Qiu Fu set off with three thousand cavalry drawn from the Three Thousand Battalion.
Zhu Quan knew that he could not change Qiu Fu's decision, so he ordered the entire army to speed up their march.
As the commander-in-chief, Qiu Fu might be in danger if he stayed too far away from the main force of the army.
"Qiu Fu, after returning to the capital, I must join you." Zhu Quan was riding on his horse, whispering in his heart.
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Qiu Fu, with three thousand cavalry, rode hard and finally arrived at the Luqu River. He also discovered the Tatar cavalry.
The enemy was resting and recuperating at this moment, and did not notice that the Ming army had appeared near them.
Following Qiu Fu's order, three thousand cavalry pressed forward.
With lightning speed, the enemy troops were completely wiped out.
Qiu Fu was resting when he saw Wang Cong coming with someone tied up.
"General, we captured a Tatar minister." Wang Cong said excitedly.
Hearing this, Qiu Fu was overjoyed.
"Well done, I'll give you a credit."
"Thank you, General!" Wang Cong bowed his hands in thanks.
Afterwards, Qiu Fu looked at this so-called minister.
Then he asked about the enemy: "Do you know where the main force of the Tatars is?"
"Reporting to the general, the main Tatar force is thirty miles north of here." The Tatar minister said with a flattering smile.
No matter how you look at it, he looks like a traitor who is greedy for life and afraid of death.
"The Tatars don't know yet that the Ming Dynasty's army is coming. If they launch an attack now, they will definitely win a complete victory."
Seeing how the Tatar Minister thought about the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly, Qiu Fu also smiled.
"Although what you said is very tempting, how will I know whether what you say is true or false?"
he asked rhetorically.
"If the general doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate." The Tatar Minister said.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Fu gave Wang Cong a look.
The latter understood, turned around and left to wait.
"If you dare to deceive me, I can guarantee that you will not be able to live or die."
"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare." The Tatar Minister lowered his head and said.
Seeing this, Qiu Fu laughed loudly, and immediately had the Tatar Minister escorted away.
The distance of thirty miles was actually not that far. More than an hour later, the scouts returned and reported to Qiu Fu that a Tatar military camp was indeed discovered in the north.
Qiu Fu immediately ordered the army to prepare for war, and then sent someone to send the latest information to Zhu Quan and others.
And tell them to catch up quickly.
The cavalry was very fast. When Qiu Fu led the Ming army to the Tatar camp, he easily wiped out all the Tatar troops in the camp.
However, there were not many Tatar troops left in this military camp.
Qiu Fu immediately asked someone to bring the Tatar minister over.
"What's going on? Why is the military camp empty?" Qiu Fu asked.
"General, this... villain doesn't even know!" The Tatar Minister looked confused.
"Then what's the use of you? Come here, drag him down and kill him!" Qiu Fu said.
"General, General, please spare your life!"
"I know where they are going and I can lead the way."
The Tatar Minister looked back at Qiu Fu and said eagerly.
"Wait!" Qiu Fu raised his hand to stop the soldier.
Then he walked up to the Tatar Minister and looked at him coldly.
"This is your last chance."
"Yes Yes."
"Thank you, General, for not killing me!"
The Tatar Minister knelt on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
Subsequently, the Tatar minister led the way, and Qiu Fu led the army to pursue.
They chased like this for several days, and each time they only encountered hundreds of Tatar cavalry, but no main force was found.
This situation naturally aroused the vigilance of Qiu Fu and others. He ordered the Tatar Minister to be escorted in front of him and asked sternly: "It has been several days, why haven't the main Tatar forces been found yet?"
"Go back to the general, the main Tatar force is ahead."
"Isn't the Tatar cavalry we met these days the best proof?"
"They must have stayed behind to serve as the main force."
The Tatar Minister explained.
"General, as long as we speed up, we will definitely be able to catch up with the main Tatar force."
Qiu Fu's generals had some doubts about these words.
Moreover, they were already out of touch with the main force of the Ming army at this time, so it would be unwise to continue to penetrate deeper.
There is even a risk of the entire army being annihilated.
However, Qiu Fu believed what the Tatar Minister said and firmly believed that the main Tatar force was ahead.
He ordered the entire army to continue marching.
My subordinates still want to persuade me.
But Qiu Fu severely interrupted: "Anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed!"
At this point, the generals under his command could only carry out the orders.
In this way, Qiu Fu continued to advance with three thousand cavalry, led by the Tatar minister who led the way.
This time the Tatar Minister did not disappoint Qiu Fu.
The Tatar main force, which I had been looking for for a long time, was finally found.
But the strange thing is that the Tatar cavalry did not panic or run away after seeing the Ming army.
Qiu Fu's IQ finally reached the high ground, and he noticed something was wrong.
He immediately asked the Tatar Minister to be brought over.
But his subordinate Wang Cong came to report:
"General, we have been fooled."
"The Tatar Minister was captured by us on purpose."
"Now, we are surrounded by the main Tatar force."
"What about others?" Qiu Fu asked.
"He killed the soldiers guarding him and ran away." Wang Cong replied.
"ah!!!"
"Damn it!"
"puff!"
Qiu Fuqi spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"General, general!" Wang Cong's expression changed and he supported Qiu Fu.
"I'm fine."
"Send the order and prepare to break out."
Qiu Fu said.
"Yes." Wang Cong immediately went to deliver the order.
Qiu Fu looked solemn, looking at the dark Tatar cavalry in the distance, feeling extremely regretful.
Looking at the current situation, the Tatar cavalry surrounding them numbered at least tens of thousands.
And he only had three thousand cavalry at his disposal.
The most important thing is that they have been chasing all the way, but now they are exhausted and their combat power is greatly reduced.
On the contrary, the Tatar cavalry were waiting for work. They were full of food and drink, full of energy, and their combat power was at its peak.
The advantage lies with the other party!
At the same time, the Tatar minister also returned to the Tatar army.
He was taken to see Arutai, the Tatar Grand Master.
"Grand Master, my subordinates have completed their mission."
"The leader is Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi State in the Ming Dynasty."
"We are also accompanied by the Marquis of Wucheng, Wang Cong, and the Marquis of Tong'an, Huozhen."
The Tatar Minister respectfully reported.
"Okay, if we can capture the Duke of Ming Dynasty in this battle, it will definitely be a major blow to Ming Dynasty."
Arutai laughed.
Then his face turned gloomy again.
"Huo Zhen, the traitor, must not be let go."
"I'm giving the order. Whoever kills Huo Zhen will be rewarded with a thousand sheep. If he is captured alive, he will be rewarded with 3,000 sheep and a hundred cattle."
Huozhen, formerly known as Huolihuozhen, is an authentic Mongolian.
During the Hongwu period, he returned to the Ming Dynasty and served as a guard for thousands of households in Yanshan. During the Jingnan battle, he was awarded the title of Marquis of Tong'an for his military exploits.
"Yes." One of Arutai's guards went down to deliver the order.
Then I heard excited screams from the Tatar cavalry.
"Send the order, attack!"
Following Arutai's order, the Tatar cavalry rushed towards the Ming army cavalry like a tide.
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