The rise of the prince

Chapter 850 Celebration of the Prairie + Step by Step Mongolia

The horse's hooves beat the setting sun to pieces, Lying down and singing Aobao to wait for the moonlight.

On the grassland, morning and evening are always the most difficult. The huge temperature difference between day and night makes it unbearable for ordinary people, but children who grew up in the grassland have long been used to it.

In early spring, the weather gradually warms up, everything grows, and the northern rivers gradually thaw.

For grasslands, winter is the most dangerous. In winter, mares give birth, food is in short supply in winter, the weather is cold, and cattle and sheep are often starved to death.

Therefore, when Wei Qing fought against the Xiongnu, the Huns would always cross the Yin Mountains to plunder in autumn, because the food for the people in the south was just harvested at that time.

In winter, Wei Qing led an army across the Yin Mountains to plunder, because at that time the mares were waiting to give birth and the grassland was at its weakest.

So for the nation on horseback, surviving the winter is worth celebrating every year.

And this year is extra grand.

Because the good news came at the beginning of spring, Temujin's army completely defeated the Naiman army in the battle of Nahuya. The leader of the Naiman tribe, Taiyang Khan, died in battle, and his son fled westward.

Afterwards, the army returned triumphantly, singing and dancing on the prairie, and the leaders of various tribes in the prairie brought congratulatory gifts to express their submission to Temujin.

Since then, all the tribes in the grassland from the Great Xianbei Mountain in the east to the west of Jinshan Mountain in the west have been brought under the rule of Temujin.

The Great Mongolian Kingdom truly became the ruling kingdom recognized by the entire grassland, and Temujin called himself Genghis Khan and became the supreme ruler of the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

The war against the Naiman tribe was also surprisingly smooth. At first, I heard that the Naiman tribe was the most powerful tribe in the west. Taiyang Khan even sent troops first in arrogance, threatening to crush the Qiyan tribe in the east and cut down Temujin. head.

For this reason, Temujin, who had unified all the grassland tribes in the east, also attached great importance to it. First, he sent the vanguard Jebe and Subotai to investigate and harass the Naiman army, and then Temujin led the Chinese army to advance in person.

As a result, the Chinese army was still on the way, and the battle report was sent back from the front. The forward Jebe defeated the Naiman army with fewer troops!

This surprised Temujin, Taiyang Khan had clamored to go east and cut off his head, but in the end he couldn't even beat his striker!what is this?A dog that can only bark but not bite?Or a wolf with only a tongue and no teeth?

Either way, Temujin was disappointed but also very happy, and ordered the army to march quickly.

Although Jebe defeated the army of the Naiman tribe, but there were few others. On the prairie, they could only be defeated, but could not be wiped out. The Naiman tribe must have the power to fight again.

Then, as the Chinese army arrived and merged with the forward, they continued to advance and defeated the Naiman tribe several times in succession.

Although the Naiman army was defeated again and again, they still maintained their combat effectiveness, because it was difficult to fight annihilation battles on the grassland, and most of them were cavalry.

Until the battle of Nahuya, Taiyang Han died in battle, and the Naiman tribe completely surrendered.

The festive banquet has been going on for several days. At night, people drink and sing, and dance around the fire. During the day, men ride horses and archery, compete in horsemanship, or come out to play alone.

As long as the Khan is happy, such meetings will continue.

In the more advanced golden tent, it became the time for the leaders of various ministries to flatter Temujin.

In other words, what Temujin has done over the years is indeed worthy of praise.

No matter what kind, the big tent is the most lively. By midnight, many tribal leaders slowly went to sleep, and only Temujin’s children, his two brothers, many generals, and his most trusted man were left in the big tent. Slave Mu Huali.

The outsiders are gone, it's time to talk about the internal affairs, "We are happy this year, and Jingguo in the south is also very happy. I have worked so hard for so long, so that one day I will find our enemies and brutally kill our brothers and sisters, the ancestors of our ancestors." The enemy Jin Guo took revenge.

Unexpectedly, now that they finally have the strength to compete with Jin Guo, they have become like that. "

"Jingguo is too scary." Temujin's younger brother interjected, "It took them less than a year, and hundreds of thousands of Jin Kingdom's troops were defeated one after another. If Li Xingzhou hadn't stopped in the end, Jin Kingdom might not be here anymore."

"Why did he stop?" Temujin's eldest son Jochi asked.

Bo Ershu, the right-wing head of thousands of households and head of thousands of households, thought for a while: "Maybe he was wary of us, or that Li Xingzhou was a womanizer. He got the Queen of Jin, so he withdrew his troops."

"Hahahaha." Everyone laughed, and they could hear that Bo Ershu was making fun of the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, and he couldn't even keep his own wife.

