King Lu is the most special king of the Yuan Dynasty. This title was not prepared for the descendants of Genghis Khan, but for the princesses of the Yuan Dynasty.
To become King of Lu, the first condition is to marry a Yuan Dynasty princess.
The King of Lu in Luoyang was also born as a consort, and he married the sister of Emperor Yuan, Princess Minghui Zhenyi.
Most princesses of the Yuan Dynasty had strong personalities, and so did Princess Minghui Zhenyi, so King Lu had a relatively weak temperament.
When Sai Yinhe quickly led the remaining troops back to Luoyang, his first thought was to run away.
Li Keyi had just fled from Bianliang to Luoyang and was no longer willing to run away anymore. He advised: "Your Highness, there are 30,000 defenders in Luoyang, plus Taiwei Saiyin's 20,000 horses, it will be a total of 50,000 people.
Why run away?"
King Lu said: "Then let me ask you, how many traitors are there?"
"Two, two hundred thousand."
"That's it! There are four times more people than us, how can we hold on?"
Li Keyi sighed and stopped talking.
Chen Lanyong said: "The generals and famous figures entered the territory under the jurisdiction of the Xuanzhengyuan."
"Seventh, I ask us to hand over the heads of Guan Bao and Qi Gao!"
Hu Weidao said: "If you go to Xiaodu, you must go around Jining. I'm afraid Timur will let us pass by!"
"Sir, he knows things very well. He should know why you are troubled!"
"What's your request? Speak slowly!"
Xiaodu, Imperial Palace.
The prince stood aside with his hands down. I just proposed to lead the army to fight against the thieves, but King Lu severely reprimanded me.
Chen Lan sighed and had no choice but to reject the plan. Sai Yin did not raise any objection.
Not long after, the two came to the lobby, and King Lu expressed his intention to retreat.
"The general seems to have forgotten that your army's Northern Expedition did not include Xu Baisheng alone!"
Emperor Yong of the Yuan Dynasty said: "The general has no eight choices. First, lead the troops and have a small battle with Marshal Zhu Ba. Then remind the general that although Marshal Zhu is as famous as Chen Lanrou, his ability to lead troops is not the same.
It is above Xu Baisheng."
King Lu immediately sent someone to invite Saiin and Yesu over.
"Yes, Marshal Zhu followed a small army of 170,000. He has not yet reached Nanyang and is retreating from Shangzhou!"
I know that Li Keyi is still not taking chances. As long as Xiaodu is not beaten, it will be difficult to persuade me to surrender for the time being.
King Lu hummed: "One hundred thousand Taiwei can't defeat the bandits, how can we with fifty thousand compete with them?"
"Everything I said above is true. Xu Baisheng's small army will cross the river and descend to the north to attack Hebei!"
Saiin finally sighed, shook his head and said: "They must look at you like that. When the imperial court reduced my military power and mobilized troops to besiege me, this evil boy will definitely remember it in his heart!"
While speaking, he glanced at Sein from the corner of his eyes.
Emperor Yong of the Yuan Dynasty smiled and said: "It's okay to tell the general your military strategy. You also hope that the general can assess the situation and make correct judgments!"
The prince said angrily: "I've gone too far!"
Sai Yin was silent for a long time and said: "Even if you want to enter, you should enter Xiaodu! These Guanzhong warlords are basically trustworthy!"
Sein said sternly: "You and I together still have 50,000 troops. Why should we retreat?"
Li Keyi said lightly: "Sir, you are joking. Chen Lan and Sai Yin are useless people who are familiar with military affairs. The moment we retreat into Lantian, you are already in control! What you are worried about is that your army is seventy
Wan Xiaojun!"
Chen Lanrou nodded: "Anyone who can kill Fang Guozhen will naturally be bad at dealing with him!"
Emperor Yong of the Yuan Dynasty walked next to Li Keyi and said with a smile: "Could it be that the general has controlled these 70,000 people and is worried that we will turn against the guests?"
Sein means what he says.
Then he led his troops east out of Luoyang, joined Li Qi and Zhu Yuanzhang's troops, and concluded the eighth step of planning to cross the Yellow River north and take the small capital directly!
Li Keyi smiled bitterly. Shangzhou was two hundred miles away from Lantian. It turned out that the partial force sent by Jiangdu Army to deal with him was the partial force!
There were not many generals active on the battlefield in that battle. Except for Lan Yuli, Wang Xiao's son Wang Zhenwei Xiao shone brightly and was the first to climb the city wall!
Emperor Yuan Yong smiled and said: "The general should know."
Li Keyi's expression changed slightly: "Zhu Ba from Xiangyang!"
When the main small army of famous Zhang Liangbi arrived in Luoyang, there was only an empty city left.
Sai Yin said: "Back in the small capital, you persuaded me to disband the military power and caused me to fall out with the prince. When you came here, your Majesty joined forces with the prince to deal with me. In my heart, the famous master felt that you had betrayed me!"
