Just when Li Hongfei decided to go to the Northwest Suzhou Wei in person, Batur Huntaiji and his entourage, who had broken through the siege at this time, were also on their way to Suzhou Wei, Daming. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The once-vibrant Mongolian steppes have now fallen into a deathly silence.

The scene of cattle and sheep is long gone, only the rotting corpses on the way, and the crows everywhere, even the sky seems to have fallen into darkness, losing the beautiful scenery of green grass and blue sky.

"Great Khan, there are three days at most, as long as we pass through the desert ahead, we will be able to reach the Daming Suzhou State Guard. Moreover, there is a desert in front of them, and I believe that the pursuers of Tsarist Russia will not dare to continue the pursuit. The strategist Han Baofeng said to Batur Huntaiji.

Suzhou Wei is located on the edge of the desert, it is precisely because it is located in the desert, so the Ming Dynasty had to deploy heavy troops here, in order to prevent the Mobei cavalry, through the desert bypass to the Ming Dynasty to carry out a surprise attack.

But now Batur Huntaiji and his entourage are not here to sneak attack, but to take refuge.

Since the earlier decisive battle, after the defeat and breakthrough of Batur Huntaiji, the Russian-Manchurian coalition army led the army to pursue the remnants of Batur Huntaiji in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and the Cossack cavalry's war horse endurance was not enough, so they even replaced the whole army with Mongolian war horses.

Along the way, there were no less than 20 battles between the two sides, but fortunately, when they were about to enter the desert area, the Cossack cavalry was not familiar with the geographical environment in the desert, so they naturally did not dare to easily chase in.

"Mr. Han, you have been assisting Ben Khan for two years, and now that the task is about to be completed, is it considered a successful retirement?" Batur Huntaiji suddenly said these inexplicable words to Han Baofeng.

"What does the Great Khan mean? Can't you understand? Han Baofeng said with a puzzled expression.

"When Ben Khan led his army into the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty, you recommended yourself to assist Ben Khan, and repeatedly when the Ming Dynasty army ambushed my Mongol army, you could always anticipate the enemy's opportunity and help the army avoid sneak attacks, which has made Ben Khan wonderful." Batur Huntaiji pointed out.

"Why did the Great Khan keep me with me at that time?" Han Baofeng did not argue, but said curiously.

He is indeed a person from the Second National Security Department, and he approached Batur Huntaiji just to obtain information about the Junggar tribes, but he didn't expect this Batur Huntaiji to be rough on the outside, but he was so calculating on the inside.

"First of all, when I invaded the Ming Dynasty, I didn't really want to start a war with the Ming Dynasty, but just to seek development for the ministries. Secondly, I have to say that your strategy of unifying the Mongol tribes won my heart, and Ben Khan kept you by his side at this time. Batur Huntaiji said frankly.

Who is Han Baofeng, when he first saw the other party, Batur Huntaiji had a trace of speculation in his heart, but as he just said, when he invaded the northwest region of the Ming Dynasty, he was just to plunder wealth, and he didn't want to start a full-scale war with the Ming Dynasty because of this.

With Han Baofeng's "internal response", he constantly provided the Ming army's course of action, although it was true and false, it was better than a black eye.

Batur Huntaiji, who had seen the sharpness of the Ming army's firearms, didn't want to rush into the encirclement of the Ming army by mistake.

In addition, Batur Huntaiji didn't say it, so he thought that Han Baofeng was a think tank sent by those local warlords.

Coupled with Han Baofeng's preference, he offered a strategy to unify the Mongolian tribes, so Batur Huntaiji pretended not to know, so he kept it by his side.

It can be said that if it were not for Han Baofeng's strategy, the Junggar tribe would not have become the largest tribe in Mongolia in just two years, and he had more than 100,000 iron horsemen.

The only regret is that the creation of people is that at the most critical moment of Batur Huntaiji's unification of Mongolia, a Russian-Manchurian coalition army was killed...........

"Now that I think about it, even if Ben Khan finally unifies the Mongol tribes, it will only be a wedding dress for the Ming Dynasty." Batur Huntaiji's expression was a little lonely.

Previously, Batur Huntaiji thought that the Ming Dynasty threw out the big pie of Mongolia in order to successfully complete the military reform, in an attempt to divert Batur Huntaiji's attention.

The result is obviously not the case, Han Baofeng's appearance is not only to divert the attention of Batur Huntaiji, so that the Ming Dynasty can smoothly implement the military reform, but also to pave the way for the annexation of the whole of Mongolia in the future.

