Chapter 113: Smoke Rises (Part II)

"Everyone!" Kublai Khan took a deep breath, swept his gaze over the faces of the generals in the tent, and said slowly: "Now, there is an important thing to announce to everyone......

"Newspaper~"

Just when everyone's attention was attracted by Kublai Khan, a soldier rushed into the tent quickly, interrupted Kublai Khan's words, and didn't care about etiquette, and hurriedly said: "Great Khan, Runan is in an emergency, there are troubles among the troubled people, gathering all people, Runan Taishou sent an urgent document, please send reinforcements quickly!" ”

"What!?" Kublai Khan and the generals in the tent changed their faces, and one of the generals roared angrily: "Where are the guards in Runan? Could it be that they are all decorations!? ”

Runan is the supply town of this southern expedition, although it is not as tightly defended as Luoyang, but it also has a full 30,000 city guards to defend it, how can it be said that it will be lost, even if Nanchu sends troops to besiege it, without 100,000 troops, it is impossible to capture it in a short time, but at present, the troops of Nanchu have been put on the three major battlefields, how can there be any spare strength to capture Runan?

Including Kublai Khan, everyone's first reaction when they heard the news was disbelief, if it weren't for the fact that this person was a confidant who had followed Kublai Khan for many years, loyalty could be guaranteed, and everyone would have to wonder if this person was a spy sent by Southern Chu to the cholera army.

"Mutiny." The soldier said bitterly: "The 30,000 city guards of Runan, under the leadership of the former city guards, have collectively rebelled and established themselves as kings!" ”

"Impossible!" General Hagrid roared angrily, as a supply town, and the commander of the city guard army with 30,000 troops in his hands, naturally not everyone can do it, even if he is not Kublai Khan's core henchman, but his loyalty to Mongolia is absolutely undoubted, how can he betray, even if he is the commander of the 30,000 city guard army, he died collectively. are more credible than this news.

"Great Khan, now that the matter is over, please allow Xu Chen to lead his troops and horses to Runan to destroy the rebels." General Zhang Hongfan came out of the queue and said in a deep voice.

"Zhang Hongfan, what do you mean? Is the Wushi really betrayal. It's not conclusive yet, you can't wait to exterminate it, what kind of heart are you at ease!? Hagrid stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Hongfan's neckline, and roared angrily: "Say, is this a play made by you Song people!?" ”

"Enough! Want to rebel!? Kublai Khan slapped the table suddenly, glared at Hagrid fiercely, and said sharply: "What is going on has not been figured out, you are fighting here." Do you want to make the Chu Jun on the other side laugh!? ”

"Great Khan, I ......" Hagrid looked at Kublai Khan with difficulty.

"Don't let go of General Zhang yet!" Kublai Khan's face was ugly.

"Yes." glared at Zhang Hongfan fiercely, snorted, and released the palm that was holding the other party's collar.

Kublai Khan's face was slightly pale, and he looked at Zhang Hongfan and said: "General Zhang has been in my Mongolia for many years, and he has always been conscientious, fighting for my Mongolia in the south and the north, although he is a Han Chinese. But Ben Khan has absolute trust in General Zhang, henceforth. No more similar words are allowed, the matter of Runan, Ben Khan has his own decision, and it is imperative to break through Nanyang, just around the corner. Tomorrow, launch a general attack on me, and within three days, Ben Khan will stand at the head of Nanyang City! ”

When Liu Heng heard this, his face changed. opened his mouth, wanting to dissuade, but looking at Kublai Khan's determined look, he finally sighed, he knew very well that with the news coming, the army's heart will inevitably begin to waver, coupled with the fatigue of the long-term battle, once the army is withdrawn at this time, it will definitely lead the entire front to collapse, and the army's spirit will be completely dissolved, Kublai Khan wants to stabilize the sloppy army with a victory, and once Nanyang is broken, he will be able to get enough supplies from Nanyang City, and he will be able to take the initiative to support the war, turning the passive into the active, but it is a broken cauldron, once within three days, Nanyang cannot be broken, The grain and grass will run out, and if the grain and grass are lost, the army's morale will inevitably be in chaos.

"Newspaper~"

Just as Kublai Khan was about to end the meeting, another hurried voice came from outside the tent, and everyone's hearts couldn't help but tighten, Liu Heng suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, and the black hand that had been lurking in the dark finally couldn't help but come to the surface.

"Great Khan, Taiyuan urgent report, there is a city guard deputy commander gathered a crowd to mutiny, took advantage of the chaos to kill the former city guard commander, and instigated the people, besieged the Taishou Mansion, and punished the Taishou full of gates, and now, Taiyuan has changed its flag!"

It was another heavy blow, at least the Taishou Mansion in Runan was still operating, and it was still able to ask for help, but on the Taiyuan side, the whole was captured, and even changed its flag, which was definitely a heavy blow to Mongolia, however, the first qiē did not end there.

In Xingyang, Chang'an and even Luoyang, one after another urgent documents were sent at the same time as if they had been promised, ravaging the already fragile hearts of everyone in this big tent again and again.

