Upstream of the Katon River, the Uighur army is resting at the foot of Jinshan Mountain.
Next to the camp of this army, there is a burned-down city. This is Jinshan City, which was once the royal city of the Geluolu people.
The only city of the Geluolu people has been leveled, and even the city walls were demolished on the order of Geluo Khan.
However, before the Jinshan City was leveled, all the Geluolu people had fled the city. Things in the city that could not be taken away had been abandoned, and even the pastures near the royal city were burned to the ground.
The Uighur general who led this army was named Yaromeilu. "Meilu" means the Uighur general who led the army. Yaromeilu was the commander-in-chief of the Stele Forest Army. He was entrusted by Gel Khan with the important task of monitoring the upper reaches of the Katon River and Jinshan.
Defense of the foot area.
Jaromelu woke up from his tent. He had been feeling a little restless recently, so he quickly asked his bodyguard to call for the Manichaean monks who were accompanying the army.
Manichaeism entered the Tang Dynasty during the Wu Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the Central Plains for a while. However, it was banned during the Kaiyuan period of the Emperor and all Manichaean monasteries in the Tang Dynasty were demolished.
Having lost the opportunity to spread to the Tang Dynasty, Manichaeism turned to the Uighurs and Tibetans.
However, the mission of Manichaeism in Tubo did not go smoothly. Tubo's native Bon religion and Buddhism, which competed for Tubo's faith, jointly expelled the Manichaean monks. The previous generation Zanpu also issued a major edict prohibiting the Tubo people from believing in Manichaeism.
The only main direction of spread of Manichaeism was the Uighurs. Nowadays, many nobles in the Uighurs believe in Manichaeism. Jaromelu also brought twenty monks with him.
Manichaeism is similar to Buddhism. Monks observe precepts and practice, and their teachings are also quite similar to Buddhism.
However, Manichaeism is more radical than Buddhist teachings that teach people to be good and pray for the afterlife.
Manichaeism believes that before the end of the world, there will be a war between light and darkness. The King of Light will gather the power of all believers and eventually defeat darkness and establish an eternal kingdom of light.
Manichaeism, the Third Messenger, the Pillar of Light, and the Savior Jesus each have their own functions, but Manichaeism also has its religious leader in the human world, whose name is "Mingshi".
The Great Ming Dynasty was the highest leader of Manichaeism, and the **** attribute of Manichaeism also made the rulers of the great empire very wary of Manichaeism's preaching.
The Abbasid dynasty that now rules Persia and India, also known as Dashi in the Tang Dynasty, restricted the spread of Manichaeism.
The two great East Asian empires, Tang and Tubo, directly banned the spread of Manichaeism.
Manichaeism attaches great importance to the last territory of the Uighurs. Manichaeism is currently the Great Envoy of the Ming Dynasty and has sent monks to the Uighurs. As long as the Uighur Khan can convert to Manichaeism, he will be named the "Ming Envoy" and rule the entire Western Desert.
Manichaean monks of the North.
Jaromelu was also one of the first Uighur nobles to convert to Manichaeism, so Manichaeism attached great importance to Jaromelu. They carefully selected the twenty most wise monks from the Manichean monastery in Gaochang City to assist Zuo and Yaromei.
Romelu.
Jaromelu also respected these monks very much and consulted them on everything.
A Manichaean monk entered Jaromelu's tent.
"Master, I felt restless yesterday. I dreamed of a lone wolf again at night. Please help me interpret my dream."
Yaromelu could write Chinese well and even compose poems in Chinese. He was one of the most proficient Chinese talents in the Uighurs.
This great Manichaean monk was also a Han Chinese. He respected Jaromelu very much and assisted him wholeheartedly.
Dream interpretation is also the main job of Manichaean monks. Legend has it that the first great prophet of Manichaeism realized the supreme teachings in a dream. Dreams also have an extremely sacred status in Manichaeism.
After listening to Jaromelu's dream, the great monk sat there for a long time with a frown on his face, and then said: "Congratulations to Jaromelu! This dream is a good sign."
good omen?
Jaromelu quickly asked: "What auspicious sign is this?"
The great monk said: "The wolf is a ferocious beast, and Mei Lu leads the army, and the soldier is a ferocious weapon. This dream indicates that Mei Lu can control ferocious soldiers and achieve great achievements!"
Jaromelu was beaming with joy. He was about to reward the monks when suddenly his men came to reward him:
"Mei Lu! The Ge Luo Lu people are coming!"
Yaromeilu was overjoyed. After stationing at Jinshan, the Uighurs had been searching for the Geluolu people.
We are all prairie people, and we all know that the burning of Jinshan City will not be a major loss to the Geluolu people. The prairie people live on grass, and the royal city is used to escape the heat in summer.
The walls of Jinshan City are less than half a meter high. It is more like a camping ground with fixed tents than a city.
Only by killing their young men and robbing their livestock, women and children can the Geluolu people be severely damaged.
The Khan's plan to cut off the water supply worked! Yaromeru was extremely excited. This was really an opportunity to establish his own business!
He pulled his soldiers and asked, "How many people are here?"
"Only a few hundred people."
Jaromelu paced back and forth and said: "It must be the tribe hiding in the Jinshan Mountain. They must be really hungry and can't stand it anymore, so they came out to look for food."
Jaromelu had already figured out the origin of this army, and then said to the soldiers: "How many people are there in the account?"
The soldier immediately said: "There are only a thousand men in our army account, and the remaining cavalry have been distributed to various river bends."
