Before dawn is undoubtedly the best time to raid, because at this time, people are usually half-asleep and have the least vigilance, and at this time the sky also begins to be cloudy and bright, which is beneficial to the attacking party, and does not need to be illuminated by torches, reducing the risk of exposure.

On the fourth day of the fourth month of April, the eastern sky is slightly white, and the rumbling hooves of horses crush the tranquility of the early morning. Saiyin Shanda, a green state located in the middle of the Gobi Desert, suddenly shouted and killed, flying sand and rocks, and two cavalry fiercely killed under the cover of the night before dawn.

However, the expected fierce battle did not happen, because there was no one here, yes, no one, and Altan and his men were nowhere to be found, apparently evacuated in advance.

The sun rises in the east, the large and small gravels by the small river reflect the cold light in the morning sun, and the dung of livestock can be seen everywhere, both dry and wet. At this moment, Xie Sangun, as well as the generals of the Ming army under his command, all turned pale, if it weren't for the fact that there were traces of a large army stationed here, everyone would have doubted the accuracy of the information obtained by Isana.

The army traveled thousands of miles, trekking in the desert and rocky beaches for two days and two nights, and finally pounced on the air. Under the disgruntled and suspicious gaze of the generals of the Ming army, Isana and Chilu Buhua were both embarrassed and embarrassed.

Isana's face flushed, and she glared at Xie Sangun with a little annoyance and said loudly, "What kind of eyes do you all have?" The traces left here show that Alta was indeed stationed here, perhaps because you lit a fire and cooked last night and exposed your whereabouts, so Alta evacuated early. ”

The generals of the Ming army were already unhappy, and at this time, Isana actually sued the "wicked people" first and put the blame on the head of the Ming army, so everyone exploded at once, and a grumpy guerrilla general glared angrily, and scolded: "Put your mother's Luo Quan serial fart, why don't you say that your people have spies, and secretly give me a tip-off, you are all Tatars, and there are ten or eight spies, which is not surprising at all." If it is not of my race, its heart will be different! ”

Yisana couldn't help but turn purple with anger, and couldn't speak for a long time, Chilu Buhua couldn't help but shout angrily: "Presumptuous, His Royal Highness the County Lord of Isana is the county lord of the Ming Dynasty, how dare this little guerrilla general be so rude to the Lord of Isana!" ”

The guerrilla general pouted and sneered: "Come on, Lao Tzu is the general of the Ming Dynasty, you are a Tatar county lord with the prestige of a fart, don't take yourself too seriously." ”

Isana's chest rose and fell sharply in anger, and she pulled out her scimitar, pointed at the guerrilla general and shouted: "You are looking for death!" ”

The guerrilla general was not afraid, he drew his waist sword and sneered, and the five commanders under the command of Issana drew their weapons one after another when they saw this, and glared angrily, and the atmosphere became tense in vain.

Xie Sangun frowned and shouted: "Enough, put away your weapons, otherwise don't blame General Ben for being polite." ”

Isana said loudly angrily: "Xie Sangun, why should the county lord listen to you, this bastard under your command must apologize, otherwise the county lord will not be finished with you today." ”

"Dream on, if you want to apologize, you apologize first." The guerrilla general was dismissive.

Isana was furious, and stepped forward with a knife, not to mention, this girl was quite quick to make a knife, the guerrilla general obviously didn't expect Isana to dare to make a move, he didn't react at all, and he was about to be slashed, Xie Sangun next to him flew up like a lightning flash, hitting Isana's wrist, the latter was in pain, and the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground, making a clanging sound.

The guerrilla general turned around at this time, and he was also furious, and he shot back with a knife, and Xie Sangun shouted: "Lu Dayong, stop!" ”

Lu Guzhui stopped the knife momentum and said indignantly: "Lord Commander, she was the first to do it. ”

"Shut your foul mouth and get out of the way!" Xie Sangun glared at him and scolded.

Lu Dayong put away his knife and turned away stupidly, while Isana covered her wrist and glared at Xie Sangun. Xie Sangun bent down to pick up the scimitar on the ground and handed it back to Isana, and said lightly: "Since we don't trust each other, let's go separately." ”

Isana was stunned for a moment, then turned around and left angrily, not even a scimitar, and said in a cold voice: "Separate, separate, whoever is afraid of whom, everyone get on the horse and go!" ”

With an order, Isana led five thousand Tatar cavalry to the north, and ran away without a trace. Seeing this, Xie Sangun inexplicably felt a trace of regret and worry in his heart, Isana and his subordinates are all Tatars who have taken refuge in him, if there is really a traitor, then this girl is very dangerous.

"Get on the horse!" As soon as Xie Sangun gave the order, the 5,000 cavalry Ming troops quickly chased down along the hoof tracks.

At this moment, two hundred miles north of Saiyin Shanda, there is a force of men and horses marching north unhurriedly, with more than 10,000 troops, and it is the remnants of the army led by Meda.

