When Genghis Khan was in the army, he did not deliberately emphasize his majesty, but was happy to listen to the opinions of his companions. So much so that many opponents intentionally or unintentionally emphasized behind their backs that this invincible commander actually achieved success because of his people, and that his victory all depended on the wisdom and courage of his subordinates.
But the warriors around Genghis Khan naturally would not have such ridiculous ideas.
When Mu Huali asked, everyone cheered up and wanted to seize the opportunity to perform in front of Genghis Khan.
After Yelvliu Ge died in the battle, some Khitan people regrouped their tribes and transformed themselves from a vassal regime to a direct subordinate of Genghis Khan. They had a vague sense of competition with the generals from Beijing who had joined the Mongolian army. Therefore, the performance has always been positive.
Shi Mobuhua was the first to come out of the queue, bowed deeply to Genghis Khan, and then said: "The Ding Navy is indeed the most powerful army in the Jin Kingdom, but they have their own unique weaknesses."
"Speaking."
"Everyone, according to our plan, when we fought in Shandong, we used tens of thousands of troops; later in Liaodong, we defeated 4,000 households under the command of Prince Consort Chen, using more than 2,000 people; when we became enemies with General Zhebie, his troops launched There were only two to three hundred people who attacked at night, but there were thousands of local tribesmen in Liaodong. When we defeated King Shijun's army in the previous battle, we used thousands of elite troops; Ding Haijun, who fought fiercely to compete for key points along the river, always numbered a thousand men."
With his words, he told all the situations in which the Mongolian army suffered several losses. At that moment, many rough Mongolian men showed angry expressions.
Shi Mobuhua looked at them and asked loudly: "What does this mean?"
Many people think that you just want to prove that the Ding navy is powerful enough to compare with the Mongols! Once they play tricks, how can they win with more? Since Zhebie died in battle, this matter has been implicitly recognized by everyone, so why bother talking about it again and again?
With this idea in mind, there was silence for a moment, and no one came out to respond.
After a while, someone said coldly: "Is it possible that the number of troops in the Ding Navy is getting smaller and smaller?"
Shi Mobuhua laughed and continued: "This means that the power of the Ding Navy is limited in large-scale, long-distance operations! Their soldiers and horses are indeed elite, but this elite is based on a large amount of materials. On top of the support. They have more sophisticated equipment and more war horses than the ordinary Jin army, and at the same time have greater consumption! In Shandong, which has been in business for a long time, they were able to use five thousand elites a year ago, but far away In Liaodong and Zhongdu in Shandong, they can only rely on fleets to transport troops and supplies, so the limit of the force they can use at one time is always only more than a thousand or more than two thousand people."
He turned to Shi Tianying: "Prince Shi, your weighing session a few days ago was very effective." But if you don't leave immediately, but make up your mind to attack regardless of casualties, you might be able to capture that military stronghold, and there is no need for everyone to discuss the navy's movements here. "
Shi Tianying was furious.
Who dares to underestimate a powerful enemy that can kill General Zhebie? They also killed your Khitan King Yeluliu, brother of Liao! Why don't I see you going to fight Ding Haijun?
He was originally wearing a black helmet, but now his face turned black again, and his whole body was completely black: "Since General Shi Mo has said this, I will send troops to attack now. I will not withdraw my troops until Zhigu Stronghold is broken." !”
"Now?"
Shi Mobuhua shook his head: "The current up and down Lu River is not only a channel for Ding Haijun to transport grain and fodder, but also a channel for the Jin Dynasty court to communicate with the outside world. As far as we can see right now, they are also a channel for Ding Haijun to relocate people. In order to To maintain this channel, they built five additional camps and repeatedly fought with the black army more than ten times; at most, hundreds of ships were moored at the wharf of Zhigu Village... Although their speed of dispatching troops across the sea was limited , but the strength is gradually increasing! Go and fight now, you can’t fight anymore!”
"This won't work, and that won't work either. General Shimo, what do you mean?"
Shi Mobuhua turned around and bowed to Genghis Khan again: "I mean, Ding Haijun's performance is very outstanding, which shows that they attach more importance to Zhongdu than we originally expected. For this reason, I have to Congratulations to the Great Khan."
Genghis Khan smiled. When he listened to the arguments among his soldiers, he looked very happy, and even smiled kindly: "Where does the joy come from?"
