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Chapter 1271 Burning
August thirteenth.

After a siege battle, a cowardly Xue army entered the Yuan army camp from the north, and briefly sent a message to Brother Yixiang.

"Big Khan is coming?" Brother Phase Shift was a little surprised and asked, "Why?"

"Two days will be the Mid-Autumn Festival for the Han people. The Khan hopes to stabilize the morale of the Han army."

After hearing that it was the reason, Brother Phase Shift shook his head, with a look of disdain on his face.

In private, he said to the tens of thousands of households under his command: "The Great Khan pays too much attention to those Han troops."

"That is to say, what kind of battle can the Han army fight?"

"This year's Naadam Conference has not yet been held."

"I also want to go back to the grassland for Chagansa Day."

The voices of the ten thousand households in the tent were muffled and complained endlessly.

Brother Xiangyi said: "When the Khan comes at this time, we will inevitably have to spend more effort. Tomorrow we must take down Wu Sui City."

All the generals responded one after another, and they regarded it as a so-called Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony for Kublai Khan.

~~
August [-]th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

Nine-headed white flags walk slowly along the Baigou River.

Under the white banner, Kublai Khan did not ride an elephant, but straddled a war horse.He looked radiant, as if he had received a great victory.

In the afternoon, the soldiers and horses were about to reach the camp of the Yuan army, and they stopped slowly.

General Xue Xue came over and said, "Khan, King Muhan is waiting for you."

After a while, Jiuzhai Baizhu entered the camp of the Yuan army.

The soldiers of the Yuan army couldn't help cheering.

The sweat tent was also placed in the center of the camp.

After Kublai Khan sat down, there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes, and he asked, "Brother Yixiang, won't you come to welcome Ben Khan?"

"Father Khan." Namuhan said hastily, "He said he would capture Wu Sui City as a gift to Father Khan."

"is it?"

"He was ready to go out of the camp to meet him, but not long ago, the warriors had already attacked Wusui's city. It was only the last point, so he went back to supervise the battle."

Kublai Khan couldn't help but praised: "This is what a hero on the grassland should look like! Military exploits are always the best gift to Ben Khan."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Fight for the Great Khan!"

All the officials and generals in the tent responded one after another.

Then Namuhan stood aside, turned around and found that Ahema was also among the accompanying officials, but his position was relatively far behind.

Sensing Na Muhan's gaze, Ahema raised his head and looked over, showing a flattering smile.

"King of Peking."

Hearing a call suddenly, Na Muhan came back to his senses, but saw Liu Bingzhong was standing there looking at him.

"Your Majesty has brought the cannons made by Zaozuo Bureau this time. Do you need to transport them to the city to attack the city?"

"It's finally built?" Na Muhan was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Wu Sui City will soon be captured."

"Then Ben Khan will wait for the good news from Brother Phase Shift...give the kumiss to the soldiers!"

"Preach the will of the Great Khan and give kumiss!"

Soon, the camp was preparing to distribute kumiss to the soldiers, and the bonfire was set up early, and the sheep began to roast.

It's not like the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it's like a simple Naadam meeting.

This may be what Kublai Khan came up with, a way to appease the Mongolian and Han armies at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

The shadow of the sun moves westward a little bit.

The roasted lamb on the bonfire overflowed with fat and gradually turned golden.

In the sweaty tent, Na Muhan didn't know what else to talk about anymore, he went out of the tent and took a look outside, recruited a soldier, and said: "Go to the battlefield to the south and tell Brother Yixiang that if you can't attack Wu Suicheng Withdraw your troops and return to camp as soon as possible."

"Yes."

The cavalry left in a hurry, Na Muhan shook his head, he understood why Kublai Khan wanted to be emperor, because the subjects on the grassland were really rude to Khan sometimes.

After waiting for a long time, the fragrant roast whole lamb was a little burnt and was removed from the shelf.

And it was getting dark.

Finally, the sound of horseshoes came from outside the camp.

"Report, great victory, great victory, Brother Xiangyi has captured Wu Sui City!"

The good news spread all the way to the sweat tent, and then cheers rang out again in the camp.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Along with the sound of the drum, some people began to sing, ready to celebrate, and the whole camp was full of joy.

~~
"Big Khan, Brother Phase Shifter has rushed back to report victory to you."

After a while, Brother Phase Shifter, whose armor was stained with blood, hurried back to the tent.

"Great Khan, I let the Great Khan stay for a long time, please the Great Khan punish me."

"Ben Khan's sharpshooter is back!"

Kublai Khan stood up holding the kumiss and stood up in front of Brother Yixiang. He supported him with one hand and passed the wine over with the other, and praised: "Even Ben Khan didn't expect you to counterattack the Tang army so quickly. It seems that the ancestors The foundation still has to be guarded by the descendants of the golden family."

Brother Yi Xiang took the wine, raised his head and drank it in one gulp, saying: "Thank you!"

Kublai Khan looked into the curtain, waited for a while, but no more soldiers came in, so he sat back in his sweat seat and listened to brother Yixiang report the details of the battle in Wu Suicheng.

"We have been besieging Wusui City for two months. Countless people died in battle to exhaust the Tang army's firearms. Just today, the warriors captured the city three times and were driven down by the Tang army..."

Kublai Khan asked, "I heard that Zhang Hongdao is in the city?"

"Yes, Zhang Hongdao brought [-] cavalry to support him. He was surrounded by our army and had no choice but to flee into the city. But he didn't bring food, grass, or firearms. So today, seeing that the warriors had already entered the city, he broke through from the south city."

