Nanyang, the front-line battlefield.

The time has entered the winter, the cold wind is raging like a knife between the lonely heaven and earth, months of fierce fighting, both sides of Meng Chu have tried their best, the originally prosperous Nanyang territory, first by Li Xuan planned to implement the policy of clearing the wilderness, and then after months of war poison, now, the originally prosperous Nanyang, now at a glance, lifeless, can be felt, only the endless vicissitudes and loneliness.

Outside the Mongolian camp, Kublai Khan rubbed his hands that were frozen stiff, there is no greenhouse effect in this era, even if Nanyang is already a southerly location, but the climate is equally cold, at this time of the year, whether the Mongols or the Han people, will not start a war lightly, after all, in the era of lack of medical security, fighting in the cold winter, the non-war attrition caused by it is extremely strict.

But this time, Kublai Khan was obviously determined to take this fortified city, and now almost half of the troops of Southern Chu are gathered here, that is to say, once Nanyang is taken, its significance not only means that the door of Southern Chu is completely opened, but at the same time, the elite of Southern Chu will be lost in this battle.

Although according to the reaction in the past few months, it has been determined that Li Xuan will never be in this Nanyang City, and he will not be able to capture Li Xuan, the soul pillar of the Chu State, in one battle, but as long as the 100,000 troops can be left here, the Mongolian iron cavalry will be able to drive straight in, sweep away all the rivers and mountains of Southern Chu, and unify the world, as for Li Xuan, an emperor who has wiped out the army, although he knows that this person is full of martial arts, but so what? The trend of the times, can it be reversed by the power of one person?

"Great Khan, it's freezing, go back to the camp and rest for a while, right?" Zhang Hongfan walked behind him, looking at Kublai Khan, who was tired but in good spirits, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He knows it well. Why is Kublai Khan so excited, after the reconstruction of Nanyang City, it can already be called the first Xiongguan in the world, and it has gathered 100,000 elite troops of Southern Chu, in the history of Mongolian conquest, this battle is definitely the most difficult battle.

But for now. Under the repeated attacks of 500,000 Mongol troops, this Xiongguan was already crumbling, and the defenders of the city were supported by perseverance, and according to the estimation of a group of advisers and generals gathered around Kublai Khan, they could completely break through the city in ten days, or no more than ten days at most.

Of course, the price is not small. In today's Nanyang City, there are elites in Southern Chu and even the entire Han people, Luo Feng, Tang Jun, Shan Xiongxin, and Yan Qingfeng have used their abilities to prove their worth, in addition to a number of Jianghu figures, Guo Jing's virtuous helper in the past, Huang Rong, who is known as Zhuge in the female middle school, and even Kublai Khan did not hesitate to pay tribute to Corporal Xian. Yang Guo, the one-armed man he wants to recruit, and a group of elites from the Beggar Gang. A large number of warriors from the Southern Dynasties were gathered here to assist in defending the city, and for several months, the Han people in the city suffered heavy losses, but the losses of the Mongol warriors were also not small, and the casualty ratio reached almost one to three in a terrifying way. Although the other side has the advantage of fortifying the city, this is definitely an extremely terrifying casualty ratio in the history of Mongolian conquest, and the 500,000 army has almost been destroyed by half.

Such a difficult war. In the end, it finally ended with the victory of the Mongolian invincible soldiers, although it was very bitter, but the reward for breaking through this city was equally rich, the entire Southern Chu will no longer be able to resist the Mongolian iron cavalry after breaking through the Nanyang defense line, not only can recover the Nanyang and other places that were taken away by Li Xuan in the past, but also can drive straight in, and take Xiangyang, the capital of Southern Chu, in one fell swoop, and completely destroy the Southern Chu regime.

This will be a glorious victory, the land of Shenzhou will once again usher in unification, the world will be one, and these old ministers will become the founding fathers and leave their names in history.

"Okay, go back to camp." Tightening the precious tiger skin cloak on his shoulders, Kublai Khan looked back at the group of generals following him, laughed loudly, and strode towards the center of the big tent.

At the same time, Nanyang, Taishoufu.

A cadre of core people has all gathered in this Taishou Mansion, one or two sparks burst out from the charcoal basin from time to time, the faces of the people who shine are cloudy, and everyone has a thick tiredness on their faces, these few months have been a cruel tempering for everyone.

Luo Fenggao sat on the handsome seat, looking at the information in his hand, this is the secret letter that has just been sent back from the dark department today.

At his start, Tang Jun, Shan Xiongxin, Yan Qingfeng and other generals on the left, while on the right, Huang Rong, Yang Guo and other Jianghu figures looked at the letterhead in Luo Feng's hand with an expectant look on their faces.

There was not much content in the secret letter, but Luo Feng looked at it very carefully, and in the end, his palm couldn't help but tap the table, and a look of amazement flashed in his eyes.

"Marshal, how's it going?" Tang Jun opened his mouth and asked, and when the others heard this, they also looked at Luo Feng expectantly, just as Kublai Khan predicted, now, in Nanyang City, including these core figures, has reached a limit.

