In the blink of an eye, it was the second day of August and it was already very cold near Tianchi.
Hada's consort was kicked awake by his "guard" early in the morning.
"Goulu, if you don't give up, you will never leave me again."
Accompanying the scolding in Mongolian, there was also the sound of drawing a sword.
Hata's consort was so frightened that he quickly turned over and hurriedly put on his mink robe. Since he had not dressed himself for many years, he tied his belt haphazardly and left the tent in a slovenly manner.
"It's up, it's up now..."
Today he needs to go to Haidu again to convey Li Xia's reply.
The journey of more than three miles soon reached the camp of Haidu. Several guards sent by Li Xia were stopped outside the tent. Prince Consort Hada went in alone and felt his whole body relaxed.
"Finally got rid of these bitches." He cursed lightly and stepped forward to see Haidu.
"Haidu Khan, this is Li Xia's reply to you."
Prince Consort Hada handed over the letter casually, looking a little impatient.
Hurry up and finish what Li Xia ordered. He also wants to talk about more important things, for the pride of the Golden Family, as well as for freedom and wealth.
On the contrary, Haidu was not in a hurry. He read Li Xia's letter carefully over and over again, thinking about the plans in the letter to contain Kublai Khan, and looked at the map again.
He clicked a few places on the simple map with his finger and nodded, still approving of Li Xia's strategic vision.
But the conditions between the two parties have not been reached yet. Is it too early to talk about this now?
"Is Li Xia giving in to me?" Hai Du muttered to himself, "You want to use this to persuade me to relax my conditions?"
The voice was too soft, and Prince Consort Hada couldn't hear it clearly. He looked up, and although he saw that the map of Haidu was much cruder than the one hanging in Li Xia's tent, he felt that Haidu's momentum was much stronger.
He couldn't tell me exactly where he was strong, but that's how he felt.
"Did Li Xia say anything else?"
"He said... he said the same thing. His conditions remain unchanged and he will wait until Haidu Khan, who is good at forbearance, agrees."
Haidu asked again about Li Xia's recent situation in the past two days.
Hata's consort knew little, so he answered everything and said: "Haidu Khan, I have met Uluru Hunai."
"explain."
Haidu borders the Chagatai Khanate, and there are many opportunities to annex the other side. The reason why we are rushing to contact Ulugh now is to persuade Li Xia.
So he was more concerned about Li Xia's reaction just now, rather than asking Uluru Hunai directly.
As soon as he mentioned this, Hata's eyes lit up, he took a few steps forward and said, "Wulu Hu wants to have another chat with Khaidu Khan face to face."
"Okay." Haidu cheered up and asked, "Has her attitude changed?"
"She will definitely agree to cooperate with us. What widow wouldn't want to marry a hero of the golden family like Haidu Khan?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sure." Hata's consort recalled Uluru Hunai's attitude that night and said, "I know women very well. I dare say that when she heard the name of Khaidu Khan, she was like a hen that wanted to be climbed on.
ox……"
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The fifth day of August.
Haidu took his confidants and climbed southward to Bogda Peak, where he met Uluru Hunai by the river where the snow-capped mountains converged.
After taking a look at the warrior behind her, he didn't pounce on her like last time, but walked to the river to talk...
"In the past two years, your dead husband Aruhu has been competing with me for land on the Amu Darya River. Now that he is dead, can you compete with me?"
"Can't compete."
"Of course we can't compete. Brother Alibu destroyed the Yinli River Basin, and the strength of Uluth of the Chagatai Khanate was greatly damaged. In my opinion, he is like a skinned lamb, ready to be swallowed at any time.
"
"I know." Uluru said: "Besides, Alimari City is still in your hands, isn't it?"
"Yes." Haidu said: "I came from Hai'an, and of course I have to capture Alimari before I can continue eastward."
He took a step closer and said, "It seems you have figured it out. Marrying me again is your best choice."
Ulukhunai took a step aside and said: "Li Xia said that he can force you to promise not to fight for the Amu Darya River again, and to ask you to return Alimari to me."
"Forcing me? If he said he could kill me, it would be more convincing."
"It seems that you are not going to agree to his request?"
"I only brought two hundred people to his camp, but he couldn't do anything to me. Instead, he asked me to kill Xiliji and leave whenever I wanted."
Saying this, Haidu looked very determined.
He has experienced too many things in his life, and has endured it till now. The strength he possesses has been earned step by step.
In the face of such strength, Li Xia should not be able to compete with him, and Wu Lu Hu Nai should choose him, of course.
"I will never give up expanding my strength, and Li Xia will leave the Western Region soon. He can't protect you, let alone convince me to return Alimari to you. Don't be fooled by the nice words of the Han people."
"Know."
Uluru Khunai took out a luxurious dagger from his waist and asked: "Is your promise true?"
"It's true." Haidu's eyes flashed, like a wild beast about to hunt for food.
His eyes glanced from Ulughunai's hands to her body, resting on her thighs, showing a greedy look.
Compared with lust, this kind of greed is more like ambition.
