Seven years ago, Genghis Khan defeated the Naiman tribe, the last powerful enemy on the Mongolian grassland, and then summoned the leaders of various tribes, Nayan, at the source of the Onan River to hold the khuriltai, the throne of the Great Khan, and established the Great Mongolia.
At that time, the total strength of the various Mongolian tribes was ninety-five thousand households.
Among them, captives from different clans and tribes were mixed into several thousand households. For example, the victory over the Naiman tribe brought Genghis Khan more than twenty thousand households.
Important pro-affiliated tribes and clans formed their own independent thousands of households, such as the Hongji La tribe of Genghis Khan's mother tribe and the Wang Gu tribe who took the initiative to join the clan.
There were also some heroes or close ministers who, with the authorization of Genghis Khan, reunited the scattered members of the tribe and organized them into thousands of households. For example, when the close ministers lost their fortune, they called back the descendants of the Tatar tribe.
Among the ninety-five thousand households, five thousand households belonged to Uluth of Tuo Lei. Its scale is the same as that of his outstanding elder brother Ogedai, but much higher than his uncles Hesar, Timuge and Belgudai who also followed Genghis Khan in his expeditions to the east and west.
Tuo Lei's thoughts are more delicate than those of ordinary Mongolians. So he knew very early on that many of the faces and leaders on the grassland were jealous of him.
He could also feel that among these five thousand households, the tribesmen who came from all over the place and had recently escaped from prison status by virtue of their military exploits did not really believe in him.
But this situation is easy to solve. The principle on the grassland is that the weak will eat the strong and the strong will be respected. Tuo Lei is convinced that he will be able to make great achievements in the process of going south to attack gold and make all those who doubt him bow their heads respectfully.
After receiving Genghis Khan's order, Tuolei immediately sent two Nak'er horses to gallop, ordered his subordinates to speed up their march, separated from the main army, and turned eastward.
The fastest mover was a hundred households composed mainly of prisoners.
Centurion Naminfu was a Mongolian with a majestic physique. When he was young, he was injured in the Battle of Thirteen Wings. The tendons in his arms were severed, so he could not straighten his arms. There was a terrible knife incision on his right eyebrow bone. Due to the impact of the knife wound, his eyelids and The eyelids have shrunk and the eyeballs appear to be very bulging.
He rode a tawny horse unsteadily, moving forward briskly. To the left and right of the horse were two vigorous hounds.
Naminfu is a very senior centurion and has received the black five-pointed flag personally given by Genghis Khan.
One of his young slaves, named Qian Fuhua, held the flag and rode after him.
Qian Buhua was a slave who surrendered when the Mongolian army besieged Zhongxing Mansion in Xixia. Although he was from Xixia, he was a Han. Na Minfu couldn't remember his Han'er name, but he only remembered that the first sound was pronounced "qian".
This Qian usually herds cattle for Na Minfu. In Mongolian, Niu is pronounced "Buhua" and is a very common name. So Naminfu told him not to spend the money.
After the black five-pointed flag was drawn, everyone in Naminfu's men rushed their horses.
Following the centurion, they quickly crossed the field and joined many families.
The actual number of Ding households in this hundred households is more than 220, which is very large. If you include the Booles and the slightly higher-status Wu Lachi, the total number is nearly 400.
At this time, there were a total of 113 people enrolled in the army, half of whom were slaves. If they could survive the battle for gold and make contributions, the status of slaves could be improved and they could own property, livestock, and women.
Every time he thinks about this problem, Naminfu's mood becomes very bad.
Because most of his tribesmen were slaves or captives, they came here naked, without family members or property. Therefore, in the entire hundred households, there are many men and few women, and they are very poor. Last year, his hundred households did not take their turn to attack Xixia, so they were not allocated female slaves or property.
Fortunately, this time, it was the Kingdom of Jin that was attacked. Everyone said that the wealth of the Kingdom of Jin is as inexhaustible as gravel, and the women are more numerous than sheep, more tame than sheep, and their bodies are softer than the best wool...
Naminfu thought about it several times before making up his mind. First, he must grab more women. This is very important!
The reason is very simple. With women, there can be many babies in a hundred households. When the little cub grows up and has strength, he can continue to rob and kill. Therefore, women are more important than any property, horses, or weapons!
However, these beautiful expectations are all attached to the noble Prince Tuo Lei.
You can do anything you want, but first you have to let Prince Tolei see your military exploits. Then we have to rely on everyone to work hard!
Naminfu clenched his fists and looked around at his men.
