At noon, the northwest land in mid-February has a clear sky with clear sky and wide clouds.
The pursuit to the north is still continuing, the Yuan army has even been defeated by Qie Xue, and the vast waters are pouring into the desert to the north.
The cavalry of the Tang Army pursued them.
In Yingpan Mountain to the south, countless prisoners, horses, cattle and sheep, and baggage were being transported, making it a bustle.
A seagull flew high and circled.
It looked down and saw black torrents coming from all directions, like a spider web covering the earth. So it chirped dissatisfiedly, flew eastward, crossed the Helan Mountains, and disappeared into the sky.
Li Xia heard the hawk chirping, looked up, and murmured: "Next time, you will be my trophy."
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shun has been brought back."
Before Li Xia could turn around, Duo Siman, who was carrying a huge belly, quickly walked over to him, hugged him and started crying.
At this time, Uluru Hunai had not returned to the camp, so Li Xia snatched the man back directly.
"It was Li Qing's victory at the three passes that enabled him to defeat Kublai Khan." Li Xia said, "I still want to tire Li Qing one more time so that the world can be unified."
After that, he whispered to himself again.
Li Zengbo was stunned for a moment, his wrinkled face deliberately showed grievance, and said: "Your Majesty is afraid that you will not tire me out."
"Can our cavalry continue to pursue us?"
After the details of the Battle of Three Passes were discussed, Li Xia changed the topic.
He took out a portrait and compared it with the prisoner coming across from him.
"I am fortunate to have seen you defeat Wang Liangchen and recover Guanlong in the past; now I can see your Majesty defeat the captive chieftain and recover the Central Plains."
"Is it true? The prince-in-law Nahe has been captured? Have the princess of Nalu, Soer Hahan, captured her?"
After dealing with the soldiers and horses captured from Hu Lahu'er's command, the generals under Shi Tianze's command were forced to come over again.
Lu Xiufu knew no more about this matter than Li Xia. In the end, he just said: "The latest battle report shows that Marshal Gao is still confronting Boyan. There is no bad news. Please be at ease, Your Majesty."
More details of the Battle of Sanguankou were narrated by Lu Xiufu.
A calm and majestic voice suddenly interrupted Desuamu's words.
"Behind the queue over there, I've been waiting for a while."
The prisoner was a Mongolian, tall and strong, in his fifties, with thick beard and braids on his head.
This is also the reason why Guanzhong was panicked for a time and almost called back the follow-up troops.
Li Xia is completely overwhelmed.
"Your Majesty." Desuamu said: "General Yang has been chasing Kublai Khan, captured him, and asked the general to go to the surrendered Mongolian kings to confirm..."
"Marshal Li said that he only came to report the details of the Three Passes battle and would not delay His Majesty's handling of urgent military affairs."
"General Yang is in pursuit, and General Lu is setting up defenses to the east to prevent Kublai Khan and Tuohu from reuniting..."
"How is the battle in Guanzhong going?"
Li Xia said: "I hope to work side by side with you to achieve greater greatness."
It's when people feel refreshed when happy events happen, and the injuries, fatigue, and sorrow caused by war are washed away.
"I came with General Lu. At that time, General Pi had been holding on to Hongjinggou Pi for a long time. He withstood Zhang Hongfan's strong attack in a bloody battle. The main force of Wang Division attacked, annihilated and captured a large number of Yuan troops. Only Zhang Hongfan led a small group of remaining soldiers and escaped.
Entering the depths of Helan Mountain..."
Below the battle platform, the soldiers who came to report the military situation to Li Xia consciously formed a long queue.
Each of them was injured and walked with a limp, but their faces were filled with relief and an expression of being so happy that they didn't know how to celebrate.
Soon, Li Zengbo was slowly walked onto the fighting platform supported by Lu Xiufu, Song He, Pifeng and others.
"Li Xia, I didn't expect Benhan to meet you like this."
Saying this, Li Xia and Lu Xiufu walked more than ten steps in tandem and left the crowd.
At that time, the Battle of Helan Mountain was in full swing. In order not to affect the morale of the army, they suppressed the news. It was only now that Li Xia was able to ask him in detail face to face.
Very few Mongolians manage their beards so smoothly.
"Liu Yuanli has a calm personality and can be trusted."
While talking, the two of them walked in front of the generals again, and the topic turned back to the current war.
There were many captured Mongolian warriors around, and they were all crying.
According to Li Zengbo and Lu Xiufu's status, of course there is no need to wait in line to see him.
The more these cowardly Xue troops cried, the more excited the surrounding Tang troops became.
He has been hunted down by others all his life, but this was the first time for Li Xia to hunt down someone else, and he was very inexperienced.
Of course he was very tired.
"Although I don't know what great achievements can be greater than the recovery of the Central Plains, I can only devote myself to it."
"Sweating profusely!"
Lin Zi was also in a daze and murmured: "Kublai Khan?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
This man has both the roughness and generosity of the Mongolians and some habits of the Han people.
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The war is still ending.
"According to our speculation, Tuohu's troops and Yang Wen'an's defeated troops may have retreated to the Dengkou area."
"Ha ha."
When we arrived at Youfanggou, we suddenly heard loud shouts coming from the front. From far to near, we gradually became able to hear them clearly.
