Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Maid Submits to the Tribe

Located in the Qian River Valley, the Kingdom of Jiligis is a relatively developed and powerful tribe in the north. Its people have long known about planting grass, millet, wheat, and barley, and also love to graze water and grass, raise horses, cattle, and sheep, and hunt by sled in winter; It is rich in famous horses and black and white sea greens, mink rats, and green rats. The people paid mink and green rats to the chieftain as taxes, so hunting was an important source of livelihood for the people.

The Gilligis and Humble Prefectures are two adjacent regions that form a single state, the Gillighis Khanate. In the mid-ninth century, when Gilligis was at its peak, the territory included the area north of present-day Tangnu Mountain. At that time, apart from the official residence of the Khan and the residence of the nobles, there were no villages or castles for the Gilligis. By the thirteenth century, Gilligis had declined and was divided into a number of small, non-affiliated states, each with its own rule. There are two tribes of the stronger of these: one is the Yedi Yinar; One is Ali Tier. These two tribes saw that the adjacent Tuma tribe was wiped out by Genghis Khan, the new overlord of the steppe. Moreover, the clan was razed, no living creatures were left, and property, horses, cattle and sheep were plundered, and men, women, and children were killed. Fearing that one day Genghis Khan would hit their mind, it would be a catastrophe, so he made a plan early and surrendered as a vassal state of Mongolia as soon as possible, saving him a heavier price to be conquered in the future.

As a result, the leaders of the two tribes together brought the most valuable treasures of their tribes, such as the famous eagle, white gelding, and sable sable, to Mongolia. As soon as the two teams set foot on the territory of Mongolia, they were detected by Genghis Khan's extremely sensitive nerves, and they immediately reported Genghis Khan. The vigilant Genghis Khan suspended the military meeting to attack the Western Xia kingdom and sent the general Jebe to reconnoiter and meet the enemy.

When Jebe came back with two groups of men, Genghis Khan learned that it was the two vassal states of Gilligis who had come to surrender, and brought many valuable tributes, and was very happy, and personally greeted the leaders of the two tribes. After the leaders of the two tribes explained their intentions, Genghis Khan said: "This Khan is willing to make peace with the two of you." I have received your wishes, and for the sake of perennial friendship, I will also give you a great gift to show the sincerity of Ben Khan. ”

When everyone heard that Genghis Khan had a big gift to give, they all speculated that the gift that the Great Khan was going to give was still a big gift, could it be his bow and arrow and his mount, the Galactic Horse?

The chieftain of the Gligis could not guess what the gift was, and neither could the ministers and generals of the Mongols guess what would make Genghis Khan a great gift. What could be more valuable than his bow and arrows and the Galactic Horse? At this time, Mu Huali, who was only the deepest in the city, shook his head regretfully and looked at Genghis Khan.

Genghis Khan knew that Mu Huali wanted to stop him, but he smiled and said: "Mu Huali don't be too stingy, what can be more precious than the affection of a family?" ”

Everyone was puzzled, and when they heard Genghis Khan say this to Mu Huali, they thought that Mu Huali must have known what the Great Khan was going to give, and asked Mu Huali one after another: "What good things does the Great Khan want to give them, it can't really be the Great Khan's bow and arrows and mounts, right?" ”

Mu Chengli smiled bitterly and did not speak. Genghis Khan laughed a few times and said to the leaders of the two tribes: "I am still reluctant to give this gift, my General Mu?" What is this, since it is a family, mine is also yours. "That means yours is mine, but I didn't say it.

I heard that Mu Huali was reluctant to give up something, and the leaders of the two tribes felt that this thing must be unusual, maybe they really gave us the bow and arrow that he shot the eagle owl and the BMW that followed him from birth to death, so he was flattered and said: "Thank you for the love of the Great Khan, but we will never dare to accept your beloved things." ”

Genghis Khan laughed again, and then said: "Since we are friendly neighbors, we do not distinguish between each other. As long as you don't dislike it. I have three daughters, each of whom is more beautiful than the other, and you can each choose one to be a concubine. From now on, we will be in-laws. ”

Everyone was taken aback, what? What the? The Great Khan gave himself, the Queen Mother, and the three palm pearls of the Queen Mother to others as concubines? The head of the Great Khan was either in the water or kicked by a donkey, and the little princes and generals of the Mongolian golden nobles could not think of it, so they gave it away, and the hall sighed again and again, and the noise rose.

