The grassland in late autumn is an endless golden yellow.

Batu originally belonged to the Horqin Left Wing Central Banner and was a small tribal leader. After years of fighting, the tribesmen suffered heavy casualties, and there were only more than 1,000 women and children left in addition to the elderly, weak, women and children.

It was almost dark, Batu secretly sped up his horse, ran to Lama Shixi's side, and whispered: "Grandpa, the direction is wrong, should Chahun Na want to escape back to Mobei?" ”

Lama Shishi also lowered his voice: "He said that he was going to make a detour to the west. ”

"It doesn't look like a detour, but more like a withdrawal of troops," Batu fanned the flames and said, "Grandpa, the Khalkha is from Mobei, they can pat their butts and leave." We, Horqin, have lived here for generations. Do you want to follow them to Mobei? When we go, will you give us a pasture? ”

Lama Shihe sighed: "Alas, our people, as well as cattle, sheep and grain, are all in Chahun's hands. If you don't follow Chahun, will you leave your clan behind? ”

Batu said: "Go back to the Han army tonight and ask the Han army to take back the people and livestock!" ”

"Do you know where the people are?" Lama Shishi asked.

Batu said: "I have secretly paid attention, although I don't know where it is, but it must be in the northwest of here. Chahun sent 3,000 cavalry, carrying livestock and grain, to the mountains over there. ”

Lama Shishimo was silent, he didn't really want to take refuge with the Han Chinese. In the entire Horqin grassland, only his territory is farthest from the border of the Han family. He finally got rid of the Manchus, and now no one wants to take refuge. Even if he voted for Khalkha, it was a helpless move, he was sure that Khalkha would not be able to gain a foothold here, and he had long thought about returning to the people and taking the opportunity to slip away.

But Chahun Dorji has been guarding against him, and all the people, livestock, and grain have been taken away, and he doesn't know where he is hiding now.

When the rabbit was not seen and the eagle was not scattered, Lama Shishi said, "Wait a little longer." ”

Batu was very unhappy, and silently returned to his team, called his son, and said, "Quietly pass it on, and you are ready to leave tonight, and no one is allowed to sleep." ”

At midnight, the sound of horses' hooves sounded.

Batu and his men suddenly ran wildly, and the nearby Mongol soldiers couldn't figure out what was going on, and thought that the Han cavalry was coming.

The camp soon became chaotic, and Batu took the opportunity to rush out with his troops.

There was a lot of chaos, but in fact, there were very few people left, and Batu only had more than 200 horses in his hands.

However, there are people who think similarly to him!

After Batu left the Mongol camp, several small tribes took advantage of the chaos to slip away. Among them, the strongest is Alu Korqin, with more than 1,000 cavalry.

The next morning, people were in a state of panic.

Chahun Dorji summoned the chiefs of the tribes and said, "Don't worry, those who run away at night are cowards. Their people and their cattle are in my hands, and if they abandon their fellow-citizens, they will perish their tribes. If they don't have a woman, will they go back and have children with a mare? I've got a plan, and I'm ready to tell you. Before, there were Han armies in the south, north, and west. We can't stay where we are, or we'll be surrounded by the Han army. ”

"I took the initiative to lead the army to jump out of the encirclement, and the infantry of the Han people could not catch up, only the cavalry could catch up. The infantry of the Han people likes to put up a chariot formation, which is really not easy to fight. It's better to get rid of the Han infantry and lure the Han cavalry over for a decisive battle! We Mongolian warriors have been riding horses since childhood, can we still lose to the Han people in horse battles? ”

"The Great Khan is wise!"

The leaders of the various tribes clapped their asses in unison, and as for what they thought in their hearts, only they knew.

……

Zhang Tieniu and Li Dingguo, with three cavalry divisions, did not do nothing.

