Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Kublai raised his head when he heard this. After seeing this, the general who had made the suggestion also said, "Run away, run away! Are you going to the Golden Horde yourself?"
Could it be that he was going to escape again? Last time in Karakorum, Zhang Yong did not show up, but only sent his son, who made him flee in panic. This time, there was no sign of Zhang Yong in the Western Expedition Army either.

He has always been in charge of his homeland, but this kind of contempt made Kublai Khan feel uncomfortable. Zhang Yong didn't take him seriously at all and just sent his son to deal with him, Kublai Khan.

I have tried every possible way to fight you for so many years, but in the end you won't even look me in the eye?

And even if they escaped, where could they flee to? To the Golden Horde or to the Western countries?
"Lord Kublai! We can't count on Batu Khan to come to our rescue now. It will take at least 3 to 4 months for his army to arrive.

It’s a question whether we can hold out for a few more days! ” Another general also agreed with escaping.

They are not fools. Why do they insist on fighting the opponent when they know they can't win?
In this situation, it would be truly foolish to stay and fight to the death. The other party uses those flying weapons and just throws a round of explosive packs every day.

Then their morale would basically be zero or even negative, not to mention the artillery outside the city, and no one could even stand on the city walls.

In this situation, their chances of winning are extremely slim, there is absolutely no hope at all!
"Yes, Kublai Khan, Khan, let's run away! If we run away, we may still have a chance of survival." Several other Mongolian generals also began to give advice to Kublai Khan.

Everyone seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. Since they had already lost someone once, they didn't care about anything anymore. They might as well run away if they could!
After all, facing such a flying weapon and an army of one hundred thousand, it would not be shameful for them to run away. It was just a strategic retreat.

These Mongolian generals had previously defected to the Mongolian Khan Guyuk.

But in the end, Kublai Khan only bewitched them for a while and they followed him. So at the end of the war, whether they surrendered or not, they had only one fate in the end, which was to be killed by Zhang Yong's son.

Zhang Yong would not give them a chance, so since they couldn't hold on, they might as well escape.

"It's really unpredictable. I made so many preparations and carefully built so many defenses, but in the end, the enemy still came over with overwhelming force.

Even Samarkand, which I worked so hard to build, was defended for less than two days. Am I going to abandon the city and flee now?" Kublai Khan's face showed a desolate look.

I have made so many preparations and done so many things in the past four years in this land of the Western Regions, but in the end is it all in vain?

Obviously, I have worked very hard! Obviously, I have imitated Zhang Yong in everything, even copied some of his policies.

The kind of loess used to build the city wall, combined with wood ash and some gravel, was also invented by Zhang Yong and was used by Kublai Khan.

Even the crops and fertilizers grown by local people were invented by Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong has brought too many changes to Mongolia, especially to this land.

When Zhang Yong returned from the first Western Expedition, he planted tomatoes and watermelons here, and as a result, these two crops were introduced here.

The fertilizers made by the locals were also introduced here, which greatly increased the grain production of the Chagatai Khanate. It was also because of this that Kublai Khan was able to control this land so smoothly and obtain sufficient grain production, as well as various cattle, sheep and livestock.

(Here is an answer to a question. Many people actually did not read the book carefully or skipped through it. When the protagonist returned from his first Western Expedition, he started planting crops on the land of Western Liao.

The locals prepared fertilizers for Zhang Yong in advance, so they knew how to configure these things.

The grain production of Western Liao in the Western Regions has been raised. Although it is not as high as that of the Central Plains, it is not the Chagatai Khanate in the original history. In addition, there are large breeding farms built by Zhang Yong for them, and the distribution map of gold mines presented to Genghis Khan. You should all look at these.)
But even so, when facing the Western Expedition Army, he still had no power to resist. When he was feeling complacent about his small achievements, Zhang Yong had already developed at a speed that completely surpassed his own.

Even if he copied everything, he couldn't catch up. But even so, four years later, his country's strength was not weaker than that of the Golden Horde. At least its grain production was higher than that of the other side.

"How can we run? Hundreds of thousands of troops have surrounded the city. It will be very difficult for us to run away." A general of the Kublai Khanate said.

At this time, everyone wanted to escape, but there were many problems with escape. Several city gates had been surrounded by the Western Expedition Army, and they had tens of thousands of Mongolian troops.

Even if you leave with enough food and supplies, if you are chased by the enemy, you will still die. This is not the same as the last time you escape.

How many people were with Kublai Khan when he escaped from Karakorum last time?
"We don't want these troops anymore. Let them buy time for us. We will leave the city secretly, taking only our personal guards, a team of probably a few hundred people." A captain of the Kublai Khanate suggested.

