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Wulu Hunai didn't understand Chinese very well, but when Li Xia's scouting horse came running wildly, she knew just by her demeanor and tone that there must be troops marching over.
Today's alliance was interrupted in this way. The two sides had a preliminary intention. The next step was to see how much force each could bring to bear.
Sure enough, after Li Xia finished chatting with Tan Ma, he said to her in Mongolian: "There are soldiers and horses fighting nearby."
"Not my person."
"I know." Li Xia said, "More than a hundred and fifty miles northwest, where is it?"
"Wind Erosion Valley?" Uluru said: "That's on the way from the desert to Yumen Pass."
Li Xia nodded to express understanding and was silent for a while.
Uluru thought he would leave immediately and return to Yumen Pass. Unexpectedly, he raised his hand and said, "Let's go to your station to have a bowl of milk wine."
"Aren't you afraid of being surrounded or overtaken?"
"There's enough time." Li Xia said: "You should also have arranged for detective horses to conduct reconnaissance nearby. Your people are more familiar with the terrain and the information should be more detailed. How about you let me also hear the information you found?"
"Okay, we will entertain our friends with milk wine and information."
There seemed to be a smile in Ulukhunai's eyes, and he made an inviting gesture and walked towards his horse.
She found that Li Xia has a calm personality and is calm and unhurried in situations. This is not like a young man in his early twenties, but a man who has gone through hardships to have such a precipitation...
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The oasis is at the foot of Mantou Mountain five miles to the west, next to a small lake, and finally we can see woods and flowers.
Between the tents you could see people feeding horses and milking cows.
The Mongols marched with women and children, who were responsible for logistics and were called Oru, but this did not affect the combat effectiveness of those men.
Uluru Hunai obviously brought her cowardly Xue army, and not all of them were Mongolians. At least half of them were Semu people, and most of them were fearful of the Ughurs. They had high noses, deep eyes, and luxuriant hair.
Seeing Li Xia and others coming from a distance, these warriors stood still, holding bows and arrows in their hands, showing a sense of preparedness.
Their formation was not neat, but they were obviously elite men with strong bodies and murderous intent.
The men and horses around Li Xia were even more powerful.
He followed Uluru Hunai's more than twenty riders, and was surrounded by a hundred soldiers from the Selected Front Battalion, and two hundred soldiers from the Guiyi Battalion were divided into two teams on the left and right.
In addition to being strong in stature, the more than 300 people are also stronger in momentum.
This kind of momentum would not be possible without rich battlefield experience and long-term training. Precisely because they have experience and strong self-confidence, they can be sure from the bottom of their hearts that they are much stronger than the Mongolian army opposite them.
The other party also clearly felt this.
Therefore, there is a difference in momentum. Although Li Xia's men and horses are expressionless and have no sharp edges, they are more intimidating than the three thousand men.
Especially the 100 people in the Selected Front Camp. Li Xia didn't need to give orders when he reined in the reins and dismounted. He only glanced at them. They already understood what he meant and stationed their horses outside the camp in an array.
The movements are neat and tidy, and hundreds of people seem to be one person.
There are many strong soldiers in the world, but there must not be many who can have such a tacit understanding between their generals and their soldiers.
Uluru Hunai originally wanted to show Li Xia his elite skills, but after coming five miles away, he first saw Li Xia's military appearance and felt his ability to run an army.
Li Xia, however, left all his men outside and only took six people with him to follow Uluru Hunai to the big tent.
He took a brief look at the camp and thought that if Uluru tried to kill him, this short distance would be enough for him to escape outside.
Of course, as long as Uluru Hunai still wanted to be independent, he would not make such a rash decision.
"Has our scout horse returned?"
"If I go back to Keton, I haven't yet."
"Go and bring the princess to my tent..."
Wulu Hunai whispered another instruction to his men, then turned around and walked side by side to the tent with Li Xia.
She walked beside Li Xia, allowing him to draw his sword and control her at any time, to show that she had no intention of taking him down.
"Don't worry, since your scouting horse is back, mine will arrive soon."
"I'm not in a hurry." Li Xia smiled, observing the situation in the camp casually and naturally, and then asked: "If all your soldiers and horses are elite like this, maybe you can defeat Hedan without cooperating with me.
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"What I'm worried about is that the kings led their troops and defected to Kublai Khan. We all know that this is very possible."
"It's not possible, it's certain. It will only destroy but not control. Ali Bu Ge cannot establish a foothold in the Yinli River Basin."
"I care about the long term." Uluru Hunai said, "I only defeated Hedan. Kublai Khan will send people to interfere with my khanate again."
Li Xia smiled and didn't answer.
How long-term can this alliance be?
In his heart, what Uluru Hunai occupied was his Beiting, the Anxi Protectorate.
Of course, just as Kublai Khan could only start the era of Kublai Khan by defeating Ali Buge, he also had to defeat Kublai Khan before he could consider these things again.
If you lose, you will get nothing. For now, all we have to do is deal with Kublai Khan first.
