Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 308: Suppressing the Kipchak tribe and trying to reclaim wasteland

This situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable to the Mongolian army. Although the Bachiman tribe only has a few thousand soldiers, the Mongolian army is really unable to do anything to them when they are fighting guerrilla warfare in this familiar land.

On the huge grassland, it is too easy for an army of several thousand people to hide.

In the military camp of the Mongolian army, Meng Gegui, Baidar and others were discussing how to deal with the problem of the Eight Red Barbarians.

"Damn it! If the military strategist's flying artifact is here, are we afraid that we won't be able to find them?" As the real person in charge of this operation, Guiyou punched the table and said.

Ever since Brother Meng was sent over three years ago, they have followed him very well. Basically, they will not complain about anything he says. This makes Wo Kuotai Guiyou and his son very satisfied.

"Brother Guyu, we can't go on like this. We must give the fastest blow to this Bachi Barbarian tribe and completely annihilate them." Meng Ge said.

"He's just the leader of a small tribe, with only a few thousand people under his command, what kind of situation can he have?

If they are willing to fight guerrillas, let them run around! "Guiyou said.

Anyway, the task assigned to him by Brother Zhang has been completed, and now eleven of the twelve Kipchak tribal alliances have joined them.

Some old and weak women and children of the Bachiman tribe were also captured by them. Now there are only a few thousand soldiers running outside, and there is no atmosphere.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Meng is my younger brother now. He listens to everything I say. How can he become my opponent?" Guyu asked.

But isn't it strange that he can have a good relationship with you? If your father was killed.

Time returned to the present, Guyu glanced at Brother Meng, smiled and said. :

"As expected of my good brother, you have come up with a good idea. Please express your thoughts in detail."

But you have never led an army alone. The only time you lead an army alone is to know what will happen. "Zhang Yong said unceremoniously.

"Guiyou! How do you think your military talents compare with Meng Ge?" Zhang Yong said.

Let him watch over Brother Meng, you lead the troops out, and then follow Brother Meng's strategies and plans. Just take military action, then the credit will be yours, not Meng Ge's.

Whatever military goals you have, you agree to come down, but let Meng Ge sit in the base camp, and then let Baidar watch him, and you implement this goal. "Zhang Yong said.

"The more scheming a person is, the more powerful he can become your most powerful opponent. His father and your father are not at peace at all, and now he is forcibly adopted as an adopted son by your father.

You were taken to Tuo Lei to be an adopted son. Can you obey Meng Ge? "Zhang Yong asked rhetorically.

"Brother Zhang, you, you mean, Brother Meng is all pretending. He wants to gain the trust of my father Khan and then get rid of the control of our family." Guyu said.

Hearing this, Guyu suddenly blushed. The last time he faced the Zhongxiao Army of the Jin Kingdom, he was indeed beaten badly. If Chahan hadn't arrived in time, he would have died there.

If the Kipchaks are allowed to fight against the Kipchaks, the target of the Eight Red Barbarians will not just be the Mongols, but will also include other Kipchak tribes. By then, they will lose their hearts.

well! Why should such a mediocre person listen to him?

"Do you have any suggestions?" Guyu asked.

If he were to be encircled and suppressed again, other investigation tribes would be his helpers, and they would not be able to find out if they played some tricks with these Western nomads.

In this western expedition, he must accumulate enough reputation and military merit to do this. He can compete for the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia in the future and regain everything his father had. The battle plan he formulated this time is quite perfect.

"I, hum! Brother Meng has never experienced any decent war, and he is still a few years younger than me!"

Guyu's military talent was the same as his father's. Any one of Tuo Lei's four sons would be beaten, let alone Meng Ge, the leader among them.

If we cannot eliminate each other quickly, what awaits us is that other tribes that have surrendered will continue to rebel.

You just stay in the military camp to rest and sit in the base camp. I will personally lead the team out to wipe them out. "Meng Ge said.

"Okay, Brother Zhang, I understand." Guiyou nodded thoughtfully and said.

"I'll teach you how to say it. Say it like this."

"I led five thousand cavalry to hunt down the Bachi Barbarians and deal with them as soon as possible. I also notified the other Kipchak tribes and asked them to send some cavalry from each tribe to join forces to attack the Bachi Barbarians." Meng said. Brother said.

"Well! Brother Guyu, my strategic goal is this. First, then,,,,,,,, and finally, drive the Bachiman to the Caspian Sea.

"That's right! So remember, you and Meng Ge will act together, no matter what military requirements he makes.

He didn't want to give this military glory to others, and he was using his own plan.

"Really? You fought several battles, either with me or with your father.

You idiot, do you know how powerful the human heart is? This Bachiman is now a great hero in the eyes of those Kipchaks.

When Guyu heard this, he didn't say a word. Instead, he sat in the tent and thought about what Zhang Yong had said before.

After listening to Meng Ge's report in detail, Guyu nodded and spoke. :

"Brother Meng, you are indeed my good brother. I have decided to adopt your plan. You and Baidar will stay in the military camp together, and I will personally lead the team to encircle and suppress this Eight Red Barbarians."

