The main force of the Mongolian army moved south from Xiazhou, with Shuchi and Chagatai as the vanguard. The main force followed suit, passing through Suide, Yanzhou, Danzhou and other places.
For hundreds of years, the Song State and the Xia State, the Jin State and the Xia State have been repeating war and peace among the thousands of ravines on this border. However, peace is always short-lived, but war is always so cruel.
As time goes by, the population among these thousands of hills and valleys becomes increasingly sparse, and cities with the ability to protect themselves are even rarer.
Until recent years, with the rapid decline of the Jin and Xia countries, many places nominally belong to the Jin or Xia countries, but in fact no one took care of them decades ago. The Han family who originally lived here
Most of the farmers also followed suit, and various tribes emerged, including various tribal leaders who claimed to be generals and Jiedu.
And because the terrain in these areas is desolate and steep, there are often more than a dozen winding and hidden ravines close to a river valley. When gathering in such terrain, it is very easy to be attacked by surprise, and it is difficult to guard against surprise attacks by the enemy.
The Mongolian army, which has been tempered by the Western Expeditions, is the best army in the world today at surprise attacks, and the most capable army in the world today at overcoming complex terrain and harsh natural environments.
The wastelands, deserts and snow-capped mountains of the Xia Kingdom were not much of a problem compared to those they encountered during their western expedition. Their march across the Xia Kingdom’s territory was fast and covert, and no news was leaked at all. After turning south, it should be the same.
Same.
At this time, Genghis Khan's team was crossing a mountain pass and entering a deep canyon.
There are no roads in the canyon, only patches of icy ground. The river beaches for horses to travel are covered with snow, and the snow has been trampled into mud by the horses in front. On both sides of the canyon are towering peaks and stacked rocks.
It was covered with snow, making the rocks black as iron.
Genghis Khan looked down at the road for a while, then looked up at a higher place to get some air.
He suddenly discovered that there was a low wall on the top of the mountain separated from his team by a ridge. Behind the low wall, it looked like a small stockade. From a distance, he could not see clearly the specific building scale of the stockade. He only felt that there was something like a small village behind the wall.
Someone looked at me, watching the people and horses passing through the canyon.
In this complex terrain, it is impossible for the army to move as a whole one after another. It can only be divided into dozens or even hundreds of groups and march along any possible road. According to yesterday's plan, any fortress in this direction should be destroyed in advance.
There must be something that slipped through the net!
So he took the horse and stopped at the edge of the river beach, staring there all the time.
In his sight, a crowd of people climbing up like ants appeared near the small village. Boulders were thrown out from the village one after another, but they could not stop the attacking crowd at all.
Soon they climbed over the low wall, and fighting broke out in the village. Among the crowd was a particularly vigorous warrior, who ran along the low wall like an ape, killing several enemies who tried to block the gap.
His bravery frightened the enemy. When he rushed in front of an enemy again, the enemy kept retreating and jumped out from the top of the low wall. He may have wanted to escape along the steep hillside. But there was no way to stay in the snow-covered mountains.
, the enemy's body went from staggering to tumbling, and soon fell to an invisible place. Only the screams lasted for a long time, echoing shrilly in the mountains.
Seeing the enemy fall, the vigorous warrior raised his scimitar high and shouted loudly, attracting shouts and admiration from everyone.
Before Genghis Khan set off, he specifically ordered: wherever the army goes, there are forts and military strongholds that cannot be avoided. They must surround and conquer them. If they encounter scattered soldiers and civilians, they must kill them all. Not only in Suide and other places, they started from the Xia Kingdom
This was already done when Xiping Mansion left and was on the way to Xiazhou.
As the army got closer and closer to the areas ruled by the Han people, the population became denser, and it was difficult to rely on massacres to seal the news. However, Genghis Khan did not cancel the order and still asked all ministries to kill people along the way.
"Who is in charge of that road? How many people are with him? Who is the person who knows how to fight?" Genghis Khan asked.
Borshu, who was serving as the captain of Qixue on this trip, whispered a few words to an official behind him, and then came up to report: "That road was led by Bitu Consort, Shu'er Chedan supervising the army. There were two Mongolian Qianhu, armored knights, under his command.
Eight hundred and sixty-seven people, 1,152 people from Boul, and 1,493 people from the Biyan Huihui Army and the descendants of the Mulai tribe who were accompanying them."
