Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Verge
But said that Guo Jing told Hua Zheng the news he had just overheard, and wanted her to inform Temujin, but Temujin didn't believe Hua Zheng's words, thinking that it was just a lie made up by her not wanting to marry Shi Du, and then, Hua Zheng was captured by Mei Chaofeng, Ma Yu and the remaining six people in the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan deceived Mei Chaofeng, scared Mei Chaofeng away, and then returned to the tribe, but Temujin had already set off with people to the Wanghan tribe.
When Guo Jing heard this, he hurriedly rode the little red horse and chased after him, and went to report to Temujin, the little red horse was incoherent and naturally liked to gallop wildly. ran out of sex, ran faster and faster, ran more and more happy, and then on the prairie straight like unable to hold back. Guo Jing was afraid that it would be tired and take a break, but it was unwilling, as soon as the reins were loosened, it immediately cheered and hissed, and rushed forward. Although the horse galloped with great strength, his panting did not intensify much, and it did not seem to be at all laborious.
After running like this for two hours, Guo Jing reined in and dismounted for a while, then got on the horse and ran again, and after more than an hour, he suddenly saw three teams of cavalry lined up on the grassland in the distance, and the number of people was three thousand. In the blink of an eye, the red horse was approaching the team. Guo Jing looked at the cavalry banner and knew that it was Wang Han's subordinates, only to see all the bows wound, the knives out of the sheath, and the strict guard, and secretly complained in his heart: "The Great Khan has gone too far, and the back road has been cut off." With his legs between his legs, the little red horse flew out like an arrow, and its hooves tossed and flew past the side of the team. The general who led the team shouted loudly, and one person and one rider had already gone far.
Guo Jing did not dare to stay, and bypassed three groups of ambushes in a row, and ran for a while, only to see Temujin's white-haired Daxu held high in front, hundreds of horsemen and horses lined up in a row, each of them trotting on their mounts, and was heading north. Guo Jing urged his horse forward, ran to Temujin's horse, and shouted: "Great Khan, turn around quickly, you can't go ahead!" ”
Temujin was stunned and said, "What? Guo Jing told what he had seen and heard outside the Sangkun camp the night before, and what had been cut off from the way back.
Temujin was suspicious and squinted at Guo Jing. See if he's playing tricks,
Guo Jing saw that he didn't believe it, and suddenly said: "Great Khan, you can send someone to investigate the way you came." ”
Temujin, who had been through a hundred battles and had fought viciously from intrigue since childhood, felt that it was impossible for Wang Han and Zamu to join forces to harm him, but he thought: "If you are too careful, you won't worry a thousand times: if you are reckless, you will be sent to death, one time is too much!" At that moment, he ordered the second son Chagatai and the general Chi Lao Wen: "Turn back to the sentry!" The two men let their horses run the way they came.
Temujin inspected the terrain and ordered: "Go to the earth mountain and be on guard!" Although his entourage was only a few hundred, all of them were fierce generals and warriors, and without waiting for the Great Khan to give further instructions, they galloped up the dirt mountain, moved stones and dug the earth, and did a good job of shielding them from arrows.
After a short time, the dust on the south side was heavy, and thousands of horsemen rushed over, and Chagatai and Chi Lao Wen ran in the front in the smoke and dust. Jebe's eyes were sharp, and he saw the banner of the pursuers, and shouted, "It's really Wang Han's military horse." ”
Temujin sent people to meet Chilao Wen, and then stood on the dirt mountain to look, only to see that in the south, east, west, and northwest, Wang Han's subordinate groups of cavalry were surging like dark clouds, and one person under the yellow flag was riding a high-headed horse, which was Wang Han's son Sangkun. Temujin knew that it would be difficult to break through the encirclement, and he had only the right to use the strategy of delaying the army, so he shouted: "Please come and speak."
Sang Kun galloped close to Tushan under the support of his own soldiers, and dozens of sergeants held iron shields to protect them from cold arrows on the mountain. Sangkun was in high spirits and shouted, "Temujin, surrender quickly." ”
Temujin said, "Where did I offend Wang Han's father, and you sent troops against me?" ”
Sangkun said: "For generations, the Mongolians have lived separately from all ethnic groups, and the cattle, sheep and livestock are shared, why do you violate the laws of your ancestors and want all ethnic groups to mix together?" My dad used to say, 'You're not doing it right.' ”
Temujin said: "The Mongols were oppressed by the Dajin Kingdom. The Dajin Kingdom wants us to pay tribute to tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses every year, should we be? Everyone starved to death for Dajinguo. As long as we Mongols are not like this, you beat me, I beat you, why do you want to?
