The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 280 The Eagle Breaks Its Wings

Yuan Ji explained: "Your Majesty, what the martial arts people say is 'one temple, one alliance, three families, and there is a world outside the Valley of the Kings'." Known for his strengths, there are very few elders in his school who are known for their martial arts. Like a Taoist master who has both martial arts and martial arts, and who has practiced martial arts to the peak, he is the only one in the past 200 years, so Longhushan has not been listed in the martial arts Into the range of martial arts, "

I nodded and said, "I see,"

"Your Majesty, this Wuying Jue is an untold secret of the Longhu Mountain lineage. Even those in its sect are rarely practiced. Don't look at the masters of Taoism who are brilliant at lightness kung fu, and they probably don't fully understand it."

"Really, sir, how can you see it?"

"Based on my guess, if the Daoist Master fully understands it, he will definitely guide His Majesty,"

I think it makes sense: "Maybe,"

The capital of Mongolia, a temporary palace.

The supreme commander of the Mongolian navy stationed on the south bank of the Huaihe River, Hari Chagai, the commander-in-chief, was kneeling on the hall in fear.

"Harichagai, tell me what's going on,"

Seeing Kublai Khan's calm expression, Harichagai boldly said: "Khan, in the early morning of October 29th, the last general waited just after the Black Sulid Festival, and most of the soldiers were asleep. Shouchun City traveled westward along the Huaihe River and launched an attack on our army, and the general immediately organized a counterattack. Not long after, there was a fierce shout of killing from the land, and about tens of thousands of Song troops suddenly attacked our base on the south bank."

"Tens of thousands," Kublai Khan frowned, "Harichagai, isn't Yangjia Town to the south of the base, there are nearly ten thousand troops stationed by our Chao army, why did tens of thousands of enemy troops suddenly appear at the base, "

"Brother Khan, the enemy troops came from Yangjia Town and Shouchun at the same time,"

"That means Yangjia Town has fallen," said Hao Jing who was on the side.

"Emperor Master, the last general Chagai also guessed like this,"

"Hari Chagai, go on,"

"Yes, Great Khan, the last general was already on the warship at that time, but seeing tens of thousands of enemy troops rushing into our army base quickly, the guards in the base fought desperately to meet the enemy, but the difference in the number of the two sides was too large, and it didn't take long for more than half of the casualties. However, our warship was attacked by [-] warships of the enemy's navy and was unable to rescue them. The remaining nearly [-] soldiers in the base had to hurriedly board the warships on the shore. was occupied, and the enemy's numbers were superior again, so they ordered the warships to withdraw northward and return to the north bank of the Huaihe River."

"How many soldiers and warships will you return with us?"

"Great Khan, after returning to the north bank, the general will count the number of people. There are a total of 170 people and 9 warships,"

"There are ten warships in the base on the south bank of the Huaihe River, with nearly five thousand people. This time you lost one warship, about three thousand soldiers, right or wrong?"

Seeing that Kublai Khan's tone was still calm, Harichagai became panicked in his heart: "Back to the sweat, that's right."

"Harichagai, your name means Eagle on the Grassland, right?"

In the cold winter, Harichagai was sweating profusely on his forehead: "Yes, sweating profusely,"

"Since the eagle has broken its wings, there is no need to stay. Someone will drag Harichagai out and cut it off," Kublai Khan said lightly.

Seeing this, Hao Jing hurriedly said: "Khan, can you be merciful? After all, it was the first time in the past few years that the Song people attacked our army on a large scale. General Harichagai was unprepared. Protect the warships of my navy,

Kublai Khan looked solemn, ignored Hao Jing's plea, and said: "Hari Chagai, as the commander of the base, you are on the defensive because of the festival, so that the enemy can easily succeed in a sneak attack. This crime is unforgivable. Ben Khan read If you protect the entire warship, you will no longer pursue the responsibility of your family and subordinates, drag it out, and chop it immediately."

Seeing Kublai Khan's resolute attitude, all the courtiers knew that rewards and punishments were extremely strict in the Mongolian army. In addition, Harichagai was only a small commander, and he had indeed lost the base on the south bank of the Huaihe River, so no one pleaded for him up.

"Zhongshu makes real gold,"

Zhen Jin, who stood at the front of all the ministers, came out and said, "Father Khan, my son is here,"

"It is said that generals from all walks of life gathered in the Privy Council,"

"Yes, Father Khan,"

"Teacher Emperor, you too,"

"Yes, Khan,"

Zhenjin, in his early twenties, the second son of Kublai Khan, was the secretary of the Mongolian government and judged the Privy Council. He was deeply loved by Kublai Khan. He studied under the great Han Confucian scholars Yao Shu and Dou Mo since childhood, and accepted the Confucian lenient governance of the country. Thought, he is humble and courteous, and he is highly regarded by the Chinese and military ministers of the court.

