Pick all the cold branches
Chapter 13 3. The Battle of Yingzhou
After confirming that Batu Mengke would not catch up for the time being, Zhen Xian asked everyone to stop and take a rest.Counting, not counting the six people who sneaked off first and were caught and fed to the dogs by Batu Mengke, two of the Han border residents were lost, and one of Su Geba's female slave was injured, and the remaining 36 people were unscathed .
A miracle.
Tong Qian wanted to slap his thigh and shout.
The whole process of breaking out was so fast that there was no time to think about it. Looking back afterwards, it was really thrilling.
Tong Qian couldn't help but scrutinized Zhen Xian from head to toe again, as if examining him carefully.
This man is obviously a weak man, if Tong Qian had full confidence that he could take him down with one move, but he resolutely rode his horse and rushed towards the heavily armed Tatar guards, although they were not in the lead That one, however, did not take a half step back, not for himself, but for the sake of these people who can feel the rest of their lives here at this moment.There seems to be an inexplicable attraction on this thin young man, like an awe-inspiring aura, and also like a ray of light, blooming in Jedi, making people unable to look away.
Although Tong Qian was still reluctant to admit it, he felt that he began to understand a little bit why the prince insisted on finding Mr. Zhen back.
Zhen Xian is indeed different from other people he has met in this life.
Thanks to the blessings of the lord and Mr. Zhen, maybe they really narrowly escaped death this time.
But Zhen Xian knew in his heart that their battle was far from over.
Batu Mengke did not give up so easily, and would definitely catch up again, and this time he would bring his cavalry army with him.
For the past four years, he was trapped in the grassland by Batu Mengke, and the reason why he did not escape was also for this reason.Instead of giving Batu Mengke an excuse to send his troops south, it is better to do everything possible to contain them.Anyway, he can't go back to the person he misses day and night, and it doesn't make much difference where he stays.
But now it is imperative to escape.
Now that Batu Mengke is chasing them, he will definitely take advantage of the momentum to attack the four frontier towns of the Holy Dynasty.If the frontier army of the Holy Dynasty can't hold it, Juyongguan and even the capital will be in danger!
When he decided to flee with the Seventh Prince and these border residents, he knew that he had taken a great risk. What he relied on was that he had stayed in Shuozhou for a few years and had some friendship with Mr. Bai. Meeting Bai Zongbing in front of the Tatars should be able to use the name of the Seventh Prince's imperial envoy to mobilize the border defense deployment in time to guard the frontier for the holy pilgrimage.
At that time, he never thought that Jiafei would go north alone to find him, and even contacted the commander-in-chief of the four towns in Yanghe to start a desperate battle with the Tatars.
Jia Fei was waiting for him to introduce the tartar into the already opened pocket.
He probably knew what the Second Highness was thinking.
A defeat in this battle would be a catastrophe for China, but if it was won, it would deter the Tartars and set up a prestige frontier, so that the Mongols would no longer dare to regard themselves as tigers and wolves and underestimate the Holy Dynasty.
And Jia Fei is going to establish this prestige.
Therefore, from this moment on, they can't just be the exiles who fled back to the pass wholeheartedly, but must be the bait placed by the Second Highness outside the boundless Great Wall.
To achieve this, His Royal Highness will definitely send frontier troops to meet them, and the position should be at a place north of Yansui where they can quickly move towards Datong.
Therefore, he had to join up with the holy pilgrimage army who came to meet him before Batu Mengke caught up with him again.
However, it was extremely difficult for the Han people who were not familiar with the outside of the Great Wall to advance on this vast grassland, and everything depended on Suge Bala and her girls.
Su Gebala taught them how to identify the direction on the grassland, led them to avoid dangers, avoid wolves, and headed all the way to the direction of Yansui. After five days, the grassland as far as they could see was obviously sparse, replaced by a large stretch of land. hills.
Zhen Xian knew that they had finally stepped into the sphere of influence of the Holy Dynasty border guards.
But no one came to meet him.
The sky outside the Great Wall is vast, and the distances between the military forts are far away. There are only 30 of them in it, like ants on the gravel. How can they be discovered?
Zhen Xian said to everyone: "Everyone take off your robes and make a banner. His Royal Highness's uniform is red and has dragon patterns. It can be used as a dragon banner."
Tong Qian still had doubts in his heart: "With such a big fanfare, even the pursuers can see it?"
"They have dogs, even if we don't raise the flag, they can still smell it." Zhen Xian took off his robe and pulled out his sword, which pierced his palm.
He didn't even blink his eyes with this sword, on the contrary, Tong Qian was terrified when he saw it, wondering whether he would blame himself for not being good at things when he turned his head and saw a fresh wound.
None of those frontier residents knew how to write, and Brother Su's Chinese writing was crooked, and Tong Qian was busy tying up and preparing to make flags, so Zhen Xian had to write one by one, until he had written thirty flags. The gushing blood had already stained half of his arm red.
"Ancestor! Wrap up that wound!" Tong Qian was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat again, and quickly pulled a piece of cloth around his left hand, but couldn't help but curiously stretched his head to see what he had written. something.
At first glance, he was dumbfounded.
Captain Tong thought to himself, when he turned around and saw His Highness Prince Jing, these things must be burnt quickly, otherwise they would be too expensive to eat...
At this time, the frontier fortress of the holy pilgrimage seemed calm, but in fact it was undercurrents.
In the Yanghe camp, Jing Wang Jiafei was carefully looking at the map in front of him, while Liu Rong, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, looked at him carefully, and his heart was more bitter than being stuffed with coptis.
He also didn't know why this prince who had promised to be traveling in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly appeared in the northern border, and said that the seventh prince was captured by the Tartars, and he wanted to prepare for battle to save people.
The Seventh Prince was arrested by the Tartars. For such a big event, not to mention that there is no news about it in Beijing. Could it be that those people stationed at the border are blind?
On the day King Jing went to Xuan Mansion to look for him, Liu Rong blocked the urgent message overnight and went to Beijing to ask what was going on, but the messenger came back within a few days, saying that he was told by the military department directly at the entrance of the military department. His Excellency Wang Xian stopped him.This Wang Xian is Cao Ge's old east bed, and the military staff officer next to the emperor.If he wants to stop it, of course he has to give it.Mr. Wang didn't delay, he dismantled the emergency report on the spot and sent it back to Northern Xinjiang for approval.Liu Rong looked at this criticism and told him to follow His Royal Highness King Jing's order in everything and not to make his own decisions.Not only that, but also severely admonished him, saying that it is shameful enough for them to lose the Seventh Prince, if they don't help His Royal Highness King Jing find him back quickly, but also want to make a scene with the emperor to disturb Sheng Jia, it's simply a shame. Stupid.
Liu Rong was bored, so he had to knock out his teeth and swallow his blood.
Sure enough, the emperor's son was someone above him, not only was he able to sneak out of Juyongguan, but the Ministry of War was also facing him.However, with such a big matter as beating the Tartars, can such a young prince be allowed to do something foolish?At the least, the loss of soldiers and generals, and at worst, the destruction of the country and family, not to mention this, if the prince gets off his hands and dies here, who will be responsible? !
Liu Rong seemed to have seen the tragic scene of his whole family lying under the guillotine.
The only thing he could do was to pray to the gods and pray to the Buddha for blessings, so that the little Tatar prince would not come south to make trouble at this moment.
Just be afraid of something.
When the scout reported that Batu Mengke personally led [-] Tatar fine cavalry and was rushing southward, Liu Rong's heart almost collapsed.He felt that his time was nearing the end.
However, His Highness Prince Jing did not look surprised at all. He was neither surprised nor anxious, but replied very calmly: "Understood." He didn't even lift his head, still staring at the map, not knowing what to do. Thinking about something.
Although, for a prince who has lived in Beijing for a long time and used to enjoying comfort, it is probably not easy for him to run away without being frightened when he heard that the Tartars were coming.But about the war, what can you tell by just staring at Zhang Yutu?
