Chapter 1138: A Wise Move

"Okay, let's retreat to the mountains to the west!"

Ah Dai Khan didn't expect that Tuhuan's heart was so ruthless, and he actually used the Northern Yuan soldiers as a stepping stone to escape, but he had no other way now, and after a long groan, he nodded to Ah Dai Khan expressionlessly, and his words seemed a little bitter.

Rather than being captured by the Ming army, or dying here, it is better to find a way to return to Mobei, so that they still have a chance to make a comeback, otherwise there is no hope at all.

Moreover, Adai Khan knew that the reason why Tuhuan wanted him to go into the mountains to hide was not for his sake, but because he wanted to gather the forces of both sides to drag the Ming army in the mountains and cover his secret departure.

Adai Khan had to use this method to get out at this time, and the defense line formed by the Ming army of Chisha Mountain and Chisha City was still strong, and he had no chance to break through from here.

Seeing that Adai Khan agreed to his proposal, Tuhuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, bowed to Adai Khan, and left quickly, going to arrange the retreat to the western mountains, and at the same time arrange manpower to resist the Ming cavalry that rushed in.

"Lord, the Great Khan of Adai has sent news that the reinforcements of the Ming army have arrived, so let's prepare and evacuate to the mountains to the west." In the camp of the Great Horde, a guard hurriedly entered Prince Babud's tent, knelt down on one knee and shouted a message to Prince Babud, who was discussing with several generals.

"It's coming so fast!" Prince Babud's eyes flashed with a look of surprise when he heard this, he thought that the reinforcements of the Ming army would arrive in seven days, but he did not expect to arrive two days early.

"Lord Wang, the mountainous area to the west is a dead end, once we enter the mountainous area, we will inevitably be surrounded and suppressed by the Ming army, and there will be no escape." One of the generals of the Great Horde groaned for a moment and said to Prince Babd with a blank face.

Not only that, but the army of the Great Horde was not adapted to the mountain warfare of Kansai, so after entering the mountains, its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and it became a lamb to the slaughter.

"Lord Wang, I suspect the intention of Adai Khan's move." Then, another bearded general looked at Prince Babd with a serious expression, "Entering the mountains seems to have temporarily avoided the edge of the Ming army, but in fact it is a dead end, and it will eventually be surrounded and wiped out by the Ming army." ”

"You mean, Adai Khan is ready to take the opportunity to escape?" Prince Babud immediately understood the meaning of the bearded general's words, and his brows furrowed tightly, it was obvious that Adai Khan and Tuhuan would not surrender to the Ming Dynasty, let alone kill themselves, so the motive for this move was doubtful.

"The mountains are not conducive to the march of the army, but if the Great Khan of Adai and the Taishi of Tuhuan lead a few people to take the mountain road, they will still be able to cross the mountains here to reach the grasslands in the north!"

The bearded general nodded affirmatively, in addition to that, he really couldn't think of the intention of Ah Dai Khan and Tuhuan Taishi, the Ming Dynasty was strong and had abundant materials, and there was time to accompany the Northern Yuan to wander around the mountains, once the Northern Yuan was short of food and grass, then it would collapse without a fight.

"Lord Wang, the inferior people will definitely escort the prince back to the Khanate safely." The look on Prince Babud's face suddenly became extremely solemn, and the general who was the first to speak when he saw this situation said in a deep voice, as long as the Ming army can be dragged in the mountains for a while, then Prince Babd will have the opportunity to take his entourage through the mountains to the northern grasslands.

"If this king leaves like this, if he is worthy of the Khanate? And how to explain to the Great Khan? Hearing this, Babud couldn't help but smile bitterly, he knew the general's kindness, but he still couldn't do it to escape for his life alone, how could he, as a prince, leave behind the soldiers of the Great Horde?

When he left the Great Horde, Babud had an army of 100,000 under his command, but now there are only more than 20,000 soldiers in the hands of the five days of bloody battles in Chisha Mountain and Chisha City, and the soldiers of the Great Horde who attacked the Ming army in Chisha Mountain are less than 10,000, and he really does not know how to explain to the Great Khan of the Great Horde.

"Lord Wang, according to what I have seen in my humble position, now that the Ming army has controlled the situation on the battlefield, we might as well surrender, so that we can keep the remaining soldiers."

Seeing that Prince Babd didn't want to escape alone, the bearded general hesitated for a moment and said solemnly, "As far as I know, the Ming army has always treated prisoners preferentially, as long as we confess our guilt to the Ming Emperor, then with the Ming Dynasty's usual broad-mindedness, it is likely that we will be allowed to return to the Khanate." ”

Babud's eyes lit up when he heard the prince's words, and although surrender was a shameful thing, it was also an expedient measure.

After coming to Daming for such a long time, Prince Babud also has a lot of understanding of Daming, knowing that Daming is the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire in the East, and has always been courteous and very tolerant to the vassal states, so if he can ask the emperor of Daming for guilt, there is a chance that he will be put back by the emperor of Daming, in order to show the demeanor of Daming's great power.

"Lord Wang, the cavalry of the Ming Army is coming in an instant, Lord Wang must make a decision as soon as possible!" The bearded general saw that Prince Babud did not object to surrendering to Daming, and knew that Prince Babud also had this intention, so he said in a deep voice, now that time is pressing, there is not too much time for Prince Babud to consider.

"You send someone to see the generals of the Ming army, and this king is willing to surrender." Prince Babud's face changed a few times, then he glanced around at the generals on the scene, and said to the bearded general with an expressionless face, "In addition, send someone to inform our people in Chisha Mountain that they are ready to surrender to the Ming army!" ”

"Obey the order, and do it." The bearded general breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed to Prince Babud and left in a hurry.

