Demoness, Where Are You Fleeing To?

The Mongolian meaning of Ulaanbaatar is "palace", which actually means "Red Hero City". It was originally called Urg Palace. It is convenient for readers to understand and read here.

This was also the location of the Shan Yuting of the Northern Huns. Next to it is the Mongolian holy mountain Kent, which is also the "Langjuxu" where the champion Hou Feng Langjuxu of the Han Dynasty was named "Langjuxu".

After the Tatar tribe rebuilt the royal tent in Ulaanbaatar, they followed the example of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and built a small palace here.

The Mongolian princes and nobles were accustomed to living in houses made of bricks. Who would want to continue to stay in a felt tent?

They are not like ordinary herdsmen chasing water and grass.

When Zhang Yue followed Li Xuan's footsteps and entered the small palace in Ulaanbaatar, his expression was a little dazed.

In the past three days, the Jin army spread out a fan that was hundreds of miles long and swept forward in the west direction.

Zhang Yue was originally prepared for a decisive battle with the Mongols, but when they arrived in Ulaanbaatar, the place was already empty...

The more than 600,000 Mongolian troops gathered here, leaving behind tens of thousands of Mongolian herdsmen and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep who had no time to evacuate, retreated to the west bank of the Aluhun River.

They took away everything they could. Not only did this small palace with a radius of two miles not even have a single chair, the windows had also been dismantled.

Zhang Yue looked around and found that there was not even a mouse here, and then returned to Li Xuan with a miserable expression.

"Didn't they summon more than 600,000 cavalry? I thought they were going to fight us. They obviously have more people than us."

At this time, due to the need to divide the troops to garrison the grain roads and raid the surrounding pastures, the number of Li Xuan's troops had been reduced to less than 430,000.

The 170,000 main troops of the 'Shenji Battalion' and the 'Tenth Regiment Battalion' equipped with 'Rune Rifled Flintlocks' are still there, plus 40,000 auxiliary troops from the Guards.

The number of cavalry remained at around 200,000.

Fan Guangze, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, frowned and said, "Or are you waiting for the troops of the three guards of Wuliangha and the three guards of Duoyan?"

The location of the three guards of Wuliangha is in Hulunbuir, east of the grassland. During the third personal expedition of Jin Taizong in the past, he forced the tribes of Wuliangha to surrender and established three guards near Hulunbuir.

Later, as soon as Taizong withdrew his troops, the three guards of Wuliangha surrendered and rebelled again.

Due to the rapid advance of the Jin army, the troops of the three guards of Wuliangha and the three guards of Duoyan located to the east of the grassland were cut off to the east.

These two major groups of Mongol people also have nearly 200,000 cavalry.

There were not so many cavalry troops originally, but by the time the Jin army made its northern expedition, more than 20,000 Mongol herdsmen joined the expedition.

"Not very likely."

Zhu Guoneng, the governor of Xuanfu, looked at the map unfolded in King Mengwu's tent and said with a solemn expression: "I'm actually not surprised. This is the tactics used by the Mengwu people to deal with Taizong. Build strong walls and clear the fields to avoid their sharp edges and disturb their food routes! They are here Wait until our food channels are cut off or we are exhausted."

The Jin Dynasty has always regarded the Meng Yuan as its formidable enemy. Taizu made eight Northern Expeditions, while Taizong made five.

In the beginning, the Meng Yuan fought a few battles with the Jin. After repeated defeats, they learned their lesson and never had direct contact with the Jin army easily. They only focused on destroying the food routes of the Jin.

Qiu Fu, a meritorious general in the Taizong period, fell into Mengwu's tactics.

This main force chasing the Tatars led more than a thousand light troops to advance rapidly, and was eventually surrounded and killed by the Mongols.

Therefore, during Taizong's five Northern Expeditions, he mobilized a million troops, but there were 600,000 to 700,000 soldiers and horses dedicated to protecting food routes.

