Of course, Tuhuan didn't dare to rush to the city to watch the battle, since he was sniped by the Song army's sharpshooters last time, he regarded going to the city as a dangerous road, so he just urged Lahu to say quickly. At this critical moment, Lahudo also let go of his burden and put his doubts and conjectures out completely.

Previously, Lahudo did not suspect that the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty was cheating, after all, the provincial right Cheng Ma Shao, who was in charge of the peace negotiation, went deep into the enemy camp more than ten times before and after, and did not find anything abnormal...... Everything indicates that the Song army's forces outside the city remained full, and there was no sign of withdrawal.

All this that Tuhuan found also made Tuhuan think that his plan to delay the army succeeded, as long as he waited for Yuxi Timur to come to help, the two sides could cooperate with each other to break the siege. Therefore, Dehuan was able to willingly send gold, silver, jewelry, beauties and good horses into the Song camp, pretending to be cowardly in front of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and basically satisfying his requests unconditionally, without realizing that he was secretly arranging them, and hiding from Dehuan's eyes.

Until the Song army, in the name of Timur's southern invasion of Yuxi, issued an ultimatum to attack the city if it did not surrender the city, Tuhuan and the civil and military forces of the city still believed that the army of the Southern Dynasty was still outside the city. This morning, the Song army did not receive an answer, and began to mobilize troops to threaten the city, and when the masters of Lahu patrolled the city, they suddenly found that the Song army outside the city was not as many as expected.

The main force of the Song army was in the north city, and the battle formations arranged in the east, south and west directions were greatly reduced, and the visual inspection would never exceed 10,000 people, and the Song army left only a wilderness after pulling out the camp, not a single soldier was left, and all of them went to the city. Lahudo also suspected that the Song army had ambushed part of its forces on the main road outside the city to ambush the Yuan army that broke through from the city, but after he turned around, he found that the Song army was basically average in the deployment of troops, and did not use the usual tactic of 'encircling three without one', obviously their plan was to annihilate the Yuan army in Yangzhou City, so they did not leave them a 'way to live'.

And another thing also aroused the association of Lahudo, yesterday after receiving the ultimatum of Song Jun, he was also in front of the officials to discuss the matter. Everyone thought that Yuxi Timur took advantage of the emptiness of Jiangdong troops in the south to cross the river and invade the south, and the besieging Song army must have panicked and quickly withdrawn to help after learning the news, and had no intention of spending it outside Yangzhou. At that time, he also thought that the ultimatum issued by the Song army was a bluff, a smoke released for the withdrawal of troops.

But the current situation was a blow to Lahudo, not only did the Song army not withdraw as they expected, but launched an attack according to the preface, and what surprised him even more was that the imperial flag of the Southern Dynasty also appeared on the Bijia Mountain in the city. This not only shows its existence, but also shows the determination of the Song army to capture Yangzhou. He connected what he saw and thought about it again, and the truth was revealed, and this new discovery could be said to make his heart tremble. Obviously, the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty had already made a plan, secretly transferred the besieging army back to Jiangdong, and waited for Yuxi Timur to drill, and the timing of the siege was even more suspicious.

"In this way, the strength of the Song army besieging the city has been greatly reduced, which is basically the same as the strength of our army in the city, and it is not easy to conquer Yangzhou in this case!" After listening to it, Tuohuan said with a happy face.

"Your Highness, having said that, the firearms of the Song army are fierce, and our army is almost powerless. Before the two armies engaged, our army suffered extremely heavy casualties, and if this continued, the Song army would be completely destroyed before it could go to the city. "Lahudo is a little speechless about His Highness's peculiar brain circuit, although the number of Song troops is small, they can hold sharp weapons, and their combat effectiveness can be multiplied; Most of their own troops are cavalry troops, and they are good at coming and going conflicts, but the city is small and blocked in the city, and their advantages cannot be played at all, and an increase and a decrease are enough to make up for the lack of troops.

"Alas, this king can't understand why he can't get along with this king, even if he has already gone deep into the hinterland of Jiangdong, even if he has been prepared, he should be in Lin'an, why can't he get along with this king!" Although Tuhuan reluctantly accepted the reality, he was still unwilling.

"Your Highness, in such a situation, it is already clear!" Seeing that there was still a fluke in Tuhuan, Lahuduo frowned and said again, "Yuxi Timur crossed the river to the south this time, not only did the troops of the two Huai, but even transferred the troops of the two Duwanhu Mansions stationed in Jiangbei Province, and the 30,000 troops trapped in Yangzhou City can be said to be the last strength in the Lianghuai region. ”

"Huh?!" After hearing this, Tuohuan immediately softened as if he was cramped, he really didn't expect that the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty had such a big picture. In fact, as Lahudo said, once the Song army gathered and annihilated the enemy in the south and conquered Yangzhou, it was like entering a no-man's land in a big way to the north, and it could easily take the north and south of the two Huai and conquer the Gyeonggi region.

"Your Highness, the sound of artillery in the north is getting more and more intense, and the city is in danger, so you have to make a decision immediately!" Seeing that he was distracted, Lahudo hurriedly reminded.

"......" At this time, Dehuan had a feeling of despair, his head was bigger than eight, and Lahudo's words could be said to shatter a dream that he had buried in his heart for a long time.

