If it had been before, I'm afraid not many people would have believed this news. will feel that this is a rumor spread by Ming Guo or someone. There are more than 10,000 troops in the Qing Dynasty, how can the Ming Kingdom be destroyed?

However, the elite of the hussar battalion, through the scout battles in the past few months, including the last skirmish, and the fact that Prince Zheng did not dare to fight and retreated, and then personally admitted that the elite of the Ming army wanted the tribes to transfer the elite again, and many people became suspicious.

Could it be that the Qing army is really not invincible, it really has to be defeated by the Ming army, and it was defeated so badly, more than 10,000 Qing troops were annihilated, and this Naturalization City is only more than 10,000 Qing troops?

Before hearing this news, the people of the Mongolian tribes were still full of confidence in the Qing army. felt that the Qing army was the main force, luring the Ming army deep into the grassland and then cutting off its grain and grass after the decisive battle, it would definitely be a win.

However, at this point, they were skeptical!

Before this decisive battle, there was a problem with the morale of the army, and some of the leaders of the Mongol tribes could not sit still, and ran to Zilharang to get confirmation from him.

When Zilharang heard this, he was immediately annoyed. The big war is about to start, how can such a thing happen. He didn't admit it, nor did he deny it, he just explained sharply that it was important to manage the war in front of him and strictly enforce military discipline.

To this end, he also sent Qing soldiers to begin to inspect various camps under the pretext of checking the state of war readiness.

However, the more than 10,000 Jianhua troops in the city of Guihua, they were also affected. They inquired about the situation in Liaodong, wanting to know if there was such a thing.

For them, Naturalization City is not their place, they have been out for more than half a year, and they have long been homesick. Now that my hometown has suffered a defeat and more than 10,000 people have died in battle, will there be any relatives and friends of my own?

Zilharang couldn't admit it at this time, otherwise, the blow to morale would be too great, which was not conducive to the decisive battle in front of him, so he pressed it hard. Of course, the reason is also sufficient: the vanguard of the Ming cavalry is expected to arrive at the Naturalization City tomorrow, and the big battle is about to begin, so they can't be distracted.

In this way, the next day, the advance of the hussar battalion really appeared at the end of the field of vision of Naturalization City.

Zilharan remained silent, but pretended to be stubborn, and sent out a cavalry army to drive out the attack. However, the Ming army strikers had no intention of fighting, so they retreated.

In this regard, Zilharang asserted: "I am here to inquire about the news of Guihua City, knowing that we are still here, and the main force of the Ming army will arrive soon." ”

When the leaders of the Jianyu and the Mongol tribes under him heard this, they all held back their strength, and they were ready to lure the Ming army to continue deeper.

However, to their surprise, the Ming army striker did not appear again. As a last resort, Zilharang's scout horse was a little farther away to reconnoiter the movements of the Ming army. As a result, it was reported that the main force of the Ming army, that is, the Che Battalion and the infantry army, did not move, and was still about 100 miles away from the border pass, and the cavalry army also withdrew, putting on a defensive posture.

At this moment, Zilharang was dumbfounded, if you don't fight, what are you doing when you go out? After leaving the customs and not moving on, is it to camp on the grassland? Or did something happen so suddenly that the Ming army did not move?

He didn't eavesdrop on the seeds, so he didn't know what the specific situation was on the Ming army's side. There was no way, so he could only send troops to harass and lure.

Finally, the main force of the Ming army began to move again, which made Zilharang breathe a sigh of relief.

However, it was only a day's journey, and then it stopped.

At this moment, Zilharang felt a little crazy, what did the dog emperor of the Ming Kingdom mean? Wouldn't it be a matter of food to stop and go like this? The previous report of the horse exploration, it seems that the Ming army went out of the customs, and there was not too much food and grass with it, so he was not afraid of running out, but he didn't fight any battles, so he went back again?

Soon, his probe horse gave him the answer to this question.

"Report to Your Highness, it's not good, the Ming cavalry drove a large number of carriages and horses, carrying a lot of beef and mutton, and entered the Ming army car camp, the smell of meat can be smelled far away......"

Hearing this, everyone in the lobby was dumbfounded.

The Ming cavalry drove a large number of carriages and horses, carrying a lot of beef and mutton?

