"This is Beiting, where the Beiting Protectorate was located during the Tang Dynasty."

Li Xia looked up, skipping the fighting battlefield ahead and looking at the snow-capped Tianshan Mountains.

Lian Xixian followed his gaze and pointed: "This is the eastern end of the northern foothills of Tianshan Mountain, so it is an important town on the Silk Road."

"In other words, since Yelvzhu blocks Beiting, we can't go to Yili."

Lian Xixian smiled slightly and responded: "The king has begun to call it 'Beiting' instead of 'Don't lose eight miles.'"

He is in no hurry to go to the Ili River Basin.

In fact, Li Xia is not in a hurry. The only one who is really anxious to regain the territory is Yuanlu Hunai.

According to the ideas of Li Xia and Lian Xixian, it is best to attack Yelvzhu later and subtly swallow up Yuanlu Hunai and Babahar's troops first. Unfortunately, they don't have that much time.

The more important purpose of sending troops this time is to answer the question of Jade Dragon.

...

At that time, Li Xia handed Yulong's missing contact letter to Lian Xixian and asked him what he thought of the matter, but Lian Xixian sighed.

"Brother Shanfu thinks he dances too much?"

"Yes." Lian Xixian asked: "If Babahar is like Liu Chan, the queen of Shu, Yulong's answer is like Sun Hao, the late emperor of Wu."

At that time, Li Xia glanced at Babahar at the banquet and saw that Guyukhan's daughter was indeed a bit naive, "I am happy here and don't miss Shu".

"An Le Gong, the Marquis of Gui Ming... Yulong's answer is Gui Ming Hou to Kublai Khan, but not to me." Li Xia said: "Kublai Khan is strong, but I am weak. What I want is a strong ally.

, if everyone is like this An Le Gong, how can the situation be reversed? "

"Your Majesty, can you control the Jade Dragon?"

"Of course. Do you think he is really smart?"

Lian Xixian shook his head, returned the letter to Li Xia, and said: "Yulong's answer is that he thinks Yelvzhu is a fool. Relying on his status as a prince, Yelvzhu did not dare to kill him. What he should do most at this time is

You should show your loyalty and wait for the king's army to attack, and then suddenly turn against you. Instead of jumping up and down, is it any different from asking for death?"

"Yes, young people can't keep their composure."

"How does the king want to respond? If you agree to form an alliance with him, it would be inappropriate to exchange documents under Yelvzhu's nose."

"Then there's no need to reply, we'll kill you."

Li Xia made a decision immediately.

He made a very quick decision. Regardless of whether Yulong was smart or not, what Li Xia wanted was his identity, what he wanted was for the struggle for the throne to continue, and what he wanted was to make Kublai Khan uneasy...

~~

A normal march from Gaochang to Beiting would take four or five days, but Li Xia only spent two days.

The soldiers and horses rested at the foot of Tianshan Mountain for the night, and set out early in the morning to attack Yelu Zhu's camp.

Yulong responded by sending a messenger as a guide and gave Li Xia instructions on the distribution of troops in several camps.

"Yeluzhu led 20,000 people to garrison here, guarding the valley, which is still fifteen miles away from Bali City. The garrison of Prince Yulong Tashe was sandwiched between the garrison of Hada Prince Consort and Zong Wang Boroch.

Behind is Yelvzhu’s camp..."

Li Xia looked at it for a while and thought that Yelu Zhu was still safe. With this arrangement, even if he was defeated, it would not be a huge defeat and he could withdraw.

This is a tactic that does not seek victory, but only stability. Like a turtle, it is the hardest to gnaw.

"Go back now and inform your master that the allied troops have arrived." Li Xia said, "I am going to attack Nahada's consort's camp and ask him to kill the sect king Li Luochi. Remember?"

"Remember...I remember."

"Huo Xiaolian, take someone to follow him."

"yes!"

Li Xia turned back and glanced at the generals behind him, then switched to Mongolian and ordered Desuamu and Chachaer as the vanguard to attack the camp.

He only dispatched 10,000 elite cavalry, and the remaining troops and horses continued to stay on the hillside as support in case something unexpected happened...

If you only look at the number of people, an army of 100,000 sounds terrifying.

But Li Xia only thought they were bloated and clumsy.

The Mongolian cavalry's station stretched all the way from Tingzhou to Luntai, forming a defense line of more than 200 miles. It was impossible to react in one day.

