Before Shen Jia set off from Fushun, the restless Yuan Yingtai ordered Hou Shilu to gather the remnants. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, Hou Shilu's troops were defeated on the flank, and the rout was too scattered, and when he was finished, he suddenly received the news of the recovery of Tieling, and by the way, he also heard that the Ming army had arrived under Kaiyuan City. Yuan Yingtai was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Hou Shilu to immediately march to Tieling, divert to Kaiyuan, and not delay the mistake. Hou Shilu was helpless, and immediately spread his feet and rushed towards Tieling. Hou Shilu learned about Kaiyuan's recovery halfway, and his eyes almost fell off in shock, when did the Ming army actually fight in the south and the north, and even won two cities. Surprise to surprise, Hou Shilu's feet did not stop, after arriving at Tieling, after resting for one night, he couldn't wait to rush to Kaiyuan.

Along the way, the oncoming ox cart dragged a huge amount of materials and moved slowly, and Hou Shilu was extremely distressed when he saw it. It's a pity that I didn't get the opportunity. After hurriedly entering the city, Hou Shilu learned that You Shigong had been attacking everywhere for two days, successfully recovering Weiyuan Fort to the north, and conquering the east and west, and reaping countless gains. Looking at the energetic and high-morale Ming army, Hou Shilu felt like a world away, and he suddenly felt that the army in front of him was completely different from the Ming army he knew.

Shen Jia walked out of the team with a smile and bowed down to greet Hou Shilu. Hou Shilu glanced at Shen Jia and found that this kid had grown some beard, the person had not changed, and he had the same head as before.

"Hey boy, you have to leave me some food, anyway, I also have 5,000 people, and the others are still coming one after another, you empty Kaiyuan, and my uncle can only drink the northwest wind"

"Uncle Hou, look at what you said, if others don't keep it, I won't leave some for you, there are fifteen thousand loads of grain in the warehouse, enough for you to eat for three months, and the rest depends on whether Yuan Jingluo wants to keep the plain."

Hearing that Shen Jia had prepared food, Hou Shilu's smile suddenly opened.

"Yuan Jingluo is difficult to protect himself now, let's take one step at a time." Hearing Hou Shilu mention Yuan Yingtai, Shen Jia was about to speak, but suddenly thought of something, so he asked, "Is there anything Yuan Jinglu has to say to me and Uncle You?" ”

"I left in a hurry, Lord Yuan didn't have specific instructions, you just arrange it yourself."

Hearing this, Shen Jia had a plan in his heart. In the afternoon, You Shigong returned, and after handing over to Hou Shilu, all the guarding affairs of Kaiyuan City were handed over to Hou Shilu. Shen Jia was quite happy, especially when he saw the two thousand war horses captured, Shen Jiale's saliva was about to fall. In the evening, Shen Jia wanted to return early under the pretext of missing Fushun. You Shigong fought for days and days, and he was extremely tired for a long time, so he didn't think much about it, and immediately agreed to Shen Jia.

Shen Jia led a regiment, using two thousand war horses as horses, dragging a large number of carts, transporting supplies and rushing back to Tieling at night. Shen Jia, who returned to Tieling, did not have time to rest, he found Wu Zhiwen, who was in charge of the transportation of the baggage, and learned that a large number of grenades, gasoline, incendiary bombs and board trucks had been prepared yesterday. Shen Jia was overjoyed and asked Wu Zhiwen to be responsible for making a record of the seized materials, while Shen Jia fell asleep with a mess.

Dividing up the seized materials was exciting and exciting, but Shen Jia didn't have time to think about it. Shen Jia distributed honorary coupons to each of the soldiers of the regiment that deducted ten taels of silver, and at the same time rewarded the soldiers who performed well in the battle. After finishing these, on the third day, Shen Jia led a group to prepare to leave.

Hearing the news of the first regiment's camp, Tong Zhong was shocked, and hurried to Shen Jia's camp to inquire about the reason. Shen Jia smiled and welcomed Tong Zhong to the big tent, telling him that he planned to lead a group out for routine training. Regarding Shen Jia's unusually pale explanation, Tong Zhonghua didn't buy it, his head shook like a rattle.

Shen Jia pretended to sigh, Tong Zhong was puzzled, and hurriedly asked the reason. Shen Jia said: "Uncle Tong, you are guarding Tieling, now the threat in the north is lifted, but in the west is Horqin Mongolia, they are eye-to-eye with Houjin Mei on weekdays, if you don't take advantage of this opportunity to teach them a hard lesson, I am afraid that in the future, Houjin will attack, and Horqin Mongolia will secretly attack Tieling, and the situation in Tieling is grim." ”

"No, without the orders of the Jinglufu Mansion, or General He and General Chen, I will not let them go, the strength of the Horqin Mongols is not weak, and we can't provoke them at this time."