The best way is to promote the early completion of unification, so that only the unified Mongolia needs to be defeated, and the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as conquering the entire Mongolian region at the lowest cost.

Of course, the premise is that the Ming Dynasty has the strength to destroy this Mongolian state that has completed unification.

As for the Ming Dynasty, did it have that strength?

The answer is self-evident - absolute strength.

Batur Huntaiji had kept these words in his heart before, but now that he is about to enter the territory of Daming, there are some things that must be said clearly.

Or, Batur Huntaiji, who suffered a big defeat, no longer has much confidence in his heart, and wants to use his relationship with Han Baofeng to understand in advance the arrangements of the Ming Dynasty for the Mongolian tribes in the future.

"In fact, to be the king of Mongolia, or the minister of the Ming Dynasty, the key depends on the Great Khan yourself, what do you think is the most important thing for people to live in this life?" Han Baofeng asked rhetorically.

Regarding Batur Huntaiji's speculation, Han Baofeng neither admitted nor denied it, but gave an answer that Batur Huntaji was looking forward to.

That is the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards Batur Huntaiji, either to be the king of Mongolia and eventually be exterminated by the Ming Dynasty, or to be a courtier of the Ming Dynasty and enjoy the glory and wealth that he deserves.

If Batur Huntaiji is really ambitious, he can turn around and leave at this moment, and deal with the Russian-Manchurian coalition army and even the Ming Defense Army that is about to enter the war on the entire Mongolian steppe.

Although the road ahead is very dangerous, as long as you are willing to work hard, there may not be a glimmer of hope.

But if you decide to go south to join the Ming Dynasty, then the so-called ambition must be put away and be a Ming courtier with peace of mind, after all, Batur Huntaiji's influence in the Mongolian tribes is of great help to the Ming Dynasty's rule over the Mongolian tribes.

As long as Batur Huntaiji is willing to fully cooperate with Daming's actions, he will definitely be indispensable for glory and wealth.

The supreme power, or the inexhaustible glory and wealth, are placed in front of Batur Huntaiji, but they can only choose one of the two, and I have to say that the reality is very cruel.

"Hey! I have been fighting for power for most of my life, and in the end I have faced the invaders, only to end up ruining my country. I heard that the Central Plains is prosperous, and every time an envoy is sent to the Central Plains, everyone rushes to go. After thinking about it for a long time, Batur Huntaiji finally made a decision.

Power can indeed make people crazy, and there are not many people in this world who will not be moved in the face of power.

It may be that the previous battle gave Batur Huntaiji a head start, which made his heart sober up a lot, compared to the little power in his hands, in the game of several big countries, he is just a pawn that can be sacrificed at any time.

After working hard for most of his life, he finally got such an ending, and it would be false to say that he was not distressed, but Batur Huntaiji knew in his heart that the matter had come to this, and the only thing he could do was to find a way out for his future while he still had enough value...........

After the army decided to continue south, it soon entered the desert in front of it, crossing the desert, which was not a difficult task for the Mongols who lived here all the year round, but it was an invisible obstacle for the pursuers in the rear.

"The other party entered the desert, it seems that he really went to the Ming Dynasty, how about it, do you want to continue chasing?"

The Cossack cavalry, chasing the defeated army of Batur Huntaiji, did not stop until the edge of the desert.

By now, although the Russian-Manchurian coalition army had conquered most of the Mongol tribes, a small part had fled into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Don't look at the small number, but those who can cross hundreds or thousands of miles and flee into the territory of the Ming Dynasty are basically the young and middle-aged people in the Mongolian tribes, as well as the aristocratic leaders after the defeat of the various tribes.

If we add the army of nearly 40,000 or so in Batur Huntaiji, it will be a big trouble for them to gather these tribes together in time.

The Russian-Manchurian coalition did not believe that the Ming did not hesitate to exchange fire with them, but also to take in the Mongols, just out of humanitarian spirit.

Either the Ming Dynasty wanted to keep Mongolia in turmoil for a long time to ensure that the war would not spread to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, or the other party also wanted to get involved in Mongolia.

If there is a small country on the other side, even if the Russian-Manchurian alliance is unwilling to go to war, it will order the other side to return these defeated people to Mongolia, but in front of it is a superpower like the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the best way is to intercept and kill outside the border between the two sides.

