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"Alliance leader, Yan Yingyuan brought a large number of muskets. Sengge's 10,000 troops may not be Yan Yingyuan's opponent. No, we have to go back immediately to rescue our people."
"That's right, we have to go back."
"Alliance leader, how can our soldiers still have the heart to continue fighting here if our people are not dead?"
"It won't be too late for us to seize Hexi next year, but the tribesmen can't wait!"
"That's right, that's right. Even if we listen to the leader and stay to continue fighting, I'm afraid our soldiers won't agree."
In Batur Khan's tent, the leaders of various tribes were arguing, and everyone was in a hurry to return to Moxi to rescue their wives and children. The noise made Batur Khan's head buzz.
"I'm afraid that if you go back, not only will you fail to save your people, but you may also lose your own lives." Batur Khan said loudly, and the big tent suddenly became quiet.
The leader of the Durte tribe, Keltai, said disapprovingly: "Does the leader intend to watch his people being abducted by Yan Yingyuan?"
"That's right. There's still a chance. What will the soldiers think if I don't go back?"
Batur Khan suddenly stood up, looked at everyone with eagle-like eyes and said, "Please listen to me. My people have also been taken captive. Don't I feel anxious? But have you ever thought that if we all go back, we may not only fail to save our people, but also kill them?"
"Alliance leader, how could this happen?"
"Of course not. If we don't go back, Yan Yingyuan will obviously not kill people. Otherwise, he would have killed them directly. But if our army goes back, Yan Yingyuan will feel that it will be difficult for him to escape. If you were Yan Yingyuan, what would you do?"
The simplest thing is to kill all the burdens, destroy all the roots of Moxi, and then escape on horseback. Thinking of this possibility, the faces of the tribal leaders in the big tent suddenly became extremely ugly.
Batur went on to say, "If Yan Yingyuan really did that, even if we kill him, we will probably freeze to death or starve to death. We will have no one left in our tribe, no cattle or sheep. If we go back, the Western Region will be lost again, and we won't even be able to survive this winter."
"Alliance leader, are we just going to leave it to fate?"
"Of course we can't just leave it to fate." Batur Khan said resolutely: "Now there is a best way. Let's work together to defeat Li Dingguo and occupy Hexi. If we can capture a large number of Qin troops and Han people, we can exchange them for our people and livestock."
"Now, Li Dingguo has sent out all his forces, obviously intending to seize the entire Western Regions while we are rushing back to Moxi. In fact, he doesn't need to seize the entire Western Regions. He only needs to hold the pass of Tianshan Mountain. We will freeze to death or starve to death this winter."
"Even if Moxi is gone, we still have the Western Region. Our main force is still there. If the Western Region is also lost, we will really have nothing, not even our lives."
Batur kept lobbying the leaders of various tribes. To be honest, it was also thanks to him. If it were someone else, they would have rushed back to Moxi without hesitation.
After his advice, the leaders of the tribes calmed down and pondered his words over and over again, and the more they thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
Batur Khan did not allow them to think too much. He continued, "Li Dingguo sent out his troops in a hurry and must be ill-prepared. We can just take advantage of his own strategy and wipe him out completely."
"Leader, what are you going to do?"
"Listen to me, everyone. Go tell your soldiers that we will return to Moxi immediately."
"Alliance leader, didn't you say..."
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As soon as Li Dingguo's army advanced to Chijin City, they received accurate news that Yan Yingyuan had indeed succeeded and swept across the Moxi grassland. The generals and soldiers confirmed the news and were all excited.
Guerrilla General Wei Song immediately said to Li Dingguo: "Grand Commander, now that the bases of the Western Mongolian tribes have been destroyed, the army's morale must be in chaos. I suggest that all cavalrymen speed up their advance immediately to prevent Batur from returning to his base."
Li Dingguo looked at the white fields. Although it snowed these days, it was not heavy enough to affect the march. The Mongols were used to living in bitter cold places, so such a small snowfall had almost no effect on them. However, it would have a great impact on the logistics of the Qin army.
"Don't be impatient. Let's wait a moment. Batur is not someone who can be easily defeated. The more times like this, the more we have to be careful that he will fight back and fight to the death."
