More than 20 miles away from Zhao Xuan and others, Belgutai, who was stationed in a dry meadow, noticed the Zhou army sentries.
In the past few days, the two armies' sentry cavalry chased each other within a radius of hundreds of miles. Of course, the scout cavalry of the Zhou army were all selected elites, and the Mongolian Aljinchi were all talented, bold, and as fierce as wolves.
Both sides rode good horses, relying on their speed to repeatedly outflank and advance, trying to get closer to observe the opponent's movements. Once the two sides encounter each other, a fierce fight will immediately break out. Until the victor cuts off the opponent's head and hangs it in front of the saddle, continuing his reconnaissance.
As time went by, more and more troops were chasing Zhao Xuan's troops. After all, those Mongolian traitors were so hateful. Zhao Xuan's troops tried their best to avoid a battle, so they had to send more cavalry to monitor the pursuit of the troops. From then on, the scale of the battles between the sentinels became larger and larger, from three to five cavalry against three to five cavalry, and gradually increased to dozens of cavalry against dozens of cavalry.
In the past few days since Belgutai arrived, he had received reports of battles between sentries and cavalry every three to five days. At this moment, he discovered a group of Zhou Jun sentries and asked casually: "Can we catch up?"
Almost all of the twenty or thirty people surrounding him had Qianhu Nayan or above. There were Mongols, Kangli people, Boyawu and several leaders of the Kipchak tribe.
After listening to his question, everyone made some calculations. First, a young man came out of the crowd and said: "They came from Sarpo, and they were separated from us by the Wild Duck River. The water in this section of the Wild Duck River is shallow and slow, but there is a lot of silt on both sides, making it difficult for horses to cross. To catch up with them, Unless we go south first, cross the reverse bay, and then turn to intercept."
This young man is clearly from Boya, but he speaks Mongolian fluently and has a good understanding of the surrounding terrain. This is obviously the result of hard work.
Belgutai nodded with satisfaction and added, "Your name is Yuelitamur, right? You are the seventh son of Tutuha."
The young man dismounted and kowtowed: "The noble Prince Belgutai actually knows my name. I am so grateful."
Belgutai laughed twice: "You're very good. After your father's death, I haven't decided who will succeed him as commander of thousands... so you will be in charge temporarily. You have to show your military exploits." !」
Tutuha, the father of Yueli Timur, had previously led his Boyawu cavalry to fight against 6,000 Mongolian families who had rebelled from the grasslands, and died on the spot. After Tutuha's death, another Qianhu Nayan Wanggur of Boyawu tribe immediately asked to see Belgutai and asked that his younger brother Qingji Yajie should succeed him as captain of thousands.
However, Wanggur did not stand with Belgutai during the previous gatherings of various ministries to protect the interests he had snatched. Belgutai did not hide it. As soon as he arrived here, he directly promoted Tutuha's favorite youngest son, Yueli Timur.
The young man was overjoyed. According to the Kipchak custom, he came up and hugged Belgudei's boots and kissed the toes of his boots.
Everyone nearby immediately showed envy and jealousy.
Belgutai looked around at their expressions and said casually: "Isn't it just a matter of one sentence to appoint a small captain? You, you, and you, I have all remembered the performance of fighting in the past few days! You all are loyal to Yeke Mongol Uluth, and Yeke Mongol Uluth will definitely not treat you badly, and it will not be difficult to build a few thousand additional households!"
Everyone who is smarter already knows that the Qianhu Nayans in the Mongolian headquarters are quite dissatisfied with Belgutai. If this powerful figure in the Golden Family wants to suppress the thousands of Mongolian families, doesn't he have to reuse the Kangli people, Boyawu and scattered Kipchak tribes who have just arrived in the grassland?
Although the grassland people do not have writing or reading, they are not fools. They have wisdom in facing the rise and fall of their tribes. At the moment, everyone was enthusiastic and claimed that it was true.
Everyone was thinking about their own future and the future of their tribe. For a moment, no one noticed that the sentry cavalry of the Zhou army riding away was not from Zhao Xuan, and the direction they were running in was not to detect the incoming troops. Necessary direction.
Belgutai was very satisfied when he saw that all the leaders around him were respectful. With the corner of his sight, he glanced at the guards standing at random in the distance. Seeing that they were all on guard with bows and arrows in their hands, he felt that he might be worrying too much.
Belgutai did not mention how embarrassed he was when he was accused by thousands of Mongolian households a few days ago. These leaders could only vaguely hear about it, but they were obviously smart.
Akito, on the contrary, found his own opportunity in it.
Since Genghis Khan's western expedition, the task of maintaining the situation on the grasslands has fallen on him and Genghis Khan's daughter, the prisoner princess Alahaibeji. When Belgutai was under Genghis Khan, he was known for his good fighting skills. In addition to not actively provoking the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was not afraid to use any forceful means to safeguard the interests of the Golden Family. Compared with him, Alahaibeji was much gentler, so many Nayans of Qianhu went to flatter the princess of the prison country, and they seemed to have formed a siege on Belgutai.
