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Kublai Khan had arrived in the capital of Jinan, but the news was kept strictly secret and only a few people knew about it.

In fact, before leaving, Kublai Khan still hesitated, the battle of Shandong is indeed important, if you can defeat the Ming army, then the situation behind is very easy to control, but at the beginning Kublai Khan did not see the battle of Shandong as important, after all, he is experienced in a hundred battles, and he also knows that one battle is difficult to determine the whole situation.

What made Kublai Khan make up his mind was the sea capital of the Mobei steppe.

From the twists and turns written by Tachar, Kublai Khan was horrified to find one thing, that is, the sea bottom and the Ming court are also inextricably linked, the most significant thing is that the army under the command of Haidu actually obtained a thunderbolt.

The Ming army and the Mongolian army have thunderstorms, but the power of the Ming army's thunderstorms is absolutely different, but the thunderbolts held by Haidu are the kind of thunderbolts that are powerful, and it is impossible to say that Haidu himself has such a powerful thunderbolt.

This can only show one thing, that is, the thunder in Haidu was provided by the Ming army, which means that the hands of Wu Shaogang and the Ming court have reached out to the Mobei grassland.

This is by no means a trivial matter, the Mobei grassland is extremely important to Kublai Khan, and it is a holy place in the minds of the Mongolian magnates in the court, if the hand of the Ming court reaches out to the Mobei grassland, it will be difficult for the Dayuan court to get a moment of peace.

It seems that Wu Shaogang's vision is really different, think about the Monan grassland has been gradually infiltrated by Wu Shaogang, the influence of the Great Yuan Court in the Monan grassland has gradually declined, if Wu Shaogang's influence penetrates into the Mobei grassland, then the nest of Kublai Khan and the Great Yuan court will no longer exist.

This was something that Kublai Khan absolutely could not bear, and it was also something that Kublai Khan was extremely angry about.

It is precisely for this reason that Kublai Khan made up his mind completely, not only to drive the expedition in person, but also to dispatch most of the Mongolian army to fight with the Ming army in Shandong.

There are still 50,000 Mongolian troops stationed in the Mobei grassland, including 10,000 Mongolian iron cavalry and 40,000 new attached troops, but Kublai Khan's letter to the commander Tachar also makes it very clear that at this stage, it is necessary to strengthen ties with Haidu, as long as Hai does not cause trouble in the Mobei grassland and does not conflict with the Mongolian army, the rest of the things will not be taken care of.

The total number of Mongolian troops stationed in Dadu, Yanjing, Damingfu and other places was only 50,000, except for the 20,000 Mongolian iron cavalry left in Dadu, the rest were almost all newly attached to the army responsible for defense, and the rest of the sergeants all marched towards the area of Jinan Mansion in Shandong.

The Mongol iron cavalry concentrated in the area of Jinan Prefecture had a total strength of nearly 170,000 troops, and the new annexed army reached a rare 200,000 troops.

In other words, the total strength of the Mongolian army concentrated in Shandong this time was close to 400,000.

Such a scale of troops is rare and the first time it has been seen.

Kublai Khan's goal was clear, to completely defeat the Ming army in Shandong.

In this battle, Kublai Khan not only wanted to completely defeat the Ming army, but also drove the Ming army out of the Central Plains in one go, Kublai Khan believed that the fate of the Ming court was exactly the same as that of the Great Song Dynasty.

Jinan Fucheng, a mansion in the south of the city.

The outside of this mansion looks very ordinary, with gray-white walls and vermilion gates, and the people around it also know that there are Mongolians living here, and it is said that the status is still very noble, and even the prefect does not dare to provoke it.

However, when you enter the mansion, the feeling is completely different, with small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, all available.

Kublai Khan's camp was in this mansion.

When he came to the capital of Jinan, of course Kublai Khan would not enter the prefect's yamen, the target was too big, and the leakage of intelligence over the years also made Kublai Khan feel that his opponent Wu Shaogang was not good at stubble, if he didn't pay attention to it a little, I am afraid that a lot of news would leak out again.

Kublai Khan had very few staff around him, and as the most outstanding commander of the Great Yuan court, he didn't need his staff to help analyze.

It had been many years since he had personally commanded a large army to fight, but Kublai Khan did not feel rusty at all.

Prince Hedan, Prince Habichi, and Wuliang Hetai waited in the reception room, none of them spoke, and they all bowed their heads, not knowing what they were thinking.

The grievances between Prince Hedan and Wuliang Hetai have not been truly resolved, but the war is imminent, and it is impossible for the two to straighten out their personal grievances first, but this time they are all following the emperor to Shandong to conquer, and they almost have to meet every day, which also makes the two feel uncomfortable.

As for Prince Habichi, he won't say anything, he doesn't have the ability to reconcile the contradictions between Hedan and Wuliang Hetai, unless the emperor comes forward in person, or Prince Moge comes forward.

When Kublai Khan entered the reception room, Hedan and the others immediately saluted.

