When Mohammad came to the house of Yangjigan, and saw that all the houses were empty, Ajihongshun said to the king: "All the people of the palace have gone to the head of the city, and they have commanded the deployment of the city, and they have carried the rolling logs and sharp stones that the people have brought to the appropriate places and piled them up. ”

When Mohammed came to the city, he saw a lame old man sharpening a large knife, and asked, "What are you doing with this great knife when you are so old?"

The lame old man looked at them and replied, "Sharpen your sword to defend yourself, and when the Mongols come, if he kills me, I will fight them with this great sword." If you can kill one of them, you will earn one, and if you can kill three of them, you will earn two. ”

When the king heard this, he smiled and said, "You are so old, and your ambition is not small!"

But the old man said something that surprised the king: "There is no way, this is all caused by King Mohammed, and we Khwarazmians have all suffered because of him." ”

Mohammed couldn't help but be furious, since he ascended the throne of the king, who dared to accuse him to his face? Unexpectedly, this lame old man would actually say bad things about himself to his face, so it would be worth it? Just as he was about to have a seizure, he thought about it again, and he didn't know that he was the king. I couldn't help but ask again: "You are really bold, why do you speak ill of the king behind your back?"

The lame old man replied without raising his head: "What am I afraid of at such an old age? What's more, what I said is all the truth, and who doesn't know now? The Mongols sent troops to fight us, all because the king killed their caravan and robbed other people's property, and now that they have come to take revenge, won't the common people suffer?"

Mohammed listened and was silent for a long time before he said, "You are not right, I have heard that he did not kill the merchants, nor did he rob the goods. ”

"You're too dead-eyed!"

As he spoke, the lame old man put down his broadsword, looked at the king, and continued: "There is no king who kills people himself? There is no king who robs other people's property, but if the king asks others to kill people and rob money, is the king not responsible? ”

Listening to the old man's chatter and scolding, Aiji Hongshun wanted to go and stop it, but the king stopped him, so he had to listen to it. In fact, he also has a score in his heart, this old man is not wrong, there is no wrong word, he is really lame.

At this time, the king showed a very embarrassed look on his face, and his heart was even more uncomfortable, it was really like breaking the five-flavor bottle in his stomach, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, all welled up in his heart, very sad. So he waved his hand at Ai Ji Hongshun, turned away from the lame old man, and staggered back to the mansion.

Mohammed felt very tired, so he fell on the bed and tried to sleep for a while, but as soon as his eyes were closed, the words of the lame old man blaming him sounded in his ears, and he suddenly could not sleep again, so he had to sit up, and asked Agee Hongshun: "When I think about it, there is some truth in the words of the lame old man. ”

After hearing this, Aiji Hongshun had no choice but to say: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk about those again, the Mongols have already called, and we can only fight." ”

The king was still thinking about it, and he said: "This war could have been avoided, as long as you admit your mistake to the Mongols and make amends, you can completely turn hostility into friendship, and the two countries will live amicably and trade." ”

Hearing this, Aiji Hongshun couldn't help but say: "Since the king said so, I will also say two words. At that time, we also did too much, the caravan was to represent the country, and they also carried Genghis Khan's letter of state, they came to do business, and they actually killed people and sold goods, isn't it too deceitful?"

"You're right, the Mongols are here to do business, and this trade is good for both countries, but...... But he insisted that he was a spy. ”

Aiji Hongshun suddenly remembered something, and immediately said: "I'm afraid the king doesn't know about this, the lord of the city of Rakhara robbed the property of the Mongol caravan, and the three big rooms were full, and he watched and caressed them in that house all day long, appreciating them one by one, and was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night, and he got up and went to the room to see, and he really became a wealth obsesser." ”

When Mohammad heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and suddenly remembered the beautiful teapot, and immediately concluded in his heart that it must be a Mongol, and when he thought of this, he couldn't help but say with hatred: "This Yinale technique is too hateful, I should have handed him over to Genghis Khan, and there would be no more war." ”

Ai Ji Hongshun couldn't help but say: "I don't know what he wants so much money for? ”

When the king heard this, he let out a long sigh and fell on the bed, deep in remorse......

The next day, when Mohammad was about to return to Samarkand, he encouraged the Turkmen general, saying: "I have inspected the three border towns in the north, and I am most satisfied with your approach, some of whom are prejudiced against you Turkmen, and I thought it would be good for them to come and see Jigan." ”

After hearing this, Aiji Hongshun smiled and said: "Prejudice is one-sided after all, we Turkmen people have been discriminated against in Khorezm for decades, this is commonplace for us, we don't think so, please rest assured." ”

Mo Hanmo took his hand and said comfortingly: "That's good, that's good, I make a wish first, after the victory of this war, I must correct your Turkmen name in front of my countrymen, so that you can raise your eyebrows and puff up." ”

