Chapter Twenty-Seven: Heroes from Ancient Times

The leader of the Tatars, Zalin Buhe, led 30,000 horses, and according to the plan of the veteran general Kuduan Barahe, he successfully bypassed Temujin's four-way soldiers and horses, and quietly broadcast the Mongolian base camp all the way.

The neighbors were not united and wanted to carry Temujin's old camp, and entered the Mongolian territory without killing, looting, burning, or disturbing the nomads, and rushed non-stop for three days to a place less than 200 miles away from Dieli Wenpantuo Mountain. Someone suggested that crossing the Dieli Wenpantuo Mountain is the base camp of Temujin, and the soldiers and horses are too tired from running for several days, so it is better to rest here for a day, eat and drink enough, and take Temujin's lair in one go, anyway, Temujin's army is rushing to Changbai Mountain, and when he reacts, the distant water will not quench his thirst.

When the extremely intelligent Zalin was not at odds with the wheels, he designed to poison a generation of heroic steppe heroes of the Mongolian Great Khan without a single soldier and a knife, not to mention that he had worked hard in the continuous wars over the years, although he had lost many defeats and won less, he had also experienced more wisdom and the city. He was much more calm and sophisticated, and thought twice about things, and lost some of the recklessness and frivolity of his father, King Temujin. He seriously considered the suggestions of the people, and felt that it was not unreasonable, just in case it was still prudent not to act blindly, so he ordered to camp on the spot, rest for a day, and sent spies to the Mongolian base camp to find out the situation, so that there was a net for a purpose.

The news that the soldiers and horses who did not agree with each other were encamped, and Monlik and Ogedai were soon reported. Monlik looked at Ogedai approvingly and said, "It seems that your suspicious plan has worked, and the neighbors seem to know that we have an ambush and dare not advance." ”

Wokotai frowned and said, "No! He is resting, he feels that he has bypassed the Mongolian army, and the victory is in hand, the Mongolian base camp is already his meal, and it is a meal to eat sooner or later, and he doesn't care about this moment, so that the soldiers and horses who are tired of running for a few days can rest well, and then take the Mongolian camp with all their might. ”

Monlik nodded, "This kid is still as arrogant as his father. ”

Wokotai said: "It's not just arrogance, it's also cautious. He wanted to send spies to our camp to find out the truth in case there was fraud. ”

Meng Lik hurriedly said: "I will send someone to inform the mountain Temuge to guard the mountain pass, and no one can let go." ”

Wokotai shook his head and stopped: "What we need is time, one more day of delay will give us one more chance of winning, and let his people in." ”

Monlik said puzzledly: "Didn't we let them know our reality and reality?" ”

Wo Kotai said with a smile: "Let's give him a general plan, and the military book says that soldiers are not tired of cheating." ”

Monlik didn't understand it even more, and said: "What will be calculated, soldiers, soldiers are not tired of deceit?" ”

Ogedai felt that it was not clear to Monlik for a while, so he said directly: "Now immediately inform Uncle Temuge on Dieri Wenpantuo Mountain, put away the flag, and everyone will be hidden, so that they cannot find out that there are people on the mountain." ”

Meng Lik said: "Isn't it a suspicious plan and a bluff to scare them? ”

Ignoring it, Ogedai continued: "Also, inform Grandma and Queen Mother as soon as possible, withdraw all the soldiers and horses far away, and all the people must do the same as usual, and do what they should do, so that the Tatar spies can not find any signs of retreat." ”

Meng Lik couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the Wokotai gourd, and said, "You are ......."

