If he knew that he was considered by the Song people to be a 'promising little colonel', the captain Urgan would probably scold his mother. The first army of the banner army had 5,000 cavalry, divided into ten brigades. Each brigade was full of four hundred and fifty cavalry. The rank of captain is only below the lieutenant general, and he is by no means a 'small colonel'. His forces are small, and they are completely overconsumed in the fierce battles of the past few days, and some of his troops are scattered in the battle.

At this time, of course, Urgan did not think about these questions, he only felt that his lungs were like fire, and his arms were like pouring lead water, which was extremely heavy. In Urghan's experience, it was no longer possible to fight so fiercely at this time. A knife that can cut off the enemy's head on weekdays can't even cut through ordinary armor at this time.

Seeing the camel soldiers of the slave dynasty coming over, Urgan didn't talk nonsense, raised the treasured Great Song Steel Knife and waved it a few times, and the cavalry bypassed the camel soldiers and left. It is still the steel knife of the Great Song Dynasty that is comfortable to use, and it is light and fast compared to the guys produced in the Yuan Kingdom, and it feels very good, if it weren't for the fierce battle, Urgan would not have taken it out.

But he didn't think that the camel soldiers did not let go of Urgan, and turned around and continued to chase. Urgan could only urge the exhausted war horses to continue to retreat, but he didn't expect the camel soldiers to bite Urgan's team to the death. Camels are not as fast as horses, but they have much more endurance than horses. After such a fierce battle, the speed of the Mongolian horse could no longer surpass that of the camel.

Unable to bear it on his own, Urgan can only look forward to friendly forces. Unexpectedly, all the troops saw the camel soldiers coming and moved out of the way, and Urgan rode his horse forward on the road where others got out of the way, hoping that the camel soldiers could divert the target of the attack. Every time he looked back, he saw that the camel soldiers were always behind his team, completely insisting on Qingshan's unrelenting posture. Running in front, chasing behind, and by the time Urgan found that there was no one in front of him, he had already run to the edge of the battlefield. Since this was the case, Urgan simply continued to move forward, and there was a small slope not far away, and he urged his war horse to rush up the small slope. He ordered his troops to dismount. The slope was a bit steep, and Urgan ordered the horses to rest quickly, and he himself lined up on the high slope with his archers. One of the advantages of the camel soldier is that he has a high head, which can be shot horizontally when archery, and Urgan has to use the height of the small slope to resist.

When the camel soldiers approached, the Mongol cavalry began to defend with bows and arrows. This time they had the advantage, and the camels were slow as they ascended, and Urgan saw that the cavalry on the first few camels had fallen from arrows. The camel soldiers in the back went up again, and it was the same fate. The camel without the rider naturally stopped, blocking the route of the camel soldiers' attack. Seeing that they could not attack, the camel soldiers stopped, apparently deliberating what to do next.

Urgan sat on the ground on his own ass, although the ground was so hot from the sun that it was uncomfortable to sit on. After a few hours of riding, the thrill of riding a horse only eases the more uncomfortable feeling. Looking at the team around him, everyone sat down without commanding. Everyone took out their water bags to drink water, and many people held their water bags upside down, not caring whether there was water to drink next.

After drinking the water, some of the soldiers still lay down tired and rested. Urgan didn't blame everyone either, he himself wanted to lie down. When selecting the flag army, the soldiers were very selective, and the training was very strict, so the flag army could continue to fight until now. Everyone is a human being, and Urgan, who is stronger than his subordinates, is already unbearable, how can he still scold his subordinates who have fought bloody battles until now.

The subordinates came to report that they were on a stone platform. There were traces of someone stationed on the platform, but there was no one at this time. Probably already in the middle of the battle. No one spoke, and Urgan himself tried to balance his breath, waiting for the enemy to act first and then respond according to the enemy's actions. The camel soldiers below did not attack, and Urgan continued to rest. Just when he was a little drowsy, the hard-working Tanma came running to report, "Captain, something is not quite right in the distance. ”

Urgan struggled to his feet, only to feel as uncomfortable as a thousand pins and needles in his thighs and buttocks. He followed the horse to the edge of the high slope where he was, and saw something shadowy on the horizon in the distance. Pulling out his binoculars and looking, Urgan was shocked. Those thin lines were actually a large group of slave dynasty infantry, and seeing that their position was already farther away on the return of the Mongol army, the direction of action was obviously to block the retreat of the Mongol banner army.

