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Chapter 23: The Last Stand

General Zhang organized more than a thousand Iron Cavalry soldiers to station stones as a base, cut wood to make walls, and fought with the Mongolian cavalry for three days and three nights. Twenty thousand Mongolian Iron Cavalry besieged at the foot of the mountain for several days, leaving behind thousands of corpses, but they could not take another step forward!

It is logical that it is easy to destroy these 20,000 troops. However, firstly, the Mongolian cavalry is not good at fighting in infantry, and the war horses on the hills cannot be killed. Secondly, Genghis Khan intends to capture Zhang Jue alive, thinking, I will destroy the Tatar tribe and kill the Mierqiti people, Pingnai barbarians, and have encountered countless powerful enemies in his life, but I am a barbarian in the Central Plains. I want to see who this nameless general is against the Mongolian Empire.

When Genghis Khan's golden tent arrived at the foot of the mountain, General Zhang Jue's iron cavalry was left with less than a hundred people, and thousands of corpses of Mongolian soldiers were added on the mountain mausoleum.

After days of war, the Iron Cavalry was exhausted and held on the mountain for many days. The food and grass and fresh water had been exhausted. The soldiers drank horse blood and ate horse meat until even the bark and grass were eaten up on the mountain. Even so, no one in the Iron Cavalry surrendered.

On this day, Genghis Khan personally led his troops to supervise the battle. Seeing the Khan's golden tent appear, the Mongolian soldiers were greatly motivated. While cheering, several mounts suddenly rushed out of the mountain top, one of which was the white war horse, and the man on the horse was majestic in white clothes and white robe, holding a long sword in his hand, slashing and slashing, invincible. The horse was extremely divine, and was still running as fast as flying on the rocks. It was said that the time was soon, and the Mongolian soldiers in the front line could not stop the white horse's rushing to Genghis Khan's tent.

The hills were rugged and dangerous, and the Mongolian army could not unfold. Tens of thousands of troops watched the white-robed general rush towards the golden tent. At this time, only Khan's personal guards were left in front of the golden tent. Dozens of Qie Xue soldiers set up their formation to block the way forward. Zhang Jue cut over several people but was surrounded and could not move forward any further. Genghis Khan was also extremely courageous, whipping away the deputy general who was blocking his body, and watching the attacking person coldly.

Zhang Jue's body was covered in blood, and he was caught in several arrows in an instant. Several iron cavalry behind him arrived one after another and entered the encirclement. Everyone rushed left and right under the leadership of the white-robed general. A warrior riding a black warrior suddenly rushed forward. A general with a beard and black face threw a spear out of his hand. A cold light flew straight to Genghis Khan's face. At that time, Genghis Khan flashed his upper body, and a spear sounded like a big crow behind him. The wooden handle trembled and buzzed. Qie Xue Jun shouted, surrounding Genghis Khan, blocking his body with flesh and blood in front of the formation, and it was like an iron barrel that could not be penetrated.

Seeing that reinforcements were coming, Zhang Jue and others were unable to move forward, and seeing that reinforcements continued to come, their cavalry were killed one after another, leaving only the black iron cavalry fighting beside them. With a long roar, they pulled out their horses and turned around and left. The soldiers could not stop him.

Genghis Khan ordered his subordinates to stop chasing and no longer blindly charge, but to take steps forward and slowly narrow the encirclement. He understood that these people had reached the end of their lives and their desperate bets just now did not work. If an attack was launched at this time, it would inspire the determination of the enemy soldiers to die together. At the moment, just need to slowly surround them, and the opponent would be defeated without fighting.

Zhang Jue's life-sacrificing attack failed. He was injured in many places in his body for days. It was time to run out of oil and lights. He knew that his deadline had come. On this day, he summoned his subordinates, sat upright on a big rock, with a sword on his knees, and said enthusiastically: All brothers follow me to fight south and north, and now I am unable to turn around. I have killed countless Mongolians in my life, but I still can't stop the Mongols from invading my Central Plains. I see that Genghis Khan is an alien. In the future, the iron hooves will surely travel all over the Central Plains, and thousands of living beings will suffer. I will die with my eyes.

The generals cried bitterly.

Zhang Jue said again, this Mongolian person is cruel by nature. If I don’t die, all my brothers will be spared. If I die, all my brothers may have a glimmer of hope.

The iron cavalry general who rushed with Zhang Jue was named Zhang Siyuan, who was the first person to kneel down and beg for his followers. Hearing Zhang Jue's tone, he wanted to commit suicide in exchange for a way for his brothers to live. He then went forward and knelt forward and cried, "As soon as the brother dies, we will not survive, and we will die with the enemy."

Zhang Jue angrily scolded, "There are thousands of Mongolian cavalry, how many people can kill you? If you surrender to the enemy and gain their trust, you may avenge this great revenge in the future or avoid the suffering of all living beings in the world. If you die in battle, how can you be like an ants?"

