Tatar was originally the collective name of the Murwei tribes. At the beginning of the eighth century, some of the Murwei people had migrated westward, and after the collapse of the Uighur Khanate in the mid-ninth century, the Murwei people migrated westward or southward in large numbers, into the steppe areas north and south of the desert. Due to the influence of neighboring tribes such as the Murwei people, who moved to the prairie or the border area of the grassland and the forest, they changed their original way of life of mainly fishing and hunting, and concurrently engaged in extensive agriculture and pig raising, and became a nomadic tribe or a semi-nomadic and semi-hunting tribe of the grassland.

In the process of emigration, these Murwei people continued to absorb a large number of Turkic, Uighur and other Turkic-speaking people as their own tribal members, and experienced a considerable degree of Turkicization in terms of language, customs, life, and ethnic composition. In addition to absorbing the Turks and Uighurs, the Murwei people who entered Monan also absorbed many Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, Shatuo, and Han as their own tribal members. In the long process, it gradually formed a new Murwei tribe that was quite different from the original Murwei people.

In addition, over the centuries, a part of the original Murwei people gradually migrated westward to the vast forest areas near Lake Baikal and merged with the local population to form a new Murwei forest hunting tribe of the Mongolian-speaking family. The above new Mongolian tribes of the Murwei system formed by the migration of the original Murwei people are the Tatar tribes of the Liao, Song, Xia, and Jin dynasties in the late Tang Dynasty, including the enemy lie, Wugu, Zubu, Meilixi, Menggu, and Hulanggai.

When they arrived in Liao, the Tatar tribes passed through the Liao Taizu Yeluyi to the Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu dynasties, all of which were subordinate departments of the Liao court, and the Liao court respectively ordered its leaders to be the king (or Yili Jin), and placed the northwest road to recruit the division to unify it; And build three cities between the upper reaches of the Orkhon River and the Tula River, set up the town, defense, and Weizhou, and garrison the town. Tuntian was opened, and officials were sent to serve as envoys of various branches to strengthen their rule.

As a rule, the Tatar tribes were to pay tribute to the Liao court with horses, camels, mink skins, and green mouse skins. and need to be conscripted. The heaviness of the tribute, the greed of the festival. They were unbearable and provoked many rebellions. The uprisings of the Zhubu, Wugu, and Enemy Lie tribes occurred one after another, and they continued to occur until the end of the Liao Dynasty, becoming a serious threat to the Liao Dynasty.

During the decline of the Liao Dynasty, especially in the process of the Liao Dynasty's demise of the Jin Dynasty, a number of more powerful Tatar tribal alliances were formed, such as the Kereh, the Mi'er Qiti, the Huyirati, the Wangu, the Guangjira, the Tatars, and the Mongols, most of whom maintained a certain degree of subordination to the Jin Dynasty and paid tribute to the Jin Dynasty. Its leader accepted the title of Ginting, but the various tribes plundered and fought with each other, and did not yet form a unified force.

The Jin Dynasty focused on the Song Dynasty, and the various tribes of the Mongolian Plateau took advantage of the opportunity to develop greatly, occupying the Kereh tribe around the Uighur Khan's court, the Tatar tribe in the Hulunbuir steppe, the Kereh tribe centered on the upper reaches of the Orkhon River, the Mongolian tribe rising in the middle and upper reaches of the Onen River and the Krulun River, and the Naiban tribe from the Altai Mountains to the Hangai Mountains. and the Wanggu Department near the Yinshan area and living in the south of the desert, etc...

These tribes were very strong, and although they submitted to the Jin successively, they were often subdued and rebelled against them, except for the Wangu tribe. Raids on the northern borders of the Jin Dynasty, especially the Tatars and the Mongols. However, in the eyes of the Song people, it will live on both sides of Yin Mountain. The northern and southern parts of the desert all became Tatars, and they differed in terms of their distance from the Han land and their cultural highlands. The distinction is black Tatar, white Tatar, and raw Tatar.

It's no wonder that the people of the Song Dynasty were separated by a big Liao country between the two countries in the past. The knowledge of Tatars comes from envoys and rumors, and many things are not accurate. However, Zhao Ta, as a descendant, knew that it was the descendants of one of these people who unified the Tatar tribes a hundred years later, destroyed the Song Dynasty and Western Xia, swept across the Eurasian continent, and set off a bloody storm that lasted for a hundred years, not only killing countless people, but also delaying the development of the world's civilization for a whole century.

However, now Zhao Ta is not capable of being the savior of the world, what he is thinking about now is how to deal with the harassment and invasion of the Tatars, first manage his own one-third of an acre of land, and subdue these Tatars, otherwise there will be such an unstable factor around him, and it will eventually be a disaster.

"You fought against the Tatars, what are the characteristics of their battles?" Zhao asked.

"Second master, although the Tatars are also mainly cavalry, they are different from the Khitans, Dangxiang people and Jurchens, they rarely send out large groups of people, but mostly attack in small teams, run when they hit, come and go like the wind, it is difficult to catch their whereabouts!" Zhao Yong said that in fact, the Tatars not only robbed food and people, but also attacked their gold mines many times, so he had to send heavy troops to guard them.

"Well, did you fight directly?" Zhao Tan nodded and asked again.

