The mountain climbing hammer was nailed to the snow-covered rock. Desuamu pushed hard and climbed to the top of the mountain.
"Huhu"
He was panting heavily, and white air came out of his mouth. He didn't have time to take a breath, so he took out the telescope and looked to the north.
At this time, you can also see with the naked eye that there are two dark clouds, one large and one small, floating on both sides of the Manas River on the green and yellow land at the end of the sky and the earth.
The next moment, the clear chip suddenly brought the scene far away before his eyes.
A group of cavalry was firing arrows at the enemy on the other side of the river.
"Cross the river, coward." Desuamu muttered to himself, wishing in his heart that the two sides would kill each other until a river of blood flowed.
He could not see the entire formation, so he turned his telescope and looked in the direction of Shihezi City on the west bank of the river to observe the size of the camp.
Compared with the armies of the kings that could not be seen to the east, the number of soldiers and horses in the west was obviously much less.
"Less than twenty thousand."
After a long time, Desuamu murmured and began to climb down the mountain.
He is very familiar with this terrain.
This oasis passage between Gaochang and Ili is the route used by the Weiyuaner people to migrate back and forth. Now it is time to change its name to "Uyghur".
Desuamu has already met Lian Xixian, who will next serve as Gansu Road pacifier, and is full of expectations for Gansu that will be governed by this important minister in the future.
I was thinking about this while climbing down the mountain, and when I arrived at the gathering place, I was still very motivated.
Desuamu greeted his subordinates and shouted: "Warriors, let's go around to the front to see clearly!"
"good!"
Although the number of these warriors is small, after being equipped with sophisticated equipment and horses, and receiving generous military rewards, they are obviously much more confident than before.
Soon, they got on their horses and walked around the battlefield in the distance.
"Warriors, raise the flag!" Desuamu ordered again, "Shout and sing."
What sounds in front are war drums and Mongolian war songs, and the Uyghurs also have their own loud songs.
"Wandering people, after crossing the Tianshan Mountains and the Gobi Desert, saw the beautiful Avagul..."
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There is a Hutubi River more than a hundred miles east of Shihezi, which is now called "Gutaba River".
This is the end of the pursuit that Li Xia and Lian Xixian agreed to pursue for more than three hundred miles.
We can no longer advance westward.
Without the support of strong national power, relying only on allies to go deep into the Western Regions is like building a high platform without laying a solid foundation. It will fall. To put it bluntly, Yuanlu Hunai and Babahar cannot be trusted.
Allies are just allies. They join together for benefit, and break up if there is no benefit.
But Li Xia did not retreat immediately. He set up camp by the river, sent out scouting horses, and waited.
He calculated the time and judged that Haidu should be arriving soon.
Before Yelu Zhu set out from Alimari, Yulong Da Shi had already contacted Haidu and agreed to send troops.
This incident later became a bargaining chip for Yulong to negotiate an alliance with Li Xia.
Although the man died, his ambition remained.
Hai'azhu was only four hundred miles away. After such a long time, Li Xia still pursued Yelu Zhu for more than three hundred miles. Haidu should have arrived by no means.
"I don't want you to form an alliance with Haidu." Yuanlu Hunai walked to the river, stroking his hair that was blown by the wind, and said, "He has been competing with me for the territory near the Amu Darya River."
"Yeah?"
"It is true that he also wanted to oppose Kublai Khan, but his method was to annex the Chagatai Khanate first."
"I understand." Li Xia said: "You are my first ally, and I will protect you as long as you don't betray."
Wu Lu suddenly sneered slightly.
She did not give a promise not to betray Li Xia.
This made her smile look dangerous.
She seemed to want to tell Li Xia, "Look, I have been with you for so long and married my daughter to you. You can't even trust me, let alone Haidu?"
"I will kill anyone who wants to annex me."
Wu Lu Hu Nai said with a low eyebrow, his fingers pressed a little harder on the right side of Li Xia's chest, and the next moment he made a motion of slitting his throat with his knife, turned around and walked away.
"Stay alert, my allies."
Li Xia stood alone by the river and waited for a while. The sound of horse hooves was heard from the west, and Desuamu finally came back.
"Your Majesty has predicted everything, and Haidu has indeed arrived!"
A well-written Chinese sentence with an idiom, which is the result of Desuamu's recent learning.
But you still have to report things in Uyghur.
"Haidu set up a battle array in Shihezi and blocked Yelvzhu. The two sides are fighting."
"Tell me about the battle situation."
"yes."
Desuamu's voice was trembling. He was astonished by Li Xia. He couldn't believe that ordinary people could predict events so accurately. Although Li Xia repeatedly said that this was not an expectation, he just knew that someone had invited Haidu.
"Yeluzhu wanted to cross the river by force, but when the two sides were shooting across the river, Haidu sent a partial division to go upstream and build sheepskin rafts to sneak down the river to attack. Yelvzhu had to withdraw five miles eastward. The first confrontation between the two sides
, Yelvzhu was defeated."
Li Xia asked: "Haidu is ready to cross the river?"
"Yes, when we came back, they were about to cross the river." After Desuamu finished speaking, he said another idiom in Chinese, "He wanted to take advantage of the victory and pursue it."
"Have his people discovered that you were exploring the battlefield?"
"We found out. We ran around the battlefield far away. People from Haidu sent cavalry to chase us. We ignored them and ran away."
""
After hearing this, Li Xia turned around and subconsciously wanted to ask Lian Xixian, but only saw Wu Ze.
Lian Xixian did not go out with the army this time, but stayed in the Tianchi camp, not only to prepare for the Huliletai Conference, but also to ensure that Gaochang would not be in chaos and could respond to Li Xia at any time.
Jiang Fan has already rushed back to Guanzhong and brought back Li Xia's order.