Afraid of the Golden Kingdom? My father-in-law Wang Han and I have always reconciled, and our two families have no grudges, and it was all provoked by the Dajin Kingdom. ”
When Sangkun's subordinates heard this, everyone was moved, and they all felt that he was reasonable.
Temujin said, "The Mongols are all capable and good warriors, so why don't we take the gold and silver treasures of the Golden Kingdom?" Why do you offer the skins of the animals to them every year? Some of the Mongols are diligent in grazing cattle and sheep, and some are lazy in eating, why should they be industrious?
Feed the lazy? Why don't you let the industrious have more cattle and sheep? Why don't the lazy starve to death? ”
When Sangkun saw that Temujin was inciting his subordinates, he was anxious and shouted: "Temujin, you immediately throw down your bow, arrows, swords, and guns and surrender!" Otherwise, with a whip and ten thousand crossbows, you don't want to live! "War is on the verge of breaking out.
Sang Kun was trying to command the attack, but he didn't want Shi Du to show off his might in front of the battle at this time, but Guo Jing used the speed of the little red horse to capture him, Temujin had Shi Du as a hostage, Sang Kun baby Shi Du, when he was hesitating, Wanyan Honglie asked the four ghosts of the Yellow River to shoot, wanting to capture Temujin, but was blocked by Guo Jing, such a delay, suddenly the dust rose in the distance, as if tens of thousands of horses were rushing forward, and Sangkun's team was loosened.
At this time, Temujin hurriedly broke through Sangkun's team with Shidu as a hostage, Sankun felt sorry for his son, and was hesitantly rushed out of the encirclement by Temujin, and after Temujin broke through, he knew that it was Torre who found thousands of young people to make a suspicious plan.
That night, Temujin offered a great tribute to the soldiers, but invited Du Shi to sit in the chief, and said: "Wang Han's righteous father and Sang Kun's righteous brother are as kind to me as a mountain, and there is no grudge between the two sides, please go back and ask for my guilt." I will choose a valuable gift for my father-in-law and brother-in-law, and ask them not to mind. After you go back, you will prepare to marry my daughter, and the heads of the tribes of our two families will have a big feast, and we must have a good time. You are my son-in-law, that is, my son, and in the future, the two families must be as close as one family, and no one will sow discord. ”
Du Shimeng did not kill him, it was already an unexpected joy, and he didn't say anything at the moment, but he saw Temujin holding his right hand on his chest when he spoke, coughing, and thinking: "Could it be that he is injured." ”
Sure enough, Temujin said: "I was hit by an arrow here today, and I am afraid that it will take three months to recover, otherwise I should have sent you back personally." As he spoke, his right hand came out of his chest, and his hand was covered with blood. And he said, "You don't have to wait for me to heal, you can get married, otherwise...... Otherwise, it's too long to wait. ”
The generals were annoyed when they saw that the Great Khan was so cowardly and afraid of Wang Han, and still wanted to marry Hua Zheng to Du Shi. The son of a commander was Temujin's personal guard, and he was shot by Sangkun's subordinates last night while guarding the Imperial Earth Mountain, and the commander was so angry that he drew his sword to kill Dushi. Temujin ordered him to take it, dragged him to the tent, and beat him forty times with a military stick in front of Du Shi, until he was drenched in blood and fainted. Temujin shouted: "Imprisoned, and after three days, the whole family was beheaded." ”
Early the next morning, Temujin prepared two carts of gold and mink furs, a thousand fat sheep, and a hundred good horses, and sent fifty soldiers to escort Dushi back, and sent a messenger who could speak well, and ordered him to solemnly apologize to Wang Han and Sangkun. At the time of farewell, Ironwood
I really couldn't ride a horse, lying on a stretcher, and said goodbye to Du Shi breathlessly.
When he had gone for the eighth day, Temujin summoned his generals and said, "Gather all the troops, and let us set out to attack Wang Han." The generals were stunned, and Temujin said: "Wang Han has many soldiers, we have few soldiers, and we can't win the Ming War, so we must sneak attack." I released Du Shi, gave a generous gift, and then pretended to be seriously injured by an arrow in the chest, so that they would not be on guard. ”