Thinking of this, Li Xia found that it was not that he could not accept Uluru Hunai's various conditions. The key was her strength.
When the two stopped talking, they had already reached the big tent. They saw a group of people over there embracing a dressed-up Mongolian girl.
"Wow."
Hearing cheers and clapping, Li Xia looked over and saw the Mongolian girl speaking to the person next to her without any shyness.
"Is that the king I want to marry? So young and handsome, so good. I thought he would be old and ugly..."
She must be the Princess Duosiman mentioned by Uluru Hunai.
Duo Siman had spoken. When he raised his head and met Li Xia's eyes, he was still not shy. Instead, he looked at him again, and then said something to the people around him again.
"He's looking at me..."
But Li Xia had already retracted his gaze, looked at Uluru Khunai, and said: "So before our alliance, Ke Dun had already decided on the marriage?"
Duo Si was shocked when she heard this fluent Mongolian sentence. She didn't expect that this Han man could understand her words, so she covered her face with her hands, looking a little shy.
But it is not the shyness of Jiangnan women, but a natural and lively expression.
Uluru Hunai felt somewhat passive because of this, and could only respond calmly: "This shows my sincerity in wanting to form an alliance with you."
"I sincerely thank you." Li Xia responded calmly.
His thoughts were not on the Mongolian girl at all, and he was even slightly disappointed.
From his unabashed words, one can see Uluru's eagerness to form an alliance.
Unfortunately, the more eager she is, the more it indicates that she is in a bad situation and the less help she can provide.
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Walking into the tent, Li Xia sat down cross-legged.
Soon, the milk wine was brought in. The Mongolians had a special wine bag for holding milk wine, called "Kukr". It was made of cowhide and had beautiful patterns on it.
Duo Siman walked into the tent, picked up a golden bowl, and scooped out a bowl of milk wine. He took a sip first before offering it to Li Xia.
"First Evolution"
Li Xia was not surprised. This is the custom of toasting people. Taking a sip first means that the wine is pure.
"Duo Siman proposes a toast to the king from the east. May the friendship last forever and we can both spend the spring and autumn together on the fertile grassland..."
She wears an agate decoration on her head, and her facial features are pretty good, especially her eyes, which are very bright, and she has two dimples when she smiles.
Her skin is slightly dark, not very beautiful, but healthy and delicate. And Li Xia has always liked fair-skinned and beautiful people.
But it doesn't matter whether she is beautiful or not. If she gets married, what matters is her status.
Li Xia took the wine, dipped it in with the ring finger of his right hand, and flicked it into the air and then toward the ground to show respect to heaven and earth.
After toasting, Duo Siman retreated.
She was wearing a pair of boots under her robe. She couldn't help but tiptoe when walking, as if she wanted to jump up, and she looked quite happy.
Uluru Hunai was calm from beginning to end. He waited until his daughter walked out and then said: "I know you really want to find out my truth and falsehood. This is very rude. The trust between us should not be built on endless
In the temptation, marriage is the better way."
"Marriage is possible, but I can only make your daughter a concubine, not a wife..."
"Are you despising Mongolia? Or are you despising me? I advise you not to make the same arrogant mistake as Brother Ali."
"I'm just answering the conditions I can agree to. If you feel you have wronged your daughter, maybe there are other ways to trust each other?"
Uluru Hunai said: "I may not necessarily need to ally with you, but you are in my tent now."
"Threats are meaningless." Li Xia said calmly: "We all know that your situation needs an ally more than mine."
He is testing.
Wu Luhu thought for a moment, but he avoided Li Xia's temptation.
"For the Mongols, marriage is very important. Only if you marry the daughter of the Golden Family can you inherit the Golden Family's property and army."
"I know, but Mongol custom is that if you want a Mongolian's property and army, you should kill him and marry the wife he left behind, not his daughter."
There was a moment of silence in the tent.
"You want to marry me?"
"I don't want to." Li Xia said, "I hope we can talk about more meaningful topics. So, I will go back to summon the army. And you need to think clearly, is it better to win my trust by giving your daughter to me as a sidekick, or
Tell me sincerely and frankly about your military strength and your specific plan to annihilate Hedan."
Wu Lu suddenly discovered that he was gradually losing ground in the negotiations, and that the initiative was quietly taken by Li Xia.
She calmed down and didn't plan to continue talking now.
"I will consider."
After that, she said to the outside of the tent: "Let Tan Ma come in."
Immediately two Mongolians entered the tent.
"Ketun, we found someone fighting in the Wind Erosion Valley."
Uluru said: "Say it carefully."
"Looking at the flags, one side should be two thousand-man troops under Brother Ali Bu, who want to explore the east side. The other side should be Gaochang King Huo Chiha'er's troops, there should be more than 3,000 people."
"anything else?"
"I dare not go any further, I only found out so much..."
Li Xia was listening nearby and had confirmed the strength of the warring parties, because this was how his scouting horse was rewarded.
But his people didn't recognize those flags, and now they had an answer.
It was not difficult to guess who Ali was, but the other party concerned him a lot.