Hearing the order, several sentry riders immediately re-mounted their horses, turned around and galloped away, and disappeared into the vast wilderness.

After all the sentinels left, Duan Shicai sighed lightly and said to Liu Wenxiu, the deputy mayor of the town: "Wenxiu, according to you, why did all the Eastern Tumut Department disappear, but why?" ”

Liu Wenxiu frowned, thought about it carefully, and then said in a deep voice: "Mayor Duan, from the point of view, it must be that the Eastern Tumut Department saw that our army was strong and was timid, so it led the troops to flee in advance, and our army should be able to move forward." However, our army must not be too self-assured, and it needs to march steadily. ”

Duan Shidi nodded slightly, and seemed to agree with Liu Wenxiu's statement, and he immediately ordered: "The whole army listens to the order, the whole army maintains the current marching speed, searches all the way, and if the enemy army is not found, the whole army will go straight to the border of the Naiman Department." ”

"Order!"

Duan Shidi and Liu Wenxiu led the army all the way forward, and after traveling for more than two hours, the whole army left Mantao and was heading all the way to the border of the Naiman Department, when suddenly, several sentry horses galloped forward.

"Report! Mayor Duan, at the junction of East Tumut and Naiman, there is a battle taking place, and the number of people fighting on both sides is as high as thousands. When the sentry said this, he suddenly hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Mayor Duan, it seems that the troops on both sides are at war, but it looks like a dog-eat-dog civil war between the Qing captives and the Mongol Tatars. “

"Oh? And such things? Duan Shidi's face was suspicious, and he felt a little unable to react for a while. At this time, Liu Wenxiu on the side also interjected: "Mayor Duan, according to the following, the reason why the Qing army had a dispute with the Mongolian tribes must have a reason, maybe it is because of the civil strife in the Qing court, and it is possible for the army who is determined to defect from the Qing territory." “

Duan Shidi nodded, and he sneered and said, "What General Liu said is that it should be the infighting between the Qing army and the Mongolian tribes. Hmph, why do they eat dogs, this town is not interested, but this town knows that this is a rare opportunity given to me by God. Our army just gave them a praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches behind! ”

Speaking of this, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in Duan Shidi's eyes, and then he immediately ordered: "Don't miss the opportunity, the time will not come again, General Liu, please listen to my orders." “

Liu Wenxiu clenched his fists: "Subordinates listen to orders!" “

"This town tells you to quickly lead all the cavalry and rush to the place of battle, so that you must defeat the Mongolian tribesmen in one fell swoop and rescue this Qing army that fled against the water." When Duan Shidi said this, a sneer appeared on his face: "General Liu, you must know that this Qing army came at the right time, and they happened to be our guides." “

Liu Wenxiu became more and more excited when he heard this, and he said loudly: "Mayor Duan, don't worry, you know what to do!" “

After finishing speaking, Liu Wenxiu led as many as 3,000 light and heavy cavalry troops to gallop away from the formation, while the main general Duan Shidi led the infantry behind the palace.

Duan Shidi, Liu Wenxiu and others, of course, didn't know that at the junction of the East Tumut and Naiman Divisions, the two armies that were fighting were the Mongolian coalition forces of the Eastern Tumut and Naiman Divisions, and the Qing troops of Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou who defected from the Qing court.

It turned out that Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou, as well as a group of Zu Dashou's sons and nephews, led their troops to leave the western suburbs of Shengjing, all the way west, the whole army smoothly passed through the Liaohe Hetao area, and then through the Karaqin Department, and then entered the Naiman Department, the whole army traveled all the way unimpeded, and there were no Mongolian soldiers to stop them, just when Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou thought that they would come to the Ming Dynasty territory smoothly, what they did not expect was that they would eventually meet the Mongolian alliance of the Naiman Department and the Eastern Tumut Department at the junction of the Naiman Department and the Eastern Tumut Department.

It turned out that Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou, an army of 3,000 people, were actually discovered by the local Mongolian sentinels as soon as they entered the Naiman territory, and these sentinels quickly reported their arrival to Babur, the leader of the Naiman tribe.

At this time, Babur, who was originally the great Nuoyan of the Naiman Ministry, had just succeeded to the head of the Naiman Ministry, and had not yet been officially sealed by the Qing court, but suddenly heard of the civil strife in the Qing court, saying that Huang Taiji was dead, and the two of them in order to compete for the throne, Babur's heart suddenly cooled half.