Where did the Ming Kingdom get a lot of horses, let alone beef and mutton? These things are only available on the grassland......

As soon as they thought of this, the leaders of those Mongolian tribes panicked, and they couldn't care about Prince Zheng of the Qing Dynasty, so they hurriedly asked about the Jianyu Tanma, and they wanted to know further news first.

When they heard that the cavalry seemed to be coming from the east, the leaders of the Urat were relieved.

However, the leaders of the Chahar tribe panicked, and they hurriedly ran out of the hall despite the presence of Prince Zheng of the Qing Dynasty, shouting to their personal guards, and hurriedly sent someone back to the tribe to have a look.

Azig was very annoyed that the leader of the Chahar tribe ignored him and Zilharang here, but he didn't have time to get angry, so he heard Zilharang say to the leaders of the Chahar tribe who returned to the lobby: "Don't panic, this king thinks that this is likely to be the conspiracy of the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, just when he sent troops to prepare for a decisive battle outside the pass, he used this kind of carving insect trick to disturb the hearts of our army!" Don't be fooled! Besides, where your tribe is, how can the Ming army know where it is? Right? ”

Hearing this, when these Chahar leaders heard this, they felt that it made sense, and when they thought about it carefully, they seemed to be concerned about it! After all, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is sitting here, and he is transferred to the provinces in Guannai, and it is possible to perform such a play!

Thinking about it like this, they feel a lot more relieved, but they still have to be sent back to see, so they feel at ease.

However, what they never expected was that in only half a day, there was a report from Tanma, saying that another Ming cavalry army was carrying a lot of carriages and horses, and dragged countless cattle and mutton into the car camp, where the emperor of the Ming Kingdom was driving.

This time, even if Zilharang's guess was in advance, the leader of the Mongolian tribe still panicked.

Last time, they could still believe that it was the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom who used treacherous tricks to get it from the provinces in Guannai, and tried to confuse their own army. But here's another big one, what does that mean? Are there so many cattle, horses and sheep in the provinces of the Ming Kingdom?

The leader of the Chahar tribe hurriedly asked the Tanma about the specific details of the cattle, horses and sheep. The leaders of the Urat Department on the side are better, and they have more of a play-watching mentality.

This time, however, the probe said to have come from the west. Suddenly, the leaders of the Urat Department panicked, but the Chahar Department breathed a sigh of relief.

Zilharang couldn't help it, and while wondering in his heart, he moved out the set of statements again, and added another sentence, before coming from the east, it was from the eastern provinces of Guannai, and this time it came from the west, it was from the western provinces. The reason is the same, the big war is imminent, and it will disturb their morale and affect their morale.

Although it seems to make some sense, the Urad tribe finally sent someone back to their own tribe to check the situation. Of course, because of the Chahar Department in front, they were not so panicked that they were rude to the two princes of the Qing Dynasty.

Although Zilharang comforted the leaders of the two tribes, he had hidden worries in his heart.

Because the last time the population and materials escorted back to Liaodong were also far away from the Great Wall of the Ming Kingdom, it stands to reason that the Ming army would not be able to encounter it.

That incident, although it was Chai Shihua who took the blame, but Jierharang faintly felt that someone in the Mongolian tribe should have reported to the Ming Kingdom.

So this time, although it stands to reason that the camps of the Mongolian tribes should also be difficult to find, it is impossible for the Ming army to find them, right? However, what if, if someone in the Mongolian tribe informes, then the Ming army will have the possibility of knowing!

For example, the Chahar tribe, they themselves are divided into many tribes, if one of the tribes finally surrenders to the Ming Kingdom because of starvation, it seems that it is also possible!

Thinking of this, Zilharang immediately remembered another thing, that is, the news from Liaodong inevitably spread. The Chahar Department is located near the eastern side, is there a tribe among them that lost confidence in the Qing Dynasty and turned to hug the thigh of the Ming Kingdom, and finally surrendered to the Ming army?

And now that I think about it, there is another strange place, why did the news from Liaodong come just when the army was about to fight a decisive battle, so is this also a trick by the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, that is, to hit his own morale, and this, there must be the cooperation of the Mongols?

It can't be just that coincidental, right?

