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Chapter 266

Rudal could hear the anger in Dayan Khan's words, no matter how frightened he was at the moment, he could only tell Dayan Khan about his defeat.

As Rudal told Dayan Khan in detail what happened to them in the past two days, the expression on Dayan Khan's face changed accordingly.

From the shock at the beginning to the fury at the end, when Rudal said that he only fled back with a few hundred people under his command, and the rest were either killed or captured. Unable to bear the anger in his heart, he stood up suddenly and kicked Rudal fiercely.

Rudal was kicked and fell to the ground, he couldn't help but groaned, but he just lay there trembling and didn't dare to move.

Dayan Khan's own strength was superior to him, not to mention that unfathomable old lama beside him, even if he lent Rudal the courage, he would not dare to make any changes.

It can even be said that even if Dayan Khan wanted to kill him, he could only suffer without daring to resist.

"Waste, what a waste. Longevity, why did my Tatar produce such a waste. That's [-] sons, and you just ruined it like this."

Dayan Khan yelled at Rudal angrily, saying that human life on the grassland is not important, and it is also extremely important to say what is important.

After all, compared to Ming Dynasty, whose human resources can be called almost endless, the population of Tatar is actually not very large.

After all, it is impossible for nomads to support such a large population. Even if it is a huge grassland, the population of Tatars will reach millions.

In this case, [-] young men are particularly important, especially [-] young men who are proficient in bows and horses and can fight against the elites of Ming Dynasty.

Dayan Khan really did not expect that Mutai and Rudal would kill so many clansmen in a single battle.

"Come on, let Ben Khan drag Rudal down, and the horse will be trampled into mud."

It could be seen that Dayan Khan was really furious, otherwise he would not have issued such an order.

When Dayan Khan’s roar came out, two guards in golden armor jumped onto the carriage and strode into the carriage, their eyes fell on Lu who was lying in front of Dayan Khan trembling and begging for mercy. Dahl.

It's just that Dayan Khan wished to tear Rudal into pieces, so how could he listen to his begging.

After waving their hands, two guards in golden armor stepped forward and lifted Rudal up and dragged him out of the carriage.

Hu Mu and a dozen other guards who followed Rudal have been following the carriage. The sound insulation effect of the carriage is very average, and Dayan Khan's roar is not suppressed at all. Humu and the others heard it clearly.

Seeing that Rudal was dragged out by Dayan Khan's personal guards, Humu and others all looked pale, but no one dared to go forward to rescue Rudal.

"Save me, save me, I don't want to die..."

At this moment, Rudal's cultivation had been sealed by those two golden armored guards, and he was powerless even if he wanted to resist, so he could only shout at Hu Mu and other ten guards.

But when the eyes of those golden-armored guards fell on Humu and the others, these people didn't dare to step forward at all.

Rudal, whose limbs were broken, was just thrown on the ground not far away by two golden armored guards. Suddenly, dozens of horsemen came roaring, and their horseshoes landed on the ground with a bang.

A shrill scream came from Rudal's mouth, and the horse's hoof trampled on it. In just a blink of an eye, Rudal's head, chest and other vital parts were covered in blood and blood, and the original scream disappeared.

However, the horse pedal still didn't stop. Under the watchful eyes of Humu and others, a living man like Rudal was trampled into mud by dozens of horsemen in a short time. The situation was extremely bloody and brutal, and it was also extremely shocking.

In the carriage, Dayan Khan, who stopped hearing the screams outside, sat there with his anger still in his heart, and said coldly, "It's so cheap to die like this, Rudal the bastard."

Dayan Khan, who was venting his anger, looked extremely irritable, fortunately there was no one else in the carriage except the old lama.

The old lama, who had never had much sense of presence, said slowly at this moment: "Khan, it is really not worth being angry for defeated generals like Rudal and Mutai."

Dayan Khan took a deep breath, as if he had a lot of respect for the old lama. Hearing this, he nodded slightly at the old lama, and then calmed himself down slowly.

After a while, Dayan Khan said to the old lama: "Master, do you think what Rudal just said is true? That mighty general is really as terrifying as ghosts and gods. He swept away thousands of troops and was unstoppable." !"