Liu Rong endured and endured, and finally swallowed the doubts lingering on his lips, without opening his mouth.
But Jiafei suddenly raised his head and looked at him.
"Is Bai Haoren's team in place?"
Hearing Bai Haoren's name, Liu Rong suddenly burst out laughing, almost bursting out laughing on the spot.
If one were to compare the worst among the four chief soldiers in the four towns outside the pass at this time, I am afraid that this general soldier Bai would be the worst.
His Royal Highness Prince Jing gave General Bai 300 troops and sent General Bai out of Yansui to go north.
300 people, this is meat for Tartars!
When he just received the battle report from Bai Haoren saying that he was on standby, he was still silently burning incense for this colleague in his heart.Hey, even if you have to die, there is always a backing for someone who dies before you.
Liu Rong suppressed his laughter desperately, and cleared his throat under the scrutinizing gaze of Prince Jing, "Just now I received the letter from President Bai, saying that he has arrived."
"Since you have received the military report, why didn't you report it to me?" The expression on Jiafei's face hardly changed, and he was still smiling.
But that smile caused Liu Rong to shudder inexplicably, and quickly bowed his head and lowered his head, "My lord, I have neglected my humble position for a while, and I have neglected it for a while."
"Liu Zongbing refuses to accept Xiao Wang." Jiafei was not in a hurry or annoyed, but he didn't hide it. He just said it with a smile, "It's no wonder that Xiao Wang has just arrived and has no achievements. It is normal for Liu Zongbing to refuse to accept."
"No, no, this... humble job—" Liu Rong still wanted to get his words back.
Jia Fei didn't give him a chance to defend himself, "However, General Bing Liu should be very clear about marching and fighting. If the order is not enforced, the disaster will not be one person's safety but the country's rise and fall."
Liu Rong thought that he was trying to preach to save face, so he nodded his head in agreement, saying: "Your Majesty taught me the lesson, and I taught you the lesson."
Unexpectedly, Jiafei suddenly changed the subject, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu's military training was like a mountain of military orders in exchange for two heads falling on the ground. Xiao Wang is unwilling to do such a thing, but if Liu Zongbing feels that it is necessary before the war Sacrifice the flag—" He stopped talking at this point, and just looked at Liu Rong quietly.
He is obviously a smiling person, but his eyes are as sharp as knives, as if they could be chopped off at any time.
This prince is not joking, but can really cut off his head.
"My lord, I... this—" In an instant, the cold sweat on Liu Rong's back soaked his clothes, and he was tongue-tied but couldn't explain anymore.
However, Jia Fei seemed to smile easily, and continued: "Actually, why should Zongbing Liu be so hard to think about it? If he wins this battle, the credit of Zongbing Liu must be indispensable, but if he loses because Zongbing Liu refuses to obey my order, it will even affect the seventh brother." If you can't return safely, Liu Zongbing thinks, what will father think?"
You said it was your father, what else can you think?cut my head off...
"My lord, I made a mistake, I was terrified, and I dare not again." Liu Rong hastily knelt down on the ground and apologized repeatedly.
Jiafei glanced at him, and asked in a deep voice, "Is there anything else you didn't report without telling me?"
Immediately, Liu Rong shook his head like a rattle.
Seeing this, Jiafei lowered his head again, looked at the map again, and pulled out a command flag, "Decree: Xuanfu guerrilla Wang Jing and General Liu Ben will lead 5000 troops and rush to Zhuhubao to gather within three days." , support Bai Zongbing. Remember three points: first, you must not be spotted by the Tartars when you walk day and night; second, it is strictly forbidden to fight without authorization. Surprise attack on the flanks; after the third rendezvous, everything will be obeyed by the general of Bai Zongbing."
Zhuhubao is located between Yansui and Datong, and it has been vacant for many years because of its isolated location and difficult defense.
The so-called vacant for many years, although it is in disrepair and dilapidated, it is difficult for the Tatars to predict that a Han army will suddenly come out of the fort.
If it can be done, it would be a wise plan.
But if this plan is going to work, it all depends on luck. Bai Haoren only has 300 troops in his hand. Once he is caught by the [-] army of Tartars, it is not like a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth. How can he lead the Tartars to Zhuhubao? ?
Although Liu Rong had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly took the command flag and went out to deliver the order.
Jiafei was the only one left in the big tent of the Chinese army.
His eyes were glued to one map.
Jiafei knew that he was betting, betting on the tacit understanding between Xiaoxian and him.
Although Xiaoxian left him and left without looking back, even though he and Xiaoxian hadn't seen each other for seven years, he didn't believe that Xiaoxian had forgotten and put him down, and he didn't believe that Xiaoxian really didn't have him in his heart.
Xiaoxian must still be his Xiaoxian, and his Xiaoxian must know what he wants to do, and must have a way to overcome all difficulties to achieve his wish.
It has been three days since Bai Haoren, the commander-in-chief of Shuozhou, led 300 troops out of Yansui. For three days, he was terrified and couldn't sleep at night, and he didn't see the seventh prince.
When His Royal Highness King Jing was parting, he specifically told him not to confront the Tartars after taking over the Seventh Prince, but to lead the Tartars to Zhuhu Castle and he would have his own reinforcements.
Bai Haoren's heart was in turmoil.He felt that His Royal Highness Prince Jing probably hated him for something and wanted him to die, otherwise why would he be asked to do such an impossible thing?He has only three hundred people, even if he puts all his energy into reincarnation, he may not be able to escape, how dare he take the initiative to start a war with the Tartars?Besides, the Tiger Fort has been abandoned for many years, where did the reinforcements come from?Even if people are mobilized to go to Chasing Tiger Castle to gather and wait, it won't be able to hide... But His Royal Highness Prince Jing just wants him to die, so why isn't he afraid to involve the Seventh Prince?Is this still my second brother?With such a ruthless attack, maybe those "rumors" about him killing the fifth prince and abolishing the empress and the eldest prince are all true!In the past two years, the emperor's doting on the youngest son and the courtiers have all seen it. Many people have speculated that the emperor has the heart to raise a child. Now if the Seventh Highness dies at the hands of the Tartars, well, no one will talk to him, His Highness Prince Jing Robbed.Anyway, those unlucky ghosts guarding the border will be responsible for killing and cutting, and they will not be able to kill him, Prince Jing.After all, how could the old emperor bear the death of his son over and over again?
Bai Haoren was so miserable that he almost vomited out his bile. While cursing, he ordered his subordinates to prepare a lot of banners and bring them with them.No matter how stupid and blunt he is, during the three years when the military adviser was there, he still learned a little bit. When he knew that he could not attack by force, he could only outsmart him. Other than the horse doctor, I just begged God not to let that Seventh Prince lead a large group of Tartars to come to his door.
In the end, the Seventh Prince was really not found, and Bai Haoren became anxious again, and sent out scouts to search everywhere every half an hour.
The little prince of the Tartars has already led [-] fine cavalry to the south, and it seems that he is coming here. No matter how hard it is to fight the Tartars, it is inevitable. How can I find this Seventh Prince?
Bai Haoren couldn't feel at ease, scratching his ears and cheeks like a monkey, and suddenly heard that the scouts he had sent out had returned, so he hurriedly greeted him and asked.
The scout seemed to have seen some unspeakable spectacle, and he hesitated for a long time to report that he saw a group of more than [-] people in the distance, dressed in ragged clothes and barely covering their bodies, but holding a dragon flag...
"What flag?" Bai Haoren didn't react for a while.
"About a few dragon flags, as well as the five-square flag, five-star flag, five-yue flag, sun flag, moon flag... are all painted! Two of the dragon flags seem... like torn dragon patches... Hit, the one at the front is... the banner of President Bai..." The scout wiped his sweat while hesitating, the more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and finally he didn't dare to speak at all.
Bai Haoren was stunned for a long time, but he didn't hold back his cursing.
