During the winter months, Temujin and his subordinates were busy reorganizing the Kreh Division. (Eighty-one?) >]}. Temujin is pleased that while dealing with civil affairs after the war, many people who are proficient in internal affairs have emerged in the Mongolian Ministry.

In the past, there was no shortage of generals and handsome men in the Mongolian army, but there were few people who were good at handling internal affairs. In this work of breaking down the various ministries of Kereh, Mrs. Yuelun's adopted son, Misluck and Duduhu, another young man, Zhenhai, displayed a very high level of administrative skills, and it was under the careful organization and rational distribution of the two of them that this difficult and tedious work was carried out in an orderly manner, and there were no conflicts and disputes of a large scale during this period. It also saved the Mongol army from having to pay greater losses to quell the sporadic resistance of the Kereb tribe.

At the same time, Temujin moved the entire Mongol army to the foothills of the Khotiger Mountains in the Abu Zhia region, which is located between the mouth of the Krulun River and the Harakha River in eastern Mongolia, to spend the cold winter. And when the following spring came, Temujin's younger brother Belgutai and Hechiwen brought another 10,000 Mongol troops from the Mongol tribe to reinforce Temujin. Moreover, at this time, nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Kereh Department were reorganized and added to the Mongolian army. At this time, the number of the Mongol army reached about 50,000, and it basically recovered to its strength before the war with the Kerebu.

Compared with other tribes in the steppe, Temujin attached much more importance to the assembly of weapons, and after seeing the fighting power of the Song army, Temujin understood the importance of assembly to an army, so he used the wealth and craftsmen left behind by the Kereb to manufacture and purchase a large number of weapons, hard bows and armor, and assembled the Mongol army on a large scale. Although it is not as good as Song Jun's assembly, it has been upgraded by a grade compared with the past.

After the beginning of spring, when the snow and ice gradually melted, Temujin led the whole army to the "camel steppe" on the banks of the Timaicai River, where a grand hunting event was held, so that the soldiers who had been recuperating for the winter could stretch their muscles, lift their spirits, and exercise their combat skills and morale. Then the whole army was assembled for the final reorganization before the big war.

This reorganization was of great and far-reaching significance to the formation of the final military establishment of the Mongolian army in later generations. Here, Temujin disrupted the old way of dividing the army according to tribes, and instead organized the whole army into thousands, hundreds, and tens, and the commanders at all levels were called thousands, centurions, and tens. In this way, the army completely broke the control of the tribe and was completely under the unified command of Tie Zhen.

At the same time, Temujin also expanded its strength on the basis of the previously established quiver soldiers, and added its own elite escort force, the Cowardly Xue Army. Appoint the general Ah Erzi to command, can be the vanguard of the battle in wartime, and bear the responsibility of guarding the palace tent for his own pro-army in peacetime. A total of 150 people were selected as Bai Ji's personal guards, 80 people were guards, and 70 people were scattered classes.

In addition, Temujin also set up a bi'er official, which was held by six people, namely, Duo Huo, Duo Huo, Hu Gelai, Tu Luan, Bu Guan, and Yike Bald. As his personal attendant and main staff, he is ready to consult.

In the end, Temujin set up the official position of "Jalibi", and the main responsibility was to manage the internal affairs of the army and the people, so as to consolidate the side and reduce the worries of the army.

At this time, the leader of the Wangu tribe in the south-central part of the steppe, Arahu, sent an envoy to the Mongol tribe to ask for an audience with Temujin and ask for a new alliance with the Mongols.

The Wangu tribe is a group of Turkic descendants who live in the central part of the desert, commonly known as the "White Tatars", who share the same religion as the Kereh tribe and the Naiban tribe. After passing through their territory, there is the famous Great Wall. They lived next to the Jin State, and accepted the policy of the Jin State, stationed in the border fort boundary in the north of Jingzhou, and called the "King of Beiping".

Since the Wangu tribe was located on the southern side of the Mongol tribe, Temujin also feared that they would form a military alliance with the Naiman against the Mongols because of their ethnic and religious similarities. In this way, once the Mongol army sends troops to attack, then its flank will be threatened by the Wangu Division, and the consequences will be terrible.

Therefore, in the last few days, Temu really considered whether he should send an envoy to contact the Wangu tribe to test their attitude. It's just that there has been no contact between the ordinary Mongolian tribe and the Wanggu tribe, and I am afraid it is not appropriate to send an envoy to the Wanggu tribe rashly. Now hearing that Wanggubu took the initiative to send an envoy to form an alliance with him, Temujin couldn't help but be greatly surprised, and hurriedly immediately ordered to take over the envoy of Wanggubu with very solemn etiquette.

