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.    ??Sixiang Ridge, starting from Zhongdu, passing through Miyun, and exiting the Great Wall Pass from Gubei Pavilion, you can see this place within a few dozen miles.

    Legend has it that this is the boundary between the grasslands and the Central Plains. To the north of the Sixiang Ridge is the vast prairie. Since ancient times, the Han people who have passed through here have left their hometowns and want to go to the northern grasslands for various reasons. To the north, you can enter through the Great Wall.  Central Plains, returning to my long-lost hometown.

    A ridge has become a symbol that separates the north from the south!

    When I see this ridge, I think of my hometown and my relatives in my hometown, hence the name homesickness.

    To the north of Sixiang Ridge, there is a river plain between Chaohe River and Lingshui River. It has rich water and grass and a vast area. It is an excellent pasture.  At this moment, there were many tents scattered on the plain, and a large number of cattle, sheep and horses were driven to areas with dense water and grass under the shouts of the shepherds, and were allowed to gallop.

    This is the seat of the Suen tribe of the Mongolian tribe. Suen means goat's milk in Mongolian. This tribe is not named because it is rich in goat's milk, but just because the leader of this tribe once helped Genghis Khan with a bag of goat's milk.

    It is said that before Genghis Khan became famous, he was almost killed by an enemy. When he was thirsty and passed out on the grassland, a herdsman named Humuda found him and revived him. Before leaving, he was given another treat.  Bag of goat milk.  With this bag of goat's milk, Genghis Khan survived.  After he became successful, he did not forget the kindness of Humuda, found him, and made him a Mongolian Qianhu, managing a tribe, in order to reward him for saving him.

    Out of gratitude, this tribe was called Suen by Humuda to show that they would never forget Genghis Khan¡¯s kindness to them.

    Humuda¡¯s loyalty to Genghis Khan was unquestionable, and he was kind-hearted and kind, so Genghis Khan gave him a task to manage the families of foreign generals.

    After the rise of Mongolia, many foreign generals defected to Mongolia. In order to better ensure their loyalty, Genghis Khan usually asked them to send their relatives to live among the Mongolian tribes. Some important relatives would also become guards around Genghis Khan.

    At the beginning, the small number of people was not a problem, but as the number of generals who took refuge increased, the number of these people also increased. The most troublesome were the foreign generals who were taken in by Genghis Khan during his southern expedition.  Most of their relatives were from the Central Plains, and some of them came to vote with their entire clan, numbering in the hundreds.  In order to appease people's hearts, these people must not be neglected, but they cannot adapt to life on the grassland and are often prone to illness. It is also common for one of them to die.

    In this case, Genghis Khan accepted the advice of people around him and asked Humuda to find a grassland near the Central Plains and put all the family members of the generals recruited from the Central Plains there. Firstly, it could appease everyone's hearts, and secondly, it could  Let these relatives communicate with each other so that the generals do not dare to have dissent.

    This approach was not the first of its kind by the Mongols, and the effect was very good. At least when the Mongols were strong, the foreign generals were very honest, and they all looked loyal without any change.

    Genghis Khan naturally gave corresponding feedback, trying his best to meet the living requirements of the families of these generals, and specifically ordered not to embarrass them.

    Because the grasslands were cold last year, most people in the Central Plains couldn't stand it.  As soon as spring began this year, Humuda was asked to continue moving south. After several months of trekking, he arrived at the junction of the grassland and the Central Plains, approaching the homesickness ridge.  Because communication in the grasslands was inconvenient and Mongolia ruled a very large area, Humuda did not know the situation in the northwest, let alone that Genghis Khan, whom he was loyally grateful to, had passed away.

    When he arrived at this river grassland, he only found that the water and grass here were rich and the climate was warm, so he stopped and prepared to stay here to spend this cold winter at the request of the generals and their families.

    Due to the cutoff in transportation and the deliberate concealment of Wokuotai and others, the Northeast did not know the specific situation of the Mongolian army in the Northwest. The situation of Genghis Khan was heard from the Jin and Song countries, and the information was not allowed to be divulged.  Still very confusing.  With his confidence in Genghis Khan, Humuda did not believe those rumors. He always kept in mind the task given to him by Genghis Khan: take care of these people and let them not complain!

