In the early morning in the valley, birds are singing and the air is fresh. The sun shines through the gaps in the pine branches. In the rays of light, dust is flying.
Groups of soldiers formed four columns and marched in units of one hundred households.
Yan Yingyuan took the cavalry battalion assigned to him by Yang Fan and the most elite regiments 1, 2 and 3 at the front. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments were organized according to the soldiers who performed best in training.
An important aspect of Yang Fan's thought on building an army is that soldiers must be selected from the best. There must be fist troops.
Organize the best soldiers together, give them higher-than-average military pay, and provide them with the best equipment. At the same time, they must also conduct extraordinary training.
Yan Yingyuan equipped the first and second regiments with chain armor and scale armor. The weapons were also tilted as much as possible. All the good things provided by the Beijing camp are here. The war horses are also here.
The army turned around the last ridge, and the valley entrance was right in front of them.
After five days of arduous march, we soon arrived at our destination. The whole army was very excited. After all, walking on the mountain road was too hard.
We were lucky along the way. We didn't encounter any Mongolians and we got here with almost no fighting.
Suddenly, everyone looked at the mouth of the valley in shock, with expressions of disbelief.
In the distance, the width of the valley mouth less than three miles was densely covered with Mongolian cavalry.
Yan Yingyuan let out a long sigh. Even though he was sneaking so carefully, he was discovered by Mongolia. He saw tens of thousands of people on the opposite side, waiting for him to appear.
It seemed that when playing by surprise in the wilderness, I was no match for the Mongols. They were masters of survival in the wild. I didn't even know when or how I was exposed.
Obviously, the Mongols are not fools. The cavalry has no advantage in fighting in the mountains, and it is also inconvenient to maneuver. They might as well wait for them here.
"Set up your formation, keep moving forward, don't stop, press forward." Yan Yingyuan ordered.
Everyone understood the seriousness of the situation at this time. The entrance to the valley was blocked.
At this point, they had no choice and had to fight hard. Because the exit of the valley was blocked. Once they couldn't get out, they would be trapped here. When the food ran out, it would be all over.
Yan Yingyuan rode his horse out of the queue, raised his horse's shaft and shouted loudly: "Brothers, we have worked so hard to get here, can we be blocked here? Can we be blocked here waiting for the baggage to run out? No! We meet on a narrow road, like
Two rats are fighting in a cave, and the brave one wins. Everyone and I rush over. Kill the general, seize the flag, and trap the enemy in battle! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The cavalry battalion Yang Fan gave him immediately shouted loudly and wildly.
"Behead the general and capture the flag! Defeat the enemy in battle! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
All the officers also shouted.
"Behead the general and capture the flag! Defeat the enemy in battle! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Finally, the soldiers were quickly aroused, and more than 30,000 people roared in unison,
"Behead the general and capture the flag! Defeat the enemy in battle! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The sound echoed in the valley, was continuously amplified, and reached the mouth of the valley, making a deafening sound.
Mankun Taiji of Qinghai Yongxiebu tribe turned pale in surprise for a moment. He murmured: "Didn't you say they are a group of civilians? How come they are so powerful? They look more elite than the soldiers and horses in Gansu Town."
Dabulaitaiji frowned and said, "The information is correct. These people were civilians a few months ago. Uncle Dingyuan didn't have enough troops, so he went south to attack the Ordos tribe. He left these civilians to defend the city. I didn't expect that he would dare to
Come out to rescue Zhao Wangcheng. It’s true that a rabbit dares to kick off an eagle.”
Over the past two hundred years, wars between feudal lords in Mongolian society have made Qinghai a refuge for small feudal lords. As long as they failed in the struggle, they would take refuge with their remnants in Qinghai. The Mongolian tribes here are very complex. But
The main forces are the Tumuts and Yongshebu people.
Dabu Laihun Taiji and Mankun Hongtaiji are the leaders of the two groups of Taiji respectively. Although the names are both Taiji, they depend on the prefix. Those with special prefixes have a higher status.
"Taiji" first appeared in the Mongol period. It was originally only used for princes. It comes from the Chinese word for prince.
The crown prince is called "Hongtaiji", and the disciples are called "Taiji". Later it evolved into Yesugei's general name for the descendants of Atuer and Genghis Khan. Taiji at all levels are members of the same clan (same bone) and cannot be allowed to each other.
Intermarriage.
Both Taiji and Taiji were local forces with large territories. Their territory was roughly equivalent to the banner of Inner Mongolia in later generations. The one higher than Taiji was Jinong. Jinong's territory was equivalent to the alliance of Inner Mongolia in later generations. Jinong was the leader of the alliance.
That is, the deputy king of the Great Khan.
The son-in-law who marries the gold family is called "Tabu Nang". Tabu Nang's status is lower than that of Taiji, and he is a medium-sized local lord. His subordinates command Nayan, the chief of various large and small tribes. Nayan's subordinates
It is the herdsman. The herdsman is equivalent to the pastoral captain, the organizer of production, and the manager of the grassroots troops.
In many areas there are no farmers. You cannot call yourself a farmer just because you have strong soldiers and horses.
Taiji became the supreme ruler. Those marked with "Hong", "Hong", "Hun", "Huang", etc. in front of Taiji are all first-level Taiji.
In fact, Huang Taiji means Huang Taiji. It is not his real name, but his title.
It was just that when the Ming Dynasty was compiling the history of the Ming Dynasty, it was translated into Chinese as Huang Taiji to strengthen the authority of his name. His real name should be a Manchu name like Daishan, Dorgon, etc.
According to the research results of Mr. Jin Qicong, an expert in Jurchen, Manchu and Mongolian studies, the original meaning of Nurhaci in Manchu is "wild boar skin", Shuerhaqi is "little wild boar skin", Yarhaqi is "leopard skin", and
Dorgon is a "badger", so Huang Taiji is a "wolf".
In the Korean history book "Records of the Ri Dynasty", Huang Taiji's name is "Hei Huanbole". Russian sinologist G.V. Gorsky believes that the real name of "Huang Taiji" is "Abahai". They are both similar in Manchu.
Pronunciation of wolf.
There are a total of thirteen Taijis among these ten thousand people. Some of them are from the Yongxiebu tribe, some are from the Qinghai Tumote Seven Tribes, and two are from the Tumote main tribe who escaped from Guihua City.
Because these tribes in Qinghai have no legal aid to farmers, they can only form the Taiji Conference to lead them.
After a group of people whispered among each other, they decided to touch each other first to test the quality of each other. This was a more cautious attitude. After all, these Han people did not look like civilian husbands.
"Although this terrain is more open than the mountain road, our horses still can't run away. However, we can't give up the valley entrance. This battle is not easy to fight."
"It's hard to fight, and you can't dismount. Our scimitars are not as long as their spears."
Dabu Lai was very confused after listening to these discussions. The purpose of killing Jinong was to block the entrance of the valley. At this time, he was watching from the camp outside King Zhao's city.
He now has the support of the Qinghai Seventh Army and the Yongxiebu Army, and the Kansai Seventh Army has also arrived. He is now shaking again. In this counterattack, he will sit in Zhao Wangcheng and watch the army capture Jiuyuan.
