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 Great Zhou. What will happen to the elite soldiers and generals of the Great Zhou? Everyone simply dare not 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.
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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 all face! We have to withstand it! 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!"
When these words were heard, some nodded, while others shook their heads slightly.
The gathering speed of the grassland tribes this time was slower than expected. Because many capable men from each tribe were scattered to look for the two missing men. After the Mongols who were attached to the Zhou Dynasty suddenly took action, these people could not 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 arrived at a high speed, they may not understand the enemy's strength; and they also have the customary pride of the grassland people, so their morale is not bad. As long as they can arrive in time, they can at least fight one or two times, even if they end up
The result was a collision with the iron plate, which resulted in bloodshed and forced 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 they know they are outmatched, the Kholoras people just want to delay time. Their soldiers are just doing what they should do subconsciously on the battlefield.
, even their leader just wants 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
It happened a while ago, Genghis Khan has been away from the grassland for several years!
This is a farce created by Belgutai. How hard will everyone fight for his head? Just put in some stage work and you'll be fine!
"The people of Huoluolasi are shaken. Let's speed up the charge. Maybe we can win with one blow?"
Beside Sukhbalu, the Jurchen Aruhan suggested.
Aluhan was the first Jurchen to seek refuge with Emperor Zhou when he was appointed as the military commander of the Dinghai Navy. At that time, he was a Jurchen plotter in Haicang Town. In fact, he led dozens of Jurchen farmers to poverty and even his own family.
His wife, mother-in-law, and two children were almost unable to support themselves. Later, he served as a clerk in the Naval Record Department and as a magistrate in the Recruitment Department. Although he did not achieve great success, he lived a good life.
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 discharge as soon as possible and simply give up his military status.
His status was transferred to a civilian position.
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 be responsible for the management.
The Great Zhou Dynasty focused on administration, and its management tended to be refined, requiring a lot of manpower. Therefore, after soldiers who had received military academy training retired at a certain age, they were often valued by officials from various places.
They may not necessarily be very knowledgeable, but they are all firm in purpose and strong in execution. They are very suitable for serving as civil servants at all levels, supervisors and other civil servant positions. Some retired mid-level and senior officers have the opportunity to directly serve as the head of a certain place or department.
If you become an official, your future will be brighter.
But in the following years, the Ding Navy expanded greatly, including He Shilie Huanduan, Wanyan Xielie and many other important Jurchen generals. As a veteran Jurchen supporter, Aluhan's status in the military was no longer up to him.
Instead, it got 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.
I feel ashamed 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 go directly to battle.
There were few fightings. This was the first time in several years that Aruhan visited the battlefield in person.
At his age, his courage is not comparable to that of the young Daotouqing, so he was a little scared all the way.
However, wearing strong armor on his body 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 awarded a reward casually, and then the Mongolian soldiers rushed to flatter him and put the heads of their compatriots on the grassland on the knife point.
In fact, Sukhbalu's tribe has undergone several months of training under the direct management of Aruhan. They are not completely Mongolian vassal troops, 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. They have gradually become familiar with and recognized the imperial court of the Zhou Dynasty through hard work. Everyone is trying to win the opportunity for a new future for themselves. With this idea, they
In Aruhan's eyes, one can trust one's life.
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 of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they will become Han sons, 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 positions, Aruhan was much higher than him, but the rules of the Zhou army were very strict. 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 soon
It is complacency.
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 will arrive soon. At most, a group of quails will be 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 will be defeated in a single battle. Once the reinforcements are defeated, we can make an emergency landing in Xue Chiwu'er and arrange reliable rural leaders for the subsequent ministries!"
What the village guide said is all nonsense. All the people going north this time are Mongolians. Those who are familiar with the roads deep in the grassland, there are not even a thousand but eight hundred people. What kind of village guide do you need?
However, Aruhan could understand Sukhbalu's intention.
Sukhbalu was a great Zhou general who was born in Nayan, Mongolia. He has been known as a traitor in the past few years. And because he was eager to make meritorious deeds, he was very cruel to his fellow tribesmen in the grassland. It was inevitable that he would be poked in the back and scolded by the people on the grassland.
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Of course he will not change his tune just because he is scolded, but he will definitely hope that the more Mongolians like him who seek refuge in Zhou, the better. The more people who seek refuge in the Zhou Dynasty, the stronger his backbone will be, and the more it will prove that he has foresight.
The path chosen is the right one.
On the other hand, although Qishilihei only ranked seventy-eight among the ninety-five thousand households that were founded in Mongolia, Sukhbaru's status was even lower. He was one of the thirty-four thousand households that were added later, and only one thousand
The title of Hu Nayan has no ranking. If the Huolarasi people can be forced to surrender, it will be a joy for Sukhbalu to rise to the top.
This kind of mentality is not limited to the Mongols. Tens of thousands of foreigners have taken refuge in the Zhou Dynasty over the years, and many people think this way. Therefore, foreigners are particularly effective against foreigners, and the Zhou Dynasty 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 whistle.
A larger cavalry approached rapidly. Thousands of Mongolians galloped wildly on the grassland, like turbid river water that broke through the embankment, roaring and mixed with the bushes, meadows, and streams on the grassland.
The river changed its direction at will, then forced itself to gather together and continue to flow.
"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: "Disperse! Shoot them two rounds first!"