Chapter 14 7. Jebe Lured the Enemy to Defeat Huo Tusihan

In the spring of 1220, after Genghis Khan captured Samarkan, he learned that King Mahamo had fled to the west. Genghis Khan immediately ordered Jebe and Subotai to bring 10,000 soldiers and horses each, and went west to north to pursue them. "Wherever Mahamo fled, you should chase him. Even if you chase him to the ends of the earth, you must capture him. Like a hunter chasing his prey, you must firmly bite the tail of Mahamo and his son, and pursue him relentlessly." The Jebe and Subotai tribes clung to the Mahamo father and son who had fled to the west, and at the beginning of 1222, they chased them to the Caspian Sea and drove them to a small island in the Caspian Sea.Exhausted, fearful, and worried about the Mongolian army's capture and killing, Mahamo finally died here, while his mother, concubine and prince Tuer Khan Ketun were all captured alive.Jebe immediately sent people to escort the bald Khan Kedun and his concubines, princes and palace people to Daghis Khan's camp to report the news of Mahamo's death, and at the same time ordered the troops to stand by on the spot.

After a long journey and desperate struggle, the Mongolian Expeditionary Army settled down on this unfamiliar prairie, but the scenery and climate are quite similar to their hometown, and they immediately felt relaxed and comfortable, and felt very comfortable in their hearts.They hunted leisurely, enjoyed the trophies, and lived like gods. However, they were too happy. After all, they were intruders, and the host here was not friendly, let alone welcome them. When they crossed the Caucasus Mountains and attempted to continue westward, they encountered a joint attack from the leader of the local Kipchak Department and the Aso, Tsarkes and other tribes.

The Qincha Department is a Turkic nomadic tribe, and its language belongs to the Turkic language family.The leader of this tribe is Huo Tusihan, who controls a large territory, occupying the vast grasslands north of the Black Sea, the Caucasus, and the Caspian Sea, from the Tuna River in the west to the Ula River in the east, and is a powerful grassland tribe. Relying on the advantages of the local tribes, they occupy favorable terrain and wait for work at leisure.When Jebe's army had just walked down the Caucasus Mountains and was exhausted, the Kipchak Department suddenly appeared in front of them. A team of more than 80,000 people suppressed Jebe's team of less than 20,000 people to the edge of the cliff. The soldiers are pressing down on the border, and there is no way out. The situation is very critical.

Jebe and Subodei get together to discuss countermeasures. "The enemy is waiting for work at leisure. The terrain is familiar and the tactics are flexible. Our army should not fight head-on with them, let alone hold them. We have to think of a perfect strategy." Jebe said with his brows furrowed.In the past few days, Jebe has been feeling tired and dizzy. "What's a surefire solution? We're fighting alone here, and we don't even have anyone who understands what they say. Fight, we can't fight; run, we can't run. What else is there to do?" Subotai muttered.

"Yes, that's it!" The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. As soon as Subotai mentioned that he could not understand their words, Jebe raised his brows and ordered, "Call Hosmaili quickly." "Why do you call this Ordo man?" Subotai asked puzzled. "Don't underestimate this little man. He is a master of the Western Regions. He is eloquent and eloquent. Let him bring more soft-spoken clothes. When he goes to the camp of the Qincha Department, he will talk first." After receiving the order, Hosmaili set off immediately and came to the camp of the Qincha Department, where he met the commander Yuliji and presented gold, jewelry and other valuables.Seeing so many gifts, Yuliji spoke a lot softer.

"I don't know why your ministry came to our land?" Hosimaili hurried forward and said: "I am a nomadic tribe. I have lived on nomadic fishing and hunting for generations. I have the same root and the same species, and I have no intention of harming you. However, my lord Genghis Khan heard that there are several large tribes in the north of the mountain. What’s more, I’ve been specially ordered to wait here, to keep in touch, to do business, please don’t be suspicious!” When Yuliji heard this, he laughed loudly, "Since your leader is so friendly, what can we say? Forgive your mere 20,000 troops and horses, and you won't make trouble. Go back and tell your Khan, and say that the leader agrees with you." He has good connections, opened ports for trade, and exchanged materials. Haha, hahaha!" Yuliji said happily: "Since you are here for business and trade, you should let us know first. No, it's a misunderstanding, right? Hurry up and inform the Aso Department They are good brothers who have come from afar to connect with us! They are not here to fight with us. If we continue to show our troops in front of us, it will appear that we are not hospitable, so withdraw!"

