Chapter 50: The Two Armies Fight Against the Sarichuan

"Good! Good! Arath applauded again and again, "Sir, true god man! As you say, where is the messenger of the Sun Khan? ”

The Taoist priest said: "Now in the post station with a few women of the Jin Kingdom, what about riding the clouds?" ”

"This fool, put him in his pocket and give it to Temujin to show his sincerity." He enclosed a letter detailing Sun Khan's ill intentions, and informing Temujinnian of his father's friendship and that our two tribes would form an alliance against the enemy, and that we would be able to send troops to help if needed. ”

The envoy of the Wangu tribe carried Zhuo Hunan, the envoy of the Sun Khan, to the Great Mongolia with the letter of state and gifts. At this time, Genghis Khan was nearing the end of the one-month Kuritai Congress, which decided on the national policy and current tasks of Mongolia. When the whole country was in high spirits and morale was greatly boosted, after listening to Wang Gu's envoy's statement that the Sun Khan was going to unite with Wang Gu to attack the Great Mongolia, the generals were furious and demanded in unison to crusade against the Nabarian tribe.

Genghis Khan, as the lord of a country, can no longer be angry and scolded with the generals as before, and everything must be done according to the emperor's style. There are many issues that I think more about and talk less, and some things are for the ministers to say first, and finally make a decision on their own. These were all privately consulted by Kuduan Barahe and Mu Huali.

At this time, Genghis Khan carefully inquired about the envoys of the two tribes, analyzed the thoughts and thoughts of Sun Khan and Arasi, weighed the pros and cons, and felt that the current battle was very necessary to be fought and won. The reasons are: first, it can boost the morale and national prestige of the newly established Great Mongolia; the second is to take the opportunity to establish a partnership with the Wangu tribe; The third is that Naiman is currently the only remaining tribe in Mobei that does not belong to the Great Mongolian State, and it is only a matter of time before it is eliminated, and only by destroying it can Mobei be stable and unified.

Based on the above three points, Genghis Khan believed that this battle must be fought, and attacking it must be fought in one battle. This is a matter of strategy, but in terms of tactics, how to fight and when to fight, we must be cautious in this first battle after the founding of Mongolia. You can only win and not lose, so you must convene hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

Genghis Khan made up his mind to kill the Sun Khan's envoy Zhuo Huan, and rewarded the envoy of the Wanggu tribe with women and wine. He said to Wangu's envoy: "Go back and tell the venerable King Arasi that the Great Mongols are willing to ally with Wangu and will repay him in the future, and that we will prepare to attack Naiman on the same day, and if your lord wishes, you can send 100,000 troops to join forces with me to fight the Sun Khan." ”

Wangu's envoy returned to Wanggu with 2,000 good horses, 2,000 fat sheep and many rare beasts sent by Genghis Khan.

Sending away the envoys of the Wanggu Department, Genghis Khan came to the completed golden-domed Great Khan tent, sat on the golden high chair supplemented by tiger skin, and the hundred officials and the generals bowed and stood in two columns, the hundred officials on the left and the generals on the right. The civil officials on the left are headed by the six left prime ministers, that is, Genghis Khan's cowardice: Mu Huali, Kuduan Barahe, Huo'erchi, Zheli, Wulu, and Menglik; The first battle of the military generals on the right side will be: Chilaowen, Borhu, Borshu, Zheli, Zhebei, Subutai, Jochi Belt, Huoli Liemen, etc.; On the right side of the body are the brothers and the righteous sons of Ha Erlun, and on the left are the sons.

Genghis Khan set up a right prime minister's chair on the right side of the head of a hundred officials, which was temporarily empty, and was reserved for a master who could lead the six left prime ministers and all the generals.

Genghis Khan looked around at the generals and said: "Not long after the establishment of my Great Mongolia, someone came to challenge, this battle is related to the reputation and future of my Great Mongolia, how can I not fight, but when will it be fought?" How to fight? I also asked the generals and officials to share their opinions. ”

At present, the civilian officials did not understand the war and could not interject, and the generals began to "how" and shout "fight", but none of them could immediately say why. After a while, the hall gradually calmed down. looked at each other for a while, and finally turned their eyes to Mu Huali, who was silent.

Genghis Khan also shifted his gaze to Mu Huali. Mu Huali saw that everyone was staring at him, and it seemed that it was impossible not to speak, so he turned around and came to Genghis Khan, and said: "The Great Khan is reasonable, this battle must be fought at this time." If we don't fight, it will be difficult to convince the people, and those other tribes who have just surrendered to us will have ideas, and some hostile forces will also take the opportunity to stir up trouble. Therefore, in order to revitalize the country's prestige, it is necessary to fight this battle. ”

Mu Huali said that this is intended to emphasize the correctness and necessity of Genghis Khan's determination. Then he paused, wanting to further observe the reaction of the officials. He speculated that in addition to the military generals, the officials who had just built the country and needed time to straighten out their own affairs, and only then could they have confidence in raising troops and using force after the national strength was full. If a war is fought now, it will inevitably affect the construction of the newly established country.

