"This is Beiting, where the Beiting Protectorate was located during the Tang Dynasty."
Li Xia looked up, skipping the fighting battlefield ahead and looking at the snow-capped Tianshan Mountains.
Lian Xixian followed his gaze and pointed: "This is the eastern end of the northern foothills of Tianshan Mountain, so it is an important town on the Silk Road."
"In other words, since Yelvzhu blocks Beiting, we can't go to Yili."
Lian Xixian smiled slightly and responded: "The king has begun to call it 'Beiting' instead of 'Don't lose eight miles.'"
He is in no hurry to go to the Ili River Basin.
In fact, Li Xia is not in a hurry. The only one who is really anxious to regain the territory is Yuanlu Hunai.
According to the ideas of Li Xia and Lian Xixian, it is best to attack Yelvzhu later and subtly swallow up Yuanlu Hunai and Babahar's troops first. Unfortunately, they don't have that much time.
The more important purpose of sending troops this time is to answer the question of Jade Dragon.
...
At that time, Li Xia handed Yulong's missing contact letter to Lian Xixian and asked him what he thought of the matter, but Lian Xixian sighed.
"Brother Shanfu thinks he dances too much?"
"Yes." Lian Xixian asked: "If Babahar is like Liu Chan, the queen of Shu, Yulong's answer is like Sun Hao, the late emperor of Wu."
At that time, Li Xia glanced at Babahar at the banquet and saw that Guyukhan's daughter was indeed a bit naive, "I am happy here and don't miss Shu".
"An Le Gong, the Marquis of Gui Ming... Yulong's answer is Gui Ming Hou to Kublai Khan, but not to me." Li Xia said: "Kublai Khan is strong, but I am weak. What I want is a strong ally.
, if everyone is like this An Le Gong, how can the situation be reversed? "
"Your Majesty, can you control the Jade Dragon?"
"Of course. Do you think he is really smart?"
Lian Xixian shook his head, returned the letter to Li Xia, and said: "Yulong's answer is that he thinks Yelvzhu is a fool. Relying on his status as a prince, Yelvzhu did not dare to kill him. What he should do most at this time is
You should show your loyalty and wait for the king's army to attack, and then suddenly turn against you. Instead of jumping up and down, is it any different from asking for death?"
"Yes, young people can't keep their composure."
"How does the king want to respond? If you agree to form an alliance with him, it would be inappropriate to exchange documents under Yelvzhu's nose."
"Then there's no need to reply, we'll kill you."
Li Xia made a decision immediately.
He made a very quick decision. Regardless of whether Yulong was smart or not, what Li Xia wanted was his identity, what he wanted was for the struggle for the throne to continue, and what he wanted was to make Kublai Khan uneasy...
~~
A normal march from Gaochang to Beiting would take four or five days, but Li Xia only spent two days.
The soldiers and horses rested at the foot of Tianshan Mountain for the night, and set out early in the morning to attack Yelu Zhu's camp.
Yulong responded by sending a messenger as a guide and gave Li Xia instructions on the distribution of troops in several camps.
"Yeluzhu led 20,000 people to garrison here, guarding the valley, which is still fifteen miles away from Bali City. The garrison of Prince Yulong Tashe was sandwiched between the garrison of Hada Prince Consort and Zong Wang Boroch.
Behind is Yelvzhu’s camp..."
Li Xia looked at it for a while and thought that Yelu Zhu was still safe. With this arrangement, even if he was defeated, it would not be a huge defeat and he could withdraw.
This is a tactic that does not seek victory, but only stability. Like a turtle, it is the hardest to gnaw.
"Go back now and inform your master that the allied troops have arrived." Li Xia said, "I am going to attack Nahada's consort's camp and ask him to kill the sect king Li Luochi. Remember?"
"Remember...I remember."
"Huo Xiaolian, take someone to follow him."
"yes!"
Li Xia turned back and glanced at the generals behind him, then switched to Mongolian and ordered Desuamu and Chachaer as the vanguard to attack the camp.
He only dispatched 10,000 elite cavalry, and the remaining troops and horses continued to stay on the hillside as support in case something unexpected happened...
