Chapter 363

The four letters are as like as two peas, except for the four person's letters.

First of all, he praised Wang as the "great master of the grassland" in a humble and respectful tone, and then showed his determination to lead the troops to be loyal. Finally, it was agreed that on the day of the decisive battle, he would lead 40000 Erlang's cavalry to enter from the side of the battlefield and join in the battle to serve the great king!! At the same time, in order to surprise the enemy on the battlefield and catch him unprepared, please keep a secret. After defeating the enemy in the future, you will kneel down in front of the king

The signature at the end of the letter was Saladin, the son of the slave who had always been looked down upon by several princes.

If only Saladin's signature, I'm afraid the four princes may not believe it. But the problem is, after Saladin's letter of "integrity", four people received another letter at the same time!!

And this letter, so that the four "prairie king", had to be deceived!

This is an autographed letter from hamuye. Just like the last one, the contents of the letters received by the four princes are the same.

In his letter, hamuye said in a sincere tone that he did not accept your call when he was in the king's court, but left with someone. It was not an act of fear and defection. After all, if you have a small tribe, with a population of only 30000 and a military force of only a few thousand, you can't help much. In fact, their departure is to save strength, but also for you to find reinforcements!

And now. He had already convinced Saladin, the youngest prince. Saladin has indicated that he is willing to join me in taking refuge with you. When I join him, we will have tens of thousands of troops. In this way, we can help you a lot.

On the day of the decisive battle, I will enter from the side of the battlefield with Saladin and his troops, and then

After receiving this letter, the four princes were cheated.

Who is hamuye? It was his own uncle, his father's brother. In the king's court, he also had a very good personal relationship with the princes.

No one believed that hamuya would harm himself... No one thought that hamuya would "take refuge" with Saladin. After all, hammayee was a real prince! And Saladin... It was just a slave boy, a bastard, who had come to this day by flattering his father! Hum

What's more, it must be pointed out that at the end of hamuye's letter, there is another point!

"Dear Wang. I think Saladin agreed to help us. But we can't completely believe this little bastard. I will help you to watch him carefully... However, my troops are limited, so it is very difficult to take him under control effectively, so please send some people to help me. It doesn't need a lot. As long as you add 5000 more troops to me, I can keep a firm eye on this guy, if he dares to change a little. I can... "

It was this last sentence that moved the four princes.

Each of them is very happy. It's really the idea of the prince, the think tank of our royal family! Hum, that son of a bitch is not reliable! What's more, my uncle only wants 5000 people, just 5000 people. He can squeeze out by himself! If you keep an eye on that kid, he'll have to send 30000 or 40000 people! thus. But it's a very worthwhile thing.

Although the strength of his staff is also very tense, but squeeze 5000 people, or barely able to do.

So, after receiving the "secret letter", the four local "prairie kings" all dreamed of getting the support of Saladin and hamuya, and had to agree to hamuya's request.

There were three princes, all of whom immediately gave orders to divide five thousand people. Night quietly left his camp far away. And the fourth prince. There was no more troops, so he ordered a small tribe to join him. The whole family was sent out.

In Saladin hamuye's letters to the four princes, the location and time of contact are different. So there was this scene:

For the next three days, four different times, four different places. When they arrived at the designated contact point, they all met the "loyal" Prince hamuye and other people.

Then... Waiting for these local guys is the only fate: first, they were cheated by hamuye and were not prepared. Then, in this place that had been ambushed by Saladin, they were so heavily besieged that no bird could fly out. Finally, they laid down their weapons and had to accept their fate, surrender and be reorganized!

All he had to do was run four places in three days and perform four plays.

Saladin, without a single soldier, just used a letter in exchange for more than 20000 people!

Even the so-called "think tank" of hamuye, all of this wild and bold and adventurous idea is very admirable.

But what he didn't know was that Saladin didn't come up with this idea.

After completing the plan, Saladin met alpha secretly. In the face of this gloomy prairie man, although he does not like this guy, but out of loyalty to Dewey, he still excellently completed his mission.

"The Duke asked me to tell you that this strategy is the last time he helps you. The next thing is up to you. We will not give you any free help. From today on, any help will come at a price. "

The four "prairie kings", who did not know that they had "lost" 5000 people and horses, were still dreaming. They believed that they had already gained the advantage in strength with the support of the Allied forces of hamuya and Saladin.

But the decisive battle day arrives, the reality, then ruthlessly defeated their fantasy!

The four princes, who are covetous by the wolves on the grassland, are finally determined to fight! Because they can't drag on any longer, they must defeat their brothers as fast as they can, and then act as strong and victorious. Only then can the covetous tribes be subdued.

This is the only way.

So, on this morning, people and horses from all over the world gathered on this grassland. The war drums were beating and the horn was blowing. The cavalry polished their machetes, and the horses were kicking their hooves restlessly with white air in their noses

A sharp cutlass. Under the sun, shining a piece of golden light.

Ironically, the four princes are looking at the side of the battlefield at the same time... Waiting for their "surprise reinforcements".

