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On the sixth day of February, Li Zengbo took Song He and Pi Feng and led his troops to leave Dingyuan camp and go south to guard the third pass.Li Xia began to line up his troops, facing Kublai Khan's offensive again.

He set up a battle platform on Yingpan Mountain to facilitate command.

This place is named after Ban Chao once stationed, and the terrain is very superior.In the east, there is Helan Mountain as a barrier, the terrain is high and there is a water source.

Li Xia looked northwest through the binoculars, and could clearly see the battlefield, including Tachar's podium.

Lifting the binoculars and looking further north, one can see even Kublai Khan's battle platform. Although there is only a shadow the size of a fingernail in sight, it is the closest distance between Li Xia and Kublai Khan. once.

"I haven't seen Kublai Khan yet, what does he look like?"

Standing next to Li Xia was Ulu Hunai, her complexion was not good-looking, and she said calmly, "I haven't seen him for almost 20 years, I only remember when he was young."

Li Xia was still turning his binoculars, as if he wanted to get a closer view to see Kublai Khan clearly. "What was he like when he was young?"

"At that time, he was not outstanding, far from your present demeanor." Ulu Hunai said, "He spent most of the time by her mother's side, he didn't talk much, and he was dark and easily overlooked. He. And he doesn't like booze like Meng Ge and Hulagu."

"No personality, silent, and not competing with the brothers for the limelight."

"Yes. But I later found out that he was just like that in front of us Mongolians. In private, he likes to ask about the deeds of the emperors of the past. When he heard that Li Shimin set up a shogunate when he was King Qin, he began to imitate it."

"At that time, he was only in his teens and 20s, right?"

"Well. How should I put it? If you are like a sharp and eye-catching sword, then he is like a dark pool." Drums sounded from the north.

Li Xia finally put down the binocular and stopped trying to see Kublai Khan's battle platform clearly. "The battle in the north has begun." Ulu Hunai said.

"The battle in this direction is just consuming each other."

There is also a huge map on the battle platform, which is made of felt cloth, and the mountains and rivers are clearly marked.Li Xia walked to the map and pushed a few war chess pieces with the scabbard.

"Kublai Khan would not pin his hopes of victory on Tachar. He handed over a large number of tired soldiers in the Yuan army to Tachar to attack from the north, in order to contain our main force and make it easier for us to attack and leave. from the west to the south."

"Aren't you going to send troops to stop him?"

"Sent. I will send Lu Xiaoyou to lead the cavalry to intercept westward. They will definitely encounter the Yuan army in this area. Hucihu'er can still go south from the outer circle. At this time, Kong Xian can lead the infantry to occupy it." this place."

Wulu Hunai squinted at the unrecognizable Chinese characters on the map, and said, "Jiguanliang?"

"Well, there are two post roads, Suyukou and Sanguankou, one from the east and the other from the south, so you have to pass here." "Then what?"

"Then you won't know until you've fought battle after battle." Li Xia said, "If you don't make any mistakes, the final battle is all about national power and wealth."

Ulu Khurnai looked around the map and said, "Looking at it this way, your strength is still insufficient." "Everything that can be mobilized has been mobilized, and now you only have more than 1 people as a reserve team."

"Kublai Khan still has at least 2 people to prepare, and he is still timid. His wealth is stronger than yours." "There will be reinforcements." Li Xia said: "I said that I will fight this battle with the strength of the whole country. "

"Four directions, plus three passes, five battlefields, you only have my reserve team of 3 people, expecting me to put out fires for you at any time? But when I left the Yili River, I brought [-] people with me." Ulu Hunai said: "The bigger problem is that Haidu has already withdrawn, and he will take the opportunity to swallow my territory. So Kublai Khan will also have reinforcements."

"Most of the troops you lost were scattered during the breakout. Now they have either surrendered to the enemy or become prisoners. Only by defeating Kublai Khan can you retrieve them and regain your strength."

Li Xia always needed some effort to command Ulu Hunai's troops.After all, it doesn't belong to him, and he needs to borrow troops every time.

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The Hetan Mountain in the north and the Urisi Grassland in the west are the main battlefields, but the Tang army is fighting with their backs against the camp, and they can keep the rules.

Jiguanliang in the south and Sanguankou in the south, these two battlefields are more critical.

Only on the battlefield in the east, Li Xia didn't quite understand Kublai Khan's arrangements.This area belongs to the west slope of Helan Mountain. Although the terrain is gentler than the east, it is getting higher and higher.

The area to the east of Yingpan Mountain is called "Little Dead Valley", and the terrain is dangerous. Further east is the highest point of Helan Mountain, and there is still snow on the top of the mountain that does not melt all year round.

If the Yuan army occupied the Xiaoderengou, they would indeed have a condescending geographical advantage over the Dingyuan Camp, but the lack of water and difficult roads in the area around the Xiaoderengou were not conducive to stationing.

In short, it has meaning, but it is not the key.

