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

Chapter 102: The Mongols are so damn generous!
"Guo Baoyu has rebelled!"

"Quickly reinforce Ximen!"

"Damn Han dogs, surrender the city!"

"Hold on! Brothers, hold on! This Great Jin belongs to us, the Jurchens!"

……

At the west gate of Huihe Fort, the shouts of the Jurchen defenders reached Shi Mi Ming'an's ears.

At this time, Shi Mi Ming'an was leading one of his elite Khitan soldiers, Meng'an, in a barracks not far from the west gate. He had already ordered his thousand Khitan soldiers to don armor, string their bows, and draw their swords, waiting for the Mongols to attack the city.

"Damn it! Guo Baoyu is such a disloyal guy!"

Shi Mo Ming'an cursed angrily, picked up his big iron spear, and said, "Khitan warriors, hurry! Follow me and charge towards the west gate!"

"Who should we help?" asked Lieutenant General Balibian in a daze.

"Nonsense, of course I'm helping that ungrateful guy! Follow me!"

That’s right, Shi Mi Ming’an is also going to surrender to Mongolia.

In the timeline where Zhao Shuo did not travel through time, Shi Mi Ming'an did not accept Wanyan Chengyu's advice, and immediately took the opportunity to meet Temujin as Wanyan Chengyu's envoy to defect to Mongolia.

The reason why Shi Miming'an was familiar with the languages ​​of Jurchen, Han, and Mongolian was because his hometown was Huanzhou, a border city between the Jin Dynasty and Mongolia. When the Mongols conquered Huanzhou, his family fell into their hands.

The Khitans and the Jurchens had a grudge against each other for destroying their own countries.

If not now, when will we surrender to Mongolia?

Zhao Shuo changed history. Wanyan Chengyu did not send Shi Mi Ming'an as an envoy to Temujin. Shi Mi Ming'an came to Huihe Fort with the defeated army.

He had already made sufficient preparations, intending to take advantage of the Battle of Huihe Fort to suddenly rebel at the critical moment and gain the merit of surrendering the city.

Unexpectedly, Guo Baoyu got there first!
You are such a good Guo Baoyu!
Back then at the Black Wind Pass camp, I asked you if you could hold on to it. Doesn’t that mean I’m not that loyal to the Great Jin?
If you want to surrender the city, why didn't you discuss it with me?
If we work together, the west gate would be open now!
Needless to say, you are so disloyal as to want to take all the credit for surrendering the city!

Well, Shi Mi Ming'an didn't discuss the matter of surrendering the city with Guo Baoyu.

Ultimately, "taking all the credit" was only a minor factor. Crucially, Guo Baoyu and Shi Miming'an were merely acquaintances, not close friends. They might have shared some complaints about the court, but they wouldn't have dared discuss such a major matter as surrendering the city.

However, Guo Baoyu stole the credit, and Shi Mi Ming'an felt very regretful and put all the blame on Guo Baoyu.

He was now very angry and led an elite Khitan Meng'an to attack Ximen viciously.

At this time, near the west city gate, one of Guo Baoyu's elite Han Meng'an was already engaged in a melee with two Jurchen Meng'an.

Guo Baoyu led six hundred armored soldiers in a fierce assault on the gate. Five hundred Jurchen soldiers from the hidden siege inside rushed out, desperately trying to stop them. A thousand Jurchen soldiers stationed outside the gate attacked Guo Baoyu from behind. Guo Baoyu assigned three hundred armored soldiers to block the gate. Four hundred of Guo Baoyu's men, stationed on the city wall, came down to reinforce him. The five hundred Jurchen soldiers stationed on the city wall also came down to reinforce the Jurchen army...

There were shouts and cries of killing everywhere, and chaos reigned.

Of course, these two Jurchen warriors were already inferior to Guo Baoyu's elite Han Chinese troops. Now, having lost their commander, despite their numerical advantage, they were already at a disadvantage. Guo Baoyu, with his three hundred armored soldiers, was less than five feet from the city gate.

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

"Guo Baoyu, you're dead!"

"Han dog, go to hell! Haha!"

……

Seeing Shi Mo Ming'an and Khitan Meng'an arrive in time, the Jurchen army thought that reinforcements had arrived, and their morale was greatly boosted and they cheered.

However, the subsequent performance of these Khitan troops was far beyond their expectations.

Shi Mi Ming'an rushed to the front of the Khitan army, first stabbed a Jurchen soldier in the heart, and then shouted: "Kill Jurchen dogs!"

"We Khitans are rebelling!"

"The hatred of the country and the family is avenged today!"

