. The ending of Wang Han and Sang Kun was just a perfect end to the battle of this attack on the Kerebu. In fact, Temujin was not too worried—after all, Wang Han was old and had a bad reputation in the steppes, and after losing his men and army, it was difficult for him to gain support from others. As for Sangkun, he is just a mediocre person, so he is not a problem.

After the Kereh tribe was wiped out, the last opponent of the Mongolian tribe in the steppe was the other steppe strong force located behind Hangai Mountain-the Naiban tribe.

A few years earlier, Temujin had joined forces with Wang Han to cross the Hangai Mountains and defeat one of the two princes of Naiman, Buyiluhei Khan, and fought against the Naiban general Kekxue Wusa Wurahei.

It was thanks to that battle that he was greatly injured from then on, and he was unable to compete for the sweat position with another prince, Tayang Buhua. However, the power of Tayang Buhua has swelled because of this, and it has almost completely restored the old concept of the time of the time of the Chibigrad Khan. Even the Xue Wusa Wurahei, who had fought with him in front of Hangai Mountain, led his army to join him.

However, after Tayang Buhua seized the throne of Naiman, he did not seem to have the belligerence and ambition of his father Yinan Yibi Gel Khan, and he had always defended his own borders, and did not take advantage of the endless war of Temujin, Wang Han, Zamuhe and others to send troops to attack eastern Mongolia, but looked uninterested.

However, this is no longer the case, and the remnants of the anti-Mongol forces led by Zamuhe, including Temujin's two relatives, Altan and Kuchaer, the leader of the Mierqi, and the remnants of the Tatars and Taiyichi have all taken refuge in Tayang Buhua. Obviously, this time the barbarians didn't want to stay out of it.

But now that the battle has just ended, and it is almost winter, whether the Mongol army still has the strength to continue the offensive is a matter of uncertainty in Temujin's heart. Therefore, Temujin immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter of dealing with Naman.

Borshu first said: "In the past two days, I have learned two sentences from the Han people, one is that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and the other is that there are no two suns in the sky. And there are no two khans on the steppe, so our battle with Naiman is imperative and unstoppable! ”

Temujin smiled and said, "These two sentences are very good, it seems that you have learned a lot from the Han people these days." ”

"And Zamuhe has fled to the Naimman, and as long as he is still here, he will always be a big trouble for our Mongols, so even if it is just to get rid of Zamuhe, we will send troops to attack the Naiman." ”

Temujin nodded, compared with Wang Han, Zamuhe is younger, more energetic, and has outstanding and dry materials, so in Temujin's heart, he is even more jealous of Zamuhe than Wang Han, and never dares to take it lightly.

"The Naiban are very rich, because they are close to the Harakhitan, and they can exchange for many things that we do not have: jade that glows automatically at night, fabrics that are softer than camel hair, musical instruments that can make heavenly sounds, and if we can defeat the Naiman, we can use the wealth of the Naiban to clothe our warriors in the strongest armor, to have the sharpest weapons, and to stay in the warmest tents." No more worries about making a living. ”

Subutai said: "What else is there to say, as long as the Great Khan gives the order, I will be the first to fight." ”

The morale of the entire Mongol army was extremely high, and all the generals were full of fighting spirit, and as long as Temujin gave the order to go out now, they would not hesitate to attack.

At this time, Chi Lao Wen said: "But we have just defeated the Kereh tribe now, the soldiers are very tired, and Naiban is a big tribe, if you want to defeat them, it is not possible to have fewer soldiers, and our losses in this battle of the Kereh tribe are not small, and now I am afraid that the troops are insufficient." ”

Zhi Zhi also said: "Now that the Kereh Department has just been annexed, and the people's hearts are still unstable, if they go to attack Nabarian at this time, what if someone instigates the people of the Kereh Department to make trouble in the rear?" And now that the Scriptures have entered winter, it would be bad if our army encountered a snowstorm on the way. ”

Both of them were serious, but what they said was the truth, and since it was the weather, everyone knew the terrible blizzard on the grassland. When the other generals heard this, some of their feverish minds gradually calmed down.