It turned out that in Rudal's description just now, the reason why they were defeated in the battle was entirely because Li Huan was too strong, too strong to be human.

Dayan Khan didn't believe it. After all, in Dayan Khan's view, Rudal was exaggerating Li Huan's ability to shirk responsibility.

Among the ten thousand armies, there is no such thing as a fierce general who can take the enemy's head, but if one can fight ten thousand and ignore the army, there is absolutely no such inhuman strong man.

It was precisely because of this that Dayan Khan was so furious. After all, in Dayan Khan's view, the defeat of Rudal and Mutai was nothing more than that. The strength of the enemy should be exaggerated like that to shirk responsibility.

Therefore, the enraged Dayan Khan categorically ordered that Rudalma, who shirked his responsibility and had no responsibility at all, should be crushed into mud and executed.

The eyes of the old lama sitting there shone with wisdom. Hearing Dayan Khan's words, he smiled slightly and said, "Didn't Rudal escape with some of his men and horses, then the people under his command must be In the army, if the Great Khan wants to know whether Rudal has lied or not, what about the generals of the Ming army, he only needs to summon those people and ask them."

Hearing what the old lama said, Dayan Khan came to his senses and said to the old lama, "Ben Khan was too excited, but he forgot this."

Speaking of this, Dayan Khan shouted towards the outside of the carriage: "Bring the generals who returned with Rudar to meet Ben Khan."

Following Dayan Khan's order, several generals including Humu were soon brought into the carriage.

Although the carriage was big, several burly men could rush in at once, making the carriage appear crowded all at once.

Humu and the others who were summoned just now saw with their own eyes the situation where Rudal was trampled into mud by a horse. They saw that situation in their eyes and remembered it in their hearts, and they were all terrified.

So seeing Dayan Khan at this moment, several people immediately lay there one by one, saluted Dayan Khan tremblingly, and didn't even dare to look up at Dayan Khan, for fear that Dayan Khan would be angry and make them go away Dahl's footsteps.

Dayan Khan sat there, looking at the terrified faces of Humu and others, suppressing the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Ben Khan asks you, Mutai, Rudal and the Ming army What happened to the Great War and what happened in detail, you tell Ben Khan in detail, if there is even a trace of inaccuracy, Rudal is your role model."

As soon as Dayan Khan said this, Humu and the others trembled in fright.

Several people looked at each other, and Humu had the highest status among them, so in the end Humu gritted his teeth and slowly told the story of his fight with Li Huan.

Originally, Dayan Khan thought that Humu's narration should be normal and reasonable, but in Humu's narration, just like Rudal, he also blamed the unhuman Li Huan for the defeat.

There is almost no difference from what Rudal said, that is, how invincible and irresistible Li Huan was, how gods blocked and killed gods, and Buddhas blocked and killed Buddhas. rout.

Before Humu could finish speaking, Dayanhan shouted at a general beside Humu with a livid face, "Come on."

The general was slightly taken aback, and looked towards Dayan Khan subconsciously, just in time to meet Dayan Khan's eyes full of anger and murderous intent, he shivered immediately, not daring to have the slightest hesitation, and quickly started to talk.

As a result, what the general said was similar to that of Rudal and Humu.

When Dayan Khan asked everyone, the anger on Dayan Khan's face had disappeared, replaced by a dignified expression.

The tea time passed, and there were no Humu and others in the carriage, only Dayan Khan and the old lama.

At this moment, Dayan Khan raised his head and said to the old lama, "Master, do you think Ben Khan has wronged Rudal?"

If one person said that, he might be lying, but if everyone said that, especially Dayan Khan could see that Humu and other generals were not lying in that situation, then there is only one truth of the matter, that is It is true what everyone said, including Rudal.

From this point of view, it seems that he killed Rudal in a rage, and it seems that Rudal was wrongly blamed.

The old lama shook his head slowly and said: "As vanguards, Rudal and Mutai lost the battle. Not only did they lose the morale of our army, but they also lost [-] men. Beheading is what he deserves."

Dayan Khan was a hero, and what he said just now was just a momentary emotion. If it really happened again, he would order Rudal to be executed without hesitation.

