Chapter 33: Cowardly Xue Jun
In the history of the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty, there was an army with an extremely special status called the Cowardly Xue Army. www.biquge.info This army is the most elite and trusted personal guard built by Genghis Khan himself.
The Cowardly Xue Army is equivalent to the Imperial Forest Army of the ancient Central Plains Emperor, and each sergeant in it is a nobleman, a general and other meritorious children, this elite Cowardly Xue Army enjoys extraordinary privileges, and the status of an ordinary Cowardly Xue Army is often higher than a thousand households, with supreme glory and status. Each member was personally selected by Genghis Khan and had to serve him loyally.
According to ancient Mongolian poets, Genghis Khan once described these cowardly Xue troops in flowery language:
"I am loyal to all the guards, and you are dedicated to serving the king, and your sideburns are all gone!
The clouds lie outside at night, patrolling the palace in the starry night. In the snowstorm, be careful to take care of the tent;
In the pouring rain, protect the walled house; The thorn needles are coquettish, and the rain is cold.
But for the sake of my sleep, keep watch all night. The enemies served Zhou, and you rejected it.
The ring is not instantaneous, and the sword shines. But if you have the king's order, you will stand next to me!
I am on the top of the throne today, and I rely on the hard work of the people! ”
Due to its super combat effectiveness, the Xue Army was one of the five elite troops in ancient China. Later, Genghis Khan also gave these guards titles, and the seventy day-shift guards led by the Lega were named "Great Guards"; The warriors led by Ah Er Hazar were named "Old Warriors"; The archers led by Yesun Ti'er and Bujigo were named "Great Archers".
Genghis Khan demanded that his future successors should also follow his arrangement and give special favors to these old guards. He said: "The descendants of my descendants, those who will occupy the throne after a long time, must be loyal to my legacy, treat you well, and respect you as the patron saint of the empire!" ”
This army, which Genghis Khan called the "patron saint of the empire", at its peak numbered more than 10,000 men, and formed the basis of the Mongol Empire.
At the time of the initial selection, the Xue army had to be the children of the Mongol princes and nobles, and later, gradually some ordinary soldiers and white bodies (foreigners, people with no status) who had made great achievements in war were also selected.
General Zhang Siyuan was brave and had great military achievements, and was soon promoted from ordinary cavalry to 100 and 1,000 households...... Up to 10,000 households. He did not monopolize the spoils of war, but distributed them to his subordinates or other generals, and gradually gained the appreciation of Genghis Khan, and later transferred him to the cowardly Xue army and became his confidant.
There were thirteen people who joined the Cowardly Xue Army before and after the Iron Cavalry.
In the old man's intermittent description, Zi Yang and the others learned about the origin of the cowardly Xue Army and the life experience of the Blue Wolf Army.
The old man said solemnly: "Genghis Khan has clear rewards and punishments, and he especially respects the heroes under his command. After the death of important princes, nobles, and generals, Genghis Khan would order Xue Jun to be responsible for the burial with his own hands. ”
Zi Yang suddenly realized: "You mean that the Iron Cavalry exchanged their lives and blood for Genghis Khan's trust, and in the end, obtained the burial place of the Mongolian princes, nobles and generals?" ”
Sheepbeard nodded, "These thirteen iron cavalry soldiers (the old man still calls them iron cavalry), more or less participated in the burial process of the cowardly Xue army, in order to keep it secret, they tattooed all this information on their bodies, and after they died in battle, their bodies were secretly transported back to the Central Plains to reunite with other brothers. And these secrets hidden in them are collected and preserved by the Iron Rider Order or the descendants of the Iron Rider Order. Once all the key information is gathered, the descendants of the two clans will excavate and destroy it in one fell swoop, cutting off the pulse of the entire Mongol Empire. ”
Hearing this, everyone was silent, imagining in their hearts that thousands of miles away from their hometown, the dozens of surviving soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Army were accompanied by enemies who did not share the same sky day and night, but they had incomparable hatred in their hearts and kept a big secret. They don't know when they will die in battle, they don't know if they will have a chance to see their hometown, they only know that they will forever throw their lives and blood on this strange grassland.
