Volume 1: The Dusty North (20)
The Great Khan had an order, and everyone immediately stepped forward, slashed and shot arrows, chopped melons and vegetables, and killed the hundreds of recalcitrant Jurchens.
Shen Tuo looked at it from a distance, but saw that the general of the Jin soldiers who led the team was Hu Shahu, and he had the heart to intercede for him, but he smiled to himself.
Sometimes, he still can't help but think about things from the standpoint of ordinary people, it's only been a few days with this Hu Shahu, and he can't say that he has any friendship, but he still can't bear to watch the people he recognizes die under the sword.
When the Jin soldiers were killed, Hebul issued an order in succession, replaced the damaged sword, brought a better war horse, and after a little adjustment, he went on the road.
Those dead and seriously injured Mongolian soldiers, Hebule and others had no way to take them away, so they had to abandon them.
Counting this battle, except for a few Jin soldiers who saw the opportunity quickly and grabbed their horses and fled, most of the rest were completely killed, and counting the losses of the Mongolian soldiers, there were also losses of four or five hundred people.
If it weren't for the fact that the Jin soldiers had no organized resistance at all, even if they were to wait for work and ambush the enemy, the outcome would still be unpredictable.
Because of this, Hebula's face was gloomy and ugly along the way.
It is conceivable that he killed Shangjing, ridiculed Jin Taizu's grandson and grandson in person, and killed and injured thousands of Jin soldiers.
What follows must be the elite crusade army of the Jin State.
Shen Tuo was riding side by side with him at this time, and looking at his expression, he naturally knew what this person was worried about.
In fact, with the courage of Hebule, the elite of the Mongolian Qiyan cavalry, although it was not enough to attack the Jin country, but it would not suffer much to fight the enemy on the grassland.
It's just that the enemy is attacking on a large scale, and even if he wins the battle, he will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and the reason why Hebula is worried is because of this.
Shen Tuo groaned slightly, and then knew the end.
It's just that it's too early to talk to him at this time, Shen Tuo smiled slightly, but he didn't see it.
But they fought this battle with great majesty. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, even if the Jurchens have lost manpower in the past, it is because the enemy has their backs to the fortified city to resist the Jin soldiers.
When Jin Taizu raised an army to attack Liao, there were only 2,000 people. Even in the face of Emperor Tianzuo's so-called army of millions, there were only more than 20,000 people. And after a period of pursuit, more than 5,000 elite soldiers were lost.
Although they are not all Jurchens, there are also quite a few Khitan and Han armies, but they also teach the Jin State up and down, and they lose face.
Wu Qimai issued a strict decree and ordered all the armies to encircle and intercept him, and he must not let Hebule run away. It's just that after a fiasco, the generals of the Jin soldiers never dared to advance alone, for fear of being ambushed again, so scouts were everywhere, and reconnaissance and cavalry were everywhere. When encountering dangerous terrain, they would rather delay the hour than rashly march.
And in this way, it is also a good calculation.
If they insist on fleeing, they will be chased by the Jin soldiers no matter what. At that time, the Mongols were demoralized, fled while fighting, and if they could not reach the border, they would all be killed. After this beautiful ambush, the morale of the Mongol army was greatly boosted, but the Jin army was timid and did not dare to be greedy for merit, and waited for it to be seen off after the Mongols' buttocks.
The two sides chased and stopped, and when Hebule passed through Zhaozhou, he actually fought a battle with the local guards, and after annihilating all those rabble, he went around a few times outside the city of Zhaozhou, and was directly frightened that the fierce soul of the local defender of the city was not possessed.
When the head of the city clanged, and the people of the city were driven to the head of the city, ready to defend it. More than 2,000 Mongolian soldiers and horses were tuned, but they burned and looted near the city, and after half a day, everyone's spear tip was carrying more or less human heads, showing off their military parades, whistling over the edge of the city.
In this way, he taught the pursuing Jin generals to jump to their feet, and they had to worry about the Mongols killing back the horses, and they had to appease the hearts of the people in the city and comfort the suffering people everywhere, and when they set out to chase again, the Mongols did not know how far they had gone.