    After arriving here, the relatives of these generals naturally asked to communicate with their family members who stayed in the Central Plains. Humuda adhered to Genghis Khan's wishes and agreed one by one. Not only did he allow them to communicate, he also allowed them to meet each other, and even treated the servants sent by the generals.  To express goodwill, let them tell their master that these people are living a very good life here, and let them not worry and serve the Great Khan with peace of mind.

    It should be said that Humuda is still very good to these people, much better than other Mongolians.  This also allowed those foreign generals and their relatives to reunite better, and at the same time, it also exposed the situation of the Humuda tribe.

    I guess HumudaHe never thought that his tribe would be attacked here, so he did not deliberately hide the situation of his tribe. His entire tribe has only 500 combatable soldiers, and with the addition of those generals and relatives, they can make up a full force.  It was not easy to guarantee the strength of a thousand-man army. After all, he had never thought that these generals would dare to betray Mongolia.

    Early this morning, Humuda had breakfast as usual, then went to the homes of several important foreign generals to talk, and gave them some prairie specialties such as sheepskins.  He did this not because he realized anything, but because Genghis Khan gave him private instructions, so he would give them something every once in a while to enhance their relationship.

    At this moment, he was giving a lambskin rug to Mrs. Shi, Shi Tianze¡¯s wife.  Mrs. Shi was very weak after the hardships of last year's cold winter. Now she got a leather jacket. She was very happy and kept thanking Humuda.

    Humuta smiled and said no, and then asked the old lady to rest in peace. He walked out of Mrs. Shi's tent and was about to go to Zhang Rou's house when he suddenly felt some unusual vibrations on the ground.

    As an experienced old shepherd, Humuda immediately judged that this was a large group of horses galloping. He immediately put his ears to the ground and listened for a moment. Suddenly his entire face changed. He jumped up and shouted loudly: "No.  Our people are horse thieves, get on your horses and prepare to fight!" In his understanding, the people on the grassland who dare to attack the Mongolian tribes so blatantly are the horse thieves composed of former grassland nobles who lost their power in the grassland competition.  Being everywhere and having nothing, there is almost nothing they dare not do.

    Although Humuda was not a warrior by training, he had a certain understanding of cavalry command, and he knew that he could not let the opponent let go and charge forward, but should attack him and disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

    Can¡¯t live up to the Khan¡¯s expectations!

    Seizing the reins from the guards, Humuda got on his horse, drew the scimitar from his waist, and shouted to the two to three hundred people who had gathered: "Come up and stop them!"

    "Drink, drink, drink" These young Mongolian warriors do not seem to be

    The enemy, instead, excitedly waved their bows and arrows, shouted loudly, and rushed towards them.

    There are not many enemies. Judging from their strength, they only have five hundred riders at most. Their clothes are messy and their weapons are not uniform. This also makes Humuda more sure of the identity of the other horse thief.

    Humuda¡¯s spirit was greatly shaken. He felt that with his hundreds of cavalry, it would not be a problem to defeat such horse thieves.

    Waving their sabers, they galloped at extremely fast speeds, rushing towards the enemy on the opposite side. Before the battle started, both sides were greeted by a burst of bows and arrows, and from time to time someone was hit by an arrow and fell off his horse.

    Wars between Mongolian tribes are often different from wars between alien tribes. They both come from the same source. They have similar riding, archery and equestrian skills, and even their tactics are not very different. In this case, the victory or defeat is often decided by the soldiers of both sides.  Bravery and the general's mastery of the fighter plane.

    Humuda was not an excellent general, but many of his warriors had been baptized by the Mongolian expansion war. They were accustomed to this kind of battle. After shooting a few arrows from a long distance, they gave up their bows and used the sabers in their hands to decide the outcome.

    The two rushing torrents collided quickly. In the clash of weapons between the two sides, the losses on the horse thieves side were obviously much greater. At this moment, there were still many soldiers from the Su En tribe rushing towards the battlefield, constantly launching interceptions and charges against the horse thieves. Seeing the situation  As if something was not going well, the leader of the horse thieves let out a roar and then took the lead.

    Those horse thieves who had engaged the Mongolian warriors also turned their horses and scattered away. The large group of Mongolian warriors shouted, waved their scimitars and chased towards the enemy.