The dragon flag, five directions, five stars, and five mountains, together with the sun flag and moon flag, are the flags that the emperor dares to hold together.The outside of the Great Wall has been harassed by Tartars all the year round, and some passing merchants would often fly the holy pilgrimage flag to identify themselves in order to seek protection from the holy pilgrim garrison, but no matter how daring they are, who would dare to hang around with the imperial flag?Is it all painted?His mother's painting is such a head-losing thing, so why put Lao Tzu's flag in it and put it at the front?How much hatred is this against Lao Tzu? !
But after thinking about it, Bai Haoren felt something was wrong again.
The emperor's ceremonial guard is not something that anyone with knowledge can draw. These people not only drew the imperial flag, but also tore out two pieces of coiled dragon patch... This coiled dragon patch is something that can only be found on the prince's robe ...Could it be that the rescuers of the Seventh Prince finally arrived? ?
Bai Haoren's eyes darkened, and he almost knelt on the ground without his knees giving way.
He originally thought His Highness Prince Jing would be a difficult master, but he didn't expect that the Seventh Prince would be even more deadly.How much do these two brothers want his old Bai family to die quickly? !
Bai Haoren didn't dare to delay any longer, and hastily ordered his 300 troops to advance at full speed, and must meet the imperial envoy of the Seventh Prince before anyone else saw these messy flags.
After holding the flag and walking towards Datong for more than half a day, Zhen Xian couldn't help but feel a little bit drummed in his heart.
It stands to reason that there should be someone to respond.
One of the biggest problems for His Highness the Second Highness to establish his prestige in a battle is that the military strength of the Holy Dynasty's frontier defense is not enough.
Four years ago, the total number of frontier troops in the four towns of the Holy Dynasty was only 3. In the past few years, Zhen Xian had vaguely heard some news from Batu Mengke's side, and the number probably did not increase.
If the Second Highness wants to mobilize troops from other places, it will not only require a reasonable explanation, but also time, but Batu Mengke will not wait for him.In such a situation where soldiers are making dangerous moves, their "bait" along the way has become crucial.Not only did they have to undertake the duty of luring the enemy in, but they also had to be able to hold back Batu Mengke until the Second Highness's troops were dispatched, enough to fight Batu Mengke.
It is absolutely impossible for the [-]-odd border residents who have no army to bear such a heavy burden.So the Second Highness will definitely arrange for people to meet them.
But he has been wandering around in such a big way for most of the day, why hasn't he been able to join the frontier army who came to meet him?
Could it be that he guessed wrong?
Thinking of this, Zhen Xian couldn't help being in a daze.
If he really guessed wrong, it is common sense, after all... He and His Highness have not seen each other for seven years.
Seven years ago, he was still a juvenile with mental disorder, fledgling, ignorant and fearless, and he got into a catastrophe in a moment of impatience, only to realize that he was unprepared for those tragedies of life and death. It was good for His Highness, so he turned and fled in fright.
Seven years flew by in a blink of an eye, how could he know whether the present Highness is still the Highness with whom he had a heart-to-heart?Why did he presumptuously think that he can guess His Highness's mind now?
But up to now, he has no way out except to believe in it.
Zhen Xian looked around and saw a hill not far to the southwest, with some dense forests.
Seeing that the sky is getting dark and the night is approaching, if he still can't meet the people who came to meet him today, he can temporarily go to the hilly forest to hide for the night. When the morning dawns, he will have to find another way to find a way to survive...
Zhen Xian's eyes were deep, and he was thinking to himself, when he suddenly heard a commotion, and saw several female slaves of Brother Su Baba chattering quickly in Mongolian.Two of them were still lying on the ground, their ears pressed tightly to the ground, and their faces were full of anxiety and worry.And Suge Bala's hounds also seemed to sense something, and they were circling around anxiously.
Zhen Xian could probably understand that they were talking about a cavalry team rushing towards them.
He asked Suge what was going on.
Brother Su Baba also had a worried expression on his face, "There is a team of horses rushing over, but the sound is messy, and you can't hear the distance."
Zhen Xian asked, "Where did you come from?"
Brother Su was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around to ask the female slaves, as if confirming.
The female slaves lay down on the ground again and listened carefully, then straightened up and nodded at Brother Su affirmatively.
Su Ge was full of confusion, "It came from two directions. There are many people on one side, and fewer people on the other side."
Zhen Xian's heart tightened, "Which side is the one with the few people?"
Brother Su said: "To the south."
Zhen Xian immediately shouted: "Hurry up and protect His Majesty the Seventh Prince and go south, there will be reinforcements to meet you! Don't delay after joining up with the reinforcements, and don't turn around to find me. Go hide in the hills over there, and don't let the Tatars People see the truth!"
"What are you doing?" Tong Qian reined in shock.
Zhen Xian said: "I will stay here and end the queen."
Tong Qian asked back: "Are you alone?"
Zhen Xian said in a deep voice, "I'm alone."
"no!"
Almost at the same time, Tong Qian and Su Ge Bala both shouted.
"Brother Zhen, let me stay together, I... I can still persuade my brother!"
"Are you kidding me? You are going to die here, the prince must kill me!"
"You can't stop him. It's not good to stay. I'm enough alone." Zhen Xian didn't bother to explain further, so he yelled at them again without any argument: "Go!" Then he turned his horse's head and turned back. He went up to the north.
When Tan Ma reported that he saw Zhen Xian and the others flying a strange banner with ghostly symbols in front of them, Batu Mengke was so angry and wanted to laugh that he almost jumped off the horse.
It's true that Zhen Xian underestimated him too much. Are you really not afraid of being overtaken by him?
He immediately ordered most of the troops to advance steadily. Regardless of the obstruction of his subordinates, he led a vanguard army and rushed southward at full speed.
At that time, Batu Mengkeshang never thought that this time, it was not that Zhen Xian underestimated him, but that he underestimated the courage of the holy dynasty, the royal family, and the common people from the beginning to the end, and underestimated the [-]-mile barrier. The blood and loyalty of the soldiers of the holy pilgrimage!
When he went straight south and saw Zhen Xian standing proudly on his own on a horse, Batu Mengke was stunned.
Zhen Xian didn't even draw out his saber, which is better than nothing, but let it hang on his waist comfortably.Behind him, as far as he could see, was a large forested hill.
At this time, the sky was already dim, and the shadows of the trees merged with the falling night, continuous like the undulations of the sea tide.
Is this southerner really not afraid?Why is he here alone?Didn't he know that Dayuan's tens of thousands of fine riders could trample him down at any time?What about their seventh prince?What about Su Geba?
Countless questions popped up in Batu Mengke's mind instantly.
"Zhen Xian! What the hell are you doing?!" He couldn't help shouting loudly.
Zhen Xian only smiled slightly and looked at him calmly.
"Prince, to send you off for thousands of miles, you have to say goodbye at the end. It's better for you and me to just say goodbye and send you off without trouble."
It sounded like he was persuading him to go back, but he said it like a sarcasm.
What does Zhen Xian want to do?
"You can leave as soon as you want, what are you doing abducting my imperial sister?"
Batu Mengke reined in the horse suspiciously.His steed was snorting uneasily, and he didn't know if the situation was really too weird, or his own anxiety affected his horse.
He heard Zhen Xian laughing and said: "The princess has a deep affection and insists on sending His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness to enter the customs. His Royal Highness's kindness is hard to refuse, maybe it is unknown if the Queen will stay in the capital for a while?"
It's a radical method at all.Zhen Xian was provoking him on purpose.
Why?This person tried his best to escape from him, shouldn't he run as far as possible, why is he waiting for him here alone?Why do you still act like you deliberately provoke his anger?
wrong!There must be something wrong!
Batumengke stared hesitantly at the shadowy hills in the distance.
Suddenly a scout stepped forward and lowered his voice and whispered in his ear: "Khan, there are banners of southerners in the woods over there!"
Batu Mengke was startled suddenly.
