Even though it was the darkest time before dawn, there was still some light.

He vaguely saw that there were countless black shadows in the distance. Judging from the shadows, it seems to be still riding a horse.

I didn't hear any sound, I must have come here on purpose, and the horse's feet were wrapped in cotton cloth or something, so the sound would have been much less......

What are these Mongols here for? Grab food? It's definitely a food grab!

Thinking about this, he hesitated to shout. Although he had no problem with the Mongols stealing the grain, what if the Mongols wanted to kill people?

While he was still hesitating, Xilin Jueluo was the first to be alarmed.

Thanks to his perennial wars, he is very sensitive to everything related to war.

Although it was deliberately covering up the movement, after all, there were many people, and there must be movement, and after getting closer, Xilin Jueluo woke up.

When he got up and looked at it, he immediately panicked. There are many people, obviously who are coming for food, and they are friends and foes. Then, he looked around, only to find that Chai Shihua's men and horses, including Chai Shihua himself, were all sleeping soundly. Immediately, he became angry and immediately shouted loudly: "Enemy attack, enemy attack!" ”

His loud voice, of course, woke some people up.

According to his assumption, the army immediately formed a formation and waited for dawn before looking for an opportunity.

However, after Chai Shihua's horses woke up and saw the movement, they all panicked, shouted one by one, turned around and ran, and many of them didn't even take their weapons.

Chai Shihua himself was also woken up, and after discovering this situation, he also wanted to run as soon as possible.

However, he didn't run away, and was grabbed by Xilin Jueluo's clothes, and shouted: "Immediately reorganize the army and fight, lose grain and grass materials, and your heads are not enough to cut off!" ”

When Chai Shihua heard this, he reacted, this is different from fighting in the northwest. This time, he escorted the population and materials to Liaodong, and he really couldn't explain that he had lost so many people and materials.

Thinking of this, he immediately said with a bitter face: "My lord, you shout, this is the Qing Dynasty, maybe the other side is mistaken." ”

He himself knows his own business, and in this case, the whole armament for war, this is a pipe dream! The only thing that could be useful was to hope that there was a misunderstanding, and these ill-intentioned Mongols did not know that it was the grain and grass materials of the Qing Dynasty.

However, before Xilin Jueluo could shout, he saw the movement on the other side, and knew that he couldn't hide it, so he began to speed up and rush over shouting. One after another, the rockets crossed an arc in the night sky, and they were particularly dazzling in the night, falling in the chaotic group of fake Tartars.

As soon as they heard the shouting and killing sound on the other side, both Xilin Jueluo and Chai Shihua were suddenly dumbfounded. The accent of shouting killing on the other side, both of them were familiar with it, the accent of the Liaodong Guanning Army. It's the Ming Army!

As soon as he got this conclusion, Chai Shihua didn't say a word, anyway, at this time, Xilin Jueluo didn't grab his clothes, and immediately turned around and ran, running faster than a rabbit.

And Xilin Jueluo looked back at Chai Shihua's subordinates who were scattered and fled, and looked at the back of Chai Shihua fleeing, he knew that the defeat was decided, and there was no chance of preserving grain and grass materials.

has already been a prisoner once, of course, he is also very sensitive, and he is absolutely unwilling to be a prisoner of the Ming army again.

So, he didn't say a word and immediately started to run away.

And among those Ming people, they were all stunned when they heard the shouting and killing of the Ming officials. It took a long time to come back to my senses, and I was still a little unconvinced: Is it really an official army? However, how could the officers and soldiers suddenly appear on the grassland? It's impossible! Don't...... It's a dream!

Many people think so, so some people start to twist their legs, and some people slap themselves, and then look again, and find that they have not woken up from the dream, that is, this is not a dream!

Many people were overjoyed at first, but it was too much surprise for them to think it was impossible. Therefore, most of them did not dare to move, for fear of accidental injury. However, they all opened their eyes wide, wanting to confirm whether they were officers and soldiers as soon as possible?

This sneak attack army is, of course, Wu Sangui's department. He pinched the time to attack, so it didn't take long for the eastern sky to reveal the white of the fish's belly. The morning sun sprinkled on the grassland, allowing people to basically see the situation clearly.

