Tazhai noticed his brother's restlessness and rode up to catch up.
“Why is my brother so uneasy?”
“Tokshan and the others haven’t come back yet?” Su Geer asked impatiently.
Tuokeshan is the leader of the scouts. Su Geer has always been uneasy and kept sending the scouts out, just because he is worried about the appearance of Ji Town cavalry or cavalry from other forces, because they have gone too far this time and their return time will be longer.
It took a long time, and most importantly, so many people and property were robbed, which seriously slowed down the progress of returning to the north.
Tazhai said cautiously: "I haven't come back yet. If there is anything abnormal, I must have come back a long time ago. Brother, don't worry so much. As long as the Inner Khalkha people have not left Santun camp, Zunhua's Jizhen cavalry will not dare to go south."
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Tazhai's words are not unreasonable. The number of cavalry in Ji Town in Zunhua is not too large. They want to guard against the Inner Khalkhas. Although the two sides seem to be negotiating an agreement, this agreement is based on mutual distrust.
Go up, and now the Nekalkha people have the upper hand, and the Ji Town people don't dare to be careless.
"Tazhai, I'm not worried about the Ji Town cavalry." Su Geer held his riding whip with a sullen face and subconsciously looked to the east. Across the river, the east bank was uninhabited, and there were sights on the slightly rugged river bank.
When you reach some woods, shrubs and weeds, it becomes less clear when you look farther away.
The amount of water in the Xi River has been much smaller than that of more than a month ago. The rainy season has long passed, and many river beaches are slowly revealing ugly black and yellow mottled, gravel, mud, and weeds mixed together, with an unpleasant smell.
Earthy smell.
"Then what are you still worried about, brother? There are no cavalry in Yongping Mansion. Could it be that brother is worried about Ye He's armored cavalry?" Tazhai reacted and quickly shook his head: "Ye He's tribe will not feel sorry for us Horqin people.
, especially now that everyone is negotiating peace, and even the Great Zhou Dynasty has not made any move, why do they want to provoke?"
"Huh, that's what I said, but the presence of Ye He's cavalry here in Yongping Mansion always makes me worry. I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Ye He's now determined to embrace Dazhou.
Thick legs, didn’t the Inner Khalkha people shut us out because we were too close to the Jianzhou Jurchens and Zhou refused to negotiate with us?” Su Geer’s face was complicated, “Now Zhou is treating us Horqin
People's attitudes are getting colder and colder. I guess after returning this time, I'm afraid we will be isolated by the Inner Khalkha and Haixi Jurchens..."
"Isolate? Only the Yehe Tribe and the Ula Tribe, which are about to be exterminated, are left in the Haixi Jurchen tribe. How can we be isolated?" Tazhai disagreed. "Although the Inner Khalkha people have benefited from the Han people, they are located in the northwest, and here
Since he violated Lindan Batur's order, Zaisai is probably still thinking about how to deal with the Chahar people's censure. How can he have the energy to take care of other things? "
Suger shook his head. He was not as simple and relaxed as his brother thought.
Isolation is not an attitude, but a more important substantive action. The Horqin people live in the grasslands of Eastern Mongolia and are highly dependent on foreign countries. A considerable amount of materials, such as salt, tea, and cloth, are shipped from the Yehe tribe.
Some of the iron materials also come from the Yehe tribe, and the Yehe tribe comes from the Great Zhou and Liaodong.
If the Yehe tribe really adheres to the will of the Zhou Dynasty and cuts off transportation to the Horqin people, then the Horqin people will have to take a detour to the north and import from the Jurchens in Jianzhou. However, the Jurchens in Jianzhou are not rich, and the detour is so far. The cost
The price is bound to rise. As a knowledgeable member of the tribe, Su Geer knows very well that this is even more dangerous than war.
“Wha la la” A horse came up from behind. The horse’s legs were covered with mud. Su Geer’s eyes shrank and his face quickly turned cold.
"Sir, Tuokeshan asked me to report that Yehe's cavalry was found twenty miles away from the other side of the river, coming quickly to the west."
Su Geer and Tazhai felt thumping in their chests at the same time. Su Geer was thinking about what he was afraid of, but Tazhai couldn't believe it.
Could it be that the Yehe tribe really wants to cooperate with the Zhou Dynasty to attack the Horqin people, and they are not afraid of the revenge of the Horqin and Jianzhou Jurchens in the future?
Su Geer exhaled a breath. It was obvious that Ye Hebu came at the right time. How could such a coincidence happen? It was neither early nor late. He would wait until he finished playing in Caogu and returned north, and it happened to be just this distance away.
It was not close, seeing that it was less than a hundred miles away from the Third Tun Camp, they appeared.
"how many people?"
“It’s hard to tell. They suddenly separated and then reunited. They seemed to be divided into two groups, but they always maintained their formation..."
Su Geer felt nervous again. Was he planning to annihilate himself?
Although he also felt that it was unlikely that Ye Hebu would be so ruthless, it was possible to catch him off guard with a sudden attack and snatch away the people and property that his troops had robbed, but the attitude of the other party was really surprising.
