Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 255 Indiscriminate Killing
Xurigan's words made Galiba extremely angry. He shouted for people to capture Xurigan as soon as possible. But Xurigan, who had already given up completely, continued to talk. He not only told Galiba about his plan for a caravan, but also some other unacceptable things. When Xurigan said one bad thing after another, Galiba's face turned green.

At this time, an elder stood up and suggested that they stop for the time being and not kill Xu Rigan until they figured out the truth of what he said.

But as soon as he said this, Galiba firmly opposed it and urged his men to kill Xurigan as soon as possible. At this time, Tana also came to her senses and quickly led people to stop Galiba. No matter what, what Xurigan said was too important.

Seeing that something was wrong, Galiba's face was extremely ugly. At this time, Xurigan laughed wildly, because he knew that if someone else helped him, he would survive. Even if he died in the end, he would at least be alive now. More importantly, Xurigan hated Galiba to the bone. If it weren't for Galiba's betrayal, how could he have fallen to this point? Even if he died, he would drag Galiba down with him, and they would all perish together.

The situation was getting out of control, and Galiba was no longer holding back. He had originally only wanted to take this opportunity to kill Xurigan, but he had never thought it would turn out like this. Galiba immediately issued an order to kill without mercy. As his order was issued, a group of people rushed in from outside. These people were all Galiba's men. As soon as they entered the big tent, they attacked everyone without saying a word. In a blink of an eye, several elders and leaders died tragically under Galiba's knife.

Everything was out of control. Wang Hai, who was with Tana, saw that the situation was not good, so he didn't care about Xu Ri anymore. He immediately rushed out with his men to protect Tana.

Because there were too many people in Galiba, there were only a few people like Morigen around Tana besides Wang Hai. Faced with enemies that were dozens of times their number, they could only grit their teeth and use their bodies to protect Tana and help her escape.

A fight broke out in the big tent, and in the end, Xu Rigan could not escape Galiba's butcher knife and was hacked to death on the spot. The elders and leaders of the tribe were also killed by Galiba. The only two smart ones who saw that the situation was not right immediately knelt down to surrender and expressed their support for Galiba, thus escaping the disaster.

As for Tana and the others fighting their way out, it was all thanks to Morigen. If it weren't for Morigen, it would have been very difficult for them to fight their way out. Unfortunately, Morigen didn't survive. He tried his best to stop the pursuers and bought time for Tana and the others to escape, but he himself died tragically in the siege.

Tana, who escaped, didn't know where to go for a while, and it was Wang Hai who helped her make a decision. They immediately fled back to their own camp located in another part of the tribe. After finding Tengger there, Wang Hai tied the child to himself. At this time, Ma Shizhou and Hu Lin, who had heard the news, also arrived. Wang Hai briefly explained the situation, and they were both shocked. Ma Shizhou immediately suggested that they evacuate the tribe immediately. Once Galiba's men caught up, no one would be able to escape.

The situation was urgent, and Tana agreed to the suggestion without thinking too much, and everyone evacuated immediately. Because they left in such a hurry, they didn't take anything with them. In a panic, they only took weapons and horses. They were escorted by Wang Hai, Ma Shizhou, and Hu Lin, as well as members of the caravan and dozens of Mongolian warriors in Tana's hands. They fled south without hesitation.

Ma Shizhou's judgment was correct. Just when they escaped from the camp, Galiba's pursuers arrived. After dealing with Xurigan and others, Galiba had time to deal with Tana and others.

Now, Hadanbaatar is dead, Asitimur is dead, and Xurigan, the candidate for successor, is also dead. Galiba has no rivals in the tribe. Moreover, he has killed so many people. As long as he gets rid of Tana and others, no one will know what he has done. Then he will become the leader of the tribe and control the power in no time.

Tana must be killed, not only Tana alone, but also Tana's children Tengger and Ma Shizhou. Only when they are all dead will their affairs not be leaked. And killing one is the same as killing, killing a group is the same. Anyway, his hands are already stained with so much donated blood. Galiba no longer cares about anything else. His mind is full of the idea of ​​wiping out the roots.

In order to hunt down Tana, Galiba sent out a total of 500 elite cavalry. Some of these elite cavalry were his direct subordinates, and the other part were backup forces he had secretly cultivated over the years, all for this day.

Compared with Galiba's pursuers, Tana's side had only more than a hundred people, and except for her Mongolian guards, all of them were from the caravan.

Although everyone in the caravan could ride horses, they were no match for the Mongols who had lived on horseback since childhood in terms of horsemanship. They had not run far when Galiba's pursuers arrived. Once surrounded by these pursuers, everyone would die.

The situation was critical, and Ma Shizhou decisively adopted the tactic of layered retreat, that is, sending a small group of people to block the cavalry in the rear in order to buy time for the large force.

