112 Hangai Mountain War

Although Yang Yan's show of weakness to lure the enemy and bluff both worked, Temujin also knew that the number of the Naiban army was still more than double that of the Mongol army, and there were also generals like Kekxue Wu Sabula under the command, so this was still a hard field, and the enemy should not be underestimated.

In order to boost the morale of the whole army, it was decided that he would personally serve as the vanguard, and the four generals of Strangulation, Subutai, Jebe, and Kublai would be led to fight the first battle with the five thousand troops with the Xue army as the core.

The Chinese army was commanded by Hesar on his behalf, with a total of 15,000 men and horses, and handed over the master and his three sons to the command of Hesar, with Temuge leading 5,000 men and horses as the rear team. And Mu Huali and Chi Lao Wen led 10,000 horses as the left wing, and Borshu and Borhu led 10,000 horses as the right wing, and they made a roundabout way from both sides. In the end, the people who left Zaba'er Fire, Xiao Yu, Ah Ra Hushi and others led the remaining 15,000 men and horses as the reserve, and Yang Yan, Zhao Yueru and Song Jun were all assigned to the reserve.

Early in the morning of the second day, the Mongol army marched out in formation, and Temujin himself led the vanguard men and horses, like the barbarian army, to attack.

The first thing the Naiban army faced was the 10,000 horses led by the general Hu Tuyang, which was also one of the few teams in the Naiban army that was very complete in terms of establishment and assembly. Kexue Wusabra naturally understood the importance of this first battle, so the first battle also transferred the elite men and horses of the Naiban army, hoping to fight hard with the Mongol army for a while, as long as it can resist the first round of offensive of the Mongol army, and then rely on the numerical advantage of the Naiban army to fight with the Mongol army, which is also the only way for the Naiban army to win.

Holding a broadsword high, Kutuyang led his men and horses to rush towards the Mongol army. A few days ago, Huoli Subeichi only won a small victory, and as a result, he was heavily rewarded by Tayang Khan, so when Kekxue Wusabra appointed him to take the lead, he couldn't help but feel the idea of asking for a reward for meritorious service, and seeing that the number of the Mongol army was far smaller than his own, he was even more confident, and he only felt that he was fully sure of defeating the Mongol army and making great achievements.

Knowing that the two sides had not yet made contact, the feathered arrows of the Mongol army fell on the heads of the Naiban army like a storm, and a series of screams and neighing sounds of men and horses were emitted in the Naiban array, and many people were killed by arrows. Hu Tuyang couldn't help but be surprised, because this was much farther than he expected the distance of the bow and arrow.

It turned out that Temujin had always paid attention to the assembly of weapons, and after seeing the tactics of the Song army, he also learned the principle of concentrating on the use of excellent weapons. Therefore, the 5,000 men he brought with him were the best armed in the Mongol army, and each of them was equipped with a hard bow, and the range was naturally longer than that of ordinary troops. And although the Mongol army did not shoot crossbows continuously, everyone was good at riding and shooting, and the speed of the arrows was extremely fast, this time the first to seize people, although the number was less than half of the Nabarian army, but in the confrontation between the two sides, it completely suppressed the bow and arrow of the Naiban army.

However, the armies on both sides were cavalry, and this distance was fleeting, so the two sides soon engaged in a fierce battle.

Because Temujin personally braved the arrows and stones to direct the battle on the front line, the morale of the Mongol army was greatly boosted, and the crowd was excited, and launched a powerful offensive against the Naiban army. On the other hand, the barbarian army itself has not been in a big war for several years, most of them have been absent from the battle for a long time, and before the war, due to the cowardice of the lord and the bluff of the Mongol army, the army's morale is unstable, and after encountering the blows of the Mongol army's bows and arrows, it is even more demoralized, and as soon as it comes into contact, it is unable to support the situation.

At the same time, the Mongol army was quickly divided into five teams, each led by Temujin, Zheran, Subutai, Jebe, and Kublai, and led a team of 1,000 people, like five sharp blades, into the Nabarian army's formation, and rushed to kill. Although the number of the barbarian army was large, they could not distinguish the main force and combat intentions of the Mongol army, so they could only take care of one and lose the other, and they were at a loss. In addition, the four generals of Zhe Annihilation, Subutai, Jebe, and Kublai were all very brave, shouting fiercely, leading their respective thousand-man teams to crisscross and cross in the Naiban army array, as if entering a no-man's land. Everywhere he went, he only killed the barbarian soldiers and horses and fell to the ground.

