The rise of the prince

Chapter 694 Temujin

In mid-September, Li Xingzhou got up early, and then with the help of Shiyu, Gillian and Yue'er, he put on his armor and armed himself, because today, the army of Di Zhi and Yan Shen came back.

This time Li Xingzhou led the generals of the new army to pick them up outside the city. The emperor's imperial decree and officials' documents came down, and they were rewarded for their merits in the Northern War.

Degong, retired Zhong Daoyu and Chen Yu were also there, as well as some ministers from the court and the central government. They all came voluntarily, and there were not many people.In addition, there is Prince Kang who is the most proud, and he also brought Princess Yongming.

At noon, the sun was just right, and the mighty army arrived. Yan Shen was riding a horse. He was very excited when he saw them coming, and shouted loudly for the prince to come over, but seeing many court officials around him, he behaved again.

Di Zhi's leg injury is not healed, and he is sitting in the carriage, but he is obviously the protagonist at this time, because Di Zhi is the coach of the Eastern Route Army, with outstanding military exploits, and he is the second most important person besides the coach King Jin, and he is also very popular.

Before, no matter whether it was in the army or in the court, whether it was Jingguo or the enemy country, they didn't know that there was such a number one figure as Di Zhi. The Northern Expedition can be said that Di Zhi became famous all over the world after the first battle.

Defeating the ambush of the Liao army and defeating the main force of the Liao army several times larger than himself with a very inferior force. With such a record, it is not an exaggeration to be called a general. Moreover, Di Zhi fought in the forbidden army for several years, and then followed him to the south The Northern War is now the most reliable mainstay in the palace.

The battle in the north proved that even if he is the commander alone, he can be reassuring.

Except for him as the head coach, he was added by the emperor as Prince Jin, Privy Envoy, the final result of the discussion between the emperor and the ministers was to appoint Di as the commander of the bodyguard's pro-army infantry, plus General Zhongwu, to replace Tong Guan, still waiting for the call of the new army.

Feng Yanshen was appointed Marquis of Du Yu of the Guards and the Infantry, and General Jia Mingwei, waiting for the call of the new army.

Li Xingzhou picked them up, then read out the emperor's imperial decree, and gave them the official documents and official seals.Yan Shen was overjoyed, and Prince Kang was also overjoyed, as if he was the one who was rewarded for his great achievements.

Yan Shen was in charge of arranging the new army, while the injured Di Zhi returned to the palace with everyone, and a banquet was held in the palace to welcome them.

Among the happiest people must be Prince Kang. Before Di Zhi went to the north, he cursed and said that Li Xingzhou sent his son-in-law to die.

When Yan Shen and Di Zhi came back, Li Xingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief, because many things had to be entrusted to them.

Ji Hei watched the sky getting darker and darker in front of him. From a distance, the grassland beyond the pass of the majestic mountains had turned pitch black, and he beckoned: "Go and call people back, it's almost closed."

Some people nodded, and then went to Beima to look for people. They were here to the west of Linhuang Mansion in the Kingdom of Jin, and next to the Tatar tribe on the grassland. Some merchants went to and from the grassland, bringing milk dregs and leather from the grassland.

This place was originally peaceful, and the prairie people had a close relationship with them. In the past, there was no need for sentries to be on duty in this place.

But then the prairie people started to rob and kill merchants, and a few times even a small group of people came from this direction to rob the property and people of Jin Kingdom.

Later, the local chief ordered to build a fort on both sides of the mountain pass with stones as the foundation and wood to build the upper level, and deployed troops to guard it.

It did work a little at first, but gradually it didn’t work anymore, because after passing the mountain pass, there are roads everywhere, and the mountain pass is also very wide. Not much, but it was disturbing.

Slowly, to the west of Linhuang, more and more fortresses began to be built, densely arranged near the mountain pass, stretching for more than ten miles, separating the grassland and the Kingdom of Jin.

Up to now, a few years later, there are already 52 large and small forts distributed on the border line of no more than twenty miles, and new forts are being built.

All this is to defend against the malicious Tatars in the west.

After a while, Ji He felt vaguely that something was wrong. There was no sound of horseshoes outside. Didn't he ask someone to find scouts?
He thought about turning around, climbed up the tower again, and looked into the distance. Outside the high wooden fence, there was no movement, and he could see nothing at the end of the far slope.

It's time for the scouts to come back, right?
He frowned and thought, then turned around, and prepared to gather people to go out to have a look. There were only 26 of them, and it was getting dark, and it was not safe to go out with fewer people. Not to mention wild beasts in the grassland, even if something happened, someone would take care of it.