"Wonderful." Luo Feng handed the letterhead to Huang Rong, a flash of amazement flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Luo Feng has been following His Majesty for three years, and I thought it was the way to be handsome. ”

Huang Rong took the letterhead, read it at a glance and ten lines, and a look of surprise gradually appeared in her eyes, and finally, she couldn't help but shake her head and said: "Shinong businessman, businessman is ranked last, I didn't expect that this businessman can also be a cholera country, and it can be so earth-shattering, after this battle, Mongolia will no longer exist!" ”

An indescribable pride suddenly rose in my heart, but this pride could not be shared with others now.

Couldn't wait to grab the letterhead, Tang Jun looked at the two of them blankly: "What does this have to do with us?" ”

The Mongolian camp, the big tent of the Chinese army, is laughing and laughing at the moment, Liu Heng walked in in a hurry, his face was not very good-looking, he glanced at the Mongolian warriors in the big tent with a relaxed face, and his heart was a little bitter, he quickly came to Kublai Khan's side, and whispered in Kublai Khan's ear: "Great Khan, the grain and grass in our army have been used for less than three days!" ”

"Then let Luoyang transfer another batch." Kublai Khan subconsciously said, this southern expedition, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, a large number of grain and grass were hoarded in Luoyang City, not three days to transport a batch of grain and grass to supply the army, there is a strong city protection, there are more heavy guards inside the guard, do not have to worry about someone sneaking up on the granary, more Chang'an, Taiyuan, Xingyang, Kaifeng all over the grain and grass continue to flow into Luoyang, although the consumption is huge, but it can ensure that the front line of the three armies do not have to worry about the grain and grass, Kublai Khan is specially sent to ensure that the grain road is smooth, to prevent someone from sneaking up on the grain road.

"Huh?" Slightly stunned, Kublai Khan came to his senses, looked at Liu Heng, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "But there is a problem with the supply of grain and grass in the rear?" ”

"Luoyang's grain and grass have run out, and in addition, the grain roads of Chang'an, Taiyuan, Runan, and Xingyang have been cut off!" Liu Heng said with a bitter look on his face.

"What!?" Kublai Khan's complexion changed greatly, and he could understand that Luoyang's grain and grass were exhausted, but what was the situation when the grain roads in Chang'an, Taiyuan, Runan, and Xingyang were cut off, these places were all Mongolian-ruled land, how could the grain roads be cut off!?

"What the hell is going on!?" Kublai Khan's gaze swept over the civil and military generals in the tent, and said in a low voice.

"It's messed up!" Liu Heng smiled bitterly: "Nowadays, everywhere, there are smoke, bandits are in groups, and even many county offices have been destroyed by the rebels, and there are not a few who have changed their flags, Great Khan, we ...... Withdraw your troops. ”

"Withdraw!?" Kublai Khan grabbed Liu Heng's collar, his eyes flashed with a hideous light, and he repeated word by word: "Do you know how many warriors' lives we have lost for today!?" How much effort did it take? ”

"But if you don't withdraw your troops!" Liu Heng bitterly met Kublai Khan's gaze and said: "The three armies must not be without food, now that our army's food and grass have been cut off, once the news reaches the army, the army's heart will be scattered!" ”

"Why is this happening!?" Kublai Khan suddenly let go of his arm a little weakly, Rao was a great talent, but at this moment, he couldn't understand why the situation had reversed so suddenly.

"This matter, the minister once mentioned to the Great Khan, it is scheduled to be related to the price fluctuations in various cities some time ago, and now my Mongolia is at war with Southern Chu, and all the main roads are guarded by soldiers on both sides, and the salt merchants appeared too suddenly, and after that, a series of price changes, the minister feels that someone is manipulating behind the scenes."

"Merchant!?" Kublai Khan's eyes flashed with incredulity, and he could not imagine that his million-strong army was defeated at the hands of a group of merchants.

Nodding, Liu Heng knew in his heart that ordinary businessmen were rich and rival countries, and it was impossible to do this, you know, this price change seems to be irregular, but in fact it is hidden and orderly, there must be someone behind the unified planning and overall situation, in this world, there are a few people who can have such influence and means, even if it is Liu Heng, it is only after accidentally discovering a clue, using Mongolia's huge human resources to detect it, but these things, now to Kublai Khan, what is the use? The most important thing at the moment is to preserve the fighting power of the Mongols.

"But......" Kublai Khan glanced at the generals in the tent who were celebrating the upcoming victory, and said bitterly, "How can I explain this to everyone?" ”

Liu Heng's heart was relieved, Kublai Khan said this, obviously agreed with his own point of view, although Nanyang is good, but if it loses its foundation because of this, and even tears up the Mongol Yuan regime that Mongolia has just established, it is more than worth the loss, and the most important thing at the moment is to quickly return to the army, sweep down the rebellion, and find out who is behind the scenes.

As for Nanyang, although it is a pity, but after this battle, Nanyang has been disabled, and it is difficult to regain its combat strength in a short time, as long as Kublai Khan can quickly sweep away the rebellion of all sides, go south again, and break through in one fell swoop.

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