On the seventeenth day of July in the first year of Shaoxi, the sun was scorching the earth at noon, the green grassland was dying under the exposure of the sun, a breeze blew, and the slightest feeling of coolness was not felt, only a wave of heat was blowing on the face, making people feel like they were in a steamer.

The hats that were about the same as Fan Yangli's from Yifa City couldn't provide any cool feeling for Ye Qing and the others at all, because of the smoke and dust that had not yet dispersed after the Sun God and the others passed by, Ye Qing and Mu Huali, who were far behind, ate a stomach full of dry dust.

The two huge water bags hanging on the hunchbacks had been used up by the two of them in less than half a day.

"We have to save a little, lest we not survive Kerman City, and the two of us will die of thirst first." Ye Qing carried a heavy water bag and said in his arms.

At this time, there is nothing more precious to them than water, a Xiaoye River, an Amu Darya, although they all flow through the grassland, next door, but strangely, this is still a water-scarce area, unless they continue to the east, after reaching Keman City, they can find the main channel of the Xiaoye River, where they can get water supply.

Before that, the only source of water for the two of them was now half a bag of water that they held in each other's arms to cool off.

Sitting on the undulating and bumpy camelback, obviously not as comfortable as sitting on the back of a horse, whether it is the camel's steps or posture, when walking up and down more than the horse's back, so a long time riding a camel is actually much more tiring than riding a horse.

"Do you think we have a chance?" Mu Huali raised his head halfway, and then gave up looking at the sun that was about to rise overhead, the hot grassland was like a huge steamer, and the scorching and dry feeling brought by the breeze made them feel like a fire stuck in their throats at the moment.

With the ups and downs of the hunchback, Ye Qing could even feel the sound of gurgling water in his stomach, the hot weather made them only keep drinking water, but now their stomachs were swollen and almost unable to drink water, but the feeling of hot and thirsty was still extremely strong.

Swallowing his saliva and moistening his throat, he put his hand on the pergola and looked at the invisible team in front of him, Ye Qing muttered: "No matter what, we have to try, if we can make a difference in Keman City, then it will be much smoother for Temujin to attack the Khorezm, the original odds of five or five will become seventy or eighty percent of the odds of winning at that time, so to speak...... It was a hearty victory. ”

Ye Qing said while looking at the watch on his wrist from time to time, and then silently calculated the time in his heart, coupled with Mu Huali, a subordinate who had followed Temujin for many years, Ye Qing had vaguely predicted that if there was no major accident, Temujin was likely to blow the horn of attack against the Khwarazmian people with a battalion of 50,000 or 60,000 troops before the sun set today, when the sun god stayed in Keman City.

At that time, if there were some accidents in Keman City, it would be completely able to deal a devastating blow to the Khorezm people who were struggling to resist Temujin, so that once the camp collapsed, coupled with the accident of Keman City, then Keman City and Malhan would basically lose most of the threat, and the remaining troops would probably be difficult to resist Temujin's wind-like iron cavalry sweep.

"So no matter what, when we get to Keman, we can only stop and wait for Temujin's army, if we go to Malhan, or in the direction of the Khorezmite camp, after all, once the war starts, there will be chaos everywhere in this vast steppe Gobi, and the chances of us losing contact with them are too great, and it is not impossible to be completely separated." Ye Qing was on his hump, and with the ups and downs of the hump, his chin was knocked up a few times from time to time because of his words, but even so, the hot noon rush made him choose to rather have a sore chin than sit up straight.

Mu Huali nodded silently, he was from the grassland, and he naturally knew better what would happen to him once he was separated from his troops on the grassland.

Ye Qing had already tried his best to say that it was good, after all, once the two sides went to war, they were in the hinterland of the enemy, so the chance of encountering the enemy was far greater than that of their own people, so once that time came, the defeated army with red eyes would never care who they were, and it was much braver to flee for their lives than to resist the enemy head-on.

When Temujin conquered the Tatar Army, it was precisely because he was separated from the army that only two people, Mu Huali and Borshu, were left around, and in the severe cold where the wind and snow were full of wind and snow, and they could not discern the direction, in front of nature, the three of them were as weak as ants, and it took them nearly ten days, avoiding several groups of enemies, and even a small group of their own people, before they found the army to join them.

Along the way, when the large army of thousands of people of the sun god in front of them stopped to repair, Ye Qing and the others would also avoid it from a distance, hiding under the hill and waiting, and at this time, the thousands of people of the sun god would also send scouts behind them to prevent anyone from following them.