At noon, when the sun was shining overhead, the side of the battlefield, heard the faint sound of horse hooves, and then. On the horizon, there is a lot of dust. I don't know how many cavalry are coming. There is no doubt that the dust blocking the sky is coming. Stimulated the confidence of four prairie kings!

Moreover, before the dust, a group of cavalry galloped, they held the flag of the world. It was Saladin and Prince hamuye!!

The most ridiculous and ironic scene happened at this moment.

Four prairie kings, almost at the same time, pointed to the dust in the distance, then turned around, with the confidence of a victor, red faced, yelled at their subordinates and announced: "look! I'm brave enough to help you! Do you see those people in the distance! Those are the reinforcements that Prince hamuye brought to us!! Our reinforcements are here!! Victory belongs to us!! Now, raise your machetes. Charge the enemy

Although some people think that although the dust is very moving, the sound of horse's hooves from afar is not as much as they think. But at this critical juncture, no one has time to think about these issues.

So... The bugle of charge sounded, and the soldiers raised their machetes, urged their horses, and began to fight without hesitation

"You say, will they be taken in?" Saladin said with a smile to hamuye on the horse beside him.

Hamuye thought about it. He said immediately, "yes. My king. And... I admire your strategy, huh. It took only a thousand cavalry to drag the horses around with branches tied to the back of the ground. They must think that we are all going out to help them now. "

Saladin gave a gloomy smile: "now, let's get our men on the horse and get ready to go."

On the grassland, there are more than 100000 people and horses in four groups. They have been smashed together like a huge meat grinder, crushing all the lives that can be involved!!

Whistling, killing, shouting, screaming

When the battle went on for a long time, the four "prairie kings" angrily found that their high hopes "reinforcements" did not join the battle! The four kings were so angry that they almost vomited blood from their horses!

These so-called reinforcements are only a thousand people... The dust in the sky is brought up by the branches tied behind the horses. Moreover, when the battle started, they... All ran away!!

"Damn Saladin!! Damned hamuye! "

Still, the four prairie kings, in their respective armies, issued the most venomous curse at the same time. However, they still made a coincidental decision.

It's impossible for the fighting to stop! In the present situation, whoever flinches will die!

Four kings, at the same time, order that their last reserves, the whole army rush up!

Life and death, at this moment!!

Where are Saladin's men at this time?

He sent four teams, each of 5000. The five thousand men, dressed in the five thousand men and horses sent by their brothers at the beginning, were fighting under their banner. When they were fighting on the battlefield, they quietly approached the headquarters of the four prairie kings

Saladin's orders are simple.

"Come on! Everything must be quick! Grab what you can! If you can't take it away, burn it down! One blow is the leg. No one is allowed to delay! "

The four princes who put all their forces into the decisive battle, the empty base camp, were exposed to Saladin's minions. This time, he decided to end his life's hatred in this battle!!

The winter of 963 in Roland empire.

Winter is coming.

Dewey sat in the governor's house in Loulan city. Received the last secret newspaper on the grassland. This is also the last letter sent by alfa. Later, Alfa will end his two-year grassland career and return to the province of Desa.

In the decisive battle of the four "prairie kings", Saladin sent troops to raid the four men's camp, plundered a lot of materials and wealth, and even plundered a lot of slave population. Finally, he left.

On the battlefield, the fierce battle lasted until dark, and the duel of the four beasts drained the last drop of blood. In the end, two princes died on the spot, while one had to leave the battlefield with his own remnant army. When he ran away, there were no more than 6000 cavalry left, and most of them were wounded.

The last "winner" is the eldest son of the former grassland king. Unfortunately, the winner also paid a huge price... After he finally counted the results. But I found that with the incorporation of prisoners of war, there were only less than 30000 people left.

And... His base camp was also copied by Saladin.

Thirty thousand people... With thirty thousand disabled soldiers. What kind of king?

So, taking advantage of the dark night, the "winner" set off a fire, burned the battlefield, also burned his "King's flag", and then left in the southeast direction with the people.

And Saladin is the only winner in this war!

His strength has expanded a level. postwar. He has a population of nearly 100000, and has 60000 riders!

This strength, on the grassland, is already a first-class tribe.

Moreover, the clever Saladin firmly remembers the opinion in Duwei's letter: slow to be king!

From the beginning to the end, he didn't set up the king's flag, didn't stand on his own. But with his army. Step by step swallowing all around can find than their own weak snobbery. Then, taking advantage of the collapse of the royal court, there was a short vacuum of power in the southwest of the grassland. Fast growing their own capital

By the time winter comes, Saladin has more than 100000 troops! It has become one of the most powerful leaders on the grassland!

One of his last two brothers fled with thousands of disabled soldiers. As a result, he lost his prestige and was killed by his mutinous subordinates.

The other big prince, with 30000 people, went down to Manan, but was swallowed by another big tribe, and the big prince's head was cut off.

In winter, several large tribes on the grassland jointly issued a proclamation, asking all tribal leaders to take people to the former site of "Wangting" to hold a grassland tribal meeting and re elect a new grassland king.

