So the Zha Ba'er Fire Man said goodbye to Zhao Chen and Yang Yan, and returned to Mongolia with only two servants.

After a month-and-a-half-month trek, the Zha Ba'er Fire Warrior returned to the Mongolian tribe of the steppe.

At this time, Temujin moved the Mongolian camp from the foot of the Buerhan Mountains to the fishing seaside, which was originally the station of the Tatar tribe, the terrain is flat, the water and grass are abundant, there is a tall and lush forest in the north to resist the cold wave in the south, and there is the Xing'an Mountains in the south to block the people and horses of the Jin country, which is very suitable for establishing a camp. More importantly, it was far away from Wang Han's camp, Heilin, and if Wang Han wanted to attack Mongolia, he would have to travel a long way, and Mongolia could just wait for his work.

Upon his return, he was greeted by Temujin, and was pleased to learn that the Southern Song had promised to ally with the Mongols against the Jin kingdom and would soon send an envoy to the steppe. \ Immediately ordered a banquet to celebrate the good news.

While Temujin and his generals were celebrating, someone suddenly came to report that Wang Han had sent an envoy to Temujin.

The big tent suddenly quieted down, in the past few years, except for the remote west corner of the country, only Tie Yuzhen and Wang Han stood side by side on the grassland, and neither side was absolutely sure of defeating each other, so they temporarily maintained a friendly state on the surface, and behind the scenes, each other was accumulating strength, waiting for the opportunity. So at this time, Wang Han sent an envoy to the Mongolian department, is there anything wrong?

Temujin thought as he called for the messenger of the Kereh tribe to enter the account. \

When the envoy saw Temujin, he was very respectful and said, "We, the king Khan, have asked Temujin to go to the Black Forest to eat the sheep's neck bones. "It turns out that the prairie custom, when the two parties get married, there must be a sheep neck bone at the banquet. Therefore, eating sheep neck bones is also synonymous with marriage between the two parties.

A few years earlier, Temujin had betrothed to Wang Han to marry Temujin's daughter, Huozhen Behime, to Sangkun's son, Vulsa, and Sangkun's youngest daughter, Chawu'er, to Temujin's eldest son, Jochi. It's just that the four children were still young at the time, so they were just married. Now that Jochi and Chawu'er have reached the age where they can be married, it is very reasonable for Wang Hanlai to ask both parties to complete the marriage contract.

At the same time, Temujin's heart also moved, he and Wang Han actually did not have a deep hatred, but they had to grow stronger with each other, so it was inevitable that there would be contradictions. \ From the bottom of his heart, Temujin did not want to be an enemy of Wang Han, on the one hand, because he had received a lot of help from Wang Han back then, and on the other hand, he was also worried about a war with Wang Han, just afraid that he would lose both. Therefore, it is also a good thing if the two parties can continue to maintain a state of reconciliation through the marriage of their children. After all, the current enemy of Mongolia is not the Kereb tribe, but the Jin state.

However, Temujin didn't dare to fully believe Wang Han's words, because he had been on too much before, not to mention that now Zamuhe defected to Wang Han's side, he knew that this former An Da was a cunning and good at stirring up trouble, and Wang Han's son Sankun had always been hostile to Temujin, with the two of them by Wang Han's side, even if Wang Han really had the heart to marry Tie Han, he might not be able to completely get his wish. \

Therefore, Temujin first sent the messenger down to rest, and then consulted with the generals about what to do.

Borshu said: "Great Khan, I think this must be a trick by Zamuhe and Sangkun, who want to harm the Great Khan in the name of marriage, so we must not go." You can't forget, what did Sankun say at the time? ”

It turned out that Temujin's eldest son, Jochi, was not his own son, but was born to his wife, Polti, after being taken away by the exterminators, and he did not even know who his biological father was. Although Temujin considered Jochi to be his own, this was always a taboo for Temujin. After being engaged to Wang Han, Sangkun was very dissatisfied, and scolded Jochi behind his back for being a bastard, and said, "Let my daughter marry into his house and stand facing the north, and his daughter will come to my house and sit facing the south, how can this work?" ”

Temujin thought about what happened back then, and naturally felt very uncomfortable in his heart. \

At this time, he said: "No matter what Sang Kun says, but the marriage contract was proposed by Wang Han, and Brother Khan also agreed to it at that time, what if Wang Khan really wants to reconcile with us?" If we break the marriage rashly, it is not good to be afraid. ”

The grassland folk customs are simple and honest. Once the agreed marriage is rejected, it will be regarded as a great shame by the other party. And the party who broke the marriage will also be blamed. When Temujin's father died tragically, and the people were separated and destitute, his father-in-law, Dexue Chan, still kept the marriage contract and married his daughter Polti to Temujin, which was regarded by the grassland as a typical example of respecting and keeping promises. Therefore, Temujin could not ruin the marriage without reason.

