Chapter 819 Support (for Young Master Silver Alliance WV1/10)
"Great Khan, the Mongols can only survive as long as the grassland is there. This is the motto of Genghis Khan! If the Great Khan does not counterattack Alibu, he will contact the kings to occupy the entire grassland!"
Tacha'er was very angry, raised his voice, and said: "What are we waiting for? Are we waiting for the incompetent Hebichi and Hedan to break through the Song people's defense?! When we get the grassland back, I can only bring 20,000 warriors.
Conquer Chengdu for the Great Khan."
The reason for these words was because news came from Xingqing Mansion that Hedan was slightly defeated by the Song army, and said that there was no way to break through the Song army's defense line in the short term.
Tachaer had completely forgotten that he led an army of 100,000 to attack Fancheng and confronted the Song army for several months before retreating in despair.
He felt that Hedan was too incompetent.
"The Great Khan said that Brother Alibu was not as stupid as the descendants of Genghis Khan, and believed that Li Xia's threat was more terrifying. Then he should defeat Brother Alibu first, and then deal with Li Xia with all his strength. As long as there is grassland behind him, the Mengyuan people will always be
There is still a chance to come back..."
Kublai Khan listened to these complaints-like advice with a cold face, and always remained calm.
Until finally, he drove the Mongolian kings and Mongolian ministers out, turned his head, looked at his former guard chief An Tong, and asked: "Do you remember the last time that we talked about whether we should fight Ali Bu Ge or Li Xia first?"
?"
"It was on the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, the Great Khan." An Tong replied, "It has already passed the twenty-fifth day."
"Twenty-five days is enough for me to destroy the Dali Kingdom." Kublai Khan murmured, "But what progress have our warriors made?"
"no progress."
"There has been great progress. Shi Tianze was severely defeated in the Yellow River, He Bichi died when the Song army attacked the camp, Sodu and Dong Wenwei were surrounded and annihilated in Wuguandao, and Yelv Zhu designed a sneak attack on the Song army but was ambushed."
An Tong knelt down quickly, trembling from the anger in Kublai Khan's words.
"Great Khan, the warriors broke their axes while cutting down the fence, but as long as the fence is cut down, everything in the yard will be the wealth of the Great Khan."
Kublai Khan was very satisfied with An Tong's knowledge. He showed his coldness at the right time and then quickly showed his generous side.
"Get up. Do you know what's different between this time and the twenty-fifth day ago?"
An Tong said: "I was young and stupid, so I thought there was no difference. At most, twenty-five days and nights had passed."
Kublai Khan smiled.
He thought to himself, the difference is that before he was thinking about whether to fight Ali Buge or Li Xia first, but now he is thinking about... what should he do if he can't fight Li Xia for the time being?
A big difference.
It used to be "too late", but now it may be "too late".
"Go and call those Han ministers in."
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"Your Majesty, I believe it is absolutely impossible to withdraw our troops now."
Liu Bingzhong came out and said loudly: "Once the troops are withdrawn, your Majesty will admit that the attack on Li Xia cannot be defeated. Aren't you afraid that the prince will be alienated?!"
Kublai Khan's eyes narrowed slightly again.
He originally felt that Tachaer's advice was reasonable. He should first withdraw his troops and defeat Brother Alibu to ensure the foundation of the grassland, and then turn around and attack Li Xia wholeheartedly.
However, Liu Bingzhong hit another key point.
For example, the Zhang family in Shuntian and the Yan family in Dongping have relatives in Sichuan and Shaanxi.
These princes may not be spying on the situation, sensing who has the potential to take over the world, and leaning towards that person in their hearts.
If nearly 200,000 troops jointly attack Li Xia this time but fail in the end, there is no guarantee that these princes will not have different intentions.
Kublai Khan glanced at the Jinlian shogunate officials in front of him.
Liu Bingzhong, Yao Shu, Li Dehui, Wang E, Zhang Yi, Wang Pan...
I saw that all of them were gentle and polite, but they seemed to have no power.
Is the prince disengaged?
Who knows if these literati will become disengaged?
He then laughed and said: "Secretary Cong is right. The Han people have a saying that refers to my current situation, which is called 'dilemma.' What does Secretary Cong think we should do?"
This idiom "Kublai Khan" is pronounced with a clear accent, which shows that it is not that Kublai Khan cannot learn Chinese, but that it is not necessary.
Liu Bingzhong responded: "There are two options. One is to continue to attack Li Xia. He has only occupied Sichuan and Shaanxi for a short time and has not accumulated enough money. As long as he continues to fight, he will definitely be defeated."
