Before sunset, the cavalry speeded up slightly, like a black ant colony, covering the continuous barren fields with rustling ground. Everyone, even the animals, knew that the drinking and resting places were just ahead, so they walked vigorously.
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 leader of Shanwenjia 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 had good skills and could 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 remembered that the matching leather belt and breast goggles had not been put away, so he quickly lay down in the pile of corpses and touched them carefully.
These are all large items and easy to find. When a headless body is opened, the leather belt and goggles are pressed into the mud underneath.
Naminfu kicked the naked body, thought for a moment, and then kicked Huga, a giant yellow-haired man 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 at the money for not spending it.
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 supplies are in short supply. The great Mongolian kingdom won consecutive battles and seized as much as they could. But every victory also brought a vast territory, brought more slaves and craftsmen, and raised the horizons of the Mongols. Therefore, supplies are still insufficient.
Therefore, the slaves who do not spend money will thoroughly scour the battlefield 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 women who had been snatched this time were all ordered to be killed by the fourth prince, because they felt that these women would affect the speed of the Mongolian army. In fact, women are attentive, and you can gain more by using them to collect things than male slaves.
At this time, the roar of hoofbeats came from behind. Naminfu quickly ran away and asked his subordinates to clean up the entire city and throw the corpses into the deserted beach behind the city to avoid tripping the nobles. At the bend, pine torches were lit.
After all these things were done, Naminfu 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 just like ordinary young Mongolians, lively and active, and everything he watches is interesting. He does not pay special attention to the status of noble people like his brothers. Therefore, he treated a senior Baihu like Na Minfu with great respect, and would often reward him with small gadgets or give him a few words of praise.
Naminfu liked the fourth prince very much, and he always hoped that the fourth prince could make enough achievements as soon as possible and 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 rise from arm's length to the time it hits the ground and is extinguished."
Another sentry rider said: "Perhaps 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!"
Tolei 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 Hongjira family and Tuo Lei's good friend Chiju Prince Consort followed closely behind, and the other Qianhu and Baihu followed. There were slaves accompanying the army, namely Bolul and Wu Lachi, who quickly arranged for food and drink.
Some of the horses accompanying the army were specially designed to carry dead branches, firewood, and grain. 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, then poured in the chopped beef and mutton pieces, and finally sprinkled in wheat.
The aroma of wheat makes everyone feel comfortable. Chiju's consort 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 Army 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 mobilize the direction of the army to achieve some of his own goals.
Genghis Khan didn't like the feeling of being manipulated very much, so he angrily scolded his subordinates. Fortunately, Tuo Lei was by no means the one to blame. He stood up bravely and took the responsibility for the failure of the battle. Relying on Genghis Khan's tolerance and favor, he saved the lives of many people and the face and property of many more people.
Fortunately, every battle thereafter went smoothly. The Mongolian cavalry ran across the Central Plains just like running on the grasslands. They hardly felt any threat. Every day, they captured more cities and plundered more wealth. .
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 bruised; but at the same time, this giant was gradually recovering his 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 there were indeed some very capable subordinates in the new emperor's court, such as Wanyan Chenghui, Pusan Anzhen and others.
In addition, there are two Han'er generals, Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, who have newly received important tasks, which are also a headache. They are all local snakes in Hebei and Zhongdu. Regardless of whether they recruit troops, collect food, or even send troops to harass, they are very effective. It is easy for the Mongolian army to defeat them, but they cannot 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 never able 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 Juyong Pass is lost, one of the two routes for the Mongolian army to return to the grassland will be cut off, and they will be greatly passive strategically. The strength of the Mongolian army continued to dilute with continuous victories, and it gradually became difficult to maintain a strong offensive.
Genghis Khan had to consider countermeasures. The most effective way is to shrink the 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 pay back Tuo Lei. Tuo Lei hopes everyone will fight with all their strength!
At this time, in addition to the five thousand households in his Uluseli, there were also five thousand households including Hongji Labu under Tuo Lei's control. The number of combat-ready elites among these ten thousand households, plus the temporary deployment of war slaves and servants, totaled ten thousand people.
These ten thousand people were in a place Guo Ning didn't expect at all. Tuo Lei was convinced that he could crush Laizhou in one fell swoop, and then defeat Guo Ning in a field battle, washing away his shame!
Thinking of this, Tuo Lei turned his attention to a young man sitting at the bottom.
This young man is dressed like a man, with sharp eyes, tall body and straight back. Although he is sitting among the Mongolian nobles, he is not as flattering as those ordinary generals. Instead, he is like an iron spear that drinks human blood, showing its sharpness.
Tuo Lei felt a little emotional in his heart. He picked up the milk porridge and signaled 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 posture was extremely unruly in front of the Mongols who were accustomed to conquest. Several thousand households around him stared at him dissatisfied, but his expression did not change at all.
Torrey didn't mind that.
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, there are two outstanding men like this, and they are still fighting against 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. The enemies thought we were still alive. At a distance, we 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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"Uzhigeshela" means forward in Mongolian. It is said that the "Ula" that the Russians call comes from the Mongolian "Uzhigeshela".
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