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

Chapter 719
Oirat wooden city.

Hordes of terrified herdsmen fleeing their pastures, leaving behind everything they could, gather here, trying to find a sense of safety.But it was obvious that this crude wooden city couldn't provide them with much protection. It was so fragile that it could be reduced to ashes with just a wave of rockets.The desperate herders looked helplessly at their young leader, hoping that his leader would find a way out for them.

And their young leader hurried back from the bloodbathed tribe full of anger, and entered the wooden city without saying a word. His gloomy look and eyes that were about to spew fire made everyone feel even more uneasy.

"Have all the tribes gathered here?" Back in the meeting hall, Timur asked without even taking a sip of milk tea.

Wang Han, his right-hand man, said: "According to your order, we have sent a large number of cavalry to inform the tribes to retreat to Mucheng, and now most of them have withdrawn to Mucheng."

Timur frowned and said, "Most people? In other words, there are still some people who haven't withdrawn?"

Wang Han said helplessly: "The situation is too chaotic now. Some soldiers who went to notify the more remote tribes never came back, and those tribes also lost contact with us... Timur, although he was very reluctant to admit it, This fact, but I have to tell you, many of our tribes have been slaughtered, at least 3000 people have been killed!"

Timur waved his hand weakly, and said, "Stop talking, I've seen it all..." He picked up a bowl of milk wine and poured it down, then put the bowl aside, and wiped his lips viciously , looked around at the elders, and said in a deep voice: "The Tumed tribe has launched a war against us for no reason. They want to slaughter our tribe and rob us of our cattle, sheep and women. Everyone said, what should we do?"

Wu Yunna stared round her eyes and called: "What else can I do? Let's fight! Who are we Oirats afraid of!"

Elder Ashu, who was over seventy years old, smiled wryly: "Fight? What will we use to fight? Our total population is no more than [-], and the soldiers of the Tumote Department alone have more than this number. What should we use to fight against them?" He said heavily He sighed and said, "We can't fight! Once we start a war with the Tumote tribe, all that awaits us is destruction, complete destruction!"

Wu Yunna said: "If we don't fight, what awaits us is also destruction!"

Tie Mu'er gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to see Da Khan! I want to know why he sent troops to attack us for no reason!"

Several elders said in unison: "Don't go!" Wang Han jumped up anxiously, waving his arms and shouting: "Tie Mu'er, don't you know all this time? There has been rumors about you in Kuku and Tun for a long time. Colluding with the Ming army to betray the allied army, there are rumors that [-] Mongolian elites were buried under the city of Yingzhou!"

Timur roared angrily: "Who spread this rumor? Shameless! Shameless!"

Wang Han said: "Nine times out of ten, it is that villain in Haidu! He is jealous of our wealth, and even more jealous of your talent. He is afraid that you will threaten his status, and he will use any means to get rid of you! Now Khan has been killed by him. It’s a lie, if you go to Kuku and Tun, I’m afraid you will be killed by that sinister villain before you see Da Khan!”

Timur threw his fidgety hat aside, and said: "Then what should I do? Could it be that I just let my tribe be killed by the Tumets, or lead all the people in the tribe who can ride horses , wage a desperate war with the Tumets until all are killed by them?"

Everyone was silent, and several elders sighed deeply, and the wrinkles on their foreheads deepened.They managed to escape the bows and arrows of the Torghuts and the Cossacks, and returned to their homeland after untold hardships. As a result, they were wiped out within a few years. This luck is really good.In front of them is the desperately huge bloodthirsty beast of the Tumote Department, and behind them is the barbed wire fence of the Ming army that stretches for hundreds of miles. ?
Wu Yunna rolled her eyes and called, "Brother, don't you have a good friendship with General Lei? Why don't you ask him for help?"

Tie Mu'er's eyes lit up, then dimmed, and smiled wryly: "I have a little friendship with him, but it's not enough for him to send troops to help!"

Wu Yunna said: "How do you know if you don't try? Even if there is no way to persuade him to send troops to help, it is good to get some weapons from him! Look at what kind of weapons our soldiers use? It’s old leather armor, a soft and blunt scimitar in his hand, and most of the arrowheads are made of bone or stone, how could we defeat the Tumets with this kind of equipment!”

Timuer changed his mind, based on his friendship with Lei Shisheng, it is really possible to get some weapons and equipment, even rations, from Lei Shisheng. Maybe Lei Shisheng would like to ask him for help——— The strength of Mote's department is too strong. It is estimated that the Ming army would have dreamed of a civil war in Tumote's department, so as to consume the strength of this behemoth. How could Lei Shisheng let such an opportunity come to his door?Now his tribe not only lacks soldiers, but also lacks weapons. If he can get support from the Ming army, his tribe's situation will be much better.It's just...he looked a little bitter: "Wuyunna, you have to know that if I ask for help from the Ming army, or accept their help, then the rumor that I am a spy of the Ming army will be confirmed, and I can never turn back!"

Wu Yunna was so anxious that she was about to jump her feet: "When is it, are you still thinking about this? As long as our tribe can survive, let alone a rumor, so what if we are loyal to Daming!"

Wang Han also said: "Yes, Timur, if our tribe is slaughtered, will anyone believe in our loyalty to Mongolia? Vultures will not give up pecking our corpses because of our loyalty to Mongolia." !"

Ashu sighed deeply: "At this point, there is only this way to go."