Saladin, who received the news, just sneered and casually tore up the letter.

Then Saladin, smiling and showing his white teeth, looked at his uncle hamuye in the tent and said with a sneer, "that Roland tulip Duke once told me not to believe in any so-called" elected king ". The real king is not elected! Hum! If you want to get true loyalty, you can't rely on such boring things as "recommendation"! The only way is to conquer with your machete! Conquer the enemy thoroughly, kill the disobedient, and finally turn the rest into your own people, and then you can get true loyalty. "

"So... We're not going to this conference?" Asked hamuye.

"Yes, why not." Saladin said, "go as my representative. But remember, it's not right for us to recommend others as king. "

After reading the last letter, Dewey handed it to Philip. Philip finished with a smile, and then he nodded: "Your Highness, it seems that... In the next ten years, we won't have to worry about the threat of grassland."

Dewey nodded and agreed with Philip.

"In the past, the power of the royal family was too strong to suppress the whole grassland, so the grassland would unite quietly under the royal court. But now, the most powerful Royal family has collapsed. The remaining big tribes, even the largest, are far from strong enough to hold the whole grassland. There is no overwhelming advantage. Therefore, even if someone is elected as the king, he will still not be able to sit in this position. Soon, new challengers will come forward and start a new civil war. According to our calculation, the civil war of prairie people will last at least seven or eight years, and Saladin, an ambitious guy, still exists. I'm afraid it will take longer. So, in ten years, we don't have to worry about these grassland people. "

From the beginning, Dewey didn't think about conquering the grassland. He knew that it was impossible to do this with the current situation of the Empire. Neither strength nor time was allowed.

Dewey never thought of sending troops to invade the grassland. Even if the prairie people's vitality is greatly damaged, even if Duwei can win the war, but "win the war" and "completely conquer" are completely different.

It's easy to win a war. It's necessary to conquer the grassland and such a nation. It can't be done in a short time. In that case, it will drag its own army into a quagmire.

Therefore, Dewey's goal is to bring the grassland into chaos. Serious civil strife, civil war for several years, so that the prairie people split, and the strength of the vitality of the great injury!! In this way, Dewey can focus on the more important enemy“ Then, we can let the small army stationed in the northwest corridor withdraw and come back Philip said with a smile: "for the past six months, we've only been carrying water every day. It's too expensive. "“ Get back... Half. " Dewey thought for a moment: "the border can't be unguarded. It's enough to leave half of them." In the afternoon, Dewey walked out of his study, rubbing his sore temples and sighing. Looking at the sky, it seems that it is going to snow. Without any entourage, he went straight through the corridor to the other side of the castle. Came to a room upstairs. In the room. There came the melodious sound of the piano. Open the door, still a few beautiful girls. While dancing, the man sitting in the middle playing the piano suddenly felt himself in a trance. After he saw it clearly, he sighed. AI Lu, the female assassin of the snow mountain, is wearing a long skirt of a Roland woman and sitting in the middle. Even her posture of playing the piano is very like that beautiful girl who is as quiet as moonlight. Dewey went into the room with both hands on his back and let everyone out, leaving only ELU. AI Lu's expression is very gloomy. She even looks at Du Wei with provocative eyes. In fact, in the past few months after Han Yue's death, her attitude towards Du Wei has always been like this, but Du Wei did not embarrass her. No matter how much trouble she made, Du Wei just locked her up for two days“ You... What are you doing here? " AI Lu stares at Du Wei: "do you want to send someone to die again this time?" Du Wei shook his head. Then his hand came out from behind. There was a light in his hand. He had taken something out of the magic ring and held it in his hand. This is a small organ, crystal strings, obviously every day someone carefully scrubbed, spotless“ You play the piano very well Dewey said softly, "so, this piano is for you." ELO didn't speak. Du Wei next words, but let AI Lu body fierce shock“ This piano... Was left by her at the beginning. After she left, the piano has been in my hands. " AILU took the piano and flicked her fingers across the string. Then Dewey went to the window, looked at the distance, turned his back to AILU and said, "play a piece for me." AI Lu seemed to want to object, but when she said it, she didn't know what to do, so she said, "what do you want to hear?" Dewey was silent for a while, and then said, "you can play whatever music she used to like." The soft and harmonious sound of the strings sounded, and the flowing music fell into Dewey's ears. He sighed. Eyes up and down in the distance. He's looking straight north!! The dark clouds in the sky are very low... "It seems that it's going to snow." Dewey murmured as if: "a year has come. It's been a year. There are two years left. It's really fast. There are only two years left. " Although this guy is back to himself, I can't see his expression, but AILU obviously feels that this normally more and more dignified young Duke, at the moment, his voice is full of fatigue! Yes, tired. It's the kind of exhaustion that seems to empty the heart“ Two years... What does he mean by two years. And... He is now like this, to wind, to rain rain, what else makes him so worried, so tired things... "Ai Lu's heart, quietly thinking.