Jia Ke led his men and horses to attack everywhere in the Tatar camp, but he could not find where Alslen Khan's Chinese army tent was?
In the end, Jia Ke had no choice but to send people to arrest a few Tatars nearby and extract a confession. These people could not survive the torture, which pointed out a way for Jia Ke.
Jia Ke led his men and horses directly to the Chinese army's tent, only to see that the place was already in chaos. Jia Ke's soldiers killed these people and broke into the tent, only to find that there was no one inside.
When Jia Ke got the report, he knew that Alsileng Khan had escaped again.
Jia Ke is now very troubled by the Great Khan. To say that he doesn't have much ability in fighting, but in terms of escaping, he has a lot of experience.
Jia Ke now had no choice but to lead his men and horses to attack everywhere in the camp, killing people and setting fires.
Jia Ke's current goal has changed from capturing Arslen Khan to killing as many Tatars as possible.
Taking advantage of the current chaos in the Tatar camp, Jia Ke's 100,000 cavalrymen galloped back and forth in the Tatar camp, how many times were they in and out?
This battle only lasted from midnight to dawn. When dawn came, Jia Ke gathered his troops. Then he saw that the Tatar camp had been destroyed, and the ground was littered with corpses.
Jia Ke ordered a search to begin to see if any enemy generals had been found.
Soon the soldiers under his command came to report that although some enemy leaders were killed, the most important one, Meng He, was not among them.
After hearing this, Jia Ke was silent for a long time, and then looked to the north. Although the Tatars were defeated this time and suffered some injuries, they would be able to recover within a few years.
Jia Ke was thinking now, it seems that after handling the affairs of the dynasty this year, he will have to go to the north next year. He must not let the Tatars recover. He must defeat them in one fell swoop while they are still weak, and even drive them out of the desert.
But when thinking about the Northern Expedition, Jia Ke had another difficulty. Going north to the grasslands would not be as cheap as fighting near the Central Plains.
At that time, countless amounts of food and grass must be prepared, and strong men must be recruited to transport the food and grass north.
These things require a huge amount of money and countless grains. Although the current imperial court can complete this task, it will also empty out the imperial treasury. It seems that we have to find a way to make up for it from other places. We must not let the Central Plains
It hurts the spirit.
Jia Ke began to order the battlefield to be cleaned, and then collected countless money, food, cattle, sheep and horses.
When the sun was high in the sky, Jia Ke led his men and horses towards his camp.
When Jia Ke returned to the camp with his troops, he was greeted by countless cheers.
Besides, Alsileng Khan fled in embarrassment in the middle of the night and fled north for fifty or sixty miles before he stopped.
When daybreak, he sent out his soldiers and began to look around for the soldiers who had returned and got separated.
As a result, it didn't take long for these soldiers to bring the leaders of each tribe and their generals here one after another.
Arslen Khan was relieved when he saw that most of these people were still there, and then he issued an order for each of these people to send their cronies to the grasslands to collect the remaining defeated soldiers.
When that night came, he went to the grassland to gather the generals' men and horses, and then came back.
Alsileng Khan did a rough reckoning and found that only about 200,000 troops came back.
When Arsileng Khan heard this number, he couldn't help but burst into tears. This time he went south with more than 400,000 horses, but he didn't expect that there were only more than 200,000 when he returned.
At this time, Meng He hurriedly came to him to persuade him, "Don't worry, Khan. Most of the losses this time are mercenaries and slaves from the Western Regions. The main force of our Tatars has not been lost. Now we will return to the grassland to recuperate for a few years."
, then we can have a showdown with Jia Ke."
After hearing this, Alsileng Khan put away his tears, patted Meng He on the shoulder and said: "The general is very resourceful. This time we went south thanks to the general's repeated strategies. Otherwise, we might have died under Jia Ke's hands. This time we go back."
General, please give me some advice."
Alsileng Khan finally understood. Now the only person they found who could compete with Jia Ke was Meng He. Although the others were brave, they were really no match for Jia Ke, a scheming hero.
After Alsileng Khan appeased Meng He, he saw that there was no need to keep these defeated soldiers anymore, so he packed up new clothes and headed north.
After Alsileng Khan returned to the north, he fulfilled his promise and directly gave a tribe to Meng He. However, this tribe was more than three thousand miles away from the king's tent. Although the tribe was not small, it was
has left the center of Tatar power.
However, Meng He did not see the danger in this kind of thing at all, and instead happily led his tribe to take office.
After a sneak attack on Arslen Khan's camp, Jia Ke set up camp in the Tatar camp. Then he also counted the losses and found that there were still more than 90,000 men from 100,000 horses. It can be said that the losses were slight.
Although Jia Ke settled down, he did not dare to take anything lightly. His evaluation of Meng He had now risen several levels. He was afraid that any scruples would lead to a night attack on himself, so he continued to send out scouts to spy on the Tatars.
Case.
On the next day, news came back one after another that Alsileng Khan had led his troops and headed north without any stop.