The ideas of these hundred officials are not on the same platform as Genghis Khan's intentions, and they are far from them. They were thinking about Mongolia, and Genghis Khan was plotting the situation outside Mongolia, when there was a mismatch between big thinking and small consciousness, the overall situation and the small situation, Mu Huali was still very cautious, not only to realize the intention of the Great Khan, but also not to offend the officials, he had to stop and look at the words and looks, see the reaction of everyone and Genghis Khan, and then make further statements.

Mu Huali's words can be said to not only represent the meaning of the Great Khan, but also the hearts of the generals, so no one will make an inappropriate move at the moment, only silence. Silence, the hall is silent and can hear its own heartbeat.

This was the first time since the founding of the Great Mongolian State that an important military conference was held, and all the generals and officials, including Temujin himself, were also very cautious and careful about their words and deeds.

Genghis Khan was silent, thinking about the interests of the three tribes, and the pattern that would appear in the future, of course, he was also observing his sacrosanct authority, whether there were any challenges or objections, and seeing that everyone was silent, indicating that his intentions were still not necessarily fully agreed with, and he wanted to say but did not dare to say it.

In fact, there are still people, especially civil officials, who are not good at raising objections in the face of the Great Khan, which Mu Huali knows very well that he must come out as a buffer. Mu Huali stood up and said that he intended to sweat, and those who had ideas had much less scruples, and even if he brought it up, it was not disrespectful to the Great Khan. Therefore, Genghis Khan looked at Mu Huali very gratefully and said, "Okay, Mu Huali continues." ”

In silence, Mu Huali also confirmed the decision of the Great Khan, and no one raised objections to show that everyone did not dare to challenge the authority of the Great Khan, and no one actively expressed their approval, which also showed that there were still concerns in their hearts.

However, in order to realize Genghis Khan's determination, Mu Huali still had to completely dispel some people's scruples in order to fully implement the intention of the Great Khan, so that everyone could consciously implement it, rather than blindly or with doubts. Mu Huali returned to the center of the main hall and said: "This battle with Naiman is a must, this is the first battle after the founding of the country, and it is also the first battle against a large tribe with 600,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Mu Huali turned back to everyone's concerns, and the hundred officials nodded approvingly at Mu Huali, and whispered: Yes, this is what we are worried about. What if I can't win?

Mu Huali attracted the worries of the hundred officials to reply, so he said: "This battle can only be won and not lost." To win this battle, it is important to despise it strategically, attach great importance to it tactically, and be cautious! ”

Genghis Khan saw that Mu Huali skillfully guided the differences in the hearts of the generals and hundreds of officials to a "type" word, and the next thing was easy to say, so he smiled comfortably: "How to make it clear to everyone?" ”

Mu Huali was relieved, and finally could turn the topic to the way of playing, and said: "Naiman is a large tribe in the westernmost part of Mobei, with many tribes, many mountains and forests in the territory, and dangerous terrain. With an army of 600,000 troops, excellent horses, and many generals who can fight well, it is a very effective army, and there is a strong wife to help take care of state affairs, plus the remnants of several hostile tribes brought by Zamuhe, these are all unfavorable factors that we should not underestimate. ”

However, their weaknesses are also obvious: first, there are many internal contradictions in Naiman, the three brothers are each of their own clans, they do not agree with each other, and they have a lot of disrespect for the sun and sweat; second, in recent years, the country's power has declined, and the people are struggling to make a living; The third is that the sun sweats so much, arrogant as a tiger, but when encountering trouble, he has no master and is as timid as a mouse. That is to say, they have an absolute advantage in geography and are at a disadvantage in terms of people and time. Militarily, there are generals but no commanders, and there are no wise kings in national politics. As long as we use the style of play properly, we are completely sure of winning the final battle of Mobei. ”

Genghis Khan nodded and walked down, walked calmly to the middle of the generals and officials, and did not speak. At this time, Ha Qi'er hurriedly said: "Oh, you Mu Huali, don't sell Guanzi, you just say how to play, right?" ”

The generals and officials also said: "Yes, let's talk about how to fight!" ”

Genghis Khan said: "Don't worry, let him speak slowly!" ”

Mu Huali looked at Genghis Khan and said with a smile: "The Great Khan has a clever plan in his heart!" ”

"What's the solution?" Someone asked.

