The Monan grassland is the birthplace of the Western Xia, in the early years of the Great Song Dynasty, the incomparably powerful Western Xia Dynasty, under the leadership of the emperor Li Yuanhao, even wanted to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, but unfortunately with the passage of time, the Western Xia Dynasty gradually declined, in 1227 AD, the Mongolian Dynasty originated in the Mobei grassland, destroyed the Western Xia, unified the Mobei and the Monan grassland. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Whether it is the Mobei grassland or the Monan grassland, it is regarded as its own unbreakable territory by the Great Yuan Dynasty, but in the minds of the Mongolian magnates, the Mobei grassland is their hometown, the Xixia Dynasty that originated in the Monan grassland, when it was strong, left too much sadness and dreams for the Mongols, so after the unification of the grassland, the magnates of the Mongolian Dynasty did not forget to loot and exploit in the Monan grassland, in order to vent their anger and shame.

Compared with the Mobei grassland, the Monan grassland was ignored by the Great Yuan court, although they all lived in the Mongolian grassland, but the status of the Mongols in the Monan grassland was far inferior to that of the Mongols in the Mobei grassland, and in some cases, they were even subjected to more cruel exploitation and bullying.

From the climate and geographical location comparison, the Monan grassland is far stronger than the Mobei grassland, there are also deserts and Gobi, there is also a harsh climate, but the place with abundant water and grass is obviously redundant Mobei grassland, so after the complete destruction of the Western Xia Kingdom, many Mongolians choose to move to the Monan grassland nomadic life.

Cai Siwei, Zhang Jue, Chang Mingquan and Zhang Hongfan led an army of 100,000 to enter the Monan grassland, which is undoubtedly a direct provocation to the Dayuan court, but this kind of provocation may not be particularly valued in a short period of time, unless it is the army led by Cai Siwei, which can sweep the entire Monan grassland, and even threaten the Mobei grassland.

In the eyes of many Mongolians, the Han people can hardly live in the Mongolian steppe, they are not used to nomadic life, they are not good at hunting on the steppe, and they do not understand the changing climate of the steppe.

In fact, many Mongolians are gradually giving up their nomadic habits, after all, the Great Yuan Dynasty has occupied the Central Plains, some Mongolian magnates do not say anything, but the actual action is to enjoy the changes brought about by Han culture, such as eating stewed cooked mutton and beef, such as wearing beautiful and light silk, such as sipping light green tea and so on.

When Cai Siwei and others led a large army from Baoan Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, crossed the dilapidated city wall built during the Qin Dynasty, and entered the Monan grassland, not only did the Mongols not care, but even many officials in the Wei Wangfu felt worried.

After crossing the Great Wall, Cai Siwei immediately felt the emptiness, the boundless emptiness.

This is Cai Siwei's first time to the grassland, such a thing before, is unimaginable, the Great Song Dynasty lost the Central Plains, after the turtle retreated to the south, no one thought that they could still come to the grassland, now, Cai Siwei led the troops, has set foot in the grassland, he felt particularly proud, can't help but roar at the sky.

Many sergeants were also infected, and many followed the roar, which was heard far and wide.

Zhang Hongfan, who was beside Cai Siwei, grabbed the reins and spoke with a smile.

"Dashuai, the grassland is very different from the Central Plains, here people feel open-minded, as if the world is integrated into my heart, when I was young, I often followed those herding people, galloping on the grassland, unrestrained, very happy, but also pay attention to the climate changes on the grassland, don't look at the wind and sunshine now, at night, it will become cold, need to be warmed, otherwise it will be infected, resulting in physical strength can not support. . ."

Cai Siwei nodded frequently, he knows the climate of the Mongolian steppe, as well as the living habits of the people here, not only him, but all the soldiers know that before leaving, the lecture hall gathered a lot of former Mongolian iron cavalry sergeants, specially to teach many soldiers the climate and habits of the grassland, etc., requiring every soldier to remember, especially the commanders at all levels, to keep in mind.

Zhang Hongfan saw Cai Siwei nodding frequently, and he also came to some interest.

"Dashuai, the last general especially admires His Royal Highness the King of Wei, now is the best time for the climate of the Mongolian steppe, after September, the climate of the Mongolian steppe has become particularly bad, even many Mongolians, until the last resort, are reluctant to go out, remember when I was a child, the last general used to sneak out in November, and almost froze to death, if it wasn't for my father to find out early, the last general would have been out of the world a long time ago."

Cai Siwei turned his head to look at Zhang Hongfan.

"General Zhang, this time is different, even if it is the Mongolian grassland in winter, inaccessible, we have to grit our teeth and survive, if you soldiers can't bear this bit of hardship, how can you become strong, how can you fight face-to-face with the Mongolian iron cavalry, His Royal Highness the King of Wei asked us to go deep into the Monan grassland, in fact, I want to sharpen many soldiers, I am very unfamiliar with everything in the grassland, and there are still many places that need to be consulted by General Zhang in the future."