Kublai Khan didn't pay that much attention, waved his hand and walked to the front of the desk.

On the desk is a map with detailed information about Juzhou and Haizhou.

Kublai Khan had been looking at this map for several days.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the news of the army's entry into Shandong can't be hidden, I think the Ming army is also ready for everything, I have been thinking, where is the battle with the Ming army, two days ago, the Hedan brothers suggested, the army to kill Haizhou, and strive to fight with the Ming army in Haizhou, I feel that this idea, a bit of wishful thinking."

Hedan's head bowed again, if it was before, he would not be able to bear such an accusation, after all, he was the most courageous among the Mongolian princes, but now it was different.

"I want to remind you brothers that the combat deployment is not only carried out according to our ideas, the Ming army is also brave, and that Wu Shaogang is also not simple, how can he fight according to my arrangement."

"These days, I have thought about it carefully, and the fight with the Ming army should be carried out in Juzhou."

Speaking of this, Kublai Khan looked at Hedan and the others.

"The large and small cities of Juzhou are under the control of the imperial court, no matter how the Ming army penetrates, it is impossible to directly occupy the city, from this aspect, the situation is favorable to me, and it is also beneficial to the army."

"In terms of the number of troops, I can conclude that it also has an advantage, and it is impossible for the Ming army to have so many sergeants, but I think that Wu Shaogang can desperately expand the Ming army, and I see that the more sergeants in the Ming army, the better it will be for me."

"The battle with the Ming army, I expect to start in Yishui and Ju County, if the Ming army can be lured to Yishui to fight, then the overall situation is favorable to me, but I know that the Ming army is afraid that it will not be pulled to Yishui, so I think that the decisive battle is very likely to be carried out in Ju County."

"I believe that your brothers will be able to completely defeat the Ming army and defeat Wu Shaogang."

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Kublai Khan is still full of confidence, although the army is very brave, but in his opinion, this kind of bravery is not so feared, and this battle is dominated by Mongolian iron cavalry, in the eyes of Kublai Khan, Mongolian iron cavalry is invincible in the world, and it will be able to completely defeat the Ming army.

Another striking feature of Kublai Khan's personal expedition is that the implementation of the order is unusually timely, there is not much controversy, and there is no one who puts forward different opinions.

Before Kublai Khan finished speaking, Wuliang Hetai raised his head several times, obviously wanting to add something, but when he saw that Hedan, Habichi and others were all bowing their heads, they didn't speak.

Hedan has always kept his head down, after all, he has already put forward a suggestion, that is, the army will kill Haizhou, once the Mongolian army takes Haizhou, it will directly threaten the two Huai, so that the Ming army is difficult to take care of, but unfortunately his proposal was completely vetoed by the emperor, in this case, to make a suggestion is to bring humiliation on himself.

Ha Bichi's idea is relatively simple, just deploy the battle according to the emperor's arrangement, you don't have to think about so many things, and besides, the emperor has personally conquered, so there is no need to talk much.

Kublai Khan was also observing Hedan and the others as he spoke.

Although he attaches great importance to power, Kublai Khan is not a dictator in general, and he can still listen to his opinions, but this time is different, Wuliang Hetai was defeated by the Ming army, and Hedan was not able to defeat the Ming army, only Habichi did not directly fight with the Ming army, from this point of view, Hedan and Wuliang Hetai did not have much confidence.

Kublai Khan had to give everyone confidence in defeating the Ming army, so in this case, the choice of combat methods would be relatively conservative.

The bravery of the Mongol cavalry is mainly reflected in the amazing impact power, as well as the fast movement speed, which can give the opponent a merciless blow in the shortest possible time.

In terms of determining the commander of the battle, Kublai Khan also thought about it carefully, and he still decided to let Hedan lead the army to fight, with Habichi assisting, and as for Wuliang Hetai, he stayed by his side.

The contradiction between Wuliang Hetai and Hedan, Kublai Khan was very clear, the Great Yuan court was already in an extremely special period, and the first thing Kublai Khan prevented was that there were Mongolian magnates defecting to Haidu, such a situation is not non-existent, for example, Wuliang Hetai.

Wuliang Hetai is also a powerful general, and he also has a certain influence in the Great Yuan court, what kind of thoughts will he have when he loses his most outstanding son Ashu, that is unclear, and Kublai Khan cannot ruthlessly punish Hedan, which causes Wuliang Hetai to feel uncomfortable in his heart.

There is a great resentment in the heart of the Wuliang Hetai, Kublai Khan must find a way to vent the resentment of the Wuliang Hetai to the Ming army, if this can be done, then the Wuliang Hetai battle will be extremely brave.

The emperor's scheming Kublai Khan will not forget, how to lead many Mongolian magnates, how to consolidate their own power, and ascend the throne for so many years, Kublai Khan has long been familiar with it, of course, if there are special circumstances, for example, some Mongolian magnates also want to follow Abuligo's approach, Kublai Khan will never be soft.