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After arranging the military and political affairs of Longyou, Qin Mu began to return to Chang'an. The white snow covered the vast Loess Plateau, the cold wind was like a knife, and the march was very hard. However, the morale of the three armed forces, which had just won a great victory, was very high.

Bairu Tuhu and others were escorted to the prisoner cart in front of the army, which was tantamount to showing the public all the way, and it was also announcing the emperor's martial arts all the way.

The generals in front can fight with confidence, no matter how great the merit you make, you will be seen as the Son of Heaven, and you don't have to worry about the high merit.

To the north of the Tien Shan Mountains, there was also a snowfall, and the vast Tien Shan grasslands were white. The north wind blew, and it hurt to cut the face.

In this bad weather, the 2,000 Qin army drove more than 80,000 Mongols, and more than 80,000 Mongols drove more than 2 million head of cattle to move mightily through the Tianshan grassland.

This time, the 2,000-strong army almost swept away all the departments in Moxi, and the army was everywhere and everywhere.

This is definitely an unprecedented blow to Moxi Mongolia.

It's just that Yan Yingyuan can't be happy at the moment, winter is coming as scheduled, this poor yin is condensed, bitter cold is so cold, the snow under the hooves is shins, the ice on his face is on the beard, the fingers are cracked, and he has to bring more than 80,000 prisoners and more than 2 million cattle, it is impossible to return to Daqin.

The commanding envoy Zhang Jie said to Yan Yingyuan: "General Yan, Batur Khan must have received the news now, and he will definitely lead the army back soon." General Yan, it's not a way for us to carry this large group of burdens. ”

Yan Yingyuan asked, "What does General Zhang think?" ”

Zhang Jie turned his heart sideways, gritted his teeth and said: "Except for the young woman and the war horse, the rest don't care about people and animals, kill!" ”

Zhang Jie's last killing word was colder than the ice and snow all over the ground, and from the point of view of the purpose of this dispatch, Zhang Jie's method could achieve the goal most easily.

But tens of thousands of people were slaughtered at one time, and nearly two million cattle and sheep. This is not something that everyone can be ruthless with.

Wei Ming objected: "No, not until the end." You can't do that. ”

Zhang Jie immediately said: "Wei Yishi, have you thought about it, let's take these people to transfer, as soon as Batur returns to the division, he will take them back, and those cattle and sheep, even if Batur doesn't take them back, sooner or later they will have to freeze to death and starve to death, rather than this, it is better to simply do it." ”

Yan Yingyuan knew that what Zhang Jie said was reasonable. He said, "Don't pay attention to the old man's gift, and leave a few sheep for each of them, so that they can hold out until Batur returns." ”

Zhang Jie has no objection to this, anyway, they are ready to give up the cattle and sheep, and there is no problem in leaving those old people, but it can make them a drag on the Dzungar army.

Yan Yingyuan also knew that now was not the time to save the benevolence of a woman, otherwise the two thousand Qin troops would most likely die in the Tianshan Mountains in the end.

He continued: "As for the children, they can ride horses. Bring them all, and if you can't ride a horse, leave it to General Zhang. ”

If you only bring women and children who can ride horses, there will be much less burden.

But even if all the cattle and sheep are destroyed, there are still more than 200,000 war horses. It's not easy to get rid of it. It is even more impossible to re-cross the desert and the sea.

Where to go? What to do?

Wei Ming said, "Now it seems that we can only go north, and while the snow is not deep now, we can quickly move north." It would be best if we could connect with them, and if not, we should find a place to survive this winter. When the time comes, Batur may not be able to chase us. ”

Yan Yingyuan said: "Now it's the only way to do it." ”

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Crossing the 800-mile Hanhai Sea and attacking the Dzungar nest. This is when Li Dingguo saw Jiuquan and thought of the Han Dynasty general Huo Quai's deeds of leading 800 men and horses into the desert and attacking the Xiongnu Youxian Wang's department, and thought of the battle plan.

History always has its striking similarities, and it is indispensable for generals to read history.

Although Li Dingguo was born in a reckless manner, he was familiar with history books and the art of war.

On this day, he received the news that the Dzungar army outside Jiayu Pass had suddenly retreated in a big way, and Li Dingguo immediately realized that he might have succeeded in replicating history.

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Yan Yingyuan succeeded, and beyond that, there was no reason to explain the sudden retreat of the Dzungar army.

Li Dingguo, who had been waiting for this news for a long time, immediately made a decision, regardless of the severe cold, and ordered an all-out attack by 25,000 troops.