Then they only have two options, one is to go into the sea to feed the fish, the other is to be captured alive by us, no matter which one they choose, they will die. "Brother Meng explained his battle plan in detail. He looked at Guyu expectantly.

"?? Brother Guyu, for such a trivial matter, it's just a small tribal leader, why does it need you to take action?

Before the army was divided, Zhang Yong specially called Guyu to his tent.

"Brother Guyu! The leader of the Bachiman tribe is very popular now. We cannot let him continue like this.

According to normal behavior, he should be extremely dissatisfied. Even Yang Zi's relationship with you is not much better.

Seeing what Brother Meng said, Guyu suddenly remembered some of the words Zhang Yong told him before leaving.

"Too Lei is in the northern grasslands of Mongolia to deal with the Jurchen tribes, the descendants of the Khitan people in the Western Liao Dynasty, and the Koryo Kingdom. Brother Meng has participated in the war. You should collect detailed intelligence on future opponents." Zhang Yong said.

Although he was facing Monk Wanyan Chen, a famous general from the Kingdom of Jin, a defeat was a defeat without any reason.

Otherwise, other Kipchak tribes that have submitted to us may also rebel. "Meng Ge frowned and said.

"Of course he is better than him. I have fought many battles." Guyu said.

So since he is not an opponent, he should use the opponent's plans and strategies. Baidar is the eldest son of Chahetai.

If the tribes who have surrendered now want to survive, they must obey the orders of the Mongols, and they must attack the Bachiman tribe.

"Brother, I will rely on you more for this expedition. You have already made a detailed battle plan, and I will let you lead this battle.

Then wouldn’t I be too unkind, so be it! We captured a lot of Kipcha girls this time, I will reward you with a few.

You have a good time with these Kipchak girls and have a good rest in the military camp. This time, brother, I will go out and stretch my muscles.

And Baidar, you also have a share, the two of you are sitting in the base camp together? I led five thousand troops to destroy the Eight Red Barbarians. "Guiyou said.

Baidar, who was standing aside, nodded and directly recognized Guyu's intention. Before leaving, his father Zhahetai had explained it to him.

There are four orders for this Western Expedition, and you must carry them out unconditionally. The first is Batu, the commander-in-chief of this time, the second is Subotai, the third is military counselor Zhang Yong, and the fourth is Guyou.

The first three are the real commanders and planners of this war, and the last Guiyou is equivalent to the supervisory army this time, and also represents the Mongolian Khan Wokuotai.

"Brother Guyu! Me, me."

Guiyou stood up, patted Meng Ge on the shoulder, and spoke in his ear.

"Listen to me and play games with the Kipchak girls here. You don't need to worry about other things."

Brother Meng gritted his teeth, nodded, and sat down. Soon the battle order was issued. All the Kipchak tribes that had surrendered to Mongolia must send part of their troops to assist in the encirclement and suppression of the Eight Red Man tribes.

Being besieged by the Mongolian army and the Bachiman had nothing to say, but being besieged by one of his own people was a bit unbearable for him.

I fought with these Mongols to the death, and took the warriors of my tribe to deal with them.

Isn't it just to set an example for you and let you understand that the Mongols are not invincible and you should all get up and follow me?

You say you are good and will support me secretly, but then you turn around and send troops to deal with me. What does this mean?

The Kipchak tribe began to participate in the encirclement and suppression, which made Bachiman directly angry. His target of attack was no longer limited to the Mongolian army, but his own Kipchak compatriots.

They even became more ferocious and cruel when robbing their own people, and countless settlements of the Kipchak tribe were attacked.

Cattle were plundered, women were snatched away, and men were killed.

And this behavior also completely annoyed these surrendered Kipchak tribes. We are following the Mongols to encircle and suppress you, but what can we do?

The Mongols had no choice but to listen to their orders, and our encirclement and suppression campaign was only symbolic and did not really go all out.

It's good for you, but you turned against our own people, even more viciously.

Several other Kipchak tribes no longer held back, and began to fully cooperate with Guyu's army to encircle and suppress the Bachiman tribe.

With the guidance of the locals and the guidance of the guide, the scope of activities of the Bachiman was gradually reduced, and there were fewer and fewer warriors around him.

Bachiman led his army to break out of the encirclement several times and fought against Guiyou's army, but he was basically beaten.

Guyu is really not very good at dealing with the elite troops of the Jin Kingdom, but there is no problem in bullying the local Kipchak tribe with the extremely elite Mongolian army.

At this time, the Mongolian army was no longer wearing animal skin clothes, wearing fur hats, holding a machete, and holding bows and arrows.

Now basically all the Mongolian armies are uniformly equipped with high-quality armor made by craftsmen, and the weapons are also extremely sophisticated.

After more than ten days of hard work, the Bachiman tribe had been gradually eaten away. At this time, the leader was only followed by a dozen warriors.

They fled to the Caspian Sea, built a raft with animal skins, and fled to the Caspian Sea to avoid the Mongolian army.

