Chapter 35 Temujin layout
The envoy sent by Taiyang Khan to the Wanggu tribe was a resourceful person.Unlike the envoys sent by the Mongolian Ministry who only brought a mouth, the envoys of Taiyang Khan brought the letters of Taiyang Khan.This is because the Naiman had writing, but the Mongols did not.
The leader of the Wanggu tribe warmly received the envoy of the great country. The envoy handed over the letter from Taiyang Khan. But the level of civilization is not high.
The envoy began to recite the contents of the letter: "The few Mongols in the east became arrogant and produced a new Genghis Khan. God said a long time ago that there can be sun and moon in the sky, but there cannot be two khans on the ground. I would like to ask As the right wing, send troops to help me, and I will send troops from here to knock that shit Genghis Khan to the ground."
The leader gasped. Both Temujin and Taiyang Khan are now leaders of great powers, and he can't afford to offend either one.Now is the time to test his wisdom, he has to make a choice, whether to fight Sun Khan with Genghis Khan, or fight Genghis Khan with Sun Khan.
This is a major issue, a life-or-death decision, so he must seriously consider it, and he asked for three days.The envoy could draw a conclusion without thinking: Ongkubu must fall to Temujin's side, so he secretly ran back to Nannaiman the next day.
Sun Khan expresses his indignation at his actions and thinks he should wait for a clear answer from the Ongkubu before returning.
The envoy stared into Taiyang Khan's eyes and said, "Then I won't be able to come back, you should hurry up and prepare for the battle, we have no allies, we can only rely on ourselves."
Four days later, as expected, there was information that Wang Gu's tribe had formed an alliance with Temujin.
Sun Khan was furious and asked the messenger, "How did you predict it?"
The envoy replied: "Tiemuzhen is a new force. He is too active on the grassland stage, so he attracts the attention of others. But we have been silent for many years, and everyone has forgotten us. Any wise person will choose Temujin instead of us. "
Taiyang Khan curled his lips: "Then let my silent power beat that shit Genghis Khan to the teeth!"
Nannaiman's ancient war machine started, and the rumble sounded across the Altai Mountains and reached Temujin's ears.
When the Wanggu tribe sent envoys to find Temujin, Temujin held a large-scale hunt in a place called "Camel Grassland".He let the emissary watch this thrilling sport.This medium-scale hunting was enough to frighten the envoy of Wanggu tribe. The envoy tremblingly told Temujin about Nannaiman's intention, and said that Wanggu tribe could definitely become Temujin's friend. Dedicated to Temujin a bottle of wine.This bottle of wine is not the kumiss that Mongolians often drink, but the unique burnt wine in the Central Plains.
Out of politeness, Temujin stopped drinking after drinking three cups.He said: "If you drink less of this thing, you will be excited, and if you drink too much, you will have sex. Therefore, it is better to drink less."
The envoy Wang Gu couldn't imagine that this savage had such strong self-control, he was very surprised, and praised Temujin again and again.Being good at self-control is one of Temujin's outstanding qualities, and it is also one of the qualities that make him great.
Temujin was very happy with the envoy's flattery. When the envoy left, he gave the envoy 500 horses and 1,000 sheep, and asked him to bring them to the most discerning leader of the Wanggu tribe.
Then, he convened a major military meeting to discuss what attitude he should take towards Naiman.
There is no need to discuss this at all. In the entire grassland world, Naiman is the only powerful enemy left. If you don't get rid of it, you will not be able to live forever.However, some people say that at this time, the horses are thin and long-haired, which is not conducive to fighting, and they should wait until autumn when the horses are fat before launching an attack on Naiman.
Temujin asked Beligutai what he thought.Beligutai was flattered, because since the leak, Temujin had not allowed him to attend important meetings for several years. Now that he returned to the high-level meeting and was asked by Temujin, he couldn't help being excited.His blood boiled with excitement, he said: "Don't use the thin horse as an excuse, fight right away if you want to fight, don't wait for Taiyang Khan to catch us, we have to catch Taiyang Khan first."
Temujin nodded slightly, this behavior gave Beligutai greater encouragement.He spat and said, "Naiman beauties are like clouds, the grasslands are lush, and there is a lot of hard currency. Beat it and grab it!"
Everyone was encouraged and asked Temujin in unison: "Genghis Khan, send troops!"
Temujin roared: "Okay! Go and have a fight with the most powerful enemy on the grassland, sooner or later you will have to fight!"
The reason why the Mongols are so determined has a lot to do with the situation at that time.Sun Khan is welcoming all Temujin’s enemies in the steppe world. The remnants of Techiwubu, Mierqibu, Jamuka and his two comrades-in-arms, Altan and Kuchar, who were defeated by Temujin have all become Sun Khan's guest.What Temujin worried about was that once the enemy was given time, these past defeats would be revived.
