At the time when Li Luo was attacking Guanzhong, the 200,000 troops of Wen Tianxiang's army, who had crossed the Huai River, were confronting the heavy army group of the Central Plains Yuan Army in Yuncheng, Henan.

Wen Tianxiang crossed the Yangtze River in mid-August, and the 200,000-strong army advanced steadily, assuming the posture of crossing the Huai River to attack Kaifeng and Luoyang, and swaggering northward, marching only 40 miles a day.

Wen Tianxiang's department has 20,000 firearms and 30,000 cavalry. He surrounded artillery and baggage in the array, placed the cavalry on the flanks, the chariots and pikemen on the perimeter, and the musketeers and archers behind the pikemen.

And he never divided his troops, nor did he take the initiative to fight with the Yuan army, did not occupy any city, and devoted himself to Beishan.

More than 100,000 cavalry of the Yuan army, repeatedly attacked and harassed, Wen Tianxiang was unmoved, like a hedgehog, making it difficult for the cavalry of the Yuan army to speak.

If an infantry with a well-defended defense and sufficient food and grass has no tactical task and just marches on its own, then the enemy cavalry will have nothing to do.

Use iron cavalry to charge into battle, the Tang army has a tight defense, coordinated infantry and cavalry, sharp firearms, and a cluster charge is too disadvantageous.

Let's use the kite flying tactic, the Tang army ignored it and continued to march according to the established route.

Block it, the 200,000 troops of the Tang Army can be pressed up without fear of heaven and earth.

It's going to be bothered repeatedly, and it's useless. The bows and arrows and firearms of the Tang army will counterattack when they are approaching, and if you go away, the Tang army will not chase you.

There was no way around it.

Casualties on both sides are increasing every day, but they are not much, no more than a few hundred people a day, and it is a non-contact battle.

In this way, the Tang army went north along the plain east of the Funiu Mountains, and the iron cavalry of the more than 100,000 yuan army could only follow, but could not attack the Tang army, and watched the Tang army cross the Huai River.

When the Tang army crossed the Huai River, the Yuan army finally couldn't help but launch a cluster charge, and sure enough, it was bombarded by the Tang army's firearms, and more than 1,000 cavalry were lost in vain, so they no longer dared to charge in clusters.

From then on, the Yuan army learned an iron lesson: it was not possible to launch a cluster charge against the Tang army by chance.

Over the course of a month, the Tang army advanced thousands of miles north, pinning down a large number of Yuan troops.

Henan Jiangbei Province is the Yuan court's wealth and wealth, and it must not be lost, especially Kaifeng and Luoyang. Therefore, the Yuan army was simply unable to reinforce Guanzhong.

It was not until Wen Tianxiang's army and the Yuan army confronted Yuncheng that both the Yuan and Tang sides received the news that the Tang army had occupied Chang'an.

"Tai Lieutenant, Your Majesty has occupied Chang'an, and Tongguan is already in the hands of our army, is it possible to withdraw the army according to the plan?" Xiao Bei, the general who followed Wen Tianxiang's northern expedition, asked.

The Middle Route Army had 200,000 troops, the most powerful, but the strategic purpose was not to capture Kaifeng Luoyang, but to respond to the Western Route Army to capture Guanzhong and contain the heavy army group of the Central Plains Yuan Army.

Now that His Majesty has occupied Guanzhong, the Central Route Army should withdraw.

"Withdraw your troops." Wen Tianxiang could only choose to withdraw his troops as planned.

Why can't the cavalry of the 100,000 Yuan Army take his infantry-based army? That's because he doesn't divide his troops, he doesn't have to conquer cities, and he doesn't even have to take the initiative to fight.

But if you really want to conquer the city, that's another matter.

For more than a month, although the Yuan army did not take advantage, Wen Tianxiang and others deeply understood the difficulties of the Yuan army's cavalry.

That is, they don't fight with the Yuan army, and if they take the initiative to fight, it will be too difficult.

Once the Tang army divided its forces to capture the four regions, it would be difficult to win, and it would be impossible to control various places and establish rule.

