Chapter 20 Kill the rebel

The plan to wipe out the Tatars was formulated by the Kingdom of Jin. The army of the Kingdom of Jin attacked from southeast to north, while Toorinle and Temujin went down the Orizha River to take charge of the frontal attack. Miewu Zhenxiaolitu set up two armed camps on the banks of the Orizha River, one called Fengshu Village and the other called Songshu Village.The two camps were far apart, and Toorilil and Temujin decided to attack them separately.Tuowolin attacked Fengshuzhai, and Tiemuzhen attacked Songshuzhai. The two of them adopted the traditional warfare on the grassland - blitzkrieg. The cavalry quickly entered the range of the bow and arrow, firing random arrows. They did not attack at this time. After shooting, they scattered to both sides. The next wave of cavalry followed the same pattern. , gave up the bow and arrow, used the saber, and rushed to the Tatar camp.

The camp of the Tatars was quickly breached, and the troops of Togolil and Temujin resumed their bows and arrows, and the cavalry shot at the enemy at close range.Miewu Zhenxiao died in the rebellion in a daze, and the Tatars who survived by chance finally chose to surrender. For Temujin, the battle was small but significant.This was his first time commanding an offensive campaign. He was thinking about various tactics to attack the Tatars in his mind. With his incomparable talent, he kept simulating various tactics in his head. Get it, his military talent is advancing by leaps and bounds.

As in the past, Temujin distributed half of the spoils to Togolil. Some people were very dissatisfied, but Temujin remained indifferent.He stared at a cradle before the Tatar camp they had set ablaze, the flames dancing across his face like will-o'-the-wisps. It was a beautifully woven cradle, and in it lay a crying child.The child is dressed in satin clothes trimmed with gold thread, and has gold rings on his nose and ears.The silk blanket trimmed with gold threads and pearls opened Temujin's eyes even more. He said emotionally: "Look, the Tatar people are really rich, and the things from the Central Plains people are really good!"

He Sa'er laughed: "Let's go grab it." Temujin also laughed: "It is better to rob their silk workers than to rob them of their silk." Of course, this is just casual talk.At this time, Temujin did not possess such strength, and he could barely be regarded as a thug of the Jin Kingdom. After the battle, he and Tuo Olinle were rewarded by the Kingdom of Jin. In addition to some generous material rewards, the Kingdom of Jin also awarded them titles.Tuowolil was named "King", because he was originally the "Khan" of the Kret tribe, so together he became "Khan". From now on, we will call him "Khan".Temujin was given the title of "Jawudikuli", which is equivalent to Jiedushi, that is, the commander of the frontier defense.

Whether it is "King" or "Jaudhuli", it is just an empty name.Originally, the Kingdom of Jin hoped that Wang Khan could take over the position of the Tatars, but Wang Khan’s Kelei tribe was too far away from the border of the Kingdom of Jin. In comparison, Temujin’s Mongolian tribe had a geographical advantage, but Temujin told Wang Khan that Wang Khan would always be his protector.Wang Khan was very happy, but Temujin was very unhappy and almost exploded like firecrackers. The people who made Temujin a firecracker were the leaders of Zhuerqin, Xue Chabieqi and Taichu. When the two men took advantage of Temujin's conquest of the Tatars, they looted Temujin's camp, killed ten people, and stripped fifty people naked.

There is a saying in China that is "what is tolerable and which cannot be tolerated", and Temujin also has a saying: Zhuerqin must be abolished. Xuechabeqi and Taichu are not idiots. Temujin has a clear grievance, and everyone knows that the attack on his lair must be his revenge.The reason why they did this may be that they thought that Temujin would die at the hands of the Tatars and would not have a chance to come back for revenge.More likely, they were not afraid of Temujin's revenge at all. As we mentioned earlier, the Zhuerqin tribe is one of the three most capable tribes in the Mongolian Alliance, and it is also the leader.They were originally the descendants of the eldest son of Hebul Khan. Hebul Khan took special care of the eldest son in the past, and gave the eldest son those who were strong, courageous, imposing, and magnificent among the people.In a word, Zhu Erqin has both civil and military skills and can solve various crises.They were able to make up their minds to turn against Temujin because they didn't take Temujin seriously.

