On the banks of the Ob River, races multiply.
Grey wolf and white deer are my totems.
Men are brave and martial, women are gentle and compliant.
Following the grass and herding, they are brave and resilient.
O Mongols, your preciousness lies in your authenticity.
Wherever the banner points, nations fall.
Swift as the wind and quick as lightning, what enemy cannot be defeated?
Their fiery spirit and magnanimity are naturally formed.
With precious swords and fiery steeds, they are righteous and sincere.
O Mongols, your loveliness lies in the depth of your feelings.
Love, hate, and enmity, they are fierce and simple.
The long tune is beautiful, the sound of the horsehead fiddle is deep.
Raising cups and drinking heartily, they are moved to tears.
A promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold, they throw themselves into it without hesitation.
O Mongols, your respectability lies in your responsibility.
Three feet above your head, the divine trusts you.
The grassland is beautiful, the sound of nature.
Wild geese mourn, tens of thousands of horses gallop.
Broad and magnanimous, you can entrust life and death to them.
O Mongols, descendants of Genghis Khan.
Nomudalai arrived at the camp of the Dörbet on the Ob River, only to find it was a sea of cavalry.
Not only were there Dörbet cavalry, but also Nogai cavalry, Kazakh Senior Zhuz cavalry, and Kyrgyz Zhuz cavalry who had submitted to the Dörbet.
He did not dare to be presumptuous and respectfully requested an audience.
"E Qi Ge (father), Nomudalai of the Huit Tribe has arrived with his men," a handsome boy of about ten years old respectfully reported to Dalai Taishi inside the great tent.
This was his favorite fourth son, Omobudai Qing and Shokhi, whose eyebrows and sharp features resembled his father's, and who, though young, possessed extraordinary wisdom.
"Hmm, this Nomudalai is still loyal to me, and he arrived quite early.
Allocate a place for him to set up camp," Dalai Taishi smiled.
"E Qi Ge, since you think he is loyal, why not summon him into the tent and comfort him with a few words?" Omobudai Qing and Shokhi asked curiously.
"Haha, courtesy is shown to the strong; to the weak, only power needs to be applied.
Remember, the Huit people are loyal to us because our strength is great, not because we said a few nice words."
"Yes, E Qi Ge."
Omobudai Qing and Shokhi bowed and withdrew.
Dalai Taishi had high hopes for him.
In addition to the Mongol and Tibetan scripts, he had also hired a Han studies teacher for him, hence his refined and polite demeanor.
Although he felt his father's words were reasonable, he still received Nomudalai courteously.
"You have come a long way, it must have been hard.
E Qi Ge has ordered me to entertain you on his behalf.
Please set up camp and rest first; later, we will send five hundred sheep over to you."
Sending sheep as hospitality was Omobudai Qing and Shokhi's private idea.
Didn't the Han people often say to win people over with virtue?
Since they had come all this way for the alliance, as the host, he should also show some consideration.
This action immediately made Nomudalai feel favorably towards him.
The Great Taiji's fourth son was more humble than the Great Taiji himself.
Everyone said that this person would be the chosen one destined to rule the Dörbet in the future; he must build a good relationship with him!
He smiled and asked, "Thank you, Taiji, for your consideration.
May I know when I can see the Great Taiji?"
Omobudai Qing and Shokhi also smiled slightly, a very simple smile, revealing a mouth full of white teeth.
"There are still a few Taiji who haven't arrived.
Once they arrive, we can hold the alliance, and then you will be able to see E Qi Ge."
"In that case, I trouble Taiji to lead us to set up camp."
Having come to someone else's territory, one had to follow their arrangements.
Nomudalai obediently followed the arrangements, setting up camp and resting while secretly sending people to gather information.
Indeed, there were a few Taiji who hadn't arrived, to be precise, four of them.
They were not ordinary Taiji, but Great Taiji who were qualified to own Ulus.
One was Chu Hu'er Wubashi of the Dzungar tribe.