Fools know that relying on infantry to go on a northern expedition will not work. No matter how strong the infantry is, it can't be.

Without destroying the main cavalry force of the Yuan army, it would be impossible to actually control the place. The Tang army established a regime in the next prefecture and county, and as soon as the front foot left, the back foot would be destroyed by the Yuan cavalry.

The Yuan army could rely on the mobility advantage of the cavalry and concentrate its forces to break through each one. And once the Tang army is scattered all over the country, it will be difficult to concentrate it.

This is an unsolvable situation.

Unless the main cavalry of the Yuan army is eliminated. How could the Don Army do it without the assistance of a strong cavalry?

"It's hard!" Wen Tianxiang frowned. He knew very well that the reason why His Majesty was able to eliminate tens of thousands of cavalry of the Guanzhong Yuan Army was a stratagem. But this kind of ploy can't be used all the time.

In the end, the Northern Expedition still had to rely on cavalry. Tactics can only be used for a while, and in the final analysis, it is still up to strength to speak.

Wen Tianxiang thought about it, but still wrote a letter, and asked people to disguise themselves and send them to Guanzhong.

In early October, the Central Route Army of the Tang Army began to withdraw.

When the Yuan army saw the Tang army withdrawing, it was determined that Wen Tianxiang had no intention of occupying Kaifeng Luoyang. But now that it's certain, there's no point.

It wasn't that they didn't know about this possibility before, Kublai Khan had already told them that the rebel army might only be in the middle of the way to persuade Li Luo to capture Guanzhong.

The problem is, they know it. Because, if the Central Plains Yuan Army withdraws troops and horses to support Guanzhong, then Wen Tianxiang can completely change the fake Northern Expedition into the real Northern Expedition, capture Kaifeng without doing anything, and blockade the Yellow River.

That is not a consequence that they can accept.

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On the fifth day of Wen Tianxiang's withdrawal, he landed in Haizhou, and Chen Shuzhen's East Route Army, which had already garrisoned Xuzhou, was also ready to withdraw.

The 100,000 men of the Eastern Route Army came to the sea to capture Xuzhou, an important town garrisoned by the Zhelimu Army, threatening the belly of the Yuan Court, and restraining the more than 100,000 yuan army from daring to reinforce to the west, lest Chen Shuzhen blockade the Yellow River and join forces with Wen Tianxiang to attack the Central Plains.

It can be said that the main force of the Yuan army in the entire Henan and Jiangbei provinces was contained by Wen Tianxiang and Chen Shuzhen, and it was difficult to make a difference.

Of course, the Tang army has no problem with the Yuan army, but the Yuan army also has no problem with the Tang army.

It was a stalemate for more than a month, until the Tang army withdrew from Xuzhou, withdrew to Haizhou, and then set sail for the sea.

At this point, the "Three-Way Northern Expedition", which lasted only a little more than a month, finally came to an end with the capture of Guanzhong by the Tang Army on the Western Route and the withdrawal of the Tang Army on the Middle Road.

Strategically, the Great Mongolian State not only lost Guanzhong, Hanzhong and southern Shaanxi, but also allowed the Tang army to swagger into the Central Plains, causing the Han people in the Central Plains to rise sharply.

The Great Mongolia has lost face and face, and it can be described as a loss of prestige.

The Tang Dynasty completely rose with an unstoppable posture, and fought against the invincible Great Mongolia, aggressive, pressing step by step, without falling behind in the slightest.

Kublai Khan, who was in the capital, was furious, but he was helpless.

The Hanchens were even more silent like cicadas, like mourning and examining. The atmosphere of the entire capital city was very solemn and depressing, which made the civil and military officials feel extremely depressed.

The bleak autumn wind blows in late autumn, and after a few showers of autumn rain, the leaves are all over the ground, making it even colder. Coupled with the news of the defeat in Guanzhong, the Mongolian nobles who have always been arrogant have become a little gloomy.

The seventy-two-year-old cowardly Xue Khan could only dismount and fly to hunt to relieve the depression and anger in his heart.

