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This is the law of nature. It is approaching late autumn, and there will no longer be a sea of ​​green on the grassland. The cold wind blowing from the north has already made people feel deeply chilly.

Far in the far north, just beside a river, a large group of cavalry stopped their horses one after another with exhaustion. The person at the head was actually a beautiful woman. At this time, she was more haggard than the people around her, but she still managed to stay calm and said: "Let's spend the night here today!"

After hearing this, everyone dismounted. Although they were exhausted, they still took care of the horses first. However, the horse feed they brought with them had long been eaten, and the war horses had lost weight by just chewing grass. When we originally set out, there were many people with two horses, but now many people only have one horse left.

"We have taken such a long detour and are almost at the northernmost point. The Jianlu have been abandoned long ago. What we have to do now is to return to the Ming Dynasty safely." Seeing that the morale of the team was not high, the woman forced a smile and said, "We have made great achievements, and the emperor will give us a heavy reward. Over there in Guihua City, there are sturdy houses. We no longer have to worry about heavy snow or starvation..."

She was naturally Hailanzhu who led the remaining cavalry back from the north. After hearing her words, the Horqin cavalry couldn't help but have more expectations for the future. Their morale has obviously recovered a lot, and their movements have become more agile. stand up. Just by the river, wash yourself and your horses, set up camp and prepare to rest.

At this time, there is still some time before the sun sets. The Horqin tribesmen were all lying in small tents to rest, or a few of them burned small fires to roast hard horse meat to satisfy their hunger, and talked at the same time.

"If we meet Jianlu again in the future, I guess they will definitely fight for us, right? If we stab them all of a sudden, they will definitely hate us to death!"

"That's for sure. They have always believed in us, the Horqin clan. If our allies suddenly turn their backs on us, they will definitely be hated even more by others!"

"As you said, each one has his own master! Don't forget, our Horqin tribe and Jianlu were enemies in the past. It's just that Jianlu was so powerful that they had to form an alliance later!"

"What's wrong with the alliance? Didn't you just find an excuse to destroy several tribes without seeing Jianlu? Let me tell you, Jianlu is a wolf. Believe it or not, he will eat our Horqin tribe when he is hungry?"

"..."

The camp of the Horqin army, especially the camp of the cavalry, was far from as strict as the new army of the Ming Dynasty. Most of them are tribesmen, and they have traveled such a long way. Now that there is no threat of Jianlu behind them, they feel relaxed, chatting and talking. It seems that they are not an army at all, but have returned to their identity as herdsmen.

Some of them seemed to feel uncomfortable with this action. But more people are very open-minded and give answers to those who can't get through it.

"No matter what, we can go back safely. To be honest, I think our grassland should be like Guihua City, where the Han people farm and we graze. If we combine this, we will never be able to Cattle and sheep froze to death, and plague broke out, causing great disasters for us!”

"Yes, every winter used to be so difficult, but now it will be fine. I no longer have to worry about it!"

"It's true to say that. In fact, after I heard about it before, I envied the tribes who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty. I felt that our Horqin tribe was too close to the Jianlu and would not be accepted by the Ming Dynasty. Think about the Jianlu It’s impossible to give us the same treatment as those in Guihua City, so I feel upset in my heart. What I didn’t expect was that the clan leader had already planned it and led us down this road!”

"..."

Their conversations were more about longing for the future and longing for a better life. No longer need to worry about starvation, no longer need to worry about the brutal Jianlu. As they chatted, they all became happy and their morale improved significantly.

The setting sun casts a layer of golden afterglow on the grassland. There was peace in the camp. Hai Lanzhu was lying in his simple tent and chatted with Emperor Chongzhen for a while. After reporting today's situation, he just exited the chat group when he suddenly heard something unusual coming from outside.

Before she could leave the camp to check, she heard hurried footsteps approaching. Suddenly, Hai Lanzhu's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't seen Jianlu's shadow for many days. He must have gotten rid of him. Could it be that Jianlu had calculated the distance to his side and took a detour to catch up?

As soon as she opened the curtain, she saw a tribesman in front of her, with a serious look on her face, even a little worried, saying: "Don't beg, a dead body was found in the river, it came from upstream!"

