In the following three nights, the Haw Par Army successfully eliminated the three Mongol tribes by means of scout reconnaissance and search, cavalry troops surrounding and alerting, and musketeers assaulting and attacking.

Because among the three Mongol tribes, there are not only two heavy tribes that are not weaker than the first battle, but also a large tribe with tens of thousands of herdsmen.

Therefore, after four consecutive battles, the total number of horses looted by the Haw Par Army from these four Mongol tribes has exceeded 28,000. As for the urgently needed cattle in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, it has also reached an astonishing 9,000 heads, which is enough to meet the needs of the entire Shanxi Tuntian.

As for the fat sheep that can be used as food, it is a staggering 250,000 heads, which is enough to be worth 25 million catties of grain.

Of course, in addition to these livestock, the biggest harvest is gold and silver....

Perhaps it was because these Mongol tribes were closest to the Ming Dynasty and often penetrated deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty to raid. Among these four tribes, the Haw Par Army recovered all kinds of gold and silver artifacts worth three million taels of silver.

Looking at the number of completed counts in his hand, Wei Zheng, who was shocked and excited, decisively opened his mouth and ordered: "General Wang, you immediately dispatch a regiment of musketeers, escort all the harvest to Zuoyun, and hand it over to the local garrison who is waiting for Zuoyun." ”

After explaining a series of orders, a question appeared in front of Wei Zheng and his subordinates.

The continuous elimination of tens of thousands of Mongols, coupled with the huge gains, the purpose of the Tiger and Leopard Army's attack this time can be said to have been achieved. What's more, during the four consecutive days of fighting, the Haw Par Army tried to block news as much as possible. However, paper can't contain fire after all. No surprises. Other Mongolian tribes in the surrounding area have already noticed it.

In this case. Two different choices were placed in front of Wei Zheng and his subordinates.

Before the other Mongol tribes around them reacted. With the results of the war, he quickly left Mongolia and returned to Shaanxi.

In this way, the Haw Par Army will achieve these results at the lowest cost.

However, in this way, herds of cattle and sheep, war horses, countless gold and silver in other Mongolian tribes in the surrounding area... will be completely out of touch with yourself.

Remain in Mongolia and conquer the Mongol tribes that have already been reconnoitred. Snatch all the cattle, sheep, horses, gold and silver in these tribes back to Shanxi...

You must know that according to the harvest of the Haw Par Army in the several tribes that have been conquered, if the remaining tribes can all be captured by themselves, then they can at least get so much property, cattle and sheep that have already been obtained.

With such a big temptation, it is absolutely impossible not to be tempted.

However, this creates another problem: if these tribes still do not have the slightest vigilance and contact. With the strength of the Haw Par Army, it is fully capable of destroying them one by one with negligible casualties.

However, after four days of fighting, this idea has become impossible to achieve.

Because. The few remaining tribes in the vicinity have noticed it and are beginning to make contact...

It is calculated according to the dispatch of 1,500 cavalry by a medium tribe and 3,000 cavalry by a large tribe. Once these Mongol tribes unite, the number of Mongol cavalry that the Haw Par Army will face will face. That's tens of thousands.

If this is Datong Prefecture, there is even a city that can be defended. The Haw Par Army penetrated deep into Mongolia with these cases and equipment. It can definitely withstand the attack of tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry.

However, this is not Datong Province, and there is no city, but a Mongolian steppe that is not as far as the eye can see, and there is no dangerous terrain to use...

For the Tiger and Leopard Army, this kind of terrain directly means a fact that no one can change: once the Mongol cavalry comes to attack, Wei Zheng must rely on less than 10,000 infantry in his hands to fight a real special battle with them.

Some people may want to say that on the original Zuoyun battlefield, 5,000 recruits of the Tiger and Leopard Army could defeat the elite of 5,000 well-equipped cavalry with white flags by virtue of their weapons, not to mention that the level of equipment in front of them was far inferior to that of the Mongolian cavalry with white flags.

What's more, the Haw Par Army here not only has more than 3,000 cavalry who have experienced bloody battles, but also a full 5,000 musketeers.

In fact, as analyzed by Zhou Shuyuan, the military advisor, as long as the Mongolian cavalry concentrates its forces and attacks the Tiger and Leopard Army in a conical formation, the equipment advantage of the Tiger and Leopard Army will become very limited.

Well-made flintlock muskets and grenades, although they could inflict heavy casualties on the Mongol cavalry.

However, due to its conical attacking formation, such casualties were not enough to inflict a devastating blow on the Mongol cavalry.

In this case, without trenches and horse traps to block it, the Mongol cavalry, after paying a certain amount of losses, will rush into the army formation of the Tiger and Par Army without any hindrance....