The Mongolian aristocracy took hunting as their daily entertainment, and the ministers of civil and military affairs, including the palace concubines, all followed the emperor to hunt in the fields, and feasted and drank in the wild, so as to maintain the Mongolian tradition.

Kublai Khan is a person who likes to be lively, but this time, he only brought the crown prince Zhenjin and a few of his most trusted henchmen to hunt, which is obviously not as simple as hunting.

Prince Zhenjin personally shot a wild goose, roasted it and sent it to Kublai Khan's big tent, knelt down respectfully and offered it, "Father Khan, this autumn wild goose is the most fat, please taste it." ”

In the original history, Prince Zhenjin had died depressed because of Kublai Khan's suspicion. But because of the influence brought by Li Luo, he was still alive and well at this time.

However, because of Li Luo, he is no longer the real gold in history who is bent on promoting Han law. At this time, Zhenjin, like his father Khan, regressed into a conservative and stubborn Mongol nobleman.

He no longer believed in Hanfa, and he was also alienated from Hanchen, who had been surrounding him and had great hopes for him.

Kublai Khan took the wild goose roasted by the prince himself, tore off a roasted oily leg, and suddenly said: "Zhenjin, do you know why the wild goose flies around?" Why do they fly north in the spring and south in the fall? ”

Zhenjin seemed to understand what his father Khan meant, and replied carefully: "The north is the real home of the wild geese, but in autumn and winter, the weather is cold and there is less food, so they can only move to the south." Wait until the weather warms up before coming back. ”

"That's right." Kublai Khan nodded, his contemplative appearance was like a sculpture in the autumn wind, "The wild geese are like the Mongols, constantly flying north and south in order to survive." In order to survive, we Mongolians constantly live in pursuit of water and grass, wandering around, and this is also the reason. ”

"Wherever the Mongols could be fed with food and slaves, the Mongols should go. We can't be like the Han people, who have been guarding a field for generations, never moving, never knowing where there are better aquatic plants. ”

"Just like this Central Plains, which was originally the ancestral land of the Han people, was occupied by us, and enjoyed decades of blessings, and the Han land became the water grassland of the Mongols. Can it be done later? ”

"The pseudo-Tang occupies Guanzhong and has completely become bigger. The pseudo-Tang Dynasty is not the Jin Song Dynasty, so it is not easy to destroy it. The puppet Tang had a large population and sharp firearms, but there were few cavalry. But Li Luo occupied Guanzhong, Longdong, Longxi, and northern Shaanxi were all difficult to protect, and he would not lack cavalry in the future. ”

"When Li Luo goes on a northern expedition, we may not be able to occupy the Central Plains. Although the Han people in the north have braids and shaved their hair, most of them still face the south, looking forward to Li Luo calling every day. ”

Zhenjin saw that Father Khan's expression was very solemn, and asked cautiously: "What does Father Khan mean, is it to give up the Han land?" ”

Kublai Khan snorted coldly, stood up with his tall body, and looked at the vast mountains and forests, "Why give up until the last step?" The Han land was fought down by the great Yuan warriors. If Li Luo wants to restore the Central Plains, then come to fight, the northern land is scorched, ten rooms and nine empty, and I am not distressed. ”

"Han Di really can't hold it, and it's not too late for us to throw it to Li Luo. However, if you don't think about winning before you lose anything, you must be prepared to really can't keep it. Boyan! ”

"The minions are here!" Boyan immediately bowed down and stood in front of Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan said expressionlessly: "The Privy Council will recruit another 200,000 Han troops to expand the Kirkin Army and the Jelimu Army. Soldiers, give priority to Hedong people and Youyan people. As long as they are strong and brave, slaves can also be armies! ”

Boyan frowned and said: "Great Khan, 200,000 recruits is not a small number, I'm afraid this money and food are tight." ”

Kublai Khan sneered, "Let those Han people pay for food." When they didn't come out, they waited for Li Luo to come and raid their homes and divide their land. ”

"Also, tell Han Jun that I will give them land. Keep the north land, and the land is theirs. As long as you are loyal to Dayuan, you will not treat them badly. ”

"Wow!" Boyan received the order, "A big family like the Kong family has money, grain and land, let them give some blood, and they dare not listen." ”

As Li Luo's power became stronger and stronger, Kublai Khan became more and more disregarded for the face of the so-called Holy Son of Heaven, and became more and more like a barbarian chieftain.

