In the blink of an eye, the Yuan army had been attacking the camp for twenty-two days.
Li Xia's so-called "nationwide army" had not yet arrived. Every time Uluru Hunai went up to the observation deck and looked into the distance, there were only endless Yuan army camps at the end of his sight.
"Ketun."
Someone came forward, whispered something to Ulughunai, and handed him a small letter.
"This is an arrow shot in front of our defense line..."
When Uluru opened it, he saw Sui Gedu's handwriting, which read in Uighur-style Mongolian "All the seas have gone back to occupy the Ili River".
She closed her eyes and shook her head, knowing that Haidu was a poisonous snake and this was what he could do.
"Where's Uncle Li Zeng?"
"The Marshal is in His Majesty's tent."
Wu Luhu then walked towards Li Xia's tent. When he got outside the tent, Huo Xiaolian stepped forward with his knife in hand and said, "Kudun, wait a moment."
"If I don't wait, you can kill me if you can!"
"Xiao Lian, please come in."
Wu Lu suddenly walked into the tent and saw Li Zengbo discussing matters with Li Xia.
She looked ugly and said: "According to your statement, the entire army of the Tang Dynasty should have arrived on the battlefield two days ago at the latest."
Li Xia asked: "I heard that you want to break out?"
Wu Lu suddenly looked even colder, glanced at Li Zengbo, and said: "The old man indeed told you this. If you don't plan to break out, I will take my people away, and I will not let them die for you again.
"
"I understand. You are my ally. You are here to share victory with me, not to die."
"Do you still know?" Wu Luhu Nai suddenly turned his head and asked, the resentment in his eyes getting stronger, "Do you know how many people I have died?! Where is the victory?!"
Li Xia said: "The Yuan army has been increasing its troops recently, and Kublai Khan's troops have probably reached 70,000 to 80,000. It can be seen that he had a premonition that my troops were coming..."
"Madman." Uluru said: "Do you know how long it has been since you lost contact with your court? Maybe you, the emperor, have been deposed."
After that, she sneered, turned around and left.
She wanted to leave with her people, taking away Duo Siman and the child in her belly.
"Wait a minute." Li Xia said.
Li Zengbo stood up and walked slowly outside to let them talk.
Before leaving the account, Li Zengbo said: "Kedun, I have considered what you said. But your Majesty is not gambling..."
"Ah."
Uluru suddenly sneered again.
She turned to look at Li Xia, shook her head and said, "I'm still looking at your map. Do you know how cold-blooded you are?"
"I have evidence..."
"do not talk!"
Uluru Hunai was finally irritated by Li Xia's always calm expression and said: "Don't pretend to be patiently explaining to me! You are patient. You patiently teach my subordinates how to fight. You know they are dead."
?"
"I know." Li Xia said: "The Mongolian Dalengtai was killed by artillery stones four days ago; the Uyghur Akmu wanted to prepare more water before the snow melted, and took off his helmet to install it.
Xue, was shot through the eye by an arrow from the Yuan army during a surprise attack."
"This is what you teach them, let them protect you like they protect their own home. They think they have found a way to become a great hero, but what is the result?"
Wulu Hunai approached Li Xia, raised his head and got close to his eyes, trying to see something weak in his eyes.
but no.
"For you, I almost died ten thousand people!" she yelled, "You always have a reason to trick others into dying for you. I have never seen a more selfish and cold-blooded person than you. Twenty
It’s been two days, this is hell, and you are the only one who can stay here, so what are you if you’re not a devil?!”
"Have you finished venting?" Li Xia looked at her calmly and asked after a while, "On a battlefield like this, I understand that you need to vent..."
"I don't want to vent, my people can't hold it anymore." Ulukhunai kept shaking his head, "If I don't take them away, they will kill me. Really, look into their eyes, they will really
Kill us."
"I know, but if we carry it for a few more days, my troops will arrive."
"madman."
Wu Lu suddenly took two steps back and spat at Li Xia's feet.
"Eh Xiute, you are a madman."
Li Xia said: "Kublai Khan arrived for reinforcements three days ago. I counted his tents. If it weren't for my troops coming, why would he?"
"If I trust you again, I am a mean person." Uluru said, "Have you never thought about it? What would Chang'an be like? Have I betrayed you? Li Xia, while I am still willing to take you away, you still have
choose."
"Speaking of this, no one is qualified to rebel, because there is only one main contradiction in the world, the contradiction between the years of war and the people's longing for the unification of the world... Do you know what 'contradiction' is?"
"You are such a madman."
Li Xia smiled and shook his head, talking to himself.
"This era is very simple. The population is too sparse, so the biggest problem is not land annexation or system reform at all. The most urgent problem that needs to be solved in this era is that the world must be unified as soon as possible."
He knew it was annoying to say this, very annoying.
He used to be very averse to theories, but the more he did things, the more he began to think about what he should do and look for the fundamental answers to all problems.
He had to think seriously about this era. Only then did he discover that theory could help him see many things clearly.
"Even in the richest Jiangnan, Jia Sidao accused the wealthy locals of being unwilling to pay for the Northern Expedition, but the voice of the people for recovery has never stopped. The unification of the world, this is the powerful voice of this era, and the torrent is rolling down.
No one can stop it.
The only ones who can unify the world are Kublai Khan and I. It is impossible for Chang'an to have independent ministers, and they will not choose Zhao and Song Dynasty again. And between Kublai Khan and me, only I can truly implement the Han Dynasty.
