The Ming army didn't collect too much at night, and the Qing Dynasty was invincible on the horse's side, so it didn't matter, just retreat a little and make up the space, which could also be regarded as showing weakness to the enemy, so that the emperor of the Ming State felt that his combat power on his side was nothing more than that.

Thinking so, Zilharang re-issued the order, the Tanma gradually retreated, the whole army began to prepare for battle, and the Ming army was about to leave the customs!

However, the vomiting of blood happened again, the Ming army's night did not collect a large-scale increase, and a large area of the grassland was the shielding range of the Ming Kingdom, but the so-called imperial driving of the Ming Emperor was not seen, or was it shrunk in Yulin Town?

Zilharang had to send more scouts to inquire about the situation near the border pass at the risk of death. Before the news came back, the leaders of those Mongolian tribes couldn't stand it anymore, and came to see Zilharang again, begging bitterly, saying that their food and grass were really not enough, and they hoped that the Qing Dynasty could support them.

In this regard, Zilharang can't help it, saying that the grain and grass on his side are not enough, and he may have to collect it from them when he goes back! Since there is not enough on the Naturalization City side, let's transfer some more from the tribe.

In this regard, the leaders of the Mongolian tribes cried, if there were still people in the tribe, then it would be no problem. But the key is that the tribe will not be able to survive anymore, and they are all counting on this side to quickly defeat the army of the Ming Emperor, so that it is better to enter the customs and rob.

At this time, Azig went out again. Roaring loudly, it's like trying to eat people, the big war is coming, if anyone dares to drop the chain, he will recognize them, but the knife in his hand will not recognize them!

Then Zilharan came forward to reassure them, saying, "The king has already said that there is indeed not much food in the city of Naturalization. If you bear with me, it will be good to get through this war. ”

This time, the leaders of the Mongolian tribes did not die because they were red-faced and white-faced.

Are they afraid of Azig? Of course I'm afraid! However, the food was really not enough, and there was no way, so the Mongolian leader plucked up the courage and said tentatively: "Or, send fast horses to chase that team back, and there will be no need for food to exchange for the elite of the Qing Dynasty." It's enough to have us, as long as we can eat and drink enough, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army by ourselves! ”

"Yes, yes, as long as we can eat and drink enough, we can definitely kill the Ming army by ourselves!"

“……”

Of course, Ji'er Harang knew that the team they were referring to was the team under Chai Shihua's department that escorted people and materials to Liaodong. Of course, this is impossible, because it is not to exchange for the elite of the Qing Dynasty at all, but to send it purely to Liaodong, which is used to solve the dilemma of Liaodong to some extent.

For the insistence of these leaders of various ethnic groups in Mongolia, Zilharang had to say with a cold face: "The military order has been issued, how can you go back on your word?" Now is the critical moment before the decisive battle, and whichever side can hold on, that side can win the war. Grit your teeth, we want a big victory, not a defeat! This king has said that, I hope you will not let this king down! ”

With that, he turned and entered the back hall and left!

Seeing this, Azig viciously threatened them again, and then left.

However, Ying Erdai became a good person and comforted the leaders of these Mongolian tribes and said: "Prince Zheng has said before that it is difficult for us, and it is also difficult for the Ming army. I won't hide it from you, according to the news in the Guannai, it is said that many places in the Guannai have been affected by disasters, and they are also in urgent need of food, and the gathering of the Ming army has consumed countless money and food. You are in a hurry, in fact, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is more anxious than you. It is certain that in the near future, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will lead the army out of the customs. Bear with me, bear with me again! ”

At this point, what else is there to say. The Mongol tribal leaders looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed one by one. They could only pray to the Immortal Heaven in their hearts, hoping that the situation on the Ming side would really be as the Qing Dynasty said!

Actually, they really didn't guess wrong, on the Ming side, there is really a shortage of food and grass materials. It is true that on the one hand, it is necessary to fight disasters and provide relief, and on the other hand, the army is assembled, although it is not necessary to consume food as in the Guihua City to prepare for war, but there are many people, and the food consumed is indeed a lot.

