Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Boulders fell from the sky and bombarded the walls, and the walls of Alimari let out a wail.

The Mongol army, which had always used Xiangyang cannons to attack other civilized cities, also tasted the bitterness of trebuchets at this time.

The trebuchet, which was called the "Thunderbolt" by the Han army, although the power is not as huge as the Xiangyang cannon of later generations, but with Liu Ye's bonus, it still smashes out of momentum!

The city of Alimali was attacked by the Han army, and trebuchets, bed crossbows, siege towers, ladder vehicles, but all the siege equipment that the Han army craftsmen could make were all manufactured, and then used to attack this strong royal city!

Chu Tian and the others did not have the patience to surround Alimari until the defenders ran out of food.

The army of Ögedai and Möngke, who are besieging the Seljuk Empire, will come to support sooner or later, and it is best to capture Alimari before the arrival of the combined forces of Ögedai and Möngke, or try to destroy Alimari to demoralize the defenders.

After the Wusun Kingdom completely fell to the Han Empire expeditionary force that appeared in the Ili River Valley, the Wusun nobles led the tribesmen to join the Han army with grain, grass and weapons to strengthen the Han army's strength for siege.

The Han army even began to dig trenches and build an earthen ram outside the city of Alimari to surround Alimari.

In this way, the tens of thousands of cavalry in the city of Alimari could not attack.

And the Han army only left its own passage to attack the city, and trebuchets bombarded the city day and night.

Chagatai was trapped by the Han army in Alimari and experienced the pain of being bombarded by trebuchets day and night as a defender.

Although Alimari was strong, it could not withstand the constant bombardment of the Han army's trebuchets.

A group of soldiers from the Wusun Kingdom is digging tunnels in an attempt to shake the foundations of the walls and make them more prone to collapse.

"Father Khan, if you don't send troops to relieve the siege, once the city is breached......"

Chagatai didn't think that the princes of the Han Empire would let him go.

In the past, Chagatai and others attacked the Western Regions and destroyed the withering and decaying, but now, they have become a turtle in the urn, this feeling is not pleasant.

Outside the city, in addition to attacking the city, Chutian and others were also building camps and fortifications, preparing to meet the combined forces of Temujin, Ogedei, and Möngke.

At present, the Han army has not yet broken the situation, and the Central Asian coalition forces of Ogedai and Meng Ge are a huge trouble.

If Ögedei, Möngke and Temujin join forces and the momentum is huge, the expeditionary force will still be in danger.

Only by capturing Alimari, opening the teleportation array, and obtaining the support of the second batch of expeditionary forces can it be regarded as a real breakthrough, and when the time comes, it will be completely possible to occupy the Ili River Valley and eliminate the Chagatai Khanate.

"Ögedei and Möngke, the second and fourth Great Khans of the Mongol Empire, respectively, should have certain monarchical characteristics......"

Chu Tian knew the order of succession of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

After Temujin, it was Ögedei who succeeded the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

Later, the Tuolei faction, which held military power, replaced the descendants of Ögedei and became the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

The fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, the son of Tuolei and the younger brother of Möngke, Kublai Khan, officially established the Yuan Dynasty.

This is the journey of Temujin to the Yuan Dynasty.

Both Ogedai and Möngke have certain abilities.

Theoretically, the threat posed by Ogedai and Meng Ge was huge, but the princes of the Han Empire's expeditionary force were not too worried - the northern expeditionary force of Wei Qing, Huo Quai, and Lü Bu repelled Subutai, and according to the orders of Chutian and Huo An, they quickly advanced along the northern road of the Tianshan Mountains and assembled towards Alimari City.

The Han Empire's two-way expeditionary army, all the way out of Luntai, through Qiuci, Wusun Road, over the Tianshan Mountains, into Ili; All the way out of the country, through the Tianshan North Road, around the Tianshan Mountains, for a detour!

Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi's original goal was to attack Subutai and push all the way to the Altai Mountains.

When Chu Tian, Lao Qin, Huo An and others occupied a city in the Ili River Valley, they used the player system to order the players of Wei Qing and Huo Quai's expeditionary force who were resting in a city north of the Tianshan Mountains, and told Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to change the goal of the expedition.

The most important thing is to break through Alimari and relieve the siege of the Han army that crossed the Tianshan Mountains, followed by sweeping the remnants of Subutai.