Wo Kotai said with a smile: "Grandpa, this is a flexible change according to the specific situation, a strategy for doubting the army, and a plan for delaying the army. It's an opportunity we can't even think of, they gave it, and we have to take advantage of it. Think about it, it takes more than a day for their spies to come and go, and the information they get still makes them think that no one has touched the food on their plate, what will happen if they don't get along with their neighbors? ”

Monlik patted his head and said, "You little guy has gotten around me." Okay, I'll do what you want right away. ”

Ogedai still ignored Monlik's pondering for a moment and said, "Slow! Also, the 2,000 soldiers in the base camp were no longer needed, and as soon as their spies were gone, they went up the mountain to obey Uncle Temuge's command. At the same time, tell the grandmother and the queen mother that they should not prepare to retreat, just kill more cattle and sheep, and prepare to reward the triumphant army. ”

After sending out the messenger, Monlik stared at Ogedai in amazement, and said in amazement, "What should I do next?" ”

Wokotai was still pondering, and said without asking or answering: "Let the two thousand people who tow the mine quickly go around behind the discord between the neighbors, pick up the vanguard soldiers and horses of the father Khan and inform them of the situation here, and cut off the retreat of the discord with the neighbors with them, we will surround them first, and when the troops of the father Khan arrive, we will catch turtles in an urn!" ”

Monlik involuntarily said: Prodigy! What a prodigy!

Ogedei continued with his little brain: "If three days later, before the vanguard of Father Khan's troops and horses arrives, let Tuo Lei wave his flag and shout behind the Tatar soldiers and horses." ”

Tatar's veteran Zhixing general, Kuduan Barahe, learned that Temujin had left one line of troops and horses to continue the attack on Changbai Mountain, and the other three roads hurriedly returned, judging that the Zami discord had successfully bypassed the rear of the Mongol army and killed the Mongol base camp. This time, the plan to prevent the Mongol army from attacking the Tatar tribe was more than half successful, and he still had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses and many people who hated the same enemy. Besides, there were only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left behind by Temujin, and the Tatar tribesmen and soldiers went into battle together, taking advantage of the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack mountains, and then strategizing, the Mongolian soldiers and horses of more than 10,000 people were the old man's meal.

One of Temujin's four masters, Chi Lao Wen and the famous warlord who was good at fighting, Jebe was ordered by Temujin to lead the army that remained all the way to the foot of Changbai Mountain. Chi Lao Wen concluded that Tatar's men and herdsmen might have taken refuge in the mountains, so he asked Jebe and his subordinates to lead Aleyun, Huocha'er, and Dalitai to kill Changbai Mountain with a detachment of men and horses.

Changbai Mountain belongs to the branch of Daxing Mountain, the mountain is steep, the forest is dense, it is very difficult for people to walk, and the war horse is basically impassable. This brought great disadvantages to the Mongolian army, and they could only dismount and move forward, and the Mongolian soldiers who were good at fighting immediately only relied on two legs to attack the mountain, and their sharpness was greatly reduced, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. When the Mongol soldiers were halfway up the mountain, suddenly, there were horns and killing sounds, and the soldiers and horses and herdsmen of the Tatar tribe came out from the top and bottom of the mountain and on both wings.

The Mongol soldiers were frightened by this sudden arrival of heavenly soldiers. What's going on? So many soldiers and horses came? Pounced like a wasp. Before they could come to their senses, the Tatar soldiers rushed up and cut down on sight, killing and wounding the Mongols.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chi Lao Wen hurriedly ordered a retreat. Mongolian soldiers and horses, fighting for miles, and running down the mountain even with rolling and climbing. Before he could reach the foot of the mountain, he saw another Tatar soldier and horse rushing up from behind. blocked the retreat at the bottom of the mountain. Chi Lao Wen shouted: "No, we have been ambushed by the Tatars!" ”

Not bad! The Mongolian generals, including the president Ling Chilao Wen, were too light on the enemy, relying on their strength and strength, ignoring their lack of experience in mountain warfare and the cunning and conspiracy of the Tatars, so that the entire army fell into passivity, but was succeeded by the Tatars, killed and wounded many people, and then was besieged in the middle of the mountainside.

