Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 972 Countermeasures
Now that all the herders have stable property, Azhashili's power to mobilize the tribe is actually far less than before.

However, some herdsmen had not yet come to their senses, so they were recruited by Azhashili. Those who had come to their senses, such as Hulegen, would rather inform the Ming Dynasty than follow Azhashili and help him commit atrocities.

But now, thanks to songs and persuasions to surrender, most herders have come to their senses.

Therefore, it was not that the lyrics sung by Guili Chi were so powerful, but that he reminded these herdsmen, who were still ignorant, to understand the consequences of rebelling against the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, the herdsmen who were recruited became unwilling to give up everything they had gained, and began to clamor for defection.

These people were beyond the mobilization power of the Azhashili tribe. Now, Azhashili himself tasted the bitter fruit.

"Bastards! Quick, draw your knives and force them to charge! Kill all those who refuse to charge!" Seeing that many people had already rushed to the Ming army's formation with heads in their hands, the Ming army accepted them all and organized them into another team. The number of people in this team increased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Azashiri went crazy. He drew the long knife from his waist, ready to take up the knife and personally go to the front line to supervise the battle.

The confidants persuaded the almost manic Azashili with all their might. On the other side, Guilichi had already stepped down from the high platform, wearing the armor in the exaggerated costume, and began to command the team of soldiers who had just surrendered to charge.

In front of him, a white banner and the Ming Dynasty's sun and moon flag were fluttering together. With his extravagant costume with many flags on his back, he was still the most eye-catching presence on the battlefield.

"What? The Golden Family?" Azashili was shocked. That white flag was undoubtedly a tool that only members of the Golden Family could use.

He could never have imagined that the man who was on the high platform trying to persuade his own people to surrender to the Ming army was actually a member of the Golden Family!

The rebel agitation intensified.

After all, Azashili had ruled these people for many years, and his family had been the leaders of these grassland herdsmen for generations. Although everyone had realized that following Azashili in rebelling against the Ming Dynasty was not a good way out, a large number of people were still unable to make up their minds to betray Azashili and defect to the Ming Dynasty out of fear of his former power.

But when Guilichi raised the white flag, the situation was different.

The Golden Family had a huge prestige that no one could match on the grassland. If not, Alutai would not have been able to stir up trouble on the grassland by relying on the banner of the Golden Family, Bayanchuri.

Similarly, once Guilichi's Golden Family flag was raised, the balance in the hearts of many herdsmen who were still hesitating instantly tipped towards the Ming Dynasty: No matter how prestigious Azhashiri was on the grassland, could he be stronger than Genghis Khan?

Even the descendants of Genghis Khan are urging us to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, so what else is there to say!

Everybody, let’s rebel against him!

As a result, Azashili's army ushered in a new wave of defections.

Seeing that it was impossible to do anything, a confidant pulled the reins of Azhashili's horse, who was cursing, and said, "Prince Liao, it seems that we can no longer capture the Ming crown prince."

"We should quickly join forces with Great Khan Bayanchur... If we wait for the Chang brothers to arrive with their troops, we won't even be able to escape!"

"No! I still have thousands of soldiers and horses, so it may not be impossible to capture Zhu Xiongying! As long as Zhu Xiongying is captured, even if Chang Mao comes, what can he do to me!" Azashili looked ruthless. In addition to the herdsmen who were forcibly recruited, he naturally had his own trusted troops.

These troops were all professional soldiers, and everything they had was awarded by him, so they would naturally not be instigated by the Ming Dynasty. Now, he still wanted to use these trusted troops to fight a desperate battle against the 3,000 Ming troops in front of him.

"King of Liao, think twice, think twice..." His confidants still held the reins tightly. Their master was furious, and they were not stupid.

The troops guarding the Ming Crown Prince are all absolutely elite. The morale of our own people is low, and they have no conscripted herdsmen to use as consumption. How can we fight to the death with this team of Ming elites?

Azhashiri was still pulling, but suddenly someone came hurriedly from behind.

"King Liao, this is bad."

"The Daning Military Commander... the Daning Military Commander's cavalry is almost here!"

Everyone was shocked. According to their estimation, it would take at least five days for Chang Mao to come to the rescue after he got the news. How come Chang Mao arrived so quickly on the third day?

And it was not until then that he noticed the faint tremor under his feet that had previously been covered up by the commotion.

"Quick, quick, get everyone on the horses!" Azashili, who was already furious, could no longer care about continuing to be angry. As a grassland leader, he knew very well what the consequences would be if he was suddenly attacked by the galloping cavalry. "We will go north immediately... We must not be caught by Chang Mao!"

"King of Liao." A confidant hesitated and said, "Then these people..."

"Ignore these thieves!" Azashili said angrily. "One day, I will make them and the Ming Dynasty pay the price together!"

Under Azashiri's order, thousands of his trusted followers immediately mounted their war horses, abandoned the conscripted herdsmen who were still hesitating whether to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and began to leave the front line in the astonished eyes of the herdsmen.

He had just walked a short distance when the flag of Chang Mao, the commander of the Daning Military Prefecture, appeared in the west. After a chase, the cavalry of the Daning Military Prefecture caused Azhashili to lose more than ten people. Then Chang Mao and his troops turned their horses around and came to the earthen hill.

"Your Highness, I am late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive me, Your Highness!" Chang Mao was exhausted and knelt on the ground. Zhu Xiongying quickly helped him up and said, "I was careless about this matter. How can I blame my uncle?"

"If my uncle hadn't come to my rescue so quickly, I would have been in trouble if the situation had dragged on. What crime did my uncle commit? He must have done a great deed."

"By the way, uncle, why did you get here so quickly?" Zhu Xiongying asked curiously.

"Haha, I left behind a large group of troops and only led a thousand light cavalry..." Chang Mao explained.

It turned out that in order to rescue Zhu Xiongying faster, Chang Mao simply gave the large group of troops to his younger brother Chang Sheng, and he himself led only a thousand cavalrymen to rush to the rescue, hoping to share some of Azhashili's firepower.

However, he did not expect that Zhu Xiongying had already broken the morale of Azashiri's army. His presence completely destroyed Azashiri's confidence, causing him to subconsciously retreat northward.

Fortunately, Azhashili was so confused at the time that he didn't realize that there were only a thousand people chasing him from behind. Otherwise, if he turned around and fought, he might have achieved more results... But Chang Mao's personal support for Zhu Xiongying was not without consequences.

At least, because he led the troops to provide support, the originally strict defense of Da Ning Dusi was missing a piece.

Afterwards, Azhashiri withdrew from the gap and successfully joined forces with Bayanchur and Aruta.

(End of this chapter)