To mobilize an army of 100,000, there must be qualified commanders and generals who can convince the masses, and an effective command system must be formed

system.

Yelvzhu was a Khitan who read Han poetry and books. He usually served as a civil servant and a staff officer, assisting a clan king in his expeditions. He could come up with unexpected plans and manage logistics, and he was always successful. But once Hedan died, the Mongolian kings would not be able to rely on him. Use your fingers.

In other words, the kings and their forces can only fight independently at best.

If Li Xiara were to attack Nahada Fuma, he only had to consider the thousands of men in this unit and the reinforcements stationed nearby.

Just like a mosquito bites an elephant, there is no need to be afraid of the elephant's weight, as long as it avoids the tail, it is enough.

Looking from the hillside, Wanqi had already entered the enemy camp, and the fire was rising.

Lian Xixian held up the telescope and looked at it, and said in deep thought: "If we come quickly enough, if Yulong fails to respond, half of the kings in Mobei will immediately turn against them."

"It's too late." Li Xia pointed to the west and said, "Yeluzhu has already discovered us, but Yulong's territory has not responded yet."

"Then let's come..."

In the middle of his words, Lian Xixian suddenly pondered for a moment, chuckled and said, "That's fine."

"Brother Shanfu, what did you think of?"

"The king's move is to conquer Yelu and build an army..."

~~

On the lookout cart, Yelv Zhu also held a lookout tube in his hand.

After so many years of fighting against Li Xia, it is no longer a secret that the telescope is a craft. The craftsmanship is extremely simple, but the jade and amethyst required are too precious, and are not yet popular among the Meng Yuan army.

The ones used by Li Xia's army are no longer jade and amethyst, but have been replaced by very clear lenses. The Eagle Guards are also investigating this matter.

This time, it was precisely because Yelu Zhu had a telescope for scouting horses and could take advantage of the terrain of Tianshan Mountain to climb up and see far away that Li Xia was not completely caught off guard.

When Yelu Zhu took Boyan back to the camp today, he received two pieces of news.

First, the scouting horse discovered that Li Xia had marched more than 20 miles away, and the second was that Yulong Dafu was connecting with Hada's consort.

Yelvzhu immediately shuddered.

He originally thought that Li Xia would have to rest in Gaochang City for at least five days after defeating Hedan. He didn't expect that it would be here in the blink of an eye. It came so fast and was so amazing.

Under this situation, if he hesitated even a little bit, when Li Xia's troops arrived and Yulong failed to respond, the kings would be in chaos, and it would be him, Yelu Zhu, who died.

As long as the decision is made half an hour later, when Yelu Zhu lifts the curtain, there are probably rebels standing outside, and arrows will turn him into a hedgehog.

Victory or defeat, life or death, lies in that one thought.

He immediately ordered the killing of Jade Dragon.

If he hadn't been forced to this point, Yelvzhu would never have wanted to kill Mengge Khan's son himself.

He knew very well that he was just a retainer of the Golden Family, and no matter what he did, Yulong was still a descendant of the Golden Family and his Majesty's nephew.

A retainer who dares to kill a clan relative...or a slave who dares to kill his master has a profound impact.

But now it’s life and death...

From the lookout tube, I saw Li Xia's soldiers and horses rushing into the Hada Prince Consort's camp, and someone got on the lookout cart.

"Prime Minister, Shi Mo Chuqi is back."

Yelvzhu put down his telescope and saw that his confidants had rushed back to the camp.

He then got off the pole cart and said, "Let's go into the tent and talk."

"yes."

Walking into the tent, Shi Mochuqi said: "Asotai has been killed, Yulong failed to answer."

Yelvzhu nodded.

Among Meng Ge's sons, only Yulong Da Shi was born to Queen Hudutai, and he was the most able to appeal to the kings.

Although Xiliji and Bendu are also sons of Mengge, their prestige is much weaker, although they still have it.

"Where are the other two?"

"Lao Ba has brought his men. He will pass before Li Xia attacks. He won't miss."

"Very good, take this."

Shi Mochuqi took a jade stone from Yelu Zhu with both hands. While he was still wondering what it was for, a dagger was thrust into his throat.

"Well…"

Yelv Zhu pressed the dagger's hand and killed the henchman with his own hands.

The body fell on the carpet, and he closed his eyes helplessly and sighed.
To be continued...