But the Mongols have a deep belief in pursuing them. Back then, the Sudan of Khwarezm, Mokomo, was chased by the Mongols all the way to the Caspian Sea. The same scene happened again today.

The remaining members of the Bachiman tribe planned to make some small rafts out of animal skins, then enter the Caspian Sea and find a small island in it to land.

The idea of ​​waiting for the Mongols to leave before coming out is wonderful, but the reality is cruel. At this time, soldiers have been deployed near the Caspian Sea.

Guyou strictly obeyed Zhang Yong's order and did not give the enemy any chance to escape. If he was surrounded, he would surround the enemy to death. Even if there was a vast ocean in front of him, he could not let the enemy escape.

Meng Ge's plan was to drive the enemy to the Caspian Sea, so Guyou had arranged for an army of several hundred men to be stationed here in advance.

As the encirclement narrowed, these people finally met. No nonsense, the Mongolian soldiers who just met were a hail of arrows.

Then he drew his saber and rushed forward, harvesting all the soldiers around the leader of the Bachiman tribe and capturing the tribal leader alive.

"Kneel down!" Guyu said as he looked at the leader of the Bachiman tribe who had caused huge losses to his Mongolian army during this period.

"I'm not your subject, nor your slave, why should I kneel down to you?" The leader of the Bachiman tribe snorted coldly and said.

He originally thought that escaping into the Caspian Sea would be like a fish entering the sea. Unexpectedly, he failed to escape in the end and was caught by the Mongols before he even had time to enter the sea.

Bachiman's answer was quite harsh. I am not your minister, nor your slave. I am just a prisoner of war. I will not take the initiative to kneel down to you.

"I admire your courage, but no matter what, you will die." Guyu waved his hand, and several Mongolian soldiers stepped forward and strangled the tribal leader with a rope, strangling him to death.

It took less than a month to completely eliminate the Bulgarian Khanate and the Kipchak tribal alliance entrenched on the east and west sides of Mongolia.

Some nearby Moldovi and Malians also turned away after seeing the Mongolian army coming.

Half a month later, the main force led by Batu, Zhang Yong, Subotai and others joined Guyu's army.

Then, passing through several pontoon bridges built by the Bulgarian Khanate, the army began to cross the Volga River in a mighty manner and officially entered the Eastern European plains.

The logistics troops, herdsmen and women's family members stayed in the Qinchak grassland to start animal husbandry to provide the army with subsequent supplies of meat and dairy products.

"Mr. Zhang, we have to rest here throughout the summer and autumn, allowing the herdsmen to graze livestock and reserve military rations.

In the summer and autumn, the territory of the Rus' kingdoms is full of quagmire, making it impossible to march. We can only attack in the winter," Batu said.

"Well! Batu! I have more than 15,000 Han soldiers under my command, and I plan to let them reclaim some wasteland.

Let's see if we can grow some food nearby. There is still plenty of water on the banks of the Volga River. "Zhang Yong said.

Zhang Yong planned to ask the accompanying Han soldiers to find a piece of land with fertile water and grass nearby to open up wasteland, and to reclaim some wasteland to see if farming could be carried out here.

It is indeed very difficult to open up wasteland here because the climate here is extremely cold.

There is a nine-month freeze period in the upper reaches, which makes it impossible to plant at all, but the lower reaches can.

The lower Volga only freezes for four months each year.

You can try it yourself, and in the original history, the lower reaches of the Volga River could indeed be cultivated and farmed.

In the future, the Russians will be able to cultivate farmland nearby. There is no reason why the Han people cannot do it. The genes of farming are engraved in the bones of the Han people.

When it comes to farming, the Han people take it second, but no one dares to take it first.

There is indeed little sunshine, but we only plant for six months, as long as we can grow wheat.

"Yes! Master Military Advisor, if we can successfully reclaim some wasteland, we can also get a supply area for military rations." Batu said.

Batu also agreed with Zhang Yong's farmland reclamation plan. He once ruled the Khwarezm area.

Naturally, we know that farming has huge advantages over nomadism.

"Master Military Advisor, I will hand over all the Russian slaves to you and let them open up wasteland. Anyway, they will just eat free rice if they stay with me." Batu said.

The Kipchak slaves have been returned to the Kipchak tribes that surrendered, so he only has some Russian slaves in his hands now.

Otherwise, Batudu planned to hand over all these people to Zhang Yong to reclaim wasteland.

"Yeah! I will take them to reclaim wasteland in the past few months, and wait until next spring to try planting. I hope it will succeed." Zhang Yong said.

Ordinary reclamation will naturally not be able to meet your needs, but there are detailed reclamation methods on Friends of Dual-Use Talents.

Cattle plow up the soil and bury animal dung or some rotting animal carcasses to make the land more fertile.

There are many tributaries in the lower reaches of the Volga River, and there is no shortage of water sources in this area.

Water can be irrigated in the spring next year, and land reclamation will not be difficult.

In the next two months, Zhang Yongdu led the army and a large group of Russian slaves to begin large-scale reclamation work nearby.

(End of this chapter)