In order to make a roundabout southward attack, Chahun Dorji sent more than 3,000 weak cavalry, repeatedly trampling the grassland along the way, luring the cavalry division to run to the northwest. These unlucky eggs who were responsible for seducing had already been eaten by Zhang Tieniu, and then quickly turned around and headed south.

Near Wang Hui's camp, Zhang Tieniu received a message from Li Zheng.

Zhang Tieniu said speechlessly: "Lao Li transferred his troops away, wanting to cooperate with us and encircle and annihilate the main force of the enemy." The enemy ran too fast and abandoned the camp before we could come. Now the siege is unencircled, and the enemy army can escape from wherever the enemy drills through a few openings in the southern mountains. ”

Although Li Dingguo was very helpless about this, he could not complain about Li Zheng, after all, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and Li Zheng mobilized troops for a reason.

Moreover, even if they do not move, they can only slow down the enemy's escape, and it is impossible to completely block the passage.

Jiang Hao said: "Chahun has robbed too many things in Horqin, unless they throw away the loot, they will not be able to escape." When they made a detour south, they certainly did not carry the spoils of war with them, otherwise it would not have been possible to march so quickly. The first priority is to find the people, livestock and food that have been hidden! ”

"In the vast grassland, where is it easy to find? I've been looking for it these days, and it's all fake traces deliberately created by enemy riders. Wang Tingchen said.

Li Dingguo said: "There are so many people who have left traces of geese, and it is impossible for them to disappear out of thin air." I guess somewhere in the southwest, only by hiding there, can we cooperate with Chahun Dorji to lead the troops to the west. ”

Zhang Tieniu said: "Li Zheng also thinks so, and has already sent dragoons to find it." ”

Li Dingguo said: "Abandon the baggage, one person and two horses, and go south at full speed." I only had to bring food for two or three days, and I would find Li Dusi and General Wan to give me food halfway. ”

I don't bring any extra food, and I definitely won't take it away if I don't take it away.

Including the Mongolian horsemen who took refuge halfway, all of them had two horses, and the tribal warriors did not have enough horses, so half of them were left. About 40,000 cavalry, like a whirlwind, pursued south.

Halfway through, he collided with the dragoons sent by Li Zheng, saying that he had discovered the people and animals hidden by the enemy.

Everyone was overjoyed, and hurriedly followed the traces, and suddenly found that the grass traces were forked. The fresher ones to the northwest should have been left in the past two days, and it seemed that they wanted to escape west along the Heimulun River Valley.

Zhang Tieniu led the army to chase after him, and only chased a few dozen miles, and saw twenty or thirty thousand Mongols.

It was all Korqin's tribesmen, mostly women and children, and there was very little livestock and food.

"We were deceived, these people were thrown out on purpose." Wang Tingchen said.

Feeling that he was being teased, Zhang Tieniu was furious, spit out a mouthful of spit and said, "Turn back and continue to chase south!" ”

A few days later, near the Right Banner of Bahrain, traces of a large-scale trampling of the pasture were found.

The main force of the Khalkha Mongols really ran away!

After a short rest, Zhang Tieniu led the cavalry to continue the pursuit, this time bringing more than 10,000 dragoons with him. The cavalry division, dragoons, and Mongolian cavalry added up to more than 50,000 horsemen.

Chasing along the way, the place where the main Khalkha forces left the mountains was the edge of the territory of the Uzhumuqin Mongols.

Ahead, there is a war!

The Shanxi Military Region, where Fei Ruhe was stationed, was too far away from the Horqin grassland. He couldn't mobilize too many troops, so he could only personally lead 8,000 dragoons, and bring 10,000 Chahar Mongol cavalry along the way, and hurried to participate in the battle.

Two days ago.

The Mongols had internal strife, and the leader of the Korqin tribe, Lama Shixi, and the leader of the Uzhumuqin tribe, Dorji, were reluctant to retreat north with the Khalkha Mongols.