When the time comes, the well-equipped Tiger and Leopard Army will become the target of slaughter by the Mongol cavalry.

Among the three subordinates standing in front of Wei Zheng, Wang Feng, who was cautious and far-sighted in his use of troops, was very aware of the current situation faced by the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Under such circumstances, the price you need to pay for fighting with tens of thousands of Mongols will definitely be very large.

Therefore, Wang Feng firmly opposed continuing to stay in Mongolia. Instead, they should take it as soon as they see it, take the loot, and quickly retreat to Shanxi.

However, in four consecutive battles, Zhao Yun, who played the role of guarding and encircling, did not even kill a single Mongol. He insisted on continuing to stay in Mongolia, fighting with tens of thousands of Mongols, and eating all the remaining Mongolian tribes in the surrounding areas.

In Zhao Yun's words, it is not a problem to destroy 5,000 elites with white flags, let alone these tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry who are not even an army...

As for Zhou Chenguang, the commander of the scout army, he stood in the big tent without saying a word, waiting for Wei Zheng's order, with an expression of looking forward to Wei Zheng's horse.

While the two subordinates were arguing, Wei Zheng also weighed the pros and cons of whether the troops should continue to stay in Mongolia in his mind.

Just when the two of them were about to quarrel because they thought they were arguing, Wei Zheng spoke.

"Don't even make any noise... Hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, if all sent back to Shanxi, can be worth tens of millions of catties of grain. Plus tens of thousands of military horses that can form tens of thousands of cavalry, millions of taels of silver....so many things, all delivered to the mouth, if we can't eat them yet, it will be too cheap for the Mongols..."

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Wang Feng, who was worried about the casualties of the troops, reminded with an anxious face: "Marshal....can't....these things are indeed very tempting, but there are also very big risks..."

"Once all these Mongol tribes are united, we will face the attack of tens of thousands of Mongol cavalry... Please think carefully, you can't lose the lives of thousands, or even tens of thousands, of soldiers and soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army because of immediate interests..."

To put it mildly, Wang Feng's words are alarmist.

However, Wei Zheng did not show any dissatisfaction on his face.

Because, if he suppressed Wang Feng's courage to refute his boss today, tomorrow here will become his own hall.

You must know that in many strategic decisions, the words of the commander-in-chief will lead the troops into the abyss from which they will never recover.

Under the gaze of three pairs of different eyes, Wei Zheng spoke: "All the people of this commander made this decision, not out of the moment......I think that when we were in Zunhua, we survived smoothly in the face of tens of thousands of Tartar elite attacks, not to mention the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry in front of us who are not even an army..."

"I believe that as long as we work together, there will be a way to eliminate tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry..."

"Okay, this matter is settled....From now on, everyone needs to think about whether we should continue to stay in Mongolia to fight, but how we should destroy the tens of thousands of cavalry that Mongolia may send..."

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Yun, who insisted on staying in Mongolia, spoke: "Marshal, the last general thinks that it is better to deal with these Mongolian cavalry according to the method we used to fight the five thousand cavalry under the command of Dolgon..."

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied: "This kind of play can only be used once, and the second time, it won't work..."

Subsequently, directly under Zhao Yun's incomprehensible gaze, he told Zhou Shuyuan's analysis at the beginning.

After finishing speaking, not only Zhao Yun, but also Wang Feng, who also agreed with this style of play from the bottom of his heart, also showed an expression of sudden realization on his face. However, after this expression flashed on everyone's faces, it was replaced by a heartfelt solemnity, and they fell into contemplation again.

At this time, Zhou Chenguang, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke.

"The commander, the two generals, the last general thinks that everyone's ideas are too limited..."

"Since the fact that we went deep into Mongolia to loot war horses, cattle and sheep has been exposed, then why do we still hide it? The surrounding area is the remaining few Mongol tribes that are planning to unite, and given the distance between them, it will take about a day or two. And why can't we take advantage of the time of one or two days to give them an initiative to attack and break each one? ”

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he asked directly: "General Zhou, go on and say what you think." ”

Zhou Chenguang nodded and replied: "Marshal, in the battles for several days in a row, in order to keep it secret, we all acted at night. Now that there is no need for secrecy, we can do it during the day..."

"Not only that, but because there is no longer a need for secrecy, we don't need to wipe out all the Mongols in these tribes..."

"For us, the reason for attacking Mongolia is not to kill many Mongols, but to loot horses, cattle and sheep. Therefore, in the next battle, we only need to concentrate our forces to attack these Mongol tribes and take back their cattle, sheep and horses..."

"In this case, the last general thinks that we can completely divide our troops..."

"Use the captured horses to turn all the troops into cavalry. Before these Mongol tribes can unite, break them down..." (To be continued......)