Seventy miles west of Shihezi City, in Suhayit, a battle involving tens of thousands of people is still going on.
Both sides are cavalry, galloping back and forth on the vast battlefield, constantly consuming the other side with arrows.
This seemingly innocuous battle caused no less casualties than hand-to-hand combat. At every moment, someone was hit by an arrow, fell off their horse, and was restrained by a noose.
However, the front line was very loose, which eliminated the tension of the cavalry and allowed them to continue fighting...
"Hui!"
A soldier belonging to Haidu's banquet avoided the arrows and failed to control his horse. The horse was frightened and knocked him to the ground.
With a soft "dong", the helmet fell to the side, and the soldier made no sound anymore.
Because there is no blood, it makes people feel the perishability of life and the cruelty of the battlefield...
Haidu's eyes moved away from the corpse, his eyes unwavering.
He had already noticed some flaws in the enemy commander.
The more than 30,000 people on the other side are all warriors, and they don't have any Orlu, but looking at the flags, you can tell that they are Qixue from different sect kings.
Among them was even Li Luochi, a descendant of the Ogedai family.
For the sake of profit, Li Luochi was able to betray the Wo Kuotai family and support the Tuo Lei family.
As for the enemy general who commanded the entire army, he used the flag of Yelvzhu, but Haidu knew that it was not Yelvzhu.
No matter who it was, his command was somewhat delayed.
When the situation on the battlefield begins to change, only five thousand cavalry will receive orders immediately and execute them, while orders to the rest of the troops are often much slower.
Haidu speculated that this man did not have the power to command the armies of the kings, but he was able to convince the kings to fight according to his own style.
At present, Haidu's strength is less than 15,000 men, only half of the opponent's, and his horsepower and physical strength have been exhausted. But he still hopes to turn defeat into victory through his superiority in command.
"It would be great if I could rest for a few days before attacking this scattered army." He thought to himself.
But the enemy refused to give him such an opportunity, so he couldn't help but curse Li Xia in his heart for having no strategic vision.
suddenly.
The sound of ringing gold sounded.
Haidu almost thought that he had heard wrongly. He stood up with his feet in the stirrups and tried to look forward.
Can't see clearly.
He did not hesitate, rode up on his horse, rushed to the front of the battlefield and looked towards the enemy formation, only to see the flags turning to the north.
To the north, not to the east.
Only by going east can we meet up with the follow-up troops. What can we do by going north?
Escape back to Mobei?
"Chase!" Haidu immediately ordered: "Catch up!"
He was not afraid that this was a tactic by the enemy to lure them, because the enemy already had the upper hand and there was no need to do anything extra.
But Haidu did not choose to pursue the enemy's main force, which was a tough opponent.
He observed the battlefield and saw the enemy's left wing and the battle flag belonging to Li Luochi hanging high...
Although Boyan was in Beisa, he still seemed very relaxed.
He was an envoy sent by Hulagu, and his status was completely different from that of Yelvzhu, the prime minister.
No matter how well the prime minister does his job, if there is one omission, it means he has done something wrong; the envoy is just passing by to help, but if he has a little credit, he can be regarded as very good.
Boyan only needs to bring these soldiers and horses to Kaiping intact, which will be a great service to the Tuolei family. Therefore, he does not act like Yelu Zhu with his hands tied.
In particular, Mongolia does not have as many rules as the Song Dynasty, and everything depends on official position and seniority. The Mongolians only recognize the strong, and Boyan easily won the support of many soldiers with his reputation as a "hero Hulagu".
In the eyes of Song people, this was completely incomprehensible.
He brought a thousand elites with him, and four cavalry sent to him by Yelvzhu. Once he was ruthless, it was not difficult to maintain the system. During the retreat, he ordered to shoot anyone who was fighting for the first place without mercy.
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The only thing I didn't expect was that Haidu bit up like a mad dog and entangled Zuo Ji's soldiers and horses.