The leaders of the two tribes of Gilligis opened their mouths widely, and their heads were so stiff that they didn't reflect it, and they didn't say anything for a long time. Genghis Khan saw that the generals and officials were in a hurry, and the two leaders who had received the benefits were also dumbfounded, and said with a smile: "Why don't you want to marry my daughter?" ”

Genghis Khan's marriage, even if the woman is an ugly monster, who doesn't dare to say half a word, not to mention that the daughter of the Great Khan is a fairy among people, the two leaders shook their heads like wave drums, and nodded like chickens pecking rice, I don't know what to do, they looked at each other, got up and knelt down to bow to Genghis Khan, and said in unison: "Yes!" Ten thousand willing, thank you for the grace of the Great Khan! ”。

In fact, Mu Huali knew very well in his heart that Genghis Khan wanted to subdue and control the "people in the woods" in the northwest, control the main forces in the Jili Jisi kingdom in his hands, and ensure the absolute security of his rear, so as to concentrate on the conquest of Western Xia and destroy the Jin country. However, this price is too high, using his own daughter as a bet, and only a madman like Genghis Khan can do it, and I have to admire Genghis Khan for any cost in order to achieve his goal of conquest, and at the same time sincerely appreciate Genghis Khan's courage and courage, of course, he also sees that his ambition of revenge and conquest will be realized. Therefore, he acted in accordance with Genghis Khan's intentions, and said to the two great leaders of the Gilligis Kingdom: "In this case, the two leaders still don't change their words, and they are grateful?" ”

The two leaders of Gilligis kowtowed three more times and said, "Xie Father Khan!" The son-in-law will be the head of the horse and serve the Great Mongolia! ”

Genghis Khan twisted his beard and smiled: "Good! Then I will give you my eldest daughter, Farewell My Concubine, and my second daughter, and I wish you to love each other and have a group of mare's milk drinkers. Hurry up, children, we will be a family from now on, no need to be formal! ”

The two chieftains brought Genghis Khan's two daughters back to their homeland, held a solemn state ceremony to complete the marriage, and sent the most beautiful and virtuous princess of Gilligis to be the princess of Torre. Since then, Genghis Khan has firmly held the country of Gilligis in his hands, laying the groundwork for the future attack on Russia.

Genghis Khan gave birth to three daughters, the eldest and the second married, and there was still a third princess, named Albeji, who was the most beautiful, smartest and most lovable of the three daughters. In the future, the third princess not only made a significant contribution to the prosperity of the Wanggu tribe, but also made great contributions to the destruction of the Jin and the unification of the Central Plains by Mongolia.

Political marriage was an important means of imperial rule, yet there was no one like Genghis Khan who had such a blatant possession and exploitation of women.

Genghis Khan exchanged his daughter for the submission of the two powerful tribes of the Monan Wanggu tribe and the Gilligis, and he had no worries, and he could completely free up his hands to subdue the Western Xia Kingdom.

At the beginning of the summer and autumn of 1209, Genghis Khan personally led the Mongol army to start the conquest of the Western Xia Kingdom in three ways.

Genghis Khan used three years to raid the Tangut Kingdom five times, increasing his own strength and destroying the fundamental foundation of the Tangut Kingdom. However, Li An'an, the emperor of the Western Xia Kingdom, obeyed the words of the father and daughter of Luo Yukun, and not only removed the hundred officials in the court, but also made the public suspicious of the only loyal general who held the military power, which made the situation worse for the Western Xia Kingdom.

The ancestor of Wei Ming Ling Gong was Li Yuanhao's founding father, the general Wei Ming Gongsun, and his grandfather Wei Ming Gongzan was a great hero of the Western Xia to open up the Hexi Corridor. His descendants inherited the position of great general of the Western Xia Kingdom. Several generations of Wei Ming made outstanding contributions to the resistance of the Liao, Song and Jin. The successive county lords of the Western Xia Dynasty regarded the Wei Ming family as the humerus of the court and the pillars of the country. The mother of the famous Linggong is the virtuous and virtuous Princess Li surnamed Kaiming, and his wife is Li An'an's sister Princess Heyan.

Such a prominent family is closely related to the Western Xia Dynasty, and the government and the opposition enjoy high prestige. It is also because of this and the kinship with Li An'an that Luo Yukun has not been cleared. And how could the ambitious Luo family's father and daughter tolerate the famous family who opposed them everywhere, and repeatedly connived at Emperor Li An'an to get rid of the famous Linggong under the pretext that his military power was greater than the imperial power.

Wei Ming Linggong is loyal to the royal family and the country, not only dealing with the traitor Luo, but also always keeping the safety of the country in mind. After several raids by the Mongols, the famous Linggong, as the general of the protectorate, could not persuade the emperor to pay attention to the ambitions of the Mongols, so he could only strengthen the training of soldiers and horses, and fortified the troops at various fortresses to prevent the Mongol army from attacking, and moved his camp to the main peak of Helan Mountain, day and night to guard against the Mongol soldiers.