After saying that, he committed suicide by slashing at the neck. The generals cried bitterly.

The Mongolian army was waiting at the foot of the mountain for a long time. Seeing that there was no movement on the mountain, they shouted and rushed to the top of the mountain without any obstacles. On a flat ground on the top of the mountain, they saw dozens of men crying around a white-robed general covered in blood. It turned out that after several days of fighting, the Iron Cavalry suffered heavy casualties, leaving only these dozens of people.

Genghis Khan personally led the guards to the top of the mountain. Seeing this scene, he separated everyone and wanted to see who could compete with the invincible Mongolian cavalry. Seeing the appearance of the Khan, a big man with a black face as dark as an iron stole forward. Zhebe and Subee'er quickly blocked in front of him, and the man knelt in front of Genghis Khan and said: If the Khan forgives me and cannot die, I will serve the Khan!

Genghis Khan looked at Zhang Siyuan coldly, his sharp eyes seemed to see through his internal organs, and then asked: Just now, a spear flew over, who is the one who hit me with a big fist?

Zhang Siyuan said: It was shot from the hill. If the sweat of a great man is eager to punish us and others, it will only filth this place. If the Khan pardon us and wait for us to die, he will definitely serve the Khan, charge forward and fall into battle, and will be crushed to pieces.

Genghis Khan said again, I hate the one who betrayed the Lord the most in my life. I became a soldier, Anda Jamukha, and was defeated by me. His subordinates tied him up and presented him to me. I beheaded all his descendants and their descendants! How can I tolerate you, a person who sells your owners and seeks honor?

Zhang Siyuan said: If my lord has not died, I will follow him. Now that the lord has died, we are like a masterless soul, and we have only a body of martial arts that cannot be used. If the Khan is willing to take him in, we will follow the Khan to fight south and north and make achievements.

The others also knelt in front of him and said: I wish to follow the Khan!

Although Genghis Khan hated the most of the people who betrayed the Lord in his life, he also loved talents very much, respected loyal and obedient soldiers the most, and his generals such as Zhebe were once his enemy generals.

This Iron Cavalry and the Mongolian army are enemies. Although the strength is disparate, it is difficult to escape the fate of being destroyed, but a small Iron Cavalry army has to work for the Mongolian army to mobilize 20,000 elite troops, and even requires a Khan to personally fight to capture it. It is not easy to fight to such a situation. I secretly feel a loving talent in my heart, and I am silent at the moment.

This Zhebei is also a talent-loving person. When he remembered the scene of himself fighting against Genghis Khan's army alone, he also felt sympathy for each other and now he was pleading for him.

Genghis Khan nodded and said: I see that you are sincere, so I will spare your lives for the time being, join the Zhebi army, and be assigned to each thousand-household camp, which is no different from ordinary soldiers. It depends on your future skills!

The soldiers knelt down and bowed together.

The incorporation of the enemy and the division of them into the armies was originally a means for Genghis Khan to stabilize his troops. Most of the Mongolian army were defeated and surrendered soldiers from various tribes, but most of the surrendered foreign tribes became servants. Now, Zhang Siyuan and others can become members of the Mongolian army as ordinary soldiers, which is particularly preferential.

Everyone thanked him and asked him to follow the army north after burying his lord. However, he did not stop him from seeing everyone's kindness and righteousness. At that moment, everyone opened the mountain tomb and buried General Zhang Jue's body and the Iron Cavalry soldiers here.

After that, Zhang Siyuan followed Zhebe and Genghis Khan to fight south and north, chasing Sultan Mohammed for thousands of miles, and the cavalry spread across Persia, Caucasus, and Russia. The sphere of influence was spread across the Eurasian continent. Zhang Siyuan was brave in every battle, with six spears on both sides of the saddle. He threw them hard during the battle, and was able to kill the enemy generals in front of the formation. He made great achievements in a few years. In addition, he was low-key and never took credit for himself. He also distributed the spoils to his subordinates. Therefore, he quickly gained the trust of Genghis Khan. Later, he was transferred to Genghis Khan's personal guard, the Qiexue Army, and was promoted to the head of the Wanhu.

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When Mo Lao San said this, he sighed and was about to invite everyone to win the prize. Someone said to him: "The second ball, such a great hero, was the Mongols' dog-legged one, and he was brave enough to compete for merit. You are a coward, and you can't make up stories." Everyone laughed and shouted, and they all dispersed. What's more, some took away the money from the broken bowl.

Mo Laosan shivered in anger and stomped his feet and shouted, "Your mother, this is called sleeping on firewood and tasting gall! You are a country man who is not educated and wastes my feelings. You deserve to be incredible for the rest of your life!"

At this time, someone suddenly called Mo Laosan: "I think it's very good!"
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