"Bo Yan's envoy, King Li Luochi was held back by the rebels.
Boyan summoned the generals he brought and ordered: "Then take away Li Luochi's soldiers..." (This chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 948 Loss
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Looking down at the battlefield, I saw that the great river formed by thirty thousand people was rushing northward, and the enemy troops in the southwest were like a small tributary, hitting its left side.
The river then turned to the east, and then disappeared in the northeast direction. More than two thousand people were left behind, and it merged with the tributary to form a lake.
black lake.
Gradually it turns into a red lake again.
Blood flowed all over the ground.
Under a big flag, King Li Luochi finally shouted loudly and began to beg for mercy.
"Uncle Haidu! You are my uncle, I surrender..."
It wasn't until this moment that Li Luochi realized that he was caught between Haidu and Boyan, and he looked like a fool.
"My uncle Haidu, I want to work with you to regain the throne of the Ogedai family and put the shameless traitor..."
With his surrender, the battle finally ended.
Haidu stepped forward, sat high on the horse, with a cold face, and just asked: "Where are the cattle, sheep and horses?"
Li Luochi hurriedly bowed forward and replied: "In the back, Yelvzhu is guarding him personally. There are as many livestock as you want, and there are also treasures..."
"Who brought you to attack me?"
"Boyan is Hulagu's envoy."
After asking for a while, Haidu asked: "Why did Boyan suddenly retreat?"
"I don't know. I thought I was about to win, but he suddenly left... No, I plan to fight back against the Tuo Lei family and revive our Ogedai family."
"By occupying me Haadili?
"No, not...I, I, I..."
Facing the panicked young nephew, Haidu said nothing and just raised his scimitar.
"No, uncle, my uncle..."
"Sigh.
The scimitar struck down, and Li Luochi fell to the ground.
"Traitors cannot be forgiven." Haidu kicked the horse's belly, stepped forward, faced the timid Xue left behind by Li Luochi, and shouted: "You are all the warriors left by my brother! You should not have followed a weak master.
It’s time to conquer the world with the powerful Khan, and that’s me, Haidu Khan!”
The surrounding knights cheered.
"But remember, if you dare to betray Ogedai, I will never forgive you!
"..."
Haidu would not think about it. Li Luochi grew up in Hara and Lin since he was a child. He was raised by the Khan of the Tuo Lei family since he was a child. How could he be said to have betrayed him?
He killed Li Luochi just because the other party was a waste and he wanted to directly grasp the other party's cowardice.
If it were Boyan who surrendered, he would just get off his horse and hug Boyan, shouting, "My good brother, let us fight together to the end of the earth."
Strength is much more important than blood and family ties.
Amid the cheers, Haidu swept across the battlefield. When he turned his back to others, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.
He was not very happy.
He fought three battles with Boyan, winning two and losing one. Overall, he still won.
Haidu Khan's first battle against the Tolei family established his prestige with a small victory.
But the casualties are too high and the harvest is too little...
The soldiers disposed of the dead horses on the battlefield, ate the horse meat, and dried the rest.
This horse meat will be their ration for the next period of time.
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"Khan, you won the battle, why don't you have any wine?"
Gunardale walked into the big tent and asked with a smile.
Haidu was summoning Tan Ma who had returned from the east. He turned around and glanced at him with cold eyes.
Gunadale quickly put away his smile and sat down by the tent.
His ancestors lived on the banks of the Yenisei River. He belonged to Genghis Khan and then moved to Kirghis. He was a confidant who followed Haidu when he was granted the title, and had just been promoted to the title of Captain of Ten Thousands.
"Wine?" Haidu waved back the probing horse and said, "In this battle, we only harvested the corpses of the enemy and the corpses of our warriors."
His expression was stern, but his words sounded like poetry.
Gunardale thought for a moment and then understood what Haidu meant, that the losses were greater than the gains.
"Then please ask Khan (this chapter is not over yet!)
