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

Chapter 33 Military orders are like mountains, Temujin's trust is full
"How did they escape?"

After listening to his subordinates' reports, Zhao Shuo frowned deeply.

"The Merkits were well prepared. They had arranged vine ropes in the back mountains and horses to escort us. It was just that we arrived too quickly, so most of them became our prisoners."

"The vines have been cut now?"

"of course."

"That can't be helped." Zhao Shuo sighed and said, "The Khan has issued a death order, ordering us to kill Tuohetuo'a's entire family. Let's give chase!"

Mongolian military orders are like mountains. Once a command is issued, it must be carried out as long as it has not been completed.

Zhao Shuo was the most capable general under Temujin and would never break this rule.

Because he gave orders to the thousand-household leaders and hundred-household leaders under his command, the thousand-household leaders and hundred-household leaders would also carry out the orders with their lives.

Immediately, Zhao Shuo left behind Gerile's thousand-man team, counted the property of the Merkit tribe, and then escorted the Merkit tribe slowly towards Temujin's central army.

He himself led 3,000 men and quickly went down the mountain to chase Tolitoa's three sons, Hudu, Chilawen and Mazhaer.

Chasing on the grassland is definitely a hard job.

The grassland is vast, and finding a specific few hundred people is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

In history, Temujin sent a large army to hunt down Tokhtoa and his son for a full thirteen years before he was able to put an end to the rebellion.

It is not easy for Zhao Shuo to complete this task.

Ten days later, Suhe's thousand-man team, accompanied by Hulan, the most beautiful woman in the Merkit tribe, met Temujin.

When Temujin opened Hulan's veil, he was immediately shocked by her beauty.

Gaiyin Hulan's beauty is definitely among the top three in the entire grassland, especially her pair of eyes with a hint of light green in the blue, which are as enchanting as Hulun Lake.

After coming back to his senses from Hulan's beauty, the first thing that arose in Temujin's heart was joy.

It is not about being happy about obtaining a beautiful woman.

Instead, he was delighted by Zhao Shuo's loyalty.

In fact, Zhao Shuo broke through the Merkit camp, and Hu Lan, the most beautiful woman among the Merkits, was completely Zhao Shuo's trophy.

However, because Hulan's father Dayier Wusun said that he would give Hulan to him, Zhao Shuo did not hesitate to send Su He, his most trusted captain, to escort Hulan to present him to him.

What does this mean?
This shows that his good son-in-law Zhao Shuo will never betray him, the Khan, because of beauty, now or in the future.

Even though he already trusted Zhao Shuo immensely, Temujin's trust in Zhao Shuo increased even more when he looked at the stunningly beautiful Hulan in front of him.

For men, the greatest temptation is power and beauty.

How could Temujin not be delighted that Zhao Shuo remained unmoved in the face of such beauty?

"Su He, go back and report to Ah Shuo. Tell him that I deeply hate Tuohetuo'a and his son and must eradicate them completely. I'll keep Hulan for him. If he successfully completes his mission, I'll give it to him!"

Temujin put down Hulan's veil, turned around and said to Suhe.

"Yes, Khan!"

Su He nodded, without any unnecessary words, and immediately took his companions and rode at full speed to report to Zhao Shuo.

Don't underestimate the push and give between Zhao Shuo and Temujin.

If Dayierwusun said that he wanted to offer Hulan to Temujin, but Zhao Shuo ignored him and forced Hulan to marry him, then once Temujin heard about it, he would inevitably feel uncomfortable.

Now, Hulan will still become Zhao Shuo's trophy, but Temujin trusts Zhao Shuo even more because of this.

No matter who spreads rumors about Zhao Shuo in front of Temujin in the future, Temujin will remember what happened today and will not waver in his trust in Zhao Shuo.

...It took Su He another half a month before he finally caught up with Zhao Shuo.

After reporting Temujin's words, Zhao Shuo smiled.

But he didn't say anything. After Su He returned to the team, he immediately started chasing Tuohetuo'a's three sons again.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

During this six-month period, Zhao Shuo's greatest difficulty was finding the whereabouts of Tuohetuo'a's three sons. After all, they were fleeing with four or five hundred men, which was not too many, not too few, and they needed supplies, so news would inevitably arrive. However, they had no intention of engaging Zhao Shuo in battle, only of escaping, making it difficult for Zhao Shuo to capture them.

Zhao Shuo's greatest difficulty was supplying his 3,000 troops. He also received supplies from some tribes and was careful to conserve food.

There were times when supplies were completely cut off and they had to stab their horses and drink their blood to survive. In order to obtain supplies, they even held several small hunts to collect some prey.

"If I had known this earlier, I would have invented some convenient foods, such as meat floss, milk powder, or cakes."

It was winter by then. Zhao Shuo was riding a horse on a desolate grassland, looking at the white clouds in the sky, frowning and thinking secretly.

At this moment, an excited voice suddenly came: "Prince Consort, please come and see, we have found a great treasure!"

"What good baby?"

Zhao Shuo turned his head and saw his second thousandth household commander, Altana, galloping towards him on horseback. He said, "Come with me and you'll see for yourself! This is truly a treasure!"

"Lead the way!"

At this time, the three thousand troops under Zhao Shuo were conducting a hunting expedition.

Hunting is the most common military and recreational activity on the grassland.

A hunting circle is drawn up in advance, ranging from a few dozen miles to nearly a thousand miles. Then, the animals on the edge are slowly and carefully driven towards the center, making sure not a single animal escapes.

Finally, after a long period of driving, the hunting circle shrunk to the point where the beasts could no longer move, and they could be harvested. Pregnant and young animals were released, while the rest became the trophies of the steppe people.

Zhao Shuo had a small group of people, and in order to obtain supplies, he only conducted a hunting expedition with a radius of less than 40 miles.

Unexpectedly, I caught something good this time.

At this time, the entire encirclement was still about five miles long, and the prey was not very dense.

A golden wild horse attracted the attention of everyone present.

This horse is not only tall and strong, but also about a head taller than ordinary horses.

Moreover, his hair is golden without a trace of other colors.

It sparkled in the sunlight, and Jane looked like a celestial being descended from heaven.

The most important thing is that it moves quickly and at a very fast speed.

A skilled young man in his twenties rode his horse at full speed, repeatedly trying to put the lasso over its head, but it easily dodged it every time.

Herod
Suddenly, the golden wild horse let out a long neigh, turned at an incredible angle, and charged towards the young man.

"not good!"

With a scream, the young man's warhorse was knocked to the ground, and the young man was knocked three feet away.

"It's really a good treasure." Zhao Shuo said: "Altana is good at running, and you are also a good horse trainer. Why don't you go up and give it a try?"

Altana said somewhat unwillingly, "I've already tried. I originally wanted to capture this treasure and present it to my husband. But this beast is truly possessed by spirits. Not only is it incredibly strong, but it's also more cunning than a fox. I tossed it around for half an hour, but couldn't do anything to it."

"Oh, really? Then I'll try."

Zhao Shuo curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, dismounted from his horse, and walked into the crowd of onlookers.

(End of this chapter)