Chapter 573: Dead but Not Dead

"Ningjin Dusi..."

Mule Hongzhen silently said a sentence, and when he woke up, he found himself in a carriage.

This was found by Ulanba when he passed through a county town.

When he learned that they were discussing retreating to the north, he was angry and unwilling, but he said nothing in the end.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Beidi had lost this battle.

There were two king tents in Xiliang and four king tents in Beidi.

Now the two king tents in Xiliang are basically destroyed.

The four king tents in Beidi have also been reduced by nearly half.

If Ningcheng continues to fight, the remaining troops will also be lost.

And whether they can win is still unknown.

What's more, the troops of King Yan cut off their retreat and captured Jincheng.

And this is why he finally agreed to retreat to the north.

"Cough cough..." Mule Hongzhen suddenly coughed.

Although he woke up, he was still very weak.

And now it is the hot summer, and the wound is even more uncomfortable due to the stuffiness.

"Don't worry, father Khan. We will get Ningjindusi back. Don't get angry about it." Ulanba advised.

Mulehongzhen nodded, his voice weak, "When you return to the royal court, you will go to Russia. Everything has changed. We Beidi can no longer rely on swords, swords, cavalry and archery to fight against the King of Yan."

In this war, Beidi's strength was greatly damaged.

It was basically equivalent to losing two more kings.

In this way, there were only six kings left out of the ten kings of Beidi, which was almost half less.

And in the vast territory of Beidi, the enemy they faced was not just Dasong.

This would make it impossible for him to gather enough troops in the east to deal with the King of Yan.

However, this was not the most important thing.

This war made him suddenly realize that Beidi should change.

Just like Beidi once changed from a nomadic tribe to a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral tribe, they could no longer rely only on swords, swords, cavalry and archery to deal with the King of Yan.

After all, they could still withstand the King of Yan's previous muskets.

Within a hundred steps, their bows and arrows would not be much worse than the previous muskets.

But now, the musket with a range of 200 steps is very deadly to both their infantry and cavalry.

So, if they, the Northern Di, still stick to the old ways, even if he gathers a large army again, the result will still be a loss.

The moment he woke up, he figured out this problem.

Some time ago, he had been rejecting Ulanba's proposal and was full of vigilance against the Russians.

But after weighing it, he still couldn't accept losing to the King of Yan.

"Yes, father Khan." Ulanba was secretly happy.

Because he had been with Ivan day and night, he had long been yearning for the Russian country described by Ivan.

If his mission this time was successful, it would be of great benefit to the Northern Di.

Mule Hongzhen nodded, and then called out: "Temuda."

Hearing this, Temuta immediately came over from the other side of the carriage.

"What does father Khan want?" Temuta asked.

"After returning to the Khan's court, you will immediately lead your troops to Wuwei to conquer the Tubo tribes. You won't touch the stone of the King of Yan for the time being. However, in order to stir up the civil strife in Dasong, you can secretly contact the Dou family and promise to lend him troops to boost his courage." Muller Hongzhen said slowly. This was another of his plans.

Ulanba's mission to the Kingdom of Russia was only the first step.

This was to improve the firearms level of the Northern Di.

The second step was to subdue the Tubo, just like absorbing the Western Liang to supplement and make up for the losses of the Northern Di.

The King of Yan had an advantage in firearms when fighting them, and they would also have an advantage in firearms when fighting the Tubo.

The war would not be too difficult.

Moreover, as long as they controlled the Tubo, they could pass through the Tubo and directly attack Yizhou.

The third step was to recuperate and rebuild the various royal tents that had suffered heavy losses.

After all, every year there were young Northern Di warriors who reached the age to join the army.

It was just hateful that they could only return to the bitter and cold land of Black Mountain and Black Water to live.

Thinking of this, he could not help but feel his blood boiling again, and almost fainted.

Timu Ta noticed his father's strangeness and hurriedly said: "Father Khan, just take a rest, leave the rest to me. This time I also support Ulanba to go to Russia."

When Timu Ta said this, he looked at Ulanba.

He was sincere.

He used to think that Ulanba was too friendly to Ivan.

After suffering a loss in front of the firearms of King Yan, he changed his mind.

He believed that many Beidi generals had the same idea as him.

Hearing this, Ulanba smiled at his brother.

At this moment, the depressed mood of losing Ningjin Dusi seemed to dissipate a little.

He secretly vowed to bring back what they Beidi needed from Russia.

"Well, that's good." Mule Hongzhen lowered the curtain.

The carriage continued to move forward, gradually moving away from Jincheng.

After half a day of passing the soldiers, the Beidi army disappeared to the north of Jincheng.

Following the Beidi army, the royal army led by Mo Yu arrived.

However, they did not continue to pursue northward.

Mo Yu knew that the further north they went, the more desolate it would be, and it could be said that there was no one living there for thousands of miles.

If they pursued, their supply would be a big problem.

Thinking of this, he led his troops to Jincheng.

Yang Zhen immediately ordered the soldiers to open the city gates.

As soon as Mo Yu arrived, he was completely relieved.

This time in the Ningjin battle, they won a great victory and successfully recaptured the Ningjin Dusi that Dasong had lost for more than ten years.

If this news was passed back to the court, I wonder how those powerful officials would react?