Temujin and Jamukha exchanged gifts when they were young and became "Anda" (sworn brothers). Jamukha was slightly older and became a godbrother. Zhamuhe is very loyal, strategic, and brave in battle. When Temujin was still being hunted everywhere, Jamuhe was already an eagle and a king in the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River Basin.
Portrait of Genghis Khan
After Temujin married Borte and obtained the support of Hongjila Ministry, he attached himself to Wang Khan (Tuolinle Khan, translated as Wang Khan) of Kele Ministry , and Recognize Wang Khan as his "adopted father". Interestingly, Jamukha turned out to be Wang Khan's "Anda", so Temujin and Jamukha reunited and became allies.
With the support of his "adopted father" and the support of "An Da", Temujin and Zamuhe soon became the "two heroes of the steppe" at that time. Soon, a sneak attack tests their friendship.
's old enemy Merqiti tribe attacked Qiyan tribe in order to avenge the past hatred. It turns out that in his early years, Temujin's father Yesugei snatched the woman Hoelun from the hands of Yeke Chiledu, a member of the Merqid tribe, to be his wife. Hoelun was also Temujin's mother. The Meerqid people felt extremely humiliated and resented this, and were always looking for opportunities to take revenge. This time, Yekechiliedu's brother Tomotoa (the leader of the Merqid tribe at the time) took the opportunity to kidnap Temujin's wife Borte.
Temujin was furious and immediately declared war on the Merqid tribe! Tomo Tu'a never dreamed that Wang Khan and Zhamuhe would help each other and send troops together. Zhamuhe mobilized more than 20,000 troops. One thing worth noting is that almost half of Jamuka's 20,000 troops were the old troops of Temujin's father Yesugei. After Yesugei's death, they moved to the north and Jamuka's territory. The movements of these people will be a "thunder" buried beside the boat of friendship between Temujin and Jamuka.
The Meerqid tribe was defeated under the joint attack of Temujin, Jamukha and Wang Khan. Tome Toa fled to the Barguzin River Basin, and his children were either killed or captured. After this battle, Temujin's strength greatly increased, and many former subjects and slaves also came to seek refuge. The relationship between Temujin, Wang Khan and Jamuhe also became closer, and Temujin and Jamuhe also ushered in a "honeymoon period" that lasted for one and a half years.
However, this may be superficial. Neither Temujin nor Jamukha were mediocre people, they were both young heroes who aspired to become the king of the grassland. Since ancient times, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and this saying is equally true for Temujin and Jamukha.
Once Zhamuka said to Temujin: "If we camp near the mountains, we herders of horses can have tents to live in; if we camp near the water, we herders of sheep can have water to eat." Temujin, who did not know what he meant, interpreted these words It was passed down to his mother, Hoelun, and his wife, Borte. The interpretation of Borte is that Jamukha had designs on Temujin, and Temujin chose to believe in Borte. This also proves from the side that Temujin and Zhamuhe had already had a rift in their hearts, and they were no longer "good friends" who talked about everything.
Temujin made up his mind to part ways with Jamuhe. After listening to Borte's interpretation, Temujin quietly led his team and family members to "Kalaqi Lujian Hill, Kuokuona Wula" (the small blue lake next to the small black solitary mountain) overnight. Settled down to graze. Temujin did not say goodbye to Jamuka, nor did Jamuka chase him on horseback to question him. Everything seemed so logical and calm. Just like the night before a volcanic eruption, the earth and sky will appear particularly quiet.
The more than 10,000 people in Jamukha's army soon returned to his old army, and they also "wanted to return home for a long time", and most of them chose to follow Temujin. Moreover, during the migration process, Temujin searched for talents along the way and gave preferential treatment, so many people traveled thousands of miles to defect. Among them is Mulhelehu, who belongs to the same clan as Zhamu (Zadalan clan). Temujin did not take into account Jamuka's feelings and persuaded these people to retreat. Instead, he "taken what you got".
Temujin's battle map
With the gathering of talents and the strength of power, in the 16th year of Song XiaozongChunxi, Temujin fought in Khorchi, Huchaer, Altan, Zachabeqi, etc. With the support of others, he proclaimed himself the "Great Khan of Mongolia". However, Zhamuhe sweated profusely while playing the drum. Afterwards, Temujin felt something was wrong and sent someone to inform Zhamuhe, but Zhamuhe was extremely angry and refused to forgive him.
After Temujin professed his sweat, he did not feel that he could sit back and relax, but instead felt that he was surrounded by dangers. He focused on vigorously promoting the following four tasks:
First, reorganize the army, set up special institutions to train war horses and manage chariots, and greatly improve the army's combat effectiveness;
Second, strengthen security and set up a special guard team to protect this grassland hero. The eagle is absolutely safe;
3. Fix Wang Khan and continue to win the support of the Kele tribe to check and balance Jamuka who is at odds with his heart;
4. Expand the power and create the Qiyan tribe headed by Temujin, and cooperate with The Kelie tribe and the Zadalan tribe resisted.