Broad-duan, who had been expressionless, said: "Suspicious tactics!" ”

Standing behind Chi Lao Wen, the elder brother Wo Kotai who was smashing the next side said: "It's a trick from the little brother." ”

Wokotai whispered: "That's Sun Tzu's plan!" It's available to everyone, it's up to you to see if you can use it. ”

Seeing the two young men talking in a low voice, General Borshu pointed at Tuo Lei and smiled: "Grandson? Your Möngke was just born, so he was so young and planned? ”

Tuo Lei Leng said: "My little brother's son Guiyou is also the grandson of the Great Khan, and it is his plan!" ”

Wokotai covered his mouth and laughed. Everyone shouted for Mu Huali to talk about the plan of the suspicious soldiers.

Genghis Khan saw that Kuduan Barahe had made up his mind in his heart, returned to his seat and said, "The generals will obey the order!" ”

Suddenly, the hall was silent, and Genghis Khan said: "All the military horses are ready in one day, and they will arrive at Sarichuan within three days to standby, and there must be no mistake!" ”

Early the next morning, the 100,000 troops of the Wanggu tribe also rushed to the Mongol camp overnight and joined the Mongol army, adding up to Genghis Khan's 400,000 troops to march towards the border of Naiman.

On the third day, the army arrived at Sarichuan as scheduled, first set up camp, ordered each soldier to light five bonfires, and the horses ran during the day, and the tents were bright at night, and the war drums were beating.

Sun Khan boasted that he wanted to catch Temujin in the sea and give it to his wife to ride as a horse. However, after several days of not seeing the sent envoy return, without the support of the Wangu tribe, relying on his own strength, he was not very sure that he would be able to catch Temujin, and his wife would not forgive him, let alone others.

Jill Basu saw the sun sweat in the past few days, and thought that he was angry because he didn't let him get wet, and said, "What's wrong?" Aren't you looking for a maid these days? Still so listless, huh? ”

Sun Khan said hesitantly: "What is it, I am worried that the envoy sent has not returned, and whether Wang Gubu is willing to send troops to help us." ”

When Ji'er Basu heard this, he said angrily: "Where is your usual arrogance, do you eat hairy pigs without Butcher Zhang?" The 600,000 army in your hand is wood, a blood child born in the field, it scares you like this, and the old lady is still waiting for you to catch him as a horse to ride, hum! The old lady personally went into battle to catch him as a companion, you never want to touch the old lady! ”

Sun Khan was so agitated by Jill Basu that he jumped up and said, "You wait, I'll go and get Temujin for you." ”

Ji'er Basu ran out in a huff when he saw the sun sweating, and snickered: "This is still like a man, the others are killed casually, and Temujin will keep it for me." ”

Sun Khan summoned hundreds of officials to discuss in the main hall and prepared to attack the Mongols, at this time, someone came to report: "Oh no, Great Khan, the Mongol army has reached the Sarichuan." ”

As soon as Sun Khan heard that Temujin was really coming, his heart was beating wildly, this is really not to say, he is really going to fight, he usually shouts every day that no one is afraid, and he is not afraid of fighting, but now he shouts wolf, the wolf is really coming, what should I do, anyway, I can't lose face in front of the hundred officials, so I beat my spirit, and said: "I was about to go to him for a big fight, but he came to the door, and the generals said that they would fight or not?" ”

The hundred officials and most of the generals were accustomed to a comfortable life, and they were reluctant to go to war. Only a few generals and Zamuhe, who had defected, shouted: "Fight, you must fight!" ”

Zamuhe originally wanted to use the power of Naiman to find an opportunity to attack Temujin, and now that he has a great opportunity, he must not give up, so he said: "The heroic Great Khan, the sun has no two yangs, and the earth has no heroes, you are the first Great Khan in the world, with 600,000 troops in your hands, and so many generals, you are the highest flying eagle, he Temujin is a chick that has just drilled out of the eggshell, how can he compare with you, he is now riding on your head, everyone can bear it, can you bear it?" ”

Sun Khan had already expressed his attitude to his wife, and after such a stir by Zamuhe, he said indignantly: "Fight! If we don't eat the meat that is delivered to our mouths, we will definitely be able to defeat Temujin without the help of Wang Gubu. Zamuhe, assemble your coalition, and we will meet Temujin together! ”

At this time, there was a report that Wangu's soldiers and horses had been found in the Mongol army.

Sun Khan was frightened into a cold sweat again. I thought, no wonder I didn't see Zhuo suddenly returning, it turned out that Wang Gu had changed, but went to help Temujin, now it is difficult to ride a tiger, and it is not possible to fight it, so I led the army to Nahu Kunshan, and put on a posture to confront the Mongolian army, you don't attack, I don't go down the mountain, and the consumption is a day.