Chapter 948 Loss
Lead the warriors eastward and capture the enemy's radiation." Gunadalie said: "Their elite soldiers have been defeated, leaving only a group of miscellaneous soldiers. I only need one charge to defeat them.
Haidu was silent for a moment.
At this moment, his mood was very complicated.
"That group of soldiers has been defeated."
Gunadal was stunned and asked: "Who did the Khan send? Why not let your bravest and most loyal Gunadal go?"
"Who did I send?" Haidu sneered, "I sent my Han ally, and he confiscated all the livestock, rations, and treasures while I was fighting bloody battles."
"What?!"
Gunadalie was furious and suddenly stood up and said: "That waste without foresight? A weak Han who missed the opportunity? How can he... let me kill him!"
Haidu did not express his position, took the wine bag, took a swig, and threw the last half of the bag to Gunadale.
This is really the last half bag.
"Khan! Stop holding back and let the damn Han people know the consequences of angering Khan..."
"Do you think I'm that idiot from Brother Ali?" Haidu sneered again and said, "The consequence of his anger is to hang his head on the enemy's pole."
"We are not afraid of Li Xia."
"We are not afraid of him, but we need him."
Haidu said, suddenly giving himself a hard slap.
There was a "pop" sound, and half of his face was turned red.
"Khan!"
"I was wrong. I thought Li Xia had no strategic vision, but he turned out to be so cunning. With this slap, I want to remember how cunning and despicable the Han people are."
"Then let's kill these cunning and despicable Han Chinese! Khan!"
"No, our livestock are getting thin, let's wait until they are fattened up." Haidu murmured, "I'm going to attend his Khuliltai Conference."
A roll of parchment was taken out and thrown on the carpet.
The words in Haidu's mouth were very forbearing, but his eyes flashed with an extremely sinister light.
No matter who it was, they would not be happy if they suffered such a big loss.
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July 26th.
It is still midsummer in Sichuan and Sichuan, but Tianchi in Tianshan is already as cold as winter.
Haidu marched to this point, and some wounded died on the way. Adding in the reinforcements from Li Luochi's troops, the army barely reached 15,000 men.
He left troops and horses to support him at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, and only took five thousand elite troops up the mountain to station themselves at Tianchi Lake.
Soon, Li Xia sent someone to invite him to meet.
The conference was held near the Xiwangmu Ancestral Temple on the east side of the Great Tianchi. The Xiwangmu Ancestral Temple was built more than forty years ago after Genghis Khan and Qiu Chuji met. It can barely be regarded as being linked to the "great tradition" of the Great Mongolia.
There is still a three-mile road from the headquarters in Haidu to the Ancestral Temple of the Queen Mother of the West.
According to the agreement, participants can only bring a maximum of 100 people with them.
Haidu then ordered two hundred people...
"Haidu Khan, I'm afraid it won't work." The envoy sent by Li Xia said: "Even the King of Qin only brought a hundred people to the conference, and the army stayed elsewhere."
Haidu calmly led out a young man wearing a luxurious mink fur.
"This is Andiwan, the prince of the Golden Horde and the third son of Batu Khan, who came to attend the Khuriltai Conference on behalf of Beerge Khan..."
This is the first problem Haidu has given Li Xia.
Should he be asked to break the rules, or should he refuse the Golden Horde to come to participate in the conference?
"If you can't make the decision, go back and ask your master."
"No need to ask, I would like to welcome the prince to the conference on behalf of King Qin."
However, what surprised Haidu was that the envoy sent by Li Xia was not surprised and did not convey anything to him. He actually took out the talisman from his arms and handed it to Andiwan with both hands.
This is just an unknown general, but he behaves politely and calmly.
Haidu was secretly vigilant, knowing that Li Xia brought more than a hundred people to the meeting, and he had absolute confidence to grasp the overall situation.
Even though he brought an extra hundred people with him, he still had the feeling that every step he took was being calculated accurately by Li Xia, which made him very uncomfortable.
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Chapter 948 Loss
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