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Chapter 899
The two people standing on the beacon wall looked at each other and smiled.

The conversation up to this point is nothing more than getting to know each other's details.

Because Ulu Hunai is a woman, she is only a prisoner, not a khan, so she is weaker and has to reveal more details to Li Xia to show the power she has.

Li Xia has figured out the general situation.

Her personal ability is very powerful, which she deliberately let Li Xia know.

For more than [-] years, four Mongolian khans have been playing the idea of ​​​​the Chagatai Khanate, and they all want to squeeze its national power.How much savings can a woman keep while struggling?
Among other things, the Yili River is now in dilapidated condition.

Then, just like when seeking help from Meng Ge, Ulu Khurna still wanted to borrow troops when he was looking for allies this time.

One is to deal with Hedan, and the other is because some of the forces of the Chagatai Khanate must be controlled by Aluhu.This made her have to resort to external forces in order to regain and stabilize her son's position.

Li Xia needs to find out how many troops she has, and how many troops Aluhu has.

"How do we annihilate Hedan?"

Wulu Hunai didn't say anything, just said: "The right time has come, I will invite you to flank him, you prepare your troops."

"How many troops do I need?"

"It doesn't need too many, 5 to [-] thousand people are enough, and it will have a 'surprising' effect."

She can even speak idioms in Chinese.

Li Xia was still calm, and said: "I heard that Aluhu has recruited 15 troops..."

Ulu Hunai interrupted him and said, "We will talk about specific plans after we form an alliance, otherwise there is no point, isn't it?"

"Okay. Don't you worry that I will continue to march west after I lead 5 people to capture Bieshubali?"

"You dare not turn against me." Wulu Hunai said, "You are not as stupid as brother Ali, you can only fight against Kublai Khan if you join hands with me."

"That is to say, I lost my troops, drove Hedan away for you, bore Kublai Khan's anger for you, and restrained the attention and offensive of Mongolia itself. So that your son can be alone in the Western Regions, you may still have The possibility of falling to Kublai Khan at any time?"

"But without my help, when Hedan takes over Brother Aribu's forces, he will definitely enter the Hexi Corridor. Think about it for yourself, you want a Hexi Corridor that is constantly fighting, and you need to deploy heavy troops to defend the Hexi Corridor. Or join hands with me to make it safe? I can also trade horses, cattle and sheep with you, and I can block the offensive of the Mongolian kings for you."

"The question is, how much can you 'help'?"

"Believe in my ability." Ulu Hunai said, "In the 23 years since Chagatai Khan left, I have fought against tigers and wolves and defended this vast territory for my son. Naturally, I have my means."

"How much of the so-called 15 army is left? How much can you control?"

"Do you know how Aluhu's army got here?"

"I'd love to hear from you."

"He forcibly conscripted the herdsmen of Turkestan; he killed all the people belonging to Beerge in the middle of the river, plundered the property of the herdsmen, and recruited them; Khan court stationed an army of [-] in the cowardly, and the commander was imprisoned by him, The military power was robbed by him... Do you understand? These people only obeyed on the surface, and he is unpopular. The real Khan in the hearts of the Khanate subjects is my son, and what they really respect is Da Ketun, the supervisor."

Li Xia said: "If this is the case, you don't need me."

"I am a woman. I need an ally who will not betray me because I am afraid of Kublai Khan. I need an ally who can ensure that the east of the Khanate is not threatened."

Speaking of this, Wulu Hunai realized that he was a little anxious, smiled, and said: "Of course, I also have another way. I can continue to belong to Kublai Khan with Aluhu. Wait until Kublai Khan and you On the occasion of the great war, re-establish my son as khan."

Her smile seemed to say, "Look, I don't need to be in an alliance with you."

But Li Xia said: "Kublai Khan will never let your son be a khan. Do you know why? Because of me. He will send a confidant like Brother Alibu to squeeze your territory dry and use it for I'm putting pressure on the Western Front, and you know that."

For a moment, Ulu Hunai was a little annoyed.

Obviously, Li Xia was not as easy to fool as she expected.

"What more do you want?"

Li Xia said: "I want to know your hole cards, why do you think we can annihilate Hedan? Are you really short of my strength? Or do you want to be empty-handed? Instigate various forces to fight each other? You have other allies ?”

He kept staring at Ulu Khurnai's eyes when he was asking questions, carefully paying attention to the changes in her eyes when she said each sentence.

Ulu Hunai was not angry, but seemed to admire him very much.

Compared with Brother Ali, she obviously hopes to have a more rational ally.

"It seems that you know the Mongolian Kingdom very well?"

"Because I want to defeat Mongolia. To defeat it, you must first understand it, understand its system and customs." Li Xia said: "The Huletai assembly system, enfeoffment system, inheritance system, marching system, wives and concubines adoption system, and why? Allowing women to be regents... After understanding this, I will know what kind of thoughts you people have in mind, don't you?"

