Chapter 580
Hebei, Daming Prefecture, and Wei County. This small county next to Daming Prefecture has a long history and can be traced back to the times of the Xia and Shang dynasties. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was a county of Daming Prefecture, with tens of thousands of households at one time, and it was densely populated between the city and the countryside, and it was prosperous. In the Jin Dynasty, although it was no longer as prosperous as the Northern Song Dynasty, it was also a large county in Hebei, and it was a good place to have money and food.
If you look at the remaining city walls and the size of the county town in Wei County today, you can recall the prosperous years in the past.
Of course, at this moment, Wei County has become a place with few people, just like Daming Prefecture, Guangping Prefecture, Zhangde Road and Weihui Road. Of course, there are people in Wei County now. There are Mongolian soldiers wearing leather robes or gray military jackets everywhere inside and outside the county town, but there is no peaceful resident.
None, none!
Not only did there be no peaceful residents in Wei County, but there were almost no residents in the entire Daming Prefecture, except for the Daming Prefecture, which was heavily stationed by the Ming army, there were almost no residents elsewhere.
Kublai Khan's golden tent was established within the Wei County Government.
At this moment, outside the county government, there were some Liu's Han army on duty stations. The generals of the Qiexue army were all guarding the yamen offices, around the Great Han Jin tent. The arrangement of the Liu's Han army to serve Kublai Khan far away, of course, was showing Kublai Khan's favor to the Duke of Qin of the Great Yuan and the chief of Liu Yuanzhen.
There were not many Han troops under Kublai Khan who could drive them, and the only ones who were still loyal were probably Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Yuanli, the sons of Liu Heima. Both of them now have Wanhu, each leading a team of Han troops, leaving their hometown in Shaanxi, and following Kublai Khan all the way to fight the Central Plains. Without any contribution, it was a bit hard work.
But Kublai Khan could not afford any real money and silver to reward the Han army of the Liu family. Even the military pay was taking the Zhongtong banknotes like waste paper. When the soldiers were stationed in Bianliang, these Han soldiers could still rely on their own swords and spears to plunder in the four towns. However, when he arrived in Hebei, it was deserted everywhere, and it was hard for people to see half of the Eight Banners soldiers wearing steel armor!
So these days, the Han army has lived a hard life. Everyone has a good face and their clothes are dirty and torn, which cannot stop the wind. They have to lean against the wall and tremble. What's the honor of serving Da Khan? I'm afraid that everyone has cursed Kublai Khan's eighteen generations in their hearts.
Near the county government, where the Mongolian army's tents were dense, there was a supply of wine, meat and fragrance from the Mongolian army. Of course, it was implemented according to the standards of first-class Mongolian, second-class color and third-class Han, so that all the Han soldiers stretched their necks and swallowed their saliva.
You Mongolian tyrants, just eat, when the Ming army fights, we don’t have the strength to fight... Let you guys fight for it first time. I heard that your heads are valuable in the eyes of the Ming army!
The two Little Marshals Liu are really good. Everyone has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty. Why are they still devoted themselves to the Mongols?
There was a cowhide tent tied in the open space inside the county munition wall, and there was a golden spear tip made of Sulu ingot on the top. This is the so-called golden tent. Although Kublai Khan liked to live in a house with a roof, he wanted to show that he had returned to Mongolian tradition. So Kublai Khan had been living in a tent for a while.
At this moment, he was wearing a half-old fur coat, looking around with his collar. His bald head had never worn a hat, revealing his gray hair combed into two braids. He pondered and walked around the tent.
He now looks like an old man in his sixties, with his hair and beard and his face full of fatigue. If he grabbed Kublai Khan from another time and space and put it together with this person, probably no one thinks they are the same age, right?
The old look he showed now made his three confidant ministers, Yao Shu, Liu Bingzhong and Liu Xiaoyuan, all showed heartache expressions.
Kublai Khan has grown up rapidly in recent years and has grown rapidly with Chen Dexing's continuous rise. He is no longer the radiant redness a few years ago. Wherever he goes, it seems that he is the center of the world, and it makes people feel a lucky luck that soars into the sky. His luck seems to have left Kublai Khan. He has arrived at Chen Dexing...
Kublai Khan now can be said to be in trouble! For example, this time, the three countries joined forces and formulated a seemingly foolproof sneak attack plan. However, he did not expect that because of internal problems of the Li family, Kublai Khan and his advisers were also looking for the reasons for the failure of this plan. Of course, they did not know that Liu Xiaoyuan had rebelled against the enemy, and they thought that it was the internal struggle of the Li family that made no hope of ascending the throne. Li Yanguo, who was suspicious of Li Yanjian, secretly surrendered to Chen Dexing. This caused the plan to leak. Chen Dexing first took action against Li Yanguo and then grabbed Li Yanguo to turn against him, which instantly caused the situation to reverse!
I can only say that Chen Dexing’s luck is too strong, too strong... Perhaps only the true emperor can have such luck?
