choke element

Chapter 203 Crowd

Before sunset, the cavalry speeded up a little, like a colony of black ants, rustling across the continuous barren fields.Everyone, even the animals, knew that a place of drinking and rest lay ahead, and walked vigorously.

The Alejinchi in front sent someone to come back on a fast horse. The messenger did not enter the army, but rode up a mound, turned the horse's head, ran three times to the left and right, and then reversed. Circle three times.The soldiers all understood the meaning of this signal, which meant that the warriors in the front quickly captured a stronghold and killed all the people in the stronghold, not letting a single one go.

When the cavalry arrived at the stronghold, Naminfu was stroking a collar of mountain armor happily.The armor was covered with mud and blood, but that didn't matter. Over the past few months, the Mongolian army had captured a large number of artisans in the Han area. They all had good skills and could quickly repair the armor.Because if it can't be repaired, Naminfu will kill the craftsman.

Naminfu's rough fingers touched the surface of the armor, satisfied with the thick and firm touch of the armor leaf.It suddenly occurred to him that there were matching leather belts and breastplates that hadn't been put away, so he quickly lay down in the pile of corpses and touched them carefully.

These were large pieces, easy to find, and when a headless corpse was opened, the leather belt and breastplate were buried in the mud underneath.

Naminfu kicked the naked body, thought for a while, and then kicked the giant yellow-haired man Huga who was wandering by: "Be careful!"

Huga's tall body didn't move, he just laughed, and just reached out to dig into the blood mud, pretending.

Naminfu shook his head, then yelled at the money.

Qian Buhua just raised his head to respond, but Abel gave him a rough hand.So Qian Buhua took dozens of Han slaves and continued to strip the dead man's clothes.

On the Mongolian plateau, everything is in short supply.The Mongolian Kingdom has won consecutive battles and seized it as much as possible.But every victory also brought a vast territory, engulfed more slaves and craftsmen, and raised the horizons of the Mongols.Therefore, supplies are still insufficient.

Therefore, the slaves who don't spend money will search the battlefield thoroughly every time.What they want is not only armor, weapons, and horses, but also clothes, shoes, hats, cloth, tea, and various odds and ends that the dead carried with them.

After all these things were searched, there were only naked corpses left in the city, lying in a haphazard manner.

Naminfu looked around, still feeling a pity.The women who were robbed recently were all killed by the order of the fourth prince, because they felt that these women would affect the speed of the Mongolian army.In fact, women are careful, and using them to search for things can gain more than men's slaves.

At this time, the sound of hooves roared from behind, and Naminfu hurriedly trotted, and asked his subordinates to clean up the entire city, and threw the corpses into the deserted beach behind the city, so as not to trip the nobles, and then went on every road Where there is a bend, light a pine torch.

After all these things were done, Na Minfu and his subordinates withdrew from the city wall, put their foreheads on the ground, and waited for the arrival of the fourth prince Tuo Lei.

The fourth prince is like an ordinary young Mongolian, lively and active, and everything is interesting to watch.He is not like his elder brothers, who pay special attention to the status of nobles.So he treats a senior householder like Naminfu with respect, and often rewards some gadgets, or gives a few words of praise.

Naminfu liked the fourth prince very much, and he always hoped that the fourth prince could make enough meritorious deeds as soon as possible to expand his Ulus even bigger.

But today, the fourth prince is obviously in a bad mood.

Naminfu knelt down on the ground, only hearing the heavy footsteps of the fourth prince.Behind him, many people followed.But no one spoke, only a scout cavalry followed Tuo Lei's side, whispering:
"So... Delbatus rushed into the enemy's camp like a wolverine down a rabbit hole. But we waited for a long time and didn't see him come out!"

Tuo Lei asked in a deep voice: "How long is a long time?"

"The time from when the sun is as high as an arm until it falls to the ground and goes out."

Another sentry said: "Perhaps Delbatu was killed by the enemy... The enemy built a dense camp, as well as ditches and outer walls! They must have arranged many soldiers in the camp!"

Tuo Lei waved his hand, signaling the two cavalrymen to retreat.

He strode into the camp, scanned around, found a place by the firepit, threw the horse blanket in his hand, and sat on it.

The Qianhu of the Hongjira Clan, Tuo Lei's friend Chiju Consort followed closely behind, and the rest of the Qianhu and Baihu followed in.The slaves accompanying the army, that is, Boul and Ulachi, hurriedly arranged for food and drink.

Among the horses accompanying the army, some were specially designed to carry dead branches and firewood.The slaves used these dead branches to light a bonfire, set up a large pot on the bonfire, poured water and large pieces of cheese into it, then poured chopped beef and mutton into it, and finally sprinkled wheat.

The aroma of wheat makes everyone show a comfortable expression.The red horse son-in-law specially arranged for someone to roast a beef leg for Tuo Lei.

Tuolei drank milk porridge, took off the dagger at his waist, cut off strips of meat and chewed them.

The previous defeat in Tangbo, Hebei did not cause much damage to the troops, but after the torpedo reported the military situation, Genghis Khan immediately linked this battle with the confessions of many prisoners.

Genghis Khan understood that his side's defeat was not limited to the battlefield.

