According to the rules of hospitality on the grassland, the guest should live in the same tent as the host. Zheng Rong and the others knew this, and the two generals, Cui Nan and Wei Hu, insisted on letting King Youyan find an excuse to go to bed separately. However, Zheng Rong has other opinions: this trip to form an alliance with the Ulin Yala clan is a big deal, you can't lose a big one because of a small thing, although it is dangerous for King Youyan to stay with Dali, it is not a deep tiger's den, as long as he lets the five thousand men and horses he brought to settle down independently, he will not be controlled by others, and let Zheng Miao and Qiu Yizhi, the two exciting children, stay and take care of them, it should be fine. Cui Nan and Wei Hu originally wanted Zhong Likuang to persuade Zheng Rong, but when they saw that he also said so, they had nothing to say, and it was their business to manage the camp of 5,000 elite soldiers.

The night was not dangerous, and when Yizhi woke up, he was the only one left in the huge tent. Before he could figure out what was going on, he saw Zheng Miao jumping up from outside the door to Yizhi and said in a cheerful tone, "You're finally awake!" Go outside and take a look, it's snowing! ”

"What's so nice about snow?" Yizhi muttered a few words, but he had already begun to get dressed. There are a lot of clothes in winter, Zheng Miao patiently watched Yizhi put on the clothes one by one, and then took his hand and ran out of the tent door.

The night storm sprinkled two feet of snow on Hural, and the sunlight shone on the white snow, reflecting the light that seemed to be strengthened several times, and illuminated the entire city of Hural. Yizhi only then got a glimpse of the whole picture of Hural, Hural is said to be a city on the grassland, but the structure is similar to the central radiation of the Central Plains city, the symmetrical structure of the two sides, the difference may be located in the center of the city around the royal tent is not a residential but a military camp, which is similar to the military fortress of Guangyang City, although so, but the tent-like houses still make this grassland city full of exotic customs. Looking at the grassland beyond Hural, it is also covered with a thick layer of ice and snow without discrimination, and at first glance, it looks like a white woolen blanket that has swept the world. Even a hill that is not tall or low in the west of Hural has been painted with a white color, and from a distance it looks like a meat steamed bun that has just come out of the cage, and people are salivating when they see it.

"What are you looking at?" Zheng Miao patted Yi Zhi behind him, "Why don't you go and ask your father for peace?" ”

"I'm looking at this snow!" As soon as he saw the grassland after the snow, Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but repeat Zheng Miao's words that he was still despised in front of him, and followed Zheng Miao to find his father-in-law. Although the tent had been cleared out of a passage before, the two naughty children were still looking for a place where the snow was thick, and the two of them who were not tall seemed to struggle with every step, but they were also happy. The people of Ullinyala "crunched" as they swept away the snow and carried the forage, and they all cast strange glances at the two carefree Han children. Bypassing the entire big tent, Yizhi was led by Zheng Rong to a small tent, the golden dome of the tent, reflecting the sunlight and radiating a brighter light than the snow.

"Father is here to discuss matters with Dali Khan!" Zheng Miao said.

Qiu Yizhi let out an "oh", but he didn't dare to push the door in as he did in Guangyang, and stood at the door and said, "Father-in-law, Yizhi is here for you!" ”

A hearty laugh immediately came from inside the tent: "Hahaha, this is on the desert grassland, so there is no need to stick to pedantic etiquette." Father is discussing something important with Dali Khan, so let's have fun! ”

said that it was a greeting, but in fact, this is what I was waiting for. The two brothers listened to their father's words, and were even more elated, and were just about to go to Yiran to play, but turned their heads to see her laughing behind the two. Yi Zhi was happy to see it, so he asked, "What's interesting about Hural?" Can we two brothers go and play tricks? ”

