The Chinese army camp of the Mongol Great Khan Kublai Khan was set up in Pingding Prefecture, east of Taiyuan, and did not move its position for several days.

After the army commanded by Kublai Khan entered Xinkou, more than 200,000 horses were divided into several routes. Baturu commanded four Mongol troops of 10,000 men and 10,000 Han troops of the Liu family in Shaanxi (Liu Heimazi and Liu Zhenyuan) to surround the city of Taiyuan; Wuliang Hetai commanded four Mongol troops of 10,000 men and 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Gongchang Wang family to cross the Niangzi Pass into Hebei, and then pounced on Bianliang to the south; Ta Chaer (not the Khan King) and Niu Lin commanded two 10,000 troops to also leave Niangzi Pass and enter Zhending Road and Baoding Road to guard Yanyun; Yaomu Hu'er and Chongxi (Khitans, Han army of 10,000 households) commanded 30,000 troops to go south to Luzhou and Gaoping to Luoyang; The remaining 50,000 troops rested in the areas of Yuci, Shouyang, and Pingdingzhou, and were under the control of Kublai Khan himself.

Looking at Kublai Khan's deployment, it is not difficult to find that what he is most afraid of now is Chen Dexing leading a heavy army south to seek a decisive battle. Although he used the incense bait of the land of Yanyun to trap Chen Dexing, as well as the factor of Chen Li Xiangji, Kublai Khan did not dare to guarantee that Chen Dexing would not abandon Yanjing and go south.

And once such a situation occurs, it will be almost a catastrophe for Kublai Khan! Although after absorbing the soldiers and horses of the four kings of the host, his army has greatly increased. However, Li Pu's troops were not weak, and the total number of soldiers in the Eastern Tang Dynasty plus the soldiers of each town was not less than 200,000, which could not be eliminated in a short period of time. If Chen Dexing's 60,000 men joined again, Kublai Khan would have no chance of winning at all.

That's why Kublai Khan put two 10,000 troops on Zhending Road and Baoding Road, and put five elite 10,000 troops west of Niangzi Pass. There are a total of 70,000 troops, specially prepared for Chen Dexing!

But Kublai Khan knew it with his ass. The 70,000 Mongol army, including his cowardly Xue army, could not defeat Chen Dexing's 60,000 at all. Even these Mongol armies were armed with muskets and thunderbolts......

Speaking of H medicine weapons, Kublai Khan was angry. The H medicine used by Chen Dexing in his early years was obviously supplied by the Southern Song Dynasty, but the Southern Song Dynasty has not sent the H medicine that supplied Chen Dexing to Mongolia now. The ones they brought were similar to the H medicines produced in Jingzhao Mansion! It can't be compared with the H medicine used by Chen Dexing at all - of course, the Mongols got the H medicine from the Northern Ming Army, which was taken out from the heavenly thunder arrow that did not explode. I also showed it to the H medicine craftsmen in Jingzhao Mansion, but those craftsmen were stupid and didn't know how that H medicine was made.

Obviously, this H medicine is a killer weapon hidden by the southerners, and it is a secret weapon used to defend against the Great Mongolia!

In addition, the combat effectiveness of those thousand-man troops in the Mongol host also made Kublai Khan a little worried. Since the four Mongol kings had no direction of expansion—the Mongol Great Khans were not allowed to go to Goryeo, and all other directions were deserted and had no place to fight—there was little opportunity to participate in the expansion of the Great Mongol state except Tachar (these side branches of Genghis Khan had always been worthless in the Mongol system). As a result, they did not have the opportunity to accumulate combat experience, nor did they receive any spoils of war and issue a vote. Therefore, their weapons and equipment and combat skills are more than one grade inferior to the Central and Western armies of Mongolia.

Except for the 5,000 Yellow Horde soldiers in Tachar, the rest of the more than 90,000 people ...... The knives are cooked (wrought iron), the armor is leather, and the bows are soft. No wonder they lost so badly in the Battle of Zhuangshui! It turned out that these guys were herdsmen with the name of Mongolian iron horses.

And although Kublai Khan wanted to equip them and train them well, he didn't have that much money and time now - the cost of equipping an army of 100,000 was not a small amount! According to the most basic configuration of the Beiming infantry, the infantry armor, the steel-inlaid horizontal knife, the steel gun, and the miscellaneous equipment configuration, it is absolutely impossible to do without sixty crosses. 100,000 people are at least 6 million ...... I didn't have that much money if I sold Kublai Khan! And even if Kublai Khan had money, so many good equipment could not be created in a short period of time.

So except for a few hosts who received some weapons and equipment from the Central Ulus stock (the amount was very limited, because the Mongol soldiers were all self-supplied except for the Xue army). Most of the hosts are still the same as before, they are all the same goods, just look at it.

But it's okay for these hosts to scare Li Pu. Li Pu is cowardly, if he encounters Chen Dexing's soldiers, they will be weak-they will be bullied by Chen Dexing's well-equipped Eight Banner soldiers!

Because I was worried about Chen Dexing in the north. These days, Kublai Khan walked around his golden-domed tent like a trapped beast, and waves of horseback rangers were sent out. Go and find out the movements of the Northern Ming army. Then he waited anxiously for the return.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the big tent, followed by a loud conversation, and then I saw the fifteen-year-old cowardly Xue Chang'an Tong Fei also walked in, followed by a Mongolian man whose face was covered with dust and sweat, and everyone was about to stink.

