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Chapter 810 The enemy of the enemy

The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, and there is a lone city Wanrenshan.

Outside the city of Liangzhou, it is magnificent and desolate.

Under the setting sun, the Mongolian army ended another day's offensive and retreated slowly.

Lu Xiaoyou sat down slowly with the help of the battlements, looked up and saw Li Zengbo standing there all the time, so he wanted to stand up again.

"Sit down." Li Zengbo didn't seem to look at him, but he was very clear about the surrounding situation, and said, "Your leg is injured, apply medicine."

"The last general really admires Li Gong."

Because he was treating his wounds, Lu Xiaoyou's voice was a little hissed, and he said again: "At first, I was worried that if we retreated to the west, the Mongolian army would attack Longxi and would not be restrained by us, but Mr. Li was able to restrain the Mongolian army's strength. , the general really admires..."

"That's Yang Ben's ability to harass the Mongolian army's rear." Li Zengbo didn't turn his head, he was always looking into the distance, and answered casually.

Unlike when he first defended Gongchang City, after these days of fighting, Lu Xiaoyou obviously cherished the opportunity to talk to Li Zengbo after the war.

He wanted to learn more, but he didn't dare to disturb Li Zengbo.At this time, seeing that the other party was concentrating on looking outside the city, he had to lower his head.

After that, I heard Li Zengbo say: "Yang Ben has only one bad point. He is too hardworking. You should not learn from him."

"The last general..." Lu Xiaoyou didn't know how to respond.

"In my opinion, the most important thing before the battle is the stability of the gods, not to be angry, not greedy, not to panic, not to rush, not to harbor distracting thoughts, and not to act rashly."

Only then did Lu Xiaoyou realize that Li Zengbo had seen his intentions, and quickly agreed.

Li Zengbo waved his hand and walked into the garrison building.

Yang Ben, who was sitting in the garrison tower for treatment, got up and helped Li Zengbo sit down.

"Ha, I was just telling people that it's not good for you to be too dedicated, and you caught me as soon as you came in."

"The last general is taught." Yang Ben said: "Knowing that Mr. Li is afraid that I will be too radical and easily ambushed by the captives, he tried every means to remind me."

"Recently, you have repeatedly led troops out of the city to sneak attacks. What you are most afraid of is that you are eager for quick success."

Yang Ben nodded in agreement.

He has a stinky face, but he knows in his heart that he is extremely lucky to be able to fight with a veteran who has more than [-] years of battlefield experience.

It was precisely because of this rich experience that they faced the [-] more elite Mongolian cavalry, but they refused to let the opponent enter Longxi.

This is much more difficult than defending the city undefeated.Li Zengbo and Lian Xixian had to cooperate tacitly to contain the Mongolian army from left to right, and at the same time show a posture capable of attacking, so as to maintain a threat to Xingqing Mansion.

Using the weak to force the strong, forced He Dan to attack them.

The emphasis on advancing and retreating, and dispatching troops and horses is obviously very exhausting. Lian Xixian is in his prime, but Li Zengbo is exhausted.

"I'm afraid that if we continue to fight like this, Hedan is impatient to fight fiercely with us, so he learned how to fight in a roundabout way." Li Zengbo sighed, and asked again: "Today, did you put Yelu Xiliang back?"

"Yes." Yang Ben said, "According to Li Shuai's order, I made an omission on purpose to let Yelu Xiliang escape."

"I don't know if the Mongolian captives would dare to invade the whole country after learning about the situation in the Western Regions..."

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Yanjing.

In recent years, Kublai Khan has been staying in Yanjing more and more often, instead of Kaiping, the upper capital he built.

Because he pays more attention to the war in the south, Yanjing's position is indeed more suitable for controlling the Central Plains.

The dilapidated central capital Miyagi left by the Kingdom of Jin was not fit for this hero to live in. There was a plan to build a new capital, but it had to wait until after the war.

From this point of view, Kublai Khan's treasury and private treasury are both abundant.Although he ordered his ministers to lead Qiangu in the Central Plains during the Northern Expedition to Brother Ali, it didn't mean he was short of money.

Who spends their savings first when they can break even?
In fact, Brother Ali is not short of money, so he won’t be poor after a single battle. He still has innumerable wealth in his territory. After escaping back, he quickly recovered...

"Brother Alibu immediately wanted to counterattack Hara and Lin after recovering his strength, but Huo Liji told him that the Great Khan was hesitating whether to attack the south first or conquer Jiri Jisi first, so that he could show his weakness temporarily and wait for the Great Khan to fight with him. The people of Song fight only when the fight is the most intense..."

It was Tachar who was speaking, and behind him stood his son, Naimantai, who had just returned from the north.

Kublai Khan's expression was very flat, and he asked, "How did Huo Liji know that I was hesitating to attack the south?"