At this time, the fire man of Zaba'er said: "So what does the Great Khan think now, does he want to make peace with Wang Khan, or does he want to be his enemy?" ”

Temujin said: "If it is possible, I naturally do not want to be an enemy of Wang Han, but if they still do not accept my kindness, then I have no choice but to use the sword to speak." \”

Zha Ba'er Huo said: "Even if this is the case, maybe this time Wang Han is really married to the Great Khan, if the Great Khan does not go to the Black Forest, I am afraid it will arouse Wang Han's suspicion, but it is not good." However, Wang Han must not be completely convinced, he is going to go, the key is how to go? Is it guaranteed that you can escape back in case of danger? ”

Temujin nodded and said, "What the Zha Ba'er Fire Fighter said makes sense, do you have any good solutions?" ”

Chi Lao Wen was also a little embarrassed at this time, and said: "This is a wedding banquet, if we bring more people there, we will still be suspected, it's really embarrassing!" ”

At this time, Mu Huali said: "The Great Khan can take Jochi, and then take a few hundred relatives to set off first, set up people and horses at the foot of Buerhan Mountain, and then go to invite Sangkun and Bal Sahe, just to discuss the marriage of Huo Zhen and Bald Sahe, if Sangkun has a ghost in his heart, he will not dare to come." \ If he dares to come, he can take the opportunity to leave the bald sa as a hostage, and the Great Khan will go to the Black Forest again, and there will be no need to be careful. Of course, we also have to prepare to meet the men and horses, once there is a change of 100 million, the Great Khan will quickly retreat and join the receiving troops, resist the enemy's pursuers, as long as we can all retreat safely to the fishing sea, even Wang Han is chasing, do not be afraid. ”

The Burhan Mountains were where Temujin used to be stationed, and although Temujin has moved away, some Mongolian herders still camp here to graze. \ It's not far from the Black Forest of Wanghan, less than a day's journey. Tie Yu really arrived here, which can be regarded as showing enough sincerity to Wang Han. If Sangkun didn't even dare to come here, it could only mean that he had a ghost in his heart.

Temujin laughed and said, "Mu Huali, you really won't let me down. Then he said to the generals, "What do you see? ”

Everyone else also thought that Mu Huali's idea was very good, and all that was left to do was to further improve the plan. Therefore, after the deliberation of the people, it was decided to leave Hesar with Shen Bai, Hechiwen, Timuge, and Belgutai to preside over the affairs of the whole camp, while Temujin led 500 arrows and 1,000 Mongol troops to camp at the foot of Mount Buerhan with Muhuali, Boerhu, Subutai, Fearaer, and Zaba'er Huozhi, as well as the three sons of Jochi, Chagatai, and Ogedei. \

Half a day's distance from them was the first receiving force of 3,000 men each of the most skilled in the Mongol army, the Ulu Uti and the Khuti tribes, led by their chiefs, the two men of the Lord's Son and Kuyilai, who, as soon as things went wrong, joined up with Temujin's front and retreated eastward. And after them, there are 10,000 troops led by Bo'ershu, Zhe Strangle, Zhe Bei, Chi Lao Wen and others as the queen of the palace, as long as they hear the news of the war, they immediately rush to reinforcements. And between several troops, a number of sentinels were sent to pass messages back and forth to ensure contact at any time.

At present, Temujin has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command and can mobilize tens of thousands of troops, but at the beginning of spring every year, all the tribes of the steppe will disperse to find places with abundant water and grass to graze, and at this time they have not yet been fully concentrated. So at present, Temujin is able to mobilize only about 20,000 men at once.

Among Tie Shuzhen's children, Jochi was also seventeen years old, Chagatai was fifteen, and Ogedai was fourteen, except for the fourth son, Tulei, who was still young, and the other three were all old enough for the Mongols to go on horseback to fight. Among them, Jochi had already gone to the battlefield with Temujin to fight and kill, and the other two also had good riding and archery skills. Now it's time for them all to go to the battlefield and grind.

As for the banquet, she also heard about the banquet, and she also realized that it might be a conspiracy. When Temujin came in, he called all three of his children to him without waiting for him to speak, and said to them: "Your father Khan is going to fight the enemy, and this time it may be more dangerous than any of the previous ones, so go to battle with your father Khan." Remember to protect him and don't let him get hurt, you know? ”

When the three boys heard that they could take part in the battle, their eyes lit up brightly, and they looked at each other excitedly, and they rushed to gather their weapons and armor, like three wolves vying for meat.

Temujin cast an approving glance at his wife, for since he had taken in two Tatar concubines, there had been much less of them in the tent. Far from being jealous of the two couples, she welcomed them warmly and arranged a warm and comfortable tent for them so that they could serve Temujin wholeheartedly. As for his dedication to raising his four children, Temujin was very grateful to his wife for her intelligence and generosity, and even quickly and respectfully respected her son.

When the army was sent out, and the son came to see them off with him, Temujin looked at his wife and said only one word: "Don't worry, I will bring them back to you in good condition." ”

She nodded deeply and didn't say anything more.

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