Chapter 15: The Dark Tide lurks in the dark

Kublai Khan stayed in the southwest to govern Tubo and Dali, appointing the original nobles of Tubo and Dali, and did not make major changes to the local folk customs and some important systems.

Only two years later, Dali and Tubo gradually surrendered, and Kublai Khan was also supported by the people of both places.

In the spring of the following year, the weather warmed up, the grass grew and the warbler flew, and everything was new.

When the two returned, they walked side by side, and Ali Buge was quite uneasy about Kublai Khan's prestige in the southwest, so he felt a little unhappy. When he returned from the hunt, he began to agitate Möngke.

"Has the Great Khan heard some news about the fourth brother?"

"What's the news?" Meng Ge glanced at Ali Buge, and immediately saw through Ali Buge's thoughts.

Ali Buge rolled his eyes, revealing a cunning light, and continued,

"The fourth brother is in the name of governing Dali, but he secretly accumulates troops and accumulates property, I am afraid that there will be"

Brother Ali Buge suddenly stopped and was silent. The implication is obvious.

Möngke stopped his mount and pondered for a moment.

"Okay! You don't have to say it! I naturally have my plan!"

Meng Ge didn't care, just replied casually, and Ali Buge didn't say more, he already knew in his heart that this plan would not work.

However, after Meng Ge returned, he still drafted an edict to summon Kublai Khan back to discuss with Lin to discuss the plan to destroy the Song Dynasty.

When Kublai Khan received the edict from the messenger, he immediately convened a military intelligence meeting.

The general Wuliang Hetai persuaded Kublai Khan not to return to Helin, and he said to Kublai Khan in a deep tone,

"Great King, the Great Khan must be suspicious of you when he summons you back at this time, and I am afraid that something will happen to you this time!"

Kublai Khan was not afraid at all, Ling Ran said.

"If I don't return, the rebellious heart is obvious, and the Great Khan sends troops to attack me, which will only make my Great Mongolia more and more declining, and in the overall situation, I should return. What's more, I believe that the Great Khan will understand my loyalty, and besides, we are brothers, and we have deep brotherhood, and I should go back for personal reasons. ”

Seeing that Kublai Khan had made up his mind, Wuliang Hetai said no more.

The rest of the generals were silent.

The next day, Kublai Khan was ordered to return to Helin to meet Möngke.

Knowing that Kublai Khan was returned by the edict, Meng Ge was at peace in his heart, and specially set up a banquet to entertain Kublai Khan.

Möngke had six tables on the left and six on the left and six tables in the tent, and the tables were filled with meat of cattle and sheep and wine vessels.

The princes, clans, and generals of all households drank and ate meat, smiling and talking.

Meng Ge knew Kublai Khan's temperament very well, and specially set up a reception banquet to mention the attack on the Song Dynasty in a relaxed and casual atmosphere.

"Today, we are gathered here mainly to discuss the plan to attack the Song Dynasty, and you can tell us what offensive strategy you have!"

Kublai Khan was already slightly angry, and when he saw this scene, he naturally couldn't hold it back, and took the lead in getting up and saying.

"Great Khan, didn't you say that you would postpone the attack on the Southern Song Dynasty for two years? Why did you change the time in less than a year?"

The Great Khan waved his hand and motioned for Kublai Khan to sit down, explaining,

"Fourth brother, I know you must be very angry now! But Ben Khan has his own considerations, judging from the Dali military situation you reported, you have formed a situation of encirclement of the Southern Song Dynasty, and at this time the dispatch of troops still has the effect of a surprise attack, if it is postponed for another year, I am afraid that the Southern Song Dynasty will strengthen its defense accordingly. ”

After Kublai Khan sat down, he eased up a little.

"What the Great Khan said is not unreasonable, I also considered this problem at the beginning of the year, but a while ago the Southern Song Dynasty reconfigured the city defense, I am worried about what conspiracy there is, and I am sending people to find out the details. Can the Great Khan be?"

Before Kublai Khan could finish speaking, Ali Buge got up and interjected.

"The Southern Song Dynasty has long been weak! Jia seems to be autocratic, and there is no one in the court to use, 'Heaven will give it to me, I don't take it, it's a sin!' This Han man's words The fourth brother should be very clear!"

Kublai Khan looked at Ali Buge's arrogant appearance, and he was quite unhappy in his heart, and he had to hold back because of his brotherly feelings.

"I just want to remind the Great Khan not to underestimate the strength of the Song people!" Kublai Khan replied indignantly.

Seeing the two of them fighting again, the Great Khan couldn't help but feel unhappy, raised the wine bowl in his hand and slammed it on the table, the wine splashed and spilled to the ground, and the tent suddenly became quiet.

"Okay! I have made up my mind, in another three months, when the weather is less warm, immediately send troops to attack Song, I want you to formulate a strategy for a quick victory. ”

Meng Ge waved his hand to the guards next to him, and the two guards walked behind Meng Ge, and opened a curtain on both sides in the middle of each of them, and a huge military map was revealed, and everyone sighed.

"A while ago, General Wuliang Hetai sent a messenger from the Dali Tu faction presented by Duan Xingzhi, the emperor of Dali, and I ordered someone to rush to make the latest map of my Great Mongolia. ”

With a slightly white eyebrow and beard, and a chubby body, Arandal with two tugs naturally began to slap his horse.

"I can't imagine that the territory of my Great Mongolia is already so huge! It is really vast in ancient and modern times! The Great Khan has made great achievements, and he is really the pride of Mongolia!"

Meng Ge knew Arandal's temperament, so he naturally ignored it, but when he heard such words of praise and virtue, he felt a little happy in his heart.