This solid grasp of the situation of his subordinates is an important means to establish the power of the Great Khan. During the Western Expedition of the Mongolian ministries, a large number of households continued to hide their property, population and military strength. Genghis Khan awarded several
The great power of his subordinates makes them his eyes, ears and minions.
This time the army turned back and continuously merged with people from various servant tribes, and continued to reorganize. Borshu brought dozens of Uighur merchants recommended by Tata Tong'a, plus the Jurchens under Lian Zhongshan, and a Han document
I am constantly busy on the road and running around every day, so I can keep track of the accuracy at all times.
Borshu continued: "Those who are attacking the village at the moment should be the Mulayi people... The Bitu Prince Consort is indeed marching a little slowly, but these Mulayi people are good at crossing mountains and fighting with short knives, which they use to attack mountains.
The small village is very useful. With them as the forerunner, the Prince Consort Bitu can quickly speed up his march and get to the front."
Genghis Khan nodded with satisfaction.
I have to admit that the Western Expedition brought unprecedented wealth and confidence to the Mongols, but it also occupied the Mongolians' limited manpower. Many rich places in the Western Regions attracted the Mongols to stop there, and they were unwilling to return to the grasslands to fight with powerful enemies.
confrontation.
Genghis Khan once sent Qongxue with a white banner to run around and give orders in Beslopali, saying that his return to the Central Plains was related to the safety of the grassland. Every household must not begrudge people and money, and they must try their best not to destroy the Han government in the southern part of the grassland.
For this reason, he also specially recruited all the officials responsible for governance under his sons to prevent them from running the place and being kings and hegemons in the Western Regions at home.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! As a result, many thousands of households still left their capable Nak'er in the Western Regions. As a result, the number of various foreign soldiers in the returning army was close to the total number of the Mongolian army. This is still in
Various ministries continued to promote Bolul to Albatu, that is, a free citizen, to avoid the situation where the population of the headquarters was too small.
Fortunately, these foreign soldiers driven by the Mongols were very useful. They followed the Mongols and aroused their bloodthirsty through a series of killings. Many particularly hard and dangerous tasks, such as raiding a dangerous mountain village, they
All can be done neatly and beautifully.
After all, these aliens can be obedient, can kill, and are extremely active. What is the essential difference between them and the Mongols? The saying that the Mongols are the beloved sons of the Immortal God can be used to deceive ordinary Mongolians.
.If the Mongolians themselves do not cherish their hometown and are unwilling to bleed for the safety of the grassland, Genghis Khan would not mind ushering in a batch of fresh blood to the grassland.
Thinking of this, Genghis Khan drew an arrow from the quiver at his side.
"Send someone to give this arrow to the person who charged the most bravely just now. Tell him that I will give him a Mongolian name, Yeke Batu!"
A Qie Xue knelt down and took the long arrow, turned around and rode his horse to go. At this moment, another horse rushed over and almost drove the Qie Xue away with his horse and man. Qie Xue was furious and was about to scold him, but
Seeing Genghis Khan standing up straight on his horse, he asked in a deep voice: "How is it? Have you checked clearly?"
The scout jumped off his horse, but his legs became weak. He failed to stand properly and fell to the ground. When he landed, his robe lifted up, revealing several injuries on his body. It turned out that he had been killed in a fight.
This person is a close confidant promoted by Genghis Khan in the past two years. He often carries a gold medal with a tiger head and patrols everywhere on behalf of the Great Khan. Previously, he led dozens of elite cavalry to participate in the vanguard of the entire army. Many of his colleagues were jealous of him. Now
Seeing him returning alone and losing his composure, all the timid people laughed in unison.
Genghis Khan shouted and asked: "I have already said that after entering the plains, the leading cavalry will be released two hundred miles straight to Jingzhao Mansion and Tongguan! What are you doing back so early?"
The scout took a few steps forward without saying a word.
Genghis Khan frowned and waved: "Even if the Han people are prepared to stay in Xijing, there is no need to be so nervous, right? What's wrong? Come and tell me!"
The scout came closer and whispered a few words.
Genghis Khan asked questions one after another, and the scouts answered them one by one.
Genghis Khan's face was stunned at first, and then became serious. After a while, there was a bit of joy and even excitement in the seriousness.
He looked around at the people around him, and then said loudly: "Immediately send an order to everyone to prepare for battle. Not far from the mountains, we will see our old friends!"
Youqie Xue asked: "I wonder who the old friend the Great Khan is talking about is?"
Genghis Khan didn't answer and just laughed loudly.