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Chapter 10024 Drinking the Yangtze River

The climate of the Central Plains seems to make people from the grassland feel more and more uncomfortable, and the more they go to the southeast, the more uncomfortable the environment is completely different from that on the grassland, both mentally and physically. Shanjiang Road is the best place in the northwest, and although Mangdang Mountain blocks some of the warm winds from the south, the Yishui River in the east also makes the climate humid.

The Mengyuan men, who were accustomed to galloping against the wind on the grassland, all looked a little sluggish after arriving at Shanjiang Road. The busiest in the army are the healers who come with the army, and many soldiers lose the ability to fight. Fortunately, Meng Ge had been worried that the situation of a large number of losses of war horses did not appear, because the isolation and execution were timely, and the disease that could put the war horses to death did not spread.

Because he felt stuffy, the golden armor on Meng Ge's body had already been removed. Wearing a single coat, I still feel a little depressed compared to here on the grassland. Accustomed to the endless grassland, the feeling of not being able to see three or five miles away from the sky is perhaps the biggest reason for this suffocating feeling.

However, the beauty of the mountains and towns seen on this road also makes people feel a little emotional.

"This is only the most tired place in the Sui Kingdom, if you go further east and south, it is said that not only the scenery is beautiful and picturesque, but also the land of fish and rice."

Meng Ge pointed to the front, smiled and said, "Speaking of which, if it weren't for the chaos of the Sui people themselves, I wouldn't have thought of it before I arrived here so smoothly. The ancestors of all dynasties once thought of leading troops into the Central Plains to drink horses and the Yangtze River, but because of our Meng Yuanerlang's discomfort with the climate of the Central Plains, and the difficulty of conquering the city without footmen, it has not been able to make the trip. ”

In Mengyuan, in addition to the Great Khan, the highest status was General Wang Ting. The generals were generally the immediate family members of the Great Khan, either his brothers or his heirs, equivalent to the princes of the Han Chinese. Therefore, since the founding of the Mengyuan Dynasty, basically all the royal generals have come from the Kuktaimeng family.

At this time, sitting under Meng Ge and separated from each other were several important generals of this Eastern Crusade, four of whom were Wang Ting generals surnamed Koktaimeng, and one was a Montenegrin general. However, just before the Eastern Crusade, Meng Ge ordered the Montenegrin general Gai Yu to be appointed as the general of Wang Ting, which also made Gai Yu the first general with the surname Wang Ting in the history of Meng Yuan.

"Great Khan, it's good here, but it's always a little cramped compared to the grassland. His Majesty still felt that it was better on the grassland, and he beat his horses and galloped wildly, as far as the eye could see. The mountains, rivers, and towns here are clustered together, and there is not even a place where horses can gallop. On the march on the steppe, the army can be spread out and march. But in the Central Plains, the march could only follow the road. When encountering danger, the team has to stretch a line, and the speed is too slow. ”

One of the generals of the royal court, Koktai Mengchuan, said.

In terms of age, Koktai Mengchuan was the oldest of the royal generals. He is Meng Ge's own uncle and has a strong influence in Meng Yuan.

General Wang Ting, who came with the army this time, counted a total of nine people, and in addition to the current five people, there are four who should have already led the men and horses to Hexi Road. After entering the northwest, Möngke decided to divide his troops. Let the Wang Ting general Kuketai Menglie, who is familiar with the northwest, be the main general, and the other three Wang Ting generals will assist him to lead his troops all the way to the east, approaching Hedong Road. On the other hand, Meng Ge personally led the way to the Shanjiang Road, intending to avoid the Black Flag Army's men and horses and sailors in Hexi Road, cross Yishui here in Ping'an County, and enter Jiangbei Road.

This time, the four royal court generals surnamed Koktai Meng, in addition to the Kuktai Mengchuan, there was also the youngest royal court general Koktai Mondobe, whose father died in battle when he led the army to attack the Great Snow Mountain, so Meng Ge specially allowed him to inherit the title of Wang Ting general. The biggest difference between General Wang Ting of Lu Dao Mengyuan and the Prince of Han is that General Wang Ting is not hereditary.

Glory is only for one lifetime. In the history of Meng Yuan, I don't know how many fathers in Lu Dao are allusions to the decline of General Wang Ting in the next generation.

The other two people, one is called Koktai Meng Blood Fang, and the other is called Koktai Meng Qingshui. The former is Chinese New Year's Eve six years old today, and he was also promoted because of his outstanding achievements in the war against Buddhism. The latter is forty-one years old and is the brother of Meng Ge. Qing Shui's father lost the game with Meng Ke's father for the position of Great Khan, and finally died of depression. In order to win over them, Meng Ge succeeded to the throne of Khan, and Meng Ge made Qing Shui the general of the royal court.

Among these four people, the Kuoktai Meng's Bloody Fang's family is the weakest, after all, he was only promoted. However, he has a wolf cavalry under his command that he has personally trained, and has repeatedly performed miraculous feats in the war against Buddhism. Meng Ge attaches great importance to this team.

Mengyuan wolf cavalry is just a general term, and the regular cavalry of all tribes is called wolf cavalry. Only the wolf riding of the royal court is the direct strength of the Koktaimeng family. It is also the best equipment and quality among all the armies of Mengyuan.

It seems that there are only six people sitting here, and there is only one outsider.

He is the Montenegrin general Gai Yu.

