In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 88
"Your Majesty, those horse bandits are hiding in the castle and cannot get out. The casualties in the attack will be too great. We should go to Datong Shuozhou area to plunder first, and then deal with these horse bandits!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the daily consumption of food and grass is too big. Let's replenish some food and grass first!"

After wandering around for another two days, both the Eight Banners generals and the Mongolian generals almost all clamored to go and plunder first.

The ordinary Jurchens and Mongols were also complaining. They were obviously resentful that they finally came to the Ming Dynasty and stayed here instead of plundering. Everyone felt a little resentful towards Hauge.

In fact, Hauge didn't want to plunder, but the task given to him by Huang Taiji was to eliminate this group of horse bandits and capture their leader and Namu Zhong.

Now that he was embarrassed by the public opinion, he could only look at Sony on the side and ask: "Sony, do you have anything to say? Do you think we should return to the grassland or go to Datong Shuozhou?"

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, we should go to Datong Shuozhou to plunder some things first." Sony replied quickly.

Seeing Sony saying this, Hauge frowned and said in a deep voice: "As soon as we leave, those horse bandits will definitely leave the Great Wall and go to Hetao. There are [-] Chahar tribe there, and they are relatives of Namuzhong. At that time, she raised her arms and shouted, even if those tribes dare not betray me, the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that the number of cavalry among the horse bandits will double. What will happen then?"

"My lord, I think it will be difficult to wipe out this group of horse bandits near the Ming Dynasty. If they are forced to defect to the Ming Dynasty, it will only be more troublesome.

It's better to lure them to the Loop now and let's pursue them. When the time comes, we'll be blocked north of the Great Wall, and the prince will summon all the Tumote tribes to carry out encirclement and suppression. Where else can the group of horse bandits go? "

Sony quickly explained.

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

It is simply unrealistic to chase down this group of Han horse bandits on the edge of the Great Wall. They chase people in and then run out. When they chase them out, they might run in again, or they won't run away and just find a castle to hide. With their little strength, they can't do anything to others.

"Okay, then do it!"

Hauge thought about it and felt that what Sony said made sense. If the delay continued, once the Ming army came to their senses, they would have no choice but to withdraw from the Great Wall. They might as well leave here to plunder and let the horse bandits continue to the grassland.

After the decision was made, Hauge led the army towards Datong that afternoon.

Along the way, all the Jurchens and Mongolians screamed in excitement, and their morale was as high as ever.

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"All the Jurchens have left, and no one is even left at the gap in the Great Wall?"

"Yes, husband. He didn't even spare a single horse, and even widened the gap ten feet." Hubbell nodded.

"Are they going east or west?"

The Jurchens would not attack by force, but would rob. Lin Rui had already predicted this. After all, dogs cannot change their eating habits. No one would believe that a robber would not rob something when he entered a rich man's house.

But what he didn't expect was that the Jurchens would leave so simply, without even leaving anyone to guard the gap. Aren't they afraid that they would return to the grassland?
"According to the report from the detective horse, they went southwest along the official road."

"It seems that we are going to Datong." Lin Rui nodded. Xuanfu has a narrow terrain and dense castles, which is not suitable for cavalry to roam freely. Datong Shuozhou is much more spacious.

"Rui Lang, what should we do now? Should we leave the Great Wall and go to Hetao, or should we stay here and have contact with Ming Dynasty first?"

After Namuzhong finished speaking, Hubbell also looked over.

"No, we won't go to the Loop, nor will we stay here. Let's kill the Begging Department first, and then go to the Loop!"

Lin Rui thought about it and said.

After all, the number of their cavalry is still a little small. The Hetao is not as good as the Liaohetao. There are nearly [-] Tumuts there, including many large tribes of [-] people. Once the Jurchens chase them, they will surround and suppress them together with the Tumuts. , let alone recruiting people to survive is difficult.Therefore, it is best to expand the number of cavalry, at least to have the strength to crush a tribe of [-] people. Only in this way can the Tumut tribes be afraid and dare not intercept them wantonly.

Although he decided to destroy the Qi Tan tribe first, the Jurchens had not gone far yet, so Lin Rui did not set off immediately, but decided to stay for a few more days to recruit more Han people.

So Huang Ben and Zhou Meng were directly asked to go to each village with their cavalry, food, and money to recruit.

In just two days, nearly 2000 people were recruited again, almost all young people around 16 to 18 years old.

At this time, Tan Ma came to report that the Jurchens had left Xuanfu and went to Datong. Lin Rui did not delay, and directly found a place to bury the remaining money, and distributed the food and materials that could not be taken away. The military household was ready to leave Daming with the army.

"You can recuperate here with peace of mind. Don't worry, I will definitely come to take you back in one year at most!"

"Sir, let's wait. You must come to pick us up!"

"Sir, you must not forget us!"

"Yes, sir, I want to continue to follow you and the Queen after I recover."

The lightly wounded were fine and could follow the army, but the more than 100 seriously injured, including Mongolians and Hans, could no longer ride horses and could not bear the bumps.

Lin Rui had no choice but to find a nearby hilltop to accommodate them, and then left some supplies, ten soldiers to take care of them, and even more than 100 horses.

Those Han people were fine, and Lin Rui just asked Lin Rui not to forget them, but the more than 60 Mongolian teenagers were a little anxious.

In the end, Lin Rui simply pulled out an arrow, broke it with all his strength, and swore: "I, Lin Rui, swear that if I don't come to pick you up within a year, it will be like this arrow!"

"Young master, take care!"

When everyone saw this, they felt a lot more relieved.

Lin Rui temporarily appointed a Han Xiaoqi as their captain and a Mongolian Xiaoqi as their deputy captain, and then left with Namuzhong.

When the two men led a group of cavalry to the gap, Hubbell had already commanded the entire army to cross the Great Wall.

The 2700 teenagers were all a little anxious. Apparently they didn't expect to leave their homes and go to the grasslands to make a living so soon.

The key is that most people don't know how to ride a horse. Although they are all riding on horses at the moment, the reins are held by the Mongolian cavalry in front.

When they left the stronghold, each person brought an extra knife. In addition to the knives prepared for the thousand prisoners and the ones captured in the three castles, everyone was given a knife, but even if they held it in their hands, Even with their swords in hand, these young recruits still don't feel the slightest sense of security.

In fact, Lin Rui also knew that it was dangerous to take these teenagers on the road together. After all, the fate of those [-] captives lay there.

But with these 2700 people joining, it will definitely be easier to attack the Qi Tan Department, and the Mongols in the team will be better balanced in the future.

At worst, we can wait until the charcoal begging tribe is destroyed and then find an opportunity to send them back to the village.

Anyway, it only takes a few days to get from here to the village. The Jurchens shouldn't be able to catch up so quickly. Those guys won't get out of the Great Wall unless they grab enough.

Following the order, more than 1 war horses began to trot one after another. The recruits held the saddle tightly with both hands for fear of being accidentally thrown off the horse.

(End of this chapter)