Bright Spring

She saw an enemy cavalry charging head-on with a cherry gun, she immediately put the arrow feathers on the string, aimed at the horse under the shining armor, drew the bow and immediately released the arrow, all in one go, with a "bang" sound , the enemy cavalry turned forward from the horseback.

Ashali's second arrow had already been put on the bowstring, and she charged from the side of the horse, and the arrowhead of the bow was aimed at the Han man who was struggling to get up on the ground.She suddenly saw the man's face when he looked up, a very young Han.

Her arrow did not come out of the string for a long time.Since riding and archery requires both hands, a good archer will never aim for too long after drawing the bow, mainly relying on feeling, but Ashali aimed for a long time at this time.She couldn't let herself let go, maybe for a moment she vaguely remembered the land of Hexi, the moment when the young Han soldier sacrificed his life to save her and fell off his horse.

At this moment, suddenly a black shadow rushed past quickly.A Tatar soldier waved sideways and made a short and low, terrifying sound of "cha", and the Tatar soldier rushed past immediately.

I saw a stream of blood spurting out from the Han man's neck and sprinkled in the air.His pupils changed in an instant, and the body that had just got up fell limply backwards.

An unexpected scene floated in front of Asari's eyes, and her heart was also in chaos.She consciously recalled the desperate face of the Tatar woman among the dead bodies this morning.She thought it would make her feel better, but for some reason, the entanglement in her heart remained undiminished.

Amidst the loud noise, Asari was briefly in a trance.She raised her head and found that the broad hillsides on both sides were deserted, while countless people were fighting wildly in this wilderness.

"Buzzing buzzing" sounded in her ears, and she vaguely heard a scream, like the sharp sound of a single knife slowly unsheathing, but it was a hallucination.When Ashali came back to her senses, she saw swords and guns waving everywhere in front of her eyes, people and horses surging, and the whole world seemed to be in chaos.

Chapter 982

The horse battle continued until dusk, and the coalition forces of the various tribes, with at least several times the strength of the enemy, still failed to drive the Ming cavalry out of the battlefield.Dead and wounded people and horses spread all over the valley.

After the two sides withdrew their troops, the Ming army finally stopped their pursuit early the next morning.Their manpower is limited, and it is estimated that they will not be able to entangle the Mongolian army for the time being.

At this time, in the army of the Great Khan, there were leaders who advocated that the Great Khan would gather cavalry to compete with the Ming army.After all, so far, the elite of the coalition forces have not been injured, and they can still fight.

But Adai Khan didn't agree, he only said one sentence: "Even the most experienced hunter may find nothing after waiting for a long time and walking a lot."

Arutai didn't advocate continuing to fight either. He only needed to take a look at the drooping faces of those Uliangha people, and he knew that it was impossible to start another big war.People's morale and confidence are very important. The Mongolian army just suffered a loss when they attacked the Ming army's supply camp two days ago. Now it is easier said than done for all the ministries to fight hard?

Arutai observed Da Khan's demeanor for a while, and felt that Da Khan's decision without hesitation was also based on such thoughts.

Many of the following leaders, even tribal leaders, are different from those in high positions such as the Great Khan, the Zhiyuan, and the Prime Minister.Their feelings are very simple, maybe the desire for spoils before a big battle, and the generous encouragement can make them move forward bravely; but it is almost impossible for everyone to insist on restoring the belief in Dayuan for a long time regardless of victory or defeat.

"There is still the main camp of the Ming army in the south, and they are waiting for reinforcements from the infantry." Alutai said calmly, "We should seize this opportunity and leave the battlefield as soon as possible. Throw away the bulky things in the camp, and go to Hara Avoid to the west of Wenshan. At that time, we will have the help of the Horqin people and the Asut people."

At this moment, Tulu Huchaer, a Uliangha native, asked, "What about the people of our Uliangha tribe?"

A leader of the Horqin Tribe on horseback nearby blurted out, "Of course we will go with us."

Seeing Tolu Huchaer's dejected expression, Arutai quickly understood what he meant.What Tulu Huchaer was referring to should be the pastures of the Uliangha tribes and the tribes in various places, not the cavalry in the army.

"The Ming army will not stay on the grassland for too long." Alutai said, "You will come back after they leave."

Tulu Huchaer sighed.

Adai Khan said: "Now we can only follow what the Zhiyuan said, first try to avoid the Ming army."

Da Khan expressed his attitude, and several people followed suit one after another.But the people around seemed a little silent at this time, and no one made any claims.

Seeing Da Khan looking to the north, Arutai followed Da Khan's gaze.There is almost nothing on the north side, only the increasingly obvious undulating mountains can be seen.It was only then that Alutai realized that this place was not far from Harawin Mountain.

When he looked back, he saw the continuous westward procession again, with horse-drawn carts, livestock, and countless men, women, old and young.Many were downcast and looked like they were fleeing.

The Mongolian coalition forces did not suffer a major defeat on the battlefield in this campaign.But there was a mistake in the process, which led to the army not only gaining nothing, but also suffering heavy losses due to various reasons, not limited to casualties on the battlefield...

Fortunately, it is obviously more difficult for the Han people to survive and move on the grassland than the Mongols.Two days later, the majority of the Ming army was getting farther and farther away from the Mongolian camp.The Mongols just wanted to escape, and it seemed that there was no difficulty.

Today the battalions stopped very early, and even had time to disperse their troops and go hunting and collecting food in order to reduce the consumption of the barracks.

After Da Khan's Chinese army tent was set up, Alutai took Ashali to see Da Khan.There were also leaders such as Tulu Huchaer in the tent, and everyone talked about some prey that the tribe had caught in a very tacit understanding, and did not talk about the frustrating battle for a while.