"Submit to Mongolia and kill the Golden Dog!"

……

The Khitans shouted and rushed into the battlefield. In the blink of an eye, forty or fifty Jurchen corpses were lying on the ground.

"Damn it! Even the Khitans can't be trusted!"

"Shi Mo Ming'an has also rebelled!"

"Guo Baoyu and Shi Moming'an have both rebelled!"

"Run! We can't hold on any longer!"

"Reinforcements, go call for reinforcements!"

……

The addition of Shi Mo Ming'an's thousand elite Khitan soldiers immediately became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and most of the two Jurchen Meng'ans fled in panic.

Only the last two hundred unlucky people who were blocked at the city gate were easily shot dead by the archers dispatched by Guo Baoyu.

Then, squeak and twist~~
The west gate of Huihe Fort was opened to welcome the Mongolian army into the city.

"What? Guo Baoyu and Shi Moming'an both ran away? The west gate is open?"

When Wanyan Chengyu heard the news, he didn't know whether to be sad or happy.

What worried him was that Huihe Fort was destroyed and he suffered another major defeat.

The good news was that the Khitans and the Han people surrendered the city, and the west gate of Ruihe Fort was lost, so he could finally escape with a legitimate reason.

Rumble~
The drawbridge outside the south gate of Huihe Fort collapsed with a loud bang, and Wanyan Chengyu rushed out under the protection of the most elite 3,000 Jurchen troops.

"Wanyan Chengyu ran away! Wanyan Chengyu ran away!"

"The Ruihe Fort has been broken!"

"It's over! It's over!"

"Run!"

If the arrival of Shi Mi Ming'an's Khitan army was the last straw that broke the camel's back for the defenders of the west gate, then Wanyan Chengyu's escape was the final straw that broke the camel's back for Huihe Fort.

The defenders of Huihe Fort lost their fighting spirit and fled for their lives.

However, where to run?
There is a moat outside the Ruihe Fort, and the west gate is occupied by the army of Guo Baoyu and Shi Mi Ming'an. The Mongolian army has already entered the city.

There was a fierce battle going on at the East Gate, so there was no way to run.

Even if the suspension bridges at the South Gate and the North Gate were lowered at the same time, how many people could walk on them at the same time?
What’s more, there are nearly 70,000 elite Mongolian cavalry outside the city gate!

Most of the defenders had no choice but to surrender.

By the evening of that day, the battle of Ruihe Fort was completely over, and Temujin officially moved into Ruihe Fort.

The Huihe Fort City Defense Office became the headquarters of Temujin's army.

In the evening, the Mongolian army's post-war summary meeting proceeded normally.

Hu Nan first reported the results of the battle, saying: "In this battle, our army captured more than 42,000 enemies, all of whom were regular troops of the Jin Kingdom.

Seized were 113,000 sets of armor, 1,300 sets of armored cavalry, 60,000 horses, 6,700 divine arm bows, 1,300 crossbows, 13,000 taels of gold, 78,000 taels of silver, 50,000 bolts of various cloth, and 30,000 dan of grain.

The remaining leather armor, flags, and weapons were too numerous to count."

Huihe Fort was also an important logistics base for the Jin army, so Temujin was not surprised by the large amount of spoils.

He said, "Then let's do as we agreed. I'll take 30% of all the spoils, and Ah Shuo will take 70%."

"Uh...what about those two surrendered people? They made great contributions in surrendering the city." Hu Nan reminded.

This is one of the differences between the Mongolian court and the Central Plains court.

For the Central Plains court, surrender is surrender. You were forced to surrender by the situation. Not killing you is considered merciful. Do you still want a reward? Even if you have truly made great contributions, you will only be given a small reward.

According to historical records, when the Jin Dynasty was in decline, the Song army captured the former capital of Kaifeng. The people rejoiced, welcoming their troops with food and drink. However, how did the Song army treat them? In pursuit of loot, they slaughtered the people of Kaifeng, leaving corpses everywhere and blood flowing like a river.

Similar things happened continuously in the areas formerly occupied by the Jin Dynasty.

To the extent that, the Mongols who were allied with the Song Dynasty at that time were dumbfounded.

Those were all Han Chinese, once the people of Song. Your Song army was unable to defeat the Jin, so you ceded these people to them. What was their fault? Now, after finally fighting back, it's fine if you don't compensate them properly, but you're also burning, killing, and looting? Is that human behavior?
The Mongol general Subutai once said to the Southern Song general Meng Gong with great contempt: "You Song people like to kill surrendered people, but we Mongols are not like that."

