The eastern sky was just beginning to lighten.
The emperor waited calmly, while Zong Ze led a group of people back.
"Your Majesty, 100,000 people have been beheaded and 30,000 have been captured. The head of Khabul is here! Also here are Khabul's seventh brother's son, as well as his grandsons and granddaughters, and all his blood relatives."
The emperor glanced at them indifferently; these seven were Khabul's sons.
Baertanba Atuer was Yesugei's father, and Yesugei was Temujin's father.
If you kill Baertanba Atuer, there will be no Temujin.
However, Zhao Huan did not intend to kill only Ba'ertanba A'tu'er.
Be serious and reliable in your work.
What does it mean to be reliable?
It means nipping any potential crisis in the bud.
Zhao Huan said, "Kill them all, to comfort the spirits of the fallen Song soldiers in heaven!"
At the emperor's command, Zong Ying ordered his men to force all of Hebule's sons, grandsons, and granddaughters to kneel on the ground.
Strong soldiers came up from one side.
When Khabul's sons saw that they were about to be killed, some cursed and others begged for mercy.
But no matter how much they cursed or begged for mercy, it was all in vain.
With a swift stroke, the blade fell, and a head rolled to the ground.
He made sure that with Khabul dead and all his blood relatives dead, Temujin would never come back into this world.
A weight was lifted from Zhao Huan's heart.
With Khabul killed, the most powerful Mongol tribe was destroyed, and Yinanchi and Hurjahus were nothing more than fish in a barrel.
The emperor essentially wiped out the power of the grasslands.
Next, we will slowly subdue these barbarians and suppress their development with all our might.
It wasn't until noon that Han Shizhong returned with his men.
Everyone was covered in blood, but everyone's face was filled with pride.
The Song army also returned laden with spoils. Although the barbarian tribes on the grasslands were extremely poor, they possessed many valuable items that the Song Dynasty lacked, and these items were essentially looted.
In the afternoon, the emperor began to reorganize his troops, preparing to head south for the return journey.
The messenger, however, went ahead and relayed the news of the emperor's great victory back to him.
The capital city of the Song Dynasty, Bianjing, was as bustling and prosperous as ever.
However, recently a wave of good news has been reaching the capital.
First, Yue Fei beheaded 300,000 barbarians in Longyou, and then Wu Jie and Zhe Keqiu defeated Yi Nanchi in Beifu, beheading 150,000.
While the officials in the capital were so excited they couldn't sleep, another piece of incredible good news arrived: the emperor had ventured deep into the grasslands, his army had reached the North Sea, and had killed the enemy chieftain Khabul, with the Song army beheading 500,000.
Of course, there's a lot of exaggeration in that figure of 500,000.
However, those below, in order to praise His Majesty the Emperor's great achievements, naturally had to add their own embellishments.
You can't say that the emperor only beheaded 100,000, can you?
It's important to know that Yue Fei's army beheaded 300,000!
This is outrageous! They slaughtered the barbarians of Longyou to the point that they wished they could burrow into the ground to survive.
Zhe Keqiu and Wu Jie also beheaded 150,000 people.
It would be too distasteful for the emperor to only behead 100,000.
So the historian wrote: On the 29th day of the seventh month of the seventh year of Jingkang, the emperor led an army of 130,000, traversing three thousand li inland, to defeat the northern barbarians, beheading 500,000 of them, shaking the world with his might, and in one battle the four seas bowed down.
When Zhao Huan returned to the Northern Prefecture with his men, he learned that Yinanchi had already been defeated and fled west.
And just as Yue Fei had predicted, a surprise attack by barbarians occurred in Longyou.
Pan Weizhi reported everything that had happened in Longyou to Zhao Huan. After reading it, Zhao Huan said, "This Qian Gai, I entrusted Longyou to him, and this is how he manages it. It's simply absurd!"
Fortunately, Yue Fei had taken precautions in advance; otherwise, the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi would have been in grave danger.
The more Zhao Huan thought about it, the more alarmed he became, until he broke out in a cold sweat.
They're more trouble than they're worth!
Despite his anger, Zhao Huan had many things to do, so he postponed the matter of Qian Gai.
As things stand, the campaign to conquer the grasslands is progressing relatively smoothly.
The powerful forces on the grasslands were basically wiped out, leaving only one Khan, Hurjahu, who was still holed up on the grasslands like a coward.
Zhe Keqiu and Wu Jie's troops have basically retreated to Beifu for reorganization.
A few days later, Hurjah Hus's envoy suddenly appeared in the Northern Prefecture and was almost killed by an arrow from the Song army.
“Merciful Heavenly Khan, I am the messenger of Khurjahus Khan, and I bring you a personal letter from Khurjahus Khan.”
The messenger nervously presented the letter from Khurjahus Khan. Han Shizhong took the letter, examined it, and then presented it to the emperor.
Zhao Huan glanced at it quickly; it was a letter of surrender from Khurjahus Khan.
In his heart, Hurghasi Khan had completely sold off his dignity.
“Envoy, I accept Hurjahus’s submission. Go back and tell him to come see me.”
The envoy returned in high spirits, and suddenly Zahusi Khan's long face, which had been sullen for many days, broke into a relaxed smile.
The Emperor of Song is truly benevolent and wise!
So, Hurjah Khan led a group of people south to the Northern Prefecture.
Before heading south, some people advised him not to go, saying that the Song emperor might change his mind.
However, some believe that the Song emperor, as the ruler of all under heaven, has the authority to speak freely and would not act recklessly.
Hurzahusi believed the latter. If the emperor dared to act recklessly, would the world still dare to truly submit to the Song Dynasty?
However, what he didn't expect was that Zhao Huan had no intention of relying on his own reputation to make the world submit to the Song Dynasty.
Just like the United States in later generations, the United States is capricious and has no credibility, yet it is still a global hegemon.
Can one win the world's submission through credibility?
Those are grand-sounding words written in history books; only fools believe them.
The might of the Tang Dynasty spread far and wide, thanks to its powerful army!
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