If the Han land can be defended, if it can't be defended, more Han soldiers and horses will be kidnapped and taken to the west to expand the territory.

It's like the Jin country's "north lost and south made up".

"Prince, you will leave Dadu after the New Year and go to Xijing Apple City." Kublai Khan looked at Zhenjin, "I'm old, and I still have to rely on you to do the big things in the future." You will sit in Xijing and run a good business. ”

Apple City is in the Western Regions and was originally the royal capital of the Chagatai Khanate. After the destruction of the Chagatai Khanate, Kublai Khan set Apple City as Xijing.

"The six provinces in the west are guarded by you, and the kings of Yunnan and Anxi are assisted by you. You're going to have to give me a good look to the west. ”

Prince Zhenjin is not surprised at all, speaking of which, the six provinces in the west are so large and tens of millions of people with colored eyes, they really need a weighty person to sit down.

In addition to himself, the crown prince, there is no more suitable candidate in the court.

It is clear that Father Khan has taken the West as the greatest retreat.

Why not the old home?

Because the population outside the Cypriots was too small, and there were too few slaves, it was no longer enough to support the Great Mongolia.

Firmly control the west, the Great Yuan is still the Great Yuan. If there is no one in the west, then the Great Yuan will become a tribe on the grassland, and it will no longer be the Great Yuan.

Zhenjin was very sad to find that the dignified Dayuan had no way to take Li Luo's pseudo-Tang, and he couldn't go south if he wanted to, so he could only watch the pseudo-Tang become stronger day by day, so strong that one day the Northern Expedition was made.

Even the wise and spicy father Khan was helpless against Li Luo.

Thinking of the humble Li Luo who was a "big man" in front of him a few years ago, Zhenjin felt very ridiculous.

He believed in such a wolf!

…………

Gangneung line in, Guangzheng Palace.

Empress Regent Choi Xiu-nyeong is presiding over the Chang Dynasty.

Cui Xiuning had a smile on her face, her complexion was shining, and she seemed to be in a very good mood. Although she is already pregnant, she is still full of energy.

Li Luo successfully captured Guanzhong and restored Chang'an, of course she was very happy.

The restoration of the Central Plains has taken another big step forward. What's more, Li Luo is safe and sound. She doesn't have to worry about it every day. Wen Tianxiang and Chen Shuzhen's army also retreated smoothly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's decree said that three thousand police officers and craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry should be dispatched to Guanzhong. The minister has drawn up a statement for Her Majesty the Queen to look at. ”

In the political hall, Lin Biju submitted a note.

The so-called rules are actually suggestions for dealing with them, and if the monarch thinks there is no problem, he will immediately play them, and if he feels that there is an omission, he will revise them. If it doesn't work, hit back and redraft.

Cui Xiuning frowned after reading Tiao Chen: "The construction craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry have built Xiao Yin's palace and temple and Taoist courtyard at most, can they preside over the construction of the Chang'an Palace?" ”

"Your Majesty's letter to the palace, saying that it is to rebuild the Daming Palace, Taiji Palace, Xingqing Palace, according to Your Majesty's meaning, it is a large palace that covers an area of seven miles, has hundreds of palaces, employs more than 100,000 people, and ordinary craftsmen, can you be competent?"

The ministers also made a difficulty. There are very few people who can preside over the construction of such a large palace. After all, how many people have presided over the construction of the palace throughout the ages?

Liu Bingzhong, who built the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, is competent enough, but Liu Bingzhong has long since died, who else has the ability to preside over the Chang'an New Palace?

Since the rise of the Tang Dynasty, Haijing Luoning, Nanjing Lin'an, and now Jiangling have all been on the line. His Majesty did not build the palace on a large scale.

At present, the Tang Dynasty has won Guanzhong and officially set the capital of Chang'an, and the world knows that it is necessary to build a large number of buildings and build Chang'an Palace.

