Chapter 79: Capturing Seven Chiefs in One Battle
A large group of Bayut Mongolian cavalry rushed towards the body of their leader Engelder like crazy.

According to Mongolian customs, whoever retrieves the body of a comrade can inherit his cattle, sheep, wives, concubines and children.

Although you won't inherit the tribe all at once by taking back the chief's body, you can still get countless properties. If you're lucky, you can even inherit the chief Engdel's wives and concubines.

The Mongolian custom of corpse snatching is much older than that of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Li Hao was overjoyed. The Mongolian armor was much thinner than that of the Tartars. With a powerful chop of the heavy sword in his hand, he could knock down a Mongolian cavalryman.

The leader of the five camps, Zhaisai, rode his horse back to a safe distance, and then ordered the cavalry of each unit to shoot arrows towards the center of the battlefield.

"Use iron arrowheads. Don't be stingy with your arrows."

The Mongolian cavalry who were delivering the message shouted back and forth, and the originally loose formation actually became slightly more orderly.

Obviously, they underestimated the capabilities of the Ming Dynasty soldiers.

In just a few dozen breaths, a pile of corpses formed in the center of the battlefield. The Mongolian soldiers on horseback did not dare to dismount and climb over the pile of corpses, so they took out their bows and arrows and shot.

Their bows are much weaker than the large bows of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Li Hao, wearing a cloth armor, was not afraid of the rain of arrows. He hid his lower body in the pile of corpses, took out a bow from nearby, and shot.

But before he could shoot for long, the surrounding Mongolian soldiers fled in all directions.

Li Hao looked carefully and saw that it was Cao Bianjiao who led those servants to rush towards Zhaisai.

"Xiao Cao is not allowed to take credit for the work."

He suddenly became anxious, and quickly pulled himself out from the pile of corpses and strode towards an ownerless warhorse.

After tightening the reins, he watched the armored Mongolian soldiers chasing him.

The Mongolian soldiers of the Inner Khalkha tribe were scattered but not defeated, and they circled back and forth on the flat area east of Yizhou City.

The Mongolian soldiers of the Khorchin tribe were slightly agitated, but leaders such as Oba quickly took control of the situation.

The several Niulu of the Later Jin Dynasty had no intention of fighting to the death, so it seemed that today's siege would be hopeless.

When Guwalja and Laosa were about to persuade the Khorchin cavalry to join the battle, his relative Tulai suddenly rushed in front of him on horseback.

"Hurry up, I just made a big detour from the south, and a large group of Ming cavalry is coming, led by General Man Gui from Ningyuan."

Tulai panted and whispered the military situation to Lausa.

He only saw a few Ming generals and hundreds of servants. According to the Ming Dynasty's habit of sending troops, a large group of chariot soldiers should have fallen behind.

The Chariot Camp soldiers were originally designed to deal with the Mongolian soldiers. There was no way they could fight this battle today. If they ran away too late, they would be blocked by the Ming army.

Without the support of thousands or tens of thousands of Eight Banners cavalry, these Niulu would not dare to go head-on with the retainers of the two Ming generals.

Lausa sighed deeply, "Alas~ I am a warrior as famous as Turush, how come I have become a coward running away from the battlefield?"

He was used to charging into battle, and this was the first time he escaped from the battlefield.

Tulai was so anxious that he danced with joy. "Don't sigh. Aobai didn't even last a round. Can the two of us withstand an axe? Give the order quickly. The lives of the bannermen are in your hands!"

It was said that Turushi was stabbed four times by the Ming general before he died, but he did not see it with his own eyes.

But the scene of Aobai breaking into two pieces when he rushed forward was still vivid in Tulai's mind, and he didn't dare to stay and pay with his life.

Lausa blushed and lowered his head, waving his hands, letting his relatives give the orders themselves.

He was embarrassed to say such embarrassing words in front of the two yellow flags.

These flag bearers were eagerly waiting for their master's order to retreat. When they saw this situation, they didn't need any further instructions and just took their pack horses and slipped away.

Several masters of the Later Jin Dynasty didn't even say hello to their ally Oba.

Staring blankly at the two yellow flag cavalrymen fleeing northward, Oba suddenly wondered if the world had changed back to the way it was.

