Since dorgun led his troops south, Huang Taiji has completely lost contact. He knows nothing about the situation of the army going south. There is no way. Cao Bianjiao''s cavalry always follows and monitors, and Tartar''s horse exploration makes it difficult to send the news across the Yellow River.


    Although there was no news, Huang Taiji was also prepared. He knew that the South trip would not be so smooth. That''s why he only sent 5800 flag warriors. His purpose was not to destroy the two legions of the Qin army. The main purpose was to turn Kaifeng house upside down, then get some food, and finally block the grain road of the second Legion.


    In this way, he was confident that he would spend time with the Qin army and trap the second Legion to the north bank. At that time, the two legions of the Qin army could not sit still. Once they came to rescue, the initiative would be in their hands.


    Unfortunately, Huang Taiji never dreamed of it. Don''t mention raising food for him. He''s starving to death.


    Under normal circumstances, Tartars with one person and two horses are really powerful. They come and go like the wind and have great advantages, especially in Henan.


    But at this time, Dourgen wanted to abandon all his war horses, because more than 20 war horses became a burden.


    People have no food to kill horses to fill their hunger, but horses can''t eat meat. They have to eat grass and food. Kaifeng is thousands of miles away. Without grass, even water can''t be replenished in time.


    Although the horses are hungry and crazy, the cotton seedlings in the fields can make do with it. However, with the heat and water shortage, they can''t eat well and sleep well. In half a month, countless war horses fell down, and others have no energy and spirit in the past. They don''t dare to ride their horses for a long time.


    Therefore, dorgun took the cavalry to the north for three days, and only then ran out of 200 miles, hundreds of miles away from the Yellow River. The key is that all the food and grass he carried have been exhausted.


    The situation is not embarrassing. If you want food, you must attack the nearby village fort and attack in a large area. In this way, not only the soldiers and horses will be scattered, but also the time will be delayed, so that the other party''s cavalry can take the opportunity to sneak attack and surrounded by infantry.


    But in any case, more than 200000 war horses could not give up anyway. Therefore, dorgun had to feed all the food robbed to the horses, while people killed the horses to fill their hunger. Coupled with the cotton seedlings in the fields, they robbed all the way north, leaving countless horse corpses and human corpses on the way.


    After more than half a month, when the 150000 troops and 200000 war horses came back to the Yellow River Ferry, only 100000 people and 100000 war horses were left.


    However, after paying such a high price, even a county town was not broken. In addition to killing hundreds of cavalry, an infantry of the Qin army did not kill. All his energy was spent on those villages. It is said that he came to rob, but it is not too much to describe him as running for his life all the way.


    At the moment, countless horses on the side of the Yellow River are drinking water with their heads down. Countless Tartars have lingering palpitations and are relieved.


    The heads of Mongolian tribes swore in their hearts that they would not come to the Central Plains after being killed. Even dorgun had a shadow and just wanted to leave the damn Central Plains early.


    At this time, Qin Huan and Li Dingguo had brought more than 300000 troops from the South and East. The troops were dense and steady, only about 50 or 60 miles away from the ferry.


    In fact, Qin Huan could have pulled out a team of troops and horses to stop the Tartars from retreating to the Yellow River, but he dared not do so, because once the Tartars found that they could not go back, they would have to work hard.


    More than 100000 people riding horses and bows have become outlaws. It''s frightening to think about it. The damage caused by fighting against the county or village is huge. Once the Tartars put all their eggs in one basket and launch a decisive charge against the surrounding infantry, even if they eliminate these Tartars, their own casualties are terrible.


    So Qin Yu didn''t dare to drive them to death. He always let them see the hope of going back, and then slowly surrounded them on the beach from the periphery. Although this would release some Tartars, it could minimize the other party''s destructive power.


    Dourgen obviously knew this, so he didn''t dare to delay at all. The Han soldiers left on the north bank had already built the floating bridge again, so they led their horses one by one and set foot on the floating bridge quickly.


    The whole beach is a mess. They all want to cross the river early. Obviously, they know that the Qin army is not far away. I''m afraid it will be late to stay at the end.


    Cao Bianjiao, twenty miles away, looked at this chaotic scene and almost couldn''t resist several times. He directly led the cavalry to rush up.


    Xiaocui on one side was more anxious than him. It was obvious that the two had merged and rode nearly 20000.


    "Brother Cao, if you don''t get on the tartar, you''ll run away. Now you can definitely catch them off guard."


    "Yes, general, the Tartars are obviously in great disorder. They can''t go at this time. When will they stay?"


    "It''s not that I don''t want to go, but that your majesty has a strict order that our cavalry are not allowed to attack." Cao Bianjiao''s helpless way.


    "Why? Now you can definitely kill all of them. Why doesn''t your majesty allow us to attack? " A cavalry general couldn''t help watching a group of Tartars leading horses across the river.


    "Presumptuous, your Majesty''s order can also be questioned?" Xiaocui immediately scolded. Although she wanted to kill him, she didn''t understand, but no one was allowed to question Qin Huan''s orders.


    "General, forgive me. I''m damned. I don''t mean that..."


    The captain turned pale with fear and quickly knelt down to explain.


    "Well, pay attention in the future. Forget it this time." Xiaocui waved her hand. She knew that her Majesty would not care about such a thing, so she just knocked it, and then looked at Cao Bianjiao.


    "Brother Cao, what''s your intention when you say your majesty doesn''t allow us to attack?"


    "Maybe we''re worried that if we kill them now, they''ll jump over the wall and string around. After all, more than 100000 cavalry really want to run. I''m afraid we can''t stop them. It''s estimated that it will take some time for the army to completely encircle."


    Cao Bianjiao pondered for a long time and tried to explain.


    Xiaocui nodded thoughtfully, looked at the cavalry behind her, and had to continue to wait.


    In fact, as Cao Bianjiao guessed, 300000 Qin troops were rapidly encircling from three sides, and the distance between towns and battalions was gradually shortening. It was obvious that they wanted to encircle the Tartars completely.


    Qin Huan knew that more than 100000 people and horses would pass day and night if they were in order. If they were in a mess, they might not be able to pass in three or four days, so he didn''t worry at all.


    After all, it''s better to fight steadily than to disperse the other party in a hurry, and then encircle, suppress and pursue them one by one. As long as they are caught, they don''t want to run away again. They can''t even think hard at that time.