Xian Hu (Great Immortal of Tiger Power), Xian Lu (Great Immortal of Deer Power), and Xian Yang (Great Immortal of Sheep Power) were sent by Kublai Khan to offer prisoners to his father Temujin.
These captives were not simple figures. They were all queens, princesses and princesses from the countries in the Western Regions that he had conquered. No matter how low-status they were, they were the daughters of a minister from those countries.
There was no way, who could let Temujin just have this mouthful?
As a king, what they call is not just simple female lust, but the desire to conquer in their hearts. What they want to conquer is not only the local land, but also the local population and the enemy's women.
Genghis Khan's desire to conquer was very strong, so many of his women were captured after defeating his enemies. Genghis Khan had many women and a large number of descendants. According to historical records, Genghis Khan had 39 wives, 23 of whom were named queens. Of course, it is also said that he has more than 300 wives. Some people say that his woman should be 50 or 500.
According to the "Historical Collection" written by the Persian Rashid, Genghis Khan had five hundred concubines in his harem, most of whom came from conquering various countries.
Although these records may be true or false, they are enough to show Temujin's desire to conquer in this regard.
"A man's greatest pleasure is to subdue the crowd, defeat the enemy, seize everything he has, ride his steeds, and have his beautiful wives and concubines."
In this regard, Li Xiang is also the same. After every battle, Li Xiang would more or less expand on the consequences. Is it really because Li Xiang is greedy for beauty?
We can't rule out the reason for this. After all, he has food, sex, and a man's true nature, and Lao Li is not a eunuch. However, how could a simple womanizer achieve such achievements?
What Li Xiang really enjoys is just the sense of satisfaction. Being a wife to someone else is what a true man should be!
Not just Temujin and Li Xiang, among the emperors of all dynasties, especially those famous emperors, how many of them did not have the wives of others in their harems?
Later generations thought that this kind of thing was a stain on these emperors, but in fact, for these emperors, they would care about these things, and they might even regard it as an honor. Defeating your opponents and enjoying the wives and concubines of your mortal enemies, how could this be a stain?
Kublai Khan didn't mind doing what Genghis Khan wanted, and asked his three brothers-in-law to pack all the captives to Genghis Khan. Whether they kept them themselves or rewarded them to his subordinates, he had to show off his presence first. .
It is precisely because of this that Xian Hu, Xian Lu, and Xian Yang stayed on the nearby grassland, and Liu Yuan had the opportunity to contact these three people.
After contacting these three people, Liu Yuan's confidence in this battle increased greatly.
Although Xian Hu, Xian Lu, and Xian Yang were far inferior to their sisters, their performance was quite good. Together, the three of them once defeated the Jin general Li Hualong and defeated him.
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"General, there is a letter from Floating Water House. Yuanmeng and his guard Liu Yuan are coming with 45,000 troops!" Yuwentai strode forward and said.
Yu Wentai was originally supposed to be the county guard, but the border county guards could also get involved in military power when necessary. It could be said that they were in charge of political and military affairs. In the county governed by Yuwentai, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and business prospered due to mutual trade.
Although the border areas have always been poor, with the help of commercial taxes, the tax items of the counties governed by Yuwentai are almost comparable to those of the counties in Qisi, Si and Yong prefectures.
Although he seems to be silent, in addition to Yuwen Chengdu, there is another representative figure in the Yuwen family. The two people are just one civilized and one military, complementing each other and becoming the two banners to protect the Yuwen family. If Yu Wenxian didn't have Jingbei's contribution, he wouldn't be able to compare with these two people.
However, although Yu Wentai can indeed handle military and political affairs, he does not have any military merits. Yu Wentai's ambition is to become a figure like Wang Meng, who is both general and prime minister. Therefore, he volunteered to join the battle.
"Forty-five thousand, Yuan Meng has so many troops?" When he heard this number, Dou Xian was really surprised and shocked! Could it be that they were being chased by the enemy not long after they entered the grassland?
Dou Xian never doubted the authenticity of the news about the Floating Water House. If something went wrong with such a big piece of information, then Li Xiang would probably personally intervene in the matter!
Moreover, in recent years, with the help of mutual trade between the border areas, the floating houses have gradually taken root and grown from struggling in the grasslands at the beginning. Their news is absolutely credible.
Forty-five thousand, this number was definitely far beyond Dou Xian's expectations.
You must know that half of Yuanmeng's own troops have been used in the Western Region, and now only half of the troops within Yuanmeng are left.
And now Yuanmeng, in addition to Liangzhou, also has friction with them in Bingzhou and Hezhou.
In this case, if a mere Liu Yuan can provide 45,000 people, then Yuan Meng will be really scary!
Although Liu Yuan was originally a noble, and as a superior protector, his status was definitely not low, but there were definitely many such figures as Yuan Meng. If Liu Yuan can bring out so many people, how many more can Yuan Meng have?
"General, don't worry, there are 30,000 grassland herdsmen!" Yuwentai quickly explained.
After hearing this, Dou Xian felt a little calmer.
Although herdsmen on the grasslands can become soldiers upon mounting their horses, they can fight as soon as they mount their horses. This has a natural advantage for the Central Plains. However, it is definitely not comparable to those professional legions of Yuanmeng in all aspects. Otherwise, why would Temujin bother to form a standing army?
The biggest difference is discipline!
And a strong army, lacking discipline, will always be missing something.
"This old guy Liu Yuan has a good idea!" Yuwentai said with a sneer on his face.
"Oh?" Dou Xian looked at Yu Wenxian and motioned for him to continue, but Yu Wentai didn't hide his clumsiness at this time and confessed everything he thought.
Since Temujin changed the military system, there has been no large-scale recruitment of herdsmen in the grasslands for a long time.
When Liu Yuan did this this time, he clearly wanted to make a profit-free deal.
After recruiting the herdsmen, Liu Yuan had enough power in his hands to defeat them, which would be a great achievement. Even if they fail to do this, with the power in their hands, at worst they can maintain the situation and prevent them from continuing to ravage the grassland.
Even with this result, as long as Temujin's reinforcements arrived, it would be a success.
(End of chapter)