It is definitely not possible for a team of tens of thousands of people to escape, as the enemy will surely pursue them with all their might. But if there are only a few hundred people, then there is still hope of escaping.

"What are you talking about, you bastard? The army is our only means of survival. If we lose the army, where can we go?" Another thousand households of the Kublai Khanate immediately raised objections.

If they just ran away and abandoned the army, where would they be able to survive?

They abandoned everything in the East and followed Kublai Khan to live on this land. They didn't expect that only four years later, the enemy was at their doorstep. Did they have to escape and abandon everything again?

"What do you say? Do you want to take these tens of thousands of troops with you? And these soldiers also have families. All the families added up to more than 100,000 people.

Almost 200,000! Besides, there are a lot of livestock. Are you taking these people with you?" a general of the Kublai Khanate asked.

Who wants to abandon everything they have? Who wants to abandon their army, herdsmen, and livestock? They don’t want to abandon them, but now they have no choice.

If we take everyone with us to run, there will be more than 100,000 people, but only a little over 40,000 of them can fight. Facing the Western Expedition Army, they will be completely helpless, and the enemy's air weapons can detect them at any time.

This weapon that can control the sky is so powerful. Once it flies into the sky, you will have no way to stop it.

You can't hit them, and can only watch as they discover you and gather their troops.

The enemy can even drop some explosive packs to bomb your army. Then some livestock and horses will be severely frightened and will immediately run around, and the entire team will be scattered.

"Don't you have any confidence at all? Can it be that we can't hold on? We must run." A younger captain of the Kublai Khanate shouted.

You keep talking about running away. Do you still have the pride of the Mongols? Are you still Genghis Khan's soldiers? Are you still the invincible Mongolian cavalry?
The others looked at each other, some lowered their heads in shame, some shook their heads helplessly, and some sighed.

Everything is self-evident. It's not that they don't want to revive the prestige of the Mongolian cavalry, but they really can't do it.

The most advanced firearms have already made their Mongolian cavalry terrified, and those flying weapons in the sky are even more powerful, and have completely destroyed the confidence of the grassroots officers and soldiers.

"This city can no longer be defended. If we try to defend it by force, it will be breached in a few days at most. I can see that." Kublai Khan sighed helplessly.

As the only top general among these people, he also saw the situation clearly. Under the current circumstances, continuing to defend would mean a dead end.

If we try to break out, we will be in danger of death, but it is better than having no chance of survival.

"Khan! The Han Chinese have a saying that goes, 'As long as the green mountains remain, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood.' Let's go to Batu Khan! He will definitely take us in, and we have experience fighting against the Western Expedition Army.

He will definitely rely on us. When we defeat the Western Expedition Army, we can come back and seize this land again." A general under Kublai Khan said.

At this time, they must have confidence that their army is the only one that has fought against the Western Expedition Army and knows the Western Expedition Army's weapons.

Those flying things in the sky are indeed powerful, but if we are prepared and give the soldiers a vaccination in advance, many things can be avoided.

"Haha, if we go to join Brother Batu, can we win? Do you think we can really win?" Kublai Khan sat on the ground, looked up at the sky, and fell into deep thought. To put it bluntly, if it were Brother Batu a few years ago, the entire army would still be equipped with Mongolian standard weapons, standard armor, and various advanced firearms.

Then there is indeed a chance to defeat the Western Expedition Army, but Kublai Khan also knows something about Batu Khan and what the Golden Horde is like now, after all, he has been to the Golden Horde.

The people of the Golden Horde were pure Mongolian herdsmen, the oldest nomadic people.

All ironware was smelted in a small earthen furnace piled on an open ground. The craftsmanship was extremely poor.

In the past, when the East-West trade route was opened, some blacksmiths from Europe would be stationed there, but since the East-West trade route was cut off, some European blacksmiths have fled.

But what would happen if there were these European blacksmiths? Their iron forging skills were not even close to those in the East!

Zhang Yong controlled the entire East, the most advanced technology, and the most powerful troops, although he was launching an expedition that was a long journey.

But Zhang Yong himself had experience in expeditions and had participated in Genghis Khan's first western expedition.

They led the Second Western Expedition, and the Mongols were also very good at expeditions.

With the powerful alliance, the Han army was responsible for auxiliary work, providing weapons and advanced equipment, while the Mongolians were responsible for fighting. It was simply perfect.

Kublai Khan had a premonition that even if he could escape to his elder brother Batu's territory, the Golden Horde would not be able to withstand this westward expedition, and the situation in the west!
To put it bluntly, it's not a good idea. Except for the Northern Russia region and the Golden Horde, the other western countries are hostile to each other. Moreover, these hostile countries have good relations with Zhang Yong.

