I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 437: Tatars Go South
Cheng Geletu had to admit that Sumenfu's words were very sensible and his ideals were very thorough.
"And I can also feel that you want to leave here too," Sumenfu added, staring at Chenggeltu.

"What if I refuse?" Chenggeltu asked.

"If you refuse, I won't kill you. After all, you gave me a lot of useful information, which prompted me to make up my mind. But I won't give you the chance to ruin my plan. You will be tied up, and they will be able to find you after we leave." Sumenfu said.

"I will join you!" Cheng Geletu said straightforwardly, "And my companions, we have also been waiting for this day for a long time."

"Okay! I was right about you! Let's act together tonight." Sumenfu said.

There was basically no entertainment in this Mongolian settlement at night, so not long after dark, everyone went to bed.
As midnight approached, the entire settlement became quiet, and under the bright moonlight, a series of dark shadows approached the settlement's stable.
The horses in the stable were obviously familiar with these shadows, and did not make any loud noises under the comfort of the shadows.
Under such circumstances, all the horses in the entire settlement were led out, and there were already many people waiting outside.

These people included old people, children and women, and they were all suddenly informed of tonight's operation.
Faced with the tribe's current situation and recent rumors, many people have long wanted to leave.
Sumenfu eventually mobilized more than 400 herder families, totaling more than 1,500 herders and their families.
In addition, there is Cheng Geletu and his group. Their team has expanded from a dozen people to forty or fifty people, all of whom are young people who have been fooled.
The people of the grasslands naturally learned to ride horses from a young age, so they quickly controlled all the horses. There were more horses in the settlement than their number, but in order to prevent pursuit, they still took all the horses away.
But the rumbling of horse hooves still woke up the people in the settlement. When they came to their senses and realized what happened to you, the team that surrendered to Ming had already walked some distance away.
Daiqin Taiji was furious and sent people to catch the escaped tribesmen, but they found that there were no horses in the stable. They could only watch the tribesmen go away and roar in anger.
The 1,500-man team quickly left the valley where the settlement was located.
As a result, not long after leaving the valley, he was discovered by the patrol team that day.
"What are you doing?" The patrol captain looked at the team under the moonlight in confusion. He didn't realize what was going on.

"It's Daiqin Taiji's younger brother Saihan." Chenggeletu pointed at a man in the patrol team and said in a low voice.

"I know, but I don't care who he is. Don't blame us if he blocks our way." Sumenfu gripped the handle of the knife at his waist.

"We have important matters to attend to under the orders of Daiqin Taiji," Sumenfu rode out.

"Oh? Do you have a warrant?" Saihan asked, riding his horse forward.

"Here is the warrant, please take a closer look!" Sumenfu approached Saihan.

Saihan did not suspect anything and took the so-called warrant and was about to read it, but he saw a cold light flash by.
Sumenfu was extremely ruthless and showed no mercy. He drew his sword and chopped Saihan down, then slashed him twice more.
The others also drew their swords, and without any intention, they directly controlled the patrol team of more than a hundred people.
After all, they were of the same tribe, so Sumenfu did not kill them too much. Instead, he took away the patrol's weapons, equipment and horses and let them go.
"They won't go with us, their families are still in the tribe." Sumenfu explained. "You make sense." Chenggeltu also nodded.

"We have to act quickly. The other settlements are not far away. We have to run far enough before they react," Sumenfu said solemnly.

Although they have 1,500 to 1,600 men, only 400 to 500 of them are capable of fighting. If they are caught up by the armies of other Taijis, they will be in great danger.
"Once we get out of Yinshan Mountain, give me the three best and fastest horses. I will go find the Ming army patrol first, tell them the situation here, and ask them to send support," Cheng Geletu suggested.

"Okay! Let's do it. I'll prepare a war horse for you right away. Thank you for your hard work, brother!" Sumenfu said simply.

The Yinshan tribe was divided into seven settlements in the Yinshan Mountains. After receiving the news from Daiqin Taiji, the Yinshan tribe's army, after a period of confusion, finally sent out the cavalry to pursue at dawn.
The speed of these pursuing cavalrymen was faster than that of the troops that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, because there were many old, weak, women and children in the troops that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
However, Chenggeltu had already found the Ming army's patrol team.

So when the Yinshan tribe's pursuit team was about to catch up with the Ming team, a Ming army of more than a thousand people appeared on the battlefield.
When the pursuing team saw the Ming army's flag, they knew that they were in trouble. After a standoff with the Ming cavalry for a while, they retreated.
Sumenfu led the surrendered Ming troops back to the Hetao area without any danger.
The troops who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty got what they wanted. They were allocated pastures and livestock. Even if there were not enough livestock, they had other things as compensation.
Chenggeltu and his group's merits and demerits offset each other and were not punished.

However, Sumenfu's series of actions had a profound impact on both the Ming and Mongolian sides.
"General He, this is the intelligence we got from the Mongolians who surrendered. There is a Mongolian tribe of about 20,000 people in Yinshan Mountain who have been eyeing Hetao. They told us the location of the tribe. Please tell us what to do next," said a staff officer holding a stack of papers.

He Song marked the locations in the intelligence on the map one by one, and then looked at the map for a long time without saying a word.
"General, why don't you send a large army to attack this tribe? I heard that the Mongolian Khan is among them. This is a big fish!" the staff officer continued.

"How can I have so many troops to attack this tribe now?" He Song frowned.
"There are only 20,000 cavalrymen in Hetao. A large number of Mongolian bandits have appeared near Yunzhongzhou in the past few days. It is estimated that the number is at least 10,000."

"The location of Yunzhongzhou is extremely important. We should choose the lesser of two evils and place most of our forces in the direction of Yunzhongzhou."

"The remaining troops are not strong enough to attack the Yinshan tribe. The terrain in Yinshan is complex. I don't recommend attacking without a military advantage." He Song gave his analysis
The Tatar tribes in the north, which were in conflict, suppressed their conflict and began to send troops south.
I went to bed right away. When I wake up tomorrow, I will finish the two chapters tonight during the day, and then write two more chapters tomorrow night to adjust the update time back.
I have to work overtime on Sunday. This wave of 996 will end in mid-June. I feel that this wave of 6 is even busier than the previous one.
A new week is about to start again. The update time will be relatively fixed in the first few days of each week, but will become less fixed in the last few days as more and more fatigue accumulates.
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(End of this chapter)