Hai Lanzhu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that no trace of Jianlu had been found. At the same time, she was also curious, how could a dead body appear in such a remote northern river?

Thinking like this, she forgot about her fatigue and immediately followed the tribesmen who reported the news and hurried to the river.

At this time, many tribesmen had gathered by the river. When they saw Hai Lanzhu coming, they all made way.

Standing by the river, Hai Lanzhu saw dead bodies floating in the river. They were already floating on the water, obviously not just dead.

"Don't beg, there are more over there." A tribesman pointed upstream and said, "We have sent people up the river to look. These corpses don't look like people from the Khalkha tribe. They were all killed. Throw it into the river.”

They wanted to take a detour back to the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they would not go through the Khalkha tribe's sphere of influence. Of course, on the northern grasslands, there are not only Mongolian tribes, but also many other small tribes living there.

Hai Lanzhu looked closely and saw several dead bodies, which seemed to be strong men. Some had no heads, some had no limbs and so on. It could be seen at a glance that they died abnormally.

At this moment, a tribesman returned from the upstream position, quickly came to Hailanzhu, and reported with a serious look: "Don't beg, there are still many corpses floating down the river. Something must have happened upstream, in the river There are dead bodies of men, women and children."

Hai Lanzhu's face was very serious when she heard this. Without saying a word, she reached out to grab a horse from the tribe, and quickly went upstream to check the situation with her own eyes.

When she saw what the tribesmen said and saw the bodies of many children in the river, she suddenly became a little angry. Tribal fighting has always happened on the grassland. But women and children are generally not killed. The growth of a tribe is inseparable from women and children. After all, women can give birth to children, and children will become warriors of the tribe when they grow up.

However, what kind of tribal war is this that is so cruel to the enemy that it can even kill women and children who have acquiesced that nothing will happen? And judging from the injuries on the corpses, it seems that they were not just killed, these corpses were tortured before death!

So, Hai Lanzhu ordered to send exploration horses to go upstream to see what was going on. Here at the camp, take a rest and be on guard, waiting for the news to come back.

The soldiers of the Horqin tribe were very angry about this. They no longer felt as relaxed as before and no longer chatted. They all took the time to rest so that they could cope with possible situations next.

Waiting in silence, a little nervous while waiting. Under the cover of night, the vigilance rangers were released far away. But until the next morning, when everyone got up, there was still no reward.

Hailanzhu couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw it. If it weren't for the long journey and no time to return, then they might have encountered some danger.

At this time, Hai Lanzhu couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Maybe he shouldn't meddle in other people's business. His first priority is to take the remaining 700 riders back to the Ming Dynasty to reunite with his family.

She was a little uneasy, but she forced herself to calm down and used patrolling as a distraction.

All the Horqin tribesmen have packed up. Apart from the traces of fire, there is almost no trace of a recent camping here. They comforted their horses and did not speak to each other. They only greeted Hai Lanzhu politely when they saw him coming.

It can be seen that everyone is a little nervous or uneasy. But no one thought about going back quickly, they were just waiting quietly.

The sun rose higher and higher in the east, and suddenly, the sound of horse hoofbeats was faintly heard. Almost everyone was very sensitive and immediately turned their heads to look upstream of the river.

Sure enough, four or five cavalry were revealed on the undulating grassland. Although he was far away, he could recognize it at a glance. Tan Ma who went out last night was back.

The crowd suddenly became commotion and gathered around Hai Lanzhu, leaving a passage and watching Tan Ma go straight to Hai Lanzhu.

"Don't beg. There is a small lake fifty or sixty miles away from here. It should have been a gathering place for small tribes, but now it has been completely destroyed. There... there are many children impaled on wooden stakes. "They should have been stabbed to death alive." Tan Ma reported with anger and fatigue at the same time, "Judging from the traces, it seems that the massacre went north, but the number of them should not exceed a hundred. It only takes about half a day!"

After finishing speaking, he pointed in the direction again. Hai Lanzhu looked along that direction for a while, as if he wanted to see clearly who could do this in the distance?

