Chapter 192, the brink of collapse
"It's on fire!"
"Come on, put out the fire!"
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Listening to the chaotic shouts in the military camp, seeing that the fire was almost burning, Li Mu turned around and left with satisfaction.
People can't always be idle, and they can't find the enemy's commander for a while, so Li Mu developed a hobby.
When you are bored, kill a few guys you don’t like, occasionally set a fire to burn the granary, or light a few tents, which are all condiments for life.
But this made the invading Eastern Chagatai Khanate army suffer. Since the failure to send troops to block the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty, they have not lived a peaceful life.
First, the patrolmen disappeared, then they encountered cold arrows in the middle of the night. Almost every day when they woke up, their companions would die.
If you find that the colleagues in a certain camp have not gotten up, they must be the kind of person who has overslept and never wake up after sleeping.
In order to deal with these uninvited guests, the Khanate masters who accompanied the army were forced to join the guard team. The effect was indeed good, and they had seen through the enemy's sneak attacks many times.
It’s a pity that the number of masters is limited and I can’t care about the entire army. If there are martial arts masters to worship in large tribes, the small and medium-sized tribes will be miserable.
I couldn't help myself, so everyone could only separate more people to guard, trying to scare away the sneak attackers with the advantage of the number of people.
He was indeed scared. The martial arts master who came to attack the scene now only dared to shoot a cold arrow from a distance, or sprinkle a hidden weapon, and then turned his head and disappeared into the darkness.
If you dare to go out to pursue, you will find that there are traps along the way. As long as the army chases out, regardless of whether they have gained or not, the reduction in personnel when returning to the camp is usually in three digits.
Not only are there night attacks, but also during the day. The biggest problem is the water source, even if it is flowing river water, there may be problems.
Even if a witch doctor has checked the water source and confirmed that it is not poisonous, it may still have problems when it is drunk. I don’t know when someone has poisoned it.
Fortunately, there are many people sharing the toxicity and many livestock, so the lethality caused is not too great. It only causes panic, but it is fatal.
Compared to these secret attacks, sneak attacks on the surface are the real provocations. For example, Li Dazhenren has always appeared openly.
After harvesting a wave of people's heads and setting a fire, they left in front of everyone.
The flowing elegance of the clouds seemed to tell the world that this was: wave his sleeves and not take away a cloud.
It’s not that there are no grassland experts who come forward to stop it, but all those who appear in front of Li Mu will lie down forever.
It is not only Li Mu who performed similar operations, but others are not so high-profile. They must first conduct investigations when taking action and only take action after they are sure of being sure.
It took great effort to put out the fire. The middle-aged officer in charge said with a pale face: "Send someone to notify King Khan, we are incompetent, and let the white-clothed killer run away again!"
After seven or eight consecutive days of confrontation, they all understood Li Mu's movement patterns.
Three attacks must be launched every day, and once every morning, noon and evening, usually killing hundreds of people, setting a fire and leaving. If someone stops them, kill a little more.
In order to leave behind this arrogant "White-clothed Killing God", they set up traps more than once, but the final result was: all those who went to set the traps were dead, and the "White-clothed Killing God" was still free.
It seems like an office worker who has developed a routine of life. He has to come to check in on time every day and never be late.
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With a "bang", Muhammad Khan waved his hand and knocked off his beloved skull wine glass.
Even if this was made by defeating the Ottoman Empire and taking the head of the other party's commander, it symbolized his greatest achievement, it could not stop Muhammad's full anger now.
"waste!"
"It's all a bunch of waste!"
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The "White-clothed Killing God" comes three times a day, and the Khan of Muhammad will be furious three times a day. If this continues, Li Mu may not need to come to the door, and Muhammad may be angry to death.
For safety reasons, Muhammad even put away his magnificent royal court tent and replaced it with the tent of ordinary tribe leaders.
Many Khanate tribes secretly mocked him as a timid Khanate and were not worthy of being the Khanate of the East Chagatai Khanate.
The grassland is the place for the strong people of the envelope. If this continues, Muhammad's foundation of rule will sooner or later be shaken.
Unfortunately, no matter how angry he was, it would be useless. He sent the masters in the royal court to hunt down the "White-clothed Killing God". As a result, the master did not meet him and was killed by an old guy who came out of nowhere.
If the domestic black disaster was not too serious and had not bought enough spoils to go back, and to shake his position, Muhammad would have led people away long ago.
Major tribes would rather bear the losses and grit their teeth and push forward, as they were forced out by natural disasters.
Anyway, they are going to die. Instead of starving to death on the grassland, it is better to sprinkle blood on the battlefield. But what everyone expected was to wear horses and corpses on the battlefield, rather than being so cowardly.
"Khan, the identity of the white-clothed killing god has been clarified. According to the prisoners' accounts, the person who came to the camp every day was Li Bumu, the head of the Huashan Sect.
This person's martial arts skills are the only innate master in the world and has a very high appeal in the Middle Earth martial arts world.