"Breakthrough?"

When Kublai Khan heard this answer, he was slightly disappointed.

He is not interested in the gains and losses of a city or a place at all.

Brother Yixiang said no matter how powerful Wusui City was in restraining the Yuan army, this is also the flat and wide Central Plains, and Wusui City is not a fishing city, nor is it a place that cannot be bypassed.

What he wants is to defeat the main force of Tang Jun.

Brother Phase Shift sensed the subtle change in the atmosphere, and hurriedly said: "Khan, I have important military information to tell."

Soon, the big map was opened again.

"Look, Khan, I found out that Tang Jun is farming in this area..."

Brother Xiang moved his fingers lightly, and finally said: "So the Tang army is not strong enough. After losing Wusui City, they can only shrink in Baozhou City. Moreover, their food and grass have not yet been transported into the city. When we surround Baozhou, the food and grass will be destroyed. They are all ours. Even if we can’t get them, we must burn them!”

Kublai Khan's narrow eyes showed admiration again.

He laughed heartily, patted Brother Xiangyi on the back, and ordered the food and wine to be brought in, and he wanted to reward Brother Xiangyi himself.

~~
Wu Sui City.

There are also two cannons left by the Tang army on the top of the city.

Soldiers of the Yuan Army were fiddling with it, and more people were moving the corpse down.

"Move faster!"

Their centurion urged loudly: "In a little while, the food and drink given by the Great Khan will be delivered. Clean up the battlefield early and eat and drink early."

Everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed.

After a while, I saw a fire coming from the north. It was the food and wine given by the Great Khan.

"Stop, all warriors. Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it coincides with our victory. The sweat is celebrating for you!"

"Good! Long live the sweat!"

Amidst the laughter and laughter, a group of soldiers took the food and wine, walked into the city, and sat down in a place leeward of the wind.

This is a military town with a circumference of no more than eight miles.When attacking, I found it difficult to attack, but when I entered, I found that there was nothing but the barracks.

"Don't look for firewood either, I think these fires left by Tang Jun can still make fire."

"Okay, just sit here."

Someone lit a fire on the ground with flint.

After a while, the surrounding fires were also lit, and it was warm.

"The wine is strong." A soldier said in surprise.

"Quick, give me the wine bag."

"Give you."

The soldier threw away the wine bag, lay down on the ground with his head up, looked at the full moon in the sky, and began to sing.

"My sweetheart is the most beautiful flower on the grassland."

"The kumiss made by her is so sweet to my heart." Someone sang along.

Surrounded by Ji Xue of Brother Phase Shift, gradually, everyone joined in singing.

Someone actually took out a small matouqin from nowhere and played it.

"She filled the kumiss and held it high above her head."

"Her waist swings, plump and shy."

The bonfire grew brighter.

Sparks fell, and the charcoal under the fire became more and more red.

"Oh, drink this drink, drink this drink!"

The soldier who was the first to sing took back the wine bag, opened his mouth wide, and raised his head, but there was only the last drop of wine left in the wine bag.

He just raised his head like that, waiting for the drop of wine to fall into his mouth, the image of the Mongolian girl holding the kumiss and swinging her waist was still in his mind.

From the corner of my eye, I saw a bright light.

"boom!"

A pair of legs were blown to pieces in the flames.

The blood covered his eyes.

Before he could react, even his body had been blown to pieces.

"boom!"

The cannon left on the top of the city was shaken up, then fell again, and smashed down with the collapsed city wall, hitting the screaming crowd, and was covered by dust again.

"boom!"

The city gate was blown down, and the soldiers who wanted to escape from the city were isolated in the city.

The loud noise continued, the tower swayed and collapsed.

Tents were on fire.

The city of Wusui was bright, like daytime...

~~
"It's thundering?"

In the camp of the Yuan army, Namuhan, who was drinking, twitched his ears.

"Did you hear that? Why is there thunder?"

Brother Phase Shift stood up, stepped out of the tent, and looked up to the horizon.

He saw a light in the south, as if the sun that had set down the mountain had risen again.

"That's... what's that?"

Feeling uneasy, Brother Yi Xiang suddenly thought that after capturing Wu Sui City, he forgot to arrange many post-war matters because he was in a hurry to come back for an audience.

Don't be surprised.

"Report!"

The sound of horseshoes broke through the celebration in the night.

A disconcerted knight hurried into the camp.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Wu Sui City...the whole city of Wu Sui City was burned down!"

"Where are my warriors...?"

The knight who reported the letter opened his eyes wide, his face was full of fear, he opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Brother Yixiang was furious, without asking Kublai Khan first, he got on his horse, left the camp all the way, and ran towards the fire in the south.

On the road, I saw Yuan troops fleeing northward on horseback in twos and threes.

But it was only in twos and threes, and they didn't even see a complete ten-man team.

And there is a feeling of gradually dawning ahead, and it is getting warmer and warmer.

Finally, Brother Xiangyi reined in his horse and stared at the burning city in disbelief, knowing that his two thousand Qixue and other Yuan troops would never be found again.

His profuse sweat should not suddenly come to the front line just because of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

……

The raging fire seemed to light up the land of the Central Plains.

In the distance to the south, there were also people in Zhuma watching the fire that filled the sky.

Since the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were to be recovered, and since this place was no longer a border area, what else would the military city do?
It's better to set it on fire.

(End of this chapter)