When Burhan and Little Lady Lin came out with red faces, it was almost noon. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Liu Dingchen has something important to report to Burhan, but he didn't see Burhan until just now. As soon as they met, before they could speak, Bulhan quipped, "Huh? Zuo Xiang didn't rest yesterday, okay? How do you wear dark circles under your eyes? ”

Liu Dingchen complained in his heart: It's not that you moved as much yesterday, plus the interrogation of the prisoners, can you rest? But if you complain like this, you can only think about it in your heart, and you must not say it!

Liu Dingchen arched his hand and said, "Great Khan! The minister probably interrogated the prisoners late yesterday, and the rainy night was noisy, so he didn't have a good rest, but this didn't prevent the minister from getting up early! ”

Although the words were vague, Burhan could still hear the complaint. Burhan was very attentive to the prisoner's interrogation just now, and he could know a lot of information from it.

"How? Did you get something of value out of the captives? ”

"This..." Liu Dingchen was just about to say when he heard Burhan's stomach gurgling, and then looked up at the sky, it was already noon, and it was time for dinner. So, without having time to say anything, he was dragged into the big tent by Burhan to eat and chat.

Looking at the sumptuous food on the table, Lin Xiaoniang had already begun to fulfill her duty as a wife, and prepared all kinds of delicacies early. Her injuries were almost healed with good medicine, and she was now able to make a simple living. Burhan was really hungry, swallowed a whole roast leg of lamb into his stomach like a storm, drank a few sips of mare's milk wine to relieve his greasy, patted his oily hand and asked, "The matter of the captives is not finished yet, Zuo Xiang continued." ”

Liu Dingchen also stopped the knife that cut meat, walked to the marching map and said, "Great Khan! Generals! According to the captives, the army that ambushed General Mozhigen was subordinate to the general of the Khalkani Left Wing Army, Sange. And their purpose is precisely to prevent or delay the crossing of the Tatarkhon by our troops. According to the captives, before leaving, Khalkani had told Sanger to hold on to the river, not to retreat or cross the river. I don't know why I crossed the river to rob and kill the merchant group? On the contrary, it was annihilated by our army of seven or eight thousand people, and suffered heavy losses. ”

Speaking of which, everyone was cheering and rejoicing for yesterday's glorious battle, only Burhan frowned.

"If that's the case, it means that Sanger's purpose is not just to fend off our army, but to buy time for Khalkani."

After Burhan finished speaking, the generals began to take a serious look at the current situation. Burhan stared at the map closely, Khalkani, an old fox, is old enough to use soldiers, and he will not give up 20,000 troops to Burhan for food in vain, the only explanation is that he is not ready.

Before everyone had finished eating, Burhan ordered, "Let's go to the Tatarkhon River, and since there are heavy troops there, there may be some other purpose." ”

The Great Khan gave the order, where did the others dare to stop, even Zaduro, who was a snack goods, hurriedly stuffed his mouth with something, and hurriedly got on his horse and chased after his brother. Lin Xiaoniang, who was left to clean up the mess, could only shake her head and smile bitterly, this is a man!

Boom! By the time the generals reached the south bank of the Tatarkhon River, looking down from the dirt slopes, Sange had been heavily armed on the other side of the river in all the places where it was easy to cross the river.

Burhan pointed to the camp on the other side of the river and said, "What would happen if my army crossed the river by surprise?" ”

No one dared to answer Burhan's question easily, only General Guo Wei, who had a higher tactical literacy than all of them, said after careful consideration, "If the army crosses the river by surprise, the casualties must be not small, although the Tatarkhon River is not more than ten zhang wide, but the depth of the water is difficult to judge, you see..." Although this kind of depth is not difficult to defeat the war horse, it is difficult to act.

