Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 306: The eldest son’s western expedition, the Bulgarian Khanate, and the Kipchak tribe

Cattle, sheep and livestock are densely packed, like black and white brown spots, scattered on the green grass.

After everyone arrived, Ogedai held a grand banquet. All his relatives, clan kings, Mongolian generals, and Mongolian nobles all attended the banquet.

"Sweat!"

"Sweat!"

Wokuotai stood in front of everyone, opened his hands, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then spoke.

“All my brothers, their excellent sons, my excellent generals and their excellent sons, my excellent soldiers and their excellent sons, are all standing here now.

Why are we gathered here? Because I want to complete a strategic goal set by my father Khan before his death, the Western Expedition! Conquer those countries in the west, and more countries in the west. "

Brother Meng was the first to stand up, knelt in front of Wo Kuotai, lowered his head, and spoke sincerely. :

"Great Khan! No matter what order you have, we will die to complete it.

Even if it costs us our lives, it is a matter of course. "

After hearing Brother Meng's words, Wo Kuotai nodded with great satisfaction. Three years have passed since Tuo Lei's death.

We know very well about them that their army is extremely weak, has lax military discipline, and has no fighting ability. They are no match for us at all. "

The armies of the other sect kings are all led by their eldest sons. My second brother's eldest son Baidu'er, my eldest son Guiyu, and my younger brother's eldest son Meng Ge lead the armies. "Wokuotai said.

My son-in-law, Zhang Yong, the king of Guanzhong, is usually resourceful and has extremely high combat experience.

Hahaha! He has already conquered these boys, Wogotai thinks so.

During this Western Expedition, there were no civilians in the team responsible for transportation. All logistical baggage, food and other items were transported by horses and cattle accompanying the army.

More than a year ago, the Mongolian army began to protect the water and grasslands on the march, preventing ordinary herdsmen from grazing here and allowing the grass to grow faster.

After hearing this, all the Mongolian princes and nobles present, including the king and generals, all agreed.

This is the rhythm of something big happening. Father-in-law, do you know what it means to cut the weeds without eradicating the roots and let them grow again with the spring breeze?

Tuo Lei's four sons all stayed with him and recognized his son Guiyou as his eldest brother.

Along the way, all the cattle, sheep and horses can feed themselves and do not need human supervision at all. They can be self-sufficient and can provide some milk to others.

"Great Khan! This time we launch the Western Expedition, why don't you lead us?" a Mongolian general said.

In fact, many generals who participated in the Western Expedition had some doubts about this matter. Because launching a war of this scale, it should be led by the Great Khan himself.

"Conquer all the peoples of the West!"

An army of 200,000 people stretched for tens of miles, and a large number of cattle, sheep and horses followed the team, marching along the green grassland.

A single Mongolian cavalry or herdsman can drive hundreds of cattle, sheep and horses forward. The transportation capabilities of cattle and horses are much better than that of people, and there is no need to replenish military rations along the way.

As a veteran who had fought against those enemies, Subotai had rich experience, so he accompanied the army as deputy commander.

At the beginning, the eyes they looked at him were full of resentment, but after a long time, Wo Kuotai found that these resentful spirits seemed to be gone.

Marching here in spring, Zhang Yong saw rows of green pastures and vegetation. The grass along the way even grew to the knees of the horses.

As the Great Khan of Mongolia, you should stay in the camp to enjoy yourself and enjoy the rare treasures we bring you.

Because the Mongolian army had already discovered a perfect road before the Western Expedition, advancing along water and grass along the way.

Through the perspective of the drone, Zhang Yong saw a spectacular march. Even from the perspective of the drone, the team could not be seen. Head and tail.

Tuo Lei's two sons have really changed a lot in recent years.

He also received revelations from gods and men, so he served as the military advisor for this Western Expedition.

After paying homage to the Immortal Heaven, an army of 200,000 marched out of Haranhelin in a mighty manner and began the Western Expedition.

We have conquered a wider land, and the Great Khan should sit in the center instead of going on expeditions with us. "Zhang Yong also stood up at that time and said.

All you have to do is fight west. As for the end of the war.

"Fight to the end of the sea, fight to the end of the sea!"

"Yes! Our Mongol Empire is far more powerful now than it was during the Genghis Khan era.

"Great Khan! Where is our target?" a Mongolian general asked.

Even Zhang Yong was a little surprised. On the surface, he seemed to respect Wo Kuotai to the extreme, even to the point of being fanatical and loyal. But the more this happens, the more dangerous it becomes!

"Conquer all the nations of the West!" All the generals and princes who participated in the Western Expedition shouted in unison.

In recent years, Tuo Lei's sons have been very well-behaved and treated him with no complaints or respect.

Anyway, when the Mongolian army is marching, goat's milk, cow's milk, and horse's milk are all available, and they are not afraid of expiration because they can be brewed into milk wine.

Take me to a place with sea. When you see a vast sea, you can stop and return. "Wokuotai said.