Taking advantage of the night, the hills obscured the sight, and it was an excellent place to set up an ambush, at least to hide nearly ten thousand people.And his vanguard army on this route only has a mere 3000 people, and most of the follow-up troops have not yet arrived. If the Han army hides behind the hills and suddenly kills them, wouldn't he be planted here?
This hateful Zhen Xian, turned out to be intentionally laying out this trick to lure him into it!
He hated him so much that he contacted the southern army so quickly and wanted to kill him immediately!
good!very good!That being the case, he doesn't have to be merciful and care about affection!
"Zhen Xian, you can't be used by me, I can only kill you!" Batu Mengke gritted his teeth and stared at Zhen Xian.
Zhen Xianwen didn't move at all, still smiling lightly, and asked: "Here is Zhen Xian's head, the prince wants it easy, why don't you come and get it yourself?"
But Batu Mengke didn't jump up screaming like countless times before.
He only stared at the lonely southerner in front of him.
After only a few days of seeing each other, Zhen Xian has lost a lot of weight, and his clothes are missing arms and legs, making him even more dilapidated.
However, even in this dilapidated appearance, this man still stood there with his head held high, covered with gradually silvery moonlight and starlight, as proud as an undefeated snow eagle, his eyes were still burning, as if he could shake his head at any time. Its wings soar to the sky, and it soars to the sky.
Batu Mengke didn't want to admit that he just liked the appearance of this southerner.
But he also hated the way he looked.
Since Zhen Xian set up an ambush here for him, he couldn't rush in rashly, he had to wait for his main force to catch up before continuing to advance.
"I don't believe you can really go to the sky!" Batu Mengke gritted his teeth angrily and spat, raised his hand to signal his troops to retreat to a hundred miles away and set up camp, waiting for the main army to join up, especially be careful to guard against Han people sneaking in at night .
Zhen Xian sat on the horseback, quietly watching Batu Mengke lead the Tatar vanguard away, his back straightened, and his whole body was almost stiff.
He could feel the trembling of his hand holding the rein tightly, and the sweat dripping from the corner of his forehead.Fortunately, the sky was already dark, otherwise he might not be able to get away with this desperate trick.This is God bless.
He stared at the direction of Batu Mengke's retreat, making sure that the little prince would not go back suddenly, then returned to his horse and galloped towards the hills, and soon found the Seventh Prince and the rendezvous in the forest. Bai Haoren.
The seventh prince, Jiashou, was so frightened that his face was covered with tears, and he tried his best not to cry out loudly. When he saw Zhen Xian coming back, he opened his mouth and said nothing, so he rushed forward and hugged him first.
On the contrary, Bai Haoren was so surprised that he looked like a ghost, pointing at Zhen Xian with round eyes, gasping for a long time, before shouting in a daze: "Military teacher? You're not dead?!"
"Hey! You just died!" Tong Qian slapped the dumbfounded President Bai aside from the back, supported Zhen Xian with one hand, and repeated what Bai Haoren told him just now: "I brought a lot of flags, In fact, there are only 300 people, and it is definitely useless to fight. The prince said, let us go to Chase Tiger Castle, and there will be reinforcements to respond."
"Then go to Chasing Tiger Castle." Zhen Xian nodded, "Leave all the flags behind, and stick them in the forest to show some corners on purpose, making it look like there is a large army in ambush here. After inserting them, go away in the dark, delay After a long time, when Batu Mengke reacts, he won’t be able to leave.” He immediately made arrangements, and then looked at the more than [-] border residents who had fled all the way, and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “If you continue to follow me, a Tough battles are inevitable, so it’s better to go all the way south without looking back, the Tatars don’t want you to wait, and they won’t go after you.”
Those frontier residents looked at each other and looked at you, no one said a word, but they didn't leave. Finally, they pushed out the strongest young man, blushing and said to Zhen Xian: "Our lives were saved by Mr. Zhen. Rough People don't know what to say. Wherever the young master goes, we will go there!"
Zhen Xian couldn't help being startled, recalling that only a few days ago, the same people squatted lazily in the Tatar's sheepfold and asked him why the country's rise and fall depended on him, but now they are completely different.Suddenly, he couldn't tell what it was like, but it was so hot that he wanted to shed tears for no reason.
When Batu Mengke hesitated and confused the next day and found out that the banners in the hills and bushes were all camouflage, Zhen Xian had already escaped quietly from under his nose again.
To be played and applauded by the prey again and again is a shame and a shame!Shocked and impatient, Batu Mengke ordered Tanma and his hounds to continue searching for the traces left by those southerners, vowing to drive them to pieces.
According to later history books, the seventh son of the emperor, Jiashou, led more than [-] people to break out of the encirclement and return to northern Xinjiang. He joined the [-] warriors of Bai Haoren, the commander-in-chief of Shuozhou, and led the Tatar "little prince" Batu Mengke [-] cavalry with wise tactics. Chase Tiger Fort.Emperor Wuzong, who was King Jing at that time, had already arranged [-] elite soldiers to ambush in Zhuhu Fort. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Tatars, they suddenly rushed out and attacked diagonally from the flanks, catching the Tatars by surprise.Emperor Wuzong even dispatched surprise soldiers twice, advancing layer by layer, with less than [-] brave warriors, he restrained [-] elite Tatar soldiers, and completed the deployment of troops. The main force of the frontier guards of the Holy Dynasty went straight to Yingzhou from Yanghe to reinforce the emperor's younger brother. They fought a decisive battle with the Tatars outside the city of Yingzhou and defeated Batu Mengke's [-] elite cavalry, forcing Batu Mengke to retreat northward .After World War I, the Tatars did not dare to invade for more than ten years.
The simple and concise description of the history pen still shows the grandeur and shock of this ancient and strange battle, and it can be seen that the historians have infinite praise for the brothers' joint efforts to fight the war of appeasement and appeasement of the Tartars.
However, after looking through all the history books, there is not a single word in the end that has Zhen Xian's name.
Regardless of whether it is inside or outside the history books, only those who were really involved in that battle know deeply that this "Yingzhou Great Victory" who is famous in history fought far more difficultly than what is recorded in the books.
At that time, Zhen Xian, Jiashou, and Bai Haoren passed through Zhuhubao Shangyingzhou all the way. Although they continued to receive support from the frontier army sent by King Jing Jiafei, the disparity in military strength was too great. He even thought that he was in a desperate situation several times, relying on his will and faith to support him.
And Batu Mengke, who quickly woke up from the misleading intentionally created by Zhen Xian and Jiafei, also showed his extraordinary military talent, accurately judging the pros and cons of the two sides in terms of military strength, and after being sent by Jiafei for a surprise attack. When the army attacked head to tail, it decisively divided its own 5 horses, but prevented the fusion of the two Han armies, and once divided and besieged the Holy Dynasty army.
Batu Mengke just couldn't understand, let alone believe, why the southern army, which had always been weak and vulnerable, seemed to have suddenly changed its blood, and turned into heroic fighters who sacrificed their lives and feared no death. To take the initiative to bite forward unrelentingly?
At that time, Batu Mengke didn't know who his opponent was at all, and he secretly marveled that it was rare for the south to have such a commander who was able to fight and dared to fight.Until he finally saw the red king's flag belonging to King Jing among the Holy Dynasty army waiting in full battle below Yingzhou City, and Prince Jing Jiafei who personally led the troops to charge and kill the enemy, all the questions that had been lingering in his mind for many days came at that moment. All answered.Including why Zhen Xian is so obsessed with this one person almost masochistically.
At that time, Zhen Xian was standing on the top of the city of Yingzhou, his eyes were glued to the familiar man among the ten thousand armies, and he couldn't move his eyes away. He had rehearsed countless times in his heart "See you soon, Your Highness, don't come here to be safe" without saying it, but he was already trembling to the point where he couldn't control himself, and he was completely defeated.