It turned out that as Temujin expected, the barbarian Tayang Khan had a strategist named Tatatong'a, who suggested to Tayang Khan that he unite with the Wangu tribe and attack Mongolia together. Tayang Khan accepted Tatatonga's opinion and sent him as an envoy to Wanggu's subordinates, saying: "There can be sun and moon in the sky, but there can only be one khan on the earth. Please be my right hand, and for the glory of the Turks, help me to snatch Temujin's bow and arrow together. ”

The leader of the Wangu tribe, Arakhush, was a generous and insightful figure, and although he did not know Temujin, he was very concerned about the emerging Mongol tribe in recent years. After receiving Tayang Khan's letter, he did not rush to agree, but looked for someone who was familiar with the situation in the Mongolian department to inquire. And there is no one who is most familiar with the internal situation of the Mongolian Ministry than the businessmen who have done business with Mongolia.

Under the vigorous propaganda of the three Uighur merchants who had taken refuge in Temujin, Hassan, Zafar, and Dariman Hajib, the merchants of the steppe maintained very good relations with the Mongols, so they all praised Temujin's Wentaowulu and Weide prestige and the growing strength of the Mongols under his leadership, and advised Arahushin to make peace with the Mongols as soon as possible. Therefore, after careful consideration, Araja finally decided to form an alliance with the Mongols and informed Temujin of Tayang Khan's plans.

After learning of these causes and consequences, Temujin was naturally very happy, and he could not imagine that the great trouble of his flanks would be so easily relieved. The battle cut off one of Naiman's arms, and the strategic position of the Wang Gu Department was very important, which could create good conditions for fighting against the Jin State in the future and going deep into the Jin Realm. Therefore, Temujin not only rewarded the envoy generously, but also appointed the Zabal Fire Priest as the envoy and paid a generous return visit to the Wanggu tribe to show his importance to the Wanggu tribe.

Then Temujin immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter of attacking Naiman, and this time Yang Yan and Zhao Yueru were also invited to participate.

Many were suspicious of Temujin's plan to attack Nabaran at once. Because according to the war practice of the steppe peoples, the day of high horse fat in autumn is the best time to start a war, at this time it is spring, the pasture is not yet abundant, and after a long winter dry grass period, it is the time when the horse's physical strength is the weakest, not enough to face the big war. Therefore, many people have suggested that it is better to wait until autumn and send troops later.

At this time, Temuge said: "Our horses are thin, but the enemy's horses will not be fat, and now the Wanggu Department has sent an envoy to sue us, but the barbarians are preparing to send troops, if we don't take the first shot, but cower and dare not fight, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity, then we can only sit and wait for death." ”

Belgutai also said: "Temuge is right, when he was alive, the bow and arrow of Heguo were taken away by others, so it is better to die." Naiman Khan, believing that his land was vast and his population was large, underestimated us, and we could have attacked them while they were arrogant, and we would surely be able to defeat Naiman in one fell swoop. ”

He Saer also said: "If there are many horses, it is not easy to drive, and when there are many people, it is difficult to control." The barbarian seems to be outnumbered on the surface, but in fact there is nothing to be afraid of, Tayang Buhua is even more incompetent, and I heard that he himself has never even fought. It only takes a few tigers to deal with such a loose flock of lambs, so why fear them? Do you have to wait until autumn? ”

Temujin nodded, he was also hesitating in his heart about whether to send troops, although his three younger brothers just said that they were all reasonable, but they were different from ordinary enemies, in terms of the vast territory and large population, enough to mobilize 100,000 troops, even the Kereh tribe could not compare with it. It can be said that what we are facing now is the biggest battle since we called ourselves Khan, and we cannot treat it with caution. It is safe to fight in the autumn, but by that time, the Naiban tribe has already prepared for war, and the battle may be more difficult.

At this time, Temujin's eyes fell on Yang Yan, who was sitting on the side, and saw him smiling, listening to everyone's discussions. His heart moved, and he said, "Yang Yuma, I don't know if you have any good opinions?" ”

Yang Yan smiled slightly and said, "I don't have any good opinions in the future, but I have often heard a sentence: on the battlefield, never do what the enemy wants you to do." May I ask the Great Khan, would the barbarians want the Great Khan to send troops in the spring or autumn? ”

Temujin slapped the table, laughed, and said, "Well said! 'Never do what the enemy wants you to do' and I'll always remember that phrase. He got up again and said loudly to the generals: "Our Mongolian warriors can gallop across the steppe in any season, what is the difference between spring and autumn?" Pass my order, immediately organize the army out, cross the Hangai Mountain, step through the Altai Mountain, let the Namanian land tremble under our feet, and let the soul of Tayang be shattered in our hands! ”

The generals stood up together and said in unison: "Let us follow the Great Khan and smash the hard rocks and smash the hard rocks!" The mountains are split, and the deep waters are dry! ”