Subutai fought with Wei Qing and Huo Quai, and encountered an avalanche, and the army suffered heavy losses.

Temujin sent Mu Huali to try to join up with Subutai.

All kinds of soldiers and horses marched rapidly with Alimari as the center.

"The Great Khan, Ögedei Khan, and Möngke have captured the Seljuk Empire, and the Tugril Sultan of the Seljuk Empire has been poisoned and died. However, before his death, the Sultan of Tugril appointed a new sultan. The sultan fled the city while it was broken, and Ögedei Khan and Möngke were chasing him. ”

Temujin got the news from Ogedai and Möngke.

"So that he doesn't have to pay too much attention to the fish that slipped through the net, and he is most anxious to relieve the siege of Chagatai!"

Temujin urged the arrival of the Central Asian coalition forces of Ögedei and Möngke.

His second son, Chagatai was besieged in the city, and the Han army's trebuchet attack was fierce, apparently in a frenzied revenge for the Battle of Yumen Pass and the Battle of Luntai, and the Han Empire's cities and passes were violently bombarded by Xiangyang artillery!

If the city is broken, then Chagatai is likely to be defeated and killed, and the fate of the Seljuk Sultan Tugril is the same.

Temujin did not want to see Chagatai defeated, so he could only seek the forces of Ogedai and Möngke.

The cavalry of Mobei, Temujin urgently mobilized a group to arrive, but the Han army hoarded a large number of cavalry in Monan.

Temujin did not dare to completely transfer the main force of Mobei here, otherwise, the Han army in Monan would have the possibility of a surprise attack on Mobei.

If the kingdoms of Mobei were to be captured, then Temujin's power would basically collapse, and he could only maneuver around Central Asia.

Central Asia is a land of four wars, not exactly a fertile land.

To the east, it was the Western Regions Protectorate of the Han Empire; To the south, the low-key and terrifying Kushan Empire, which silently annexed the Great Wan Kingdom, and the behemoth-like Mughal Empire of India; To the west, the ancient Persian Empire, the mad Arab Empire, and the Ottoman Empire with many elite legions; To the north, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the eagle of the steppes of Eastern Europe, could move south at any moment.

In the Middle Ages, although East Asia was a monster house, Central Asia was also in chaos, and many conquerors were born.

"As long as the cavalry of Ogedai and Möngke comes, the siege of Alimari will definitely be lifted."

Temujin placed his hopes entirely on the cavalry of Ögedai and Möngke.

"Urgent report, the cavalry of the fast Butai severely injured Wei Qing and Huo Qubing at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, but they were also severely injured by Wei Qing and Huo Quai, and suffered an avalanche, and their own losses were even more!"

"Mu Huali has joined up with the remnants of Subutai, and found that the cavalry of Wei Qing and Huo Quai's illness is marching quickly towards Alimali, please be sure to guard against it!"

After Temujin received information from the Seljuk Empire, he received news from Subutai!

The 110,000 expeditionary forces of Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Lu Bu, and Zhao Yun followed the North Tianshan Road from Cheshi Country to conquer the small countries in the Western Regions along the way, and broke through the North Tianshan Road, and was about to enter the Ili River Valley!

Moreover, Wei Qing and Huo Quai's great detour entered from the west of the Ili River Valley, and formed a flanking attack on Temujin with the Han Empire Expeditionary Force to the east of the Ili River Valley!

The Ili River valley runs east-west, and Temujin's position is extremely dangerous.

"If this continues, our army will be defeated."

Temujin found that Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were advancing too fast, and the position in which they appeared was too dangerous.

If Temujin and Chagatai can defeat the Han Empire expeditionary force of Chutian and annihilate it in the Ili River Valley, then they will turn their heads to deal with Wei Qing and Huo Quai, and Wei Qing and Huo Qubing will probably not be able to escape.

But the problem was that the failure of the offensive of Temujin and Chagatai put themselves in danger.

The progress of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing is a little faster than the progress of Wokotai and Meng Ge.

The soldiers are fast, and it is such a little time difference that is enough to determine the outcome of the victory!

"Are we going to withdraw from the Ili Valley? In that case, Chagatai will face a mortal situation......"

