There are no cities on the grassland, and once the tribe's camp is discovered, it is easy to break through, but it is precisely because there is no city that the herdsmen graze in the four fields, and it is difficult to wipe them all out.

Although the Ming army wiped out all the tribes and herdsmen found along the way, the news still reached Wu Keshan's royal court first.

Located at the confluence of the Liao River and the Xinkai River, the royal court is surrounded by fertile water and grass, and many nobles of Horqin live here.

After Wu Keshan returned from Shenyang in vain, he was worried that his prestige would be reduced, and he was afraid that the banners would not obey the orders, so he did not return the men and horses to the banners and remained in the royal court.

Just when the Ming army attacked the front banner of the left flank, Wang Ting also got the news of the Ming army's attack half a day later.

Two hours later, 20,000 warriors of Horqin, escorting nearly 10,000 herdsmen, headed north.

In addition, there were knights who rushed out in all directions, informing various tribes to move to Hulun Lake near Heilongjiang and the fishing area of Erhai to temporarily avoid the front of the army, and play hide and seek with the Ming army.

Because of the lack of preparation for the westward movement and the fact that it was easy for the Ming army to calculate the route, Wu Keshan could only flee north with his troops to the panicked area.

Fortunately, it is spring, the weather is getting warmer, and it is acceptable to go north, they can drive the sheep and eat while walking, but the Ming army has no supplies in the Horqin grassland, and it will not take a month, and they will inevitably run out of food and retreat.

The Central Plains Dynasty was unable to occupy the grasslands, and a large reason was that the grain could not be solved.

Suppose a strong man eats one pound of rice a day, and he can transport 100 pounds at a time and walk 40 miles a day, then he will send grain from the border pass to the grassland 1,000 miles away, then he will have to eat 25 pounds when he goes, and when he comes back, he will eat 25 catties, and only half of the grain can be transported to the army.

Nanjing is only 600 miles away from Shanghai, and 1,000 miles has not yet penetrated into the grassland, and if it is 2,000 miles away, then the difficulty of transporting grain is even more unimaginable.

The Central Plains Dynasty occupies the territory, there are two conditions, one is that the place is useful, and the other is that it can be controlled for a long time, if the land is useless and difficult to control, the dynasty has no desire to occupy that piece of land.

Therefore, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to control the grassland, it had to find a way to get supplies from the grassland, and it needed the tribes of the grassland to submit and someone to pay taxes.

Wu Keshan's estimate was right, if the Ming army could not find him within a month, the Ming army could only run out of food and return south.

In fact, the food carried by the Ming army was only enough to go deep into the grassland for twenty days before they had to return south to eat, but the Ming army captured some of the spoils of war, which could prolong the time of the battle.

A pasture can only raise so many cattle and sheep, so although Horqin is a large tribe of more than 100,000 people, it is not gathered together, but after the pasture is allocated, hundreds of tents, nearly 1,000 tents are scattered on the grassland, the number of accounts in the royal court is more, and there are 10,000 nobles and herdsmen in total.

20,000 Mongolian cavalry under the leadership of Wu Keshan escorted the herdsmen, all the way to the north, anxious he did not even wait for the nearby Mongols to arrive, just let people notice, and hurriedly fled to the north.

In one of the carriages in the procession, Bumu Butai and Fu Lin shared a car.

At this time, Fu Lin's heart was mixed, he fled from Beijing to Horqin, originally thought that he could rely on Horqin to establish a country outside the Guan, but the result can only be said that his idea is too naïve.

Wu Keshan was also respectful to him at first, but his uncle was not a good uncle.

After discovering that the Manchus outside the pass were defeated by the Ming Dynasty, Wu Keshan's attitude towards him immediately became cold, leaving him aside, and taking away the jade seal of the Qing Emperor, and instead called himself the Great Khan of Mongolia.

This jade seal is said to have been obtained by the Qing Dynasty from the hands of Lin Dan Khan, who was handed down from generation to generation in the Northern Yuan Dynasty and has great political significance.

