"This man named Zalandin was originally a prince of Khorezm in the Western Regions, and the sultan of Khorezm at that time was a man named Mokomat, who was also the father of Zalandin.

Khorezm: I've probably heard of it, right? Su Butai glanced at Zhang Han and asked.

"Yes."

Khorezm Zhanghan naturally knew that it was a dynasty that had previously been located in Central Asia.

He also knew that this dynasty was originally a vassal state of Yelu Dashi to establish Western Liao, and then slowly accumulated strength and finally broke away from the control of Western Liao. At its peak, it encompassed Afghanistan and the Iranian plateau, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and was a veritable Central Asian power. Its territory extends from Kazakhstan in the north, Xinjiang in the east, Pakistan in the south, and Turkey and Iraq in the west.

Does it feel like the location of the country is familiar? It is located on the choke point of the East-West Silk Road.

It was precisely because of such a key position that Khorezm's monopoly on trade between the East and the West made the country's commerce quite prosperous. Zhang Han's impression of him is; The soldiers are strong, the territory is vast, and the money is capricious.

Seeing that Zhang Han knew about this Khorezm, Su Butai continued to tell; "When we were first reunited in Mongolia. The Jin State was still the number one enemy of our Mongols, and it still had to fight against the Jin Dynasty in the east for a long time, so the Great Khan did not have any thoughts about the West at that time. But the accident happened. ”

Speaking of this, although the tone of his voice was relatively calm, Zhang Han still keenly heard the trace of anger in his tone.

"At the beginning, the Great Khan sent a caravan of several hundred people to the West in a friendly manner for the sake of friendship, hoping to bring us some profits and the goodwill of Western countries.

But...... Unexpectedly, when our caravan had done nothing wrong, it was brutally slaughtered by this Khorezm, a local official who coveted our wealth, and only a few people desperately fled back to report the news.

When the news of the caravan being slaughtered by the other party reached the Khan Court, it caused an uproar at the top! We all felt unusually angry and humiliated, and we all shouted in unison to punish these petty people and avenge the innocent deaths! But..... But the Great Khan stopped everyone. ”

There was a hint of adoration on Subutai's face. "The Great Khan is worthy of the king blessed by heaven! Although he was so angry that he gritted his teeth after hearing the news, the anger did not overwhelm his rational mind.

When the Great Khan had come to his senses, he admonished us; When the wolves compete for the position of the head wolf, even if they have the upper hand, they will not provoke other male wolves. In the same way, we are at war with the Jin Kingdom, and it is not appropriate to provoke new enemies for ourselves. ”

After persuading everyone, the Great Khan wrote a personal letter to the Sultan of Khorezm. The content of the letter is, by and large; I, Genghis Khan-Temujin, as the child of Immortal Heaven, have now integrated the Mongol tribes and established the Great Mongol State.

I originally sent a caravan to trade with your country in a friendly manner, but I did not expect to be murdered and robbed by the governor of your country. Ben Khan was furious to hear the shocking news. It was supposed to raise an army to fight, but for the sake of friendship between the two countries, Ben Khan still gave up the army, hoping that the Sultan would give Ben Khan an explanation.

After that, the Great Khan sent an envoy to Khorezm, carrying his own handwritten letter to meet the Sultan of the other party, Mokomat.

But we didn't expect this Khwarazm sultan to be so arrogant. It seems that the other party has not heard of Genghis Khan's prestige at all, and not only is he unwilling to hand over the criminals, but he also kills the envoy we sent this time.

When the news came back, we were all shocked by the stupidity of the Sultan's behavior, and even our Mongol envoy dared to kill him, and everyone was even more angry after the shock.

This is no longer a provocation, this is a declaration of war!

This incident made the great Genghis Khan a great shame in his life, and after solving the troubles in the east, he immediately sent troops to the west.

During the westward expedition, we first settled the Western Liao Kingdom between us, and then marched all the way west to Khorezm. I won't tell you about the specific battle, because it didn't take a year for us to capture and destroy Samarkand, the new capital of Khorezm, and the important town of Yulong Jiechi.

It is a pity that the arrogant and invincible Sultan Mokomat slipped away. Later, I heard that he led the remnants to a small island and died for some unknown reason. But on his deathbed, he passed on his position as sultan to his son Zalandin.

After he succeeded to the throne of Sultan, Zalandin preached everywhere that he wanted to drive our Great Mongols out of the territory of Khorezm. But after receiving the news, the Great Khan just smiled and didn't care at all.

For none of us believed that the new Sultan Zalandin would be able to make any waves without the slightest prestige of his subjects...

Unfortunately, the world is always full of accidents, and soon this young man named Zalandin surprised us!

This man actually gathered a remnant army of nearly 100,000 people in a very short time, and with this remnant of the army, he almost annihilated a cavalry of 1,000 people near Balu Bay. It's incredible!

The Great Khan was shocked when he heard the news, and in order to curb Zalandin's growth, he immediately sent 30,000 elite horsemen to suppress Zalandin's rebellion.

