Mao Wenlong finally rejected the enthusiasm of King Xianbei, and left on the same day, returning to the army garrison on the grassland. He immediately asked the generals in the army, did he find any trace of Huang Taiji?

As a result, there was no suspense, Huang Taiji disappeared without a trace, and tens of thousands of troops searched everywhere but did not find the slightest. However, during this period, thousands of golden soldiers were captured one after another.

Huang Taiji was not caught, and it became a hidden danger in the future, although Mao Wenlong was unwilling, he could only accept the reality. And now he was facing another problem, the north was sparsely populated, and there was no ability to garrison a large army on the steppe. Now the entire Jin Kingdom has been defeated, but Mao Wenlong found that he could not control this huge territory at all.

Huge manpower and material resources were spent, and how many soldiers and soldiers died in other places, but in the end it became this situation? It was not easy to win this war, and if he gave up like this, Mao Wenlong would definitely be unwilling.

Cheng Zuo, Chen Jisheng and the generals in the army gathered together at this moment, looking at Mao Wenlong with blank eyes, waiting for him to speak.

The current situation requires Mao Wenlong to make a decision as soon as possible, either to continue to leave the army to rectify the grassland, suppress the remnants of Huang Taiji, so that they do not resurrect and destroy the fruits of victory that have been won so hard. Either they must all evacuate and return to Liaodong, and prepare for a tough battle at sea with the Japanese invaders, and by the way, the current instability in the south will be quelled.

As for leaving some Dongjiang Army officers and soldiers to guard here, Mao Wenlong and they were not optimistic about it. Although the Jin soldiers also suffered more than 20,000 casualties in this battle, this did not make them break their muscles and bones. And to wield a butcher's knife to cut off half of these captured Jin soldiers, Mao Wenlong really couldn't do this.

Cheng Zuo saw that Mao Wenlong couldn't make a decision for a long time, so he couldn't help but persuade: "Chief soldier, or we won't withdraw for the time being." ”

Mao Wenlong glanced up at Cheng Zuo and asked in a low voice, "What's the reason?" ”

Cheng Zuo once again bowed his hand and said: "The problem of Sichuan and the Japanese is not yet a matter of life and death, and we can still buy a little time before the war breaks out over there." As long as we can find out the greatest scourge of Huang Taiji within this period of time, we will be able to solve all the problems we are facing now. ”

Mao Wenlong pondered for a moment, but shook his head and said, "No." You have to score clearly where we are. The grassland is lost, and we can fight it back again at any time in the future, although it will make us feel distressed for some time, but we don't have to lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds at the risk of losing the old bottom. ”

In the end, it is a pity that the steppe is lost, but it is better than betting on the entire north at present. The current north is Mao Wenlong's old bottom, and if he loses his old bottom because of the small profit of the grassland, it will really outweigh the losses.

Chen Jisheng suddenly came out of the queue at this time, and he surrendered his hand to ask for his life: "Chief soldier, if you don't let me stay, just give me 20,000 cavalry, I promise you, he can't make big waves on this grassland." ”

Chen Jisheng, who was anxious, couldn't hold back immediately, he hated Huang Taiji a lot, and staying meant that he could fight. These are all in line with his wishes, so naturally he didn't want to miss it, so he immediately asked Mao Wenlong for his life.

Mao Wenlong frowned: "Someone must stay, otherwise it would be too cheap to return the grassland that had been knocked down to Huang Taiji like this." ”

After saying such a sentence to himself, Mao Wenlong fell into contemplation again. Chen Jisheng was so anxious that he couldn't do it, according to Mao Wenlong's statement, he felt that he had to fight for this opportunity. If he misses this opportunity to compete with Huang Taiji, he doesn't know if he will have this opportunity in this life?

"Chief soldier, I, Chen Jisheng, promise you that I will not mess things up, if Huang Taiji dares to make trouble, he will be told that there will be no return." Chen Jisheng swore again.

Mao Wenlong did not respond to the anxious Chen Jisheng, but Cheng Zuo stood up and persuaded Mao Wenlong at this time: "Chief soldier, you might as well hand over the matter left behind to Brother Chen." After all, at present, in the army, Brother Chen is the most familiar with Huang Taiji. ”

Chen Jisheng was stunned for a moment, and then cast a grateful look at Cheng Zuo. I didn't expect Cheng Zuo to intercede with him, this is the first time it has happened, Chen Jisheng was stunned for a short time, and the previous dissatisfaction with Cheng Zuo has disappeared at this moment.

With Cheng Zuo's help, Mao Wenlong finally made a decision, and said to Chen Jisheng with a cold face: "I said ugly things in front, if you mess things up this time, you don't have to talk about any face." ”

Chen Jisheng saw that Mao Wenlong agreed, so he wouldn't care about the rest. He has been with Mao Wenlong for so long, and he knows him very well. It has always been a knife mouth tofu heart, no matter how harsh it is, it is really going to run into things, and every time it is not a symbolic punishment, it will pass.

Although he knew that Mao Wenlong would not really punish himself, Chen Jisheng still promised Mao Wenlong again in a proper manner that he must be careful!

Since it was decided to let Chen Jisheng lead 20,000 cavalry to stay and garrison, this means that Mao Wenlong wants to return to the court, and the matter on the grassland has come to an end for the time being. After a brief discussion with Chengzuo, they decided to leave early tomorrow morning.

With only 20,000 cavalry, it is obviously unrealistic to look after the 500,000 herdsmen guarding the Jin country. But Mao Wenlong was not completely unprepared, and before he left, he had already promoted the elder of the Jurchen tribe among these herdsmen to be the new ruler.

The Jurchen elders came to replace Huang Taiji's throne, and Chen Jisheng's 20,000 cavalry only needed to control the herdsmen of the entire Jurchen tribe to achieve the goal of controlling these 500,000 herdsmen.

Although there are still many loopholes in this way, at present, the Dongjiang Army can only do this, and there is no better way to do it.

Early the next morning, Mao Wenlong led an army of 150,000 to set off for Jiayuguan. Chen Jisheng accompanied the new Great Khan all the way for ten miles, and then turned back.

Mao Wenlong still had a lot of worries in his heart when he left the grassland, but fortunately, the grassland is now very calm. Coupled with the friendship with Xianbei Country, with them staring at each other, it is not easy for Huang Taiji to make any big waves.

On this trip to the grassland, although Mao Wenlong did not gain anything, it can be regarded as solving the problems of the border passes of Liaodong and Jiayuguan. In his opinion, at least ten years, there will be no more war between Liaodong and Jiayuguan, and it is completely possible to develop steadily with peace of mind. With these times, Huang Taiji will have nothing to worry about in the future, and Mao Wenlong believes that the growth of the Dongjiang Army is a rapid progress, and no force can compare with it.