When Shi Gang gave the order, the soldiers under his command had not yet reacted.
There were even reports from the cavalry: "Major General, we encountered a scouting horse sent by King Tuohu ahead, saying that a large army is here." "Idiot, those are enemy troops!"
Shi Gang glanced again and saw that the horses he had just seen had disappeared into the wind and snow.
Obviously, the enemy general in charge of sentinels was very cunning in delaying the encounter and secretly sending someone back to report the news.
"Shoot them for me!"
After a moment of effort, even the Western Region cavalry who had stayed there to stall for time quickly grabbed the reins and fled, and the Yuan army cavalry hurriedly caught up.
"You continue to chase, others, follow me to the station first!" Shi Gang said again.
He gave the order, looked up at the wind and snow in the sky, lowered his head and took out the simple map Tacha'er gave him, looked at it, and muttered: "Can we really encounter the enemy in this damn place? It's better for me to meet him.
What arrived was the logistics baggage."
The place circled on the map is the station where Shi Bang is going. It is the grassland of Tugacha tribe, and it is also the most fertile place within hundreds of miles.
It was already afternoon when Shi Gang arrived. He showed various military talismans and ordered him to enter the camp. He saw many Yuan soldiers sharpening their knives and feeding their horses, with high fighting spirit.
"Has the support from King Tachar arrived?!" A general from the tent came out to greet him.
This general was in his forties, with a square face, slender eyes that seemed unable to open wide, and high cheekbones, giving him a mean look.
When Shi Gang saw this man, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, secretly thinking that it was this big liar that Tacha'er wanted him to support.
Tachaer's fiefdom is in Liaodong, and he has always wanted to swallow up Goryeo, so he does have some Goryeo generals under his command, and the one in front of him is Wang Jian.
In the twelfth year of Ogedei Khan, the leader of Goryeo surrendered to Mongolia and asked his "loved son" Wang Jian to lead ten of his well-dressed disciples into Mongolia as hostages to meet Mongolia's hostage requirements.
Later, someone reported to Mengge Khan that Wang Jian was not the son of the Goryeo king, but a branch of the Goryeo clan. Wang Jian defended himself by saying that "loved son" means "adopted son."
At this time, he had served the Great Mongolia for more than ten years and married a woman from the Golden Family. Meng Ge did not bother to pursue it anymore and gave him 300 horses.
Although Brother Meng did not pursue the case, the disciples of Shi Gang and other princes looked down upon Wang Jian.
A small and small country hid in Tibet when it was being conquered by a large army. It was a servile and servile person who paid homage to its ministers, but secretly played such a small trick.
"It turns out to be Mr. Wang."
When they met, Shi Gang asked: "Has the grudge between you and Marshal Hong ended?"
Wang Jian was stunned for a moment, then put on a serious look and said, "Major General Shi is here just in time. Let's talk about military affairs first. My scouting horse discovered the Tang Army's garrison dozens of miles away."
"Well, I also met Tang Jun Tanma on the way here."
"What?" Wang Jian asked in shock: "Then the Tang army also discovered the whereabouts of Major General Shi?" "Of course."
"Major General Shi, you missed my opportunity to fight!" Wang Jian said displeasedly: "A few days ago, I found traces of the Tang Army while exploring the horse in the snow. I carefully hid in the Tugacha Department and waited for the Tang Army to approach. As a result, Major General Shi suddenly
Come."
"If you're so awesome, don't ask for support." Shi Bang shouted.
He is young and has a low official position, but he comes from an extraordinary background. He can't stand Wang Jian's pretentiousness here.
At this time, he simply chuckled, leaned into Wang Jian's ear, and whispered: "Don't think I don't know. On the surface, you seem to be loyal to Dayuan, but secretly you take the refugees who escaped from Goryeo as your private property, and you also
Yes, please contact your brother Wang Wen in Goryeo."
"That is Hong Junqi who wronged me in front of His Majesty!" Wang Jian shouted and said sternly: "Major General Shi, now I am discussing with you how to deal with the enemy. Are you trying to delay the war by making jokes again?!"
"Okay, as long as you are loyal and able to fight, I can't afford it." Shi Gang said, "Then let us, Lord Yongning of Goryeo and Lord Lian, give the orders."
Wang Jian glanced at Shi Gang lightly, looking down on this dude.
Brother, so even his single eyelids were filled with contempt. Even so, he did not dare to offend Shi Tianze's son, even if Shi Gang was just a concubine.
"Major General Shi, please come into the big tent to discuss matters."
After Wang Jian finished speaking, he lifted up his red cloak behind him and strode towards the military meeting tent, maintaining an upright and dignified appearance.
"As expected of the 'loved son' of the Lord of Goryeo."
Shi Gang looked at the figure from behind and let out another chuckle. He stuffed the telescope into his robe and followed him carelessly. He opened the curtain and saw a large map in front of him.
Shi Gang squinted his eyes, and the bored and unfocused look in his eyes after enjoying all the glory and wealth gradually dissipated. He finally understood why Wang Jian was talking about "fighting machines" every time.
Someone drew a circle on the map and said, "If what those few Mongolian deserters said is true, we can make a bold assumption. Li Xia is here with hundreds of Tang troops and those prisoners."
~~"Hey!"
Before dark, several cavalrymen hurried back to the Tang army's camp.
Li Xia listened to Dalengtai and Akmu's report, turned his head and looked over there, and saw their horses snoring in the snow, steaming from their bodies due to exhaustion from running.
