Usurping the Mongols: My Father-in-Law is Genghis Khan

"Thank you, Imperial Son-in-Law, for avenging this blood feud for my Wanggu tribe! The Wanggu tribe, led by Bo Yaohe, will forever remember your great kindness and virtue!"

Even with the most optimistic estimates, Bo Yaohe didn't expect this great revenge to be so satisfying, or that so many enemies would pay for the lives of his father, brothers, and clansmen.

He knelt on the ground, behind him were twenty-odd large carts, and said, "Over the years, thanks to the Imperial Son-in-Law's care, our Wanggu tribe has accumulated a lot of wealth. Five thousand taels of gold, fifty thousand taels of silver, and two thousand bolts of silk are all here. Please, Imperial Son-in-Law, accept them with a smile!"

Although the Wanggu tribe has earned a lot through smuggling trade, they also have to meet the needs of the tribe and bribe the nobles of the Jin Kingdom. This is all the wealth they can offer.

"Absolutely not!"

Zhao Shuo would certainly not accept the Wanggu tribe's money.

The Wanggu tribe lost two tribal chiefs and nearly half of their men for Mongolia. How could Zhao Shuo have the nerve to take their money?

Most importantly, in Zhao Shuo's view, the Wanggu tribe's loyalty and Bo Yaohe's gratitude were far more important than some mere wealth!

Zhao Shuo said, "Your Wanggu tribe has suffered a lot in this battle. Let these resources be used to compensate for the losses of your tribesmen.

Now, not only will I not accept your wealth, but I will also distribute some spoils of war to you.

Well, let's distribute 1,300 Liaodong horses, 5,000 ordinary Mongolian horses, 140 sets of heavy cavalry equipment, 500 sets of heavy iron armor, 3,000 sets of light armor, and 20,000 taels of silver."

The Jin soldiers fled a lot, but for the convenience of escape, they left behind their weapons and armor.

In this battle of Wushabao, apart from the more than 10,000 Balu Battalion warriors, Zhao Shuo really gained a lot.

Eight hundred sets of heavy cavalry equipment!

Three thousand sets of full-body heavy iron armor!

Seventeen thousand sets of light armor!

Ten thousand sets of leather armor!

One thousand catapults of various types!

Seven thousand six hundred Liaodong warhorses!

Thirty-one thousand ordinary Mongolian horses!

All the Jin Kingdom's elite cavalry have three horses per person.

Two horses are ordinary Mongolian horses, used for daily riding and transporting armor and sundries.

One horse is a tall and handsome Liaodong horse, specially used for combat.

Initially, Pusan ​​Natan looked down on the Mongolian warhorses for this reason.

This time, Wanyan Chihu had a total of 15,000 elite cavalry under his command, which meant 45,000 horses.

The defeated Jin soldiers rode away on some horses, but they could only ride Liaodong horses to escape, and the rest were all Zhao Shuo's spoils of war.

In addition, there were also a large number of transport mules and horses for the infantry, so the number was really not small.

It's still good to fight against the Jin Kingdom's elite!

The armor and horses alone made Zhao Shuo a fortune.

Of course, according to the "Great Code of Laws," thirty percent of these spoils of war would be taken by Genghis Khan.

But the remaining seventy percent was still considerable.

Within the scope of his authority, Zhao Shuo distributed about less than a quarter of the remaining seventy percent to the Wanggu tribe.

After all, 3,200 men and 4,000 strong women from their tribe participated in this battle.

The city defense battle a few days ago was also very important to the victory of this battle.

Most importantly, the Wanggu tribe protected Wushabao, causing the Jin people to lose the most important support point of the six-hundred-li Great Wall, which was of great strategic significance.

"This… so much?"

Bo Yaohe was only focused on revenge and didn't know how much of a fortune Zhao Shuo had made. Zhao Shuo's casual numbers made his head spin.

Not only do you not want our wealth, but you also give us such a large amount of wealth?