Hearing the king's approval, Aiji Hongshun remembered one more thing, and hurriedly suggested to the king: "Report to the king, Genghis Khan used his troops to make good use of strategy, and often engaged in tactics of attacking from the east to the west, don't listen to his threats to fight from our north, maybe he will send another group of men and horses to cross the Pamir plateau and attack from the southeast of our country." ”

When Mohammad heard this, he immediately showed a surprised expression and said: "Thank you for the reminder, I have also heard that Genghis Khan used his troops to be cunning, and often dealt with his opponents by surprise, and it is not impossible for him to invade us from the southeast, after I return to the national capital, I must seriously consider your suggestion, if necessary, redeploy troops, strengthen preventive measures, and must thwart the invasion of the Mongols." ”

After Mohammed returned to Samarkan to discuss with his subordinates, he corrected his deployment of focusing his defense entirely on the north, strengthened the defense of the national capital Samarkand, and asked his eldest son Zalandin to strengthen the defense of the city of Kochening in the south.

In September 1219, the Mongol army, determined to avenge the caravan and its envoys, poured into the kingdom of Khorezm. According to historical records, the Mongol cavalry were all marksmen, who could shoot down the eagle in the space and throw the fish at the bottom of the sea in the night, and they regarded the day of the battle as the wedding night, and regarded the spear as the kiss of a beautiful woman.

Indeed, the Mongol iron cavalry was like a swift wind and lightning, murderously pounced on the country of Khorezm, from the distance of the attack, the difficult environment of the area through which it passed, the harsh climate, and the speed of the march, all created a miracle in the world's military history, showing the hard-working and heroic courage of the Mongol soldiers.

In the face of the attack of Genghis Khan's 200,000-strong army, King Mohammed of Khorezm, although his heart was full of regret and fear, he had to make a battle deployment.

Mohammad decided to leave most of the 400,000 cavalry in Turkestan and the river, 20,000 to defend the city of Tatara, tens of thousands to guard the border castles, 110,000 to the new capital of Samarkand, and tens of thousands to guard the important cities in the country.

Such a deployment is precisely the adoption of a passive defense strategy of dividing troops to control the gates and fighting the city on its own. After Genghis Khan got the news through the detectives, he immediately ordered the Chagatai and Ogedai corps to quickly attack the city of Sadara, and strive to capture the city as quickly as possible, reaching the first battle.

The city of Zara is located in the northwest of Kuqa 500 miles, located on the right bank of the Syr Darya River, near the Aris River flowing into the Syr Darya River, this is a famous city in history, for the border town of Khorezm. Realizing that the city would be the first target of the Mongol assault, King Mohammad strengthened the defense of the city and sent his confidant Hakbkharata with 10,000 cavalry to assist him, and they fortified and fortified the castle and walls as much as possible, and concentrated all their military equipment there.

When the city was ready for battle, he climbed to the top of the city, and when he looked up from there, he was so surprised by the sight that he bit the back of his hand.

It turned out that he saw that the suburbs had turned into a raging sea of countless lions, and the roar of the war horses and the roar of the warriors in armor were earth-shattering and spread hundreds of miles away. In the blink of an eye, the Mongol army surrounded the city of Zara layer by layer, and the number of military camps was incalculable, and there was no end in sight.

At this time, Yinalshu, who had ordered his subordinates to kill 450 Mongol merchants, couldn't help but be frightened, and began to be afraid, regretting that he was too reckless at that time, otherwise how could he attract the siege of 200,000 Mongolian cavalry?

Yinalsu hurried back to the palace and convened a meeting with his lieutenant general, Hajbharatsa, with whom he first said: "Don't look at the great strength of the Mongol army, with its large numbers of men and horses, as long as we hold on for a while, and after we have bruised their spirit, we will not retreat, and then we will lead our troops out of the city, and we can annihilate them in one fell swoop." ”

Haqibharata also said to the soldiers: "There are two problems to be solved now, one is not to be intimidated by the menacing attack of the Mongols, and the other is to hold on and resolutely repel the Mongol attack. ”

While he was talking, one of the soldiers came running and reported: "The Mongols have begun to attack the city! They are attacking the city from all sides, with artillery and ladders. ”

Yi Na Le Shu hurriedly ordered the generals: "Now each of them return to his command post, insist that those who dare to fight and fight will be rewarded, and those who are timid and retreat will be punished according to military discipline, let's go, let's go to the city together." ”

As soon as they walked out of the gate, they heard the sound of people shouting and horses outside the city, and the sound of artillery came one after another, and the rumbling explosions shook the earth and made people tremble. It turned out that after the two brothers Chagatai and Ogedai received the order of their father Khan to attack the city in time and take it as soon as possible, they immediately studied with the generals and began to attack the city to be in full bloom, first overwhelming the enemy from the momentum and giving them a dismount.

In particular, Ögedei emphasized: "We attacked this city of Sadhara to avenge the Mongol envoys and caravans who were killed by Yinalsu, and the executioner who killed them, Yinalsu, was in the city, and called on all the soldiers of the army to swear to attack the city and capture the enemy Yinalsu alive." ”