No, Governor Yansui, who had been watching the logistics, worriedly mentioned this matter to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, the army is gathered, and the grain and grass materials have been consumed for less than a month. Is there an order to requisition grain from the provinces? ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said: "No, in terms of food, the supply that will not be harvested at night is guaranteed, and the rest of the army will be consumed according to peacetime!" ”

"Your Majesty, this is not a way!" When Governor Yansui heard this, he couldn't help but remind, "Now that the consumption of food is already like this. ”

After finishing speaking, he paused, and then said with a look of doubt: "Your Majesty, I don't know when I will leave the customs?" It seems that winter is about to begin, and once it snows on the grassland, the army will not be able to march, and the war will drag on until next year! ”

At this time, it was already the beginning of October, but it was still some time before the snow fell on the grassland. Governor Yansui's statement is to count the time for the army to enter the grassland and then withdraw, and he feels that the time is a bit urgent.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen still just smiled and said: "I know, I hope that the snow on the grassland will fall a little heavier this year, and it will come earlier." As for the issue of grain and grass, don't worry, I have already made arrangements! ”

Hearing this, Governor Yansui was stunned, it turned out that the emperor had already made arrangements, so he didn't say more, so he had to go and get busy himself.

And the generals who gathered in Yansui always thought that they would soon be out of the customs, but they waited and waited, even if they didn't see the customs out, they were all a little puzzled, and they didn't know how many times they guessed in private, what kind of medicine was the emperor selling in this gourd?

What kind of soldiers are fast and so on, they have completely left it behind. The emperor is stationed in Yulin like this, and he always does not send troops, will the enemy on the grassland attack by himself? It's impossible! Jianyu is not a fool, no matter how many people come, it is impossible to win against the side of Yulin Town, where the army is gathered!

Later, they slowly came to a conclusion, could it be that the emperor really had no good way to deal with this battle, so he kept dragging it out, right?

Thinking about it, it must be like this, because they can't figure out how to win this battle! Relying on the battle of scouts alone, can you fight until the Year of the Monkey?

In their incomprehension, on this day, suddenly a fast horse galloped in, and at the same time loudly reported the victory: "Wu Dashuai, the commander of the reinforcement and suppression, was ordered to go out of the customs, defeated the rebel general Chai Shihua's department, killed 1,000 enemies, captured 1,000 prisoners, rescued more than 4,000 people of the Ming Dynasty, and captured countless grain and grass materials!" ”

The soldiers of the Ming army were doing nothing, and suddenly they heard the news of such a great victory, and all of them were shocked.

"Hey, when did this happen, why did the war start?"

"Isn't Wu Dashuai in Datong? Did he sneak out of the customs? ”

"I'll just say that you are too worried, if the emperor is not sure, how can he drive the expedition in person? The battle of the grassland is indeed a difficult problem for you and me, but the emperor must have a way, see it! ”

“……”

The public opinion in Yansui Military Town was completely reversed almost as soon as the good news appeared. Those who had doubts because of the peculiarities of the war in the steppe had no doubts.

It can be said that in the original battle this time, everyone couldn't think of a way to win, and then they saw that Emperor Chongzhen had not moved for a long time, so that they all began to wonder if the wise and martial emperor had no choice?

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen also knew about this situation, but he didn't explain a word, he didn't say anything to anyone, and it was the most authoritative statement to speak directly with facts.

I believe that after this slap in the face, even if there is a war that seems impossible to win in the future, at least the Ming soldiers in Qin and Jin will never have doubts about the emperor again, and will strengthen their confidence, firmly believing that Emperor Chongzhen will definitely win as soon as he makes a move.

Facing the generals and governors of the hall, Emperor Chongzhen only said to them at this time: "General Wu has escorted the grain and grass materials over, and the grain and grass materials of the army have been solved. It's a little tight, and it's no problem until next year. In this battle, Jianyu has been defeated! ”

Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides with the highest official position, immediately came back to his senses and couldn't help but be overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty, this battle is a logistics battle?" ”

He has been in Shaanxi for a long time, so he naturally understands the situation of the grassland tribes. If you know the grassland tribes, you only know how to graze herds, and you have to rely on the sky for food than the farming peoples. Every autumn, I have to go into the grass valley to hope that I can grab some supplies for the winter.

Speaking of which, this entry into the grass valley is sometimes not what the Mongolian Tatars are willing to do. Especially when their combat power is not strong, they will often be beaten by the Ming army in the pass. However, there is no way, if you don't grab it, it will be a problem for the tribe to survive the winter. Grab the best, grab not, consume the population, and you can also survive the winter.