Of course, Belgutai's power far exceeds that of these lackeys of the Golden Family. No matter how fierce they shout or complain, Belgutai can turn a deaf ear. However, Genghis Khan will return to the grassland sooner or later. What will these people do if they talk nonsense in front of the Great Khan?
In the past few years, the voice of the Golden Family has obviously been concentrated on the sons of the Great Khan, and the Great Khan's uncles, nephews, younger brothers, etc. have gradually stepped aside.
Belgutai is still very young, and his desire for power is still strong. He will never allow himself to become a decoration on the grassland.
Therefore, he dared to seize the market, so when he found out that the action of seizing the market caused subsequent chaos, he was not surprised but happy. Since there is trouble, we have to fight, and if we want to fight, we have to use Belgutai to lead the team.
Now that he has the power to lead various tribes, he can use fighting to reunite the originally loose tribes of thousands of households in the eastern part of the grassland, and to integrate the surrendered soldiers from the Western Regions into one body.
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You know, the number of strong men that the Mongolian headquarters can dispatch to the expedition is only over 100,000 at most. In the eastern part of the grassland, there are probably close to 100,000 tribal people scattered between Mongolia and the Hu tribes in the northeast. If Belgutai could control them, he would be able to speak upright even in front of the Khan.
Not to mention those from the Western Regions, the old tribes of the Khwarezm Kingdom. These people are definitely not as brave and good at fighting as the Mongols, but they are still a huge force.
Belgutai needs a war to train them and conquer them.
During this time, the Kangli people, Boyawu and Kipchak tribes were fighting continuously with the Mongolian traitors. Many soldiers' energy and strength were exhausted. Many complained that their hands were so heavy that they could not lift their scimitars, their feet were so swollen that they could not fit into their boots, and their waists were so sore that they could no longer feel anything.
But Belgutai still kept giving orders, urging them to fight.
This is not a deliberate attack, but the Mongolians' habit of fighting. They use their own fatigue and hard work to force the enemy's fatigue and hard work ten times, and then use their own tenacity to launch a fatal blow to the enemy.
This kind of fighting process is not only torture for the enemy, but also torture for yourself. If these tribes who were driven by the Mongols to fight could not force themselves to lift their spirits and adapt to the Mongols' fighting methods, they would only end in death.
Unlike the other Mongolian Qianhu Nayans, Belgutai did not actually take the threat of the Zhou army seriously. In other words, he was a little nervous at first, but gradually became more relaxed as time went by.
Because no matter how powerful Zhou's army is, it is impossible to fight against Tianshi.
The army of the Zhou Dynasty was strong because of its strong armor, sharp swords, and generous treatment for its officers and soldiers, all of which were inseparable from solid logistics. Using the same force, the Zhou army's consumption of logistics supplies was at least five to ten times that of the Mongols. Guo Ning seemed to be furious and wanted to cause trouble, but in fact, he was gathering troops and horses now, and it would take at least two months until everything was ready to go on the expedition.
Let alone two months, winter will begin in half a month!
The grassland environment in winter is more cruel and risky than Han'er in the Central Plains imagined. It snows continuously for ten days and a half, and hundreds of large livestock will be wiped out by snowstorms overnight. Tents that people live in will be blown away by the wind and submerged in the snow. I was lucky enough to escape from the bottom of the snow. I was surrounded by vastness, with no direction, no road, no companions, only the biting cold.
Such an environment is not easy to fight against. The Central Plains Han'er has to prepare winter robes and fuel required along the way, and the logistics consumption will be doubled. Even so, he may not be able to avoid freezing to death!
In previous years, when Mongolia sent troops south, they usually sent troops in late summer and early autumn and returned in early winter. This is not only because the war horses are fat in early autumn, but also because the grassland is bitterly cold after winter. Even Genghis Khan cannot force
The herdsmen gave up their families and devoted themselves to fighting.
Unless the grassland cools down and snows in advance, a fatal disaster situation has formed. At that time, the Mongols would stay in the Central Plains, because they would not be able to survive without plundering the Central Plains.
If this is the case, how could the Zhou army send troops in winter?
To put it another way, even if they had prepared supplies in advance and set off now, could they still brave the wind and snow, penetrate deep into the interior from the edge of the grassland, march thousands of miles, and fight dozens or hundreds of battles?
Impossible, they absolutely can't do it.
The Mongols will not accompany them to fight, but will only stay peacefully in the winter camp, waiting for all the Han people to starve and freeze to death.
Therefore, those Nayans from the Mongolian headquarters are simply stupid. They were afraid of confronting the Central Plains court and wanted to maintain the status quo until Genghis Khan returned and everything would be peaceful. Their minds were completely occupied by this idea, and because of fear, they desperately poured dirty water on me in front of Alahaibeji!
