Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 655
The Sanggan River was whimpering, and the wind blowing from the river roared past, blowing the banner loudly.On the other side of the river, the pastures are yellowing, the sky is blue and high, and the eagle is flying by. It is a pity that since the Song Dynasty, poetry has been declining day by day. A well-known poem.

The Tianxiong army stood in a majestic formation, confronting the Mongolian army. Their helmet tassels were blown high by the strong wind, like a group of wildly burning flames. Tens of thousands of bayonets pointed at the sky obliquely, like a cold, stinging steel forest , that condensed mountain-like momentum makes people feel powerless when they look at it.The large group of cavalry was distributed on the two wings of the infantry. The lances held by the Lancers under their armpit shook slightly. Shouting loudly at the Mongolian army, showing off their might...even though most of them are Mongolians.

From ancient times to the present, no matter which country's vassal cavalry is a ruthless character who can turn his face faster than a book. Once he chooses to be loyal to a certain empire, he turns around and slaughters his compatriots more ruthlessly than anyone else.Because of this, the Han and Tang dynasties in China, as well as the ancient Rome, all liked to recruit barbarians to form vassal cavalry, and then let them fight the barbarians on the grassland and kill each other.Now these national cavalry can't wait to show their sharp fangs to their compatriots, eagerly waiting for Lei Shisheng's order, so that they can rush up and kill them, and exchange tens of thousands of heads for their fame and wealth.

Zu Dabi counted the heads with satisfaction and said: "There are ten thousand people. Yes, what a big bounty!"

Lei Shisheng smiled lightly: "You have to get it... Seriously, the imperial court owes us as much as 30 taels of reward money. Are you sure you will cut off these tens of thousands of heads and send them to the capital? They will pay you." Worth the bounty?"

Zu Dabi was very distressed: "Oh, the court is too stingy. Thinking that even if you win the battle, you will not get the full bounty, the ancestor can't cheer up!"

Lei Shisheng said: "By conquering the Tumochuan Plain, the benefit we can get is ten times, or even a hundred times the bounty given by the imperial court!"

Imagining the fatness and richness of the Tumochuan Plain, Zu Dabi licked his lips and nodded fiercely: "That's it! We're going to settle that treasure land! Hey, what does this tartar mean? Do you want to fight or not? "

Lei Shisheng said, "I haven't made up my mind yet."

It's not that the Mongolian Palace hasn't made up its mind yet, it's that it's completely out of ideas!
The heavyweights Manzhu Xili, Wuhan, and Boyan were all separated during the retreat, and none of them could be found. There are four tens of thousands of people in Mali, but none of them can convince them. public.The entire army was panicked and terrified, and people kept jumping into the icy river with leather bags to swim to the other side. This selfish behavior caused the morale of the Mongolian army to drop to the bottom.Several ten thousand chiefs were arguing fiercely. Some said that they should give it a go and fight to the death with the Ming army. Some said that they should surrender, otherwise everyone will die here!The proposal of surrender drew scolding from the crowd. Although the Ming army had beaten their souls out of their bodies, the Mongolian army still wanted to save face. They couldn't bear the shame of asking so many of them to surrender to their former defeated generals.In the end, a Mr. Wan from the Tumed Department stood up. He was Boyan’s son-in-law, and his name was Timur—this name can be said to be a bad street in Mongolia. Names like Mu'er and Tuotuo are everywhere, which makes people feel that time and space are disordered.Tie Mu'er said in a deep voice: "Shut up, stop arguing! The situation is critical now, it is not the time to quarrel!" He looked up at the Ming army, gritted his teeth, and said: "The enemy is strong and we are weak. It is unwise to fight to the death, but The pride of the Mongols does not allow us to surrender, so we can only try to buy peace with money."

Several captains were stunned: "Spend money to buy peace?"

Tie Mu'er said: "We gathered thousands of horses to redeem our lives from the Ming army! The Ming army has always been short of war horses. With so many good horses, they will definitely be tempted. Once they are tempted, our chance will come!"

