"Everyone talks about the noble tradition of Genghis Khan, but what they think about is their own wealth and status."
With a little sarcasm in his heart and a humble smile on his face, Yelv Zhu watched the Mongolian kings walk into the tent one by one.
In the nearly 60 years since the founding of Mongolia, there have been countless relatives and nobles of the three generations following Genghis Khan and the fourth generation. Each of them has thousands to tens of thousands of households with five households of silk as annual gifts, and each of them commands troops from three to five thousand households to garrison on one side.
Alibaba gained the support of these people, so he suffered defeat after defeat, fled north, and moved west. Finally, his wealth was exhausted and he was abandoned like an empty wineskin.
Can these more than 100,000 troops collected from the kings be used?
It works, as long as there is a powerful Khan who leads them to conquer rich lands.
But if we are going to fight a tough, unprofitable battle...then we need to reorganize.
Thinking of this, the sarcasm in Yelvzhu's heart gradually disappeared and he felt a little embarrassed.
The news he received recently was from Hedan more than ten days ago, but he can already feel that the situation is getting out of control.
Li Xia came in person, and also colluded with Uluru Hunai; His Majesty did not come, and neither Yelu Zhu nor He Dan could give orders to the kings.
How could a foreign minister control the Golden Family's army?
Yelvzhu could only guide the kings with wisdom.
He raised his wine glass, and the smile on his face became more and more like a spring breeze.
"Hatta Prince Consort. I heard a rumor. Someone said that you said you wanted to recommend the Jade Dragon and you failed to answer. You are the Great Khan?"
"Haha, did I say that? I didn't say that! Hahaha."
Hata's consort laughed, raised his head and drank, obviously not paying attention to Yelu Zhu.
He is the leader of the Onyila tribe, and he is married to Princess Huolei, the daughter of Jochi.
This time, he led an army of 4,000 Zalari troops and followed Ali Buge to the Ili River Basin to fight the autumn wind. Now he had robbed enough women and livestock and planned to return to the upper reaches of the Yenisei River.
However, Ali Buge was too weak to counterattack Mobei, so of course he had to turn to support others.
It would be better if a rule could be set up to allow the weak Jade Dragon to become the Great Khan, directly depriving Kublai Khan of his qualification to become the Great Khan.
It's a pity that Kublai Khan must use force to seize the throne. Poor little Yulong was frightened and refused to answer, so there was nothing he could do.
After returning to the territory first, we can contact you slowly.
This is what Prince Consort Hada is thinking, and so is everyone here.
"We asked Yulong Dafu to lead us to join the Great Khan, not to recommend him as the Great Khan, hahaha!"
Everyone toasted and laughed wildly.
But their eyes were actually aimed at Yelu Zhu.
What makes them arrogant is just the status of the Golden Family, but Kublai Khan is really powerful. Even just one of Kublai Khan's ministers can now influence their interests.
Yelu Zhu then stood up and said, "It seems that I have misunderstood. Now King Hedan has pacified Ali Buge. He will only wait for him to regain Longxi. At that time, he will invite all the princes to go to Yanjing to apologize to the Great Khan.
"
"Excuse me? What excuse?"
These people finally became serious and stood up one after another.
"We have already supported Kublai Khan, what else do we need to plead guilty to?"
"Brother Ali has been pacified?"
"How come it's so fast?"
*……..”
Yelu Zhu still maintained a humble expression and said: "The warriors of the Great Khan are so powerful. Of course, the rebellion was put down in one battle, and now Yao Mu'er has surrendered."
"Why do we want to fight against Longxi?"
"That is the territory of Pingliang King Kuoduan. It was previously occupied by a Song Dynasty man. Now King Hedan has taken out his hand and took it back first."
After hearing this, Prince Consort Hada was not only afraid of Kublai Khan's power and worried that he would really pursue his crimes, but also became a little greedy for Kublai's territory.
After that, I heard Yelu Zhu say again: "By the way, all the kings should also go to Liupan Mountain to offer sacrifices and swear to support the Great Khan in front of the heroic spirit of the Holy Lord Genghis Khan."
"Yes, it's time to go to Liupan Mountain to offer sacrifices!"
"Go to Liupan Mountain to offer sacrifices, and I will help Hedan defeat the weak Song people."
"Song people, like cattle and sheep, can only immerse themselves in plowing the fields. Does Hedan still need your help?"
"Hahaha……"
There was laughter again in the big tent. Due to his status, Yelvzhu could only beat like this to win over this group of seemingly rough and powerful Mongolian clansmen.
Soon, the kings discussed the robbery and kidnapping in Longxi and it reached Yulong Dashu's ears.
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"Tell me again in detail, what was Yelvzhu's reaction at that time?"
After Yulong answered the question very carefully and carefully, he listened again and murmured: "It seems that Yelv Zhu wants to use this army to deal with the Song Dynasty."
"Why do you say that?" Subotai asked.
"Kublai Khan liked the Han people's method of encouraging farming and collecting taxes. If there was a way to recapture Liupan Mountain, how could he allow the kings' soldiers and horses to go to Han territory?" Yulong answered incorrectly: "It can only be because of Hedan.
Unable to defeat the Song people and needing help from the kings, Yelu Zhu would want to take them to Liupan Mountain."
