Facing Zaisai's aggressiveness, Setel was a little nervous, especially because Zaisai's words successfully aroused the dissatisfaction of Zhuoli Ketu, Hongbatulu and Hongol, who were both involved in this battle.
The main force, but fell short, which made them a little hard to accept.
"Zaisai, why didn't the Bahrain Division send troops? We dispatched 3,500 people, but the Jizhen cavalry is still harassing us from behind. Of course we need to retain a mobile force to prevent problems in the bud, but your Hongji Division is making people suspicious.
, Isn’t the Ye He tribe related to your Hong Ji La tribe by marriage? Why do they send troops to attack us when we come to fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty?” Seter counterattacked without showing any weakness.
Zaisai's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he said viciously: "The Yehe tribe is a Haixi Jurchen, and we are Nekalkha. If I marry their woman, can I still control the Yehe tribe? What do you think of Jin?"
Will Taishi listen to me? Nurhachi also married the sister of Bu Zhai of Yehebu, why not kill Bu Zhai? We paid heavy losses in this battle, but you told me that we are suspicious, Seter, maybe
Have you, the Bahrain team, been sitting on your laurels for too long?”
Seter's heart tightened. The Zarut tribe suffered heavy losses in the fire attack, and the Bayot tribe also suffered losses. The Hongjila tribe, the Uziyet tribe, and the Horqin people all paid a huge price in this attack.
But nothing was gained, only the Bahrain and Yehe tribes suffered very little losses in cavalry battles, which undoubtedly made each tribe very dissatisfied.
"Zaisai, this is your arrangement. If you want to arrange the next round of offensive, our Bahrain team will take the lead, and I, Setel, will have no complaints." At this time, Setel could only grit his teeth and say, "I didn't know you.
What do you plan to do next?"
The anger in Zasai's eyes was even greater. It was obvious that attacking Qian'an now would not gain everyone's approval. Even he had given up the idea of fighting Qian'an again.
The price is too high. Everyone is here to rob property and people, not to die. However, in this first battle, a few teeth were knocked out. It is conceivable that many of them may be resentful of themselves.
Although everyone agreed before the war that moving to An'an was easy, how could they have imagined that they would encounter such a tough problem?
It's just that this time the troops were sent out nominally under the leadership of Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu, but everyone knew that they were the ones who made the decision, and a lot of dissatisfaction would naturally be directed at them.
If you don't come up with a solution and just flee back to the grassland in despair, I'm afraid that your prestige in the five Inner Kalkha tribes and even Eastern Mongolia will be lost.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Zaisai lowered his head slightly and said, "Uncle, look..."
Zholiktu Hungbatulu also knew that it was Seter who defeated Zaisai's army, but to be honest, it was really not Zaisi's fault.
There were serious errors in the intelligence of the Chahars and Jianzhou Jurchens. The resistance of the defenders of Yongping Prefecture was so strong that it far exceeded the intelligence they provided to their own side.
This is not a new military and civilian strength at all, it is definitely an elite fire gun battalion from Liaodong Town. It can not collapse under such a fierce offensive of one's own side, and eventually defeats one's own side. This situation is unimaginable, except for the Liaodong Town's
Neither Elite nor Ji Town has such a large-scale fire gun army.
Considering that the magistrate of Yongping Prefecture is said to be the only legitimate son of Feng Tang, Governor of Jiliao, it is no wonder that people spared no effort to rescue Yongping Prefecture.
"Everyone is here. How is the situation in this battle? Everyone knows in their hearts that it is not our problem, but the problem of Chahar and Jianzhou Jurchen. Hong Guoer, you Horqin people also went to the battle in person and experienced it personally.
After knowing the combat effectiveness of those gunmen in Qian'an City, do you think this is the so-called new military and civilian strength?"
The Horqin people are more like a nail in the Jianzhou Jurchen arrangement in Eastern Mongolia. Among the five Inner Khalkha tribes, plus the Bayot tribe and the Zalut tribe, which have a good relationship with the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Jianzhou Jurchens have already
It has considerable influence in Eastern Mongolia.
Zoliketuhong Batur knew that he could not push the Bahrain tribe that way. This was what Lindan Batur reminded him, so he pointed directly at the Jianzhou Jurchens both inside and outside of his words.
The intelligence on the Yongping Prefecture basically came from the Jianzhou Jurchens, but now it has led to such a huge defeat, the Jianzhou Jurchens must certainly take responsibility.
Hongol was a little embarrassed. Of course he knew everyone was angry and angry. Why wasn't he the same?
His 5,000 men also lost nearly 2,000 people, which was heartbreaking to the bones. He was still thinking about how to explain it after he returned.
Faced with Zhuoliketu Hongbatulu's question, he could only nod: "We really need to ask the Jianzhou Jurchen side about this matter. This must be the elite fire gun battalion of Liaodong Town, not some new military and civilian
Zhuang, how can Minzhuang be equipped with the latest firecrackers? The power of these firecrackers definitely exceeds the Chahar and Jianzhou Jurchen firecrackers!"
Hungol’s words earned unanimous nods of approval from the others.