Therefore, several times, Ye Qing and Mu Huali had a great opportunity to kill the scouts closest to them, but the two of them did not dare to start, fearing that once the army of the Sun God found out that the scout force was missing, they would launch a larger area of scouts to investigate.

What's more, in the two days since the departure of Ifa City, the Sun God and these people are still vigilant about the events of Ifa City that night, not only is the speed of the journey much slower along the way, but even the scouts sent have only seen more and less along the way, densely packed as many cattle and sheep encountered on the grassland, so they can only let Ye Qing and Mu Huali drag far behind, and they dare not move forward at all.

After surviving the most difficult noon, not time, and Shen hour in the hot summer, after entering the unitary hour, the earth that was scorched by the sun for a day began to slowly recover its vitality, the days were long and the nights were short, so that the day was lengthened, and the time for the sun to scorch the ground was also extended, so when the sun had set in the Central Plains, the sun here was still hanging high in the air, and it was reluctant to fall.

The earthy yellow Keman city wall was already in the sight of Ye Qing and the others, and in the distance of the horizon, a large number of soldiers appeared in the vague Keman City, rushing in the direction of the sun god, a grand ceremony to welcome the sun god, before the sun was about to set, it was finally held, and Ye Qing and Mu Huali had already hidden behind and slept in a daze.

Mu Huali softly woke up Ye Qing, who was closing his eyes and recuperating under the heat wave, pointed to the vague figures in the distance, and said, "The lengthy welcome ceremony is over, it seems that there is no movement on the other side of the camp, is it late for the Great Khan?" ”

"I don't think it's too late, I'm worried that the four scouts we've put back in quick succession will not be able to get to the front of the army. If even one of them could be returned, then Temujin would have attacked the Khorezm camp before the sun set. After all, aren't you Tatars the best at fighting at this time? Ye Qing yawned and stretched his waist and said.

"How do you know that the Great Khan likes to fight at this time?" Mu Huali asked with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"When the sun sets, when all birds return to their nests, animals will instinctively relax their vigilance at this time, let alone humans who have been tired for a long day? Even if someone can cheer himself up, but more of it is just going through the motions, so at this time, for you who are mainly fighting a war of annihilation, how can you miss this great opportunity. The camel that was kneeling on the ground to rest moved slightly before and after Ye Qing walked to him, and then after Ye Qing stepped on, he began to get up slowly, regurgitating the "self-brought dry food" in the hump, and then slowly continued to walk towards Keman City.

"Your Excellency, you know us Tatars well, and this makes the Admiral feel uneasy." After Mu Huali stood up with the camel, he sat on the camel's back and said with a smile.

"Today's siege warfare is a weakness for you, and the war of annihilation is a strong point for you, so ah...... Let's hope we won't be enemies in the future. Ye Qing turned his head and said with a smile.

The Southern Song Dynasty was able to resist intermittently for half a century under the powerful Mongol iron cavalry, not because of how strong the military was, but because of the advantages of the terrain and the city, it was able to fight a tug-of-war with the Tatars for half a century.

As for what the brick family said in later generations, the so-called Southern Song Dynasty army was not weak, and it was the dynasty that resisted the Tatars for the longest time, but you don't look at it, the Tatars fought all the way to the west, and how many decent fortified cities could they encounter along the way? How many can be as fortresses as Xiangyang and Diaoyu City?

The Liao State was vulnerable and had no "city" to defend, and the Jin State was not so much killed by the Tatars, but rather the siege of the Song people for the Tatars to sweep away their most feared siege warfare, so that the Tatars could destroy the Jin in one fell swoop.

As for Xia Guo, Temujin gnawed this bone all his life, and finally took his old life, and he was worthy of it.

The factors of victory and defeat in war are never single, but attacking and defending cities is definitely the strength of the Song people and the weakness of the Tatars.

What's more, after the Tatars and the Song Dynasty jointly destroyed the Jin, with the Tatar army retreating north, the Song people also thought of taking the opportunity to recover Kaifeng Mansion Tokyo, Xijing Luoyang, and Nanjing Yingtianfu at that time, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, in addition to the lack of food and grass at the beginning, plus the Song people were attacking the city, but the Tatars opened up the tactics of abandoning the city and ambushing, and did not attack and defend with the Song people, but attacked the Song army in the middle of the road, and once again exerted their annihilation tactics to the extreme.

"Lord Ye has a good personal relationship with the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom?" Mu Huali was still half a camel behind Ye Qing, and asked with a smile again.

"Yes, when I was an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, I used to get along with Wan Yanjing for half a year, so thanks to the Dajin Emperor, I have never forgotten my husband." Ye Qing said with a frank smile.

