The Ming army retreated immediately after their successful attack.
As it was getting dark, Subati did not dare to pursue and could only return to the camp, covering his knee to check his injury.
Bang!
After checking the injuries, Subati slammed his sandbag-sized fist on the table, "Damn it, I'm so pissed off!"
"Don't be angry, Khan. The injury is not serious. He will be fine after a month of rest." said the military doctor.
"I am the Great Khan of Zasaktu, and today I was injured by the small Eastern Sunite tribe. If this gets out, where will this Khan's face be?" Subadi gnashed his teeth and said, "Send someone to find the Eastern Sunite tribe immediately. This Khan wants revenge."
"Great Khan, be careful!" The confidant beside him whispered, "This is the territory of the Southern Mongolians. They are the host and we are the guest! If we have a dispute with them, it will be difficult for us to gain an advantage."
"What's more, our mission this time is to trade with the Ming court, obtain urgently needed supplies, and bring them back to Mobei!"
"The Mongols in the south of the desert have always coveted our supplies. If things get out of hand, we can't rule out the possibility that they will unite to kill our people and steal our supplies!"
"So, Khan, you should be more patient!"
"Hmm..." Subati began to hold his breath.
But the longer he endured, the angrier he got; the more he took a step back, the more he felt at a loss.
"No," Subati slammed the table and stood up. "As the saying goes, a man who does not seek revenge is not a gentleman! The Ming army is attacking Liaodong now. If all else fails, we can still join forces with the Ming army to deal with them."
"Wait a minute," Chechen Khan Shuolei frowned and said, "Those Mongols just claim to be from the Eastern Sunite tribe. We didn't capture any prisoners."
"You mean... they deliberately pretended to be the Eastern Sunite tribe?" Subati asked, covering his knees and looking up.
"It's possible." Shuolei was not sure and could only guess.
Subati thought for a while, "Whether it is true or not, we have to find the Eastern Sunite tribe."
"Indeed," Shuolei agreed.
"Send more troops tomorrow to protect the supplies in the trade, and send out more people to look for the traces of the Eastern Sunite tribe." Subadi gave the order angrily.
Somewhere in the grassland.
Teng Jite, the leader of the Eastern Sunite tribe, suddenly sneezed several times in succession.
He stretched out his hands to feel the temperature of the air with some confusion, and then looked at his clothes.
"You're wearing quite a lot of clothes, so why are you sneezing for no apparent reason?"
......
In the evening of the next day, Li Xianzhong made a circle and returned to the Great Wall.
He was not as happy as he thought.
On the contrary, he was somewhat depressed.
Because he didn't make any move at all.
The Mongolian soldiers under his command were just feinting and did not cause any substantial damage to the Khalkha Mongols.
"It's not satisfying, not at all!" Li Xianzhong deliberately paced back and forth in front of Li Dingguo to express his dissatisfaction in this way.
"Don't be anxious, there are several tough battles to fight next!" Li Dingguo suddenly said.
"A tough battle? Against whom? How to fight?" Li Xianzhong stopped and asked, staring at Li Dingguo's face.
Li Dingguo spread out a map on the table, pointed to the upper reaches of the Liao River in the northeast and said, "Yebushou captured several spies from the Khorchin tribe. According to the spies, the Khorchin tribe fled here."
"What do you mean...?" Li Xianzhong didn't understand Li Dingguo's intention.
Li Dingguo smiled and said, "The main forces of the Khorchin tribe are all in the lower reaches of the Liao River, confronting the Governor-General. If we can find their tribe deep in the grassland, it will be a disaster for the Khorchin tribe."
Li Xianzhong roughly calculated and frowned: "This place is four or five hundred miles away from the Great Wall. If we advance alone, we will most likely run the risk of running out of food."
“So it’s a tough battle!”
Li Xianzhong thought carefully for a while: "How many soldiers should I bring? Who should I impersonate?"
"You take 3,000 cavalrymen, each with three horses. If you don't have enough horses, I can get you some! Pretend to be Khalkha Mongolian cavalrymen and raid Khorchin Mongolia as quickly as possible."
"What about you? Where are you going?" Li Xianzhong asked cautiously.
He almost risked the annihilation of his entire army by sending out troops this time.
If Li Dingguo just stayed near the Great Wall without moving, he would really feel unwilling.
Li Dingguo said seriously: "I will pretend to be the Eight Banners soldiers of Jiannu and attack the Khalkha Mongols who are trading with us."
"Will this be too obvious?" Li Xianzhong was a little worried. "There are indeed many Mongols and Jiannu in Liaodong, but there are also Ming Dynasty troops!"
"In the eyes of the Khalkha Mongols, the Jiannu and the Mongolian tribes south of the desert appeared one after another, but there was no trace of the Ming army. If you think about it carefully, there will be many unreasonable things."
Li Dingguo smiled and said, "Who said there is no trace of the Ming army?"
"Where? I didn't hear any information about the movement of the Ming army in your plan."
"When I pretended to be an Eight Banners soldier and attacked Khalkha Mongolia, the Ming army appeared and attacked Khalkha Mongolia."
"Wait..." Li Xianzhong's mind was in a mess. He squinted his eyes and thought for a long time before asking, "Khalkha Mongolia is trading with us. Strictly speaking, the two sides are now allies. Why would we attack our allies?"
"The Khalkha Mongols are not allies!" Li Dingguo said with some disdain, "In the 17th year of our dynasty, the rebels were defeated and retreated to Shanxi. The court wanted to unite with them to deal with the rebels. But they took the opportunity to besiege Xuanfu and tried to rob in the chaos."
Li Xianzhong thought for a long time before he raised his head and said, "Even if we are not allies, there are still many unreasonable aspects of your plan."
“It doesn’t matter whether it’s reasonable or not.”
"What's important then?"
Li Dingguo smiled lightly: "It is most important to make them suspicious! After being attacked by the Mongols in the south of the desert, the Eight Banners of the Jiannu, and the Ming army, the Khalkha Mongols will doubt everything here."
"Under their agitation, the entire Liaodong will fall into mutual suspicion, and the situation in Liaodong will be completely messed up!"
Early morning of June 18th.
Li Xianzhong led his troops into the grassland and chased in the direction of the Khorchin tribe's escape.
Li Dingguo was not idle either.
First, a cavalry unit was sent out disguised as the Eight Banners Army, and then an undisguised Ming army was sent out in an urgent manner.
The two cavalry units successively launched surprise attacks on the Khalkha Mongolian camp.
Li Dingguo's combat strategy was to fight as he pleased while ensuring that there were no casualties on his side.
Even if there are casualties, no bodies can be left behind.
Under the guidance of this combat strategy, the Ming army fought easily.
The elite troops under his command are even more Mongolian than the Mongols themselves.
When it came, it was like a violent storm, and when it left, it was like a whirlwind that swept away all the clouds.
By the time the main force of the Khalkha Mongols arrived at the battlefield, they had already gone away.
Although the actual damage caused by such attacks is not great, the psychological damage is very serious.
The Khalkha Mongols who moved south first suspected their enemies, and eventually even began to doubt themselves.
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