Yuan Ji explained: "Your Majesty, what people in the martial arts say, 'One temple, one alliance, three families, and there is a world beyond the Valley of the Kings.' This sentence points out the top forces in today's martial arts, and Longhu Mountain has always been based on martial arts. There are few people in his sect who are known for their martial arts skills. He is the only one who has mastered both martial arts and martial arts like the Taoist master and has practiced martial arts to the peak level in the past two hundred years. Therefore, there is no one in the martial arts community who has mastered Longhushan. Included in the scope of martial arts,"
I nodded and said, "That's it,"
"Your Majesty, this Shadowless Technique is a unique skill that is not passed down from the Longhu Mountain lineage. Even within its sect, few people have mastered it. Even though the Taoist Master is very skilled in Qinggong, he must not have fully understood it."
"Really? How could you see that, sir?"
"Based on my guess, if Master Taoism fully understands, he will definitely give guidance to Your Majesty,"
It makes sense when I think about it: "Maybe,"
Mongolian capital city and temporary palace.
Hari Chagai, the top general of the Mongolian navy stationed on the south bank of the Huaihe River, was kneeling in fear in the main hall.
"Hari Chagai, tell me what's going on,"
Seeing Kublai Khan's calm expression, Hari Chagai boldly said: "Great Khan, in the early morning of October 29th, the last general has just celebrated the Black Sulide Festival, and most of the soldiers are sleeping. The water of the Song Dynasty The division marched west along the Huaihe River from Shouchun City and launched an attack on our army. The general immediately organized a counterattack. Not long after, a fierce cry of killing was heard from the land. About tens of thousands of Song troops suddenly attacked our base on the south bank. "
"Tens of thousands," Kublai Khan frowned and said, "Hari Chagai, isn't it Yangjia Town to the south of the base? There are nearly ten thousand of our army stationed there. How come tens of thousands of enemy troops suddenly appeared in the base? "
"I report to the Great Khan that the enemy troops came from both directions of Yangjia Town and Shouchun,"
"That means Yangjia Town has been lost," Hao Jing said on the side.
"Emperor Master, the last general Zha Gai also guessed like this,"
"Hari Chagai, keep talking,"
"Yes, Great Khan, the last general was already on the warship at that time, but saw ten thousand enemy troops quickly rushing into our army base. The guards in the base fought desperately to meet the enemy, but the difference in numbers between the two sides was too big, and it didn't take long for more than half of them to be killed or injured. However, our warship was flanked by 13 warships of the enemy navy and was unable to rescue. The nearly a thousand soldiers remaining in the base had to hurriedly board the warship docked on the shore and would eventually see the base. After being occupied and the enemy's numbers were superior, they ordered the warships to withdraw north and returned to the north bank of the Huaihe River."
"How many troops and warships are there with you?"
"Great Khan, after returning to the north bank, we will count the number of people. There are 2,177 people and 9 warships."
"The base on the south bank of the Huaihe River has a total of ten warships with nearly 5,000 people. This time you lost one warship with about 3,000 soldiers, yes or no,"
Seeing that Kublai Khan's tone was still calm, Hari Chagai became panicked: "Hui Khan, that's right."
"Hari Chagai, your name means the eagle on the grassland, right?"
In the cold winter, Hari Chagai was sweating profusely on his forehead: "Yes, sweating profusely,"
"Since the eagle's wings have been broken, there is no need to stay. Someone comes and drags Hari Chagai out and beheads him," Kublai Khan said lightly.
Upon seeing this, Hao Jing hurriedly said: "Great Khan, can you show mercy? After all, this is the first large-scale sneak attack on our army by the Song Dynasty in several years. General Hari Chagai was unprepared. Although we lost our base on the south bank, we basically lost our base. Protect the warships of my navy,"
Kublai Khan's expression was solemn, and he ignored Hao Jing's plea and said: "Hari Chagai, as the commander of the base, you were on the defensive due to the festival, which allowed the enemy to easily succeed in a sneak attack. This crime is unforgivable. I think this is my fault." If you protect the entire warship, your family and subordinates will no longer be held accountable. They will be dragged out and beheaded immediately."
The courtiers saw Kublai Khan's resolute attitude and knew that rewards and punishments in the Mongolian army were extremely strict. In addition, Harizhagai was only a small commander and had indeed lost his base on the south bank of the Huaihe River, so no one interceded on his behalf. .
"Zhongshu Ling Zhenjin,"
Zhen Jin, who was standing at the forefront of the ministers, came out and said: "Father, my son and ministers are here,"
"It is said that all the generals gathered in the Privy Council,"
"Yes, Father Khan,"
"Emperor Master, you are coming too,"
"Yes, Khan,"
Zhenjin, in his early twenties, was the second son of Kublai Khan. At that time, he was the Mongolian Central Secretary and Privy Council judge. He was deeply loved by Kublai Khan. He studied under the Han scholars Yao Shu, Dou Mo and others since he was a child, and accepted the Confucian approach to governing the country. Thoughtful, humble and polite, he was highly regarded by the civil and military ministers of the DPRK.
Mongolians have the custom of setting up children as princes. Therefore, although Zhenjin was later appointed as the prince by Kublai Khan, it was still quite difficult. His position as prince was controversial at least among the Mongolian nobles, but the crown prince Zhenjin eventually But he failed to ascend to the position of emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
Kublai Khan in the Privy Council changed from his calm demeanor in the palace, and became furious. He cursed all the generals, and after a "hum", he sat down heavily on the main seat. Kublai Khan looked at The gray-headed generals suddenly laughed: "Okay, okay, it seems that the Southerners are still somewhat bloody. Such an opponent is interesting. Boy Zhao Yu has some abilities. It seems that he is better than the Southern Dynasties." The old emperor has become much stronger. Such a king can become the enemy of this Khan. Ah Shu, what is the specific situation?"
