After losing the decisive battle, Arutai suffered heavy losses, not only because of the lack of food and grass. After a rough count, the loss of troops alone was nearly 100,000, a small part of which were killed on the battlefield, and most of the others were scattered by the Ming army during the retreat, surrendering and fleeing.

The loss of half of the troops, which is definitely an extremely heavy blow to an army, compared to the loss of manpower, the most serious is a blow to morale.

It is also the fiasco in the history of Arutai, he is in his fifties, he has been planning for so many years, in order to revive the Great Yuan, in order to enter the Central Plains, he sacrificed too much, and worked too hard.

His brothers and relatives and his son were killed, and most of his people were lost, which not only demoralized the army, but also completely crushed his fighting spirit.

After he retreated fifty miles in disarray, he heard a report from his subordinates that the army had abandoned them and did not pursue them, but pursued them eastward. He no longer has the fighting spirit, he escaped in two ways, just to chase Zhu Di, mainly to go deep into the desert, which is his own opportunity, the desert is vast, and he has enough time to maneuver. Then A'er begged to start an incident in the east, just in time to take advantage of the weakness to attack the capital of the Ming army.

It's a pity that everything was miscalculated, Zhu Di actually gave up himself, and the goal was A'er begging. A'er beggars can't be their opponents.

Arutai ordered to camp in place and not retreat again. In the large camp, the entire Arutai army was also bleak, and all the leaders and subordinates of the large and small tribes in the military tent were discussing what to do, but in the face of this situation, no one could make any good suggestions.

In fact, Arutai knew that the army had been defeated and the grain had been burned, and many people were reluctant to retreat, but they did not dare to bring it up because of their own prestige.

No one dared to mention the withdrawal of the army, including the loss of Arutai's henchmen. Most of the people seemed silent, and even when Arutai called them by name, they were just talking nonsense that didn't matter.

"Where's Catalogue Ann?" Arutai remembered important people, and at every critical moment, it was he who supported him.

No one answered, he inspected the military tent, and finally choked up and said: "Taishi, Lord An of the catalogue was hit by the artillery fire of the Ming army, and he has been martyred." ”

"What?" Arutai only felt that the world was spinning, and he took two steps back, almost unsteady on his feet.

"Taishi." He hurriedly picked him up.

Arutai shook his head with a splitting headache. Said miserably: "Tu Tu An, I'm sorry for you." ”

Lose your mind and let everyone else out. Arutai's hair turned a lot paler all of a sudden, and his lips were dry, even if his son was killed by Dehuan, he was not so sad. It looks uncomfortable.

When the others retreated, there were only two of them left in the tent, and Arutai sat there motionless, his eyes blank, and he didn't know what to say, so there was a long silence in the tent.

"Lost pinch, do you think I'm really wrong?" After a long while, Arutai suddenly asked with a long sigh, a little desolate.

He was also shocked when he heard this, because he heard a little depressed from the words of the Taishi, which made him a little unbelievable, because he had followed the Taishi for thirty years, and it was the first time he felt this emotion from the Taishi, and he completely lost the struggle and withered.

"Taishi, you once warned us that winning or losing for a while is nothing, the key is to see who can support to the end, only the person who stands at the end is the real winner!" He hesitated for a moment and immediately said, "Our grassland is vast, Zhu Di can't destroy us, as long as we plan, there will be a chance in the future." ”

Although he also knew the fact of the Tatar fiasco, there was almost no possibility of turning over, and he also had some objections to this southern expedition in his heart, but in this situation, he must not let the Taishi be decadent, otherwise, their Tatar is really finished.

Arutai smiled bitterly, and after hearing Shaharu's words, he wanted to straighten up and cheer up, but he couldn't stand up, and muttered, "What other chance? You have been with me for 30 years, at that time, I was still a teenager in my twenties, and you are too, you are not afraid of heaven and earth, look at now, our hair is as white as snow, and we can't stand up! ”

"Taishi—"

He also remembered the high spirits of his youth, when he was young, who had not been defeated, how many times he had brushed shoulders with death, licking blood from the knife edge, he had never been afraid, this time, he was also afraid, after all, he could not see any dawn of victory now.

"Hehe, you agree too." Arutai was very keenly aware of the change in his expression, and said lightly.

"I didn't ...... No, Taishi is wise and brave, although he suffered a small loss this time, but it also let us understand the details of the Ming army, and we will never make the same mistake again in the future! As long as we cheer up, in ten years, twenty years, and a hundred years, we can still revive Dayuan. Shi pinched his body and was shocked, and immediately blurted out.

"I want you to be honest and don't fool me with this!" Arutai saw the truth of the pinch at a glance, and immediately frowned and said again.

Faced with doubts, he opened his mouth.

"Just say whatever you want."

"Yes, Taishi, this decisive battle is unfavorable, I heard some people in the army talking, people's hearts are fluctuating, and even many people want to withdraw their troops and go back......"

"Shut up!" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Arutai, and he didn't dare to speak again.

I saw that Arutai wanted to stand up, his face was red, but he couldn't stand up, and finally fell down and asked, "Is there really such a discussion in the army?" ”

"The tribes have suffered heavy losses, there is no food, and they all want to withdraw from the army, but these people don't dare to say it in front of the Taishi." Although he was nervous, he finally told the truth.

Arutai was surprisingly calm after hearing this, only to see that his eyes were full of complicated looks, and his brows were even tighter, as if he was considering the impact of this matter.

After a long while, Arutai came to his senses, only to see him wave his hand and say, "You go down first, I need to think about it!" ”

"Yes!" When he heard this, he immediately withdrew from the tent, and when he came to the door, he also sighed, although he failed to make the decision to withdraw from the army, but at least the Taishi's thoughts have been shaken. Timely stop loss is the right choice, if it is difficult to strengthen people at this time, maybe there will be a mutiny, and their lives will be worried.

Arutai looked at the map in a daze, stroking the hundred hairs in his hand, the expression on his face changed, he was very hesitant about whether to withdraw from the army, and he had been thinking about this matter all night, but he had not been able to make a decision.

On the side of the Ming army, at Chen Yuan's suggestion, Zhu Di made a quick decision, leaving only Zheng Heng and Li Ying to guard in Xinghe to appease the people. He personally led his two sons and 80,000 cavalrymen to chase and kill A'er Beggar, and defeated A'er's Beggar Wuliangha army at the Qulie River, beheading him. At Chen Yuan's suggestion, Zhu Di ordered that the first offender, A'er, be beheaded and killed, and the rest of those who surrendered were all released, and no killing was allowed.

Quickly stabilized the northeast, and Duoyan Sanwei turned out to be the strongest in Uliangha, and now it has been hit hard, the three guards contain each other, the northeast is stable, and the dissenting Korean king Li Yan heard the report and quickly withdrew all the troops, and sent the materials to the Ming army, saying that it was a gift to the Ming army. Zhu Di knows it, but the state is here, and he no longer cares.

At this time, twenty days had passed, Zhu Di packed up his army, mobilized 100,000 horses, and slaughtered towards the desert, aiming directly at Arutai.