If you just look at the number of corpses on the battlefield, there are many more Jin soldiers who died than the Mongols.The problem is, the entire Mongolian army was tricked by that guy named Guo Ning.He used a Jurchen cavalry as a bait to mobilize the direction of the army to achieve a certain purpose of his own.

Genghis Khan didn't like the feeling of being manipulated very much, so he angrily berated his subordinates.Fortunately, Tuo Lei was by no means the one to take responsibility. He bravely stood up and took the responsibility for the failure of the battle.Relying on Genghis Khan's tolerance and love, he saved the lives of many people, and the face and property of many more people.

Fortunately, every battle since then went smoothly. The Mongolian cavalry ran in the Central Plains, just like running on the grasslands, and they hardly felt any threat. Every day, they captured more cities and plundered more wealth. .

Everyone has been fighting contentedly for more than two months, until recently, the situation has changed.

Under the attack of the Mongolian army, Da Jin, a weak giant, was covered in blood and wounds all over his body; but at the same time, this giant was gradually recovering its vitality.

The king of Wei Wanyan Yongji who was ridiculed by Genghis Khan lost his life and was replaced by a new emperor.And in the court of the new emperor, there are indeed some very capable subordinates, such as Wanyan Chenghui, Pusan ​​Anzhen and the like.

In addition, there are two newly appointed generals of the Han Dynasty, Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, which are also very headaches.They are all local snakes in Hebei and Zhongdu.Whether it is conscripting troops and food, or even sending troops to harass them, they are very effective. The Mongolian army can easily defeat them, but they cannot really suppress their activity.

Genghis Khan previously used Hasaer and Wuchen Nayan as his left wing, and ordered them to cross the central capital, plunder Jizhou and Pingzhou, and then form a siege situation towards the central capital.

But with the efforts of Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou, Hasa'er and Wuchen Nayan were still unable to cross Zhongdu, and the Jin army gathered in Zhongdu became stronger and stronger, and even tried to counterattack Zhuozhou and Juyongguan twice!
Once Juyongguan is lost, one of the two channels for the Mongolian army to return to the grassland will be cut off, and it will be greatly passive strategically.However, the strength of the Mongolian army continued to dilute with successive victories, and it gradually became difficult to maintain a strong offensive.

Genghis Khan had to consider countermeasures.And the most effective way is to shrink the troops to the city of Zhongdu, and end the whole Southern Expedition with a blow to the Dajin Center.

When Genghis Khan's attention was once again focused on Daxing Mansion in the central capital, Tuo Lei was authorized by Genghis Khan to take full charge of military tasks in the Shandong area.

Tuo Lei knew very well who the only threatening enemy in front of him was.

Those cities, and the countless soldiers and horses in the cities, are not worth mentioning.If you want to win the war, you must defeat Guo Ning.

Now is the time for everyone to pay back Tori.Tuo Lei hopes that everyone will fight with all their might!

At this time, in addition to his five thousand households in Ulusri, there are five thousand households including the Hongji Department under the control of Tuo Lei.There are 1 combat elites among these ten thousand households, plus the temporary deployment of war slaves and servants.

These 1 people are in a place that Guo Ning never expected.Tuo Lei is convinced that he can smash Laizhou in one go, and then defeat Guo Ning in the field battle, washing away his shame!

Thinking of this, Tuo Lei turned his attention to a young man sitting at the bottom.

The young man was dressed like a man, with sharp eyes, tall stature, and a straight back.Although sitting among Mongolian nobles, he was not flattering like those ordinary generals, but like an iron gun drinking human blood, showing its sharpness.

Tuo Lei felt a little emotional in his heart, picked up the milk porridge, and signaled to the young man: "Don't worry, I will do what I say. We will not move every plant and tree in Weizhou!"

The young man bowed slightly to show his thanks, but said nothing.This posture, in front of the Mongols who are used to conquering, is extremely arrogant. Several thousand households around him stared at him with dissatisfaction, but his expression did not change at all.

Torrey didn't mind that.

A capable person will always have a temper, but Genghis Khan said that only the trees that form a dense forest will not be blown down by the wind, and only wolves that form a pack can survive on the grassland.Occasionally, one, two outstanding men, they are still fighting each other... What's the use?
Tuo Lei gulped down the milk porridge and stood up.

He was satisfied to see that all the thousands and hundreds of households put down their food almost at the same time, and everyone stared at their leader.

Tuo Lei said: "Delbatu did nothing wrong. He failed because he and his men were tired after setting out from Zouping. But his failure will misunderstand our enemy. The enemy thinks that we are still In the distance, they will relax. In fact, we are very close to them."

He took the horse felt under his body in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Enough rest, let's act now. The attack will start at midnight today! At dawn, take down Haicang Town!"

Thousands of households including Tuo Sahe, Zhe Dier and Tali Hutai shouted in unison: "Uri Gexila!"

Hundreds of households and ordinary Mongolian knights also shouted loudly: "Uzhigxila!"

　"Uzhigexila" means advancing in Mongolian.It is said that the "Ula" shouted by the Russians comes from the Mongolian "Urighela".

　
(End of this chapter)