"Let the horses bleed. We must catch up to the Ming army!”the Tartar general ordered.
"What? Bleed the horses?" The Tartars exclaimed in disbelief. Of course, bleeding the horses could increase their speed in a short period of time, but this was no different from drinking poison to quench their thirst. If they did not catch up, they would all become targets!
"Follow my orders, quick!"
The Tartars stopped persuading them and cut open a slit in the middle of the warhorses 'chests.
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"Eh? How could the Tartars be so fast?”Zhu Zhanji asked.
"This is…the Tatars bleeding their warhorses!”Yu Chengtai said in surprise.
"What do you mean?"
" Your Highness, the Tatars can lower the warhorses 'body temperature by bleeding them. They won't feel tired for a short period of time, and their speed can reach its peak. This is usually used in desperate situations…"
"A warhorse that has been bled will be crippled even if it doesn't die!”Yu Chengtai explained.
"Your Highness, even if their warhorses bleed, they won't be able to catch up to us…"
After listening to Yu Chengtai's explanation, Zhu Zhanji sighed in his heart.
Most of the descendants of hereditary military positions in the early Ming Dynasty had not been abandoned. They had received family military education since they were young, and their military accomplishments were far higher than those of ordinary soldiers.
Qi Wei's grandfather was called Qi Xiang. He was previously Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guard, and later died in battle when Fu Youde and Lan Yu went on an expedition to Yunnan.
His sacrifice gave his family the hereditary military position, General Mingwei! Qi Xiang was the national hero of the Ming Dynasty, a famous general who fought against the Japanese, the ancestor of Duke Wu Yi and Qi Jiguang.
Yu Chengtai's grandfather, Yu Min, was the first generation of hereditary officials of Quanzhou Wei. He was the seventh generation ancestor of another national hero who fought against the Japanese, Duke Wuxiang, and Yu Dayou. Yu Chengtai himself was the fifth generation ancestor of Yu Dayou!
Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were the only famous generals in the late Ming Dynasty. They were known as Yu Long and Qi Hu, and they had outstanding military achievements!
Unfortunately, they did not end up well. After being suspected, they resigned and returned home, dying in bed!
For a great general who was able to maneuver freely, dying on the collapse should be the saddest ending!
When he saw Qi Wei and Yu Chengtai, Zhu Zhanji would think of their descendants, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou!
Nothing could happen to these two people. If anything happened to them, then the two famous generals in the future would be gone!
……
" General, we still can't catch up to the Ming army. There are less than 500 warriors left…"
Even after using his last desperate method, he still couldn't catch up to the Ming army. His own cavalry was getting fewer and fewer, and a feeling of despair surged in his heart...
Zhu Zhanji watched as the remaining remnants of the army slowly stopped in place and stopped chasing. He also ordered them to stop and led the crowd to slowly surround the Tartars. Zhu Zhanji personally drew his bow and aimed at the Tartar general at the front...
"Until now, you still don't want to have a real duel with me?”The Tartar general roared angrily. They were at the end of their rope, yet they still wanted to shoot them with arrows.
"You're not worthy!" As soon as he finished speaking, he loosened his fingers, and the arrow pierced through the chest of the Tartar general.
Everyone followed closely behind and fired their arrows. At such a distance, the guards were already able to hit every shot.
The Tartar general looked back with difficulty at his trusted aides who had been shot and fell off their horses. He shouted hoarsely,"Why?"
" A few months ago, you just buried the 100,000 Ming soldiers you ambushed here. What's there to ask now…"
Now, the Ming army did not need a reason to do anything in the grasslands!
After listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, the Tartar general closed his eyes...
"Finishing the attack, cutting off the ears, gathering the warhorses, and cleaning up the battlefield!”
"Yes, sir!"
……
"Your Highness, what about these injured horses?"
The wounded horses that had been drained of blood by the Tartars became dispirited."Gather all the injured horses and see how many there are.”
……
"Your Highness has more than 1,500 injured horses, including those that we shot!”
1,500 horses? That was a lot of meat, and there was no way they could finish it all. Moreover, horse meat would be very sticky if it was not cooked well.
"What time is it now?"
"Your Highness, it's almost midnight!"
It was almost midnight. According to the Ming Dynasty's habit of eating at midnight, they had to march at dawn. They had to eat again to replenish their strength. The battle would only begin at dawn...
"Kill a few useless injured horses, mix the dried meat together and boil it into meat soup. Eat and drink to your fill. The following battle will not be easy.”
"Yes, Your Highness."
……
In the Tartar camp.
"How are our casualties this time?" Ben Yashili's eyes were bloodshot.
" Great Khan, the Ming army is here for the Eight Bull Crossbows. They killed more than a thousand cavalry along the way…" The attendant stammered.
"Say what you have to say. Don't hesitate!”Ben Yashili said impatiently.
"Uh, General Hulugutai is leading three thousand cavalry in pursuit of the Ming army…"
"Didn't I order the troops to defend? How dare he disobey my orders! Damn it, is there any news?”
"Not at the moment!"
"Bastard!"
"Have the craftsmen finished building the carriage?”
"Great Khan, the craftsmen have already rushed to make a hundred carriages. They should be able to make another hundred before dawn!”
"Tell them to hurry up!"
"Yes, Great Khan!"
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