Chapter 6 6. Temujin set fire to disturb Taiyang Khan

The demise of the Tatar and Kret tribes caused panic in the prairie.In the spring when Temujin was 42 years old, Taiyang Khan of the Naiman tribe, who knew little about Temujin but had a high self-esteem, took the opportunity to take over Tutuo from the Meerqi tribe and Jamuka from the Zadalan tribe who were defeated by Temujin. Huduhebieqi from the Wuyici tribe, and some scattered troops from the Kelei, Duoerbian, Tatar, Hedajin, Sanjiwu and other tribes.These people who were defeated by Temujin gathered together and encouraged Taiyang Khan to send troops to find Temujin's main force for a decisive battle.

Taiyang Khan, the leader of the Naiman tribe, was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of court ladies. He was pampered and spoiled.Seeing so many tribesmen and horses come to him, a kind of innate pride arises spontaneously, "That barbarian wiped you out, didn't he just want to be an emperor? Since ancient times there is only one sun in the sky, how can there be two suns on the grassland?" Taiyang Khan!" He ignored the opposition of the generals, and immediately sent Zhuo Hunan to Wanggu's tribe in an attempt to join forces with Wanggu's tribe to attack Temujin.

Arawusi, the leader of the Wanggu tribe, was a scheming man. He had witnessed Temujin's achievements over the years, and believed that Temujin was both wise and courageous, and good at employing people.In contrast, Taiyang Khan was cowardly by nature, suspicious, indecisive, and had not experienced major battles, so he was by no means Temujin's opponent.Therefore, he immediately tied up the envoys of the Naiman Ministry and sent them to Temujin.Temujin was overjoyed, he rewarded the envoy generously, and asked the Wangu tribe to fight against the Naiman tribe together, and Aragusi graciously agreed.

Sending away the envoys of the Wanggu Ministry, Temujin immediately held a Kulitai meeting to discuss the plan of marching. The opinions of the generals were different, and some said that the Naiman forces were too powerful to underestimate the enemy.Some say that the horses are tired in spring, and they can only send troops in autumn.Temujin's younger brother Timug and half-brother Belgutei resisted all opinions, advocating that they should not sit still and wait for death, but should be taken by surprise, take advantage of the unpreparedness, and strike first. Seeing that the generals had different opinions, Temujin always looked at Mu Huali habitually. Mu Huali was always the last to speak, and his speech could always influence Temujin's strategy.

"Now is the best time to attack the Naiman tribe. However, we can't fight them head-on. The Naiman tribe has a large number of people, and we can't underestimate them. A tiger is not equal to a pack of wolves. Besides, the Naiman tribe is far away from us. The taboo of war." The generals nodded in conviction. Mu Huali went on to say: "So, we want to use tactics to win. We should make a fuss about Taiyang Khan's grandiose and timid personality, and we should act like this." Temujin was overjoyed when he heard this.However, in the face of the powerful Naiman tribe, Temujin was more cautious. He said: "Since Mu Huali and my two younger brothers have the same opinion as me, I will send troops to attack them. However, the Naiman tribe after all It is a large tribe with many soldiers and generals, so we can't ignore it. Therefore, in this campaign, we must adopt the tactical principle of 'entering like a mountain peach clump, setting up an array like a sea, attacking like cutting through and fighting'. That is He said that from the beginning to the end, we must pay attention to dispatching elite sentry horses to the front and back of the enemy's line, scouting the enemy's movements, and reporting back to the army in time; Overwhelm the enemy; once the encirclement is successful, the vanguard will launch a fierce offensive, like chiseling wood, carry out a powerful attack on the enemy, smash the enemy's formation, and then carry out the killing." He paused and continued Said: "In order to better adapt to the needs of long-distance raids, we must completely reorganize our tribal affairs."

Temujin then ordered the reform of tribal affairs and ordered the reorganization of the army.The military system was promulgated, and thousands of households, one hundred households, and brand heads were established.Among the thousands of households, hundreds of households, and white people, the skilled and physically fit children were selected to serve as the guards (Qi Xuejun), led by A'erhai Tuer.At the same time, he further reorganized the central government agencies, and appointed six of his cronies, Naker Duoai, Dole Huhangelie, Tuolun, Buchalan, and Xue Yiketu, to be Tuerbi, who were in charge of six groups of guards.Selected 80 cronies Na Ke'er as guards, and 70 Na Ke'er as bodyguards.The guards are on the night shift, and the bodyguards are on the day shift, with a rotation of three days and nights.Qi Xuejun acts as a guard in peacetime and a vanguard in wartime.This is the rudiment of the Qi Xue system in the Yuan Dynasty.In order to further strengthen the discipline of the army, Temujin also "announced the Zasak army" and began to promulgate the Zasak decree.Through this reorganization, Temujin not only overcame the disadvantages of loose tribal alliances, but also established a unified command of the Qixue army, which greatly strengthened the centralization of power.