"Imperial Son-in-Law, I won't say any unnecessary words."

*Dong, dong, dong!*

Bo Yaohe heavily kowtowed three times to Zhao Shuo, his forehead bleeding, and said, "From now on, through mountains of knives and seas of fire, as long as the Imperial Son-in-Law gives the word, Bo Yaohe and the Wanggu tribe will not hesitate to die!"

"You're being too serious. It's all for the Great Mongol Empire and Genghis Khan, why be so polite?"

Zhao Shuo was of course very happy to have gained another follower.

He personally helped Bo Yaohe up and encouraged him with kind words.

Bo Yaohe gradually calmed down from his frantic and excited emotions, and suddenly remembered something, saying, "The Imperial Son-in-Law can refuse the Wanggu tribe's wealth. However, there is a gift that you must accept."

"Oh? What kind of gift is it?"

"It's a suit of armor."

Bo Yaohe hurriedly took a suit of armor from the back of the cart and presented it to Zhao Shuo.

"What a treasure!"

Zhao Shuo couldn't help but sigh softly at first glance.

The decorative parts of the armor were black, as delicate as ink, as if they could absorb the surrounding light.

The armor plates shone with a golden luster. Each plate was carefully polished and closely arranged together, forming an airtight protective layer. These scales shone in the sun, like real dragon scales.

The entire armor was exceptionally strong and had smooth lines. It ensured maximum protection without losing flexibility, and it didn't look like an ordinary product.

"It is the greatest honor of our Wanggu tribe if the Imperial Son-in-Law is satisfied."

Bo Yaohe carefully introduced, "To thank the Imperial Son-in-Law for saving my Wanggu tribe (those smuggled goods), my father collected some rare meteoritic iron two years ago. Then, he hired skilled craftsmen from Western Xia who could make 'houzi' armor at great expense. Each armor plate was carefully polished, and it took two years to make this armor.

Originally, we wanted to present it to the Imperial Son-in-Law as a gift after our Great Mongol Empire captured Wushabao. Unexpectedly, before we could see the Imperial Son-in-Law, my father was poisoned by Wanyan Chihu."

Thinking of his deceased father, Ala Wusi, Bo Yaohe's eyes were a little red again.

Zhao Shuo sighed and said, "Ala Wusi really put his heart into it. This armor is specially made with gold as the main color, is it to be similar to my gilt iron armor?"

Originally, the gilt iron armor Zhao Shuo received when he was eleven years old was far less strong than the 'houzi' armor of Western Xia. Moreover, being all gold was too flamboyant, and Zhao Shuo was not satisfied.

However, that gilt iron armor had become Zhao Shuo's symbol, which had a great effect on boosting morale. Zhao Shuo had been hesitant about whether to replace it or not.

Bo Yaohe's offering of this black and gold armor was really like getting a pillow when you were sleepy for Zhao Shuo.

Bo Yaohe said, "The Imperial Son-in-Law is wise, that's exactly it."

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"Then, does this armor have a name?"

"No, I was about to ask the Imperial Son-in-Law to give it a name," Bo Yaohe said.

Zhao Shuo thought for a while and said, "This armor has two colors, black and gold, and it is made with cold forging technology, so let's call it Xuanjin Cold Forged Armor."

Xuan means black, and Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army was named after it.

"Xuanjin Cold Forged Armor? What a good name. This armor will definitely protect the Imperial Son-in-Law, allowing you to capture flags and generals from thousands of troops as easily as taking something out of a bag."

"Haha, I appreciate your kind words."

After accepting the armor, Zhao Shuo asked about the military situation ahead, saying, "How is the situation at Wuyue Camp?"

Although Wushabao was the strongest node of the six-hundred-li Jin Great Wall, it was actually located forty miles outside the Great Wall.

Wuyue Camp was an important node second only to Wushabao, but it was within the protection of the Great Wall. The closest distance to the Great Wall was less than two hundred steps.