If you only look at the number of people, an army of 100,000 sounds terrifying.
But Li Xia only thought they were bloated and clumsy.
The Mongolian cavalry's station stretched all the way from Tingzhou to Luntai, forming a defense line of more than 200 miles. It was impossible to react in one day.
To mobilize an army of 100,000, there must be qualified commanders and generals who can convince the masses, and an effective command system must be formed
system.
Yelvzhu was a Khitan who read Han poetry and books. He usually served as a civil servant and a staff officer, assisting a clan king in his expeditions. He could come up with unexpected plans and manage logistics, and he was always successful. But once Hedan died, the Mongolian kings would not be able to rely on him. Use your fingers.
In other words, the kings and their forces can only fight independently at best.
If Li Xiara were to attack Nahada Fuma, he only had to consider the thousands of men in this unit and the reinforcements stationed nearby.
Just like a mosquito bites an elephant, there is no need to be afraid of the elephant's weight, as long as it avoids the tail, it is enough.
Looking from the hillside, Wanqi had already entered the enemy camp, and the fire was rising.
Lian Xixian held up the telescope and looked at it, and said in deep thought: "If we come quickly enough, if Yulong fails to respond, half of the kings in Mobei will immediately turn against them."
"It's too late." Li Xia pointed to the west and said, "Yeluzhu has already discovered us, but Yulong's territory has not responded yet."
"Then let's come..."
In the middle of his words, Lian Xixian suddenly pondered for a moment, chuckled and said, "That's fine."
"Brother Shanfu, what did you think of?"
"The king's move is to conquer Yelu and build an army..."
~~
On the lookout cart, Yelv Zhu also held a lookout tube in his hand.
After so many years of fighting against Li Xia, it is no longer a secret that the telescope is a craft. The craftsmanship is extremely simple, but the jade and amethyst required are too precious, and are not yet popular among the Meng Yuan army.
The ones used by Li Xia's army are no longer jade and amethyst, but have been replaced by very clear lenses. The Eagle Guards are also investigating this matter.
This time, it was precisely because Yelu Zhu had a telescope for scouting horses and could take advantage of the terrain of Tianshan Mountain to climb up and see far away that Li Xia was not completely caught off guard.
When Yelu Zhu took Boyan back to the camp today, he received two pieces of news.
First, the scouting horse discovered that Li Xia had marched more than 20 miles away, and the second was that Yulong Dafu was connecting with Hada's consort.
Yelvzhu immediately shuddered.
He originally thought that Li Xia would have to rest in Gaochang City for at least five days after defeating Hedan. He didn't expect that it would be here in the blink of an eye. It came so fast and was so amazing.
Under this situation, if he hesitated even a little bit, when Li Xia's troops arrived and Yulong failed to respond, the kings would be in chaos, and it would be him, Yelu Zhu, who died.
As long as the decision is made half an hour later, when Yelu Zhu lifts the curtain, there are probably rebels standing outside, and arrows will turn him into a hedgehog.
Victory or defeat, life or death, lies in that one thought.
He immediately ordered the killing of Jade Dragon.
If he hadn't been forced to this point, Yelvzhu would never have wanted to kill Mengge Khan's son himself.
He knew very well that he was just a retainer of the Golden Family, and no matter what he did, Yulong was still a descendant of the Golden Family and his Majesty's nephew.
A retainer who dares to kill a clan relative...or a slave who dares to kill his master has a profound impact.
But now it’s life and death...
From the lookout tube, I saw Li Xia's soldiers and horses rushing into the Hada Prince Consort's camp, and someone got on the lookout cart.
"Prime Minister, Shi Mo Chuqi is back."
Yelvzhu put down his telescope and saw that his confidants had rushed back to the camp.
He then got off the pole cart and said, "Let's go into the tent and talk."
"yes."
Walking into the tent, Shi Mochuqi said: "Asotai has been killed, Yulong failed to answer."
Yelvzhu nodded.
Among Meng Ge's sons, only Yulong Da Shi was born to Queen Hudutai, and he was the most able to appeal to the kings.
Although Xiliji and Bendu are also sons of Mengge, their prestige is much weaker, although they still have it.
"Where are the other two?"