I don't know when he started, his attitude towards the enemy is just four words: kill them all.
Before going to war with the Naiman, Temujin took the following emergency measures.
First, rebuild the "decimal system" combat unit. The "decimal system" combat unit established by Temujin after he eliminated the Tatars was beaten by Wang Khan for a while, leaving dozens of people in the end, "decimal system" In name only.Now that his vitality has recovered, the "decimal system" has also been restored.
Second, establish a staff department. The staff department is composed of six people, called "Chaierbi".
Third, the establishment of special forces (Battle Army), one or more units used to fight tough and vicious battles at critical moments during wartime, they are actually death squads.
Fourth, establish a guard army (Qixue Army), select an army composed of powerful and loyal people from the army, line up in front of Temujin in wartime, and guard in front of Temujin's tent in peacetime.
Fifth, the military principle of "going into a mountain like a peach bark, forming an array like a sea, and attacking like a hole" was formulated.
In order to quickly and effectively apply this military principle on the battlefield, Temujin divided the army into a solemn formation of five armies: the front army, the middle army, the left-hand army, the right-hand army, and the rear army. A highly centralized and unified army with strong combat effectiveness.
In the late spring and early summer of 1204, Temujin took the reorganized army to the lower reaches of the Kerulun River. On a hot day, he held a solemn ceremony to sacrifice the flag.Temujin’s flag offering ceremony was solemn and cruel: after the troops were reorganized, nine warriors in armor and with bows and arrows brought nine thin horses and tied them to nine wooden posts.Temujin stood in full armor on the tall khan chariot.After the sound of the horn shaking the earth, Temujin drew out his sword and pointed towards the sky. The warrior standing beside the nine horses quickly cut off half of the horse's face with a machete, and the blood of the nine horses rose into the sky like a fountain. .Immediately, someone symbolically came to each horse to take a little horse blood and smeared it on the military flag. The flag sacrifice ceremony was over and the army was dispatched.
Temujin's army marched up the Kherlen River upstream and marched westward.Along the way, the grass is luxuriant and the flowers are dotted. The lavender thyme and the white chickweed smile at them.
At the same time as Temujin set off, Wanggu's tribe had already set out from the old camp to the northwest as agreed, and the destination was the south bank of the Tula River, the southern gate of Nannaiman.
While Temujin was laying out, Sun Khan was also laying out.He assembled an elite force three times that of Temujin's and marched east; he also used a partial division to advance to the southeast basins, and first occupied the favorable terrain for the military and civilians to coordinate and support operations.
The two strong men of the grassland world felt that the war was about to shake the world.
Temujin took action first, sending spies to the Naiman tribe to spread the strength of the Mongolian army, shake their morale, and disintegrate their will.These spies talked nonsense in the Nannaiman tribe: "Tiemuzhen is a rare genius military strategist; he is a wise and star-like living king of Hades; his subordinates are all messengers of hell, and they can make your weapons fall to the ground just by looking at you, yes You roar, and your head will leave your shoulders." These rumors spread like a plague among the Nannaiman army, shaking the army's morale, and even Taiyang Khan himself shuddered at these words.The psychological warfare had the desired effect, and Temujin ordered the vanguard to advance.
Zhebe and Kubilai, the commanders of the vanguard troops, set off immediately, and first sent several batches of small teams for reconnaissance. When the yellow leaves fell in autumn, they arrived at the outpost set up by Sun Khan.
Jebe first launched a reconnaissance attack on this outpost. Sun Khan's army fought back bravely. Jebe ordered to retreat, but the enemy did not pursue.They captured a Mongol officer, who did not attract their attention, but whose mount stunned the Naimans.It was a wretched, skinny horse with a drooping head and a sunken belly, and could go down at the slightest push.
The head of the outpost reported the good news to Taiyang Khan, who looked at the dying horse with doubts.He asked Jamuka, "Is Temujin a cunning man?"
Jamuka blinked, remembering the fact that he had been defeated by Temujin many times, and faced a dilemma of answering.If he said that Temujin was full of tricks, it might destroy Taiyang Khan's prestige, but if he denied that Temujin was full of tricks, then it would be a shame for him to lose to Temujin. Undoubtedly, this was an indirect derogation of himself.
In the end, face defeated revenge, and he replied Taiyang Khan: "Temujin is full of tricks, otherwise how could I lose to him? You must be careful, this horse may be a decoy."
