After arriving in Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty, Ai Buhua Paoma took a lap around the newly built capital and was deeply moved by its majesty.
"It's bigger than Hala and Forest. It's the most spectacular city in the world today!" Tsukinohe who was beside him looked up and sighed.
The weather has started to get cold in September, and you can clearly see the white breath coming out of your mouth when you sigh.
Aibuhuadao: "Do you remember the battle of Ximutunao'er? Brother Ali almost attacked Kaiping City, but the Great Khan still defeated him. It's the same this time. You see, someone who can build such a huge city
Great Khan, what enemy cannot be defeated?"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the Battle of Helan Mountain?" "Stop talking, I am from the Golden Family."
Ai Fuhua turned her head and gave Tsukino a somewhat stern warning. "Yes."
"Let's go into town."
As the horses' hooves trampled across the frosty grass, Yue Naihe turned his head and glanced south. He did not see the Tang army, but he could already feel the atmosphere of the soldiers approaching the city. And on the tower, Kublai Khan was watching the love in person.
The soldiers and horses brought by Fuhua. The lookout tube zooms in on the picture, and a cavalryman comes into view.
This is a child of thirteen or fourteen years old. His hair is tied into braids on both sides. He is dressed like a herdsman. He is not wearing armor and only has a small bow hanging on his back.
Kublai Khan moved the lookout slightly to make sure he didn't see a machete hanging on the horse.
After watching for a while, I saw that there were many such children in the soldiers brought by Aibuhua. In addition, there were also many elderly herdsmen.
"I heard that Li Xia's conscription, armor, weapons and even food and salary are all distributed uniformly."
Liu Bingzhong, who was accompanying him, responded: "In the past, when the Central Plains implemented the government army system, they had to prepare their own weapons and horses, which could save a lot of military expenses, but the prerequisite was that the government soldiers had land and property. The current difficulty of the Yuan Dynasty is that there have been years of war and poverty among the people.
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"What do you think Ben Khan should do?"
"Reuse the Han army." Liu Bingzhong said: "Nowadays, the Mongolian soldiers and horses sold their cattle and sheep, and their wives came to fight with their own weapons. They won the battle but did not get the spoils. Naturally, they no longer have the fighting spirit as before. But Your Majesty
You can use land as spoils of war to reward the Han army. Therefore, it is said that only by practicing Han law can your majesty defeat Li Xia.
Kublai Khan didn't know whether he was listening or not. After a while, he waved his hand and signaled Liu Bingzhong to retreat.
After a while, Namuhan rushed over.
"Father, I have made arrangements for Ai Buhua and told him to come to the banquet later."
Speaking of this, Namuhan showed a hint of sneer and said: "There is another thing. Aibuhua has a timid Xue who said that Yue Naihe often persuades Aibuhua to surrender to Li Xia.
Night falls.
The campfire warmed the tent, and the koumiss was filled. Namuhan drank it all in one gulp and burped: "Who said the Tang army won? Nonsense! I'll tell you what happened."
He stood up and pointed to the south, saying: "Those Han nobles cannot be trusted! Ai Buhua raised her head and waited for a while, but did not hear what was said next.
"It's that simple." Namuhan said: "The situation in front of us is just because the Han people have betrayed the princes. And the Mongolian cavalry has not yet begun to let them know what it means to be powerful."
"I know this is the case. Before entering the city, I also said that the Great Khan would defeat Li Xia just like he defeated Brother Ali."
Namuhan smiled and said, "But we can no longer trust the Han people."
Ai Buhua raised his glass and said, "Only our Golden Family can be trusted."
Na Muhan was stunned for a moment, nodded with a smile, and said, "Father Khan said that you and Yue Lie will get married at the end of this month, and then we will be a family."
"We were originally a family."
"Yes, yes." Namuhan nodded again and said, "Since we are a family, you can prepare for the wedding with peace of mind, and leave the soldiers and horses of the Wang Gu tribe to me to command."
This time it was Ai Fuhua who was stunned for a moment and said: "I hope to fight the Tang army again to wash away the shame in Helan Mountain and make contributions to the Great Khan."
The smile on Na Muhan's face faded a little. He walked to Ai Buhua with wine in hand, patted his shoulder and said, "Let go."
