Chapter 24 Battle of Kuoyita

On the hottest day in the summer of 1201, Jamuka stood with his arms around his shoulders at the entrance of the Qianhe River (Gen River, a tributary of the Ergun River today) flowing into the Ergun River.The river was rolling and the white foam was splashing. He was very moved when he saw this situation.If Confucius was there, he would definitely say for him: "The dead are like a husband." But Confucius was not there, and Jamuka did not know that there was Confucius in the world, let alone this sentence that could reflect his state of mind at that time. All gone.Jamuka feels that the past few years have not been as good as each year, while Temujin has been blooming steadily in the past few years.His starting line was ten times farther than Temujin's, but now he was thrown several blocks away by Temujin.Every time he thought of this, he wheezed heavily, and after a while, he immediately regained his composure.That's the thing about him, he doesn't let anger take hold of him for too long.

Besides, now is not the time for him to be angry, but the time for him to prepare to drive Temujin into hell.Behind him, there are eleven people standing. They are the chiefs of various tribes, and they all came here from all directions of the Mongolian plateau with the same dream.This dream is what Jamuka would wake up from in his dreams, and that is to kill Temujin. This is a powerful alliance. There are five top tribes: Bei Naiman, Mierqi, Tatar, Taichiwu, and Zadalan; Liesi and Huo Luolasi; two cheerleaders: Hongjila and Duoerbian. Three-quarters of the twelve tribes had direct hatred for Temujin, and one-fourth were afraid of Temujin's strength and hated Temujin's constant fighting and killing.Although they have their own interests, in the final analysis, they all want to kill Temujin, so they have common interests and common pursuits.

Jamuka was selected as the leader of the alliance. In order to fight against Temujin in terms of status, they respected Jamuka as "Guer Khan" (the co-lord of the world), and made an oath: this time to eliminate Temujin, obey Jamuka ordered that if he disobeyed, he would die badly. Jamuka immediately made a surprise attack plan for Temujin: cross the Qianhe River and Hailar River in the south, and attack Temujin's camp on the Kerulun River in the west. Such a major military plan cannot be completely kept secret.In Jamuka's camp, someone leaked the news to Temujin in advance.Temujin immediately reorganized his army and marched east to meet the Jamuka coalition army.

Temujin's speed was faster than that of the Jamuka coalition army. The Jamuka coalition army had just crossed the Qian River, and when they marched irregularly to the field of the Teni River, Temujin's cavalry had been waiting there for a long time. Now, Temujin has launched a fierce attack.Jamuhe's coalition forces fled in all directions. Unfortunately, there is no information left about the course of this battle.The Battle of the Teni River was the second contest between Jamuka and Temujin. Temujin was able to easily defeat the Jamuka coalition forces. Intelligence played a key role. If Temujin did not get the information in time, the Jamuka coalition forces would be caught off guard. It's hard to imagine how this battle will end.

What happened after the battle showed that Jamuka was indeed an opponent not to be underestimated.When Temujin returned to the camp and began to celebrate, Jamuka regrouped the leaders of the eleven tribes as quickly as possible, and formulated the following plan. Taichiwu, Mierqi, and Tataer jointly attacked the north of Temujin's camp, Bei Naiman led three tribes to attack Temujin's west, and Zamuhe led the remaining tribes to attack Temujin's east.In the order of attack, Jamuka adopted "northwest first and then east", that is, attacking the tribes in the northwest of Temujin first, and after attracting all of Temujin's forces, he then attacked Temujin to defend the emptiness. to the east.

This is a brilliant plan, and Temujin can definitely be eaten as a bun.However, this plan was leaked again.The person who leaked was called Huolibai, a small nobleman from the Huolarasi tribe, who had known Temujin's name for a long time, so he chose to report to Temujin at this critical moment. The experience of reporting the letter was thrilling and exciting, and it was completely a thriller.After Huoli got the news, he ran to his son-in-law's house and told him about it.His son-in-law said: "You should report this information to Temujin." Huo Li said: "I also have this idea, how can I send it out?"

His son-in-law brought out an old horse and said, "Ride on this horse." Huo Lijie found that the horse was old and dying, and was very dissatisfied. He pointed at the horse and asked his son-in-law: "You call this sickly thing a horse?" The son-in-law said helplessly: "All the good horses were confiscated by Zamuhe, and only two were left for me." Huoli said, "Then you should give me another horse too." The son-in-law said with a mournful face, "That horse is not as good as this one." Huo Li had no choice but to ride his old horse on the road with a sigh.After walking not far, he encountered a military camp in Taichiwu.Huo Libai was stopped, and someone asked him, "What are you doing going to the south?"

Huo Libai lied and said, "Visit relatives." The Taichiu became alert, pulled him off his horse and asked, "Are you looking for Temujin?" Huoli yelled that he was wronged, and the Tachiwu people whipped him to shut him up, and then went around his horse to check carefully. The traitor. There was no evidence, but the Taichiwu people felt that Huoli was suspicious, so they locked him up. Huo Li'ai was so anxious that he yelled in the cage that he was wronged.People passing by all cast strange glances at him, and one of them looked around and found no one was paying attention, so he walked up to him and whispered: "I am also from the Huolaasi tribe, and my name is Hara Mili Qitai. Are you going to find Temujin?"