    If you don¡¯t cut off the enemy¡¯s head, how can you show the bravery of the Mongolian warriors!

    Humuda did not stop his subordinate Erlang from chasing the enemy. In his opinion, this was the meritorious service of a soldier and the best recognition for his subordinate Erlang.

    But since he was old after all, he did not catch up. Instead, under the protection of more than a dozen personal guards, he slowly stopped his horses and watched with a smile as his men chased the enemy.

    I am still a treasure trove!

    Just as he was about to touch the hat on his head as usual, Humuda suddenly heard a strange roar. Before he could turn his head, he suddenly felt a pain in his throat. A strong force dragged him off the horse and fell to the ground.  He seemed to hear the guards' cries of grief and horror.

    I was hit by an arrow

    Such a thought flashed through Humuda¡¯s mind, and his vision went dark, and the boundless coldness quickly took away his life.

    In the distance, a majestic man put down the crossbow in his hand and nodded to the deputy general beside him. Then the deputy general said hello, and the entire grassland was moving. No, the grass around him was moving. A large number of warriors  Covered all over?Turf, stood up, with a similarly dressed war horse beside him.

    The equipment of these warriors is very harmonious with the environment on the grassland. From a distance, you can hardly see anything, only a green patch of green. Even if they move at this time, it is not that obvious.

    This force, which clearly had the concept of camouflage combat, was sent by Zhao Caiyun. It was headed by Tiehu, a ten thousand man from the Fire Phoenix Army Assault Battalion, who was the general who shot Humuda.

    At this moment, the personal guards of Humuda also came to their senses and flew in this direction along the arc of the bow and arrow.

    After Tiehu got on his horse, he saw the Mongolian soldiers galloping over. He waved the sword in his hand and shouted coldly: "Kill!" The sound was followed by others, like a tiger rushing towards the opponent.

    This group of sad and angry Mongolians only discovered this strangely dressed troops after the opponent started charging. Without looking closely, just by the momentum of the opponent's galloping, they knew that the opponent's number was over a thousand, which was far more than them.

    Such a large number of troops sneaked under their noses. This fact made these Mongolian warriors stunned and stunned. Although they habitually took out bows and arrows in their hands, they kept thinking about how the other party did it.

    Camouflage invisibility, secret infiltration, the concept of special operations is not something that a simple soldier can figure out right away, and there is no time for him to figure it out. Before he can release the bow and arrow in his hand, the opponent's overwhelming crossbow arrows have already blocked the sky.  Like heavy rain pouring down, before these cavalrymen could get within easy reach, they were shot into hedgehogs by the opponent, including both men and horses, and died tragically on the spot.

    Using a large area of ????coverage to shoot and eliminate the enemy's vitality is one of the effective combat methods of the Song Army!

    At this moment, the Mongolian cavalry who were chasing the enemy in the distance had discovered what had happened here. Many warriors turned their horses' heads and galloped towards this side, shouting. Some experienced warriors were still greeting the people around them, preparing to gather a certain number of people.  impact.

    With a cold glance, Tiehu noticed the strange movements of these Mongolians. He pointed at the gathering Mongolians and ordered: "Half of the people go around and kill them, and the rest follow me!"

    As soon as Tiehu gave the order, he was like a fierce tiger rushing into the Mongolian cavalry, rushing towards a young man who was obviously dressed differently and with a sad and angry face, and the broadsword in his hand brought out a cold light.

    This young man was Humuda¡¯s son. Although he was not particularly brave, he had some fighting skills and quickly drew his machete to fight.

    Tiehu didn't even look at him, but moved his blade sideways, and with a clang, the opponent's scimitar flew away, and the cold light passed by, cutting the young man into two pieces.

    Seeing that the young man was cut into two pieces, the Mongolian soldiers behind roared loudly and rushed forward like crazy.

    Tiehu didn't bother to care who this young man was. As soon as he put away his sword, he rushed towards the opponent, slashing left and right with the sword. All those who were hit were killed immediately. At this moment, the soldiers behind him also rushed over and took over the other Mongolians.  , the two sides fell into a melee.

    Knives were slashed and spears were stabbed, shouts of killing were everywhere, and a torrent rushed all the way, quickly submerging the grassland.

