Ding Haijun dispatched more and more troops to Monan every day, but they were in no hurry to advance northward. As for Jinshan, Guichuan and Juyongguan, the activities of Ding Haijun sentries became more intensive day by day.
They move around the grasslands in teams of twenty or thirty people in shifts. Whenever they encounter the Mongols, violent fighting breaks out immediately. What makes the Mongols angry is that two years ago, one or two Mongolian Aljinchis were enough. They chased and killed the Jin army's sentry cavalry, but now, two years later, these enemies have not grown four arms and two heads, but their courage has become several times stronger. So much so that twenty or thirty Dinghai navy sentinels and cavalry were dispatched, and the Mongolian army used Hundreds of knights fought against each other, but they all felt that it was hard to eat the hard bones.
It is precisely for this reason that the hundreds of cavalry accompanying the towing mine dare not cross Dongluo Mountain. After all, no matter how many cavalry are used, it is just a waste of time. On the contrary, the light cavalry towing the mine is simple and can get close to investigate. If there is anything wrong, retreat Also very fast.
In fact, before Tuo Lei went to Jinshan, many of his subordinates did not want him to go at all.
Yelv Tuhua even privately begged to drag the thunder and simply stop worrying about the trivial matters of Genghis Khan. Since the Great Khan was eager to march westward, he could not control the situation on the grassland, and the navy may not have the confidence to march northward in a big way, so the peace negotiation could not be concluded. , doesn’t make much sense.
If Tuo Lei did not meet Guo Ning in Jinshan and was sent to Zhongdu by the local garrison of Dinghai Navy, no matter what the final result was, the back and forth, layer upon layer of stations, and layer upon layer of negotiations would probably not be enough to say. Two months sooner, right? If someone over there in Zhongdu suddenly gets the idea to keep Tuo Lei for another three to five years, it's not impossible.
At that time, what will Yelu Tuhua and others do?
These Khitans, Jurchens and Han people have successively taken refuge with Genghis Khan in the past few years. Because Genghis Khan intended to conquer Dajin, and they knew the inside story of Dajin, knew the means to defeat Dajin, and more or less proposed ways to govern Dajin. Jin's vast territory strategy, so he was particularly promoted.
But after the disastrous defeat of the Mongolian army at the beginning of this year, no one among the Mongolians from Genghis Khan on down was willing to mention the words "Great Jin Kingdom" for a while, and the value of these people was greatly weakened.
For example, Yelu Tuhua, he and his brother Yelu Ahai were two of the nineteen people who drank muddy water with Genghis Khan at the Banjuni River and made an oath. Now Yelu Ahai can still follow Genghis Khan, but Yelu Tuhua can only He took a group of Khitan people with him and became Qianhu under Tuo Lei.
If Tu Lei never comes back, Yelu Tuhua simply doesn’t know who else he can rely on. Should he seek refuge with Hesar and Orchijin? But even if he has the intention, those two are pure Mongolian Nayan, and I have no intention of accepting outsiders.
Fortunately, everyone's understanding of the Great Jin Kingdom is still of some use. The situation guessed by everyone is correct, and Guo Ning is indeed keeping a close eye on the situation on the grassland. Now, it only took Tuo Lei an hour to agree on the important matter. Everyone felt happy and congratulated when they returned.
At that moment, everyone continued to run northward, running through the night. It was not until the moon was in the middle of the sky that the cavalry crossed the large stone ridge with many cliffs. It seemed that they had completely left the area controlled by Ding Haijun, and then they gave the order to choose a place to rest.
Guo Baoyu led the troops to break up the rear in the first half of the journey. In the second half of the journey, he turned to the front team to clear the way. After receiving the order to haul mines, he camped by a small river. Because he did not carry felt bags, the cavalry only slightly flattened the grass and then dug it. There are several wild stoves for the nobles to drink hot water.
Mongolians all carry mutton jerky or cheese close to their bodies, using their body temperature to keep warm. Then they take out these poor foods from their arms and chew them.
Autumn is approaching, the sky looks extraordinarily high and vast, and the twinkling brilliance of the stars becomes more eye-catching. Tuo Lei remembered that when he was young, he once sat in his father's arms and listened to him telling stories passed down on the grassland for thousands of years.
My father said that in the distant ancient times, people on the grasslands carried out a great conquest of unprecedented scale. Millions of herdsmen and troops drove countless herds towards the due west. They walked during the day and at night. , one day suddenly a group of people went astray. They drove their herds and walked to the sky unknowingly.
Their path in the sky goes on forever and never stops. But when night comes, people on the earth can clearly see their figures moving forward with torches high in the night sky, and they can see the path they have taken. This road is the Heavenly Road, what Han'er calls the Milky Way, Star Han.
Thousands of years have passed, and the people on the grasslands will conduct another westward conquest on an unprecedented scale. The person leading them is Tuo Lei's father, the great Genghis Khan.
