Prince Hedan never left Shandong, and almost all of his troops were stationed in Jinan Province. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Haizhou, Pizhou, Xuzhou, Yizhou and Tengzhou and other places, all occupied by the Ming army, the rest of Juzhou, the Ming army did not take advantage of the void to enter, so now Juzhou, has become a middle ground, the scouts of the Mongolian army and the Ming army, many times go deep into Juzhou to investigate the news, of course, nominally speaking, Juzhou is still directly controlled by the Dayuan court, at least the officials of the state and county are appointed by the Dayuan court, but unfortunately, many officials who are officials in Juzhou, as long as they can think of a way, are eager to leave, The officials who stayed here were also worried every day, not knowing when bad luck would come.

Prince Hedan was very concerned about the situation in Juzhou, and with many years of experience in conquest, he knew that if there was any change in Juzhou, it would mean that the Ming army would attack the whole of Shandong, and once the Ming army completely occupied Shandong, Yanjing and the Daimyo Mansion would definitely be threatened.

Prince Hedan reported these views to the emperor and the court without any reservations, and he hoped that his own achievements would be valued by the emperor and the court, and then strengthen the deployment of the Mongolian army in Shandong.

This purpose of Prince Hedan was achieved.

Kublai Khan and the Great Yuan court were extremely concerned about the situation in Shandong, and when Prince Moge and Wuliang Hetai went to the Mobei grassland, Kublai Khan had already begun to pay attention to the situation in Shandong.

It was in this process that Kublai Khan began to gradually strengthen the defenses in the Shandong direction.

Although Kublai Khan believed that the Mongol army would definitely be able to defeat the Ming army, it was still the most important task at present to keep Yanjing and the Daimyo's mansion, which required the Mongol army to occupy the absolute initiative in Shandong.

When Li Pu rebelled in Shandong, Kublai Khan was also highly nervous, sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress Li Pu, and finally defeated Li Pu completely, and also eliminated Wang Wentong, who was inextricably linked with Li Pu in the court.

The powerful Mongolian iron cavalry drove into Shandong one after another, although it is still the Prince of Hedan who commands these Mongolian iron cavalry to fight, but the actual combat deployment has been all Kublai Khan personally interrogated and responsible, it can be said that without Kublai Khan's order, Prince Hedan is easy not to mobilize the army to fight.

This has never been the case before.

Prince Hedan does not have much opinion on such an arrangement, after all, the situation is different now, you must know that the strength of the Ming army is already extremely strong, for the Dayuan court, it can't withstand any toss, if the most elite Mongolian iron cavalry in the court is also defeated in Shandong, then the entire Dayuan court is in danger.

There is nothing strange about such a crucial battle, or rather a battle, that the emperor himself commanded it.

Of course, such a situation is also very unfavorable for Prince Hedan, who really needs to command the battle, after all, the battlefield is fleeting, if everything needs to get the emperor's decree and the imperial court's edict, this battle is not fought, Prince Hedan has full confidence in this, he believes that at the critical moment, the emperor will authorize.

Prince Hedan's thoughts, no one can guess, but he himself understands, the annihilation of the southern army, as well as the death of Ashu, although Prince Hedan has no direct responsibility, but there is something unclear, after all, Prince Hedan once calculated Wuliang Hetai and Ashu and others, this matter The emperor is very clear, but this time it is Prince Hedan who rushed to the aid of Ashu, when Ashu encountered a strong attack by the Ming army, Prince Hedan, who was responsible for galloping aid, was not able to break through the defense line of the Ming army in the end. After the army under the command of Ah Shu was wiped out, he was forced to withdraw to Jinan Mansion.

In such a situation, what will the emperor think, and what will everyone in the court think.

It can be said that in the face of such a situation, Prince Hedan cannot explain it at all.

Fortunately, the emperor did not pursue the matter, which also made Prince Hedan breathe a sigh of relief, and his heart was a little lighter.

As the Mongolian prince who has been conquering for many years, Prince Hedan has served as the commander of the battle many times, no matter how difficult the situation is, he is trying to overcome it by all means, and won the battle, but in the face of the Ming army, he felt fear, felt powerless, I don't know why, the indomitable momentum of the Ming army, even surpassed the Mongolian army.

Prince Hedan did not dare to say such feelings, and sometimes, he even expected the emperor to lead the army to fight against the Ming army and defeat and exterminate the Ming army in one fell swoop.

With the increase in the number of sergeants going to Shandong, the pressure on Prince Hedan has increased greatly, he has felt the determination of the emperor, and he also believes that on the territory of Shandong, the decisive battle between the Mongolian army and the Ming army is very likely to begin, such a critical battle, Prince Hedan has no confidence in command, and even feels fear.

