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Chapter 1285 Believer and Prince

Tang Jun right wing.

The chief general Mao Yi'er looked up at Naiyan's flag embroidered with a cross as it was getting closer, summoned the messengers, and said: "Go and tell the commanders, don't look at the Yuan army shouting fiercely, but every time the cavalry runs over, they will not be killed." If you don’t charge directly into the formation, if you want to scare our formation or attract our soldiers to chase them, don’t fall for it. Those who should hold the front line should hold, those who should rest first, and then take turns in the second half of the night. The night is still long. "

"Here."

The messengers ran to deliver the message one after another, actually feeling that the general was a bit long-winded.

But that's how Mao Yi'er fights in war, everything has to be explained clearly repeatedly.He has been guarding Tongguan these years, but if there is a slight omission, the enemy may endanger Guanzhong, so he has developed the habit of being cautious.

Sending people to pass orders was not enough, Mao Yi'er also personally boarded different watch cars to observe the situation on the battlefield.

His appearance is not as majestic as other generals in the army, and he is still dark today, like a farmer, so the soldiers are not afraid of him.Seeing him passing by, they all said hello.

"General, why isn't it our turn to kill the enemy yet?"

"That's good, it means the enemy hasn't broken through the front line of defense." Mao Yi'er said, "Don't worry, there are plenty of opportunities for you to kill the enemy. Relax, don't be too tense, maintain your strength, and go to the battlefield at the critical moment."

After walking for a while, I saw a civil servant talking to several school generals, and the content was almost the same.

"Field combat is no better than defending the city. We used to defend Tongguan, and our troops were spread out at the top of the city. Everyone can hit the enemy, but in the field, we must pay attention to the formation. The Yuan army is now very powerful. In fact, only less than half of the troops are sent to attack us. , Wait until the second half of the night, when we are exhausted from fighting, the rest of the cavalry will start to charge. Moreover, all they are consuming is the stamina of their horses, and they can change horses at that time..."

Mao Yi'er walked over to take a look, and saw that it was his army staff officer named Chen Yuzhi.

Chen Yuzhi was originally a scholar in the Song Dynasty, and fled to Guanzhong from Jiangling a few years ago.Lu Xiufu once praised him for his brilliant talents, and if he was a high school scholar in the Song Dynasty, Chen Yuzhi said that he only wanted to devote himself to the great cause of restoring the Central Plains, so he was arranged to study in Tongguan to handle military affairs, and gradually became one of Mao Yier's staff officers.

"General."

"Mr. Chen." Mao Yi'er called out quite politely, then turned around and scolded the generals under his command, "I told you to keep your strength, you all don't understand, right?"

"It's because I was afraid that the soldiers would be too nervous, so I came here to say a few more words. After all, night battles are not easy to fight."

Chen Yuzhi got up, followed Mao Yi'er forward, walked through the array, and walked to the observation car closest to the front line, observing the battlefield again.

I saw the cavalry of the Yuan army running in circles in front of the formation of the Tang army, releasing arrows from time to time.

There are hand-to-hand combats, but not many.

"The situation on the right wing is different from the front. Our defensive pressure is much less. It can be seen that Naiyan has not yet reached the point where he has to win regardless of casualties."

Mao Yi'er nodded, fixed his eyes on the battlefield, and said, "I'm not afraid of Mr. Chen's jokes, I'm actually too nervous to fight this battle."

Chen Yuzhi asked in surprise, "Why is the general so nervous?"

"The opposite is the Mongolian Zongwang, that is the Zongwang."

"The general guarded Tongguan for several years to prevent the Mongols from entering the pass. He has made great achievements in battle. How can he be afraid of a dude?"

Mao Yi'er said: "What great military exploits. When I first joined the army, a Mongolian centurion could scare me to death. That year when His Majesty attacked Chengdu and beheaded a Zongwang, that was a big deal. How could I think One day, I will face a Zongwang alone."

"But in my eyes, Naiyan is not worthy to be compared with a general at all."

Mao Yi'er didn't answer, but still stared at the fire on the front line, his eyes flashed slightly, but he was actually a little embarrassed.

Chen Yuzhi looked at the battle for a while, and then said, "Shall I send the general a poem?"

"poetry?"

Mao Yi'er was taken aback, feeling very strange.

When he was fleeing, when he first became a pawn, he never thought that one day he would be respected by scholars, and the other party would send him a poem.

He is considered to be a prominent person now, but because of his humble background, he often tends to lower his attitude in his heart when facing others.

Chen Yuzhi pondered for a while, and was about to chant a poem.

Suddenly, the sound of the Yuan army's horn in front changed its tone.

"They're going to charge!"

Mao Yi'er gave a loud shout, and ordered the whole army to stand ready.

It seemed that Naiyan didn't have much patience, and after less than an hour of harassment, she felt that Tang Jun was exhausted and could charge.

The Yuan army was finally willing to pay the casualties, and rushed in front of the Tang army, swinging their head hammers in unison.

"Hold up your shields! Spears!"

Once the battle situation became tense, Mao Yi'er suddenly seemed to be a different person.

The sense of humbleness on his body disappeared in an instant, and he finally revealed the domineering arrogance of a general.

"Put up the flag of the general, so that the brothers will not retreat even if the enemy cavalry hits them!"