Seeing this situation, Urgan's first reaction was to immediately go to report it, and then he remembered that his subordinates had already searched here, and there was only one way down on the stone platform where he was. The camel soldiers were blocking the way down. Urgan only felt a thrill, and the whole person immediately came to his senses. No wonder the enemy was not in a hurry to attack, they were probably waiting for Urgan to rush down.

The stone platform is not a perfect platform, and it is really easy for them to go down in Urgan. But the horses could not go down, and they only ran on two legs, and they were doomed to death under the pursuit of the camel soldiers.

"Do you have flares?" Urgan hurriedly asked.

"There are several."

Urgan felt a little relieved when he heard this answer, and he hurriedly ordered: "Launch it and remind the general that there is an enemy approaching in the distance." ”

It didn't take long for the flare to rise into the air. It can be seen that the general has already seen it, because it didn't take long for the formation to change. After a while, the Mongols chose to retreat. The teams covered each other and began to leave the battlefield. But the disengagement did not pass through Urgan where they were, and as the Mongol army began to retreat in full, Urgan found himself abandoned.

The enemy's camel soldiers did not participate in the pursuit, and remained blocked under the slope. Urgan only felt his heart sink hard, and he could see that the camel soldiers were determined to kill Urgan and them. Waiting will only get farther and farther away from the brigade, and Urgan does not want to be blocked alive like this. He called out to his subordinates, "Everyone follow me and rush down, it's up to you whether you live or die!" ”

With that, Urgan drew his twin knives. The price of the Great Song Steel Knife is not cheap, and the Banner Army cannot buy it openly. Everyone pays for their own life-saving guys. As the captain of the Urgan brigade, he and Yu Lu only bought three in private, and one of them was left at home to be left for his son. At this time, with the two knives in hand, Urgan looked at the direction of the retreat of the Mongol army. But seeing that the cavalry was retreating under the pursuit of the enemy, no one came to the rescue at all.

tried his best to end up like this, even knowing that the general was not able to do it, Urgan's nose still felt sore. There's just no way to save it, can't you send a flare? But all that rose on the battlefield were flares that made the whole army retreat, and Urgan knew that there was no room for him to send him any greetings alone.

Turning over his horse, Urgan raised his saber and shouted, "Follow me!" ”

The Great Song observers had been paying attention to the elite squad that Urgan was in, and seeing that they were forced into a Jedi, they were still the first to discover the enemy and inform their own troops. Someone couldn't help but sigh: "These people are really men!" ”

In the Great Song Dynasty, the saying that 'Hanzi' and other people bring 'Zi' is not good, but it is difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to praise the Mongols. Such a disrespectful statement is already a great compliment. Seeing that this elite team had entered the formation laid out by the prepared camel soldiers, and then was drowned in the enemy, the more sentimental people among the observers could not help but sigh a few times, "Alas...... It is no wonder that the officials want to make special contributions to the death squads, and it is often not these bravest people who can survive on the battlefield...... Alas......"

Because of the view, these people only saw the Mongol cavalry rushing into the camel corps and then disappearing from view. This group of Mongol cavalry was indeed slaughtered, but the most warlike Urgan was shot twice, but he relied on his armor and the knife in his hand to fight his way. In addition, he was on the edge of the battlefield, and after breaking through the encirclement of the camel soldiers, he did not encounter other enemy interceptions.

As soon as they broke through the enemy's interception, Urgan's horses ran for a while, and suddenly fell to their knees with their front hooves. Throw Urgan off his horse. When he stood up, he saw that the horses had two deep wounds on their bodies, and the stabbing of the camel soldiers was blocked by the Great Song steel armor that Urgan had privately purchased, but the horses did not have such equipment. Seeing that the horse was still trying to struggle to get up, Urgan could not do anything. He didn't even have the strength to help his horse solve the pain, so he could only turn around and leave. Fortunately, at this time, there were many horses that had lost their owners on the edge of the battlefield, and Urgan approached a Mongolian horse and shouted at the horse with Mongolian instructions. The horses, though alert, did not try to run away. Urgan stepped forward and grabbed the reins and touched the horse's nose. The horse turns its head away from the gesture of intimacy.

Turning over his horse, Urgan rode his new mount and began to flee. After running a certain distance, the horses also began to get acquainted with the new rider and gradually became more proficient in cooperation. Urgan looked back, and there was nothing behind him, and he was the only one of his men who had fought bravely with him who had escaped with his life. At this time, the camel soldiers who were still following Urgan were continuing to pursue. Turning back, Urgan continued to urge his horse to chase after the brigade, and if he delayed any longer, he would be doomed.

