Mongolian steppe, naturalized city. [Full text reading]

In the city of Naturalization in November, it has not snowed yet. The sky was clear and cloudy, and the air was very dry. Every now and then, a strong wind blows, rolling up the dust. The weather is getting colder. The people walking on the street were already wearing thick leather clothes. People hiding in houses or tents have begun to burn cow dung to keep warm. Plumes of white smoke peeked through the roofs or the top of the tent and drifted into the sky.

Originally, in such weather, the Mongols were not suitable for war. In the past, if they wanted to start a war, they would wait until the beginning of spring next year. The extreme cold and snow are actually very bad for fighting. However, this time, Lin Dan Khan decided to do the opposite. He has already issued a war mobilization order, and decided to teach Xu Xingxia a good lesson and the white-clothed army this winter. His hatred for Xu Xingxia is indeed too deep.

Of course, choosing to fight in the harsh winter, Lin Dan Khan is not useless. In fact, there is also a benefit to fighting in the bitter cold winter, that is, the rivers freeze and form a thick layer of ice, which is conducive to the passage of cavalry. Every winter, the Yellow River near the Mongolian steppes is frozen. The Mongol cavalry could directly cross over the ice without building bridges or anything. This was very advantageous for the Mongols, who were very particular about cavalry mobility.

As the vanguard, part of the Mongol cavalry had already set out. The news they passed back was that they had not been harassed by any cavalry of the white-clothed army along the way. They were already about to reach the Blue Star Gorge, and they had not yet encountered the cavalry of the White Army. The white-clothed stragglers who were originally operating near Naturalization City seemed to have disappeared overnight, and the world had evaporated.

Originally, such a smooth march should have been rejoicing. However, I don't know why, all the high-level Mongols are gradually shrouded in a shadow in their hearts. They have a subconscious feeling that something seems to be wrong. Those stragglers of the white-clothed army will definitely not disappear for no reason. The march of the Mongols could not have been so smooth. It's so perverse. So, before the departure of the main forces, they had a slight disagreement.

This disagreement was reflected later, and it returned to the most substantive question - whether to continue the attack on Ningxia Town? Do you want to go to Xu Xingxia's trouble? Did the Mongols want to go out with their whole army? Is such a risk worth it? If you fall for Xu Xingxia, what should you do? If defeated, then what?

The man in black who represented a certain force in the Ming court promised to send weapons and equipment, as well as food, Lin Dan Khan received them. The current Lin Dan Khan, in terms of weapons and equipment, has recovered his vitality. In terms of grain reserves, there are also four months' stocks. The only regret is that in terms of personnel deployment, there has been a lot of resistance from the inside.

In the past, Lin Dan Khan gave an order, and those who were mobilized were the elites of various tribes. Each tribe scrambled to draw out the best warriors and put them under his command. But this time, a considerable number of tribes and the warriors sent out were all imaginary, and their combat effectiveness was not good at all. The number of people is enough, but the quality has dropped greatly. This made Lin Dan Khan feel very annoyed, but he was helpless.

He didn't have a way to deal with so many small tribes at once, that would cause public outrage. Originally, he already had Xu Xingxia as an enemy, and if he made too many enemies internally, it would easily lead to a split within the Mongols. Lin Dan Khan still knows this very well. If the Mongols were internally divided, it would really be the end of it.

In the final analysis, it was his defeat in Baihuze last time that caused his prestige to be severely hit. Now, he desperately needs a victory to consolidate his internal ruling order. In the concept of the Mongols, the strong are respected. Only the strongest can become the true leader of the tribe. As long as he continues to win battles, the respect of those small tribes for him will still be re-reflected. Unless they die. Of course, there are risks. It's easy to say that you have overcome nature. But what in case of defeat?

Lin Dan Khan hardly dared to think about such consequences. In fact, without thinking about it, he also knows very well that if he loses again, his dominance will really be a bit dangerous. At that time, the small tribes below will no longer be in violation, but may openly jump out and challenge his authority. And the power of the two tribes of Harashen and Korqin will definitely be great. Especially Horqin, that was quite annoying to Lin Dan Khan.

Fortunately, the Mongols of the Harasan tribe still expressed a certain degree of support for Lin Dan Khan. After receiving Lin Dan Khan's order, they sent twenty thousand-strong troops to Guihua City to participate in the battle. In this way, Lin Dan Khan's battle losses in Baihuze were all made up, and his strength was slightly enhanced. This made Lin Dan Khan's confidence swell again. He was strong and strong, and he began to be eager to try again, ready to move.