After all, at their level, they all understand that with a certain level of power, it is easy to want a woman. No matter what the outside rumors are, someone like Li Xingzhou who led an army of [-] to defeat the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Kingdom of Jin, defeated the Kingdom of Jin with no power to fight back. , it is impossible to withdraw troops because of a woman.

The Mongols, who are nomads, understand this truth better. If Li Xingzhou wants to, he can completely destroy the Jin Kingdom and then snatch it back.

"If he retreats after asking for a woman, I think he has other plans." Temujin said.

This is the difference between the brain circuits of scholar-bureaucrats and reckless men. Many scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty also thought that if the wolves were fed enough, they would stop biting you.

But in the eyes of wolves, since there are prey that won't bite back, why should I go elsewhere?How good it is to kill you and eat it all.

Everyone nodded, and they all agreed with Temujin's opinion.

"This winter, the people of Jingguo didn't continue to trade with us." Someone suggested, "The people of Jingguo didn't deliver the salt and iron we needed in time. We have already prepared horses."

Asi Haibieji quickly stood up: "Father Khan, all uncles, the people of Jingguo didn't intend to break the contract. The grandson of the emperor of Jingguo sent me a letter saying that their caravan was detained when they passed by Xiaguo. As for the horse transaction, It will continue after the beginning of spring, and they will send caravans north again."

She said this to defend Li Xingzhou, the reason is very simple, because of the business relationship with Jing Guo, she stayed with her father Khan and was able to postpone her marriage for one year.

It was precisely this year that she was saved. The old Khan of the Wanggu tribe was seriously ill last winter and could no longer get up and walk.

No matter how impossible it is for Father Khan to marry him to someone who can't get up, besides, Father Khan has already pacified the Naiman tribe and unified the entire grassland, so it is not so important to win over the Wanggu tribe.

Wang Gubu was also very knowledgeable and did not dare to mention the marriage anymore. Father Khan also deliberately favored her, so he deliberately did not mention this matter, and the marriage just passed.

In private, Father Khan also told her quietly that what she did before was sorry for her, and she can choose a son she likes by herself in the future, because now on the grassland, no one dares not to obey Genghis Khan's orders, and she doesn't have to fight for the family anymore. Solicited foreign aid.

All these changes started with doing business with Li Xingzhou, and Azhai Beji naturally had a heart of protection.

After hearing her explain the situation, someone immediately scolded Xia Guolai. They had some conflicts with Xia Guo before, so naturally they would not speak well.

However, most of them are conflicts on the border, which is incomparable to the national hatred and family hatred in the Kingdom of Jin.

"Are we going to fight the Kingdom of Jin this year?" Jebe asked most directly.

"Before, we were invited by Jingguo to send troops to Wusha Castle, but we still couldn't break Wusha Castle and went south. We only looted around. Fortunately, according to the strategy of the third princess, we cheated a lot of benefits from the people of Jingguo. "He Sa'er said with a smile, he is a senior, and he often stays behind, and this time is also the same.

It was also he who sent troops to cooperate with Jing Guo's attack. Although it was just for fun, when they encountered the fortresses of Wusha Castle in the north to resist, they plundered around and returned to the army, not daring to go deep south.

"Hahaha, that man named Li Xingzhou is said to be only 20 years old, he is considered an outstanding figure in the world, but no matter how powerful he is, he is still not as smart as our third princess." Mu Huali said.

This remark made everyone happy.

But the matter still depends on whether Jebe proposed to attack the Kingdom of Jin.

"I think it can be fought. Today's Jin Kingdom is not as powerful as it used to be. It looks like a tiger whose limbs have been broken. Only its inflexible teeth are left to bite people." Borshu said.

"The only thing that can stop us is the Wusha Fort and the Guards. Before Li Xingzhou withdrew his troops, he released all the prisoners of the Jin Army, so that the King of the Kingdom of Jin quickly organized an army of tens of thousands of people, and all of them were stationed in the army. In the area around Wushabao in the north, it is obviously to guard against us."

"I guess this is probably Li Xingzhou's idea. He didn't beat the Jin people to death, but beat them from tigers to guard dogs, and then tied them to the north to watch us for him!" Temujin said in a deep voice.

"This little doll is really a cunning fox. While doing business with us, he is so wary of us." Subotai was indignant.

"No matter what, we can't turn against him yet. Jingguo is the most powerful country in the south, and there is Xiaguo to the south of us, and Jinguo to the east. They are all connected to us, and Jingguo is the most powerful country in the south. country does not.

This may be Li Xingzhou's intention to stop fighting north. He doesn't want to have a dispute with us for the time being. " Temujin said to the crowd.

"Cowardly southerner!"

"Well, I don't want to have a dispute with them either." Temujin said, "The most urgent task is to annex the only land of the Jin Kingdom to the east and the Xia Kingdom to the south."

"Big man, which side shall we fight?" Mu Huali asked.