If this battle is lost, what it means, Prince Hedan is very clear.

Other princes in the court, after the defeat of the imperial court, can also return to the Mobei grassland and return to their hometown to gather strength, but he, the prince who commands the battle, will not have such an opportunity, I am afraid that he should not think about being able to live.

By the end of March, Prince Hedan was already in a state of anxiety.

The total strength of the Mongolian iron cavalry stationed around Jinan Mansion exceeded 100,000, and the total strength of the new annexed army transferred from the surrounding area exceeded 200,000, and the army of more than 200,000 people was dominated by the Mongolian iron cavalry, and its combat effectiveness was by no means ordinary.

Even when Abuligo's rebellion was suppressed, the imperial court had never sent such a large army.

Moreover, in the direction of Dadu, there are also Mongolian iron cavalry constantly coming in the direction of Shandong.

Finally, the prince of Hedan, who couldn't help it, wrote a recital to the emperor, which was different from the previous recital, in which Prince Hedan expressed his own understanding, thinking that the war between the Dayuan court and the Ming army was likely to break out within a few months, and the location of the decisive battle was likely to be in Juzhou, Haizhou or Jinan Mansion, such a major battle, it was necessary to make a comprehensive overall deployment.

Although Prince Hedan did not clearly say that he was afraid, he faintly revealed his meaning.

As for what the emperor thinks after seeing the twists and turns, Prince Hedan can't care so much.

Prince Hedan's twist and turn did arouse Kublai Khan's great concern.

When he just saw the twists and turns, Kublai Khan was extremely angry, among the many princes, Prince Hedan should be said to be the most brave prince, leading the army to fight the most, and winning the most, especially the battle of Xiangyang, in the end, Ashu still assisted in commanding the battle, and it was Prince Hedan who really led the army to victory.

is such a brave and warlike prince, who actually flinched a little at the most critical moment.

Kublai Khan's first feeling was that Prince Hedan wanted to protect himself and was unwilling to take on heavy responsibilities.

In all the deployment, Kublai Khan almost did not consult with anyone, based on the experience of fighting with the Ming army over the years, Kublai Khan found a most critical problem, that is, the deployment of the Mongolian army in every operation, the Ming army seems to be very clear, and has made all preparations in advance, and the Mongolian army is step by step towards the trap deployed by the Ming army.

This situation is too puzzling, even if the Ming Emperor Wu Shaogang must be wise, he can't judge so accurately every time, and he can make the slightest bad deployment.

Kublai Khan was naturally suspicious of intelligence leaks.

The news of Yao Shu and Shi Tianze and others made Kublai Khan confirm his judgment, he believed that Wu Shaogang was afraid that he had already deployed everything, planted a lot of eyeliner in Dadu, and obtained a lot of information from the court, and every time he fought, Wu Shaogang made a deployment based on these information and won the victory, and the entire Dayuan court was still in the dark.

At this level, Kublai Khan was originally upset, but Prince Hedan's twists and turns came at this time, wouldn't this add fuel to the fire.

Kublai Khan actually did not suspect Prince Hedan, after all, in the fighting army, Kublai Khan also installed cronies, according to the combat situation reported by his cronies, Prince Hedan did his best, but the Ming army had already been prepared, and the army led by Ah Shu to conquer the south collapsed too quickly, and no one had time to help.

Under such circumstances, if you want to put the responsibility on Prince Hedan, it is a matter of bitterness and hatred, and Kublai Khan would never do such a thing.

All along, Kublai Khan was nervous at the slightest and made a comprehensive deployment, and he also realized that the biggest decisive battle between the Mongolian army and the Ming army was likely to be launched in Shandong, and there was almost no way for both sides to retreat.

Comparatively speaking, the situation of the Great Yuan court and the Mongolian army was worse, the Ming army was slightly better, but it was not much better, if the decisive battle in Shandong won a decisive victory for the Mongolian army, then Henan Kaifeng and other places were all in danger.

At the critical moment, Kublai Khan needed strong support, and Prince Moge did a good job in this regard, no matter what it was, he did it in a down-to-earth manner, Kublai Khan thought that Prince Hedan could also do very well, but unfortunately he was disappointed.

The holy decree quickly traveled to Jinan Mansion in Shandong.

After receiving the holy decree, Prince Hedan left Shandong for Dadu.

Prince Hedan didn't know the situation in Dadu, and even Yao Shu and Shi Tianze and others didn't know about leaving the imperial court, this time he returned to Dadu, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, and he didn't know what the emperor asked him to return to the capital, but there is one thing that Prince Hedan understands very well, that is, this time he returned to Dadu, it must be related to the situation in Shandong, and it is even very likely to be related to the deployment and arrangement of the Shandong operation.