The fat horses, sophisticated equipment, skilled combat skills, and close cooperation that obviously come from long-term preparations for battle are enough to prove the enemy's strength.
This is just a Mongolian tribe attached to the Zhou Dynasty. What will happen to the elite soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty? Everyone simply didn’t dare to think about it.
Some people comforted themselves and others: "Didn't the Jin Kingdom rely on the same people to fight in the past? The Zhou army has enjoyed wealth and wealth in recent years, and they can't fight even if they want to, so they have to support these traitors on the grassland..."
Before he finished speaking, someone else snorted coldly: "Don't talk about this, think about what we should do first! Belgutai Nayan wants us to block the enemy, can we block it? It seems that our entire tribe will lose here. !”
The Huoluolasi people were silent for a moment, and the person before said: "If we can't suppress the provocation of these traitors, the Golden Family will lose face! We have to resist! At most, it will take more time for a yellow sheep to run down the opposite mountain. , our reinforcements will come, and they will be a large group composed of several tribes!"
After hearing these words, some people nodded, while others shook their heads slightly.
This time, the gathering speed of the grassland tribes was slower than expected. Because many capable personnel from various ministries were scattered to look for the two missing men. After the Mongols who relied on the Zhou Dynasty suddenly took action, these people were unable to return in time.
It is precisely for this reason that the reinforcements are more or less owed backbone support and are not much better than the Huoluolasi people.
The only advantage is that because they came at a high speed, they may not understand the enemy's strength; and they have the customary pride of the prairie people, so their morale is not bad. As long as they can arrive in time, they can at least fight hard for one or two times. Even if the final result is to hit the iron head and cause bleeding, they can force Sukhbaru's men to stop the pursuit.
When the two armies gathered together to test each other and find flaws, the Huoluolasi people could retreat far away.
After all, both sides are Mongolians, and it is easy to compare each other. Since he knew he was outmatched, Huo Luo La Si people only wanted to delay time. Their warriors were just doing what they should do subconsciously on the battlefield. Even their leader just wanted to avoid being punished by the Golden Family.
The leader of the Huoluolasi people once swore to Genghis Khan that if he disobeyed the iron orders of the Great Khan during a fierce battle on the battlefield, he would ask the Great Khan to destroy my entire family and let our heads roll into the wilderness. But that was more than ten years ago, and Genghis Khan had left the grassland for several years!
This is a farce created by Belgutai. How far will everyone fight for his head? Just do some stage work and you're almost done!
"The people of Huoluolasi are shaken. If we speed up the charge, can we win with one blow?"
Beside Sukhbalu, the Jurchen Aruhan suggested.
Aluhan was the first Jurchen to seek refuge with Emperor Zhou when he took up the post of Dinghaijiedushi. At that time, he was a Jurchen Muke in Haicang Town. In fact, he led dozens of families of Jurchen farmers to poverty. He could hardly support his wife, mother-in-law, and two children. Later, he successively served as a clerk in the Navy Record Department and a magistrate in the Recruitment Department. Although he did not achieve great success, his life was really good.
Aruhan's martial arts skills were average, and he had no talent in military management or command, so after being transferred to the army, he didn't stand out at first. Because he was already over 40 years old, Aruhan originally planned to apply for military discharge as soon as possible, simply give up his military status, and transfer to civilian service.
After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty was rising rapidly, and there were a large number of young officers in the army waiting to be promoted. On the contrary, at the local level, such a large territory always required a large number of talents to manage it.
Dazhou is in charge of administration, and management tends to be refined, requiring a lot of manpower. Therefore, after soldiers who have received military academy training retire at a certain age, they are often valued by officials everywhere.
They may not necessarily be very knowledgeable, but they are all firm in their intentions and strong in execution. They are very suitable for serving as officials at all levels, such as Kongmu and Supervisor. Some retired mid-level and senior military officers have the opportunity to directly serve as chief officers of a certain place or department, and their future is even brighter.
But in the following years, the Ding Navy expanded greatly, including He Shilie Huanduan, Wanyan Xielie and many other Jurchen generals. As a veteran supporter of the Jurchens, Aruhan's status in the military was no longer up to him, but he rose higher and higher.
This time the Mongolian subordinate army moved north, Aruhan took on the role of recruiting the Sizuo Supervisor Army and took charge of the marching control.
It's embarrassing to say that most of the officers in the military supervision system are from the Recording Department. They are mainly responsible for boosting morale in the army and caring about the daily lives of the soldiers. They are also responsible for monitoring the entire army at critical moments. Therefore, even though they are military attachés, they directly go into battle. There are fewer fights. This was the first time in several years that Aruhan had visited the battlefield in person.
At his age, his courage was not comparable to that of the young Daotouqing, so he was a little scared all the way.