On the 3rd day of the seventh month of the Western calendar, Baghdad received the latest news that the Mongol army, which had confronted the slave dynasty, had withdrawn. Although Marshal Angmar said that it was not a defeat, the five banners of the banner army suffered heavy losses on the way back, and even the generals of the seventh banner of the White Eight Banners were killed. Not to mention these banner armies, which suffered heavy losses, the other seventeen of the twenty-two banner armies that participated in this battle all suffered losses. Regardless of their claim that they had inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, it was the Mongols who retreated. No matter how you look at it, it can't be a victory.

Hao Ren had already packed his things, and when he got the news, the Queen Mother Kuokuo really invited Hao Ren into the palace. rushed to the queen mother's bedroom, and as soon as he saluted, he saw the queen mother crying and said, "Prime Minister, we actually lost the battle." What to do with this. ”

"Queen Mother, the minister thinks that the front-line soldiers cannot be punished." Hao Ren said with some difficulty. With his situation in the Mongol court, he was not well informed. Relying on a small amount of information and his understanding of Timur, Hao Ren said what he cared about the most.

"Dealing with the front-line soldiers?" Kuo Kuo really didn't expect Hao Ren to mention this. She hadn't thought about what to say to the people on the front line before, Hao Ren mentioned this, Kuo Kuozhen nodded first, and then anger appeared on his face. The Mongolian Empress Dowager reproached in a very unhappy tone: "Those people lost the battle, and the prime minister still has to protect them!" ”

"Queen Mother, the banner army is an elite composition selected by the order of the Great Khan himself. The ministers thought that they would do their best to repay the Great Khan for his kindness. Most of those people's families were in Baghdad, and their families were given land to cultivate. Does the Queen Mother think they will not fight well? ”

"They fought so well, how could they fight like this?!" Kuokuo said angrily.

"The Queen Mother is angry because they don't fight well, or because the Mongols lost to the barbarians?" Hao Ren asked.

Kuokuo was really stunned, and then wanted to speak impulsively. The words came to his lips but did not come out, and there was hesitation on his white face, which was really chubby. Seeing that the Queen Mother was not completely controlled by anger, Hao Ren continued to explain: "Queen Mother, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. Didn't Genghis Khan lose a battle? The Great Khan's Sermon makes it clear that Genghis Khan also fought and lost battles. Kublai Khan also lost battles. If the battle is lost, the front-line soldiers will be punished, which will definitely make the soldiers deviate from morality. As far as I know, all the armies fought bravely in this battle, and the generals of the banner army were all killed. If the Queen Mother thinks that they fought bravely and only lost the battle for other reasons, then please appease them well, and even reward them. They lost the battle, and their hearts were uncomfortable. That's the way to treat warriors well......"

An hour later, while Hao Ren was still trying to persuade Kuo Kuozhen, someone had already told Timur some of what had already been said in this conversation. The Mongol Khan, who was on the verge of anger, heard Hao Ren say not to punish the defeated army, but to reward them. An angry Timur kicked the table in front of him.

"Hao Ren, what are you going to do!" An enraged Timur roared as he lifted his horse and slammed it on the table. With the sound of breaking, Maza fell apart.

This didn't give Timmur a vent to his anger, and his triangular eyes were almost diamond-shaped. All kinds of uncontrollable thoughts rushed in his mind, and suddenly a new roar was aroused: "Hao Ren didn't dare to come to me to speak, but he ran to the Queen Mother to talk, did he take me in his eyes!" Someone, call Hao Ren over, and let him say what he said to me again. ”

The captain of the guard did not dare to speak, and stood quietly with his head bowed. Seeing that the captain of the guard did not move, Timur turned around and picked up the horsewhip from the shelf and gave the captain of the guard a whip, "Dog, what are you doing standing there, go and call Hao Ren to me immediately!" ”

The captain of the guard was helpless and quickly ran out. When I inquired outside the Queen Mother's dormitory, I learned that Hao Ren had left. The captain of the guard hurriedly led people to chase after him, and caught up with Hao Ren near Hao Ren's mansion. In the past, Timur's will was conveyed, and the captain of the guard saw dissatisfaction and disdain in Hao Ren's face. I heard Hao Ren say: "I didn't expect the Great Khan to send someone to spy on the Queen Mother, what a good son." ”

Hearing this, the captain of the guard was greatly unhappy in his heart. The place where he was whipped was hot and painful, and the captain of the guard said in a muffled voice: "Please also ask the prime minister to go to see the Great Khan now." ”

Hao Ren said coldly: "I'm tired, let me go back to the house first to drink saliva and change clothes." ”

Seeing Hao Ren like this, the captain of the guard also lost his temper, "No, the prime minister is going now." ”

"Hmph, I'll go naturally. You don't have to worry. After Hao Ren finished speaking, he turned his horse and continued to walk towards the mansion.

