Regardless of whether Hauge was willing or not, Wu Keshan finally received the food and grass supplies on the way back, and then hurried back to the grassland.
As for Hauge himself, he had to return to Haizhou because of food and grass problems.
The other routes were basically the same as Hauge's. As soon as Shengjing's messenger arrived, all the Mongolian tribesmen's cavalry asked for the food and grass on the road and hurried back to the grassland.
One difference is that Duduo's troops stationed heavy troops at Zhenjiang Fort to prevent the Dongjiang Army's cavalry from jumping into the hinterland of Liaodong again; on the Xinjin side, Yue Tuo and Azige rushed to occupy Jinzhou. As for the Lushun side, it was basically just surveillance. Neither Yue Tuo nor Azig had any intention of attacking Lushun.
As a result, the war in Liaodong, which originally seemed to be about to escalate, suddenly calmed down.
Almost everyone's eyes turned to the grassland.
On Hong Chengchou's side, he hoped that the emperor would triumph as planned; on the other hand, Jianlu was praying that his allies would suffer less losses, and it would be better if they could kill the Ming Emperor by accident. In that case, The Qing Dynasty made a lot of money.
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At this time, Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew that he was the center of attention. But he didn't care, nor was he worried. After all, he knew clearly what was going on in Liaodong. There are also Class B eavesdropping seeds among the various generals on the grassland, so they can know what their situation is and be aware of it.
Wu Sangui accompanied Emperor Chongzhen when he came to the river basin. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen slowly chewing on a perfectly grilled lamb chop, he was a little worried, so he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I don't know when to conquer. Naiman tribe?”
This Jiaolai river basin is the nomadic land of the Naiman tribe designated by Jianlu. After Emperor Chongzhen led the Beijing cavalry to carry the Kulun camp, they arrived here in a leisurely manner, which made Wu Sangui very worried. He ate some steak in a hurry and couldn't help but ask.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen understood his worries and said with a smile: "The mutton on the grassland is so tender. Why don't Wu Qing eat more?"
"..." Wu Sangui didn't expect that the emperor didn't talk about the business, but just mutton. After being speechless for a while, he couldn't help but said in his heart: Your Majesty, are you eating lamb? It's weird if it's not tender!
"Your Majesty..." Wu Sangui couldn't help but want to remind him again, but before he finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted: "Okay, I know what you are worried about. Liaodong side can't come back so quickly. At this time, it is estimated that the Mongolian cavalry in various places have not received the news. We still have time. After the hussars camp turns around, we will follow the plan and join forces to continue the crusade!"
"Your Majesty, when will the Hussars camp arrive?" Wu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was also eating roast beef, couldn't help but interrupt and said, "In case the Naman tribe already knows the news, run away. what to do?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled again and said: "If the Hussars were caught by surprise, this fat sheep of the Horqin tribe will definitely be killed. If my prediction is good, we will be able to join forces tomorrow. The day after tomorrow we will be able to join forces after joining forces. With our military strength, we can directly clear out the Naman and Aohan tribes, and there will be no problem. Don’t worry, it’s rare to eat beef and mutton with ease, so eat it quickly! Otherwise, when I return to the pass, I won’t be able to eat it every day. Beef and mutton!”
Mutton is actually pretty good, but beef is really rare. Like in later movies and TV shows where people cut pounds of beef at every turn, that’s pure nonsense! For the farming people, cattle are treasures.
Seeing the emperor speaking so easily, Wu Sangui's worries faded a little. But the emperor is with him. If something happens, he will never be redeemed, and the responsibility is still very big. Therefore, it is impossible to stop worrying.
But after Wu Zhong heard this, he stopped talking and began to eat heartily. He was even in the mood to discuss with the emperor how good the barbecue was.
For him, the past has proven that the emperor's words are absolutely right, so he has nothing to worry about.
Wu Sangui ate a few more bites, but still lost his appetite, so he went down to distribute the food for the night, and then sent it a little further to the pastureland of the Horqin tribe. It would be great if he could pick up the Hussars camp.