I saw that the cavalry soldiers who were chasing and killing fake Tartars everywhere, or solving a few stubborn resistances, were not the court officials and soldiers wearing big red mandarin duck robes, and the Chinese character "Wu" on the banner was fluttering in the morning breeze.

"The officials and soldiers of the imperial court are the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, we have been saved!" Immediately, someone shouted excitedly, and the joy was heartfelt and overflowing.

Some people even saw the general under the handsome banner, and couldn't help but shout: "It's Wu Dashuai, it's Wu Dashuai......"

Wu Sangui has been fighting in the northwest for more than a year, and it is not surprising that someone can recognize him.

At this time, it was Wu Sangui who suddenly appeared on the grassland and attacked the Chai Shihua department who escorted them, so that these Ming people no longer had any doubt, and they consciously untied the ropes on their feet, as if they had infinite strength, and they all threw themselves into the siege of the fake Tartars.

This war, in fact, cannot be regarded as a war at all. Although the number of people on both sides is about the same, the level of elite is really far apart.

Wu Sangui's department was the elite cavalry of the Guanning army, while his opponent, Chai Shihua's department, was a rabble. What's more critical is that after being attacked by Wu Sangui's subordinates, whether it was Chai Shihua or Xilin Jueluo, they all chose to flee as soon as possible.

As a result, the war is simply a one-sided war. From the very beginning, the soldiers of the Ming army were just chasing and killing fake Tartars.

With the help of the morning light, Wu Sangui found that his men had killed a lot of enemies, anyway, the infantry army under Chai Shihua couldn't run away at all, and the cavalry army only ran an estimated fifty or sixty horsemen in a hurry.

The whole battle didn't last long before it ended.

All the people of the Ming Dynasty cheered and knelt down to Wu Sangui one after another, thanking him for saving his life.

Seeing that more than 4,000 young people knelt all over the grassland, and there were more than 1,000 prisoners from Chai Shihua's department. Beside them, there were corpses lying on the ground, blood, stumps, and truckloads of grain, and the Ming soldiers had excited expressions......

Such a picture made Wu Sangui feel excited like never before, and the man's hot blood rolled in his body.

Such a big victory, but I fought it alone! Wu Sangui thought excitedly in his heart.

This battle can be said to be the biggest victory in his life, and it was fought freely. In my heart, I couldn't help but be even happier when I heard that those Ming people were grateful to him one by one.

When he opened his mouth and was about to say something, suddenly, a memory flashed in his mind, isn't it possible that there will be factory guards around him? All his words and deeds are likely to be transmitted to the emperor.

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui immediately changed what he wanted to say, and saw him clasping his hands into fists and signaling upward, with a pious and serious expression on his face, and said loudly: "This marshal came to rescue Er and others by the emperor's secret order." If you want to thank you, you should thank the emperor! ”

In this way, for Lu Xiangsheng and them, it is always in mind. However, Wu Sangui, who was influenced by Zu Dashou, was not easy to say at the first time.

As soon as the people of the Ming Dynasty heard his words, they naturally expressed their gratitude to the emperor, needless to say.

After watching these people get excited, they collapsed to the ground one by one, obviously hungry. Wu Sangui then ordered the captives to make a fire and cook at once, while waiting for the pursuing men to return.

This time, of course, the people of the Ming Dynasty can eat enough. The so-called tragic experience of people in good spirits, broken families, and separated wives seems to be far away from these Ming people at this moment, they are eating and praising the emperor and Wu Sangui loudly, and the excitement cannot be concealed. There are even many people who have expressed to Wu Sangui that they want to fight Jianlu with him, fight those Mongolian Tartars, and fight those Ming traitors.

Wu Sangui inspected, feeling the respect of these Ming people for him in his heart, it can be said that he has never felt so sincerely admired, which made him feel very happy in his heart.

Just when the people of the Ming Dynasty were almost eating, the pursuing Ming army came back and reported their situation to Wu Sangui.

Although they chased and killed some cavalry, Chai Shihua and Xilin Jueluo escaped under the escort of their personal guards.

In this regard, Wu Sangui didn't care at all, but immediately ordered to immediately escort the population and materials back to the customs.

