I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 408 Let’s Hurt Each Other!

On the banks of the Xilinge River (Selenge River), a faint purple light shone through between the sky and the earth in the east. It was like a crack, quietly prying open the extremely heavy darkness of the night between heaven and earth.

Xiao Ruxun rushed forward with a steel knife in his hand, the only thing in his eyes was Tumen Khan who was knocked to the ground by his arrow.

The personal soldiers on both sides brandished swords and spears, rushed forward headfirst, and from time to time let out short shouts, followed by the clash of weapons, making a teeth-grinding crunching sound.

Strings of sparks flew in the night, they were the sparks produced by the friction between two steel knives passing each other.

A strong wind blew over, blowing the bonfire in all directions, the flames flickered and jumped, and the shadows of people swayed. From time to time, someone screamed and fell to the ground with a plop.

Under the cover of his personal soldiers, Xiao Ruxun only encountered a Tumen Khan guard who rushed forward desperately. After they met, there was a loud clanging of their steel knives. Xiao Ruxun took advantage of the opportunity and slashed his neck with a knife.

The guard's body went limp and he knelt on one knee on the ground. He covered his neck with his left hand, unable to stop the blood from gushing out. The knife in his right hand fell to the ground. He struggled and stretched out his hand, trying to grab the corner of Xiao Ruxun's clothes to stop him from getting close to Tumen Khan.

Xiao Ruxun jumped over a pile of fire, avoided the fighting crowd, and came to Tumen Khan.

The nominal leader of the Mongols, the direct descendant of Genghis Khan, the Great Khan of the Left Wing of Mongolia, Tumen Borjigin, was lying on the ground.

His bowler hat fell to the side, revealing his disheveled braids. His eyes were wide open and he was breathing heavily. An arrow was deeply embedded in his left chest. Blood had dyed the upper half of his shirt red, and in the flickering firelight, it appeared an eerie black color.

He looked at Xiao Ruxun who was standing in front of him, his mouth trembling and his throat making gurgling sounds, as he struggled to speak.

Xiao Ruxun kicked his sword aside, knelt on one knee in front of him, and leaned forward to listen.

"It's getting light." Tumen muttered.

"Yes, the day is about to dawn, but you will never see it again." Xiao Ruxun, who understood Mongolian, looked at the pain on Tumen's face, pulled out the short blade from his waist with his left hand, pointed it at his neck, and stabbed it fiercely.

Tumen's mouth suddenly opened wide, his body trembled a few times, and then he gradually became quiet, and his eyes slowly lost their vitality.

Xiao Ruxun put the short blade back into the leather sheath at his waist, raised the steel knife in his right hand, chopped off Tumen Khan's head, grabbed the braid on top of his head, held it high, and shouted.

"Tumen Khan has already surrendered, why don't you surrender!"

The Mongolian guards around him all let out the howls of dying wolves and rushed towards Xiao Ruxun like crazy, but were all stopped by his personal soldiers.

The sound of horse hooves came from afar as the main force of the scouts rushed over, waving sabers and holding spears. They emerged from the night and joined the massacre of the Mongolian guards.

The last Mongolian guard was stabbed several times by five or six scouts and fell to the ground unwillingly.

At this time in the east, the purple gap between heaven and earth was getting bigger and bigger, slowly changing from purple to blue.

The rumbling sound of horse hooves came from a distance, getting closer and closer, and everyone's face changed.

Xia Qinian leaped onto his horse, and turned his horses with a dozen scouts to meet the enemy. After a while, someone came back to report.

"Report! It's Vice General Wang's troops. They saw the signal flare we just sent and rushed over here."

We were all one family, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In less than two quarters of an hour, Deputy General Wang Shikai arrived with three thousand cavalrymen and saw a devastated battlefield and the head of Tumen Khan.

He turned to look at Xiao Ruxun, whose face was covered in blood, and said admiringly: "Military Xiao, you are really amazing. You chased for fourteen days and fourteen nights and finally captured the Tumen Khan."

Xiao Ruxun wiped his face and grinned, revealing his white teeth. "If it weren't for Vice General Wang and the brothers from Liaodong Town coming to support us in time, Tumen Khan would have almost escaped again."

Wang Shikai was overjoyed. Although he could not get the credit for killing Tumen Khan, it was still good to get a share of the credit. The two or three thousand miles of journey were not in vain.

He is indeed the son of a general and a frontier general for generations. He is not only brave and good at fighting, but also has a good grasp of the ways of the world!
have a future!
At this time, a rising sun jumped out from the ground in the east, emitting endless light between heaven and earth.