However, wearing strong armor and wearing gray military robes of the same specifications as countless companions around him made him more courageous.
The nominal signal for this mobilization of troops was that Guo Ning got angry and casually awarded a reward. Then the Mongolian soldiers rushed to flatter him and used the heads of their compatriots on the grassland to put their knives on them.
In fact, Sukhbalu's tribe has undergone several months of training under the direct management of Aruhan. They are not completely Mongolian soldiers, but more like serious border guards.
These people have been training hard according to the drills of the regular army of the Zhou Dynasty for several months, and gradually become familiar with and identify with the imperial court of the Zhou Dynasty through trial and error. Everyone is trying to win the opportunity for a new future for themselves. With such thoughts, they can trust their lives in Aruhan's eyes.
Aruhan has selected a dozen of these Mongolians who are particularly reliable, and promised them individually that after this battle, they will be given the status of military households in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they will become Han children, and their descendants will be able to live in the Central Plains. live on!
During the previous fighting, these people were particularly active. After hearing Aruhan's suggestion of a fatal blow, many people stared at the flag on the opposite side, as if the flag had turned into military merit visible to the naked eye.
"Don't rush."
Sukhbalu shook his head.
In terms of military position, Aruhan was much higher than him, but the rules of the Zhou army were very strict, and the military supervision system only had the power of supervision but no decision-making power before the battle. Sukhbalu had previously been personally rewarded by Guo Ning, and was very satisfied.
So he directly rejected Aruhan's suggestion without any psychological burden: "Wait a moment. I just had to report that there are still two Qianhu cavalry who are about to arrive. At most, a group of quails are needed to fly from here to the hillside. time!"
Aruhan frowned: "This... we finally drove back an enemy; now, won't we have to be attacked on both sides again?"
Sukhbalu pointed with a straight knife: "The leader of the team fighting with us in front is Xue Chiwu'er, the nephew of Qishilihei, the leader of the Huoluolasi people. At that time, there were 95,000 households in the grassland. He was selected by Genghis Khan on the eve of his appointment, and was ranked 78th in the end. His status is distant and his troops are few. Let us slowly press forward, pretending to be careless, but in fact we are taking a little rest..."
Aruhan suddenly realized: "This will attract the reinforcements to rush to save him! No matter how weak he is, this is still a Qianhu Nayan!"
"The reinforcements have come a long way and are eager to join the battle. They are exhausted and they will be defeated in one battle. Since the reinforcements are defeated, we can make an emergency landing in Xue Chiwu'er and arrange reliable rural leaders for the subsequent ministries!"
The township guide said this, which is all nonsense. All the people heading north this time are Mongolians. There are not even a thousand but eight hundred people who are familiar with the roads deep in the grassland. What kind of rural guide do you need?
However, Aruhan could understand Sukhbalu's intention.
Sukhbalu is a great Zhou general who was born in Nayan, Mongolia. He has been known as a traitor in recent years. And because he was eager to make meritorious deeds, he was very cruel to his compatriots on the grassland. It was inevitable that he would be poked in the back and scolded by the people on the grassland.
Of course he will not change his ways because of being scolded, but he will certainly hope that the more Mongolians like him will join the Zhou Dynasty, the better. The more people who seek refuge with him, the stronger his backbone becomes, which proves that he has foresight and has chosen the right path.
On the other hand, although Qishilihei ranked only 78th among the 95,000 households founded by Mongolia, Sukhbaru's status was even lower. He is one of the thirty-four Qianhu who were added later. He only has the title of Qianhu Nayan but no ranking. If the Huolarasi people could be forced to surrender, it would be a joy for Sukhbalu to regain his position.
This mentality is not limited to Mongolians. Tens of thousands of foreigners have taken refuge in the Great Zhou over the years, and many people think so. Therefore, foreign races are particularly effective against foreign races, and Dazhou is also happy to see this situation.
Aruhan nodded and said nothing more. He just followed Sukhbalu and rode forward slowly, watching Huoluolasi becoming more and more panicked.
Until a certain time, the sentinel cavalry placed in the north fired a dynamite.
A larger cavalry group approached rapidly. Thousands of Mongolians on horseback galloped wildly on the grassland, like turbid river water that broke through the embankment, mixed and roaring, and was changed directions at will by the bushes, meadows, creeks and creeks on the grassland, and was forcibly gathered together to continue running. .
"The people here are the bastards of the Kipchaks from the Boyawu tribe... These losers relied on their relatives from Khwarezm to get out of two thousand families. They are worse than the Huolarasi people!"
Sukhbalu laughed contemptuously, put away his straight knife, and drew his riding bow with his backhand: "Spread out! Shoot them two rounds first!"
