Princess of the Jurchen Empire 13

 This was the fourth flood in a row.  However, the leader of the Mongols still doubted and did not give a signal to retreat.  The fourth flood was the most powerful.  It caused a lot of trouble.  More than half of the Mongol army was washed away by powerful streams of water.  Horses, people, carts, ammunition - everything has sunk into obscurity.  The leader of the Mongols bit his lips in rage, but could not do anything.  Chirik - that was the name of the Mongol soldiers, it was their common, collective name, I will give the same name to their leader.  The sun was setting.  Here, on a hill, it was not so dangerous, but something terrible happened below.  Water at breakneck speed carried away everything that the Mongol army was proud of.  Chirik was waiting for those whom he sent after the fugitives.  However, all deadlines have already passed, and his people did not return.  The leader was confused in conjectures, but the simplest solution did not occur to him.  He could not even imagine that the few soldiers he sent after the fugitives decided not to return.  The soldiers understood what awaited them if they returned without the princess and, therefore, simply decided to hide for the time being.  This land was wild and unexplored, and there was simply no chance of finding people who did not want to be found.  Chirik was also a forced person, and he also understood that if the princess was not delivered to the khan, then death awaited him.  I think it's time to explain why the khan was so eager for the death of a small, sick girl.  The fact is that a long time ago, an old shaman, before he died, made a prediction for the khan.  According to the prophecy, the Khan will die if he does not destroy the entire family of the Jurchen Emperor.  As you know, only the little princess Xi remained from the whole family of the emperor, there were simply no other heirs now, they all died on the battlefield.  That is why so many Mongolian troops were pulled into this wild land.  Almost the entire empire of the Jurchens was destroyed, but the leader of the Mongols did not achieve the main goal - the princess remained alive.
- Sir, - Chirik's thoughts were interrupted by one of the soldiers, - what to do with the hostages?
 “Are they still alive?” the general grimaced.
 - Yes, you know, we are waiting for news from the spy. Kill the hostages?
 -Yes.  However, stop!  Why waste arrows?!
 -I don't understand!
 -It's simple.  We'll just leave them here.  That's how it is now, connected.  Weather, hunger, thirst and wild animals will deal with them.
 -But what if the spy still arrives with the message?
 -Won't arrive.  In any case, not in the near future.  A report has just come in that we are cut off from the place where our soldiers and spy have gone.  Water washed away bridges, crossings and crossings, rockfall and earth descent completed the work of rain.  The water is rising too fast!
 -Then what to do?
 -What to do?  What to do... Well, give the signal to retreat!  We need to leave before the water blocks our path completely.