"I understand. We are marching here in a hurry, and I am afraid that it is easy for the enemy to detect us first. Fortunately, you can react quickly and wipe the sweat of the horses first."
The two generals were stunned for a moment, surprised that there were no war horses to fight at this time. They should either prepare to fight immediately or retreat.
After they retreated, Li Xia said to Huo Xiaolian calmly: "The Yuan army must have found us after they retreated. Go and arrange defense."
After Huo Xiaolian took the order and left, Li Xia called a few more personal guards and said, "Go and ask Uncle Shu Zhen, and Tuo Li will come over to investigate." "Yes."
"If they don't want to come over, don't ask any questions, just kill them. Be quick."
Faced with such an order, the guards just responded with cupped fists and turned around neatly and walked out of the tent. After making these arrangements, Li Xia began to put on his armor.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Duo Siman came out of the tent at the back and said, "You just changed the medicine, don't move." Li Xia waved her to come to him and touched her flat belly.
"I haven't shown my pregnancy yet," said Duo Simang, "Eji said that my belly will be full in two months."
"There may be enemy soldiers coming today and tomorrow. Then hide behind and don't run around, you know?"
"I am a Mongolian woman, I can go into battle and kill the enemy."
"Do you know Temujin's son Jochi? Before Jochi was born, Borte was kidnapped." Li Xia scared Duo Siman and said, "There is no need for our son to encounter this."
"Okay then, I will hide when the time comes." "Wear armor for me."
"Do you still need to wear armor if you are injured?"
"I'm wearing armor so you can't see that I'm injured."
While the two were talking about this, someone outside the tent said: "Your Majesty, the two marshals are here." Li Xia patted Duo Siman on the back and asked her to go to the back. He said, "Come in."
When Uncle Shu Zhen, Tulica walked into the big tent, he saw Li Xia sitting there in armor again, looking majestic and heroic. "Your Majesty."
"Tan Ma found a Yuan army in the southwest, and it was quite large. You each select a thousand trustworthy warriors from the army. I will give them armor and weapons to fight for me. Are you willing?"
The two Mongolian nobles looked at each other, and it was Uncle Shu Zhen who spoke.
"Of course we are willing to fight, but these soldiers were defeated by His Majesty and Ketun not long ago, and their morale is low. More importantly, they have not been able to eat enough in the past few days, for fear that they will be scattered by the enemy."
Having said this in a long way, Shu Zhenbo asked: "I just don't know how many Yuan troops are attacking this time? Whose people are they? Is Ketun far away from here? If the enemy is too strong, should we still invite you?
Can Dun come back to support?"
After asking so many questions in a series, he probably didn't expect Li Xia to answer them all, but pretending to be concerned could somehow make Li Xia come back.
Answer one or two points.
Li Xia knew very well the thoughts of these new possessors.
It was just that he felt that he was not strong enough and wanted to wait and see, as he might defect at any time; at the same time, he was worried that he would starve to death in the snow and wind, or that he would be liquidated after he went back with Li Xia, so it would be impossible without any effort.
After all, it's just about strength, just like a woman's wealth when marrying, so there's nothing wrong with it. Now that I asked them to fight, I started to make a decision.
He couldn't be timid at this time, so he asked calmly: "You don't want to, do you?" "Your Majesty has misunderstood us."
"You think I am begging you." Li Xia made the matter clear. Even today, his character has not changed much.
"You surrendered here, saying you wanted to fight for me, and you ate my food rations. Now I really want to send troops and generals, and you feel like you are princes again."
"Don't dare!"
Uncle Shu Zhen was overwhelmed by his power and felt that he was too arrogant.
What was agreed at that time was basically that they would submit to Xilishi Khan, but it also meant that they had to at least reach Liupan Mountain safely before they could talk about fighting for Li Xia. Moreover, in the war, they had to agree according to Mongolian customs, which pasture would be theirs as the spoils of war.
"Your Majesty, we"
While Shu Zhenbo was speaking, a horn suddenly sounded in the distance. Someone was attacking.
"Come so quickly?" Tritsa was very surprised.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to fight for Your Majesty, let's go and order troops." Shu Zhenbo responded very simply at this time. If it was just to find out the strength, he had already made up his mind.
I had just agreed, but who knew whether the thousand soldiers and horses selected would be directly recruited by Li Xia. It was different now. The enemy had already attacked, and Li Xia could only directly distribute armors and weapons.
Unexpectedly, Li Xia waved his hand and said, "Don't rush to order troops. It won't be too late until I defeat these Yuan troops first." "But."
"You guys draw up a list for me and write down all the trusted commanders and centurions so that I can distribute armors and weapons." The sound of killing outside the tent became louder and louder, and Li Xia only chatted with the two Mongolian marshals inside the tent.
Take your time with these.
Only he himself knew that he was already very anxious.
He couldn't trust Shu Zhenbo and Tulica, so he was just making a choice, either to scare them with his momentum and make them willing to fight for him; or to kill them and take control of the troops himself.
At this time, it was Uncle Shu Zhen who couldn't see clearly the situation and couldn't make up his mind. There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and he didn't know whether he should write or not.
Fortunately, a general arrived and reported, "Your Majesty, the Yuan army has entered the camp!"
"I'm so panicked, I put up my dragon hat and lighted up the bonfire."
"Here!"
Li Xia actually looked at Uncle Shu Zhen, Tolica again, and continued chatting: "Just write Uighur-style Mongolian, I can understand it."