Shen Jia was in a hurry, and he couldn't pin the fate of the assault car on the court officials. Looking at Tong Zhonghua with a determined face, Shen Jia suddenly stood up and said, "Uncle Tong, I'm just going west to inspect it, do you think it's okay?" ”

Tong Zhonghua didn't know what Shen Jia thought, and still shook his head and refused. Shen Jia was helpless and silent. The atmosphere was a little awkward. As the chief military officer, Tong Zhonghua would not encourage Shen Jia's undisciplined style, and soon Tong Zhonghua sent twenty personal guards to monitor Shen Jia's every move.

Shen Jia was very angry, and was very dissatisfied with Tong Zhonghua's conservative ideas, but in desperation, he was the chief military officer, and he was just a small garrison, and the army was the most prominent place in rank, and the rank of the senior officer meant that life and death were in the hands of others.

The army was stationed outside the city, and Shen Jia made an excuse to stay in the barracks overnight. In the early hours of the morning, a regiment quietly pulled out of camp and headed west. At dawn, Tong Zhonghua, who heard the news, rushed to the camp outside the city, but saw that more than 20 of his guards were tied to a pillar with a letter left next to him.

After opening the letter, Tong Zhonghua read it roughly, sighed, and hurriedly sent people to report the news to Fushun and Kaiyuan, so that the two places could strengthen their defenses.

But he said that Wen Qing stayed in He Shixian's army for several days, idle and bored. Sandwiching a woman between a group of men always brings a lot of inconvenience. Wherever Wen Qing went, she always felt like there were hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at her. Wen Qing was cautious, He Shixian sent his own soldiers to protect him, and the soldiers slowly knew that this woman was not only Shen Shoubei's junior sister, but also He Shuai's goddaughter, and the curiosity in the camp subsided.

The army of the Eight Banners retreated and was stationed at Yingpan Mountain, forty miles away. He Shixian did not dare to slack off, and patrolled everywhere every day. After learning that Tieling was recovered, He Shixian felt that the battle in Fushun would be repeated.

Sure enough, the Eight Banners Army rested for a whole day, and suddenly made a comeback. The sentry quickly informed He Shixian of the enemy's movements, and He Shixian ordered the Ming army to meet the Eight Banners Army at ease. The Ming army lined up, and Wen Qing drove the paratrooper chariot into the formation slowly. There was silence all around, listening to the loud rumbling of chariots, and the Ming army was excited.

The Eight Banners Sentinel arrived to investigate, and after losing more than a dozen people, they finally found the monster in the Ming army. The Eight Banners Sentinel couldn't get tired and hurriedly passed the news to Huang Taiji. After receiving the news, Huang Taiji stood in front of the formation and hesitated for a long time, and he quickly made a decision that he regretted for the rest of his life - to order a retreat.

The Eight Banners Army, which received the order, was extremely incomprehensible. They did not understand why the Great Khan had to retreat at a critical moment, and this was especially represented by Mang Gultai. The Eight Banners Army, which had been fighting for many years, never discounted the execution of military orders, and they still retreated back in accordance with the order.

The battlefield is the world of the strong, when one side shows weakness and retreats, the morale of the other side rises rapidly, and beating the water dogs is almost the idea of every Ming soldier. He Shixian found that the Eight Banners Army was dying down and took the initiative to retreat. His keen sense of smell on the battlefield made him feel that his opportunity had come. He Shixian ordered the attack, and the paratrooper chariot took the lead, rumbling forward at high speed, followed by countless Ming troops, screaming and rushing towards the Eight Banners Army.

The Eight Banners Army originally wanted to maintain its formation and slowly retreat, but as the Ming army launched an attack, the scene was out of shape and began to develop towards the worst. As a cavalry blocking the enemy, after witnessing the retreat of the Great Khan, he immediately turned his horse's head and galloped in the direction of Sarhu, lest he be left behind. The crazy behavior of the cavalry made the panicked Eight Banners foot soldiers collapse in an instant. And Wen Qing drove the assault car, and shot a shuttle of bullets at the right time. The formation of the Eight Banners Army immediately fell into chaos, and everyone fled in a hurry, bringing chaos and panic to every corner.

The Eight Banners Army collapsed, tens of thousands of people fled east in a hurry, and many people didn't even bother to take weapons. Facing the rout of the mountains, He Shixian scolded angrily and chased eastward with a whip.

It was a battle, the Ming army won a great victory, except for a few novices who were injured by falling from their horses, the Ming army had no casualties. The Eighth Banner Army, on the other hand, lost nearly 500 men due to stampede, interception and fighting, as well as non-combat attrition. The Ming army captured hundreds of soldiers, as well as a large number of auxiliaries who did not have time to retreat. The Ming army inexplicably won the victory, ending the dramatic battle.