Otherwise, how can it show the prestige of the Tang Dynasty? How does it reflect the meteorology of a great country?

The Tang Dynasty now has money and food, and a large number of captives are available, and there are big trees to cut down in Qinling and Longshan, and they have the material resources and manpower to build the Chang'an Palace.

But the problem is that there is a lack of Luban talents like Yu Wenkai, Li Jie, and Liu Bingzhong. Who else can take on this important task?

Cui Xiuning was a little distressed. As a later generation, she and Li Luo have seen many famous buildings, and they will definitely be able to give a lot of advanced valuable advice on the design of the construction of the Chang'an Palace.

But that's about it.

Because architecture is a very profound and professional science. She and Li Luo are not from architecture and have no ability to preside over the project.

The construction of a large palace complex is very difficult and requires the talents of the world.

"Do you have any candidates to recommend? This palace construction minister must be to build everyone. ”

The ministers looked at each other, and they all shook their heads slightly. With such a major project as the three major palaces of Chang'an, they did not dare to rashly nominate candidates.

Li Yang, who was born as a spy, said: "Back to Her Majesty the Queen, Weichen knows one person, who is qualified for the post of Minister of Palace Construction of Chang'an Palace. ”

He is engaged in intelligence, if there is really a construction talent like Liu Bingzhong, he must know better than others.

Cui Xiuning's eyes lit up, "You talk about it carefully." ”

Li Yang said: "Weichen recommended Zhang Zhichun. Zhang Zhichun is a Taoist priest of Mount Tai, and the South Heavenly Gate is built by him, and now the Taoist Palace on Mount Tai is designed and built by this person. Kublai Khan believed that if you want to talk about architectural talent, Liu Yuzhong belonged to Zhang Zhixuan after his death. ”

"Kublai Khan once wanted to move the capital to Chang'an and suppress the four khanates. At that time, Liu Bingzhong was dead, and the master of the palace builder he proposed was this Zhang Zhichun. It was only later that the capital was moved to Chang'an, so I gave up. ”

"Your Majesty, as Wei Chen can see, there may be no one who can compare to Zhang Zhichun as a master builder at that time."

When Cui Xiuning heard Nantianmen, he immediately understood.

She didn't know Zhang Zhichun, but she knew the famous Taishan Nantianmen. Nantianmen was very famous in later generations, standing for more than 700 years. Moreover, the geographical location of Nantianmen is difficult to build buildings, but Zhang Zhichun's design is very clever, not only built, but also repaired very well.

Nantianmen is listed as an ancient architectural miracle.

Moreover, the Taoist palace group on Mount Tai is very large, and there are many that have been completely preserved to later generations. It turned out that it was all built under the auspices of Zhang Zhichun.

"Zhang Zhichun is still in Mount Tai now?" Cui Xiuning asked.

Li Yang immediately said: "It is in Taishan Huizhen Palace." He was the Great Dao official of Kublai Khan and was in charge of Taishan Taoist affairs. Her Majesty can invite him to come. ”

The so-called invitation of the big spy is, of course, kidnapping and hijacking.

Mount Tai, that's the territory of the Yuan court. Zhang Zhichun stayed in Mount Tai with a good look, how could he be willing to come to the south?

Cui Xiuning listened to the understanding, and Li Yang's meaning was that the matter should be handed over to the Special Investigation Bureau.

After talking about the selection of the minister of palace construction, he talked about labor.

The Tang army captured tens of thousands of prisoners of war in this attack, all of which could be used to build palaces, but it was not enough.

In the end, Cui Xiuning decided to send another 50,000 Bagan tribal soldiers and 50,000 Tusi soldiers prisoners of war to Chang'an as laborers. It is also necessary to take out two million silver dollars to recruit 100,000 young people in Guanzhong to participate in the construction of Chang'an City.

A total of 200,000 people. It's really "a waste of money and labor".

That's right, Li Luo not only wants to build the three major palaces, but also re-establish Chang'an City. Restore Chang'an City to a radius of eighteen miles, which was the scale of Chang'an City in the former Tang Dynasty.

Li Luo's vision is that Chang'an City will accommodate a million people.

