end song

Chapter 1157 Xiangyu
At four o'clock, the sky is not yet bright, and the moon and the sky are full of stars.

Yang Ben, Lu Xiaoyou and other generals rushed to the battle platform on Yingpan Mountain to report to Li Xia the battle situation in the past two days while the soldiers were still cooking.

"Our soldiers haven't fully rested yet, and Tachar's soldiers and horses are better, but they are exhausted after chasing them all the way, so the offensive is not too intense. The last general will continue to reorganize his troops during the battle. As long as there is enough food and grass, It will be impossible for Tachar to break through to the north."

After Yang Ben finished speaking, Li Xia asked, "You are talking about holding on. But if you want to defeat Kublai Khan, do you have the confidence?"

"The soldiers under the command of the last general are exhausted, and it is difficult for the north to create a chance for a big victory."

Li Xia looked at Lu Xiaoyou and asked, "Can the western battlefield be opened?"

Lu Xiaoyou said: "Baci and Hulanji are not difficult to defeat. What is difficult is that the Yuan army still has Kublai Khan's cowardly cavalry raiding behind them..."

The three discussed the situation on the battlefield for a while, and Li Xia had a preliminary estimate.

"It doesn't make much sense to repel the Yuan army. It was like that in Sichuan and Sichuan. We repelled them this year, and we will come again next year. To create results, we need to divide troops to occupy various main routes. Coupled with frontal troops and horses, we need to repel them again." 5 additional troops."

Considering this, Li Xia nodded and said to himself, "Almost, we have this strength."

In the line of sight of the binocular, something gradually appeared in the dust and smoke, under the nine white banners, surrounded by thousands of troops, and was slowly advancing.

In the evening, the messenger sent by Lian Xixian finally arrived.

Huo Xiaolian was slightly taken aback, then bowed and left.

"Here."

Li Zengbo was also terrified, thinking that if he stayed for half a day at night, Shi Tianze and Zhang Hongfan would have to take the third pass first.

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"what is that?"

"Ever seen an elephant?"

Having said this, Yang Ben and Lu Xiaoyou hurriedly left again, riding horses to their respective camps.

The war song of the Yuan army was getting closer and closer, and then suddenly burst into cheers.

Their steps are heavy, and they look clumsy and slow, but they are actually not slow.

"Old Marshal Li, please take a look. This is a transfer order. The soldiers from Shaanxi and Sichuan are already on their way, such as General Xu Kui, General Huhu, and General Gao Nianfeng..."

"The key is, when will it arrive?"

The majestic elephant made them admire, and the admiration boosted the atmosphere, excited people's spirits, and thus produced great encouragement.

Li Xia shook her head.

This time the opponent is Kublai Khan, not Mango.Kublai Khan's command was clever and steady, leaving no chance for him to fight in and out.

"..."

Finally, it stopped, just behind the 3 yuan military formation.

Mongolian is mixed with Chinese, and the voice is not neat, but it is noisy and loud, as if the dust and smoke in the sky were stirred up by the sound waves.

After a while, Li Xia finally put down the binocular and turned to look at Ulu Hunai.

"Here!"

It was as if this conversation was heard by Kublai Khan, so he deliberately showed power.

If Tacha'er was in command alone at ordinary times, maybe the Yuan army and the Tang army were still shooting arrows at each other at this time.And Kublai Khan has broken through two lines of defense.

They rolled up the wood with their noses and threw it towards the Tang army.

Only then did Kublai Khan, who was aloof, spoke what was in his heart.

"It stands to reason that it should have arrived three days ago."

Wulu Hunai stared blankly, didn't answer Li Xia, rubbed his eyes after a while, and said, "The morale of the Yuan army is too high."

Li Xia observed the battlefield for a while, then walked to the map and thought about it, took two deep breaths, and shook his head.

He glanced to the north, calculated in his mind for a while, and said: "We only need to deploy [-] cavalry to cover the last general, and the last general can lead a battalion to charge and kill Kublai Khan."

"Kubi Khan?"

Yang Ben murmured, the pressure gradually increased.

The ground trembled slightly.