Fulin's life in Horqin was not easy, the phoenix that landed was not as good as a chicken, and many nobles in Horqin felt that he had been the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and must have brought out a lot of good things, so they thought of a way to blackmail him and humiliate him if he didn't give it.

Many times, it was Bumu Butai who protected him, persuaded him to endure humiliation, and used the story of Taizu's thirteen pairs of armor to raise troops and establish a feudal foundation to inspire him not to give up, so that he could take advantage of the power of Horqin to find an opportunity to rise.

This kind of days under the fence made Fulin very painful, but fortunately he still had a thought, but he didn't expect that it was not a year later, and his uncle Wu Keshan was not good, and he was also chased by the Ming Dynasty like a lost dog, and he was going to start fleeing, which made Fulin a little disheartened.

Thinking of this, Fu Lin couldn't help but sigh, "Queen Mother, it seems that I have no hope of recovering the country in the Qing Dynasty, and I am afraid that even my life will not be guaranteed!" After saying that, Fu Lin couldn't help but burst into tears.

Bu Mu Butai on the side was really a little disappointed in this son, he didn't look like a male lord, but in the current situation, she had no choice, "E-niang didn't expect that your uncle was so useless, and he couldn't even defeat Shenyang, which was only guarded by 4,000 people." Your Majesty, don't worry, if he can't be trusted, we'll find a way. ”

Fulin was desperate, "What else can be done, Horqin is defeated this time, whether we can escape or not is a question, besides, ·······"

Bumu Butai interrupted him, not wanting Fu Lin to think badly, "Your Majesty, the mourning family will definitely save your life!" If Horqin can't stay, the mourning family will take you to the Kingdom of Jin. Hauge is now the lord of the Golden Kingdom, and our mother and son are desperate to join him, there is no threat to him, and he will definitely take us in for a good reputation. Moreover, he is an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and he will not show weakness to the Ming, and we will take refuge in him, and the Jin Kingdom will definitely not refuse, in order to show his heart to fight against the Ming Dynasty. ”

The two of them were talking in the carriage, but at this time there was a sudden commotion at the back of the team, and Wu Keshan, who was marching in front of the team, reined in the reins of the horse, looked back, but saw the smoke billowing behind him, and he was suddenly shocked.

This must have been the Ming army burning his future and dismantling the camp tent, he didn't expect the Ming army to come so quickly, his face was full of panic.

Marching on the grassland, it is still Tan Tai and Zhang Cunren, who are more powerful, especially Tan Tai, who fought with the Mongols in Houjin back then, has rich experience, and knows that fighting Mongolia lies in a fast word.

As long as they bite the Mongols, even if they are a horseback people, they have cattle and sheep to take care of, and there are old and weak women and children, they will not be able to go fast.

"Great Khan, the horse army of the Ming Dynasty has caught up!" Beside Wu Keshan, his younger brother Borzigit Chahan exclaimed, "Let's go!" ”

Wu Keshan didn't say a word, and hurriedly waved his horse and walked quickly, but it was easy for the army to walk quickly, but the herdsmen could not get up quickly.

Cattle and sheep are the food of the Mongols, and if these cattle and sheep are lost, even if the cavalry runs away, they can only starve to death, and the herdsmen are still carrying tents and other things, without these things, how can the Mongols survive in the cold north?

The group had not gone far when suddenly there was the sound of hooves rolling behind them, and a large group of people and horses appeared a few miles behind them.

Wu Keshan saw that the Ming army was about to catch up, his heart sank, and he turned around and said angrily: "Damn! The Southern Barbarians really want to kill them all this time! ”

The sound of the Ming army's hooves behind was like thunder, and the Ming army galloping in front saw countless figures in the distance, hugging vehicles and pieces of cattle and sheep, and their hearts were all ecstatic.

"Rush!" Tan Tai, Qin Shangxing, Zhao Shenkuan and other generals all took out their swords and pointed forward, and the Ming cavalry roared, lined up in a dense formation, like layers of long walls, and rushed towards the Mongols.

(End of chapter)