Why did the Later Jin cavalry flee before a battle just like the Jurchen soldiers did a dozen years ago?
The quick-witted Khorchin Taiji roughly guessed the truth, "Baturu Khan, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty servants have arrived. Let's retreat too. If we run too late, we will be blocked by Ligdan Khan in the north." "What about Huang Taiji? Isn't this trip in vain?"

The weather had not yet completely thawed, and the fodder expenses for the southern expedition were about to be wasted, which made Oba very uncomfortable.

"Let's go back to Fearless City and observe the situation. I heard that the great princes of the Later Jin Dynasty died in the battle under Ningyuan City. Who knows if the Ming Dynasty can hold on again."

Only Buhe was captured from the Khorchin tribe. They went south as a result of strong threats from the Later Jin. The taijis had no intention of helping the Fourth Beile to get his father-in-law back.

"Retreat, retreat, just don't run behind Zhaisai's butts."

As soon as he gave the order, the Nenkorchin and Alukeerchin tribes moved on the spot, maintaining order in chaos and charging straight to the north.

Once the Khorchin tribe ran away, the Mongolian soldiers of the Inner Khalkha tribe had no intention of going around in circles, and the two major cavalry tribes rushed to flee to the north.

Before Li Hao had enough of the killing spree, the Mongolian soldiers dispersed and ran towards the north like a flock of sheep being driven away by a sheepdog.

The horse under his crotch was captured from the Mongols, and it was carrying a 200-pound man like him, so it was impossible for him to catch up.

He then shouted at the top of his voice: "Cao Bianjiao, if you hadn't come here like this, would you have scared all the Mongolian soldiers away?"

Today's kill count hasn't even reached a hundred yet.

Xiao Cao also felt aggrieved. Who scared away the two yellow flag Tartars, and then the Mongolian soldiers followed the Tartars?

Not him anyway.

"Li Shuai, it's not me. Can I scare away the five camps?"

Cao Bianjiao and his servants approached the commander-in-chief, and the ground suddenly began to shake slightly.

They turned their heads to look to the south, and saw that the people coming were the generals of Ningyuan and their servants.

"Hahaha, Li Shuai kills with such a majestic look."

The fat man Man Gui was leading the way. He also had a round face, small eyes and a beard. If it weren't for the fact that he had no fur ornaments on his body, General Man would have looked more like a Mongolian than the skinny cavalrymen from the five battalions.

"You guys are running really fast. I have set up a backup plan in the north. If Marshal Man is interested, shall we chase you for a while?"

During this time, two strong horses were sent to the commander-in-chief from Yizhou City.

"Right on my mind."

Man Gui would not be afraid of fighting. He did not leave the city to fight in the field in the first month of the year because Gao Di, the governor of Ji and Liao at that time, advocated retreat. If he lost the field battle, he would lose his position. Now the new governor was more warlike, which was suitable for a few small victories.

The two sides hit it off immediately and rushed forward on horseback after meeting up.

Although the feeding standards of Ming Dynasty’s war horses were not as good as those of Later Jin, they were much better than Mongolian horses that were hardly fed with soybeans.

After a while, they caught up with Cao Wenzhao, two miles north of Yizhou.

The large group of Mongols was more than a thousand steps ahead, but Cao Cao only captured forty or fifty Mongols.

"Reporting to the two commanders, my troops have captured seven great chieftains, the most distinguished of whom is Zhaisai, the leader of the Five Camps. He originally had a relationship with the Ming Dynasty."

He was very reliable in his work and captured a total of Mongolian leaders including Lenoyan of the Zalantu tribe, Bayandar Yileden of the Onggirad tribe, and Nuantu of the Onggirad tribe.

These people were all Zhaisai's uncles or cousins. Seven years ago, in the battle of Kaiyuan and Tieling, Zhaisai led his troops and fought hard, and he had a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, once they were surrounded by servants, the leaders of the five camps dismounted and surrendered. The Mongolian soldiers under their command had no urge to snatch the leaders back. The Later Jin Dynasty did not kill the great leader of Zhaisai, so the Ming Dynasty would not kill him either.

"You guys take these chieftains back to Yizhou City. I will lead my own troops to support Huang Long Zukuan."

After Li Hao gave the order, he prepared to march north to pursue and kill. Naturally, the generals of Ningyuan led their servants to follow in the charge.

With a brave general like Li Shuai leading the charge, this military achievement will be easy to achieve.

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