Before sunset, the cavalry speeded up slightly, like a black ant colony, covering the continuous barren fields. Everyone, even the livestock, knew that the drinking and resting places were just ahead, so they walked vigorously
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The Alejinchis in front sent people and rode back on fast horses. The messenger did not join the army, but rode up a mound, turned the horse's head, ran three times to the left and right, and then reversed the direction.
Circle three times. The soldiers all understood the meaning of this signal, which meant that the warriors at the front quickly captured a stronghold and killed everyone in the stronghold without sparing any one.
When the cavalry arrived at the stronghold, Naminfu was stroking a mountain armor with great joy. The armor was covered with mud and blood stains, but that didn't matter. In the past few months, the Mongolian army had captured a large number of craftsmen in the Han Dynasty.
, they all have good skills and can repair the armor quickly. Because if it cannot be repaired, Naminfu will kill the craftsman.
Naminfu's rough fingers touched the surface of the armor, and he was satisfied with the thick and solid touch of the armor leaves. He suddenly thought that the matching leather straps and goggles had not been put away, so he quickly lay down in the pile of corpses and touched them carefully.
These are all big items and easy to find. When you open a headless body, the leather belt and goggles are buried in the mud underneath.
Na Minfu kicked the naked body, thought for a moment, and kicked the giant yellow-haired man Huga who was wandering nearby: "You have to be careful!"
Hu Ga's tall body didn't move, he kept laughing, he just reached out and dug into the bloody mud, just pretending.
Na Minfu shook his head and shouted twice that the money would not be spent.
Just as Qian Buhua raised his head and wanted to respond, Abel pulled him roughly. So Qian Buhua took dozens of Han slaves and continued to strip the clothes of the deceased.
On the Mongolian plateau, all materials are in short supply. The great Mongolian country has won consecutive battles and seized as much as they can. But each victory also brought a vast territory, brought more slaves and craftsmen, and elevated Mongolia.
Human vision. Therefore, supplies are still insufficient.
Therefore, the slaves who spend no money will scour the battlefield thoroughly every time. What they want is not only armor, weapons, and horses, but also clothes, shoes, hats, cloth, tea, and various odds and ends carried by the deceased.
After all these things were searched out, only naked corpses were left in the walled city, lying in a haphazard manner.
Naminfu looked around and still felt it was a pity. The fourth prince ordered the women to be killed this time because he felt that these women would affect the speed of the Mongolian army. In fact, women are careful and using them to collect things is better than
Male slaves gain more.
At this time, the roar of hoofbeats came from behind. Naminfu quickly trotted and asked his subordinates to clean up the entire city and throw the bodies into the deserted beach behind the city to avoid tripping the nobles. Then he walked on every road.
At the bends, light pine torches.
After all these things were done, Na Minfu and his men exited the city, put their foreheads on the ground, and waited for the arrival of the fourth prince Tuo Lei.
The fourth prince is like an ordinary young Mongolian, lively and active, and everything he watches is interesting. Unlike his brothers, he does not pay special attention to the status of nobles. Therefore, he treats senior Baihus like Naminfu with great respect and often rewards them.
Give me some gadgets or give you a few compliments.
Naminfu liked the fourth prince very much and always hoped that the fourth prince could make enough achievements as soon as possible to expand his Uluth even more.
But today, the fourth prince was obviously in a bad mood.
Naminfu knelt on the ground and only heard the heavy footsteps of the fourth prince. Behind him, there were many people following. But no one spoke. Only a scout cavalry followed closely on the side of Tuo Lei and whispered:
"So... Delbatu rushed into the enemy's camp like a wolverine diving into a rabbit hole. But we waited for a long time and didn't see him come out!"
Tuo Lei asked in a deep voice: "How long is a long time?"
"The time it takes for the sun to reach the height of an arm's length and then fall to the ground and be extinguished."
Another sentry said: "Maybe Delbatu was killed by the enemy... The enemy built a dense camp, as well as trenches and outer walls! They must have arranged many soldiers in the camp!"
Tuo Lei waved his hand, signaling for both cavalrymen to retreat.
He strode into the camp, glanced around, found a place by the fire pit, threw away the horse felt in his hand, and sat directly on it.
The Qianhu of the Hongjila family, and Tuo Lei's friend Chiju's son-in-law followed closely behind, and the other Qianhu and Baihu came in one after another. There were slaves accompanying the army, namely Boule and Wu Lachi, who quickly arranged
Eat and drink.
Some of the horses accompanying the army were specially designed to carry dead branches and firewood. The slaves used these dead branches to light a bonfire, set up a large pot on the bonfire, poured water and large pieces of cheese into it, and then chopped up the beef and mutton pieces.
Pour it in and finally sprinkle in the wheat.
The aroma of wheat made everyone look comfortable. Chiju Prince-in-law specially arranged for someone to roast a leg of beef for Tuo Lei.
Tuo Lei drank milk porridge, took off the short knife from his waist, cut off strips of meat and chewed it.
The previous defeat in Tangbo, Hebei Province did not cause much loss in military strength, but after towing mines to report military information, Genghis Khan immediately connected this battle with the confessions of many prisoners.
Genghis Khan understood that his side's failure was not limited to the battlefield.