That's just why Emperor Chongzhen explained in the secret decree, and the Tartar leaders led by him let them run away, even if they didn't run away and were caught, they found a reason to let them go. There is the guilt of losing people and materials, even if they flee back, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat, and it can also exacerbate the contradictions within the Jianyu, and more authoritatively transmit the news of the defeat back.

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Jierharang, who was on the side of Guihua City, of course, didn't know that the population and materials he carefully selected and paid tribute to Liaodong were robbed by Wu Sangui's troops sent by Emperor Chongzhen on the way. At this time, he was wondering why the Ming Emperor of Yulin had gathered for so long, and it was already mid-October! It stands to reason that even if you want to make foolproof preparations, it should be almost over, why haven't you come to attack Guihua City?

When he was wondering, the quartermaster in the army came to tell him that the army's food and grass were not enough to support him for a month.

Hearing this, Zilharang was taken aback, and faintly, he felt that he had been fooled.

On the side of Guihua City, in order to deal with the imperial expedition of the Ming Emperor, the elite drawn from the Mongolian tribes has been gathered, including Jianyu himself, which has nearly 30,000 cavalry. And under the condition of being ready for war all the time, the news of the grain and grass materials is much more consumed than usual.

Could it be that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom knew that he had insufficient food and grass in his hands, so he consumed his own side? Zilharang couldn't help but think about it in his heart, but when he looked back, he felt that it was impossible. If he didn't send those grain and grass materials to Liaodong, he would be able to hold on for at least two months.

And the emperor of the Ming Kingdom in Guannai is assembling a large army for war, and he also wants to consume grain and grass materials, is there so much grain and grass materials in the Ming Kingdom?

Therefore, Zilharang did not dare to confirm whether what he thought in his heart was right or not.

At this time, the guards suddenly announced that the leaders of the various Mongolian tribes were waiting outside the palace together.

Now is the time to use them, and Zilharan is no more grumpy than Azig, so it is natural that he will meet with these Mongolian tribal leaders. However, he vaguely felt that these Mongolian tribal leaders had come to see him together, and it was not possible to make an appointment in advance, otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for them to come together, and it was not him who sent a military order to meet them.

Sure enough, after the meeting, these leaders of the Mongolian tribes, almost unanimously, complained to Zilharang, saying that their grain and grass were insufficient, and hoped that the Qing Dynasty could allocate some to them.

In Zilharang's military order, let these Mongolian ministries send elites to come, and the grain and grass materials they need are, of course, also to be carried by themselves.

These Mongol tribes thought that after defeating the Ming Emperor, they could enter the pass and plunder at will. When the time comes, the quality of the plunder will be entirely determined by Zilharan. For the sake of the future, they had to tighten their belts again.

However, they didn't expect that after so much time, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom still wanted to attack the grassland, but he didn't come to this state. They couldn't hold on any longer, so they had to come to Zilharang to complain.

As soon as they said this, Zierharang became more and more suspicious, could it be that the emperor of the Ming Kingdom really had plans to consume food, right?

However, there is not much he can do about it. I had to order the whole army to rest and recuperate, halve the daily food supply, and send more scouts to the border of the Ming State to monitor and guard against the surprise attack of the Ming cavalry.

"It must be soon, the strength of the Ming army is far more than ours, and the grain and grass they consume every day are also innumerable, so it is definitely impossible to stay still." Zilharang comforted those Mongolian tribal leaders and said, "He is still the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, and with such a big empire, there are countless things to deal with for him, and it is impossible for him to stay in Yulin for a long time." If this king expects it to be good, he should have almost prepared and will be out of the customs soon! ”

For this statement, the Mongolian tribal leaders could barely accept it, but they could not get the support of grain and grass from the Qing Dynasty, so they were also dissatisfied in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it. After returning home, in accordance with the military order, he was relieved of war readiness and reduced his food consumption a little.

Then, time passed slowly, and Jianyu Tanma stepped up his inquiry about the news in the Guannei.

"Report, the strength of the Ming army has been assembled, and the night of the customs has suddenly increased, and our army is outnumbered, please send more horses to fight against the Ming country!"

This is a sign that the Ming army is about to leave the customs! Zilharang couldn't help but be overjoyed. However, he didn't send more horses, otherwise, the Ming Kingdom would continue to increase its troops, and he would fight directly at the pass, how could he cut off the Ming army's food route?

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