All the sacrifices and dedication are for a common belief in the heart.
The old man continued, "Later, after decades of collecting, the twelve chapters of the map were finally gathered, but only the most important one never appeared, and after the connection was broken, the descendants of the Iron Rider ordered the descendants to search for hundreds of years, but they never found anything. ”
Zi Yang said, "The missing one, is it the map that General Zhang Siyuan painted with the tomb of Genghis Khan?" ”
The old man nodded and said, "Back then, only General Zhang Siyuan had the highest status in the Cowardly Xue Army, and he was also the closest to Genghis Khan's cronies. ”
"In Genghis Khan's later years, his descendants fought openly and secretly for the throne, and his generals also chose sides, and even the cowardly Xue Jun was also involved. In the end, he didn't dare to trust anyone, but the only one he could trust was an outsider who had a hatred for him, hehehehe. ”
The old man's sinister smile made people shudder.
On August 18, 1227, Genghis Khan died of illness in Qingshui County, Gansu Province, and his hearse met the Mongolian holy mountain of Mount Kent from Gansu.
The hearse was not reported until it was delivered to the royal camp on the Krulun River, and then the hearse was placed in turn in the various hanerduo (Genghis Khan's palace or bookkeeper and office during his lifetime). In the end, the body was buried by the cowardly Xue army, and he was buried with countless treasures that had been looted half of the world, for more than 700 years, the tombs of the emperors of the Central Plains were dug up, only the tomb of Genghis Khan, countless people in the world were looking for it, but no one could really find it.
Zi Yang asked, "Is this general Zhang one of the cowardly Xue army who buried Genghis Khan?" ”
The old man shook his head slowly and said: "I don't know, the last news that the Iron Cavalry Order got was that General Zhang escorted Genghis Khan's hearse back to the royal camp, and then he suddenly broke off the news with General Zhang Siyuan. The Iron Rider has been searching for descendants for more than 700 years, but there is no news. ”
"In the past seven hundred years, the Iron Cavalry Order and the descendants of the blue wolf have always been prepared, practiced kung fu hard, and even specially trained a branch of Yin and Yang and tomb robbers, ready to meet that day at any time. General Zhang once told him that he must collect all the thirteen chapters of the map before he can start the revenge operation, otherwise he will fall short. ”
Zi Yang thought in his heart, condensed the hard work and will of countless heroes, after more than 700 years, this is indeed a plan that shocks the earth and cries ghosts and gods, but after hundreds of years of changes in the times, Genghis Khan's golden family has declined, and the Yuan Dynasty has long since perished, I don't know if such persistence is still meaningful.
Immediately thought to himself, the descendants of the Iron Cavalry and the descendants of the Blue Wolf may have been taught by their elders since they were young to strictly abide by the ancient precepts and remember the deep feud in the sea of blood, this concept is deeply rooted in their minds, so to this day they still maintain the firm will of the Iron Cavalry Army back then.
Lao Wang looked at the old man's dying appearance, as if he would die at any time, and couldn't wait to ask a key question, "In the past few hundred years, has the Iron Cavalry inherited any treasures or something......
The old man said slowly, "This unicorn blood condensation is one of the treasures looted by the Mongol army, and it is a secret tonic of a certain prince of Persia. Because of the effect of resurrecting the dead, the formula was secretly brought back by the ancestors, but unfortunately the production materials are very rare, and the ancestors also worked hard to make a few pieces, leaving them for future generations in case of accidents. Other things like gold, silver, and jewelry, were all outside the body of the Iron Cavalry. ”
Lao Wang shook his head and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity, even if it's revenge, you have to pay attention to the cost, if your ancestors could come back with a little treasure, you wouldn't live so embarrassed." ”
Zi Yang stared at him fiercely, when is this happening, what are you talking nonsense about!