Sande, who was sitting in the carriage with Li Fan, almost sprayed his old blood on Qi Jin's face. He pointed at the monk and scolded the bald donkey, so Qi Jin had this ability.

What else could Li Fan say? He had to say, "Brother Qi, don't worry, we are the royal postmen, your Majesty's men, and you only obey your orders!

This trip to the west, Your Majesty gave me a verbal order to act cheaply. If we don’t want to, Ye Mengxiong should not think of us as cannon fodder.”

Hearing Li Fan say this, Qi Jin happily left and told the postmen who were still worried.

Sande asked in confusion: "Li Fan! Since you don't want the postmen to be cannon fodder, let's go back to the capital directly, why should you receive military orders to come to the grassland?

This is the place of the Tatars, and our army is separated from us. If it is discovered by the Tatars, it will be dangerous!"

Li Fan's face gradually became serious, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Three virtues! He led the Tatars on the grassland to invade. Hundreds of people in Guojiazhuang alone were tragically killed. How many people in the entire northwest died under their swords?

I feel uneasy if I commit such a bloody debt and don’t get justice!"

When talking about Guojiazhuang, Sande was silent, and his breathing became heavier. He nodded and said, "That's right! There is no good thing for the Tartars. I will never give up until they come back!"

"The grassland is bitter and cold, and cattle and sheep will freeze to death every winter! Herders without cattle and sheep can only starve to death.

That's why they come to the border every year. Even if they know they will die, they must come. They can survive if they get something, and if they can't get it, they can only wait to die!" Li Fan's words actually felt a little sympathetic to the people in the grassland.

Just as Sande was a little confused, Li Fan continued: "Since the grassland people used the offensive to consume the excess population, it is better for us to solve the problem for them.

Magui and Ji Liao will send troops to the grassland to drive away the Tatars and meet in Ningxia again. When they go out, they will definitely let the Tatars deal with it with all their strength.

And we will go directly to Helan Mountain. Since the Tatars dare to invade the border, don’t go back!"

After hearing Li Fan's plan, Sande couldn't believe his ears. The Tatars who invaded this time were not only the Dorotuman tribe of the Zhonglitu, but also several other tribes, with a total force of up to 100,000.

And how many postmen were there? Nearly 100 casualties in the battle at Tiger's mouth, but there were less than 1,000 soldiers fighting. The difference between the two sides was a hundred times. Will Li Fan be crazy?

"Li Fan! You're crazy! If you do this, it's better to attack Ningxia City. At least the attack will not be wiped out, but blocking the Helan Pass will kill everyone!" Sande shouted loudly.

Li Fan looked out the car window, as if muttering to himself, and then answered: "Who knows if you don't try it? Life is always in danger. If possible, I would rather choose a prepared adventure!"

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The Hetao area has a plump water and grass, and it has been the best place for grazing since ancient times, but it is also the place with the most fierce competition.

Every year, people die in danger because of fighting for the pasture. Under this plump grassland, there are many white bones buried.

On the empty grassland, tens of thousands of people confronted each other. One side had a large number of people, they were Mongolian Tatars holding steel knives and leather robes, and the other side was a chariot formed by side vans.

Several soldiers stood on each side van, holding muskets and staring at the enemy opposite.

Some of the side vans showed ferocious guns, and the soldiers inside were ready. With a command, they would shoot hot shells.

I don't know who broke the peace, but nearly 10,000 Tatar cavalry attacked the chariot formation. The horses galloped, as if they were about to stomp the earth.

A middle-aged general in the chariot formation curled his lips and said, "The Tatars are worse than the previous generation. This formation is far worse than Dong Huli back then!"

Several personal soldiers around him nodded and agreed without showing any disdain.

"Boom boom boom!"

The cannons roared, and the cavalry that rushed to the formation were immediately overturned by the beaten man. After finally approaching the range, they were hit by the musketeers again.

With huge casualties, the Tatars finally approached the chariot, but had no choice but to use the solid side van, and were killed and injured by the Ming army in the car.

In desperation, the Tatar cavalry had to retreat. Before they could retreat, a cavalry appeared on the horizon in the distance.

The cavalry directly cut the Tatars into two sections, leaving most of the enemies behind. They cooperated with the cavalry that broke out in the chariot formation and quickly ended the battle.

"Mr. Chen! The Qi family's military vehicle formation is in awe. When Li sees him today, he is indeed well-known!" A young man in his early twenties said with a fist.

The middle-aged general who walked out of the Che Form quickly replied: "You are polite, Major General! I heard that all the famous generals of the Li family are invincible, and today it also opened Chen's eyes!"

The two sides made some polite words and began to discuss how to pursue the Tatars who entered the Hetao area.

On the other hand, Ma Gui also fought with the enemy. Although he did not have astonishing achievements as Chen Dacheng and Li Ruzhang, he defeated Bu Situ and followed him and chased him.

The two armies all went out of the grassland, which suddenly panicked the Tatars entering Hetao. They had no intention of fighting the Ming army to death, but were just here to get benefits.

If it is profitable, don’t mind helping me, and maybe I can get a share of the Hetao grassland with plump water and plants.

If they really can't rob and leave, the Ming army was busy attacking and dying, so they should not have the energy to deal with them.

To their surprise, the Ming army actually put Ningxia City without fighting, but instead sent troops to the grassland, which gave the coalition forces formed by more than a dozen tribe leaders a headache.

Although they grabbed some things into Hetao, the losses were also quite large. The Dorotu Man tribe of the strong rabbit was almost destroyed, and the other two small tribes were also beaten and suffered heavy losses. Only Bu Situ, who escaped quickly, had the strongest strength and was naturally elected as the leader of the coalition forces by everyone.

In the coalition tent, more than a dozen leaders were quarreling. Several people led by the heavy losses of the Taolitu advocated a bloody battle with the Ming army to the end.

The other few who got the benefits did not think so. The Ming army came in a fierce manner, and it was justified that they would stop when they saw it. The benefits had been obtained, so there was no need to fight the Ming army to the death.

Bu Shitu was also undecided. Not long after he arrived in Hetao, he met the main force of Ma Gui. Not only did he not grab many things, he also lost hundreds of people.

If you retreat like this, what will the other leaders on the grassland see themselves, and what will the nobles in the tribe see themselves?

The most unfavorable thing on the grassland is weakness. Once people think that they can be bullied, others will pounce on them like hungry wolves, tearing their tribe to pieces and swallowing them in one bite.

But if you don’t withdraw your troops, will you really have to fight the Ming army to the death?

Magui's Datong border army was already very difficult to deal with, and the more powerful Qi family army and the Liaodong Li Chengliang's troops came.

What should I do?

Just as Bu Shitu was hesitating, someone outside rushed into the tent and knelt down and shouted: "Shank you, it's not good! The Helan Pass is lost!"
Chapter completed!