Fortunately, Gao Changshou arrived in Chang'an in time, and the situation in Guanzhong eased slightly. Only then did Lian Xixian dare to make the decision and let the troops continue to rush to the battlefield of Helan Mountain.
"Yes, the people standing in front of you are none other than the descendants of Genghis Khan, the Great Khan of Mongolia and the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty."
"They? Wait?" Li Xia asked in surprise, "Why don't you come directly?"
Li Xia was very surprised. He rode his horse forward and saw that Desuamu was leading a team and escorting a person towards this side.
"Capture the prisoner!"
Li Xia thought for a while and simply agreed.
Although Lu Xiufu did not perform much on the battlefield, he was actually one of the major contributors behind the scenes. But when talking about the experience, he downplayed his own contribution and quietly passed the credit on to others.
Lu Xiufu didn't hear clearly and asked: "Your Majesty?"
As Lu Xiufu spoke, he bowed meticulously, his eyes still clear and pure.
Duo Siman couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "I know she has no right to be angry with my husband."
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Now that these talented people who can handle military affairs have arrived, Li Xia left all the finishing work after the war to them.
It was a joke that was not funny, but everyone around him burst into laughter, as if it was a Chinese New Year.
This time, Duo Siman's mood was so great that she refused to listen to Li Xia's advice and complained to him about her grievances. However, good news came one after another around her, and there was so much good news that she couldn't help but look back.
Asking questions all the time.
"The most important thing at the moment is to expand the results and put an end to the Battle of Helan Mountain."
"Before I left Chang'an, the military workshop built two new artillery pieces. Marshal Liu arranged for them to go to Wuguan and transferred General Lu and some of the old soldiers to replace them with new soldiers from Sichuan..."
"Old minister, I see your Majesty." Li Zengbo took the lead in saluting, "After the Xingqing Mansion was defeated, I finally..."
Li Xia said: "I remember that during the Battle of Qishan Road, you were also responsible for many matters after the war?"
"I went to Pingqiang Fort to inquire about Duke Lian, and then rushed back to Lanzhou overnight. According to Duke Lian's strategy, I dispatched various troops and horses to cross the Helan Mountain..."
Li Zengbo was moved when he heard this, but his voice was extremely hoarse.
"Are we here?" Li Xia turned around to look, but did not see Li Zengbo and Lu Xiufu walking onto the battlefield, so he asked, "Where are they?"
"Tell me about Liu Yuanli's adjustments to Guanzhong's defense and give me the details."
A team began to appear in the distance and unconsciously stopped their pursuit and looked this way.
"Capture the prisoner!"
This is a portrait of Kublai Khan that the Military Intelligence Department found in the Northland last year. Li Xia had already seen it and was not very good at identifying people with this kind of portrait.
The excitement seemed to be contagious, and more and more soldiers of the Tang Dynasty cheered. Finally, the sound spread throughout the country.
The reason why he asked this question was because the letter had previously reported that Boyan had almost conquered Tongguan.
"The horses are tired from running, and controlling the captives requires too many troops. It is difficult to surround this desert, so we can only pursue them hard."
Li Xia had stepped forward to support his skinny arm and joked: "You are afraid of delaying urgent military affairs, but the most urgent thing now is to ask you to handle military affairs."
Soon, Desuamu came closer.
"Isn't there going to be a war these days? Your Eji has many soldiers, so let me stay safer in her tent."
These experiences can only be expressed in a few simple sentences. However, during the entire battle, soldiers and horses from all over the country were mobilized to the northwest, provisions and baggage had to be arranged, marching routes had to be planned, and all kinds of imaginable and unimaginable troubles, including
Officials including Lu Xiufu worked hard to arrange it properly.
During the process, Li Zengbo refused one after another, saying "I dare not ask Your Majesty to help you", and finally sat down, with every wrinkle on his face seeming to say "Your Majesty is deeply gracious".
"really."
Li Xia sighed with emotion and hurriedly called them over.
"..."
He was able to begin personally intervening in the pursuit of Kublai Khan.
"Old minister accepts the order..."
"Sweat profusely..."
Finally, some soldiers were holding several small boxes that they had found from Hu Lahu'er's team. When they opened them, they saw that they were all gold, silver and jewelry. Duo Siman stared blankly and forgot to get angry again. Instead, he was worried about Li Xia and said: "You
If you bring me back, will Eji be angry?"
"The area to the north of Helan Mountain is desert. Kublai Khan has fled into the desert. As long as you go northeast, you can reach Dengkou."
Although he was wearing a single suit, it was obviously the matching item inside the white robe that belonged to the Mongolian Khan, including his boots.
Li Xia had already seen him looking haggard, so he helped him sit aside.
Li Xia heard this sentence in Mongolian and asked: "Are you Kublai Khan?"
After hearing it about once, Li Xia's expression relaxed.
While he was in a panic, he suddenly heard a report: "Your Majesty, Marshal Li and Mr. Lu have arrived."
As he rode his horse northward, he discussed with Lin Zi.
"But Boyan should not be underestimated."
"She doesn't get angry and she gets a lot of loot."
"Really?"
Li Xia responded with a contemptuous smile. After the Mongolian prisoner smiled, he narrowed his eyes slightly and his face gradually became colder, looking more majestic.
Lin Zi's eyes had gone back and forth between the portrait and his face many times. He opened his mouth and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, does it seem that he is really Kublai Khan?"