"Don't beg, this tribe looks like it belongs to the Briya tribe." Tanma looked at Hailanzhu looking at the north, and then added, "Such a vicious and vicious method could not have been done by someone from the same tribe. I guess it won’t be the Khalkha tribe. Most likely, only the Keliya tribe can do it!”

In this far north, the Buriya people speak Mongolian, which is the same language family as the Horqin people. The Koliya people are from the Turkic language family and are completely different from the Buriya people. This exploration horse analysis is the most likely.

Hai Lanzhu was very angry after hearing this, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Let's go and take a look first!"

The other tribesmen were very angry when they heard this. They had been waiting for a long time. After hearing her order, they immediately got on their horses, surrounded her, and went up the river.

During the day, the sixty-mile journey by horseback would take less than half a day. There is indeed a small lake here. The surrounding environment is very good and it is a suitable place for grazing. But what is incompatible with this beautiful scenery is that not far from the lake, a tribal camp was burned down, and some people who died of torture were tied to the wooden stakes, or children were impaled on the wooden stakes. Go ahead and die with your eyes open...

Everything in front of him was even more tragic than what Tan Ma had described before, and the perpetrator's methods were simply outrageous!

These Horqin tribesmen were all selected elites. They were able to escape from Jianlu's pursuit and ascend to heaven, and they were even more elite among the elites. They inspected the scene and all confirmed Tan Ma's words, that is, the perpetrators were less than a hundred people, and they would go north with the plunder, and it would not take more than half a day.

"Stop begging, catch up and see who it is that treats women and children so cruelly!" Someone couldn't help it and immediately asked Hai Lanzhu.

When the people nearby heard it, they immediately followed suit and asked for a fight.

"Don't beg. We have more than 700 riders, and they only have less than 100 riders. Let's chase them, right?"

"This kind of people are simply inhuman, don't beg, go kill them and avenge them!"

"..."

The tragedy of the scene made Hai Lanzhu afraid to look at it. She couldn't bear to see it. This was the first time in her more than 20 years of life that she had seen such a cruel person. When she heard her tribesmen asking for a fight, she couldn't help it anymore and immediately waved her hand and said: "Let's go and catch up!"

At this order, all the Horqin cavalry immediately got on their horses and chased north along the traces left by the perpetrators.

Although angry, this cavalry army was elite after all, so they did not lose their minds and pursued them regardless. In front of the main cavalry, there were self-exploring horses galloping forward and on both sides to act as the eyes and ears of the cavalry.

When night fell, Hailanzhu's troops had to stop and rest. The Tanma that had been scattered also returned one after another. The detective horses on both sides did not find anything, but when the detective horses as the outpost returned, they brought back news of the perpetrators.

"Don't beg, we caught up." As soon as Tan Ma said these words, the guards around Hai Lanzhu immediately came over to listen, "Those people camped about twenty miles away from here, about eighty miles away. Riding on the left and right, escorting about a dozen carts. Looking from a distance, some were wearing tall cylindrical curly hats, and some were wearing black cloaks. I had never seen those outfits before. It seemed... it seemed..."

"What does it seem like?" Hai Lanzhu asked quickly after hearing this.

Tan Ma replied with some doubts: "It's a bit far away, and the light is not good, so I can't see very clearly. Looking at it vaguely, it looks a bit like Xiyi!"

"Is he the kind of person who looks like a ghost?" When one of the guards heard this, he couldn't help but interject and asked.

After asking, seeing Tan Ma nodding, he suddenly realized: "No wonder, it turned out to be them, no wonder they did such bad things like evil ghosts!"

When the people nearby heard this, they all asked Hai Lanzhu to fight again.

He had only been riding for eighty years. Hai Lanzhu did not hesitate and nodded immediately: "Okay, pass the order, everyone has a good rest. At dawn tomorrow, surround them and don't let anyone go!"

"Yes, don't beg!" Everyone around who heard the order responded almost in unison. Obviously, they couldn't wait.

After that, the two chapters will be updated together. I will get used to it first. If possible, even if it is a 4,000-word chapter, I will try to update it twice a day. This is equivalent to 8,000 words a day, which is a bit difficult for me as a part-time worker. Let’s try it first!