Hagrid looked at several messengers kneeling side by side in a daze, and suddenly felt the urge to draw a knife and kill, what is wrong with this world? It seems that overnight, the Mengyuan Empire, which was originally peaceful and peaceful, suddenly, the smoke is everywhere, one city after another is lost, and the people and troops who have been surrendered to the Mongol rule with peace of mind seem to have given up the recognition of the country at the same time.

In the big tent, it suddenly became dead silent, and Zhang Hongfan, who was already ready to fight, suddenly lost his voice, and stood quietly in the corner, trying to let the crowd cover himself, trying to reduce his sense of storage.

Liu Heng also lost his voice, his original eager expression disappeared at this moment, standing on one side, looking at his nose and nose, like an old monk.

Kublai Khan's gaze at everyone was a little numb, his gaze swept over the face of a famous general and strategist, he took a deep breath, suddenly turned his head, looked at the huge topographic map of mountains and rivers behind him, and the corners of his mouth suddenly pulled up a bitter smile: "With business as a sword, what a big game of chess, my Mongolian warriors are brave and good at fighting, and they are heroic in the world, and they are not defeated on the battlefield, but they are defeated in this businessman who is despised by everyone, Shinong Industry and Commerce, hehe......"

The Mongolian generals were a little dazed when they heard this, and they only felt that their heads seemed to be a little insufficient, which ...... What's the business with businessmen? In the eyes of these Mongolian gentlemen, the so-called businessmen are nothing more than a group of disgusting guys with a pregnant belly and a flattering and hypocritical smile on their faces all day long.

"Liu Heng?" Kublai Khan turned his head, looked at the silent Liu Heng, and a smile appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "You say, who is behind this matter?" ”

Liu Heng raised his head, looked at Kublai Khan's calm gaze, and couldn't help but shudder, Kublai Khan is the kind of person who is calmer and more dangerous, plus today's shape, if he really thinks of a snake, I'm afraid that his life will be lost, hesitated, gritted his teeth and said: "Back to the Great Khan, the minister heard that Li Xuan, the emperor of Southern Chu, started as a businessman, because of this identity, he was cold-eyed in Lin'an City during the Southern Song Dynasty, and even the position of the king of Xiangyang was bought off with a huge amount of money. He also donated a huge amount of money enough to pay taxes in the Southern Song Dynasty for three years to get the position. ”

"Hehe, King Xiangyang? Emperor of Southern Chu! Kublai Khan let out a burst of laughter, and looked in the direction of Nanyang: "For a long time, Ben Khan didn't know why Li Xuan left Nanyang at such a time, and let this fortified city tremble under the iron hooves of my Mongolian army, Ben Khan even once ridiculed his lack of courage and vainly became a generation of emperors, and now it seems that it is not a lack of courage, but too much courage!" ”

Liu Heng was silent, all along, although the Mongolian high-level officials have a contemptuous attitude towards Li Xuan, but he has never despised this person, and even Kublai Khan regarded this person as a great enemy in his life, but now it seems that whether it is himself or Kublai Khan, for the founding emperor of the Great Chu State, he still looks down on him, this person has the world in mind, does not value the gains and losses of a city and a place, and if he does not make a move, he will be earth-shattering, I thought that Kublai Khan was already a generation of male lords and emperors, but now it seems that compared to Li Xuan, whether it is courage or wrist, It's nowhere near that.

Luoyang

A few months ago, the traffic was no longer there, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties in the past, now it is no different from the ruins, here is the most important supply of Kublai Khan's army, and it is also the place where Li Xuan used to play games with Meng Yuan, and he personally sat here, and the damage suffered was naturally the largest among all the cities.

The majestic city walls are still there, and from the outside, they are no different from the past, but if you enter the city, you will find that this ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, after several months of corruption, has left behind what kind of ruins, and it is almost impossible to see the complete building as far as the eye can see.

The hearts of the people are in turmoil, the army is now no different from bandits, and all the human tragedies imaginable by human beings can be found in this city.

"The emperor is ruthless, and the old man finally realized it today." The former palace, now can only find a ruin, Li Xuan, Huang Yaoshi, Xiaolongnu walked side by side on this ruin, looking at the Luoyang City in front of him, Rao is Huang Laoxi's indifferent mentality, at this moment can not help but feel a sense of desolation, looking at Li Xuan with an indifferent face beside him, Huang Yaoshi does not know whether it is right or wrong to hand over his daughter to this person in person?

"Being in the game, many things are unavoidable, if too many feelings are mixed in it, it will eventually become a burden, and what I can do is only after this war, try to make up for it." Li Xuan looked at this qi indifferently, the same thing had happened in the Yitian world, many years of imperial career, he had already lost a lot of unnecessary pity, his eyes turned to Huang Yaoshi and said: "The world is like chess, and the fact that Yue Zhang's words will also prove that Yue Zhang has not really seen through this red dust." ”

Huang Yaoshi smiled bitterly when he heard this, how could it be so easy to break?

The little dragon girl stood on Li Xuan's right side, with a touch of indifference on her cold face, in what should have been cold and bright eyes, now all she could see was a dead silence. (To be continued......)