Faced with Zaisai's aggressiveness, Setel was a little nervous, especially as Zaisai's words successfully aroused the dissatisfaction of Zhuoliketu, Hongbatulu and Hongol, who both invested the main force in this battle. , but they fell short, which made them a little hard to accept.
"Zaisai, why didn't the Bahrain Division send troops? We dispatched 3,500 people, but the Jizhen Cavalry is still harassing us from behind. Of course we need to retain a mobile force to take precautions, but your Hongji Division is making people suspicious. , Isn’t the Ye He tribe related to your Hongji La tribe by marriage? Why do they send troops to attack us when we come to fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty?" Seter counterattacked without any sign of weakness.
Zaisai's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he said viciously: "The Yehe tribe is a Haixi Jurchen, and we are Nekalkha. If I marry their woman, can I still be able to control the Yehe tribe? What do you think of Jin?" Will Taishi listen to me? Nurhachi also married the sister of Bu Zhai of Yehebu, why not kill Bu Zhai? We paid heavy losses in this battle, but you told me that we are suspicious, Seter, maybe Have you, Bahrain, been sitting on the benefits for too long?"
Seter's heart tightened. The Zarut tribe suffered heavy losses in the fire attack, and the Bayot tribe also suffered losses. The Hongjilash tribe, the Uziyet tribe, and the Horqin people all paid a huge price in this attack. But nothing was gained, only the Bahrain and Yehe tribes suffered very little losses in the cavalry battle, which undoubtedly made all the tribes very dissatisfied.
"Zaisai, this is your arrangement. If you want to arrange the next round of offensive, our Bahrain team will take the lead, and I, Setel, will have no complaints." At this time, Setel could only grit his teeth and say, "I don't know what you are doing. What do you plan to do next?"
The anger in Zasai's eyes was even greater. It was obvious that attacking Qian'an City now would not gain everyone's approval. Even he had given up the idea of fighting Qian'an again in his heart.
The price is too high. Everyone is here to steal wealth and people, not to die. But in this first battle, several teeth were knocked out. It is conceivable that many of them may have resentment towards themselves.
Although everyone agreed before the war that conquering Qian'an would be easy, how could they have imagined that they would encounter such a tough problem?
It's just that this time the troop dispatch was nominally led by Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu, but everyone knew that it was themselves who made the decision, and a lot of dissatisfaction would naturally be directed at themselves.
If I don't come up with a solution and just flee back to the grassland in despair, I'm afraid my prestige in the five Inner Khalkha tribes and even Eastern Mongolia will be gone.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Zaisai lowered his head slightly, "Uncle, look..."
Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu also knew that it was Seter who defeated Zaisai's army, but to be honest, it was really not Zaisai's fault.
There were serious errors in the intelligence of the Chahar and Jianzhou Jurchens. The resistance of the Yongping Mansion defenders was so strong that it far exceeded the intelligence they provided to their own side.
This is not a new military and civilian strength at all, it is definitely an elite fire gun battalion from Liaodong Town. It can not collapse under such a fierce offensive of one's own side, and eventually defeats one's own side. This situation is unimaginable, except for the Liaodong Town's Neither the elite nor Ji Town has such a large-scale fire gun army.
Considering that the co-president of Yongping Mansion is said to be the only legitimate son of Feng Tang, the governor of Jiliao, it is no wonder that people are sparing no effort to rescue Yongping Mansion.
"Everyone is here. How is the situation in this battle? Everyone knows in their hearts that it is not our problem, but the problem of Chahar and Jianzhou Jurchen. Hong Guoer, you Horqin people also went into battle in person and experienced it yourself. After knowing the combat effectiveness of those gunmen in Qian'an City, do you think this is the so-called new military and civilian strength?"
The Horqin people are more like a nail in the Jianzhou Jurchen arrangement in Eastern Mongolia. Among the five Inner Khalkha tribes, plus the Bayot tribe and the Zalut tribe, which have good relations with the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Jianzhou Jurchens have already It has considerable influence in Eastern Mongolia.
Zhuoli Ketuhong Batur knew that he could not push the Bahrain tribe that way. This was what Lindan Batur reminded him, so he pointed directly at the Jianzhou Jurchens both inside and outside.
The intelligence on the Yongping Mansion basically came from the Jianzhou Jurchens, but now it has led to such a huge defeat, of course the Jianzhou Jurchens must take responsibility.
Hong Guo'er was a little embarrassed. Of course he knew everyone was angry and angry. Why wasn't he the same?
He also lost nearly 2,000 of his 5,000 men, which was heartbreaking. He was still thinking about how to explain it after he returned.
Faced with Zhuoliketu Hongbatulu's question, he could only nod: "We really need to ask the Jianzhou Jurchen side about this matter. This must be the elite fire gun battalion of Liaodong Town, not some new military and civilian Zhuang, how can Minzhuang be equipped with the latest firecrackers? These firecrackers are definitely more powerful than the Chahar and Jianzhou Jurchen firecrackers!"
Hongol's words earned unanimous nods of approval from the others.
