Naminfu puffed up his chest and replied: "They are the smartest dogs east of the Onan River!"
The two hounds heard their master introducing them, so they ran over and squatted down in front of Tuo Lei.
Tuo Lei laughed loudly and pointed to the depths of the water: "Then, you will be my Aljinchi. Take your dog and your one hundred men to track the enemy's scent and follow the enemy. Footprints! You must keep a close eye on the enemy and don’t let them leave your sight...until I give the order to fight!"
According to Mongolian customs, those who can serve as Aljinchi are usually members of the general's clan or close and reliable people. However, after Genghis Khan conquered Mongolia, hundreds of ethnic groups in the grasslands became one, and outstanding people were selected from the tribesmen who had recently surrendered to Genghis Khan to serve as outposts.
This is not only a test of their ability and loyalty, but also a prelude to promotion and reuse.
Naminfu is a Mongolian from the Jala Yi'er tribe, and his subordinates are all descendants of various tribes. When they heard the order to drag thunder, everyone was jubilant.
At that moment, Naminfu's troops all took off their heavy armor and discarded the materials needed for the march. Each person only carried weapons and dry food, led their horses, and entered the swamp along the winding road.
Just as Naminfu said, those two hounds are really smart. They rushed to the front to explore the way, sniffing the scent keenly, and from time to time they ran back to Naminfu and made a purring sound, as if they were reporting something.
Seeing that the figures of Naminfu and his party were gradually obscured by the dense vegetation, many of the knights around Tuo Lei were also eager to give it a try.
But Tuo Lei did not follow up with the order. Instead, he held a horned bow and aimed aimlessly at the dead trees and grass deep in the swamp.
Tuo Lei learned to shoot since he was a child, but his shooting skills were not as good as those of his brothers. His eldest brother Shuchi is a master of making perfect arrows. He is not much worse than the famous Zhebie. His second brother Chagatai and third brother Ogedai are also able to fight against the galloping armies. Shoot powerful enemies.
The brothers sometimes accompany their father in hunting, and they secretly compete with each other on their shooting skills, but Tuo Lei can only accept the defeat.
Compared with his brothers, Tuo Lei is smarter, but most smart people have arrogance in their bones. He knew that his archery skills were not as good as those of his brothers, so he took every spare moment to train harder.
Everyone around him knew that he had this problem, so no one dared to disturb him and waited for a while.
It wasn't until the sound of Naminfu's group wading into the water became more and more distant that someone couldn't help but ask: "Fourth Prince, where are we? When will we set off?"
Tuo Lei asked gently: "Don't you think it's strange?"
"What?"
"This cavalry was entrenched on the high slope at first, then turned to the water, and fled with its tail between its legs like a frightened fox, entering the lake and forest. I think, their actions were so agile, if the dozens of cavalry just now, It needs to be hidden so we can’t find it.”
Tuo Lei laughed twice: "But they didn't hide themselves, as if they had to let us see them, and they actually slowly cut down the shrubs blocking the road? Are they specifically telling us that the road is not easy to walk and they can't walk fast?"
"What the fourth prince means is that they did not dare to face the majesty of the Great Khan, but they set up an ambush in the swamp to deceive us?"
"I don't know, but who can guarantee..."
Tuo Lei suddenly drew his bow and shot an arrow deep into the swamp.
The power of this bow is very strong, and the specially made arrow clusters make a sharp whistling sound, draw a long arc, and disappear.
He said solemnly: "The noble Khan told me that this enemy may be a sheep, but it may also be a fox or a wolf. Let's hunt carefully and not be injured by the prey!"
"So, what should we do now?"
Tuo Lei listened carefully to the movements on the battlefield behind Gao Po.
At this time, Father Khan had defeated the large cavalry force of the Jin Kingdom, but his soldiers did not stop, but continued southward amidst the urging sounds of horns one after another. Tens of thousands of cavalry were running at the same time, and the rumble of iron hooves on the ground could be faintly heard across the high slopes.
Perhaps, in the south of the battlefield, Father Khan made new discoveries?
