From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 636

"Kill these Han dogs! They are the most shameless and despicable rats!"

Dabalagan roared, leading 3,000 light cavalrymen to chase forward frantically, waving the mace in his hand, and sternly said: "Don't run if you dare, stop and fight us to the death!"

In front, the temporary cavalry of the Fifth Army Camp fled at full speed, and Shi Yi led the most elite soldiers to cover the rear, laughing loudly.

"Fat pig, stinky barbarian, stay away from me, I can smell the mutton smell from a hundred feet away!"

Shi Yi was born as a refugee, and his dirty words were a set, which made Dabalagan furious and chased him closely.

"Bastard! Coward! Turtle! Don't run if you dare! Fight me!"

Dabalagan accelerated again, trying to catch up.

But Shi Yi and dozens of other elite soldiers suddenly turned around and took out exquisite and compact flintlock guns from their arms at the same time.

This action frightened Dabalagan and others so much that they immediately stopped and turned to run. They had been fooled several times before and many good fighters had died. They were almost traumatized.

But just as they turned to run for their lives, they heard the Han army's crazy laughter again. Looking back, they saw that the thousands of light cavalry had fled to the end of the skyline and were obviously out of reach.

"Oh! This battle is so frustrating!"

He hurried into the tent and shouted, "Great Khan! We can't run away like this! Those Han dogs are too despicable! Stop and wipe them out!"

Sabdan looked at him and said slowly, "Can we catch up with them? There is not much food. How long do you plan to fight with them?"

Dabalagan roared, "At most, they only robbed a few thousand horses. The rest are infantrymen. They can't run fast at all!"

Sabdan said, "So Dabalagan warriors, do you know where their infantrymen are stationed?"

Dabalagan said, "As long as we send out a few more cavalry, we will definitely find them. They are definitely not far away."

Sabdan smiled and said, "They have almost 2,000 cavalry. We have to send out light cavalry to search. Each team must not be less than 1,000 people, otherwise there is a risk of being ambushed and annihilated."

"The grassland is so big, Dabalagan. Even if we only send out seven or eight teams, it will greatly disperse our strength. "

"Not to mention that it is too risky for us to disperse our forces, even if we are not defeated one by one, the food and grass tell us that we can't stand the entanglement at all."

Dabalagan was so angry that he slammed his mace on the ground and shouted: "It's too aggrieved! Those Han monkeys are short and small. I can beat them at any time, but I don't have the chance."

Sabudan smiled and said: "Don't be impatient, Dabalagan, when we reach Sayinshand, we will have a chance for a decisive battle."

"We will create a complete victory in this battle and annihilate the Five Army Camps and the Northwest Army!"

"Don't look at them as 120,000 people. On the grassland, the impact of cavalry is unbearable for them."

"When the time comes, I will let you rush into the enemy camp and kill them!"

Dabalagan gritted his teeth and said: "When the time comes, I will eat their meat!"

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The Northwest Army did not stop advancing. They went from Shajing to Ludu. After a short day of rest, they continued to move northward in the direction of Sayinshand.

The news from the Fifth Army Camp has arrived. Liu Fang, Shi Yi and Wang Xiong have made excellent tactical arrangements and implemented them well, which has largely prevented the Mongolian army from going north. The harassment for more than three days a day has made their heavy cavalry and baggage teams unable to move faster, and their speed is no faster than walking.

"Sainshanda is a large Mongolian city, of course, it is equivalent to a small town in Dajin, with adobe houses and narrow alleys. A large amount of food and pickled meat will be stored in the cellar, and every household and surrounding tribes will store a large amount of fresh water because there is a shortage of water there."

"This means that Sabdan will not stay there for a long time. It is just a transit station and can stay for a short period of up to half a month. After that, the water source problem will have to be considered."

"But the strategic position here is very high. It is almost the gateway to the core area of ​​Mongolia, because further north is the Luqu River, with cities such as Sariqier, Kangharihai, and Hulanhushiwen."