Four or five miles away, you can still see it with a telescope, it is obviously a huge monster.

It was also the first time for many soldiers of the Tang army to see such a huge monster. They were quite surprised and panicked.

"Don't make a mess..."

There are two elephants in front of these four elephants, which are used to clear the way, and raise their long trunks from time to time.

"His Majesty?"

"No, it's not that he didn't dare." Kublai Khan said: "He thinks that the chance is too slim, and it will lead to the defeat of the whole army. Because he thinks that if he keeps defending, his chances of winning will be greater."

"Look, that's 2 people under the command of Tachar. Over there, [-] cavalry are raiding the formation, and there are more than [-] guards around Kublai Khan. It is only possible to deploy [-] cavalry to fight. .And as long as everything goes well, the battle situation..."

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"How long will it take for reinforcements to arrive?"

After a long time, they finally passed through the formation of 3 troops and reached the front.

He suppressed the adventurous thought in his heart that was revived by Huo Xiaolian's suggestion.

The situation of the battle is already very clear. They urgently need follow-up troops to arrive to help Lian Xixian defeat Yang Wen'an, and Li Zengbo defeat Shi Tianze and Zhang Hongfan. After that, the army will go north to counterattack Kublai Khan.

Li Zengbo took it and looked at it. First of all, it was a map with concise content.

"is it?"

And they also sincerely believe that the Great Khan or the emperor who can ride in such a car must be the true lord descended from heaven.

Yang Ben leaned forward, tried hard to see clearly, and finally froze, muttered: "What is that?"

Kublai Khan turned his head and gave instructions to the herald under Xiangyu.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe that Kublai Khan would have made such a thing.

When I raised the binoculars, I saw that the tall nine-pronged white banner was slowly moving forward.

"That's Tuohu's incompetence."

The momentum is majestic, with the courage to conquer the world.

"Sweat! Sweat!"

Even though they are far away, it feels like they will trample all the enemies they see in front of them under their feet.

"Remember, no one can be trusted."

"The premise of a surprise attack is that the opponent is negligent, not that the opponent is conspicuous." Li Xia said again.

"Calm down." Li Xia whispered to himself, "Don't be fooled."

On the battle platform of Yingpan Mountain, Li Xia also tried to distinguish that figure.

"The last general has sent someone to contact Mr. Lian in advance, and he will probably get a reply from Mr. Lian within a day or two."

"No, the morale of the Yuan army is too high, and it is too dangerous to fight now."

In short, it was a false alarm, Li Zengbo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, sat down on the rock, and after a while, he opened his mouth to arrange military affairs.

Yang Ben soon noticed the difference between today and before.

This is the Dead Man Mountain on the post road at Sanguankou. Li Zengbo had just set up camp when he was rewarded by scouting horses, saying that there was a large group of Yuan army cavalry coming from the northwest.

Accompanied by Kublai Khan was Manggela, and he was also very surprised by this. He himself was defeated because of Li Xia's attack on his central army.

"Does he know everything about the situation west of Helan Mountain?"

"Mongols, Khitan, Shatuo, Goryeo, and the Han people, all the generals have disappointed Ben Khan. If you want to defeat a powerful opponent, you can't count on them. You have to rely on Ben Khan himself."

If Kublai Khan had been riding an elephant to supervise the battle yesterday, and Hong Junqi had taken the opportunity to sneak attack on his luggage, the situation would obviously be much worse than today.

"Boom!"

This early morning was very hurried, not long after, the sky was bright, and the sound of war drums could be heard in the distance, it was the Yuan army starting to attack.

"The last general understands. Those who come behind us are all infantry, and we must hold them back as soon as the Yuan army finds reinforcements."

"You need your soldiers and horses to be ready for support at any time."

"Go get ready."

At this point, Li Xia suddenly turned his head and looked to the east, feeling scared for a while.

The voice of "long live" is endless.

The dust and smoke dissipated a little, and Li Xia could vaguely recognize what it was.

Kublai Khan turned his head and glanced at Brother Mangla lightly.

"Ok."