Picking flowers in spring, grazing in summer, and hunting in autumn on the grassland are all indescribably interesting, but this winter is boring and dangerous. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a man running to the tent with a rolling belt, reporting to the tent in intermittent Turkic dialect, and he couldn't say a word, so Dali Khan simply passed him into the tent and explained it in detail. Yizhi and Zheng Miao couldn't understand Turkic dialect, so they turned their heads and asked Yiran, but they saw that Yiran's face was pale, and he muttered: "Biximi has led an army of 30,000 and is thirty miles south of Hural, and it is about to arrive in a blink of an eye!" ”

Before Yizhi could come back to his senses, the door of the Golden Horde opened, and Zheng Rong and Dali walked out side by side, followed by two strategists. Zheng Rong opened his mouth first and greeted: "Miao'er, Yizhi, go and ask Cui Nan and Wei Hu to talk to the two generals!" Dali also shouted at Yiran in Turkic language, thinking that she was also asked to find a general. Zheng Miao and Yi Ran ran out after receiving the order, only Qiu Yizhi stood motionless.

Zheng Rong was still the child who heard that the enemy was descending from the sky, and was frightened and stupid, and comforted him pleasantly: "Yizhi, don't be afraid, come with your father." Yizhi thoughtfully, nodded, and followed Zheng Rong into the big tent.

The generals of the two clans in the tent had already stood in shifts, and the two commanders also sat on the upper seats, and their respective advisers stood beside them for consultation, but the difference was that Zheng Rong was still standing next to Qiu Yizhi at an inopportune time.

In order to facilitate communication with his allies, Dalí sent an order in Chinese: "Where is General Meduo?" ”

Below, a general took a half-step and said, "The last general!" ”

Dali glanced at Mei Duo and said, "What is the current situation of the Visimi army?" ”

Mei Duo, who was in charge of scouting and scouting, said: "Bixi Mi led 30,000 light horsemen, and now thirty miles to the south, is advancing towards Hural. Due to heavy snowfall, the horsepower is a little slow, and it should arrive within an hour! ”

"Good!" Dali's eyes suddenly appeared murderous, "Ben Khan asks you, I asked you to keep a close eye on Visimi's movements a few days ago, why did you only find Visimi now?" What a sin you should be! ”

"This ...... This ......" Mei Duo listened to the atmosphere and stumbled, "the last general was only in the north at that time, and he didn't expect it...... He actually ran behind us. Yesterday there was heavy snowfall, and the scouts sent out ...... today I only came back today...... Weekend...... The end will be a death penalty! ”

Dali sneered: "Since you know your sin, then go back and cut the sacrificial flag!" Mei Duo was not ambiguous when he heard this, and withdrew from the account with his head held high. Zheng Rong was just about to persuade a few words to save this man's life, but he didn't expect Dali to expect it, raised his left hand and said to Zheng Rong: "I understand the kindness of the prince." However, this is the rule of my Ullinara clan, and if Medo's men are negligent, he will deal with it in the same way. ”

Zheng Rong nodded in understanding, and asked: "This king brought 5,000 elite soldiers from Youyan this time, I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are under the Great Khan's tent?" ”

Dali's expression became more serious, and he said: "Shame on you, Ben Khan defeated Visimi once a few days ago, thinking that he was fleeing to the north, so all the elite troops are in the north, and there are only a thousand guards in the city of Hural. I am afraid that it will be difficult to win this battle, and the prince is a VIP of the kingdom, so please avoid it. ”

"Then where is the Great Khan?" Zheng Rong asked.

"Ben Khan robbed the king's tent a few months ago and punished his family, and today he came to his house in Hural. In that case, how could Ben Khan retreat and allow the people of the world to laugh? Just a few months ago, the women and children sent by Ben Khan to the prince were the wives and daughters of the warriors who died before the war, and he hoped that the prince could take care of them. ”

When Zheng Rong heard this, he laughed: "Since the Great Khan has such courage, wouldn't he look down on this king too much if he asked this king to retreat at this time?" ”

Dali was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly saluted and apologized: "How dare you, how dare you." ”