    This group of Song soldiers was obviously stronger than the horse thieves. In addition to their large number and tacit cooperation, in less than a moment, nearly a hundred Mongolian cavalry who rushed towards them were cut off their horses. The Mongolian cavalry that was gathering in the distance were also bypassed.  A burst of crossbow arrows were dispersed in conjunction with a charge.

    Some Mongolian soldiers were dazed and launched a countercharge towards the Song soldiers, but most of the remaining Mongolian cavalry scattered and ran towards the depths of the grassland.

    This is their usual tactic, and it is also the law that the grassland relies on for survival!

    Tiehu had just started killing with all his strength, but there was no opponent around him. He put away his sword in a bored manner, and rode his horse towards the Suen tribe in the distance.

    At this moment, the Suen tribe has fallen into a desperate panic. Some people are shouting hoarsely to organize their troops to prepare for resistance. Others have given up resistance and are ready to let these horse thieves plunder. The people are divided, and there is no leader, and they don't even understand the language.  , these old and weak women and children who stayed in the tribe, including relatives of the foreign generals, were no longer able to control the situation.

    While they were in a panic, Tiehu had already led his men to surround the tribe. Except for a few Mongolians who escaped by chance, most of them were captured.  Among them, there are a lot of young and middle-aged people. These people either have no time to escape, or they are relatives of the generals.

    There are even guard servants and the like, so you can't run away even if you want to.

    Seeing these fearful and panicked prisoners wearing various clothes in front of him, Tiehu frowned invisibly. He thought this was a tough battle, but he didn't expect that the other party was more incompetent than he thought. It was just such a simple attack.  , and defeated the opponent so quickly that he couldn't believe it.

    In my impression, ferociousSince when did the Mongols, who were so violent and fearless of death, become so weak?

    While thinking, Tiehu rode his horse to the group of prisoners and shouted coldly in Chinese: "The assault camp of the Fire Phoenix Army of the Great Song Dynasty has occupied this place. If you don't want to die, just stand still!"

    Ah, Tiehu's words caused a commotion among these people, but then they wisely kept quiet under the crossbows of the assault battalion soldiers.

    "Separate these people according to their families and register them separately to see if there are any of the people on the list!" The purpose of Tiehu's visit this time was for them. Of course, he couldn't go on a killing spree or anything like that. He ordered the clerk next to him,  I took people to count the cattle, sheep and horses.

    These yurts have nothing else, but there are still a lot of these things. If they are brought to the Central Plains, their value will immediately increase more than ten times!

    With the help of swords, guns and several internal agents, the inventory of the entire camp was quickly completed. When he saw that Zhang Rou's wife and son and Shi Tianze's wife were all on the list, Tiehu rubbed his cheeks and knew that the raid was half successful. Now  Just take these people back and you're done.

    "General, the leader of the horse thieves, Bobo'er, has come to ask for an audience!" The deputy general came over to report.

    "Well, just come when you come. It went so well this time thanks to their help. In this way, you tell him to bring his people and go back with me to see General Huofeng, and he will reward you.  "

    Tiehu thought for a moment, then went out and greeted him in person.

    He bumped into Bobo'er accidentally on the way here. There were some conflicts at that time. Later, after Bobo'er found out that they were the army of the Song Dynasty, he took the initiative to stop the conflict and told their purpose. It turned out that Genghis Khan was captured by the Song Dynasty.  The news that Song was defeated and died as a result was known to the hostile forces of Mongolia on the grassland, and he came to seek help from the Song Dynasty on behalf of the descendants of the tribal leaders who were wiped out by Genghis Khan on the grassland.

    The process of Genghis Khan's unification of the grasslands was quite bloody. Those tribal leaders died in battle, those who were killed were killed, and those who surrendered surrendered. No matter what, there are always some remnants left.  Most of these people were hiding on the grasslands as horse thieves. Facing the increasingly powerful Genghis Khan, they could only survive. Especially after Genghis Khan implemented the enfeoffment system and divided the grasslands into tribes for governance, the living environment of these people also became increasingly difficult.  bad.

    If nothing unexpected happens, they will end up either surrendering or being eliminated.