Zhu Guoneng then moved a little further to the west of the map: "Maybe we can be lured to Hangai Mountain to continue to lengthen the grain road."

Hangai Mountain, also called Yanran Mountain, is the Yanran where Yanran Leshi.

In the past, Dou Xian and Bei Shanyu fought against each other at Jiluo Mountain and were defeated. They then pursued the army for more than 3,000 miles to the north and carved stones at Yanran Mountain to commemorate Han's merits and virtues.

The many generals present all had serious and heavy expressions on their faces.

This grassland is so vast. If the Mongol people have been unwilling to fight the Jin Dynasty, then they will be hit in the empty space by a powerful punch.

"Then let's fight them!"

The speaker was Yang Zhen, the third-generation Marquis of Changping and deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong. This person was the grandson of Yang Hong, the first-generation Marquis of Changping.

Yang Hong, the Marquis of Changping, was also a famous general who experienced four dynasties.

From the beginning of Yongle to the end of Zhengtong, this man had been on the border for more than eighty years. He was famous in the north and south for his courage and ability to fight and became a general.

The Mongol tribes feared him like a tiger and called him "King Yang", and his reputation spread throughout the grasslands.

During the Tumu Fort Incident in the past, the Great Khan of Wala also led hundreds of thousands of cavalry southward and ordered the Zhengtong Emperor to open the gate and open the city.

It was Yang Hong, who was then the governor of Xuanfu and the general of Zhenshuo, who not only strictly rejected the decree of the Zhengtong Emperor. They also launched a head-on confrontation first, and the Mengwu hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were held back in Xuanfu for several months, giving Emperor Jingtai and Yu Jie the opportunity to reorganize the Jin Dynasty.

It is a pity that in the third year of Jingtai, Yang Hong, the Marquis of Changping, died suddenly due to excessive injuries.

If we follow the history of another world, Yang Zhen would have been imprisoned by the restored orthodox emperor after the palace seizure incident, and the entire family would have been killed.

But in this world, Yang Zhen went on an expedition to Liaodong shortly after the incident of seizing the palace, and showed her outstanding talent in commanding the army when she recaptured the 'Nuergandu Commandery Division' last year. He was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

During Li Xuan's Northern Expedition, Yang Zhen led 30,000 Liaodong cavalry.

At this time, Yang Zhen stared with cold eyes: "Now that the imperial court has enough money and food, what if we waste it with them?"

But his former boss, Wang Yuan, who was promoted from the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion to the chief military officer of Jizhou after the Liaodong War, shook his head: "We have enough money and food, but soldiers who have been away for a long time will inevitably be homesick and exhausted. And the so-called long-term defense If it must be lost, can we ensure that the food road is always safe and sound?"

The words of these people immediately triggered heated discussions among many warriors in the tent.

"But we can't wait like this, right? Can we march into Hangai Mountain?"

"Confused! The side of Hangai Mountain is obviously a trap for the Mongols, and what if the Mongols retreat again? How many people do we need to protect the food route?"

"Maybe we can follow Taizong's example and defeat Wu Liangha and Duoyan first!"

"This strategy may not work. Duoyan is fine. Wuliangha can also hide."

Shang Hong looked at this scene coldly without saying a word.

He would not interfere in military affairs easily, but if Li Xuan wanted to march rashly into Hangai Mountain, or if the army stayed in Mobei until September, he would not sit idly by.

In Shang Hong's view, Li Xuan at this time had fallen into the same predicament as during Taizong's Northern Expedition. He spent a lot of time on expeditions and people's strength, but gained little.

It is a pity that after this battle, people in the world will definitely lower their evaluation of Li Xuan's military capabilities, and they will no longer respect him as a god as before.

Those clans that are full of resentments due to the new emperor's accession to the throne and the clan's enshrining of the Dharma will definitely react.

This actually has advantages and disadvantages for the country

However, what surprised Shang Hong was that the young master Yu Jie, who had always been known as a "knowledge of soldiers", was actually there and didn't care about the current predicament of the Jin army.

