The Great Khan Abahai personally led the army of the Eight Banners and drove violently to kill Hukou.

Strictly speaking, there are only six flags in the army of the Eight Banners, because Haoge and Duoduo have already led the two flags of Zhenghuang and white to march westward.

Strictly speaking, only three of the Six Banners can fight. The two red flags and the blue flags were defeated at Shimenshui, and the horses and armor suffered serious losses, and they were no longer able to fight.

However, to deal with Nikan, it is enough to have three banners!

Abahai ordered Dor's red and white flags and Degre to lead the blue flags for the left and right flanks, and Abahai together with the Great Bel Daishan and Mang Gurtai led the yellow flag, the remnants of the Han army flag, and the remnants of the Mongolian right wing were the central army, and Zilharang and Yue Tuo, who was wounded in the leg, and the sick Sakhalian led the blue flag and the two red flags.

Due to the lack of horses, there were too many Aha on foot, and the army was stretched out for more than ten miles.

From the ruins of Kuku and Tun to the 120 miles of Hukou, to the 10th day of the first month of June, the army was exactly half of the journey.

As soon as they set up camp by the river, messengers from the Korqin right-wing faction who had been looted by the Azig faction outside the mouth of the killing of Hukou arrived.

The messenger said: "The letter of the Great Khan of Manchukuo arrived at the mouth of the Killer Tiger, and when he learned that the army of Manchukuo was about to leave for the Ming Realm, the officials of the Great and Small Commanders of the Killing Hu Fort were shocked, and repeatedly expressed that they would return to me the Mongols who had fled into the Ming Realm and the goods that had been rewarded to Chahar Khan. ”

Abahai laughed.

A long-lost self-confidence emerged.

Behind the scenes, I paced out Ning Wan:

"If the master wants to enter the Ming Realm, he can't let go of Hu Kou. If the Great Khan wants to force the Ming Dynasty to make peace, the yamen of Datong Town is in Datong, the yamen of Xuanzhen is in Xuanfu, and the yamen of the governor of Xuanda is in Yanghe. Now that the Great Khan has won without a fight, he has easily squeezed out the fugitives and property who killed Hukou, and it is useless for me to kill Hukou. ”

Abahai discharged three ministers, and quickly whipped up the letter and went to kill Hukou to receive the fugitives.

The words of the epistle are earnest:

"I have driven Chahar away, and I have come to make peace with you. You will flee into Mongolia and send it back to me, very good. I will go to Datong, Yanghe, Xuanfu to discuss peace, passing through your land, if there is no word to reciprocate, I am afraid that you will be surprised, so I sent someone to the book. ”

In the evening, the three ministers sent someone to report:

"A hundred and sixty men, a hundred and fifty-eight women and children, five hundred camels, horses, mules, asses, and oxen, and nine hundred and forty sheep of Chahar Khan and his household. Along with these accounts, the officials who killed Hubao will give away the remaining goods to Chahar Khan. The total number is 3,811 horses of satin, and 2,674 horses of wool and green cloth and cuilan cloth. ”

Abahai was overjoyed and asked, "How many pieces of cloth?" ”

"Three thousand eight hundred and eleven horses of satin, two thousand six hundred and seventy-four horses of wool and green cloth and green blue cloth, a total of six thousand four hundred and eighty-five horses."

Cloth on the steppe is money. The haze of Abahai has been swept away!

Killing Hukou soldiers is bloodless, and the harvest is bigger than the entire grassland!

In contrast, the number of fugitives harvested is pitiful.

However, Manchukuo's request for these fugitives was an excuse, and it was useless to come a little, at most they would be cut again. Abahai didn't want to dwell on it too much.

Abahai ordered: "This time, the Horqin family sent the most troops, accounting for one-fifth of the number of troops. In addition to killing Hukou, the Horqin right-wing is loyal. Divide the property into five parts, and give one part of the Korqin Ukshan and Manzhu Xi Rites. The remaining four copies were distributed to the Eight Banners and stored in the public. ”

"Quickly inform Azig and ask him to give Chahar the goods he wants from Zhangjiakou with all his might."

"Send someone to return the salute to kill Hukou, and by the way, show the majesty of my Manchurian army."

The Great Khan was in an orderly manner, and ordered to send Daya Qi Tabuang, Wei Zhai Sang, the surrendered Mongol Noent Temur, and the two Tongshi to accompany Ezhen Sudara, Kaju, Dulei, Kongguo, and 180 guards to return the tribute with a letter to Kill Hubao early tomorrow morning to express their gratitude.

The letter said: "I am willing to negotiate peace, and I have repeatedly spoken to the officials of Liaodong. And the officials of Liaodong have a great enmity with me and do not listen to me. Therefore, we will have one sheep, one large dill and two water dishes of soju and rice wine, and two water dishes for food. ”

On June 11, not long after the escort sent to deliver the soju and rice wine left, an urgent report came from the Horqin Express Horse, who had killed Hukou:

"It's not good to sweat, our cloth was robbed by a group of bandits last night!"

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On the tenth day of the first month, the army went to the Huhu Si River. Today...... One hundred and sixty men, one hundred and fifty-eight women and children, and five hundred camels, horses, mules, and oxen were surrendered. The sheep of Chahar Khan and the sheep of the descendants, nine hundred and forty. All the Mongol households and the property of Chahar Khan who have not been offered will be sent out and returned to me, totaling 3,811 satin and 2,674 wool and green cloth. Divide the property into five points, and give one point to Uncle Wukeshan of the Korqin Department and Manzhu Xili. The remaining four points were distributed to the Eight Banners and stored in the public.

On the 11th, the army went to the place of Buridu and camped. On that day, he sent Yaqi Tabuang, Wei Zhaisang, and returned to the Mongolian Noentemur, and the two Tongshi accompanied Ezhen Sudara, Kaju, and Dulei. Kong Guo and 50 guards of the yellow, red, and white flags, and 30 guards of the yellow flag, sent a letter to the officials of Mingsha River Fort. The letter said: "I am willing to negotiate peace, and I have repeatedly spoken to the officials of Liaodong." And the officials of Liaodong have a great enmity with me and do not listen to me. Therefore, we will have one sheep, one large dill and two water dishes of soju and rice wine, and two water dishes for food.

Seventeen people were sent to see Khan, and two oxen, eight sheep and four satin, 1,000 steamed buns, 1,000 baked cakes, four golden buckets of dates, 10 catties of grapes, 40 seals of sugar, 100 seals of tea, and a large piece of soju and rice wine. Khan gave the first three of the seventeen men a cow each, and the other fourteen a sheep each.