The two fortresses of Wushabao and Wuyue Camp were inside and outside the Great Wall, one in the south and one in the north, protecting the safety of the Jin Kingdom's transportation routes.

As long as Wuyue Camp was captured, there would be a main road leading directly to Fuzhou.

And Fuzhou was the headquarters of the Jin Kingdom's 400,000-strong army, the residence of the Jin Kingdom's commander, Wanyan Chengyu.

So, where was Dujisizhong, the other commander of the Jin army?

He was in Wuyue Camp!

If Wanyan Chengyu was both a capable general and a skilled prime minister, proficient in both civil and military affairs, then Dujisizhong was a pure civil official. His greatest achievement in his life was that he didn't use the common people, but only the border troops, and "used 750,000 laborers" to repair the Wushabao defense line.

Therefore, although the Jin Kingdom's northwest line was guarded by two prime ministers, the division of labor was clear.

Wanyan Chengyu was in charge of military affairs, and Dujisizhong was responsible for logistics.

Only because a large amount of the Jin army's strategic materials were stored in Wuyue Camp did Dujisizhong sit here.

"If Wanyan Chengyu hadn't suspected our Wanggu tribe back then, it would have been great."

Bo Yaohe said with regret, "Seven hundred members of our Wanggu tribe were originally stationed in Wuyue Camp. As soon as our army arrived, Wushabao would have opened its gates and surrendered directly, and with the seven hundred warriors of Wuyue Camp as internal support, the six-hundred-li Great Wall of the Jin Kingdom would have been breached without a fight."

"There is no need to mention the past, just talk about the present."

Zhao Shuo said very realistically, "How many troops are stationed in Wuyue Camp? Is it strong or not?"

Bo Yaohe said, "Of course it's strong. Wuyue Camp is just a smaller version of Wushabao, with a circumference of four miles and walls as high as thirty feet. There are 10,000 garrison troops inside. Now that the remnants of the Jin people have fled back, there should be even more. Moreover, knowing that the front line has been defeated, they will definitely defend it more strictly."

Originally, Wushabao was the fortress with the most Jin troops stationed there.

However, now that Wuyue Camp was guarded by Dujisizhong, it would of course have heavy troops stationed there.

However, Zhao Shuo shook his head slightly and said, "Not too many can escape back. In today's battle, we crushed their 35,000-strong army within an hour. Those remnants were terrified, and Wuyue Camp, forty miles away, couldn't give them enough security. At most, it added two thousand people."

"Does the Imperial Son-in-Law have intentions towards Wuyue Camp?"

Although Bo Yaohe was eager for revenge, he was also a little hesitant.

In today's battle, the Mongol army also suffered a lot of casualties, with about 1,200 Mongol soldiers losing their combat effectiveness.

Although they replenished nearly 10,000 Balu Battalion warriors and made them pay their initiation fee, these people certainly couldn't be used in a short period of time.

The Wanggu tribe also lost more than a hundred men and three hundred women in this all-out battle.

In other words, the total force that Zhao Shuo could mobilize now was 10,800 of his own troops, 3,000 Wanggu tribe men, and less than 14,000 people. Even if you count the 3,600 strong women, it wouldn't reach 18,000.

Could these people capture a strong city guarded by 12,000 people?

"That's right!"

Zhao Shuo made a firm decision, saying, "After those remnants go back, the Jin army will definitely reinforce Wuyue Camp at all costs. The longer it drags on, the harder Wuyue Camp will be to take down. Even if Genghis Khan's army arrives, it won't be easy to take down Wushabao.

Moreover, Dujisizhong would never have imagined that we would attack Wuyue Camp immediately after being short of troops and having a bloody battle. Tonight, Wuyue Camp's defense looks strict on the surface, but it is actually lax. We can just establish merit.

Also…"

Bo Yaohe asked with concern, "What else?"

Zhao Shuo smiled and said, "Dujisizhong is even less likely to think that I have a Night Owl Guard."