The north wind howled, and the ground was yellow.

Huo Qubing and Yue Fei led 120,000 troops to the north, walked for more than ten days, crossed the original northern part of the Qi Kingdom, and officially entered the grassland. Then their route changed, and they went east first, and from the easternmost side to the north, they could drive straight to the east of the Yuan king's court.

The grassland is too vast, as far as the eye can see, and the Yuan people are rude, they only know that the grassland is the land of the Yuan country, and it is difficult for them to divide the state and county system. There is also no clear division of territory between the tribes, some overlapping and some are widely spaced.

However, the Yuan people are not stupid, they will choose a good location, so the better the location, the more occupied by the big tribes, and the royal court of the Yuan Kingdom is the best location in the grassland. And eighty percent of the tribal battles between the Yuan kingdoms were for turf.

It is said that the terrain around the royal court is higher, blocking the bad north wind, and the terrain is low to retain the water source, so the pasture is fertile, and the earliest royal family of the Yuan Kingdom built the royal court here, and for hundreds of years, a fixed capital has been built here, and more than 700,000 yuan people have lived.

Now Temu Zhen and the Yuan Kingdom are fighting in the west of the royal court, and the fight is fierce, and Huo Qubing and Yue Fei attack from the east, and the effect is the best. In order to keep a low profile and his whereabouts, Guo Jia stayed in the Yuan Kingdom for so long, and specially sent people to find a route, that is, the route of Huo Quai's march now, and only some small tribes will be encountered on the way, and when the time comes, the army will directly run over it, and it will be able to ensure that the whereabouts will not be revealed.

After entering the steppe, the army marched for five days and came across the first tribe, with a population of about 10,000, which was a small tribe.

Huo Qubing and Yue Fei took advantage of the night to rush and kill, quickly resolved the battle, and then continued north.

This road was personally selected by Guo Jia, reliable and hidden, and there were no big tribes, plus Huo Qubing sent scouts, disguised as Yuan people, and once there was a change, he could contact him immediately through the Eagle Falcon.

In this way, half a month later, Huo Qubing and Yue Fei's soldiers and horses finally approached the royal court, the distance was only more than a hundred miles, and the army was hidden in a basin, and the raised terrain around it just covered its whereabouts.

At the same time, Temujin's defeat became more and more obvious, and only a hundred thousand troops remained, losing more than half.

The anxious Temujin asked Guo Jia: "Sir, are the soldiers and horses of Great Xia?" Our scouts have investigated a radius of more than 500 miles, but they have not found any trace of the Great Xia soldiers and horses, could it be that the other party will not attack? ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Leader, don't worry, the eagle report sent by the scouts is sure that a large number of Xia troops from Tiancang Pass must be heading north, and our scouts can't find the other party's whereabouts, which means that the other party is not near us, but should be east of the royal court." ”

Temujin nodded and sighed: "This time I am desperate to drive the wolf and devour the tiger, if I can't achieve the goal, then I will be a sinner of the Yuan Kingdom!" ”

Guo Jia comforted: "Rest assured, the Great Xia soldiers and horses are rushing thousands of miles, just to annihilate the Khan, and capture the thief and capture the king first, this is an eternal rule." Once they succeeded, they would quickly return to Great Xia. They don't have reinforcements here, and if they stay here, they will look for death, and they will definitely not dare to stay! ”

"Exactly! When they retreat, I will lead people to hunt them down, if they can be annihilated, then I will be the savior of the Yuan Kingdom, turning the tide, and then no one will dare to oppose me as a khan! Temujin sneered.

Guo Jia praised: "What the leader said is right! Now we continue to fight and retreat, the more obvious the defeat, the Khan will relax his vigilance, and the rest will be handed over to the Xia army. ”

Temujin nodded, raised his head and looked at the royal court, his eyes eager.

Huo Quzhi and Yue Fei were recuperating in the basin, and received an eagle report from Guo Jia at night. In the letter, Guo Jia introduced that he would suggest that Temujin show his weakness to the enemy, so that the Yuan Khan would take it lightly, and two days later would be the memorial day of the Yuan Khan's father, and the royal court would mourn, which was the best time to attack.

At the end of the letter, Guo Jia introduced the forces inside and outside the royal court, only 40,000 troops were stationed, and the rest of the troops were sent by the Khan to deal with Temujin, and were pinned down by Temujin. He also drew a detailed map of the royal court.

The Yuan were nomadic peoples, and although the royal court was their imperial capital and the people who lived here were settled, they did not have the skilled hands of the Han Chinese, and the environment did not support them to build majestic and tall cities.

Therefore, the outer periphery of the royal court did not build a tall city wall, and even the outermost Yuan tribe still lived in tents, only in the interior, there were houses built with mud and stone, but the style was very simple, the Yuan people were still not used to living in houses, and preferred tents.

And in the middle is the royal court where the khan lived.

The imperial court was built of stone, and the scale was not small, covering an area of dozens of acres, representing the status of the khan. And the scale of the construction is also more elaborate than the outside dwellings. In order to show its status, the imperial court pulled up a wall, the height was four meters, but the width was limited, unlike the width of the Great Xia city wall, which was several meters wide, this was just a wall, and no one could stand on it. However, outside the wall, sentry posts were built at intervals, and soldiers stood on them to prevent anyone from climbing over the wall into the palace.

