Tenge shook his head.
"The way you're talking makes me sound like a traitor."
"To tell you the truth, I am acting on the orders of Chief Daishan to show you the right path."
"As long as we support Yue Tuo, our Later Jin will still have a way to survive."
"As for Hauge... we'll send him back to Shengjing, and what happens after that is none of our business."
Actually, what Tengge said was also false.
Daishan and Yue Tuo did indeed aspire to become Great Khans, but they had no intention of taking over the current mess.
It was the other Beile banner chiefs who wanted to push them to be the first to take the lead, so they made arrangements in secret.
For example, bribing this Tenge.
However, even Tengge himself was unaware of the mystery behind it.
So when he said this, he was incredibly confident.
The others, after hearing this, all believed it.
“Daishan and Yuetuo are also descendants of Aisin Gioro. If we recommend him to be the Great Khan, that would be fine.”
"But why doesn't Daišan himself become the Great Khan?"
"Oh dear, don't you understand? It must be that Daishan thinks he's Hauge's uncle, and it wouldn't sound good for an uncle to usurp his nephew's Khanate, so he sent his son to do it."
"Your analysis is correct."
After believing Tengger's explanation, these people thought about it more and more and felt that the method was feasible.
"Hauge, as the Great Khan, has led our Later Jin into a ditch. It is indeed time to replace him with a new Great Khan."
“Daišan is the Khan’s eldest son, and Yue Tuo is so intelligent. I agree with making Yue Tuo the Khan.”
Hearing their comments, a hint of satisfaction appeared in Tengge's eyes.
"In that case, let's use an excuse to lure Hauge here tomorrow, and then just tie him up."
"Let's use his name again to gather troops from all over the country and take them back to Shengjing together."
"With the remaining tens of thousands of troops from Goryeo, plus Daishan's more than 20,000 men, we are enough to fight the Ming army!"
The others nodded immediately.
"Okay! Let's do it this way!"
The next morning, as soon as Hauge got out of bed, he heard someone outside shout, "Great Khan, you'd better come out quickly!"
"We have assembled our troops and are about to go to war with the Ming army!"
In the past, Haug would have definitely noticed something was wrong.
Although Goryeo is not large, it is not small either.
The Jurchen troops were scattered in various places, and even if they were to be assembled, it would take ten days or so.
But at this point, his mind was already somewhat clouded.
Upon hearing this, he immediately exclaimed with delight, "Excellent! This Great Khan will come out right away!"
As soon as he stepped out the door, he saw more than a dozen armored guards standing outside, holding ropes in their hands.
Haug asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Those men didn't answer Haug's question at all; instead, they roared and charged forward.
These men were originally Hauge's personal guards, and each of them was a veteran of countless battles.
In other words, he had no military achievements; otherwise, he could have been granted the title of Baturu.
Even if Haug fought alone, he wouldn't be a match for any of them.
Now that they all charged at him together, Haug was naturally even less able to fight back.
In just a moment, he was firmly bound by the ropes.
Haug roared, "What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"
The guards did not reply, but turned to look behind them.
"The man has been captured."
Haug immediately struggled to get up, wanting to see who the guards were talking to.
But soon, a guard stepped on his back, preventing him from turning over.
These guards looked down on Hauge the most.
Tengge nodded and said, "Okay, keep a close eye on him and don't let him run around."
"I'll go out and give the order to the army to withdraw to Liaodong."
Haug recognized the man's voice and burst into a tirade:
"So it was you, you traitor who betrayed us, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, the guards found a strip of cloth and stuffed it into his mouth, silencing him completely.
"Hmph, you'd better behave yourself! You'll be in for a beating once we get back to Shengjing!"
The guard leaned close to Hauge's ear and gave him a cold laugh.
At this moment, the other Ejen also came in. They looked at Hauge on the ground without any emotion in their eyes.
Instead, they started discussing other things.
"Do you think that if we hand Hauge over to the Ming Dynasty and put all the blame on him, will the Ming Dynasty withdraw its troops?"
"I doubt it. The Ming Dynasty has mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops. How could they possibly retreat just because of one Hauge?"
As time went on, the number of Ming troops was exaggerated considerably.
"I think we should still submit to the Ming Dynasty this time."
"If surrendering would force the Ming army to retreat, that wouldn't be bad..."
Haug heard their voices and struggled angrily again.
Even with its mouth gagged, it still managed to whimper and make sounds.
But at this point, nobody cared what he was going to say anymore.
"Let's quickly lead our troops and retreat to Shengjing!"
As soon as the news spread, the Jurchen soldiers in this small town were excited.
"Great! We can finally go back!"
After the defeat at Imjin River, these people were already eager to return home.
No one dared to speak out simply because they were afraid of Hauge.
Now that Khan Hauge had "reformed," they naturally stopped pretending.
However, some people asked, "Should we wait for the garrisons of the other cities?"
However, Tengge shook his head again.
Since Haug was arrested, he has become the de facto leader.
"No! The Ming army could attack at any time. If we wait for troops from other places, we'll become too conspicuous!"
"We just need to tell them the order to withdraw, and let them withdraw north on their own!"
The others, upon hearing this order, did not object.
They were just saying it casually.
Soon, the Jurchens in the city finished packing and left the city through the north gate.
This news reached Yuan Chonghuan not long afterward.
"Huh? Hauge has withdrawn his troops?"
In fact, Yuan Chonghuan had already found out where Hauge was, but he just didn't tell Mao Wenlong.
If Mao Wenlong knew Hauge's location, would he still listen to him?
They must have already led their troops to capture Hauge.
"Should we stop Hauge?" Yuan Chonghuan frowned as he pondered.
In his view, even if Hauge were to return to Liaodong, it would only be like falling from one fire pit into another.
The Ming army, which was advancing towards Liaodong, not only had more troops but also stronger combat capabilities.
Capturing Haug would indeed be a great achievement, but failing to do so would result in a defeat.
Then his existing achievements will be diminished.
"Although Zhang Xianzhong won a battle at the Imjin River, it was mainly due to good luck."
"In terms of actual combat strength, my soldiers may not be a match for the Jurchens."
"Mao Wenlong's troops are certainly capable in combat, but seeing Mao Wenlong achieve such a great feat... Hmph!"
After a moment's thought, Yuan Chonghuan finally decided to let Hauge go.
"Anyway, as long as I abolish the Goryeo kingdom and establish it as a county, making it a provincial administration commission of my Great Ming, I will be remembered in history."
"Let Qin Liangyu and the others take credit for capturing Hauge alive."
Thinking of this, Yuan Chonghuan picked up the intelligence report and tore it into pieces in an instant.
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