Tan Zaiwang led a small group of armored cavalry and followed the Mongolian team for a while. After finally confirming that the Mongolians were not targeting their tiger-character flag, he led the team back to the camp. .
In the following days, Mongolians continued to break away from the Mongolian army commanded by Bu Shitu, leaving the grassland where the Mongolian army and the Tiger Banner soldiers were stationed, and went to farther places.
The Tushetu Khan tribe and the Chechen Khan tribe who came from Mobei also chose to leave at this time.
In the end, there were only more than 10,000 people left with Bu Shitu, and several Da Taiji also left, leaving only Kankantada alone.
The Mongolian army is surrounded by the scouts of the Tiger Banner, just like the Mongolian sentries are surrounded by the forts of the Tiger Banner. The changes in the Mongolian army during these days cannot be concealed from the scouts sent by the Tiger Banner to monitor them.
"Good news, good news!" Qin Rong walked into the tent from outside with an excited look.
Chen Xunping swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a smile, "What good news? I see you are jumping for joy."
"The detective sent the latest news. Another Mongolian team has left. Now there are only about 10,000 people left with Bu Shitu. In a few more days, I'm afraid there won't even be 10,000 troops." Qin Rong's face was full of joy. said.
Chen Xunping mixed the food in the teapot twice with a spoon and said, "That's it? The detective sent news about the various Mongolian ministries leaving the Mongolian army every day. It's nothing new."
Several Mongolian teams leave the Mongolian army every day. The sentries monitoring the Mongolian army will record them, sort them out, and send them back to the camp, and finally hand them over to Chen Xunping.
In the past few days, every day he would receive records about one or several Mongolian teams leaving the Mongolian army.
"No, you didn't understand what I meant." Qin Rong said, "There are not many people left around Bushitu now. We are fully capable of eating the remaining Mongolian army and capturing Bushitu."
After speaking, he looked at Chen Xunping expectantly.
Chen Xunping put down the rice spoon in his hand and said with a smile: "So you are happy because of this matter, but it is a pity to disappoint you. Our army will not take the initiative to attack the Mongolian army."
He picked up the spoon again and put a spoonful of food into his mouth.
"This is a good opportunity to seize the Stone Blessing Rabbit." Qin Rong was unwilling to give up and continued to persuade, "Think about it, as long as we capture the Stone Blessing Rabbit, we can take the opportunity to capture the Tumut Grassland."
Chen Xunping chewed a few mouthfuls of the food in his mouth, swallowed it, and said: "There are tens of thousands of troops around Shitu. They are more powerful than us, and they are all cavalry. It is impossible to capture Shitu, so you can Don’t think about it, just sit down and eat in peace!”
He pointed to another teapot on the table.
"If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to get such a good opportunity again." Qin Rong frowned slightly, trying to persuade Chen Xunping to change his mind.
However, he still walked to the table and sat down, moving the teapot on the table in front of him.
Chen Xunping said: "We need to build the last few forts before winter. There is no need to anger the Mongols in Tumut at this time. Don't forget that the forts stationed by Deputy Director Li and others have been left alone for too long. , we need to repair the castle."
"It's a pity that such a good opportunity to capture the fortune teller can only slip away from under his nose." Qin Rong looked unwilling and a bit pityful at the same time.
Chen Xunping smiled and said: "We have too few Tiger Banner cavalry. Even if there are only a few thousand people left around Bu Shitu, as long as he wants to escape, it will be difficult for us to catch him."
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"It seems we can only wait until next year." Qin Rong sighed.
Didn't he know that it was not that easy to catch Bushitu, and Bushitu, as the nominal Khan of Tumote, was also the target of their tiger-character banner to conquer.
Chen Xunping pointed at the teapot at Qin Rong's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, let's eat first. It will be cold after a while. The cooking team won't re-light the fire just because of you."
The latter sentence was that he was joking with Qin Rong.
As the staff officer of the First Soldier Battalion, Qin Rong would not fail to reheat the food for him if the food got cold.
"Hey! Stewed meat, no wonder I smelled the aroma of meat floating in the camp as soon as I came back. It turns out there is really meat to eat." Qin Rong took off the lid of the tea jar and saw several pieces of oil on the top layer inside. pieces of meat.
Chen Xunping said: "While the cavalry was patrolling, they encountered a herd of yellow sheep and brought back a lot. The cooking team also added some potatoes. I am afraid that you will come back too late, so I asked the messenger to bring you a portion in advance."
"Smells." Qin Rong put his nose above the tea vat and took a deep breath.
Chen Xunping said with a smile: "Eat quickly. After eating, you have to go to the fort to keep an eye on it. It will take up to three days. The fort here must be completed."
"Don't worry, two days will be enough. We just need the last few houses to be capped." Qin Rong picked up the spoon on the table and scooped up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew.
Chen Xunping looked at him and said: "I will arrange for someone to go back in the next two days and try to get more stoves from Huang Zhong. The winter in the grassland is difficult. If you don't keep warm, you can really freeze to death."
"It's time to prepare for the winter. I heard Tu Sha from the Armored Cavalry say that every winter on the grassland is the most difficult time for herdsmen. Sometimes a white disaster will freeze many herdsmen and livestock to death. This year we will definitely have to To spend the winter on the grassland, not only do you need to prepare enough stoves, but you also need to prepare more cotton-padded clothes and quilts," Qin Rong said.
Chen Xunping nodded.
Even if he has not experienced winter on the grassland personally, he knows the horror of winter on the grassland from those who have spent one or several winters on the grassland.
Both of them ate very quickly, and in the time they were talking, the food in the tea jar had been completely eaten.
After eating, wash the teapot with clean water and put it away.
The two of them also had a teapot for drinking water.
The weather is getting cooler and summer is about to pass. Only during the day can you still feel the residual heat brought by the tail of summer. Most of the time, you can no longer feel the heat.
"Reporting to Yingzheng, a group of Mongolians came outside the camp. The leader called himself Temulun. He wanted to enter the camp and said that he had important things to discuss with you, Yingzheng." The messenger ran into the big tent. General knowledge.
Chen Xunping frowned slightly and said, "The name Temulun sounds familiar, as if I heard someone mention it before."
"This Temulun is a Taiji of Tumut, and it is also a Taiji of the Boshitu family. It can be regarded as one of the few Taijis in Tumut who are willing to get close to our Tiger Flag. He came to us at this time, probably on the orders of Bushitu." Qin Rong said.
Chen Xunping patted his forehead and said, "I remembered. Both Sancha and Tan Zaiwang mentioned this person before. Since he is Tumote Taiji who has a good impression of our Tiger Flag, let's meet him."
"Go and bring the people in!" Qin Rong ordered the messenger.
The messengers retreated from the tent.
