At this time, Temujin's personal waiting for Venaya rushed into the tent and shouted: "Great Khan, they are back, Borshu and they are all back. "In fact, there is no shortage of extermination, Kublai Lai, Belguqa, Hesar and others are also concerned about the safety of the three of them, and when they hear Nayaa say this, they are all relieved.

Temujin perked up when he heard this, and quickly asked, "Are all three of them back, and are they injured?" ”

Naya's Dao: "No, Great Khan, Borshu they are all fine, as strong as a camel. ”

As he spoke, the curtain was lifted, and Borshu, Chi Lao Wen, and Borhu led the other into the tent, and Temujin laughed and said, "Okay, good, you have come back safely." ”

Borshu said: "Great Khan, we have come back safely, and we have captured Jebe, you can avenge this arrow." ”

Temujin laughed again, and was very merry, but his eyes fell on the man who had entered the tent with them. This man was twenty-four or five years old, with a fair complexion, of upper-middle stature, but very well-proportioned, which made the whole person look full of vitality, and his eyes were clear and clear, showing a shrewd appearance. Seeing Temujin's gaze on him, the man did not look uneasy or embarrassed, but looked at Temujin with a calm face.

Borshu pointed at the white-faced young man and said, "Great Khan, his name is Mu Huali, he is the son of Gu Wen Huo'a, and he has come to join the Great Khan. It was entirely his credit to be able to catch Jebel this time. ”

Temujin was stunned for a moment, and stared intently at this young man named Mu Huali. Mu Huali remained silent, but just saluted Temujin: "Mu Huali, the son of Gu Wen Huo'a, has seen the Great Khan. ”

Temujin stood up with the help of Heda'an, walked up to Mu Huali, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Very good, your father was killed by the Nabarian just to save me, this great favor I will never forget, since you came to join me, then be my son." ”

Mu Huali was slightly stunned, thinking that as soon as Temujin saw him, he would let himself do that dagger, which was enough to be on a par with generals such as Borshu, Chi Lao Wen, Zhi Strangle, and Su Butai. Although he has always been happy and angry, he can't help but show a trace of gratitude in his eyes.

Temujin laughed again: "Come, tell me how you caught Jebel." ”

Borshu then told me how he had caught Jebe. It turned out that the three of them led the army to chase after Jebe, because they were afraid of his bow and arrows, and they didn't dare to get too close, but they just stared at it from a distance and chased after it. As a result, in the second half of the night, Jebe shot all the arrows, and the soldiers around him were either dead or scattered, leaving him alone. As he was fleeing from his horse, an arrow suddenly flew from the spur and hit Jebe's horse, which fell to the ground and died, knocking Jebel to the ground.

Borshu, Chi Lao Wen, and Borhu immediately caught up, although Jebel was brave, but without a bow and arrow, he was not the opponent of these three people, and was immediately captured alive by the three of them. At this time, the person who shot Jebe's war horse also rushed over, it was Mu Huali. It turned out that he was rushing to Yimujin, and on the way, he happened to meet three people chasing Jebel, and recognized them as Temujin's generals, so he helped the three of them, shot down Jebe's war horse, and captured Jebe alive.

When the four of them had met, they were very happy to introduce each other, so they took Jebe together and returned to Temujin's tent.

So Temujin ordered Jebe to be taken into the tent. Borshu said on the side: "Great Khan, Jebe is also a good man, you can take his life." ”

Temujin turned his head to look at the four people, and finally his gaze fell on Mu Huali, and said, "Mu Huali, you said that I should not let Jebel go. ”

Mu Huali said: "If Jebe is willing to submit to the Great Khan, then the Great Khan will not only spare his life, but also entrust him with important tasks. However, if Jebel is unwilling to surrender, then he should die in a hurry. ”

When Temujin heard this, he laughed again, and in the midst of the laughter, the soldiers had already pushed Jebe into the tent. Jebe was covered in blood and his clothes and armor were disheveled, and although he was bound, he stood and did not kneel, but looked at Temujin with a majestic look: "I am the one who shot and wounded you on the battlefield yesterday, and if you want to kill me, just do it." ”

Temujin returned to the bed, looked at Jebel and said, "I have long heard that you are a warrior of Taiyichibe, and when I saw you today, you are indeed a good man. It's a pity that Ta'er Hutai threw you down and ran away himself. ”

Jebel bowed his head and said nothing. Temujin said, "But I, Temujin, am different, and I will never abandon my soldiers and flee for my life." He pointed to the three Borshu and said, "If you don't believe it, you can ask them, I, Temujin, once left my own warriors on the battlefield and fled for my life alone." ”

