"General Han's captain Pan Ze led more than 2,000 troops and attacked the Meng Yuan camp at night, but was surrounded and killed by the Meng Yuan cavalry."
"Fortunately, Generals Han and Su led troops to rescue and rescued more than 300 people."
"General Han apologizes."
"Ask for pensions for the 1,652 people who died in the war, and at the same time, ask Pan Ze to blame."
After sitting in the corridor for a long time, after reading and reviewing the official document in his hand, Xiao Yicai asked Guo Ziyi next to him: "How is it?"
Guo Ziyi cupped his hands and replied: "Your Highness knows everything from Fenghuang Ridge to Shuozhou City. In addition, with the Daqian artillery, the Daqian Imperial Army has indeed become a proud soldier."
"As the art of war goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated."
"Your Highness has already written a letter to inform General Yue and General Han, but this kind of thing still happened. Then you know what the mentality of the Daqian Imperial Army is today."
Of course, Xiao Yi did not deliberately cause this defeat and let those 1,652 people die in vain.
After all, he had already written a letter telling Yue Hongling, Han Shizhong, Xin Qiji, Di Qing and others to beware of some soldiers becoming arrogant and secretly leading troops out to carry out attacks.
However, even so, this kind of thing still happened.
There's no way around it.
Those who should be compensated should still be compensated, and those who should be punished should still be punished.
But... Pan Ze has died in the battle.
There's nothing we can do about it.
I had no choice but to continue writing letters as a warning.
Could it be that.
We also need to buy Pan Ze's body back. After that, how about a whipping session?
"Forget it!" Xiao Yi stood up. "There are some things that are uncontrollable and will definitely happen. For example, when Kublai Khan saw that the defense of Datong Pass was weak, he thought of sending Wanhu to surprise Datong Pass. However, we ambushed him and directly let him Ten thousand households were lost, and a fierce general was killed.”
Guo Ziyi also stood up quickly, but remained silent.
Because of this plan, after An Zijun went north, and His Highness the Prince never mentioned it when discussing military affairs earlier, he knew that An Zijun must be ambushing him somewhere as a surprise force.
After listening to Daqian's military plan, he knew that An Zijun must be around Datong Pass.
Therefore, it seems that there is a defeat here in Daqian, but in fact, it is still a great victory.
…
Kublai Khan lay on the kang with a hot towel on his face, while Hulagu stood on one side.
His body was also covered in paint, and there were several wounds, one of which was on the shoulder blade, where an arrow had penetrated directly.
In the bedroom, only Kublai Khan was lying on the kang with his head up, and Xu Liewu was standing beside him, and then two or three guards stood in the corners of the room for surveillance.
Kublai Khan did not move at all, not even taking away the hot towel covering his eyes.
He said softly: "Now, Meng Yuan's situation is roughly like this."
Xuliewu bowed his head slightly, his eyes were full of sadness and a little confused. When he heard that Meng Ge died in battle, he couldn't believe it and couldn't believe it.
A hundred thousand troops.
In this way, after the first battle, there was not much left.
The eldest prince of Meng Yuan, his eldest brother, who was so brave, generous and wise, also died in that battle.
After he got the news, he almost wanted to launch troops immediately and attack Datong Pass directly to avenge his eldest brother.
But he was persuaded by his subordinates, and soon after, the messenger from Harlem came.
Temujin fainted. When he woke up, he had no intention of taking charge. He directly appointed Kublai Khan as the prince of Meng Yuan and continued to preside over the army.
Then, the envoy took out Kublai Khan's letter and asked him, as the great prince of Meng Yuan, to continue to garrison Ulancha and not to send troops easily.
It also states the importance of Ulancha to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty now.
That's the national gate east of Harlem.
Once Ulancha falls.
After the Imperial Guards are strong, they can march directly west from Ulancha and reach Harlem. At that time, the troops will be at the gates of the city.
Hulagu affirmed: "It is right not to retreat northward."
Kublai Khan still lay there motionless and said: "You can understand that it is useless. Brother Haidu and Alibu took away more than 100,000 troops."
"If they insist on holding on, Muhuali will not die in the battle, and Ulancha will not fall."
"Da Gan hasn't used that fire weapon again, which means that these weapons can't always be used."
"It must have needed something to make it, and that kind of thing is hard to come by."
"From the war to now, the prince has only used it in the battle in Anxi and the battle in Shuozhou City."
"After the battle in Shuozhou City, the imperial guards never continued to use them."
"If we can take advantage of this opportunity, we can directly counterattack with an army of 200,000 and face Nashuozhou directly."
"It won't be so difficult."
After saying that, perhaps because the face towel had become cold, Kublai Khan finally pulled the thing off his face, and then looked at Hulagu with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
In fact, there were some conflicts between the two. Hulagu looked towards Meng Ge, so he naturally looked down on Kublai Khan.
It can be seen that Kublai Khan had no choice but to hold on to that little thing after seeing the injuries on Xu Liegu's body. Instead, he had to be the first to reach out and release his good intentions.
"It's not your fault that Ulancha can't hold on."