"Are the Song people so powerful?"
Hearing this question, Yulong was slightly lost in thought for a moment when he failed to answer.
Are the Song people powerful? His father Meng Gehan died at the hands of the Song people.
He still remembered that before Meng Ge went to war, he patted his little head with those hands that held the power of the world.
"My son Yulong failed to answer. I am waiting for your Abu to come back after destroying the Song Dynasty. Then no one will object to me making you my heir."
Brother Meng never came back, and Yulong answered the question and remembered the names of two people from the Song Dynasty.
Wang Jian, Li Xia...
In the years that followed, he paid attention to Nanmian and once thought about avenging Meng Ge.
But it's too far away.
It's not that the distance is far, but that Yulong is still too far away from power, and it's difficult to even survive.
There wasn't much news from the south, but he still knew that Li Xia had captured Hanzhong, Guanzhong, Longxi... Even when Li Xia wanted to ally with Ali Buge, Yulong replied that he was by Ali Buge's side.
Now, the enemy who killed the father can restrain the uncle who wants to fight for the throne, what should we do?
Thinking about it, Yulong Dafu clenched his fist tightly. He hoped that he was strong enough to get rid of all these people. But he was not strong enough now.
So what is the most important thing now?
——Take advantage of the chaos to accumulate strength.
In an instant, Yulong made a decisive decision.
He stood up suddenly and climbed onto his horse.
"drive!"
To the northwest of Alimari City, a group of caravans were walking slowly. When Yulong Da Shi came on horseback, one of the Semu people looked back and was surprised. He quickly followed him to the side.
"The Jade Dragon replied to the missing prince, what is this?"
"Go back and tell Haidu that although we have lost our ally Ali Buge, Kublai Khan still has a big enemy. There will be a big battle near Yumen Pass soon. Tell him to stop dormant and be ready to send troops...
"
When Yulong failed to answer and hurriedly left, the man with white scarf turned his head and looked to the east, recalling his master's mantra.
"Every member of the Golden Family is a contender for the throne."
This trip to Alimari City proved that his master was right.
Brother Ali is dead, but the battle for the throne is far from over...
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At the same time, in the southwest of Luolan Bo, Jiuyou Baiqi, symbolizing the Mongolian Khan, was moving forward into the wind.
Although the 22,000 allied troops of Li Xia and Uluru Hunai had gone out to fight, they did not approach Hedan's camp, nor did they approach the Yumen Pass eastward.
Instead, they headed west, toward the upper reaches of the Kongque River.
The Kongque River is called "Korla River" by the Uighur people, and "Drinking Horse River" by the Han people. It is said that Banchao once drank his horse here during the Han Dynasty.
It flows from west to east and finally flows into Lop Nur.
Li Xia planned to station himself near a peak called "Camel Mountain" by the Kongque River.
It belongs to Yuli County and is less than a hundred miles away from Hedan's camp. It can almost be said that it is right on Hedan's face.
Although the oasis is not as big as the one near Lop Nur, it has water sources, enough for more than 20,000 people to raise horses in the short term, and high ground, which is conducive to long-term confrontation.
At the same time, Song He led his troops out of Yumen Pass and would be stationed in the Wind Erosion Valley east of Lop Nur, forming a flanking attack on Hedan.
All in all, during the marching stage, Li Xia's purpose was just to seize favorable terrain first.
Uluru Hunai was worried that he would be attacked before he reached Luotuo Mountain.
When she looked at Hedan's Tanma for the fifth time that day, she couldn't help but drive the horse to ride alongside Li Xia.
"Aren't you afraid that Hedan will come and kill you directly?"
"Not afraid." Li Xia was very sure.
"Why?"
Li Xia said: "I'm not sure whether Hedan will take the initiative, but I'm sure this is not a good choice for him. In other words, he will be miserable if he comes."
"How is that possible? His military strength is at least three times that of ours." Uluru Khunai said: "He can definitely fight quickly and defeat us in one fell swoop."
"I came too fast. As soon as I defeated Brother Ali, I quickly headed north. I didn't even give Hedan time to find out our reality. He lost the initiative."
"That's why he should take the initiative to take back the initiative on the battlefield and prevent us from occupying favorable terrain, right?"
"I really hope he is as short-sighted as you." Li Xia glanced at Uluru Khunai lightly.
It's not that he is arrogant, but he deliberately suppresses her self-confidence.
Let her feel unsure, and her subsequent command will be smoother.
Uluru Hunai was very unhappy after receiving this criticism, and his face darkened, showing the majesty of a man in power in the Chagatai Khanate.
"I really hope what you said is right." She also softened her tone, "and not just talking big words like my husband who had his throat cut by a tile."
Li Xia smiled instead, raised his telescope and looked north.
His smile made Ulu Hunai feel that he was too petty.
Not long after, I heard Li Xia say: "When he comes, you will know immediately that I am right."
After he finished speaking, he handed the telescope in his hand to Uluru Hunai's hand.
Wu Lu suddenly raised his lookout tube and saw that very far ahead, one of Li Xia's scouts was running back, swinging a flag in his hand, indicating that there were enemy troops further away.
As she said, Hedan has three times the number of people, and it is impossible to allow Li Xia to march so arrogantly and boldly...