With the autumn wind, the grass has begun to turn yellow.
Flags were fluttering, and groups of cavalry were ready to continue.
They will go west to defeat the Tang army that has been lingering in Houtao Grassland.
Zhang Hongfan had already put on all his armor, but he arrived in front of Tuohu's tent before setting off.
"Is the king here?"
"Please come in."
The big tent was filled with a strong smell of wine and powder.
Tuohu was wearing a comfortable robe, hugging two beauties he brought back from the Western Regions, drinking wine and enjoying the singing and dancing.
This situation is very common among kings. As early as the period of Ogedai Khan, the famous saying that half of life is pleasure and half is fame, was already a footnote to the indulgence of the Golden Family.
The Golden Family has countless wealth across the continent, and has been squandering it for decades, and still can't squander it all.
As soon as he entered the tent, Zhang Hongfan made a very subtle frown and became very calm for a moment.
"Your Majesty, the army is about to set off. Please come to the front of the battle to boost morale."
"Hehehehe." Tuohu was staring at Song and Dance and let out a drunken giggle.
After the song and dance ended, he looked at Zhang Hongfan and asked, "Who are you going to attack?"
"Yang Ben, he has been wandering on the grassland with ten thousand cavalry. If we don't defeat him, he will probably attack Yanjing from Hetao after we leave."
In fact, Zhang Hongfan had said these words once before, but when Tuohu asked him, he still took the trouble to say them, and his attitude was serious.
He is willing to regard Tuohu as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. It is also a long-standing Mongolian tradition for the king to command the army.
Instead, Tuohu looked unconcerned. He asked casually and did not listen carefully. He waved his hand impatiently and said: "The Great Khan has asked you to arrange the military affairs. Just watch and fight."
He and Yang Wen'an formed two extremes.
Yang Wen'an desperately wanted to seize the military power and become a prince; Tuohu wanted to be superior. Military power was used to protect him so that he could continue to enjoy it. Even if a Han man could command the army, he would not be able to seize his clan.
The identity of the king.
Looking at it this way, Tuohu actually has an aristocratic temperament.
Zhang Hongfan added: "The soldiers are about to go to war. Please come to the front of the battle to boost morale."
"unnecessary."
Tuohu waved his hand and drove Zhang Hongfan out.
Afterwards, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Hehehe, Han people."
Although he indulged in drinking and debauchery, he did not appear to be incompetent, otherwise he would not have been able to lead the army to attack the Ili River Basin. The smile at this time even meant that he had seen through everything.
"Why does your Majesty care about such a hypocritical Han Chinese?" said Shigar, a man with curly beard and brown eyes who was accompanying him in the tent.
"Why can't I pay attention to him?" Tuohu asked back: "Do you think I am embarrassed that the Great Khan asked him to lead the army in my place?"
"That's not true."
"When the Great Khan made Zhang Hongfan the marshal of the Mongolian and Han armies, he also wrote me a letter home. Now it is a war to defend the Central Plains. Of course, these Han people are more desperate. Unlike the Mongols, if they cannot win, they will return to the grassland at worst.
.Hey, I really thought so."
Shigar then said: "I'm afraid many Mongolians won't be willing to return to the grassland, right?"
"Then let them guard the Central Plains." Tuohu raised his hand and pointed outside the tent and said: "Zhang Hongfan is a man who can understand people's expressions. You see, he did not reorganize all the soldiers. Instead, he
Some soldiers who wanted to return to the grassland stayed. He was very smart."
Taking another sip of wine, he smiled and said: "Toast my friend, just leave all the trivial matters to him. If he can do it, we will continue to enjoy the richness of the Central Plains. If he can't do it, we will return to the beautiful country.
grassland."
"Your Majesty is right. With such an obedient slave, the nobles should raise their glasses and enjoy it..."
The Mongolian cavalry who stayed with Tuohu at this time were all thousands of soldiers and horses who were against Han law, and they seemed to be much more unorganized.
Except for Tuohu's Qixue, the remaining cavalry neither practiced nor guarded the camp. Instead, they scattered to herd, and even went far away to look for the property left behind by the defeated troops after the battle.
As the sun sets and the moon rises, happy days always seem short-lived. Unknowingly, Zhang Hongfan has led his troops and left for five days, and may have surrounded Yang Ben's 10,000 cavalry.
In the distance, a group of Mongolian cavalry suddenly ran back. They entered the camp and no one stopped them.
Until Tuohu's timid Xue Qianhu stepped forward and asked: "Which Wanhu soldiers and horses? Where did they come back from?"
"In front of King Anxi's tent, Xue Qianhu is under the command of General Xiong'er." The person who answered was a Mongolian. Judging from his attire, he should be a centurion.
"King Anxi? King Anxi is ill and has been sent to Kaiping."
This answer was obviously beyond the expectations of the Mongolian centurion who returned to the camp. After being slightly stunned, he said: "We still have to stay in the camp overnight."
