Chapter 427: Baturu Guard
When the sun sets, the clouds in the sky are burning madly as if they are on fire, the earth is dyed a scorched yellow, and the orange-red glow is embedded in the deep blue sky, which is particularly dazzling and forms a dreamlike beauty.
However, Kumiel and Altan had no time to appreciate such charming scenery. They moved quickly to the north under the escort of their personal guards.
These two brothers are worthy of being the heirs of the Golden Family. The elder brother is nine years old and the younger brother is seven years old, but they did not cry like ordinary children. Instead, they rode their horses quietly.
This was not even their first dangerous escape. Six years ago, in the fourth year of Zhengde, the leader of the right wing Yongxie tribe, Yibula, and the leader of Ordos, Mandulai, rose up against Dayan Khan.
At that time, Kumeri, who was only three years old, and Altan, who was only one year old, crossed the grassland under the protection of their parents to meet their grandfather Dayan Khan.
Due to the lack of food during the escape, Barsbrot fed his eldest son with sand onions to fill his stomach, so Kumeri used "Shacong" as his nickname.
And Kumieli is the pronunciation of "sand onion" in Mongolian.
The last time they encountered such a thrilling situation, they managed to escape alive, so this time, the two brothers were full of confidence in their escape.
Kumeili looked back at Tumochuan, who was now only the size of a tiny dot, and secretly swore in his heart that one day, he would make the Ming people pay the price for this!
"Shut up!"
Suddenly, the guards pulled the reins and the whole team stopped.
Kumiel and Altan looked up and saw a Ming cavalry force of nearly a thousand people appearing in front of them. The four leading them looked at them with excited smiles.
"Haha, Senior Brother Tang, I didn't expect that I could pick up such a big fish while being in charge of sweeping the rear!" Zhao Sihai said with a big laugh as he looked at the two brothers who were protected in the middle.
"Brother Zhao, how do you know it's a big fish?" Zhang Jingchao's face was pale, and he obviously hadn't recovered yet. He looked at the opposite side and asked with a smile.
"Those two guys are being carefully protected. It's obvious that they are not simple people." Zhao Sihai looked at Tang Ying'e and asked, "Brother Tang, do you want to capture them alive?"
"of course."
Tang Ying'e nodded and said with a smile, "Your Majesty will be even happier with the captives."
Mu Gaoweng listened to their conversation calmly. He had no desires or requests now. He just wanted to finish the things here as soon as possible so that he could return to the young master.
However, although the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side were small in number, none of them showed any fear. They looked at the Ming army indifferently and slowly picked up their longbows.
At this time, a surrendered soldier from the Duoyan Guards behind the three suddenly spoke up to remind them: "The four adults, please be careful, they are from the Batulu Guards!"
"What is that?" Zhao Sihai asked with some disdain.
"It is a noble title, used to reward those soldiers who have made great contributions in battle."
When Tang Ying'e heard this, his expression became serious and he explained, "The so-called Batulu means a warrior. In our case, it means the Imperial Guards."
After hearing this, Zhao Sihai and Zhang Jingchao became more serious. The Imperial Guards sounded very powerful.
At this moment, the Batu guards on the opposite side suddenly drew their bows and arrows, and nearly a hundred sharp arrows shot over in the blink of an eye.
Tang Ying'e and his two companions drew their swords in an instant and knocked away the incoming arrows, but the other soldiers beside them did not have such skills. Only a few of them avoided the arrows, while most of them were shot.
After the Batulu guards on the opposite side finished a round of shooting, they immediately rode away.
Seeing this, Zhao Sihai shouted excitedly: "Don't even think about escaping!"
"Junior Brother Zhao, wait a minute!"
However, Zhao Sihai did not listen to Tang Ying'e's words and chased after them with his men.
"This Zhao is a fool!"
Tang Ying'e was furious and had no choice but to say, "Junior Brother Zhang, you and I will lead our respective teams and chase from the left and right, attacking with arrows first."
"Yes!"
Faced with the Ming army advancing on three fronts and pursuing them relentlessly, this group of guards continued to display their superb horse and archery skills, constantly inflicting casualties on the Ming army.
Although the Ming army's phalanx's archery skills were not as accurate as those of the royal guards, they had the advantage of being numerous. When everyone fired at the same time, it didn't matter if they missed a person, but if they hit a horse it was also a credit.
For a moment, both sides were in chaos, it was very lively.
I don’t know which lucky person accidentally shot Kumeili’s mount.
The horse went mad due to the sudden pain. Instead of slowing down, it galloped forward at an even faster speed, instantly disrupting the orderly shooting rhythm of Batu Lu's guards. As a result, their arrows were no longer as accurate and calm as before.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Sihai immediately pulled out a small knife and stabbed the BMW under his crotch.
When the horse felt the pain, it accelerated super fast and caught up with the horse in the blink of an eye.
The two Batu guards drew their scimitars in an instant, one slashed diagonally and the other slashed horizontally, cooperating very well. Zhao Sihai held his long sword upright and blocked the attacks of the two men at the same time, but he didn't expect the three people in front of him to suddenly turn around and release the bowstrings towards him. Three arrows flew to his face in almost the blink of an eye.
He rolled off the horse and was knocked unconscious, but two arrows still hit him in the face.
"grown ups!"
"Don't worry about me, keep chasing!" Zhao Sisi was hit by arrows, and two blood holes appeared on his face. Even his teeth could be vaguely seen. He looked extremely terrifying and ferocious.