Helan Mountain is located on the eastern side of the Tengger Desert and the Great Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Like a horse, standing 60 kilometers west of Xingqing Mansion (Yinchuan City, Ningxia), the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom, it is a natural barrier to block the yellow sand and the invasion of enemy troops.

Helan Mongolian means horse. Since ancient times, horses in this area have been the object of conquest by people, and they are a battleground for soldiers. It has a total length of 624 miles, a circumference of 1,464 miles, the main peak of 3,560 meters, and an average height of 2,813 meters above sea level. Spanning twenty-four states and counties.

The mountain is high and steep, there are cliffs everywhere, and the peak camel is composed of seven main peaks of more than 3,000 meters above Dasong Mountain, Xiaosong Mountain, Taerling, Xixia Ridge, No. 8 Spring, Wangyang Peak and Baita Cliff. The 600-mile-long mountain range has only four passes. Garastai, which borders Gilanti in the northernmost part, can pass with bare hands to the town of Shijing in Western Xia; In the middle section, there is a sheep grazing trail, and the 150-mile-long horse circle ditch can enter the territory of Western Xia; At the southern end, there is the Keyi Gate (Sanguankou) that confronts the Alxa Left Banner of Mongolia, which is the only passage in Helan Mountain that can pass through the carriages and horses; The southernmost is Zhongwei Pass, which crosses the Yellow River. These four passages are all narrow passages that cannot be opened.

Once the four passes are closed, it will be difficult for not a single bird to fly over, not to mention people. The general of the Western Xia Kingdom, Wei Ming Linggong, is well versed in the way of soldiers, and of course he knows this truth. So he put an army of 500,000 in his hand, 400,000 of which were placed on these four passes. The remaining 100,000 troops were divided into 50,000 to guard the Yellow River and 50,000 to protect the city. His own command camp is placed on Wangyang Peak, the main peak of Helan Mountain, 80 miles away from Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia, and can see the entire national capital from afar, and can attach to most of the states and counties of Western Xia, and can use the peak fire platform to transmit orders and receive enemy information and information to the entire Helan Mountain region. It can be said that the capital of Western Xia is impregnable, as long as it sticks to Helan Mountain, it can keep the incoming enemy out without spending a single soldier.

At this time, Wei Ming Ling Gong stayed away from the Xixia Palace, which was pouring into each other, and ate and lived in the camp on Helan Mountain. He stood high on Wangyang Peak, looking at the Western Desert from afar, with a trace of contempt hanging on the corner of his mouth: As long as I am famous, the Tartars will not want to cross Helan Mountain for half a step.

In August of that year, Genghis Khan's three-way army had crossed the desert and the Gobi Desert and gathered at the foot of Helan Mountain. The thief turned into a jackal, and this time it was no better than the previous plunder, and the formation was coming towards the palace, and the Western Xia Dynasty began to get nervous. Xiangzong Li An'an urgently summoned the ministers to discuss countermeasures. However, at this time, the ministers were all half-awake and half-drunk people, accustomed to living a comfortable and luxurious life, and when they talked about war, they either trembled or shook their heads silently, and some simply said that it was better to surrender and pay tribute to the ministers, so as not to have a good life.

Li An'an said angrily: "Usually I treat you well, and the rewards are quite rich, but today's great enemy is currently competing for no one to relieve my worries, where are you fools who boast about their martial arts and might?"

Emperor Li An'an was angry, but no one stood up to say a word, and glanced at Luo Yukun, the abbot who usually ran around the hall and was now holding aside and not speaking, and said, "Luo Xiangguo also has no good plan?" ”

At this time, Luo Xiangguo did not dare to speak or had no good strategy, but the Mongolian army pressed the border and made him ecstatic, and the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time finally came, isn't this time a good time to find an excuse to get rid of Wei Minglinggong? He was thinking about a brilliant plan to get rid of the trouble in his heart - to kill people with the Mongol scimitar. Emperor Xiang suddenly asked, raised his head slightly, and pretended to say in a deep voice: "The emperor doesn't need to worry, isn't it just for a bite to eat from Mongolia?" The first few times I didn't just grab something and leave, and then come to grab it after eating, it was just a thief's move. ”

Li An'an said: "What Aiqing said is also true, but this time the Mongolian Great Khan personally led more than 200,000 troops, it seems that their appetite is not just to get something to eat?" ”

Luo Xiangguo said: "No matter how big your appetite is, it is impossible to swallow our Western Xia Kingdom." The emperor only needs to send some horses, cattle, sheep, camels and women, and give them some property, and negotiate peace and retreat from the enemy to ensure the peace of the Western Xia Kingdom. ”

"Huh?" As soon as Luo Xiangguo's words came out, it caused an uproar, and the ministers expressed their inappropriateness. How can our dignified Western Xia Kingdom get used to robbers, and when the jackal comes, he will feed it with state-owned assets and people's wealth, and no matter how powerful the country is, it will be eaten up by them. In the past few years, they have devoured almost half of the national strength, and besides, the wolf who is used to eating his mouth will always ask you with a green face and fangs, what if he doesn't leave? Besides, surrendering before fighting will damage the prestige of the country, how can we explain to the people if we put the face of the court?