If Brother Batu had not cut off the trade routes between the East and the West, the Golden Horde could have continued to accumulate strength.

We can still obtain advanced equipment and have the strength to fight, but the trade routes have been cut off for more than a few years.

"Khan! Here's what I think. We notify some of our own troops and tell them that we are going to withdraw. Then we open several city gates at the same time and drive all the people out of the city.

Zhang Yong's westward expedition army will definitely be attracted by these people and other vassal troops, and then we will send regular troops and disperse them into small batches.

Take a thousand-man army as the benchmark, then rush out of the city and tell them to meet up at the Golden Horde. If they can run away, then run away. If they can't, forget it.

Then these people can attract part of the troops of the Western Expedition. After that, you can take the rest of us and let us wear some civilian clothes, and each of us will carry a saber.

We don't even carry bows and arrows. We are lightly equipped and inconspicuous. We will definitely be able to deceive Zhang Yong's Western Expedition Army."

This is the safest way. The local people and the local army will attract some attention from the regular Mongolian army that has escaped.

It will also attract some attention, but they are just an inconspicuous team and will not attract much attention.

"What you said makes sense. It's not difficult for us to run away, but after we run away, I will take you to the Golden Horde. Is that really okay?" Kublai Khan asked.

"Kublai Khan, if we don't go to the Golden Horde, where else can we go? The Golden Horde is the only place we can go! Batu Khan is also the last hope of us Mongols." Now there are several Khanates in Mongolia, the entire Mongolian power.

The only country that was not controlled by Zhang Yong was Batu's Golden Horde. If they didn't go there, where else could they go?

"I will take you to the land further west. We will go to the territories of the believers of Allah and join them." Kublai Khan rolled his eyes and spoke.

Going to the Golden Horde is something everyone can think of. At that time, the Western Expedition Army will definitely send heavy troops to block them, so I will do the opposite.

Go to the Abbasid Dynasty or the Ayyubid Dynasty, or even the Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt, which is the place Zhang Yong nominally wanted to attack during his western expedition this time.

"What? Kublai Khan, I, did I hear you correctly? You, where are you going? The territory of the YSL people? But how can they accept us? They have always been hostile to Mongolia."

There is no mistake. We went to seek refuge with those believers of Allah. Those believers of Allah have always been hostile to us. It was against them that Genghis Khan made his first sacrifice.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and who says we represent Mongolia now? Zhang Yong represents Mongolia. In the eyes of these Westerners, Zhang Yong is the representative, not Kublai Khan.

So I will take you there, and if possible, I will persuade these Western countries to join forces.

At that time, we can come from the Caucasus region to support Brother Batu's Golden Horde, so that the Western Expedition Army will be trapped in a two-front war. "Kublai Khan said.

This was his last desperate struggle. If he failed this time, it would be all over.

"Khan! It's still a question whether the believers of Allah will accept us if we go there with such a small number of people."

"Yes, Kublai Khan, and once you accept us, it will give Zhang Yong an excuse for war." During the Second Mongols' Westward Expedition, European countries used this excuse to take in Mongolia's enemies.

"Hahaha! Everything depends on human efforts. If I can't escape, you will protect my son and run away. This time, I will not go with my son. You will take the real gold with you." Kublai Khan said.

This time, he had a strong premonition that it would not be so easy for him to escape, so he wanted to leave a way out for his son and arranged a team of people to secretly escort his son away.

And he would run with a team of people, and if they could escape, they would meet at an agreed location.

"Agudu! You are the general I trust the most. I now hand over my son to you." You have to grab the hand of a Wanhu and speak.

"Khan! I understand. We will definitely protect the little prince."

"Well! Then all of you should get ready now. Each of you can bring two family members. No more than that. Don't bring your wives. Just bring your best sons.

Tomorrow afternoon we will start driving the locals out of the city and release the local troops as well.

Open all the city gates and create chaos for me.

Then let all the troops rush out of the city, and we will escape at night." Kublai Khan began to formulate a detailed escape plan.

That night, the Mongolian army in Samarkand city began to take action, and some high-ranking generals received notification from Kublai Khan.

"Hahahaha! Big brother, second brother, did you see that? Our air force came out today.

The defenders in the city are probably desperate. I don't think it will take long. We can use heavy artillery to blow open the city gate tomorrow, then rush into the city and capture Kublai Khan alive." Zhang Dingzhong said excitedly.

The hot air balloon was such a shocking weapon. Not to mention the defenders in the city, even the army outside the city that was on the westward expedition was frightened after seeing it.

"Well, tomorrow is the day to capture the city. Let's have a good rest today. Tomorrow will be a fierce battle." (End of this chapter)