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Chapter 875 Disagreement
Changan.

In the lobby of King Qin's Mansion, an important piece of information has just been revealed.

"Kublai Khan has changed his country name; Brother Alibu gave up Hara and Lin, and turned to attack Aluhu..."

Li Xia listened, and moved the war chess placed by Hara and Lin on the map to the west.

But after thinking for a while, he suddenly stopped and asked Hao Tianyi and Dong Wenyong in the hall: "In the eyes of blind people, do the capitals of Hara and Lin mean much?"

Hao Tianyi said: "The Mongols live on the grass, and although they worship the capital,... how should I put it, it is definitely not as important as Kaifeng to the Song people."

"The people of Song lost Kaifeng, and they haven't lost their country yet." Dong Wen said with a sarcasm.

Li Xia then looked at Hu Legen, whom he had specially summoned, and asked, "What do you think?"

Hu Legen scratched his head, thought for a while, and replied: "In the eyes of the Mongols, the Great Khan is not the one who occupied Hara and Lincheng, but the one who defeated the enemy."

"That sums it up well."

Li Xia praised Hu Legen casually, and also understood why Brother Ali gave up Hara and Lin directly.

Grabbing troops, money and food is more important than occupying Hara and Lin.

Combined with the information about the Western Regions that he heard from Yelu Xiliang last year, he has been able to deduce the general direction of the battle for the Mongolian Khan throne.

To put it simply, Brother Ali first sent Aluhu who supported him to inherit the Chagatai Khanate, and then ordered Aluhu to collect soldiers, horses, money and food from the Chagatai Khanate for him to fight against Kublai Khan.

At that time, Li Xia only heard that A Luhu was able to recruit 15 troops, and he was sure that this person would never surrender to Brother Ali.The current situation can be said to have been expected.

What to do next?
We need to make some more trouble for Kublai Khan, and we can't let him destroy brother Alibu too easily.

To say that they are looking for trouble is nothing more than sending troops.

The problem is that after the whole year of war last year, Sichuan and Shaanxi are also exhausted.

If money and food and troops are squeezed, one or two small battles can support it, but it also depends on the strength of the Mongolian army.

For example, if 2 or [-] people are sent to fight against a small group of Mongolian troops, capture a few cities, and then divide up the troops to guard them, this is the limit of what Li Xia can do at present.

But if he encountered a large group of Mongolian troops, he blocked his [-] elite soldiers from the defense line and could not return. Once the food and grass were cut off, the entire army was wiped out.The Mongolian army came to kill again, and the strength of the defense line was stretched again, that is, if they failed to steal chickens, they would cause big trouble.

There are only two directions that can attack now, Xingqing Mansion and Yan'an Mansion.

These two places are far away from the Central Plains, and they are also far away from the core area where Kublai Khan's troops are concentrated.

If you think about it this way, you will find that the soldiers and horses in the Central Plains composed of the Han army, the Semuren, and the Qixue army are far more threatening to Li Xia than the Mongolian army in the desert.

This is not only a question of whether the Mongolian army's combat power has declined.

However, due to various reasons such as the continuous westward expedition of the Mongolian army, the continuous expansion of the Mongolian territory, and the continuous struggle for the position of Khan, there were not enough Mongolian troops stationed in the area of ​​the Xixia Homeland.

Of course, there is still a terrifying Mongolian army in the west, but whether it is Aluhu, Ali Buge, or even Xu Liegu, at least they have not set their sights on Li Xia.

Li Xia hoped not to be noticed by these people, and did not intend to contact Brother Ali to attack Kublai Khan.

He felt that once Brother Ali took notice of him, it was very likely that instead of sending people to join the alliance, he would send troops into Guanzhong to rob him, and then implement the strategy of "taking compensation from Song Dynasty".

The idea sounds absurd.But in fact, that's how Jin Guo treated Song Guo back then.

And at this moment, Brother Ali is doing this to Aluhu.

Sometimes it is hard to imagine why the other party is so irrational?But such is the case with savages who believe only in killing.

A beast doesn't ally itself with a man just to defeat another beast, it just eats up a man to gain strength.

Li Xia was even a little worried that Kublai Khan might let go of the front-line troops of the Xingqing Mansion to attract Brother Ali to tackle key problems.

Thinking about it this way, it would be better to capture the Xingqing Mansion and hold the defense line of Helan Mountain in his own hands.

"Xingqing Mansion."

Muttering softly, Li Xia clicked on Xingqing Mansion on the map, and then looked at where in Mongolia he could send troops to support Xingqing Mansion.