Hassan, the head of the Chahar Department, called: "Isn't this an enemy! The Ming army will get so many horses, they will become stronger, and they will soon overwhelm us..."

Tie Mu'er said: "Now they are suppressing us and beating us! Only when we return to the grassland alive can we have the right to think about what to do in the future!" Looking around the crowd, he said in a deep voice: "Ranging lives with war horses, do you agree?"

No one answered.

Timur asked again: "Does anyone have a better way?"

Still no one answered.

Tie Mu'er said: "Then it's settled. I'll go to the Ming army to negotiate. You guys are ready! If the Ming army agrees to the deal, you give them your horses. If the Ming army disagrees, we will fight to the death with them!" "After speaking, he grabbed a flag and clamped the horse's belly, and galloped out of the formation towards the Ming army formation.

The Ming army stood firm and unmoved.

Tie Muer reined in his horse a hundred meters in front of the battle, waved the flag vigorously, and called out in Chinese: "I am Tie Muer, the son-in-law of the king of Tumochuan, please come out and speak!"

Lei Shisheng said: "I'll go and meet him." He rode out of the battle, came to Timur, and said, "I am the commander-in-chief of this army. Lei Shisheng, if you have something to say, speak quickly."

Tie Mu'er took off his hat, bowed to Lei Shisheng, and said, "I've heard for a long time that the general is extraordinary in martial arts, and seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation."

Lei Shisheng frowned and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Tie Mu'er said: "I didn't know the power of the heavenly soldiers. I offended your army and was killed. I really regret it! Now that we have repented, we beg the general to show us your hand and let us go. I will never fight with the general for the rest of my life." enemy!"

Lei Shisheng wanted to laugh: "Let you go? Why do you have such naive thoughts? If you had pushed us into a desperate situation, would you let us go?"

Timur took a deep breath and said: "General, you have already won a complete victory. We are all a bunch of frightened birds. Killing us will not make your victory much better, and letting us go will not make it any better." What losses have you suffered, haven't you always ruled the country with benevolence? Why can't you hold your hands high and let us go?"

Lei Shisheng asked, "What good will we gain if we let you go?"

Timur said: "If the general is willing to let us go, we are willing to donate [-] of the best horses!"

Lei Shisheng raised his eyebrows thickly: "What if I don't agree?"

Timur said: "Then we will fight to the death. Before our entire army is wiped out, we will destroy all weapons and kill all horses. You will get nothing except corpses!"

Lei Shisheng said in a deep voice, "Are you threatening me?"

Timur looked at him without fear: "Don't dare, I'm just telling the truth. The general should know that with the character of our Mongolians, this is absolutely not meant to be intimidating! General, more than 1 of us are There are wives and children, if they die, the whole family will not be able to survive, you have won a big victory, why not let us live? We, as well as our wives and children, will be grateful to you, General!"

Lei Shisheng was silent for a moment, and said: "Hand over all your horses and weapons, and I will let you go back to Tumochuan."

Timur was overjoyed at first, then surprised: "Hand over all the horses and weapons!?"

Lei Shisheng said: "Yes, hand over all the horses and weapons, and I will let you go. As for whether you can return to Tumochuan alive, it depends on whether your lives are hard enough...Your Excellency, Mr. Wan, don't try to fight with me." I bargained, you are not qualified!"

Timur never dreamed that Lei Shisheng would be so greedy, he wanted all their horses and weapons, such a condition was unacceptable to him.These war horses and these weapons are the capital of a tribe to survive on the grassland. If they are handed over, what else will they have left?But what if you don't hand it over?The Ming army can easily wipe them all out, and the weapons and horses will still become the spoils of the Ming army in the end!He made a last effort: "We can hand over our horses, but please keep our bows and sabers. The grasslands are full of beasts. If we are unarmed, it will be very difficult for us to return to Tumochuan alive!"