Uluru Hunai's troops were stationed in the grassland under Bogda Peak, with nearly 20,000 people.
Between Li Xia and Haidu, whoever she leans towards will be the leader of the Western Regions and dominate the pattern of the Western Regions in the next few years...
Uluru said, "I can marry you, but I must be your only son. My son will be your eldest son."
"I promise you."
Without saying a word, Haidu knelt down on the ground, raised his hand that had been cut not long ago, and cut the wound again. Blood flowed out. He sucked the wound and swore to the Immortal God.
"I, Haidu, the great-grandson of Genghis Khan, swear to the gods with my blood that I am willing to depose my wife Duoerbiezhen, marry Uluru Hunai of the Aoi Lati tribe, and regard her son Mubalasha as my own.
Son. With blood as evidence, if you betray your oath, you will suffer the fate of bloodshed..."
After doing all this, Haidu stood up and said: "When we get married, I will swear again in front of all our subjects."
Uluru smiled, put the dagger back on his waist, and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
"Mobilize your troops and join me in surrounding Li Xia's camp."
"Okay. Will you kill Li Xia?"
"No, our livestock is still too thin and we need him to keep Kublai Khan in check."
"Then what do you want?"
Haidu said: "Force Li Xia to return to me the kings he captured, the treasures, cattle, sheep, and herdsmen, including his armor and weapons... We need these trophies to make up for Ali Buge's destruction of Yin Li.
The damage caused by the river.”
"It seems that you are different from Brother Ali?"
"Of course, I am by no means a piece of trash like Brother Ali who only knows how to plunder. Believe me, our territory will become more and more prosperous under my governance."
Haidu sneered and said: "The request is more than that. He must admit that I am the Great Khan of Mongolia and pay me annual coins every year. Also, he should return the land with my father's name to me."
He was talking about the Hexi Corridor.
"He won't agree. He still wants to merge Hexi and Longxi into Gansu Road."
"When surrounded by our 40,000-strong army, he will agree to any demanding request."
"He's a good fighter."
"I can do better."
Uluru thought for a moment and said, "Okay, wait until I find a way to send Mubalasha out of the Tianchi camp."
Haidu frowned and said: "It's best to take action as soon as possible."
"You said you would treat Mubalasha as your own son."
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
After saying this, Haidu stepped forward and wanted to hug Uluru Hunai.
Every move he made seemed extremely aggressive.
Wu Lu suddenly took a few steps back subconsciously.
"how?"
"I have to leave. Mubalasha is still in the Tianchi camp, and we can't let Li Xia find out that I'm in contact with you."
Haidu turned cold again and asked, "What did you and Li Xia say?"
Uluru smiled calmly, regained his condescending attitude, and said, "I promise to help him deal with you."
"very good."
"very good?"
Haidu nodded and said: "Yes, very good. I don't want to kill him, but I want to knock off this young man's arrogance and make him understand that he can't deal with me and can only listen to me."
Uluru Hunai nodded and responded in a tacit understanding.
"The best way to destroy a person's arrogance is to let him try his best, and then suddenly take action when he is about to succeed, so that he will understand that everything he does is useless."
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"Haidu was in my camp at that time. If I captured him, I could kill him, but I couldn't convince him. I couldn't force him to restrain Kublai Khan and blockade Hulagu for me. It's easy to kill someone, but to surrender him.
But it’s difficult.”
In the big tent by Tianchi, Li Xiazheng and Lin Zi were talking about this, and Yu Dechen came over to report something.
"Your Majesty, Hata's consort secretly met with Babahar and brought news about Haidu..."
"I know, let Babahar promise him. Do you know how to act? You support her wholeheartedly, even if you betray me."
"yes."
Yu Dechen didn't ask any more questions, and just clasped his fists before accepting the order and leaving.
On the contrary, Li Xia saw that he was worried and said: "Don't worry, the trip to the Western Regions won't be too long. I promised you when we set off that we will do it when we get back to Chang'an."
Yu Dechen perked up and took two steps. When he looked back, he hesitated to speak. Finally, he thought that the task should be the priority and personal matters should be discussed on the way back.
From a distance, a messenger was running towards us.
Lin Zi went up to take a look and shouted: "Your Majesty, the news is here! I don't know whether it will be a success or failure..."
"Don't be nervous, you'll know soon."
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That night.
"Whoosh!"
Several letter arrows were shot in Haidu's camp.
Some soldiers picked them up and ran quickly to Haidu's tent.
"Khan! News is coming!"
Haidu didn't know whether he was asleep or not, so he hurried out wearing armor and spread out the secret letter under the starlight, his eyes becoming more confident and deeper.
"Give me the order to set up camp at dawn tomorrow and surround Li Xia's camp for me."
"yes!"
All night, Hai didn't sleep.
He took another big step forward on the road to regaining the position of Great Khan for the Ogedei family.
He made close friends and attacked far away, annexed the Chagatai Khanate, formed an alliance with Guanlong, and even reversed the predicament and convinced others with his strength...