The risk of being left behind is imaginable. It is no exaggeration to say that there is no chance of survival. All those responsible for being left behind are determined to die, because they all know that only by stopping the pursuers and delaying time can others have a chance to escape. Along the way, Ma Shizhou used this method to buy precious time, which is why they were able to escape from the tribe to here and finally meet Zhu Shenzhui and his party.

It was precisely because of this that Tana and her team lost one-third of their men along the way. Although the pursuers also suffered losses, they still had many more people than Tana and her team. As the distance between the two sides gradually narrowed, if they had not encountered Zhu Shenzui, Ma Shizhou had already planned to send another team to stop them. Even so, no one could guarantee how long they could last.

After listening to Tana's story, Zhu Shenzui's face became gloomy, his hands clenched into fists, and veins bulged on the back of his hands.

He never imagined that such a big thing would happen to the tribe in just a few months, and he never thought that Ashi Temur and Hadan Bater, father and son, would return to Changshengtian like this.

He closed his eyes, and familiar faces appeared in front of him. Ashi Temur seemed to be saying something to him with a cunning smile. The honest Hadan Bater was holding a bowl of wine in one hand and hooking his other hand on his shoulder, laughing. And Burigude, the first Mongolian friend he knew, didn't know whether he was alive or dead. He felt extremely sad and two lines of tears fell uncontrollably.

The last time we parted was still vivid in his mind, but now we are separated by heaven and earth. The world is so unpredictable. How could Zhu Shencui not shed tears?
What made him even more heartbroken was what happened to Tana and the others. If he hadn't happened to meet them halfway, even if Ma Shizhou had continued to send troops to stop them, they would probably have been destroyed.

When Zhu Shenzui thought about his wife and children being murdered in this way, his whole body trembled slightly. In addition, there were also those people who died to buy time for them. Among these people, whether they were Mongols or members of the caravan, they were all his brothers!
Especially Morigen, this burly Mongolian man. Zhu Shenzhui still remembers the scene of fighting with him. Although he was defeated by Zhu Shenzhui, Morigen never hated Zhu Shenzhui. On the contrary, this honest Mongolian man became good friends with Zhu Shenzhui. Every time Zhu Shenzhui came to the tribe, Morigen would find Zhu Shenzhui to have a drink with him. The two would chat and talk about everything. When they were in high spirits, they would fight according to Mongolian rules.

But now everything is gone, they are all dead, who caused their death? Except for Hadanbaatar, the rest died at the hands of Xurigan and Galiba. It can even be said that Xurigan was just a puppet used by Galiba, and the real culprit was the latter.

"Galiba!" Zhu Shenzhui had never hated such a person so much, and he gritted his teeth and read out his name. This is a poisonous snake, just as Xu Rigan said, everything is his calculation.

He didn't expect that the usually inconspicuous and silent Galiba could be so cunning. He really underestimated him before. So many things were related to him, especially the attack on his caravan on the grassland was actually the work of this guy. It seemed that Galiba had been secretly preparing for the position of tribal leader for many years.

No wonder the whereabouts of the bandits could not be found after the caravan was attacked. It is normal to say that this matter is related to Xurigan and Galiba. At the beginning, Ashi Timur sent people from the tribe to investigate, and these two brothers were the ones who led the investigation. It would be a miracle if they could find any problems if they were asked to investigate themselves.

As for why they did this, Xuri Gan's words before his death also gave the answer. They were simply worried that Zhu Shenzhui and Tana had too much influence in the tribe, especially since Ashi Temur allocated a part of his people to Tana shortly after Tenger was born, and officially announced that Tenger, who was still a breastfeeding baby, would be a centurion, putting him on an equal footing with them.

If this continues, Zhu Shencui and his wife and their children will become more powerful in the tribe, and their brothers' status will no longer be stable. In addition, Zhu Shencui and his wife have a good relationship with Hadan Bater and have always been Hadan Bater's supporters. In the eyes of Galiba, who is secretly plotting the position of tribal leader, Zhu Shencui and his wife are obstacles to his success.

Since it is an obstacle, it must be removed. Galiba took advantage of the simple-minded Xurigan. Xurigan, who was originally dissatisfied with Tengger being the centurion, agreed on the spur of the moment after hearing his brother's words, which led to what happened later.

Zhu Shenzhui felt that this was just the surface, and there were some things behind it that others did not know. No matter how smart and calculating Galiba was, he could not have gone to Daming to bribe his own people. Judging from the incident of the caravan's traitor, it was not only Galiba's shadow, but also the shadow of other Ming Dynasty merchants. This matter was far from being as simple as imagined.

In any case, it was confirmed that Galiba was one of the masterminds behind the scenes, and coupled with his current actions, the two sides were already sworn enemies. Now that the cavalry he sent out to hunt down Tana had been dealt with by himself, as the saying goes, "It is impolite not to reciprocate." How could Zhu Shenzhui be considered a gentleman if he did not take revenge next?

(End of this chapter)