In the eyes of the Mongols, since they had surrendered, they became their own people and could not be killed.

Enemy generals who lead their troops to surrender will be given sufficient courtesy.

Now that Guo Baoyu and Shi Miming'an had made such great contributions, it was unacceptable for them not to share the spoils of war. In the eyes of the Mongols, this was unacceptable.

Temujin suddenly realized and said, "Oh right, there are two more surrendered people. Let them come in."

"Yes."

Guo Baoyu and Shi Mi Ming'an were waiting outside and walked into the hall.

Shimi Ming'an and Temujin are old acquaintances.

He expressed his loyalty to Temujin, who gave him some kind words of encouragement.

Guo Baoyu did not speak Mongolian, so Shi Mo Ming'an acted as his translator.

Temujin asked Guo Baoyu what he thought of Mongolia.

Guo Baoyu stated that the Mongols' initial decision to defeat the Western Xia, seize their vast quantities of military equipment and supplies, and then attack the Jin Dynasty was a correct one. Now, to advance into the Central Plains, the most important thing was to kill as few people as possible and compete with the Jin Dynasty for the hearts and minds of the people. "Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world."

This is a general truth that applies everywhere.

Temujin nodded repeatedly and said that Guo Baoyu's suggestion was very good.

Of course, that’s all.

Temujin was quite disapproving.

Mongol generals, what were you doing in the Central Plains? In the most general sense, it was to avenge the Mongols. How could you not kill people when you were seeking revenge? In the most specific sense, it was to plunder. Plundering without killing? What a joke!
Temujin praised Guo Baoyu, but in his heart he looked down on him. Finally, Temujin said, "Before we captured the Ruihe Fort, we Mongols made a decision. Thirty percent of the spoils would go to me, and seventy percent would go to Prince Consort Zhao Shuo. Now, since you two have made such great contributions, you will all become Prince Consort Zhao Shuo's subordinates. Prince Consort Zhao Shuo will also decide how to divide the spoils."

"According to the order!"

Shi Mi Ming'an was very happy with Temujin's arrangement.

He couldn't possibly expect to be on equal footing with those hereditary Mongol thousand-household and ten-thousand-household officials just after surrendering to Mongolia, could he? It was even more impossible for him to infiltrate the Qiexue Army directly under Temujin.

Prince Consort Zhao Shuo is one of the five great commanders under Temujin, and is also known as the bravest warrior on the grassland. Joining his army is a very good career path.

Guo Baoyu was even happier.

Zhao Shuo had Han Chinese ancestry, which first solved the problem of him not being able to communicate with the Mongols in the same language.

He highly recognized the abilities of his son-in-law Zhao Shuo.

Zhao Shuo was also very satisfied with these two new subordinates.

According to historical records, Shimo Ming'an was not only a man of both civil and military talents, skilled in warfare, but also a man of no greed. As the saying goes, "When he found pearls, jade, and silk in the treasury, Ming'an collected them all and presented them to the emperor, never taking a single cent for himself."

Moreover, this person was not easy to kill. After the Mongolian army broke through Zhongdu, Shi Mi Ming'an not only refrained from killing many people, but also provided food to help the people.

Not to mention Guo Baoyu, who was a famous general himself and the grandfather of the famous Guo Kan. It was like picking up Wei Qing for free, and then having Huo Qubing follow him.

The next morning, Zhao Shuo called the two men over and asked about their families.

Shi Mi Ming'an's family was in Huanzhou, so Zhao Shuo didn't need to worry about them. Guo Baoyu's parents and wife were in their hometown, Zheng County, Huazhou, where the Guo family was well-established and there was no need to worry. However, his son Guo Dehai had joined the army and was currently fighting against the local peasant uprising in Shandong. He had a Mouke under his command.

Guo Dehai's son Guo Kan, who is only two years old this year, is also in Shandong.

Although Guo Dehai was able to protect himself, Guo Baoyu was still quite worried about the safety of his son and grandson.

Zhao Shuo immediately said that he could send a team of night owls to Shandong to pick up Guo Dehai and Guo Kan.

Guo Baoyu thanked him profusely.

Then, the issue of the distribution of spoils came up.

Guo Baoyu didn't understand Mongolian customs, so he said cautiously, "Actually, most of my thousand-household men are wearing armor and have no shortage of weapons, so there's no need to divide the spoils."

"Ok?"

Zhao Shuo frowned slightly and said, "Don't say such things again in the future. In our Mongolian army, fairness in rewards and punishments is paramount. Can I make an exception for you?"

"I don't dare!"

"Then take whatever spoils you are entitled to."

