Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 30 The Beginning of the Mongol Evolution

"It turns out to be Altana who is good at running. Great! You say!" Temujin looked at Altana with a smile.

When he reached the level of a thousand households, Temujin was very familiar with it.

Altana is a Tatar.

At that time, Temujin and Wang Han formed an alliance, together with the Jin people, to attack the Tatars, the old enemy of Mongolia.

In this battle, Zhao Shuo, who was only eleven years old and almost as tall as an adult, used a scimitar to chop off the head of Huduwen, a famous warrior of the Tatar tribe.

Temujin was overjoyed. He not only gave Huduwin the precious gold-painted iron armor, but also appointed him as the leader of ten people.

Zhao Shuo's subordinates were selected from the surrendered Tatars.

At that time, Altana, who was only thirteen years old, kowtowed to Zhao Shuo repeatedly and pledged his allegiance.

Because there are conflicts within the tribe!

Huduwen saw that Altana's mother was beautiful and a widow, so he took her forcibly.

In theory, this is not a deep hatred. Women are a precious reproductive resource on the grassland, and widows basically have to remarry. Huduwen is a famous warrior among the Tatars.

However, Huduwen was so cruel that he strangled Altana's mother to death in a fit of rage.

This completely created an irreconcilable feud with Altana.

But Altana was young and no match for Huduwen, so he could only endure it temporarily.

Zhao Shuo killed Huduwen to avenge Altana, and Altana was willing to repay him with his life.

Altana was a very talented horseman and had great equestrian skills. He soon earned the reputation of "Altana the Runner".

Not only that, this person is quite talented as a general, both wise and brave, good at raids, sneak attacks and hiding, and can stand on his own.

At that time, the Mongols were defeated in the Battle of Helan Zhenshatuo.

After Zhao Shuo rescued Hasar in the black pine forest, he still could not escape Wang Han's encirclement.

So, Altana led two hundred warriors and fled to the west with great fanfare.

Zhao Shuo himself led the main force to hide in the Orto Gorge three miles away.

Although Altana did not catch up with the subsequent Battle of Zhezheyundu, the two hundred people brought back more than one hundred and thirty people.

Temujin thought that even if he were in someone else's shoes, he might not be able to do it, and he admired Altana even more.

Altana said, "I believe that our victory in this battle was due, first and foremost, to the great Khan's great fortune and the support of the Eternal Heaven. The Khan personally leading the vanguard greatly boosted our morale. Secondly, we took the initiative to attack the Naimans by surprise, preventing the Sun Khan from gathering more troops. Then, Prince Consort Zhao Shuo's Black Cavalry took advantage of the moment when the Sun Khan retreated and the Naimans' morale wavered, and launched an attack, beheading the Sun Khan and capturing Jamukha, securing victory in one fell swoop. Of course, the soldiers' desperate efforts, the Sun Khan's incompetence, and Jamukha's verbal attacks were also a factor in our victory."

Temujin nodded and said, "That's a very good summary. Anything else?"

"Yes! I also want to talk about the hidden concerns of this battle. Taiyang Khan set up camp on the mountain and took the initiative to attack, which led to the outbreak of this decisive battle. What if Taiyang Khan doesn't come down the mountain? I'm afraid it won't be so easy for us to take the initiative to attack his main camp."

"It's not that difficult, actually." Borshu, standing nearby, took the initiative and said in a deep voice, "I've already asked around. The Naimans assembled in such a hurry that they don't have much cattle, sheep, or food left in their mountain stronghold. If they don't dare to fight, we can still corner them and kill them."

Temujin shook his head slightly and said, "That's not the case. This post-battle summary doesn't have to be limited to the actual situation. What if the Naimans didn't take the initiative to fight, and they had abundant supplies in their mountain stronghold? What should we do? In the future, the enemies we encounter may not be fools like Taiyang Khan. After all, attacking strongholds is the biggest weakness of us Mongols!" Altana said, "Khan is wise. This is what I want to say. In the future, if we encounter an enemy with sufficient supplies and who refuses to come out, what should we do?"

"What do you say?"

"For now, I only have one solution. The Black Cavalry under the Prince Consort's command are powerful and can draw heavy bows and fire heavy arrows. We can use the Black Cavalry's archery skills to suppress the defenders, and the rest of us can take advantage of the opportunity to attack."

Temujin was not satisfied with this answer and shook his head. "How many men are there in the Black Cavalry? Even if they are brave, can they suppress the defenders? Ah Shuo, what do you think?"

Zhao Shuo thought for a moment and said, "We can build siege equipment, and we can also use fire attacks, flooding, digging tunnels, and deploying internal forces to adapt to the situation."

"Listen! Borshu, listen to this! I just said that Ashu is the best Xuechan in Mongolia. What do you think? Wasn't I right? No matter how difficult the task is, it's not a problem in Ashu's hands, haha!"

Temujin was very satisfied with Zhao Shuo's answer.

In fact, the methods Zhao Shuo just mentioned are just the beginning.
The Mongolians today are like a strong man who only has brute force but no creative imagination.

Later, as the Mongols conquered more places, they gained more wisdom.

They used methods such as persuading and inducing surrender, driving people to attack the city, throwing clothes of smallpox patients into the city, transporting the Shenbi bow from the East to the West to break the strong cities in the West, and using the Huihui cannon technology from the West to the East to break the strong cities in the East...all kinds of methods were used.

Temujin was very happy and said, "When there are offensive battles in the future, you, Ah Shuo, will demonstrate a few first, and then make a summary of the battles and promote it to the entire army."

"clear."

The opportunity to launch a decisive battle will soon arrive.

A month later, Temujin received news that Tokhtoa led the remnants of the Merkit tribe and set up a stronghold on Taihele Mountain, 500 miles away.

"Ashuo, there are no worse people in the world than the Merkits. They are skilled in using long bows and arrows. They not only enjoy taking people from other tribes as slaves, but also kill them and eat their flesh."

"They abducted my wife, Borte. They also abducted my adoptive father, Wang Han, and made him a rice-pounding slave."

"Take your men and attack the Taiheleshan stronghold. Remember, not only must you capture the stronghold, but you must also kill my enemies. If they escape, you must pursue them. Tuohetoa and his four sons, Hudu, Chilawen, Mazhaer, and Hulutuhanmer, must not be allowed to live. Bring back their heads!"

Temujin gave orders to Zhao Shuo, his face gloomy and his eyes flashing with complete hatred for the Merkits.

"As ordered!"

Zhao Shuo took the order and left.

The five thousand troops marched quickly all the way and arrived at the foot of Taihele Mountain eight days later.

……

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On the top of Taihele Mountain, in the camp of the Merkits.

"Damn Zhao Shuo!"

Bang!
Tuohetuo'a roared angrily and pounded his fist on the wooden table in front of him. He said, "He killed Wang Han, Taiyang Khan, and captured Gur Khan Jamukha. Now that coward Buyilu is afraid and dares not take us in, leaving us to fend for ourselves. I didn't expect him to...he would come to kill us!"

(End of this chapter)