Chapter 15 8. Send envoys to discuss peace, and earn money wisely

After Kipchak leader Huo Tusihan escaped, he ran all the way to Kyiv, the capital of Oros, and asked for help from his son-in-law, Duke Migsra. Naurus is today's Russia. At that time, the territory of Orus was not very large. It reached the Orga River, a tributary of the Volga River in the east, and the Kipchak tribe in the south.Although the country is small, there are many internal contradictions. The country is divided into seventy departments, and you fight each other and kill each other.Mijsira is a chieftain of the Hali Chi tribe in the southern states. He likes to practice martial arts, fight and kill on weekdays. Every time he fights with other tribes, he always wins, so he is stronger in the tribe.Hearing that his father-in-law Huo Tusihan was defeated by the Mongols, he was furious and said arrogantly: "How big is Mongolia, who dares to come to our territory to kill and set fire, let us raise troops and kill him without leaving a piece of armor, let's see what happens to them!" How brave are you, how dare you act wild here. Father-in-law, rest assured, I will avenge you."

Huo Tusihan said: "My son-in-law, don't underestimate the enemy. The Mongolian soldiers are not only very brave, they attack ferociously, but also have many tricks. They need to be strictly guarded against." Mijisira said: "They have gone deep alone, and we have many neighbors here. Once they are called, they will gather immediately. Why can't they calm him down?"The chief of Jiyefu, Romu, and the chief of Tirnigo, Svatoslav, are the closest to Mijsra, and they have a very good friendship.Hearing the news, the two rushed over first.Although the other tribes were reluctant, they finally agreed to send troops due to the majesty of Mijsira. They pieced together a force of about 82,000 people, claiming to be 100,000, and charged at the Mongolian cavalry with a murderous aura.

Facing the Allied Forces of Woluosi four times their own, Jebe and Subotai did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly discussed countermeasures. Inside the big tent, the lights were brightly lit. They analyzed the situation and believed that although the coalition forces had a large number of infantry, and these tribes usually had deep grievances, they might not be able to fight to the death in battle.If you can concentrate your superior forces and attack their weaknesses, it is possible to defeat them. As long as there is a glimmer of hope on the battlefield, it must be enlarged to the size of a life-saving cable.

They decided to repeat the old trick in order to earn Misra. This time a total of ten envoys were sent.They were eloquent and alert, and when they arrived at the camp of the Mijsra allied forces, they were immediately taken to the Mijsra tent. When they saw Mijsra, the envoy said without hesitation: "Honorable Oros Khan , my lord sent me to explain to you, because the Kipchak Department took in people from the Merki tribe, our sworn enemy, more than ten years ago. Today we came to beg for the enemy, but Kipchak Khan not only refused to listen. , but sent troops to attack us. Defeating them is helpless and purely a misunderstanding. We have never had any enmity with the Orosi tribes, and we have no attempt to invade. You think, our tribe is in the far east, separated by How can we conquer your huge empire by relying on our mere 20,000 troops? Even if we are lucky enough to defeat you, how can we occupy you?..."

Before the words were finished, Huo Tusihan became anxious and scolded sharply: "Nonsense, you Mongols are a group of untrustworthy white-eyed wolves, you are insidious villains who say good things to the face and stab the knife in the back! My son-in-law must not listen to them My brother Yujili, because he believed their lies, the whole army was annihilated and lost his life. They are trying to slow down the army." Michisla said: "It's so disgusting, kill them first!" He ordered the eight people to be tied up, beheaded immediately, and only two people were ordered to reciprocate.

The envoy was killed, which was a great insult to the Mongolian tribe.The 20,000 soldiers were furious, gnashed their teeth, and vowed to fight to the end with the Oros tribe to avenge their brothers. Even though he knew it was dangerous and the war was inevitable, Jebe still sent another envoy to meet Mijsra again. The messenger said: "You must fight, then do it! Our Mongolian army has experienced many battles and is not afraid of fighting. However, the truth must be clear, we have not invaded you, and we have no intention to invade you, but you are unreasonable. Killing our envoy offended the dignity of our great Mongolian country. If you are so immoral, the Almighty God will not protect you."

Huo Tusihan wanted to kill the envoy, but the leaders of the Orosi tribes knew that they were wrong and had nothing to say, so they all expressed their opposition.Seeing that the anger of the crowd was hard to break, Michisra made a siege and said, "If you kill him, no one will report to you. Why don't you use his mouth to agree on the date of the battle." So he said to the messenger, "Spare your life! Call you quickly. The lord will hurry to die!" Zhe's goal has been achieved, he wants to morally destroy the enemy's fighting spirit before the big battle. The battle curtain finally opened, and in the summer of 1223, the Allied Forces of Orosi launched an attack on the Mongols.

Based on the fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and that there are many enemy infantry, Jebe and Subotai decided to retreat to lure the enemy to weaken them, look for opportunities in motion, attack their weak links, and concentrate their superior forces to deliver a fatal blow. Mijisira sent back the envoy, that is, tens of thousands of soldiers, crossed the Tenibor River eastward and rushed towards the Mongolian army.Coincidentally, Hamabai, the Mongolian general, was investigating along the river. He only brought dozens of horsemen under him, but he couldn't escape, and was captured and beheaded by the army of Michisira.The Mijisira flag was triumphant, and the more arrogant it was, the more it ordered the army to advance at full speed to chase and wipe out the Mongolian army.