They didn't understand that Dazhou had no ability to march northward in a big way, so what were they afraid of?
Even if Guo Ning jumps half way up in Yehuling, he still can't do any tricks. Sending Mongolian traitors to harass, sending a high-status relative to seduce the Han slaves on the grassland, that's all he can do! Everything else is all bluff!
Whatever he wants to do will have to wait until next spring. It’s not too late to worry about things at that time. As long as I act fast enough and there are no flaws on the grassland next year, can Guo Ning be able to provoke again and again?
Guo Ning grew up in a rough place and was afraid of poverty since he was a child, so he was most greedy for money. Even if he becomes the emperor, he still allows his subordinates to do business, which is like getting into the eyes of money. How much benefit does the trade between the two companies transfer every year?
So is Guo Ning willing to give up this big piece of fat?
In the end, the two families still have to stare at each other, and the business cannot stop. I can continue to make money through the Gouluo market and continue to expand my power!
The situation was just like when I was killing people in the hunting ground. The defense envoy of Dazhou could only say a few harsh words, but in fact there was nothing he could do against me!
Now I, Belgutai, am taking advantage of this opportunity to act. I want to kill the six thousand families who rebelled against Mongolia and make them bleed like rivers; I want to send the emperor's brother-in-law out of the country as a gift and win his own reward... In the eyes of outsiders, this is how I mobilized my headquarters. , used tough methods to intimidate Dazhou with majesty!
Haha, even though the Great Khan is not here, I, Belgutai, still have to fight against the Central Plains court. How glorious is this?
With such results, who on the grassland dares to make irresponsible remarks to me!
Since the defeat of the Great Khan in the Central Plains, the Central Plains court has been pressing forward step by step towards the grassland. Every fort they set up, every thousand households they win over, are like nails driven into the grassland, and they are also nails driven into the hearts of every Mongolian people.
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This trip is just in time to remove these nails!
With the merit of pulling out nails, I can suppress the other members of the Golden Family no matter what, and even suppress these chaotic tribes on the grassland. I can also defeat the Mongolian Uluths by reorganizing in the grassland, just like brother Temujin has his career in the Western Regions!
Thinking of this, Belgutai felt excited. He waved his hands vigorously and said: "Everyone, please work harder and keep chasing. The enemy can't run away!"
"What does Yan mean?"
"The group of traitors in front of us are advancing and retreating. They have been going around in circles with us for several days. In fact, they have been heading east. They clearly want to go to Usha Castle to join the brother-in-law of the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. But there, only the Mongolian tribesmen gathered there More, layers of traps have been laid out long ago, so not even a rabbit or a field mouse can escape!"
Belgutai stretched out his hand to knead the mane of his war horse and said confidently: "Within two days, all my direct subordinates will arrive, including five thousand elite cavalry! Just in time for you to see the real fighting ability of the Mongols. Let’s use these people’s heads to vent your anger!”
As for the fighting ability of the Mongols, everyone present has actually seen it. Genghis Khan is so powerful that everyone is convinced. It’s worth looking forward to whether Genghis Khan’s younger brother is as powerful.
Many tribal leaders and thousands of households praised him repeatedly.
Another group of Zhou Jun sentries were waiting here at Duiliu Bay on the upper reaches of the Wild Duck River. The leader was Tian Xiong, who was ordered to serve as a distant sentry.
This place is only fifteen miles away from the location of Belgutai. Even if the Mongolian Aljinchi is not as good as before, it is too dangerous to stay here. The group of people waited for less than half an hour, all feeling a little impatient.
Some knights were about to suggest that they should leave first. The team of Zhou Jun sentries that had been glimpsed by Belgutai came galloping over from a distance.
The place where they ran was the beach east of the Wild Duck River, with only small bushes mixed in. After all, Yueli Timur was not a local and was not familiar with the climate. In autumn and winter, the surface of the Wild Duck River shrinks, and the originally muddy beach has become dry. When the horses kick and run, sand and dust are thrown into the sky.
Tian Xiong felt dust pouring into his mouth. He spat and cursed: "I'm waiting for you, hurry up! What did Zhao Xuan say?"
Yesterday, he personally detoured to the north of the Kangli cavalry to investigate. Unexpectedly, he ran into the troops directly under Belgutai who were rapidly heading south, and was almost surrounded and slaughtered by them. Fortunately, the movement situation of various units of the Mongolian army has been clearly grasped. As long as they are checked and confirmed, they can return.
He fought several times when he escaped yesterday, and an old injury burst out on his right shoulder. Although the medicine was changed twice, blood still seeped out through the gauze little by little, leaving stains of blood.
But Tian Xiongquan ignored it.
Being on a dangerous battlefield again after several years made him extremely excited, as if he couldn't feel the pain at all. Several guards stood beside him, their faces full of admiration.
