Chapter 203: Rushing to the South

Sonomu Duleng's curse soon spread throughout the camp of the coalition army, and learned that the leader of the alliance this time, and also the bitter lord who came to seek revenge from Karaqin, Zaisang, disappeared with the army of the left wing of Horqin, and disappeared with Taiji Kongol and his subordinates on the right wing of Horqin, and the entire coalition camp immediately exploded. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

What it means that Jaisan and Kongol and their men have disappeared like this, of course, these heads of the Eastern Mongolian tribes know very well.

The southern crusade failed, and the coalition forces ceased to exist. Originally, I wanted to fish in troubled waters, rob people and livestock, and grow my own wishes, of course, also failed.

The most important thing is that not only has the desire to participate in the alliance been completely defeated, but now they are also facing the serious problem of how to withdraw their troops safely and how to protect themselves.

The cavalry on the left flank of Horqin is the well-deserved main force in the coalition army, Chahan returned north with more than 1,000 horsemen, which has been completely annihilated, and the remaining 3,000 cavalry and 2,000 servants are now also taken away by Jaisang.

The cavalry of the Bahrain Division, the largest of the Western Route Army of the coalition army, is now even more unheard, and I am afraid that it is also more auspicious.

At present, the largest number of troops is the leader of the Ao Han tribe, Sonomu Duling.

It is the most, but in fact, even with cavalry and shepherd servants who can fight, there are only about 2,000 horsemen.

The rest of the other tribes, Zarut and Naiman each had 500 horses, and the Kulen tribe only had 300 horses.

All the above tribal cavalry, plus the servants they brought with the army, were only more than 3,500 horsemen, and even without the help of the Ming army, the cavalry of the Karaqin Department alone was enough to deal with them.

The chiefs of the tribes, Taiji, soon came together, first cursing the treachery of the Korqin people, then taking stock of their forces, and then only deep fear.

The chiefs of the tribes talked and talked about it, and saw that the sun had risen, but there was still no result.

The leader of the Ao Han tribe, Sonomu Duling, first felt that he could not bear it anymore, and left everyone behind.

When the leaders of the various tribes saw this situation, they were also scattered, each with his own men and horses, and each went back to his hometown.

The vicinity of the old city of Daningwei's hometown, where the army was originally gathered, suddenly became a pure land again, and the people, horses, cattle and sheep quickly disappeared cleanly.

Originally, after destroying the cavalry of the Bahrain Department and the Weng Niute Division, Burhatu, who felt that his strength was already equal to that of the enemy, was moving east with all the forces of both sides with Cao Wenzhao, towards the camp of the Eastern Mongolian coalition army.

Departing early in the morning, by the time the sun rose above the treetops, the army had already traveled a hundred miles eastward, and was about to stop to rest, when suddenly news came from the front of the army.

The outposts of the army were Qing Getai of Karaqin and Cao Bianjiao of the Wulie Battalion, and at this time they saw the two returning together.

Qinggeltai ran to Burhatu and Delig, while Cao Bianjiao went straight to Cao Wenzhao and Niu Juming.

The news that the two of them said was the same news, that is, the sentinel in the direction of Daningwei's hometown came back to report that the camp of the allied forces of the various departments was in chaos, and the leaders of the various departments had withdrawn separately with their men, horses, cattle and sheep, and the reason for this is not yet clear.

Upon hearing the news, Burhatu and Cao Wenzhao were overjoyed, and immediately ordered the whole army to abandon all unnecessary burdens such as cattle, sheep, grain, and grass, and to speed up their advance.

As for why the allied forces of the various tribes suddenly retreated northward in chaos, Burhatu and Cao Wenzhao certainly don't care now. In any case, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.

Wulie Battalion, Karaqin Department and Wang Zhenyuan's Department, a total of 9,000 horses, divided into three roads, Cao Wenzhao led a road of 3,000, Burhatu, Niu Juming, Wang Zhenyuan a road of more than 3,000 horses, Delige a road of 3,000, galloping all the way to the northeast.