Brother Mangla said: "The Golden Family has already had too many wine bags and rice bags. In comparison, the Han army is more reliable."

"Hooray! Hooray!"

Seeing this situation, Yang Ben once again ordered to shrink the formation, gave up the outer defense line, and retreated a mile to defend.

That should be a battle platform carried by four elephants.

The drums of the Yuan army became louder and louder.

"Odds of winning?" Brother Mang said: "When Shi Tianze and Zhang Hongfan can occupy the third pass, Li Xia won't even have a way out. How can there be any chance of winning?"

Kublai Khan sat on the elephant with the posture of a ruler over the world, observed the battle formation with a binocular for a long time, and finally said: "Li Xia didn't send an elite group to attack Ben Khan."

"If I remember correctly, you were defeated by him and became a prisoner before you escaped."

Xiangyu is still moving forward.

Huo Xiaolian received the order first, and then asked: "Your Majesty, Kublai Khan is sitting on such a conspicuous thing, we can determine his position. Your Majesty only needs to give the last general..."

"Understood. Lord Lian ordered me to deliver this letter to Marshal Li..."

Of course, the Yuan army took a detour after all, and the distance was farther.

At the same time, the Yuan army began to test horses around the camp, and the Tang army responded with arrows.

The weakness of Mangala is that he is young and not capable enough, so to defeat Mangala, he needs to defeat his main body; Kublai Khan himself is the powerful existence, and to defeat him, he needs to cut off his branches and leaves.

"Elephant?"

This was the first attempt of raising an elephant, and it did not cause Tang Jun's casualties, but the battle was very scary.

The morale of the Yuan army was boosted, and they charged again.

It was good luck to say that Kublai Khan still underestimated him after all.

Yuan soldiers set up shields to protect them.

"Dr. Lian is now stationed at Pingqiang Fort, south of Xingqing Mansion. Because Yang Wen'an is guarding Xingqing Mansion, Lian Gong has no choice but to confront him to protect the supply route."

He is not satisfied yet.

First of all, the sound of drums and war songs became louder, and the morale of the Yuan army increased significantly.Yang Ben frowned, noticing something was wrong, got off his horse, and strode up to a lookout car.

Soon the elephant's call was heard, and the other two elephants in front of the elephant began to walk forward.

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The cheers in the Yuan army array never stopped.

He clicked on the map.

In the early hours of the morning, there was a brief military discussion, and the discussion was still about how to win. He believed that the key to the battlefield lies at the third pass, and as long as Li Zengbo can defend until the arrival of reinforcements, he will be able to win a big victory.

After that, he will break through the Tang army's camp within five days.

"Fire arrows!"

"Yang Ben will hide and defend, and let your soldiers support with arrows in the rear."

He wants to completely destroy Yang Ben's northern defense line today, and force the Tang army into the Dingyuan camp.In this way, the Tang army lost its range of activities, and it would be completely passive strategically.

Wulu suddenly left in a hurry.

And the follow-up soldiers and horses were indeed mobilized early, and Li Xia's order to Chang'an was to fight with the soldiers of the whole country.

"Father Khan Tianwei, of course Li Xia dare not."

"what is this?!"

Li Xia said to Huo Xiaolian again: "The front camp is also ready to support at any time."

"Boom!"

"When the troops from Sichuan and Yunnan arrive in Guanzhong, reinforcements will come. When the reinforcements arrive, we will turn from defense to offense. At that time, we will not be able to give the Yuan army time to move the battlefield."

Li Zengbo was stunned for a moment, then asked again: "Then where are they?"

"There is no news yet, Mr. Lian has sent a fast horse to supervise."

"As soon as possible." Li Zengbo looked at the dust and smoke below the mountain, and said to himself, "Should we arrive three days ago?"

Compared with this answer, he would rather hear that the agreed date is still a few days away.

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(To mention the elephant in this chapter, Kublai Khan did have an elephant and rode an elephant to intimidate the enemy. "The Lord has no intention of killing, so he personally drives the elephant and supervises the battle with him, meaning that when he sees the chariot, he will definitely kill it." drop.")
(End of this chapter)