"If you want to save more money, you should ask your brother..."
Li Xia was listening to Guo Hongjing's words when he suddenly saw Lin Zi rushing over.
Generally speaking, if it was not an urgent military situation, Lin Zi would not come here to report the news in person. Li Xia couldn't help but feel a little worried, fearing that there was a big defeat somewhere.
Sitting and waiting for the battle report is actually far more uneasy than being on the battlefield.
"Your Majesty." Lin Zi caught up and clasped his fists, saying, "Brother Nie's battle report has arrived."
"finally reached."
Among all the armies, Nie Zhongyou is the one making the slowest progress. Now Zhang Hongdao and Zhang Jue have quickly arrived at Yanjing City, but Nie Zhongyou has been in Yan'an without much movement.
But when Li Xia read the letter, he was very surprised.
"Did Nie Zhongyou send someone?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, will you see me now?"
"See you now..."
The person sent by Nie Zhongyou was from Suining, and he spoke with a Sichuan accent, which made Li Xia feel a little friendly.
"Jiang Shuishi, the last general, has met His Majesty."
"Who are you Jiang Jinshi?"
"He is the general's brother."
"I remember him. He was very brave in the battle to kill Shishu on the Jialing River."
After chatting for a while, Li Xia asked: "Are you sure that Yin Zhu'er is sincerely attached to him?"
"The commander is not sure."
"Tell me the details of the recruitment."
"When the commander-in-chief was reinforcing Yan'an Prefecture, Yanzhu'er had already stationed troops in the north of the city. However, the commander-in-chief waited for two months and did not see the Yuan army attacking the city. It was not until Yanzhu'er sent a messenger to see the commander-in-chief that he had already arrived.
He controlled his troops and horses, so he dared to contact the commander-in-chief and asked him to allow him to wait and see the changes in the world..."
Li Xia listened and took the information from Lin Zi.
Yin Zhu'er was from Yunzhou, and his father was a herdsman of the Jin Kingdom, that is, a horse breeder. However, before the battle at Yeguling, he drove all the herds to Genghis Khan; although his mother was a Jin, she and
Zhao Liangbi is of the same clan, and his surname was changed to Zhao in Chinese.
All in all, this man comes from a big family in the Wang Gu tribe, is well-educated, has a long-term vision, and is also a weakling who can fall on both sides.
"But then, Yanzhu'er suddenly attacked us." Jiang Shuishi continued to elaborate, "That was in March this year. He thought we had relaxed our guard against him, and secretly sent troops to the west to reach Lingtai.
Dao attacked Guanzhong, but the general remained vigilant and ambushed the Yuan army once, winning a great victory. Not long after, Yin Zhu'er said that he wanted to surrender, but the general did not believe him and asked him to show his sincerity. After that, our army
When the news of the capture of Taiyuan came, he announced that he would offer Yunzhou and Shuozhou..."
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Yanjing City, Tuanhe Camp.
This place is located fifty miles south of Yanjing City.
In the tent, Namuhan and Naiyan were drinking wine to warm themselves up.
"In fact, there is no difference between the Wanggu tribe and the Han princes. They may also betray the Jin family."
"So the Great Khan asked us to take over Aibuhua's troops?"
"Also because he doesn't know how to fight, he disappointed his father Khan so much during the Battle of Helan Mountain."
"Let him be the consort of the Golden Family."
"Speaking of this." Namuhan said with a smile: "He really regards himself as the biological son of Ala Haibieji."
Naiyan raised his glass and touched it with Namuhan, and said with a meaningful smile: "The only people who can really be trusted by the Great Khan are us, the true descendants of the Golden Family."
"Don't you always want to annex Goryeo? Father Khan agreed."
"Really?" When it came to this matter, Naiyan immediately became interested and said, "I heard that some officials in Goryeo rebelled?"
"Yes, isn't that why Wang Chen stayed in Dadu?" Namuhan said: "After you defeat Li Xia, you can lead him to lead troops into Goryeo to quell the rebellion, and then use him to control Goryeo."
"But I also heard that Wang Chen wants to be the Khan's consort?"
"Just calm his mind first." Namuhan said: "Remember, you can have Lu Wusi, but the prerequisite is to defeat Li Xia."
Naiyan nodded and said, "I know."
The two of them drank a few more glasses of wine. When their bodies felt warm, Namuhan said, "Let's go and organize the herdsmen brought by Aibuhua. I'll pick first?"
"You pick first." Naiyan Dandan responded.
A timid Xue soldier opened the tent curtain.
