The tragedy that occurred one after another in the northern grasslands terrified Jaisang's heart. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

First, the news came that the second son Chahan was intercepted and shot by the Ming army, and then then the news came that the land where the Ao Han Department was stationed was attacked by the Ming army, and thousands of old and weak women and children who stayed behind were slaughtered.

The leader of the Ao Han tribe, Sonomu Duling, and his 2,000 cavalry troops immediately made an uproar, shouting that they wanted to withdraw their troops and seek revenge on the Ming army that attacked in the north.

The other tribal leaders who participated in the alliance and followed the expedition also had remorse and had the intention of withdrawing as soon as possible.

Without the support of the Jianzhou Jurchens, it seems that he is doomed to fail this time. However, even nowadays, it is not so easy. Saisan, who had once again experienced the pain of losing a child, was worried about this.

The Western Route Army, which is dominated by Taiji Angkun of the Bahrain Department, has not heard from it for three consecutive days, and according to the rules of the grassland, this is a sign of bad luck.

Although the exact whereabouts of the Karaqin Department have now been discovered, how to choose, Zhaisang's heart is hesitant.

Today's situation has suddenly become sinister, the Karaqin Department armed by the Southern Dynasty is not as poor and weak as he imagined, and the Ming army of Liaodong Town that appeared in the north looks menacing, and the Ming army of Jizhen Rehebao, which attacked the land of Jizhen in the rear, does not know where it is at present, and may be secretly staring at itself, waiting for an opportunity to ambush itself.

Although the allied forces of the various tribes claim to be 20,000 to the outside world, Zhaisang knows the truth, and the leaders of the various departments participating in the alliance, Taiji, also know the truth, and the main cavalry of the coalition army is only 8,000.

As many as 5,000 shepherd servants, although they can also be issued with bows and arrows to follow the battle, but after all, they have always been used to being shepherd slaves, and they are not warriors who dare to fight on the grassland, and at the critical moment, it is difficult to say whether those people are reliable or not.

So after thinking about it, the idea of withdrawing troops as soon as possible suddenly popped up in Zhaisang's heart.

However, how to retreat is now a matter of life and death, and it is a big issue that cannot be careless.

After having a general idea in his heart, Zhaisang ignored his anger and sadness, and quickly asked people to find Taiji Kongguo from the right-wing Horqin, and said to Kongguoer: "Kongguo Ahe, you also know the current situation, what should our army do?" Should we continue to pursue the timid Karaqins, or should we withdraw our troops and return north? You help me get an idea! ”

Ahe means elder brother and brother in Mongolian. Kongol and Zaisan are the same generation and an ancestor, at least the grandparents should be brothers.

The two are of the same age, and they are also childhood partners, at this time, there are no outsiders, Jaisan took out the title of Ahe, which not only expresses a kind of affection, but also has a meaning of asking for each other.

Kong Guoer wanted to come for this matter, so he was not polite, and said bluntly at the moment: "The current situation has reached the extreme, we are in the light, and the enemy is in the dark, how many enemies there are, we don't know, the Ao Han tribe's Sonomu Duling has promised his subordinates that they will leave for the north tomorrow morning, and the leaders of the Naiman tribe, the Kulun tribe, the Zalut tribe and Taiji are also panicked, worried that the Ming army in Liaodong Town will attack their pastures again, and now the army is in turmoil, I am afraid that the only way is to withdraw the army!" ”

Hearing Kong Guoer say this, Zhai Sang knew that it was irretrievable, and sighed deeply and said: "If Tiancong Khan of the Jin Kingdom is willing to send troops to help me, my left flank Korqin will not fall to this point!" ”

Seeing that Zhaisang was still pinning his hopes on the Jurchens to come to help, Kong Guoer said with a wry smile: "Since Liaodong Town dares to use troops on the grassland, it already shows that the Dajin Kingdom will definitely not be able to look west at this time, and I am afraid that the Jurchens have also suffered a lot in Dongjiang Town, and even lost the battle!" ”

After saying this, Kong Guoer looked at Zhaisang, who was as depressed as a lost dog, and said: "Don't be discouraged, the Han people have a good saying, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, and now the left-wing army of Horqin is still there, and the heirs of Ahe, Manzhu Xili and Xiao Sonomu, are still there, and the left-wing Horqin is there."

