Fan Youfu asked Fan Ji's waiter to bring some pancakes to eat with the mutton. ,
Kutai had almost finished eating, so he turned his head and said to Fan Youfu, "Why don't you see the escorts that Fan Ji invited?"
"Master Kutai is talking about Miss Xia and the others!" Fan Youfu said, "They have already left and are going back to Zhangjiakou."
"Aren't those Nikans the bodyguards invited by your Fan Ji? Why did they leave before they arrived at Horqin?" Kutai frowned.
Fan Youfu hesitated for a moment and then said: "As Han Chinese, there are some things that I shouldn't say, but I really can't help it and must tell you, Mr. Kutai."
"What are you talking about?" Kutai looked at Fan Youfu.
Fan Youfu said: "To be honest, these people, Captain Xia, originally took our Fan Ji's money to send our Fan Ji's motorcade to Horqin, and also escorted the motorcade back to Zhangjiakou, but because, because"
When he spoke here, his words became hesitant.
"For what? Tell me quickly." Zamulun on the side urged.
Fan Youfu was anxious when he saw that there were Jurchens. He was worried that if he didn't say anything, the other party would probably get angry and attack him. He hurriedly said: "Xia Biaotou and the others dislike the Jurchen adults for being members of the Hou Jin Dynasty, and they are not willing to go with the Jurchen adults." Together, he took his people out of the convoy and returned to Zhangjiakou."
"What do you mean?" Zamulun didn't understand.
Kutai narrowed his eyes and said, "So that escort leader looks down on our Hou Jin?"
Zamulun on the side understood it this time, and immediately said angrily: "What, these Nikans dare to look down on us."
As he spoke, he glared at Fan Youfu fiercely.
Fan Youfu next to him was startled and said hurriedly: "It's not our Fan Ji, it's the escorts like Xia Biaotou and others. They are the ones who are unwilling to go with all the Jurchen adults, and they say, and say..."
"What else can you say?" Zamulun asked. ,
Fan Youfu said cautiously: "Xia Biaotou also said that they are Han people and will not go with the Jurchens. If they change places, they will fight to separate life and death."
"These Nikans are looking for death." Zamulun said angrily, "Where are they? I will kill them now."
"Sir, please calm down." Fan Youfu advised, "Xia Biaotou and the others are just talking about it to satisfy their needs. Nowadays, who doesn't know that Hou Jin, under the leadership of Tian Khan, defeated the Ming army in succession and took We have traveled to several cities, and people like Xia Biaotou are just ordinary bodyguards, how can they be the opponents of all the Jurchen warriors."
Zamulun's face showed a proud look after hearing this.
They, the Jurchens, were just an isolated group with not many people, but even so, under the leadership of their Great Khan, they defeated the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers and now occupied most of Liaodong.
Kutai suddenly said: "When did those bodyguards leave?"
"Those who left before dark were all on horseback, but it was difficult to continue on their way once it got dark, so they probably didn't go very far," Fan Youfu said.
Kutai turned to look at the Jurchens around him and asked, "Are you all full?"
"I am full."
Many Jurchens responded one after another.
"Now that you're full, let's go out and do some activities with me." Kutai stood up.
All the Jurchens around stood up.
"Uh-huh, where are we going?" Zamulun looked at Kutai.
Kutai smiled lightly and said: "Kill a few disobedient Nikans."
"Um, do you really mean to kill the escorts who left?" Zamulun asked.
Kutai nodded and said with a smile: "Are you afraid?"
"Afraid? I, Zamulun, have never been afraid." Zamulun beat his chest with his fist and said, "There's no need for you to go out in person. I'll just take a few people and I'll make sure that the heads of those bodyguards are killed." Bring it back to Ezhen."
Kutai waved his hand and said, "No, I will go there myself."
Zamulun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I'll go get Ezhen's horse."
Kutai nodded.
Zamulun took several Jurchens to lead the war horses, and Kutai and other Jurchens began to arm each other.
Fan Youfu stood aside nervously, rubbing his hands back and forth, not knowing where to put them.
Kutai, who was wearing armor and holding a weapon in his hand, looked at Fan Youfu and said, "Show me the direction in which the escorts left, and I will get rid of them all."
"That's the direction Xia Biaotou and the others went to." Fan Youfu raised his finger and pointed in a direction.
Kutai glanced in the direction of his finger. It was pitch black in the distance and he couldn't see anything.
By this time Zamulun had already brought the war horse over.
Kutai and a dozen other Jurchens got on their horses, turned their heads on the horse and said to Fan Youfu: "I will kill them for you this time, but next time, I will kill you."
After saying that, he tightened the reins and urged the horse to leave the camp.
More than a dozen war horses and the Jurchens on horseback quickly disappeared into the darkness of the night.
Fan Youfu stood beside the bonfire, motionless, his hands full of sweat.
Because he knew that his little thoughts were seen through by the Jurchen named Kutai.
The Han man who was with the Jurchens before said: "Butler, these Jurchens are not easy to mess with. They kill without blinking an eye. We don't want to provoke them if nothing happens."
Fan Youfu said: "I know, but Captain Xia and the others must die. We must not let them go back alive."
"Why?" the Han man asked in confusion.
Fan Youfu said nothing.
After Kutai left the camp with the Jurchens, a Jurchen next to him said: "Uh-huh, just now you knew that Fan Ji wanted us to kill people for him, why do we still have to kill those who left?" Nikan is dead?"
"It's just a few nikans, they can be dealt with easily." Kutai said, "Fan Ji sent us food, medicinal materials and refined iron to our Houjin. This is very important to our Houjin, and before coming to Korchi , Sibeile told me to try to be on good terms with Fan Ji."
After hearing that it was Sibeile's order, the Jurchen stopped saying anything.
Sibeile is the flag master of Zhengbai Banner, and they are all slaves of Zhengbai Banner. The words of the flag master are naturally the will, and are more important than the words of the Great Khan.
Under the night, the Jurchen cavalry galloped on the grass. However, because it was too dark to prevent the horses from stepping on pits and the like, and injuring the horses, the Jurchens deliberately controlled the speed of their horses and did not run too fast.
About five miles out, Zamulun suddenly said: "Well, look, there is a fire ahead, those Nikans should be there."
Kutai looked over and saw that there were indeed a few fires in the distance, like bonfires lit by someone.
"Slow down and approach slowly." Kutai ordered.
The other Jurchens all deliberately controlled the speed of their horses to prevent the sound of horse hooves from spreading too far.
When they were still more than a mile away from the direction of the fire, Kutai said again: "Everyone dismounted, tied the horses' hooves with cloth, and then everyone led the horses towards them with me."
When the Jurchens heard Kutai's order, everyone got off their horses and began to wrap the hooves of their horses with cloth. 11