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Gai Yu also has royal blood in his body, but the country established by his ancestors was destroyed by Meng Yuan a long time ago. Because their people are so fierce that the Golden Family does not even dare to carry out the same strategy that they have been carrying out since the successful invasion, which is to try to reduce the number of males in the ruled tribe.

The Black Mountain region is too far away from the royal court, and the control of the Koktaimon family is actually not very strong on the Black Mountain side. Therefore, for the people in the Montenegrin region, the Mengyuan royal court has always adopted a policy of Huairou.

"No matter how tired you are, no matter how depressed you are, you don't know how many times richer the road is than the most beautiful pasture."

Gai Yu said in a very low tone, not caring at all how hostile the royal generals surnamed Koktaimeng were to him. Gay even enjoyed this hostility, because it was a sign of its own weight. If he is an insignificant person, then those guys on the other side who think they have noble blood will definitely not look at him directly.

"Richer than the prairie?"

Don't look down on Gai Yu the most, and he has no fear of Gai Yu by relying on his youth and vigor: "General Gai Yu said, where is the wealth here?" ”

"I don't know where I'm rich here, but I know how poor I am on the grassland."

Gai Yu didn't look at him, and replied lightly: "You think the grassland is rich, then let me ask you, what else is there on the grassland besides grass, horses, cattle and sheep?" ”

"And ......"

Don't open your mouth, it's a momentary speech. His mouth was open for a full two minutes, but he could not think of anything else to boast about on the prairie. At this time, he realized that there were really only these things on the grassland. But he refused to be convinced, and simply stopped talking after glaring at Gai Yu.

"The most beautiful thing on the grassland is just a meadow with herds of cattle and sheep. But here, there are famous mountains and rivers, cities and passes, plains and water towns, soft women, and piles of gold and silver. The beauty of the Han people's brocade clothes is unparalleled in the world. The profoundness of the Han people's writing is unparalleled in the world. The elegance of the etiquette of the Han people is unparalleled in the world. ”

Gai Yu said coldly: "I think the grassland is the most beautiful place, that's because my vision is too small. ”

Meng Ge glanced at Duobei and smiled: "What Gai Yu said is not unreasonable, but the grassland is naturally not so unbearable. It is precisely because of that rich grassland that wolf-like warriors have been bred, and you outstanding generals have been cultivated. The Han people do have a lot of things that make people feel great, and there are many things that we can learn from, but we can't be presumptuous. ”

Gai Yu bowed slightly: "What the Great Khan said is that His Majesty just thinks that some people's eyes are too close. One step before there was a copper coin, and he saw it, as if it were a treasure. But he couldn't see a piece of silver three steps away, and he couldn't see a mountain of gold five steps away. So he could only hold that copper coin forever, thinking that he was the richest man in the world. ”

"Who are you talking about!"

Don't stand up and ask angrily.

Gai Yu ignored him at all, stood up and hugged his fists at Meng Ge: "Great Khan, I want to go to the front and have a look." Although the county seat of Ping'an is not very large, but after all, it is the county seat of Ping'an County, and the resistance of the Han people will not be very weak, this is a rare opportunity to train troops, only by making our soldiers more familiar with how to capture the city, can we go further in the Central Plains. ”

Meng Ge knew that his people did not like Gai Yu, so he agreed to Gai Yu's request: "Go, let the warriors of the Black Mountain Army become stronger in the war with the Han people." Men from the deepest parts of the steppe, polish your scimitars with the blood of your enemies. ”

"Yes"

Gai pardon bowed his head and saluted with his right arm across his chest.

"Great Khan, there's something you need to think about."

Gai Yu, who walked to the door of the big tent, suddenly stood up again, looked back at Meng Ge and said: "After Ping'an County, it is Yishui, and it has not rained in the past month, which is good news for crossing the river." We didn't have any boats, and the merchant ships at the ferry port in Ping'an County had fled early, and it was not enough to cross the river by relying on the boats of the fishermen in Ping'an County. There are a lot of people around you who are idle and have nothing to do, and if their knives are rusty, you can resharpen them by cutting down trees. ”

Meng Ge frowned slightly, Gai Yu's proposal did make sense, but the way he spoke was very uncomfortable.

"Cover Pardon"

Meng Chuan stood up, looked at Gai Yu and said, "If you think the scimitar on my waist is rusty, do you want me to pull it out and show you?" ”

Gai Yu replied coldly: "If your scimitar can only be drawn when facing the same steppe people, I can't think of any words to praise your bravery. If you can only see my disrespect for you but not what you don't deserve to be respected, then you will always be a loser. ”

He looked at Meng Ge: "I have always maintained respect for you, that is because you are a great leader, you dare to start a war against the Buddha Sect, this alone makes my heart full of respect, I am willing to walk in front of your war horse to pave the way, and I am also willing to draw a sword in the direction of your finger." But under His Majesty, it is not difficult to drink the Yangtze River......"

He said word by word: "If you wish, your people can even drink horses for you on the vast seashore in the far east of the continent." The difficulty is not to lay down a place in the first place, but to occupy a place forever. The Han people have so many good things, we not only want to grab them, but also become our own. And these subordinates of yours have obviously not thought of these ...... So, I'm a little worried. ”

With that, he turned and walked out of the tent.

"What is he!"

Don't scold.

Meng Ge waved his hand and looked at Gai Yu's back, thoughtful.