"When we attack Zhongdu this time, the rear of the army, that is, in the direction of Liaodong, is always threatened by the Ding Navy. But now it seems that the Ding Navy is provoking us in Liaodong in order to cover Zhongdu. Their recent attacks along the Lu River Active, the purpose is also to protect Zhongdu. Although this army is rumored to be at odds with the Jin Dynasty, Zhongdu is not only the seat of the court, but also a strong fortress against our great Mongolia. Therefore, they need Zhongdu, they are While doing their best to maintain the situation in Zhongdu, they are adding more troops to the Lushui route little by little, trying to ensure the safety of Zhongdu! In this case..."
Mu Huali reacted quickly and smiled immediately: "In that case, the strength of the Ding Navy will not be enough to be distributed to Liaodong at the same time. As long as we continue to put pressure on Zhongdu, the Ding Navy will always invest more bit by bit. In the end, the two threats were reduced to one, before our eyes."
"Exactly!"
Shi Mobuhua continued: "After all, Zhigu Village is just a small village. It does not have the vast room for maneuver in Fuzhou and Gaizhou in Liaodong, nor does it have the support of tens of thousands of subordinate tribes. The power of the Ding Navy has reached Zhigu. Guzhai can only go up and down along the Lushui Channel, and all their actions are completely under our control."
Having said this, he knelt on the ground and said: "The Great Khan made the wisest decision to come to Zhongdu in winter. When spring comes, Zhongdu City is like a ripe fruit or plump mutton in front of the Great Khan. And the enemy of the navy has come to the front of the Great Khan. Is there anything in this world that is happier than having enemies gathered in one place and letting us kill them with our horses?"
Genghis Khan was silent for a while.
His thick eyelids were slightly drooped, and his thick hands were clasped in front of his belly, occasionally touching each other, as if he was thinking of words that could not be erased.
Shi Mobuhua took half a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Please ask the Great Khan to dispatch a force of troops to attack Tongzhou. It will continue to create a huge momentum. Within half a month, the Ding Navy will definitely send out the main reinforcements from Zhigu Village. Let's go again Use another force to attack Zhigu Village and cut off Ding Haijun's retreat, and you can easily eat them all! After considering reinforcements, you will also need to assist in the defense. Ding Haijun will use at least 3,000 elite troops to rescue Tongzhou. , or even more! They are all well-equipped and well-trained real elites! Prince Shi is very clear about this!"
Shi Tianying nodded and smiled bitterly: "They are indeed truly strong soldiers."
Shi Mobuhua looked around at the many faces around him: "Annihilating these three thousand people is the first step in General Zhebie's revenge. Such a loss is enough to make Guo Ning cry bitterly for a whole year! How about it?"
Someone asked: "What if the navy continues to send troops ashore to fight after suffering this loss?"
"After this battle, the initiative in the direction of Zhigu Village lies entirely with us. You don't know, shipping on the sea can't just find a place to dock. It requires a port and manpower! Without this port, the transport power of the Ding Navy fleet will be greatly reduced. We only have to ride along the coast on fast horses. If the Ding Navy comes once, we will kill them! Hey, how many such elites do they have? How many times will they come? When their elites are exhausted, we will march into Shandong again and kill this Guo Ning!"
This sounds exciting. There is no doubt that Shi Mobuhua, as Mu Huali's right-hand man recently, worked hard with Mu Huali and Shiji Hutulu to collect information about Ding Haijun. In particular, he has a deep understanding of the Dinghai Navy's trump card, the fleet at sea.
But in this case, it feels a bit absurd.
Since Genghis Khan unified the grasslands, whether he attacked Xixia or the Jin Kingdom, he destroyed everything he tried. Seeing that these countries were large and useless, they only had appearances. Even hundreds of thousands of people were just a big plate of meat to be slaughtered.
But he never thought that at this time, more than a dozen generals gathered in front of Genghis Khan, only planning to encircle and annihilate the enemy army of only 3,000 people. Moreover, the calculations were very serious, as if the enemy would take advantage of him if he was slightly negligent.
Alas, there is no way to do this. After all, it is a powerful army that can kill Zhebie, capture the fourth prince Tuo Lei, and make Chen's consort suffer great losses. This is an enemy that the Mongolian warriors have to face up to!
Shi Mo finished speaking without taking a moment, lowered his head and waited.
Another Khitan man, Shi Moming'an, came out and said, "I agree."
Yelu Ahai, an old minister who had been following Genghis Khan, nodded.
Shi Tianying and You Xingzong looked at each other and said, "You might as well give it a try."
The Mongolian Nayans headed by Zhelemai shouted: "We are willing to intercept and kill Ding Haijun!"
Genghis Khan was speechless, so everyone fell silent again, waiting for his final decision.