In the third year of the Holy Dynasty, King Jing went north alone, left Juyongguan, and fought against the little Tatar prince in Yingzhou, winning a triumphant return.The whole country was shaken and rejoiced.
However, very few people know why His Royal Highness Prince Jing came here.
A miracle.
Tong Qian wanted to slap his thigh and shout.
The whole process of breaking out was so fast that there was no time to think about it. Looking back afterwards, it was really thrilling.
Tong Qian couldn't help but scrutinized Zhen Xian from head to toe again, as if examining him carefully.
This man is obviously a weak man, if Tong Qian had full confidence that he could take him down with one move, but he resolutely rode his horse and rushed towards the heavily armed Tatar guards, although they were not in the lead That one, however, did not take a half step back, not for himself, but for the sake of these people who can feel the rest of their lives here at this moment.There seems to be an inexplicable attraction on this thin young man, like an awe-inspiring aura, and also like a ray of light, blooming in Jedi, making people unable to look away.
Although Tong Qian was still reluctant to admit it, he felt that he began to understand a little bit why the prince insisted on finding Mr. Zhen back.
Zhen Xian is indeed different from other people he has met in this life.
Thanks to the blessings of the lord and Mr. Zhen, maybe they really narrowly escaped death this time.
But Zhen Xian knew in his heart that their battle was far from over.
Batu Mengke did not give up so easily, and would definitely catch up again, and this time he would bring his cavalry army with him.
For the past four years, he was trapped in the grassland by Batu Mengke, and the reason why he did not escape was also for this reason.Instead of giving Batu Mengke an excuse to send his troops south, it is better to do everything possible to contain them.Anyway, he can't go back to the person he misses day and night, and it doesn't make much difference where he stays.
But now it is imperative to escape.
Now that Batu Mengke is chasing them, he will definitely take advantage of the momentum to attack the four frontier towns of the Holy Dynasty.If the frontier army of the Holy Dynasty can't hold it, Juyongguan and even the capital will be in danger!
When he decided to flee with the Seventh Prince and these border residents, he knew that he had taken a great risk. What he relied on was that he had stayed in Shuozhou for a few years and had some friendship with Mr. Bai. Meeting Bai Zongbing in front of the Tatars should be able to use the name of the Seventh Prince's imperial envoy to mobilize the border defense deployment in time to guard the frontier for the holy pilgrimage.
At that time, he never thought that Jiafei would go north alone to find him, and even contacted the commander-in-chief of the four towns in Yanghe to start a desperate battle with the Tatars.
Jia Fei was waiting for him to introduce the tartar into the already opened pocket.
He probably knew what the Second Highness was thinking.
A defeat in this battle would be a catastrophe for China, but if it was won, it would deter the Tartars and set up a prestige frontier, so that the Mongols would no longer dare to regard themselves as tigers and wolves and underestimate the Holy Dynasty.
And Jia Fei is going to establish this prestige.
Therefore, from this moment on, they can't just be the exiles who fled back to the pass wholeheartedly, but must be the bait placed by the Second Highness outside the boundless Great Wall.
To achieve this, His Royal Highness will definitely send frontier troops to meet them, and the position should be at a place north of Yansui where they can quickly move towards Datong.
Therefore, he had to join up with the holy pilgrimage army who came to meet him before Batu Mengke caught up with him again.
However, it was extremely difficult for the Han people who were not familiar with the outside of the Great Wall to advance on this vast grassland, and everything depended on Suge Bala and her girls.
Su Gebala taught them how to identify the direction on the grassland, led them to avoid dangers, avoid wolves, and headed all the way to the direction of Yansui. After five days, the grassland as far as they could see was obviously sparse, replaced by a large stretch of land. hills.
Zhen Xian knew that they had finally stepped into the sphere of influence of the Holy Dynasty border guards.
But no one came to meet him.
The sky outside the Great Wall is vast, and the distances between the military forts are far away. There are only 30 of them in it, like ants on the gravel. How can they be discovered?
Zhen Xian said to everyone: "Everyone take off your robes and make a banner. His Royal Highness's uniform is red and has dragon patterns. It can be used as a dragon banner."
Tong Qian still had doubts in his heart: "With such a big fanfare, even the pursuers can see it?"
"They have dogs, even if we don't raise the flag, they can still smell it." Zhen Xian took off his robe and pulled out his sword, which pierced his palm.
He didn't even blink his eyes with this sword, on the contrary, Tong Qian was terrified when he saw it, wondering whether he would blame himself for not being good at things when he turned his head and saw a fresh wound.
None of those frontier residents knew how to write, and Brother Su's Chinese writing was crooked, and Tong Qian was busy tying up and preparing to make flags, so Zhen Xian had to write one by one, until he had written thirty flags. The gushing blood had already stained half of his arm red.
"Ancestor! Wrap up that wound!" Tong Qian was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat again, and quickly pulled a piece of cloth around his left hand, but couldn't help but curiously stretched his head to see what he had written. something.
At first glance, he was dumbfounded.
Captain Tong thought to himself, when he turned around and saw His Highness Prince Jing, these things must be burnt quickly, otherwise they would be too expensive to eat...
At this time, the frontier fortress of the holy pilgrimage seemed calm, but in fact it was undercurrents.
In the Yanghe camp, Jing Wang Jiafei was carefully looking at the map in front of him, while Liu Rong, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, looked at him carefully, and his heart was more bitter than being stuffed with coptis.
He also didn't know why this prince who had promised to be traveling in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly appeared in the northern border, and said that the seventh prince was captured by the Tartars, and he wanted to prepare for battle to save people.
The Seventh Prince was arrested by the Tartars. For such a big event, not to mention that there is no news about it in Beijing. Could it be that those people stationed at the border are blind?
On the day King Jing went to Xuan Mansion to look for him, Liu Rong blocked the urgent message overnight and went to Beijing to ask what was going on, but the messenger came back within a few days, saying that he was told by the military department directly at the entrance of the military department. His Excellency Wang Xian stopped him.This Wang Xian is Cao Ge's old east bed, and the military staff officer next to the emperor.If he wants to stop it, of course he has to give it.Mr. Wang didn't delay, he dismantled the emergency report on the spot and sent it back to Northern Xinjiang for approval.Liu Rong looked at this criticism and told him to follow His Royal Highness King Jing's order in everything and not to make his own decisions.Not only that, but also severely admonished him, saying that it is shameful enough for them to lose the Seventh Prince, if they don't help His Royal Highness King Jing find him back quickly, but also want to make a scene with the emperor to disturb Sheng Jia, it's simply a shame. Stupid.
Liu Rong was bored, so he had to knock out his teeth and swallow his blood.
Sure enough, the emperor's son was someone above him, not only was he able to sneak out of Juyongguan, but the Ministry of War was also facing him.However, with such a big matter as beating the Tartars, can such a young prince be allowed to do something foolish?At the least, the loss of soldiers and generals, and at worst, the destruction of the country and family, not to mention this, if the prince gets off his hands and dies here, who will be responsible? !
Liu Rong seemed to have seen the tragic scene of his whole family lying under the guillotine.
The only thing he could do was to pray to the gods and pray to the Buddha for blessings, so that the little Tatar prince would not come south to make trouble at this moment.
Just be afraid of something.
When the scout reported that Batu Mengke personally led [-] Tatar fine cavalry and was rushing southward, Liu Rong's heart almost collapsed.He felt that his time was nearing the end.
However, His Highness Prince Jing did not look surprised at all. He was neither surprised nor anxious, but replied very calmly: "Understood." He didn't even lift his head, still staring at the map, not knowing what to do. Thinking about something.
Although, for a prince who has lived in Beijing for a long time and used to enjoying comfort, it is probably not easy for him to run away without being frightened when he heard that the Tartars were coming.But about the war, what can you tell by just staring at Zhang Yutu?
Liu Rong endured and endured, and finally swallowed the doubts lingering on his lips, without opening his mouth.
But Jiafei suddenly raised his head and looked at him.
