"Did you discover the Imperial Forbidden Army again?"
Kublai Khan quickly glanced in the south direction, as if he saw the thousands of troops of the Imperial Guards who were hunting with banners. He was surprised that the opponent still had the strength to continue heading north, and asked: "Where are they?"
"On the east side of Hengduan Mountain."
"Where?" Kublai Khan was even more surprised, with some doubt in his eyes, and said to himself: "Is Daqian really going to make the Northern Expedition?"
Haidu said: "These must be Daqian's west-route troops, with Yue Hongling, the daughter of Yueshan, as the commander."
"It stands to reason that their battle losses are relatively large, and it is impossible for them to continue heading north when the weather is freezing."
Kublai Khan didn't quite believe it, and said: "The news came from the Qingshui River. More than 10,000 troops of the Daqian Imperial Army went north. After fighting for a while, they withdrew again. Now the soldiers and horses in the southwest should be suspected soldiers. Bar?"
"Fourth Highness, according to the report from the detective horse, this large-scale forbidden army has been organized, with at least more than 10,000 people, and attacked one of our thousands-household teams. It does not look like suspicious soldiers." The scout reported.
When Kublai Khan heard this, he frowned slightly and began to think about it.
However, Haidu wanted to follow Temujin back to Ulan Batu, and did not want to pay attention to Dagan's forbidden army. If they really caught up with Ulan Batu, he would make Dagan's forbidden army never return, so for I wasn't very interested in the news. I didn't even say hello and turned around and left.
Kublai Khan did not stop him. Haidu was here, which would also hinder him from blocking the imperial army.
It’s okay to leave.
Temujin has woken up, and he must have been severely hit, losing the ambition he had at the beginning.
He directly handed over Meng Ge's remaining troops to Kublai Khan, and even handed over his seal.
The intent couldn't be more obvious.
The next successor to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was Kublai Khan.
Based on what Kublai Khan has done over the years and his own reputation, he does have this qualification.
Even if Haidu, Alibuge, and Hulagu were unhappy and dissatisfied, they would not be able to make any big moves while Temujin was still there.
Temujin was Temujin after all, and he knew that if the successor to the Mongolian leader was not determined quickly, civil strife would inevitably occur.
With such powerful weapons, the Dagan Forbidden Army posed an even greater threat to Meng Yuan.
At this time, civil strife is simply asking for death.
…
The east side of Hengduan Mountain.
A large imperial army was stationed on a hillside.
"Spy Meng Yuan?"
Yue Hongling picked up a long tube and looked into the distance. Several Mengyuan people wearing furs could be vaguely seen, and said: "His Highness meant to press forward step by step and fight steadily. Meng Yuan must be thinking of ways to retreat now. All we need to do is chase after them and catch up to Harlem at the end of the year.”
Han Shizhong was silent for a moment and said: "I'm afraid Meng Yuan will not retreat so simply."
"Of course."
"It's freezing cold. I don't know how the Mongolian people spent this long winter. It's really too cold."
"A man, a real man, so afraid of the cold." Yue Hongling was a little disdainful of Han Shizhong's coldness.
What she didn't know was that her body had been transformed by the inner elixir in Xiao Yi's body, so it was stronger than before. Facing the cold weather on the east side of Hengduan Mountain, it was still bearable.
The same cannot be said for Han Shizhong and others. Fortunately, the supplies they prepared are still sufficient.
The cow dung, horse dung, etc. brought from the Anxi Protectorate, plus gunpowder, can make fire at any time.
He is also wearing a fur coat, which keeps him warm very well.
Otherwise, if they were not killed by the Meng Yuan cavalry, they would freeze to death in Hengduan Mountain.
Rested for a while.
After drinking mutton soup and eating a piece of naan, I warmed up and continued marching.
As we walked, Mongolian singing came faintly from the front.
Yue Hongling immediately became alert and raised her hand to signal everyone to be silent.
She and Han Shizhong looked at each other, made a move to make him wait where he was, squatted down, and walked forward slowly.
I saw a dozen Mongolians hunting on horseback, all with bows and arrows.
After observing for a while, no trace of the Meng Yuan cavalry was found around them.
Yue Hongling then signaled to the lieutenants with gestures and asked them to touch it, raise the crossbow and start a killing spree.
"Puff puff..."
Amid the screams, someone suddenly said: "General, there is a child here."
Then there were young voices begging for mercy in Mongolian.
Yue Hongling got the news and came forward with a translator and asked: "You are hunting here, where is the tribe's headquarters?"
The child replied: "Ulange over there."
Yue Hongling asked again: "Are there any Meng Yuan cavalry?"
"have!"
This man was about thirteen or fourteen years old. He should have just followed the adults to hunt for food in the winter. He immediately said: "There are many flag soldiers in our tribe. They have been here for more than ten days. They say they are returning from the west." .”
Yue Hongling nodded.
The Meng Yuan cavalry who were probably attacking the Anxi Protectorate for the second time retreated here and settled there.