After a huge swearing-in ceremony, Wokuotai rewarded the three armies, slaughtered sheep and cattle, and fed all the soldiers.

"The commander-in-chief leading the army this time will be Batu. Although he himself is not here, he will be waiting for you to meet up in the distant territory.

Why did Ogedai Khan endure the hardships of the Western Expedition and join us in conquering the land?

If the Great Khan has to do everything himself, what do you want us generals and kings to do? "Xulegu said.

"Hahaha! Our Mongol Empire is so powerful now because it was under the leadership of the Great Khan.

When going to the Western Expedition, you must have a clear goal!

"Hahaha, you asked a good question! According to my father Genghis Khan's wishes.

Wouldn't it be better if you listen to me and sequester all Tuolei's children into their own territory, then divide them and let them fight among themselves? Do they have to be united?

How about secretly killing Brother Meng during the Western Expedition?

"Well! I will not go to the Western Expedition with you this time. The reason is very simple, because this is a test, a test for the next generation of our young Mongolia, they need a war.

Subotai had fought against the Russians, as well as the Bulgarians, Kipchaks, and Alans.

At the rear of the large army, there were hundreds of thousands of female family members following. These family members managed huge herds of livestock. Many Mongolian soldiers brought their families with them during the western expedition.

It was said that 200,000 people went out to fight, but the total number of people in the team reached a terrifying figure. Zhang Yong roughly estimated that it definitely exceeded 400,000 people, but only 180,000 or 90,000 people could actually fight.

But this team does look very impressive! So intimidating.

During this Mongolian Western Expedition, the convenient military rations that Zhang Yong had previously produced became the main military rations for this march.

Before setting off, ordinary soldiers were given a large bag of compressed biscuit powder. In the morning and noon, they ate the compressed biscuit powder in their pockets and drank a sip of kumiss to satisfy their hunger.

In the evening, the army gathered together and began to make rice in a pot. They poured some compressed biscuit powder from wild vegetables from the grassland and tomato paste into the pot, and then cooked it in one pot and distributed it to all the soldiers.

Each soldier is given dry food for seven to ten days at a time, and rations are uniformly distributed after eating.

Every seven or eight days of marching, there will be a sheep slaughtering activity, and the mutton and tomatoes will be cooked. The Mongolians found that the tomatoes brought by Zhang Yong tasted quite delicious when cooked with the mutton, so they were very popular among the prairie people. like.

In addition to compressed biscuit powder, what Mongolian soldiers carry most is the tomato sauce invented by Zhang Yong. It has a sweet and sour taste and is very popular. It is even more popular than compressed biscuit powder.

In addition, the army also carried a large number of tomato seeds. This kind of tomatoes can also be planted and grown in some places with fertile water and grass, and its vitality is extremely tenacious.

Zhang Yong plans to plant tomatoes on the land of the Ross principalities after occupying them.

Then make tomato sauce, and then use the Rus principalities as the starting point to attack Western Europe.

Instead of leading the army back to the Kipchak grassland to recuperate for more than half a year after fighting in the winter, as in the original history.

After leaving Halakhalin, Zhang Yong, Subotai, and other princes led the army.

After walking on the vast prairie for a total of one and a half months, they finally met up with the Jochi family army led by Batu. This time, the Jochi family led by Batu also brought nearly 80,000 troops, as well as a large number of livestock, cattle, sheep and horses.

The Mongolian army brought by Batu actually only numbered more than 30,000 people, and the remaining tens of thousands were all recruited from local Turkic tribes.

The total number of coalition combatants has reached a terrifying 2.78 million.

There are more than 300,000 family members accompanying the army. In addition to the female family members, there are also many herdsmen responsible for taking care of the livestock.

After the two armies merged, they camped and rested on the grassland that day. A grand social dinner was held, allowing the soldiers to eat meat and drink carnivally. Many generals also gathered together to drink and eat meat.

After marching forward for more than half a month, the army arrived in the Sarai area and rested again. This is the most border area of ​​Mongolia. If it goes further, it will enter the enemy's territory.

After the coalition forces set up camp, all the senior generals, officers, and a large group of Zizong princes gathered in the big tent to discuss the next battle plan and march route.

“There are two enemies before us now. One is the Kipchak people in the Kumman Kipchak grassland.

They are composed of twelve tribes, each tribe has tens of thousands of people, and the larger tribes even have 100,000 people.

These Kipchaks, like us prairie people, are also nomadic tribes.

But in terms of combat effectiveness, they are far inferior to Mongolia. General Subotai has fought against them before. " Batu said.

After taking over Genghis Khan's fiefdom and beginning to rule the Jochi family, Batu often had fights with these Kipchaks.

In general, the living habits and customs are basically the same as those in Mongolia. Although the Kipchaks also often plundered the Rus.

But it also maintained good relations with some Rus' principalities, and even had marriages with some Rus' grand dukes.

During the last Mongolian Western Expedition, Subotai and Jebe's 20,000 troops had already conquered the local Kipchaks.

But after the Mongolian army left, the Kipchaks rebelled again.