There was a lot of discussion in the court, there was a main battle, a master and a lord, and the three-day court meeting did not say that he was ugly. Li An'an scratched his ears and cheeks, and did not have a satisfactory countermeasure.

At this time, the Mongolian soldiers and horses under Helan Mountain launched in three directions, attacking the mountain wave after wave, but the high arrows on the mountain could not be shot, and the cliffs could not be climbed. The four pass passages are full of Western Xia shooters, and you can't cross the half-step pass even if you have thousands of troops. The Mongol generals were so anxious that they screamed "wow", and the soldiers shouted and cursed to the mountain, but the Western Xia soldiers ignored them and shot you when they came. While eating crispy loose seeds, chewing pot helmet flatbreads, drinking haggis soup, and from time to time shouting to the Mongolian soldiers who were gnawing dry cakes at the bottom of the mountain: "Tartars, if you want to drink mutton soup, come up?" ”

Wei Ming Linggong stood on the Wangyang Peak of Helan Mountain wearing a cloak, holding a sword, his expression was calm, his two big eyes flashed brightly, Liao looked at the battle situation on various points, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, so stick to the defense, no matter how brave and strong the many Mongolian soldiers are, it is impossible to step into my Xixia half a step. I will hold you for a few months, and when your food and grass are exhausted, and the military horses are tired, and then give you a heavy blow, and the foot of Helan Mountain will be the cemetery of your Genghis Khan and 200,000 troops. No matter how bad it is, it will make you retreat from the difficulty, and you will not dare to offend my Western Xia Kingdom again.

The Western Xia soldiers refused to hold on to the danger and blocked the Mongolian army from Helan Mountain, and the Mongolian soldiers who made people talk about the tiger's change did not enter the Western Xia Kingdom for half a step. The morale of the whole country in Western Xia was greatly boosted, and the people had the confidence to resist the enemy, so they spontaneously organized reinforcements, men, women and children went into battle together, sent supplies and food, and also helped the army to guard the pass. More than two months have passed, Helan Mountain has remained immovable, and the safety of the Western Xia Kingdom is unharmed. Emperor Xiangdi Li An'an sat in the court again, and as in the past, he couldn't say in a lifetime: "It is said that the Mongolian soldiers are strong, and no matter how brave Genghis Khan is, it is nothing more than that." Haven't we even been able to come to Helan Mountain for a few months, it seems that this tartar has nothing to be afraid of. This time, thanks to General Reimong, I want to reward him and his family heavily! ”

The victory of Helan Mountain against the enemy greatly boosted the prestige of the public, and it was specially rewarded and trusted by the emperor, blocking the mouths of the people who negotiated and surrendered. How could the Luo father and daughter give up, the famous family who had spent a lot of time trying to move down not only did not fall, but occupied the upper hand in the court, as the queen, Luo Qi said angrily to his father Luo Guoxiang: "When the Mongols are repulsed, isn't the famous family going to ride on our heads?" ”

"Daughter, don't worry, when the Mongols are defeated, his name Linggong will be long gone." Luo Yukun sneered.

"Didn't my father have the idea to get rid of his name?" Luo Qi said.

"What is the third of the thirty-six schemes?" Luo Xiangguo asked.

Luo Qi is not only beautiful, but also ambitious, and has been familiar with the classics and military books of the Central Plains since he was a child. Of course, he was familiar with his grandson's "Thirty-six Strategies", and said: "Borrowing a knife to kill someone? Are you trying for the Mongols to kill him? ”

"It's good to borrow a knife, but killing someone is not necessarily someone's knife. This is the beauty of Sun Tzu's third move. Haha......" The treacherous and cunning Luo Yukun laughed proudly.

"Ho, borrow the Mongols' knife and let the emperor take the name of Killing. Gao, I'm afraid that the emperor won't listen to us after killing Wei Ming. Luo Qiruyue's lips twitched.

"Humph! Not only let him listen to us, but also let him give up the country to our Luo family! Luo Yukun said fiercely.