Möngke took a long stick and pointed to the map on the map.

"Everyone, please see! Now that we have taken Dali and Tubo, and the Southern Song Dynasty has been surrounded by us in different directions, how should you think about how to march in the north, west, and south?"

Although Kublai Khan disagreed, under such circumstances, he had to obey Möngke's wishes and consult with everyone.

After a fierce debate, the Mongols decided to attack the Song from both flanks. On the right flank, Meng Ge personally took command of the town, with Kublai Khan and Wuliang Hetai as the left and right vanguards, first from Yunnan, and Tige Huoluchi, with Da'er from Lizhou, and Xingyuan to attack Sichuan; on the left flank, he ordered the king of Zong, Ta Cha'er, and Ma Tili to attack the Southern Song Dynasty and the Huai region head-on.

A big war is inevitable.

Since the 'Heroes Meeting' was carried out secretly, the effect of the 'Offensive and Defensive Alliance' was not bad, and the major factions of the martial arts have strengthened their ties in more than two years, and these are naturally also seen by the spies of Juxian Pavilion, Meng Ge has long been unable to hold back, especially after the strategy of attacking the Southern Song Dynasty was finalized, Meng Ge tabooed the alliance of the Central Plains Martial Arts, so he decided to push the 'Fighting Eagle Plan' into a critical stage in advance.

Meng Ge entered the Juxian Pavilion under the guidance of Asutai, and they came to an extremely spacious martial arts training hall.

The hall was empty, the floor was covered with wooden planks, a gust of wind blew, and the candles danced faintly around it.

But I saw that there were two rows of people sitting inside, and the people in the left row were all foreigners from the appearance of their clothes, in addition to the four masters who killed Situ Bowen, there were also two people with strange looks and clothes.

The person at the top of the list on the left, his hair was covered in a gray cloth, a pigtail hung down on the right side of his face, his eyebrows were yellow, his lips were purple, he was about fifty years old, and in his left hand he held a poisonous snake spitting letters, and I saw that this poisonous snake was like a plaything in his hands, giving people a sense of evil and coldness.

This person's name is Nan Luoxing, from Tianzhu, who claims to be Tianzhu poisonous and evil, and is good at using poison and making poison. A few years ago, he used the poisonous evil power to deal with Situ Bowen. The poisonous evil is not only good at using poison, but also has its own poisonous skills, which can be used to poison internal strength, and those who are in the palm will immediately poison the meridians.

The second on the left and the third on the left are none other than the "Holy Hand of the Flute" from Persia, Liqisi and the monk Mensero, these two are from Persia and have become a couple, and their kung fu is one. Liqi uses a lute, and Shangmen Sero uses a flute. The two of them work on two musical instruments, and the music together immediately makes people's meridians vibrate and their minds blur. 'Soul Breaker' is the most powerful martial arts of the two. The beggars Chen Ziru and Ma Gengxing were captured by the two.

The fourth place on the left is the sword camel, from the Western Regions, the martial arts used are the kung fu of the Shaolin outer branch of the Western Regions, the skill is hard, holding a big knife, and it is famous for 'Tiangang Fu Demon Chop'.

The fifth place on the left is the grimace old monster, from Tibet, his people are eccentric, with an indescribable evil spirit, like to drink human blood, especially the blood of the tender baby, it is said that it is because of the cultivation of kung fu, and its internal force is also quite deep. ”

The last one on the left is holding a sword, a young girl, dressed in red and yellow clothes, with a posture like a willow, exuding a unique fragrance. Her name is Zhu Yunshi, and Nan Luoxing is from Tianzhu, her martial arts are strange, her skills are also profound, she is good at making double swords, her swordsmanship is weird and superb, and the most powerful kung fu is 'Double Sword Meteor', but no one has ever seen her use double swords, and what she carries with her is just a long sword.

The six on the right are all masters trained by Mongolia itself, and the martial arts they practice are not foreign martial arts, so there is no need to elaborate on them.

When everyone saw Meng Ge coming, they all paid homage.

Meng Ge's expression was serious, solemn and majestic, and he inspected everyone, and then said,

"'Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while. 'You have been in retreat for more than two years in the Juxian Pavilion, and according to Azida's report, the tasks given to you by Ben Khan have almost been completed, and Ben Khan is very pleased, and from tomorrow onwards, you will all be sent to various places to complete new tasks, and the specific tasks will be conveyed by Azuda himself, and Ben Khan would like to remind you that this matter is very important, so as to do it beautifully. ”

"Yes, Great Khan!" replied Nan Luoxing and the others in unison.

Meng Ge felt uncomfortable with the cold air of the Juxian Pavilion, and after finishing speaking, he quickly left the Juxian Pavilion and returned to the dormitory to rest!

The next day, Kublai Khan returned to Dali, and Meng Ge personally practiced for him.

Möngke ordered two bottles of wine to be brought. The slave maid who served the wine brought it to Kublai Khan and Möngke.

"Fourth brother, you first fight for your brother to be the vanguard, and then the eldest brother will lead the army to arrive, remember, brotherhood is deep!"

Yesterday's banquet, in fact, through the power of the clan to pressure Kublai Khan to act according to Meng Ge's wishes, Kublai Khan was displeased, Meng Ge did not want to have a secret dislike between brothers, but also knew that Kublai Khan attached great importance to family affection, so he personally practiced for him, and deliberately called the 'fourth brother'.

Kublai Khan looked at Meng Ge's sincere eyes, raised his glass and drank bitterly, and replied, "Brotherly love!"

Then he mounted his horse and led the guards to the south.

Möngke watched Kublai Khan's figure until he disappeared at the end of the road and disappeared without a trace.