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"Kechidun" is equivalent to "queen" or "king concubine" in Chinese, specifically referring to Khan's wife.Generally speaking, Beile Khan would marry countless Keduns, but only one was honorable and qualified to give birth to a future heir.

Tumen loves his childhood sweetheart wife very much. Although he has been married for many years, he has never married another woman.The grassland herdsmen mentioned "Kedun", and only Su Rina was the only one.Soon, the news spread to the golden tent. Su Rina put down her daughter in her arms and frowned: "What did he say? People from the Central Plains?"

"Exactly!" The Beile warrior who came to report the news knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the honorable Ke Chidun, "He is a wandering herdsman. It was the crossbow of the Central Plains people, he came to report the news desperately, passed out after saying this sentence, and the subordinates have invited the witch doctor of the clan, intending to rescue him and then investigate carefully."

The news was astonishing, but Su Rina did not show any panic—Wang Ting was the stronghold of the Beile people, and even if Tumen came out in full force, there would still be enough elites to guard the lair.What's more, the Beile people grew up on horseback, and the most important thing they lack is fast horses. As long as they want to, they can leave at any time.

At this time, the man who "desperately reported the news" had been carried to the tent of the herdsmen in Beile. Someone opened his mouth and poured hot goat's milk into it.The witch doctor surrounded him and chanted the incantations of the gods and gods, dipped the Populus euphratica branch in his hand with the talisman water, and sprinkled the gift of longevity on the "warrior".

Maybe it was the goat milk that was poured down, or maybe it was the kindness that came down from the Changshengtian. Soon, the scarred man woke up.He seemed to be scared out of his wits, and he convulsed violently in a half-dream and half-awake state, slurring incomprehensible words in his mouth, carefully discerning, it seemed that he was chanting words like "people from the Central Plains" and "run away" repeatedly.

Mrs. Beile wrung a towel from the sink and wiped the blood and sweat off his face. The man shivered and opened his eyes suddenly.His first reaction was to push away the Beile woman who was taking care of him, and reached out to touch the nearest sharp weapon, until he found himself in the tent of the Beile people, and then he suddenly let go.

"It's okay," Mrs. Beile patted him on the back comfortingly, and brought the hot goat's milk to him. "After drinking this bowl of milk, you are safe now!"

The man was very thirsty, he picked up the goat milk and drank it all in one gulp, and finally licked his lips, as if he still had more to say.But he didn't want any more, but hissed: "I want to see Ke Chidun, I have a very important military report to her."

Su Rina has received a report from the warriors. Although she is the wife of Beile Khan, she is not enough to control the political situation in Beile. When the wounded man was brought to the golden tent, the left and right kings of Beile were already waiting there.

Ashina, the virtuous king of the left, is Tumen's uncle. He has watched Tumen grow up since he was a child.His mother was the old Khan's favorite concubine, and even tried to persuade the old Khan to make this youngest son his heir, but Zuo Xianwang and the nobles of Beile jointly dismissed it.

The man was just an ordinary wandering herdsman. He had never seen such a battle before, and he knelt on the ground tremblingly, not even daring to look up at the noble Kechidun.Only a hoarse man's voice came from above: "How do you know that the people from the Central Plains are coming? Speak clearly!"

The man gathered himself together and told the whole story of the future. It was nothing more than that he ran into the army of the Central Plains people on the way of grazing.

"...the people from the Central Plains chased after me. Fortunately, I passed a river on the way. I jumped into the river and was washed away by the water, so I got rid of the people from the Central Plains," the man said tremblingly. It is aimed at our royal court, so hurry up and take a shortcut to report."

The left and right virtuous kings have always been at odds, but this matter is related to the survival of Beile, and no one will cause internal strife at this time.Youxian King narrowed his eyes at the man kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "Since you fell into the river and were delayed for a long time, how could you rush to the royal court before the Central Plains people?"

The man was stared at by the Youxian King and broke out in a cold sweat. He wished he could shrink himself into the dust: "People in the Central Plains don't know the exact location of our royal court. At this moment... I guess I'm still walking around on the grassland. I... I'm Those who took a shortcut, hurry up and hurry up, so they can arrive before the people from the Central Plains."

King Youxian was about to say something, but King Zuoxian said coldly: "He was hit by no less than three or four arrows, and the arrows he took out were unique crossbows from the Central Plains. , who else could it be?"

King Youxian smiled: "He himself... If he is a spy of the Central Plains people and deliberately passed on false information to us, these few arrow sores and knife wounds are his own masterpieces - in the words of the Central Plains people, It's called a bitter trick!"

The man... Xu Shen cursed secretly in his heart, but on his face, he showed genuine fear and resentment, and kowtowed: "I am not a spy of the Central Plains people! I don't share the hatred! I will work for them only when I lose my mind!"

