Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2785 Straight to the Dragon Court, Sealing the Wolf's Den

Murong Tian died of illness, and Yue Fei was responsible for dealing with the main Mongol army ahead.

The 30,000 cavalrymen marching in a mighty force toward the Yuan Mongol royal court were eventually discovered by the Yuan Mongols just as they were about to arrive.

Jebe, with his white hair, led the last 10,000 knights guarding the royal court, blocking Li Xiang's advance and trying to buy Ögedei a chance to retreat.

However, Li Xiang knew the importance of speed in warfare, and with a three-fold advantage in troop strength, he launched a direct attack despite having come from afar.

After three hours of cavalry fighting, the Jin cavalry officially crushed the last cavalry guarding the Yuan Mongol royal court.

At 53 years old, Li Xiang still maintained his former bravery. In a cavalry battle, he personally beheaded the enemy general Jebe, ending the life of an old friend he had known for nearly forty years.

Jebe is no longer the same; at 65 years old, he is no longer the eagle of the grasslands who once roamed the battlefields on horseback.

His arrows are no longer as good as they used to be.

After that, Li Xiang and Huo Qubing swept through the Yuan Mongol court, killing all the remnants of the old era, such as Zu Che Lun, Bo Lu Hun, Wang Du, Qiong Yao Na Yan, and Yuan Kuo.

They pursued Ögedei relentlessly for nearly half a month, chasing and blocking him in circles until they finally caught up with him at the foot of Langjuxu Mountain and surrounded him completely.

While Li Xiang was chasing Ögedei all the way, Han Xin of the Eastern Route Army also won a great victory.

He led an allied army of 18 from the Jin and Manchu states, and defeated the veteran Yuan Mongol general Gaisuwen in a direct confrontation, with the fierce general Ma Sheng beheading him.

Along that route, Yuan-Mongol generals such as An Dianbao, Mei Yueying, Yexian Temur, Chiliantuo, and Bai Yantuo were mostly lost in this battle.

Bai Hu beheaded Chi Liantuo, Huang Mei beheaded An Dianbao and Mei Yueying, Wang Shunchen beheaded Ye Xian Temuer, and Yang Jizhou beheaded Bai Yantuo.

However, Han Xin's army was a combined force of infantry and cavalry, so although they defeated the enemy, they also began to head towards the royal court.

However, its speed is far inferior to that of Li Xiang.

Not long after Murong Ke died of illness, Yue Fei, who took over the command of the army from Li Xiang, finally broke through the enemy's forces and defeated the main force of the Yuan Mongols.

In this battle, Yue Fei's main force wiped out all the fierce generals, including Murong Shao, Mu Yu Ni, Mu Yu Gen, Tuoba Shu Jineng, Tuoba Po Qiang, Murong Wei, Tuotuo, Han Yanzhi, and Wang Huilong.

And at this time, on Mount Langjuxu.

The autumn wind was chilly; the October wind on the grassland already carried a hint of coolness. The wind lashed against the armor, making one involuntarily tense.

After circling around in circles for so long, we finally caught up with the other side at the foot of Langjuxu Mountain.

In this battle, following Kublai Khan, the second emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, the third emperor, Ögedei Khan, will surely die at the hands of their Great Jin Dynasty today.

Emperor Li Xiang was not sitting comfortably in the heavily guarded central command tent today, but instead stood on horseback at the front of the battle line, clad in black armor.

Even though the emperor was old at this time, he still exuded a heroic aura in his black armor.

The autumn wind stretched his scarlet cloak straight, making it flutter loudly.

His face was roughened by the wind and sand, but his eyes shone brightly as he stared intently at the mountain in front of him, which stood out as particularly proud and solitary in the vast天地 (heaven and earth), namely, Langjuxu Mountain.

In the legends of the grasslands, this place is one of the sacred mountains of the northern grasslands, a place favored by the Eternal Heaven.

This mountain holds a supreme place in the hearts of every grassland herder.

"Report!" A scout galloped up, dismounted, and his voice trembled slightly from excitement and cold.

"Your Majesty! The Marquis of Champion has intercepted Ögedei's main force! A fierce battle is underway at the foot of the mountain! The enemy is fighting like cornered beasts, putting up a fierce resistance!"

Li Xiang's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he suddenly drew his long sword from his waist, the blade pointing directly at Wolf Dwelling Mountain.

"By imperial decree, the entire army shall advance immediately! Today, I shall have the name of my Han people etched upon Mount Langjuxu! Whoever captures and kills Ögedei shall be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

A thunderous roar erupted from the steel jungle of military formations, and the fighting spirit that had been suppressed for too long finally boiled over.

Countless cavalrymen, like a torrent of steel, began to surge forward, sweeping towards the final battlefield.

Surrounded by a massive army, the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. Although the desperate struggle was fierce, the last elite of the Yuan Dynasty melted away like snow under the sun under the overwhelming force of their superior strength and momentum.

Huo Qubing led the charge, his long spear like a silver dragon, invincible, and went straight for Ögedei Khan's central army banner.

Heba Yue and Xing Luan stood in front of Ögedei, but Huo Qubing killed them in ten rounds.

Generals such as Daxi Wu, Xi Kang Sheng, He Lou Zi Gan, and Tuo Jin Long tried desperately to break through for Ögedei Khan's escape route, but the old men were easily killed on the spot by Li Nezha, who was in his prime.

When Emperor Li Xiang ascended the mountainside surrounded by his personal guards, the great battle here was already drawing to a close.

On the battlefield, corpses lay strewn everywhere, blood stained the withered grass and yellow earth, and tattered banners fluttered helplessly in the wind.

Huo Qubing strode forward, his black armor splattered with blood, yet unable to conceal his soaring spirit. He clasped his hands in salute and declared in a resounding voice, "Your Majesty! Ögedei has been beheaded! His personal guards have all been annihilated! Our army has achieved a great victory!"

In his hand lay the severed head of a man with tangled hair and a ferocious face; it belonged to none other than Ögedei Khan, the Mongol emperor.

On his tall warhorse, Li Xiang looked down at the severed head, then at his beloved general, whose body was covered in blood but whose eyes were burning with passion. He then surveyed the surrounding grasslands and sacred mountains covered by the banners of the Great Jin Dynasty. For no apparent reason, a vast and boundless sense of pride surged into his heart.

He took a deep breath of the cool air and looked up at the summit of Langjuxu Mountain.

"Good! The northern desert has been pacified, this battle is a success!"

Li Xiang's authoritative voice rang out, "Go away, sick!"

"Chen is here!"

"This mountain, Langjuxu! It is one of the sacred mountains in the hearts of the barbarians. In the past, they offered sacrifices here, praying for the eternal life of the heavens so that they could raid southward!"

"Today, I command you, on my behalf and on behalf of the Great Jin, to perform the Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Sealing Ceremony on this mountain, to comfort the heroic spirits of those who fought against the barbarians throughout the ages, and to proclaim to Heaven, Earth, Sun, and Moon that from this day forward, there will be no royal court south of the Gobi Desert, and the Gobi Desert north will also be the territory of my Great Jin! Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all is Jin territory!"

"Fenglang Juxu?"

Huo Qubing’s eyes shone with an unprecedented brilliance, the highest glory for a warrior!

Without any hesitation, he clasped his hands in a fist salute, his voice resounding throughout the surrounding area, "Your subject, Huo Qubing, receives the imperial decree!"

The title "Fenglangjuxu" (封狼居胥) is an honor for military generals, not for emperors.

Therefore, Li Xiang did not compete with Huo Qubing, but instead planned to have Huo Qubing lead him to the ceremony of sealing the wolf's lair.