Li Xia was mainly concerned about the situation on the other battlefields that day, until the evening when Lin Zi rushed back from Bao's army and reported excitedly, "Your Majesty, there is good news."

"Say."

"We have already contacted Yuan Jun Hong Junqi." "Speak carefully from the beginning."

"Yes, this Yuan army has been heading east, and is stationed in Xiaoderengou in the afternoon. There are 4000 troops. Although the commander hangs the banner of love and flowers, the specific command is Hong Junqi."

"How did you know?"

"Brother Bao San deliberately attacked their defense line. I took the opportunity to contact a secret agent we arranged in the Yuan army. Although his official position is not high, he is from the same town as a coward of Hong Junqi, so he was able to get some information from the sidelines."

Li Xia asked, "What did Kublai Khan send such a force to the east?"

"Build artillery." Lin Zi said: "They brought a few Muslims in their army, they can build a kind of artillery. Throwing huge rocks from a high place in the east can hit this battle platform."

Li Xia looked up, and the snow on the top of Helan Mountain in the distance looked a little hazy under the moonlight.

He always felt that Kublai Khan himself would follow in Mengge's footsteps.But it never occurred to him that sometimes with only one or two negligences, maybe he would be the one to follow in Mengge's footsteps.

"Your Majesty." Lin Zi said, "The terrain around the Little Dead Ditch is steep. If you can't take it back, wait for the Yuan army to build the return cannon, and use the terrain to push forward and bombard it with cannon stones. I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous."

"Continue to investigate." Li Xia said, "I believe that Bao San is sure of fighting in the mountains."

"Yes." Lin Zi said again: "There is one more thing. After the news of Wang Chen's death in battle, Hong Junqi said that His Majesty killed him well. Our military intelligence department has already contacted him, and maybe he can be recruited. It is very sure."

"You try to arrange it."

Lin Zi took the order and left in a hurry.

Li Xia continued to look at the map with thoughtful eyes, as if he was playing chess with Kublai Khan. ~~
Only seven miles away is the camp of the Yuan army.

Kublai Khan personally picked up a piece of bloody meat and fed it to Hai Dongqing.Chabi stood aside with Manggela.

If it were not on the battlefield, this would probably be considered a happy and harmonious situation among family members.

"The kings have lost the glorious tradition of Genghis Khan. Ben Khan practiced Han law, and this is what he feared most. He tamed these ferocious eagles into birds that could not hunt."

After feeding the eagle, Kublai Khan turned to Mangala and asked, "What about you? Have you been tamed too?"

Mang Geci originally lowered his head in frustration, but when asked, he raised his head and said: "The children born of a ferocious lion will not become sheep."

Kublai Khan asked: "Do you know what my ambition is?" "My father is the greatest Khan of the Mongolian Kingdom."

Kublai Khan said: "When I was very young, I often heard my elder brother say that he will rule all the territory under the Longevity Heaven and where the horse's hoof can reach, and everyone will prostrate at his feet and become his people. .It's not only his ambition, it's mine too. And he's dead, and I'm continuing that ambition."

Brother Mang was stunned for a moment, not understanding why his father said such things.

"Cheer up." Kublai Khan patted him on the shoulder, "My son, you need to inherit this

ambition. "Brother Mang stabbed his body and trembled.

Chabi's eyes turned red.

Both mother and son know that the real gold has been missing for too long, and now Kublai Khan has finally shifted his expectations to Mang Geshi.At this time, a transmission sounded outside the tent.

It was Zhang Yi, the commander of the Eagle Guard, who came.

Kublai Khan turned his head to look at the map, and saw Zhang Yi stepping forward to point and talk for a while, first pointing to the south of the Tang Army camp, and finally pointing to the east.

"Li Xia can't fail to see that the key to this battle lies in the third pass. He will not let us take the third pass easily, so this is the place he is most likely to ignore. This first breakthrough may be made by Hong Junqi. to open

Kublai Khan asked indifferently, "Otherwise, who else?"

Until now, he no longer placed his hope of victory on Tachaer, Baci, Hulahuer and others.Among the Yuan army, those who were willing to work hard and win the battle were those Semuren and the Han army.

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It was on this night that a figure hurried across the dark mountain road and entered Bao San's camp west of the Little Dead Ditch.Lin Zi and Bao San met him together.

"General Hong thanked His Majesty the Emperor Tang for getting rid of the enemy who killed his father, and was willing to join him. He agreed to kill Aibuhua before dawn, and asked General Bao to come to the camp to receive the soldiers."

"Before dawn? In such a hurry?"

"Yes, General Hong is worried that Zhang Yi has already noticed his actions." Lin Zi asked again, "What action?"

"He framed Wang Yong's son, Wang Yong, and his younger brother has connections with the rebels in Koryo. Zhang Yi has been planting eyeliners around him, and he was discovered just after he came into contact with you this time."

When the messenger left, Bao San looked at Lin Zi and asked, "What do you think?"

"Too urgent." Lin Zi said: "It seems that we are afraid that we will have time to deliver the news to His Majesty overnight."