Huo Lijie examined him for a long time, and found that this person had a deer-headed rat-like face, and his appearance was indeed very similar to his own, but this only proved that they were from the same tribe, not that this person was his accomplice, so he shook his head desperately and shouted loudly. Shout: "I am wronged!" Haramiliqitai reached in through the crack of the cage and slapped him: "Don't pretend, there are many people here who are biased towards Temujin, but you are the only one who dares to pass on news to him. .” Huoli is a person with cunning and cunning skills, so he thinks that everyone else is like this, but he did not find any doubts from Haramili's face, so he asked cautiously: "Are you also partial to Temujin?"

Seeing the other party nodding, he asked again: "Why don't you pass the message to Temujin?" Haramili Qitai said mysteriously: "The nature of everyone's work is different. Your job is to send letters, and my job may be to fight passively or to defect. In short, everyone is for Temujin. Well, follow Temujin and have meat to eat." Kuo Li Xai was upset at the time, and he was still not sure whether the person in front of him was an enemy or a friend, but if he continued to delay, the information would be useless, and his value would not be reflected by Temujin.After tossing for a long time to fetch water from a bamboo basket, this was definitely not what he wanted.

Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and Huoli is determined to take a risk.He said: "I did send a letter to Temujin. If you are a friend, you should let me go quickly. Otherwise, if Jamuka planned a party, Temujin would be finished." Hala Mili laughed loudly, and Huo Li's heart sank: "It's over, I fell for it." This laughter attracted the attention of passers-by, but Hara Miliqitai suddenly stopped laughing, opened the cage, found out the evil one, and said to the people around him: "This boy is Temujin. Spy, I will take him outside the barracks and execute him!" The prairie people believed that spilling blood in the camp would bring disaster, so they begged Haramili for a fast horse and told him, "Stay away!" Halamiliqitai jumped on his horse, pulled the rope that bound Huolibiao, and rushed out of the camp at a high speed. He was far away from the barracks. , get on this fast horse and report to Temujin!" Huo Li Gang suddenly had the feeling of being saved from a desperate situation. Before he had time to thank Hara Mili and feel ashamed for cursing Hara Mili just now, he jumped on his horse and ran towards Temujin's camp like lightning. go. However, not long after he walked, he saw a cavalry with a neat military appearance, and at the same time he saw a white nine-tailed banner that symbolized power. This was Zamuhe's cavalry.He turned around and ran away. His horse was indeed a good one, and he left the opponent far behind. When he was sure that there was no danger, he flew straight to Temujin's camp. Temujin was horrified when he got the news.He didn't expect that Jamuka's reaction would be so fast. If there hadn't been a blatant report, the return of the carbine would definitely have killed him. He hurriedly sent someone to inform Wang Khan, and told Wang Khan of the counterattack plan.His counterattack plan is to assemble the two armies in the Kherlen River valley in his camp, then cross the current Uragai River westward, go northward along the inner Great Wall (Jinjiehao) of the Kingdom of Jin, and meet the west and north wings of Jamuka. Two Route Army. Temujin's move was actually a copy of the Battle of the Teni River, and caught the enemy by surprise on the way the enemy came.This time, however, Temujin and Wang Khan had less luck to begin with. The forward position of Wang Khan's son Sang Kun and the forwards of the northwest wings of the Jamuka coalition suddenly met, and the two sides immediately scuffled together.When the two main forces arrived on the battlefield at the same time, the two forwards were still tied. The two sides decided to rest for a while, and then engage in an unprecedented field battle on the grassland. The northwest flanks of the Zhamuhe coalition forces were menacing, and there were many people, especially Mierqi, Bei Naiman, Tatar, and Taichiwu, who gathered the elites of all branches.Temujin could tell that Jamuka and his comrades were going all out this time, determined to win. Temujin retreated to Alanzhai in Jinjiehao in order to avoid the sharp edge of the Jamuka coalition forces. Alanzhai was a stronghold of the Great Wall built by the Kingdom of Jin many years ago. Although the Kingdom of Jin had abandoned it, the side wall was still there. Temujin Retreating here is determined to defend first, consume the enemy's strength and then look for opportunities to counterattack. Seeing the dilapidated city walls of Alanzhai, Buyi Luhei thought it could be taken easily, so after discussing with several other comrades in arms, the attack began. But Luhei was temporarily in a disadvantageous position, because he was attacking from the back, and Temujin and Wang Khan's allied forces were condescending, and they could easily repel their attack.Just when Buyi Luhei and his comrades felt difficult, snowflakes suddenly appeared in the sky, and soon they flew all over the sky, turning the battlefield into a silver world.With the heavy snow came a strong wind, and Buyi Luhei jumped up excitedly, because the wind was blowing in the direction of Temujin.He put all his strength into the battlefield, trying to take Alanzhai under the wind. The strong wind blew snowflakes towards Temujin's army in Alanzhai. The soldiers couldn't open their eyes, and their ears were full of the whistling wind.As soon as he had the opportunity to open his eyes, he saw the enemy's big sword in front of him.The situation changed suddenly. Several