"But if this happens, Brother Alibaba will occupy the grassland and the Mongolian warriors under my command will be alienated. What should I do?"
"Annihilate Li Xia to ensure that no force can threaten the Central Plains. Then we can use the power of the Central Plains to attack the grassland."
Kublai Khan smiled.
If Liu Bingzhong's wishes were followed, the grasslands would be lost and even fewer Mongolians would be willing to support him.
Wouldn't that mean that the wishes of these Han people were followed, and the Central Plains would really become a Han dynasty?
"What about the second way?" Kublai Khan asked.
His expression seemed very generous, but the majesty of the Mongol Khan was overwhelming.
Because he could see that the Han officials in the Jinlianchuan shogunate had selfish motives...
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Gaolanshan County, Zicheng County.
The county seat faces Lanzhou City across the Yellow River.
To the north is the main camp of the Mongolian army, where the Song and Mongolian sides have been confronting each other for some time.
Originally, the Mongolian army had blocked the Song army further west in Liangzhou, but Yelvzhu wanted to use his plan to feint a retreat and ambush the Song army.
That sneak attack took place on Ice Grass Terrace.
According to Yelvzhu's plan, the Song army pursued Hedan's baggage, Haran Shu, and suddenly moved around to the rear of the Song army, forming an encirclement with Hedan.
Unexpectedly, the Song army did not fall into the trap, but was far away from He Dan, keeping a long distance from the main force of He Dan.
When Haran used the magic technique, Su Ya suddenly led his troops out of Ice Grass Terrace, but was unable to get support from He Dan, and was defeated in the end.
The morale of the Mongolian army was depleted, so the Song army took advantage of the victory to pursue it, pulling the defense line near the Yellow River, and kept watch with Lanzhou to help.
He Dan lost his energy and did not dare to attack, so the two sides began to confront each other.
This battle benefited young cavalry generals like Yang Ben and Song He a lot.
If it hadn't been for Li Zengbo, they would have all chased He Dan, and they would have probably had their heads chopped off and piled under Lanzhou City.
After this battle, Yang Ben seemed to have matured a lot overnight.
If before regaining Hexi, he wanted to make great achievements like Huo Qubing, now he cares more about the process of guarding the territory or opening up the territory and expanding the territory, rather than the result of confining the wolf to Xu.
Li Zengbo made him understand that if he had too much fanaticism in his mind, but ignored the battlefield and the soldiers, and forgot to keep calm, the general would die on the battlefield sooner or later, and would also kill his soldiers.
Fighting is not for merit, but for survival.
In the end of the battle, countless people died, and those who survived would naturally have merit...
On this day, Yang Ben inspected the defense line and suddenly frowned.
"Peng Youyu!"
"exist!"
"You have one less soldier under your command. Where did he go?"
Peng Youyu looked back and asked the soldier next to him: "Where are the new soldiers?"
"No...don't know."
Yang Ben's face turned cold.
This group of people was not originally under his command, but because Yang Ben's troops had suffered too many losses, Li Zengbo replenished them with the troops left by Li Zeyi.
There was a deserter today.
"Why don't you find it for me?!"
"General, the new soldier's name is Li Bing. When he was in Lanzhou, he approached the prince and asked him to join the army."
"I don't care whether he is a new soldier or a veteran, he will be brought back and dealt with by military law!"
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On the Yellow River, the Song army had built ice walls one after another.
Today, Lu Xiaoyou was leading the troops to supervise the construction of fortifications. Some of his soldiers came over and said that they had caught a deserter.
When he saw it, he turned out to be Li Zeyi's old subordinate, and Lu Xiaoyou was furious.
"Bang."
"You damn thing, you said you wanted to maintain peace, begged the king to join the army, received military pay, and now you want to run away?"
Lu Xiaoyou punched again.
Li Bing was beaten so hard that he fell to the ground.
His nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his mouth was full of blood, but he didn't say a word or beg for mercy.
Lu Xiaoyou hated that iron could not become steel, but he knew that Li Bing was different from other soldiers. He temporarily joined the army after the troops arrived in Lanzhou and went directly to the battlefield without training. Li Zeyi had died in battle a while ago, and Li Bing was transferred to Yang Ben's command.
If he hadn't been able to understand this, he would have killed Li Bing directly.
After being beaten severely, and after breathing for a while, he finally pulled Li Bing up and shouted: "Say something! Why are you a deserter?"