The Mongols have the custom of setting up a child as a reserve. Therefore, although Kublai Khan later made Zhenjin the crown prince, it was quite a setback. The position of crown prince was at least controversial among Mongolian nobles, but the crown prince finally But he failed to ascend to the position of emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

Kublai Khan, who was in the Privy Council, changed his calm attitude in the palace. He was so angry that he yelled at the generals, and with a "hum", he sat heavily on the main seat. Kublai Khan looked at The gray-faced generals suddenly laughed: "Okay, okay, it seems that the Southerners are still a bit bloody. Such opponents are interesting. Boy Zhao Yu, he has some abilities. It seems that compared with the Southern Dynasty The old emperor is much stronger, such a king can become the enemy of this Khan, A Shu, what is the specific situation?"

Marshal Zhengnan and deputy envoy of the Privy Council, A Shuxin, said carefully: "To the Great Khan, according to what the officers and men who fled from Yangjia Town and the base on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and the information obtained by the ministers, the general situation should be as follows. In the early morning of the 29th, Xia Gui, the governor of Huainan West Road in the Southern Dynasty, led a team of about [-] people and suddenly appeared in the west of Yangjia Town. Please look at the map. The defense of the army is the weakest in Simon, "

Kublai Khan stared at the map and said: "This is a matter of careful operation, and the information is not comprehensive,"

"Yes, Great Khan," Ashu continued, "After discussing with the ministers and others, it is deduced that Xia Gui discovered a secret passage and attacked Yangjia Town from the secret passage. The attack of the Yangzhou army, and it is the most elite Polu army in Yangzhou. This team of more than 2000 people was led by Jiang Cai, the number one general under Li Tingzhi, the Yangzhou governor on Huainan East Road, and Yangjiaping in the south was also attacked. The main attack of the Luzhou Army, the number is estimated to be around [-], and the commander of the army is the former general of the Forbidden Army on Kuizhou Road in the Southern Dynasty, and now Wang Sheng, the infantry commander of the Luzhou Army, "

"It seems that the Southern Dynasty came prepared, and it is a joint military operation on the west and east of Huainan,"

"Yes, Great Khan Shengming,"

Kublai Khan said angrily, "Sheng Ming, what a fart, continue,"

"Yes, yes," Ashu Qingzhi flattered her wrongly, and hurriedly said, "After Xia Gui invaded Yangjia Town, our army's defender Wan Fuchang Huchi immediately organized two thousand soldiers in the town to fight back, Relying on the advantage of our large number of soldiers, intending to defeat Xia Gui in one fell swoop first, and then rescue the North Gate, General Hu Chi sent all the soldiers in the town to besiege Xia Gui. It was about to turn the tide of the battle, but unexpectedly killed one person from the enemy army, In a few strokes, Hu Chi was stabbed to death."

"What," Kublai Khan said in surprise, "Hu Chi can be regarded as a good player among our generals, how could he be killed after only a few moves?"

"Great Khan, later, according to the informant in the Luzhou army, this person is from Lin'an, not from the army of the Southern Dynasty,"

"Oh, I didn't expect there to be such a person in Xia Gui's army to help. It seems that I am well prepared. A Shu, let's continue."

"After Hu Chi's death, Hu Yan, the leader of his personal guards, led the army to continue the attack, but the situation took a turn for the worse. At this moment, the north gate was breached by Jiang Cai. Then, the Southern Dynasty army attacked our Yangjiaping defenders from north to south. Although the defenders fought back vigorously, they lost their hold on the mountain pass because they were outnumbered. In the end, only a few hundred people broke out and returned to the territory of our dynasty. Commander Miao Zaicheng from Shouchun joined forces and broke through our army base,"

After listening to A Shu's report, Kublai Khan said calmly: "My dear friends, let's share your views on this battle."

The Uighurs (an ethnic minority in the northwest, called Gaochang Uighurs in the Song Dynasty) Ali Haiya first said: "Khan, the enemy secretly attacked our army. More than [-]% of the soldiers are Han soldiers, so I think that although our army is defeated, it is nothing to worry about at all."

Ali Haiya, who was born in the cowardly Xue army, is brave in battle and bold, but he has always looked down on the Han people.

"General Ali Haiya, there are only victories and losses in a war, whether it is a sneak attack or an open attack, as long as you can win, there is no such thing as a hero," said the old general Shi Tianze, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu You, "Khan, this battle, Although our army was defeated, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. The base on the south bank of the Huaihe River is very important. We can regain it if we lose it. What I want to say is that this battle has exposed our underestimation of the enemy from top to bottom Thoughts, I always think that Song people can only defend, and they have no courage to attack actively. The guard of the Yang family, Hu Chi, and the guard of the base, Haricha Gai, have this kind of thinking more or less, so this point should start from me. Start to change, and warn all armies not to take the enemy lightly, "

Kublai Khan nodded and said: "Prime Minister Shi is very good at this point. Regarding this, Ben Khan must first conduct a review. It is Ben Khan who is too contemptuous of the southerners, which caused all the men under Ben Khan to have such thoughts. , real gold, pass on the decree of this Khan, and strictly order all armies, especially the garrison at the border junction, to be vigilant, pay attention to the movements of the Southern Dynasties army at all times, and pass on this battle to all armies. beheaded, "

"Yes, Father Khan, my son understands,"

"Fortunately, this incident happened too early, and it was not enough to change the fundamental trend of the war. It also reminded me that bad things can become good things." The Southerners have been staying in the city, since this battle is their own initiative, let’s analyze it carefully to see if the Southern Dynasty’s army has made any progress."