Chapter 35 Never leave your back to the enemy
Muren went south with 5,000 cavalry. In addition to his 1,000 standing army in Chita, the remaining 4,000 cavalry were tribal cavalry, commanded by Uligi.
Nikan had his own considerations in letting Muren lead the group south.
After the Bahrain and Zarut tribes were stationed in the vast grasslands to the west of the Yimin River and south of the Hailar River, the Sauron tribes scattered there caused a lot of harm. Not only were their cattle, sheep and horses plundered, but there were also many small towns.
Muren's uncle and his family died tragically at the hands of the Mongols.
"Muren, since the Mongols have withdrawn, it means that they have lost their courage. Now they have to pass through the tribes of Darhan and Wulitu on their way south. They can't move faster even if they want to. You should wait for one person and two cavalry to pursue them quickly.
Catch them before they retreat to their pastures"
"Muren, the Sauron people like us are extremely brave. When facing the enemy, we must remember two things. First, never leave your back to the enemy. Even if you are a strong warrior, fighting the enemy with your back will only lead to death."
"Second, always keep an eye on the enemy's back. We cannot leave our back to the enemy, but we cannot easily let go of the enemy's exposed back."
"You must remember the two things I said. Don't worry. Although you are a blacksmith, you are still the head of the war department of Aslan Khan. With the bravery of the Sauron people and weapons that surpass them,
There is no reason to fail in this battle.”
"Remember, almost all the Sauron tribes west of the Yimin River were harmed by the Mongols. My request to you is also very simple. Catch up with them and capture them. It is best to annihilate them all!"
As Nikan thought, after Seter and Seben hurried south, they could only retreat to the direction of Ujimqin through the stations of East Khalkha, Darhan, and Ulitu, and then from Ujimqin
Retreat to the Xilamulun River Basin east of Red Mountain.
When the two troops headed north, Darhan and Wuli Tu were in a hurry and could not gather their own cavalry, so they could only watch them march northward through their pastoral area.
The two tribes also have their own plans. According to Mergen Daiqing's plan, there is no possibility of defeat for their side from any aspect. After defeating Nikan, these two tribes and Horqin's right-wing tribes will become Jurchens.
A true ally can retreat from Horqin's station to his own pasture.
Attacking the Chechen Khan tribe and the other two Khalkha Mongolian tribes, not to mention that they were unwilling, even the entire Horqin left and right wings combined did not dare to attack at will. Even Jiannu, who is now so powerful, did not do so until decades later.
Take the entire Mongolian tribe into your pocket.
However, going north allows the two parties to pass freely, but going south is not necessarily the case.
Uli was too busy thinking about anything, but Darhan, who had always been shrewd, was thinking about it secretly.
In addition to the Bahrain and Zalut tribes, there were also the Ongniut tribe and the troops of the Jin Kingdom who went north from East Khalkha. Why were only these two troops returned?
Could it be that Nikan has been defeated by them?
No, if Nikan had been defeated, the two troops should have stayed in the Hulun Lake area to enjoy the fruits of victory. Why did they go south in such a hurry?
But it doesn't seem like they were returning from defeat. The two groups still had more than 3,000 cavalry, and when they went north, they had more than 5,000 cavalry, but most people wouldn't be able to tell if they weren't paying attention.
What the hell does this happen?
Unlike Wulitu, Darhan gathered the only one thousand horsemen in the Maoming'an tribe and prepared them at his station.
Half a day later, when Muren passed by with his brigade heading south, Darhan and Wulitu finally realized that Jiannu might have really been defeated, and Darhan and Wulitu scrambled to follow him southward.
Finally, Muren asked each of them to bring 500 cavalry to join them.
With one person and two riders, Muren met the Bahrain and Zarut troops one day later, near the territory of Ujimqin.
Seter and Seben quietly went south. In fact, they were avoiding the Jurchens. They never thought that Nikan still had the energy to go south to pursue them.
So, one evening in late autumn and early winter, when the two troops suddenly attacked a small tribe attached to Wulitu and were planning to rest in the tribe that night, Muren arrived!
