From Besholbali to Alimari, there are oasis all the way.
The snow on the Tianshan Mountains melted into rivers, nourishing the land and forming pastures and farmland with rich water and grass.
When Meng Ge Khan was there, this place was originally the fiefdom of Hedan and Yuanlu Hunai... This shows that Meng Ge Khan was still generous.
It can also be seen from this that no matter whether they win or lose this time, Hedan and Yuanlu Hunai are the two forces that have suffered the greatest losses.
The difference is that Hedan doesn't care anymore.
Prince Consort Hada was walking leisurely astride the horse, looking at the scenery along the way, and suddenly patted his forehead.
"I understand! Kublai Khan must have wanted to entrust this piece of Yuanlusi to his son. No wonder he didn't let us go to Liupan Mountain to worship Genghis Khan and hurriedly drove us back to Mobei."
"Why do you think so?"
The person who answered was the Prince Consort of Changji, who was born in the Hongji Tribe.
Hongji Cibu was highly regarded by Wo Kuo Khan. Wo Kuotai once said: "Hongji Ci clan will give birth to daughters as queens and sons as princesses, and this will last for generations to come."
Therefore, Changji married Guyukhan's sister.
They were all consorts and had a good relationship. Hada was not restrained in front of Changji and said: "Isn't that what Kublai Khan is like? In order to pass the throne to his son, he abandoned the great tradition of Genghis Khan. That guy,
I want to pass everything on to my son.”
"That makes sense." Changji nodded.
This is indeed the image of Kublai Khan in the eyes of the Mongols today.
"No wonder Hedan died. Do you think he was really killed by those weak Song people? He was killed by Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan would make Zhenjin the Great Khan and enfeoff Mangge Ci in Han Dynasty.
...Then, of course, Hedan's territory must be entrusted to Namuhan."
After Hada's consort said this, many strange things became normal.
In fact, Hada is not stupid. There is no evidence for these things. Of course, he also knows that they are not necessarily true.
But it's in his interest to say so.
The more you complain, the more you can force Kublai Khan to give you pasture land and rewards.
It can even inspire the kings to change to a more generous Khan.
Therefore, Hatat's lies were just coming out of his mouth and kept spouting.
"No wonder Xiliji would rather cooperate with the Han people than convene a Khuriltai conference to oppose Kublai Khan. He is also a descendant of the Tolei family."
Changji touched his chin and said: "No wonder Xiliji said that the Jade Dragon was killed by Yelu Zhu..."
Of course, after all, these fertile lands under the horses' hooves will not be given to them.
It was just a matter of lip service, and then all the failures of Mongolia were blamed on Kublai Khan.
In this way, the shock and shame of the cowardly Song people defeating the Mongolian army time and time again dissipated a lot.
They would rather accept that everything was the fault of the traitor Kublai Khan than admit the strength of the Song people.
After chatting and marching all the way, we arrived at the Manas River.
Across the river, there is Shihezi City.
This place has been away from home for more than 500 miles, and the scout horse has not noticed any movement of enemy soldiers behind it.
When these scouting horses came from behind to report to Yelu Zhu, the prince-in-law Ha Da burst out laughing when he saw them.
"Those weak Song people and the widows seduced by the Song people will definitely not dare to chase after them! Just kidding, an army of more than 100,000 people..."
Not long after, as if to dampen his arrogance, a sound of beeping sounded in front of him.
"Report! Attack on the front! Attack on the front..."
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Yelu Zhu got off his horse and met Tan Ma coming from the west. He saw two arrows stuck in his body.
"Tell me more carefully, who was attacked?"
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, a team of a thousand people crossed the river first and explored the way to the west. They met a team of cavalry near Shihezi City more than 30 miles away. When they saw our flag, they immediately called for people to surround and kill them.
Our people robbed the horses..."
"Coming from the west?"
Yelu Zhu muttered softly, already understanding who was coming.
The next moment, another scout arrived from the west and shouted: "Report! Prime Minister, the enemy is almost on the other side of the river."
Yelv Zhu raised his telescope and gradually saw a white beetle in his purple sight.
Jiuyou Baiji is not from the Tuo Lei family, but from the Wokuotai family.
"Haidu, the only legitimate son of Wokuotai Khan's youngest son, led his army to put down the rebellion..."
A roar came from afar.
Even before the war started, the kings here were already confused...
~~
Haidu is thirty years old this year.
His father's name is Heshu, and "Heshu" actually means "Hexi", which refers to the Hexi Corridor.