Sure enough, what Emperor Chongzhen said was absolutely correct. In the middle of the night, the Ye Bushou of the Jing camp and the Hussars camp got in touch. After daybreak, the commander-in-chief of the Hussars Battalion, He Renlong and Hu Dawei, were already in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Horqin people are really fat, and the beef and mutton cannot be brought back, so they can only be thrown into the river." He Renlong said with emotion after seeing Emperor Chongzhen, his first words after the ceremony.
Hu Dawei did the same thing and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The pastureland of the Horqin people is almost the best in eastern Mongolia, and the pasture designated for them by Jianlu is very large. If this continues, Horqin may not be able to From now on, our tribe will be the largest tribe on the eastern grassland!"
Of course he didn't know that in the original history, the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not allow any tribe to be far more powerful than other tribes, even if it was like the Horqin tribe and the Aixinjueluo family, you marry me, I marry you, all kinds of complicated relationships , were also suppressed by the Manchus, and their strength was never much stronger than other tribes.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he didn't even need to ask for details. He knew that their victory was fruitful, so he smiled and said, "Okay, sir, let's take a rest for a long time, and then let's go find trouble with the Naiman tribe together!"
In this way, half a day later, fifteen thousand Ming cavalry troops, under the command of Emperor Chongzhen, set off in a mighty manner.
While mopping up the Naiman tribe, something unexpected happened to Emperor Chongzhen.
It was the Naiman tribe who already knew that the Ming army was conducting a large-scale crusade against various grassland tribes. They actually abandoned the old and weak members of the tribe, and even drove their cattle, horses and sheep to the north without even accepting the yurts.
Emperor Chongzhen was not too surprised by this and immediately asked Wu Sangui to lead the pursuit. Anyway, after sweeping away the Kurun and Horqin tribes, one person can be equipped with three cavalry. At this speed, there is nothing to say.
Emperor Chongzhen himself led the remaining cavalry and continued to surround the Aohan tribe with the spoils of war.
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Besides, Jin Guofeng's troops returned south cautiously, but they did not see the pursuers of the Jianlu and Mongolian coalition forces. This made them emboldened and returned south faster. None of them, including Jin Guofeng himself, wanted to stay that far north.
On this day, they were resting, and suddenly, they saw Ye Bu, who was sent out, galloping back.
"Report, Marshal, we found a large group of tribesmen coming!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Guofeng was a little surprised and quickly asked: "How many people are there in the tribe? How many elites are there?"
The others also reacted subconsciously, looking a little frightened, staring closely at the person who reported back.
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, there are about seven or eight thousand people, including about two thousand elites..."
As long as the people of the Mongolian tribe can ride horses and shoot arrows, they can be considered warriors, so they only need to count their heads.
Everyone was frightened when they heard that there were so many people, including two thousand elites. If they had just arrived in the grassland, they would naturally not be afraid. However, after escaping for so long, they were already a tired army and could not fight against the elite tribal army. Otherwise, even if we can win, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, not to mention that the total number of troops on the opposite side reaches seven to eight thousand.
Thinking this way, even if they don't like the north, their lives are important after all. Therefore, many people think of fleeing further north.
Even Jin Guofeng is weighing this matter in his heart.
However, at this moment, Na Ye continued to talk, which surprised them again. They heard him report: "...but they were all driving cattle, horses and sheep, and they were in a hurry, as if there were people behind them. Like a pursuer."
"What?" Jin Guofeng asked in surprise when he heard this, "You mean, there are chasing troops behind? But it's my Ming Dynasty's army?"
He always remembered what the Governor said before setting off, so he immediately thought of it.
"Come back to the commander, this is just the speculation of my subordinates, I don't know whether it is true or not!"
After hearing this, Jin Guofeng only pondered for a moment, and then immediately said: "Let's go, I will go and see for myself!"
This would be a bit risky, but he knew very well that if this tired army fled north again, maybe something big would happen if the army's mentality changed. If the Ming army was really chasing after them, they might even be able to make a contribution.
However, Gruschibu's son was a little worried and immediately reminded him: "Commander, could this be Jianlu's conspiracy?"
Jianlu's strength can be said to have left a deep impression on the Mongolian tribes. Therefore, people on the grassland are most afraid of Jianlu. Otherwise, the former Great Khan on the Mongolian grasslands, at least Lin Dan Khan who nominally commanded the grasslands, would not have fled after hearing the news.