Everything was ready. In 1204 A.D., on the 16th day of the fourth month of the summer of the Year of the Rat in the Mongolian Year (Jiazi), Temujin’s brigade set out to set off with sacrifice flags. The team opened the way, led the army to follow up, marched along the Qilulian River, went westward into the Tuwula River Basin where the former Kelie tribe lived, and then continued westward to enter the Orkhon River Basin and the eastern section of Hangai Mountain.After mid-April, the spring grass turns green in Mongolian grasslands, and the grasslands are luxuriant in June.From the Hulunbeier Grassland to the Altai Mountains where the Naiman tribe is located, the bird travels 3,300 miles, and the people walk back and forth, which should be five or six thousand miles away.The Mongolian army is all cavalry, marching thousands of miles, all relying on horsepower, and each person has several horses for replacement.War horses need to eat grass, and soldiers need to eat. For this reason, this expeditionary force can only go nomadic and hunting all the way. autumn.At this time, Arawusi also led the Wanggu army to come as scheduled.Temujin got this strong help and was elated, and formed an "Anda" with Arawusi in front of the ten thousand army.In order to show his sincerity, Arawusi also married Temujin's third daughter, Alahaibie, for his son and future heir Buyan Xiban.

Sun Khan led his army across the Altai Mountains and stationed by the Hari River, and the armies of both sides fought a decisive battle in the Sarichuan area. On this day, several frightened thin horses ran out from Temujin's camp and entered the Naiman camp. Excitedly, the generals of the Naiman tribe immediately trapped the frightened white horses and sent them to Taiyang Khan. When Sun Khan saw these horses, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "It is said that the Mongols can herd horses. Look, this horse is so slender; it is said that the Mongols can fight. Look, such a horse can gallop thousands of miles. Haha Haha..." He couldn't help but underestimate the enemy.

But in the evening, Sun Khan changed his mind. It turned out that after the vanguard troops Jebe and Kubilai arrived at Sari Keer, they were exhausted and their combat effectiveness was greatly weakened.At this time, according to Temujin's strategy, they dispersed their formation during the day and set up many dummies on the field; at night, they ordered each sergeant to light five bonfires to create the illusion of a large number of Mongolian soldiers for the Naiman troops. , Then take the opportunity to feed the horse as soon as possible, sleep quickly, recover your strength, and recuperate.

The Naiman sentry saw the bonfires in Manchuan, and hurriedly reported to Taiyang Khan: "Who said there are few Mongols? Their troops are all over Salichuan. At night, they light more fires than stars in the sky." The stupid Sun Khan quickly climbed up to the high ground and looked around, my God, isn't it, the bonfires all over the river are dotted, flickering.Moreover, such star points are still increasing.Seeing this, Sun Khan immediately broke out in a cold sweat. After returning to the big tent, Taiyang Khan discussed countermeasures with his subordinates. Taiyang Khan said hesitantly: "The horses of the Mongols are thin, but there are many of them. What's more, the Mongols are all tough. The spears are stabbed in front of the eyes without blinking; the spears are stabbed in the cheeks and they don't dodge; when the blood flows out, they don't retreat. They fought desperately. With such demons, we should tire them out a little more. Let us retreat now, lure them into pursuit, and when we reach the foothills of the Altai Mountains, we will fight back and return the carbine. This way A tired teacher will not worry about being defeated or dragged down."