Lei Shisheng said: "Hand over the saber and keep the bow and arrow. This is the bottom line...don't push yourself any further, or you won't be able to keep anything!"

Timur looked bitter and said, "I have to discuss it with them."

Lei Shisheng said, "Be quick, I don't have much patience."

The two saluted each other at the same time, each rode back to their own army, and announced the terms of the negotiation to the army.The Ming army remained silent, and the subordinate cavalry were obviously very upset, but seeing that the Ming army was silent, they did not dare to make a sound.Zu Dabi frowned and asked, "Are you really planning to let them go back?"

Lei Shi laughed: "What he said makes sense. Annihilating these frightened birds will not make our victory much better, but if we put them back, it will make our army's prestige spread across the Mongolian grasslands, and let the Mongolians understand Our army is not a bloodthirsty butcher, we can kill two birds with one stone, why not?"

Zu Dabi said: "You really have a lot of fancy intestines... Are you afraid that Lord Hou will be angry if you do this?"

Lei Shisheng said: "Of course I will explain to Lord Hou." Looking at the Mongolian army, he sighed lowly: "It is always good to have fewer deaths... On the premise of ensuring victory, I will not Like to kill too many people..."

The Ming army remained silent, but the Mongolian army opened the pot, and the sound of quarreling and cursing drowned out the sound of the waves.The conditions that Timur brought back were too humiliating, handing over all the horses, spears, and sabers, and returning to Tumo River on foot, what difference would it make them disarm and surrender!Many people roared that they wanted to fight to the death with the Ming army, but when the Ming army pushed more than a dozen howitzers to the front and back of the formation, the voice turned into asking Tie Muer to go and negotiate with the Ming army to see if he could keep some of them. Weapons... Anyone with a bit of a brain knows that this battle really can't be fought anymore, and it can't be won any more. There will be no result except that everyone dies here. They can only try to fight for a decent point conditions of.

However, Lei Shisheng's decision left no room for negotiation. After a heated exchange of words, the Mongolian army was still filled with humiliation and unwillingness. They handed over all their horses, spears and sabers to the Ming army, retaining only their horned bows and a bag. Feather arrows... In fact, they wanted to throw this thing away when they saw it. They couldn't shoot through the armor of the Ming army at all, so it was useful for birds!
On the banks of the Sanggan River, weapons were piled up like a mountain. Teams of Mongolian soldiers gathered by the river in dejection after surrendering their weapons and horses.Escaping from the dead, the Mongolian army did not have the slightest joy, and some were just unspeakably bitter. Although they saved their lives, they lost everything, including the dignity of the soldiers!Looking at the Ming army who was coldly watching them leave, they just wanted to roar: "I'm not leaving, let's have a good fight!" But no one had the courage to express the anger in their hearts. They bit their lips hard and lowered their voices. He headed towards the direction of Tu Mochuan, biting his lip till it bleeds.

Lei Shisheng called to Tie Mu'er, brought two horses over and threw the bridle to him, saying, "For you, a true hero cannot live without a horse."

Timur looked miserable: "A real hero? General Lei, are you mocking me?"

Lei Shisheng said: "Heroes are the ones who charge forward and destroy cities and villages, and heroes who sacrifice their reputation and save the lives of the whole family are also heroes. The latter is more difficult and more precious than the former. Maybe they don't understand you. But I get it."

Timur's voice was hoarse: "Thank you! Thank you!"

Lei Shisheng took a deep look at him and said, "I think you are more suitable to be the ruler of Tumochuan than your father-in-law... Take care!"

Tie Mu'er's heart beat wildly, he didn't dare to talk any more, he cupped his fists hastily, and said: "There will be a time later!" After Lei Shisheng returned the salute, he immediately jumped on the horse, galloped away, and quickly ran away.

Lei Shisheng watched him go away, his smile was as weird as it could be.

(End of this chapter)