Having said that, Fangcai sighed and continued.
"Haidu and the others have all run away, but you still stick to Ulancha. You are the real warrior of Meng Yuan."
"sit down."
When Xu Liewu heard this, he felt sad, but he sat next to him and let out the same long sigh, and then said: "Are you going to continue to defend Harlem now?"
Hearing this, Kublai Khan took several deep breaths on the kang, and finally gave up.
You must know that after Meng Ge died in the battle, Temujin was greatly hit and had no intention of taking charge. After he was ordered to be in danger, he also made the determination to defend Harlem and protect Meng Yuan Guozuo.
However, the Daqian Forbidden Army pressed forward step by step, and the Meng Yuan side suffered defeat after defeat, and was slowly cannibalized by the enemy.
This feeling of powerlessness is really extremely uncomfortable.
It's certain that we can't hold it, but if we can't hold it, we won't hold it. Just like Haidu and others, retreat to Ulan Batu?
Not to mention, if the Daqian Forbidden Army occupied Harlem so easily, established a camp and a defense line here, then Meng Yuan would have lost half of the pasture.
With the little pasture in Ulan Batu, how many people and how big of a cavalry army can it support?
Once 200,000 Mongol cavalry are crowded in Ulan Batu, civil strife will inevitably occur over time. Now there is still Temujin suppressing him. Kublai Khan also took the initiative to stand up and guard the front. Haidu and the others Naturally, I didn’t dare to say anything.
Whoever opposes it will defend it!
After a while, Kublai Khan turned over and sat up and said softly: "Keep guarding. With that kind of weapon, Daqian will definitely be stronger in the future. If he is greedy for life and afraid of death now, in the future, Daqian's weapon will be placed directly on his body." Once outside Ulan Batu, Meng Yuanna can’t defend anything, do you understand?”
"Understood." Hulagu replied quickly.
He then said seriously: "Now, Muhuali died in the battle and Ulancha was lost, so that the morale of the army was shaken and people's minds changed... Some people even secretly fled back to Ulan Batu. It would be very difficult to defend it. ”
"Do you have any idea?"
Xu Liewu replied softly: "Let Boyan retreat. Ordo is too far away from us. All troops must retreat and fight to the death with the Daqian bandit army directly in the wilderness of Harlem."
Kublai Khan frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong, but he did not speak to stop it.
"First thing first, I want to defend Harlem. Not to mention the risks of war, but the current military strength of Harlem. Faced with Prince Daqian personally leading his troops, even if the other party does not use that kind of weapons, our small strength will Can you defend it?" When Xu Liewu saw this, he didn't talk nonsense, but without hesitation, he got into the essence of the problem. "And if we can't defend it, why are we spreading our troops outside?"
Kublai Khan glanced at the other party. Although he still said nothing, his expression softened slightly.
But he couldn't answer for a while.
"besides."
Hulagu continued to preach seriously.
"Now, in this army, we are not the only Mongols, there are also Uighurs, Dangxiang, Xi people and other soldiers. Considering the overall situation, isn't your Majesty afraid of the backlash of the people's hearts?"
Kublai Khan shook his head and retorted: "I believe in them and will also find a way to let them defend Harlem together."
Hulagu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty... times have changed! In the past, the country was booming and became a powerful country with thousands of miles in more than ten years. At that time, it was natural to do things like a warrior riding on the plains, and he could do whatever he wanted; but now, the country It’s a defensive position. If the army of Prince Daqian’s army attacks, it’s like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain. Life and death are at stake. No matter how great the benefit is, if you lose your life, how can you enjoy it?”
"Besides, if Boyan is placed in Ordo, he is already alone. How can he defend against a large army of thieves who are far superior to his own strength?"
"Daqan has won another victory. He will definitely continue to reorganize his troops and plan to move north again."
"Once Prince Dagan moves, Ordo will definitely start a war. Without Boyan's army of ten thousand households, Harlem will lose several percent of its strength and will be under several percent more pressure. .”
Kublai Khan calmly listened to what the other party said, but seemed to muster up some courage. He shook his head decisively on the kang: "What you said makes some sense, but it is not as high as this. A country thousands of miles away, with hundreds of thousands of people." How could a large army lose its morale just because it lost ten thousand households?"
Xu Liewu raised his head and said in a fierce tone: "Your Majesty, if we can't agree, we must fight to the death. I'm not afraid of death, but at this time, is it possible that your Majesty is only thinking about how to defend Harlem, and not what if? What should I do if I lose?"
"If all the troops were put into this decisive battle, more than 80,000 elite cavalry would all die in Harlem."
"However, what if we fail to stop the Imperial Guards and defend Harlem?"
"Brother Meng has died in the battle. If Great Mongolia loses another subject who can lead Meng Yuan, preserve the last bloodline, and wait for the day when it rises, then... Meng Yuan will really perish. .”
"Not only will the country be subjugated, but the blood of Meng Yuan will also disappear in this history."
After saying this, Xu Liewu lowered his head and said nothing, and there was silence in the bedroom for a long time.