A'shu, the marshal of the southern expedition and deputy envoy of the Privy Council, said cautiously: "Thank you, Great Khan, based on the words of the soldiers who escaped from Yangjia Town and the base on the south bank of the Huaihe River, plus the intelligence obtained by my ministers and others, the general situation should be as follows. October In the early morning of the 29th, Xia Gui, the envoy of the Huainan West Road of the Southern Dynasties, led a team of about a thousand people to suddenly appear in the west of Yangjia Town. The Great Khan asked me to look at the map. The west of Yangjia Town was full of high mountains and there was no way to find it. Therefore, our army’s defense is the weakest at the west gate.”
Kublai Khan looked at the map and said: "This is a problem of the detailed work camp. The information is not comprehensive."
"Yes, Great Khan," Ah Shu continued, "After discussion, I concluded that Xia Gui discovered a secret passage and attacked Yangjia Town from the secret passage. At the same time, the north gate was attacked by Huainan East Road from the Southern Dynasties. The Yangzhou Army attacked, and it was the most elite Polu Army in Yangzhou. This team of more than 2,000 people was led by Jiang Cai, the number one general under Li Tingzhi, the envoy of Yangzhou on Huainan East Road, and Yangjiaping in the south was also attacked at the same time. When the main force of the Luzhou Army attacked, the number was estimated to be around 20,000. The commander of the army was Wang Sheng, the former general of the Imperial Army on Kuizhou Road in the Southern Dynasty and now the infantry commander of the Luzhou Army."
"It seems that the Southern Dynasty came well prepared, and it was a joint military operation from the west and east of Huainan,"
"Yes, Great Khan Shengming,"
Kublai Khan said angrily: "What a sage, continue."
"Yes, yes," Ah Shu said hurriedly, knowing that he was flattering the wrong person, "after Xia Gui invaded Yangjia Town, our army's guard, Wan Fu Chang Hu Chi, immediately organized two thousand soldiers in the town to fight back, and Relying on the advantage of our large number of soldiers, we wanted to defeat Xia Gui in one fell swoop before rescuing Beimen. General Hu Chi sent out all the soldiers in the town to besiege Xia Gui. He was about to reverse the situation of the battle, but unexpectedly one man was killed among the enemy troops. In just a few strokes, Hu Chi was stabbed to death."
"What," Kublai Khan said in surprise, "Hu Chi is considered a good player among our generals, how come he was killed after just a few moves?"
"Great Khan, later according to reports from the Luzhou army, this person is from Lin'an and is not from the Southern Dynasty army,"
"Oh, I didn't expect that there would be such a person in Xia Gui's army to help. It seems that he is well prepared. Ah Shu, let's continue."
"After Hu Chi died, his bodyguard leader Hu Yan led his army to continue the attack, but the situation took a turn for the worse. At this moment, the north gate was breached by Jiang Cai. Subsequently, the Southern Dynasty troops attacked our Yangjiaping defenders from the north and south. We Although the defenders fought back hard, they were outnumbered and lost the mountain pass. In the end, only a few hundred people broke out and returned to our country after several twists and turns. Later, Xia Qing, the son of Xia Gui, led 3,000 Luzhou cavalry and Miao Zaicheng, the commander from Shouchun, joined forces and attacked our army base."
After listening to Ashu's report, Kublai Khan said calmly: "My dear friends, please tell me your views on this battle."
Ali Hague of the Uighurs (a minority in the northwest, known as the Gaochang Uighurs in the Song Dynasty) first said: "Great Khan, the enemy secretly attacked our army, which is not a heroic act. Moreover, the number of troops is three times greater than mine, and among our troops More than 80% of the soldiers were Han people, so I think that although our army was defeated, there is nothing to worry about."
Ali Haha, who was born in the Xue army, fought bravely and was generous, but he always looked down on the Han people.
"General Ali Hague, a war can only be won or lost, whether it is a sneak attack or an open attack, as long as you can win, there is no such thing as a hero," said the old general Shi Tianze, the right prime minister in Zhongshu, "Great Khan, in this battle, Although our army was defeated, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. The base on the south bank of the Huaihe River is very important. If we lose it, we can recapture it. What I want to say most importantly is that this battle exposed our court's underestimation of the enemy from top to bottom. I always think that the Song people can only defend and have no courage to take the initiative to attack. The Yang family guard general Hu Chi and the base guard Hari Chagai have more or less such thoughts. Therefore, this point should be from me to the top. Begin to change and warn all armies not to take the enemy lightly,"
Kublai Khan nodded and said: "Prime Minister Shi made this point very well. Ben Khan must first review this. It was Ben Khan who looked down on the southerners too much, which led to all the men under Ben Khan having such thoughts. , Zhenjin, conveying the decree of this Khan, strictly orders all armies, especially the garrison at the border junction, to be more vigilant, pay attention to the movements of the Southern Dynasty armies at all times, and inform all armies about this battle. If there is any further laxity in taking precautions, they will be punished. "Behead without mercy,"
"Yes, father and son understand,"
"Fortunately, this happened too early to change the fundamental trend of the war, and it also served as a wake-up call for our country. Bad things can turn into good things," Kublai Khan said with a laugh, "My dear friends, over the past few years, The Southerners have been huddled in the city. Since this battle was an attack initiated by them, everyone should analyze it carefully to see if the Southern Dynasty’s army has made any progress."