Mu Huali said: "In winter, we can't attack Naman, but Naiman can't attack us either, so we can just use the period from now to the beginning of spring next year to further stabilize the current situation." And the problem of insufficient troops can also be solved by recruiting the soldiers of the Kereh Division, so that as soon as the winter is over, we can send troops to attack Naman. ”

Temujin nodded and said, "That's right, then in these three months, let's make good preparations." ”

Zaba'er Huoist said: "Great Khan, then what should we say to the envoys of the Song Dynasty? The other day I listened to them and seemed to want to go back, because in less than a month, it will snow, and if they want to leave, then they will leave in a few days. ”

Temujin thought for a moment and said, "Of course I hope they can stay and help us defeat Naiman before leaving." But they also had their own arrangements, and if they were going to return to the Song Dynasty immediately, we would have to send them out of Mongolia. ”

Zabal Flame Nodding and said, "Okay, tomorrow I will go and convey the meaning of the Great Khan to them." ”

Because the battle policy against Naiman was decided, the Mongol generals also relaxed a lot, and now when they talked about the Song Dynasty's mission, they naturally turned the topic to Yang Yan and them.

Temujin said: "Now that the Song Dynasty's mission has been living with us for a few months, I heard that Wanyan Changzhi of the Jin Kingdom has always regarded Yang Yan as his great enemy in life, what do you think of Yang Yan?" Moreover, the Song army also fought with us and defeated the Kereb tribe. What do you think of the combat effectiveness of the Song army? ”

Borshu said first: "Great Khan, to be honest, when I first saw Yang Yan, I felt that this person was inconspicuous, and he didn't seem to be a hero at all. But after a long time of contact, I found that he did have many outstanding points, compared with Wan Yan Changzhi, the performance of the two on the battlefield may not be far behind, but outside the battlefield, Yang Yan is much more special than Wan Yan Changzhi. For example, when we were in the camp, I could often see Yang Yan wandering around the herdsmen's gathering places, and he could easily talk and laugh with an ordinary herdsman, just like a good friend. It's the same with his soldiers, if I hadn't known his identity in advance, I wouldn't have thought that he would be a concubine of the Song Dynasty! And an ordinary soldier. ”

He was a little puzzled, and said, "Borshu, what do you want to say?" Yang Yan likes to socialize with ordinary herdsmen and soldiers, what does this mean? ”

Borshu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't understand for a while, but that Wanyan Changzhi will not do this, including many of us, maybe we will have dealings with ordinary herdsmen and soldiers, but we will definitely not get along with them like friends." Maybe this is what makes Yang Yan special, right? ”

Temujin also nodded thoughtfully, and said, "When Borshu said that, I seem to feel like this. It seems that Yang Yan can indeed talk to anyone. ”

Zaba'er said: "According to the Central Plains, a person who can become a famous general must have the ability to make soldiers serve him to death. I heard a story in China about a general who had a soldier's wound suppurated, and the general took the initiative to suck out the pus and blood for the wounded soldier and bandage the wound. When the soldiers saw this, they were very moved, and someone later told the soldier's mother about it. When my mother heard this, she began to cry, she said that my husband and two sons were soldiers under that general, and the year before last the general sucked pus and bandaged my husband, and as a result, my husband died on the battlefield in order to repay his kindness, and last year he sucked pus and bandaged my eldest son, and as a result, my eldest son also died in battle, and now he sucks pus and bandages my younger son, and it seems that my younger son will not live long, how can I not cry? ”

The Mongol generals were silent for a long time after listening to the story of the Zabal Fire Man. Temujin nodded slightly and said, "Yes, a person who can become a famous general must have the ability to make soldiers serve him to the death." It is precisely because Yang Yan usually does not treat soldiers as his subordinates, so when he fights, the soldiers will fight desperately for him, these seemingly inconspicuous things are the difference between Yang Yan and others, this person is really not simple, and even he is more powerful than Wan Yan Changzhi. ”

Temujin said again: "Then how do you look at the combat effectiveness of the Song army, if our Mongol army is now engaged in war with the Song army, will you be able to defeat the Song army?" ”

This is also a topic of great interest to the Mongolian generals, although the number of the Song army is not large, and there are only two battles in Mongolia, but these two battles show strong combat effectiveness, and the loss rate of men and horses is very small, after two battles, less than 50 people were killed.

Su Butai said: "To be honest, I have never seen such a way of fighting the Song army, although they only have a total of 600 people, but if I am given 600 Mongolian troops, I will definitely not be sure to defeat them." ”

Although Subutai was a famous fierce general under Temujin, one of the four dogs, he actually took the initiative to admit that the Mongol army was defeated by the Song army, and several other people such as Jebe, Master, Chi Laowen, etc., did not laugh at him, but were silent, apparently acquiescing. Because the Mongols are simple and respect heroes, they will not beat around the bush when they have anything to say.