Chapter 29 three

The gently undulating grassland spreads like waves to the distance, the farther away the more beautiful.Red, yellow, blue, purple, light pink and other colorful grassland-specific wildflowers are wrapped in the dense grass stems. The colors are gorgeous, the smell is fragrant, and it is refreshing.A vulture took off from the tip of the grass and circled slowly among the white clouds in the sky, vigilantly catching the target on the ground.On the banks of the river, smoke rose from the yurts. After Kublai Khan led the main force to retreat to the south, Tachal, the younger brother of the Liu family, led tens of thousands of troops to guard Mobei.

One day, when the wind is clear and the waves are gone, the autumn scenery is picturesque, and the generals of the Tachal Conference feast and have fun. Qiang flute is melodious, Huobusi high-pitched, and drums are loud. Amidst the slowing down of the Huqin music, a group of Mongolian girls in brightly dressed clothes and crowns floated in. They danced and sang at the same time, and sang a song "Kudai Xuechen Admonishment Song" in praise of Ibagai Khan leading his tribal people to hunt. The lead dancer is a Mongolian girl with short sleeves, green robe and black boots. Tachar ate the steaming hand-steaked meat with big mouthfuls, and drank milk wine and white wine in big bowls.A bodyguard walked up to him, leaned over and whispered something softly.The expression on Tachar's face changed from surprise to comfort, and finally he grinned "haha" and laughed.He clasped his palms together and struck hard, and suddenly, the singing, dancing and instrumental music stopped abruptly.

Tachar cleared his throat and announced loudly: "Everyone, please listen to me, that kid from Alibuge sent a message, saying that he would fulfill the promise he made last winter: when the horses are fattened and the cattle are strong in autumn, Lead the people to plead guilty and surrender!" Tachar picked up a bowl of pure horse tea and stroked his beard. "Come on, let's drink to the cleverness of Brother Aribu, and to the unity and peace among the various tribes in Mongolia!" Outside the tent, blue sky and white clouds, green grass.The cloud-like sheep graze leisurely on the green grass slope; the foals have fun chasing their mother...

Tachar's eyes lit up, and he said in a soft voice: "Everyone, why don't we take advantage of this great event and move the singing and dancing banquet to the grass outside the tent?" "Yeah." "good idea!" "Autumn is refreshing, it's time to watch the scenery and enjoy the moon." Everyone agreed unanimously. This year's rain is good, and the grasslands around Harahelin have no sheep to cover horses, and animals are infested.Groups of sika deer, gazelle, and roe deer gallop past like a race, rushing to the banks of Harahelin River.The autumn butterflies flying on the tips of flowers and grass enjoy the intoxicating joy of early autumn.The tender green grass on the surface is protected by autumn grasses such as mulberry and alfalfa, showing a bright yellowish green, and the grassland is empty and far away under the blue sky and white clouds.

As the sun sets, it smears the sky with rose-colored gorgeous colors, and the distant mountains and near waters are also dyed red.The sound of feasting and joy erupted one after another. When the moon is bright and the stars are thin, the warmth under the sun is gradually replaced by the coolness of autumn, the fire of the day seems to be taken away by the moon, and even the breeze becomes cool.The earth is dark and gloomy.Occasionally, there were bursts of miserable wolf howls, adding a bit of desolation and terror to the quiet autumn night on the grassland. However, it wasn't until the morning star hung in the eastern sky that the sound of the joyous banquet gradually disappeared into the sweet sleep.

Ma Fang Nanshan, Tachar sat back and relax enjoying the abundance and joy that peace brought him. Suddenly, there was a dull sound in the distance, like waves, tsunamis, and galloping horses.Gradually, an iron cavalry appeared at the intersection of the voices, sweeping from northwest to southeast.With years of combat experience, Tachar realized: This is the enemy's cavalry unit coming to sneak attack!And judging from the sound, the enemy has surrounded them in a fan shape, and the number of them is about 40,000 to 50,000. At this time, the gallop of the cavalry has merged into the sound of collision and fighting of metal and iron.Although Tachar's troops were suddenly attacked because they relaxed their guard, these well-trained generals still quickly woke up from their sleep when they heard the neighing of the horses.At this time, although they lost their horses, they could use bows, crossbows and swords to deal with the swarming cavalry.This was an extremely tragic hand-to-hand battle.

Kexue from Tachar brought his war horse over, and he jumped on the horse. Seeing that only his own Kexue troops had not lost the horses, he felt a little comforted.He didn't care about thinking too much, and issued an order to the troops: "Those who have horses will fight ahead of me, and those without horses will follow up. We must find a way to get back the horses that were captured by them!" After the tens of thousands of cavalry of Aribuge were bravely resisted by Tachar's troops, they fled eastward quickly, and then turned back after a while, flooding over like a tide.

