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

Chapter 93 Great Harvest, Black Gold Cold Forged Armor!
"Thank you, Prince Consort, for avenging the blood feud of our Wanggu tribe. I will unite with the Wanggu tribe and will forever remember your great kindness!"

Even with the most optimistic estimate before, Bo Yaohe did not expect that this time the revenge could be so satisfying and that so many enemies would pay for the lives of his father, brothers and tribesmen.

He knelt on the ground, with more than twenty large carts behind him, and said, "Over the years, thanks to your care, my husband, our Wanggu tribe has accumulated a lot of wealth. Five thousand taels of gold, fifty thousand taels of silver, and two thousand pieces of silk cloth are all here. Please accept them with a smile, my husband!"

Although the Wanggu tribe made a lot of money through smuggling trade, they had to meet the needs of their tribesmen and bribe the nobles of the Jin Dynasty, so this was all the money they could afford.

"No!"

Of course Zhao Shuo would not accept money from the Wanggu tribe.

The Wanggu tribe lost two chiefs and nearly half of their male members for Mongolia. How could Zhao Shuo have the nerve to accept their money?

And the most important thing is that, in Zhao Shuo's opinion, the loyalty of the Wanggu tribe and Bo Yaohe's gratitude are much more important than a little money!
Zhao Shuo said, "Your Wanggu tribe suffered heavy losses in this battle. These treasures should be used to compensate for your losses.

Now, not only will I not take your property, I will also give you some of the spoils.

Well, I will give you 1,300 Liaodong horses, 5,000 ordinary Mongolian horses, 140 sets of armored cavalry equipment, 500 sets of heavy iron armor, 3,000 sets of light armor, and 20,000 taels of silver."

Many Jin soldiers ran away, but in order to facilitate their escape, they left their weapons and armor behind.

In this battle of Wusha Castle, apart from the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Baru Camp, Zhao Shuo really gained a lot.

Eight hundred pieces of armor and riding equipment!
Three thousand sets of heavy armor!
Seventeen thousand sets of light armor!

Ten thousand sets of leather armor!

One thousand catapults of various types!

Seven thousand six hundred war horses from Liaodong!
Thirty-one thousand ordinary Mongolian horses!

There are 2,300 mules and donkeys in total!

There were countless gold, silver, treasures, tents, and weapons.

Why so many horses?
Although the Jin Dynasty's treasury was very short of money, as a big country with a population of 60 to 70 million, it had a huge amount of physical assets.

All the elite cavalry of the Jin Dynasty had three horses each.

The two horses are ordinary Mongolian horses, used for daily riding and transporting armor and miscellaneous items.

One is a tall and majestic Liaodong horse, specially used for fighting.

This was the reason why Pushanathan looked down on Mongolian war horses.

This time, Wanyan Chihu had a total of 15,000 elite cavalry, which means 45,000 horses.

Some of the defeated Jin army escaped on horseback, but they could only ride Liaodong horses to escape, and the rest were Zhao Shuo's spoils of war.

In addition, the infantry also has a large number of mules and horses for transport, so the number is really not large.

It’s better to fight against the elite troops of the Jin Dynasty!
The armor and horses alone made Zhao Shuo a fortune.

Of course, according to the Great Yasa, 30% of these spoils would be divided among Genghis Khan.

But the remaining 70% is still quite considerable.

Within the scope of his authority, Zhao Shuo distributed less than a quarter of the remaining 70% to the Wanggu tribe.

After all, there were 3,200 men and 4,000 strong women participating in this battle.

The city defense battle a few days ago was also very important to the victory of this battle.

And most importantly, the Wanggu tribe saved Wusha Fort, causing the Jin people to lose the most important fulcrum of the 600-mile Great Wall, which was of great strategic significance.

"This... so much?"

Bo Yaohe was so focused on revenge that he had no idea how much fortune Zhao Shuo had made. He was so stunned by the number Zhao Shuo casually mentioned.