After Li Dingguo finished speaking, the scouts in front reported: "General, the Junggar army has withdrawn. Except for the two to three thousand troops left in Guazhou and Shazhou, all the troops have withdrawn to Hami."
Wei Song exclaimed: "Grand Commander, this is bad, Batur is trying to escape, let's hurry up and bite him, don't let him get away."
Generals Li Congzhi, Li Sheng, Wei Nantian and Fang Yuan all volunteered to fight. However, Li Dingguo reined in his horse and carefully thought about the key to the whole matter.
Li Dingguo had fought with Batur Khan for quite some time, and he knew that he was a shrewd man. If he was not careful, he would fall into his trap. Judging from Batur's current actions, there were no flaws. Did he really retreat to Moxi like this
"If you were Batur and heard that the tribes left in the western desert were wiped out by our army, what would you do?" Li Dingguo asked thoughtfully.
Wei Nantian answered first: "General, what else can we do? Of course, we should lead the troops back to rescue the people. General, think about it, even if Batur has some ideas, what will the soldiers under his command be willing to do? Who doesn't worry about his wife and children?"
"That's right, Grand Commander, Batur's withdrawal of troops was expected."
"As expected?" Li Dingguo muttered to himself, and suddenly felt alert.
The so-called expected is a taboo in military strategy. Batur Khan is a man of great talent and strategy. Will he do as you expected
The west wind howled in the wilderness, and the 20,000 Qin soldiers marched against the wind, with only two eyes and one nose showing. This is a historical wilderness. In the past two thousand years, the Han dynasty has not been able to control this area for a long time. The reason is that such an environment is very favorable for the nomadic cavalry.
"Pass on my order. Have Deng Sanqiao divide into three teams of 500 people to harass Batur Khan's retreating troops. His main force must not advance rashly."
"Yes!" The messenger immediately galloped away.
Wei Nantian and the others asked in confusion: "Grand Commander, what are you doing?"
Li Dingguo said: "If Batur's army is really in chaos and retreats in a hurry, and the three battalions of cavalry keep attacking, he will definitely reveal a flaw. If he has no flaw, it means he can still control his army. Then we have to be careful."
"Grand Commander, what should we do?"
"Let Deng Sanqiao and his 5,000 cavalry accompany Batur first, and we will focus on capturing Guazhou and Shazhou first."
"What if Batur retreats all the way back to Moxi? Wouldn't General Yan and his men be in danger?"
"It's freezing cold, and if we advance recklessly, we'll be in even greater danger."
"General, are you saying that Batur is still trying to set a trap for us?"
"Everything is possible."
At this time, Li Dingguo became cautious, which was fortunate for the Qin army. Deng Sanqiao, who was in the front, received Li Dingguo's order and sent out camp commanders Huang Deng, Fan Shangzhi and Zhao Qidi, each with 500 men, to cross the Longji River and pursue Batur's army.
Batur's army of tens of thousands marched northwestwards towards Hami. Near Maji Mountain, the three armies of Huang Deng, Fan Shangzhi and Zhao Qidi caught up with them.
They were dressed in black, with only two eyes and a nose showing, which made people feel extremely weird.
Batur Khan sent his general Baltai with 2,000 troops to stop the attack, but Huang Deng and his men avoided them. The two sides chased each other on the white wasteland, and the sound of horses' hooves raised snowflakes that looked like fog.
After Huang Deng led Baltai around in a circle, Fan Shangzhi and Zhao Qidi suddenly came from both sides, equipped with several rocket launchers and bombarded Baltai.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Balls of fire exploded on the snow, rising up with earth-shaking momentum. But the effect was not very ideal, as Baltai's troops were spread out, and each rocket could only kill four or five people.
The two sides chased each other endlessly in the wilderness. Batur found that it was only a small group of Qin troops who were chasing them. He became very anxious. Could it be that Li Dingguo had anticipated his intention
If this is true, then the plan must be adjusted as soon as possible. Otherwise, if time is dragged on too long, the morale of the tens of thousands of troops under his command will become really difficult to control.
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ps: I'm sorry to everyone, my daughter is getting married in my neighbor's house, and I have to go back to my parents' house today to help, so it's difficult to update on time, sorry sorry. It's the 5th, and there are still two days left for the double monthly tickets. Brothers and sisters, please support me, and ask for monthly tickets and annual work tickets!
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