Chapter 1027 The Final Battle

It is late May now. Although it is not the hottest time of the year, the summer heat is still unbearable.

In the dragon tent where Su Mingzhe lived, there was a large basin of clean water behind the screen for Su Mingzhe to use for bathing at any time.

Ding Baiying wanted to refuse the man's invitation. After all, she knew the differences between men and women.

But seeing myself so dirty and smelly, it’s really hard to go out.

In addition, Su Mingzhe just sent people to present more than a thousand extremely effective pills to the Qi family army. This was an incredible favor.

At this time, don’t say that Su Mingzhe might not have any thoughts.

Even if there was, Ding Baiying couldn't resist.

After thinking for a moment, Ding Baiying thanked him, went behind the screen, began to undress and take a bath.

"Well, she is indeed a martial arts woman. She doesn't have any extra fat on her body and her belly is so flat..."

Su Mingzhe used his spiritual sense to take a look and saw Ding Baiying starting to apply the soap beans. He then retracted his gaze and began to chat with Ding Baiying across the screen.

Ding Baiying didn't know what to talk about with the man, so she casually talked about the current situation of Qi's army.

When the Qi Family Army was established, it had 4,000 men.

The time when the number of troops was the highest was probably during the period of the powerful Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng, when the number of regular troops reached 12,000.

In addition to the 12,000 regular troops, there were also 100,000 soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River, who obeyed Qi Jiguang's orders and guarded Ji and Liao.

Later, Zhang Juzheng died of illness, and the Qi family army was split up. In the end, only 4,000 people were left in the border.

In addition, the Ministry of War used the "ancestral system of military households" as an excuse and did not allow Qi's army to recruit new soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, forty years have passed.

There are only a few old soldiers left in the Qi Family Army, and most of the more than 2,000 soldiers today are descendants of the former Qi Family Army.

Ding Yi's grandfather used to be a miner. In the 38th year of Jiajing, he was recruited by Qi Jiguang as the first generation of Qi's army.

Ding Yi is the third generation of Qi's army.
By the time of Ding Baiying, it was already the fourth generation.

During the conversation, Ding Baiying quickly finished his shower and prepared to put on his clothes. Then he remembered that his clothes were also covered in dirt and it was inconvenient to wear them.

"Miss Ding, are you ready to get dressed? Look at the shelf next to you. There are my clothes. How about you just put them on first?"

Su Mingzhe is five or six inches taller than Ding Baiying.

When Ding Baiying wears it, it looks wide and loose.

Fortunately, she was born a warrior, so she used a few belts to tighten her cuffs and trouser legs, and folded her waist with a belt.

In this way, although the gown is still relatively loose, it reveals a refreshing and free-spirited temperament.

Ding Baiying straightened his gown, let his hair down, and walked out.

"Miss Ding, please sit down and drink some tea with me!"

Su Mingzhe looked at the woman's fair and smooth face and felt a little moved for a moment.

After taking a bath, a woman’s skin is as smooth as water, rosy and very cute.

After leaving Jinling for more than half a month, Su Mingzhe's resistance to beautiful women has weakened a little.

As a warrior, Ding Baiying has a keen sense of perception. When Su Mingzhe kept looking at her, she noticed it. For a moment, she even felt a little shy.

Over the years, she has followed her father in battles all over the country and has been in the military for many years, and has been stared at by men with naked eyes.

But how can those men compare to Su Mingzhe?

"General Ding, are you shy already?"

Su Mingzhe wanted to chat more with Ding Baiying, but when he saw her sitting on a stool three meters away from him, he immediately became dissatisfied.

The distance is so far, who are you guarding against?

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. I should go back!"

Ding Baiying felt that if she stayed any longer, something might happen. So, when her hair was a little dry, she tied it up with a jade hairpin and stood up to say goodbye.

Su Mingzhe couldn't persuade him to stay, so he could only say dryly:

"Miss Ding, don't worry when you go back. I believe that General Ding will return safely this time!" Three days later.