It is said that a soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier, and this sentence also applies to the heavenly family, and a prince who does not want to be an emperor is not a good prince. According to the old practice of Mongolia's 'young son guarding the stove', Tuhuan, as the eldest son of Kublai Khan, should inherit the throne, but under the persuasion and insistence of the Han ministers, Kublai Khan changed the ancestral system and practiced the Han law - succeeded to the throne with the eldest son, so that Zhenjin ascended to the throne of the crown prince. And he, as the youngest son of his father Khan, was divided into Jiangnan, far away from the center, and missed the Khan's position.

It is said that Kublai Khan is not thin on Dehuan, Jiangnan is rich and has a large population, and his military and political power in Jiangnan can be said to be infinite. But Tuhuan was not satisfied, and thought that this was his father Khan's move to clear the way for real gold to ascend to the throne. And after he arrived in Jiangnan, there were constant wars, Kublai Khan's expeditions to Japan, Annam, and Zhancheng, and the pacification of the slang rebellion, all of which were frequent expeditions from Jiangnan, and he also thought that this was the beginning of his bad luck.

Although victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, but after the Huanhuan arrived in Jiangnan, the previous expeditions were less victories and more defeats, and the two attacks on Qiong ended in failure. This led to the Khan's enrage, which reduced his power and forbade him to enter Beijing for an audience. He thought that it was because he could not inherit the throne that he was sent to Jiangnan, which was far away from the center, and his fall from grace was also caused by the eldest brother Zhenjin and a group of Hanchen slandering the Great Khan.

After Kublai Khan's illness and death, according to the custom, the princes who were divided into feudal areas had to go to the funeral and elect a new khan with the king who was stationed in the old Mongolian land. But in order to succeed to the throne, Zhenjin did not mourn secretly, but first contacted the kings to discuss the succession, and Tuhuan originally had the intention of seizing the heir, but he knew that there was an edict that his father Khan was not allowed to see him in advance, and Zhenjin could use this matter to shield himself from the candidates. In order to get the opportunity to go to Helin, he had to promise to help Zhenjin succeed to the throne, and then make plans when he got to the place.

According to the situation at that time, Tuhuan held the military and political power in Jiangnan, with more than 300,000 Mongolian and Southern Song Dynasty new annexed troops under his command, as well as Ali Hague, Liu Shen, instigation and other generals who could conquer and fight habitually, and held half of the taxes of the imperial court, and the 'King of Jiangnan' can be described as worthy of the name. He had money and soldiers, and if he could get the support of the Mongol kings, he would be fully capable of competing with Zhenjin for the throne.

But people are not as good as heaven, and the thieves who avoided Qiongzhou sent troops to Jiangnan in the name of protecting the tomb, and took advantage of the opportunity of the dragons in Jiangnan to seize the entire Jiangnan, but Zhenjin did not save him when he saw death, that is, he refused to let him return to the south, nor did he send troops to rescue. This made Tuhuan lose his fundamental place, and he no longer had the capital to compete with real gold, forcing him to submit to him and become an idle prince living in Yangzhou.

After arriving in Yangzhou, the idea of taking off the joy of winning the heir gradually thinned, so he used his prince's privileges and Yangzhou's developed salt industry to devote his energy to the great cause of accumulating wealth, and soon his business spread all over the north coast of the Yangtze River, and he really saved a lot of family business. If the Southern Dynasty hadn't sent troops to Yangzhou, Tuhuan might have been happy to be a rich man, but he found an opportunity in this war, so his mind to win the heir came alive again!

Tuhuan knew that Zhenjin had a bad life after succeeding to the throne, and after losing the money bag of Jiangnan, everything was not going well for the imperial court, and the war could not be fought, so he could only use his limited financial resources to suppress the rebellion in the northwest, and he was unable to carry out the war to recover Jiangnan. And the rewards for the kings have also decreased year by year, causing disputes between the old kings and the Hanfa faction. Under pressure, he had to use the financial management faction to suppress the Hanfa faction to alleviate the contradictions within the imperial court, but this also made it lose its most favorable support. also knows that Zhenjin has been riddled with old diseases since he succeeded to the throne, and his health is getting worse day by day, and in his opinion, time is running out.

So Tuhuan regarded the invasion of the Southern Dynasties as an opportunity for himself to turn over, and took advantage of the repeated failures of the Mongolian army to aid Yangzhou and Ma Shao's 'incompetence', and quickly grasped the military and political power of Yangzhou and tens of thousands of troops. He played his calculations very well, urging Yuxi Timur to lead a large army to aid Yangzhou, and at the same time allowing Ma Shao to maintain contact with the Southern Dynasties, so as to prepare for his further control of the two Huai and his invasion of the Gyeonggi region.

Tuhuan thought very well, he knew that with the combat effectiveness of the army of the Southern Dynasties, Yuxi Timur would inevitably pay a great price to drive him back to Jiangnan, and the army under his control would be able to dominate one side, and he could force Zhenjin to give power to himself. With soldiers in hand, he can make a comeback and gradually expand his strength and take Lianghuai into his arms. Maintaining contact with the Southern Dynasties could not only maintain 'good' economic relations between the two sides and usurp more money, but also use it to threaten the imperial court and force real money to further delegate power.

"Breakout!" But people are not as good as heaven, and the thieves of the Southern Dynasty are high at chess, and they will smash the dream of dejoying, and they can't fight if they want to. When this did not mean that he was going to sit still, after a long silence, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice......

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