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When Liu Xingzuo heard this, he opened his mouth in surprise. He didn't expect that the grassland war would actually wipe out Lin Danhan! There are 30,000 to 40,000 tribes, and they are still on the grassland! It was no longer easy to defeat them, but to be able to annihilate them all was truly an unprecedented victory, not to mention bringing the rich Hetao into the territory of the Ming Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, this...is this true?" Liu Xingzuo couldn't believe it, so he stammered and confirmed again.

He was a military commander, so he knew that the Mongols were just like cunning foxes on the grasslands. Seeing that you have many people and strong troops, they immediately slap their butts and run away. The grassland is endless and there is no way to pursue them. If they see you outnumbered, they will immediately hang you up, harass you, beat you, and let you die on the grassland.

It is precisely for this reason that, except for the decades since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army rarely entered the grasslands at other times. Mongols from the grasslands came to invade the pass.

Seeing Liu Xingzuo's surprised look, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment and smiled with satisfaction.

To be honest, luck plays a large part in the outcome of this war.

For example, in the Battle of Dai County, five thousand bandits were allowed to escape instead of being annihilated. When the five thousand bandits ran to the grassland, Lin Danhan actually led the army to pursue King Shunyi in the west. Ezhe, who was responsible for guarding the city, took people to hunt, and the bandits robbed Guihua City!

Then, because of the magical chat group, Li Guo was added to it, allowing Daming to know everything about Guihua City. The leader of the bandits, Wang Jiayin, happened to get the jade seal passed down from the country, and then he dreamed of becoming an emperor. He was encouraged by Li Guo, and provoked the Mongols to attack Guihua City regardless of casualties.

The combination of so many things gave Ming an opportunity to mobilize heavy troops and deploy them calmly. Then when the Mongols and bandits were exhausted, they reaped the benefits!

This war can be said to be both unexpected and reasonable!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen gave Liu Xingzuo a brief explanation. Seeing his sudden realization, he warned: "In order to achieve the best effect, the victory report of the battle of Guihua City must be kept secret before it reaches the capital!"

"The general will understand, and the general will obey the order!" Liu Xingzuo responded quickly with excitement on his face.

Knowing this, he had confidence in his heart and understood what he should do to achieve the effect the emperor wanted.

Liu Xingzuo just thought about it for a while, then expressed his general idea, and with Emperor Chongzhen's permission, he left and left.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, looked up at the sky outside, and then entered the chat group to learn about the battle of Guihua City.

At this time, on the grassland where Guihua City is located, the war is coming to an end.

When Lin Danhan fled to the west, if his two left-wing generals had helped him stop the Ming troops on both sides of the southeast, he would have really been able to break out of the encirclement. But what made him angry was that just as he started to flee westward, his two left-wing general managers who had vowed to stay behind to stop the attack ran to the northeast.

As a result, at least most of the Ming army's cavalry surrounded Lin Danhan. Even if the grassland is open, the Ming cavalry are waiting for work, and there are more people than him, so they still formed an encirclement in advance. In addition, before Lin Danhan's men escaped, they were attacking Guihua City and had already exhausted a lot of energy. When all these reasons are added together, even regardless of the unequal morale between the two sides, Lin Danhan does not have the ability to escape from the siege.

In order to ensure that Lin Dan Khan would not slip through the net, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui, let the Mongolian messenger go back, and then used a telescope to locate Lin Dan Khan. The cavalry troops dispatched from his own formation were all elite Ye Bu Shu, one man and two horses, but they did not intend to let go of any Mongolians on Lin Dan Khan's side.

Lin Dan Khan's banner has long since fallen, and fewer and fewer Mongolians are still resisting. This made Hong Chengchou, who was observing with a telescope from a distance, relieved. He knew that this war would be perfect only if he captured Lin Danhan. Now it seems that there is no problem in annihilating the Mongols in the west.

Relieved, Hong Chengchou turned his head and looked at the northeastern part of Guihua City. The Ming Dynasty cavalry, according to the pre-arrangement, intercepted the northern area with heavy troops, driving the Mongolians here to flee eastward.

Originally surrounded by Ming cavalry from the north and east, only about one-third of the Mongols were allowed to escape. When Hong Chengchou saw this, he turned around and ordered Li Dingguo beside him: "Tell General Wu to follow and pursue him, so that the Mongols won't have a chance to breathe!"

After finishing speaking, he added: "Also, notify Vice General Cao and tell him the location of the escaping Mongolians, so that he can intercept them in advance. We must not let the remaining Mongolians slip through the net!"

"Yes, Lord Zhongcheng!" Li Dingguo responded with a childish voice, full of excitement, and immediately entered the chat group and conveyed Hong Chengchou's order in the temporary group.

When Lu Ruipeng and Gao Yingyuan saw it, they immediately informed Wu Sangui and Cao Wenzhao.

Huluk Saisang and Tashhai Saisang were still secretly proud at this time. The great god Lin Danhan was attracting the attention of the Ming Dynasty cavalry, and they were finally able to break out. If Dong escapes to Daijin, takes refuge in Daijin, and gets shelter, he will be safe! They had no idea that Ming had laid a dragnet in front of them, waiting for them to get in.

When Huluk Saisang and Tashhai Saisang were escaping, they turned around to look at the Ming cavalry chasing after them. They looked at each other and smiled, feeling relieved. The difference between them and Lin Danhan's side was that it was not their turn to take part in today's siege. Moreover, the two of them had already planned to return eastward and join Jianlu, so they were considered prepared. Although he broke out of the encirclement of the Ming cavalry and lost two-thirds of his troops, he still managed to escape.

They didn't believe that the Ming army could catch up with them on the grassland, so the two even had time to shout and talk to each other.

"I really didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would send so many troops to retaliate just for a clearing of grass in Gansu. It's really crazy!"

"Yes! But the most unexpected thing is that the Ming army surrounded us from all sides at this time, and our scouts didn't even have any news in advance."

Generally speaking, at least Ye Bushou from the Ming Kingdom must appear on the grassland to find out the situation in Guihua City, and keep track of the trends at any time and report them to the customs. Then gather troops, send troops outside the pass, and so on. These things take at least several days. For such a long time, they didn't find any trace of Ming Guo Ye Bu Shu. This was what they couldn't figure out the most.

The two of them chatted while running, but in the end, they had no intention of chatting anymore, because the Ming army behind them didn't seem to have any intention of giving up.

At this moment, Hulu Kesaisang pointed forward in despair and said: "The Ming Cavalry is coming again..."

Thanks to Sisko, Boring Passer 08, ft11624, Qingying Denglei for the reward!