"Second master, it's a shame to say, my subordinates have also fought with them several times, but they didn't take any advantage, they are skilled in bowing and horses, and they chase with small teams, and they use their familiarity with the terrain to ambush us, causing a lot of losses. But before we sent out a large group of men and horses to complete the encirclement, they had already broken through and ran away, and they did not fight us. Now it's more defensive, and it's very passive! Zhao Yong said.

"They use guerrilla tactics, and our current training and combat methods are all aimed at the Jurchens' large corps, they are flexible, elusive, and specialize in attacking our weak links, so it is inevitable to suffer some small losses!" Zhao Ta thought for a while and said, "But I don't blame you, this kind of play is really difficult to deal with, wait until we find out the situation and then think about dealing with him!" ”

"Second master, when Brother Ren and they arrive, let's concentrate the army to sweep Mo Nan and the southern foot of Yin Mountain and completely drive the Tatars out of our territory!" Zhao Yong said, it seemed that he was choked by the Tatars, and he felt aggrieved.

"No, it's not the time yet!" Zhao Ta waved his hand and said.

"Second master, what are you for? Aren't we their opponents? Zhao Xin also asked in confusion.

"Now our Xijing is in the land of four wars, there are Tatars supported by the Jin State in the north, the Great Song Dynasty is still in a state of war in the south, there are Jurchens in the east, there are party items in the west, and there are the remnants of Yelu Dashi in the distance, and Xijing is still fighting endlessly, so it does not have the ability to fight on multiple fronts at the same time!" Zhao said.

"Second master, then how do we start?" Zhao Yong asked.

"Now although the Great Song Dynasty and Liao are in a state of war, they are too busy to take care of themselves, except for the economic blockade, there is not much threat, and we are secretly controlling the Hezhong Road, and although we have temporarily separated from the Great Song Dynasty, we must not forget that we are the people of the Great Song Dynasty, or a Han Chinese, and our home is still in the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhao Ta said, and everyone nodded, agreeing with the prince's statement.

"So we can't turn our faces with Da Song strategically, and we have to reach out to help them when necessary. Then the greatest enemy of our Xijing is the Jurchen Jin State, he is not only the enemy of the Khitans, but also the enemy of our Han people, and the Tatars are also afraid of their force and have to submit; And the Western Xia is the supremacist of interests, whoever has a big fist and who gives more benefits, they will fall to whom. Tatars are realists, like wolves on the steppe, biting wherever there is meat, whether it is the Dangxiang, Jurchen, Khitan and Han people, or even their own people! Zhao Ta analyzed the situation facing Xijing for everyone, and everyone nodded thoughtfully.

"And if we want to develop Xijing, we need more land, we must develop outward, and we need a strategic buffer zone, but these cannot all be obtained by military means, and we also need to use political means to maximize the results of the war and achieve our goal of reviving the prestige of the Han Dynasty. How to take the lead and seize the opportunity in the war, find a balance in the cruel environment, and use political, diplomatic and other comprehensive means to transform military results into actual benefits are the guidelines that we should abide by in formulating strategies! Zhao Ta said, in fact, war has been a purpose since ancient times, that is, the competition for living space and resources, and now Xijing also needs greater space and resource support if it wants to develop.

"Second master, did you have a plan, so how will we develop next?" Zhao Yong has been independent for all these years, although he has made great progress compared to the past, but he still feels powerless, especially to grasp the situation, he asked urgently.

"We still need to discuss the grand strategy, but our immediate goal is to compete with the Jurchens for the southern foothills of Yinshan Mountain and the Monan region, and restore the four states of Tiandezhou, Yunnei, Fengshengzhou, and Dongshengzhou in Xijing in the past, so our current main enemy is still the Jurchen!" Zhao Ta smiled and said, "But if we want to accomplish this goal, we must have a stable rear and the right to speak, so we must first rectify our internal and integrate the army to give full play to our maximum combat power, but the rectification will inevitably touch the interests of some people, including you, of course." ”

"Second master, don't worry, whatever you say, I will do it, even if I go back to you and be a little guy!" Zhao Yong patted his chest and said.

"Second master, just let it go, don't take care of my family, I will bear everything!" Zhao Xin also said.

"Okay, it's good for you to know the Dao now, the matter of my return can let Yelu Yu know the Dao, but the scope should not be expanded now, and we will take the next step when Zhao Ren and they have news!" Zhao Ta nodded and said.

"Second master, the Guards Brigade has not yet been Dao, you and the princess should stay in Texas for the time being, it will be safer!" Zhao Xin said that although there is his own palace army in Xijing City, Yelu Yuxuan's power is huge, and now his attitude is unknown, so it is better to stay in Texas for safety.

"No, I went to Baishuiluo to escape the summer and hunt, and I have rusted in the past two years in Bianjing!" Zhao Ta had already planned it, and rejected their kindness with a smile.

"Second master, if you do this, some people will definitely be unhappy, or take the princess with you, and I will accompany you to hunt and fish!" Zhao Yong looked at Zhao Xin and said with a wicked smile.

"Hehe, good idea, our family hasn't been reunited yet!" Zhao Ta took Zhao Xin and said with a smile... (To be continued......)