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Chapter 100 Pursuit

Seven years ago, Genghis Khan defeated the Naiman tribe, the last powerful enemy on the Mongolian grassland, and then called the leaders of the tribes, Nayan, at the source of the Onan River, held the Kuliltai, the seat of the Great Khan, and established the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

At that time, the military strength of the various Mongolian ministries totaled 95 thousand households.

Among them, captives from different clans and tribes were mixed into thousands of households. For example, the victory over the Naiman tribe brought more than [-] thousand households to Genghis Khan.

Important affiliated tribes and clans formed independent thousands of households, such as Genghis Khan's mother clan, the Hongji tribe, and the Wanggu tribe who took the initiative to seek refuge.

Some heroes or close ministers, authorized by Genghis Khan, regrouped the members of the tribe who had been scattered and organized them into thousands of households.

Among the 95 thousand households, five thousand households belong to Ulus in Tolei.Its scale is the same as that of his outstanding elder brother Okuotai, but much higher than that of his uncles Gaisar, Timug and Belgutei who also followed Genghis Khan in the conquest.

Tuo Lei's mind is more delicate than the average Mongolian.So he knew very early on that many of Nayan and the leaders on the grassland were jealous of him.

He could also feel that among the five thousand households, those tribesmen who came from various places and had recently escaped the status of captives with their military exploits did not really obey him.

But this situation is easy to solve. The truth on the grassland is that the weak eat the strong and the strong respect. Tuo Lei firmly believes that he will be able to make great achievements in the process of going south to attack gold, and make all those who doubt him bow their heads respectfully.

After receiving Genghis Khan's order, Tuo Lei immediately sent two Nakers to gallop, ordered his subordinates to speed up the march, broke away from the main army, and turned to the east.

The fastest mover was a hundred households mainly composed of captives.

Naminfu, the centurion, is a majestic Mongolian.When he was young, he was injured in the Battle of the Thirteen Wings. The tendons in his arm were broken, so he could not straighten his arm; there was a terrible knife cut on his right brow bone. The eyelids have shrunk, making the eyeballs very protruding.

He rode a tawny horse, staggering, briskly forward.On the left and right of the horse, followed by two vigorous hounds.

Naminfu is a centurion with deep qualifications and has received the black five-pointed flag bestowed by Genghis Khan himself.

One of his young slaves, named Qian Buhua, carried the banner and rode behind him.

Qian Buhua was a slave who surrendered when the Mongolian army besieged Zhongxing Mansion in Xixia last time. Although he was born in Xixia, he was a Han.Naminfu couldn't remember his Han'er name, but only remembered that the first sound was pronounced as money.

This Qian usually herds cattle for Naminfu.In Mongolian, cow is pronounced as "buhua", which is a very common name.So Naminfu told him not to spend money.

After blacking out the five-pointed flag, Naminfu's subordinates urged their horses.

Following the centurion, they quickly stepped across the field and joined many hundreds of households.

The actual number of Dingkou in this hundred households is more than 220, and the scale is very large. If you include those Boule and Wulachi who have a slightly higher status, the total number will be nearly [-].

There are a total of 110 people who have been incorporated into the army at this moment, and slaves account for half of them.If they can survive this battle for gold and make contributions, then the status of slaves can be promoted, owning property, livestock and women.

Every time I think of this question, Naminfu's mood becomes very bad.

Because most of his people were slaves or captives, and they came here naked, without family or property.Therefore, in the entire hundred households, there are many men and few women, and they are very poor.Last year, his hundred households did not take the turn to attack Xixia, so they were not able to allocate female slaves or property.

Fortunately, this time, it was Jin Kingdom that was attacking.Everyone said that the wealth of the Kingdom of Jin was as inexhaustible as gravel, and there were more women than flocks, more tame than sheep, and softer than the best wool...

Naminfu thought about it several times before he made up his mind. First of all, it is very important to grab more women!

The reason is very simple.With women, there can be many brats in a hundred households.Only when the cub grows up and has strength can he continue to rob and kill.Therefore, women are more important than property, horses, and weapons!

However, these good expectations are all maintained on the honorable Prince Tuolei.

You can do whatever you want, but first you have to let Prince Tuolei see the battle achievements.Then we have to rely on everyone to fight!
Naminfu clenched his fists and looked around at his men.