"As far as I know, Liaodong Town has successively established three of the most elite fire gun battalions after Feng Tang, the new governor of Jiliao, took over, with more than 10,000 people. In addition, he also has a private battalion of his own. It seems that most of them are also
Equipped with fire cannons, Liaodong Town has the largest number of fire cannons in the entire Zhou Dynasty. No wonder the Tumuts and Ordos people say that Feng Tang is a deep-tempered old man, very tolerant, and even Li Chengliang was expelled by him.
He’s gone, so don’t underestimate him.”
"What's the use of talking about this now? What we should discuss now is what should we do next?" Darkhan Batulu said in a rough voice: "We went out to invade the south with fifty or sixty thousand people, and now we have lost our troops and generals. Are we just so dejected?"
Qian'an City is not easy to fight. There are elite fire rifle soldiers from Liaodong Town. Are there also other counties in Yongping Prefecture? What about Funing, Lulong, Changli, and Luanzhou? Hong Guoer also said that Liaodong
There are only three battalions of gunmen in the town. It is impossible for someone named Feng to send all three battalions to protect his son, right?"
"Yes, at most Qian'an and Yongping Prefectures can only have a few thousand gunmen to guard them. It is absolutely impossible for Luanzhou, Funing, Changli, and Leting to have so many troops to defend them!" He supported himself.
Father's Zhuangtu also interjected: "We must not go back like this, otherwise the jokes about our Inner Khalkha and Horqin people, the Chahar people, the Outer Khalkha people, and the Tumo people in the west will always be spread on the grassland."
The Te and Ordos people may look down upon us in the future!"
The Zalut tribe was originally the most powerful of the five inner Khalkha tribes. However, with the death of Bayandar Ileden's father, Ubash, Zhuantu's grandfather, the leadership of the Zalut tribe gradually declined.
It was replaced by the Uziyet Tribe and the Hongjira Tribe, but the current strength of the Zalut Tribe still ranks third among the five Inner Khalkha Tribes, stronger than the Bayot Tribe and the Bahrain Tribe.
This time, the Zarut tribe was so depressed and cowardly that they were burned to ashes in a fire attack without even showing the enemy's face. Even Bayan Dar Elden was thrown off his horse and fell seriously. It was really a great shame and humiliation.
If we continue to return in embarrassment without any gain or explanation, I am afraid that the status of the Zarut tribe will be replaced by the Bahrain tribe.
Strength is the most valued thing on the grassland. If your strength has declined, then you don’t need to say more, and your voice will be much softer.
Why can Zaisai assign Seter? Isn’t it because the Hongji La tribe is stronger than the Bahrain tribe?
The Horqin people are not from the five tribes of Inner Khalkha, so why should they listen to Zaisai? It is not because the Hongji tribe is so powerful that even Jianzhou Jurchens are not convinced, so the Horqin people, who have always respected Jianzhou Jurchens, are not interested in it.
Hongji Labu's courtesy.
Look at how much respect Hungol has for Cholictu Hungbatulu?
Zhuangtu's words made everyone moved. Liaodong only had three elite fire gun battalions, and Feng Tang could only send one or two battalions to Yongping. So all the calculations were made, so he could only send them to Qian'an.
and Lulong, what about Funing? Even if Funing is too close to Shanhaiguan, what about Changli, Luanzhou, and Leting?
Although everyone suffered heavy losses in the battle of Qian'an, if we calculate it now, we only lost less than 20,000 people. If we regroup and reorganize, we can still have 30,000 or 40,000 troops available.
No matter which county it is, it can be captured.
"Yes, we must get what we want. We can't take Qian'an. We can give up Lulong and Funing, but we can definitely take Changli and Luanzhou. The Zhou army is all infantry and gunmen.
If they dare to go out of the city to fight in the field, we can avenge their shame, so they dare not come out, then we can concentrate our forces to capture Luanzhou, Changli, and even Laoting!" Darkhan also shouted.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively. Thinking of Luanzhou and Changli, a group of people's eyes couldn't help but light up.
No matter which county town it is, the population is in the tens of thousands. As long as a county town can be captured, any losses can be made up. Population, property, reputation, everything is not a problem.
Zaisai and Zhuolike Tuhunbatulu exchanged glances. If they want to attack Luanzhou or Changli, they must let the Bahrain and Bayot tribes attack first.
They did not believe that encountering such a strong defense in Qian'an, they would not be hindered in Luanzhou and Changli. The imagination was so good, but the reality was not so satisfying.
“Then shall we immediately send out reconnaissance cavalry to investigate the situation in Lulong, Changli and Luanzhou?” Hong Guoer was also a little excited.
"Funing may also want to investigate. I'm worried that if the troops at Shanhaiguan go south, then we have to think carefully about how to attack Changli." Zhuolike Tuhongbatulu reminded.
“Yes, there are still thousands of Jizhen cavalry at Shanhaiguan, we have to prevent them from marching to Funing...”
"Impossible, with the few troops at Shanhaiguan, they can at most protect Funing, and they will never dare to go south to Changli..."
"The city walls of Lulong and Luanzhou have also been repaired, and there are many more horsemen like Qian'an. Fire muskets are a great threat. Do they have fire musket soldiers in Luanzhou and Lulong?" Seter
Knowing that he could not escape from this battle, he naturally had to be concerned, and it was best to choose a place where it was easiest to fight.