A man rode out from the armored cavalry team of the Tiger Character Banner and stopped about sixty steps away from Senaban. He said: "I know that you are the armored cavalry under Su Nang Taiji's tent, and I also know why you are here. Appearing here, I, the Tiger Flag, have no intention of being your enemy, our purpose is Fan Ji’s caravan.”
"Since you know that we are the armored cavalry under Su Nang Taiji's tent, then you still haven't retreated." Sai Naban shouted.
Tan Zaiwang spoke again and said: "Let me say it again, our Tiger Character Banner is not willing to be the enemy of Su Nang Taiji. If you insist on staying, you will be the enemy of our Tiger Character Banner. We will see you on the battlefield."
Seeing that the people holding the tiger-shaped flag had no intention of giving in, Senaban did not dare to make the decision privately, so he shouted: "Just wait, I will go find the general. If you have anything to say, tell our general."
After saying that, he turned the horse's head and returned to his side's formation.
Tan Zaiwang did not rush to let the armored cavalry behind him take action, but patiently waited for Wo Lunkuo to show up.
It would be best if Wo Lunkuo could take the initiative to retreat, and taking action would be the last option.
Since he received the order, he led his cavalry brigade to follow the traces left by Wo Lunkuo and other Mongolian armored cavalry, all the way here.
Before coming over, he had already let the team rest for an hour twenty miles away. At the same time, he arranged for his men to eat some food to regain their strength, and also fed the war horses some fine food.
It can be said that he and the armored cavalry he brought can fight at any time.
Sai Naban returned to Wo Lunkuo and said in a low voice: "General, the people of Tiger Character Banner asked us not to interfere with Fan Ji's caravan, otherwise they will take action against us. The subordinates cannot make the decision, so please ask the general to make the decision." .”
Wo Lunkuo looked back at the Mongolian cavalry who had not yet mounted their horses, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I'll go meet the people of the Tiger Flag and see how courageous they are. Take action with us."
As he spoke, he knocked the horse's belly with his heel and urged the horse to stop a hundred steps away from Tan Zaiwang.
Tan Zaiwang had seen Wo Lunkuo and naturally recognized him. He was the first to speak: "General Wo Lunkuo, this is a matter between our Tiger Flag and Fan Ji. You'd better not get involved."
Wo Lunkuo's face sank and he said: "You Tiger Character Banners are not good at doing business, so what do you want to do with so many cavalry? Let me tell you, Fan Ji's caravan is under the care of my family Taiji. If you Tiger Character Banners dare to mess around, Don’t blame us for being rude.”
The riding crop in his hand was pointed at Tan Zaiwang opposite.
"So what if you're not welcome!" Tan Zaiwang said with a sneer, "When has your Taiji ever been polite to us? Do you really think we don't know about the things you do?"
Hearing this, Wo Lunkuo said indifferently: "So what, this is the grassland, not the Ming Dynasty. Even you, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, can't control this place. Your Tiger Flag is just a business house of the Ming Dynasty. How dare you Are you going to be an enemy of my Taiji family?"
As the bodyguard general next to Su Nang Taiji, a famous Tumut warrior, he was accompanied by nearly two hundred armored cavalry. He was not afraid of Tan Zaiwang and those hundreds of armored cavalry.
Tan Zaiwang shouted: "The matter between our Tiger Character Banner and Fan Ji is a battle between merchants from the Ming Dynasty. If your Su Nang Taiji gets involved, he is an enemy of our Tiger Character Banner."
Wo Lunkuo said coldly: "The grassland is the grassland of the Great Khan, not your Ming Dynasty's grassland. Since Fan Ji's caravan has come to the grassland, they are my Taiji's friends. If your tiger-character flag dares to attack Fan Ji's caravan, If you take action, you are provoking my Taiji, don't blame me for not reminding you, if your Tiger-Character Flag dares to act recklessly again, my Taiji will uproot your Tiger-Character Flag's influence on the grassland."
"So you must protect Fan Ji's caravan?" When he said this, Tan Zaiwang narrowed his eyes slightly.
The two of them were too far apart, and Wo Lunkuo naturally couldn't see Tan Zaiwang's expression, so he said: "Don't think that just because you Tiger Character Banners repelled a few groups of horse bandits, you think you are really powerful. Compared with the mounted archery of us Mongolians, , you are nothing."
Tan Zaiwang held the reins with one hand and said, "Okay, I'll see you on the battlefield."
After speaking, without waiting for Wo Lunkuo's response, he turned his horse's head and returned to his own camp.
Wo Lunkuo stopped talking nonsense and returned to his own camp.
At this moment, all the Mongolian cavalry were riding on horseback. Although many of them looked drunk and smelled of alcohol, they all held their own riding bows in their hands.
Senaban came up and asked: "General, have the people in the Tiger Flag agreed to retreat?"
"Hmph, the people of the Tiger Flag are so ignorant of praise. This time, I will definitely teach them a lesson and let them understand whose place the grassland belongs." Wo Lunkuo snorted coldly.
Upon hearing this, Senaban knew that the talks between the two parties had collapsed. If the tiger-shaped flag did not retreat, there was only one way to take action.
"Send the order, come down and kill the Southern Barbarians on the opposite side, let them know who owns the grassland!" Wo Lunkuo shouted.
However, as a general, he did not rush to the front, but was at the back of the team surrounded by many armored cavalry.
The Mongolian cavalry rushed towards the armored cavalry of the Tiger Flag.
Many Mongolians made strange screams, their bows were drawn one by one, and the bowstrings made a crashing sound.
The arrows fired by the Mongols from their riding bows were densely packed, covering most of the sky, and the surrounding area suddenly became dark.
Unfortunately, the distance between the two sides is too far, and the cavalry bows are all soft bows. They are fine for shooting prey on the grassland. If they are fired at the enemy from a hundred or two hundred paces away, the arrows will fall down due to weakness before they hit anyone. on the ground.
When Tan Zaiwang saw the Mongolian cavalry rushing over, he also ordered: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
Among the armored cavalry, only a few used muskets. Among the horse bandits who later joined the armored cavalry, almost no one used muskets. Instead, they prepared many weapons such as short axes and short spears, and each person carried more than one of them. In addition, there is also a uniformly equipped saber for close combat.
Soon, the Mongolian cavalry fired two rounds of arrows, and the distance between the two sides was only a few dozen steps.
At this time, one side of the armored cavalry battalion began to take out their short axes and short spears, and with an order, they threw them at the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side.
After one round of throwing, the armored cavalry once again took out their short axes and spears, this time without giving orders, and once again threw them into the Mongolian cavalry.
An overwhelming barrage of short axes and short spears fell on the Mongolian cavalry, hitting the Mongolians.
Once hit by a hatchet or a short spear, even if you don't die, you will be knocked off your horse.
After two rounds of hatchets and spears, at least fifty or sixty Mongolian cavalry fell from their horses.
There were galloping war horses all around. If a horse fell off his horse at this time, even if he didn't fall to death, he would be trampled into a pulp over and over again by the horses following him.
It can be said that once felled, there is no possibility of survival.
The armored cavalry who had lost two rounds of hatchets and short spears drew out their sabers one after another and collided with the oncoming Mongolian cavalry.
At this time, riding bows and hatchets and spears were no longer needed.
Whether it was the Mongolian cavalry or the armored cavalry of the Tiger Flag, they all used their weapons to attack each other and began the most brutal and bloody fighting.