"It was Han Tuhu who told his son Huo Liji. Han Tuhu went to Diaoyu City with Meng Ge Khan and saw Meng Ge Khan blown off from the watchtower by Li Xia with his own eyes. Khan will definitely attack Li Xia first."

"Rare and bald?"

"Please Khan, don't blame Hantuhu." Tachaer said: "My son Naimantai, Hantuhu's son Huo Liji, Hedan's son Hulu Mimi, Nachen, and Chiyin Timur My younger brother, Yesu, both participated in Alibuge’s Khuriltai Conference, not because we supported Alibuge. It was because we were all in Monan at the time, and our sons stayed in Hara and Lin. There is no news yet In the past, there was a misunderstanding."

Tachar seems to be speaking for Han Tuhu, but he is actually defending his son, because his son once supported Brother Ali at the Kuliltai Conference.

As for Huo Liji, who has become Brother Ali's think tank, Han Tuhu still passed on the information.

But Kublai Khan really didn't blame them, and said: "I can forgive them, including Han Tuhu, as long as they don't support my stupid brother anymore."

He had to forgive them, just like Zhang Rou had a son who surrendered to Li Xia, the families mentioned by Tachar all supported Brother Ali.

It is not uncommon for father and son brothers to support different people.If he wants to pursue it, he must first eradicate his influence.

This is why the Mongolian internal struggle is far greater than that of the Song State. Kublai Khan actually envied the clear and definite succession system of the Song State...

"Khan's heart is really too broad, wider than the grassland." Tachaer said.

"Stop talking useless nonsense, Tachar. I have already understood the loyalty of your father and son. Say something useful."

"Huo Liji persuaded Brother Ali to contact Li Fen and Li Xia to jointly attack the Great Khan. Brother Ali said that the people of Song Dynasty were only worthy of being an excuse, not an alliance with him. As long as Li Fen and Li Xia can exploit the strength of the Great Khan, it is fine. The words were 'My brother is an ambitious wolf, let those two hyenas bleed out the wolf'."

When Kublai Khan heard this, he seemed to sneer.

But it didn't seem to be there, and the majestic expression was still on his face for a moment.

Tachar continued: "It wasn't until last winter, when he learned that Da Khan had started fighting with Li Fen and Li Xia at the same time, that he re-attacked Hara and Lin."

The year before last, after Kublai Khan occupied Hara and Lin, he quickly returned to the Central Plains, and the person who stayed in Hara and Lin was Brother Zong Wang Yixiang.

Brother Yixiang is the second son of Khasar, and he is considered to be Kublai Khan's cousin. He has a high prestige and is known as a sharpshooter. He can be regarded as the most outstanding group of commanders in the Golden Family today.

Such people are stationed in Hara and Lin, Ali Buge should not have captured them.

But Tacha'er continued: "Brother Alibu lied to Brother Yixiang. He sent someone to tell Brother Yixiang that he would surrender to the Great Khan, and he led the crowd back, so that Brother Yixiang was unprepared and the surprise attack was successful. This is Naixiang Everything Mantai knows."

Kublai Khan asked Naiman Terrace: "This is how my younger brother occupied Hara and Lin, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"Do you think Brother Yixiang has tried his best to protect the grassland capital for me?"

Naimantai dared not answer, trembling.

Tachar hurriedly said: "Please don't blame Brother Yixiang, Khan, he was deceived by the cunning Brother Alibu."

"cunning?"

Kublai Khan sneered, turned to the young and timid Xue Changantong, and asked, "Has the latest battle report from Sichuan and Shanxi come?"

"Report to the Great Khan, according to the latest battle report, no soldiers and horses have broken through the Song Army's defense line yet."

Even An Tong, who relayed these, felt ashamed of the generals on the front line.

An Tong then put forward his own suggestion.

"Great Khan, should these soldiers and horses be brought back to prepare for the rebellion?"

Kublai Khan took a deep look at An Tong, did not hide his appreciation, but said, "You are wrong."

With these words, Kublai Khan seemed a little unfathomable.

"You think too highly of my arrogant younger brother. Compared with the threat that the young man in the southwest will pose, he is like a monkey. In the Chinese language, it is called 'mu monkey and crown'."

"Great Khan, there is only one sun in the sky, and only one Great Khan on the ground." An Tong said, "The Great Khan cannot tolerate a rebel pretending to be a Great Khan occupying Ha La and Lin."

"It's too late." Kublai Khan said, "Send a letter to Hedan and Hebichi, I want to see Li Xia's head before going north."

An Tong didn't understand.

He didn't understand why his profuse sweat was still so unhurried after he had already lost Hara and Lin.

Kublai Khan sat there, staring at the map in front of the case, his eyes still stayed on the southwest corner...

He is aloof, with a look of mastery in his eyes.

"Li Xia, do you want to rely on Brother Ali to rescue you? It's useless. You Han people don't understand grasslands at all, and even Aluhu has turned to support me. What's the use of Brother Ali?"

(End of this chapter)