Heshi was Wokuotai's legitimate youngest son. The year he was born coincided with Genghis Khan's victory in the Xixia campaign, so he was named this.
Wokuotai once had the idea to pass the throne to Heshu, but Heshu could drink better than his father and brother. He became addicted to alcohol and ran wildly on the carpet of joy. He died at the age of only twenty-four.
Haidu became an orphan from then on.
He was only fourteen years old when his uncle Guyu died, and he was only seventeen when Meng Ge came to the throne.
Therefore, although Brother Meng killed many members of the Ogedai family, he spared Haidu, who was still young and had not participated in the rebellion.
Haidu watched his cousin Shuliemen being executed, Hucha and Naohu were exiled.
So he endured the humiliation, showed himself to be mediocre in front of Meng Ge, and only sought comfort, and was finally enfeoffed in Haiyali.
Haiyali is located to the west of the Ili River Basin, only more than 400 miles away from Alimari.
At that time, Meng Ge had a very good relationship with Batu of the Golden Horde and Uluru Hunai of the Chagatai Khanate. He also established the Shangshu Province in the Amu River and sent officials to manage it. He also sent envoy Shi Tianlin to Hai'an to establish
Keep an eye on Haidu...
In those years, Haidu never had the opportunity to accumulate strength.
It wasn't until Meng Ge finally died six years ago that he gradually began to recruit troops.
do what?
Defeat the Tole family and regain the position of Great Khan of Mongolia!
This life experience has made Haidu completely different from young people like Yulong Dafa, Yaomu Huer, and Xiliji.
In the years since Meng Ge came to the throne, when the younger generation of the Tuolei family was enjoying all the glory and wealth, Haidu was biting the back of his hand like a rat in the gutter and telling himself to be patient.
He has lost the impulsiveness of his age, is willing to compromise, and is able to make progress step by step.
In order to win, he can do whatever it takes.
Therefore, he can contact Yulong to answer the question.
And when Yulong answered and told him that there was a Song Dynasty man named Li Xia in the east who was fighting equally with Kublai Khan, Haidu immediately became interested.
At this moment, he was standing astride a horse on the bank of the Manas River, holding a roll of parchment in his hand.
That was exactly the request for advice from the Tianchi Huliletai Conference.
"How come I was not included in the Kublai Tai Conference against Kublai Khan?" Haidu murmured to himself, but his eyes were cold.
He put the parchment away and looked up to the other side.
"Khan, those are the Mobei kings brought by Brother Alibu. Do you want to send an envoy to surrender them first?"
"No, defeat them first and let them know that the Ogedei family has risen again."
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War drums rise.
Mongolian war songs also sounded.
"For the glory of the Great Khan, beat the black yak-hide war drums, mount black fast horses, put on iron-hard armor, pick up scimitars and sharp arrows, and go to the battlefield..."
On the east bank of the river, Yelvzhu finally couldn't control his expression, worry was etched on his face.
He scanned the other side with his telescope and judged that the number of troops in Haidu was not that large.
But the kings had different ideas, so he really had no confidence in winning this battle.
Yelvzhu had to admit that he was a scholar, not a commander-in-chief.
"Prime Minister."
Boyan rode his horse and rushed straight to Yelu Zhu.
"If the Prime Minister can mobilize an army of ten thousand people to command me, I am confident that I can defeat Haidu."
Yelvzhu raised his hand and waved, and said in a low voice: "It's not that I can't trust Boyan, but people are not united. How about spreading the message to the north before Haidu has crossed the river?"
"No." Boyan said: "Please rest assured, Prime Minister, after passing through Guiyou, Naimazhen, the Wo Kuotai family has lost their hearts due to the disaster of being lost in the sea. The kings of Mobei will not join Haidu soon, so Haidu
We want to use a victory to restore his prestige. We can't retreat anymore."
"I'm worried that the kings' warriors have no fighting spirit."
"I know Haidu. I passed by Haiyali when I came here." Boyan said: "Haidu is still too young and has not accumulated enough strength. If the prime minister can trust me, I will definitely be able to defeat him."
Yelu Zhu took a deep look at Boyan and felt a little ridiculous.
Do you want to entrust such an envoy from the Ilkhanate with such an important task?
However, he responded unconsciously.
"good!"
The louder the drum beats, the louder the war song becomes.
Boyan took the golden talisman and rode the tiger through the army, looking very calm.
The same goes for Haidu on the other side of the river.
Just looking at the commander-in-chief, the two sides are evenly matched...
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