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Chapter 867 The Only Possibility

The battle lasted only half a day from start to finish. The troops of Samushka and Suohai were directly defeated by the Solon tribe. Samushka was killed, and Suohai escaped by chance. In this battle, the Eight Banners lost more than 900 elite soldiers, the Mongols lost nearly 2,000 people, and the Solon tribe lost less than 400 people. With the same number of troops in a head-on battle, the Solon tribe won a great victory and won cleanly.

Since being chased and beaten by Huang Taiji all the way from the south to Nurgan in the north, the Solon tribe has never won such a satisfying victory.

Although Dular Bomubogor had defeated the Eight Banners Army before, it was a victory that was won with great difficulty thanks to the terrain, ambushes and loss of lives. Moreover, the losses of the Solon tribe were much greater than those of the Eight Banners. Although such a victory was a victory, it did not change the situation at all. At best, it could only boost morale.

But now it was different. This was a war won by direct combat and open fighting. Moreover, the coalition forces of the Eight Banners and the Mongols were beaten like a stray dog ​​by the fierce Solon people, and even the main general Samushka was killed. This kind of great victory was the first time, especially when comparing the losses of both sides, the Solon tribe's losses were nothing.

After the great victory, Dular. Bomubogor continued to lead his troops to pursue the remnants of the enemy army, and they did not withdraw until they had chased them for more than a hundred miles. Although they felt a little regretful that they could not completely wipe out the enemy, they were extremely happy about the victory.

Dular Bomubogor did not take any prisoners but killed them all. After that he collected all the enemy's armor, weapons and even horses. As for the naked corpses, he did not bury them but directly discarded them on the battlefield.

Anyway, there are many wild animals in Nurgan, and it is just the beginning of spring. The animals that have endured the winter have come out to look for food. It will be difficult to bury these corpses, and if they are left there, they will be eaten by wild animals in a few days. After finishing all this, Dural Bomubogor led his troops to turn south, crossed the river, and headed directly towards Kaolangwuwei.

The victory in this battle gave the Solon tribe a great boost of confidence. The enemy's western army was already destroyed, and the next step was to deal with the enemy's southern army.

Dular. Bomubogor is not a kind person who will stop when he sees the good. He has been suppressed by Huang Taiji for so many years, and the whole tribe has almost been on the verge of being annexed. Now that the opportunity to completely change the situation is right in front of him, how can Dular. Bomubogor give up? If he doesn't take this opportunity to teach Huang Taiji a lesson, how can he lead the three tribes of Solon?

But Dular. Bomubogor did not expect that although he was fast, the Eight Banners were even faster. Suohai, who escaped from the battlefield, saw that the situation was not right, and took hundreds of people with him without returning the way he came, but fled south first. Just when Dular. Bomubogor had just crossed the river and was about to continue attacking the Eight Banners troops in the direction of Kaolangwuwei, the embarrassed Suohai had already fled to the friendly forces in the south.

When they saw Sohai arriving with his remaining troops, the commanders Sitku and Jixiha were shocked. They had never expected that Sohai would appear here, and they couldn't understand why he was defeated like this.

Although the Western Army was weaker than the Southern Army, the extent of its weakness was limited, mainly because the Southern Army had more elite soldiers from the Eight Banners, while the Western Army was mostly Mongols. But even so, the Western Army was not something that the Solons could fight against, and the commander of the Western Army was Samushka, a brave general of the Bordered Yellow Banner. He had fought with the Khan during the Nurhaci era, and was very brave in battle, with outstanding military exploits.

Who would have thought that such a great general would be trapped in the battle formation, and even his body could not be retrieved. Moreover, the troops he led were defeated by the Solon tribe in one fell swoop, and the deputy general Suo Hai escaped in a panic and only saved his life. How could this be possible?
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" After hearing Suohai's words, including how the Eight Banners and the Mongolian coalition were defeated in the battle between the two armies, Xitku said without hesitation that what Suohai said was not credible at all. He even suspected that Suohai was lying, because in order to reduce his guilt because of the defeat, he deliberately exaggerated the fighting effectiveness of the Solon tribe.

"I never lie. If I say even a single word, I will die miserably!" Seeing that Sitku didn't believe him, Suohai became anxious and swore to the sky that he was telling the truth. Moreover, he was not the only one who escaped here. There were hundreds of defeated soldiers with him. He could go and ask these people. If anyone's words were different from his own, he would be willing to be executed by military law.

"Nonsense!" Sitku cursed angrily, "Where did these poor guys from the Solon tribe get their weapons? They even have artillery? Do you think I'm a fool? Suo Hai, you escaped from the battle without permission, and even put the commander-in-chief at risk of his life. How dare you come to me and talk nonsense? Do you really think I can't kill you?"

Xitku was furious. You should know that Samushka, who died in the battle, was of the same surname as him, Tongjia. Although they did not belong to the same banner, they were cousins. Now his cousin, the commander, died in the battle, while the deputy commander Suohai escaped. According to the system of the Eight Banners Army, if the commander died in the battle, the others would not be able to escape the military law. However, Suohai not only survived, but also came here to talk nonsense. He was obviously a coward. "I am not afraid of death! What I said is true. I kept my life not for the sake of greed, but because I was worried that the Suolong tribe would take advantage of the victory and attack our army by surprise! General! Please believe what I said. If there is any lie, I am willing to die now!" Suohai knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. His expression was excited and his words were sincere, but Xitku, who was in a rage, could not listen to a word. He was furious and was about to call for someone to take this bastard away and solve the matter with a knife.