Guo Wei also said: "As long as Sange places 2,000 archers on the beachhead that is convenient for crossing the river, even if I have 100,000 troops, more than half of the casualties will be lost, not to mention that crossing the river tests people's psychology and the physical strength of war horses." Once ashore, the Sanger camp was so far in front that the army did not have enough room to exert itself, and a single charge of cavalry might drive us down the river. ”

"Hmm!" Burhan seriously imagined the battle between the two armies, and no matter how good it was, he could not avoid the end of heavy casualties. Today, such a small Tatarkhon River has become an insurmountable chasm in Burhan.

"Isn't there any other place to cross the river?" As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, and Bourhan did not believe that there was no weak defense.

At this time, Zaduro came back in a hurry, and when he saw the marks on his face, he knew that he had gone to investigate. He panted and said, "Big brother! Thirty miles from here, the river widens and flows slowly, knee-deep at its deepest. ”

When Burhan heard this, he didn't have to be glad that he had found this place, knowing that he must have suffered a loss.

Sure enough, Zaduro pulled out a handful of black objects from his arms, some of which were still stained with blood. Liu Dingchen looked at it and exclaimed, "Zama nail? ”

"Not bad! The despicable Sange was strewn with zama nails in the river, and I sent a group of men and horses to cross the river to investigate, and after a few steps, all the horses were released, and then a rain of arrows was passed, and more than two hundred people were lost. They are really despicable, and they have the ability to fight with us in an upright manner, and they use some indiscriminate methods. ”

Well, such a perfect crossing point has become a beautiful trap. Suddenly, Liu Dingchen exclaimed! "I see!"

"Know what?" Guys don't ask.

Liu Dingchen took the map and said, "Great Khan! The minister knew why Khalkani had placed heavy troops here to prevent our army from crossing the river. "General Ji has no interest in hearing this, and now he is talking about how to cross the river, not thinking about other things.

Burhan didn't think so, and he asked Liu Dingchen to continue speaking.

Liu Dingchen laid out the map, pointed to a place and said, "Great Khan! After the defeat of Bayanhongor, it was obvious that Khalkani was already overstretched, so he sent the elite of the left wing army to fight Gunbu Zhou Xuan, and personally led the army to a decisive battle with the Great Khan, hoping to force our army to retreat in the face of difficulties, so as to leave him more time to deal with Gunbu.

However, he did not expect our army to move so quickly, and for a moment it was not ready, so he sent Sanger to stop us at this Tatarkhon River. The Tatarkhon River is dry all year round, and this year there is abundant rain, the river water is still high, and the surrounding Gobi Ridge is mostly a place to cross the river. It is the important place to delay the northward movement of our army, and the place where Khalkani chose to fight a decisive battle with our army is here. ”

Talking about the point in the Mandal Gobi.

"Although Mandale is located in the Gobi, this year's water and grass are abundant, which can provide food and grass for the army, and there are several natural springs. It is said that there is no need for food and clothing. However, it is a different matter for our Hechiti Division, if the Khalkani hold Mandal, even if our army successfully crosses the river, it will face the dilemma of difficult supplies. Moreover, the Tatarkhon River is relatively close to Mandal, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army, and once the Khalkhani counterattacks, our army will inevitably suffer heavy casualties even if it retreats.

On the contrary, if our army can be one step ahead of Khalkany, there will be no food and grass, and there will be enough terrain for the deployment of the army, which will be conducive to a decisive battle. ”

"In that case, our army has only two options. First, if the Tatarkhon River is forcibly crossed, the casualties will certainly be not small, and even if it succeeds, it will already be a tired division, which puts our army at a disadvantage in the decisive battle.

This is the second one! It's just standing still. Look at the sky over there, there was a heavy rain here yesterday, and the sky is still overcast over there, and God knows how long it will rain. And we don't have much time, and the mountains will be closed by heavy snow in a month at most. At that time, Khalkani had enough time to breathe and deal with Gunbu, and our army had to retreat. ”

Batu Bagan's analysis is good, Burhan originally planned to solve the Armageddon with Khalkani in a month at most, but now the plan is going to be shelved indefinitely?

After a long time, Burhan made a decision, and this was the time when he needed the courage and determination that he should have as a king.