Thinking like this, Zilharang felt that the battle in front of him would be far more difficult than he imagined. That Ming Emperor really lived up to his name, and he was a very treacherous and difficult opponent to deal with. This hasn't been fought yet, and all kinds of means have been used!

As he was thinking so, before the military discussion was over, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and after a while they knew that there was another expedition to return home.

This time, even Tanma showed a panicked look and said to Zilharang: "Your Highness, there are also Ming cavalry escorting a lot of cattle, horses and sheep to the camp where the Ming Emperor is located. ”

As soon as they heard this, the leaders of the Urat and Chahar tribes immediately reacted like cats that were frightened and exploded, and asked one by one: "Is it from the west that direction?" ”

The Urat Ministry asked the opposite: "It must have come from the east, right?" ”

At this time, they are not stupid, they no longer believe in Zilharang's speculation, but they can be sure that there are definitely Mongolian tribes that have been robbed by the Ming army, and they are definitely not small tribes!

The tanma looked left and right at the Mongolian tribal leaders who surrounded him, and finally said with a little sympathy: "There are both sides of the east and west, and the sum of those beef and mutton is estimated to be enough for the Ming army to support more than a month." ”

As soon as these words were spoken, the leader of the Mongolian tribe, who had a lower psychological bearing, could no longer stand up, and sat down on the ground, as if he was already a walking corpse.

Even those with a stronger psychological capacity can't accept this reality. There are so many beef and mutton, which means that the Ming army must have attacked the camps of the Urat Department and the Chahar Department before they could have this harvest.

Thinking that the clan would rather starve to death than kill those cattle and sheep, the result was good, but it was cheaper for the Ming army!

Thinking that if he didn't listen to the orders of the Qing Dynasty and didn't draw the elite from the clan, then the army of his own tribe would be desperately protecting him, and the Ming army would not be able to succeed. Thinking that if I don't participate in this war, then at least I can live a tight life......

Thinking of the future, the leaders of these Mongolian tribes were full of remorse.

There was a leader on the side of the Chahar Department, and he glanced at the Prince Zheng of the Great Qing Dynasty, Jierharang, and then without saying a word, he turned around and walked out of the lobby, leaving in a hurry.

Some people took the lead, and everyone else was anxious about their own tribe, always fantasizing that their tribe was fine. So, just like the first person, they all glanced at Zilharang and the others coldly, and some people didn't even look at them, and immediately turned around and walked out of the lobby.

In the end, in the lobby, only the head of the Jianyu headquarters remained.

"They are lawless, they despise this king, and they despise the Qing Dynasty!" Azig was the first to come back to his senses, and immediately slapped the arm of his chair and shouted, "What are they going to do?" ”

Hearing this, Ying Ordai replied for the Mongol leaders: "It is estimated that I will lead the troops back to check the situation of their respective tribes." ”

"Then this battle, can it be fought or not?" Hearing this, Azig was furious and shouted loudly, as if Ingordai were the Mongol leaders, and wanted to pour his anger on him.

After speaking, he came to his senses, and immediately turned his head to look at Zilharang, and shouted: "You still don't care about this matter, do you just let them go?" ”

When Zilharang heard this, he sighed and said, "At this time, can you still force them to stay?" Believe it or not, if this king ordered this, they would fight with us and even stab them in the back. What might have happened to their tribe, how could they still be able to stay! ”

Hearing this, the angry Azig immediately withered as if he had been doused with cold water. Of course, he can also understand that if he keeps people at this time, he will become an enemy!

Then he raised his head, looked at Zilharang, and asked, "What about the next battle?" ”

When Zilharang heard this, he couldn't help but sigh again. This is the case on the Mongolian tribe's side, and the Qing army's side, how can it not be like this, they are all like arrows, and they have no intention of fighting here at all! Now that the Mongol tribes are gone, there is little chance that they will come back.

Thinking of this, he said to Azig: "In this battle, there is no chance of winning by relying on the Qing army alone. Morale, troops, food and grass, none of them have an advantage. Pack up and turn back to Liaodong tomorrow. This king will go and ask His Majesty for his guilt! ”

Although I am unwilling, it can only be like this.

He didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen, who had been checking the news of eavesdropping seeds, suddenly became excited after seeing what he said.