It turned out that this was the 30,000 cavalry led by Li Cheng, the commander of the Yanjing Northern Army, who set off from Yanjing City three days ago, day and night, wearing stars and moons, and finally arrived at Shanhaiguan this evening.

At this time, there are less than 10,000 living defenders in Shanhaiguan, everyone is wounded, the city is further damaged, there are traces left by the war everywhere, the corpse mountain is a sea of blood, the blood flows into a river, the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the Guancheng, a layer of golden light, but it is the greatest irony in the world!

At this time, Zhang Yu was in tears and excited, this is the joy of the rest of his life after the catastrophe, and it is also the joy of guarding Shanhaiguan!

Reinforcements from Yanjing City quickly took over the defense of the Shanhaiguan garrison and fought with the Mongols.

The decline of Shanhaiguan was stopped at once, and the Mongols on the city pass were defeated and retreated, and after a while, the Mongols were basically driven out of the city, and basically only the cadres were left on the city, and the Mongols left a corpse.

Kublai Khan, who was supervising the battle in the distance, saw this, his heart was depressed, he didn't expect the Qianren's reinforcements to come so quickly, he thought the same as Zhang Yu, the Qianren's large reinforcements should arrive tomorrow morning according to common sense, but he never expected that the Qianren's reinforcements would arrive this evening, could it be that they flew over?

He really couldn't figure it out, he thought that today, the whole army would attack, and the Shanhai Pass must be broken, but he saw that it was about to be captured, and there was a burst of joy in his heart, and the large reinforcements of the cadres soon arrived at the Shanhai Pass, making him fall short, and he was as uncomfortable as eating a fly!

According to his years of experience, there are at least tens of thousands of reinforcements, and they are all elites, looking at their equipment, it seems that the reinforcements are from Yanjing City!

His thoughts are still relatively confused now, he knows that there are tens of thousands of people who come to help, and he can't pose much danger to his Mongolian army, so he wants to continue to attack, seeing that the Mongolian army has shown fatigue, and the other party has come to reinforcements, it is a little more than worth the loss, don't attack, even if the other party comes to the reinforcements, it is still in a weak position, so retreat, the good advantage achieved before will be lost, it is indeed a pity!

At this time, Kublai Khan was hesitant, retreating or not retreating, after all, he still underestimated the lame little emperor who had just ascended the throne, and he didn't expect that the little emperor who had been on the throne for less than a month and had no power in the country reacted so quickly, daring to risk being pulled off the throne, and quickly made a decision, I was afraid that he made a decision to send troops on the day he received the military information, otherwise the reinforcements would not have come so quickly, and he still underestimated the courage of the little emperor after all!

Knowing this, he should have pressed the whole army early, I am afraid that he has now captured Shanhaiguan, and he regrets it.

It's just that he doesn't know that he is not underestimating Zheng Wen's courage, because Zheng Wen has decided to send a million-strong army from the north to prepare to fight him at Shanhaiguan.

If he knew, he would not hesitate here, but immediately led his troops away from the grassland desert, instead of thinking about how to capture Shanhaiguan.

Even if you capture Shanhaiguan now, what can you do if you capture Shanhaiguan, it is a dilapidated Shanhaiguan, and it is really a bit of a fool's dream to use this ruined Shanhaiguan and the remaining men and horses to resist the million-strong army of cadres.

He just took advantage of the new emperor of Daqian to ascend the throne and the country was in chaos, and brought troops to take advantage of it, not to send him to death!

After all, Kublai Khan triumphed over gratitude and sounded the trumpet of retreat.

The offensive and defensive battle of Shanhaiguan came to an end.

At this time at Shanhaiguan, Zhang Yu heard the clarion call of the Mongols to retreat, his heart was relieved, and he fell headlong on the corpses all over the ground.

Zhang Tie in the distance saw it, and hurriedly called: "Dad", and then quickly ran over and hugged Zhang Yu in his arms, and sniffed with his hand, fortunately, but he was too tired, he was old and injured, and he fainted all of a sudden, Zhang Tie suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly carried Zhang Yu down the city.

The guarding of Shanhaiguan was handed over to the reinforcements led by Li Cheng, and Li Cheng also took over the command.

Li Cheng stood on the Shanhaiguan Pass, carrying the afterglow of the setting sun, looking at the Guancheng for the rest of his life, only to see that many of the towers on the Guancheng had collapsed, the ruins and broken walls, the battlements were incomplete, and the corpses were all over the ground, and the blood was overflowing, so it was not tragic!

Li Cheng, thirty-five years old, tall and burly, with a national face, was born in a family of northern warriors, was born in the border army, joined the army at the age of sixteen, and also fought with the Mongols.

Li Cheng commanded the people, carried the corpses down the city, and commanded the people to repair the battlements, and the entire Guancheng gradually became orderly, and the entire Shanhaiguan regained some popularity.

The sun set, the moon came out, Li Cheng has been sticking to the Guancheng, to prevent the sudden attack of the Mongols, Shanhaiguan in the night, silent and cold, only the moon on the Guancheng, and the neighing of the brightly lit Mongolian camp in the distance, Li Cheng suddenly felt a burst of madness, a gust of wind blowing, and disappeared without a trace!

