Under Jiang Cong's explanation, everyone finally figured out what was going on.
According to Jiang Cong, when they first met people, they hid themselves and were not discovered. Although Jiang Cong decided to see if there was a sea on the other side, he was worried that it would take too long. After two days of driving, they suddenly crashed into a horse farm.
Seeing these horses, Jiang Cong and others could no longer hold back. After walking for two days, they were already a little tired. Now that they saw horses, how could they still be willing to walk on two feet?
Together, everyone sneaked into the racecourse in the dark and stole hundreds of horses. One person and two horses headed towards the sea on the opposite side without stopping.
Hearing this, Han Du couldn't stop and couldn't help scolding Jiang Cong, "Do you have a pig brain? Anyone who can own a horse farm or even hundreds of horses must be rich or noble. It is even possible that this horse farm They are from Tianfang Kingdom. You have stolen so many horses, how can they just let it go?"
"What the Marquis said is that the general is too stupid." Jiang Cong smiled and said flatteringly, "The general should not have been too greedy at the beginning and should have stolen less. With so many horses, the general On the contrary, there was no way to hide his whereabouts. After a day, the general was discovered, and then a large number of cavalry began to surround the general."
"It's only been a day, and they started to surround you, so soon?" Tang Ding was shocked and couldn't help but asked curiously.
Jiang Cong nodded heavily and clasped his fists towards Tang Ding, "Returning to what the Marquis said, the general realized something was wrong at that time. This must be the local kingdom chasing us, so the general no longer dared to continue to the opposite side according to the original plan. Then it came back in a circle.”
"The general led the people and dealt with them for a while, then found a weak point and rushed out of the encirclement by force, and ran back here directly."
"Are the injuries on your bodies from the initial breakout?" Han Du glanced at the injuries on Jiang Cong's left arm and asked with semi-certainty.
"Yes." Jiang Cong still felt scared when he thought about it now. Faced with the siege of a kingdom, it was impossible for dozens of them to do anything. If it weren't for the sharpness of their firearms, they would have been surrounded and killed long ago, and it would be impossible to break through the encirclement.
Han Du pondered for a while, it was lucky that Jiang Cong and others were able to save their lives. As for suffering a little, it didn't matter at all.
However, Jiang Cong's left arm was simply bandaged, and the entire arm was covered in blood. Feeling soft, Han Du said: "I will keep your military stick in mind for now, and I will replace it after your injury recovers. Now you should take good care of your injuries."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Jiang Cong immediately became happy. He was originally worried that if he went to lead the military stick now, if he got injured, it might kill him. Now that he heard that the Marquis was showing mercy, he was naturally overjoyed.
Han Du glanced at a few people and said with some dissatisfaction: "Go out and come back all injured. Don't tell me, you are the only one who is injured, and no one else has anything to do with it."
Jiang Cong was shocked, regardless of the pain of his injury. He immediately stood upright in front of Han Du, stood upright, and replied sonorously and forcefully: "In response to the words of the Marquis, the last general broke out and killed hundreds of the opponent's people, and the number of injured should be more than a thousand. All the general's subordinates are alive, and no one died!" "
"That's pretty much it. If you all fail miserably with firearms, then I will ask you carefully how you practice on a daily basis." Han Du showed a satisfied smile on his face and temporarily bypassed Jiang Cong and others. people.
If Jiang Cong and others really didn't make any big gains and he was injured like this, then Han Du would not let them go.
After Jiang Cong heard this, the tension in his heart suddenly relaxed. He knew clearly that Marquis Zhenhai would never joke about training them.
"What weapons did they use to injure you like this?" Han Du wanted to ask in more detail. Judging from the current situation, the other party has no intention of giving up. But Daming is not afraid of trouble. If the opponent wants to fight, then fight!
As long as you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger of a hundred battles. Han Du can find out the weapons used by the opponent so that he can respond accordingly.
Jiang Cong immediately replied: "They usually use scimitars, and some also use bows and arrows, but not many."
"Bows and arrows? How are their bows and arrows?" Han Du asked quickly.
The reason why I didn't ask about the scimitar is because in front of the navy that is completely weaponized, no matter how sharp the scimitar is, it will only lead to death and is nothing to be afraid of. Only bows and arrows still pose a slight threat to the navy, but not much.
Jiang Cong shook his head and said: "It's not that good. Their bows and arrows are crude, and both the quality of the arrows and the range of the bows are far inferior to those of the Ming Dynasty."
That's good, Han Du will feel relieved.
I asked all the questions that needed to be asked, and saw that the cavalry were about to rush down the hillside. He waved his hand and asked Jiang Cong and others to return to the ship for treatment. They were running around for several days and had no time to treat the wounds. If they were not treated in time, the infection would worsen and they would be in trouble.