He seemed eager to prove his innocence, and anxiously argued: "By the way, I saw that their leader is a young general with black armor and a black horse. He wields a long knife with terrifying strength. He can chop off cattle and sheep with one blow." In two pieces...I tried my best to escape from his grasp!"

King You Xian restrained his smile, his pupils were as lightning-like as needles: "Marquis Dingbian...Yang Fan!"

Zuo Xianwang was startled, and quickly exchanged a glance with Su Rina, who was above him.

People in Beile are no strangers to Dingbian Marquis Yang Fan. The war five years ago was so fierce that almost half of the grassland was swept away.The blood of the Beile warriors stained the emerald green pasture red, and the piles of corpses almost stopped the torrential water of the Chuoer River.

"The Marquis of Dingbian...is actually the Marquis of Dingbian!" You Xian Wang showed a meaningful smile, "He really escaped... Well, well done! Five years ago, I was ordered by my father Khan to go to the Huihe, I haven't had time to meet him, but today I want to see if this Marquis of Dingbian is as brave and good at fighting as in the legend!"

King Zuo Xian said in a deep voice: "Porjin, don't be impulsive! The people from the Central Plains are not kind, so don't underestimate the enemy!"

King Youxian snorted coldly, played with the dagger at his waist, and stopped talking.

King Zuo Xian pondered for a moment, then turned his head to look at his head: "Kidun, the target of the Central Plains people is likely to be the royal court, we must not take it lightly! In my opinion, let Bo Erjin lead the elite warriors to protect you and leave first. I will stay in the royal court, and if people from the Central Plains really dare to come, I will tell them not to return!"

King You Xian didn't even think about it, and flatly refused: "Whoever wants to go, go, I won't go!"

He stood up abruptly, the dagger at his waist was unsheathed, and it was nailed into the table with a "bang": "Dingbianhou's head, I'm going to do it!"

Zuo Xianwang and Su Rina said in unison: "No!"

Zuo Xianwang turned his head in surprise, and saw Su Rina stood up, with a serious expression on her beautiful and bright face: "The Central Plains people are always cunning, if I lead the crowd to go first, the remaining troops will be scattered, isn't it just convenient for the Central Plains people to attack one by one? "

Xu Shen quickly raised his eyelids, and glanced at Bei Le Kechidun indiscriminately.

"This woman is more difficult than I imagined," he thought, "It seems that the original plan is useless, and we can only take one risk!"

Su Rina's prudence far exceeded Xu Shen's expectations. She rejected King You Xian's proposal to attack rashly, and also declined King Zuo Xian's kindness to let her leave first, but decided to stay where she was and wait for work.

"People from the Central Plains sneak into the grassland, and they don't have much food, grass and troops. If they flee in a hurry, they will easily fall into the trap they set in advance. It's better to stay," Su Rina said firmly, "I believe in the warriors of Beile, and I also believe in them." Believe my husband's brothers, you will not let Tumen's wife and daughter be harmed by the Central Plains people!"

She made a final decision, and none of the virtuous kings had any objections.

This decision was beyond Xu Shen's expectations. Fortunately, he and Yang Fan repeatedly deduced the possible reactions of the Beile people, and responded in advance. The Beile people were very vigilant and did not fully believe Xu Shen's words. They planned to imprison him Who would have thought that that night, Xu Shen actually had a fever, drowsy and full of nonsense.The witch doctor in the clan saw it, and said that the wound was bleeding and evil spirits had invaded the body, and it was very difficult to save his life.

No one would be wary of a man who was seriously injured and dying. The Beile people threw Xu Shen into the tent, arranged for two female slaves to look after him, and left him to fend for himself.In the dead of night, the "dying" man suddenly opened his eyes, took out the wax-sealed medicine bowl from the hidden compartment of the shoe sole, and stuffed a pill into his mouth.

But after a while, his high body temperature had dropped visibly, and his complexion and breathing returned to normal.

"You can't take too much of this medicine," Xu Shen muttered in a low voice, "Master said, this medicine is very strong, and if you take too much of it, your life will be shortened... You have to make a note later, and ask the master to pay me double the salary." !"

He took out an object as thin as silk from the interlayer of his belt, covered his face, and instantly changed his appearance.Just at this time, the female slave lifted the curtain and entered, and when she saw his majestic appearance, she opened her mouth to exclaim.Xu Shen rushed forward with sharp eyes and hands, raised his hand and knocked on the back of her neck, the female slave couldn't resist You Yunwei's hand knife, and fell limply to the ground.

Xu Shen stepped out and blended into the night without making a sound, not even disturbing the Beile warriors who were patrolling back and forth.Half an hour later, flames burst into the depths of the camp, horses neighed one after another, and the Beile people walked out of the tent in surprise, looking around in a daze——

"what happened?"