"There is a blood feud between the Jin people and our Tatars, and the Great Khan has never forgotten it, and we Tatar warriors also hope that one day we can make the Jin people pay their blood debts." Mu Huali looked at Ye Qing with a calm expression under Fan Yang's hat, and after a pause, he continued: "The hatred between the Song court and the Jin people, there must be no need to say more about it, the adult is an important minister of the Song court, hasn't he thought about avenging the emperor?" ”

"Of course, I want to regain the territory lost by the Great Song Dynasty. Can...... We also have to have a longer memory, and we can't always heal the scars and forget the pain. Ye Qing smiled at Mu Huali, who looked puzzled, and continued: "Back then, I was the Great Song Dynasty and Jin to resist Liao, but in the end, I led the wolf into the room, not only did I not be able to get the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun that I thought about day and night, but in the end, I also took the shame of the capture of the Second Sage. Therefore, Song Ting will no longer easily unite with others, relying on others always does not have the peace of mind to rely on himself, right? ”

"But have you forgotten, but now we are all under your proposal, so we have today's battle to help Liao fight against the Khorezmians, my lord, you are saying this now, is it suspected of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?" Mu Huali's expression gradually became a little serious.

"Nothing in this world is forever, but national righteousness is forever. Out of the Great Liao, stepping into the territory of the Khorezm people, haven't you found that whether it is Liao or Xia, Jin or you, or my Great Song Dynasty, they are all incompatible here? We have an oriental appearance, and they are completely different from us in appearance, can you see them as one kind? You won't feel like you're fuss about the humanities you see in Xia, Liao, Jin, Song, etc., as if you've arrived in a completely different world. But when you were in Keman, Ifa, and Marhan, you were often dumbfounded, didn't that tell the story? ”

"I, Ye Qing and you, Mu Huali, although they are people from two different dynasties, it is undeniable that the orthodox culture of the Central Plains has an influence on you and me, and they are all things that flow in our blood. The so-called same text, same species, and same lineage are our common characteristics. People will satirize the barbarians on the grassland who drink blood for Ru Mao, but what has happened on the grassland, the blood and tears that have been immersed in the grassland land, with the inheritance of generations, have long been carved into our bones and integrated into our blood, the real history that has happened will not deceive people, the blood and tears of generations on the grassland, and the things that have been passed down will not deceive people, there are many differences between us, but you don't forget, the grassland and the Central Plains have always been closely related and bloodlined, although there are often wars, But...... The kind of thing that is the same kind of text, invisible and intangible, has always been between us. ”

Ye Qing looked at the low earthy yellow city wall of Keman City in front of him, sighed and continued: "Seeking common ground while reserving differences, but it will never affect the righteousness of the Chinese nation. Otherwise, with the shrewdness of your Great Khan, would you be easily moved by me, and then willingly come all the way to Daliao to conquer the Khorezmians? ”

"If that's the case, Lord Ye should join forces with the Great Khan, and then we conquer this world together, wouldn't it? You can't get used to looking at the immortals in the hills, but the last general thinks that you don't like the sun god who pretends to be a god and a ghost, so why can't you erase them from this territory, let our same culture and species take root here, and let the righteousness, force, and dignity of our Chinese nation be further expanded? Mu Huali frowned and said.

Ye Qing looked back at Mu Huali in surprise, he wanted to win him over before, but he didn't expect it to be the other way around now, and he began to woo himself to join the gang.

"And then?" Ye Qing asked with a smile.

Because of the sun god's entry into the city, the city gate at this moment was crowded with people waiting to enter the city, and while Ye Qing and Mu Huali were waiting to enter the city, there were already several caravans in the long queue ahead, which were driven out by the city gate guards with punches and kicks, and they were not allowed to enter Keman City tonight.

"I know that to the east is the endless sea, and there is a small island nation, and to the west ......." Mu Huali slowly looked at the fading golden afterglow in the west, and said with a somewhat yearning expression: "But in the west, we still have a territory that we don't know, if we can defeat the Khorezmians, why can't we go all the way west until we see the sea again?" ”

Ye Qing was silent, compared to Mu Huali's bravery in facing the world, he suddenly felt that his pattern seemed to be a little small, and when people were already looking at the world, he was still complacent about the righteousness of the nation.

Although the two are different and cannot be compared with each other, Ye Qing also had to be convinced, at this time, the spirit of the people on the grassland to explore the world, as their force increased, they became more and more courageous.

So who's right and who's wrong? Or is it all right, or is it ...... All wrong?

So is it Confucianism that shackles the Central Plains' exploration of the world, or does the grassland destroy the advanced civilization of the Central Plains?

So, in this period, which is right and wrong between the grassland and the Central Plains?