Although Hu Tuyang led the men and horses to resist with all their might, but the barbarian army could not be too far from the Mongolian army in terms of personal quality, overall tactical drills, and the command ability of the main generals.

Although Kexue Wusabrahei did not expect that Kutuyang's 10,000 men and horses would defeat the Mongol army, he also felt that even if the Mongol army won, it would take a lot of effort to dismantle it, but he did not expect that the Mongol army would be so strong.

So what now? You can't sit idly by and ignore Hu Tuyang, you must send reinforcements. He looked back at the array, and now there were more than 20,000 horses in the complete formation, led by Prince Qu Zhulu and Huoli Subichi. But now the Mongolian army has obviously only dispatched the vanguard, and the main army has not moved, if these two main forces are put into the battlefield now, then how will the battle be fought in the future. Therefore, Kexxue Wusabrahei thought about it again and again, and finally decided to leave these two teams behind, and send another 20,000 troops into the battlefield.

In fact, Kexue Wusabrahei also knew that such a tactic of increasing the number of troops little by little was not the wisest choice for the Naiban army. However, due to the advance of Tayang Khan's light enemy, most of the men and horses of the Naiban army did not rush down the mountain to fight a decisive battle with the Mongol army when they were not reorganized, and Kexue Wusabrahei had just organized the other horses into a team of 50,000 people and a team of 5,000 people, and only appointed the commander of the whole team, and the other grassroots generals such as the commander of the thousand, the centurion, and the ten-captain had not yet had time to designate. On the other hand, the Mongolian army has long been reorganized, and the soldiers listen to the orders of the ten-commander, the ten-division listens to the centurion, and the centurion listens to the thousand-commander, commanding at all levels, without any chaos, and thousands of men and horses are also commanded like arms. In this case, if there is a full-scale battle, it can only make the barbarian army chaotic. Therefore, Kxervulsabhei knew that it was inappropriate, and he could only act in this way.

At this time, Tayang Khan and Gulbesi were also watching the battle on the hillside. It was the first time for the two of them to watch such a tragic battlefield, and seeing the scene of swords and swords under the mountain, and rivers of blood, made Tayang Khan feel terrified. Although he was wearing a heavy attack, he still felt like he was in an ice cave, and his whole body was cold. Gu'er Besi couldn't say a word.

Although Tayang Khan was not familiar with military affairs, it could also be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Mongol army was much stronger than that of the Naiman army, and the current battle situation was also very unfavorable to the Naiban army. In fact, there was still a large army between him and the battlefield, but he felt that the feathered arrows of the Mongolian army would shoot at any time, and the iron hooves of the Mongolian army seemed to be about to step head-on.

At this time, Zamuhe also led his men and horses to arrive, and was rushing to the hillside to meet Tayang Khan.

When Tayang Khan saw that Zamuhe was coming, he hurriedly shouted: "Gul Khan, please come to my side, I have something I want to ask you." ”

Zamuhe came to Tayang Khan's side and said, "Great Khan, do you have anything you need me to answer for you?" ”

Tayang Khan stabilized his mind, but his voice was still a little trembling: "Gul Khan, you have been at war with Temujin for many years, you should be very familiar with Temujin's subordinates, right?" ”

Seeing Tayang Khan's embarrassed look, Zamuhe couldn't help but gloat in his heart, and said, "I still know better, does the Great Khan want to know anything from me?" As long as I know it, I will tell it truthfully. ”

"Oh!" Tayang Khan took a breath, pointed to the battlefield below the mountain, and said, "Then please tell me now, who are the four people who are chasing my vanguard generals at the bottom of the mountain, like tigers and wolves driving flocks of sheep, and goshawks chasing sparrows?" ”