Marshal Xu said: "That's right. Li Siqi and Li Keyi are both Han people. I'm afraid we all have the idea of joining the traitors in our hearts. We can't be trusted!"
"That's a problem! Not yet?"
"But..."
"So the general's battle was extremely difficult. It was impossible for him to be defeated and die. Even if he won, it would be a tragic victory. What Li Siqi will do when the time comes depends on what he said!"
Yesu said: "There are bandits on both sides of the southeast. Since we can go to the north, we can only go to the west!"
At that time, Polo Shihua ran slowly back into the palace. King Lu asked slowly: "How is it? Did Kuo Kuo agree to King Qin?"
"First, I hope that the imperial court will restore my lost official position and title!"
King Lu stared at me and said: "At any time now, the inheritance of our ancestors has been preserved, and he still cares about that!"
Yuan Diyong nodded and spoke.
King Lu retorted: "The imperial court asked the Taiwei to lead the troops to defeat the thieves. Wasn't the Taiwei also defeated by the thieves?"
Li Keyi said hotly: "My famous master will annex your troops!"
The territory under the jurisdiction of the Xuanzhengyuan is the original Tubo and Tuyuhun areas. When the Mongols invaded, the Xuanzhengyuan was set up to manage it.
Li Keyi knew that I was talking about surrendering to Jiangdu Army, so he sighed and said, "Let you think about it again!"
King Lu waved his hand and said: "That's right, General Dada, you and the Su Wei army will capture and kill Guan Bao and Qi Di, and send our heads to Ji Ning!"
Polo Shihua said with a bitter face: "Do you agree or not? I will take the opportunity to make a few requests!"
Yesu advised: "Lieutenant, in a head-on battle, we are indeed opponents of the traitors. We should go to Lantian and join forces with Chen Lanrou to fight against the traitors!"
Chen Lanrou was silent for a while and said: "When Zhang Liangbi led his army across the river, was he afraid that you would lead his troops to retreat eastward and cut off my way forward?"
Li Keyi stood under the majestic pass, looked to the east, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Li Keyi turned around and saw Emperor Yuan Yong walking down the stone steps with a leisurely look, as if everything was under my control.
As soon as Li Keyi entered, the vast area of the Central Plains east of Tongguan and south of the Yellow River had all fallen into the hands of Jiangdu's army.
One hundred miles west of Luoyang, Tongguan.
"Mr. Hu, is he here to persuade you to surrender?"
Chen Lanrou frowned and said, "Sir, please don't show off!"
Hu Wei stamped his feet and said, "How can this be bad?"
Li Keyi thought again and again, and finally gave up Lantian and led his troops to defend Chang'an.
"Take refuge in Chen Lanrou?"
Li Keyi shook his head and said: "Your brothers are all Han people and have lived in the Central Plains for a long time. How can we be willing to go to the bitter cold land of the Western Plains?"
Chen Lanyong smiled and said: "General, you must rest assured that Xu Baisheng's small army will retreat westward again!"
King Lu was pacing back and forth in the palace, his face ashen.
At the end of July, Liang Rong followed Zhu Ba's order and followed a small army of 70,000 to attack Shangzhou. The defenders only had 1,000 troops and were captured in one day.
"The imperial court asked His Highness to guard Luoyang, but His Highness ran away when encountering thieves. How can he live up to the responsibility on his shoulders?"
Li Keyi sighed: "Where else can I go in?"
"I heard that the general captured troops from Bianliang and Luoyang yesterday, and now has more than 100,000 troops. Why do you still sigh?"
"He..."
That night, Hu Wei's famous garrison of 70,000 soldiers took down food, grass and baggage, and entered and exited Luoyang overnight, heading towards Tongguan.
Before the news reached Lantian, the city was in panic. Many people prepared their belongings and fled to Chang'an!
Emperor Yong of the Yuan Dynasty also followed me and did not persuade Li Keyi to surrender.
A general promised: "Yes!"
Li Keyi said: "Please give me some advice."
Li Keyi was stunned and said: "Why did he tell you that?"
Li Keyi asked: "Why do you mean the eighth option, sir?"
Chen Lanyong said anxiously: "General, help him analyze the situation!"
Emperor Yong of the Yuan Dynasty said again: "Apart from this, the general cannot abandon Tongguan and lead his troops westward."
Yesu glanced at Sein and then said: "You and Bai Suo have never had a relationship. When the time comes, you go to negotiate with us. At worst, you can persuade us to defend Xiaodu together!"
The ancient city of Luoyang also successfully fell into the hands of Jiangdu's army.
A voice suddenly sounded from in front of me.
Zhang Liangbi ordered Liang Rong to garrison Lantian and block the intersection of Guanzhong Army's exit.
Yesu said: "Would it be useful if you tried to persuade me?"
"Now that things have come to this, what else can we do?"