"Is Bai Haoren's team in place?"
Hearing Bai Haoren's name, Liu Rong suddenly burst out laughing, almost bursting out laughing on the spot.
If one were to compare the worst among the four chief soldiers in the four towns outside the pass at this time, I am afraid that this general soldier Bai would be the worst.
His Royal Highness Prince Jing gave General Bai 300 troops and sent General Bai out of Yansui to go north.
300 people, this is meat for Tartars!
When he just received the battle report from Bai Haoren saying that he was on standby, he was still silently burning incense for this colleague in his heart.Hey, even if you have to die, there is always a backing for someone who dies before you.
Liu Rong suppressed his laughter desperately, and cleared his throat under the scrutinizing gaze of Prince Jing, "Just now I received the letter from President Bai, saying that he has arrived."
"Since you have received the military report, why didn't you report it to me?" The expression on Jiafei's face hardly changed, and he was still smiling.
But that smile caused Liu Rong to shudder inexplicably, and quickly bowed his head and lowered his head, "My lord, I have neglected my humble position for a while, and I have neglected it for a while."
"Liu Zongbing refuses to accept Xiao Wang." Jiafei was not in a hurry or annoyed, but he didn't hide it. He just said it with a smile, "It's no wonder that Xiao Wang has just arrived and has no achievements. It is normal for Liu Zongbing to refuse to accept."
"No, no, this... humble job—" Liu Rong still wanted to get his words back.
Jia Fei didn't give him a chance to defend himself, "However, General Bing Liu should be very clear about marching and fighting. If the order is not enforced, the disaster will not be one person's safety but the country's rise and fall."
Liu Rong thought that he was trying to preach to save face, so he nodded his head in agreement, saying: "Your Majesty taught me the lesson, and I taught you the lesson."
Unexpectedly, Jiafei suddenly changed the subject, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu's military training was like a mountain of military orders in exchange for two heads falling on the ground. Xiao Wang is unwilling to do such a thing, but if Liu Zongbing feels that it is necessary before the war Sacrifice the flag—" He stopped talking at this point, and just looked at Liu Rong quietly.
He is obviously a smiling person, but his eyes are as sharp as knives, as if they could be chopped off at any time.
This prince is not joking, but can really cut off his head.
"My lord, I... this—" In an instant, the cold sweat on Liu Rong's back soaked his clothes, and he was tongue-tied but couldn't explain anymore.
However, Jia Fei seemed to smile easily, and continued: "Actually, why should Zongbing Liu be so hard to think about it? If he wins this battle, the credit of Zongbing Liu must be indispensable, but if he loses because Zongbing Liu refuses to obey my order, it will even affect the seventh brother." If you can't return safely, Liu Zongbing thinks, what will father think?"
You said it was your father, what else can you think?cut my head off...
"My lord, I made a mistake, I was terrified, and I dare not again." Liu Rong hastily knelt down on the ground and apologized repeatedly.
Jiafei glanced at him, and asked in a deep voice, "Is there anything else you didn't report without telling me?"
Immediately, Liu Rong shook his head like a rattle.
Seeing this, Jiafei lowered his head again, looked at the map again, and pulled out a command flag, "Decree: Xuanfu guerrilla Wang Jing and General Liu Ben will lead 5000 troops and rush to Zhuhubao to gather within three days." , support Bai Zongbing. Remember three points: first, you must not be spotted by the Tartars when you walk day and night; second, it is strictly forbidden to fight without authorization. Surprise attack on the flanks; after the third rendezvous, everything will be obeyed by the general of Bai Zongbing."
Zhuhubao is located between Yansui and Datong, and it has been vacant for many years because of its isolated location and difficult defense.
The so-called vacant for many years, although it is in disrepair and dilapidated, it is difficult for the Tatars to predict that a Han army will suddenly come out of the fort.
If it can be done, it would be a wise plan.
But if this plan is going to work, it all depends on luck. Bai Haoren only has 300 troops in his hand. Once he is caught by the [-] army of Tartars, it is not like a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth. How can he lead the Tartars to Zhuhubao? ?
Although Liu Rong had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly took the command flag and went out to deliver the order.
Jiafei was the only one left in the big tent of the Chinese army.
His eyes were glued to one map.
Jiafei knew that he was betting, betting on the tacit understanding between Xiaoxian and him.
Although Xiaoxian left him and left without looking back, even though he and Xiaoxian hadn't seen each other for seven years, he didn't believe that Xiaoxian had forgotten and put him down, and he didn't believe that Xiaoxian really didn't have him in his heart.
Xiaoxian must still be his Xiaoxian, and his Xiaoxian must know what he wants to do, and must have a way to overcome all difficulties to achieve his wish.
It has been three days since Bai Haoren, the commander-in-chief of Shuozhou, led 300 troops out of Yansui. For three days, he was terrified and couldn't sleep at night, and he didn't see the seventh prince.
When His Royal Highness King Jing was parting, he specifically told him not to confront the Tartars after taking over the Seventh Prince, but to lead the Tartars to Zhuhu Castle and he would have his own reinforcements.
Bai Haoren's heart was in turmoil.He felt that His Royal Highness Prince Jing probably hated him for something and wanted him to die, otherwise why would he be asked to do such an impossible thing?He has only three hundred people, even if he puts all his energy into reincarnation, he may not be able to escape, how dare he take the initiative to start a war with the Tartars?Besides, the Tiger Fort has been abandoned for many years, where did the reinforcements come from?Even if people are mobilized to go to Chasing Tiger Castle to gather and wait, it won't be able to hide... But His Royal Highness Prince Jing just wants him to die, so why isn't he afraid to involve the Seventh Prince?Is this still my second brother?With such a ruthless attack, maybe those "rumors" about him killing the fifth prince and abolishing the empress and the eldest prince are all true!In the past two years, the emperor's doting on the youngest son and the courtiers have all seen it. Many people have speculated that the emperor has the heart to raise a child. Now if the Seventh Highness dies at the hands of the Tartars, well, no one will talk to him, His Highness Prince Jing Robbed.Anyway, those unlucky ghosts guarding the border will be responsible for killing and cutting, and they will not be able to kill him, Prince Jing.After all, how could the old emperor bear the death of his son over and over again?
Bai Haoren was so miserable that he almost vomited out his bile. While cursing, he ordered his subordinates to prepare a lot of banners and bring them with them.No matter how stupid and blunt he is, during the three years when the military adviser was there, he still learned a little bit. When he knew that he could not attack by force, he could only outsmart him. Other than the horse doctor, I just begged God not to let that Seventh Prince lead a large group of Tartars to come to his door.
In the end, the Seventh Prince was really not found, and Bai Haoren became anxious again, and sent out scouts to search everywhere every half an hour.
The little prince of the Tartars has already led [-] fine cavalry to the south, and it seems that he is coming here. No matter how hard it is to fight the Tartars, it is inevitable. How can I find this Seventh Prince?
Bai Haoren couldn't feel at ease, scratching his ears and cheeks like a monkey, and suddenly heard that the scouts he had sent out had returned, so he hurriedly greeted him and asked.
The scout seemed to have seen some unspeakable spectacle, and he hesitated for a long time to report that he saw a group of more than [-] people in the distance, dressed in ragged clothes and barely covering their bodies, but holding a dragon flag...
"What flag?" Bai Haoren didn't react for a while.
"About a few dragon flags, as well as the five-square flag, five-star flag, five-yue flag, sun flag, moon flag... are all painted! Two of the dragon flags seem... like torn dragon patches... Hit, the one at the front is... the banner of President Bai..." The scout wiped his sweat while hesitating, the more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and finally he didn't dare to speak at all.
Bai Haoren was stunned for a long time, but he didn't hold back his cursing.