However, some of the Mongol nobility were still worried. For example, Gui Yingcha. As Lin Dan Khan's brother-in-law, Gui Yingcha has always disapproved of continuing to find trouble with Xu Xingxia. I don't know why, Gui Yingcha's mind always has a deep fear of Xu Xingxia. He felt that this time the Mongols' westward expedition was very likely to be another defeat. With such an idea, every time Lin Dan Khan convened a meeting of his cronies, Gui Yingcha reserved his opinion.

As Lin Dan Khan's chief think tank, Na Yuesong's opinion is also very important. The opinion of General Song was to support Lin Dan Khan's continued expedition to the west. However, he wanted to have more strength and throw himself into the fight. To be precise, he hoped that there would be more people who could serve as cannon fodder for the Mongols. If every time there was a battle, the Mongols were killed or wounded, the number of casualties would be too high. A single Mongol Tumut tribe could not afford it.

Na Song said expectantly: "It would be nice if the Tatars could cooperate at this time." ”

Other high-level Mongolian officials expressed their deep agreement with this. The Tatars and the Mongols, in fact, have relatively close ties and are quite close in blood. If the Tatars and Mongols joined forces and attacked the town of Ningxia, the viable surname of success would be almost more than ninety percent. Moreover, the losses can be shared between the two sides, and it will not lead to an excessive imbalance of power between the two sides. If Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan join forces, it will be even better. The two heroes join forces, and the world is invincible.

On this day, Lin Dan Khan convened the Mongolian high-level to discuss. While he was talking, suddenly someone came in and hurriedly reported: "King Khan, a group of Tatar envoys have come to the west, it is said that they have been sent by Mo Yuegen. They asked to see the Khan. They said that they also had a handwritten letter from Mo Yuegen and wanted to hand it over to the Khan. ”

Lin Dan Khan was an accident and a surprise. He was about to find the Mo Yuegen Alliance, but he didn't expect that Mo Yuegen actually took the initiative to send an envoy to the door. This made Lin Dan Khan feel very bright. If he took the initiative to go to the Mo Yuegen Alliance, it meant that he would be more passive and his status would be slightly lower. And Mo Yuegen took the initiative to come to him for the alliance, and the situation was completely opposite. Not only that, Mo Yuegen also sent his own handwritten letter, which showed that he had great respect for Lin Dan Khan. Thinking that the famous Tatar arrow god actually took the initiative to come to him for help, Lin Dan Khan's face was very bright. He hurriedly said, "Hurry up, please." ”

Soon, the group of Tatar envoys who set out from Gansu Town, went through a lot of hardships, and finally arrived in Guihua City, finally came to Xu Xingxia. The three centurions who appeared in front of Lin Dan Khan as representatives were already scarred and exhausted. However, they were lucky. For they must have arrived alive in the city of Naturalization. When they set out from the town of Gansu, there were three hundred men. When they arrived in the city of naturalization, there were less than fifty people.

The reason is very simple, they were repeatedly hunted by the cavalry of the white army on the way, and the personnel plummeted. The skirmishers of the Eagle Cavalry and the Eagle Cavalry were active in every corner of the steppe, including the vicinity of the Naturalization City. As long as they encounter enemies, they will pounce on them like wolves, kill them fiercely, and kill them without burying them. Under their threat, the sporadic Mongol cavalry did not even dare to leave the city too far, for fear of encountering accidents.

Fortunately, the cavalrymen of the White Army, unaware that these Tatars had an important mission to deliver letters, treated them as ordinary Tatars. Otherwise, whether they have the fate to reach the Naturalization City or not, we have to say. With the skirmisher combat power of the Eagle Cavalry and the Eagle Cavalry, it would not take much effort to eat three hundred Tatar cavalry.

The Tatar centurion who took the lead stretched out his hand to press his chest, saluted respectfully to Lin Dan Khan, and finally said: "Tatar Adosu has seen the venerable Mongol Khan. I was appointed by King Mogagen Khan to send him a letter in his own handwriting, asking him to accept it. ”

With that, he knelt down and held Mo Yuegen's handwritten letter high above his head.

Lin Danhan was very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Welcome to the distinguished guests who come from afar." ”

He reached out from Aduosu's hand and took Mo Yuegen's handwritten letter. The so-called autographed letter of Mo Yuegen was actually written in sheepskin and encapsulated in a cylinder. Both ends of the cylinder were sealed with wax pills. Lin Danhan used a knife to pick open the wax pill sealed, took out the parchment paper inside, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully.

That's right, it is indeed Mo Yuegen's handwriting, and there is his pattern seal below. Nomads generally do not have the habit of using seals. What they prefer to do is to design a very personal signature for themselves, or a special pattern to represent themselves. Then, next to the signature or pattern, a special imprint is branded. For example, the imprint of a unique ring. This imprint is called a pattern seal.

(To be continued)