The sky is getting dark, and after a day of chaos, the winner is about to be decided. A dragon flag has been erected on the high lookout.
Li Xia was sitting where Brother Mang was sitting, letting Duo Siman bandage his wounds.
Yang Ben had already fainted due to serious injuries. The military doctor said whether he could survive depends on whether he could survive the night.
Li Xia then personally took over the command of the army, issued orders, and sent out soldiers and horses to pursue the victory. He wanted to completely defeat Mong Ge La instead of allowing the Yuan army to retreat calmly.
The fighter opportunity is fleeting, and we must seize this most critical opportunity. To this end, he even sent out the vanguard camp. "Your Majesty, we have captured our main camp."
"Leave a thousand men to guard the camp. You will personally lead the men to assist Huo Xiaolian in pursuing Brother Mang."
After Li Xia finished speaking, his vision went dark and he almost fainted. He leaned back for a moment, and when he recovered, he turned around and saw that Duo Siman's face was full of tears, and she was holding back the tears without making a sound.
"Stop crying, let the soldiers see. Has Tan Ma returned?" "Not yet."
"Have someone bring those prisoners over for you to interrogate and ask where Tuohu is."
"Okay, would you like to wear this? This is warm." Duo Siman sniffed, covered Li Xia with a thick blanket, fed him water, and got up to make arrangements.
The first person to be dragged over was Ye Rihan, the princess of King Anxi.
Li Xia closed her eyes and leaned slightly against the wheel of the bullock cart, listening to Duo Siyan judge her. "Tell me! Do you know where Tuohu went?!"
"Little bitch, you are a shameless traitor." "Pa!"
Duo Siman only showed a lively and cheerful side in front of Li Xia, but he was very cruel to Ye Rihan. He slapped Ye Rihan with his backhand and swollen half of Ye Rihan's face.
"Say it or not?!"
"You bitch who works as a mouthpiece for the Han people, go to hell!" Ye Rihan screamed and cursed.
Duo Siman picked up a whip and whipped her a few more times. At the same time, he threatened: "If you don't say anything, I will cut your face to pieces!" "You can't do this! Women and children will never be treated like this on the grassland!"
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"Do you think I dare not?!"
Amidst the screams, Li Xia opened his eyes, looked at Duo Siman and said, "Tell them your identity."
"Okay." Duo Siman turned around and the expression on his face changed, and his tone was still sweet when he answered Li Xia.
Afterwards, she put her hands behind her back, raised her head and said, "I am the concubine of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the daughter of Haci Hula Khan of the Chagatai Khanate, and the great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan."
"Are you the daughter of that bastard Uluru Kunai?" Norihan heard this with disdain and cursed loudly: "The Golden Family does not have a daughter like you."
"Duo Siman, this is not my identity."
In the middle of Li Xia's words, a spy horse suddenly came back from the west and quickly stepped forward. "Your Majesty!"
"Come here and tell me." Li Xia had a premonition of something when he saw Tan Ma's face, and raised his hand to wave.
After hearing the news, he was silent for a moment and said to Duo Siman: "There is no need to interrogate, just bring me my armor."~~
That night, when Li Xia got on his horse again, he turned around and looked around, and found that the soldiers were injured and exhausted.
More than 10,000 cavalry went north to Hetao, and more than 7,000 cavalry sneaked across the Yinshan Mountains. With great difficulty, they almost defeated more than 50,000 enemy troops. At this juncture, the enemy's 80,000-strong army was about to rush to the battlefield again.
Of course it makes people feel desperate.
Even Li Xia himself lost the confidence to defeat.
The only hope was that he could capture Mangge Ci first tonight and Lian Xixian could arrive in time. On the other hand, he had to seriously consider withdrawing to Guanzhong.
He is not a person who cannot stand failure.
In fact, in his two lives, he has experienced many more failures and troughs than successes, and he has the courage to start all over again after failure.
It is nothing more than a calm and rational analysis. If there is really no possibility of victory, it is time to withdraw the troops.
This also included the estimation of the extent of his injuries. Li Xia did not tell others the extent of his injuries.
It's heavy, but we must consider whether we can survive until the end of the battle.
With these thoughts in mind, he rode his horse into the wind and snow in Mobei.~~
In the blink of an eye, it’s December 15th.
Kublai Khan has been besieging Xingqing Mansion for more than a month.
None of the Yuan army generals thought that Li Zengbo could hold on for so long with that little force. Fortunately, the food and supplies in the city had been exhausted, and the city was just around the corner.
During this day's military meeting, Zhang Wenqian spoke with great certainty, "I have observed the situation in Xingqing Mansion. Even if the city is not destroyed today, the city will definitely be destroyed tomorrow."
Kublai Khan could see this and had no doubts about it, but he said: "There is only one Great Khan in the world, and only a pair of white scrolls can stand."
"Don't worry, Great Khan! We will definitely not let Xiliji escape!" the Mongolian generals responded one after another. Kublai Khan nodded slightly and asked: "Where is the march of Mang Ge La?"
"Xinma hasn't come back yet. It's possible that King Anxi's Xinma didn't know that His Majesty had arrived at Xingqing Mansion and ran to the Hetao."
"It's been more than a month. It's possible that the army encountered Li Xia?"
"Even if they encounter Li Xia, the 150,000-strong army will definitely not be defeated. The heavy snow must have blocked the road, so the news was delayed." Zhang Yidao: "What is certain is that the Tang army has panicked. They have not had any news about Li Xia.
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"The Tang army is indeed panicking. At present, it is because Li Zengbo is holding on to Xingqing Mansion. He is waiting for the city of Xingqing Mansion to be broken and the army to move south. It can be seen that the hearts of the six groups under Li Xia's rule have already been unsettled."