The dragon flag, five directions, five stars, and five mountains, together with the sun flag and moon flag, are the flags that the emperor dares to hold together.The outside of the Great Wall has been harassed by Tartars all the year round, and some passing merchants would often fly the holy pilgrimage flag to identify themselves in order to seek protection from the holy pilgrim garrison, but no matter how daring they are, who would dare to hang around with the imperial flag?Is it all painted?His mother's painting is such a head-losing thing, so why put Lao Tzu's flag in it and put it at the front?How much hatred is this against Lao Tzu? !
But after thinking about it, Bai Haoren felt something was wrong again.
The emperor's ceremonial guard is not something that anyone with knowledge can draw. These people not only drew the imperial flag, but also tore out two pieces of coiled dragon patch... This coiled dragon patch is something that can only be found on the prince's robe ...Could it be that the rescuers of the Seventh Prince finally arrived? ?
Bai Haoren's eyes darkened, and he almost knelt on the ground without his knees giving way.
He originally thought His Highness Prince Jing would be a difficult master, but he didn't expect that the Seventh Prince would be even more deadly.How much do these two brothers want his old Bai family to die quickly? !
Bai Haoren didn't dare to delay any longer, and hastily ordered his 300 troops to advance at full speed, and must meet the imperial envoy of the Seventh Prince before anyone else saw these messy flags.
After holding the flag and walking towards Datong for more than half a day, Zhen Xian couldn't help but feel a little bit drummed in his heart.
It stands to reason that there should be someone to respond.
One of the biggest problems for His Highness the Second Highness to establish his prestige in a battle is that the military strength of the Holy Dynasty's frontier defense is not enough.
Four years ago, the total number of frontier troops in the four towns of the Holy Dynasty was only 3. In the past few years, Zhen Xian had vaguely heard some news from Batu Mengke's side, and the number probably did not increase.
If the Second Highness wants to mobilize troops from other places, it will not only require a reasonable explanation, but also time, but Batu Mengke will not wait for him.In such a situation where soldiers are making dangerous moves, their "bait" along the way has become crucial.Not only did they have to undertake the duty of luring the enemy in, but they also had to be able to hold back Batu Mengke until the Second Highness's troops were dispatched, enough to fight Batu Mengke.
It is absolutely impossible for the [-]-odd border residents who have no army to bear such a heavy burden.So the Second Highness will definitely arrange for people to meet them.
But he has been wandering around in such a big way for most of the day, why hasn't he been able to join the frontier army who came to meet him?
Could it be that he guessed wrong?
Thinking of this, Zhen Xian couldn't help being in a daze.
If he really guessed wrong, it is common sense, after all... He and His Highness have not seen each other for seven years.
Seven years ago, he was still a juvenile with mental disorder, fledgling, ignorant and fearless, and he got into a catastrophe in a moment of impatience, only to realize that he was unprepared for those tragedies of life and death. It was good for His Highness, so he turned and fled in fright.
Seven years flew by in a blink of an eye, how could he know whether the present Highness is still the Highness with whom he had a heart-to-heart?Why did he presumptuously think that he can guess His Highness's mind now?
But up to now, he has no way out except to believe in it.
Zhen Xian looked around and saw a hill not far to the southwest, with some dense forests.
Seeing that the sky is getting dark and the night is approaching, if he still can't meet the people who came to meet him today, he can temporarily go to the hilly forest to hide for the night. When the morning dawns, he will have to find another way to find a way to survive...
Zhen Xian's eyes were deep, and he was thinking to himself, when he suddenly heard a commotion, and saw several female slaves of Brother Su Baba chattering quickly in Mongolian.Two of them were still lying on the ground, their ears pressed tightly to the ground, and their faces were full of anxiety and worry.And Suge Bala's hounds also seemed to sense something, and they were circling around anxiously.
Zhen Xian could probably understand that they were talking about a cavalry team rushing towards them.
He asked Suge what was going on.
Brother Su Baba also had a worried expression on his face, "There is a team of horses rushing over, but the sound is messy, and you can't hear the distance."
Zhen Xian asked, "Where did you come from?"
Brother Su was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around to ask the female slaves, as if confirming.
The female slaves lay down on the ground again and listened carefully, then straightened up and nodded at Brother Su affirmatively.
Su Ge was full of confusion, "It came from two directions. There are many people on one side, and fewer people on the other side."
Zhen Xian's heart tightened, "Which side is the one with the few people?"
Brother Su said: "To the south."
Zhen Xian immediately shouted: "Hurry up and protect His Majesty the Seventh Prince and go south, there will be reinforcements to meet you! Don't delay after joining up with the reinforcements, and don't turn around to find me. Go hide in the hills over there, and don't let the Tatars People see the truth!"
"What are you doing?" Tong Qian reined in shock.
Zhen Xian said: "I will stay here and end the queen."
Tong Qian asked back: "Are you alone?"
Zhen Xian said in a deep voice, "I'm alone."
"no!"
Almost at the same time, Tong Qian and Su Ge Bala both shouted.
"Brother Zhen, let me stay together, I... I can still persuade my brother!"
"Are you kidding me? You are going to die here, the prince must kill me!"
"You can't stop him. It's not good to stay. I'm enough alone." Zhen Xian didn't bother to explain further, so he yelled at them again without any argument: "Go!" Then he turned his horse's head and turned back. He went up to the north.
When Tan Ma reported that he saw Zhen Xian and the others flying a strange banner with ghostly symbols in front of them, Batu Mengke was so angry and wanted to laugh that he almost jumped off the horse.
It's true that Zhen Xian underestimated him too much. Are you really not afraid of being overtaken by him?
He immediately ordered most of the troops to advance steadily. Regardless of the obstruction of his subordinates, he led a vanguard army and rushed southward at full speed.
At that time, Batu Mengkeshang never thought that this time, it was not that Zhen Xian underestimated him, but that he underestimated the courage of the holy dynasty, the royal family, and the common people from the beginning to the end, and underestimated the [-]-mile barrier. The blood and loyalty of the soldiers of the holy pilgrimage!
When he went straight south and saw Zhen Xian standing proudly on his own on a horse, Batu Mengke was stunned.
Zhen Xian didn't even draw out his saber, which is better than nothing, but let it hang on his waist comfortably.Behind him, as far as he could see, was a large forested hill.
At this time, the sky was already dim, and the shadows of the trees merged with the falling night, continuous like the undulations of the sea tide.
Is this southerner really not afraid?Why is he here alone?Didn't he know that Dayuan's tens of thousands of fine riders could trample him down at any time?What about their seventh prince?What about Su Geba?
Countless questions popped up in Batu Mengke's mind instantly.
"Zhen Xian! What the hell are you doing?!" He couldn't help shouting loudly.
Zhen Xian only smiled slightly and looked at him calmly.
"Prince, to send you off for thousands of miles, you have to say goodbye at the end. It's better for you and me to just say goodbye and send you off without trouble."
It sounded like he was persuading him to go back, but he said it like a sarcasm.
What does Zhen Xian want to do?
"You can leave as soon as you want, what are you doing abducting my imperial sister?"
Batu Mengke reined in the horse suspiciously.His steed was snorting uneasily, and he didn't know if the situation was really too weird, or his own anxiety affected his horse.
He heard Zhen Xian laughing and said: "The princess has a deep affection and insists on sending His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness to enter the customs. His Royal Highness's kindness is hard to refuse, maybe it is unknown if the Queen will stay in the capital for a while?"
It's a radical method at all.Zhen Xian was provoking him on purpose.
Why?This person tried his best to escape from him, shouldn't he run as far as possible, why is he waiting for him here alone?Why do you still act like you deliberately provoke his anger?
wrong!There must be something wrong!
Batumengke stared hesitantly at the shadowy hills in the distance.
Suddenly a scout stepped forward and lowered his voice and whispered in his ear: "Khan, there are banners of southerners in the woods over there!"
Batu Mengke was startled suddenly.
Taking advantage of the night, the hills obscured the sight, and it was an excellent place to set up an ambush, at least to hide nearly ten thousand people.And his vanguard army on this route only has a mere 3000 people, and most of the follow-up troops have not yet arrived. If the Han army hides behind the hills and suddenly kills them, wouldn't he be planted here?
