When the Sentinel Cavalry left the group to investigate the situation ahead, Batu looked at the people around him and said, "Have you found Wo Lun Kuo?"
A guard on the side said: "Among the hundreds of people who retreated from defeat, there was no figure of Wo Lunkuo. My subordinates suspected that he had died on the battlefield."
"Alas, Ben Taiji guessed that he would end up like this." Batu sighed.
As early as before when there was a loud sound of gunfire and constant sound of cannons, he suspected that Wo Lunkuo, who was at the front, would be killed by the people of the Tiger Flag.
The only thing he didn't expect was that the infantry of the Tiger Flag would be so powerful. Nearly a thousand Mongolian cavalry were defeated by a group of infantry of the Tiger Flag without even touching the edge of the Tiger Flag. However, in the end, only a few hundred people escaped, not even half of the people who left.
Fortunately, the casualties this time were all Su Nang's people, but the people he brought with him were not damaged at all, which was a blessing in misfortune.
The sentry sent to inquire about the news returned to Batu.
The tenth commander on the sentinel cavalry said: "The people who reported the Tai Jihu banner are advancing towards us."
"These Ming people really think that they can defeat us if they win one battle." A guard on the side said, "Taiji, I am willing to lead a charge and kill this Ming people team."
Batu's face was gloomy and uncertain. He waved his hand one last time and said, "Give me the order to retreat and return to Daheihe."
"Batu Taiji, Akito must be exhausted after the battle just now. At this time, we might be able to capture Akito's convoy in one fell swoop." A Taiji on the side persuaded.
Batu glanced at him and said: "You have all seen the result of the battle at Wo Lunkuo just now. Many people were frightened out of their courage. The words of those who escaped also revealed that the Tiger Flag was broken. The damage is not much, do you really think that the more than a thousand people we have left can take down this convoy in front of us?"
The Taiji next to him didn't speak.
Because he couldn't guarantee that he would definitely be able to defeat those Ming Kingdoms, but just retreating like this felt like he couldn't keep it on his face.
Batu said: "This Taiji is not Su Nang, and the warriors in the tribe are not here to fight against the people of the Tiger Flag."
After saying that, he flipped the horse's head and rode away.
Soon, the Mongolian army gradually moved away from this grassland.
Compared with the two thousand cavalry when they came, the team when they returned was much shorter.
More than a thousand horses were galloping on the grassland, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard far away. Naturally, the people on the side of the Tiger Flag also noticed the movements of the Beibei.
Wu Xingping walked a few steps to Meng Qing and said, "Old Meng, will the Beilu really retreat?"
Although it is not known whether the Mongolian army has retreated, the departure of the Mongolian cavalry can still be seen.
Meng Qing listened to the sound of horse hooves that gradually became smaller for a while, then called for the messenger and ordered: "Tell our riders to see if the Beibei soldiers have really retreated."
Although there are not many cavalry in the convoy, there are still a few that serve as sentinels.
The few riders who had been staying in the convoy left on horseback and dispersed around to check for news about the previous Mongol army.
Seeing his sentries leaving, Meng Qing gave the order: "Everyone rest where they are. Do not remove your armor and check your weapons again."
After saying that, he sat cross-legged on the grass.
The battle just now took a lot of physical strength. If they hadn't wanted to take advantage of the victory to attack the remaining Mongolian cavalry, they would have ordered the team to rest when they repelled the northern invaders.
This battle was different from the one a few days ago. This time he wanted to completely defeat the Mongolian army, so as to have a chance to take the convoy to the water source to collect water.
Not long after, some of the cavalry sent out returned from a distance.
One of the horsemen came to Meng Qing and said, "Captain Meng, the Beibei troops have indeed retreated. My subordinates followed them for more than five miles and watched them go away with my own eyes."
Meng Qing breathed a sigh of relief and stood up from the ground.
Then, he turned around, looked at the team of soldiers behind him and said: "Hurry up and clean the battlefield, tell the people in the cooking team to send over the prepared dry food."
The baggage trains and combat troops began to return to clean up the battlefield.
In the previous battle, many Mongolians were killed and injured, and many war horses were left on the battlefield.
The intact war horses can be taken back, and the horses that are not seriously injured can be used as pack horses in the future. The horse meat that is seriously injured can be used as dry food.
The battlefield was almost cleaned, and the cooking team also delivered meals.
The battle just now consumed a lot of energy from every soldier and baggage team. In addition, many recruits were lying on the ground vomiting. They had almost vomited what they had eaten in the morning. At this time, dry food was delivered. , can replenish physical strength very well.
The convoy stayed on the grass not far from the battlefield to rest for an hour, and then started on the road again.
With this battle, Meng Qing believed that no more northerners would dare to attack their convoy. He believed that as long as the people on the grassland were not stupid, they should know that their convoy with the tiger-character flag was not to be trifled with.
Things went as he expected.
The news that Batu led the 2,000 Mongolian army was defeated by the Tiger Banner's hundreds of infantry quickly spread. Not only did Meng Qing have no one to embarrass his convoy along the way, but he was warmly entertained by every tribe he visited.
The Mongols admire warriors. Meng Qing was able to defeat thousands of cavalry with a few infantry. In the eyes of the Mongols, he and the hundreds of soldiers around him were warriors.
The Mongolians who died in the hands of Meng Qing were all members of Su Nang and Taiji. As for other tribes, as long as the people who died were not people from their own tribe, it didn't matter whether the people Meng Qing killed were Mongolians.
Batu returned all the way to Daheihe.
When he came back, the news of the defeat did not come back.
As soon as he came back, he came to the big tent where Su Nang was.
At this time, Kankantada received the news of his return and came to Su Nang's tent.
"How's it going? It's a good harvest this time!" Su Nang said to Batu with a smile.
Two thousand Mongolian troops went to deal with a Ming Dynasty merchant convoy of several hundred people. He never thought that they would fail, nor did he think that they would fail.
Batu said with a gloomy face: "If you lose, you won't get anything. Instead, you will lose many warriors."
"The tiger-character flag's convoy only has a few hundred infantry guards, so it's normal for them to lose." Su Nang didn't react for a moment, thinking that Batu was saying that the tiger-character flag's people were defeated.
Batu raised his head and glanced at Su Nang, and said: "It wasn't the people of the Tiger-Character Banner who were defeated, it was our people who were defeated. Not only was Arslan dead, but even Wo Lunkuo, the commander you appointed, was also defeated by the Tiger-Character Banner." The flag was killed.”
"What!" Su Nang was shocked.
I never thought that the defeated people would be the Mongols, and they also lost a Taiji and his bodyguard general.
Kankantada who was standing on the side asked: "What is going on? How could we lose!"
He also couldn't figure out why he failed.