Only now that we have seen each other, the snow outside has become much thicker.
"The snow is so heavy."
"Winter comes early, which is a good thing." Namuhan said: "The Tang army is not cold-resistant, so they must wait until spring before attacking again. Three or four months will be enough for us to defeat them."
"Those southerners are freezing to death, it's time to attack them sneakily."
"There will be an opportunity soon."
At this time, in the camp, the ten thousand households under Namuhan's command had selected 10,000 soldiers and horses from the Wanggu tribe.
In fact, it's not difficult. Just let each household go by and call out the ones in their prime and armor when they see them.
As for the rest, it is under the command of Naiyan.
In the battle of Baozhou, Naiyan lost some troops, which was Kublai Khan's compensation for him.
However, when Naiyan walked into the camp, he saw herdsmen who were either too old or too young, and they lacked armor and weapons.
He couldn't help but sneer in his heart, laughing at the decline of the Tuo Lei family.
…
"May I have your name?"
A young herdsman who was tying his bow raised his head and replied: "Nusangha."
"How old are you?" Naiyan asked again.
"Twelve years old."
"Stand up and let me see. Is it as high as a horse's back?"
"have!"
The young man suddenly stood up.
Naiyan asked again: "Why did you go to war? Were you forcibly recruited?"
"No." Nusangha said: "I, Abu, are a hero. He died in the battle and the sheep were sold. Eji has no food, so he can only go to other people's tents to beg for food for me. I want to go to the battlefield.
Grab the spoils and support my Eji."
Naiyan patted Nusangha's head with the palm of his hand and said: "Listen, you are still very weak, and we are all weak. But one day I can take you back to the grassland, let you have herds of cattle and sheep, and be the real
Be loyal to the Great Khan, my child."
No one noticed that the young Dongdao Sect King's angular eyes flashed with ambition.
…
On this day, the young warrior Nusangha got a pair of leather armor, and he was reluctant to take it off at night because not everyone was as lucky as him.
It was very cold in the tent, but he was not afraid of the cold. It was much colder north of Yinshan Mountain than here. This made him look forward to making many military exploits and living a good life in the future.
At this time, when he thought about it, a captain of thousands or ten thousand was not that big of a deal.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and sat up.
Because he faintly heard something, like something whimpering.
It's the sound of a trumpet.
Nusangha stood up suddenly, picked up his bow and rushed out of the tent.
However, no one taught him where to go or how to fight.
He looked around and saw that most of the soldiers hadn't gotten up yet, and they were probably as confused as he was.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Finally, there was movement in the camp besides the trumpets.
Nusangha then ran in the direction where the shouts came from, preparing to make military exploits while running...
Suddenly, screams came from the front. It was a group of soldiers from the Yuan Dynasty who were defeated and ran towards this side crazily.
Nusangha had raised his bow, but could not shoot at them, so he was about to get out of the way. With a sound of Peng, he was knocked to the ground by the defeated soldiers.
"ah!"
Someone stepped on my calf, causing severe pain.
He rolled on the spot, holding his calves to hold back from crying, and then heard a series of screams.
"Puff puff puff puff..."
Suddenly blood splashed on his face, and many people fell to the ground in an instant.
He thought that he would not be afraid of death on the battlefield because he had been slaughtering cattle and sheep since he was a child, but the feeling at this moment was different.
That kind of fear came up, not just because he thought he could overcome it, but he could really overcome it.
Behind him was the sound of horse hooves and shouts in Chinese that were incomprehensible.
Nusangha suddenly forgot to perform meritorious service and was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
"Peng!"
There was slush splashing ahead, and a tent caught fire as soon as it hit the ground.
In the light of the fire, some soldiers escaped screaming, and there was a huge chaos.
Nusanha was blocked and had to run around.
"kill!"
Suddenly, an angry voice in Chinese came.
He turned around and saw the figure of a knight appearing in the firelight. The long-handled ax in his hand was raised high, and it was obvious that he was going to cut him into two pieces with one swing.
Nusanha was stunned by the murderous intent.
His bow had already fallen off, so he had no choice but to close his eyes and cry.
However, suddenly a whistle sounded.
The sound of horse hooves flew past him and he was knocked to the ground.
But still alive.
He squatted on the ground holding his head and cried to release the fear in his heart. After a long time, he dared to raise his head, only to see that the entire camp was filled with blood and fire, but the movement was getting smaller.
This was only the first attack by the Tang army on Yanjing, perhaps to show that they did not intend to wait until spring...