Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 119: Xixia’s goal, making false claims in the east and attacking in the west ([-] words in one)
"Father-in-law, I think it would be better to mobilize some local troops from Hamili to help." Zhang Yong said.

Ji Lasiyi is definitely not a good person! More than 6000 light cavalry versus more than 2000 light cavalry, even if the Mongols were good at fighting, they would still be at a disadvantage. He was very afraid that his cheap father-in-law would overturn on the spot.

"You don't need to worry. When Mongolia was founded, the total number of men in the entire tribe was only 10. In this way, we defeated Xixia, defeated the Jin Kingdom, destroyed Xiliao, and destroyed Huala Zimo, just six thousand Xixia Qingqi are no match for me." Wo Kuotai said.

This was not the Delhi Sultanate.This is the grassland area, which is the fighting terrain that their Mongolian cavalry is best at. Since conquering the northern part of the Jin Kingdom, the equipment and armor of their Mongolian cavalry have been greatly upgraded.

In the past, the Mongolian cavalry wore sheepskin armor. At best, it was called leather armor, but at worst, it was just a layer of animal skin. As for the sabers in their hands, they were also made through smelting technology on the grasslands.

Today, all this has completely changed. After conquering the Western Regions, they obtained Damascus steel swords and forging iron technology, conquered the Kingdom of Jin, captured a large number of Han craftsmen, and built advanced armor for them. Together with the Mongolian With the horses produced, the current Mongolian cavalry is truly invincible.

"I will leave you 500 people to guard the slaves, and I will bring [-] cavalry to fight. Don't worry, just wait for the news of my triumphant return!" Wo Kuotai said.

Seeing Wokuotai like this, Zhang Yong felt very bad deep down in his heart.

Brother, although this man is not well-known now, he is a fierce man who has carried Genghis Khan for half a year!

Looking at the whole world, which general dares to rely on a small earth city to say that he can resist the 20 cavalry led by Genghis Khan, who is so powerful in the world?
Now he leads six thousand cavalry to fight against you.The number of soldiers in the whole family has an absolute advantage. Where do you get your confidence?
If you bring 500 people to fight, this is not 500 infantry. If you bring [-] people to fight with [-] infantry, there is no problem. Even if you only bring [-] people, you can cut these infantry into pieces. Killed like vegetables.

However, it was difficult for Zhang Yong to dissuade him with words, because something like this had happened before. When Genghis Khan planned to send out troops to attack the Delhi Sultanate, Zhang Yong also tried to persuade him for a long time, but the great Khan did not listen to him at all.

Even though Wo Kuotai is easier to talk to and treats himself well, once Wo Kuotai decides on something, there will be no change. Even if he tries to persuade him nicely, the other party will not listen.

"Bring some gasoline. If you are defeated, you can sprinkle the gasoline on the road and then set it on fire to block the opponent's pursuit." Zhang Yong said.

If you really can't defeat them, dropping gasoline to create a wall of fire can also help you retreat.

"Yeah! But I will throw the gasoline fire into the opponent's cavalry camp. Just wait to hear the news of my victory!" Wo Kuotai patted Zhang Yong on the shoulder, stood up and lit up the fifteen hundred The Mongolian cavalry left the remaining [-] cavalry to Zhang Yong and rode away.

Zhang Yong is quite cautious in doing things, but he really doesn't know much about the capabilities of the Mongolian cavalry in field battles. If he takes him to fight a few more battles in the future, he will know that this kid is also a talented general.

Although the cavalry he brought over this time only numbered 2000, they were all his own bodyguards from Wokuotai, and their combat effectiveness was stronger than the average Mongolian cavalry.

After Wokuotai left, Zhang Yong immediately ordered the remaining five hundred cavalry to gather together.

Then he came to the tent where he lived and found Farmaina.

"What's wrong, sir! What do you want from me?" Farmaena looked at Zhang Yong who hurriedly walked in and asked.

"Famayina, there are enemies coming. There are 6000 people, all cavalry. Wo Kuotai has led [-] cavalry to fight, and the remaining [-] cavalry are handed over to me." Zhang Yong sat In the tent, he said straight to the point.

"Master, are you afraid that my people will rebel? Believe me, they are very satisfied after knowing that they want to live here. They, as long as they can live here, they will not rebel." Famayi Na said.

A few days ago, Zhang Yong told her that he decided to leave his people to live in the territory of Wokuotai.

Enjoy the treatment of civilians and escape from the status of slaves, but you must live here for generations and mine salt mines.

Farmaina is undoubtedly very happy about this decision.