"Lao Ba has brought his men. He will pass before Li Xia attacks. He won't miss."
"Very good, take this."
Shi Mochuqi took a jade stone from Yelu Zhu with both hands. While he was still wondering what it was for, a dagger was thrust into his throat.
"Well…"
Yelv Zhu pressed the dagger's hand and killed the henchman with his own hands.
The body fell on the carpet, and he closed his eyes helplessly and sighed.
When I walked out of the big tent, I heard a few "pops" in the tent next to me, and there was blood splashing.
On the tarp.
The ten killers who went with Shi Mo Chuqi were also silenced.
The timing was just right.
Li Xia was about to attack the camp, and when he got rid of the Jade Dragon, he happened to fall on Li Xia.
In this way, he, Yelv Zhu, was exempted from the responsibility of assassinating the descendants of the Jin family, and it also dissuaded the kings from following Yulong and defecting to Li Xia.
If a hundred thousand troops can share the same hatred of the enemy, it will be enough as long as they can hold the line of defense without losing it.
"Passing the message on, Yulong failed to answer and faced Li Xia, and died in the battle..."
~~
"The prince died in battle!"
More than a hundred Mongolian troops rushed towards the tent, trying to protect Hada's consort, but they quickly rushed out, yelled and fled.
"Let's go! The Prince Consort is not here...Prince Asotai and Prince Yulong Dafu died in the battle!"
A group of cavalry rushed forward, stabbing at random with their spears and horse mounts, and dispersed the Mongolian troops in a moment.
Desuamu rode his horse and rushed outside the tent, lifted the curtain and took a look, frowning.
"Let someone identify it."
"..."
Not long after, Cha Cha'er arrived. The warden took a look and said, "It's really Yulong who made a mistake! Desu A Shu, did you kill him by mistake?"
Desuamu was really not sure, thinking that it was possible that Yulong's failure to answer was because he was hit by a stray arrow during the melee and died.
Although when he looked up he could see that Prince Consort Hada's troops had been defeated, he felt a sense of frustration.
The Jade Dragon failed to die, and the King of Qin's strategic goal of dividing the Mongolian kings was probably impossible to achieve.
Looking at the battlefield again, I saw dust and smoke flying in front, the Mongolian reinforcements were arriving, and there was no movement at all from Yulong's station next to him to respond.
Just thinking about it, Desuamu suddenly heard a horn...
Yelvzhu stepped onto the lookout vehicle again.
He raised the lookout and could see that Zong Wang Polochi had led his troops to support the Hada Prince Consort's camp.
But in the middle, Yulong's camp was still in chaos.
That's because Yelu Zhu had already bribed many generals in Yulong's army.
Ordinary people don't understand the situation as well as nobles and generals. They basically listen to whoever has the most authority.
Compared with Yu Long, a young man who has repeatedly fled, Yelu Zhu is indeed more trustworthy, as long as Kublai Khan's prestige as the Great Khan of Mongolia can be maintained behind him.
Li Xia has been challenging this prestige.
Fortunately, this time, Yelvzhu tried his best to hold on.
Suddenly, he saw more than a hundred cavalry passing through Yulong's camp. After that, more and more Mongolian soldiers rushed towards them, forming a team of remaining soldiers, and came towards him.
what happened?
Gradually, Yelvzhu heard clearly what those people were shouting.
"Yelu Zhu! Gou Qi Kou! He was the one who killed the Jade Dragon and failed the prince..."
Yelvzhu couldn't help but laugh.
He didn't expect Xiliji to escape.
But how many people believe what a child says? When facing the kings, just say that Li Xia kidnapped Xiliji.
"Dogs drive mouths?" Yelvzhu muttered to himself, turned back and stepped off the pole cart.
As he was walking, he was suddenly startled, thinking that he had really broken the situation?
It is stable today, but can Yulong's death be concealed for a long time?
It feels like being defeated by Li Xia and having to abandon the car to keep the leader. But once the car is abandoned, how much effort will it take to make up for it in the future?
Yelvzhu suddenly turned around and looked south, and asked in a low voice: "You raised your troops all night to fight as far as 8 miles away, weren't you just trying to force me to kill the prince?"
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