Li Bing never begged for mercy, but when he saw Lu Xiaoyou's attitude softened, he started to cry.
"Tell me! You said you wanted to protect peace when you joined the army, but now you don't want to protect it, right?"
"No." Li Bing shook his head and said in a low voice, "I want to go to Lanzhou to see Ma Wa'er and her child."
"Who is Mawar? Your mother-in-law?"
"No...no, it's not mine."
"Cowardly."
Lu Xiaoyou cursed, sat down next to Li Bing, and sighed.
Who is the person no one wants to meet?
After a while, Li Bing murmured: "I have been a driver, and it was too hard to be a driver. It is much harder than being a soldier. I am not afraid of hardship..."
"Is it because you switched to Yang Ben's command and you think he is too harsh?"
"no."
Li Bing did not wipe the blood from his face and pressed his head in pain.
"As soon as you open your eyes, there is a war. People die in battle every day. Even the commander dies and the general dies. You are all just like nothing happened."
"Otherwise? Do you cry every day?" Lu Xiaoyou said: "Li Zeyi died in the battle, and my heart... sigh."
Every day on this battlefield was also a torment for him.
"General Lu, I have violated military law and I am a coward." Li Bing said, "Please handle me according to military law."
"You must be dealt with, but you are not a coward. We trained for a long time before you were dragged out to fight. You are really not as good as you in comparison. Who among the soldiers has never cried?"
Li Bing cried loudly when he heard this and said: "No matter how many people the Mongolian army kills, I don't see how they can win. I thought joining the army would help me kill the enemy. I didn't expect it to be like this. I didn't expect it to be like this... I can't guarantee peace."
I just want to protect the peace of one or two people. I am afraid that if we are defeated, the Mongols will come to Lanzhou."
They are both people who have been on the battlefield. Lu Xiaoyou understands Li Bing's pain, puts his arms around his shoulders, thinks for a while, and says: "You know? The Mongolians will suffer more than us. Sooner or later the Mongolians will not be able to survive us. We can win."
Following these words, soldiers came running towards us from a distance.
Lu Xiaoyou stood up and was surprised when he heard the messenger's report.
"What did you say?"
"The Mongolian army has withdrawn and has now withdrawn to Xingqing Mansion! Li Shuai calls on General Lu to return to the camp quickly!"
"..."
Li Bing was stunned.
People who have never been on the battlefield cannot understand the pain in his heart.
He felt that every moment was so unbearable, and that the war stretched on as if it would end forever. He defeated the Mongolian army again and again, but he never saw the change in the advantages and disadvantages of both sides.
So I couldn't hold it any longer.
But unexpectedly, on the day he decided to escape, the Mongolian army suddenly withdrew.
…
Lu Xiaoyou leaned down, pressed Li Bing's shoulders with both hands, and explained solemnly.
"The Mongolian army will come again. Don't run away next time. Remember, if you grit your teeth and hold on, the enemy will never be able to hold on to us."
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On the first day of March, Xia Yang Ferry.
"sail!"
Following Zhang Shun's roar, the warship rowed eastward and broke through the ice.
Seeing how fragile the ice was, Song Jun cheered.
It's like breaking the ice and defeating the enemy.
"The river is thawing!"
"Guarding the Yellow River..."
Li Xia stood by the river, and when he saw this scene, his eyes seemed much more relaxed.
Han Qi'an stepped forward and said: "Alang, there is definite news from the other side. The Mongolian army has retreated."
"Really retreating?" Li Xia asked in disbelief: "Retreating now?"
Although he thought about this possibility every day, he still felt a little unreal.
"Kublai Khan really dared to withdraw? How could he stabilize people's hearts?"
"We are really withdrawing, we are really withdrawing." Han Qi reassured Xu: "Alang said that as long as Kublai Khan is willing to fight for a year and a half, he can always defeat us, but I don't agree... I think if we really continue to fight, we may not be able to defeat us. Will lose."
At this point, he laughed loudly and said, "I think Kublai Khan must be thinking the same thing as me."
Li Xia was still wondering if this was a feint to retreat, while Han Qi'an was already laughing until tears came to his eyes.
"Alang, we have repelled the Mongolian army. As you said, they can't sustain us."
"Really? The Mongolian army was defeated..."
Li Xia didn't have time to feel happy. He just breathed a sigh of relief and felt tired at this moment.
This battle has really gone on for too long.
He looked up and saw that the sky was high and the clouds were vast, the Yellow River was thawing, and the undead who died in battle were everywhere...
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