These believers of God actually do not get along so harmoniously with believers of other sects, and they have their own suppression but only reluctantly.

But if time goes by, she can't guarantee whether there will be any problems. Now they can live with local people who believe in Allah, which is indeed a good thing for them.

The daughter of Khairhan was one of the reasons why he was able to stabilize his tribe and make them willing to work.

But another important reason is that Farmaina told a lie, a lie that even Zhang Yong didn't know.

Famaina told all the people of Khwarezm that the Mongolian army invaded Khwarezm because they were not pious enough in their faith in God.

So Allah punished them, but after they returned to their pious faith.

The Mongol army will treat them well and they can start their lives again.

The territory of gods that her husband Zhang Yong once mistakenly entered is the territory of Allah. This is why these Khwarizim slaves are so obedient.

"Yes, I hope they can stay safe and not do anything bad. I hope you can comfort them." Zhang Yong said.

"Master, don't worry! My people will never have any disrespect towards you." Farmaena said.

Just kidding, under their own lies, they now regard you as the messenger of God!

"That's good! You really helped me a lot, Farmaina." Zhang Yong nodded happily and said.

"Master, if there is a shortage of soldiers, my people can just give them weapons, and they can join the battle and help you deal with the enemy." Famaina said.

During this period of time, Zhang Yong did not stop their daily prayers and some customs and habits, so the slaves in Khwarezm recognized Zhang Yong very well.

And after knowing that he could get rid of his status as a slave and become a civilian, he became even happier. He firmly believed that Zhang Yong was the messenger of Allah, and that his princess was marrying the messenger of Allah.

If Zhang Yong asked them to fight, these four thousand Khwarezm slaves would fight for him.

But the real reason was that Farmayina decided to hide it from Zhang Yong and did not tell him that she had packaged Zhang Yong as a messenger of God.

"That's not necessary. You just need to stay here and get along well with the local people. I want to take these five hundred cavalry out." Zhang Yong said.

Wokuotai went over alone, but Zhang Yong could not rest assured. He decided to take the remaining [-] cavalry over. If there was any danger, these [-] cavalry could be used as a surprise attack force, which would have unexpected effects.

"Don't worry, sir, I assure you in the name of Allah that my people will never rebel during this critical period. They will stay here honestly and continue to complete the tasks and work assigned by you." Fama Ina looked at Zhang Yong and spoke very seriously.

"Okay! I'm relieved now!" Zhang Yong nodded and said.

Recently, these slaves of Hua Lazi Mo have behaved extremely calmly, and even kneel down when they see him. Zhang Yong still trusts Farmaina very much.

After handing all these Khwarezm slaves to Famaina, Zhang Yong came to the five hundred cavalry who had assembled.

"Lord Envoy of God, are you asking everyone to gather for something?" The five Mongolian centurions headed by them asked.

"Master Wokuotai is going to fight the enemy. I hope you will follow me to support him." Zhang Yong said.

Hearing this, the five Mongolian centurions all looked at each other, then smiled, looked at Zhang Yong and said.

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Envoy, but I believe we will not have any problems.

Six thousand Xixia cavalry are no match for us. A cavalry force of 500 people is enough to deal with them.

Moreover, Master Wokuotai also gave us an order to protect this place, this salt lake mine and you. "Several Mongolian household heads politely rejected Zhang Yong's proposal.

They thought that the God Envoy called them here to arrange defense work, but after a long time, he asked them to go to support Ogedai.

Depend on!He didn't even listen to himself.

Zhang Yong is in a bit of trouble now. What should I do?
"Don't worry, Lord God Envoy! There will be no problem. We assure you that even if they come to kill us, 500 of us can take you to retreat, and the same goes for your wife."

I am indeed a divine envoy, but I do not have the authority to command this army!
When Wokuotai left, the order he gave them was to protect the salt mine and themselves, rather than obey Zhang Yong's orders.

And these Mongolian cavalry, like Wo Kuotai, are very confident. They are confident that 2000 or even 500 Mongolian cavalry can deal with the 6000 Xixia troops.

Because the disparity in combat power between the two sides is too great.

"Then I will arrange some defense tasks. Can you listen to me?" Zhang Yong said.

"Of course, Lord God Envoy, you are now the supreme commander here.

Mr. Ogedai will not let us leave here, but you can use us however you want here. And if the enemy comes to attack here, Mr. Ogedai also ordered us to obey your orders and follow your arrangements. "The five Mongolian household heads said.

Fortunately, these Mongolian soldiers are willing to obey their orders, so that's not bad.