Such a rush, drag, burn, kill and loot, was originally the Mongols' forte, more than a hundred years later, it was with this hand to conquer the Eurasian continent, at this time used in the Jin country, but it was also considered the Jurchens unlucky.
After passing the boundary of Zhaozhou, when I arrived at the boundary of the Northeast Road, I had already reached the edge of the grassland. The Mongols were no longer entangled with the Jin soldiers, and ran wildly all the way, and after more than ten days, they had reached the border of Haiti for fishing.
This was originally the territory of the Nabarian tribe, and the language family was not the same as that of the Mongol tribes. However, they are also Tatar tribes, and without a feud, they have entered the territory of the Nabarian tribe, which is considered safe.
Moreover, at this time, the Naiman tribe was also frequently harassing the border of the Jin Kingdom, running to fight the autumn breeze from time to time, taking some things, and robbing some human slaves.
Hebule and Naiban joined forces, and forced back the pursuing Jin soldiers from afar, and after thanking Naiban Khan, he was really relieved.
This fishing sea is actually a large freshwater lake on the grassland, in summer and autumn, the water and grass are abundant, and many tribes graze here. The lake is rich in aquatic products, and there are many prey on the shore that can be shot, so it is a good place for Mongolian tribes to rest and put their animals.
Although it was still a harsh winter at this time, the Mongols were also relieved as soon as they arrived here, and an invisible sense of security made everyone feel tired.
For most of the month, they rushed and fought thousands of miles, often reversing day and night, with pursuers behind and enemies in front.
This kind of warfare can only be withstood by the Mongols and the Mongol horses. And it is such a brave and warlike army, which often fights all day long, and cannot even eat or drink a mouthful of food and hot water, and after drinking a few sips of mare's milk, it can be connected to fight without fear.
Hebul knew that his subordinates were extremely tired, and it was very safe here, so there was no need to rush back to the headquarters in the area of Kent Mountain.
These days, everyone is accustomed to sitting on the ground in the open air, and now they are not far from this fishing sea, digging a burrow to think that they are temporarily dwelling, and Hebul orders people to shoot and hunt everywhere to replenish dry food, and on the other hand, he sends many fine works to inquire about the news near the border of Jinguo.
These days, although Shen Tuo and the others do not fight, they follow the Mongols to go everywhere, without a single knife or arrow, but they feel more tired than the Mongols.
Shen Tuo's body was originally extremely weak, he intended to exercise more, but he still couldn't withstand such an intensity of thousands of miles of running, as soon as the fishing sea settled down, his mood was relaxed, but the pain of his body was a big counterattack, which made him start a fever.
At that time, the Mongols lacked medical treatment and medicine, and they didn't know how to seek medical treatment, so Hebule came to visit Shen Tuo several times, and saw that he was seriously ill, so he went to the Naiman Department to find a few witch doctors to pray to the immortal heaven.
Shen Tuo was very serious when he first fell ill, almost in a coma.
When I was dazed, I felt that the golden soldiers were coming, and I dreamed of returning to the afterlife, and my family and friends came to greet me.
But he dreamed that he was captured by the golden man and gave him poisonous wine.
When I was unconscious, I don't know how much nonsense I said. Fortunately, he was speaking the vernacular of his home at this time, which was vague, and the few young guards who served him couldn't hear it clearly, but they also saved a lot of trouble later.
When he sobered up a little, he saw several Mongolian witch doctors jumping around him, muttering words in his mouth.
Shen Tuo only felt that he couldn't cry, and wanted to wave his hand to drive them away, but he couldn't raise his hand. Fortunately, Xue Qiang has been taking care of him all the time, and when he saw Shen Tuo's thoughts, he hurriedly lay beside him and asked, "Official, what are your orders?" ”
Shen Tuoqiang struggled to himself and said, "Let these people go, find a few clean cloths, dip them in cold water, and put them on my forehead all the time." ”
Xue Qiang was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Official, driving these people makes you cold, you can't use cold water to compress your head anymore." ”
Shen Tuo said angrily: "Listen to my orders!" ”
Xue Qiang didn't dare to resist anymore, and ran to find Kang Chengxun, but Shen Tuo just ignored it. Everyone had no choice but to follow his instructions, and kept using cold water to wet his head and put on his head.