I have to say that nature is sometimes cruel to the grassland tribes!

This time, Jianlu sent more than 10,000 cavalry troops as far as Guihua City, and all the grain and grass materials were borne by the surrounding grassland tribes. This is definitely a very big burden on the grassland tribes. However, before the winter, this situation is not obvious.

Especially later, under the leadership of the rebel general Chai Shihua, Jianyu ambushed the northwest of the Ming Dynasty and robbed a lot of things.

Originally, in this way, after the grassland tribe got the stolen goods, they could still make up for the additional losses they had paid, and this winter, maybe they could get through it.

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen drove his own expedition, and it was definitely impossible for the grassland tribe to get his wish.

Zheng Chongjian can guess these situations, of course, after the fact. However, what he didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen actually knew about the construction of Guihua City, and would escort the population and materials snatched from the northwest of the Ming Dynasty to Liaodong, so that Wu Sangui would rob him halfway.

Between this increase and decrease, the scales of the two sides of the war immediately tilted.

At this time, even if the Jianyu of Naturalization City knew how Emperor Chongzhen's side was going to deal with them, they had little way to deal with it. It can be said that the next step is the yang scheme, and the yang scheme with grain and grass materials as the key.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the officials and generals below after knowing what had happened before and after, they were all convinced, happy, and had no doubt about the final victory of this battle, so he also smiled and said: "Next, it depends on the hussar battalion, there are more cavalry troops who rotate to fight every day, and give the greatest pressure to Jianyu, until they collapse internally!" ”

When Hu Dawei and He Renlong, the two chief soldiers of the hussar battalion, heard this, they immediately dealt with it, clenched their fists to receive the order, and responded loudly: "The last general obeys the order!" ”

When others clear the grasslands, it is a fight of life and death, and in the end, there is often a great risk, there is a possibility that the grain and grass will run out, it may not be possible to find the enemy, it is possible to get lost or something. However, the emperor's leading crusade was just sitting in Yulin Town, and between talking and laughing, the Mongol alliance would definitely break down. There is no grain and grass, if they don't roll back to Liaodong in disgrace, then they will wait to be destroyed.

Civil officials such as Zheng Chongjian think a little more.

In the past, wars like this can be said to cost a lot of money and food. If you don't destroy enough enemies, you often lose more than you gain.

However, now that the emperor drove the expedition, although he also consumed a lot of food, he snatched food from the hands of Jianyu, and finally made this royal expedition a war that did not consume much money and food. This kind of ability is not easy for even ordinary celebrities to do. However, the emperor has done it today.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen's strategy to deal with the grassland Tartars can already be made public, and it will not affect the war, and even let the ordinary soldiers know, they can also know what the key to this battle is, and know that this battle will be won. After the end of this battle, there should be a very long time without military affairs along the Great Wall!

As a result, even the soldiers of the Ming cavalry who took turns to go out of the customs were much more morale. This in turn affected the scout battle between the two armies, and made Jianyu's Tanma feel a huge pressure.

However, the pressure on Jianyu to explore the horse is not as great as that of their coach Zilharang.

When he was worried that this battle would last and he didn't know how long it would last, Chai Shihua and Xilin Jueluo fled back one after another.

This time, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, hitting the top of Zilharang's head. Even though Ji'er Harang usually has a deep city government and a relatively calm personality, after knowing that the population and materials sent to Liaodong were robbed by Wu Sangui's department, his face was pale and he was stunned, and he didn't speak for a long time.

And the leaders of the Mongolian tribes who rushed to hear the news, they even thought about the grain and grass materials, and after knowing the situation, some of them were stunned, like Jilharang, and some of them shouted to the heavens and the earth, and it was hard to believe that this kind of thing had happened.

Isn't it fighting for the consumption of food, betting that the emperor of the Ming Kingdom can't afford it, and will be out of the customs immediately? But now it's good, the Ming country has robbed so much grain and grass materials, how can they fight?

I don't know how long the energy consumption will be on the Ming Kingdom's side, and my clan can't survive anymore! Not to mention this winter, what to do in the next few months is a question!

Among these people, Azig was the first to come to his senses, and he was immediately furious!