So, regardless of Sha Shujia's plea for mercy, Emperor Chongzhen directly ordered him to be taken away.

Then, he turned to look at Wu Sangui and asked him, "Wu Qing has rested?" ”

"The last general is fine!" When Wu Sangui heard this, he hurriedly clasped his hands into fists and said, "Please give your majesty a decree!" ”

Although he continued to defeat and attract the Mughal cavalry to pursue, after all, after an hour or so of rest, at this time, even if he did not fully recover, it was not far off.

"Good!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he said to Wu Sangui, "Qing took people to select those Mughal people who were young and strong and could ride horses, and told them that I allowed them to participate in the war with the army, and if they could make war achievements, they would be a member of the Ming cavalry." ”

At this time, although the Mughal people had followed the Ming army, they had always had no name. It was not until this time that Emperor Chongzhen opened his mouth and gave those Mughal people a chance to become Ming soldiers.

As soon as Wu Sangui heard this, he knew that the emperor had captured so many war horses because of this war, so he thought about replenishing the cavalry. So, he hurriedly agreed, and soon led the people and rode to the road behind.

Not to mention anything else, just the prestige of the Ming army displayed in this battle made the Mughal people eager to become a member of the Ming army. Therefore, as soon as Wu Sangui just said it, there were countless people who signed up.

In the end, he selected about 10,000 people to come back to Emperor Chongzhen.

The next day, Emperor Chongzhen led more than 30,000 cavalry troops and set off with prisoners. Of course, the 10,000 or so new horsemen who joined here can't really be used to fight, and can only be said to be a number.

On this side of the Panipat Plain, the Mughal infantry army was still very excited at first, watching the cavalry on their side chase and kill the Ming army. Later, however, they found that the cavalry had not returned, which made them a little panicked.

"What's the matter, why hasn't His Highness led the army back yet?"

"It should be because the Ming army fled too fast and chased too far!"

"You say, will it be okay?"

"It's going to be fine, the cavalry led by His Highness is my elite Mughal cavalry, and if you see it, the Ming army is only 10,000 cavalry, but the cavalry led by His Highness is more than 20,000!"

"yes, it's going to be fine. Don't you see? The Ming army fled in a hurry, how could it be possible to fight with the cavalry led by His Highness? ”

“……”

In the beginning, these Mughal infantry were able to comfort themselves and find reasons to justify the Mughal cavalry.

However, this argument changed a little by the evening, when it was getting dark, and the cavalry had not yet returned.

"You said, it's going to be dark, why haven't you come back yet, shouldn't something really happen?"

"You crow's mouth, don't talk nonsense, how can Your Highness be defeated! But then again, why haven't you come back, is it because something has delayed? ”

"That's right, maybe I defeated the Emperor of Ming, and there are too many loot, so it's delayed!"

"Even if that's the case, you have to send someone back to report it, right? Why isn't there even a messenger? It doesn't make sense! ”

“……”

Nearly 100,000 Mughal infantry troops, from their generals to ordinary people, all spent the night in apprehension.

This night, many people didn't sleep well, which was really worrying. So much so that when they wake up in the morning, they can see a lot of panda eyes.

It was getting dark, and I still didn't see Shashuja return with the cavalry, and the army's morale was a little confused.

"Your Highness hasn't led the army back yet, so it shouldn't be that you can't come back, right?"

"There's not even a person to report the news, don't be really lucky!"

"What now? Why don't you send someone to take a look? ”

"But we don't have cavalry, and those who have horses have followed His Highness to hunt down and kill the Emperor of Ming. It's just the generals and their horses, will they go? ”

"What to do, why don't you go back first, as long as you return to Delhi and have tall walls to defend, it will be much safer!"

“……”

The soldiers are like this, and the generals are similar, and there are all kinds of opinions. Some wanted to go to meet the Shashuja cavalry, some wanted to wait on the spot, and some wanted to retreat to Delhi first.

By noon, Shashuja had not led the troops back or sent someone back to report the news, and the panicked atmosphere in the army became even more obvious.

In such an atmosphere, it is estimated that after another hour, the Mughal soldiers who were waiting in panic suddenly shouted loudly with surprise with sharp eyes: "Look, Your Highness is back, Your Highness is back, Your Highness is back, and the leader of His Highness is back......"

When the people around heard this, they hurriedly turned their heads to look, only to see that there was dust rising from the hilly and mountainous area in the distance, and it was slowly coming towards them.

Seeing this scene, most of the Mughal soldiers were relieved and shouted one after another.

"It's great that Your Highness is back!"

"Your Highness should have won a big victory, so when he was happy, he forgot to send someone to inform us, and now he is finally back!"