One was caught by surprise, the other was completely unprepared, and the outcome was obvious.
Seter and Seben reluctantly climbed onto their horses despite the desperate blocking of their own guards. In the end, they took less than 2,000 people and ran southward overnight.
Muren and Uliji left Darhan behind, while Uli tried to clean up the mess at the same place. Regardless of exhaustion, he put on another war horse and continued to pursue southward.
At this time, the road that Nikan left behind in the Chahar tribes on the empty prairie came in handy. This road also has the most water and grass, the best shortcut, and the characteristics of the familiar path.
Seben and Seben naturally followed this path and fled south.
Otherwise, if the two of them were running around in the prairie in a hurry, there would be no way for Muren and Ulji's mere 5,000 cavalry to find them.
In the middle of the night, near a small lake, Muren caught up with two more troops. However, by this time Seter and Seben were already a little alert. They left a thousand cavalry behind to desperately block Muren's army, but they themselves led
With more than a thousand of the most elite cavalrymen, they continued to flee south in the night.
Muren left Ulji and two thousand tribal cavalry to encircle and suppress the more than one thousand Mongolian cavalry, while he followed closely with three thousand cavalry.
One day later, it was another dusk. After changing horses many times and only having a short rest in the middle, Muren's brigade caught up with two more troops near Huolingol in later generations.
At this time, the two cavalry units were exhausted, and even the horses were lying on the ground to rest, let alone fight?
Thus, a one-sided massacre began.
After annihilating the Bahrain and Zalut units, Muren led the brigade to rest for three days in Kholingol. Three days later, when Ulji arrived, they rested for another two days before the two continued southward.
In fact, Wuliji had dissuaded him and told him to give up as soon as he could. Unexpectedly, Muren said: "Amuzi, in the Xilamulun River Basin, except for the powerful Horqin left wing and the Karaqin tribes, the remaining
The Mongolian tribes that originally belonged to Chahar have been greatly reduced in strength."
"Bahrain, Jarut, and Ongniut are all larger tribes. Now the best of the Wengniut tribe are still in Hulun City. The elites of Bahrain and Jarut suffered heavy losses. It was precisely to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
time, not to mention the ability of the Khan at this time, it is estimated that the war has been over long ago. Even if we go back, we will not be able to gain military exploits. It is better to continue southward and sweep across the Jalut, Bahrain, and Onniut areas from north to south, killing
Strip them of their strength, rob them of their cattle, sheep and horses, and let them never stand up again."
When Muren said this, there was a cold light in his eyes, and even the usually domineering Wu Liji couldn't help but shudder when he saw it.
"I'm talking about Muren boy, you used to be a sheep herder and a blacksmith, how come you have become so ruthless now?"
"Haha," Muren said with a smile, "The Great Khan once said, 'It is better to use your remaining courage to chase the poor bandits, and not to use your reputation as an academic overlord.' I will go south as soon as possible and let the names of those three tribes disappear from this world!"
The sudden appearance of Muren and Wuliji caught the Third Division by surprise. At this time, Horqin had the strength to rescue the Third Division. There were Aohan, Naiman, Tumote and other tribes between Haraqin and the Third Division. Horqin was waiting on the left
When Taiji reacted and gathered a force of about 5,000 horsemen to attack westward, Muren and Ulji had already swept through the main pasture lands of the three tribes.
After sweeping away all the treasures, cattle, sheep and horses of the three tribes that had been accumulated for hundreds of years, and slaughtering all the strong men of the left-behind clan, they finally crossed the Red Mountain and walked northward calmly along the easy road.
After this incident, the names of the three tribes were in name only, and their strength was greatly weakened. The remaining tribes had no choice but to move closer to the east and rely on the three tribes of Aohan, Naiman, and Kalaqin.
Again in Huolingol, Horqin's five thousand cavalry met Muren and his party who were heading north with a large number of cattle, sheep and horses.
At this time, it had been almost a month since Muren went south, and the war in the north had long ended.
Chapter completed!