In recent years, two Kipchak tribes even came under his command for various reasons.

This group of Kipchaks are, to put it bluntly, a piece of loose sand. Their threat is much worse than that of another enemy.

"Who is the remaining enemy?" Zhang Yong asked.

“They were Bulgarians who established a great Bulgarian Khanate here, and the Turks called them bastards and traitors.

This country is completely hostile to the Ross people. Their biggest business is fur and the sale of slaves captured from the Ross countries. These slaves will be sold to Western European countries.

The Bulgarian Khanate is basically not friendly to the surrounding countries, but it maintains contact with those countries in the West.

Their capital was at Briar, a city of nearly a hundred thousand people.

Located at the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers, it is a trading city with a very developed economy.

Apart from this, there are no other big cities in the country. They are all small tribes that survive in a nomadic way. " Batu said.

Before the start of this western expedition, he had already sent a large number of spies to conduct reconnaissance on the surrounding countries and the enemies he was about to conquer.

Looking at Zhang Yong in front of him, Batu was filled with emotion. Thinking about it, he was really a legend! Ten years ago, Mr. Zhang told himself many times about these Western nations.

He even stated intentionally or unintentionally that one day he would come to conquer them and attack these western lands. Unexpectedly, this sentence came true ten years later.

And Zhang Yong really participated in this battle as his own military advisor.

"So, what we have in front of us is the Kipchak Tribal Alliance and the Bulgarian Khanate, right?" Zhang Yong asked.

To put it bluntly, they are just two bastards. Although one is called a khanate, it only has a small city of 100,000 people in the capital.

The other one is even worse. It is just a loose tribal alliance and has been educated by the Mongols many times.

"Well! After conquering these two countries, we will enter the territory of the Principality of Ross.

The large area we are now in is the Kipchak grassland, and the Bulgarian Khanate is the only khanate. " Batu said.

"My opinion is that we divide our forces into two groups and attack the Bulgarian Khanate along the way and the Kipchak tribe along the way. After conquering these two areas, we can unite our forces and attack the Rus' countries again. What do you generals think?" Zhang Yong looked at the map and said.

Don't waste time. My time is very precious. It's definitely not cost-effective to fight one by one. You have to fight two together.

And we have to defeat the city on one day. In a small city of 100,000 people, if we fight for one more day, I will lose.

Hearing this, Subotai and Batu nodded together, they thought so too.

"Then I'll go deal with the Bulgarian Khanate. I still have an account to settle with them." At this time, Subotai standing aside said.

When they defeated the 100,000 Rus and Kipchak coalition forces and returned eastward with great satisfaction, they once passed by the Bulgarian Khanate. At that time, they came here with the intention of making friends.

They also sent envoys to the Bulgarian Khanate, asking the other party to donate a large amount of food, wealth and livestock.

As a result, the Bulgarian Khanate did not appreciate the praise and directly killed their envoy.

They also sent troops to attack him and Jebe. In this battle, although they suffered little losses, they were indeed defeated by the Bulgarians.

It was precisely because of this battle that Tebetsu was injured and died of illness on the way back to the army. This was a hurdle in Subotai's heart.

Now ten years have passed and it's time for him to avenge his brother.

Completely defeat the Bulgarian Khanate, fulfill the oath made in front of Jebe's tomb, and conquer the city of Burial.

"In this case, we will divide our forces into two groups. I, Lord Subutai, and military advisor Zhang Yong will lead the main force to attack the capital of the Bulgarian Khanate.

Guyou, Mengge, and Baidaer divided 50,000 troops and went to deal with the Kipchak tribal alliance. " Batu said.

Although the Kipchak tribal alliance has a large number of people, Mongolia has no fighting power at all against them.

Therefore, with an army of 50,000, it would be easy to conquer them, and even many Kipchak tribesmen would be frightened and run away.

“The weather has now entered summer, and we need to win these two areas as quickly as possible.

Then they will meet up on the territory of the Russians this winter and launch an attack on the Russians during the winter. Subotai said.

The winter in Ross is extremely cold. Basically all the troops and ordinary people will stay at home or in the city, and the population is very concentrated.

Zhang Yong gave a thumbs up.

My dear, only Mongolians dare to go to Maozi’s land to fight Maozi in winter.

The grass on the graves of the first two people who did this has already grown very tall.

One of them is called Napoleon and the other is called Hitler, but it seems that these two are not born yet! It's nothing to them either.

The winter in Russia is very cruel and extremely cold.

But this is not a problem for the Mongolians who are more resistant to frost, and this kind of weather is even more suitable for them to perform.

In winter, the large and small rivers in the Ross Kingdom will freeze, and there are plain areas along the way, which are very suitable for large-scale cavalry operations.

Therefore, the winter in the Ross area is the most powerful strategic weapon for other invaders, but for the Mongols, it is their natural ally.

You are very frost-resistant, right? Then we Mongolians are more resistant to freezing than you are, and we like fighting in winter more than you.

(End of this chapter)