Only Wu Ze was a civil servant, so he was not in a hurry to go back, so Li Xia simply kept him by his side to practice.
"Duifu, what do you think of this battle?"
When Wu Ze and Wu Duifu were asked, they couldn't help but perked up.
After all, being an army staff officer was a very exciting thing, and he almost forgot that he had been ordered by the princes to persuade the King of Qin to return early.
"Going back to the king, I thought that the two Mongolian captives were fighting each other. Whichever wins, the loser will be happy."
At this point, Wu Ze clicked on the map and said: "This person from Haidu is no ordinary person. He immediately raised his troops when he got the news from Yulong. He can be said to have outstanding vision and resolute action. He won the first battle and his spirit has already risen."
, I think it will be easy for the Mobei kings to gather together next time."
Li Xia shook his head, obviously having a different view.
"You said that the kings of Mobei were just a mob, but you forgot that Mongolia relied on these people to expand its territory."
"I heard the battle reports from the Western Regions and believe that these Mongolian troops are not strong."
"The herdsmen's fighting power has always been about the same. The difference lies in their commanders. Temujin was able to unite all the Mongolian tribes and make them fight for their own advantage, so everyone was inspired and invincible. Nowadays, the Mongolian kings are addicted to wine and debauchery, and they naturally have no fighting spirit.
But if there is a qualified commander who can boost morale, then as long as the riding skills and archery skills of these Mongolian soldiers are still there, this army and horses can still fight, after all, there are 100,000 people."
Wu Zedao: "But it is unlikely that the armies of the kings will have such a commander, not to mention that the king and Haidu are attacking from both sides, so I think Yelu Zhu will be defeated."
Li Xia suddenly turned around and glanced at Yuanlu Hunai's camp.
Allies are just allies...he reminded himself again.
"A flanking attack? Why should I help Haidu?"
"Both the king and the sea have a common enemy."
Li Xia chuckled lightly, patted Wu Ze on the shoulder, and said: "You have just come to the Western Region and you are not used to it. There are wild beasts everywhere here. Wild beasts don't follow rules. They only show gratitude based on their strength."
He analyzed the situation, walked to the river, took some cold water and washed his face, trying to clear his mind.
In fact, Li Xia was not sure whether these judgments were correct.
The more forces involved, the more difficult it is to control the situation.
In short, he came to this meadow to be the king of beasts, and not to be a silly boy who enthusiastically rushes towards his enemy when he sees his enemy.
~~
In the evening, Shihezi battlefield.
The first battle ended with Haidu's victory.
The soldiers and horses of the Tuolei family failed to defend the east bank of the river and retreated five miles in a row, giving Haidu the opportunity to cross the river calmly. More importantly, they fought with great authority and intimidated the kings of Mobei.
Haidu called them "the soldiers and horses of the Tuo Lei family", and only he, who knew Mongolia best, could make such an accurate classification.
He knew very well that the kings of Mobei, whether they supported Ali or Kublai Khan, would not easily turn to the Ogedai family again, because those who had a favorable impression of the Ogedai family had already been dealt with by Brother Meng.
You must use victory after victory to establish your prestige.
Haidu has discovered Li Xia's scout horse wandering near the battlefield today, and even once ran within a stone's throw of the battlefield.
Based on the confessions of some prisoners, he was able to deduce what happened in Beslopali.
Hedan was dead, Yelu Zhudu had been confronting Li Xia for several days, and then ran away without fighting, obviously out of fear.
It can be seen from this that Li Xia has a strong military force. If he can send a detective horse this time, he must be chasing Yelu Zhu.
Just in time to attack the Tuolei family's soldiers and horses, they convened the Khuliltai Conference.
Thinking of this, Haidu narrowed his eyes slightly and thought about how he could become the leader of the alliance and obtain the maximum benefits if several parties formed an alliance. For example, he could divide the Chagatai Khanate with Li Xia first.
"Li Xia was able to scare Yelu Zhu away, which shows that he is really strong and should be allowed to fight some tough battles."
Thinking of this, Haidu recruited a confidant, ordered him to write a letter in Chinese, stamped it with his seal, and sent a horse to the east overnight.
Although he has never been to the Central Plains and has lived outside the Western Regions for a long time, he does not reject Chinese law like Ali Buge. He believes that as long as he can achieve something, the means are not important.
The next day, the war drums sounded again, and Haidu began to order his soldiers to continue crossing the Manas River to fight Yelvzhu.
He was very vigilant and considered defeat before victory. He had built a pontoon bridge with sheepskin rafts on the Manas River overnight to prevent the enemy from crossing the river and attacking him.
The messenger who went east has not returned yet.
But it doesn't matter, the Mobei kings are dissatisfied with the war. Haidu's strategy is to continue to push them back until they encounter the Song army that is catching up.
In today's battle, Haidu seemed more cautious and conscientious than yesterday.
Not only did he want to defeat Yelu Zhu, but he also wanted to use this matter to weaken Li Xia.
Not only should Li Xia's strength be damaged so that he would be passive during the alliance, but not too much, he should also retain part of his strength to join forces to deal with Kublai Khan.
It’s hard to control this heat
While Haidu was thinking about this, soldiers from both sides were already clashing on the battlefield ahead.
Suddenly, Haidu looked up and felt that something was different from what he thought.
Faintly, he heard someone shouting from the enemy.
"The fiefdom established by Haiya"
"Warriors! If we win this battle, the Great Khan will seal all the territory of the Ogedei family to us."
""
The same troops and horses had completely different momentum yesterday and today.
Haidu suddenly realized that the enemy commander deliberately led him across the river.
This risky style of play is not like Yelu Zhu’s style at all.
Even the enemy commander made a mistake. Can we still win this battle?
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