The army is about to set out.

Ding Baiying obeyed the order, stood on the city gate tower, and watched the army leave.

When the army goes out to war, it should release scouts hundreds of miles away.

However, Su Mingzhe not only did not release the scouts, but instead led three thousand Han generals and galloped away into the distance.

The remaining 100,000 troops could only follow closely behind.

Three days later.

The 100,000-strong army saw clouds of green smoke rising from the horizon.

When the army arrived, they saw a Jingguan about ten feet high piled up on the grassland, and eight thousand men, women, old and young were captured.

After handing over the prisoners, Su Mingzhe and the Han general continued their journey.

in the following month.

Su Mingzhe led 3,000 Han generals to defeat seven grassland tribes in succession, killing 30,000 enemies, capturing 50,000, and capturing countless cattle, horses and sheep.

Last year, the Jurchens swept through one side of the grassland, and now the emperor of the Central Plains is here to sweep through the grassland again.

The chief of the grassland tribe was almost crying to death.

Why is it that when the Central Plains imperial court and the Jianzhou Jurchens fight, the Mongols on the grasslands are always beaten first?
At this moment, the leaders of the Eight Banners of the Jurchens were holding a meeting far away on the Khorchin grassland.

After the army entered the grassland, Su Mingzhe didn't even think about hiding his tracks.

So, a month later, the Jurchens and Mongols on the grassland all knew that the emperor of Central Plains was coming with a large army.

In order to avoid being defeated one by one, the Jurchens immediately asked Korchin Beile Manggus to blow the assembly horn.

The Mongolian tribes that were originally scattered on the Khorchin grassland gathered together in just a few days.

Daishan looked at the endless felt tents stretching for more than ten miles, and he was full of ambition:

"Eighth brother, have you found out clearly? Did the Han emperor really only bring 100,000 men?"

"Yes, there are indeed only 100,000 people. This is the news from the Fan family. It is absolutely true. Among them, 50,000 are Mongols, and the other 50,000 are Central Plains border troops."

Huang Taiji, the leader of the Plain White Banner, also felt that the Jurchens' luck had come, and knelt down to ask for a fight:
"Brother, this opportunity is too good to be missed! Don't wait any longer, give the order immediately! Otherwise, if the Han emperor finds out something is wrong and runs back, we will have no choice but to attack the Great Wall to avenge ourselves!"

The other eight banner leaders also knelt down and urged in unison.
"Please give the order, Great Khan, to avenge my wife and children!"

Last year, Yuan Chonghuan launched a surprise attack on Jianzhou and wiped out the entire rear of the "Great Jin".

Except for Amin who surrendered and saved his family, the wives, children and elders of the other Eight Banners leaders were sent to Jinling City and imprisoned as slaves.

"Okay, notify the Mongols, assemble the whole army, we want to keep the emperor of the Central Plains in Khorchin!"

Khorchin was Nurhaci's relative.

Zhezhe, the daughter of Khorchin Beile Manggus, was Huang Taiji's legal wife and had just given birth to a daughter for him.

Because Jianzhou was destroyed by Yuan Chonghuan, the Jurchens did not return to Jianzhou after conquering the grassland, but stayed in the Khorchin tribe on the grassland to recuperate.

This year, Daishan summoned the Tatars he had conquered and prepared to join forces to attack the Central Plains Dynasty.

Now, most of the Tatars have arrived near the Khorchin tribe and are ready to gather.

As the sound of horns blew on the grassland.

the other side.

Su Mingzhe led the Han generals and could not find any trace of the enemy for ten consecutive days.

The 100,000 troops following behind gathered together again and reported to Su Mingzhe:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to our scouts, all the Tatars have gone to the Khorchin tribe and joined the Jurchens. Now there are more than 300,000 troops and a million livestock..."

Su Mingzhe smiled when he heard the report, and said to Ding Yi, who looked serious, "General Ding, the next decisive battle will be hard for you!"

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(End of this chapter)