Today, there is a newspaper on the Ma Lai. The Ming and Tang coalition forces in Daming City are starting to depart! Nearly 100,000 troops, led by Ming general Wang Lufei and Chen Dexing's Wang Fei and Li Cuixian, are leaving the daughter whom Li Yi worked hard to raise in Daming City, and she is really willing to do her best for Chen Dexing... I really don't know what Li Yi is thinking now? Do you regret cultivating this daughter into a female hero who is devoted to her husband's family?
After listening to the report of the horse explorer, Kublai Khan walked around the tent without saying a word, just pondering. Liu Xiaoyuan knew that the Mongolian Khan was worried about gains and losses again. Although the Mongolian army under Kublai Khan was still intact, he was undoubtedly in danger. As long as he took a wrong step, the entire army would be wiped out!
The 100,000 army led by Wang Lufei and Li Cuixian may not be able to defeat the 170,000 army in Kublai Khan's hands (he still left 10,000 people to guard the baggage in Anyang). But what about the main force of the Ming army? Where are they? Will it suddenly pop up when the army from Kublai Khan and Daming Mansion are in stalemate? That is really a life-threatening!
"Shank you," Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly stepped forward a few steps and whispered, "It's too late to walk now... Now it's time to meet on a narrow road!"
It may not be too late to leave now, although it will cost a considerable price. However, Liu Xiaoyuan's words strengthened Kublai Khan's desire to fight.
Kublai Khan pointed his head and said, "It's true that the brave wins!" He turned his head and looked at Yao Shu and Liu Bingzhong.
Yao Shu frowned and said, "Shanks... Now that the main force of the Tang army has arrived in Hebei, the land of Qingxu will inevitably be empty. We might as well take Qingxu and Henan as our home, with our backs on the Southern Dynasties and have their own lips and teeth. As long as the Great Shans can respect Confucius and Mencius and hold imperial examinations, they will definitely be supported by the scholars of the Central Plains..."
Yao Shu himself was skeptical about this. However, occupying Qing Xu and Henan was a way to survive. At least it would make Kublai Khan persist for a few more years.
"This is how the Jurchens were defeated in the past!" Liu Xiaoyuan just said coldly. "The Jurchens died because of Confucianism..."
Kublai Khan trembled. How could he not know about the Jurchens' destruction in the south? It was easy to take Qingxu. But in that case, he was not the Mongol Khan, but the Chinese king who dominated a corner of the Central Plains. But in Henan, the Han people in Shandong would admit that Kublai Khan was their master? That was a dream! What do you respect Confucius and Mencius and hold imperial examinations? No matter how much the Mongols respect Confucianism is, they can't compare to Jurchens!
This Confucianism can help maintain internal stability, but externally... it is really not very useful. Otherwise, the Central Plains will still be from the Song Dynasty now!
Liu Bingzhong frowned tightly, as if thinking hard, "Khan, actually... Chen Dexing may not want to kill us all... The Great Mongolian Kingdom is not only the Central Plains and Mongolian headquarters, but also the Western Regions, Khwarezm, Dashi, Persia, Qincha Grassland, Oros and other places, and the Four Khanate of the West, which has a force of less than one million. If it were Dahan, what did you have, there would still be a new Great Khan in Mongolia..."
This sentence is a bit heartbroken... It seems that it is better to change Hulagu or Biaoer to be the Khan than to let Kublai Khan continue to do so! If Kublai Khan is released to the Western Regions, Mongolia will be divided into three! The Great Mongolia will continue to weaken because of Kublai Khan!
How could Kublai Khan not understand Liu Bingzhong's voice-over? He gave him a cold look on the spot. Liu Bingzhong's body shook when he was looked at by his cold eyes. However, what he should have said continued: "... Khan, it's better to be a messenger from Ming Kingdom to meet Chen Dexing and explain his interests in person..."
Kublai Khan snorted: "No need to say it! Now we are meeting each other on a narrow road, there is nothing to talk about!"
He turned his eyes to Qiexue Chang'antong who was guarding a corner of the tent, "An Tong, go and send orders to gather generals! Since... the Ming and Tang coalition forces have made great reputations, then there is no reason for me not to fight!" He paused, his face was full of murderous intent, "However, I must choose the battlefield! You cannot be near Daming Mansion City, so as not to retreat into the city if the Ming and Tang coalition forces are unfavorable in the war."
An Tong responded, lifted up the curtain, walked out, and shouted loudly to give orders. The guards of Qie Xue outside the curtain of the tent immediately took the order and came out all the orders.
Liu Xiaoyuan asked tentatively: "Where does Dahan want to fight to the decisive battle?"
"Julu!" Kublai Khan said, "Julu, who defeated hundreds of thousands of troops of Qin in the past, fought against the enemy in the past!
Now the Great Mongolia is about to fight with all its might! And I will lead the army to survive in the death and fight a path of blood, just like the overlord Xiang Yu!”
Liu Xiaoyuan exclaimed in his heart. If Kublai Khan did not leave, his 180,000 army would be inseparable from disaster. Want to fight with his back? Haha, how could the battle be so easy? Now there are many Eight Banners soldiers in the hands of the Ming and Tang dynasties. With them, the Mongols could not completely control the battlefield.
If you can't control the battlefield, then there is no good thing about fighting as long as you want, and leaving as you want... (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!