Zhao Shuo thought for a moment and said, "This time, I took 70% of the spoils from the battle at Huihe Fort. You two will split 10% of that 70%. Guo Baoyu, you were the first to make the contribution, so you'll get 60%. Shi Moming'an, you were the second to make the contribution, so you'll get 40%.

Guo Baoyu can get 4% of the total war spoils.

It doesn’t sound like much, but there is a lot of spoils, and the absolute number is quite large!
There were 4,500 sets of iron armor, 50 sets of armor and cavalry equipment, 2,400 horses, 270 divine arm bows, 500 taels of gold, 3,000 taels of silver, 2,000 pieces of various cloths, and 1,200 dan of grain.

What is this concept?
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about this armor.

Guo Baoyu had only a thousand men under his command, eight hundred of whom were wearing armor.

However, Zhao Shuo directly gave him 4,500 sets of armor.

On average, one person now has more than enough to wear five pieces of armor.

Moreover, Zhao Shuo also gave him fifty very precious armor and cavalry equipment.

After counting the spoils according to the account books, Guo Baoyu was dizzy with such a huge amount of wealth. He intuitively felt that it was the right decision to surrender to Mongolia this time, and it was even more right to surrender to the command of Prince Consort Zhao Shuo!
They are so generous when it comes to sharing money!

Although Shi Mi Ming'an got less spoils than Guo Baoyu, the absolute amount was still considerable.

Besides, it was Guo Baoyu who took the lead and made the first contribution, so why did Shi Mi Mingan only get the second contribution?

This is what Guo Baoyu deserves.

Immediately, he and Guo Baoyu thanked Zhao Shuo for the reward.

Zhao Shuo was very happy and called all his captains, such as Gerile, Hairige, Suhe, Tamachi, Dorbedoheishen... to come and drink with Guo Baoyu and Shi Miming'an to enhance their friendship.

In other words, it was a team-building activity involving eating and drinking.

The team building was over in the afternoon. Zhao Shuo had drunk quite a bit and felt dizzy, so he prepared to have a good sleep.

However, at this moment, someone came to report that a group of miscellaneous soldiers had arrived outside. The leader was called Shi Bingzhi, who had come to seek refuge with him and asked if he wanted to see him.

see!
Of course I will!
Since they were called miscellaneous soldiers by the Mongolian army, this group of soldiers must be of poor quality in terms of equipment or combat effectiveness.

But this is Shi Bingzhi!

He is not just one person, but represents a whole family!
His three sons, Shi Tianni, Shi Tianan, and Shi Tianze, his brother Shi Jindao, and his nephew Shi Tianxiang were all capable and experienced generals.

Shi Tianni, in particular, is recorded in history as the commander-in-chief of the Mongol cavalry and infantry, commanding 240,000 households. Later, he conquered the counties of Shandong and Hebei, achieving immediate success. If not for his early death by the traitorous general Wu Xian, his fame would have surpassed that of Shi Tianze.

Shi Tianxiang is also very good, "tall and strong, with extraordinary physical strength."

In history, Mu Huali praised him: "Under the rule of the world, the wise and brave men of Tianxiang must not leave my side."

A series of famous generals were delivered to Zhao Shuo's lips. How could he not swallow them all in one gulp?

"I, Shi Bingzhi, greet the Prince Consort! I have long heard of your great name and have admired you for a long time. It is truly a great honor to meet you today."

dong dong dong~~
Shi Bingzhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Zhao Shuo.

"No courtesy, please sit down."

Zhao Shuo had been traveling through Mongolia for so long that he was not accustomed to Shi Bingzhi's humble yet tedious words. True, Shi Bingzhi was far lower in status than Zhao Shuo. However, in Mongolia, even ordinary herders, while respecting Zhao Shuo, would never be so humble.

Zhao Shuo asked, "I heard that you came here specifically to seek refuge with me?"

"Yes, I have long admired you, my husband, and longed to serve under you. Upon hearing that your troops were marching into the Central Plains, I traveled five hundred miles from my hometown, Yongqing County, to come here. Furthermore, I have prepared a gift for you."

"what gift?"

"Wanyan Chengyu, the Vice Minister of State of the Jin Dynasty, is alive."

Well, this last sentence exposed Shi Bingzhi's true nature.

He actually didn't usually speak like this, but he didn't know Zhao Shuo's temper, so he tried to be humble for the sake of fame and fortune. When he talked about his great achievements, he couldn't help but feel proud, and the word "alive" came out of his mouth, with a hint of pride between his eyebrows.

"Oh? You captured Wanyan Chengyu alive? How did you do it?"