Zamuhe had already seen it clearly, and said without thinking: "Great Khan, those are the four dogs that Temujin fed with human flesh and tied with iron cables. Their foreheads are made of bronze, and their teeth are hewn out of black iron. Their tongues are sharper than arrows, and their hearts are harder than iron. Behold, the one who hurried the horses to come, and the one who was stronger than the mountain bear, was Kublai, and the one who was as sharp as the cluster of arrows was Jebe; Immediately behind them, the one with a body as burly as an iron tower is the one who is contemptuous, and the one who shoots lightning in his eyes is Su Butai. ”

When Tayang Khan heard this, he couldn't help but turn pale, trembling and asked: "Then under the banner of the nine-tailed white man, the iron helmet and iron armor, leading countless iron horsemen to fight hard to kill our army first, like an eagle eagle preying on a lamb, who is that?" ”

Zamuhe smiled slightly and said, "That's my Temujin's answer!" He was a heroic man whose body was made of raw bronze, and whose limbs were forged of wrought iron, into which no needle or awl could pierce. Do you see that my Temujin, like a hungry eagle that preys, swooped down on the hill with such vigor? ”

"Ahh It's horrible. Tayang Khan let out a wail, turned his head and said to Gu'er Besi: "It's really unsafe here, I think we should retreat to the mountain first." ”

At this time, Gu'er Besi was also frightened and said, "Great Khan, since this is the case, let's retreat quickly." ”

When Tayang Khan heard this, he didn't bother to inform the others, and together with Gu'er Besi, he took hundreds of guards and retreated to Hangai Mountain. Zamuhe looked at their backs as they walked away, and he couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling of joy in his heart, as if all the contempt and contempt he had received in the Nabarian tribe over the past few days had been vented at this moment.

However, after thinking about it, Zamuhe couldn't help but feel that he was very funny. Naman was his ally, but Mongolia was his enemy, and now he was looking forward to his enemy teaching his allies. What kind of mentality does this come from? Is it just because he was despised and insulted in Naman, or did he always think of himself as a Mongol in his heart? Thinking of this, Zamuhe shook his head lightly, smiled bitterly, waved away all the emotions in his mind, and followed the back of Tayang Khan to retreat towards Hangai Mountain.

On the battlefield, the Naiban army invested 30,000 troops, but as expected by Kekxue Wusabrahei, due to the lack of middle-level commanders, the command of the entire Naiban army was not well scheduled, and the soldiers did not know who to listen to on the battlefield, so they could only run around like headless flies, so although they surrounded Temujin's vanguard men, they had nothing to do with them, and the Mongol army was still rushing and killing in the encirclement of the Naiban army. In order to avoid being strong and maneuvering with the Mongol army.

Seeing that the combat effectiveness of the Naiban army was no more than that, Temujin immediately sent a message to Hesar, who was in charge of the Chinese army, and ordered the Chinese army and the men and horses on both wings to also start dispatching to carry out a comprehensive encirclement of the Naiban army.

When Kekexue Wu Sabrahei saw it, and knew that the war had entered the most critical time, he immediately ordered Prince Qu Lu to lead the army to meet the left flank of the Mongol army, and to lead the army to meet the right flank of the Mongol army, and he himself went to battle, leading all the horses of the remaining She to meet the Mongol army. Now the number of people on both sides into the battlefield is combined, a total of nearly 150,000 horses, the Mongol army surrounds the Naiban army, and the Naiban army surrounds the Mongol army, and the melee fights together.

At this time, Tayang Khan and Gu'er Besi had just stepped on the halfway of Hangai Mountain, and suddenly heard the sound of killing behind them, the horse's hooves were like thunder, and the momentum suddenly became several times larger, and they couldn't help but look back again, only to see the Mongolian army like Kunpeng spreading its huge wings, and encircling the Naiban army from the periphery. A Mongol army was entering the Naiban army from the center, and the Naiban army's formation was swept away like a wave. Seeing this, Tayang Khan became anxious in his heart, and said to Zamuhe: Now the mountain is rushing into our army's formation, like a tiger swallowing sheep, which way of soldiers and horses? ”

Zamuhe's heart ached, he naturally knew these people, they used to be his subordinates, they were the invincible divine soldiers of his mighty steppe, but now they have become the weapons of killing the enemy in the hands of Temujin, and said: "They are the descendants of the Mongolian Haidu Khan, and they are the descendants of the god of war - the Ulu Wuti and the Busy Kuti clan. They are born warriors, murderers raised with flesh and blood, and they like to fight brave heroes and kill strongmen with weapons. ”