Looking at the cavalry getting closer and closer, Han Du approached Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Your Highness, why don't you get on the boat first?"
Zhu Biao glared at Han Du, "It's just two thousand cavalry. We still have a good location. I'll just watch here and won't go anywhere."
If you don't want to go, don't go. Why do you still look dissatisfied with me? Han Du speechlessly withdrew his gaze and looked down the hillside. In Han Du's heart, he didn't take these two thousand cavalry seriously.
It would be better if they could rush forward, then Han Du could just avenge Jiang Cong and others. You can beat and scold your own subordinates at will. But you are not allowed to be bullied by others, not even the slightest move.
Jiang Cong and others looked injured all over their bodies just now, which made Han Du feel very angry. Now this nameless fire is pouring out on the heads of those cavalrymen.
Zhu Biao took the lead, and Han Du and others sat down again, drinking tea and watching the cavalry getting closer and closer.
The sky is clear, not even a cloud can be seen.
But just under this bright sunshine, a war is about to break out.
As the distance between the two sides got closer, Emil, who was leading the cavalry charge, could already clearly see the figure standing on the hillside. These people were dressed exactly like the thieves, so they were obviously working together.
Although these people were quite numerous, they were comparable to the cavalry he led. But the emir was not afraid. He was the highest-ranking emir under the throne of the great sultan of the Mamluk dynasty. In the entire Mamluk dynasty, there were only forty emirs like him.
This has been fixed since the establishment of the Mamluk dynasty. One person is missing and one person is added. There have never been more than forty people.
The war horses that Jiang Cong and others stole were from the racecourse of the highest-ranking emir.
It was precisely because the emir was so angry that he led thousands of cavalry to relentlessly pursue Jiang Cong and others. Although the combat power of Jiang Cong and others shocked him, the ones Jiang Cong and others killed were just some low-grade servants, and Emil didn't take them seriously at all.
And he firmly believed that if those thieves encountered the elite cavalry led by him personally, they would have been trampled to death by his horses' hooves long ago.
Just when Emil was full of confidence, he suddenly saw a woman standing on the hillside. Emil felt as if he had seen a ghost. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked carefully again.
A face that was completely different from those of the thieves caught his eye. Emil had an incredible look on his face. He was so familiar with this face that he was deeply impressed.
'How did she end up hanging out with these thieves? Or are these thieves actually mercenaries she brought back? But where did she get the money to hire so many troops? '
In the flash of lightning, Emil thought too much. After confirming the appearance of the woman on the hillside again, he blew the iron whistle. The cavalry behind him suddenly started to slow down from running at full speed.
Although many cavalrymen did not understand why the Emir would give such an order at this time, they were accustomed to obeying the Emir's orders and began to control the horses that were sitting down to slow down.
Seeing that the cavalry stopped not far from the hillside, Han Du and Zhu Biaotang Ding were full of doubts.
Is the cavalry commander below a fool, or has he never led troops in a battle? The greatest power of the cavalry is its rapid charge. As long as the charge is not blocked, the cavalry is invincible.
But judging from the cavalry charge just now, it seems like the commander below doesn’t know how to lead troops, does he?
what on earth is it?
Han Du, Zhu Biao, and Tang Ding looked at each other, and no one could guess the intentions of the people below.
"Since he is looking for death, let's just bury him. Do you want me to lead the troops to go down and fuck him for a while? Everything is coming to your door. If I don't kill him for a while, it seems a little unreasonable?" Han Du was still thinking about Jiang. Cong and others were seriously injured, so he wanted to go down and help them avenge themselves.
To fight or not to fight?
Tang Ding remained silent and didn't speak. To him, it didn't make any difference whether he was beaten or not. But if there was a real fight, he would offer to lead the charge instead of Han Du. As a scholar, Han Du had no problem standing behind and making suggestions. However, Han Du couldn't do such strenuous tasks as leading troops to charge.
Zhu Biao pondered and looked at the cavalry below. After a moment, he waved his hand and said, "No, let's just wait and see what happens."
Seeing Zhu Biao make a decision, Han Du stopped insisting and looked down with a smile.
It didn't matter. Han Du was surprised.
The cavalry below did not stay after they stopped. Instead, the front army changed to the rear army, and the rear army changed to the front army, and retreated just as they came.
"This? Are you leaving now?" Han Du couldn't help but said angrily, "Then why did they come here so aggressively just now, just to take a look at us?"
Han Du was certainly not happy to see the opportunity to avenge Jiang Cong and others slipping away. If it weren't for the lack of war horses, Han Du would have ordered an attack.
No one can answer Han Du's question. Everyone doesn't understand what is going on with these people? Judging from their aggressive appearance at the beginning, they probably weren't intimidated by themselves and the others.
So what's going on?
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