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Another new year has passed.
This year is the Year of the Dragon in Wuchen, and there are still three eras in the world: the fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, the ninth year of Xianding in the Song Dynasty, and the fourth year of Jiantong in the Tang Dynasty.
The war has not stopped yet, but it seems to be coming to an end.
Just like several men fighting until they are exhausted, they may have to stop and rest. Perhaps one of them can grit his teeth and finish off his opponent first on the verge of exhaustion.
The sixth day of the first lunar month.
At dawn, Zhang Hongdao, Dong Wenyong, Wang Su, Wang Yun and others rushed outside Li Xia's tent again.
"Is Your Majesty here?"
Zhang Hongdao hurried over, his tone a little hasty. The guard outside the tent responded: "Your Majesty is meeting Mr. Guo." "He is meeting Mr. Guo again."
Zhang Hongdao muttered something in a low voice, and when he saw that the guard didn't stop him, he still strode in.
In the tent, they saw that the carpet had been lifted by Guo Shoujing. Li Xia also dug out some soil on the ground with his sword. Guo Shoujing was holding the soil and explaining something.
"Once the snow melts, ditches must be dug in the ground, otherwise it will be prone to waterlogging..."
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Hongdao stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "The Yuan army has counterattacked Baoding. Today..."
Li Xia raised his hand and said to Guo Shoujing, "Go ahead and do it."
"I accept the decree."
After Guo Shoujing exited the tent first, Dong Wenyong stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has been meeting with Ruosi these past few days. Is he asking about the farming matter?"
"Yes, Dong Qing also has high opinions?"
"Farming is a good thing, I'm just confused. Now I'm starting to farm in the north. Firstly, the water far away will not quench my thirst nearby. Secondly, there is a risk of being ruined by the Yuan army."
"You don't think it's appropriate?" Li Xia said, "Now that we have sown the seeds, we can at least look forward to the summer and autumn harvests."
"I have no objection to this matter, but I am worried that the military rations for March and April are not enough. How can we wait until July and August?"
Li Xia smiled and said, "We'll figure out a way to deal with the army rations later. I'll just say one thing first. If you were Kublai Khan, how would you feel when you wait until May or June and see that the Tang army's harvest is about to come? Are you anxious?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
Dong Wenyong had no objection to farming at all, but he just felt that other things were more urgent. He just wanted to remind him, and quickly turned to look at Zhang Hongdao.
Zhang Hongdao immediately took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Xia. "Your Majesty, this is the arrow letter that was shot into the army today. There are hundreds of letters."
The letter was written in Chinese. Li Xia only read a few sentences before turning his eyes to where the signature was written.
It is signed by Zhang Rou, and it is also stamped with the seal of Cai Guogong, the Great Yuan Dynasty.
As for the content of the letter, in Zhang Rou's tone, he bitterly rebuked Zhang Hongdao for his disloyalty and unfilial piety, and said that he had led a large army to recover Baozhou and asked the soldiers and civilians of Baozhou to know their way back and return to the Yuan Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, this must be a trick of the Yuan army. This letter is definitely not written by my father."
"I know."
Li Xia also understood that General Yuan on the opposite side obviously knew that taking back Baozhou would not be so simple. It was nothing more than disrupting Baozhou's military morale before approaching the city, and it was also a provocation.
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"According to the information obtained by Tanma, this Yuan army has arrived in Baigou, and there are more than 20,000 people. Although Zhang Rou's flag is flying, the actual leader is Oruchi."
"You generals may have never heard of the name Oruch, but his status in the Mongolian army is not low."
During the military meeting, Lin Zi came out of the queue, looked around at everyone, and began to talk.
"Oruch's grandfather was Temujin's front vanguard, and Oruch's father took over the province's Mongol Army Wanhu after Muhuali's death, leading Uluru, Busy, Cowardly, Hongji La, and Zala
We are waiting for five tribes of Mongolian troops. You must know that these five tribes are the most courageous tribes among the Mongolian troops."
When Lin Zi said this, he turned to Li Xia and said, "Your Majesty, speaking of which, he has a grudge against your Majesty for killing his father."
"Yeah?"
"Oluchi's father once accompanied Meng Ge in his expedition to Sichuan and died in the battle of Diaoyu City." "I don't remember." Li Xia said, "I've never heard of it."
"Yes." Lin Zi turned to Zhu again.
The general said: "In short, although this man is not famous, he is the marshal of fifty thousand households."
Someone among the generals sneered and whispered: "The ten thousand households in Mongolia are more numerous than the hair of an ox."
"..."
Li Xia listened to them discuss the military situation, and finally looked at Zhang Hongdao and asked, "Do you have the confidence to lead the cavalry north to attack and defeat the Yuan army?"
Zhang Hongdao hesitated and did not answer immediately.
Shi Gang then asked: "Your Majesty, why don't you defend the city?"
"If you don't defend, this is my northern expedition, not Kublai Khan's southern expedition." Shi Gang was stunned and retreated silently.
In fact, Li Xia had many reasons. For example, if the Yuan army saw the defenders of the city, it would appear to be a sign of weakness. Once they showed weakness, the Yuan army cavalry would gain confidence and attack without restraint. Only by defeating the Yuan army several times in field battles could they be defeated.
Be honest; for example, if you surrender to Baozhou only in the blink of an eye, if you are attacked by the Yuan army at the gate of the city, it will have a great impact on the morale of the people; for example, it will also delay the farming affairs; not to mention that it is not impossible to win in the field.
But no matter how many reasons there were, there was no need for Li Xia to tell Shi Bang anyway. He looked at Zhang Hongdao again and asked, "Are you confident?"
"I'm not afraid of facing Oruchi." Zhang Hongdao hesitated, then slowly said, "I'm worried that he will disturb me with his father..."