After pondering for a while, Dayan Khan looked at the old lama and said, "Master, in your opinion, how is that formidable general better than your master?"

When the old lama heard the words, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he heard the old lama say slowly: "It is said that Li Huan was only about twenty years old, so young, even if he practiced martial arts early, and nothing else, at least the inner family In terms of cultivation, it is definitely not my opponent."

Speaking of which, the old lama paused and said: "However, there are also some talented people among the Han people, especially the lieutenant generals who follow the method of exercising outsiders. If they try to overdraw their vitality, they can advance by leaps and bounds and make their strength stronger." Enter."

Dayan Khan nodded slightly and said: "The above means that Li Huan's cultivation is measured by his outsiders, coupled with his extraordinary talent, that's why his strength appears so strong?"

The old lama smiled slightly and said, "Exactly."

Dayan Khan looked at the old lama and asked again: "Is it possible that the master is better than him?"

The old lama laughed loudly. Although he looked old, his laughter was full of righteousness, revealing enough self-confidence: "Taking the head is like picking something out of a bag."

Dayan Khan naturally had great trust in the old lama, because Dayan Khan knew that the strength of the old lama was not only the strongest on the grassland, but also definitely one of the few.

Dayan Khan would not doubt that such a strong man could take the head of Li Huan himself.

When Dayan Khan learned the news of the defeat of Rudal and Mutai, Li Huan led his soldiers and horses to stop chasing.

The more than 1 Tatar army was taken down except for a few who escaped. Apart from those who were beheaded, there were as many as 7000 prisoners alone.

Following Li Huan's order, tens of thousands of horses and six or seven thousand Tatar prisoners were escorted by the army to return to Luming Town.

Luming Town

Behind the simple earthen wall, Cao Xiong was looking anxiously at the direction Li Huan and others were going away.

The Tatars raided Li Huan's cavalry. Although Cao Xiong said he was very anxious, he didn't dare to act rashly. He could only order his troops to be vigilant and guard against the Tatars at any time.

As infantry, they can withstand the impact of the Tatar cavalry only by relying on this temporary earthen wall. If they are really separated from the protection of these earthen walls, they will really face the Tatar cavalry, and the Tatars will charge. , the tens of thousands of infantry under his command are about to collapse.

Several generals stood beside Cao Xiong, also looking into the distance with worried expressions.

It would be fine if Li Huan's cavalry defeated the Tatars, but if they were defeated, they alone, even with these earthen walls, would never be able to stop the Tatars' impact. The fate of being overwhelmed.

Two-legged ones can never run four-legged ones. Cavalry against infantry, unless the infantry is fully prepared to fight, otherwise it will be a one-sided massacre.

A guerrilla general said to Cao Xiong: "Lord Chief Soldier, what do you think about the General and the others? Have they repelled the Tatars' attack?"

A few figures landed on Cao Xiong, Cao Xiong smiled and said, "What are you all worried about? It's not like you haven't seen how powerful the General is. How can a mere Tatar be the opponent of the General?"

No matter how worried Cao Xiong was, as the leader of an army, he would not be able to express his worries. Otherwise, the leader of the army would lose his mind, wouldn't the army collapse without a fight?

At this moment, a sound of hooves came.

"It can't be that the general has a result."

A general's eyes lit up when he saw the scout who was speeding towards him, and said subconsciously.

Cao Xiong took a deep breath and looked at the Sentry who was getting closer and closer. When the Sentry got off his horse, Cao Xiong couldn't wait to ask: "But is there any news from the General?"

The sentry was slightly taken aback, and after realizing it, he quickly said: "My lord, it's not the news of the general, but Wang Yangming, who was ordered by His Majesty, to lead the army."

"What? Commander Wang came so fast?"

The imperial court appointed the old Wang Yangming of the cabinet to be the governor of military affairs, and the decree has been passed on to the three sides. As the governor, Cao Xiong naturally knows it.

But in Cao Xiong's view, it is impossible for Wang Yangming to take over the [-] troops in Shanxi so quickly.

According to normal estimates, it would take at least two or three days for Wang Yangming to arrive, but now that the scout came to report, how could this not surprise Cao Xiong.