30,000 elite horsemen against 100,000 rabble, this battle of how to look at and how to crush it, actually failed again! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Han saw Su Butai's face sighing, and when the wind blew his gray beard was unaware, he still preached endlessly;

"When only a few hundred people fled, I vividly remember the Great Khan's shock at that time, he was speechless, his mouth was wide open, and he did not close it for a long time.

I remember that the scene was very chaotic, and it was suggested on the spot that the Great Khan should raise his army and that Zalandin must not be allowed to grow bigger. But what was unexpected was that the Great Khan not only did not have anger this time, but also praised this Zalandin after being surprised. Even in the presence of all the nobles;

Giving birth to a child should be like Zalandin's emotion!

I remember that these words reached the ears of the princes. It also caused a stir, and provoked the princes to regard this Zalandin as a mortal enemy.

It was only later from the soldiers who fled back that we finally learned the details of the battle;

This time, the two sides still encountered near Balu Bay, but because of the uneven ground in this place, our army was in the middle of a ravine, and the troops could not be deployed, which limited the cavalry's ability to charge. Zalandin began to order his subordinates to use bows and arrows, and condescendingly continued to shoot at us, which caused us to be passively beaten and annihilated. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Han analyzed unhurriedly; "The defeat of this battle is inseparable from the terrain and the negligence of the general. In addition, under the calm command of Zalandin, it is not surprising that the 30,000 elite troops were annihilated, even if the number of our troops was doubled, it still could not change the outcome of the annihilation of the entire army under such a disadvantage, just like the battle of Qin and Zhao Changping in the history of the Central Plains. ”

Subutai squinted and smiled; "That's a good point. If you fall into the trap of the enemy, you will naturally not be able to escape the end of destruction, just like the tiger is doomed to fail when it is surrounded by wolves, and you must take caution in the future. Su Butai warned Zhang Han as he spoke.

Faced with Subutai's suggestion, Zhang Han immediately looked serious and nodded vigorously to show that he understood.

Look at Zhang Han and write it down, and the speed is no longer grinding. With a hint of disdain on his face, he said; "This battle is the biggest defeat we suffered in our last expedition to the west. Under the influence of this great victory, the wallgrass that Khorezm surrendered to seemed to see hope in this lucky victory, and began to kill our governor, in response to Zalandin's opposition to our Great Mongols. Hehe......

But do these people think they can turn the tables with a fluke victory? I think they're just a bunch of stupid pigs."

"Hahaha! Stupid pig? ”

It was the first time for Zhang Han to hear Su Butai's foul language, and he laughed directly.

He felt that Su Butai was very aptly described, and it was indeed stupid, but this kind of stupid person still crawled into the same pit one after another for thousands of years. Why? Without him, it is just a matter of profit.

The sun in the sky had shifted several inches overhead, several inches to the west. The temperature was not as hot as noon, and from time to time a fresh breeze blew, and the two people in the pergola were cooler.

Su Butai looked at Zhang Han, who was laughing, the corners of his eyes were slightly curved, and a few wrinkles appeared deeper.

Slowly picked up the herbal tea at hand, lifted the lid and took two sips to put it down, and continued;

"What kind of climate can this rabble make even if they are connected with each other? We can destroy the withering and decaying, and destroy the other party once, and naturally we can destroy the second time.

Things went quite smoothly, and when the main force of our Mongolian iron cavalry arrived in the territory of Khorezm, cleaned up a few rebellious forces, and slaughtered thousands of heads, they themselves started infighting. I was chased all the way to the bank of the Indus River by our Mongolian army, panicking like a lost dog. Even Zalandin, the thorn in the head, was forced to jump into the river on a cliff and die.

We thought that this man must have been shattered, but we didn't expect a miracle to happen again. This Zalandin is like an unkillable Xiaoqiang, but he is not dead! And successfully escaped to the other side of the river. There was a hint of incredulity on Subutai's face.

"The great Genghis Khan Temujin seldom expressed admiration for people, especially enemies. But the courage and courage of Zalandin, the last king, made him involuntarily admire. Although we all admire the miraculous man of Zalandin, the enemy really cannot let it go. ”

Su Butai glanced at Zhang Han; "You Han people agree with the words of the Great Khan, and when it comes to how to deal with the escape Zalandin, the Great Khan is very resolute. And quoted an ancient poem of your Han people: "Weeds do not remove roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows!" ”

Zhang Han directly interrupted the other party's words, and explained to Subutai, "The original text is; "Wildfires can't be burned, but the spring breeze blows and grows again." The Great Khan changed his meaning like this, but he changed his meaning! ”

"Is that so? Maybe the Great Khan was misremembered, or maybe it was intentional.

After our army returned eastward, this Zalandin once gathered more than 100,000 people, and continued to attack the small forces around Tu. By the time the news reached the Khan's court, the great Genghis Khan had already died.

The newly succeeded Ögedei Khan did not hesitate at all, and once again sent an army of 30,000 to prepare to wipe out the repeatedly rebellious Zalandin in one fell swoop. Changshengtian has already favored this Zalandin three times, but this guy who has repeatedly performed miracles actually let him escape this time.

But after that he never appeared again, and no one knew where he went. According to the sporadic information we have received, he ran into the mountains of northern Iran. As for whether it is life or death, only immortality God knows. ”