It turned out that I stayed in Saiyin Shanda for a few days, thinking that he was waiting for the first fierce general under his command Batai to lead his troops to come to the rendezvous, and the 100,000 cavalry under Batai's command was his last hope, but after waiting left and right, four days have passed, and Batai still has not come, so it stands to reason that the speed of the cavalry should have arrived. doll

The more he waited, the more unsteady he felt, and for the sake of safety, he left Saiyin Shanda with the remnants of his army yesterday afternoon, and continued his march north, heading to Kulan Kusan (south of present-day Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia).

Therefore, it was not the Ming army who exposed his whereabouts by cooking on fire, nor did he have a spy under Isana, but I saved him cautiously and left Saiyin Shanda half a day early, so that Xie Sangun and Isana pounced.

At first, the scouts only found some vague clues, but then the traces became clearer and clearer, and it was almost certain that he had retreated north, and it was speculated that his destination was most likely to be Kulan and hypothermia, because there was pasture there.

After determining the whereabouts of my answer, Isana was extremely surprised, and led five thousand horsemen to chase after her, and snorted proudly in her heart: "Without the help of the Ming army, the county lord can still kill me to avenge his father Khan and Da Lai Xun, thank you three shots, wait and see, after the county lord beheads my answer, how to humiliate you!" ”

Located in the middle of the Mongolian Plateau, in the lower reaches of the Tula River, it is the territory of the Khalkha Wanhu, the left wing of the Tatars, and although the water and grass here are not as rich as those of Ordos and Tumochuan, it is also a rare natural pasture, and the headquarters of the Khalkha Wanhu is located here.

Because it is located on the plateau, the latitude is further north, so the climate of Hulan is dry and cold, the average annual temperature is below zero, the four springs of the lunar calendar will come every year, and the lunar calendar begins to enter winter again in September, and the winter is very long.

Therefore, the north is bitterly cold, and the further north you go, the shorter the grazing season will be, and it is no wonder that the nomads in the north will persevere in grazing in the south. The south has abundant water and grass, a warm climate, and a much longer grazing season every year, so it is surprising that they do not go south to graze on other areas.

It is now the beginning of April, and after a cold winter of half a year, the grassland finally ushered in spring, only to see green grass buds and all kinds of small wildflowers emerging from the field.

Looking at the vibrant scene in front of him, I couldn't help but feel better in the depressed mood for several days, and the more than 10,000 remnants of the soldiers under his command also recovered some morale.

The big shaman's cloudy eyes showed a gentle color, he turned over and dismounted, prostrated and kissed the earth, then raised his head, raised his hands and murmured: "O vast steppe, it is a treasure given to the Tatar people by the mountain gods, the grass feeds the cattle and sheep, and the cattle and sheep feed the Tatar people, there is no cold winter that cannot be passed, spring will always come, the grass will be endless, and the Tatar life will never stop - Mandatugai!" ”

I couldn't help but be in good spirits, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted, prostrate down and kissed the ground under his feet reverently, and the soldiers under his command followed suit, and for a while, the voices of chanting "Mandatugai (long live)" began to rise and fall.

After comforting himself mentally, I felt that he was full of fighting spirit again, he personally helped the big shaman onto the horse, and then waved his hand and shouted: "Chuan Ben Khan has ordered that the head of the tribe to which the Khalkha Wanhu belongs must come to visit Ben Khan within three days, otherwise, he will bear the consequences!" ”

As soon as I answered, I heard the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, and I couldn't help but secretly rejoice in my heart, could it be that the people and horses of which tribe learned of the arrival of Ben Khan, so they came to greet him?

However, I soon saw that something was wrong, for the sound of the horses' hooves came from the rear, and he turned his head suddenly, and saw a black cavalry galloping from the south, like a dark cloud sweeping over the hill.

I couldn't help but be taken aback and shouted: "Enemy attack, face the battle!" ”

Although the fiasco in the past few days has greatly damaged the morale of the cavalry under the command of Alta, after all, it is still a strong Tatar cavalry, and the actions of the great shaman just now have restored part of their morale, so under this order, more than 10,000 cavalry immediately lined up and waited.

At this time, the cavalry that came from the south was getting closer and closer, but I was a little confused, because the cavalry that suddenly killed was clearly also a Tatar.

For a while, not only did I hesitate, but even the soldiers under his command hesitated.

The Tatar cavalry that suddenly killed was none other than Isana, who had been chasing for a day and a night, and at this moment she had finally caught up with Meda.

As the so-called enemy was extremely red when he saw him, Isana almost gritted her teeth when she saw the sweat flag of Alta from afar, and her eyes were as red as rabbits, so she immediately ordered an attack.

When Isana led 5,000 horsemen to kill 500 meters away, all the soldiers under my command also reacted, although they couldn't tell the origin of the other party, but they were holding knives and murderous, and the fool also understood that they were friends and foes.

The Great Shaman suddenly sighed and said, "It's Isana!" ”

My answer's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "It turned out to be Ben Khan's good niece, she has a long ability!" ”