"Wait a minute!" At this moment, Ji Xiha stopped Xitku and asked Suohai a few more questions. After Suohai answered without hesitation, Ji Xiha couldn't help but frowned and said to Xitku: "General, please spare his life for now. If this is really as Suohai said, it is not a trivial matter. In my opinion, since Suohai was defeated and fled here, the Western Army is probably really gone. Although I don't know how the Solon tribe defeated the Western Army, it is really strange that the Solon tribe has such a strong fighting force. Since there are others who have returned, why not ask them a few questions first?"

Ji Xiha's words made Xitku slightly stunned, and then he gradually calmed down. He thought about it and felt that what Ji Xiha said made sense. Even if he wanted to kill Suo Hai, he couldn't be in a hurry. Anyway, he should ask first and make a decision after he thoroughly understood the situation.

So, Xitku ordered that Suohai be taken away for custody first, and then had the Eight Banners soldiers who had escaped with Suohai brought in one by one for questioning.

After waiting for more than an hour, Xitku and his men questioned more than a dozen people, and what these people said was similar to what Suohai had just said. They all said that the Solon army they encountered this time was completely different from the previous ones. Not only were they well-equipped, they also had a lot of artillery. Originally, the Solon people were able to fight, but before they could not beat the Eight Banners due to their poor equipment. But now the Solon people's equipment has not only been upgraded from muskets to cannons, but is even more elite than the ordinary Eight Banners. Coupled with their fierce combat effectiveness and artillery, the Western Route Army was defeated directly without any preparation, and the main general was also killed in this battle.

After taking these people away, Xitku's face was gloomy and he didn't speak for a while, while Jixiha on the side frowned. They couldn't understand why the Solon tribe had such changes, and where did their equipment come from?
If only a few or dozens of Saurons had better equipment, it wouldn't be surprising, but the problem was that thousands of Saurons had all changed their equipment, and even had artillery. You know, even the Southern Army didn't carry artillery! This thing was a treasure in the Qing Dynasty, and Huang Taiji would never take it out unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Could it be given by the Ming Dynasty?" Ji Xiha thought for a moment and couldn't help but speak.

"Ming Dynasty? How can Ming Dynasty give it to us? Don't forget that Liaodong is in our hands. Could it be that the people of Ming Dynasty can grow wings and fly from our territory to the Solon people? Or has someone in Ming Dynasty practiced the Five Ghosts Moving Technique and used magic to send it over?" Xitku was puzzled. Although he and Ji Xiha had thought of this possibility, after careful consideration, he felt that this possibility should not exist. The Ming Dynasty and the Solon tribe were separated by the entire Liaodong. Even if they went around from the west, they had to go through the Mongolian territory, and over there was the grassland of Khorchin. Khorchin was an ally of the Qing Dynasty. How could they give way to the Ming Dynasty?
"If it's not the Ming Dynasty, who else in the world can have so many weapons to give to the Solon tribe?" Ji Xiha raised a sharp question. Although the world is big, there are only a handful of forces that can have so many weapons and arm the Solon tribe at once. The Qing Dynasty may be able to do it, but it is also very difficult for the Qing Dynasty to take out so many weapons at once. As for the Mongols, the Tenger tribe of southern Mongolia may also be able to do it, but the Tenger tribe cannot give all its precious supplies to the Solon people. Could it be that the Tenger tribe can't make ends meet? Their army is no longer needed?

And even if we can gather so many things, how can we transport them? As Sitku said, we can't fly over there, or use magic to move them, right?
So theoretically speaking, the only country that could take out so many weapons and send them to the Sauron tribe at once was the Ming Dynasty. But the Ming Dynasty was far away, so how did they send these weapons to the Sauron people?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Ji Xiha's mind, and he instantly remembered the incident more than a year ago when Huang Taiji besieged Jinzhou and the Ming Dynasty sent troops across the sea to attack the hinterland of Liaodong.

"Do you think it was possible that the Ming Dynasty used ships to go to Nurgan by sea?"

"This..." Sitku was stunned. He subconsciously wanted to say no, but he swallowed the words back. Yes! The land was blocked, but there was still the sea route. The Ming Dynasty's ships were in the south, and the Ming Dynasty had crossed the sea to harass the hinterland of Liaodong and defeated their navy. Even the Pi Island that was originally occupied fell back into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Nurgan is located in the north, there is the sea to the east of Nurgan. If the Ming Dynasty's ships set out from Pi Island, first bypassed the Korean Peninsula, and then continued north along the coastline, it would be absolutely possible to reach Nurgan after crossing the strait.

If all this is true, then it makes sense. The Ming Dynasty secretly supported the Saurons by sea while they were not paying attention. They not only provided them with sophisticated weapons and equipment, but also gave them powerful artillery. It was precisely because of these weapons that the Saurons' combat effectiveness improved by leaps and bounds, and they suddenly had the ability to compete head-on with the Eight Banners.

(End of this chapter)