Batur Huntaiji's army, first defeated in the Battle of Kobdo, followed by the continuous pursuit of Cossack cavalry, and now it was attacked again by a desert storm, and the combat effectiveness of the entire army had fallen to the bottom. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The number of soldiers who can barely fight now is less than 2,000.

Fortunately, the Qing army they faced only had two battalions (two battalions stayed behind, one battalion went out to investigate, and it was difficult to return to help in a short time), and under the sudden attack, the probability of victory was still very high.

Just when Batur Huntaiji was reorganizing the army and under the leadership of Fu Qiang, he was moving towards the Qing army station, Mu Xiaodong, who was a guest in the army, suddenly found Batur Huntaiji's adviser - Han Baofeng.

"This is the order given to me by the National Security Field Service?" Han Baofeng looked at the coded letter and asked subconsciously.

In fact, to be able to write such a coded letter, the identity of the other party has been confirmed, and Han Baofeng's inquiry is just out of a subconscious reflex.

"That's right, it says, you'll know what to do when you see it." Mu Xiaodong replied.

Soon, Han Baofeng took out a wooden brocade box from his bag.

After the finely made brocade box was opened, there were only two inconspicuous poetry books inside, but Han Baofeng began to rummage through these poetry collections with the numbers on the envelope.

Soon, Han Baofeng searched and cracked the meaning of the secret letter.

"Although this is a bit cruel, this is undoubtedly the best choice for the Ming to control Mongolia." After reading the letter, Han Baofeng couldn't help muttering to himself.

"I have explained everything that should be explained, and the rest depends on you, sir, if you need anything, you can tell me at any time." Mu Xiaodong said.

Regarding the content of the secret letter, Mu Xiaodong did not break the casserole and asked in the end, this is a matter of the National Security Bureau, he is a military scout, he should not inquire, and he will definitely not inquire blindly.

"That's okay, you've worked hard during this time, just stay in the Chinese army to rest, don't run around, if anything happens, I'll send someone to inform you." Han Baofeng said.

Originally, it was planned to arrange for Mu Xiaodong and his entourage to lead the way as a striker, but now it seems that if this plan is to be implemented, Mu Xiaodong and his entourage must stay in the Chinese army camp.........

The main force of Batur Huntaiji, dragging their tired bodies one by one, walked forward for another day, and finally arrived at the area where Mu Xiaodong and his party had fought with the Qing army before.

The traces of the previous battle have long been covered by the wind and sand, and no one will know that except for Mu Xiaodong and other parties, there was a skirmish here two days ago.

At this time, Ye Hongji, who had gone out to attack the Qing army camp, finally led his team back.

2,000 Mongolian cavalry against 1,400 Qing cavalry, under the sudden attack, not only paid more than 300 casualties, but also let the other side flee more than 800 people, it can be seen that the Mongolian cavalry has experienced a long journey to the desert, and the combat effectiveness has been left with little left.

"The order is to go down, rest on the spot for three days, and after three days, rush out of the encirclement of the Qing army in one go." The troops came to the water source, and Batur Huntaiji finally gave the order.

He knew in his heart that with the current state of the armies, even if a water source was found, it would be difficult for morale to recover in a short time.

The only way is to wait, wait for reinforcements from the territory of Daming.

As long as the reinforcements are entangled with the Qing army first, it will be the best time for them to break through.

"Don't be a great Khan! We haven't been able to completely annihilate this group of Qing troops before, presumably the other party already knows about our existence, and if we stay here for one more day, it will be more dangerous! Han Baofeng objected loudly.

"Mr. Han rest assured, the Qing army is looking for our main force, only 2,000 cavalry were sent to the sneak attack before, the other party thought it was a small force at most, even if it sent troops to encircle and suppress, it would not be too much, we just happened to be able to wait for work and take advantage of the situation to eat part of the opponent's army first." Batur Huntaiji analyzed.

All this has already been calculated, and the reason why Batur Huntaiji let his troops rest here is that he also has the intention of taking the opportunity to fight a battle, and the best way to restore morale is to fight a beautiful victory.

"Having said that, we can't afford to take this risk, now everyone is still in the center of the desert, in case the Qing army attacks on a large scale, the Ming Dynasty cannot rescue in time, 20,000 against the Qing army 50,000, one is not good, the whole army will be wiped out!" Han Baofeng dissuaded.

Although his theory was based on the attack of the Qing army, it was not alarmist, and once this situation really occurred, not one of the people present would be able to escape.

The front is heavily encircled, and there is no water source in the rear, where can you flee to?

Mu Xiaodong, who was standing on the side, wanted to say something after hearing Han Baofeng's analysis, but when he thought that he was just a guest army, and Han Baofeng also had a special mission, the other party must have a special meaning when he spoke like this.