Just as he was thinking about it, he was about to ring the bell when suddenly something struck his chest hard. He staggered back a few steps and leaned against the railing.

"Gou Ridi" He wanted to scold someone, but felt his chest was tight, and he couldn't speak. When he lowered his head, he realized that he was shot by an arrow just now!Before he had time to react, several arrows hit him one after another. He didn't know where he shot, but he felt his whole body's strength receding rapidly. He fell down the sentry tower, and then his consciousness began to blur. Finally, he saw a large number of people cutting down the fence and rushing Come in. Tatars!

At the last moment of his life, he finally faintly reacted.

In mid-September, in order to get rid of the Kingdom of Jin, the Tatar tribe, which was once attached to the Kingdom of Jin, began to attack the garrison of the Kingdom of Jin. The vicinity of Linhuang Mansion was first attacked by the Tatar tribe, killing more than [-] soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin and burning down the buildings built by the Jin Army along the mountain. fortress.

Emperor Wanyan Wugunai of the Kingdom of Jin was furious, and sent his son Wanyanliang to lead his army northward to meet the Tatar tribe.

In the northern grasslands, the spring breeze was bitter. Liu Xu went to the north from the Yin Mountains for dozens of days, crossed a section of desert, and arrived at the grasslands.

The people were not moving fast, but they had to be very careful. The forces of the Tatar tribe had spread to the southern end of Yinshan Mountain, and Jin Kingdom merchants were often harassed and robbed by these barbarians.

They come and go like the wind on the grassland, like a pack of swift wolves, difficult to deal with.

The warriors of the Kingdom of Jin came from the bitterly cold land of Liaodong. Most of them were physically strong, and they were good at defeating the enemy head-on. Whether it was a frontal fight or a heavy cavalry, no one dared to confront them head-on. The Liao Kingdom was the best proof.

But these cavalry who come and go like the wind are different. Most of them are either not wearing armor or wearing light armor.If you can't beat it, just turn the horse's head and slip away.

This made the emperor very angry. He sent heavy troops to protect the merchants, but they would not come, and if there was no one to protect them, they would wait for the opportunity to intercept and kill them, which caused a lot of headaches.

The emperor also thought of many ways, including sending troops. At the beginning, Wanyan Zongbi led a partial division during the Northern Expedition of the main force of the Jin Kingdom to defeat the dissident Tatar and Wanggu coalition forces between Yinshan and Da Xianbei.

But it is a pity that the grassland cavalry came and went like the wind, and did not wipe out their main force. Then the two families surrendered. In order to deal with the war between the south and the Liao Kingdom, the emperor had to put this matter aside and accept the surrender of the two families.

Afterwards, the emperor was still worried, and made peace with the Tatar tribe, and made the family's nephew daughter a princess, and married her to the grassland, trying to stabilize people's hearts, but it didn't work.

That's why he has to go on a mission to the Onan River now. Both the emperor and he can see clearly that the wild wolves on the grassland are repeatedly difficult to tame, and they can only be completely wiped out. The best way is to catch their own power and let them They internalize.

The Tatar Department is the majority. Although the Qiyan Department is powerful, they are all new rising stars. They support the Qiyan Department, which can make both sides fight each other and consume their strength.

Although the strategy is so, Liu Xu is not more sure.

The team of more than 100 people continued westward and north after passing through the boundary of the Wangu tribe. The Wanggu tribe also sent guides to help them. Compared with the Tatar tribe, the Wanggu tribe was more sincere in their surrender to the Kingdom of Jin.

Along the way, Liu Xu also gradually learned from the guides of the Wanggu tribe that the name of the new khan nominated by the Qiyan tribe is Temujin, a descendant of the ancient Boerjijin tribe.

Liu Xu didn't feel anything at first, but after the guide finished telling the stories on the grassland, he began to admire the new Khan a little bit.

His mother was snatched by his father, but on the grassland, this is also a legal marriage, which is recognized by everyone.

However, although he was a nobleman, his father was killed when he was young, and then his family members gradually left, leaving no one behind. Only his mother and his young sisters and brothers depended on each other, struggling to survive.

After he grew up, he was able to reorganize the Qiyan tribe and make this new tribe a major tribe alongside the most powerful Kele tribe, Naiman tribe, Tatar tribe and other tribes on the grassland. His ability must be extraordinary.

Although the guide didn't say anything about the process, but thinking about it, you can understand the difficulty.

Thinking of this, Liu Xu has a new view on this Khan of the Begging Yan Department who has not met yet.
(End of this chapter)