"Your Majesty, the water conservancy in this pass has been in ruin for a long time. The minister asked Ren Renfa, the envoy of the Ministry of Industry, to go to Guanzhong to preside over the repair of the Zhengguo Canal and dredge the eight waters. ”

The left phase of the political affairs hall, and Yang Hanming played the horse.

"Exactly. Ren Renfa is still in Yizhou, right? Can Dujiangyan be repaired? "Of course Cui Xiuning knows Ren Renfa.

Yang Hanming said: "Back to Her Majesty, the Dujiangyan restoration project has ended, but Ren Renfa did not get the order of the court, so he did not return to the court." ”

Cui Xiuning nodded, "Then the Ministry of Industry will issue an order and transfer Ren Ren to Guanzhong." ”

Spy Li Yang came out again, "Your Majesty, the minister has heard Your Majesty say that the Guanzhong water system needs to be governed by great governance, and it is necessary to build a canal around the mountain to lead the springs of Qinling, Longshan, and Beishan to inject eight waters. In this way, it is difficult for Ren Renfa to take care of it alone. ”

"The minister, please, please Guo Shoujing go to Guanzhong and build water conservancy with Ren Renfa."

"Exactly." Cui Xiuning smiled slightly. Guo Shoujing is in the north, and the so-called invitation, of course, is "forced invitation".

Guo Shoujing was the most famous expert on water conservancy geography in the Yuan Dynasty, and she still knew this.

Why are there thousands of ravines in Guanzhong in later generations? In addition to the fact that the water system and vegetation are not well maintained, there is another important reason that is not well understood. Guanzhong is surrounded by mountains on several sides, and there are many mountain springs, but the mountain springs are not stored by the ditch. As a result, as soon as it rains, flash floods erupt and flow in all directions, washing the plains.

One of Li Luo's bold ideas was to build a diversion ditch around the foot of the mountain at the foot of the mountain, and then inject the ditch under the mountain from the flash flood that broke out in the rainy season into the major rivers in Guanzhong and the Zhengguo Canal.

In this way, there will be no more soil erosion in Guanzhong, and the water volume of the major rivers will be more abundant.

Such a complex project certainly requires experts in water conservancy geography to do it.

Guo Shoujing couldn't be more suitable.

After discussing water conservancy, the military department Shangshu Dulie came out and said: "Your Majesty, now Guanzhong is in the hands of my Tang Dynasty, but the important land of Longxi is still in the hands of the Yuan Court, especially the Guanshan grassland, but it is a large grassland. The minister thinks that His Majesty may use troops against Longxi, should the military department mobilize grain and grass? ”

Why is Du Lie familiar with Longxi? Because his grandfather was the envoy of the Longxi Festival of the Jin State back then.

Cui Xiuning did not know the Guanshan grassland in Longshan. But Li Luo knew that the Guanshan Grassland was a very important horse farm in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and once raised 200,000 horses. Huo Quai's attack on the Huns was the horse of the Guanshan grassland.

"You don't have to allocate food and grass." Cui Xiuning said, "It is not easy to transport grain from Yizhou and Xiangyang to Guanzhong. His Majesty will let the wealthy families in Guanzhong donate money and grain, and the Yuan army also seized a lot of grain and grass in Guanzhong. Your Majesty will not take grain and grass from the south. ”

She knew that Li Luo would indeed use troops in Longxi, but there was no need to transfer grain and grass from the south.

Cousin Cui Mu came out and said: Empress Qiyu, now that Your Majesty has restored Guanzhong, her martial arts are impressive, and her merits are towering, please add another honorific title to Your Majesty! ”

The ministers immediately reacted, especially Mu Wei and other ministers, who asked to add honorific titles to the emperor.

Li Luo is already the Holy Emperor of Great Benevolence, the Khan of Heaven. Now that you have closed the Guanzhong, you have to add another honorific number?

Cui Xiuning suddenly had a fever on his face.

However, she was reluctant to refuse.

In fact, she couldn't refuse even if she wanted to. Because there is only one person who can refuse to increase the honorific title, and that is the emperor himself!

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