"Forget it, this is the territory of the Mongols, we can't catch up with each other, but it is not so easy for them to escape to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, our allies have long expected all this, even if the other party successfully crosses the desert, it must have been sleepy and tired, and that is the best time to intercept and kill the other party." Said a Russian general.

Although they chased closely in the past few days, they never really broke out a decisive battle, after all, both sides used Mongolian war horses, and the Cossack cavalry was not familiar with their new mounts, on the one hand, and on the other hand, when the speed of both sides was equal, the Cossack cavalry was still very afraid of the Mongols' cavalry tactics.

Therefore, their task is only to drive away the other party and make them sleepy, and what is really used to intercept and kill the remnants of Batur Huntaiji is the Manchu Eight Banners who have been waiting for a long time, not far from the Ming border.

Presumably, even if the Mongol cavalry resisted desperately, it would be in vain.............

At the same time, the Daming National Defense Force stationed in Suzhou also discovered an anomaly at the edge of the desert.

"Report, just two hours ago, a large number of cavalry were found in areas 7, 8, and 9 on the border, and the scouts sent back information that it was Mongolian cavalry, and the number was about 50,000." A herald enters the command and reports.

The officer rank of the command is generally not high, and the highest military rank is a major general (division commander), which seems to be a division-level headquarters

"Fifty thousand cavalry? Could it be that Batur Huntaiji's army is coming? The major general's division commander wondered.

"Division Commander Qiu, according to the information provided by the intelligence department, even if Batur Huntaiji's rout army is unimpeded all the way, it is estimated that it has just entered the desert area in front at this moment, and it will take two days to reach the front-line outpost at the earliest." A colonel's staff officer said.

"Another point, not to mention the entire Mongolian region, except for Batur Huntaiji, there is no tribe that can have so many cavalry. Even if there were, they should have notified us in advance when they were close to the Ming border, instead of waiting for us to find out the opponent's strength, and the other party had not made any response. Deputy division commander Wang Sheng reminded.

Wang Sheng, who was a surviving general who participated in the defense of Jiangyin, after the first battle of Jiangyin, he made great contributions, and together with Yan Yingyuan, joined the Ming National Defense Army, and after the reform of the military system, he was assigned to the 13th Division of the Fifth Army of National Defense and became a deputy division commander.

The Fifth Army after the military reform may not be famous, but its predecessor, the Fifth Division of the Ming National Defense Army, was the trump card unit that fought to the end with Wu Sangui's 50,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry in the Chibi area.

And the commander of the 13th Division, Qiu Yuanshan, was the commander of the 5th Division and the 1st Regiment of the year.

In the past few years, there have been more than 50 border conflicts of various sizes, and Qiu Yuanshan's 13th Division has basically won many battles.

"Hehe, I kind of understand, the Mongolian cavalry of the fart is definitely pretended to be the Manchu Eight Banners, they are originally ethnic minorities, and there are many of them in the Eight Banners, and the scouts can't get too close, so the judgment is wrong." Qiu Yuanshan quickly understood.

"But why are they pretending? Want to cheat? This can't be done, even if the Mongolian tribes want to enter the customs, they must prove their identities in advance, and they must also confiscate all weapons and war horses before they can be allowed to enter the customs. Why are they cheating? Do you want to come in and die? The generals below were a little confused.

"They didn't want to cheat Guan, but they wanted to cheat Batur Huntaiji." The colonel's staff officer said.

Because Batur Huntaiji had ordered the whole army to break through separately, that is to say, how many people ran away in the end, and which generals they had, even Batur Huntaiji himself did not know.

Everyone just said that it was good to meet in Suzhou, who arrived first and who arrived later, it was really impossible to judge.

If at this time, a group of Mongolian cavalry gathered outside Suzhou Wei, it would not arouse the vigilance of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time paralyze the rout of the Junggar tribes that had gone through thousands of hardships and crossed the sand sea.

"That's right, the Qing army didn't know about our intelligence system, so they dared to disguise themselves as Mongolian cavalry and swagger near Suzhou Wei. It is believed that not only will they not enter the customs at this time, but if we send someone to inquire, the other party will definitely say that they are Batur Huntaiji's subordinates, and they need to wait until their own khan before they can enter the customs together. Qiu Yuanshan said with great certainty.

After all the wars, the Ming Dynasty has understood the importance of information, and only by anticipating the enemy's opportunity can we grasp the initiative, which is the so-called: knowing oneself and knowing the other side will win all battles.