.They will not give in until they see my body."
Li Xia put his hand on Ulukhunai's shoulder and asked: "You make your own judgment. Why did Kublai Khan go to war personally? Why did he block me here? Why are he still increasing his troops now? Through all these phenomena,
, look at what is happening behind this battle..."
"fart."
Wu Luhu was stunned for a moment because of Li Xia's face, and soon he cursed: "You are completely crazy, stop talking useless nonsense to me! You want me to accompany you to destroy the country now, no.
!”
"As long as you grit your teeth and hold on, you will not destroy the country. After this battle, it will be our turn to counterattack Kublai Khan."
"Li Xia, not everyone is as strong as you. My warriors are tired, and so am I. The longer you persist than others, the more people will leave you."
"No, the one who cannot hold on first will be our enemy."
"Three days." Uluru said, "It can't be longer, the soldiers will really kill me..."
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It was already night when I came out of Li Xia's tent.
Uluru suddenly got on his horse and could smell the smell of blood and sweat on his body.
She had developed the habit of taking a bath before, hoping that the fighting would stop for a while so that she could at least take a good bath.
The camp was very large and a little too empty. After too many people died, the remaining troops were unable to defend the camp. After riding for a while, she returned to her station.
But instead of sleeping, she changed a set of clothes, took more than ten cavalrymen dressed as Tanma, and left the camp.
More than half an hour later.
On the open plain, Uluru Hunai discovered a bonfire in front of him, and there were more than ten horsemen and horses sitting around the bonfire.
"You came."
Brother Sui rode his horse forward, narrowed his eyes and stared at Ulughunai's face in the night, and said: "I told you last time that if you don't kill me, you will be rewarded sooner or later."
"I'm not doing this in return." Uluru said, "It's just that you, Eji, have helped me before."
"She is not my Eji, and I am not my legitimate son." Brother Sui said, "You did it for the sake of our friendship with me."
"Ah."
"Li Xia will definitely die, but you won't." Brother Sui said, "As long as you are willing to surrender."
"Can you win?"
"Do you need to say more? Haidu has returned to the west, and Tuohu will soon bring more troops."
"Li Xia is about to be defeated. Do you need to increase your troops?"
"The Great Khan will also destroy the Tang State and the Song State."
Uluru nodded and murmured: "Then why do you come here first?"
"The Khan is here."
"Yeah?"
Wu Luhu still needs to ask more questions.
Brother Sui already said: "The war is about to end. I assure you that the conditions the Great Khan promised you before are still valid. You can kill Li Xia, and I will return to the Ili River with you, and we will have a son."
"It seems that in the great Mongolian country, a powerful and wealthy widow like me is very popular among men." Uluru sighed with self-deprecation.
Brother Sui originally thought that she was much rougher and less beautiful than when she was young. Now he saw her sighing, but he felt her charm again, thought together, and rode forward.
"Hala Xulie has been dead for sixteen years, right? You haven't had the nourishment of a man for too long. I am very strong, like an iron rod."
"Yeah?"
"I can control the strongest horses and stir up the water of the Onan River." Sui Gedu said: "Let me nourish your land that has been dry for too long."
Uluru suddenly looked up at the sky, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh again.
It seems like his desires are not satisfied, or he feels confused about the way forward.
It's more like making the final decision.
Brother Sui was still telling her love words in her ear, trying to impress her.
"We can go to the fire and show you my iron rod..."
Suddenly, Wu Luhu's ears twitched and he made up his mind in an instant.
She leaned over, took out a dagger from her boot, and stabbed it into Sui Gedu's face.
The dagger penetrated his eye, and blood spurted out from around the eyeball.
The knights around were stunned. Uluru pushed Sui Gedu's body hard, took the reins of his horse and left. She didn't even have time to ask why Sui Gedu set up an ambush.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
"Let's go! The Yuan army is surrounding us!"
"Let's go!"
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. The Yuan army cavalry who originally wanted to surround them quietly speeded up their horses, and a light of fire gradually appeared at the end of their sight.
Uluru Hunai controlled the two horses alone, pierced the mount with a dagger, and rushed out suddenly.
She has a lot on her mind.
For a moment, I thought that if she lived to this age and had to be manipulated by Brother Sui, why would she fight for power? Then she thought that Kublai Khan would not trust her.
While running wildly, she even thought of Li Xia's words: People from the Central Plains want to unify the world.
However, she felt that the major Uluses in the Great Mongolia Kingdom only wanted to split.
This is the main irreconcilable conflict between her and Kublai Khan.
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"What did you say?!"
Just before dawn, Kublai Khan stood up suddenly in the sweat tent of the Yuan army camp.
"The Great Khan Ulughunai killed King Sui Gedu and then escaped, but we failed to catch him."
Kublai Khan's eyes turned cold.
This coldness does not seem to be due to the death of the concubine's brother.
He walked up to the lookout without waiting for dawn and looked southeast in the darkness.
Standing until dawn, he looked farthest away and saw the camps at the foot of Helan Mountain.
Those are the soldiers and horses of the Tang army.
In fact, the Tang army had already arrived on the battlefield and was still adding troops.
Kublai Khan didn't know how many more troops they would increase, but even if Li Xia came with an entire nation's troops, he would still defeat them.