The place where I and others are now is actually a long and narrow valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides, in a basin, and the entrance is a large downhill passage.

Zhang Yong chose this place as his camp point because it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. He dug several more layers of trenches at the passage for defense. Even if the enemy's cavalry appeared here, he would be sure to defend them.

I now have a labor force of more than 5000 people and there is no problem in setting up some defensive fortifications.

Let’s set up three lines of defense first, otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep!

You must be cautious and think twice before doing anything. "Okay, now you mobilize all the slaves and the local Uighur labor force. Put down the work at hand first, and everyone will come to me to prepare three lines of defense. The first line of defense is at the exit of the valley. Digging I dug a deep rectangular trench one meter deep and two meters wide, then filled it with sharpened wooden thorns and dug out one every 10 meters backward, at least three," said Zhang Yong.

Use existing materials and make some defensive preparations first!
For example, if I dig a simple trench and lay some simple traps, if the enemy comes over, I won't be able to resist at all.

Dig a rectangular trench, which can effectively block the cavalry advance in the front, and bury wooden spikes in it. If the war horse falls into it, it will be stabbed to death. It is a good way to defend against the cavalry.

If there is a barbed wire fence, placing another layer of barbed wire fence on the surrounding terrain would be a nightmare for the cavalry!

Not only can it effectively defend against the advance of cavalry, but it can also defend against infantry. However, the consumption of iron wire is a bit large. If the iron-making technology of this era does not undergo any qualitative changes.

It is very difficult to lay out such a barbed wire position that can defend cavalry on a large scale.

And the gain outweighs the loss, because these irons can be made into weapons.

"This is okay. The local Uighur labor force is more than a thousand people. We have 500 people, plus four thousand slaves. We will let the slaves dig it." Several Mongolian household heads nodded and said.

These cavalry still need to maintain their combat effectiveness and cannot do physical work.

"In addition, prepare all the remaining gasoline, and then deploy a second line of defense. On the second line of defense, pile up a large amount of dry wood and flammable hay, then pour gasoline on it and kill more than 2000 sheep. Groups are also placed here.

The third line of defense is to pile up the soil we have made in the past few days, and send cavalry to constantly scout the outside of the valley. If they find Wokuotai, they will lead them around the trap. If they find the enemy, they will come back and notify me immediately. "Zhang Yong said.

Under Zhang Yong's order, everyone quickly took action and began to prepare to dig a defensive line.

More than 5000 people worked together. Two days later, three trenches were quickly dug and traps were placed inside.

Three simple lines of defense were created.

After Wokuotai's troops went out, they immediately joined the scouts sent out before, and then locked the current position of the Xixia troops.

The Mongolian cavalry force of 500 men marched towards the Xixia light cavalry in such a mighty manner.

But the strange thing is that this Xixia army did not fight with them head-on at all. It was just like their previous fighting style in Mongolia, they ran away when they saw them.

"Master Wokuotai, when these Xixia troops saw us, they turned around and ran away like sheep when they saw wolves." A Mongolian head of a thousand households came to Wokuotai and said.

This Mongolian head of a thousand households is the one with the highest status in this cavalry unit, except for Wokuotai and Zhang Yong.

"These are the Dangxiang people. If they dare to fight me head-on, just one round trip will kill them and continue the pursuit. Their Xixia war horses cannot outrun our Mongolian horses. Let me chase them." Wo Kuotai said.

Under Wokuotai's order, 500 Mongolian cavalrymen began to run wildly chasing the Xixia cavalry in front.

Along the way, as long as the Mongolian cavalry chased them to a certain distance, they would use volleys to attack the Xixia army. But no matter what, this Xixia cavalry refused to engage in head-on combat with the Mongolian army.

While Wokuotai was chasing the so-called Xixia army, a large number of Xixia cavalry were ambushing under another hidden hill.

"General Jilasiyi! Report to the general, thanks to our attraction, all the Mongolian cavalry, a total of 500 people, have been killed." A detective came to Jilasiyi and said.

"Well! You go and notify General Wazi and ask him to bring his 2000 troops, tie straw on the horse's tail, and pretend to be our army.

Then take the Mongols in a circle, remembering that they must not be allowed to leave within three days.Even if your entire army is wiped out, let me hold them back. "Ji Lasiyi said.

The scout nodded, immediately got up and rode away.

"General, why don't we bring in the Mongols and then gather all our troops to annihilate them?" a Xixia cavalry officer asked.