"Come here." Li Xia waved, and Zhang Hongdao stepped forward.
Li Xia said: "Kublai Khan could have killed the Zhang family directly, but he still used these tricks."
He raised the letter from Zhang Rou in his hand.
"It can be seen that Kublai Khan wanted to take back Baozhou and appease the Han officials. But I have sent an envoy to tell him that I will exchange many Mongolian clansmen for the Zhang family. Do you understand? No matter how they threaten you, they will
I won't actually kill your father. On the contrary, as long as you defeat Oruch and make Kublai understand that it is impossible to take back Baozhou by force, he will agree to this exchange."
"I understand." Zhang Hongdao felt relieved, and his eyes suddenly had a determined light, and said: "I am confident that I can defeat Oruch."
"Okay, don't wait, don't hesitate. The Yuan army is still testing you while moving south, sneaking up on you, mother-in-law. You go up to him and kill him directly. After you show your strength, he will talk to you honestly."
"I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations."~~
A few days later.
A battle has broken out near Baigou.
On the land from Yanjing to Baigou, there was still a large group of cavalry marching. The young Prince Namuhan of the Yuan Dynasty rode against the wind and snow, and behind him were the warriors he brought from Mobei.
At the time of Hara and Lin, Namuhan was only in command, and the army was actually commanded by Zongwang Yixiang Ge. It was rare that he returned to Yanjing this time, and Kublai Khan agreed to hand over 30,000 people to his command.
Kublai Khan also issued a decree, ordering Oruch, who was attacking Baozhou City, to join his 20,000 troops with Namuhan.
In Namuhan's view, this was real gold. After Brother Ma stabbed the two brothers to death and one of them fell ill, his father Khan began to deliberately let him perform meritorious service and enhance his prestige as preparation for naming his heir.
Along the way, his eyes showed confidence.
Fifty thousand cavalry were enough to travel across the Central Plains and defeat the clumsy Han army.
He planned to outflank Li Xia first, destroy Li Xia's baggage, quickly withdraw from the battlefield before the main force of the Tang army returned to attack, and look for the weak Tang army that was marching for a sneak attack...
However, before that, he had to escort the Zhang family in exchange for the captured Mongolian clan nobles.
It doesn't matter, when he receives the person his father wants, he will directly order to kill all the Zhang family who just sent them out and the Tang army who came to trade.
Just be decisive, this is the reason why the Great Mongolia is so powerful. "Father Khan just listens to those Han officials too much." Na Muhan thought to himself. Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Mongolian cavalry has been discovered five miles south, and they are coming towards us. They are soldiers and horses of Oruch!"
"Is he here to pick me up?" Namuhan turned to look at the guide and asked, "Is he here to pick me up so early?"
Before I could finish my sentence, I asked again
A detective horse came running wildly. "Your Majesty, Oruchi has been defeated and is being chased by the Tang army." "What did you say? Defeated? Chased?"
Namuhan ordered the cavalry to attack the Tang army from the flank, and finally forced back Zhang Hongdao's troops who were chasing Oruchi.
The two Yuan armies met in a panic and hastily amid the wind and snow.
After a lot of trouble, it was already very late, and Oruchi's troops had lost their tents and some supplies with the army, so they had to use Namuhan's soldiers to separate some tents and the army set up camp in the stronghold.
"Greetings to the king, thank you for leading the army to rescue me." "No need to be polite, just get up."
Namuhan is twenty-six years old this year, and Oruchi is thirty-six years old.
Oruch, who was ten years older, looked much calmer. Although he had just experienced a defeat, he did not feel frustrated at all. At this time, he stood in front of Namuhan, maintaining a calm and polite attitude.
Look.
On the contrary, Namuhan's brows showed some annoyance, obviously dissatisfied with Oruch's defeat.
"Tell me, you brought 20,000 elite cavalry with you, and you also had Zhang Rou. How did you lose?"
"Your Majesty, I was just marching to Baigou when I was attacked by the Tang army at night. The Tang army threw firearms and frightened our horses. The warriors had to retreat to the north first."
"You were defeated so easily?"
"It was Zhang Hongdao who led the Baozhou soldiers and horses to attack in a sneak attack. They are familiar with the terrain and are all cavalry. They came very quickly and the warriors were not ready yet."
"Didn't you expect that the Tang army would attack at night?"
Oru Chidao: "I didn't expect Zhang Hongdao to fight like this. He knew that Zhang Rou and others were in my hands."
Na Muhan was displeased and clenched his fist, then released it after a moment. "Did you kill Zhang Rou?"
"Not yet. I received a decree from the Great Khan a few days ago, ordering me to deliver Zhang Rou and others to the king."
"That's right, Father Khan asked you to obey my command in this battle."
Oruch thought for a while, lowered his head, and responded: "I will definitely protect the safety of your Majesty."
Namuhan sneered slightly, as if he thought Oruchi had lost the battle. But no matter what, the defeat still caused some trouble in his heart. "Eh Xiute, I thought I would do it in Baozhou City.
this matter."
He whispered to himself, walked a few steps, and said: "Send someone to the Tang army and tell them that my father Khan has agreed to exchange prisoners with them, and then you listen to my arrangements."
The very next day, Namuhan's messenger arrived in front of Zhang Hongdao.
Zhang Hongdao heard what he said, and because it involved his own family, old and young, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
There was no trace on his face. He looked at the messenger with a hint of impatience in his eyes, as if he didn't want to take back the Zhang family. After all, his wife and children had left Beidi with him long ago.
"Yes, but the location must be decided by me."
"I'm just a messenger. What I say doesn't matter. I have to go back and ask the king."
"Then you tell him, it's in Baiyangdian to the east. If you don't agree, forget it..."