If you just look at the number of corpses on the battlefield, there are many more Jin soldiers who died than the Mongols. The problem is that the entire Mongolian army was fooled by the man named Guo Ning. He used a Jurchen cavalry as bait to
In this way, he mobilized the marching direction of the army to achieve some of his own goals.
Genghis Khan didn't like this feeling of being manipulated very much, so he angrily scolded his subordinates. Fortunately, Tuo Lei was not the one to blame. He stood up bravely and took the responsibility for the failure of the battle. With Genghis Khan's tolerance and
Favored, he saved the lives of many people, and saved the faces and property of many more people.
Fortunately, every battle after that went smoothly. The Mongolian cavalry ran across the Central Plains, just like running on the grasslands, without feeling any threat. Every day, they captured more cities and plundered more wealth.
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Everyone was fighting contentedly for more than two months, until recently, the situation changed.
Under the attack of the Mongolian army, Dajin, a weak giant, was already covered in blood and covered with wounds; but at the same time, this giant was gradually recovering its strength.
The king of Wei, Wanyan Yongji, who had been ridiculed by Genghis Khan, lost his life and was replaced by a new emperor. And in the court of the new emperor, there were indeed some very capable subordinates, such as Wanyan Chenghui, Pusan Anzhen and others.
In addition, there are two newly appointed generals of the Han Dynasty, Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, who are also very troublesome. They are both local snakes in Hebei and Zhongdu. They are very effective in recruiting troops, collecting food, and even sending troops to harass.
It was easy for the Mongolian army to defeat them, but they could not really suppress their activity.
Genghis Khan had previously used Hasar and Ochen Nayan as the left wing, and ordered them to cross the central capital, plunder Jizhou and Pingzhou, and then form an encirclement situation around the central capital.
But with the efforts of Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, Ha Saer and Ao Chen Nayan were still unable to cross Zhongdu. The Jin army gathered in Zhongdu became stronger and stronger as they fought, and even tried to counterattack Zhuozhou and Juyongguan twice!
Once the Juyong Pass was lost, one of the two routes for the Mongolian army to return to the grassland would be cut off, making them strategically passive. As the Mongolian army's strength continued to dilute with successive victories, it became increasingly difficult to maintain a strong offensive.
Genghis Khan had to consider countermeasures. The most effective way was to shrink his troops to the gates of Zhongdu and end the entire southern expedition with a heavy blow to the center of Dajin.
When Genghis Khan once again focused his attention on Daxing Prefecture, the central capital, Tuo Lei was authorized by Genghis Khan to take full charge of military tasks in Shandong.
Tuo Lei knew very well who the only threatening enemy in front of him was.
Those cities and the countless soldiers and horses in them are not worth mentioning. If you want to win the war, you must defeat Guo Ning.
Now is the time for everyone to repay Tuo Lei. Tuo Lei hopes everyone will fight with all their might!
At this time, under the control of Tuo Lei, in addition to the five thousand households in his Uluseli, there were also five thousand households including Hongji Labu. The combat elites among these ten thousand households, plus the temporary transfer
There are ten thousand war slaves and servants.
These ten thousand people were in a place that Guo Ning had not expected. Tuo Lei was convinced that he could crush Laizhou in one go, and then defeat Guo Ning in a field battle and wash away his shame!
Thinking of this, Tuo Lei turned his attention to a young man sitting at the bottom.
This young man wears Han's clothes, has sharp eyes, is tall, and has a straight back. Although he is sitting among the Mongolian nobles, he is not as flattering as those ordinary generals, but like an iron spear that drinks human blood.
Show off.
Tuo Lei felt a little emotional in his heart. He picked up the milk porridge and gestured to the young man: "Don't worry, I will do what I say. We will not touch any plant or tree in Weizhou!"
The young man bowed slightly to express his gratitude, but said nothing. This gesture was extremely unruly in front of the Mongols who were accustomed to conquering. Several thousands of households around him stared at him dissatisfied, but his expression did not change at all.
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Torrey didn't mind this.
A capable person will always have a temper, but Genghis Khan once said that only the trees that form dense forests will not be blown down by the wind, and only wolves that form a pack can survive on the grassland. Occasionally, one or two like this
Excellent Han'er, they are still fighting each other...what use can they do?
Tuo Lei finished his milk porridge and stood up.
He saw with satisfaction that all the thousands and hundreds of households put down their food almost at the same time, and everyone stared at their leader.
Tuo Lei said: "Delbatu did nothing wrong. He failed because he and his men were tired from Zouping. But his failure will cause our enemies to misunderstand. They think we are still alive."
If we are far away, we will relax. In fact, we are very close to them."
He took the horse felt underneath him in his hand and said in a deep voice: "You have rested enough, let's take action now. We will start attacking at midnight today! At dawn, we will capture Haicang Town!"
Thousands of households including Tuosahhe, Zhedie'er and Talihutai shouted in unison: "Uri Geshela!"
Hundreds of households and ordinary Mongolian knights also shouted loudly: "Uzhigeshela!"
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"Uzhgeshela" means forward in Mongolian. It is said that the "Ula" that Russians call comes from the Mongolian "Uzhgshela".
