Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.
The scenery outside Liangzhou City is magnificent and desolate.
Under the setting sun, the Mongolian army ended another day's offensive and slowly retreated.
Lu Xiaoyou slowly sat down while holding on to the battlements. He looked up and saw Uncle Li Zeng standing there all the time, so he wanted to stand up again.
"Sit down." Li Zengbo didn't seem to look at him, but he was very aware of the surrounding situation, and said: "You are injured on your leg, please apply some medicine."
"The final general really admires Mr. Li."
Because he was treating his wounds, Lu Xiaoyou's voice was a bit hissing, and he added: "Originally, we were worried that if we retreated to the west, the Mongolian army would attack Longxi and not be restrained by us, but Li Gong was able to restrain the Mongolian army.
, I really respect you, the general..."
"That's Yang Ben's ability to harass the Mongolian army's rear." Li Zengbo responded casually without looking back, always looking into the distance.
Different from when he first defended Gongchang City, after these days of fighting, Lu Xiaoyou obviously cherished the opportunity to talk to Li Zengbo after the war.
He wanted to learn more, but he didn't dare to disturb Li Zengbo. At this time, he saw that the other party was looking intently at the outside of the city, so he had to lower his head.
Later, I heard Li Zengbo say: "The only thing wrong with Yang Ben is that he is too ambitious about his achievements. Don't imitate him."
"Finally..." Lu Xiaoyou didn't know how to respond.
"In my opinion, the most important thing when facing a battle is to be calm, not angry, greedy, panicked, anxious, not harboring distracting thoughts, and not being arrogant."
Only then did Lu Xiaoyou realize that Li Zengbo had seen what he was thinking and quickly agreed.
Li Zengbo had already waved his hand and walked into the garrison.
Yang Ben, who was sitting in the garrison receiving treatment for his injuries, stood up and helped Li Zengbo sit down.
"Ha, I was telling people just now that it's not good for you to be too karmic, but you caught me as soon as you came in."
"The last general will be taught a lesson." Yang Ben said: "I know that Mr. Li is afraid that I will be too radical and easily be ambushed by the Mongols, so he is trying every means to remind me."
"You have been leading troops out of the city for sneak attacks recently. What I fear most is that you are eager for quick success."
Yang Ben nodded in agreement.
He has a bad face, but he knows in his heart that he is extremely lucky to be able to fight under a veteran with more than thirty years of battlefield experience.
It is precisely because of this rich experience that they faced the more than 60,000 Mongolian cavalry who were more elite than them, and they just did not let the opponent enter Longxi.
This is much more difficult than defending the city undefeated. Li Zengbo and Lian Xixian must cooperate tacitly to contain the Mongolian army on the left and right, and at the same time, they must show a posture capable of attacking to maintain the threat to Xingqing Mansion.
Use the weak to force the strong, and force the combined pills to attack them.
The emphasis on advance and retreat, and the dispatch of troops and horses are obviously very tiring. Lian Xixian was in his prime, but Li Zengbo was exhausted.
"I'm afraid that if we continue fighting like this, He Dan won't be able to bear to fight fiercely with us, so he will learn A'shu's fighting style and take a roundabout way." Li Zengbo sighed and asked: "Are you going to put Yelu Xiliang back today?"
"Yes." Yang Ben said: "According to Li Shuai's instructions, I deliberately left an omission to allow Yelu Xiliang to escape.
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"I don't know if the Mongols would dare to invade like this if they knew the situation in the Western Regions..."
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Yanjing.
In recent years, Kublai Khan has spent more and more time in Yanjing instead of Kaiping, the capital he built.
Because he was more concerned about the war in the south, Yanjing's location was indeed more suitable for controlling the Central Plains.
The dilapidated Zhongdu Palace left by the Jin Kingdom was not suitable for this heroic lord to live in. There were plans to build a new capital, but it would have to wait until after the war.
From this point of view, Kublai Khan's treasury and private treasury were both abundant. Although he ordered his subordinates to lead Qiangu in the Central Plains during the northern expedition to Alibu Ge, it did not mean that he was short of money.
Who will spend their savings first when they can make ends meet?
In fact, Brother Ali is not short of money. He will not be destitute after a war. He still has countless wealth in his territory. After escaping back, he quickly recovered his strength...
"As soon as Ali Buge regained his strength, he immediately wanted to counterattack Halaholin, but Huo Liji told him that the Great Khan was hesitating whether to attack the south first or conquer Jilijis first, so that he could temporarily show weakness and wait for the Great Khan to join forces with him.
The Song people will attack when the fight is at its most intense..."
It was Tachaer who spoke, and behind him stood his son, Naimantai, who had just returned from the north.
Kublai Khan's face was very dull and he asked: "How did Huo Liji know that I was hesitating to attack the south?"
"It was Han Touthu who told his son Huo Liji that Han Touthu went with Meng Ge Khan to the Diaoyu City and saw Meng Ge Khan being blown down from the watchtower by Li Xia. He thought that as long as Brother Ali did not leave the fiefdom, everything would be safe.