Unexpectedly, two people came to the door of the tent at this time.A bodyguard of Adai Khan, with an Asut, is the leader of the headquarters of Alutai.

The other people in the tent immediately guessed that the Asut was a member of the Arutai clan, because the Asut looked very different, and they were originally from the Semu people of the Yuan Dynasty.Everyone looked sideways at Alutai.

Profuse Khan nodded, and the Asut went straight to Alutai.The visitor should have something important to do, otherwise there is no need to rush to the tent of the Great Khan.

Sure enough, the Asut people took out a letter and whispered beside Alutai: "The Wala people are going to attack us."

Arutai's face changed, he was stunned for a moment, and said, "Report to the sweat first."

The Asut people picked up the letter, walked up to the Great Khan, knelt down on one knee and presented the letter, and reported: "The Privy Council sent people to mix into Mahamu's tribe before. Not long ago, some people risked their lives to escape. Said a big thing.

Mahamu knew that the Ming people were fighting with various tribes, so he ordered the mobilization of cavalry from various tribes.It is said that Mahamu has sent envoys to the Ming Kingdom to ask for armor and weapons. He wanted to take the opportunity to attack the Great Khan on the pretext of helping the Ming Kingdom to attack the Great Khan. "

When the people in the tent heard this, there was a commotion.Most immediately began to curse the Oirats.Although they are both Mongolian tribes, the leaders of the Tatar tribes seem to hate and dislike the Oirats more than the Han people.What's more, this time the Wala people fell into trouble and took advantage of others' danger, which is not a glorious thing on the grassland, and it made all the tribes despise it.

The leaders of the Horqin tribe and Asut stepped forward one after another to express their loyalty, and wanted to follow the Great Khan to fight back against the Oirats and teach them a lesson.On the contrary, Adai Khan himself didn't say much, and seemed a little reticent.

So everyone discussed the war again until dark.

The leaders of the tribes dispersed one after another and returned to their respective camps.Only Alutai and his younger sister stayed in the Chinese army camp.

The noisy atmosphere finally subsided, and the guards brought the boiled milk tea, and Adai Khan waved his hand lightly, telling the guards to leave.It was even more deserted in the big tent.

The monarchs and ministers faced each other silently, and Arutai was about to speak, when he suddenly found that something was wrong with Adai Khan, so he swallowed the words again.

When Adai Khan picked up the tea bowl, his hands trembled a little, and some milk tea splashed out.Alutai raised his head and saw that Da Khan's face was very red, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, as if he was enduring some unbearable pain.

Adai Khan finally failed to drink the milk tea, he put down the bowl again, and sat there without saying a word.

"I was too hasty, I shouldn't have attacked the supply camp of the Ming army." Adai Khan let out a long breath, looked at Arutai and said.The people from all the tribes left. In front of Alutai, he seemed to have finally spoken the truth, "I didn't see through such a simple trap."

Arutai hastily persuaded: "We can't blame the Khan for this matter. If the Khan hadn't withdrawn his troops in time, our losses would have been even greater." He paused and said, "At this time, the Wala people want to make trouble, but it may not be ours. opponent."

"Perhaps it was a mistake for us to go to war with the Ming people," Adai Khan said.

Seeing Adai Khan's remorseful expression, Arutai felt that this Great Khan was very knowledgeable.But why, things will become like this?Alutai really didn't mean to blame Da Khan, he thought maybe it was just because he was born at the wrong time?

The three sat together and remained silent for a while.Arutai's younger sister, Asari, has never spoken, she just silently observed the profuse sweat.

Adai Khan spoke again, but he didn't look at Alutai's words. He seemed to be talking to himself, "We will inevitably have an illusion that we are extraordinary and can achieve great things. But sometimes we have to survive , already requires a lot of skill.”

"Khan..." Alutai blurted out.

Adai Khan turned to look at him: "I'm not talking about frustration. There are fewer and fewer people on the grasslands, and the Han people are in a powerful dynasty. We wanted to compete with them, but we made a mistake at the beginning. When times are unfavorable, preserving our strength and preventing the tribes of the grassland from being slaughtered is probably what we should do in this life."

After listening carefully, Alutai said: "But future generations may forget everything."

Khan was noncommittal, and the emotional out-of-control reaction on his face had gradually disappeared.He said calmly: "The firearms of the Han people are different from those in the Yuan Dynasty (the Yuan army also had a lot of firearms). The firearms used by the infantry used machine flints, and it was more difficult for the Mongolian cavalry to break through the front. I noticed that the cavalry of the Han people It's changing too."

Arutai said: "A cavalry with firearms?"

Khan nodded and said: "The cavalry with guns is no better than our cavalry and horses, and the horses are not good. But the Han people do not ride horses, so it is very difficult to get cavalry; those cavalry with firearms make up for the lack of long-term training. Riding and shooting can be consumed by numbers. There are a large number of people and towns in the Han area, and making armor and firearms is their forte. If this consumption continues, the Mongolian Congress will become weaker and weaker."

Arutai didn't respond right away, but he had to admit that Khan had noticed the details very keenly.

"It turns out that when I was discussing with Prime Minister Tuo Huo Chi, I also mentioned a strategy." Alutai did not directly echo the words of the Great Khan, "Mongolia can make friends with Ming Dynasty, and first find an opportunity to destroy the Wala people and unify the grassland. More The long-term plan is to wait until the Han Dynasty declines, and judging from the experience of thousands of years, their rise and fall always have reincarnation."

Adai Khan said: "The court of the Ming Dynasty acquiesced that the Tatars are the orthodox of Mongolia, and they have long pursued a strategy of weakening us. Are they willing to make friends with us?"