"This General Mu has led his army to deal with the Qing army in this area for several days, and he must be very familiar with the deployment of the Qing army, I don't know what to think of the current situation?" Batur Huntaiji suddenly asked about Mu Xiaodong.

"This .......... I don't know very well, the number of Qing troops in this area is not large, but the main force of the Qing army is only a day's journey away from here at most, and we now have the initiative, whether to fight or defend, it is all up to the Great Khan. However, as Mr. Han said, once the Qing army uses the main force, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to wait for reinforcements. Mu Xiaodong thought for a while and finally said.

In fact, as a soldier, he prefers to stay behind.

First, it can buy more time for Suzhou Wei to facilitate the Ming army to make a response strategy.

Second, precisely because there are not many Qing troops in this area, it is impossible to encounter the main force of the Qing army in a short period of time, and Batur Huntaiji's army can not only take advantage of this to rest, but also take advantage of the situation to eliminate part of the Qing army and improve the morale of his subordinates.

However, since Han Baofeng spoke out against it, it must be related to the so-called "task", and Mu Xiaodong certainly has to cooperate with the other party.

"In this way, the various departments should seize the time to rest, replenish fresh water, and we will set off early tomorrow morning, and strive to break out of the encirclement before the Qing army has not reacted." Batur Huntaiji finally gave the order.

Although this order was completely contrary to Batur Huntaiji's previous wishes, he had to do it............

At the end of the discussion, the Mongol cavalry began to make their own preparations, resting and resting, and fetching water, so that they could go south as soon as possible early tomorrow morning.

"Squad Leader Mu, thank you for your cooperation." Han Baofeng came to Mu Xiaodong and whispered.

"You're welcome, everyone is Han Chinese, as I expected, this should be the plan of your National Security Bureau. It's just that in the next battle, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties! Han Baofeng sighed.

Batur Huntaiji may not know the situation in this area, but Han Baofeng must know, after all, along the way, Han Baofeng asked Mu Xiaodong about the arrangement of the surrounding Qing army.

As long as people who know a little about military affairs, they can take advantage of the water source and wait for the Qing army to disperse their strength and break through one by one, instead of insisting on breaking into the encirclement of the Qing army.

Although the military does not interfere in politics, Mu Xiaodong is not stupid, and Han Baofeng must have his reasons for doing this.

"You don't have to participate in tomorrow's battle, no matter what happens, you just need to keep Batur Huntaiji." Han Baofeng said suddenly.

"What do you mean .........."

"That's right, we can save any army of the Mongol tribes, but we can't save the descendants of Batur Huntaiji." Han Baofeng replied.

The strength of the Mongol tribes was not strong, and the number of any single army pulled out would not exceed five thousand.

Only Batur Huntaiji, even after the previous defeat, now has more than 20,000 descendant troops in his hands, which is what the Ming Dynasty does not want to see.

Han Baofeng usurped Batur Huntaiji before to take the initiative to attack, just to consume the opponent's army, just imagine, even if the deployment of the Qing army is known now, but Batur Huntaiji cannot be the opponent of the Qing cavalry in terms of strength and morale, where is the slightest chance of winning this battle?

Even if you break out of the encirclement in one go, this is almost impossible to achieve.

"Hey! Ye Hongji, no matter how fierce the next battle is, you don't have to take the lead in the charge, just stay by my side and save your life. Batur Huntaiji sighed and said to the generals beside him.

"Great Khan? What does that mean? Ye Hongji didn't understand.

The ensuing battle was a matter of life and death for the Dzungar tribe, and Yehongji, as one of the few fierce generals under Batur Huntaiji, did not understand why the Great Khan did not let him fight in person.

"Although Da Ming doesn't want me to die, he doesn't want me to continue to be in charge of so many troops." Batur Huntaiji said bluntly.

As the leader of a large clan, how could Batur Huntaiji not see the situation in front of him clearly.

"Does the Great Khan mean that Mr. Han just encouraged us to take the initiative to attack in order to consume the Great Khan's army?" Ye Hongji quickly understood.

"Although I don't know the layout of the Qing army in front, I also understand that with the current strength of the various departments, there is not much hope of breaking through the encirclement." Batur Huntaiji sighed.

If it was before the battle with the Cossack cavalry, even without the help of reinforcements, Batur Huntaiji was absolutely confident and led his men to break through the blockade of the Qing army in front, but now.......... It's hard to say.

"Then why don't we stay behind, we can't want us to die, so let's just give our heads obediently!" Ye Hongji was puzzled.

Now that they have seen through the plan of the Ming army, they can continue to stay in this area and wait for the best opportunity to break through.