After all, Chi Lao Wen was one of the four heroes of Temujin, and when he encountered a failed attack and was besieged, he did not panic, but immediately calmed down, and thought about countermeasures while directing his troops to cut down trees and build fortifications to resist the enemy.

Chi Lao Wen summoned Zhebei and said, "It was my negligence that caused the army to be frustrated, what do you think of the current battle situation?" ”

Jebe said unabashedly: "Yes, we did not expect the cunning of the Tatars, they used the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, transferred our main force, and then used their main force on the mountain to attack us, and broke each one. It seems that the scheming neighbors are on the mountain. ”

Chi Lao Wen looked at Zhebei and pondered for a long time and said, "No! No! The judgment of the Great Khan of Temujin was not wrong, the Zalin was not in the mountains, and now he was in the Mongol camp. ”

Jebel said: "Judging from such combat methods, the commander of this mountain is not an ordinary person? ”

Chi Lao Wen said in a deep voice: "Yes! Not the average person can come up with such a high scheme. ”

Jebe said incomprehensibly: "Who else can Tatar have such a meticulous battle plan except for the disagreement between his neighbors?" ”

Chi Lao Wen looked at Jebel and said: "You have just arrived from the Tai Chiwu tribe to the Mongolian tribe, and you are not too familiar with the situation of Tatar. This man is scheming, and he is called the Fox of the Steppe on the same level as the leader of the Mlrigi tribe, and he is extremely cunning, and this attack on Tatar also specially explained to us that the commander of the four roads must not hurt this person. ”

How shrewd Jebel was, hearing what Lao Wen said, he came to his senses: "It seems that this plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle and attack the west is all from the hands of this old horseman." They succeeded in dividing our Mongolian army into two, turning it weak into strong, and wanted to eat us first, and then send troops to pursue the Great Khan, and cooperate with the Zami Neighborhood to attack back and forth, even if they did not inflict heavy damage on our Mongolian army, they also achieved their intention of completely crushing the Great Khan and annihilating the Tatar tribe in one fell swoop. What a strategy. ”

Chi Lao Wen's eyes lit up, he looked at Zhebei and smiled: "Ha! You are really worthy of being appreciated by the Great Khan, you are a person who understands everything at all, and your future is limitless. ”

Jebe said very humbly: "The young general doesn't have much experience, I can learn more about fighting skills with you, and I can contribute to the Great Khan, and I hope the general will teach me more." ”

Chi Lao Wen was not only older than Jebel, but also fought a lot of battles with Temujin, learned war from war, experienced a skill, and was always able to use unique views on war, apply peculiar tactics, and defeat opponents boldly and ferociously, becoming an excellent one-sided general. This is also the reason why Temujin knew people and was good at his duties, and he was relieved to let him lead all the troops and horses to stay behind to attack the Tatar's lair, Changbai Mountain, to deal with the Kuduan Barahe.

At this time, Chi Lao Wen was guilty of the current passive situation because of his momentary negligence, and he felt ashamed, and when he heard Zhe Bei say this, his face darkened and said: "In the current passive situation, how can we talk about teachings, let's deal with it together, you might as well talk about your countermeasures." ”

When Jebel saw Chi Lao Wen praising him with a smile on his face, he admired him very much, and he could still laugh at this time, he really had the demeanor of a general. Thinking about it again, this smile is likely to mean that he already has a strategy for the enemy in his heart, just to ask for his opinion as his deputy commander, or to test his subordinates who are not very familiar with him, so he said: "The young general knows that the general already knows in his heart, and as for how to break the enemy, the young general also has a little immature idea. ”

Chi Lao Wen said thoughtfully: "Let's talk about it." ”

