Time blink of an eye to the middle of July, it is the scorching summer season, Wu Shaogang personally led the Ming army, stationed in the Juxian area, while Kublai Khan's personal leadership of the Mongolian army, is stationed in the Yishui area, neither side launched the initiative to attack, it seems that the other side is waiting for the other side to attack first. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The stalemate was temporarily maintained, Juzhou was also divided into two, the south of Juxian was all controlled by the Ming army, and the officials at all levels were all under the control of the Ming court, and the place north of Yishui was still controlled by the Dayuan court.

The scorching hot climate, for the army, the consumption is very large, not only the consumption of sergeants, but also the consumption of war horses.

Comparatively speaking, Wu Shaogang is not in a hurry at all, the supply and transportation lines of the Ming army have long been established, and a steady stream of materials has been transported to Ju County, providing the expenses of the army, and ensuring the food and drink of the sergeants and war horses has become the most stringent thing for Wu Shaogang, in order to prevent the transportation line from being attacked by the Mongolian army, all the materials are from Lianghuai into Haizhou and transported to Ju County, so even if the Mongolian army wants to hijack, it is also a sigh of hope, you must know that the detour and the two Huai attacks, unless the Mongolian soldiers are all immortals, Otherwise, before arriving in Lianghuai, I am afraid that I will encounter the fate of destruction.

Kublai Khan couldn't bear it anymore.

It is the autumn harvest season, the prince of the court and the prime minister of the left, Ahma, are desperately collecting grain and grass to supply the expenses of the army, but the problem is that the number of people in the army is too large, the consumption is too large, the daily consumption of war horses and sergeants is amazing, a month or two is fine, if the time is longer, I am afraid that Prince Moge and Ahma will not have much to do.

The Great Yuan Dynasty had never dispatched so many troops at one time, even if it was the Southern Army, the total strength at that time was only 150,000, and many of the expenses of the Southern Army were obtained by plundering in the south.

The sergeants of the Mongolian iron cavalry have a very bad habit, that is, they do not like to carry a large amount of grain and grass, which stems from their combat habits.

However, the Mongol cavalry moved very fast, sometimes forcibly marching, up to 600 to 800 li per day, and with lightning speed, they were able to crush their opponents as quickly as possible, and never received the necessary expenses.

But now it's different, the Mongolian army and the Ming army are facing each other, and the lightning speed of the Mongolian iron cavalry can't play a role for the time being.

In this way, the people suffered, and the crops in the fields were not available to the common people at all, and all of them were plundered by the Mongol army, and the people were also responsible for harvesting in the fields, and then handed over the harvested grain to the Mongolian soldiers.

It can be expected that the people in Juzhou, Jinan, Tai'an, Mizhou, Yidu and Zizhou will fall into a desperate situation at the end of the year and the spring ploughing season next year, and the people who have no food at home will definitely not survive.

Not only ordinary people, but even those gentry and wealthy households, at this moment, it is inevitable to encounter looting, and the food at home is forcibly expropriated by the army, if it is not for these gentry and rich families to hide their money, I am afraid that there will be no food to eat in the coming year.

All parts of Shandong controlled by the Great Yuan Dynasty have become a miasma, and there are complaints everywhere, and even some people were mercilessly killed by the Mongolian soldiers for stealing grain.

Countless people began to flee their homes, including the gentry and wealthy households, but unfortunately they thought too simply, how could the Mongolian sergeants let them leave easily, many checkpoints were set up on the official roads, and no one was allowed to leave the locality, the officers of the Mongolian army knew very well that if these people left in large numbers, they would definitely flock to Hebei, a large number of Mongolian troops were concentrated in Shandong, and the number of Mongolian sergeants stationed in the local area was insufficient.

Kublai Khan was well aware of this.

Kublai Khan didn't care at all about the situation of the people, it was not the first time that such a situation had occurred, and there had been cases before, when the slaughter of cities and wanton looting in villages and towns almost caused a situation where thousands of miles of people were uninhabited, and there were no major problems.

Kublai Khan was still worried about the supply of grain and grass.

Nearly 400,000 troops, and there are elite 150,000 Mongolian iron cavalry, the consumption is too great, just relying on the imperial court, it is really unbearable, for a long time to drag on like this, I am afraid that there is no need to conquer, itself will be completely dragged down, so it is definitely not possible to stay in Yishui and wait for the attack of the Ming army, we must launch an active attack, and strive to defeat the Ming army in the shortest possible time.

Kublai Khan was unusually decisive in his actions, and once he made up his mind, he immediately issued a holy decree.

Of course, Kublai Khan, who has experienced a hundred battles, is sure to do things, and the scouts sent out have long investigated the situation in Juzhou, and the Ming army is stationed in the area of Juxian, and the number of troops is also very large, and the county seat of Juxian has been occupied by the Ming army, and if the Mongolian army rushes into Juxian and goes to Juxian to fight against the Ming army, there will be many unfavorable factors.

However, if you want the Ming army to move to fight, this is also impossible, after all, delaying time is the most disadvantageous for the Mongolian army.