Hosmaili hurried back to the camp of the Mongolian army and reported the news of the retreat of the Kipchak Department to Jebe and Subotai. General Zhe and Su Er climbed to the high ground and saw the retreating Qiyan from a distance.Subotai's scheming came up again, and he said to Jebe: "The enemy army believed my lie, they have all retreated, and they will not be on guard on the way. If they cover up and kill him, and kill him as a dismount, they will definitely defeat them. You see how?" Jebe even called it a clever plan and immediately ordered the Mongolian army to attack.The 20,000 Mongolian iron cavalry roared, like lightning and thunder, and rushed forward.Poor Yuri Yoshibe was crushed and dispersed by the whirlwind attack before he understood what had happened.Yuriji himself was also shot to death.

The Mongols won a big victory. They took the opportunity to plunder the nearby tribes, occupied a large number of territories, and then rushed to report victory to Genghis Khan.Genghis Khan feared that Zhe and Su Er would go deep into the important area and be outnumbered, so he sent Shuchi to set off and lead the army to take over the command. Let's say that Yuliji is the younger brother of Huo Tusihan, the chief of the Qincha Department. Hearing that his brother was killed in battle, Huo Tusihan was very sad and vowed to crush these treacherous Mongolians into powder.Therefore, all the troops of the tribe were mobilized and came in a hurry to fight to the death with the Mongolian army.

Facing an enemy that was several times stronger than himself, Jebe immediately held a wartime meeting of the soldiers of the Western Expedition to discuss with Subotai and the generals how to retreat from the enemy. "The enemy is now, and our army has just finished its attack on Yuliji. We are exhausted, so if we fight recklessly, we must suffer." Subotai said first. "The Great Khan sent us here mainly to pursue the remnants of the Merqi tribe, and at the same time to reconnaissance and find out their military strength and geographical situation. He did not ask us to go to war with them. It is better not to fight this battle." Sudden Bald Siba said worriedly.

Jebe smiled and said, "Before we came here, the Great Khan probably didn't know that there was a Kipchak Khanate in this world. How could we allow us to fight against it? But, you are right, our soldiers are in trouble now." When the horses are short, the enemy soldiers will be sad and powerful, and our army should retreat far away, be proud first, and then look for opportunities to annihilate them." "General, do you remember the place where we were besieged by Yuliji last time?" Hosmaili said. "Of course I remember that the terrain of this place is steep and it is not suitable for large-scale combat. Isn't that why we were in danger last time?" Subotai said.

