The grassland was full of Dongjiang troops, and Mao Wenlong sent out all 200,000 Dongjiang troops in order to catch Huang Taiji. With the cooperation of the hot air balloon, they launched the pursuit of Huang Taiji together.

Chen Jisheng's 20,000 cavalry was a rapid reaction army, responsible for the forward, using its mobility to crush all the way, and tribes of all sizes surrendered everywhere they went. The large-scale purge ended ten days later, and almost all the tribes on the grassland were wiped out, but Mao Wenlong found that there was still no trace of Huang Taiji, which made Mao Wenlong very confused?

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Mao Wenlong frowned and was silent on the main seat, and below him were Chen Jisheng and other generals in the army. The dull atmosphere was very depressing, and the Dongjiang Army swept almost the entire grassland, but there was still no trace of Huang Taiji, which made everyone's hearts heavy.

After a long time, Cheng Zuo took the lead in breaking the silence, and he suggested to Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, since we can't catch Huang Taiji now, we might as well postpone this matter for a while." ”

Mao Wenlong raised his eyes to look at Cheng Zuo, shook his head and said: "I can't slow down, Huang Taiji doesn't die, and no matter how much you try to do it on the grassland, you can't calm down." We've been here for more than two months and we can't afford to put it off any longer. Two days ago, the military division sent someone to send a message, saying that the south has not been peaceful recently, and the Japanese at sea have been organizing a large number of soldiers and horses, and it seems that there is a possibility of a big battle with us in the waters of Nanjing. There is not much time left for us, no matter what, we must find a way, at most within a month, we must capture or kill Huang Taiji, only then can we return to the court. ”

Chen Jisheng got up suddenly, and asked Mao Wenlong for his life: "Chief soldier, the last general begs for your consent, let me lead the brothers of the cavalry battalion to continue to follow the traces of Huang Taiji outside." ”

Previously, Chen Jisheng had not found Huang Taiji for too long, so he had to be summoned back by Mao Wenlong. In fact, he did not give up in his heart to continue to look for the traces of Huang Taiji, but he also understood that without a careful plan, he was looking around like a headless fly, and the chances were slim. When he came back this time, Chen Jisheng also hoped that Mao Wenlong would have a good way, but now it seems that things are not so smooth, so he thought that instead of wasting time here, it would be better to continue to look outside.

Mao Wenlong waved his hand and said to Chen Jisheng: "In the absence of a goal, you are just working in vain, and you have no gain from working hard and mobilizing the people, it is useless!" ”

"But it's better than staying here every day to discuss!" Chen Jisheng was obviously not convinced, and opened his mouth to say it.

Mao Wenlong rarely did not blame Chen Jisheng, he still explained softly: "20,000 cavalry are outside, how much military food do you need to consume a day?" Although there is plenty of food and grass outside, you can't be a loser like this, don't you say? ”

"This ......" Chen Jisheng suddenly didn't know what to say.

Mao Wenlong smiled, waved his hand to let Chen Jisheng calm down for a while, then turned to look at Cheng Zuo and asked, "How are those herdsmen interrogated?" Did you find any useful information? ”

Cheng Zuo frowned and said: "No, it's all a question and three don't know, Huang Taiji seems to have evaporated from the grassland, leaving no useful clues." ”

Although such a result is disappointing, it is also expected by Mao Wenlong, judging from the current situation. From the very beginning, this Huang Taiji must have realized that he would be defeated, or he had arranged a retreat early in the morning, and only in this way could he disappear without a trace in such a short period of time.

Mao Wenlong pondered for a long time, but he still had no clue, and it would be useless to worry about it like this. Mao Wenlong simply dismissed everyone, and when everyone retreated, he got up and, accompanied by Haoda, came to the outside of the big tent to relax.

Haoda silently followed behind Mao Wenlong, he opened his mouth several times to say something, but it seemed that it was difficult to speak, and he hesitated very awkwardly. Mao Wenlong, who was in front of him, suddenly stopped, turned to stare at Hao and said, "If you have anything to say, you are like a girl." ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Haoda's face, and he said with a wry smile: "Chief soldier, there is a way for his subordinates to find the traces of Huang Taiji, but I don't know if it has any effect?" ”

Mao Wenlong rolled his eyes and said angrily: "How many times have I told you, when everyone sits together to discuss, anything should be said, there are no taboos." But why don't you listen to it, it's not annoying to be like this every time. ”

These words seemed to give Haoda a reassurance, and he laughed and said: "Subordinates should be damned, let the general soldier worry about it." ”

Mao Wenlong waved his hand, too lazy to teach Haoda another lesson: "Talk about your method, don't talk nonsense." ”

Haoda hesitated for a moment before he said: "Actually, we have searched for almost the entire grassland, but we have not found any trace of Huang Taiji, so my subordinates think that Huang Taiji will have fled from the Jin Kingdom and entered other places adjacent to the Jin Kingdom?" ”

Mao Wenlong nodded and said: "This is also very possible, but if Huang Taiji really leaves the entire Jin Kingdom and flees elsewhere, it means that he has given up the entire grassland, and he seems to be unable to bear the consequences." ”

Huang Taiji directly threw away everything and fled by himself, if this was the case, Mao Wenlong would no longer be obsessed with killing Huang Taiji. After all, an Emperor Taiji without a foundation does not pose a threat to Mao Wenlong.

Haoda denied Mao Wenlong's idea, and he said resolutely: "That's not necessarily, the fact that Huang Taiji people have left doesn't mean that he can't control the entire Jin Kingdom." ”

Seeing Haoda say so resolutely, Mao Wenlong was quite surprised: "Tell me what kind of control method he has?" ”

Haoda licked his somewhat dry lips and said, "Do you know how many prisoners there are in our army now?" ”

Mao Wenlong shook his head inexplicably and said, "I don't know? ”

Haoda suddenly stretched out a palm, swaying in front of Mao Wenlong, and said with an exaggerated expression: "There are more than 500,000 people, of which the number of soldiers is less than 50,000, but the herdsmen on the grassland are all good at riding and shooting, and even women, children and children are a threat to our Dongjiang Army as long as they have weapons in their hands." These more than 500,000 people are currently being raised by us, although we have obtained a lot of cattle and sheep, but we have to admit that our income and pay are not symmetrical, and what we pay is much greater than what we get. ”

"With all that said, what exactly are you trying to express?" Mao Wenlong's face sank, and he was obviously starting to get impatient.

In other words, the current Jin Kingdom has not actually hurt its muscles and bones, and their vitality has not been truly destroyed. The Emperor could have gone far away and then ruled over his subjects from the shadows. Haoda made a final summary.