Before Zamuhe finished his sentence, a sneer came from behind Taiyang Khan, which made the nerves that had been tense for many days suddenly ruptured. He yelled and turned around to search for the source of the sneer.A handsome and delicate face appeared in front of his eyes, his son, Qu Chulu, the most beautiful man in Naiman Kingdom, looked at him with a mocking smile on his lips.
He said, "Son, you scared me."
Qu Chulu continued to sneer, but this time he looked at Jamuka: "Some people are scared out of their wits and call sesame seeds watermelons. Dad, why do you still follow such people? What is Temujin's strength? I I can’t wait to put on my wings and go to the front line to learn.”
Jamuka was not angry, as if he had lost all vigor: "Tiemuzhen is really scheming, and his subordinates are like a cloud, you should not underestimate him."
Sabelhei also laughed exaggeratedly: "Taiyang Khan, give me an order, I'm going to the front line to get Temujin's head!"
This kind of words makes us see such a scene: Temujin's head is hanging on Sable's black belt. If Taiyang Khan wants, he can take it off and throw it to Taiyang Khan, just like throwing A leg of lamb.
Taiyang Khan inspected Sabelhei, and found that there was no Temujin's head on his waist, so he couldn't help sighing.He said: "Zamuka and Temujin have fought many times and have rich experience. We should listen to his advice."
Kuchulu sneered again, and Sabulhe looked at his waist, as if Temujin's head was really hanging on his waist.
Taiyang Khan pinched his nose and coughed: "Wait a little longer, let's see what happens."
The situation changed quickly. Temujin convened a meeting, talked about the battle situation, and asked everyone what to do next.
A staff officer said: "Our soldiers are few, and they have come from a long distance, so we are exhausted. We can station here first, feed the horses, and then launch an attack."
Temujin asked, "What if Taiyang Khan attacks now?"
Another staff officer said: "Use tricks to stabilize him and prevent him from attacking."
This strategy is the "firelight strategy". Temujin ordered the entire army to disperse, and each person lit five piles of fire.
For the Han people, this trick is called "increasing soldiers and reducing troops", which is exactly the opposite of "increasing troops and reducing stoves" in "Sun Tzu's Art of War".Increasing troops and reducing troops is a sign of strength, while increasing troops and reducing troops is a sign of weakness.It can be seen that as long as you master the essence of the strategy, you can use it as you like.
The Naiman scouts immediately reported to Taiyang Khan: "Tiemuzhen has a lot of troops, and there are more bonfires lit at night than there are stars in the sky!"
Sun Khan sank back into the chair dejectedly, and the tiger skin under him let out a "meow".
Notes: ①Advance like a mountain peach bark bush: divide into small groups like a bush and advance in a low posture, so that the enemy cannot see how many people there are; when attacking, bloom everywhere, making it difficult for the enemy to respond to attacks from one direction; The squad evacuated in all directions, and the enemy was wounded but unable to fight back with quality. Placing like a Haizi array: a military principle mainly applied to offense.After being surrounded, the various units began to attack, and a long line of soldiers in front fired arrows, which were then replaced by the next line of soldiers.They hit the enemy like waves, appearing quickly, then disappearing quickly, returning to the rear to form another wave of attack, each wave taking turns, never ending. Attacking like piercing and fighting: Concentrate superior forces to form a "chisel formation" pointed unit to penetrate deep into the enemy, so that the attacker can concentrate the greatest strength on one point. These three principles are interrelated and integrated, and they are the most important principles in Genghis Khan's Art of War.One of the reasons why Temujin was able to conquer the world was his flexible and superb tactical thinking.In his later battles, these three principles have become his trump card, but the form has changed, and the soul has never changed.
Notes: ①Advance like a mountain peach bark bush: divide into small groups like a bush and advance in a low posture, so that the enemy cannot see how many people there are; when attacking, bloom everywhere, making it difficult for the enemy to respond to attacks from one direction; The squad evacuated in all directions, and the enemy was wounded but unable to fight back with quality. Placing like a Haizi array: a military principle mainly applied to offense.After being surrounded, the various units began to attack, and a long line of soldiers in front fired arrows, which were then replaced by the next line of soldiers.They hit the enemy like waves, appearing quickly, then disappearing quickly, returning to the rear to form another wave of attack, each wave taking turns, never ending. Attacking like piercing and fighting: Concentrate superior forces to form a "chisel formation" pointed unit to penetrate deep into the enemy, so that the attacker can concentrate the greatest strength on one point. These three principles are interrelated and integrated, and they are the most important principles in Genghis Khan's Art of War.One of the reasons why Temujin was able to conquer the world was his flexible and superb tactical thinking.In his later battles, these three principles have become his trump card, but the form has changed, and the soul has never changed.