But astonishment is nothing but shock, Cao Xiong believed that the sentry would not dare to lie about the military situation, so he took a deep breath and said, "Where is the governor now?"

The sentry said: "It's already ten miles away."

Hearing the words, Cao Xiong groaned for a while and said to a general beside him: "General Shen, you go to meet the Commander-in-Chief Wang on behalf of the general."

Shen Guang couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words, and subconsciously said, "Will the Chief Soldier not go to greet you in person?"

Cao Xiong shook his head and said: "Now the general is fighting with the Tatars, and the result is still unknown. I have a heavy responsibility, so how can I leave my post without permission? Come to sit in command?"

Shen Guang said with a little worry: "If your lord doesn't go to greet him, will the governor of the king think that your lord treats him with contempt and hold grudges against your lord?"

In the eyes of generals like Shen Guang and the others, most of the civil servants take their face very seriously. Now that Wang Yangming's army is approaching, and Cao Xiong doesn't go to greet him in person, it would not be surprising if Wang Yangming held grudges in his heart.

Cao Xiong waved his hand and said, "The Tatar army is going south. After the battle, we don't know whether we will live or die. How can we care so much at this time? How can the king's governor be recommended by the general? I don't think he is narrow-minded. people."

Wang Yangming was riding on a horse, surrounded by a group of personal soldiers, and several officials in a state of distress, all of them were travel-stained, not to mention how distressed they looked.

Behind Wang Yangming was a lightly armed [-] army. Because he had abandoned the heavy and inconvenient luggage, Wang Yangming rushed all the way to Luming Town two days in advance.

Not long ago, he met the scouts sent by Cao Xiong's subordinates, and it was determined that Luming Town was still about ten miles away. More importantly, he learned from the scouts that Li Huan was fighting with the Tatars. Wang Yangming became more and more anxious, and even ordered The already tired soldiers and horses speeded up.

It's not that Wang Yangming doesn't know the importance, it's that Wang Yangming knows that Li Huan has only ten thousand cavalry in his hands, and his opponent is the Tatar vanguard's [-] troops, which is twice the difference. Even if he has confidence in Li Huan, Wang Yangming is also worried. In this battle, if Li Huan's cavalry suffered heavy losses, the Tatars would eventually take advantage of the victory and pursue them, causing Cao Xiong's tens of thousands of infantry to be defeated.

In particular, Wang Yangming knew that Cao Xiong's troops had built the proposed defense. With the defense in place, if the [-] soldiers and horses he brought were added, they would be able to block the Tatars' attack and not be defeated.

Just as the army was rushing, a group of people came oncoming. Just by looking at the banner, one could tell that it should be the Ming soldiers from Luming Town!

An official beside Wang Yangming said to Wang Yangming, "My lord, it seems that Cao Xiong has come to welcome you."

Wang Yangming was noncommittal, but slowed down a bit.

When the visitor approached, Shen Guang stepped forward to bow down to Wang Yangming and said, "The last general of Ningxia town, Shen Guang, pays his respects to Wang Dudu."

Wang Yangming nodded slightly, and said eagerly: "General Shen, get up quickly, there is no need to be polite. How is the battle ahead, and how is General Li?"

Before Shen Guang opened his mouth to speak, an official beside him frowned and said, "General Shen, if I remember correctly, the commander of your department is Cao Xiong, General Cao. Why didn't General Cao come to greet the governor?" grown ups……"

Shen Buji is the servant of the Ministry of War, he is familiar with military and horse, and he is known as the inexhaustible strategy, literary and military strategy. When the emperor appointed Wang Yangming as the commander-in-chief of the army, he volunteered to be Wang Yangming's deputy, because he got the approval of many court officials. , Zhu Houzhao nodded in response.

Now that Shen Buyi opened his mouth, obviously with the intention of questioning, Shen Guang's heart tightened. He was worried that Wang Yangming would be dissatisfied or held grudges if Cao Xiong didn't come to greet him in person, so after hearing Shen Buyi's words, Shen Guang subconsciously looked towards Wang Yangming.

[Ah, ah, ah, ask for a monthly pass, do you have a monthly pass? 】

(End of this chapter)