Somewhat panicked.
We have traveled all the way back from the north of Liangcheng. We have walked for so long and even rested for one night on the way. Now we have no fighting spirit and we all want to take these people and goods back as soon as possible. How can we fight in this situation?
“Brother, what should I do?” Tazhai was also a little panicked. He had been tough at first, but when he heard Ye He’s cavalry coming in pursuit, how could he withstand these thousand soldiers and horses?
“Abandon everything and go north along the river!” Su Geer gritted his teeth and made a decision. “We won’t be able to escape if we are bitten by the Yehe tribe.”
“Brother, Ye He tribe really wants to kill them all? Aren’t they afraid of our revenge?” Tazhai was in great pain. This was hundreds of people, countless grains, gold and silver clothing.
"Save your life first and then talk about it." Su Geer said fiercely: "Now Ye He's tribe can send troops to Yongping Mansion to help Da Zhou, what do you think? Maybe Jin Taiji felt that they had Da Zhou to rely on.
, you can do whatever you want? Let’s go!”
With a series of orders, the entire Horqin cavalry along the Jie River fell into chaos, which made Su Geer feel chilly. If the Yehe cavalry made a surprise attack at this time, it would really be a disaster.
Ta Zhai swung his whip and beat the soldiers who were reluctant to leave their belongings, while angrily scolding them to get on the road and flee north quickly.
Those who were captured were thrown aside, but the cloth, clothing and food carried on the horse's back, as well as some gold and silver fines, were too difficult for the soldiers to throw away.
It’s just that the urgency is pressing now, but there is no need to worry about much. If these things are left behind, once the Yehe cavalry catches up, who is willing to fight to the death?
The Xishui River has a big twist at the junction of Suncheon and Yongpyeong. The river spirals here to form a "several" shape, and then goes all the way to the west. This area is densely populated with reeds and forests. It is only about 30 meters away from the river.
There is a sidewalk a hundred feet away that is used by ordinary passers-by.
Zuo Liangyu half-crouched in the grass and looked ahead calmly.
The two riders galloped past, and even occasionally fired one or two arrows into the surrounding grass, occasionally frightening one or two pheasants and ducks. Fortunately, the distance was a little farther, otherwise they would have seen the arrows flying towards them.
Come on, I don't know if these soldiers can hold their own.
Zuo Liangyu was not very satisfied with himself, He Huchen, and Yang Zhaoji's subordinates. Whether it was the newly recruited Yongping people Zhuang or the selected soldiers from the Beijing camp, they were not even satisfactory.
But as Brother Feng said, the Mongols are about to escape, and there is only one chance. If they want not to be pulled too far by Huang Degong, and if He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji want to get rid of the shadow of the disastrous defeat of the Santun Camp and be able to reorganize the Beijing Camp in the future
To regain a place in the world, this is the only chance.
This was only possible after Brother Feng spent a lot of time to persuade Ye He's cavalry to send troops to help, so that he could find such an opportunity.
It took a lot of thought to choose this place. For this reason, the three troops set up an ambush here two days in advance. The weather suddenly turned cold in the past two days, and more than 300 soldiers were suffering from frostbite.
, if it had not been suppressed by powerful bullets, these soldiers would have been unable to hold on long ago. Even so, the morale of these guys was still very low, and Zuo Liangyu, Yang Zhaoji, and He Huchen were not allowed to repeatedly attack the soldiers.
Cheer up and make a wish.
To the soldiers in the Beijing camp, we can promise them their future when they return to Beijing, but to the Yongping people, we can only encourage them with money and exemption from military service.
The Horqin people are still quite cautious. Even under the pressure of Ye He's "pursuing troops", there are still scouts who continue to explore and open the way. However, this kind of exploration and opening of the road has become a bit formal in the panic.
Already.
Zuo Liangyu lurked in the grass along the river bank. This zigzag bend makes this section of the river bank run northwest and southeast. The strong north wind blows and the sound of hunting in the reed forests on the river bank can be avoided to a large extent.
Occasionally the soldiers made noises.
Behind the mound three hundred feet away, Yang Zhaoji tightly grasped the sheathed steel sword in his hand and stared fixedly at the side. The news had been transmitted. The Horqin cavalry was fleeing this way. He Huchen
Ministry will launch the first blow.
He Huchen was behind an open area three miles southwest of Zuoliangyu. There was an intermittent oak forest at the front of the open area. Because the terrain was too flat, they had to retreat further to prevent being noticed by the Mongols.
He Huchen couldn't help but glance at his soldiers who had been equipped with new fire guns. If he was given another three months, no, even one month of training time, he would be confident to fight this battle successfully, but now
, but had to rely on the combined efforts of the three departments to fight such an ambush.
It's ridiculous to think about it. It's just more than a thousand cavalry, and it's an ambush battle. Our own side is seven times stronger than the opponent's. There are even Ye He cavalry behind to help. Master Feng has repeatedly warned him to be so cautious, and He Huchen also feels the same in his heart.