"Stay? With only water and no food, how long can we keep it? Although rushing out is nine deaths, if you don't rush, you will definitely die and be lifeless. Batur Huntaiji said.

Since Da Ming has made this decision, if he doesn't comply, maybe all his subordinates will be killed, and Da Ming's reinforcements won't come.

"Damn! The Han people are cunning. Ye Hongji said angrily.

"In this world, strength is respected, and in the game between major powers, we are just a chess piece in their hands. Choose the Ming Dynasty, at least the ordinary people will not suffer too much damage, and choose Tsarist Russia or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, do you think that with the reckless character of these two countries, the Junggar tribe will still exist in the future? Batur Huntaiji said.

Until now, Batur Huntaiji has figured out a lot, and when his strength is not good, he can only choose Daming to save his life and protect his people.

As for the army, it is not surprising that no country will accept an army that it cannot control............

Everyone had their own thoughts, and they did not say anything all night, and the next morning, the Mongol army set out and continued south.

And Fu Qiang, the deputy squad leader, left the camp one step ahead of the Mongolian army, with two soldiers.

Out of the "Ghost Gate", there are many roads to the territory of Daming, Fu Qiang is going to take a shortcut to enter the customs first, and ask for reinforcements to answer.

It is true that the National Security Bureau wants to consume Batur Huntaiji's troops, but the military is more concerned about eliminating the Qing army in front of them, if Batur Huntaiji's troops are consumed before the reinforcements arrive, then the military's previous efforts will be in vain.

Hurrying all the way, Fu Qiang and his party finally arrived at the outpost of Suzhou before dark.

And at this time......... As expected, Batur Huntaiji's troops should have already fought with the Qing army.

It only takes half a day to get out of the "Ghost Gate" cavalry to reach the edge of the desert, and here, let alone fighting at night, even if you march at night, you will not easily get lost.

"What? You have found the main force of Batur Huntaiji, and now you have fought with the main force of the Qing army! Wang Sheng got the news and instantly jumped up from his chair.

"That's right, it is indeed the main force of Batur Huntaiji, but they only have more than 20,000 people, and they have marched for a long time, the soldiers are tired, and the combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as the Qing army, please report to the military headquarters and send troops to support as soon as possible." Fu Qiang said.

Although he had been on a mission before and was not clear about the arrangements of the National Security Bureau, he knew in his heart that if the military headquarters did not send troops to rescue as soon as possible, Batur Huntaiji's army would probably not be able to withstand it.

"I'll inform Master Qiu ...........," Wang Sheng hurriedly said.

Although this is an outpost, it is not far from the division headquarters, and if it is fast, it will take at most a quarter of an hour.

"Wait......... Deputy Division Commander Wang, if it is too late today, it is difficult for the cavalry to control the direction when they enter the desert, in case they get lost, not only will they not be able to rescue in time, but they will also be very willing to delay the next plan! A colonel's staff officer suddenly spoke up.

"Uh......... Staff Officer Xie is right, if it is too late today, even if the two sides fight, they will have some scruples, if the expectation is not bad, the Qing army will at most take siege measures against Batur Huntaiji, and if it really wants to determine the victory and defeat, it will be tomorrow. Wang Sheng also nodded in agreement.

In the night battle, there were too many uncertain factors, and in order to completely annihilate Batur Huntaiji's department, it was naturally impossible for the Qing army to take the initiative to attack, so as not to allow the other party to take the opportunity to break through.

Most likely, the other side will be besieged and wait for tomorrow dawn before launching a general attack.

However, the reason that the night is not suitable for marching, in Fu Qiang's opinion, is simply nonsense, and the edge of the desert is not a ghost gate, this area may not be familiar to others, but the soldiers of the 13th Division, even if they close their eyes, will not go wrong.

As long as a team of soldiers of the 13th Division is sent as a guide, it can completely guide the Mongolian cavalry into the battlefield, and if you are lucky, you can also surprise from the side and annihilate the 50,000 Qing troops in one fell swoop.

It is a well-known thing that the Ming army is good at night battles, and when did it become unsuitable even for night marches?

"That's it, what should be prepared is still to prepare, the military department must be notified, just in case, I will send someone to contact the infiltration troops in the desert, they have also gathered a lot of remnants of Batur Huntaiji in the past few days, these troops are relatively close to the battlefield, not only can support the first time, but also help Batur Huntaiji hold on until the reinforcements arrive." Wang Sheng added again.

Worried that Batur Huntaiji would not hold out until tomorrow, Wang Sheng specially ordered the remnants of the army that had been gathered before to go to support the other party.

If it was Mu Xiaodong who came to report at this time, he would definitely understand Wang Sheng's intentions, this was not only to trap and kill the main force of Batur Huntaiji, but even the other party's subsidiary troops were also treated as consumables...........