"What happened?"

"It's the stable! Why is the stable on fire?"

"War horse... Hurry up and get the war horse back!"

The people of Beile are dominating the grassland, relying entirely on their elite horses. At this time, some wicked and smoking bastard thrusts them across the bar and burns down the stables. The barracks were in a mess.

The wise kings on the left and right heard the neighing of war horses, but they had no time to pay attention to it, because the commotion was accompanied by the screams of killing - the astonished Beile people followed the sound and saw countless torches lit up in the depths of the night, winding The flames formed a long line and swept over mightily.

"It's from the Central Plains!" Zuo Xianwang exclaimed exclaimed, "The people from the Central Plains are here! Quickly... escort Ke Chidun and the princess away!"

"I'm not leaving!" The golden tent curtain was lifted, and Su Rina rushed out with the little princess in her arms. Mingyan's face did not show panic, but showed a bit of manly determination, "This is our home, and these are my people." ... Khan is not here, I will never turn my back on them!"

At the same time, Yiqi Xuanjia came out from the depths of the fire, Dingbianhou pressed the long knife in his hand, and gestured calmly.

The cavalry behind them understood and quickly withdrew to both sides. Soon, three rows of infantry stepped up from behind, filling the gap perfectly.

If Tumen Khan himself could find something wrong here, it is a pity that he is thousands of miles away in Kaipingwei, and he cannot quench his thirst far away.The Beile people who stayed behind in the royal court were flustered for a moment, and found that the Central Plains people showed no signs of attacking, and immediately resumed their training.After a while, the reorganized Beile cavalry rushed out of the camp and rushed towards the Northwest Army like a tsunami.Yang Fan reined in his horse and stopped, looking at the Beile cavalry with no expression on his face. He didn't make a gesture until the distance between the two armies was less than a hundred steps.

The next moment, thunderous explosions followed one after another, and the bullets were pushed over like mountains and seas, overturning a row of cavalry.

The Beile people swept across the grassland with their elite cavalry. It was the first time they saw the power of firearms, and they fell down in just one encounter.The cavalry who followed were unable to catch up, and were knocked down by the second and third rounds of gunfire one after another, and fell off their horses like a strong wind blowing straw.

After three rounds, most of the vigor of the Beile people was lost. At the same time, flames exploded behind the camp.This time, it was the sheep pens where the livestock were locked up that were brutally murdered. The flames devoured the cattle and sheep, and the mournful wailing was heart-wrenching.Su Rina's complexion changed drastically in the golden tent: "Not good, our cattle and sheep!"

Beile people lived after water and grass, and cattle and sheep were their lifeblood. Without these livestock, when winter came, the whole family would starve to death.Su Rina stuffed the daughter in her hand to the female slave, picked up the wooden barrel, and said loudly: "The men go to fight the enemy, and the camp is handed over to the women to guard! Anyone who can breathe, come with me to fight the fire!"

The bewildered Mrs. Beile seemed to have found the backbone, and rushed to lift the barrel and rushed back after her.About ten zhang away, I saw a faint shadow floating in the depths of the night, a well-trained war horse with a bit in its mouth, showing its appearance out of nothing.

Just hearing a "bang", the bucket in Su Rina's hand fell to the ground. She stared at the sudden shadows, and said through clenched teeth: "...People from the Central Plains!"

The leading general pushed up his mask, and Liang Yi's face was exposed under the helmet. He drew out his long knife and pointed at the burning barracks: "The army of the Celestial Dynasty has arrived. Those who abandon their weapons and surrender will not be killed! Those who resist in the corner will be shot and killed!" "

Su Rina blurted out: "You are dreaming!"

When Liang Yi led his army to copy the back route of the Beile people, Dingbian Hou also fought with the Beile elite.The sudden burst of firecrackers disrupted the position of the Beile people. When they recovered with difficulty, the Central Plains army had already overwhelmed the entire territory. The cavalry seemed to have grown into leeks, and they were harvested in a mess by a sharp knife.

Yang Fan was capable of killing, he stabbed obliquely with the long knife, and heard a "dang" sound, and was held up firmly like a rock.Yang Fan raised his head, only to see that the person who stopped him was a young general, with a gloomy look from under his helmet, and he broke up with Yang Fan instantly.

"Marquis of Dingbian?" The visitor raised the corners of his mouth, showing a cold and sinister smile, "I've heard about your name for a long time, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Yang Fan looked at this man's armor, and then guessed his age. A thought flashed in his mind: "Beile Youxian King...Polkin?"

The visitor looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Since Marquis Dingbian sent you to your door, today is your death day!"