"Don't pick nice things to say." Kublai Khan said: "We can't capture Xingqing Mansion for more than a month. I ask you, is it possible for Li Xia to defeat the army?"
"Don't worry, Great Khan, of course it's impossible." All the kings laughed. "How could he defeat an army of 150,000 with his small force?" Suddenly, a word came out that made everyone quiet down instantly. "Yes."
Zhang Hongfan was thinking, suddenly his eyes moved, and he said: "Back then, Emperor Ruizong defeated the Jin Army's 150,000 troops with more than 30,000 troops."
He gave another example of the Battle of Sanfeng Mountain in Tuo Lei.
"Back then, Wu Xian successfully escaped and marched to Nanyang, and was able to gather 100,000 defeated troops. It can be seen that defeating more with less means defeating, not annihilating. With Li Xia's fighting style, he must take advantage of his experience on the battlefield.
By using side attack tactics, we will wait for an opportunity to attack the Anxi King's army."
Yang Wen'an listened for a while and said, "He doesn't have enough troops to do it." "What if King Anxi and King Tuohu separate their forces?"
"Then there is not enough time." Yang Wen'an said: "To defeat an army of 150,000, at least 30,000 more people are needed."
"What I'm worried about is that there are 30,000 people in the Tang army." Zhang Hongfan said: "Li Xia is not a madman. As far as I know, he is actually very cautious. There is only one possibility for him to dare to cross the Yinshan Mountains, Lian Xixian."
At the end of the day's discussion, both the Mongols and the Han officials in the Yuan army had to admit that Zhang Hongfan's statement was reasonable.
More than a month after attacking Xingqing Mansion, the Tang army has not yet seen reinforcements from Gansu being mobilized to support. This is obviously because the main force of the Tang army in Gansu is not present. This basically confirms Li Xia's strategy.
When Yang Wen'an walked out of the tent, he recalled Zhang Hongfan saying that Li Xia was cautious, and couldn't help but shook his head. "Prudent? He's just a lunatic."
He didn't think it was prudent for Li Xia and Lian Xixian to attack the 150,000 Yuan army together.
It just went from impossible to slightly possible, but in fact it was still a crazy adventure.
However, the fight against Dayuan was about finding a glimmer of possibility from the impossible. If Yang Dayuan surrenders, but Li Xia does not, there is nothing to say.
In the distance, an overwhelming cheer came. "Report! Report!"
A fast horse rushed back to the big tent from the south. The knight on the horse shouted before he could get off his horse. "The city has been captured. The north wall has collapsed!"
"The city is broken!"
Yang Wen'an was stunned for a moment, looked at Xingqing Mansion from a distance, and sneered, thinking that it was not easy for Uncle Li Zeng. He had been holding on for so long, but the city was still broken.
Soon, Kublai Khan summoned the generals again and issued military orders.
On the one hand, they dispatched troops and generals to quickly attack Xingqing Mansion and destroy the most important barrier of the Tang army in the northwest; on the other hand, they sent a large number of cavalry southward to block the way for the Tang army to escape south.
Not only to prevent Li Zengbo from retreating south, but also to get rid of Sirikit.
It was for this Xili Jihan that the Yuan army chose to fight bitterly with Li Zengbo outside the city instead of bypassing the Helan Mountains and going south to attack the empty Gansu.
Fortunately, the hard work finally paid off.
One by one, the generals of the Yuan army received military orders and led the cavalry out of the camp, walking south through the snow and silt. Yang Wen'an was ordered to take Qingtong Gorge.
There is a fortress of the Tang Army there, with the Yellow River to the east and the desert to the west. It occupies a favorable location and is the first nail in the coffin after heading south from Xingqing Mansion.
If Li Zengbo was allowed to lead his troops to flee there, it would be inevitable that they would have to defend the city for another half month and a month. The Yuan army marched southward, with the potential to invade like fire.
Yang Wen'an let the snowflakes hit his face, thinking that the next battle would be too easy.
If Li Xia died in Mobei, then Kublai Khan would personally conquer Guanzhong, if not easily, then it would not be too difficult.
If this happens, I'm afraid he won't be given another chance to break the earth and seal his life.
That's unthinkable. The only way is to make more military exploits in the war to destroy the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and win a big salary. It makes people feel a little regretful.
After marching for a whole day, Yang Wen'an and his troops finally arrived at Qingtongxia at dawn. Even Li Zengbo had not left Xingqing Mansion and was still north of him.
"Take a rest for the night, ascertain the enemy's strength, and attack the city tomorrow!" We set up camp and went down to the stronghold, saying nothing all night.
The next day, Yang Wen'an climbed up and looked at the terrain of Qingtong Gorge, preparing to attack the fortress. When the lookout tube was raised, he was stunned for a moment.
I saw a Tang army marching rapidly to the west of the fortress, seemingly coming overnight to support Qingtongxia.
After a long time, when the Tang army arrived, a large flag was erected above the fortress. It had the word "Integrity" in it.
Yang Wen'an narrowed his eyes and looked at the general's flag beside him. It was indeed "Lian Xixian, the envoy of the Gansu Road Pacification System of the Tang Dynasty." How could it be?
He couldn't help but wonder.
He agreed with Zhang Hongfan's statement about the loyal dog. Since Lian Xixian had returned directly to Gansu, it was impossible to go to Mobei based on the time. In this case, wouldn't Li Xia, who went to Mobei, have no chance of survival?
"Is this caution?" Yang Wen'an shook his head, as if he was lamenting that Li Xia was defeated and died.