The captain of the guard immediately stepped forward to stop Hao Ren, "Please go now." ”

Hao Ren's guards immediately stopped the captain of the guard, and the guards also stood behind the captain of the guard when they saw this posture. The two groups of people were at a stalemate. By this time it was already dark, and torches were held high on both sides, and it didn't take long for patrolling troops to notice and come over. Seeing that the two sides of the confrontation were actually the Prime Minister and the Great Khan Guard, the patrolling troops were also a little numb. Neither side can they afford to mess with.

At that moment, a man came out of the patrol, and when he came to the fire, he first knelt down and saluted both sides. stood up again and walked into the circle of firelight, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Prime Minister, the Queen Mother has just sent a message for us to report to the Prime Minister." ”

"Huh! The Queen Mother will let you pass the word. Hao Ren sneered.

The man took a few more steps forward, and seeing that he was dressed like an ordinary squad leader, both sides felt that this guy was too ridiculous. As far as he is, he dares to say that the Queen Mother demolished his big lie, especially the sincere voice. Is this guy looking for death?

I saw the guy standing up straight and said loudly: "The Queen Mother has a ......" and pretended to reach into her arms to take out the paperwork. However, as soon as the cold light flashed, the guy took something out of his arms and threw it out to Hao Ren. At the same time, the guy shouted: "The Queen Mother ordered the Great Khan to kill Hao Ren!" ”

Originally, it was a conflict between the Great Khan and the Prime Minister, and the guys who suddenly appeared spoke official words. Although everyone thought it was strange, they didn't think about the assassination. At this time, there was a sudden change, and everyone did not expect it. Coupled with the sudden sentence 'The Queen Mother wants the Great Khan to kill Hao Ren', both the Great Khan's guards and Hao Ren's guards were shocked by this shout.

Even after the guy threw something, everyone didn't think about assassination. The contradiction between the Great Khan Timur and the Prime Minister Hao Ren is not a secret, and various theories have not been circulating for a day or two. Just when everyone was still in a daze, Hao Ren's personal guard broke out with a heart-rending exclamation, "King! The king has been stabbed! ”

The captain of the guard was shocked, and hurriedly pulled people away and rushed over. saw a short knife stuck in Hao Ren's neck, and he didn't know how long the knife was, but he saw that only a short part of the blade was left outside the neck, and the other parts were all pierced into Hao Ren's neck. Although there was no bleeding from the wound, there were already blood stains on the corners of Hao Ren's mouth that had opened wide because he wanted to breathe hard.

"Catch the assassin!" The captain of the guard shouted. He only felt his liver and gall crack at this point, and he didn't notice that his voice had turned into a scream of horror.

As soon as the guards rushed up, they saw that the assassin did not hide or escape, but continued to shout loudly and continuously: "The Empress Dowager ordered the Great Khan to kill Hao Ren!" The Empress Dowager ordered the Great Khan to kill Hao Ren! The Empress Dowager ordered the Great Khan to kill Hao Ren! ”

Pressing the guy down, the guy continued to shout. An angry Khan guard yelled, "Let you talk nonsense", and kicked the guy in the neck a few times. With a low thud, the voice of the guy stopped abruptly.

Hao Ren's guards also rushed over at this time, and they dragged the guy up. But I saw that his mouth and nose were bleeding, his eyes were rolling, and he saw that he had less air in and more air out. I didn't know what to say, but I heard the guards around Hao Ren shout heartbreakingly: "King...... King...... Wake up, King! Wake up, King! ”

A moment later someone shouted, "The king has been killed!" ”

Listening to this earth-shattering news, and seeing the assassin who had lost his breath in front of him, Hao Ren's guards glared at the Great Khan's guards and shouted angrily: "Why did you kill him? Why did you kill him! ”

The Great Khan's guards were only overreacted with anger and anxiety in a hurry, but they didn't expect it to cause such a result, and the Great Khan's guards were shocked by the crazy expressions of Hao Ren's guards and took a few steps back. But I heard Hao Ren's guards shouting: "You want to kill people and kill people!" ”