"That's why I have to go and see for myself." After hearing this, Jin Guofeng nodded and said, "I have an intuition that it was the Governor who took action!"
After saying that, he rode away under the leadership of Ye Bushou.
Gulu Siqibu's son didn't believe it. His tribe was closest to the pass and he knew the approximate total strength of the Ming army in the Ningjin area.
Those people discovered before must be from the Naiman tribe, and if the Ming army appears in this place, they must at least defeat the Aohan tribe first. However, Ning Jin's cavalry is already here, and the infantry has arrived on the grassland. How could it be possible to drive the tribesmen to escape?
Whatever he thinks, it feels wrong!
If possible, he really wants to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. During this period, being chased like a dog by the Qing Dynasty has proved that the Qing Dynasty is still so powerful!
However, the entire tribe, old and young, are now in the pass, and in the hands of the Ming army, there is no way to surrender to the Qing Dynasty!
Thinking like this, he complained about his father again, and was worried that something would happen to Jin Guofeng, so he followed him.
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Jin Guofeng lay down in the grass, watching from the side the people in the distance shouting. Ye Bushou was right. There were indeed seven or eight thousand people driving cattle, horses and sheep all the way north. People from all tribes were on high alert, as if they could start a war at any time.
"Commander, are you afraid of meeting us, so you are on guard like this?" Gruschibu's son lay beside him and said to him a little worriedly.
Jin Guofeng shook his head, feeling confident in his heart, and said to him: "Look carefully, most of them turn their heads and look back from time to time. Are they worried about us? They must be worried about the pursuers. I am the commander." I think it must be the work of the Governor!"
After hearing this, Gulu Siqibu's son always felt that it was Jin Guofeng's wishful thinking. But at this moment, I saw the people of this tribe, those who were lagging behind, abandoned their cattle, horses and sheep, and picked up their horses to go north. Taking along the others, they also abandoned their cattle, horses and sheep and began to flee north.
Yes, that’s right, running away! After reaching this conclusion, Jin Guofeng became excited and turned to look at Gulusi Qibu's son. When he was about to speak, he saw Gulusi Qibu's son pointing to the south with his hand and a very surprised look on his face and said: " Red...red cavalry, this...is this the Ming Dynasty's cavalry, right?"
Upon hearing this, Jin Guofeng stopped talking and quickly turned around to look.
Sure enough, in the distance of sight, a red line was seen, surrounding the fleeing tribes, just like a pack of wolves on the grassland, hunting, surrounding a group of sheep.
Jin Guofeng was so happy that he jumped up and said loudly: "Quick, the whole army assembles, I will go to help my comrades!"
After hearing this, Gruschibu's son was also happy. This opportunity to beat up a drowned dog was a very good opportunity to gain credit, so he immediately agreed. At this time, surrendering to Jianlu is bullshit!
As a result, the Naiman people who escaped were in tragedy.
There were pursuers behind them, and the Ming army with high morale suddenly appeared in front of them. It was the same army they had chased before. No one thought about resisting at all, and they just scattered and fled.
The relaxed fighting made everyone, including the tribal coalition, smile.
When the two armies met, Jin Guofeng suddenly realized what he was doing. The person leading the pursuit was Wu Sangui, whom he knew belonged to the Beijing camp. Does this mean that the emperor is here, not the governor?
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but feel excited, and quickly confirmed with Wu Sangui.
As a result, the five thousand coalition troops who had fled north and had been on the run for many days burst into cheers.
It turned out that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army to the grassland to attack the Jianlu allies. He had already destroyed the bases of the Kulun and Horqin tribes, and now even the Naiman tribe was finished.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
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At this time, Gruschibu's son admired his father very much for his foresight. Jianlu is already a thing of the past, so hugging Daming's thigh is really the right thing to do.
Emperor Chongzhen did not expect to meet Jin Guofeng's subordinates. He immediately praised him and rewarded him when he returned. In this war, Jin Guofeng's troops deserved the first credit.
Then, the army gathered together, with a strength of more than 20,000, and swept across the Aohan tribe in a mighty manner.
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