Temujin didn't dare to imagine what would be the fate of the abandoned Chagatai if he withdrew from the Ili River Valley ahead of schedule in order to avoid Wei Qing and Huo Quai's soldiers.

There are no reinforcements outside, there are siege heroes, trebuchets, and the Han Empire expeditionary force supported by the Wusun Kingdom, and it will take less than two months to capture Alimari.

Temujin's withdrawal from the valley was equivalent to ceding the other two large cities with teleportation arrays to the Han army.

The Han army can send reinforcements.

If he didn't withdraw from the river valley, Wei Qing and Huo Quai, and the expeditionary forces of Chu Tian, Zhen Lao Qin, Huo An, Mu Ke, and Xu Fengnian fought in the river valley, maybe he Temujin would have a great chance of becoming a prisoner of the Han army.

Such a situation is simply forcing him to make a choice.

Wei Qing and Huo Quai's one move forced Temujin into a dilemma.

Unable to make a choice, Temujin walked out of the tent and saw Timur patrolling outside the tent.

Timur limped and his temperament was not even as good as that of an ordinary Mongol cavalryman, but Timur was valued by Temujin, because Temujin considered this person to be very valuable for cultivation.

"Timur, Ben Khan has a question for you."

Temujin briefly explained that Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were about to invade the Ili River Valley from the other side, and wanted to see the reaction of this young Wanhu.

After pondering, Timur replied to Temujin: "Why didn't the Great Khan let the Chagatai master leave Alimari?" Previously, Alimari was a live move, and it could still revitalize the dragon. Now, because Wei Qing and Huo Qu's illness is coming, Alimari has become a place of death, why does the Great Khan still guard the place of death? ”

"Dead ......"

Temujin was inspired by Timur's words.

"Tonight, go to attack the Han army, rescue Chagatai and the defenders overnight, and withdraw from the Ili River Valley. As for the lost land, regain it from elsewhere! ”

Temujin made up his mind!

Temujin immediately gathered all the soldiers and horses!

The Roman hero Crassus had been under the watchful eye of Temujin's faction, and he could not rebel like King Usun.

Crassus defected and was captured by the princes of the Han Empire, and the princes of the Han Empire would certainly not let him return to Rome......

"The Great Khan is going to war again. However, the Great Khan has been defeated lately, when will I be able to return to Rome with the Eagle Banner? Or will I die in the East ......?"

Crassus summoned the Roman legions and had some headaches.

The Roman legions could not be Temujin's servants.

"Temujin frequently mobilized troops and horses, and he must have been afraid that the two generals, Wei Qing and Huo Quai, would enter from the valley and attack the lord from the east and west, so he planned to rescue Chagatai from Alimali City, and then leave the Ili River Valley."

Sun Bin judged Temujin's intentions based on the clues of Temujin's gathering of soldiers and horses.

"Temujin should now regret leaving Chagatai to defend the city. This time, if he wants to rescue Chagatai, he must get some benefit from him. ”

Chu Tian led his troops to surround Alimari, and he had no fear.

Temujin made a mistake in judgment, and did not expect Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to change the target of attack and march quickly towards the Ili River Valley, and moreover, Subutai could not stop it, but encountered an avalanche.

The second batch of reinforcements from the Han Empire has appeared in the area of Cheshi Kingdom, making a trend of attacking the Subutai tribe.

Subutai has its own tribe to protect and is in a delicate situation.

Therefore, Temujin left Chagatai in Alimari, waited for the arrival of Ogedai and Meng Ge, and joined forces to defeat the expeditionary force of the Han Empire.

Temujin was rather passive.

In Alimari, a war eagle fell, and Chagatai, who was defending the city, received an order from Temujin.

Chagatai's face was not pretty.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing changed the direction of their march, making everyone's judgment wrong, and it was meaningless for him to stick to Alimari!

"We have been tricked, the Great Khan will come to meet us tonight, we must try to break through, otherwise there is only a dead end in the city!"

Chagatai gathered all the generals of the Chagatai Khanate in the city, and tonight, they must risk breaking through and ceding Alimari, otherwise they will be destroyed along with the city.

Outside the city, the Han army was also actively preparing for war, and they all knew that Chagatai was going to flee tonight, and they would escape before Wei Qing and Huo Qubing blocked the Ili River Valley.

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