Tie Mu'er gritted his teeth, took a scimitar inlaid with beautiful gems and handed it to Wu Yunna, and said, "Wu Yunna, take my scimitar and go to General Lei, and say that our tribe is facing a crisis now." The crisis of extinction, I ask him for the sake of past friendship, to show us mercy and provide us with some Mongolian prisoners of war as soldiers, and it is best to provide us with some sabers and spears made of fine steel. I am willing to take a thousand horses as a reward!"

Wu Yunna breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank God, you finally figured it out!" Taking the scimitar, she jumped up, put on a cloak and rushed out, ran outside the door, thought of something, then poked her head in and said, "A thousand horses Are there too many horses? I think five hundred would be enough..."

Tie Mu'er said, "Stop messing around, hurry up!"

Wu Yunna let out a cry, and led a group of followers on fast horses, galloping towards Wulanchabu.

After watching his sister leave, Tie Mu'er calmed down and began to arrange.He himself is a resolute, decisive and ruthless character. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to take over the mess left by his father at the age of 16 and lead the tribe to trek back to Tumo River.His first order was to recruit all men and women over the age of 15 and under the age of 40 to form an army, so that Boyan could see the unyielding fighting spirit of the Oirats, and see if it could make Boyan feel a little bit afraid.If Boyan is afraid, he will take the opportunity to give in and donate some horses, cattle and sheep to avoid this war. If Boyan doesn't follow suit, then he will have to fight to the end.

After a frantic mobilization, Oirat put together an army of more than 6000 people.There are a lot of troops, but the equipment is really bad. Most of them use scimitars made of inferior iron. There are very few iron arrowheads. They are either stone or bone. Can't shoot through.It is simply whimsical to expect such an army to defeat the Mongolian army, which has an absolute advantage in both quantity and quality.However, the hope of the entire ethnic group is pinned on them, and it must be done if it can't be done.

Timur's second order was for the clansmen without combat missions to pack their bags and prepare to move to Datong for refuge.He knew that once the war started, he had no chance of winning, so he could only hope that Lei Shisheng would remember their friendship, give him a hand, and allow his people to take refuge in Datong, so that even if he was defeated, his group could also continue.

But, would Lei Shisheng really miss their friendship?He has no confidence at all.

Waiting is always very difficult. Every moment and every second of waiting for an answer is as long as a year, which makes people feel extremely tormented.During this period of time, some small tribes also fled to Oirat Mucheng. Obviously, they suffered disaster, and the Mongolian coalition forces swept them away while sweeping the Oirat tribe.These small tribes provided some soldiers for the Oirat Department—the ones who escaped were basically the kind of young men with quick responses and excellent riding skills, and the weak had already become ghosts under the knife.However, this small addition is nothing to the Oirats. They need strong support, and only the Ming army can provide them with this support!
Will the Ming army agree?

Wu Yunna, who went to ask Lei Shisheng for help, was at a loss. In Lei Shisheng's Chinese army tent, her heart was beating like a deer, and she bit the bullet and brought up all her brother's requests, and finally said bravely: "Your honor General, our weak tribe is facing a catastrophe, please lend a helping hand and give us a hand! As a reward, we are willing to send you five hundred horses that are the tallest in the world, fastest in running, and strong in stamina. The most enduring warhorse!"

Lei Shi's voice sounded like a smile but not a smile: "Only five hundred horses?"

Wu Yunna's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly changed her words: "Seven hundred horses! Seven hundred horses are more than five feet tall at the shoulder, and their hooves sound like thunder when they run!"

Lei Shisheng pinched his chin as if meditating.

Wu Yunna said with a mournful face: "A thousand horses! There can't be more. We don't have many such tall war horses. A thousand horses is already the limit!" Seeing Lei Shisheng, she still didn't speak, and she cried in a crying voice: "Okay! No, you should say something!"

Lei Shisheng laughed dumbly, and said, "Okay, a thousand horses are a thousand!" He had seen the war horses of the Oirat tribe before, and they were not the same as Mongolian horses. They were tall and strong, and they were generally more than ten centimeters taller than Mongolian horses Twenty centimeters long, with a strong sprint ability, those Lancers looked at them, their eyes turned green, and they got a thousand horses at once, and they made a lot of money!It is said that this kind of horse is a mixture of Mongolian horses, Central Asian horses, and West Asian horses. The endurance and adaptability of Mongolian horses, the height of Central Asian horses, and the speed of West Asian horses are all combined.He clapped his hands and asked, "What kind of support does your brother need? Soldiers? I have [-] here. Weapons? I have several warehouses!"

Wu Yunna blinked her eyes. She didn't know how many things she wanted, so she could only gesture with her hands and said, "We need armor, sabers, spears, bows and arrows. Anyway, we need everything that a cavalry needs!"

Lei Shisheng asked, "How much do you need?"

Wu Yunna spread her hands together: "How do I know!"

Lei Shisheng was helpless: "It seems that I have no choice but to go to Oirat City to talk to your brother... I always think that he is more suitable to be the master of Tumo River than his father-in-law."

Wu Yunna cheered: "You want to see my brother? That's great! I'll take you there!"

Lei Shisheng said: "You'd better let him bring his clansmen here, otherwise time will be wasted if you go back and forth!"

Wu Yunna suddenly realized: "That's right, why didn't I think of it? You Han people are still smart! Thank you!" She thanked Lei Shi and ran out in a hurry.Lei Shisheng called her to stop, took out a flintlock pistol and handed it to her: "Take it to defend yourself halfway, it's not safe now!"

Wu Yunna was grateful: "Thank you, thank you!" She put the pistol in her pocket and rushed out.

Looking at her carefree look, Lei Shisheng was worried that his pistol would go off and beat her...

(End of this chapter)