In fact, Taiyang Khan's strategy of withdrawing troops to lure the enemy is the best strategy.However, the arrogant Naiman generals never looked down on Temujin from the very beginning. Hearing what Sun Khan said, he scoffed at his retreat plan and even ridiculed him for being inferior to women.He was indecisive and had no opinion, but he finally changed his mind and decided to go all out, waiting for Tianming to fight Temujin to the death. The next day, the Mongolian brigade arrived, and the horses and soldiers who had rested overnight also got a precious respite.Standing in front of the barracks, Temujin saw the Naiman troops all over the mountains and plains, then looked back at his generals, and said with pride: "Heroes of the Mongolian tribes, the Tatars, the wolves of the grassland, have been wiped out by us, and there will be no more soldiers on the eastern grasslands." Worry about the future. The damn Naiman Taiyang Khan took in our old enemy - the damn Merki. We have never provoked this big Ulus of the West. However, they have cooperated with Jamuka twice to put us in Death. Now, it’s time to settle the score! Let’s mount our horses and step on the enemy’s heart; raise our saber and slash at the enemy’s neck! Warriors of the Mongolian race, Eternal Life will protect you, attack!” As he spoke, Temujin rushed out of the camp first, and charged towards the enemy.Seeing that the Great Khan took the lead, all the generals fought bravely to be the first.In the past few years, the Mongolian army has fought south and north, and has experienced the battlefield for a long time. It has very rich combat experience. Every soldier can exert the greatest combat effect.In addition, during the battle, they absorbed the strengths of others, and their strategies and tactics were flexible, so their combat effectiveness was particularly strong.More importantly, after Temujin's rectification before his departure, the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the troops have been greatly improved.The fearful Xue army appeared on the battlefield. They all used hard bows and fired thousands of arrows. The sharp arrows like locusts seemed to have eyes, and they flew towards the heart of the enemy. The powerful attack immediately killed the Naiman troops. The shape is broken. After receiving the report of the remnant soldiers who had fled back, Taiyang Khan hurriedly climbed up the mountain and looked eastward.Looking at the thousands of horses intertwined on the battlefield, swords, lights and swords, blood filling the air, sand flying and stones flying, the earth was split, the sky was cut across, and the sun and the moon were also paled. He couldn't help but exclaim: "No wonder Wang Han Tuoli was destroyed by him. Seeing Temujin today is really amazing!" The Naiman tribe retreated steadily, and Taiyang Khan retreated to the Nahu Mountain Cliff. Because it was getting late, Temujin called for gold and withdrew his troops.That night, Taiyang Khan was about to go to bed, when he came to report from his horse suddenly, saying that the enemy's camp was on fire, as bright as day, and that they might come to rob the camp, so we must take precautions early.Taiyang Khan was shocked when he heard this, and hastily ordered the Naiman army to stand by, but there was no movement in the middle of the night.Taiyang Khan was about to disarm and rest, when the scouting horse came to report again, and the enemy camp saw fire again, so Taiyang Khan couldn't sleep any more, so he could only sit and wait for the dawn, and the Naiman soldiers were tossed so hard that they didn't close their eyes all night. The Naiman army waited for the whole night without seeing any movement from the Mongolian army, thinking that they would not attack for the time being, but at dawn, the Mongolian army came to attack again, and the Naiman army hurriedly fought, but the Mongolian army suddenly stopped fighting.Going back and forth like this, fighting and killing, without stopping for a day, the highly nervous Naiman troops were exhausted to deal with the enemy, but there was nothing they could do. The sun is setting and the night is slowly falling.The soldiers of the Naiman tribe, who had been tossing all day and night, saw that there was no movement in the Mongolian army camp, and fatigue struck again. They were drowsy and all unconscious. Unexpectedly, before the drowsy devil was driven away, the powerful Mongolian army rushed like a tide.This time it was a real attack.Many soldiers became headless little devils before they woke up.The Naiman army had already lost their ability to fight, so they had to flee to the mountains one after another, trying to rush to the top of the mountain and make a detour to escape.Unexpectedly, there are all steep cliffs behind the mountain. There is no way out here, and there are pursuers behind. He became a person with broken arms and legs, it was really horrible! Taiyang Khan was still lying in the grass at this time, already paralyzed into a ball of mud with fright, and was found out by the soldiers who searched the mountain.So far, Nannaiman has been completely occupied by the Mongolian army. Temujin accidentally captured a prisoner named Tata Tonga, who was the seal keeper of the Naiman Ministry.Temujin did not kill him, but asked him to start formulating Mongolian characters, record Mongolian history, and promulgate the first Mongolian law code, called Dazasa.So far, most of the vast Mongolian plateau has been under the control of Temujin.By this time, Temujin had his own status as an independent khan. His next step was to create a country, implement new policies, wipe out the unsubdued forces on the plateau, and then drive his cavalry to conquer a wider land.