Ulu Huna said in Chinese: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."

She probably only knew this sentence, and said in Mongolian: "You are the king I have ever seen, and the most important thing is to understand the enemy's intelligence."

"So, if you want to ally with me, it's useless to hide."

"Handsome young man, don't worry, you can go back and think about it, and come talk to me again."

"You said your request, but I haven't said mine yet." Li Xia said, "I need to make sure that my soldiers won't be surrounded after leaving the customs, but you didn't tell me how many troops you can send."

"The alliance is to build trust, not to find out everything about the other party." Ulu Hunai said, "Young man, you are too careful."

Meeting Li Xia's gaze, she slowly raised her hand again, slowly covering Li Xia's breastplate.

Li Xia didn't stop her, because she really didn't have anything in her hands.

"You see, this is the first step of our mutual trust. You can be my adoptive son to ensure that I will always support you."

Li Xia took a step back.

He was a little displeased.

In any case, he would not be a man's son.

Ulu Hunai said: "What I mean is, I want my son, the Khan of the Chagatai Khanate, to be sworn brothers with you, and the two countries will be brothers. Mubalasa, you can become his elder brother this year. .”

"A Khan in name without power is not even a Khan. He cannot represent the Chagatai Khanate." Li Xia said, "I only form alliances with those who are truly capable."

"How many wives do you have?"

In fact, Li Xia only has one main concubine, two side concubines, and two concubines.

But he still replied without hesitation: "Five."

Wulu Hunai frowned slightly, but he was not scared off, and said: "My daughter can be your sixth wife."

She had already thought very clearly that Kublai Khan would definitely not canonize her son, and begging for mercy was useless.Then more forces must be drawn in to deter Kublai Khan.

Marrying Li Xia will stabilize the east side of the territory and even pave the way for his son's future.

This requires a very long-term vision and great courage to make such a choice.

Maybe like when Ulu Khurnai chose to go to the "Mother of the Four Emperors" Solu Woteni, maybe this time it was a big mistake...

Li Xia was also thinking.

As far as he is concerned, there are many benefits to agreeing to the marriage, for example, it is another major blow to Kublai Khan's prestige.

But there are also downsides.

First of all, he did not have [-] troops to go out, because he would never give up the offensive on Xingqing Mansion.It is impossible for Ulu Hunai to remarry a daughter just because of a few words, so that he can transfer troops to help her;
Secondly, Wulu Hunai married a daughter, which is the "sixth wife", and she wanted a title.It is probably like the four queens of Temujin, setting up four Oruduo.In the future, if Mubalasa is strong, he can interfere with Li Xia through his sister or his sister's son, but the reverse is also true.More importantly, this is a wife and not a concubine, which will make Li Xia lose the hearts of many Jiangnan people.

Marrying a Mongolian princess stabilizes the situation in the Western Regions, but she will lose a lot of support from Jiangnan in the future.

The question is, is it necessary to...

"Let me think about it." Li Xia said: "Trust cannot be built in a day, and it is not a trivial matter for [-] troops to leave the customs."

Ulu Hunai suddenly said a digression, "Brother Ali Bu is definitely not a good ally."

Li Xia understood what she meant.

He really wanted to get in touch with brother Alibu again.

Wulu Hunai said again: "Duo Siman is 14 years old this year, and he is in the camp over there. Would you like to drink a bowl of milk wine in our tent?"

At this point, she paused and said, "If you are afraid, you can bring all the guards with you."

After proposing the marriage, she seemed to be passive, and even used her identity as a woman to deliberately show weakness, with a slight intention of flattering her.

But there is an intention to force Li Xia to be a little bit embarrassed.

Li Xia is still thinking about how to use 5000 people as 5 people if he forms an alliance with Ulu Hunai, and he must appear full of confidence.

In addition, there is a feeling in my heart that the woman in front of me may be very capable, but she is likely to be in a lot of trouble.It's like a piece of food placed in the wild, and there is likely to be a trap next to it.

Thinking about it this way, today's alliance may be two people who are not strong enough. They are unwilling to say how many troops they have, and they are bluffing, trying to coax the other party to come up with more things.

"Okay." Li Xia was willing to explore Ulu Khurnai's strength again, even to observe her 2000-strong army.

"Please……"

Just as he raised his hand, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Turning his head suddenly, he saw a few horses galloping towards the west.

The rising dust immediately made both sides nervous.

Li Xia and Wulu Hunai looked at each other, their eyes were already guarded.

Fortunately, Tan Ma quickly rushed to the front.

"Report! Report to the king! No enemy soldiers were found encircling the area, but there were soldiers and horses fighting more than 150 miles northwest...

(End of this chapter)