At the same time, another unshaven Han man behind him rode forward, appearing to be more concerned about Brother La.
"Are you sick? Why are you sick? How are you doing?"
"Haven't you heard? The princess poisoned the potion given to the Khan..."
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Shigar lifted the curtain out of the tent, raised his head and asked, "Which army has returned to camp?"
"He is from Qing Xue and Xiong Er, who are under the command of King Anxi."
"Have you seen the military symbols?"
"seen it already."
"Already recognize the looks?"
After the death of Meng Ge, Kublai Khan made repeated orders, requiring that the order talismans must be strictly inspected before returning to camp. After years of hard work, it gradually formed a habit.
In addition, the soldiers guarding the camp must always recognize the generals above the centurion in each department to prevent the Tang army from pretending to enter the camp.
Although Shigar just woke up from a hangover, he still did not forget to do this, which shows that the regulations were strictly enforced at that time.
"I haven't recognized them yet. They are from King Anxi. Our people don't recognize them."
"Go find a few Anxi Wang Qionxue who are left to recuperate, and ask them to recognize you."
"yes."
Shigar was just out of habit. After giving these instructions, he stretched his waist and walked a few steps on the grass with his hands behind his back.
The scenery in the distance is beautiful, but the camp is also dirty and messy, and I accidentally stepped on horse manure.
Shigar knelt down and took off his boots to scrape.
Not far away, several soldiers who were recovering from their injuries came out of the camp and walked towards the cavalry returning to camp, trying to identify...
Screams suddenly sounded.
Shigar, who was still scraping horse manure, didn't even have time to get up.
"puff."
A knight rode past him and cut his neck with a knife.
"kill!"
This was Wang Li's small army of soldiers and horses who had returned from traveling north of Yinshan Mountain.
If the Tang army had not sent someone to respond, they would never have dared to approach this camp on their own.
Because sneak attacks often need to be based on accurate and comprehensive intelligence.
Once the Military Intelligence Department gets in touch with Wang Li and others, the remnant soldiers scattered behind the enemy's rear can be turned into a sharp blade.
"Where is Tohu!"
Wang Li raised his hand and shouted.
He was very excited because he knew that Zhang Jue wanted to regain the Hetao.
Zhang Jue would often sit alone at the top of Yan'an City at night, muttering: "When I killed Brother Meng, I, General Wang, sent His Majesty to the foot of Diaoyu Mountain. We said we would fight to Yinshan Mountain..."
But the last time we recaptured the Hetao failed.
Wang Li felt very useless.
As soon as he arrived in Hetao, he suffered the first major defeat in his life and was driven into the wilderness like a wild dog.
If he hadn't met Wang Mancang, he would really have died.
But Wang Mancang took him as a deserter, causing him to lose his dignity.
Now he wants to regain the lost dignity and make Zhang Jue proud of him.
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The cavalry of the Tang Army rushed into Tuohu's tent and knocked down the entire tent.
Suddenly, many beauties, waiters, and cowards scattered from the tent...
"Exiute."
Tuohu made an emergency escape under the protection of a group of cowards.
He still has a lot of troops, but he was caught off guard. He doesn't even know where the enemy troops came from yet.
But the real absurdity is that the person Tuohu is blaming is Zhang Hongfan.
When he was angry subconsciously, he didn't blame himself for indulging in pleasure, nor did he blame those lax soldiers and horses, nor did he blame him for being cowardly and unprepared.
Because the Great Khan trusted Zhang Hongfan, he put Tuohu in command and Zhang Hongfan was responsible for specific military affairs, which seemed to trust Zhang Hongfan's ability more.
It was not true that Tuohu had never been angry. Only when he thought that milking cows and shearing sheep had to be left to slaves did he feel much more relaxed.
Now Zhang Hongfan has not done well.
"Damn."
The sound of horse hooves behind him was getting closer and closer. Some timid men turned around to fight with the enemy, but some others ran away.
"Kill!" The Tang army general's shout was so close that it almost sounded in his ears.
Tuo suddenly became furious.
He is also the clan king of the Golden Family who is good at fighting, not a coward who can only run for his life.
He can also return to fight.
However, when he turned around, he realized that what he was holding was not a weapon, but a wine bottle...
Blame Zhang Hongfan for taking away his military power and letting him relax for too long.
"puff."
A head fell to the ground.
"King Tuohu died in battle..."
Soon, many soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty escaped from the camp on horseback and headed west to report the news of Tuohu's death in battle to his slaves.
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"Ha ha."
Wang Mancang held up Tuohu's head, kissed the shaved forehead, and laughed.
Finally he restrained himself, turned to Wang Li and said: "We really killed Tuohu. Do you think we can really capture the river with our few soldiers and horses?"
"Once the Mongolian sect king in your hands dies, let's see if Zhang Hongfan can still control those thousands of Mongolian households..."