"You say, did His Royal Highness capture the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom alive, or killed the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, or was the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom run away?"

"His Royal Highness came back so late, and he didn't send someone back to report the news, there must be a great joy, I guess, it was the emperor of the Ming Kingdom who was captured alive, so I happily forgot about it."

“……”

In the midst of all this discussion, there are also a small number of people who are skeptical. However, as soon as they opened their mouths to speak of another possibility, they were immediately reprimanded by their accomplices. Therefore, even if there are doubts, most of them are held in their hearts. Or begin to pray to their various gods that their Highness will indeed return victorious.

As the dust got closer and closer, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves could be heard, and the nearly 100,000 Mughal infantry troops were all no longer discussed, and even many people were holding their breath, all looking in the direction of the hilly mountain pass.

This wait seems to be a long, long time, but no matter how long it is, there will be a moment to wait.

Finally, they saw a cavalry appear in their field of vision, and then a steady stream of cavalry appeared.

Although a bit far away, it is not very clear to see. However, at the moment when the cavalry appeared in their field of vision, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, hitting them in the head, shaking many people's mouths wide, and some even sat down on the ground.

Not because of anything else, but because the cavalry that appeared wore red robes. And this is obviously not the cavalry led by their Highness, but the cavalry of the Ming Kingdom!

With the appearance of more and more Ming cavalry, although some of them are not red uniforms, but the number alone has already frightened the Mughal army to panic.

When the generals saw this, they hurriedly shouted and scolded them, and even beat and scolded them, telling them to quickly reorganize their armies for war.

This is on the plains, the enemy is a cavalry, and there is no way for the infantry to escape back to Delhi.

"What's the panic, it's just that the Ming army appeared, what does this mean?"

"Maybe His Highness will soon lead the cavalry army to copy the back road of the Ming army, fools, hurry up and line up!"

"Your Highness has led more than 20,000 cavalry troops, if something really happens, there will definitely be someone who escapes back. But why no one fled back, indicating that His Highness is fine, you know? ”

"Hurry up and prepare for battle, maybe His Highness will come out at a critical moment, do you understand?"

“……”

Hearing these words of the generals, some of the soldiers really kindled a glimmer of hope. If you really want to be defeated by the Ming army, how can it be that not a single cavalry escapes back?

However, they didn't think that at that time, Shashuja led the cavalry to chase and kill so far, and the war horses were already exhausted, and suddenly they were raided by the Ming cavalry who had been recuperating, even if they fled, how far could they escape.

It is undeniable that in yesterday's battle, it was impossible for all the Mughal cavalry to be annihilated, and there must have been fish that slipped through the net. However, it is impossible for these fish to escape back along the same route, because they cannot escape the pursuit of the Ming cavalry, and can only burrow into the forest. In this way, how can they escape and report back!

Just when the Mughal infantry soldiers were encouraged by the generals to have a trace of luck again, I don't know who it was, and suddenly shouted: "What is that, it can't be that Your Highness has been captured, right?" ”

Hearing this, the entire Mughal infantry soldiers who were in a panic all stood still and turned their heads to look.

Sure enough, I saw that in the middle of the Ming cavalry, there was a group of people tied up and driven to this side. Judging from the clothes on their bodies, there is no doubt that they should be the cavalry soldiers brought out by Shashuja. And there are extremely large numbers, at least more than five thousand people.

Seeing this situation, everyone's faces showed panic, and even a large number of people were afraid. The officer came back to his senses and shouted at him to hurry up and prepare for battle, but not many people listened to him.

In the face of the cavalry, if you don't line up to meet the battle, you can't be an opponent at all. The officers of the Mughal infantry army knew this, and they did their best to form a team.

Finally, before the Ming army came, the whole team was barely completed. Everyone's eyes were on the movement of the Ming army.

At this time, the imperial flag in the Ming cavalry appeared again. In the back, there are a continuous stream of cavalry coming out, seemingly endless.

Suddenly, the soldiers of the Ming army in front of the team, that is, those cavalry soldiers in red uniforms, suddenly increased their speed and rushed towards the side of the Mughal infantry army.

When the Mughal infantry officers saw this, they immediately became nervous. The Ming army is too arrogant, right?

With this in mind, they roared loudly and prepared to fight.

Those elephant soldiers also mobilized to the position where the cavalry rushed over, preparing to intercept the onslaught of the Ming cavalry. The archers behind the war elephants, the musketeers, were ready one after another.

However, to their surprise, there was still a stone's throw away from the Ming army soldiers, but they threw things forward, and then went back in an arc.