Jebel has been intelligent, strategic, courageous, knowledgeable, and ambitious since childhood. When I was in the Taiwuchi tribe, I met the leaders and leaders who were all snobbish and greedy for small profits like Talihutai, and they couldn't become big things, and it was difficult for them to achieve their own careers. After defecting to Temujin, he was influenced by many wise people with great ambitions, especially Temujin's discernment, and appointed him as Chi Lao Wen's lieutenant general, which made Jebe very grateful and full of confidence in the future. So Chi Lao Wen asked him to express his opinion, and he also said without reservation: "Judging from the current situation, although we are divided into two camps, we can't form a fist, and we will give them a fatal blow." However, they are also divided into two places, and they cannot take care of each other, and they are also facing the dispersion of troops. At this point, it seems that they have achieved the goal of separation, but in fact, it is their last resort in order to get rid of being completely annihilated. This choice is a fluke, not a sure way of playing, and they are likely to face a strong opponent with a risk of annihilation. ”

Chi Lao Wen nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good, tell me about your countermeasures?" ”

Jebel pulled and said: "Since it is an adventure, they must make a desperate bet, break the kettle, and fight for their lives to achieve a lucky result." Therefore, they copied the soldiers and horses of our old battalion not only to achieve suddenness, but to succeed in one fell swoop, they would not attack blindly, they would first find out the situation in the camp and act cautiously. And these soldiers and horses who stayed behind to contain us had already made up their minds to die. One is to eat us by luck, and then to support; The second is that if we can't eat us, we can contain it, and we can also cover the discord between our neighbors and get out of danger, and we have achieved the goal of losing our pawns and protecting our cars. Therefore, at this time, this force of soldiers and horses on the mountain is bound to bite us to the death. Of course, it's better to be able to eat it. Therefore, we must not be bitten by them like this, we must change from passive to active, and quickly go down the mountain to withdraw from this stalemate, so that we can turn from disadvantage to advantage and kill and injure their vital force. ”

Chi Lao Wen smiled: "It's exactly what I want, lead them to a place where our war horses can give full play to their advantages." Good! Thou shalt lead five thousand men and horses to break through to the bottom of the mountain, and let Alyun, Hocha'er, and Answering Stand each lead two thousand men to break through to the flanks and to the mountain. Just leave me a thousand people. Remember that the people on the mountain are solved by the three of them, and the people down the mountain are solved by you. How to solve it know? ”

"Yes! No problem. Jebel answered and ran out, turned back again, and said, "Leave a thousand behind?" In case ......"

Without waiting for Zhebei to finish speaking, Chi Lao Wen said: "It's nothing, this thousand people are enough to catch the old man of Kuduan Barahe." ”

The war developed as Chi Lao Wen had predicted. The Mongol soldiers dismounted and rushed out from four directions, and the Tatars gave full play to their own advantages, especially those herdsmen were much more flexible than the soldiers in the mountains, and the Mongol soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were slow to break through. However, after all, there were only more than 10,000 Tatar people, and it was very difficult to surround the Mongol soldiers of more than 10,000 people. According to the ratio of troops in a conventional encirclement war, it is three to five times the ratio of troops, or even ten times that of the enemy. Obviously, the Tatars were a little powerless, and after a few hours, the advantage changed, and although the Mongols suffered heavy casualties, the effect of the attack was obvious, and the openings were torn in all directions. This result was also expected by Tatar's general, Kuduan Barahe. Therefore, he led his troops to copy the back road of the Mongolian soldiers, first, he was lucky to block the Mongolian soldiers in the mountains, give full play to his own advantages, and it was better to surround and annihilate them; Second, in terms of military strength, it is difficult to block the key breakthrough of the Mongols, and once defeated, the soldiers and horses under the mountain can withdraw at any time and flee to the Jin State, or they may not meet with the successful neighbors and seek other plans in order to survive.

In fact, this is the plan of the golden cicada of the broad-end Barahe, and the fundamental intention is to successfully break through. But he met Chi Lao Wen, one of the four heroes of Mongolia, and the battle was beyond his expectations, and quickly turned to the opposite direction of his plan, and the five hundred men and horses led by Jebe did not give him a chance to buffer and kill down the mountain.