Yue Hongling stood there, wondering whether to continue eastward or northward.
Go north to Otok, Ordo, and then cross the Yellow River to reach Harin, the imperial capital of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
Go east, cross the Yellow River directly from Shuozhou, then go north to Qingshui River, join Xin Qiji, and go north together.
"He lied."
But Han Shizhong came over and said.
"I didn't lie to you. Dalat never lies. Please, please spare me..."
Han Shizhong continued: "He is a Mongolian, but he is not a Mongolian warrior. Once such a person grows up, it will be more difficult to deal with."
"With him, it's easy to expose our whereabouts."
Yue Hongling did not look at Han Shizhong, but put her hands behind her back, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go north."
…
The sound of eagles striking the sky and roaring startled the rabbits in the white snow.
"Dadaru is back!"
Boyan came out of the tent and saw his Haidongqing resting on the shoulder of the falconer.
His sharp eyes narrowed slightly and immediately turned angry.
"General, Dadalu is injured!"
Boyan was one of the strongest ten thousand households under Kublai Khan and a famous general. He was a pioneer when he and Kublai Khan attacked the Anxi Protectorate.
If Yue Hongling hadn't brought timely support with artillery, they might have taken down the Anxi Protectorate.
At this time, Hai Dongqing, who was parked there, looked extremely dissatisfied and chirped twice more.
Where Boyan looked, he saw that its claws were scratched. It looked like it should have been injured by a sharp arrow.
He looked at Hai Dongqing's paw and asked, "Is Tan Ma back?!"
"not yet."
"Send the scouting horses to the west again!" Boyan shouted: "There must be a large imperial army in the southwest."
After Temujin woke up, Kublai Khan's status was determined.
He was sent out by Kublai Khan to defend the southwest, and another Wanhu guarded the southeast to find out about the movements of the Imperial Guards.
The Meng Yuan Dynasty originally went south confidently, intending to take back the territory that belonged to them. Not only that, but they also wanted to invade the Central Plains.
In the eyes of everyone in the Meng Yuan Dynasty, the people of Da Gan were in dire straits due to the treacherous prime minister Li Linfu, and many eunuchs directly rebelled. At this time, Da Gan was definitely going to fall apart.
They can take the opportunity to go south, invade the Central Plains, and avenge the blood revenge of that year.
Boyan's father was Wanhu of Tuolei. He was extremely brave and died in the battle that year.
Now, he inherited his father's tribe, inherited his father's status and manpower, followed Kublai Khan, and also wanted revenge.
However, who could have imagined that they would head south with great momentum.
But faced the result of defeat after defeat.
Even Meng Ge, Meng Yuan's successor, died on the battlefield.
Like his father Torre, he died at the hands of the Dagan people.
Almost three hundred thousand troops.
Three battles were fought, all failed.
Now there are only more than 100,000 horses left.
Such casualties are simply too great.
This directly dampened their morale. The previous aggressiveness turned into the cautious defense now.
"General, who does the general think will be the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards in the west?" the deputy general next to him asked.
Boyan took two steps to think about it. He didn't care who the coach was, but he was thinking about how to defend against the opponent's mysterious and powerful weapon once the opponent took the initiative.
"No matter who the coach is, he will probably bring those weapons." Boyan said.
The deputy general's eyes widened slightly, then he quickly recovered and said in a deep voice: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Boyan stood still, thought for a while, and said: "We are eagles on the grassland, how can we be afraid of those jackals?"
"When they come, fight them."
"The people behind us are our relatives."
"The Khan can retreat, but we can't!"
They are now in Ordo, and there are many Mongolian people here, because there are many pastures suitable for grazing.
As the number of Mongolian people increased, the demand for pasture also increased, because more cattle and sheep were needed to feed them.
Boyan sent another group of spies to find out the traces of the Dagan Imperial Army in the southwest.
He must be prepared to fight.
at the same time.
He also wrote letters to inform Kublai Khan about the situation in Ordo.
Two days later.
Kublai Khan obtained Boyan's letter.
Temujin, Haidu, and Ali Batu all returned to Ulaanbaatu and began to set up defensive fronts there.
Kublai Khan did not retreat. He was regarded as the first step in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. He was guarding Harlem and waiting for the great cavalry.
"It seems that Daqian is really going north."
According to Qingshuihe's battle report and Boyan's secret message, the Daqian imperial army has left the customs and divided into two groups to go north.
And he has now set up the first line of defense.
Boyan in Ordo has more than 20,000 troops, Kublai Khan has more than 50,000 troops in Harlem, and Ulanqa has more than 20,000 troops in Hulagu.
There are also local herdsmen. After they actually fight, they can also gather a large army, almost more than 10,000 troops.
In total, more than 100,000 troops can be garrisoned.
Now, just wait for the Daqian cavalry to come north.
The next day, when Kublai Khan had finished handling the matters at hand, he heard a report from his subordinates.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards have appeared..."