defenses in Alanzhai had been breached by the Zhamuhe coalition forces. A few Taichiwu warriors jumped in and hacked wildly. Temujin was at a loss at this time, since he led the army, he had never encountered a situation where the enemy teamed up with the weather.He can't retreat. If he retreats any further, he will enter the territory of the Kingdom of Jin. If he encounters a patrol of the Jin Army and people ask him how you got into my territory after fighting with others, he will not be able to explain it.He can't say that he was beaten, because Jin Guoguo thinks he is useless. Of course, Jin Jun may help him counterattack, but in the face of the wind and snow like a madman, Jin Jun will also be helpless.The most important point is that ordering the retreat at this time will cause chaos, and once the chaos occurs, it will inevitably lead to a rout, and then he will face the end of annihilation of the entire army. Just as he prayed for the blessing of longevity and Wang Khan summoned God, the two great gods of the East and the West appeared at the same time.The direction of the wind changed suddenly, as if the wind had become conscious, it suddenly turned around, and the wind and snow rushed towards the Jamuka Alliance Army. It was a miracle, and no one could explain the miracle.Therefore, later generations said that the snowstorm was actually a battle between wizards from two sides, and that Lu Hei himself was a shaman. Snow, he blew another breath into the water, and there came the gale.The shaman Temujin responded positively. He first turned the heavy snow into rain, and soon there was sleet. Then he reversed the direction of the wind. Temujin took advantage of the change in wind direction and shouted for a counterattack.He and Wang Khan's troops drove the enemy from Alanzhai to Buyiluhei's forward position. Seeing that the wind was not in his favor, Buyiluhei hurriedly ordered to retreat, and Temujin's army chased after him. The Jamuka Allied Army had been retreating tens of miles to the north, and it was only when they reached the wilderness that they could gain a firm foothold, so they lined up and waited for the arrival of Temujin's main force.Buyi Luhei told several of his comrades-in-arms that victory or defeat depends on one action, and they must kill the enemy with all their strength. Everyone showed the same hatred and hatred on their faces, trembling in the wind and snow, with their heads held high and their chests upright, waiting for Temujin motionless. What surprised Buyiluhei was that Temujin's main force never came up. During the interval between the wind and snow, he saw that Temujin's cavalry had dismounted from their horses and were marching in place, shouting slogans. "Damn it!" Buyi Luhei muttered, "What the hell is Temujin doing?" The rear of his unit was a bit noisy as the temperature dropped by a degree a minute and soldiers grinned from the cold on their horses.He yelled at the cavalry behind: "Pay attention to discipline, don't move!" Half an hour passed, and Temujin's cavalry jumped on their horses and rushed over at a speed faster than the wind and snow. Bu Yi Lu Hei drew out his waist knife and shouted with all his strength: "Get ready to charge!" But the sound fluttered out like a kite with a broken string. Obviously, this was the result of a long period of severe cold.Bu Yi Lu Hei looked back, his soldier's face was as pale as paper, his beard was stained with frost, and his bow hand trembled.He looked at Temujin's cavalry regiment again, and immediately realized what the hell Temujin was doing just now. It turned out that they were trying to drive out the cold. "This is so fucking fucked up!" This may have been Buyi Luhei's last thoughts on the battlefield. The cavalry behind him did rush out, but because they stood motionless for a long time in the snowstorm, they had great speed and strength. At a discount, compared with Temujin's cavalry, his cavalry has become a puppet. Once the two sides came into contact, the actions of the "frozen cavalry" of the Jamuka Alliance Army were like slow motion, and they became meat on the cutting board of Temujin's cavalry.Temujin's cavalry broke through his three lines of defense in a row, and the situation was over. Buyi Luhei said to his comrades in annoyance: "Brothers, go back to your respective homes and find your own mother!" His comrades thought it was an excellent idea, turned around and fled around.Temujin's army was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, slashing and killing them without mercy. In the snowy sky, there were screams and neighing of horses one after another. The Buyiluhei fled to the Altai Mountains, the Mierqi fled to the Selenge River valley, and the Taichiwu fled to the Onon River valley. Jamuka didn't come until this time. When he was ten miles away from Temujin, he heard that the alliance army had been defeated, so he looked up to the sky and sighed: "God doesn't protect me, what's the use of manpower!" When he heard that Temujin and Wang Khan's allied forces were coming, he had no intention of resisting, abandoned his luggage, and fled on light horses. After discussing with Wang Khan, Temujin and Wang Khan pursued in two ways.Wang Khan pursued Jamuka, while he pursued Bei Naiman and Taichiwu. Because Jamuka abandoned his luggage, he survived by robbery during his escape. The target of the robbery even included his allied tribes. This was the biggest failure. Since then, he has no influence in organizing the anti-Temujin alliance .Wang Khan's pursuit of him made him very angry. When he ran to the upper reaches of the Ergun River, he decided not to run away.But when the tribe who followed him saw his despicable deeds, they were very disappointed and left him.He was single and weak, and surrendered after one round of fighting with Wang Khan.