The Ming reinforcements who came to block us were not just any army, but were people in the martial arts world led by major sects in Middle-earth.
After the old man finished speaking, the faces of the people in the tent became even more ugly. We were not unaware of the people who could hold high positions.
When dealing with ordinary martial arts people, you can think of ways, but it would be too embarrassing to meet the innate master.
Unless a super-large trap is arranged in a special terrain area to lure into it, there will be no one left behind.
"High Priest, we have no grudges with these people in the martial arts world. Why do they have to make things difficult for us?"
Muhammad asked in confusion.
According to the thinking model of the grassland, the invasion of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate of the Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with the martial arts factions in the Central Plains.
Even after their invasion severely damaged the Ming Dynasty, the lives of various martial arts sects in the Central Plains would be more comfortable, and there was no need to work hard.
The old man patiently explained: "Khan, this operation of various martial arts factions was organized by the Huashan faction.
The northwest martial arts world has always regarded Huashan as the most important thing. It may be our arrival that made the master feel uneasy.
In addition, Li Bumu, the head of the Huashan Sect, was also the Duke of Zhenbei, who was conferred the title of Emperor Zhengde. Although he did not officially take office, theoretically, the land under our feet is the fiefdom of the white-clothed killing god.
People in the martial arts world are very proud of their face, so...
As for other martial arts forces, according to the prisoners' accounts, they were worried that we would continue to move south to rebuild the Yuan Dynasty after occupying the northwest."
With incomplete information and guesses, half of the truth was restored. As for the killing of heaven and earth, it was nothing to the grassland nation.
Anyway, they all launched wars every now and then, either attacking externally or internal fighting between tribes.
It seems tragic, but it is actually their way of survival. The fierce internal strife not only effectively restricts the population, but also selects the best talents.
In the cruel environment, the tribal leaders who grew up were all elites among the people. This is the reason why they were able to counterattack through productivity when they were fighting against the agricultural civilization.
Once the Central Plains dynasty is corrupt, it is the time when the grassland nations have the upper hand. It seems to be a barbaric victory over civilization, but in fact it is an elite who stand out to defeat the waste who only knows how to enjoy it.
If you happen to meet the power of Middle-earth, you are also a ruthless person, then the situation will reverse. For example: the big man.
Even if it declines in the end, the people in power have qualified IQ, and a group of princes can still achieve "one Han is the Five Barbarians".
There is no doubt that the Khanate of the Eastern Chagata has encountered a tough person. Although the command system is chaotic and they are fighting each other, they cannot withstand the strong power of the individual soldiers!
Once a 100-man cavalry team leaves the large army, it will be almost wiped out.
Only cavalry with more than a thousand men had a little bit of self-protection, but heavy losses were inevitable.
Only when three or five thousand cavalry act together can the sneak attackers restrain themselves and only take action in special terrain areas.
Before Muhammad's Great Khan could speak, the messenger hurriedly ran in: "Khan, our grain transport team was snatched by the enemy a hundred miles away, and only two soldiers fled back to report the news!"
After being shocked and angry, Muhammad glanced at the dazed people and scolded sternly: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you hurry up and lead the troops to grab the food and grass back.
Timur, you personally lead the army to pursue it. It is related to the life and death of more than 100,000 soldiers in the Khanate. You must not make any mistakes!"
In recent days, there have been a lot of burnt food and grass in the camp. I have encountered several attacks during the marching, and the army has not had much food and grass inventory.
If the food route is cut off by the enemy again, and now leading the army to run back, it may be too late.
Unfortunately, it was destined to be the unlucky day of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. Although Timur's speed was very fast, the fire was burned even faster.
Before we arrived at the place, we saw the rising smoke from afar. We rushed to the scene with a quick horse and saw broken bodies on the ground and food and grass burned by a raging fire.
The only thing missing is the mule that transports food and grass, which is now gone. The clearly visible footprints seem to tell the direction of the enemy's retreat.
It’s a pity that Timur didn’t have the intention to pursue: “Why are you still standing there? Let’s put out the fire!”
While speaking, Timur had already dismounted and was about to step forward to put out the fire. As soon as he took two steps, an iron sword suddenly shot out. Fortunately, Timur was agile and escaped the disaster in a thrilling way.
The soldiers who followed him were not so lucky, and many of them had been conspired.
Either a hidden weapon suddenly flew out, or a trap targeting the horse's hooves, there were instant wailing sounds on the field.
He carefully cleared the enemy's traps. In addition to the smell of burnt food, he also had a bit of meat fragrance.
The scene in front of him directly made Timur feel desperate. Before the war began, the Khanate army had already lost its troops and generals.
Although there is no specific data, based on the tragic situation of each tribe, it can be roughly inferred that the losses of the Khanate army in recent days are probably no less than 10,000 people.
The losses were heavier than the previous defeat of the seven guards in the northwest. According to this situation, it is unknown whether they can still attack when they arrive in Lanzhou.
Carefully restrained his companion's body and carried the burned food, Timur embarked on the way home in a dirt.
Chapter completed!