He was the third son of Khong Tayiji Khara Khula of the Dzungar tribe and had always been "intimately close" to Dalai Taishi.
He brought five thousand cavalry to participate in the alliance.
Hearing that he had arrived, Dalai Taishi attached great importance to him, not to him personally, but to the Dzungar tribe behind him.
He personally came out of the great tent to greet him and then held a grand banquet with fine wine and delicacies to entertain him.
Hearing this news, Nomudalai was angry but dared not speak.
Without strength, there was no status.
Among the Mongols, where the strong were respected, this was the most normal thing.
He had gone through hardships to bring a thousand young men to support the Dörbet, but the Great Taiji couldn't even be bothered to see him, and he didn't dare to get angry, still having to lower his eyebrows and smile obsequiously.
This was the rule of this era of the survival of the fittest; small tribes had no dignity.
Soon, another "intimately close friend" arrived, Kundulun Ubashi of the Khoshut tribe.
Kundulun Ubashi was the younger brother of Baibagas Khan, the Oirat alliance leader and Khoshut.
Because his relationship with his brother was not good, he led his followers to graze in the Koke Usu area near the Kazakhs.
Not only was he powerful, but he also guarded the western frontier of the Dörbet, so he naturally became an object of Dalai Taishi's efforts to win over.
He also brought five thousand cavalry.
Hearing that he had arrived, Dalai Taishi happily let out a long cry to the sky, personally came out of the great tent to greet him, and the reception was exactly the same as for Chu Hu'er Wubashi of the Dzungar tribe.
When the news reached Nomudalai again, he was no longer angry, or perhaps he had grown used to this contempt.
He said nothing, just silently gnawing on roasted mutton, waiting for the day of the alliance.
A few days later, Khuntaiji and Orluk and Jorightu Taiji of the Torghut tribe arrived together.
They brought fifteen thousand cavalry.
He Erleke was the Khuntaiji who held the reins of the Torghut tribe and was highly respected in the tribe.
This person is very famous in history because he fell out with the Dzungar and Dörbet people and led his followers to migrate to the Volga River basin, where he established the Torghut Khanate.
Later, his sixth-generation descendant Ubashi led his followers to break through the heavy blockades of Russia and return east, staging a moving epic of the return of heroes.
Of course, these are later stories.
At this time, He Erleke had only led his followers to migrate to the upper reaches of the Ertix River for just over ten years, and his relationship with the Dzungar and Dörbet people was also very harmonious, with no intention of going to graze sheep on the Volga River.
Jorightu Taiji was another Great Taiji of the Torghut tribe who owned Ulus.
Hearing that they had arrived, this time Dalai Taishi's reception was of an even higher standard.
Not only did he come out of the great tent, but he also personally went out of the camp gate for several miles to greet them.
He walked hand in hand with He Erleke, calling each other "Anda (sworn brothers)", pushing cups and exchanging drinks, having a lively time.
Heaven has mercy, Dalai Taishi was so enthusiastic, not because Wang Han (Ong Khan), the ancestor of the Torghut tribe, had been the Anda of Temujin's birth father Yesugei, and they were a famous great tribe of the Mongol with great strength; but because he recognized heroes, respected heroes, and felt a kindred spirit with He Erleke.
He Erleke was indeed a great hero.
He was the second Oirat Great Taiji after Dalai Taishi who resolutely led his followers to migrate west.
After arriving in the upper reaches of the Ertix River, he worked together with the Dörbet people to jointly resist the Russians.
He sent envoys to the Russian city of Tara, demanding to graze along the Kamyslovka River and Ishim River, and also demanding to trade at Pelym, while righteously refusing the Russian side's demand that he swear allegiance to the Tsar.
In Dalai Taishi's eyes, this person was a "close comrade-in-arms" worthy of respect, hence he went out of the camp for several miles to greet him.
When the news reached Nomudalai's ears again, he was no longer angry, or rather, he had become accustomed to this contempt.
He said nothing, just silently gnawing on the roasted mutton, waiting for the day of the alliance.