When Jebe heard the news, he immediately ordered the main force to retreat to the west of the Don River to gather, and only sent Su Butai with 2,000 troops to keep in touch with the enemy, not far or near, to lure the enemy.Mijisira didn't know what to do, and thought that the Mongolian soldiers were timid, so he led them to chase them. The coalition forces chased all the way, but they couldn't catch up with the Mongolian cavalry.When they took a rest or buried pots for cooking, the Mongolian army suddenly came back, harassed them and then disappeared.The Mongols are now learning and selling, using the method of the Kipchaks to harass them.This kind of mischievous style of play that is not too far and not too close annoyed the Mizhisira coalition forces and became furious.The enraged Orosi allied forces pursued and beat the Mongolian army fiercely. After twelve days of continuous pursuit, they reached the Kalka River (also translated as Kaleji River) in the north of the Sea of ​​Azov. , that was the battlefield chosen in advance by the Mongols.

The two sides faced each other across the river, and the Mongolian main force had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing the east bank of the Mongolian Army's column camp from a distance, Mijisula set up a camp in Hebei.Huo Tusihan also led his troops to the meeting, as well as Ji Yefu and Zernige's tribes, they also went to the riverside and lined up with Michisla in the north and south.There were 80,000 troops from the Orosi Allied Forces who rushed to the area, but they were mainly infantry, and after a long-distance pursuit, the Allied Forces had become exhausted. Mijisira underestimated the enemy and was greedy for meritorious service. He did not discuss with the southern army, and led the northern army across the river alone to hide and kill the Mongolian army.Jebe ordered the Chinese army to take the initiative to retreat and let them all cross the river. At the same time, they dispatched Subotai to lead another detour, forming a pincer-shaped encirclement of the Woluosi coalition forces.Seeing that almost all the enemy troops had crossed the river, Jebe ordered an attack, and a loud arrow flew into the air, with a sharp hiss, and rushed towards the enemy army.The three-way army was like three torrents, rushing towards the army of Michisra on the shore.In an instant, the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Roaring, cursing, wailing, horse neighing and dying moans were all intertwined, earth-shattering and creepy...

Subotai rushed into the enemy's formation with the Mongolian right wing, rushing and hitting.These Mongolian soldiers fought all the way here from the distant Onon River, and each of them possessed unique skills, one of them was equal to ten.I saw that they were full of energy, each showing their supernatural powers, drawing their bows and shooting furiously, chopping and stabbing. Wherever they went, the enemy soldiers in front of them fell down one after another, and the blood behind them was still squeaking.However, there are too many enemies, you can't finish killing them; rushing, you can't rush. Seeing the Kipchak army led by Huo Tusihan from a distance, Subotai immediately ordered to concentrate the superior forces and launched a lightning-like attack on the Kipchak people.The Kipchaks, who had suffered from the Mongolian army, had long been frightened. They came to meet the enemy this time, but they relied on the prestige of the Orosi coalition forces.Suddenly seeing the Mongolian army rushing into their own formation, they panicked and retreated one after another.The army was defeated like a mountain, and in an instant, the Qincha army was in chaos.The retreating Qincha soldiers not only disrupted the formation of other coalition forces, but also greatly shook the confidence of other coalition soldiers.Facing the Mongolian cavalry's life-and-death fighting style, the soldiers of other tribes were already terrified, and they wished they could get into a crack in the ground to avoid these life-threatening devils.Seeing the Kipchak people fleeing in all directions, Mizhisula's troops were caught in their arms, and they ran around in unison. Mizhisira wanted to stop them, but how could they be stopped?Seeing that the situation was not good, he crossed the Kalka River westward with a few cronies and fled for his life.The commander-in-chief fled, and the whole army was even more unwilling to fight, and fled one after another. However, after Michisra crossed the river, he ordered the ship to be scuttled. How could there be any tools to cross the river?Poor these soldiers, the number of those who went into the river and drowned is unknown; those who dare not go down the river have become ghosts under the knife. Taking advantage of the victory, the Mongolian army crossed the river and attacked the Ji Yefu, Thalnige and other tribes stationed in the south.The ministries hadn't received the order to fight, and they didn't know that Mijsra had fled. They were completely unprepared, and they were surrounded by the Mongolian army, and they were caught off guard.Although they rushed from left to right, they were still unable to break through.Jebe and Subotai knew that they were poor and helpless, so they sent people to lure them into taking bribes and negotiating peace.The chieftains didn't know what to do, so they went out to the camp to discuss peace.Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the camp gate, the ambush soldiers rose together, killing and catching, and there were countless casualties. After the victory of the Mongolian army, they celebrated their achievements with wine in the camp of the allied forces. They tied up the captured chieftains and soldiers on the ground and covered them with boards. The generals below Jebe and Subotai sat on the boards and drank for hours. .When the wine was in full swing, hundreds of Mongolian soldiers screamed and danced, singing and dancing wildly. The chieftains and soldiers off the stage first struggled painfully, and died soon after.Only the chieftain of the Zelnigo tribe was a thin man, supported by other fat bodies, and he was able to save his life. Jebe ordered Hosmaili to escort him to Jochi and behead him for public display. In this battle, the Jebe Army drove straight in, like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and almost encountered no decent resistance. They marched all the way to the Crimea peninsula, besieging cities and fortresses all the way, like picking up weeds, until they occupied Suta Heicheng. However, Jebe and Subotai did not continue to advance. They believed that they had taught the enemy who dared to fight, found out the overall strength of Woluosi, and had completed the task assigned to them by Genghis Khan. Attacked by superior forces.Therefore, at the beginning of 1224, they promptly and decisively withdrew from the war and returned to the grassland after many years of absence.On the way to class teacher, a generation of heroes, Jebie, died in the army due to overwork.