~~
The bonfire on the battlefield melted the surrounding snow and illuminated the soldiers who fought at night.

A watch cart was pushed three hundred paces away from the battlefield, Naiyan got off his horse and boarded the watch cart.

Ma Xuelijisi also followed, saying: "If you fight like this, I'm afraid you will lose a lot of warriors."

"My grandfather was the first among the kings to support Kublai Khan's proclaiming Khan." Naiyan said to himself, "His choice gave the host kings more power. Do you know? In every fight, my grandfather picked the right guy."

"God bless."

"But we can't choose the right one every time. There are too many battles for Khan's position." Naiyan said: "I promise this is the last time. Between Kublai Khan and Li Xia, I can only choose Kublai Khan. Fortunately, As long as I win, I will replace Brother Phase Yi and become the most powerful Zongwang."

After finishing speaking, he moved closer to Ma Xueli Jisi's face nervously, and said: "Li Xia said that there will be a general attack on the third day of November, and the Tang army will definitely rush to the battlefield by dawn at the latest. We only have One night time to win, pray for me, mage."

"I will convey the king's confession to God."

Marcel Regis immediately crossed himself, closed his eyes and began to pray.

Seeing this situation, Naiyan felt much more relieved.

On his head, the banner embroidered with the cross fluttered, as if he was carrying the will of God to defeat the sinful enemy.

~~
Metropolitan North.

Zhang Jue took out a blueprint and looked at it carefully for a while, his eyes revealed a look of contemplation.

After a long time, Liu Jinsuo, covered in blood, rushed over and said, "Marshal, let's take advantage of the night to attack the capital city! I heard that His Majesty is already engaged in a decisive battle with Kublai Khan, we have to kill him quickly."

"Who did you hear?"

Liu Jinsuo scratched his head and said, "Obviously, there are a lot fewer cavalry in the city. Moreover, His Majesty said that the general attack on Kublai Khan will take place on November [-]rd."

"Don't worry."

"What is the handsome man thinking?"

Zhang Jue said: "I was thinking, there is an extra city wall ahead."

It was in the north of the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty. There was an earthen wall that divided the whole city into the character "日", which just blocked the way of the Tang army.

"Isn't this city wall always there?" Liu Jinsuo said, "I saw it as soon as I entered the city."

"But it's not on the drawing."

Liu Jinsuo looked at the blueprint in Zhang Jue's hand, and said, "Isn't that very simple? It's not on Zhang Rou's blueprint, so it can be seen that this wall was built later."

Zhang Jue said: "Who built it? How long has it been built? How was it built?"

"Is this important? If we can't attack, we will go around the city and attack Kublai Khan. If we can attack, I will be the first to charge and blow it up."

"and many more."

"Wait for what?"

"wait for news."

"what news?"

"Who built this earth wall, and how long has it been built?"

Liu Jinsuo couldn't help but slapped his head heavily, thinking that maybe he was really a fool.

~~
South of the metropolis.

Na Muhan strode into the sweat tent, looking at the place that belonged to Kublai Khan.

After thinking about it, he finally stepped forward and sat down slowly.

Inexplicably feeling a sense of comfort and peace of mind, he couldn't help closing his eyes and sighing.

Now Kublai Khan has gone out of the city to face Li Xia, but ordered him to guard the capital city.In his opinion, this is the clear evidence that Kublai Khan intended to pass the Khan throne to him.

When he heard footsteps coming from outside the tent, Na Muhan stood up, went back to his seat and sat down.

After sitting down, several Yuan army generals rushed in.

"Your Majesty."

"Where did the Tang army attack?" Na Muhan asked with a cold face.

He Renjie responded, "We have blocked Tang Jun from the new wall."

Namuhan said: "Remember, before Father Khan defeats Li Xia, Zhang Jue cannot be allowed to occupy the city, nor can he be allowed to support Li Xia. Continue to guard and report at any time."

"Yes."

"You guys go down first."

Namuhan pointed to the general of the Han army in the account.

When they all retreated, only the Mongols were left in the tent. Namuhan got up and gathered them in front of him, and spoke in a much lower voice, appearing somewhat mysterious.

"Have you ever thought about why Tang Jun was able to break through Anzhen Gate so quickly?"

"Because they have firearms?"

"They are very clear about the positions of the city gates, towers, and garrisons, so they can reach the key positions in time after blowing up the city gates."

"Is that the blueprint that Zhang Rou gave Li Xia the Metropolitan City?"

"More than that." Namuhan said, "There must be someone in the city cooperating with Tang Jun."

"Who is the king talking about?"

"I don't know, but it must be among those Hanchens, and there may be more than one. Father Khan told me before leaving that if something is wrong, the traitor will be killed immediately."

Everyone in the tent was taken aback.

"But, the meaning of Dahan..."

"Father Khan can't trust them anymore, so he gathered them all in the Ministry of Education."

In fact, what Kublai Khan meant was that if they were defeated in this battle, they would still have to return to the grassland. Of course, those Han officials could no longer be left to Li Xia.

Now that he had this intention, Na Muhan was not afraid to kill people, and cleared the obstacles in advance for the Khan position.

There was a cold light in his eyes, and he said: "The enemy is right in front of us now, and there is no time to screen slowly. According to my opinion, all those Han officials should be killed to avoid disaster."

(End of this chapter)