In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 90 There is still some truth to be said
Although the Qi Tan tribe has a population of 3000, there are only five or six hundred real mature men. Faced with the siege from three sides by two thousand Mongolian teenagers and three thousand Han people, even if they fight to the death, it is difficult for them to defeat the four with just one fist. In the end, they are just He persisted for more than a quarter of an hour.

As the leader Qi Tan was beheaded, elite men arrived one after another, and the remaining people chose to kneel down and surrender.

This is the advantage of the Mongols fighting the Mongols. They will surrender when they see that they cannot win and will not resist until the last man.

Although the Qingtan tribe chose to surrender when there were still more than 2000 people, Lin Rui and the others still suffered a lot of casualties.

The two thousand Mongolian youths who suffered the greatest casualties were the two thousand Mongolian youths who charged head-on. In the charge alone, they lost more than 100 people. In the close combat, nearly two hundred more were killed and more than three hundred injured. It can be said that the casualties were heavy.

On the Han side, on the other hand, the total casualties were only over 200. Due to the strong armor protection of the veterans, only a dozen people were killed, and the rest were injured.

The recruits had no protection. Even if they rushed behind, more than 100 of them were killed. Most of them were shot to death by arrows. Only a few of them actually rushed into the camp and died in hand-to-hand combat.

Seeing the wounded wailing in pain and the corpses lying on the ground, everyone felt very heavy.

It was obviously the first time I experienced the cruelty and bloodshed of war.

Even Lin Rui was no exception. He immediately asked Habeier to replace Namu Zhong to appease the remaining Mongolian teenagers, while he himself went to appease the Han recruits.

After all, whether they are Mongolians or Hans, they are not very old. It is their first time to experience such a bloody and cruel battle. If they are not comforted, they will easily collapse emotionally and leave psychological trauma.

In addition to the old and weak women and children, the two thousand prisoners also included some men. The strong men had their hands and feet tied, while the women and children were disarmed and rushed to one place.

However, the battlefield had not been cleaned yet, and the wounded had only been treated and bandaged. The sound of horns was heard in the distance, and it was obvious that the two nearest tribes were coming to kill.

Lin Rui asked the Han people to stay to clean the battlefield and guard the prisoners, so he and Namuzhong led the Mongolian teenagers to mount their war horses. After meeting Habeer and the others, they headed towards the reinforcements.

The two tribes that came to the rescue each brought only [-] Mongolian cavalry. Seeing that the battle was over, the two leaders did not launch a rash attack or retreat. Instead, they occupied a higher hillside.

Lin Rui and Na Muzhong also did not choose to start a war. After all, they were both cavalry, and there was little point in wandering. If they directly charged the cavalry, the casualties would be too great, and no one could afford it.

What's more, he didn't plan to start another war with other tribes. The reason why he brought all the cavalry out was just to avoid being blocked in the camp.

Although only two Khalkha tribes have come for the time being, the remaining tribes will definitely come, so neither side sent representatives to negotiate.

Sure enough, the confrontation only lasted for an hour, and reinforcements from three tribes arrived. By evening, eight tribes had arrived, with a combined strength of more than 2500 people.

When the last tribe arrived at noon the next day, the strength of the reinforcements had reached [-], and the number of cavalry was stronger than that of Lin Rui and the others who had just experienced the battle and were damaged.

Even though the reinforcements were stronger, they did not launch an attack immediately. After all, the begging tribe was finished, but they did not retreat, but slowly pressed forward with the cavalry.

Lin Rui and Na Muzhong also came forward with their cavalry, and the two sides approached until they were about a mile apart before stopping.

More than a dozen leaders of the Khalkha tribe came out in front of the two armies. Lin Rui and Namuzhong did not show any weakness and also came out.

As soon as they met, a leader asked Namu Zhong and Lin Rui: "Namu Zhong, Han family man, we don't care about your grudges with the Jurchens, but why did you attack our Khalkha tribe for no reason? If you today If we don’t give an explanation, even if we fight to the death, we will never give up!”

"Yes!" The other leaders also waved their knives angrily and stared at the two of them.

After all, the two of them were able to destroy the Qi Tan tribe for no reason this time, and they might come to destroy other tribes next time, so if they don't make it clear, they will not hesitate even if they fight to the death.

"I don't want to attack the entire Khalkha tribe, but only the Qitan tribe to settle accounts. It was Lin Dan Khan who took the lead in betraying the Qitan tribe. The Great Khan has always remembered this account. He told me before his death that if there is a chance, Kill Qi Tan.

So this matter has nothing to do with you, it's just a personal grudge between me and Qi Tan.

Of course, if you want to stand out and avenge Qi Tan, I, Na Muzhong, am not afraid. We will see you on the battlefield. "

Namuzhong said coldly, "Killing him to death is just a personal grudge, not a war with the entire Khalkha tribe."

Sure enough, after hearing this, all the leaders breathed a sigh of relief and their expressions softened a little.

Then one of them looked at Lin Rui and questioned again: "You and Qi Tan just have a personal grudge, so why were the four Khalkha tribes in the north also wiped out by you?"

"Yes, who knows if you will come to destroy other tribes in the future and rob people, cattle and sheep?"

"You clearly want to annex our entire Khalkha tribe."

For a moment, the leaders all became nervous again, and some even became excited. They could ignore their personal grudges, after all, those tribes were finished.

But if the other party purely wants to rob the cattle and sheep population and wants to annex the Khalkha tribe, then it will never be tolerated.

"Everyone, this is a personal grudge between this young master and the four tribes. There is no malicious annexation or robbery of cattle and sheep.
Needless to say about the Kashgar tribe, I have no enmity or enmity with him, but he meddles in his own business and comes to beat me.

After being repulsed by me, they came back together with the three tribes. In the end, they still persisted in their evil intentions and moved the tribes near our camp. They also wanted to trap me alive. You tell me, if I don’t destroy the Kashgar tribe, How to gain a foothold on the grassland?How can I get rid of the bad breath in my heart? "

Lin Rui also stood up and said with an indignant look.

He knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold on the grassland and make the tribes surrender in the future, he must first abide by the rules of the grassland. He must not be regarded by all tribes as a mad dog that bites people.

At the beginning, Lin Danhan relied on his identity and strength, like a mad dog, bullying people indiscriminately without giving any reason, and ended up being criticized in the end.

"The Kashgar tribe deserves it. We can ignore it, but what about the other three tribes? We heard that you had reached a deal with them to coexist peacefully. Why did you then break your promise and destroy them?"

"They were the ones who broke the covenant first. Not only did they follow Kashgar and beat me together, but they also followed the Jurchens and beat me again. Isn't it just right for me to destroy them?" Lin Rui said righteously.

"No, other tribes also participated at that time, and it was also the order of the Jurchens, and they had to obey it. If you want to take revenge, you can go to the Jurchens, and you can even ask those tribes to compensate for some losses, but it would be too much to destroy them directly. Too much."

"Yes, you went too far. Compensation is enough for this kind of thing, but you went straight to war and killed all the men from three tribes."

After everyone thought about it, they all started to accuse.

After all, if the Jurchens ask them to send troops to attack Namuzhong and Lin Rui in the future, they will definitely not be able to refuse. Will they also be retaliated by the two in the end?
(End of this chapter)