On the grassland in March, the night is as cool as water.
At dawn, in the central area of Tumut's continuous tents, many tents reflected firelight, and arguments could be heard from time to time, showing their inner restlessness.
Rumble…
Rumble…
Suddenly there were bursts of rumbling sounds, and some horses were frightened and neighed.
For a time, countless tent owners were awakened and rushed out of the tent in disheveled clothes, looking for the source of the chaos.
In front of the big tent in the central area, several military generals hurried over. Bu Shitu Khan stood in front of the big tent with his hands behind his hands and looked in the direction of Daqing Mountain.
The sound came from the mountains, because along with the rumbling sounds that sounded from time to time, the sky above the mountains and forests also shone with wisps of light, like the light brought by the beating of a bonfire.
"Khan, the sound came from Daqingshan!"
"We are very familiar with Daqingshan and have never made such a sound. Looking at this trend, we judge that it is probably the sound of a firearm exploding."
"firearm?"
Bu Shitu muttered to himself, and then he felt a bad premonition in his heart, but there was also a trace of expectation and surprise in his heart, and he shouted in a low voice: "Omuhai, please immediately send word that the leaders of the ministries will come to the big tent to discuss matters!"
"Father Khan, don't you need to send someone to the mountains to investigate the situation?"
"No, go and get someone!"
A quarter of an hour later, ten leaders of the twelve tribes arrived. The other two leaders were no longer in their tents, along with their families and personal guards.
"Great Khan, I will personally lead the troops to recover Songmu'er and Zanat!"
"Need not!"
"Great Khan, the Emperor of Heaven has said that if one of them escapes, we will all be killed together. We must chase them back and explain the situation to the Emperor of Heaven!"
"No, just wait. According to speculation, this rumbling sound should be the battle between the Ming army and Song Muer's personal guards who have sneaked into the mountains. Let's wait for the result!"
Half an hour later, when the horizon camp in the east showed a hint of red, bursts of rapid horse hooves sounded.
"Report, Great Khan, the Ming cavalry from the west is moving forward, less than five miles away from the main camp."
"Report, Great Khan, the entire infantry of the Southwest Ming Army has moved forward, less than six miles away!"
"Report, Great Khan, the southeastern Ming army as a whole moves forward!"
"Report, Great Khan, a messenger from the Ming Army is coming, carrying more than ten four-wheeled carts. They are expected to arrive in front of the camp in a quarter of an hour!"
Two urgent military intelligence reports sounded in succession. With a serious look on his face, Bu Shitu Khan led the tribal leaders to the entrance of the camp.
When they arrived at the gate of the camp, the Ming army's envoy also arrived. Looking at the general at the front, Bu Shitu was shocked. He recognized that this general was the Emperor of Heaven holding the Emperor's Sword behind him. Military general.
"Bu Shitu, Your Majesty asked me to give you some gifts!"
After Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, he waved his right hand, and the two sergeants threw the package in their hands in front of everyone. Two human heads emerged, with round eyes and angry quarreling, and their faces were ferocious, as if they were expressing unwillingness.
"Song Mu'er?"
"Zanat?"
Looking at the people who were exclaiming, Cao Bianjiao waved his hand again, and more than ten four-wheeled carts pulled over.
In the horrified eyes of everyone, the door of the compartment was opened by the sergeant, and human heads rolled out one after another, hundreds of them in total. The scene was extremely bloody and spectacular.
"This this……"
"You, you..."
"Bu Shitu, Song Mu'er and Zanat, two of Taiji's personal guards, took advantage of the night to cross the Daqing Mountain. They were killed by our soldiers. These are the heads of their entourage.
I worked tirelessly to transport it down from the mountain and give it to you as a gift! "
Looking at the hundreds of human heads on the ground, the tribal leaders' eyes turned red and their breathing became rapid. Looking at Cao Bianjiao and others, they wanted to tear them apart.
At the same time, I was secretly frightened. Fortunately, I was not stupid enough to climb over Daqingshan, otherwise one of their hundreds of heads would be among them.
"Bu Shitu, Your Majesty said that one of the tribes will escape and the rest will sit together. Now I will give you three choices.
The first is that you kill all the nobles of the two tribes, and the second is that based on the agreement, in the next five years, your tribes will increase their annual coins by 50% as punishment!
Or, our three-pronged army will attack directly, invalidate all peace talks, and massacre you directly! "
Keng...Keng...
Buzz...buzz...
As soon as he finished speaking, waves of scimitars were unsheathed, and the sound of bowstrings being drawn sounded. Countless Tumote sergeants behind Bu Shitu Khan looked at Cao Bianjiao and others angrily, and only waited for the Khan's order to shoot them. .
Bu Shitu Khan's eyes were red, his breathing was rapid, and his chest was heaving violently, but a joyful look flashed in his eyes.
"Omuhai, you personally lead people to tie up all the two existing nobles. If there is resistance, kill them on the spot!"
"yes!"
"stop!"
An angry shout stopped Omuhai who was about to leave, and after looking around, it turned out to be Halesantu.
I saw Haresantu staring at Bushitu angrily: "Bushitu, you have to understand clearly that you are the Khan of the Tumut tribes, not a lackey of the Ming army.
The Ming army insulted us like this, but you remained indifferent.
Instead of fighting for us, you want to kill our warriors in front of them? You are in vain for Tumut Khan! "
"Haha, I'm not worthy?"
Bu Shitu sneered: "Besides killing them, would you choose to increase your fortune by 50%, or would you choose to be surrounded by the Ming army?
You choose! Whichever one you choose, Ben Khan agrees! "
The faces of all the leaders were stunned. 50% of the coins in the next ten years was no small matter. Not to mention that they disagreed, the tribes and herdsmen did not agree. Why should they bear the mistakes of other tribes themselves?
As for choosing the Ming army to encircle and kill, it is even more impossible, otherwise there would not have been a stalemate for so many days.
"Halesantu, aren't you quite good at speaking? Why are you mute now?"
"This Khan's tribe is willing to accept a 50% increase in annual coins in the next ten years. Are you willing?"
"It's not so much my choice as it is the choice you forced me to make. The responsibility lies with you, not with me!"
"What are you doing by crossing the Green Mountains? They must be seeking refuge with Khalkha. This kind of betrayal, let alone the presence of the Ming Dynasty, even if there is not the Ming Dynasty, I will kill them!"
“This Khan is responsible for Tumut, but he is responsible for the tens of thousands of herdsmen in Tumut, not for the leaders of your ministries!
From beginning to end, you have been fighting for your own interests. Have you ever fought for the interests of the tribal herdsmen?
Do you ever care about their life or death? "
"Omuhai, within two quarters of an hour, Ben Khan will see their heads, go quickly!"
After Divining Stone Rabbit finished speaking, he stopped talking.
The heads of the tribes and the nobles who came with them all had anger and humiliation on their faces, but they didn't know how to refute. Cao Bianjiao was secretly happy to see this, just as Mr. Sun Ge expected.
Two quarters of an hour was neither long nor short, and Omuhai led the Khan's personal troops to escort back the two remaining nobles who had escaped.
"It's not that this Khan wants to kill you, but the leaders and nobles of these tribes want to kill you. What's more, it's your Taiji's fault for abandoning you and betraying us Tumut. If you want to blame, just blame them!"
"kill!"