Zheng Rong stood up suddenly at this time, and his whole body exuded a terrifying momentum: "This king has fought on the grassland a few times, and the five thousand elite soldiers brought this time are even more warriors who have survived a hundred battles, and they can fight with Piximi!" It's just that I don't know what the Great Khan's strategy is to retreat from the enemy? ”

Dali knew that his words had violated the taboo of King Youyan, so he hurriedly apologized and said: "Please sit, please sit, the prince has defeated Visimi many times, and his reputation has shocked the Quartet. ”

Zheng Rong seemed to have a plan in his heart, but he still made a contemplative look, and everyone in the tent waited for Zheng Rong to speak, and the air seemed to be frozen. At this time, Qiu Yizhi, who was standing on the side, pulled Zheng Rong's sleeve and said softly: "Father-in-law, I also have a plan, I don't know if I can talk about it?" ”

Although his voice was soft, it echoed in the ears of everyone like thunder in the silent tent. "You little, where can you talk about military affairs?" Cui Nan thought secretly, but he didn't dare to speak out because of the status of Youyan Wang Yizi.

Zheng Rong was very generous, and said: "At this time, I am about to brainstorm, although Yizhi is bold!" ”

Qiu Yizhi listened to Zheng Rong's words, stepped forward, strengthened his courage, and began to introduce his strategy to the battle-hardened generals below. The first few sentences were still stumbling, it can be seen that the contemptuous expressions of those generals gradually became serious, and they also exchanged words with each other from time to time, Yizhi became more and more confident, and talked endlessly until he finished the strategy, and then he let out a sigh of relief and turned back to Zheng Rong.

Youyan King Zheng Rong frowned and looked into the distance, his eyes were dull as if he was dreaming, obviously recalling Yizhi's strategy of using troops just now, and after thinking for a while, he came back to his senses and asked: "Yizhi, who taught you what you just said?" ”

Yi Zhi said angrily: "When Yi Zhi was in Guangyang, he studied the scriptures and history during the day, read military books at night, and his father-in-law often explained the war examples of the past years...... This is what Yizhi came up with on his own. ”

Zheng Rong listened to Dayue and said to Dali beside him: "Yizhi's strategy is secretly in agreement with this king, I don't know what Dali Khan wants?" ”

Dali is also an excellent general, naturally he will not have preconceived prejudices just because the conspirator is a weak crown, otherwise he will not reuse Cai Wenchou, a Han strategist, so he pondered: "The prince's strategy is dangerous, but it is worth trying!" ”

"Good!" Zheng Rong said happily, "Since the plan has been decided, I hope that you will work hard with your lives, but you will be a strong enemy!" Where are the generals? ”

"The last general!" All the generals in the tent stepped forward and shouted in unison.

After receiving Zheng Rong's general order, Wei Hu first withdrew from the tent, and saw that the general Cui Nan was still walking unhurriedly, so he turned around and walked to his side, complaining: "Although Qiu Yizhi is smart by nature, he has never been on any battlefield, just by reading two military books, he wants to come up with a plan, so why do you want me to wait for nine deaths and a lifetime?" This prince is also today, he is a famous general among famous generals, but he is so confused that he listens to a child's strategy, is it because the goat's milk on the grassland has drunk too much? Look at the idea of this ceremony, not to mention it, it is really inexplicable that there are still Han soldiers and soldiers who are replaced by Turkic skins! ”

Cui Nan listened to Wei Hu's chattering complaints as he walked, didn't say a word, and suddenly said softly and resolutely: "Since it is a general's order, we can only obey it." Don't you hear that Gan Luo worships the prime minister at the age of twelve, can it be said that Lu Buwei is also old and confused? ”

Yizhi wanted to act with Zheng Rong, but he was not allowed; However, Zheng Rong thought that what he was using now was the strategy that Yizhi had come up with, and after thinking about it, he still brought Qiu Yizhi with him. So Yizhi changed into the leather armor worn by Dali Khan when he was a child, and was followed by Zheng Rong's personal guard with the most advanced martial arts, and walked away in the snow, Zheng Miao and Yiran, who could only move with the large army, were envious!