The entire imperial court is circular, with a total of six portals, and the portals are also very simple, they are ordinary wooden doors, which can be exploded with gunpowder, and there is no moat.

All in all, the imperial court of the Khan of the Yuan Kingdom was very simple, and it was not difficult to break through.

In the final analysis, the living habits of the Yuan people make them dislike to live in a fixed residence. Secondly, the conditions are not allowed, whether it is from the material or the craftsmanship. Moreover, since the establishment of the royal court of the Yuan Kingdom, no enemy army has ever killed them, and the Yuan people have the confidence of a mystery, thinking that the grassland is their world, who dares to run to the wolf's mouth to find their own way to die?

Huo Qubing and Yue Fei called all the generals to memorize the topographical map of the royal court, and at the same time began to assign routes and how to kill and attack the imperial court.

This attack is not in vain, Huo Quzhi and Yue Fei have big ambitions, they want to kill or capture the Khan of the Yuan Kingdom, let them know the strength of Great Xia!

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Two days passed quickly.

This day is the day of sacrifice for the father of the Khan of the Yuan Kingdom.

The Khan of the Yuan Kingdom, whose real name is Qu Zhulu, was born in the five major tribes of the Yuan Kingdom, but his father was only the youngest son of the leader of the Yuan Barbarians.

Although Qu Zhulu's father was the youngest son, he had outstanding ability, liked to read Han books, learned a few tricks and skills, and surpassed other brothers step by step and took charge of the barbarians.

At that time, the Naiban tribe was not the most powerful of the five tribes, and Qu Zhulu's father relied on his talent to continue to grow the Naiban tribe.

Later, Qu Qu Lu grew up and relied on his ability to defeat the other brothers, and finally got his father's approval, became the leader of the barbarians, and became a khan.

Therefore, Qu Zhulu respected his father very much, thinking that if it were not for his father's respect and care for him, he would never have become the Khan of the Yuan Kingdom, and he might have died a long time ago.

Therefore, every time there was a day of sacrifice for his father, he would pay tribute.

At this moment, many tribal leaders entered the royal court to participate in the memorial ceremony, including the leaders of the other three major tribes, the Kereh, the Mierqig, and the Tatar.

Before the ceremony began, the leaders of the three tribes were talking to Qu Qu Lu.

The leader of the Kereh tribe was a gray-haired old man named Hurzahusi, and he only heard him say: "Your Majesty, I have heard that Temujin's soldiers and horses are retreating one after another, and in less than a month, they will be able to annihilate each other. The Mongol tribes, under his leadership, have gone to ruin. I, the Kereh tribe, are willing to send another 20,000 troops to annihilate Temujin! ”

Qu Qu Lu is in his fifties, and he eats big belly poop, he glanced at Hu Erza Husi, what the hell is this old guy's idea, how can Qu Qu Lu not know! It is nothing more than the victory over Temujin, so that he can better divide Temujin's territory and people, which is a great wealth.

"You have a heart, Ben Khan agrees to your troops." Qu Qulu remained silent and agreed to the other party's request.

When the leaders of the Mi'er and Tatar tribes saw this, their eyes were also red, and they immediately pleaded with Qu Chulu to send troops to settle the war as soon as possible.

Qu Qu Lu nodded and agreed.

"After destroying Temujin, we should think about how to survive in the future! Great Xia has built a city and stationed heavy troops, and we can't grab the material. In the past few years, the weather has been bad, we have frozen to death too many people, countless tribes have perished, if we can't think of a suitable way to survive, we will become weaker and weaker, maybe one day, the soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom will come over and kill our royal court! Qu Qu Lu said.

Huerzha Husi smiled and said: "Khan, the Xia Kingdom is so far away from the royal court, as long as they dare to come, they will be alone and in danger, and there will be no return!" ”

"That's right! The vast grasslands must be their graves! ”

"They don't dare! From ancient times to the present, it has always been us who have beaten them! ”

The other two leaders said proudly.

Qu Zhulu was also very proud, and said with a smile: "Although it is impossible, you must also tell the crisis." The Xia Kingdom repaired the city and built the wall, but only dared to shrink back to defense, which means that they did not have the courage and did not dare to go deep into the grassland at all. But the city is blocking our way, and it's very dangerous! The people of Xia have a saying, be prepared for danger in times of peace, so Ben Khan is also full of worries. ”

The three leaders nodded and glanced at each other, and there was no better way for each other.

The east of the Yuan Kingdom is a vast ocean, the west is the white snow-capped mountains, the north is getting colder and colder, there is no human population at all, and now the south is controlled by Great Xia, and the Yuan Kingdom is really locked up in the grassland and cannot move.

"When Temujin is settled, the matter is being discussed. The memorial service of the deceased father will begin immediately, three please! Qu Qulu looked at the hour and said.

The three of them nodded, and followed him out of the room to the sacrificial hall to pay their respects.

According to the ceremony, after the memorial service, Qu Chulu set up a dinner party to entertain the leaders of the various tribes who came.

At the same time, in the east of the royal court, night had fallen, and Huo Qubing and Yue Fei's soldiers and horses were ready.