This hateful Zhen Xian, turned out to be intentionally laying out this trick to lure him into it!
He hated him so much that he contacted the southern army so quickly and wanted to kill him immediately!
good!very good!That being the case, he doesn't have to be merciful and care about affection!
"Zhen Xian, you can't be used by me, I can only kill you!" Batu Mengke gritted his teeth and stared at Zhen Xian.
Zhen Xianwen didn't move at all, still smiling lightly, and asked: "Here is Zhen Xian's head, the prince wants it easy, why don't you come and get it yourself?"
But Batu Mengke didn't jump up screaming like countless times before.
He only stared at the lonely southerner in front of him.
After only a few days of seeing each other, Zhen Xian has lost a lot of weight, and his clothes are missing arms and legs, making him even more dilapidated.
However, even in this dilapidated appearance, this man still stood there with his head held high, covered with gradually silvery moonlight and starlight, as proud as an undefeated snow eagle, his eyes were still burning, as if he could shake his head at any time. Its wings soar to the sky, and it soars to the sky.
Batu Mengke didn't want to admit that he just liked the appearance of this southerner.
But he also hated the way he looked.
Since Zhen Xian set up an ambush here for him, he couldn't rush in rashly, he had to wait for his main force to catch up before continuing to advance.
"I don't believe you can really go to the sky!" Batu Mengke gritted his teeth angrily and spat, raised his hand to signal his troops to retreat to a hundred miles away and set up camp, waiting for the main army to join up, especially be careful to guard against Han people sneaking in at night .
Zhen Xian sat on the horseback, quietly watching Batu Mengke lead the Tatar vanguard away, his back straightened, and his whole body was almost stiff.
He could feel the trembling of his hand holding the rein tightly, and the sweat dripping from the corner of his forehead.Fortunately, the sky was already dark, otherwise he might not be able to get away with this desperate trick.This is God bless.
He stared at the direction of Batu Mengke's retreat, making sure that the little prince would not go back suddenly, then returned to his horse and galloped towards the hills, and soon found the Seventh Prince and the rendezvous in the forest. Bai Haoren.
The seventh prince, Jiashou, was so frightened that his face was covered with tears, and he tried his best not to cry out loudly. When he saw Zhen Xian coming back, he opened his mouth and said nothing, so he rushed forward and hugged him first.
On the contrary, Bai Haoren was so surprised that he looked like a ghost, pointing at Zhen Xian with round eyes, gasping for a long time, before shouting in a daze: "Military teacher? You're not dead?!"
"Hey! You just died!" Tong Qian slapped the dumbfounded President Bai aside from the back, supported Zhen Xian with one hand, and repeated what Bai Haoren told him just now: "I brought a lot of flags, In fact, there are only 300 people, and it is definitely useless to fight. The prince said, let us go to Chase Tiger Castle, and there will be reinforcements to respond."
"Then go to Chasing Tiger Castle." Zhen Xian nodded, "Leave all the flags behind, and stick them in the forest to show some corners on purpose, making it look like there is a large army in ambush here. After inserting them, go away in the dark, delay After a long time, when Batu Mengke reacts, he won’t be able to leave.” He immediately made arrangements, and then looked at the more than [-] border residents who had fled all the way, and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “If you continue to follow me, a Tough battles are inevitable, so it’s better to go all the way south without looking back, the Tatars don’t want you to wait, and they won’t go after you.”
Those frontier residents looked at each other and looked at you, no one said a word, but they didn't leave. Finally, they pushed out the strongest young man, blushing and said to Zhen Xian: "Our lives were saved by Mr. Zhen. Rough People don't know what to say. Wherever the young master goes, we will go there!"
Zhen Xian couldn't help being startled, recalling that only a few days ago, the same people squatted lazily in the Tatar's sheepfold and asked him why the country's rise and fall depended on him, but now they are completely different.Suddenly, he couldn't tell what it was like, but it was so hot that he wanted to shed tears for no reason.
When Batu Mengke hesitated and confused the next day and found out that the banners in the hills and bushes were all camouflage, Zhen Xian had already escaped quietly from under his nose again.
To be played and applauded by the prey again and again is a shame and a shame!Shocked and impatient, Batu Mengke ordered Tanma and his hounds to continue searching for the traces left by those southerners, vowing to drive them to pieces.
According to later history books, the seventh son of the emperor, Jiashou, led more than [-] people to break out of the encirclement and return to northern Xinjiang. He joined the [-] warriors of Bai Haoren, the commander-in-chief of Shuozhou, and led the Tatar "little prince" Batu Mengke [-] cavalry with wise tactics. Chase Tiger Fort.Emperor Wuzong, who was King Jing at that time, had already arranged [-] elite soldiers to ambush in Zhuhu Fort. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Tatars, they suddenly rushed out and attacked diagonally from the flanks, catching the Tatars by surprise.Emperor Wuzong even dispatched surprise soldiers twice, advancing layer by layer, with less than [-] brave warriors, he restrained [-] elite Tatar soldiers, and completed the deployment of troops. The main force of the frontier guards of the Holy Dynasty went straight to Yingzhou from Yanghe to reinforce the emperor's younger brother. They fought a decisive battle with the Tatars outside the city of Yingzhou and defeated Batu Mengke's [-] elite cavalry, forcing Batu Mengke to retreat northward .After World War I, the Tatars did not dare to invade for more than ten years.
The simple and concise description of the history pen still shows the grandeur and shock of this ancient and strange battle, and it can be seen that the historians have infinite praise for the brothers' joint efforts to fight the war of appeasement and appeasement of the Tartars.
However, after looking through all the history books, there is not a single word in the end that has Zhen Xian's name.
Regardless of whether it is inside or outside the history books, only those who were really involved in that battle know deeply that this "Yingzhou Great Victory" who is famous in history fought far more difficultly than what is recorded in the books.
At that time, Zhen Xian, Jiashou, and Bai Haoren passed through Zhuhubao Shangyingzhou all the way. Although they continued to receive support from the frontier army sent by King Jing Jiafei, the disparity in military strength was too great. He even thought that he was in a desperate situation several times, relying on his will and faith to support him.
And Batu Mengke, who quickly woke up from the misleading intentionally created by Zhen Xian and Jiafei, also showed his extraordinary military talent, accurately judging the pros and cons of the two sides in terms of military strength, and after being sent by Jiafei for a surprise attack. When the army attacked head to tail, it decisively divided its own 5 horses, but prevented the fusion of the two Han armies, and once divided and besieged the Holy Dynasty army.
Batu Mengke just couldn't understand, let alone believe, why the southern army, which had always been weak and vulnerable, seemed to have suddenly changed its blood, and turned into heroic fighters who sacrificed their lives and feared no death. To take the initiative to bite forward unrelentingly?
At that time, Batu Mengke didn't know who his opponent was at all, and he secretly marveled that it was rare for the south to have such a commander who was able to fight and dared to fight.Until he finally saw the red king's flag belonging to King Jing among the Holy Dynasty army waiting in full battle below Yingzhou City, and Prince Jing Jiafei who personally led the troops to charge and kill the enemy, all the questions that had been lingering in his mind for many days came at that moment. All answered.Including why Zhen Xian is so obsessed with this one person almost masochistically.
At that time, Zhen Xian was standing on the top of the city of Yingzhou, his eyes were glued to the familiar man among the ten thousand armies, and he couldn't move his eyes away. He had rehearsed countless times in his heart "See you soon, Your Highness, don't come here to be safe" without saying it, but he was already trembling to the point where he couldn't control himself, and he was completely defeated.
In the third year of the Holy Dynasty, King Jing went north alone, left Juyongguan, and fought against the little Tatar prince in Yingzhou, winning a triumphant return.The whole country was shaken and rejoiced.
However, very few people know why His Royal Highness Prince Jing came here.
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