Chapter 833: The Last Resort
Ao Bai withdrew from the battlefield with the remnants of less than 3,000 men.
The 1st Division of the Tiger and Par Army, which lost nearly 1,000 men in the battle, quickly pounced on the ultimate target of its trip, a large Tartar tribe with a population of more than 10,000 people, with a vengeful rage.
The final result was not surprising, even if the 1st Division lost nearly 1,000 men on the march, it was still very easy to deal with a group of Tartars who did not have much combat effectiveness.
In less than two hours, the Tartar tribe of Nota was enveloped in a strong smell of blood.
When the 1st Division of the Tiger and Leopard Army returned to camp outside the mountain with the rescued 2,000 Han slaves, countless cattle, sheep and horses, and mountains of grain, gold and silver.
Ao Bai also took less than 3,000 remnants of soldiers and returned to Houjin's secret camp deep in the mountains.
Maybe Huang Taiji was preparing to leave early in his heart, and he didn't show too much sadness in the face of Ao Bai, who returned from defeat.
Of course, he didn't scold Ao Bai too much.
Especially when he understood the whole battle, his calm face not only did not show the anger generated by Aobai's defeat, but instead flashed a heartfelt expression of worry.
In Huang Taiji's view, Houjin's initiative to block the Haw Par Army's attack on the tribe was indeed a reason. However, the most important and meaningful purpose was to test whether the Houjin army could defeat the tiger and leopard army in jungle warfare.
However, the results of the test disappointed Huang Taiji.
More importantly, the emergence of this result directly broke Huang Taiji's idea of defeating the Tiger and Leopard Army through jungle warfare, and cut off another way out for Huang Taiji to overcome the current life and death crisis.
So. Ao Bai's words had just been finished. Huang Taiji, who looked worried, spoke: "Military Division." This defeat has proved to us with facts that in the face of the mighty Haw Par Army, even in the jungle, our Houjin Army is no match for them......"
"So, our idea of stopping the Haw Par Army from continuing to attack our tribe through jungle warfare is no longer possible...... Now, with Ben Khan's prestige in the army. It can also ensure that the army is not chaotic...... However, this is all temporary. As more and more tribes are attacked, the dissatisfaction in the army with Ben Khan's non-military presence will explode sooner or later......"
"At that time, without the attack of the Tiger and Leopard Army, we will collapse directly when the morale of the army is turbulent......"
Under Huang Taiji's gaze, Fan Wencheng still had to reply, although he was embarrassed: "Great Khan, there is no specific solution for the minions...... But in terms of delaying the time of the collapse of our army. The woman has some ideas, I don't know if it's feasible......"
"Say ......" Huang Taiji, who held the idea of a blind cat crashing into a dead mouse. He replied without thinking about it.
After receiving Huang Taiji's affirmation, Fan Wencheng, who had pondered for a short time, did not hesitate at all, and said directly: "Great Khan, the idea of the minions is that from now on, except for the necessary henchmen and scouts who continue to monitor every move of the Tiger and Leopard Army outside the mountain, the other troops under the command of the Great Khan are all forbidden to go out and concentrate in the military camp for training...... Completely block the connection between the army and the outside world. ”
"Secondly, the Great Khan must immediately inform the tribes scattered in the mountains, from now on, the tribes should avoid going out as much as possible, and not only that, but those tribes scattered around the mountains should move to the depths of the mountains as much as possible...... "In the vast mountains, as long as the tiger and leopard army cannot find the specific location of these tribes, they cannot help these tribes...... In this way, the losses of the major tribes of our Houjin will be reduced to a minimum......"
"Of course, when it is really impossible to hide it and cannot stabilize the morale of the army, the Great Khan has only one last way...... To satisfy the wishes of the Haw Par Army, the commander of the main force went out of the mountain to fight a decisive battle with the Haw Par Army. After all, there is still a glimmer of life for us in the decisive battle. And once the army collapses, the blow to our Houjin will be devastating. ”
There is no doubt that at this moment, Huang Taiji, who has no other way, can only agree with these ideas.
As for the whole process, because of the defeat, he kept his head down and didn't say a word. Although I am very reluctant to act as a turtle with a shrunken head, I want to open my mouth to refute it. However, several consecutive defeats have made his status in Huang Taiji's heart plummet, and he has lost the right to speak.
Therefore, Huang Taiji didn't even ask what Ao Bai thought in his heart, and made a decision directly......
In the following days, the Haw Par Army continued to attack the Tartar tribes hiding in the mountains in accordance with the predetermined tactical tactics.
The only regret is that with Huang Taiji's series of orders, the whole attack has become more and more difficult invisibly.
Outside the mountain, the Tiger and Leopard Army station, Luo Jingshan, the commander of the cavalry division, walked into Wang Feng's military tent with his head down again. Before Luo Jingshan could speak, Wang Feng's heavy voice reached Luo Jingshan's ears......
"Senior Commander Luo, the current situation has long been expected by us, so don't be too discouraged...... Huang Taiji can become the Great Khan of Houjin, and his ability must not be underestimated. Otherwise, he would not have been able to take Houjin with him and dodge the attacks of our Tiger and Leopard Army many times. “
Hearing this, the solemn expression on Luo Jingshan's face finally eased a lot.
Facing Wang Feng, he subconsciously asked: "Commander, since you have expected it, is there already a specific solution......
Wang Feng nodded and affirmed: "Of course, there is no way to catch the captives and find their tribe through the captives. Then we can find those tribes that have not been discovered through the Tartar tribes that have been defeated......"
"The specific method is this, among the more than 10,000 Han slaves we rescued, I don't believe that they have stayed in their own tribe and have not followed their masters to other tribes...... As long as they have been there, I believe they will have an impression, and through their guidance, we can find these tribes that are still hidden in the shadows......" "In this way, as long as our luck is not too bad, we can continue to find some tribes ......"
As the commander of the cavalry division, Luo Jingshan obviously knows more about the Tartars, a nation that grew up on horseback, than Wang Feng.
As soon as Wang Feng's thoughts came out, a fine light quickly flashed on Luo Jingshan's solemn face.
His eyes lit up, and he subconsciously said affirmatively: "Yes, absolutely!" Intermarriage between Tartar tribes and tribes is very common, so it is very common for them to have ties between tribes......"
"I'm sure that as long as we're not too unlucky, it's possible to find out all the Tartar tribes ......" (to be continued......