Deng Sanqiao, Wei Song, Li Congzhi, Li Sheng, Wei Nantian, Fang Yuan and other generals above the guerrilla level were all named one by one, and it can be said that they were dispatched from the nest.

Guo Ning was still a little uneasy, and said to Li Dingguojian: "Li Dudu, if this is a trap set by Baturu, it will be terrible. Is it safer to wait and see, add more details, and wait for the news to be further confirmed, and then take action. ”

"I'll send it out early in the morning, and I'm sure there will be definite news coming back soon." Li Dingguo rubbed his cold hands and said, "But now it's better to believe it than to believe it, and I can't wait." If Batur's army was allowed to retreat along the way, Yan Yingyuan and his 2,000 men and horses would be in a very dangerous situation, and it was very likely that the entire army would be wiped out. ”

Two thousand strange soldiers, crossed the Hanhai, and died nine times before reaching the Moxi grassland. If the Batur army is allowed to go back and besiege them, this is extremely irresponsible, and in the future, who will be willing to carry out such a difficult task for the soldiers of the Qin army?

Therefore, whether it is true or not, Li Dingguo cannot sit idly by.

The 25,000-strong army quickly drove out of Jiayu Pass, braving the severe cold and rolling westward, especially the 5,000 forward cavalry led by Deng Sanqiao, roaring through the snow-covered wilderness, passing through the Chijin City without entering, and rushing towards Guazhou.

The soldiers of the Qin army on the horse were all wearing black hoods and leather gloves, and only two eyes and nostrils were exposed.

Don't underestimate these two small things, it is a great feat for cavalry.

Gloves were available during the Warring States period, but because of the large sleeves of Hanfu, which could cover and warm hands, gloves did not attract enough attention and were not popularized for 2,000 years.

In the past, soldiers on the border often had their fingers and ears frozen.

Especially on a war horse, it is not surprising that if you are not protected, your fingers and ears will be frozen.

With this kind of hood and gloves, it can have a good warmth effect. Deng Sanqiao, they dared to run wild on the cold and windy wasteland.

In the past, there were a large number of Dzungar rangers roaming around Chijin City, but now they are all gone. Deng Sanqiao didn't dare to be careless, and sent a large number of scout cavalry, spreading like a net, five thousand cavalry, rumbling and galloping, the horses sprayed hot air in their mouths, and the slush splashed on the ground.

In the city of Guazhou, as soon as Batur Khan ordered the reduction of his troops, he couldn't help but feel even more irritable when he followed the report that Li Dingguo's army poured out.

The monk was so anxious that he said, "Father Khan, give the order quickly, I can't wait."

The clansmen who remained north of the Tianshan Mountains were taken away by the Qin army, which was tantamount to a bolt from the blue for Batur's father and son.

However, by this time, the monk found that his father Khan was still hesitant. His eyes were bloodshot with so much anxiety.

Other generals also urged Batur to rush to the order and return to Moxi.

Batur Khan is worthy of being a man of great talent, and at this time, he can still suppress the panic in his heart, and he is trying to analyze what should be done at the moment is the most correct.

Returning to Moxi and saving the Hui clansmen is of course necessary, but judging from the information that came, I am afraid that it is already difficult to rescue the Hui clansmen, and it is more likely to snatch back a large number of corpses.

The Qin army crossed the Hanhai Sea with nine deaths, and had successfully controlled the old and weak women and children who remained in Moxi, how could they let you take it back?

But if he doesn't send troops back, let alone the Durt tribe and other small tribes, even his Dzungar soldiers probably won't do it, after all, who doesn't care about their parents, wives and children?

"Sangge, you immediately take 10,000 troops back, defeat the Qin army, and save the Hui people."

"Yes, Father." The monk didn't stay for a moment, and immediately rushed out.

Seeing that Matur had only sent 10,000 soldiers and horses back, the leader of the Durt tribe, Keltai, immediately said, "Commander, I will also lead the troops back to rescue the Hui people." ”

The leaders of other small tribes also shouted to lead their troops back to Moxi, and the shouting in the big tent was endless.

Batur already had a plan in mind, he didn't think it would be wise to send too many troops and horses back to Moxi now, he expected that it would only fail at both ends, not only could he not save the Hui people, but even the Western Regions would be lost.

He deliberately made mistakes and used this incident to give Li Dingguo a head-on blow.

But how to convince these people of the Kiertai? Unable to convince them, the army's morale was in turmoil, so it was impossible to talk about inflicting a heavy blow on Li Dingguo.

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(To be continued......)