Soon, there were three new Mongolian forces, the Qiyan tribe headed by Temujin, the Kelei tribe headed by Wang Khan, and the Zadalan tribe headed by Zhamuka. In the following four years, there was peace among the three tribes on the surface, but in fact there was an undercurrent and they were afraid of each other. Especially Zhamuka, seeing how Temujin, a man with only nine geldings and a head of thousands of households, transformed into the "Great Khan of Mongolia", and Temujin treated his "Anda" very unethically in the process, Therefore, Temujin was regarded as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. However, due to the special relationship with Wang Khan as "Anta" and Wang Khan as Temujin's "adopted father", I held back for the time being, but the seeds of hatred were still planted, and sooner or later they would explode.
Temujin and Jamuka started a secret " arm wrestling ", each vigorously lobbying and annexing the surrounding weak tribes to grow and develop, in the hope of winning in the "fist bump" in the future. The blood of Jamukha's younger brother, Fuchaer, became the "accelerant" that ignited the war between Temujin and Jamukha, and the war was about to break out!
Mongolian landscape painting
It turned out that Lingchaer thoughtlessly went to rob Temujin's horses and was shot dead by Temujin's subordinate Chitar. When Zhamuhe heard the news, he was furious and decided to avenge old and new grudges together! Jamuhe took the opportunity to unite with 13 tribes including Taiyichi, Utiti, and Yiqilesi to form a joint army with a total of more than 30,000 people to kill Temujin's begging tribe. Jamuhe's anger had already made the two of them sworn sworn brothers. The warm oath of "An Da" was completely burned! Temujin hurriedly summoned his troops, and all those who could participate in the battle, regardless of gender, regardless of rank, were incorporated into the army. He also gathered more than 30,000 people, including the surrendered enemies of the Merqid tribe. Temujin also divided more than 30,000 people into thirteen tribes to fight against the thirteen tribes led by Jamuka.
This is the famous " Thirteen Wings Battle ". This war completely changed the power map of Mongolian grassland , and also determined the final fate of Temujin and Jamuka.
The menacing Zhamuka army was crushing Temujin's "Thirteen Wings" army that hastily responded to the challenge. Coupled with the "slow foreigner" attitude of the Meerqid tribe who had recently surrendered and "worked but not contributed", Temujin They really suffered defeats one after another and were in danger of being "annihilated". However, Temujin understood that he was determined to set his sights on the Mongolian prairie. He could not go out of his way to fight to the death with Jamuhe. He should preserve his strength. Therefore, Temujin adopted a "side retreat" under Jamuhe's pressing step by step. With the strategy of "fight while retreating while fighting", Zamuhe and Zamuhe launched a tug-of-war between strong attack and defense, competing for forward vision, patience and calmness, in order to consume the opponent's strength. When Temujin's army retreated to the Zhe Rift Valley, the local swamps gave him some breathing space: Zamuhe, who was unfamiliar with the terrain, was limited in his pursuit of the troops, and was strongly blocked by Temujin's army, which was one step ahead. Even Zhamuhe's main army, which arrived later, was helpless.
Zhamuhe, who was eager for revenge, fell into deep anger, was irritable, restless, and extremely anxious, which was a taboo for military strategists. Zhamuhe, who lost his mind, made a foolish move: He ordered 70 large pots to be set up in the open space in front of the entrance of the Zhe Rift Valley, and the captured "Thirteen Wings" prisoners were thrown into the pots and scalded to death until they were cooked into meat. The sauce is actually eaten in public.Jamukha also ordered that the captured leader of the Nianwu gang, Chahe Anwua, be beheaded in front of the formation, and then his head would be tied to his horse's tail and dragged back and forth, which made people unbearable to watch. Zhamuhe's brutality aroused great indignation among the "Thirteen Wings" and also made his subordinates worry. Who would want to serve a man who is as inhuman as a jackal?
Imaginary scenes of the Mongolian army's war
Zhamuhe soon tasted the "bitter fruit" of his own stupidity and cruelty: the temporary close unity of the coalition forces collapsed in an instant. During the attack, the soldiers no longer risked their lives to kill the enemy, but "worked hard but did not work hard." Entire tribes of four tribes rebelled and defected to Temujin's command. The "sorrow soldiers" on Temujin's side were aroused with the deepest anger in their hearts, and they all shared the same hatred of the enemy. The abnormal fighting power they displayed made Zhamuhe terrified.
In desperation, Jamukha could only give up his plan to eliminate Temujin in one fell swoop and ordered his troops to withdraw. Due to the separation of people's hearts, Zhamuhe was alienated by other tribal leaders, and the Zadalan tribe headed by him eventually declined. This also made Temujin see the importance of people's hearts and morality. After that, he tried his best to win over people's hearts and continued to absorb weak tribes and treat them sincerely.
In the battle of "Thirteen Wings" , Temujin was honored even though he was defeated, especially after the war, he gained more. His "An Da" Zhamu Synthesis completes him. Perhaps Zhamukha did not understand until his death that he actually helped Temujin become "Genghis Khan" by "suppressing but not destroying".