The year before last, the Mongolian army broke through the Great Wall, looted important military towns on the edge of the Jin Kingdom, and obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment. Hundreds of households in Naminfu also participated.
At this time, almost every knight was wearing armor, and some capable warriors were still wearing iron armor. When they gathered together, the light reflected from their armor was so cold and terrifying.
Most of them were armed with sophisticated weapons, mainly spears and spears captured from the Jin army, and their usual ring knives were hung on their waists. Many men hung leather bags on the sides of their saddles, containing short-handled axes or lassoes.
On the other side of the saddle was a quiver filled with light and heavy arrows, as well as their own long and short bows that were handy.
Those selected to serve were mostly strong warriors in their thirties with outstanding riding skills and courage.
Naminfu's deputy, Captain Abul, who was famous for his bravery, followed not far behind. This is a man who can sing and dance well when drunk, and is very good at unarmed fighting.
Like Naminfu, he had old wounds on his face. The wounds were on the left and right cheeks because they were penetrated by arrow clusters before. After the wounds healed, there were high bulging scars on both cheeks. When he crunched the mutton The scar will also turn red when it dries.
Because he was about to fight, Abel's eyes were particularly cold, and he looked at the people around him as if he were looking at dead people. At this time, the follower who was following Abul on foot, the big fool named Huga, also tried his best to open his eyes and look fierce.
The Hugar are the Shaojiezi people in the northernmost part of the grassland, near the Beihai area. He had dirty yellow hair and a yellow beard, and his eyes were green, like a ghost.
About ten years ago, the Shaojiezi tribe was wiped out by the Mongolian army. All the adult tribesmen were killed and thrown into the wild to feed the wolves. Abel was the one who wielded a knife to massacre.
After all the adults were killed, all the children of the Yujiezi clan became slaves. Huga has been following Abul since then. In ten years, he has grown from a small child to a giant man. However, he has never been able to use his brain well and cannot speak. He always imitates Abul's behavior in everything he does.
Naminfu nodded to Abel.
His expression was much more relaxed than Abel's. After all, he was following the Fourth Prince out to kill the enemy. It was said that he had to deal with only a small team of the Golden Army hiding on the edge of the battlefield.
In the past few years, the Mongolian army has fought too many battles with less and more. Sometimes dozens of Mongolian light cavalry can kill thousands of gold troops, leaving them unable to fight back, forcing them to flee in confusion. How much more to attack less with more at this moment?
Naminfu had no doubts about victory and firmly believed that it would be an easy victory.
At this time, a long horn sound came from the distance, which meant that the noble man was coming. Na Minfu and others quickly dismounted and knelt on the ground.
A moment later, the horse swept past like a strong wind, and the mud it kicked up splashed on the faces of Na Minfu and others.
The sound of dragging thunder came from far to near, and then from near to far. Everyone could hear it clearly. He shouted loudly: "Don't delay, follow me to the east. Pull out your sword, prepare arrows, and be ready to kill the enemy." Prepare!"
So everyone got on their horses and ran wildly.
There are probably more than two thousand knights in the entire cavalry team. Each of the five thousand households had their own men, and each department was arranged in a long queue according to the thousand households it belonged to, and walked straight around the high slope.
It's quiet behind Gaopo. The sound of fighting on the battlefield seemed to be suddenly cut off, and there was no one around.
But when everyone took a closer look, they found obvious footprints and hoof prints, as well as a lot of ruts. Because the back of the high slope is close to a swamp, the ground is very wet and water accumulates in the ruts.
Following the footprints, the cavalry continued to chase east. After walking for about two or three miles, looking past the reeds as tall as a person, you can see the sparkling lake.
There must be a road deep in the lake, but it's probably not easy to walk. Only five or six miles away, dozens of horses were crossing the water. The knights on the horses were dressed as golden soldiers. Some of them were moving forward, cutting open the overgrown shrubs with their swords.
The distance between the two sides is not far. If it is on flat ground, it is only the distance of one sprint of the war horse. But now, with layers of lakes, swamps, shrubs and woodlands blocking the road, it seems difficult to pursue?
Tuo Lei came excitedly, but at this time he was a little hesitant.
He reined in his horse and walked back and forth twice over the edge of the water.
Naminfu's two hounds barked twice at this time.
Tuo Lei's eyes lit up, he waved and asked, "Naminfu, is your dog smart?"
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Uluth: people, fiefdom.
Bouller: slave.
Wu Lachi: Horse herders, mostly held by captives and slaves at that time.
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