He looked at the soldiers around him again. At this time, the setting sun was about to be blocked behind the high slope, and some dim sunlight fell down, reflecting a dark yellow light on the armor of the soldiers. The sunlight spilled into the water, as if a faint mist was evaporating, and began to float among the trees. spread.
"Father Khan gave me three days, so there's no need to rush. Let's camp and rest and wait patiently for Naminfu's return! If his dog is as smart as he claims, at least it can cause some trouble for the enemy."
"As you command!"
Just as the subordinates responded, the vigilant barking of hounds came from deep in the water.
The eyes of everyone looking at Tuo Lei were immediately full of admiration; when they turned to look at Shui Ze, they were a little more wary.
Someone immediately sent an order and mobilized capable archers to cut down trees by the water and stack them on top of each other to build a Savulin for observation.
The resounding arrow fired casually by the tow mine earlier passed over the shallow swamps and shrubs between the swamps, and over the green and brown meadows and reeds.
Not far from Guo Ning's eyes, the arrow fell into the water, causing ripples.
In an instant, dozens of people behind Guo Ning thought their hiding place had been discovered.
They subconsciously wanted to explode, but then they saw Guo Ningping stretch out his palm and press downwards, and then they managed to suppress their emotions.
After a while, the barking of hounds came from four or five reeds away.
Estimating the direction, Han Xuan's subordinates were smelled by the dog's nose.
Guo Ning sighed and whispered to his left and right: "Let's go!"
Today's entire operation was Guo Ning's idea, and he immediately moved Chu materials to perfect it.
Yizai Chucai specifically proposed not to damage the food and materials transported by Zhang Wei to Pinglu Village, so as to attract the Mongolian army to continue southward and stay away from the Tangbo area.
Therefore, when Guo Ning broke into the convoy camp in Pinglu Village and hijacked Wanyan Congjia, he only collected vehicles and did not do anything with food and materials.
Zhang Wei is famous for being good at financial management and searching. As the transport envoy of Hebei West Road, he went to Zhongdu this time to cover Wanyan Congjia under the guise of transporting grain and fodder support, so the accompanying convoy carried a large amount of grain, totaling two to three thousand shi.
Guo Ning's men worked hard and sweated profusely in order to unload the grain and vacate the carts that could carry the troops.
After the Mongolian army defeated Pucha Ali's troops, as long as they inquired a little, they would know that there was such a batch of ownerless grain in Suning County, Hejian Prefecture. The Mongol army marched without any logistical supplies and always obtained supplies by looting. How could he let go of the food he picked up for free now?
Therefore, the Mongolian army will inevitably continue to move south, and there will not be many troops left to clean up the battlefield.
Then, Guo Ning's troops can escape safely.
After Guo Ning led his people into Shuizhe, he specially dispatched his manpower and personally set up a small ambush circle. If a small group of Mongolian troops follow them rashly, they will take advantage of the dim sky and use the power of thunder to annihilate them in one fell swoop, so as to ensure that they are safe.
However, at the end of the implementation of his plan, there was a slight oversight. The main force of the Mongolian army has indeed been transferred away, but now, the number of Mongolian troops appearing behind Gaopo is much larger than Guo Ning expected. Everyone could see clearly that there were more than two thousand knights, many of whom were well-equipped.
Is this just for us? Why bother?
Guo Ning really didn't understand why he, with so few people, fell into the eyes of the Mongols and made them so concerned.
What's even more troublesome is that the Mongolian army is both fierce and cunning, and there is no chance to take advantage of it.
They only sent more than a hundred people and chased them into the lake with hounds, while the large army was watching eagerly by the water.
At this time, even if those hundreds of people were annihilated, what would be the point? Is it a demonstration to the remaining Mongolians, hoping that they will be afraid of the Jin army and retreat in spite of difficulties?
Guo Ning shook his head, knowing that this move would only expose his own strength in vain and put himself in danger of a Mongolian cavalry raid.
This is a pointless fight.
"Call all troops to retreat. Tonight we will work hard and make a night journey to get rid of the Mongols in the swamps."
As soon as Ni heard it, he took off the bone whistle hanging around his neck, puffed up his cheeks, and blew hard.
The bone whistle makes a regular sound similar to the chirping of wild birds, which can be heard far above the wetland.
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