He knew that now in the Qing court, the two most powerful princes were vying for power and profit, and were even about to fight, so in such a situation, neither Haorge nor Dolgon would have any intention to consider crowning themselves as the head of a small Mongolian tribe.

Babur even sadly thought that perhaps only after Dolgon and Hauge had decided the victory would he finally be officially appointed by the Qing court.

Therefore, during this period of time, Babur was in a state of laxity and inaction, and every day he gulped wine and meat in his big tent to relieve the sullenness in his heart.

When Babur, who was drinking and eating meat, heard the news from the sentry horseman, he was immediately surprised.

The first thing he thought about was whether the Qing court was dissatisfied with him becoming the head of the department, so they sent troops to crusade against him.

You must know that Naiman's standing army is only more than 3,000 people, and some time ago, Dolgon ordered to transfer 1,000 elites to fight Hauge, and now there are only more than 2,000 troops available, which is a drop in the bucket for Babur.

If the Qing army really came to the division, would they have to be captured with their hands tied?

Babur gritted his teeth, stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, staggered up from the cushion, and asked in a rough voice, "Can you see clearly?" Is it really the Qing army coming? ”

"The little ones don't dare to deceive, they are indeed here under the banner of the Qing army, but they are all infantry, and their equipment is also poor, and the number is about 3,000 people, but I don't know what to do with my Naiman department?"

When Babur heard this, he frowned even more.

What's going on?

If the Qing army really came from afar and planned to destroy itself, it would be too small to send only 3,000 infantry, not to mention that they were poorly equipped and did not send any cavalry to help.

Could it be that the Qing army did not come to fight itself, but to attack other places through the Naiman Division? But what could be accomplished with these poorly equipped 3,000 infantry? What's more, if the Qing army really wants to cross the border, it will also greet itself in advance, how can they send troops over so silently?

Babur was puzzled, raised his glass sullenly, and took another sip, just as he was at a loss, when suddenly a small voice sounded beside him.

"King Khan, in my opinion, could it be that this Qing army was not sent by Dolgon or Hauge to deal with us, but only a group of deserters from the Qing court?" Taiji, one of Babur's henchmen next to him, asked him cautiously.

The subordinate's low voice was like lightning, instantly illuminating Babur's confused brain.

yes, that makes perfect sense!

Why do you think so wishfully that it must be Dolgon or Haug who has sent them to conquer your own troops? You know, now that Dolgon and Hauge are about to completely tear their faces and fight, where do they still have the heart to take care of themselves, such a small Naiman department master, isn't this full and has nothing to do.

Thinking of this, Babur's mood was greatly relaxed, he was stunned for a moment, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his greasy flatbread face.

"You have a point, hmph, Ben Khan is thinking, now that Dolgon and Hauge are fighting dog-eat-dog, how can they still have the heart to Tuben Khan, that's really weird. Besides, Dolgon only transferred a thousand elites from my Naiman some time ago, so it is impossible for him to turn against Ben Khan so quickly. This Qing army must be a rout and a deserted army! Babur made the final judgment.

"What does the Khan mean?"

"Hmph, this Qing army rout, since it has come to our territory, then we can't let them go in vain, you know, in the grassland, the most lacking is the working slaves. If we can capture these guys, it will just add a lot of two-legged livestock to our tribe! A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Babur's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "They are all infantry, and they are poorly equipped, so they are not the opponents of our army in the first place. Now that they have come from afar, and the whole army is exhausted, our army has just broken it in one fell swoop and captured its men! ”

Babur finished expressing his attitude with a proud face, but the subordinate next to him had a worried face, and he said in a loud voice: "King Khan, having said that, the enemy army has 3,000 people after all, and the available soldiers of my Naiman Department are only more than 2,000. ”

Hearing this subordinate's words, Babur nodded straightly: "It makes sense, what you said is also the truth." If in order to capture this rout, it will not cost it to cause too many casualties to our troops, and this problem is indeed carefully calculated. In short, you can't let this deserter go in vain. ”

Babur stroked his beard, lowered his head and pondered for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he raised his head and said loudly, "Huh? Ben Khan had insufficient troops and horses, so why couldn't he gather other Mongol tribes to attack this Qing army's rout? Moreover, if two Mongolian soldiers and horses can flank them together, this Qing army will definitely collapse at the first touch, and the victory of our army should be in the bag! ”