"That's right, why not come up with a policy of 'treating people in the same way'? We also set up lures to lure them there, and then..." "Haha..." Su Butai suddenly understood, and said, "Yes, we also have a strategy to lure the enemy into deep, and to annihilate them together!" "Okay! Hesi Maili, you did a great job in repelling the enemy last time, and this time you have done a great job. If you succeed in repelling the enemy, I will personally report the profuse sweat and seal you up." "Thank you, General! I am willing to lead two thousand troops and horses to lure the enemy deep." "Okay, General Subotai, lead your troops to ambush on the western ridge, pay attention to familiarize yourself with the terrain, and prepare more fire starters. Once the enemy enters, you can block the mountain pass and set fire to the enemy. I will lead our troops in the woods on the eastern mountaintop Ambush, prepare more rolling stones and wood to prevent them from escaping from the mountain. General Hosmaili led the enemy to the ambush, and when he saw the two armies fighting, he would return to the division to cover up and kill them. Attack on three sides, make sure these Turks come No return." After the arrangement was completed, Hosimaili led two thousand light cavalry to set off, and after a short distance, they encountered Huo Tusihan's large army.Huosi Maili immediately ordered two thousand light cavalry to march forward in the wind, piercing the enemy's right rib.When Huo Tusihan saw that the Mongolian army consisted of only a few thousand people, their clothes were disheveled and their equipment was dull, he laughed loudly and didn't take them seriously at all.But the whirlwind-like Mongolian iron hooves smashed a big hole in the right rib of the Qincha Department. These Mongolian athletes swung sabers, sharp swords, and spears, slashing and slanting, as if entering the land of no one, and fell instantly on the battlefield There were pieces of human horse corpses.Huo Tusihan saw that a team of only a thousand people dared to attack me, he couldn't help being furious, and hurriedly ordered the front and rear troops to move to the right, intending to encircle the Hosmaili army.Fearing that he would fall into a heavy siege, Hosimaili whistled and led the Mongolian army back to the ambush circle. Seeing that the enemy was about to flee, Huo Tusihan said loudly, "We can't let these treacherous and dishonest villains who stabbed knives in the back run away and kill all the enemy troops. We will bury the pot and cook and reward the three armies." , he took the lead and chased after him.The cavalry of the Chincha tribe thought it was the Mongolian army that was retreating, so they scrambled to be the first to charge forward and make military exploits.Hesi Maili took the opportunity to order his subordinates to throw away their armor and iron staff, which made the pursuing enemy army ecstatic, all jumped off their horses and picked up the discarded equipment.At this time, Hosi Maili took advantage of the situation and returned to the army to cover up the killing. When the Qincha Department got on their horses and fought again, a large area of ​​the ground had already fallen.After doing this over and over again, Huo Tuo became agitated, raised his knife and killed a dismounted cavalryman who was looting property, and ordered all the troops to chase after him desperately.Arriving at a big mountain with steep cliffs and rugged roads, Hosimaili's army marched in. Huo Tusihan was eager for revenge, but he didn't prevent him from changing, so he pursued hard. When he reached the mountain peak and lost his way, the Mongolian army disappeared. , I couldn't tell where I was going before I suddenly woke up, and immediately ordered: "This place is very dangerous, could it be that the enemy is deceitful? Retreat quickly!" Just about to send an order to withdraw the army, change the rear team into the front team, and find a way out Suddenly, trumpets and cannons fired on the mountain, and rolling stones and trees rained down, killing a large area in an instant.Then, the arrows were like flying locusts, covering their heads and covering their faces. Poor soldiers of the Qincha Department, they didn't know what happened, so they went to see the King of Hades.Rockets flew down in the air one by one, igniting the withered grass nearby, and the wind borrowed the fire, and in an instant, the Qincha army was caught in a sea of ​​flames.Just at this moment, a loud arrow roared and flew towards the sky, and then saw Jebe rushing out of the left side, and Subutai rushing out of the right side, two groups of people came down the mountain like fierce tigers, hiding and killing them.The Chincha sergeants desperately resisted, but where they could resist, the two sides fell into a melee.At this moment, another whistle sounded to remind him of his death, and Hosmaili again sent troops to fight, attacking from three directions.The Mongolian army surrounded the Qincha people and horses, wielding their machetes like chopping melons and vegetables, killing them indiscriminately.Huo Tusihan had no choice but to fight for his life, fight forward, cut a bloody path, and led hundreds of soldiers to escape desperately. Huo Tusihan hurried for dozens of miles before he dared to catch his breath. Looking back, he felt sorry for himself with more than 80,000 troops and horses, and there were not many left. He felt sad, sighed, and wept secretly. The soldiers held on desperately and persuaded patiently before giving up.So, led the remnants of the defeated generals and returned to the headquarters.Fearing that the Mongol soldiers would come after them, he didn't dare to stay longer, packed up his clothes, and led the remnants of hundreds of defeated generals to Aluosi to join his son-in-law Mijisira. In this battle, the Mongolian army adopted the tactics of leading the army to retreat and lure the enemy to go deep. The arrogant soldiers were in the front, encircled in the rear, chose favorable terrain, and won more with less. They created a miracle of 20,000 people and wiped out 80,000 people. The first big victory since the European soil shocked the West and played momentum.