Be careful, I’m not trying to take away your power, as I said before, I just want you to get married with peace of mind.”
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After the banquet, Aibuhua finally felt a hint of displeasure. He left the tent, got on his horse, and rode together with Yukino, saying, "That Muhan doesn't seem to trust me that much anymore."
Now that he has arrived in Dadu, Yue Nahehe stopped trying to persuade him and comforted him: "Perhaps it was the defection of the Han princes that made the Great Khan a little wary."
"But I am not a prince!"
Suddenly a group of cavalry ran past in front of them holding torches.
Ai Buhua quickly pulled the reins to stop the horse.
"Hey!"
There was a horse's neigh, and for some reason the horse that Yue Naihe was riding suddenly went crazy and rushed forward violently.
"Hold him!"
In an instant, Yue Naihe was taken away by the crazy horse and disappeared.
Ai Buhua quickly led people to chase after him. After chasing for a while, he heard a loud "bang" in the distance, followed by a scream.
He was startled and rushed forward to take a look, only to see that Yue Naihe had fallen to the ground.
"Tsuki Nogo!"
Taking a torch and shining a light, he was shocked to see a pool of blood on the ground, but it came from the back of Tsukinohe's head, and his entire face was smashed, the entire bridge of his nose was broken, and half of his face was sunken with flesh and blood.
Vague.
Ai Buhua turned her head and listened, as if she could still hear the sound of distant horse hooves.
"Da da da da..."
Two knights led an empty horse around the empty metropolis and dropped the bloody mace on the ground.
Throw it away and return to Na Muhan's tent.
"Your Majesty, it's done."
Namuhan nodded and murmured: "You said that Arashu of the Wanggu tribe surrendered to Genghis Khan, but still retained his own territory and power... What is the difference between that and the Han princes?"
"Wang Gubu is not Han."
"I think they are more like Han people than Han people. How many farmers in the Central Plains do you think can recite poetry? Can they name themselves? Exiute."
"Your Majesty, should I kill Aibuhua as well?"
"Old part."
"Why kill him?" Na Muhan shook his head, "When Yue Lie gets married, Father Khan will naturally be able to control the Wang Gu tribe." Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of Ai Buhua calling himself a golden family, and he felt it was very ridiculous.
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The child adopted by Azhaibeji also dares to call himself the grandson of Genghis Khan? 1
To the south of Yanmen Pass is the Tang Army's camp.
There were light snowflakes falling, and the camp seemed a little quiet.
Because the weather suddenly turned cold, most of Tang's soldiers stayed in their tents. "Commander!"
Some soldiers hurried to the watchtower and reported to Liu Yuanli: "General Zhu is here and has brought the baggage!"
"Okay, did you bring your cotton armor?!" "I don't know yet."
Liu Yuanli said, "I'll go and greet him." "Marshal Liu, I've arrived!"
Only a shout was heard from downstairs, and then footsteps were heard. Zhu Cheng had already run up the watchtower.
He made a military salute and said loudly: "Marshal Liu's baggage is already being unloaded. Let the general take a look at Yanmen Pass."
"Just don't crush my watchtower. Do you have cotton armor?"
"Yes! Without waiting for Marshal Liu to remind you, Your Majesty has already ordered the cotton armor to be sent to Taiyuan." Liu Yuanli was overjoyed and said, "Okay! That's great!"
Zhu Cheng looked at the distant mountains and said, "Damn, the Yuan army will also guard the pass." "It's the same Jin army that used to guard Yanmen Pass."
"The Kingdom of Jin has been dead for more than thirty years."
"You can be considered a prince." Liu Yuanli raised his hand and said, "Before the battle at Yeguling, the powerful people in Sanzhou and surrounding areas contacted the Jin Army coach Wanyan Chengyu and said that they would be the vanguard and the eyes and ears. However, Wanyan Chengyu only asked about the retreat.
They left. All the powerful men returned disappointed and defected to the Mongolian army. They became the first group of princes on the grassland, most of whom were members of the Wanggu tribe. After that, the powerful commander Yun Shuo joined the Mongolian army."
Zhu Chengdao: "The Kingdom of Jin is also a waste."
Liu Yuanli said: "My army marched in a hurry.