Jaromelu thought about it and said: "One thousand men is enough. Send scouts to catch up with the Geluolu team, count all the men and horses in the tent, and prepare to double-team them. This time, we must not let a single Geluolu go."
people!"
Jaromelu thought of the dream that the Manichaean monks had interpreted for him. He immediately put on his armor and personally led his Cavalrymen in the Forest of Steles to rush out of the camp.
On the edge of the camp, Timur held a telescope and reported to the staff in Beiting: "It's the cavalry in the Forest of Steles. The general's camp is on the edge of Jinshan City. All 1,000 men and horses in the camp are dispatched."
Yu Junjie, the strategist and player at the Beiting Protectorate, quickly received the news. He looked at the sand table in front of him and pushed out a blue Uighur army chess piece.
Yu Junjie asked again in the game channel: "Where are the other Uighur camps upstream? Are there any signs of dispatch?"
As the Uighur tribes gathered at Jinshan, the player's military advisors had already monitored the Uighur camps in the upper reaches of the Katon River under the arrangements of the staff department.
"No dispatch!"
"There's no movement at the camp."
"The camp is cooking and will not be dispatched in the short term."
After confirming that there were no signs of movement from the Uighur camps upstream, Yu Junjie knew that his plan to lure the enemy was successful.
Because no effective results were obtained, the Uighurs were indeed anxious.
This Geluolu tribe of several hundred people has become fat in the eyes of the Uighurs. The Uighur commander stationed on the edge of Jinshan City did not even plan to greet the remaining camps, and just wanted to swallow them directly.
Fat mouth!
Since the enemy general is so greedy and bites the bait in one bite, then we won't be polite!
Muluo Yinle led the cavalry of his headquarters and was responsible for luring the Uighur army to dispatch. As expected by Timur, the Uighur army stationed near Jinshan City could not resist the temptation and dispatched directly without contacting the nearby camps.
Mouluo Yinle was also very nervous. All the elites of his tribe were taken away by his father Khan. Now the four hundred men he leads are the best among the old, weak, sick and disabled who can fight. They are far inferior to the Uighur Stele Forest.
Elite military.
The same is true for the other thirty-one tribes. The elites of Geluolu are all isolated to the north of Jinshan Mountain. Although the army they have assembled now is more numerous than the Uighur army upstream, the quality is far inferior.
The various cavalry units ambushing on the side of the mountain have never fought together and are extremely lacking in battlefield experience.
Mouluo Yinle held the reins, his palms were sweaty, and he led the cavalry around to the back of the mountain to meet Timur who was waiting here.
"Brother Timur, the snake has emerged? What should we do next?"
Looking at the mighty Uighur army behind him, Muluo Yinle felt a little frightened. He immediately asked Timur about it as soon as he got on his horse.
Timur was also very nervous. It was his first time to experience a war of this scale.
This is not something you can do by just clicking the mouse and dragging soldiers forward to fight. After spending this time together day and night, Timur was reluctant to let this simple herdsman die.
However, the bow had to be drawn on the string, and Timur could only comfort Muluo Yinle and said: "Our number is five times that of the enemy, and we will definitely annihilate them all!"
Mouluo Yinle nodded, got on his horse and roared: "My sons! Mount your horses and prepare for battle!"
The knights got on their horses one after another, Timur also got on his horse, and all the troops lying in ambush on the back of the mountain also completed their assembly and mobilization.
Jaromelu, who was still chasing, was not aware of the crisis. He was preoccupied with the reward for catching this Uighur tribe. He did not catch even a small tribe during the expedition, and the whole Uighur army was suffocating.
If you succeed, you will definitely be rewarded by the Khan!
But just when Jaromelu's Stele Forest Cavalry was about to catch up with the Geluolu tribe, suddenly a thunderous roar came from the mountain!
A large number of riders appeared on the mountain. They banged their weapons, shouted and began to charge down the mountain.
Jarome video was poured a basin of cold water on him, and he woke up instantly. Then he couldn't believe why there were so many Galulu cavalry!
Hadn't Ge Luolu's main force been driven to the north of Jinshan Mountain?
How could they cross the Jinshan Mountain and come here!?
But a large number of cavalry came over the mountain, numbering more than a thousand!
not good!
Jaromelu was also an excellent cavalry general. Now their troops were on the mountainside. The enemy troops were charging down from the mountain, which was the most unfavorable position for the Uighurs to fight.
In order to chase the remnants of Gallolu's troops, the Uighur cavalry had already exhausted its horsepower when going up the mountain. However, the enemy was waiting for work and launched a charge from the top of the mountain. The momentum was really like the earth shattering and even the horse under Jaromelu's crotch was frightened.
screamed.
Jaromelu's face was ashen, and he actually stayed where he was, watching helplessly as the Gallolu cavalry, whose whole body was filled with flames of revenge, rushed into the formation.
The soldiers behind him did not move slowly and immediately escorted Jaromelu back to escape.
As he ran, the number of soldiers around him gradually decreased, and when he was about to run back to Jinshan Camp, Jaromelu was left alone.
Only then did he remember the lone wolf in his dream. It turned out that this was how the dream was to be interpreted!
Jaromelu looked at the empty camp in front of him, and heard the shouts of the Garrolu people behind him. He turned over and dismounted and stabbed the horse's chest with his knife.
This BMW, which Jaromero cherished very much, looked at its owner with tears in his eyes.
With the hot blood spurting from the horse's heart, Jaromelu cut himself with a knife, and the blood also splashed on the fallen horse's head.