Not only do you not want our money as a thank you, but you also give us such a large amount of money?

"My dear Prince Consort, I won't say anything more."

Boom boom boom!
Boyaohe kowtowed three times to Zhao Shuo, his forehead bleeding. He said, "From now on, no matter how hard it gets, I will fight to the death with you, my dear husband!"

"You're being polite. This is all for the Mongol Empire and Genghis Khan. Why be so polite?"

Zhao Shuo was of course very happy to have another younger brother.

He personally helped Bo Yaohe up and gave him some warm words of encouragement.

Boyaohe gradually calmed down from his frantic excitement, and suddenly remembered something. He said, "Your Highness, you don't have to accept the wealth of our Wanggu tribe. However, there is one gift that you must accept."

"Oh? What kind of gift is it?"

"It's a suit of armor."

Bo Yaohe hurriedly took a set of armor from the cart behind and presented it to Zhao Shuo.

"What a beautiful armor!"

Zhao Shuo glanced at him and couldn't help but let out a sigh.

The armor's decorative elements were black, as fine as ink, seemingly absorbing the surrounding light. The armor plates shone with a golden sheen. Each plate was meticulously polished and tightly aligned, forming an impenetrable layer of protection. These scales shimmered in the sunlight, resembling authentic dragon scales.

The entire set of armor is extremely strong and has smooth lines, which ensures maximum protection without losing flexibility. It looks like it is not an ordinary item.

"It is the greatest honor for our Wanggu tribe that the prince consort is satisfied."

Boyaohe explained in detail, "To thank the Prince Consort for saving the Wanggu tribe (those smuggled goods), my father collected some rare meteorite iron two years ago. Then, he hired a skilled craftsman from Xixia who could make wart armor. Each piece of armor was carefully polished, and it took two years to complete this armor.

I originally intended it to be a gift to my son-in-law after the Mongol Empire captured Wusha Fort. Unexpectedly, before he even met his son-in-law, my father was murdered by Wanyan Chihu.

Thinking of his deceased father Alawusi, Boyaohe's eyes became red again.

Zhao Shuo sighed and said, "Alawusi is really thoughtful. This armor is deliberately golden. Is it to resemble my gold-painted iron armor?"

The gold-lacquered iron armor Zhao Shuo had been given when he was eleven was far less durable than the wart armor of the Western Xia. Furthermore, being all gold was too flashy, and Zhao Shuo wasn't satisfied.

However, that gold-painted iron armor has become Zhao Shuo's symbol and plays a great role in boosting morale. Zhao Shuo has been hesitant about whether to change it.

Bo Yaohe presented this black and gold armor to Zhao Shuo, which was like falling asleep and hitting the pillow.

Bo Yaohe said: "The prince consort is wise, that's exactly what he said."

"So, does this armor have a name?"

"No, I was just about to ask the prince consort to give me a name." Bo Yaohe said.

Zhao Shuo thought for a moment and said, "This armor comes in two colors, black and gold, and is made using cold forging technology, so let's call it the Black Gold Cold Forged Armor."

Xuan means black, and Li Shimin’s Xuanjia Army was named after it.

"Black Gold Cold Forged Armor? What a great name. This armor will surely protect the Prince Consort. He can kill a general and seize a flag amidst a vast army as easily as taking something from a bag."

"Haha, let me lend you some good words."

After receiving the armor, Zhao Shuo asked about the military situation ahead, "How is the situation at the Wuyue Camp?"

Although Wusha Fort is the strongest node of the 600-mile Golden Great Wall, it is actually located 40 miles outside the Great Wall.

Wuyue Camp is a key location second only to Wusha Fort, yet it is protected by the Great Wall. The closest point to the Great Wall is less than two hundred steps away.

The two fortresses, Wusha Fort and Wuyueying, were located inside and outside the Great Wall, one in the south and one in the north, protecting the safety of the Jin Dynasty's important transportation routes.