He really didn't understand why the general sent more than 2000 cavalry troops to serve as bait, even at the risk of annihilating the entire army. Their number was more than three times that of the Mongols.

It's okay to find a place to ambush the Mongols, why not lure them here!

"You don't understand. In a field battle, we are no match for the Mongolian cavalry, and there are no large valleys nearby suitable for an ambush. There is no place for us to ambush.

And do you think Mongolians are fools?Even if they find a valley suitable for an ambush, do you think the Mongols will rush in rashly? "Jila Siyi glanced at his men and said.

My 6000-strong light cavalry were all cobbled together from here and there, and the war horses they rode were also produced by the Xixia people. They were not comparable to the elite Mongolian cavalry at all.

If you want to defeat them, you must use a strange move. If you don't have a strange move, you won't even have a [-]% chance of winning.

This time, his strategy was very simple, that is, to send 2000 cavalry to attract the main force of the Mongolian cavalry, and then take the remaining [-] cavalry to directly raid the opponent's rear camp.

Just start a tactic of attacking in the east and attacking in the west!Move the main Mongolian force away and then attack their baggage troops.

The Mongols' rear planting areas were his real target.

After investigation by his own scouts.

In the enemy's camp, there were a large number of slaves from the Khwarezm Kingdom in the Western Regions, as well as livestock and some cultivated grain and grass prepared for the Mongolian troops.

Destroying these things and taking away all the cattle and sheep would be the greatest result of this battle.

After destroying this camp, there were four thousand cavalry left.

He can find a way to encircle the remaining Mongolian troops. If he can win, it is naturally the best. If he cannot win, then he will withdraw with the six thousand cavalry.

Or harass the residents of Xiliao along the way, and plunder the people and livestock of Xiliao.

Deprive Genghis Khan's army of supplies, and try to weaken the effective strength of Genghis Khan's Western Expedition team as much as possible.

When the main force of the Mongolian Western Expedition arrives here, he will return to Shazhou City with a large amount of loot to defend it.

The sandbank city walls are strong and the army and the people are united, so it will not be a problem to defend against the Mongols.

"Pass my order, everyone moves all night! And you are not allowed to light torches at night. You must rush to the Mongolian camp tomorrow night." Ji Lasiyi said.

Soon the 4000-strong Xixia Qingqi troops extinguished all the torches, and the entire team advanced in the dark throughout the night, rushing toward Zhang Yong's camp.

On the other side, Wokuotai, who was chasing the Xixia Qingqi troops, also felt something was wrong.

After shooting dozens of Xixia cavalry, Wokuotai and the Mongolian soldiers discovered that there was a long piece of straw trailing behind their horse tails.

The sand and dust are kicked up when running, as if there are many people, but in fact there are about the same number of them.

"Lord Wokuotai, this army seems to be here to attract us. Will there be an ambush ahead?" asked the head of the Mongolian Thousand Households.

"No! Their goal is to hold us back and lead us in circles. This is a decoy army." Wo Kuotai thought for a moment and immediately realized something, so he spoke.

According to the information obtained from the Uighurs, there were a total of 6000 Xixia cavalry who entered the Xiliao territory from the sandbank this time.

But the Xixia cavalry they were chasing were only two thousand, maybe even less than 2000.

Moreover, the group of herdsmen hanging around their camp recently were spies sent by the Xixia Kingdom, so the situation was self-evident.

The Xixia people want to steal their homes, and Zhang Yong is their target.

"Order the entire army to turn around and return to the camp. The Xixia people want to steal our camp." Wo Kuotai immediately ordered.

Zhang Yong, hold on, I'll be back soon.

The commander nodded and immediately informed all the Mongolian cavalry troops to stop chasing the enemy and return the same way.

The Xixia troops who were running wildly in front immediately realized that their plan had been seen through when they saw the Mongolian army turning around the dock and beginning to retreat.

The leading Xixia general gritted his teeth, took out his saber, looked at his group of cavalry and shouted.

"Boys! General La Siyi, he has led a large force to steal the Mongols' lair. Now they want to send people back to rescue them. We can't let them go. We have 2000 people and they only have more than 500 people. "Don't be afraid, everyone, come with me and rush forward to kill them all." After General Xixia conducted some generous pre-war mobilization.

This 2000-man Xixia army, led by the general, in turn rushed towards Wokuotai's army.

"Kill! Kill! Kill all the Mongols."

"Hmph! Let them chase, don't be reluctant to fight, the whole army spreads out, replace the sabers with bows, and shoot freely." Wokuotai on the horse ordered.

(End of this chapter)