Zhang Hongfan nodded.

"As long as the commander asks, the last general will definitely know everything and say everything."

The two of them walked side by side towards the depths of the grassland, and the army had already formed a formation, and there was no end in sight.

Cai Siwei suddenly spoke again to Zhang Hongfan beside him.

"Mongolians are taboo for everyone to dismount in front of the yurt on horseback, to break into the flock of sheep on horseback, to enter the yurt yurt with a whip in hand, and not to enter the yurt without the invitation of the host, and to enter the yurt at will, and after entering the yurt, not to sit casually, to sit down in the place designated by the host, not to squat in the yurt, after sitting, not to stretch out the legs to the northwest, or to the stove, not to cross over the master's hat, bedding and pillows, not to spit in the yurt, When you get out of the yurt, you can't step on the threshold, what else, by the way, when you talk to the Mongols, you can't point cigarette pouches, chopsticks and weapons at their heads, that's all I wrote down, General Zhang to see if there is anything missing. ”

Zhang Hongfan listened very attentively, and the expression on his face became solemn, in fact, he had already thought far ahead.

Cai Siwei has said in great detail, some of the rules, I am afraid that many Mongolians, may not be able to remember very clearly, but as a Han Cai Siwei, firmly remembered, and ordinary sergeants, almost remembered, when he set off, Zhang Hongfan once talked with the deputy commander of the Urging Front Army, Tenggeler, who revered His Royal Highness the King of Wei.

Many soldiers are entering the Monan grassland to conquer, the two armies are fighting, that is, you live and die, and you will not pay attention to the customs of the opponent at all, but His Royal Highness the King of Wei has different requirements, before leaving, he specially warned the officers above the deputy general, entering the Monan grassland, must respect the customs of the Mongols, which is respect for others and respect for themselves.

An army defeats an opponent by force, and conquers an opponent by virtue and wisdom, and if it is unable to respect its opponent, even if it fails, it will not be convinced.

Zhang Hongfan and Tenggeler have also entered the imperial army of Hezhou for several years, and through their daily observations, they found that His Royal Highness the King of Wei is indeed different, and his attention to the people and people's livelihood is far greater than that of Kublai Khan, and it is not a show.

I remember that after the army captured Jingzhaofu Road and other places, even Tenggeler couldn't help but scold the brutality of the Mongolian army when he saw the tragic situation in the place.

Two years later, Zhang Hongfan, Tenggeler and others set out from Chengdu Fucheng to Henan Road to conquer, and they couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the great changes in Jingzhaofu Road and other places.

Over the years, Zhang Hongfan, Tenggeler and others, their minds have slowly changed, especially Tenggel, as a real steppe person, still has a deep affection for the Mongolian tribe, but after a long time in the Hezhou Imperial Army, he has seen more things, and he believes that what His Royal Highness King Wei did is right, so he followed His Royal Highness King Wei with all his heart.

Seeing Cai Siwei, who was still reminiscing carefully, Zhang Hongfan spoke.

"What the marshal said is already very detailed, and the last general doesn't remember so much, but the last general thinks that when the battle is urgent, there is no need to be swayed by the rules."

Cai Siwei looked at Zhang Hongfan and shook his head slightly.

"General Zhang, you are clear about the military discipline and military rules of the imperial army in Hezhou, I am in control, and I can't violate it, otherwise we will be punished, His Royal Highness the King of Wei requires us to follow the rules, then we must follow these rules, and we can't violate them, this is His Royal Highness the King of Wei particularly emphasized, of course, when it comes to the threat to his own life, there can still be some exceptions, but we must keep in mind on weekdays, and we must do it."

Zhang Hongfan hugged his fist at Cai Siwei on horseback.

"The last general, the last general has learned, and the last general dares to assert that when the army enters the Monan steppe, it will definitely be able to get the support of many Mongolians, and a year later, many soldiers will be able to defeat the Mongolian iron cavalry face to face."

"Thank you General Zhang for his auspicious words, by the way, General Zhang and Deputy Commander Tenglere still have a task, that is, to recruit young people from the Monan Grassland and enter the army."

"Rest assured, Tengler and the last general will definitely be able to complete the task."

As the sun goes down and the temperature starts to drop rapidly.

The army has begun to set up camp and begin to cook.

The army entered the Monan grassland, carrying a large amount of turmeric, at first many sergeants did not understand why they carried so much turmeric, and later learned that this was specially ordered by His Royal Highness the King of Wei, the turmeric carried is specially used to boil turmeric water after camping every day, every soldier is to drink, one to dispel the cold, the other to protect the spleen and stomach, so that the soldiers will not fall ill because they do not adapt to the grassland climate.

Drinking a bowl of turmeric water, Cai Siwei's forehead sweated slightly, he looked at the south, and secretly swore that this time he must completely conquer the Monan grassland.