There is only Jiuyuan City in Hetao, which is where Genghis Khan named "Baotou".

Li Xia frowned slightly, looked at Hao Tianyi, and asked, "Are you sure He Dan has been stationed in Jiuyuan City with [-] troops?"

"Your Majesty, I'm sure. Hao Tianting told people that 'Zong Wang Hedan still leads [-] troops to sit in Jiuyuan'."

Hao Tianyi cupped his hands, feeling a little happy.

He felt that the news he brought back made a contribution.

But at the next moment Li Xia said: "But according to my latest information, when the Battle of Guanzhong ended in March, He Dan had already led his troops north to support Brother Xiang to attack Hara and Lin."

This is still the information delivered by Zhang Hongji.

It's not that He Dan only went north in the past two months, but that he has never been stationed in Jiuyuan City, which is inconsistent with Hao Tianyi's information.

Hao Tianyi was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I definitely heard you right."

He defected to Li Xia from Taiyuan, and brought a lot of very confidential and useful news, such as Kublai Khan's confrontation with Ali Buge was very easy. .

This is only because Hao Tianting is Zhen Jin's servant.

Zhang Hongji's information came back today, which also proved that most of the news was correct.

The only discrepancy is the strength of Jiuyuan City.

Dong Wenyong said: "Your Majesty, I think that one of the two pieces of information must be false, and someone from the Yuan court deliberately released it to confuse us, in order to lure us to send troops, or to intimidate us so that we dare not send troops. "

After he finished speaking, he turned to Lin Zi and asked, "I wonder if the Military Intelligence Department can detect the strength of Jiuyuan City?"

Lin Zi shook his head and said: "It's difficult. To get to Jiuyuan City, you have to go to Xingyuan or Yan'an Mansion, and you have to cross the Yellow River. However, Hetao is a vast land and sparsely populated, making it difficult for strangers to enter, and after the First World War in Guanzhong, the opposite side is heavily guarded, lest we People sneak in."

Dong Wenyong then asked Hao Tianyi: "Do you think Hao Tianting deliberately let you get information?"

After asking such a question, Hao Tianyi hesitated, shook his head, and said, "Probably not."

Just looking at this answer, compared with his seventh brother, Hao Tianyi seemed a little less confident.

Of course, it is also possible that Zhang Hongji's intelligence is fake, and the purpose is to attract Li Xia to send troops to encircle and annihilate them.

Li Xia thought for a while, and had a judgment in her heart, but she hadn't been able to prove it yet.

Whether to use troops is a big matter, and he did not dare to order Li Zengbo to send troops to Xingqing Mansion before he was sure.

"The discussion ends here today, Lin Zi and Hu Legen stay here."

Hao Tianyi glanced at the map again before leaving, and put away his lack of self-confidence, thinking that Zhang Hongji's news should be fake.

Maybe Zhang Hongji deliberately passed on false news, or maybe he was deceived.

He originally wanted to remind Li Xia a few more words, but when he looked up at Li Xia's calm and determined expression, he retracted the words and obediently backed out.

King Qin has always made rational and accurate judgments, and he has no intention of being suspicious at all... This is Hao Tianyi's feeling for a moment, so he is relieved.

In the hall, Li Xia watched the others retreat, and said to Lin Zi: "Go to Hulegen's army and recruit some more men. If you want Mongols, send them to Xingqing and Jiuyuan to explore."

"Yes." Lin Zi said, "I'm just worried that the Mongols will flee after they reach Hetao..."

"No." Hu Legen has already replied: "I only have subjects who are loyal to the king!"

Lin Zi responded and asked again: "Yes, then I will go to Hexi and handle this matter myself."

Li Xia nodded and said, "Go."

Because he started too fast, various agencies including the Military Intelligence Department have not yet cultivated enough mature middle-level talents, and many things have to be done by the chief officer himself.

But thinking that this situation won't last long, Li Xia has already started to set up a large number of schools and is preparing for the official selection examination.

……

Over there, Lin Zi came out of Prince Qin's mansion, but when he turned around, he saw a subordinate rushing over from there.

"Emissary."

"It's just in time. I have to go out on business and call Old Wu to meet the King of Qin. If there is something to do in Chang'an..."

"Master, there seems to be something wrong in Junzhou? Some brothers can't be contacted."

"What about this month's goods? Are you still paying?"

"Help. It doesn't look like the smuggling was discovered, maybe those brothers had an accident themselves?"

Hearing this answer, Lin Zi was stunned instead, feeling a little puzzled.

"Let's go back to the Yamen to make arrangements. Could it be that the Mongols also have a military intelligence department..."

(End of this chapter)