This wild confidence is awe-inspiring.Indeed, against such a formidable enemy, Temujin was not sure of victory, but in order to maintain his authority, he had to take action. The war machine that had just stopped restarted, and an elite cavalry quickly assembled and galloped towards the battlefield.The camp of the Zhuerqin Department was at Qidaoling along the Kerulun River. When Temujin was advancing towards Qidaoling along the Kerulun River, Xuechabeqi and Taichu had finished their preparations, and they were sitting calmly waiting for Temujin. . Temujin couldn't use blitz, because the Jurkin's blitz was famous on the grasslands; let alone a surprise attack, because the Jurkin had already prepared.He can only compete with Zhu Erqin face to face.

The two sides lined up, and the Zhu'erqin attacked first.The attack method is the traditional method. The cavalry charge, do not attack, and the arrows rain down.Temujin's troops clenched their teeth and blocked Zhu'erqin's five waves of arrow rain.Just as Xue Chabieqi ordered another round, Temujin's cavalry attacked first. Tai looked at Xue Chabieqi triumphantly and said, "Give them a chance." Xue Che nodded and ordered to defend. Temujin's attack was a bit weird, only the two wings charged forward, maintaining an arc formation.The left wing is the chieftain of the Ulu-Wu tribe, Zhu Erdaer, and the right wing is the chieftain of the Mangwu tribe, Kuyile Daer. ​​Xue Chabieqi screamed: "Okay! Let us three tribes who can fight the most!"

When he screamed, Tai Chu was carefully observing Temujin's main force.Temujin's main force gathered at the rear of the center of the arc formation on the two wings like a thief, advancing tiptoe.He said to Xue Chabieqi: "Beware of fraud!" Xuechabeqi also saw the wretched appearance of Temujin's main force. He was wise but not tall enough. He stared at Temujin's rushing wings and said, "First knock off his wings, the one without wings The eagle is the meat on the fire." The two wings soon came within the range of his bow and arrow, and Xue Chabieqi immediately ordered to release the arrow.Almost at the same time, Temujin's two-wing cavalry also fired arrows.This kind of shooting is very unfair to Xue Tabieqi, because he is defending and is a stationary target, while Temujin's two-winged cavalry is in motion and it is difficult to aim.The result is obvious, Xuechabeqi's people were shot more, and Temujin's wings were injured less.

Xue Che stopped begging for anger, and ordered to change the defensive position to an offensive, and he wanted to countercharge.The cavalry threw away their shields, jumped on their horses, and rushed out in a rage.Temujin's two wings saw that the other side had a large number of people, so they hastily reined in their horses and retreated. Tai Chu always felt that something was wrong, and before he could figure it out, the striker and Temujin were already facing each other.The Zhuerqin tribe really deserved their reputation, they beat the Wuluwu tribe and the Mangwu tribe back again and again, Xue Chabieqi yelled for his soldiers to beat the dog in the water, almost hoarse.