The winding Xiling River in the distance and the endless grassland suddenly turned into a bright golden color. More than 2,000 miles to the southwest, south of Baichengzi, Altan Khan stared at the setting sun for a while, then suddenly turned back and said to everyone, "Gather the troops and let's go back."

Ahai Tutai was anxious, "Great Khan, we don't attack Jingbian City? Are we just going to watch the Ming barbarians slap us in the face?"

"Conquer Jingbian? What's there? Mountains of food, or tens of thousands of people? Five hundred miles south of there, it's just as desolate as here.

It's a thankless task! Maybe we've fallen into the trap of the Ming barbarians. If we get stuck here, the Ming army in Datong will march north and reach Dabansheng in two days.

The Khan's royal tent is still there!"

Yes!

To the south, Yulin, Suide, and Yan'an are all barren lands, and only when they reach Guanzhong can they be considered rich. However, the roads along the way are rugged and lined with forts, which is not conducive to cavalry combat.

Just attacking Jingbian was tantamount to breaking off relations with the Ming Dynasty. Tens of thousands of Ming troops gathered in Datong, Shanxi, and while the main force of the Tumed tribe was heading south to Ordos, they marched northward to attack the Tumed tribe's lair.

Not worth the candle!

Ahai Tutai said unwillingly: "Great Khan, are you going to let the Ming barbarians go just like that?"

Altan Khan said bitterly: "I have guessed some of Huo Ji's intentions. He has taken in Qie Jin and others so that he can have an excuse to interfere with the Ordos Wanhu later.

Secondly, it is also an opportunity to show off our power to the tribes in the south of the desert."

Ahai Tutai and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, and understood the meaning of Aldan Khan's words.

Although Huang Taiji was defeated in this battle, he still won honor and established prestige in the hearts of the people of the Ordos Wanhu tribe.

In addition, his father Hua Taiji had a very good reputation among the various tribes. Although Altan Khan temporarily surrendered to the Ordos Wanhu tribes, he could not stay here forever.

As soon as he leaves, the various tribes of Ordos will have different ideas.

Altan Khan killed his nephews including Lang Taiji and used drastic measures to bring together the Ordos tribes.

The method was too brutal, and many leaders and tribesmen were dissatisfied. When Huang Taiji returned to Ordos with the support of the Ming Dynasty, he would certainly have many tribesmen defecting to him and forming his own power.

As for what Altan Khan said about showing off his power to the tribes south of the desert, it is also easy to understand.

Huo Ji took in Qiejin and others, which was tantamount to declaring to the tribes south of the desert that Altan Khan was no longer the only powerful one in the south of the desert, and that the Ming Dynasty was now also qualified to play chess here.

Why?
The Ming Dynasty destroyed the Chahar tribe in the eastern part of the desert south of the Yellow River, beat the Tumen Khan like a stray dog, and then established the Left Six Wings of Mongolia!

In the future, if any of you among the tribes south of the desert are dissatisfied with Altan Khan, feel free to jump out and cause trouble. The Ming Dynasty may not support you openly, but it can provide you with a guarantee and protect your lives!

If the Ming Dynasty succeeds in showing its power, there will be endless troubles!
This is Huo Ji’s method!
Altan Khan took advantage of the internal chaos in Ordos to annex all the tribes of Ordos. Huo Ji was unable to stop him, so he simply took in Qie Jin and others and planted a few bombs for Altan Khan to make you sleepless.

After thinking this through, Ahai Tutai finally understood why his uncle had been so angry and wanted to eat Huo Ji alive.

"Khan, what should we do now?" Ahai Tutai asked cautiously.

Altan Khan turned his head to take one last look at the setting sun, pulled the reins, turned his horse around, and said in a loud voice: "Pass my golden medal, the 30,000 households on the right wing of Mongolia, all tribes will gather their troops at Dabansheng, this Khan will deploy 100,000 cavalry in Datong to force the Ming Dynasty to hand over everything!
If you dare to say no, I will personally lead the cavalry to break through the Datong border and flatten Shanxi!
If they dare to hit me in the face, I will hit them back with interest!"

"Yes!" Ahai Tutai and others responded loudly and happily!

Very good!
Great Khan's idea!

Shanxi is much richer than Yan'an, with countless goods, tens of thousands of people, and wanton plunder. Just thinking about it makes me drool.
The horses neighed continuously and the sound of hooves shook the sky. Tens of thousands of cavalry turned around and headed northeast. The huge cloud of dust they raised covered the sky and the earth in a gray haze, making the setting sun look even more blood red!
(End of this chapter)