Seeing the anxious appearance of the two of them, Kublai Khan chuckled in his heart, but his face was a little more aggressive, his eyes flashed, and he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

An Tong said: "Thief Chen sent troops south!" ”

Kublai Khan's eyes were like lightning, looking at the gray-faced man, who was a probe in the cowardly Xue army, who had already knelt down on one knee and respectfully reported: "Great Han, the army of Ming rebellion has entered Baoding Road!" Yizhou and Xiongzhou were both occupied by the Ming rebellion! After the Ming rebel army occupied Erzhou, it did not stay, and continued to move south......"

Kublai Khan nodded and asked again, "Do you know how many there are?" ”

"At least thirty thousand."

The hardest thing to figure out on the battlefield is the number of enemies, and it is certainly impossible to get an accurate number with a few waves of scouting horses. And more often than not, the side that is in a disadvantageous shape can easily overestimate the number of enemies.

'At least 30,000 ......' Kublai Khan's heart sank, and he waved his hand to let the scout horse go down to receive the reward.

"Brother Touran, Ah Shu, Boyan, Ali Hague!" Kublai Khan shouted the names of two men.

The leader of these four people is the head of ten thousand households, and the other three are all cowardly captains of the Xue army, and they are all Kublai Khan's henchmen. At this moment, they are all outside the big tent, waiting for the summons of the Great Khan at any time.

"See the Great Khan!" When the four of them heard this, they immediately rushed in and knelt down on one knee in a row.

"Get up!" Kublai Khan sat down firmly on his throne and said in a deep tone: "The army of the Ming rebellion has gone south!" ”

"Great Khan, please let the cowardly Xue army fight!" An Tong, who was standing on the side, was the first to kneel down and ask for battle.

Kublai Khan waved his hand and said, "Yes!" He gritted his teeth, "Chen Wei dares to come, don't I dare to fight?" ”

"Great Khan, you must be extremely cautious in this battle......" Brother Tou Yuan fought against Chen Dexing in Goryeo, Liaodong, and although he did not fight hard, he also knew the strength of the other party.

Kublai Khan looked at him and said, "Say whatever you want." ”

Brother Tou said: "Now the north is strong, and the southern dynasties and towns are all watching from the wall. If our great Mongolia shows weakness, it will be besieged by the heroes of the world. Contrarily...... Li Wei and Chen Thief are the targets of everyone. Therefore, it is impossible to lose the battle against the Ming and the reverse in the south! ”

If he loses, not only will the siege of Taiyuan be resolved, but the northern and southern Haoqiang, who are still waiting and hesitating, will immediately jump out and stand on the side of Li Pu and Chen Dexing. Even the Han marquis, who was currently on the side of the Mongols, would immediately defect.

At that time, Kublai Khan will not fight the more than 200,000 Li Chen coalition army, but 500,000 or 1 million Han Chinese coalition army!

Boyan also reminded: "The siege of Taiyuan cannot be solved!" ”

Kublai Khan nodded, "Yes, Taiyuan must be surrounded by ...... Otherwise, Sanjin Haoqiang would think that Li Pu had won! A long trench should be dug to enclose Taiyuan. ”

The terrain of Shanxi is complex, which is not conducive to the play of the Mongolian cavalry, so it has always been the territory of the Han marquis. Although the province has been changed, the powerful forces at the grassroots level are still quite large, and the population is also quite large, about 2 million. If the three Jin Haoqiang all fall to Li Pu, 100,000 government soldiers can also be pulled out. When the time comes, Kublai Khan will not be able to eat and will walk away!

"Bianliang and Luoyang must also be taken!" Brother Tou Yuan added, "Bianliang is the former capital of the Song Kingdom, and Luoyang is the pseudo-Tang capital. ”

In other words, the 50,000 people besieging Taiyuan could not move, and neither could the 80,000 people who went south to Luoyang and Bianliang. There are only 70,000 troops left that can be used to fight Chen Dexing.

"You have to be careful of Li Yanguo from Jinan." Boyan reminded again.

Li Pu's son, Li Yanguo, now has almost 40,000 soldiers from the Sanwei Mansion out of Jinan. Although Li Tang's government soldiers were not as good as those of the Northern Ming Dynasty, their combat effectiveness was not too weak. If it merges with the "30,000" Ming army going south, it will be 70,000 to 70,000...... Kublai Khan is more than auspicious!

"Send a team of 10,000 people to monitor Jinan," Kublai Khan frowned, "That's 60,000 to 30,000......"

Boyan analyzed: "Great Khan, we can deal with the anti-Ming army. Although their foot soldiers had horses, they were not as agile and fast as the iron horsemen of the Great Mongols. Their Eight Banners were nimble and good at fighting, but their numbers were too small, only 30,000 in total. ”

"Only circulating......" Kublai Khan frowned.

Boyan said: "Just go around to Bianliang and Luoyang to recover." ”

Lay down Bianliang and Luoyang to pretend to be victorious! It can not only fool the Central Plains, but also create the illusion of Kublai Khan's victory for the host thousands of households who are attached to Kublai Khan. In addition, it is also an encouragement to the Southern Song Dynasty - although Liu Xiaoyuan and Pu Shougeng have gone to Lin'an, it is doubtful whether they can convince Jia Yidao. The Southern Song Dynasty likes Gou the most, if he sees that the battle situation in the Central Plains is beneficial to Tang Ming, I am afraid that he will not dare to cut off Chen Dexing's grain route.

Kublai Khan thought for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and nodded heavily: "That's it!" Hurry up and gather the Chinese army of 10,000 captains and 1,000 captains to come to me...... I will personally lead the soldiers to meet the thieves who will rebel against the Ming! (To be continued......)