The only way is to seize the opportunity and launch a large-scale offensive to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.

After much thought, Kublai Khan made a decision, and the army marched in the direction of Juxian.

Hedan, Habichi, Wuliang Hetai and others also fully agreed with the decision made by the emperor, and if they confronted the Ming army in Juzhou for a long time, such a situation would be very unfavorable for the Mongolian army.

The army of nearly 400,000 is divided into two parts: the front army is led by Habichi, a total of 50,000 people, Kublai Khan is in charge of the Chinese army, and Hedan is responsible for commanding the march of the army.

The former army was mainly composed of the new annexed army, with a small number of Mongolian iron cavalry, and the distance between the front army and the Chinese army was about 50 li.

Kublai Khan was not in the least worried about the surprise attack of the Ming army on the front army, on the contrary, he hoped that such a situation would occur.

Choosing Habichi as the commander of the former army, this is also a decision made by Kublai Khan after careful consideration, Habichi has never fought with the Ming army, and there is no fear of the Ming army in his heart, Wuliang Hetai and Hedan are different, one has been defeated by the Ming army, and even captured by the Ming army, and the other has fought with the Ming army several times, but they have not been able to win the victory, these two people have a shadow in their hearts, once they go to command the front army, they will be afraid of wolves and tigers.

Habichi is different, when encountering the attack of the Ming army, he will definitely resist desperately, and will never retreat easily.

What Kublai Khan needed was a commander who resisted desperately, even if he knew that he was not an opponent of the Ming army, he would stubbornly hold on.

Only in this way can we buy time for the Chinese army.

Kublai Khan's plan is very clear, strictly speaking, the front army is a bait, throwing 50,000 people as bait, which shows Kublai Khan's determination and courage, many times to study the deployment of the Ming army's operations, Kublai Khan found that the Ming army is accustomed to from weak to strong, first to destroy the relatively weak opponent, weaken the opponent's strength as a whole, and then launch a general attack, and the Ming army is used to using the way of besieging the city to send reinforcements, that is to say, when the front army of the Mongolian army encounters an attack, there will be a large number of Ming troops responsible for resisting the Mongolian army that rushes to help, once the Mongolian army is blocked, then the fate of the former army can be imagined.

Knowing and knowing the arrangements of every battle of the Ming army, Kublai Khan still had to do this, which can't help but make people feel strange, Prince Hedan and Wuliang Hetai both raised objections, and they raised it directly, the two of them had the same understanding on this matter, and both suggested that nearly 400,000 troops advance as a whole, so that the Ming army would never dare to sneak attack.

Unfortunately, Kublai Khan did not take their advice and insisted on dividing the army into two parts, the front army and the middle army, and the front army was mainly composed of new annexes.

The operational deployment was decided, and just as Habichi was about to lead the front army to set off, Kublai Khan finally said the reason.

Kublai Khan asked Habichi to insist, if he encountered a sneak attack by the Ming army, he must persist no matter what, no matter how brave the Ming army is, he must fight to the death and firmly drag the Ming army.

As for the Chinese army, Kublai Khan did not hesitate to say that he led the army to fight.

The battle was originally a gamble, and this time Kublai Khan also gambled, he gambled that the Ming army would not be able to resist the galloping army.

Kublai Khan could almost conclude that the Ming army would definitely attack the front army, after all, it was 50,000 troops, which was not a small number, and if the 50,000 Mongolian troops could be exterminated, the Ming army would be able to weaken the strength of the Mongolian army to the greatest extent.

Don't talk about Wu Shaogang, even Kublai Khan, when he encounters such an opportunity, he will not miss it.

Of course, while the Ming army attacked the front army, it would also send a large number of sergeants to stop the Chinese army's rush to help, and it spared no effort to stop it, whether it was in Haizhou, or in Kaifeng, or even Luoyang, such a situation has occurred, but the Ming army is to stop the Mongolian army that rushed to the aid and won the final victory.

But this time, Kublai Khan wanted to break the myth of the Ming army, knowing that there were tigers in the mountains, and he preferred to go to the tiger mountains, Kublai Khan was the emperor of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and he had sufficient self-confidence, and he believed that the army under his command could defeat the Ming army that stopped the rush to help.

Once the defense line of the Ming army is broken through, the front army and the Chinese army will be reconciled, then the situation of the battle will change in an instant, on the one hand, the deployment of the Ming army will be chaotic, on the other hand, the morale of the Mongolian army will be greatly boosted, and at that time, Kublai Khan will mobilize the whole army and launch the most fierce attack on the Ming army.

The front army is the bait, to lure the Ming army out, and win the opportunity for the Chinese army to defeat the Ming army.

Of course, in this way, the danger still exists, in case it is not able to break through the defense line of the Ming army, the front army will be in great danger, even if it breaks through the defense line of the Ming army, the front army and the Chinese army will make peace, and the front army will pay huge sacrifices.

At this time, Hedan, Habichi, Wuliang Hetai and others finally understood the mystery, and all that was left in their hearts was admiration and admiration for the emperor.