It was not until dusk that all the baggage was abandoned, and the Karaqin cavalry Delig Division, which galloped all the way, was the first to discover the traces of the Zalut.

The Zaruts were the farthest away from their herds, but their chieftain, Taijizab Morgan, was the last to set out.

The Zalut and Horqin people should be counted as the same ancestry, and belong to the descendants of the Alu Korqin people, who migrated from the vicinity of Yuerhai to the Nenjiang River valley earlier.

Later, with the growth of the Khovenkorqin people, the pastures of Zarut were constantly encroached upon, and the tribes were also constantly annexed, and now they are vassals of the left-wing Korqin.

This time, he followed the left-wing Korqin to conquer the Karaqin tribe, also in order to find a little population and livestock from the Karaqin people.

For this reason, Zabu Morgan did not even bring cattle and sheep baggage, but just followed the coalition army composed of Korqin people to eat and drink until now.

Now the left-wing Korqin people are leaving without saying goodbye, and the other tribes are also returning to their own homes, and the Zalut people who are the farthest away cannot do without cattle and sheep baggage, so they try their best to collect the remaining cattle and sheep baggage carried by other tribes.

As a result, a lot of time was delayed, not only was he the latest to set off, but he was reluctant to throw it away because of too much baggage, and he walked the slowest way.

About fifty miles north of Daningwei's homeland, the outpost of Delig spotted the Zalut team.

Fierce fighting soon broke out, but it soon subsided.

The Zalut people only had a total of about 500 horsemen, although they did not bring baggage when they went south, and they mainly brought young and strong cavalry, but the 500 horses were quickly killed under the siege of the 3,000 horsemen of Delig and the Karaqin people.

It didn't take long for the head of Zabmorgan to be returned to the command of Delig and carried to them by Uliji, who had dedicated it to Kundulun Khan Burhatu.

The Taiji Dorzi of the Naiman tribe was smarter than Zabu Morgan of Zarut, and when he retreated north, he did not drive the cattle and sheep that were walking slowly, but brought with him the horses that the Korqin people had not had time to take with them, so the speed of the march was much faster.

However, despite his haste along the way, Dorji was not smart enough to march quickly day and night. When night fell and the grassland was pitch black, he thought that the goal would be small if there were few people, and he chose to dismount and rest at the suggestion of his subordinates.

However, the Karaqin people, who were full of hatred, did not dismount and rest even at night, but kept chasing north.

The next morning, just as Dorji was whipping his men and ordering them to continue on their horses, Delig's men appeared behind them.

The fate of Naiman Taiji and his more than 500 cavalry was already sealed the moment they were caught up.

Their desperate resistance caused some losses to the Karaqins, but the five hundred or so horsemen faced an enemy six times their size, and there was no chance of escaping, even if the enemy in front of them was exhausted and could fall asleep on their horses.

After chasing and killing two tribes in a row and capturing two Taiji heads, Delig finally gave the order to let his cavalry dismount and rest and eat.

Because even if people could stand it, the Mongolian horses they were riding would not be able to continue galloping.

Fortunately, they rode all Mongolian horses, otherwise they would not have lasted a day and night.

By noon, the other two cavalry led by Cao Wenzhao and Burhatu finally arrived.

Delig's men changed their horses and continued their pursuit northward, while Cao Wenzhao and Burhatu's troops stopped to rest.

Being able to catch up with two fleeing enemies and capture two Taiji heads in a row who had previously been on an equal footing with him, Burhatu was already satisfied.

Coupled with the cavalry of the Bahrain Department and the Wengniut Division that had been annihilated before, Burhatu felt that the grievances and losses suffered by the previous humiliation and heavy burdens were worth it, and now the harvest has far exceeded his expectations, and in the future, he will be a well-deserved Great Khan in the grasslands south of the Xilamulun River.