Khan will definitely attack Li Xia first."
"Han Tuhu?"
"Please the Great Khan do not blame Han Touthu." Tacha'er said: "This son of mine is Mantai, Han Touthu's son Huo Liji, Hedan's son Hulu Misumi and Nachen, Chiyin Timur
My younger brothers, Yesu, all attended Ali Bu Ge’s Khuril Tai Conference, not because we supported Ali Bu Ge. It was because we were all in Monan at the time, and our sons stayed in Hara and Lin. There is no news yet.
In the past, there was a misunderstanding."
Tachaer seemed to be speaking for Han Touthu, but in fact he was defending his own son, because his son once supported Ali Buge at the Khuliltai Conference.
As for Huo Liji, who had become Ali Buge's think tank, Han Tuhu still passed on information.
But Kublai Khan actually did not blame them and said: "I can forgive them, including Han Touthu, as long as they no longer support my stupid brother."
He has to forgive them, just like Zhang Rou's son surrendered to Li Xia, there are people in these families mentioned by Tacha'er who support Brother Ali.
It is very common for fathers, sons, and brothers to support different people. If he wants to pursue the case, he must first eradicate his own influence.
This is where the internal fighting in Mongolia is far worse than that of the Song Dynasty. Kublai Khan actually envied the clear inheritance system of the Song Dynasty...
"The Great Khan's mind is really too broad, even wider than the grassland." Tacha'er said.
"Stop talking useless nonsense, Tachaer. I have understood the loyalty of your father and son. Say something useful."
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"Huo Liji persuaded Brother Ali Bu to contact Li F, and Li Xia joined forces to attack the Great Khan. Brother Ali Bu said that the Song people were only worthy of being expelled and not worthy of alliance with him. As long as Li F and Li Xia could exploit the strength of the Great Khan, it turned out that
The words were 'My brother is an ambitious wolf, let the two hyenas shed their blood to drain the wolf's strength'."
When Kublai Khan heard this, he seemed to sneer.
But it didn't seem to happen. For a moment, the majestic expression remained on his face.
Tachar continued: "It wasn't until last winter that he learned that the Great Khan had started war with Li F and Li Xia at the same time, and then he attacked Hara and Lin again."
The year before last, after Kublai Khan occupied Hara and Forest, he quickly returned to the Central Plains, leaving behind the Zong Wang Yixiang brother to garrison in Hara and Forest.
Brother Yixiang is the second son of Hesar, and is regarded as Kublai Khan's cousin. He has a high prestige and is known as a master archer. He can be regarded as one of the most outstanding commanders in the Golden Family today.
Such people were garrisoned at Harahalim, and Alibaba should not have captured it.
But Tachaer had already continued: "Brother Alibu deceived Brother Yixiang. He sent people to tell Brother Yixiang that he would surrender to the Khan, and returned with his troops, so that Brother Yixiang was unprepared and the raid was successful. This is what happened
Everything Mantai knows."
Kublai Khan asked Naimantai: "This is how my brother occupied Hara Horin, right?"
"yes."
"Do you think Brother Yixiang did his best to protect the grassland capital for me?"
Naimantai did not dare to answer and was trembling.
Tachaer said quickly: "Please don't blame Brother Yixiang, the Great Khan. He was deceived by the cunning Brother Alibu."
"cunning?"
Kublai Khan sneered, turned to the young and timid Xue Chang'antong, and asked: "Has the latest battle report from Sichuan and Shaanxi been sent?"
"Reporting to the Great Khan, the latest battle report says that no troops and horses have broken through the Song Army's defense line yet."
Even An Tong, who relayed this, felt ashamed of the generals on the front line.
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"Great Khan, should we let these soldiers come back and prepare to conquer the rebellion?"
Kublai Khan took a deep look at An Tong and did not hide his appreciation, but he said: "You are wrong."
With these words, Kublai Khan seemed a bit enigmatic.
"You think too highly of my arrogant brother. Compared with the threat that the young man from the southwest will pose, he is like a monkey. In the Chinese saying, it is called 'monkey wearing a crown'."
"The Great Khan, there is only one sun in the sky, and there is only one Great Khan on the earth." An Tong said: "The Great Khan cannot tolerate a rebellious man pretending to be the Great Khan occupying Hara and Forest."
"There's enough time." Kublai Khan said: "Send a message to Hedan, Hebichi. I want to see Li Xia's head before going north."
An Tong didn't understand.
He didn't understand why his sweat was so unhurried when he had already lost Hala and Lin.
Kublai Khan sat there, staring at the map in front of him, his eyes still fixed on the southwest corner...
He was aloof, with a look in his eyes that said he was in control of everything.
"Li Xia, do you want to rely on Alibu brother to help you out? It's useless. You Han people don't understand the grassland at all. Even Aruhu has turned to support me. What use is Alibu brother?"