Jebe's gaze turned to Borshu and them, and all three nodded frequently. Jebe turned his head and looked at Temujin, suddenly took two steps forward, and said loudly: "If you want to kill me, just give the order to do it, but it is just to defile a place the size of a palm." If you let me go, I will stay by the Khan's side, and charge into battle for you, go to the soup and fire, cross the deep waters, and smash the solid stones! As long as it is where you point, gallop thousands of miles, day and night! ”

Temujin laughed loudly and said, "Very well, then you can stay and be the arrow in my hand!" ”

Jebe knelt on the ground and said, "Okay." You forgive me, and I owe you my life; I will repay you a hundredfold in the future! ”

Although Temujin was wounded by an arrow, he defeated the enemy and received two more generals, and he was in a good mood. Immediately ordered to set up a wine to congratulate, and at the same time invited Wan Yan Fushou, Wan Yan Changzhi and the generals of the Jin Army to participate in the banquet together. And from the three coalition forces captured alive, 200 strong captives were selected, together with 200 war horses and some cattle and sheep and belongings, and presented to the Dajin envoy.

Wanyan Fushou is the king, the official worships Pingzhang, the family is very rich, the slaves call the maids, and there are more than 1,000 people who take care of the home, and there are still 200 captives there. was about to refuse, but Wan Yan Changzhi hurriedly said: "Even if it is the kindness of the Great Khan, we have no choice but to accept it." Wanyan Fushou saw his son-in-law say this, so he didn't say anything.

Then Temujin rewarded the meritorious personnel again. And the soldiers who died in battle were given a horse, two sheep, and two captives as slaves. Originally, according to the practice of the grassland, except for the chief, the patriarch, and the nobles, the livestock and property in the ministry were divided equally among the public of each clan. However, after Temujin became the Mongol Khan, he changed this custom, and changed the property, livestock, and slaves he received to the Great Khan, and distributed them according to his exploits, except for the soldiers who died in battle. Very popular with Mongol warriors. Therefore, the Mongol soldiers were often not afraid of life and death on the battlefield, and fought bravely to kill the enemy, and they were more brave than the soldiers of other famous units.

When the warriors of the other tribes learned of the Mongol practices, they also came to surrender to Temujin's tent, and during the battle, they fought desperately to kill the enemy in order to save more property. In addition, Temujin was honest and fair, so he could quickly rise to become a decisive force in the steppe in a short period of time.

Wanyan Changzhi has been watching Temujin do it from the sidelines. Seeing that Borshu and the other three had come back, Temujin did not ask whether he had caught Jebe, but first asked about the safety of the three of them, and treated Jebe, and he could take it for his own use, regardless of the revenge of an arrow. When distributing property, do not forget to show mercy to the deceased when rewarding meritorious deeds, which is fair and reasonable. All these methods have not lost the deeds of a generation. Seeing that his soldiers are brave and united, I am afraid that Ji will not be willing to be subordinate to others in the future.

After the feast, Wanyan Fushou and Wanyan Changzhi said goodbye to Temujin and returned to the camp, and agreed that the camp would be set up early tomorrow morning to return to the Mongolian army. Temujin sent the booty to the camp of the Jin army.

Back in the Jin military camp, Wanyan Fushou asked: "Changzhi, you have this horse you want, what do you want him to do when you capture it?" If there is a lack of servants in the family, even if they come to me, they will also treat the people of the mata, and they are also familiar with the habits of Ruixian, which is much better than those clumsy barbarians. ”

Wanyan Changzhi shook his head and said, "Father-in-law, I don't plan to ask them to be servants, but I want to bring them back to Zhongdu and form them into my personal guards." ”

Wanyan Fushou is not a foolish person, as soon as he heard it, he understood the meaning of Wanyan Changzhi, with Wanyan Changzhi's current status, he could also form a pro-labor army of a certain scale. Although these 200 people were prisoners, their combat effectiveness was also extremely strong. If you bring it back to Zhongdu, it is a good choice to form a pro-guard army with Yan Changzhi. What's more, they are not familiar with life in Zhongdu, and they don't understand the language, so they can only stumble to finish their lives. Wanyan Fushou knows that it is good to expand his strength at any time, so he supports his son-in-law's idea very much.

So Wanyan Changzhi left all the cattle and sheep in the army, and the wealth was distributed to the soldiers. Then he gathered the captives and told them that as long as they did not disagree and did not run away, they would not bully them. He also commanded the soldiers to take good care of the captives, but not to beat them without a reason. But after all, this is still in Mobei, so I don't dare to feed them, and only give them two meals a day, as long as they are not hungry.

The captured soldier would be reduced to slavery, and life and death would be decided entirely by the master, which was the custom in the various tribes of the steppe, and every captive knew this. Sometimes, in order to save food, the victors would kill all the prisoners of war. Now that Wanyan Changzhi didn't kill them, and he wasn't allowed to beat them for no reason, most of these captives didn't have the idea of escaping.

Early the next morning, both the Jin army and the Mongol army set out for the Mongol garrison.