Zhou Yuan pointed at the map and said in a deep voice: "They won't let us in. After completing the supply, Saynshand will be the place for the decisive battle."

Li Yu'an said: "Are you sure?"

Zhou Yuan said: "The five military camps plus the Northwest Army total 120,000, which is actually not enough to take down 40,000 Mongolian cavalry, but with the help of King Bartu's 40,000 cavalry, the Mongolian army is like a fish on a chopping board, and has almost no resistance."

"They have no way to retreat, and they dare not retreat. The only way to survive is to surrender."

Li Yu'an frowned and said: "What if they want to fight to the death?"

Zhou Yuan thought for a while, and then said: "If we fight to the death, we will win miserably, but thisThis means that Mongolia will not be able to organize a decent cavalry in the next 20 years. "

"In fact, the probability of a deadly battle is very low. Mongolia cannot fail to preserve its strength, because in addition to facing the Great Jin, they are even more afraid of Huang Taiji, who is east of Khalkha."

"If they lose all their strength, the Jurchens will find trouble with them. Sabdan is a smart man and will not fight such a stupid battle."

"And the condition for their surrender is naturally to accept the rule of King Bartu Khan. This is very difficult. Difficulty means that Bartu will have to spend at least ten years to conquer the tribes there through various means."

"Whether he can unify the grassland depends entirely on his own ability. We have given him the opportunity."

"But no matter what the result is, Mongolia will not have any war with my Great Jin in the next ten years. Our goal has been achieved."

"As for ten years later, haha, by then the Great Jin will have been revived and will no longer be afraid of the power of the grassland. ”

Li Yu’an was very happy and said quickly: “How many days do we have left to reach Saynshand? I can’t wait to win!”

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: “It will take about six days. Calculating the time, it will arrive on October 30th, and the Fifth Army Camp and the Mongolian army will arrive in two days at most.”

“They will continue to entangle and will not give the Mongolian army a good rest time. We are facing extremely tired cavalry.”

Li Yu’an couldn’t help but admire: “Great, Zhou Yuan, your plan almost killed Sabdan. I guess he is worried now.”

Zhou Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: “Although the problem on the Mongolian side has been solved, the northwest also needs time to recover, and the chieftains in Sichuan and Guizhou have not been solved. The island bandits in the south are becoming more and more rampant. Huang Taiji has already taken power. There is not much time left for the Great Jin.”

“Don’t think that these things can be dealt with one after another, but once one link is not handled well, it will be a big deal. "

"It takes several generations of effort to build a powerful dynasty, but it only takes one or two years to destroy a dynasty."

Li Yu'an smiled and said, "But we are working hard for it, aren't we? Don't be too stressed, at least Mongolia's victory is just around the corner."

"The decisive battle of Sayinshand will determine the situation in the entire northwest."

Zhou Yuan looked at her, and then looked at the small marked point on the map. Just such a small place will gather a full 180,000 troops and determine the direction of the entire war.

In the palace of Shengjing, Huang Taiji, wearing a dragon robe, also looked at this small point.

He had a sharp gaze, gently pressed this place with his hand, and murmured, "Sayinshand, the place of decisive battle, is also the beginning of the competition."

Wanyan Daichan said softly, "When the war there is over, we should also receive the good news of the return of the Yehe tribe. ”

Huang Taiji nodded and said: "With the power of the Yehe tribe injected into our Qing Dynasty, plus the strong men recruited from Goryeo, at the beginning of next year, we will conquer Shanhaiguan and face the capital of the Jin Dynasty!"

In the palace of the capital of the Jin Dynasty, Empress Zhaojing carefully circled Sayinshanda with a brush and said with gritted teeth: "With this battle, the northwest can be pacified!"

On the wall of Datong Town, the soldiers looked to the north, where the cold wind blew, and where the heroes' expedition ended.