Temujin didn't answer right away, "I estimate that after the beginning of spring, Jin Guo will be able to garrison [-] to [-] troops around Wusha Castle. We can give it a try. If we can beat it, then we can fight it. If we can't, we can plunder it." host.

As for Xia Guo, they could only send troops to harass their north.

In addition, a team of people is needed to go west to capture the escaped Taiyang Khan's son Qu Chulu for me! "

Everyone nodded one after another, and then began to express their opinions and fight for dispatch.

Among them, the most popular one is undoubtedly the attack on the Kingdom of Jin. Many powerful generals have asked for orders, such as Zhebie, Subutai, Muhuali, Kubilai, Borshu, Borhu, Shuchi, Chagatai, Wokuotai, Torre and so on, can be described as fierce generals.

Attacking the Kingdom of Jin is not only close to the country and can make meritorious deeds, but also because of the reduction policy implemented by the Kingdom of Jin on the grasslands, the grassland people hate it to the bone, almost to the point where the country and the family hate each other, and no one wants to attack the Kingdom of Jin.

Temujin thought about it for a while, and then said: "This time I will go out personally, and Mu Huali, Jochi, Chagatai, Okuotai, and Tuo Lei will all go with the army.

As for the task of harassing Xia Guo." He said and looked at the three princesses: "Ah Asahai Beji wants to do business with the people of Jing Guo, and he has to go through Xia Guo, and besides, you are smarter than Li Xingzhou, and you lied to him. You decide, who do you think is competent? "

Facing Father Khan's questioning, Arihaibeji did not show any stage fright or panic. She glanced at everyone, and then said, "Uncle Jebe!"

Jebe, who was named, also immediately came out to salute, expressing his obedience.

If in other countries, a teenage girl intervenes in military and state affairs as a decision-maker, some people will find it ridiculous, but not here. Firstly, Temujin has loved the third princess since he was a child, and secondly, she He is smart, talks a lot, and does things very reliably.

But they would not know that if the history had not changed, Arahaibeji would still be the princess of Jianguo in the future. When Temujin was on the expedition, the prime minister of the entire Mongolian country would stabilize the rear for the expeditionary army.

For this reason, Li Xingzhou even sent a killer at any cost, just to get rid of the prison princess in advance. After all, it is unrealistic to assassinate Temujin. seized
Temujin decides the main direction of attack, and the third princess chooses someone she thinks she can rely on. The rest of the hard work, the hard work of going to the west to catch Taiyang Khan, falls on Subotai.

As expected, the three princesses also had foresight. At this time, Zhebie had already started to shine, but he was still far away from his peak. This person who was later called "the first fierce general of the Great Mongolian Kingdom" harassed Xia Kingdom and protected the caravan. It's overkill.

Afterwards, the three princesses suggested that they should learn from Jingguo and develop commerce and trade in order to make the country rich and the army strong. Everyone also thought it made sense.

But if they go south to do business, they will definitely not be able to do business in Jingguo, but they also have an advantage, that is, the west. Now the Hexi Corridor is in the hands of Xiaguo, and they cannot pass Yumenguan.

So those countries in the west are good targets for Great Mongolia to do business with.

After some analysis by the three princesses, Temujin also felt that it made sense, so he decided to hire some businessmen from the west, organize a caravan of 500 people, and take their specialties to the west to show friendly trade.Express a desire to do business with countries further west.

In general, the third princess who proposed the idea was responsible for this matter.

After that, the grand gathering lasted for another five days and five nights, and then slowly dispersed, and the leaders of various ministries began to go home, and at the same time brought back Genghis Khan's order.

Calling all the ministries on the grassland to join forces east of the Onan River, this is the first time that such a large-scale troop has been assembled on the grassland, and it is also the first time that all tribes have assembled. It is expected to take about three months.

And the team that can be assembled is estimated to be about 15 in the end!
Before this, the grassland had never been so united, and it never occurred to them that one day they could integrate the strength of all the tribes and assemble an army of more than [-]!

What's even more frightening is that this large army has horses, all cavalry!
15 cavalry!Regardless of its equipment, it is a terrifying existence on the grassland.

Among these cavalry, 10 people will attack the Kingdom of Jin in the southeast under the leadership of Genghis Khan himself.

Under the leadership of Jebe, 2 people will harass and attack the northern border of Xia State in the south, and protect the trade between the three princesses and Jing State.

3 people, under the leadership of Subotai, will go west to chase Taiyang Khan's escaped son Qu Chulu, and escort a caravan of 500 people to the west of Jinshan.

The thriving Mongolian country also began to gradually get busy step by step after the beginning of spring.

At this time, neither Jing Guo nor Li Xingzhou in the south could be regarded as their confidants' serious troubles for the time being, and they would not think too much about issues that were too far away.

But Li Xingzhou had already started to think about their problems, but they didn't know it.
(End of this chapter)