We didn't bring any luggage, and when we arrived at Yanmen Pass, the weather suddenly turned cold. Now that the cotton armor has arrived, the battle ahead will be easier to fight."
"Liu Shuai is confident, but does Taiyuan need to send more reinforcements?"
Liu Yuanli raised his hand and said: "Yi Gong's troops are not large, and he still has to guard the cities in Shanxi, so there is no need to mobilize them."
As he spoke, he was slightly emotional and said: "The chief general of the Yuan Army guarding Yanmen Pass is named Liu En. His father was originally a general of the Jin Army, and later led his troops to surrender to the Mongolian Army. Liu En is the same ancestor as me, so I have sent someone
Contact him."
"Can you persuade him to surrender?"
"When Mongolia destroyed the Jin Dynasty, his father was able to donate money to Mongolia. Now that the Tang Dynasty has destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, why can't he join the Tang Dynasty?"
Liu Yuanli had a calm personality, so although there was no major battle along the way to attack Shanxi, his capture of Shanxi was not slow, with minimal casualties and the most seizures.
He believed that as long as Liu En could see the world situation clearly, he should give up his dream of continuing to be a prince. "But they are just grassroots. The wind has changed and it is time to fall."
"Commander, there is movement behind Yanmen!"
Liu Yuanli raised his lookout tube and saw that Yuan's soldiers were waving flags in this direction. He leaned forward, hoping to see clearly whether Liu En was about to surrender.
However, those Yuan soldiers hung up a head and shook it in this direction to demonstrate. It looked like the head was the envoy sent by Liu Yuanli.
"Damn! You are blind and want to die!" Liu Yuanli was furious, turned around and went down the watchtower.
"Send the order, since the cotton armor has arrived, attack the city tomorrow!"~
It’s the end of September in the blink of an eye.
Heavy snow has fallen over Yanmen Pass. However, there is not much snow on the city.
There was only the hot blood that kept flowing out, and the corpses of those killed in battle. "Boom!"
The city wall suddenly shook violently. "What's going on?!"
"Tang Jun used gunpowder to blow up a section of the east side. "Block it up!"
Liu En was furious and quickly blocked the soldiers and horses. As a result, he heard the soldiers' shouts becoming more and more panicked.
"The Tang army has attacked the city!"
"Drive them down!" Liu En ordered: "Set fire!" "Set fire!"
A wall of fire suddenly erupted on top of the eastern section of the city, enveloping the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had boarded the city and burned them in the fire. However, it also swept into it the injured of the Yuan army who had no time to escape.
At this moment, some soldiers hurriedly found Liu En. "Marshal, marshal, reinforcements are here!"
"The reinforcements have arrived?" Liu En was overjoyed and asked, "Who is coming?" "Look at the flag, it's the Marshal in charge of Datong."
"I will go to meet you personally and guard the city for me!"
Liu En hurried to the north city and looked around for a while. Sure enough, he saw Marshal Yin Zhu'er of Datong rushing to the city with his cavalry.
After a few shouts from both sides, Liu En ordered: "Quickly, open the north gate!"
He knew that Yanzhu'er had been ordered to sneak attack Guanzhong from Yan'an before, but he was able to come back to support him now, obviously because he failed in the attack.
It's not a bad thing for him.
As long as he can hold Yanmen Pass, the worst he can do will be a repeat of what happened in the Liao and Song Dynasties, and he can still be a minor prince outside the pass.
"Marshal Liu."
As the city gate opened, rows of cavalry rode in, followed by the white-haired and white-bearded Marshal of the Wanggu tribe.
Liu En hurriedly greeted him and said, "The commander-in-chief has arrived just in time. The Tang army is in a hurry to attack the city. Please ask the commander-in-chief to come out to attack the city."
"It's okay to leave the city." Yingzhu said, "But I have to borrow something from Marshal Liu." "What should I borrow? Why don't we wait until the battle is over?"
"Borrow it now."
Following Zhu'er's words, the cavalry rushed to Liu En and suddenly drew their swords and slashed. "Poof!"
Pillars of blood shot out, and one of Liu En's heads fell to the ground.
Yan Zhu'er raised his head and looked towards the south of the city. He vaguely saw familiar armor on the top of the city. He couldn't help but said: "Fortunately, I came early. If it had been later, the Tang army would have broken the city..."