    But in this southern expedition of Genghis Khan, what brought back to the Mongolian grassland was not the despairing victory, but the defeat that inspired them. Even the terrifying Temujin died in the battle.  There was no better news than this. They knew that with the power of people like themselves, even if Temujin died, they would not be the opponents of Ogedei and others. In desperation, they sent out soldiers with a tentative heart.  Bo Er went south to seek help from the Song Dynasty.

    Originally this was a helpless move, but Boboer was lucky. He happened to encounter Caiyun sending Iron Tiger to attack Su En's tribe. As soon as the two parties contacted each other, they hit it off.  Boboer took the initiative to take on the task of luring out the main force of the Humuda tribe. His outstanding performance was also a major reason why Tiehu could easily win over the Suen tribe. What's more, Tiehu also keenly discovered the value of Boboer, so  Show him a lot of respect.

    This kind of respect made Bobo Er feel the sincerity of the Song Dynasty, and his expectations for the success of this mission also increased.

    After the two met, they chatted casually for a while. Boboer spoke Chinese very well. According to him, he learned it from a Han slave on the grassland.  With a slight Yanzhao accent, he had no difficulty talking to Tiehu.

    Just when the two were talking about some situations on the grassland, the deputy general outside the door suddenly reported nervously that a large number of cavalry were spotted approaching ten miles away.

    Tiehu and Boboer did not dare to neglect, and quickly prepared their troops. Just as the troops were ready, someone came to report that this cavalry was sent by Caiyun to meet them, and the leader was Zhang Hui, the commander of the forward battalion.

    The relationship between Zhang Hui and Tie Hu is similar to that of admiring each other but being unconvinced.  Knowing that Tiehu had successfully achieved his goal, Zhang Hui came over lazily, and instead sent men and horses to patrol the grassland. He actually found several grazing spots of small Mongolian tribes. Needless to say, these people, including cattle and sheep,  The horses became other trophies.

    When Zhang Hui and Tie Hu returned to the Great Wall Pass with their trophies, Bing Ruoxue of the special operations battalion had already made various preparations. As soon as the important prisoners arrived, she would immediately place them separately, and those who had surrendered to Huofeng  Family letters from former Mongolian foreign generals, doctors who are good at treating acclimatization, various emergency medicines, and even clothing, food and accommodation were all prepared.

    These actions made the prisoners immediately feel at ease, knowing that this time they were not being captured to behead or threaten their relatives, but actually being rescued. Some even burst into tears. If they were not forced to do so, who would be willing to stay on that grassland, let alone  whatBesides, most of these people come from wealthy families, and they really can't get used to the kind of life on the grassland.

    Bing Ruoxue led the people to comfort them with kind words, and quickly gathered their hearts and asked them to ask about their relatives. When they learned that as long as their relatives followed the Fire Phoenix Army, they would no longer have to suffer on the grassland, their thoughts became a little strange.  stand up.

    In the past, there was nothing you could do to survive, but the situation is different now, isn¡¯t it!

    And after seeing the response of the Fire Phoenix Legion, Boboer became even more impressed by the merely famous Fire Phoenix General.  He has admired Han culture since he was a child and likes to listen to stories from the Central Plains the most.  This time he was sent out to contact Da Song Dynasty because of his expertise in this area.

    Wen Wei knows this, this Song Dynasty army cannot be ignored!

    Just when this team was thinking about their own thoughts, they finally came to the person they wanted to see:

    The meeting between the Fire Phoenix General Zhao Caiyun and the group of foreign generals from the former Mongolian Central Plains Army who surrendered dispelled the last worries of these foreign generals. No matter for themselves or their relatives, they now have no choice but to follow the Fire Phoenix Army wholeheartedly.  What's more, if something like this happens, even if they want to defect to Mongolia, they will be seeking death.

    Now their wish is that the Fire Phoenix Legion can occupy Hebei and other places for a long time, then they will naturally show enough loyalty to the Fire Phoenix Legion.

    There is no unreasonable loyalty, only common interests. This is the true knowledge that Zhao Caiyun has always believed in and practiced!

    After appeasing these generals, Zhao Caiyun met with Boboer alone.  Regarding this meeting, Zhao Caiyun kept it secret. He only mobilized 5,000 cavalry guards and gathered them near the Great Wall. Their movements were unknown.
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