Li Hongji's ability to catch Yue Tuo was not a fluke, but a natural result.

Seeing that the defeat of the Mongol soldiers was decided, Yue Tuo was in a hurry to escape, and there were more than 30 cavalry of the Eight Banners following him, and there were as many as 500 cavalry led by Li Hongji.

Five hundred cavalry surrounded and intercepted, how could Yue Tuo escape?

The more than 30 cavalry of the Eight Banners also brought a lot of casualties to the sentry cavalry under Li Hongji, and it was not until the cavalry of the Praetorian Guard Army shot most of them with random guns after being surrounded, and the battle ended.

Yue Tuo was lucky not to die, and the fine armor on his body saved his life, and then he was captured by Li Hongji and brought back.

Li Hongji naturally didn't know Yue Tuo's identity, but he still tortured an injured Goshha, although this person was a banner man, he could speak Chinese, and then he knew that he had captured one of Jiannu's beylers!

Yue Tuo, the eldest son of the Great Belle Daishan, grew up with Huang Taiji since he was a child, and made great contributions when Huang Taiji inherited the throne of Khan, and was deeply trusted by Huang Taiji, and held a high position in Jiannu!

He actually arrested such an important figure as Jiannu, which made Li Hongji unhappy, and Li Hongji asked clearly the reason why Yue Tuo appeared here, and he actually wanted to take the Mongols to Yongping Mansion.

Li Hongji pondered for a moment, felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly rushed back with the severed Jiannu head and Yue Tuo and other prisoners.

"Jiannubeile is going to take the Mongols to Yongping." Listening to Li Hongji's return, Zhang Shize groaned.

There is no Jiannu in the Jibei area, and Huang Taiji actually wants to let the Mongols in Jibei leave, what does it mean?

"Yes, a confession personally forced by a subordinate." Li Hongji replied, "Chief soldier, my subordinates think that Jiannu will not come to Jibei, but will make a big move in Yongping Mansion." ”

Zhang Shize nodded slightly, compared to Li Hongji, he knew more about the situation.

Zhang Shize knew about the attack on Jiannu's lair, and knew that Jiannu must want to return to his hometown as soon as possible. And at this time, instead of running away, he transferred the Mongols to Yongping Mansion, indicating that Huang Taiji must have an idea.

The purpose of transferring the Mongolian cavalry to Yongping Mansion may be to let the Mongols drag the pace of the Ming army so that Jiannu can retreat by himself, or to fight a battle before leaving, and first annihilate the Ming army commanded by Sun Chuanting, so the Mongol soldiers are needed to outflank and end the war as soon as possible!

So what exactly does Huang Taiji think? Probably the second!

After all, the Mongols are not stupid, and they will do whatever Huang Taiji wants them to do. Jiannu retreated by himself and let the Mongols drag the Ming army, and the Mongols may not be willing to do it, after all, the Mongols do not want to lose their lives in vain. So Huang Taiji simply asked the Mongols to cooperate and jointly defeat the pursuing Ming army.

Although this may be delayed for a few days, as long as Sun Chuanting's department is defeated, there are no other threatening forces in the Ming Dynasty, Jiannu can retreat calmly, and the looted property and population can calmly withdraw to the nest, and there is no need to worry that the Ming army in Guannei will go to Liaodong to reinforce Lu Xiangsheng.

This should be the best choice for Huang Taiji!

In other words, the slave chief Huang Taiji is going to choose a decisive battle with the army commanded by Sun Chuanting in the territory of Yongping Mansion!

Zhang Shize's face changed, and there was a trace of worry in his heart.

Although Sun Chuanting's department has more than 70,000 troops, except for 40,000 Liaoxi soldiers, the rest are pieced together by the Qinwang army of various provinces.

So what should I do?

Zhang Shize thought quickly.

"Quickly go and interrogate the captured Mongolian generals and find out the real purpose of Jiannu's coming here, whether it is really to invite them to attack the Ming army!" Zhang Shize said in a deep voice.

Although he asked for some confessions from Goshha of Yuetuo, Zhang Shize was not at ease, and he still needed to find the Mongols to verify it, but it was a pity that Tushetu Khan and Shan Subdi Khan were both killed in the battle, and he could only be interrogated by the second-level Mongol generals.

"Someone, hurry up and invite Governor Liu to come." After thinking for a while, Zhang Shize commanded again.

Liu Ce soon came to the camp, and when he walked in the camp, he looked at the many war horses, his face showed envy, and then he quickly reined in.

"I don't know what the prince commands?" After entering the handsome tent and after the salute, Liu Ce asked with a smile.

In terms of status, Liu Ce is a civilian governor, and he must be above Zhang Shize, a military general, but Zhang Shize is also the prince of the United Kingdom, the first noble of the future Ming Dynasty, and he has just saved Liu Ce, so Liu Ce does not dare to take Qiao in front of Zhang Shize.

"Lord Liu, take a look." Zhang Shize handed Liu Ce the confession of interrogating Yue Tuo Goshha.

Liu Ce's face changed after seeing it, and he exclaimed: "Jiannu is clearly going to do something to Inspector Sun!" ”

As a civil official who has been admitted to the Jinshi all the way, there is no one who is stupid, Liu Ce can be the governor of Jizhou, the right capital, and he is naturally astute.

"The Mongol generals are being interrogated for comparison, but most of the situation is like this, the slave chief Huang Taiji is going to unite with the Mongols to besiege Sun Dushi." Zhang Shize said.

Liu Ce let out a sigh and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the Mongols were defeated by the prince and thwarted the conspiracy of Jiannu, and Inspector Sun has 70,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, which should be able to stop Jiannu." ”

Zhang Shize shook his head: "If Jiannu is really so easy to block, the Ming Dynasty will not lose Liaodong in a row for more than ten years." Although Inspector Sun had a large number of troops in his hands, he was a rabble composed of the Qinwang army in various provinces, and the hearts of the people were different, and it was not enough to resist Jiannu. So I decided to rush to Yongping Mansion with my subordinates as soon as possible to help Inspector Sun! ”

If Sun Chuanting is defeated, there will be no more than 10,000 Praetorian Guards in the Ming Dynasty who can fight, and after the main force of Jiannu returns to Shenyang, the main force of the Praetorian Guard under the command of Lu Xiangsheng may not be able to block the counterattack of the main force of Jiannu. The strategic advantage that has been achieved with great difficulty may be lost again.

"The prince is going to Yongping Mansion? Is it too late? Liu Ce couldn't help but say.

The mountain road here is more than 100 miles away from Yongping Mansion, and the road is covered with snow, maybe when Zhang Shize leads his troops to Yongping Mansion, the battle is over.

Zhang Shize said: "Since Huang Taiji asked people to call on the Mongols to help in the war, he would not start the war too early. Our army has captured more than 20,000 war horses of the Mongols, which can make each soldier more than one, and the mobility is far better than before, and it will definitely arrive in time. Lord Liu, after I leave, this Jibei will be handed over to you, but you don't have to worry, since Jiannu has gone to Yongping, he will not return here, and Jibei will be very safe. ”

"It stands to reason that I should take my subordinates with Shiziye, but Shiziye, you have also seen that in the battle with the Mongols, the Jizhou soldiers suffered heavy losses, freezing more than 1,000 people, killing 2,000 people, and wounding more than 3,000 people. Now that more than half of the entire Jizhou soldiers have been killed or wounded, there is no way to send any more troops. Liu Ce sighed.