Jia Ke was relieved that this time he had defeated the Tatars without damaging the morale of his troops.
In the next few days, Jia Ke let the troops rest and recuperated before taking the troops back to the camp outside Gubeikou. Only then did hundreds of thousands of soldiers gather together.
Jia Ke returned to the main camp without any delay and immediately summoned the generals at the Central Army Building.
After the generals under Jia Ke returned to the Chinese army's tent, they first greeted Jia Ke and then stood on both sides.
Jia Ke sat in the middle, his eyes wide open and he glanced down.
"I wonder if you have heard the news. In the capital, the royal family members, princes and nobles actually took advantage of my low-ranking Tatars in the north to launch a coup."
As soon as Jia Ke finished saying this, dozens of generals below were angry.
He was fighting bloody battles with the Tatars at the front, but he was making small moves at the rear. How could he endure this?
As the governor of Liaodong, Feng Mo was naturally Jia Ke's best confidant. Now that he heard what happened in the capital, he immediately stood up and said to Jia Ke: "My lord, the emperor is so unkind and unjust, we still keep him."
What are you doing? Why don’t we lead the troops back to the capital and keep the lord on the throne?"
As soon as Feng Mo finished saying this, he immediately received the support of the generals in the tent.
"Feng Mo is right, he must immediately raise troops to settle the accounts with these shameless people."
"General Feng is right. Please issue the order immediately. I am willing to be the vanguard."
Jia Ke watched the people below him stir up a fuss, but did not stop them. These people spoke exactly what was in his heart.
Jia Ke saw the excitement among the generals below and knew that their morale was ready. He immediately took out a command arrow from the big case and issued an order: "Return to the capital immediately. Feng Mo will be the vanguard at the front. He will open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the water."
Feng Mo did not dare to neglect, and immediately came out of the squad, took a few steps forward and took the command arrow, "I will obey the Lord's order."
Jia Ke then picked up another command arrow and said, "Huang Baifeng, you are an old minister who is prudent and cautious in using his troops. Now I order you to lead my troops to cut off the rear."
Huang Baifeng also took the command arrow and stood aside without mentioning it.
Jia Ke then said to the other generals: "The others will follow me as the central army. Today we will have a good meal and rest overnight, and we will set off immediately during the day tomorrow."
After the generals heard this, they immediately accepted the order.
Then Jia Ke asked them to go down and prepare, and they should not delay tomorrow morning.
After Jia Ke dismissed his tent, the whole camp was in a state of excitement. Most of the soldiers knew about it, and everyone was filled with indignation about what happened in the capital. The Eight Banners of Manchuria were only angry because their master Jia Ke had been betrayed.
And those ordinary Central Plains soldiers added another layer. They were fighting bloody battles in the front, but there were people in the rear who kept making troubles. Fortunately, they won a big victory this time. If they had suffered a slight defeat, they would not have been attacked from both sides, and would have been almost defeated by the entire army.
Was it eliminated outside Gubeikou?
The next morning, just after dawn, people in Jia Ke's camp immediately started shouting, and soon 400,000 soldiers were lined up.
Then after Jia Ke gave an order, all the ministries set off in order.
The army marched and passed Gubeikou in less than a day, and then continued walking south. Jia Ke did not conceal his march this time, so all the wealthy nobles got the news and knew that Jia Ke had defeated the Tatars and brought several people with him.
One hundred thousand soldiers will return to Beijing soon.
Although the various princes and nobles in the capital were surrounded by water, they each had their own sources of information, and they actually knew about Jia Ke's return to the army, which made them even more panicked.
When Jia Ke passed Miyun and was about to arrive in the capital, Fan Kang came to the roadside to greet him with all the military envoys and general soldiers surrounding the capital.
When Jia Ke came to the scene, he saw Fan Kang and dozens of people without riding horses, bowing down and waiting on the roadside.
Jia Ke pushed the fire dragon horse forward a few steps, came to Fan Kang and said, "Sir, if you are not sitting in the camp, why come here to greet him."
Although Jia Ke spoke politely, he did not dismount. He had now begun to pay attention to his identity and was not as close to General Chongli under his command as before.
Fan Kang held up his hands on the roadside and said: "My lord has won the victory and returned home in triumph. How can I not welcome my subordinates who are waiting for you?"
After hearing this, Jia Ke smiled all over his face, and then said: "In that case, sir, you have gone through all the etiquette, please get on your horse and come back to the camp with me."
At this time, Fan Kang and his dozens of generals dared to stand up, mount their horses and follow Jia Ke, actually leaving the capital camp.
By the time Jia Ke arrived near the camp, hundreds of thousands of horsemen were shouting, which had already alerted the people in the capital.
Niu Jizong got the news and came to the north wall of the capital. When he came up to the city and looked down, his face turned pale with fright.
Seeing the dust, countless troops from the north are approaching the capital. In the distance, they can only see a big flag with a big "Jia" character on it.