"As long as Ah He can return to the grasslands on the banks of the Narit River safely with the army, this grudge against the left wing Korqin will be avenged one day!"

Seeing Kong Guoer say this, Jaisan finally nodded and approved of this ending.

At this time, it was also late at night, and the two discussed in the tent for half an hour, discussed the matter of withdrawing troops to the north, and then separately convened the leaders of each branch of the headquarters to arrange.

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as it was dark, the leader of the Ao Han tribe, Sonomu Duling, who had been clamoring for the withdrawal of troops to return to the north since he learned of the attack in the rear, got up early, and came to Zhai Sang to plead his case to Zhai Sang in the hope that Zhai Sang would agree to lead his army to return north first.

However, when he hurried to the camp of the Korqin people on the left flank in a sparse forest, he was surprised to find that although the felt tent was still there, it had already been left and the felt tent was empty. The entire camp, except for a few campfires that were still smoking, was unprecedentedly quiet and deserted.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Sonomu Duling instantly understood what was happening.

"Jaisan, you perfidious bastard! The Immortal Heaven will never forgive you Korqin people for abandoning your fellow men! ”

In the early morning, the glades reverberated with the angry curses of Sonomu Dulen.

Such cursing soon echoed over the camp of the Korqin people on the right flank.

The growth of the Naowen Horqin Department in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties was achieved by betraying their Mongolian compatriots.

At first, it was the Khalkha who betrayed, then the Chahars, and when the Khalkha tribes moved north to Mobei and the Chahar tribes moved west to naturalize, now it is the turn of the small tribes of Eastern Mongolia who are allied with them.

When betraying allies, it becomes a habit to achieve yourself. Then when faced with the difficult choice of going in and out, of course, they will not consider others.

This time it was. When Jaisan and Konggol reached an agreement last night and decided to withdraw their troops and return north, Jaisan did not mention what to do with the other tribes, and Kongguoer did not ask, and the two of them tacitly agreed.

Because if there were no other tribes behind them to stop their pursuers, how could they withdraw their troops in peace?

In fact, if it weren't for the small number of troops led by Kongor this time, the Korqin people, the northernmost wing of the entire army, would probably have been the first to withdraw at nightfall.

The right-wing Horqin is not as strong as the left-wing Horqin, and now the status of the Houjin is not as high as the left-wing Horqin, and besides, this time he came to help, and the original plan was just to fish in troubled waters and grab some people, livestock and other property, and he never thought of fighting desperately for the hatred of the left-wing Horqin.

When he first heard that the rear of Horqin's left wing was attacked, Kong Guoer had the idea of withdrawing the army, but Zhai Sang hid this situation from others, and Kong Guoer couldn't mention it, and now he heard that the station of the Ao Han Department was attacked by the Ming army, and all men, women and children were executed, this time Kong Guoer was really afraid.

He was not afraid that the right-wing Korqin would encounter the fate of the Ao Han tribe, but he began to fear that the southern expedition of the coalition army to Karaqin might also return, and he only brought a thousand men, plus three hundred servants, how could he escape with his life after the defeat of the army?

When the Ao Han Department and the Kulun Department clamored for the withdrawal of the army, Zhai Sang did not make a difficulty, so Kong Guoer understood Zhai Sang's thoughts, so as soon as Zhai Sang asked people to invite, he immediately understood what to do.

Zhaisang led the most troops, 4,000 cavalry, 2,000 servants, and although the goal of the road with Zhaisang was a little bigger, it was still the most promising way to withdraw the army.

And Jaisang can abandon others, but it is not very good to abandon Kongol, to say that there is a little feeling, but it is not to consider any feelings or family affection, but because it is not a sin among the Horqin people to abandon other tribes at a critical moment, but to abandon the Horqin people themselves, it is likely to face the reproach of Tushetu Khan Oba, the co-leader of the Horqin tribes.

Besides, this time Kongol only brought a thousand cavalry over, and the main force of Horqin on the right flank was still in the rear, so he abandoned their Taiji and returned to Horqin on the left flank.

In this way, the two hit it off, and they immediately decided to leave.

It happened that the camp of two people was in the north and the other in the south, and they were all on the edge, and in the second half of the night, while the people were asleep, they even walked away with the people and horses, and they were not discovered.