So, what will the road to the west look like this time?
How will future generations imagine this conquest?
In the process of this conquest, what should I do for my father Khan and what should I win for myself? How will what I win benefit all the Mongols?
Tuo Lei felt that since he started learning Han'er's writing and language, he seemed to have more ideas than before. He looked less and less like a rough and bold Mongolian, and looked a little closer to those cunning shamans, pointing casually. He can say a lot of words about anything.
At this time, the stream suddenly roared. It turned out that Liu Heima, Liu Bolin's grandson, and Guo Dehai, Guo Baoyu's son, were walking through the reeds and water grass by the river, with several struggling and twisting threads hanging on the forks in their hands. Big moving fish.
Mongolians usually don't like to touch fish in the river. Unless there is a white disaster and all livestock die, there will be Mongolians digging ice to fish near Haizi.
For the Han and Jurchens, such a large river fish is a delicacy. However, the soldiers under Liu Bolin and Guo Baoyu looked a little preoccupied, and no one came forward to meet them. Even the two generals were slow on the urgent march just now. The joy of welcoming Tuo Lei slowly faded away, and his expression became a little heavy.
Tuo Lei guessed that they were different from the Mongols after all. They probably felt that from now on, they would have to live thousands of miles away from home, and their lives would be difficult to live in, and it would be difficult to live the normal life that Han'er was used to.
Thinking of this, Tuo Lei stood up and greeted Liu Heima and Guo Dehai with a smile. He endured the fishy smell, took a closer look, and asked: "What kind of fish is this? Is it edible? Is it delicious? How to make it?" "
The two teenagers had never talked to the Fourth Prince so intimately before, and they immediately said: "This is a carp! It's edible! It's delicious! We can make it. Fourth Prince, do you want to try it?"
After a while, most of the soldiers around the camp were lying on the ground, snoring. There were also many war horses lying on the ground. Most of the horses were tired and snoring sounds came from their nostrils.
Tolei sat by the campfire, holding a branch with half a carp on it.
His gums had just been pricked by fish bones. It hurt a lot and bled a lot. But he endured the pain and carefully used his tongue to remove the thorns. Then he exclaimed: "Although there are many thorns, it is delicious."
He thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Han people like to eat, and I also like to eat it, because it is really delicious; just like the Han people's stories, I like to listen to them, and they contain a lot of truth."
Liu Bolin, who was accompanying him, immediately showed a happy expression: "Thank you, Fourth Prince, for your compliment."
Tuo Lei continued: "I often think these days that the Khitan people's Daliao and the Jurchen people's Jin Dynasty have all kinds of bad things, and they have produced many stupid emperors. But the two families have
Being able to conquer the Central Plains successively, establish an empire, rule so many Han people, and amass so much wealth. They rely not only on force, but more importantly, they understand the principles of the Han people and are willing to use these principles. Well,
The same goes for Guo Ning from Ding Haijun..."
He stared at the bonfire in front of him, paused for a moment, and then said: "When I first met Guo Ning, I felt that the great thing about this person was that he was brave and invincible in charging into battle; later, I felt that the great thing about this person was that he was brave and invincible.
From the countless cowardly people under the rule of the Jin Kingdom, brave warriors were selected and formed into a fierce army. At this time, I suddenly felt that the power of this person lies in..."
It is not easy to explain these meanings clearly in Chinese. Tuo Lei spoke slower and slower, and finally smacked his lips and stopped.
The subordinates gathered around the campfire waited quietly.
After a while, Tuo Lei continued: "This Guo Ning is not only a fierce general on the battlefield, but also a man who understands Han's principles. He knows how to collect taxes from the people and use the collected materials to support the army; he
He knows how to develop mines, build workshops, and make weapons; he knows how to build schools and teach fighting skills in schools. There are many truths that I still don’t understand, but Guo Ning not only understands them, but also does it. So Jin
The people of the Jin Kingdom were willing to abandon the emperor of the Jin Kingdom and follow him instead. His territory became larger and larger, and the larger the territory, the more support he received from the countless people on the territory, and the more troops he could support.
The more you have, the more elite you are, the more trained you are, the better you can fight!"
He said a lot in one breath, and these words were all things he had thought about repeatedly before, otherwise he would not be able to express them clearly in a temporary way.
As he spoke slowly, Yelu Tuhua, Nie Zhongshan and others who were standing far away all gathered together and nodded.
"These principles are different from those on the grassland. However, governing a large country is indeed different from managing sheep and pastures on the grassland. Please continue to teach me in the future."
Everyone agreed.
Tuo Lei picked up the branch and took a bite of the fish: "This time with the Great Khan on the Western Expedition, we can no longer plunder and end it like we did when we attacked the Dangxiang and Jurchens before. I want to find an opportunity to try to use these
Truth, truly govern the people and establish a real country."