Dorji was more iron-headed, and went to question Chahun Dorji himself, and he said: "My pasture is here, and my great-great-grandmother and her people have settled here for a hundred years to graze herd. If you want us to retreat to Mobei, how much grassland do you plan to give me? ”

Chahun Dorji said to the left and right: "Kill him and annex his men!" ”

The leader of the Uzhumuqin tribe was hacked to death with a knife.

In this way, Chahun Dorji obviously did not plan to come to Monan again, and even gave up the extravagant hope of unifying Mongolia.

Lama Shixi had already taken precautions, and when he heard the movement on the other side of the tent, he immediately ran away with his cavalry, successfully avoiding the danger of being annexed. Of course, it was not easy to kill, and there were only more than 2,000 cavalry left around him, which was still because the Khalkha army was in a hurry and was too lazy to be distracted to chase and kill.

Lama Shixi fled south with the remnants of his army, just in time to run into Fei Ruhe's troops.

"The general avenges my Horqin!"

Lama Shixi snorted and cried, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying: "Chahun Na is not trustworthy, and said that he would return his tribe and livestock, but he suddenly turned his face and wanted to kill and annex. As long as the general avenges me, Korqin will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor for generations to come! ”

Fei Ruhe's troops are not many, and he is on an expedition, so he is unable to fight with the main Khalkha force.

He asked about the specific situation, and he didn't know if Zhang Tieniu would chase after him, so he decided to try to chase and entangle him first.

In fact, whether there is a Fei Ruhe or not, the main Khalkha force will definitely be caught up!

The leaders of the Mongol tribes in Mobei grabbed too much spoils. Even if some were thrown out to confuse and delay Zhang Tieniu's pursuit, the rest was still an astronomical amount, and there were more than 100,000 livestock alone. They were reluctant to give up, and they had to bring them all back to Mobei, how could the march speed be fast?

About 150 miles southwest of Huolin Gol, Zhang Tieniu led tens of thousands of cavalry and finally caught up with Fei Ruhe, who was pulling the enemy.

On the Khalkha Mongolian side, there are about 85,000 horsemen. There is plenty of grain and grass, and there are countless cattle and sheep.

On the side of the Datong Army, there were about 76,000 cavalry, of which more than 10,000 were Mongolian cavalry who had taken refuge. The grain and grass will be exhausted, and the people will be sleepy and the horses will be scarce.

"The whole army is in armor, get off the horse and rest!"

It is the people who wear the armor, and the horses who are resting, and the war horses are too tired to chase all the way. Not only to rest, but also to seize the time to feed the war horses with salt water.

Chahun Dorji was extremely angry, drew his sword and said: "These Han people are too bullying. I threw down so many people and animals, and I have already given enough face, and I actually chased all the way here. All the departments listen to the order and prepare to fight! ”

Darhan led his troops around the northwest side of the battlefield. If the battle goes well, he will fight to the death. If the battle doesn't go well, he will immediately take his men and leave, leaving Chahun Dorji to cut himself off.

Darhan was not his name, but a Mongol title of nobility.

It can be called "Darhan Khan" or "Darhan Noyan", and his real name is actually Bentar.

In another plane, just next spring, Bentar fell out with Chahun Dorji. His subordinates were killed to the point that only more than 1,000 households remained, and even his wife and children were robbed, and with three younger brothers and a nephew, he traveled thousands of miles south to join the Shunzhi Emperor, and was named "Prince of Durhan" by the Manchu court.

For Darhan, if he wins this battle, he can return to Mobei with the spoils of war. If he loses this battle, he will be the first to flee, as long as he escapes faster than Chahun Dorji, he can return to Mobei in advance to annex the tribe of Chahun Naga.

Morgen's idea is similar: if you can, you can fight, but if you can't, run away!

Morgen is also a title, that is, Morgen Khan, Morgen Noyan, whose real name is Anga Hai, and he is the cousin of Chahun Dorji in terms of seniority.

The Khalkha army, which has superior troops and sufficient food and grass, has not really started fighting, and some people are already thinking of running away.