The year before last, the Mongolian army broke through the Great Wall, plundered the important military towns on the edge of the Kingdom of Jin, and obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment.Naminfu's hundred households also participated.

At this time, almost every knight was wearing armor, and some capable warriors were also wearing iron armor.When they were together, the light reflected from the armor was frighteningly cold.

Most of them are holding excellent weapons, mainly spears and spears seized from the Golden Army, and their usual ring knives are hung on their waists.Many carried leather pouches over their saddles, with hatchets or nooses in them.

On the other side of the saddle is a quiver full of light arrows and heavy arrows, as well as their own handy, long and short bows.

Those who were selected for service were mostly strong warriors in their 30s with outstanding riding skills and courage.

Naminfu's deputy, Commander Abuel, who is known for his bravery, followed not far behind.This is a man who can sing and dance when he is drunk, and is very good at unarmed combat.

Like Naminf, he has old wounds on his face, on the left and right cheeks, because he was pierced by arrow clusters before. After the wounds healed, both cheeks left high and bulging scars, when he crunched the mutton When it dries, the scar will also turn red.

Because of the imminent fight, Abel's eyes were extraordinarily indifferent, looking at the people around him as if he was looking at a dead person.As a result, the entourage walking behind Abel, the big fool named Huga, also tried to open his eyes and put on a fierce look.

Huga is the northernmost part of the grassland, near the North Sea, and the Yijiezi people.He had messy yellow hair and beard, and green eyes, like a ghost.

About ten years ago, the Jiejiezi tribe was wiped out by the Mongolian army. All the adult tribesmen were killed and thrown into the wild to feed the wolves.Abel is the one who wields a knife and slaughters.

After the adults were killed, all the children of the Jie Jiezi clan became slaves.Huka has followed Abul since then, and in ten years, he has grown from a small child to a giant man, but his brain is still not working well, and he can't speak, and he imitates Abul in everything he does.

Naminfu nodded to Abel.

His expression was much more relaxed than Abel's. After all, he followed the fourth prince to fight the enemy, and it was said that what he had to deal with was only a Golden Army squad hiding on the edge of the battlefield.

Over the past few years, the Mongolian army has fought too many battles with fewer victories.Sometimes dozens of Mongolian light cavalry can kill thousands of gold soldiers without any power to fight back, driving them away in embarrassment.What's more, at this moment, more hits are less?
Naminf had no doubts about the victory, and firmly believed that it would be an easy victory.

At this time, a long horn sounded from a distance, which meant that the nobleman was coming.Naminfu and the others quickly got off their horses and knelt down on the ground.

Moments later, the steed rolled past like a gust of wind, and the mud kicked up splashed Naminfu and others on their heads and faces.

Tuo Lei's voice came from far to near, and from near to far, everyone could hear him clearly, he shouted loudly: "Don't delay, follow me to the east, draw out your knife, prepare your arrows, and prepare to kill the enemy!" ready!"

So everyone got on the horse and galloped.

There are about two thousand knights in the entire cavalry team.Each of the five thousand households sent out members, and each department lined up in a long line according to the thousand households they belonged to, and walked around the high slope.

The back of the high slope is very quiet.The sound of fighting on the battlefield seemed to be cut off suddenly, and there was no one around.

But when everyone looked around for a while, they found obvious footprints and hoofprints, as well as a lot of ruts.Because the back of the high slope is close to the swamp, the ground is very wet, and water has accumulated in the ruts.

Following the footprints, the cavalry continued to chase eastward.After walking for about two or three miles, I can see the shimmering and rumbling lake as I look over the reeds that are as tall as a person.

Deep in the lake, there must be a road, but it is probably not easy to walk.Only five or six miles away, there are dozens of horses stepping across the water.The knight on the horse, dressed as a golden army, was walking forward, while cutting open the overgrown bushes with a knife.

The distance between the two sides is not far. If it is on flat ground, it is only the distance of a sprint of a war horse.But now, with lakes, swamps, shrubs, and woodland layered in the way, it seems difficult to pursue?
Tuo Lei came here excitedly, but at this moment he hesitated.

He reined in his horse and walked back and forth twice on the edge of the water.

Naminf's two hounds barked twice at this moment.

Tuo Lei's eyes lit up, he beckoned and asked, "Naminfu, is your dog smart?"

　Ulus: people, land.

Boule: slave.

Wulachi: Horse herders, at that time were mostly held by captives and slaves.

　
(End of this chapter)