"It's like this. To ascertain the strength of the Jin army, I, along with some local tyrants, met with Wanyan Chengyu. However, Wanyan Chengyu didn't ask how many troops and rations we had, but only inquired about the path leading to Xuande. I took note, ambushed him on that path, and captured him alive."

Zhao Shuo was still a little confused and asked, "Wanyan Chengyu is a famous general of the Jin Dynasty and is protected by a large army. Can you capture him alive?"

"I dare not lie to you, my Lord. Wanyan Chengyu was not protected by a large army, only twenty or thirty cavalrymen. I set a trap on that small road and captured him alive without much effort."

"I see."

Wanyan Chengyu had already prepared to escape, so of course he would not wear any fancy armor, but the same attire as ordinary Jin cavalrymen.
The Mongolian army continued to chase and intercept the Jin army that escaped from Huihebao, and Wanyan Chengyu kept dividing his troops to escape.

Although the Mongolian army did not capture him in the end, there were only twenty or thirty riders left by his side, and Shi Bingzhi took advantage of this.

In fact, Zhao Shuo didn't care much about whether Wanyan Chengyu was captured alive or not.

Although he was a famous general of the Jin Dynasty, he was defeated by the Mongols time and time again and had lost his courage.

A general who has lost his courage is probably no better than an ordinary person when commanding an army, and will not be able to cause any trouble in the future.

According to historical records, Wanyan Chengyu hibernated for a while after returning to the capital, and then led the army again. However, he was unable to defeat the Mongols, let alone the Khitans who rebelled in the northeast, and died in depression.

However, if you think about it carefully, Wanyan Chengyu was, after all, one of the prime ministers of the Jin Dynasty. Nailing him to the wooden donkey would certainly have dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Jin people.

Moreover, the fact that both Wanyan Chengyu and Wanyan Chihu, father and son, met such a fate had a greater impact on the nobles of the Jin Dynasty.

All in all, Shi Bingzhi did make great contributions this time.

Then, Zhao Shuo asked Shi Bingzhi what reward he wanted.

Shi Bingzhi said that he had no other request but to serve under the prince consort.

Zhao Shuo's face darkened immediately, and he warned Shi Bingzhi to speak his mind directly in the future. He valued his abilities, not false politeness.

Then, he asked about the specific number of people under Shi Bingzhi's command.

Seven hundred and ninety-eight people.

Immediately, Zhao Shuo gave him a thousand sets of iron armor, sixteen hundred horses, one thousand iron spears, one thousand shields, one thousand strong bows, and one thousand hard crossbows, and also gave him five cows, two hundred sheep, two thousand taels of silver, and two thousand pieces of silk.

These rewards were, of course, less than those given to Guo Baoyu. After all, Guo Baoyu had fought hard, and many of his soldiers had been killed or wounded. Shi Bingzhi had simply been lucky and had taken advantage.

However, for Shi Bingzhi, this reward was really too much.

The reason why he considered the eight hundred men under his command to be just miscellaneous soldiers was because they did not even have fifty sets of armor.
Now, Zhao Shuo directly gave him a thousand sets of armor and even prepared replacements. How generous is this?

I immediately thanked you profusely.

Zhao Shuo then took him to see Temujin and presented Wanyan Chengyu to him.

Temujin was overjoyed and rewarded Shi Bingzhi with another two thousand taels of silver.

He had no objection to Shi Bingzhi joining Zhao Shuo's army.

After all, Shi Bingzhi was just a local tycoon with some private soldiers. Every county in the Central Plains had a few of them, so what was so unusual? When the troops entered Zhongdu, they would have as many people as they wanted. If he wanted to follow Zhao Shuo, then so be it. Moreover, Shi Bingzhi had also made a great contribution by capturing Wanyan Chengyu alive.
Temujin even considered that, in the future, when he invaded the Central Plains, there would be too many similar surrenders. Should he simply issue an edict, declaring that whoever his generals could recruit would be theirs? This would prevent Zhao Shuo from having to come to him specifically to report on the small-time Shi Bingzhi he had recruited, as happened today.

This is too much trouble.

However, Zhao Shuo knew the value of Shi Bingzhi and continued the team building that night.

"Guo Baoyu, Shi Moming'an, and Shi Bingzhi are all my men now. I didn't expect that I'd already have so many capable men just after arriving at Huihe Fort and before even entering the Central Plains. This Jin Kingdom is truly a treasure trove of experience!"

Zhao Shuo looked at the generals with drunken eyes, holding a wine jar in his hand and a smile on his lips.

(End of this chapter)