Tayang Khan was so frightened that his face turned from white to blue, and he urgently ordered his subordinates to pass on an order not to easily fight when they encountered the two clans, so as to avoid their edge. As soon as this order came out, he exclaimed again: "Who is the general who is rushing from behind, commanding the men and horses, and encircling our army?" ”

Zamuhe didn't want to bluff people anymore, but when he saw Tayang Khan frightened like this, he couldn't help but feel very happy in his heart, and said: "This is Temujin's second brother Hesar, he is the son of Erlun raised with human flesh, and has a body like a demon king. He is three fathoms (one fathom is about eight feet), can eat three cows in one meal, and can penetrate dozens of people with arrows across the mountain. ”

Tayang Khan couldn't tell whether what Zamuhe said was true or false at this time, and asked again in a trembling voice: "Then who is the leader later?" ”

Zamuhe glanced at Tayang Khan and said, "He is Temujin's younger brother Temuge, this man has a lazy temperament, he goes to bed early every day, gets up very late, and usually does not like to work. However, when it came to battle, he never lagged behind. In the conflict between knives and guns, never lose with others! ”

Hearing this, Ta Zhuhan exclaimed: "It's really terrifying, retreat, go up the mountain." As he spoke, he picked up Gu'er Bisi and retreated to the top of Hangai Mountain.

At this time, Zamuhe not only regretted it in his heart, he shouldn't have said these threatening words to Tayang Khan just now. Although Tayang Khan was an incompetent person, he still put on a noble and arrogant posture towards himself everywhere, which was completely a civilized man's contempt for a barbarian. But no matter what, when he had no way out, Tayang Khan still took him in. And now there is only Naiman and Mongolia on the steppe who have the strength to fight, if Naiman also fails, then where can he still go to?

When he left the Kereh tribe to join the Naiman tribe, Zamuhe had a good plan in his heart, Tayang Khan would be easier to deal with than Wang Han, first gain a firm foothold in the Naiban tribe, and then use a plan to kill Tayang Khan, seize his territory, and then compete with Temujin. Now it is right to try to help Tayang Khan defeat Temujin, but in the end, he couldn't bear this moment, and instead did Temujin a great favor. Perhaps this is where Temujin is not as good as Temujin, and sometimes he is still too presumptuous, even disregarding the overall situation. It was like that at the time of the Battle of the Thirteen Wings, and it is still like this now.

However, now that it is too late to say anything, it seems that he still has to make another plan, so Zamuhe caught up with Tayang Khan and said: "I Khan will go to the top of the mountain, I will bring my own men and horses down the mountain for you to fight, and I will not let the Mongol army climb this mountain for a single step." ”

Tayang Khan, who had long been stunned by the strong combat effectiveness of the Mongol army and Zamuhe's infinitely exaggerated language, still had the heart to care about what Zamuhe was doing at this time, and all he wanted to do now was to flee as soon as possible, and the farther away from the Mongol army was better, so he just nodded to Zamuhe indiscriminately, and fled to the top of the mountain in panic surrounded by the guards.

Looking at the back of Tayang Khan fleeing in embarrassment, Zamuhe's face showed an inscrutable smile again. I was thinking in my heart, the barbarians were going to be finished, and now there was no place for the scriptures on the grassland, so the next step was to defect to the Dajin Kingdom or the Hara Khitan.

At this time, on the battlefield, Yijing was killed from morning to afternoon, and 50,000 Mongolian troops were all thrown into battle, under the leadership of many Mongolian generals, or divided into countless squads to attack separately, or combined into large groups to surround the enemy, killing the barbarian soldiers to meet the horses and turn over the corpses. However, after all, the barbarian army is numerous, and the brave generals such as Kexue Wu Sabrahei, Qu Qu Lu, Huoli Subiechi, and Kutuyang are also desperately resisting the attack of the Mongol army, so it is not easy for the Mongol army to win.

However, at this very moment, Tayang Khan, under the pressure of fear and danger, ordered the palace tent to be moved to the top of the mountain, which became the last straw that finally turned the entire battle situation towards Naman's defeat.