Li Xuan was sitting upright on the handsome seat, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was concentrating with his eyes closed.

As time passed, the eyes of everyone in the tent gradually focused on Li Xuan.

"In the next month, we will be waiting in Ulaanbaatar for the Mongols to come and fight us!"

Li Xuan opened his eyes when he spoke, and there was a divine light in his eyes: "A general should know the time of heaven! And now the time of day is with me."

"What time is it?" Shang Hong couldn't help but think deeply.

Li Xuan held his long knife in his hand and glanced at the generals present: "Last year, there was heavy snow in the grassland, and the livestock of the Mongols were severely damaged, and they have not been able to grow meat so far. But this year, a severe drought in the grassland is a foregone conclusion, and it will also be inevitable after autumn. There was heavy snow and it was freezing cold.

The pastures of the Oara people in the west cannot accommodate the seven million tribesmen and tens of millions of cattle and sheep that the Mongol people have withdrawn from! "

Even if they can barely accommodate it, how can the Oara tribes who have been grazing here for generations have no complaints?

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Li Xuan said in a cold voice: "From now on, our army will use cavalry to sweep out everything along the Tula River, Aluhun River, and Kelulun River. I want to make these fertile grasslands invisible. A Mongol cow and sheep!

First he thought he could make us repeat the same mistakes as Taizong, so this time, we will teach them a lesson! "

At this time, Shang Hong suddenly stood up and pushed the seats behind him over.

He looked at Li Xuan and the calm Yu Jie in surprise, thinking to himself, is this the reason why Yu Jie agreed to Li Xuan's Northern Expedition?

Shang Hong turned his attention to the map again, and finally couldn't help but say: "If we can really force the generals to Ulaanbaatar for a decisive battle, then our army can expect a great victory."

Shang Hong has infinite confidence in the combat power of the Shenji Battalion.

"But there is a prerequisite for this. Our cavalry can win in the harassment battle."

At this time, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net Shang Hong suddenly remembered the packhorses Li Xuan equipped for the Shenji Battalion and the Tenth Regiment Battalion.

It is not impossible to cover the five hundred miles of elite grasslands around Ulaanbaatar with an army of 170,000 musketeers.

Although the quality of their cavalry is not as good as that of the Mengwu, with these powerful all-musketry troops, they are enough to control these rivers.

Li Xuan glanced at Shang Hong indifferently. Just when he was about to say something, his mind suddenly moved slightly and he looked towards the sky.

This is because his natal guardian, the God-Blooded Qingluan, has already broken out into a battle with the 'Thunder Winged Golden Roc' at high altitude.

That is the sacred bird that the Great Khan of Wala also raised first.

In the twelfth year of Jingtai's reign, when he first attacked Xuanfu, the thunder-winged golden roc almost killed the divine-blooded Qingluan Cowherd, and then was severely injured by the combined swords of Li Xuan and Luo Yan.

After two years, the cultivation level of this 'Thunder Winged Golden Roc' has obviously returned to its old state, reaching the peak of the 12th floor.

But the divine blood Qingluan has also made great progress in cultivation. Since it entered the tenth floor level, it has also gained the strength of a weakened version of Tianzhi.

These two divine birds were like old enemies meeting each other, fighting to the death over the grassland.

It can be seen that the magic power of the divine blood Qingluan is still inferior.

It grew up with Li Xuan and benefited from it. But after all, he is young and has not yet had time to develop many magical powers.

The owner of the 'Thunder Winged Golden Roc' is the most powerful Tianzhi Yexian in Mengwu, and its overall strength is enough to compete with Tianzhi.

However, Green Qiluo's magic power was acting on Shenxue Qingluan's body, helping it recover from its injuries.

The Cowherd was not afraid of death and had no scruples. He kept scratching out shocking wounds on the body of the Thunder-Winged Golden Roc.

What Li Xuan really cared about was not the 'Thunder-Winged Golden Roc', but a figure that was approaching quickly.