As long as we capture Wu Yue Camp, there will be a road leading directly to Fuzhou.

Fuzhou was the headquarters of the Jin Dynasty's 400,000-strong army and the residence of the Jin Dynasty commander Wanyan Chengyu.

So, what about the other commander of the Jin Dynasty, Du Ji Sizhong?
Right here at Camp Wu Yue!
If Wanyan Chengyu was a general and a prime minister, a man of both civil and military talents, then Duju Sizhong was a pure civil servant. His greatest achievement was that he did not mobilize the common people, but only the border troops, employing "750,000 workers" to repair the Wusha Fort defense line.

Therefore, although there were two prime ministers in charge of the northwest line of the Jin Dynasty, the division of labor was clear.

Wanyan Chengyu was in charge of military affairs, and Du Ji Sizhong was in charge of logistics.

It was only because a large amount of strategic materials of the Jin army were stored in the Wuyue Camp that Du Ji Sizhong was in charge there.

"If only Wanyan Chengyu hadn't suspected our Wanggu tribe back then," Bo Yaohe said with a look of regret. "Seven hundred of our Wanggu tribe members were originally stationed in the Wuyue Camp. As soon as our army arrived, Wusha Fort opened its gates and surrendered. With the seven hundred warriors from the Wuyue Camp acting as internal support, the Jin Empire's six-hundred-mile Great Wall would have collapsed without a fight."

"There's no need to talk about the past, just talk about the present."

Zhao Shuo asked very realistically, "How many soldiers are stationed at Wuyue Camp? Is it strong?"

Bo Yaohe said, "Of course it's strong. Wuyue Camp is just a smaller version of Wusha Fort, with a circumference of four miles and walls three feet high. It houses a garrison of ten thousand soldiers. Now that the remnants of the Jin army have fled, there should be even more. Moreover, knowing of the defeat at the front, they must have tightened their defenses even more."

Originally, Wusha Fort was the fortress with the largest number of Jin troops stationed there.

However, the Wu Yue Camp is now commanded by Du Ji Sizhong, so of course there will be a heavy military garrison there.

Zhao Shuo shook his head slightly and said, "We can't escape too many. In today's battle, we defeated their 35,000-man army in just one hour. Those remnants are utterly devastated. The Wu Yue Camp forty miles away doesn't give them enough sense of security. At most, it only adds 2,000 men."

"Is the Prince Consort interested in the Wu Yue Camp?" Although Bo Yaohe was eager for revenge, he was also a little hesitant.

In today's battle, the Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties, with about 1,200 Mongolian soldiers losing their combat effectiveness.

Although nearly 10,000 soldiers from the Baru Camp were added and they were asked to surrender, these people would definitely not be able to be used in the short term.

The Wanggu tribe fought with all their might this time, but also lost more than one hundred men and more than three hundred women.

In other words, the total force Zhao Shuo could mobilize now was 10,800 of his own troops and 3,000 male members of the Wanggu tribe, less than 14,000 people. Even if he included the more than 3,600 strong women, it would still not reach 18,000.

Can these people attack a fortified city guarded by 12,000 men?
"That's right!"

Zhao Shuo, however, was resolute in his resolve. He said, "After those defeated soldiers return, the Jin army will definitely reinforce Wuyue Camp at all costs. The longer we delay, the harder it will be to capture Wuyue Camp. Even if Genghis Khan's army arrives, it will not be easy to capture Wusha Fort."

Furthermore, Duji Sizhong could never have imagined that we would attack the Wuyue Camp immediately after a bloody battle with insufficient manpower. Tonight, the Wuyue Camp's defenses appear tight, but in reality, they are lax. We are ready to make a breakthrough.

besides……"

Bo Yaohe asked with concern: "What else?"

Zhao Shuo smiled and said, "It's even more impossible for Ji Sizhong to imagine that I have a Night Owl Guard."

(End of this chapter)