As Zhao Sihai's troops pursued desperately, they finally entangled this group of Batu guards and slowed down their speed.
Tang Ying'e, Zhang Jingchao and Mu Gaoweng took the opportunity to rush into the enemy group and, using their numerical advantage, engaged in a melee with them.
The four guards of Batulu Guard, Huhe, Sangchao, Aoga and Aruna, looked at each other and immediately separated Huhe and Sangchao to kill Tang Ying'e and Zhang Jingchao.
Sang Chao held both swords tightly in his hands. The sword in his left hand was like a flash of light, slashing diagonally towards Zhang Jingchao. Then, the sword in his right hand followed like a shadow, slashing at him with a biting wind, and his momentum was like a rainbow.
Facing this fierce attack, Zhang Jingchao calmly performed the "Floating Green and Delicate Green" move, with the sword shadows dancing, trying to stabilize his position and find an opportunity to counterattack.
However, Sang Chao did not give him a chance to breathe, but instead adopted a more radical strategy of using defense to control attack.
While the left-hand knife swept through the enemy, the right-hand knife stabbed out like a snake out of a cave, like lightning.
Zhang Jingchao, who was already injured, could only passively defend himself under the continuous attacks, and the situation was precarious.
Mu Gaoweng, who was standing by, was fighting against five Baturus at the same time with a camel sword in his hand, but he found that these people were wearing armor. If he did not use his internal strength, his sword would not be able to break their armor.
Mu Gaoweng was so angry that he screamed and snatched a long knife from the enemy, and only then did he successfully kill two of them.
At the critical moment, Zhao Sihai, with blood all over his face, rushed over and joined forces with Zhang Jingchao to deal with Sang Chao.
"I remember you. One of the people who shot me with a bow just now was you!" Zhao Sihai stared at Sang Chao with his eyes, and suddenly exerted force with his hands to knock away the knife in his left hand.
Zhang Jingchao seized the opportunity and stabbed Sang Chao in the chest.
Sang Chao spat out a mouthful of blood, suddenly grabbed Zhang Jingchao's hand, and pulled him off the horse.
"Junior Brother Zhang!" Zhao Sihai was startled and wanted to reach out to grab him, but was ambushed by the two Baturus beside him. He could only fight back first.
When he looked down again, he found that there was a dent on Zhang Jingchao's chest. It was obvious that he had been trampled several times by the horse and was no longer alive.
"Junior Brother Zhang!!!"
Zhao Sihai was furious, and his internal strength burst out crazily. After beheading several people, he pulled Zhang Jingchao, who was spitting blood, onto his horse's back and said, "Junior brother Zhang, hold on for a while. I will take you to the doctor right away!"
"Ahem. Senior Brother Zhao, please pass on a message to the head brother on my behalf."
Zhang Jingchao seemed to have a last burst of energy, and slowly said: "I am not a direct descendant of Songshan, I just joined halfway. The head brother treats me the same as the four brothers Ding, Lu, Fei, and Le. I am very grateful! It's a pity that I can't accompany the head brother anymore. Please take care of my wife and children."
"Junior Brother Zhang!!!"
Tang Ying'e and Huhe fought together. The weapon used by Huhe was a thirty-jin horse-slaying broadsword. At the beginning of the battle, he directly chopped Tang Ying'e in the middle.
Faced with this sudden and fierce attack, Tang Ying'e was startled, but then he used his Qinggong skills to leap into the air lightly, like a flying swallow. However, his innocent mount could not escape the bad luck and was cut in half by Hu He's sword, dying tragically on the battlefield.
Hu He's attack did not stop there, he quickly changed his tactics, his broadsword changed from chopping to horizontal, intending to block Tang Ying'e's retreat. However, Tang Ying'e reacted quickly, and a sharp flying kick accurately hit the blade, causing Hu He's broadsword to deviate from its original trajectory.
Seeing this, Huhe drew his sword without hesitation and prepared to launch another attack.
However, he failed to achieve his wish this time. Tang Ying'e seized the opportunity, dodged sideways, and quickly moved closer, then cut off Huhe's left arm with one knife.
The pain of the broken arm made Hu He scream loudly, and he couldn't hold the saber steadily and it fell to the side. Tang Ying'e decisively drew his sword and beheaded him.
Then, Tang Ying'e took advantage of the situation to seize Huhe's lost warhorse and was about to ride in pursuit when a shrill howl suddenly pierced the battlefield. It was Zhao Sihai's voice.
Tang Ying'e's heart suddenly tightened and he quickly turned around. What he saw was the scene of Zhang Jingchao falling down. His heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
At the same time, Mu Gaoweng witnessed from the other side that Kumeili and Altan were about to leave the battlefield under the desperate protection of Aoga and Aruna. He took a deep breath, gathered all his internal strength, and roared deafeningly: "Tang Ying'e, don't hesitate, kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"
Zhao Sihai was also brought back to his senses by this shout. He immediately pulled out a rope, tied Zhang Jingchao behind his back, and shouted, "Senior Brother Tang, kill the enemy!"
"Kill!" Tang Ying'e gritted his teeth, turned around and rushed towards Kumeili and Altan.
Although Aoga and Aruna were extremely brave, and the Batu Guard was known for its bravery and good fighting skills, Tang Ying'e, Zhao Sihai, and Mu Gaoweng were also very powerful. In addition, the Ming army had several times more people than them. After a bloody battle, the Ming army suffered heavy casualties and completely wiped out the Batu Guard.
(End of this chapter)