The faces of the other generals also showed a relaxed look, and they were no longer willing to fight the war at this point, because even if they died in battle, it would not change the outcome of the war.

"Great Khan, it's not good, the Ming cavalry did not rush to Chisha City, but bypassed us and ran to the mountains to the west, it seems that they want to block our way into the mountains." Half an hour later, just as the Great Khan of Adai was convening his generals in the military tent to discuss the matter, a Northern Yuan general rushed to the meeting and prayed out of breath.

"What?" Ah Dai Khan was stunned when he heard this, he thought that these cavalry were going to attack the camp of the Northern Yuan, but he never expected to cut off their escape route.

"Great Khan, the Ming army has made it clear that they want to besiege us here, and when the reinforcements arrive, we will be surrounded by the Ming army." A gray-haired general who was closest to the Great Khan looked at him with a solemn expression and said, it was obvious that the Ming army wanted to build a huge encirclement and put the Northern Yuan army inside.

"The order is to go down, and the army is stationed on the spot, waiting for the order of Ben Khan." Adai Khan's face changed a few times, and he gave an order in a deep voice, stopping the Northern Yuan soldiers who were packing up their things and preparing to leave for the mountain, if they forced their way into the mountain, those Ming cavalry would bring disaster to the Northern Yuan army.

Naturally, Tuhuan also got the military report that the Ming cavalry bypassed Chisha City and rushed to the mountains to the west, and hurriedly led people to consult with the Great Khan of Adai, he didn't expect the Ming army to be so ruthless that they blocked their only way to live.

"Great Khan, if this Taishi guessed correctly, the Ming army is waiting for the arrival of reinforcements, and we must leave here before they close the siege." In view of the current serious situation, Tuhuan said to Adai Khan with a grim face, "We must break through tonight!" ”

"Breakout?" A bitter smile flashed at the corner of Ah Dai Khan's mouth, now the roads to the north and west have been blocked, and the south and east are facing the reinforcements of the Ming army in the direction of Qinglong City and Jiayuguan, so it is not easy to escape from the encirclement and interception of the Ming army.

Moreover, the Ming army in Chisha City is now staring at the movements of the Northern Yuan military camp, once it is discovered that the Northern Yuan is going to withdraw, it will definitely follow and kill, and after encountering the reinforcements of the Ming army, the Northern Yuan army will fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy.

"Great Khan, the minister feels that it is not suitable to break through at night, now our army has been fighting bloody battles with the Ming army in Chisha City for many days, it is the time when people are tired and tired, we should take the opportunity to rest overnight, and evacuate early tomorrow morning." At this time, a Northern Yuan general groaned for a while, and said to Adai Khan worriedly, "Moreover, if you meet reinforcements from the Ming army tomorrow, the soldiers will not be able to fight again after a night of marching!" ”

"Taishi, what do you think?" Hearing this, Ah Dai Khan immediately bowed slightly, thinking that the Northern Yuan general was reasonable, anyway, sooner or later he would have a big battle with the Ming army, it was better to recuperate.

"In that case, let's break through to the east early tomorrow morning, and the Ming army in the northwest will be easier to deal with than the Ming army in Guanxi." Tuhuan bowed to Dumb Khan and settled the matter of the breakthrough, but his eyes flickered a little, as if he was thoughtful.

While the Northern Yuan army in Chisha City was nervously preparing for tomorrow's breakthrough, the Northern Yuan army in front of Chisha Mountain also received an order to withdraw from the battlefield early tomorrow morning and follow Adai Khan and Tuhuan Taishi to break through.

In fact, the reason why Adai Khan and Tuhuan let the Northern Yuan army in Chisha Mountain evacuate was not because they really wanted to take them away, but because they hoped that they could drag the Ming army in Chisha City and buy time for them to escape.

Obviously, the Northern Yuan army of Chisha Mountain was sandwiched between Chisha Mountain and the Ming army of Chisha City, and had become a turtle in an urn, and the possibility of escape was very small.

"Great Khan, the Taishi of Tuhuan left the barracks with three thousand cavalry and headed southwest." In the evening, just as Adai Khan was pacing back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, a Northern Yuan general walked in quickly and said.

"Gone away?" Ah Dai Khan was taken aback when he heard this, and subconsciously stopped, it seems that Tuhuan is not optimistic about tomorrow's breakthrough, so he quietly led the army to slip away.

"This old fox!" Then, Adai Khan smashed his fist on the desk on the side, and said hatefully, Tuhuan used him as a bait for the Ming army, if he hadn't let people keep an eye on Tuhuan, he wouldn't have known that Tuhuan had secretly escaped.

"Great Khan, we have to deal with it early." The Northern Yuan general who came to report the news looked at Adai Khan anxiously, and it was obvious that tomorrow's breakthrough would be more auspicious.

"This Khan is the Great Khan of the Great Yuan, how can he abandon the soldiers like a rat like Tuhuan?" Adai Khan groaned for a moment, and said coldly to the Northern Yuan general, "Don't tell anyone about this matter, so as not to disturb the morale of the army." ”

"Obey the order!" When the Northern Yuan general heard this, he bowed down, his expression was extremely gloomy, and even ran away, what hope did they have?

At this moment, in the southwest of the Northern Yuan camp, under the cover of night, a Northern Yuan cavalry galloped into the distance.

Tu Huan rode on the horse expressionlessly, to be honest, he didn't want to be a deserter, but the battle situation in front of him was extremely unfavorable to Beiyuan, and there was no other way but to escape.

As the saying goes, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, as long as he can escape back to Mobei, he can make a comeback and make a comeback in the future to take revenge.