Tachar had no choice but to use the wooden fences of the camp and the vehicles of the artillery team as barriers, and counterattack with bows and crossbows.At this moment, most of Tachar's troops who had lost their horses could only stick to the camp, only able to parry, and had no power to fight back. Suddenly, Tachar found that the camp in the north was on fire, and then the camps in the west, south, and east were on fire one after another, and the smoke was everywhere. "Send the command flag, send the command flag to all the camps. Break out! Go southeast, and quickly break out in the direction of our horse farm!" Tachar shot down more than a dozen enemy generals in a row, and his cowardly army was hungry. The wolf was as fierce as a flock of sheep, and immediately killed a bloody path, and the infantry behind followed up, fighting and retreating...

Tachar retreated, and Hara and Lincheng fell into the hands of Brother Ali again.Looking back at most of the troops that had been lost, Tachar regretted it too much, and shouted loudly to the left and right: "I, Tachar, have been fighting for many years and have never been defeated. Now I have lost to my cousin Alibu. I am ashamed, ashamed! This is all the result of my negligence and credulous trust in others. Tigers can’t change their cannibalistic nature, and horses sometimes stumble. We must learn the painful lesson of this failure and fight again in the future.” He burst into tears , the voice was like Hong Zhong, "Xue Chang, tell me the truth, how many troops have we lost?"

"Six or seven times out of ten they didn't come back." After saying this, Chief Xue Xue added, "However, there are those who died in battle, some were captured, and some were scattered elsewhere." "Fortunately, our army horse farm has not been attacked, otherwise our entire army would have been wiped out. Brother Ali, you treacherous little slicker, if I were you, I would only choose five hundred elite soldiers and siege one hundred thousand Military horses, cut off their retreat, and discipline their opponents to catch them without a fight." Considering this, Tachar suddenly turned his tears into a smile, and stroked his messy beard, "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, so why blame others. Gather troops, strictly guard, and resolutely fight well Next battle!"

Tachal was unprepared and collapsed, and Brother Ali went south across the desert.When Kublai Khan heard the news in Kaiping, he hurriedly gathered his troops to meet him.He ordered Zhao Bi to lead the Mongolian and Han armies to garrison the suburbs of Yanjing and the Taihang Mountain area, and ordered Zhang Rou and other seven Han armies to lead troops northward, with Yan Zhen as the right army and Shi Tianze as the left army to defend against the enemy at the southern edge of the desert. Grass and soil lake.All the troops fought hard, severely inflicted damage on Ali Boke's troops, and captured more than 3,000 of his soldiers.Zhao Bi and Zhang Rou led the army to fight bravely, wiped out most of the enemy, and chased for more than 50 li, killing Ali Boke's army blood flowed into rivers. Brother Ali lost 30,000 soldiers and was forced to retreat to the Mobei grassland. "Qizou Your Majesty, the enemy retreats, do you want to pursue them?" Zhang Rou reported. "Stop chasing him." Kublai Khan said calmly, "I still want to give Brother Ali another chance to correct his mistakes. Time will let him know what is right and wrong. I hope he will turn around as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary casualties." In the early morning of the next day, A Suo, who was in command of the rear army, arrived with 60,000 elite soldiers. Brother Ali turned around and fought back.In the afternoon, Kublai Khan personally supervised the battle and defeated the enemy's right wing, but the left wing resisted tenaciously under the leadership of Brother Ali, and persisted until night.After the sky became dark, Kublai Khan ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. The armies of both sides suffered mutual casualties, and each led their troops to cease fighting. Knowing that he was invincible, Ali Boke retreated by night and returned to Harahelin. "Urgent report for four hundred miles!" In the early morning, Kublai Khan had just finished washing and was about to eat breakfast. Xue Chang entered the hall and reported: "Qizou Your Majesty, Lian Xixian sent an urgent report, Yidu Marquis Li Fen and Song soldiers Raise troops to rebel and capture Jinan." Kublai Khan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and what he was most worried about finally happened. Since Li Fen's surrender, in order to appease the Marquis of Shandong, he not only bestowed high-ranking officials and generous salary, but also promised glory and wealth, and even rewarded Li Fen with a large part of the very embarrassing military expenditure.As for the army in Li Fen's hands, because of the importance of the Shandong Peninsula and the Huaihe River front, he never used a single soldier during the conquest of Dali or the suppression of Ali Bak's rebellion. "This bastard who repays his kindness dares to stick a knife in my back." He cursed angrily in his heart, and then issued an order: "I will pass on my will to march Wanhu, Shi Tianze, the Han army Wanhu, Ansu Gong Zhangrou, and the headquarters to return to Monan to wait for dispatch; Zhao Bixing will save trouble in Shandong, do things cheaply, and break the enemy against the sun. I admire this!" Cowardly Xue Chang took the order and retreated.