Although Temujin's two wings retreated faster and faster, they were in an orderly manner. When the troops behind retreated until they were parallel with Temujin's main forward, they no longer retreated, but suddenly changed into a dense formation and stormed the main force. the sides of the person.Temujin's main force also launched a fierce attack. The Zhuerqin people are now surrounded on three sides, and Temujin's two wings are also trying to cut off their only way to retreat. This tactic is called "pocket" tactic, and the prairie people call it "Ava tactic". For pocket tactics to be effective, one's own strength must be greater than that of the enemy, otherwise, the enemy will tear the pocket and run away.Temujin's military strength was similar to that of Zhu'erqin, but there was a big gap in bravery and skill. The longer the battle, the greater the risk. Temujin adopted the second tactic to "leave the net": to give the enemy a way of escape.The enemy under siege has a string in his head, and when he sees a way, he will undoubtedly go.In the process of fleeing, they will separate from each other and even trample on each other.And the first person to escape must be the general. Once the general escapes, the morale of the troops will be completely lost, and the defeat is expected. A road of escape immediately appeared in front of Zhu'erqin, and Xue Chabieqi was the first to rush to the retreat, followed closely by Tai Chu.When the soldiers saw that the boss was running away, they had no intention of fighting. They crowded each other and fled to the passage. Temujin's troops stood on both sides and killed the fleeing soldiers indiscriminately. After Xue Chabieqi and Taichu escaped, they found that their entire army was almost wiped out, and only a few dozen cavalry followed.They ran into the Teretud mountain pass in a panic, and prayed to the longevity god to bless them.But Changshengtian had long been on Temujin's side, and soon Temujin chased after him and sealed off the mountain pass.Three days later, Xue Chabieqi and Taichu walked out of the mountain pass, threw away their weapons, and surrendered. Temujin tried Shetabek and Taechu under a towering maple tree.A gust of wind blew by, and the brown-red maple leaves made a "rustling" sound, and the two sinners sounded like someone was sharpening a butcher's knife. In front of those chiefs, Temujin asked the two: "Where is the oath you swore?" Xue Chabieqi smiled miserably, but Taichu didn't speak. Temujin said: "You should not be called by me to avenge your ancestors. The first crime is to attack my tribe and kill my subordinates. The second crime is that you have never been loyal to me from the beginning of your oath to the present. Crime three. Is there anything else to say?" After all, the two are heroes, and they said in unison: "Kill it, stop talking nonsense!" Temujin was unrestrained and ordered the punishment of the two criminals to be executed.According to the rules of the prairie, the punishment for nobles should be bloodless, including being strangled to death, or strangling with broken limbs.But Temujin executed the punishment for slaves on the two: beheading. Everyone present was silent. This is a stern warning to the living. It expressly tells those Mongolian princes: From now on, your privileges can only exist within the rules set by me, Temujin. After executing the two princes of Zhuerqin, Temujin took an unprecedented step, moving the base camp to the territory of the Zhuerqin people, and he renamed the central site of Zhuerqin as "Qudiao Alan".This place later became the capital of his kingdom. The matter is not over yet, because there is still one Zhuerqin who challenged his authority alive, and this is Biliboko.Killing Buri Boko could not be the same as killing Shetabek and Tachu, because Buri Boko did not attack his camp.Temujin was determined to use intrigue. At the banquet held soon, Temujin arranged a wrestling performance for Buri Beko, and his opponent was Beligutai, who had been cut by him.Those in the know thought his plot was not cleverly designed. Buli Bokuo was a famous strongman in the grassland, and he was even more invincible in wrestling. Wrestling with Bili Gutai was like a mouse challenging a cat. However, Temujin believed that the basis of a person's success is external strength and inner strength.The deaths of Xuechabeqi and Taichu brought great fear to Bilibokuo's heart, so he was restless during the wrestling process. He was worried that if he won Biligutai, he would provoke Temujin's revenge. After the round, he was thrown to the ground by Bili Gutai.According to the rules of Mongolian wrestling, he has already lost, and Beligutai wants to pull him up at this time, shake hands and hug him, and cheer his victory to the audience.But Biligutai suddenly jumped on his back, clasped his throat with his hands, pressed his knees to his waist, and looked at Temujin in the audience.Temujin bit his lower lip, which was a signal agreed in advance, meaning, it's okay. Biligutai exerted a strong force, only to hear a "click", Bili Bokuo was broken in the middle, and there was a "gulu" in his throat, and he died on the spot.The faces of the princes turned pale, obviously they already knew that the wrestling in front of them was not a show, but a murder.They looked at Temujin one after another. With a long-lost smile on his face, Temujin stood up gracefully and applauded.Bili Gutai kicked Bili Bokuo's body aside and walked away.Those princes were sweating all over and applauded along with Temujin involuntarily. Killing the three noblest, most powerful, and most arrogant princes Zhuerqin in the Mongolian Alliance in a row was something that no Mongolian khan had ever done before.This is to scare chickens and monkeys. When the Juerqin people were divided by Temujin to his loyal partners, the Juerqin tribe disappeared, and Temujin’s power was greatly strengthened. His Mongolian alliance has begun to transform into a real monarchy. This is the most important step he has taken on the road to success, bloody, cruel, and terrifying. The signal to kill Jurkin is very obvious: people who follow Temujin loyally will get unimaginable rewards and kind treatment; Strength proves that he has the ability to do this.