At the end of this battle, the disheartened Huang Taiji retreated to the Boundary Domain. During the retreat, Mang Gurtai repeatedly rumored that it was the Great Khan's improper command that led to the heavy losses of the Eight Banners. Huang Taiji, who heard the news, was furious and fiercely criticized Mang Gurtai at the Eight Banners Conference, thinking that he did not respect the order and delayed the military plane, but Mang Gurtai flatly denied it.

Huang Taiji unexpectedly found a number of witnesses, including Mang Gurtai's subordinate Tobo Hui, and the witnesses unanimously accused Mang Gurtai of being arrogant. Mang Gurtai was furious and asked loudly: "Why can't the Great Khan get along with me alone?" I was already obedient, does the Great Khan want to get rid of me? ”

After saying that, Mang Gurtai picked up the saber and glared at Huang Taiji several times. Mang Gurtai's half-brother, Beredeg, angrily denounced Mang Gurtai for his rebellion and struck Mang Gurtai with his fist. Mang Gurtai was even more furious and drew his saber. Huang Taiji's face was pale, and he angrily scolded Mang Gurtai for killing his mother with his own hands and inviting his father Khan's favor. A few months later, the Beylers consulted with Manggultai for the great disrespect, and took away the title of Heshubel, demoted him to Dorobelle, cut five oxen, fined him ten thousand dollars, and confiscated his armor and carved saddle.

Just as Fushun Emperor Taiji returned to Fushun, Shen Jia took three thousand Ming troops on a long journey and was quietly rushing to the Horqin grassland. At this time, Horqin did not yet have the city of Liao, and most of the Horqin Mongols were scattered in a nomadic manner. Fortunately, there were 300 Mongols in the group, and most of these poor Mongols were from the Chahar tribe, the most orthodox tribe of the Golden Family.

In terms of attitude towards Houjin, Chahar and Korqin have completely different attitudes. Since the defeat of the previous generation of tribal chieftain Oba in the nine-part coalition against Nurhachi, the Horqin Mongols have completely become the followers of the Houjin. The Chahar Mongols, on the other hand, relied on their own orthodox Mongol descent, and the contradictions with the Horqin Mongols deepened day by day. The last Great Khan of the Mongols, Lin Dan Khan, was defeated by the Later Jin in history, and the descendants of Lin Dan Khan rebelled during the Kangxi period, intending to restore their former glory, and then were killed by an arrow from the Horqin Mongol prince.

Of course, Shen Jia understood the contradiction between Chahar and Horqin, and when he recruited soldiers, he mainly gave priority to the Chahar Mongols. With the help of the Inner Mongolian soldiers of the regiment, Shen Jia almost encountered any resistance, and swaggered into the hinterland of the grassland.

The grasslands in late summer and early autumn are vast, and there are no people in sight as far as the eye can see. In the clear blue sky, the white clouds are like soft silk, and the breeze blows in the face, penetrating people's hearts. A procession of 3,000 men marched through the fields, occasionally encountering herds and Mongolian herdsmen. Seeing a Ming army march silently passing in front of him, the shepherd's face was full of surprise. There is no obvious official road from Tieling to Horqin grassland, and for two consecutive days, the Ming army opened the road in the mountains and built bridges in the water, and everyone in the regiment, including Shen Jia, was almost tired and half dead. Now seeing the prairie, under the relaxation and happiness, the fatigue of the Ming army suddenly dissipated without a trace.

Dealing with the nomads, what Shen Jia is most afraid of is that the other party rolls up and leaves, avoids without fighting, and then waits until the Ming army retreats, the nomadic cavalry harasses along the way, which is the last way Shen Jia wants to encounter. Shen Jia scattered the spies, let the Mongols along the way scatter and rode away, and rushed towards the direction of Tongliao in the future without stopping. Shen Jia's intentions were very simple, if the Mongols gathered together, Shen Jia would not mind winning a battle and trying to pull the Horqin Mongols to his side. Most of the current Mongolian tribes accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, although they secretly have bad intentions, but before the powerful force, Shen Jia believes that the tribal leaders will seriously consider their opinions.

As the Ming army advanced to the hinterland of the Horqin Left Banner, groups of spies urgently transmitted the news to the Horqin chieftain Buhe. Buhe is now forty years old, and his long-term pampering has long since made him no longer as brave as he used to be. Hearing the arrival of the Ming army, Buhe was a little suspicious. In the past ten years, the Ming army has not been to the Horqin grassland, but the power of Horqin has continued to expand. Now a lone army, trekking hundreds of miles, silently going deep behind enemy lines, what kind of play is this?

The habits of the nomads make the cloth and subconsciously want to hide. However, thinking that there were only three thousand people on the other side, Buhe blushed for his timidity. Buhe poured a sip of milk tea and said loudly: "Quickly spread the news to the Alu Horqin tribe, just say that the enemy of the Horqin grassland is coming, Buhe invites him to fight together, and the capture will be divided equally according to the head." ”