"As far as I know, Liaodong Town has successively established three of the most elite fire gun battalions after the new governor of Jiliao Feng Tang took over, with more than 10,000 people. In addition, he also has a private battalion of his own. It seems that most of them are also Equipped with firecrackers, Liaodong Town is already the border town with the largest number of firecrackers in the entire Zhou Dynasty. No wonder the Tumuts and Ordos people say that Feng Tang is a deep-tempered old man, very tolerant, and even Li Chengliang was expelled by him. He’s gone, so don’t underestimate him.”
"What's the use of talking about this now? What should we do next?" Darkhan Batulu said in a rough voice: "We went out to invade the south with 50,000 or 60,000 people, and now we have lost our troops and generals. Are we going to be so dejected?" Qian'an City is not easy to fight. There are elite fire soldiers from Liaodong Town. Are there also other counties in Yongping Prefecture? What about Funing, Lulong, Changli, and Luanzhou? Hong Guoer also said, Liaodong There are only three battalions of gunmen in the town, so it’s impossible for someone named Feng to send all three battalions to protect his son, right?"
"Yes, at most Qian'an and Yongping Prefectures can only have a few thousand gunmen to defend them. It is absolutely impossible for Luanzhou, Funing, Changli, and Leting to have so many troops to defend them!" Supporting himself Father's Zhuangtu also interjected: "We must not go back like this, otherwise the jokes about our Inner Khalkha and Horqin people, the Chahar people, the Outer Khalkha people, and the Tumo people in the west will always be spread on the grassland." The Te and the Ordos people are afraid that they will despise us in the future!"
The Zalut tribe was originally the most powerful of the five Inner Khalkha tribes. However, with the death of Bayandar Ileden's father, Zhuitu's grandfather Ubas, the leadership of the Zalut tribe gradually declined. It was replaced by the Uziyet Tribe and the Hongjira Tribe, but the current strength of the Zalut Tribe still ranks third among the five Inner Khalkha Tribes, stronger than the Bayot Tribe and the Bahrain Tribe.
This time, the Zarut tribe was so aggrieved and useless that they were burned to ashes in a fire attack without even showing the enemy's face. Even Bayan Dar Ileden was knocked off his horse and fell seriously. It was really a great shame and humiliation. If they return in embarrassment without any gain or explanation, I am afraid that the position of the Zarut tribe will be replaced by the Bahrain tribe.
Strength is the most respected thing on the grassland. If your strength has declined, then you don't need to say more, your voice will be much lower.
Why can Zaisai assign Seter? Isn't it because the Hongji La tribe is stronger than the Bahrain tribe?
The Horqin people are not from the five inner Khalkha tribes, so why should they listen to Zasai? It was not because Hongji Labu was so powerful that even the Jianzhou Jurchens were not convinced, so Horqin, who had always respected the Jianzhou Jurchens, treated Hongji Labu with some courtesy.
Do you see how much respect Hungol has for Cholictu Hungbatulu?
Zhuangtu's words made everyone moved. Liaodong only had three elite fire gun battalions, and Feng Tang could only send one or two battalions to Yongping. So he calculated that he could only send them to Qian'an. And Lu Long, what about Funing? Even if Funing is too close to Shanhaiguan, what about Changli, Luanzhou, and Leting?
Although everyone suffered heavy losses in the battle of Qian'an, if we calculate it now, we only lost less than 20,000 people. If we reorganize and regroup, we can still have 30,000 or 40,000 troops available.
No matter which county it is, it can still be captured.
"Yes, we must get what we want. We can't take Qian'an. We can give up Lulong and Funing, but we can definitely take Changli and Luanzhou. The Zhou army is all infantry and gunmen. If they dare to go out of the city to fight in the field, we can avenge their shame, so they dare not come out, then we can concentrate our forces to capture Luanzhou, Changli, and even Laoting!" Darkhan also shouted.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively. Thinking of Luanzhou and Changli, a group of people's eyes couldn't help but light up.
No matter which county town it is, the population is tens of thousands. As long as a county town can be conquered, any losses can be made up. Population, wealth, reputation, everything is not a problem.
Zaisai and Zhuolikethunbatulu exchanged glances. If they want to attack Luanzhou or Changli, they must let the Bahrain and Bayot tribes attack first.
They did not believe that encountering such a strong defense in Qian'an would not hinder them in Luanzhou and Changli. They imagined so well, but they were afraid that the reality would not be so fulfilling.
"Then shall we immediately send out reconnaissance cavalry to investigate the situation in Lulong, Changli and Luanzhou?" Hong Guo'er was also a little excited.
"I'm afraid Funing has to go and investigate. I'm worried that if the troops at Shanhaiguan go south, then we have to think carefully about how to attack Changli." Zhuoli Ketuhongbatulu reminded.
"Yes, there are thousands of Jizhen cavalry at Shanhaiguan, we have to prevent them from marching into Funing..."
"Impossible. With the few soldiers in Shanhaiguan, they can only protect Funing. They will never dare to go south to Changli..."
"The city walls of Lulong and Luanzhou have also been repaired, and there are many more horsemen like Qian'an. Fire muskets are a great threat. Do they have fire muskets in Luanzhou and Lulong?" Seter Knowing that he couldn't escape from this battle, he naturally had to be concerned, so it was best to choose a place where it was easiest to fight.