After Babur finished speaking, the Taiji under the party also suddenly came to his senses, and he blinked his eyes and said: "King Khan, judging from the following, this Qing army rout came from the Karaqin Division, and its intention should be to pass through my Naiman Division, and then the Eastern Tumut Division, and finally come to the Ming Realm to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty. If this is the case, it would be best for our troops to join forces with the Eastern Tumut Department to flank this rout. ”

"Well, yes, Ben Khan agrees with what you say." Babur walked over, slapped him on the shoulder a few times, and then said loudly: "Listen, Ben Khan has ordered you to quickly contact the two great Jinong, Umbu Chuhuer and Shanba, of the Eastern Tumut, and tell them Ben Khan's plan, and let them come to my Naiman tribe to discuss, and the two tribes will work together to eat this rout, and the prisoners and goods will be divided equally between the two tribes." “

Ba Bour paused, then sneered: "Wen Bu Chuhu and Shanba, the two guys who have betrayed their masters and stood on their own, are both greedy people, and when they see such benefits, they will definitely fly like dogs eating. Therefore, this joint attack plan will certainly be successfully achieved. “

"Yes, please rest assured that King Khan will ensure the successful completion of the mission." This Taiji replied loudly, and then turned to leave.

What happened next, as Babur expected, the two of them, Wenbu Chuhuer and Shanba, after hearing this plan to jointly attack the Qing army, were overjoyed and immediately agreed, and then the two galloped to Naiman to meet Babur and jointly formulate a battle plan.

In the end, this joint attack plan was formulated in the following way.

The whole battle plan can be briefly described as follows: the Naiman division gathers troops, transfers the troops, and tries not to attack this group of Qing army deserters, but waits for them to cross the border of the Naiman tribe and arrive at the junction of the East Tumut and Naiman tribes, and then together with the East Tumert department, suddenly send troops, and the two armies jointly strangle and defeat this Qing army deserter, and then share the fruits of victory together.

Of course, for the sake of insurance, and in order to avoid complications, Babur asked the two of them, Umbu Chuhur and Shanba, like the Naiman tribe, to move their tribes out of the core area in advance and temporarily settle them in the northern part of the Eastern Tumut tribe, at the junction with the Mongol Onniut tribe. In this way, military secrets are not leaked, and in case of emergency, their own subordinates are unnecessarily lost.

Therefore, it is precisely because of the disposition of Wenbu Chuhuer and Shanba that the Tang army has not found its subordinates since they entered the territory of the Naiman Department and reached the Mantao region, precisely because of this.

In this way, Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou led this Qing army, and in an almost completely unaware state, they quietly came to the huge trap laid by the cooperation of the Naiman Department and the Eastern Tumut Department. The whole army of more than 3,000 people, like a small beast that does not know the way, is walking towards death step by step.

When the whole army came to the junction of the Naiman Department and the Eastern Tumut Department, Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou both let out a long breath, and their faces were full of joy when they were blown by the cold wind.

"Hengjiu, we will soon arrive at the boundary of Dongtumut, as long as we pass through Dongtumut again, we can reach the boundary of Xuanfu North Road." Zu Dashou stroked his dirty beard and said to Hong Chengchou on the side with a happy face.

Hong Chengchou also had a happy expression, he raised his eyes and looked at the seemingly endless desolation and expanse in front of him, and then said with emotion: "Fuyu, as long as we cross the boundary of the East Tumut and come to Xuanfu North Road, we will immediately send an envoy into the Ming Realm, and go straight to the Jintang City where the Tang army is stationed, to contact the local Tang army guards, and let Lord Li officially accept us." Then the hard work we have endured along the way will be worth it. ”

As soon as Hong Chengchou finished speaking, Zu Zeqing, the fourth son of Zu Dashou, who was next to him, also said happily: "Master Hong, if you go to the Ming Realm, you can send him as an envoy." Since Jinzhou surrendered to the Qing court, I am really tired of staying in this Tartar realm, and the idleness of those high-ranking Manchurians is also fucking fed up. ”

Hong Chengchou smiled, and before he could speak, everyone suddenly heard the sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of killing came faintly, and the sound of horses' hooves seemed to be besieging from all directions!