Su Nang stayed at the camp in Kankantada, while Zhamuhe and others who returned from Qingcheng returned all the way to the camp in the Dayin Mountains.
"Great Khan, General Zhamuhe is back." A personal guard came to Bu Shitu's yurt first to report.
Bu Shitu said eagerly: "Quickly, bring Zhamuhe to Benhan."
After a short time, Jamuhe was taken to the yurt.
"I've seen the profuse sweat." Zhamuhe held his chest with one hand and bowed to the fortune teller.
Bu Shitu put one hand on the low table, leaned forward, and said eagerly: "How is Omu Buhong? Have you brought him back?"
"Don't worry, Great Khan. Although Ombuhong suffered some injuries, he is fine now." Zhamuhe said, "However, the people in the Tiger Banner did not agree to let my subordinates bring Ombuhong back."
Bu Shitu frowned and said, "Did you say that as long as they are willing to release Ombuhong, Ben Khan can give them more cattle, sheep and horses."
"My subordinates have already told me, and I met with Liu Heng, the owner of the Tiger Flag. He personally told my subordinates that he would not release Ombuhong." Zhamuhe lowered his head and said.
Bu Shitu said slightly surprised: "You mean you met the owner of the Tiger Flag?"
Liu Heng's arrival in the grassland was very secretive. As soon as he arrived at Daheihe Dunbao, he immediately began to attack the Tumote tribe. From the beginning to the end, the Mongols did not know that Liu Heng had arrived in the grassland.
"My subordinates saw with their own eyes that the proprietor of the Tiger Flag was a young man with slightly darker skin. When I saw him, shopkeeper Li was standing nearby," Zhamuhe said.
At this time, Harbala in the yurt said: "Listening to Zhamuhe's description, there is no doubt that this person should be the owner of the Tiger Flag."
"Halbala, have you seen the owner of the Tiger Flag?" Bu Shitu looked at Harbala.
Halbala said: "I have never met the proprietor of the Tiger-Character Banner, but when Abu was still alive, I heard people talk about the proprietor Liu of the Tiger-Character Banner who was not very old."
"Great Khan, since the people of the Tiger Banner are unwilling to release Ombuhong, there is no need for us to wait any longer. Let's send troops! Recapture Qingcheng as soon as possible, and Ombuhong can be rescued by then." Yurt Another Ulut tribe leader Jiburigude said.
Bu Shitu looked hesitant.
"Great Khan, we and the Tiger Flag have no room for change. It is better to send troops earlier. Even if we do not attack Qingcheng immediately, we must first besiege Qingcheng." Harbala on the side said.
"Great Khan, send out troops!"
"Qingcheng is the Qingcheng of our Mongols. We must not let the Han people occupy it. Please ask the Great Khan to send troops as soon as possible."
"Please ask the Great Khan to send troops to retake Qingcheng and kill all the Han people in the Tiger Flag."
In the yurt, a group of Tai Ji spoke one after another and asked the fortune teller to order troops to be sent to Qingcheng.
Bu Shitu, who was sitting on the big seat, looked at the Taijis from various ministries in front of him, opened his mouth slightly, and finally sighed and said: "Send the order, we will set off tomorrow."
"I will obey the will of the Great Khan."
A group of Taijis in the yurt stood up and bowed to salute the fortune telling rabbit.
"Go back and prepare!" Bu Shitu waved his hand in a low mood, signaling the many Taijis in the yurt to go back and prepare for sending troops.
He knew very well in his heart that these Taijis from various tribes in front of him would not let the soldiers and horses of various tribes continue to delay here in the Dayin Mountains for the sake of Ombuhong.
When the Mongolian army is dispatched, they will not march together. There will be one or two tribes of armored cavalry as the vanguard walking in front to explore the road.
The Dayin Mountains where Bu Shitu led the army was stationed was not too far from Qingcheng. It took more than a day for the vanguard of the Mongolian army to appear within thirty miles of Qingcheng.
The arrival of such a large army naturally cannot be concealed from the people of the Tiger Flag.
The armored cavalry cruising near Qingcheng discovered that a large group of Mongolian armored cavalry was approaching Qingcheng. Except for some people who stayed to continue to monitor the Mongolian armored cavalry, the others quickly rode back to Qingcheng to deliver the message.
"Sir, our scouts have received news that a Mongolian armored cavalry of about a thousand people is approaching Qingcheng." Zhao Wu came to Liu Heng's office to report.
Liu Heng put down the official document in his hand, picked up the tea jar on the table with his other hand, and said: "After waiting for so long, the Mongols are finally here. Send the order to all the battalions to prepare for war."
"Yes." Zhao Wu turned and left.
Liu Heng picked up the teapot and took a sip of water. He stood up from his seat, turned around and looked at the map that occupied half of the wall behind him.
After the Tiger Character Banner occupied Qingcheng, Liu Heng had the map hung on the wall of his office room.
This is a grassland map.
It shows Monan, Mobei, and part of Moxi. Mountains, rivers, cities, tribes, and even larger puddles are all clearly marked on the map.
This map is a caravan of Tiger Flags walking on the grassland. It was recorded bit by bit, and finally assembled into a complete map of the grassland topography and tribal distribution.
There are many dotted lines distributed on the map. These dotted lines represent the routes that the Tiger Flag convoy travels between various ministries on the grassland.
Among these dotted lines, only the one from Xinpingbao to Qingcheng has begun to be traced in real form, because the Tiger Character Flag is building a road from Xinpingbao to Qingcheng. This road runs through every pier built on the grassland passing by. fort.
"Sir, I heard that the Mongolian army is coming."
Voices came in from outside, and then Li Shuheng walked in.
Liu Heng turned around and said to Li Shuheng: "What is coming is just the vanguard of the Mongolian army. The Mongolian army will arrive one after another in the next few days."
"I've finally waited for this battle." Li Shuheng said with a sigh.
Although the Tiger-Character Banner captured Bansheng City and Qingcheng, Tumut's strength was still there, and the Tiger-Character Banner did not officially defeat the armies of Tumut's ministries.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "After this battle, the war in Tumut will almost be over, and we can take care of this land with peace of mind in the future."
"Yes, such a large piece of land, even if it only produces one season of food a year, is enough to feed an army of hundreds of thousands." Li Shuheng said with emotion.
The Hetao area has been a place of fertile water and grass since ancient times. It is not only suitable for grazing, but also suitable for farming. It has always been an area fought over by various Mongolian tribes.
Because Tumut gave birth to an Altan Khan, most of the land in the Hetao fell into the hands of the Tumut tribe. Now the tiger-character flag has come to the grassland for the fertile water and grass area of the Hetao.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "Don't worry, the Loop is here and we can't escape. Let's first deal with the Tumut army that is coming to Qingcheng and eliminate all threats and disasters to us."
"With this land, our Tiger Flag will be invincible against the Ming Dynasty in the future." Li Shuheng said in a relaxed tone.
Liu Heng smiled.