The night is getting thicker and thicker, and at this time in the Mongolian camp, Kublai Khan sat on the top, frowning, the fragrant beef in front of him, he didn't move at all, his heart was thinking about whether to continue to attack Shanhaiguan, he had to think repeatedly about attacking and retreating, and choose the most beneficial for himself, which is the most suitable!

Even if it is captured, the cadres have already reacted, and they will not dare to drive straight in, at most they will wantonly plunder the surrounding areas of Shanhaiguan, and the harvest will be far less than the loss this time, even if the best harvest can only force the cadres to exchange markets with themselves.

But retreat, and unwilling, this time the loss is too great, the gains outweigh the losses, and there is no gain, the leader who follows him is afraid that he will be full of complaints, although he does not shake his rule in Mongolia, but it will still have an impact, after all, he still has many powerful political enemies in Mongolia.

But how?

Kublai Khan decided to listen to the opinions of his men before making a decision.

Then he spoke: "It seems that Ben Khan still underestimated the lame little emperor who sat in Yanjing City and had just ascended the throne, I didn't expect him to react so quickly, you also saw it today, the advance reinforcements of the Qianren have also arrived this year, Ben Khan estimates that the Qianren army will arrive in three days, what do you say Ben Khan should do?" ”

As soon as the words fell, a man who looked like a civil official sitting at the bottom left of Kublai Khan stood up and said: "Great Khan, I think we should withdraw our troops, first, our losses are too great, and second, the cadres have already reacted, our surprise attack has turned into a strong attack, even if we capture Shanhaiguan, it is difficult to make up for the losses with a little gain, we must learn to stop losses, I think we should withdraw our troops." ”

"Fart," a man who looked like a military general stood up and said: "Great Khan, we have suffered a lot of losses, but we have also suffered a lot of losses from the cadres, besides, after so many days of bloody battles, we have a deep blood feud with the cadres, and if we withdraw our troops, I am worried that the morale of the army will be affected, and besides, we have not gained enough yet, I am afraid that the leaders of the tribes will complain." ”

"What's wrong with the morale of the army? What's wrong with complaints? With the Great Khan in Mongolia, a little noise can still be suppressed, but if we continue to attack Shanhaiguan, our losses are great, and now nearly 100,000 Mongolian soldiers have fallen under Shanhaiguan, and if this continues, we are afraid that we will have to lose another 100,000 people to capture Shanhaiguan, even if we capture Shanhaiguan, we will not be able to get more gains, and can only return to Mongolia with more than 100,000 people, and the Khan's rule in Mongolia will be unstable. The civil servant retorted.

"You, you ......" Nawu was dumbfounded by a retort.

When Kublai Khan heard this, he was also hesitant for a while, and the two of them said the truth, but the lesser of the two evils, Kublai Khan was already biased towards withdrawing the army, but it was not easy to speak.

Suddenly, another person stood up and said: "Great Khan, in my opinion, it is better to temporarily garrison Shanhaiguan, and then send envoys to negotiate peace with the Qianren, we will pay some benefits, and then discuss with the Qianren to expand the scale of the opening of the market, so that we can not only end the war with the Qianren, but also let the Great Khan give an account within Mongolia, which is not the best of both worlds?" ”

When Kublai Khan heard this, his eyes lit up, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be Bo Chi, who was usually very low-key under his account, and he almost ignored this person, but he didn't expect it to shine this time!

Then he opened his mouth and asked, "Bo Chi, are you sure that the Qianren will agree?" ”

Bo Chi said with a smile: "Great Khan, I'm not sure if it's ten out of ten, but seven or eight percent of the ministers are still there." ”

Kublai Khan listened, nodded, and motioned for him to continue.

"Great Khan, the new emperor of Qianting has just ascended the throne, and the throne has not yet been secured, at this time he is busy cultivating his power and consolidating his position, this is the time when he needs prestige, we give him prestige and benefits, why shouldn't he do it?" Bochi continued.

Kublai Khan listened, but he understood, this is sacrificing part of his reputation to help the little emperor of Qianguo build prestige in exchange for benefits.

Kublai Khan was not angry when he heard this, for a great khan like him, whose power was already established, his reputation was no longer so important to him, as long as it could be exchanged for benefits, he did not mind a slight loss of reputation.

Kublai Khan was trying to think about whether this would work, and after thinking about it, he found that this was the best way to do it at the moment!

On the one hand, it can alleviate the conflict with the Qianguo and facilitate the westward march of the Mongol army, and on the other hand, it can also appease the various forces within Mongolia, so that the Mongols can also gain benefits.

Then, Kublai Khan said to Bochi: "Bochi, you are very good, Ben Khan appointed you as my plenipotentiary envoy, enter the customs to meet the new emperor of the Qianguo, you can have full authority to negotiate peace, and Ben Khan will reward you heavily!" ”

When Bo Chi heard this, his face turned red, and he hurriedly bowed down, and said, "Thank you Great Khan for your trust!" ”