Pingliang Province.

I don't know when, this ancient city, known as the "Longshang Dry Wharf", is an important town on the "Silk Road", and is even called "the first city out of Chang'an in the west", covered with a layer of depressing dark clouds.

In the past, the merchants who arrived here with large quantities of goods, when they saw the solemn soldiers in the city, had no intention of eating and celebrating, so they could only put away their previous plans and hide in their rooms tremblingly, just afraid that they would accidentally provoke these guys in front of them.

Affected by this, there were many restaurants in the city, and the girls who were entrenched in them also slipped away early because they were afraid.

Stepping into it, Boyan saw the sparse figures on the street and looked bleak, and his heart suddenly rippled, and he secretly thought: "It seems that the results of the previous battle of Jingchuan have been transmitted here?"

The Battle of Jingchuan, placed in history, may be just a fragment.

But for those who are hiding here, it indicates the passing of an era, the era that belongs to the cavalry, and it will never come back.

"Khan!"

Walking into the military tent, Boyan bowed down.

Brother Ali raised his eyes, probably because of too much pressure on the front line, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and after seeing that the person who came was Boyan, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thanks to you, otherwise we would have really been finished!"

Although he had already known that the cavalry would be defeated, Ali Buge still panicked after receiving the news again.

Although he was never on the battlefield, he could still imagine its power, and he felt extremely heartache for those sons and daughters who sacrificed, but he couldn't stop it.

Boyan replied: "The minister is recognized by the Khan, and he will not hesitate to do so." But the Khan and his ministers have come here today for one thing. Although he knelt on one knee, he raised his head and looked at Ali Buge with a sincere expression, as if he wanted to ask something.

"What?"

Brother Ali Buge suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, but he was faintly afraid.

Boyan's two eyes were like magnifying glasses, magnifying all the fears hidden by Ali Buge, and seeing them clearly: "Khan." Do you really plan to continue to be here and fight against the Red Phoenix Army all the time?"

"What did you say?"

Standing up straight, Ali Buge's lips trembled with anger, looking like he was going to deal with Boyan.

Bo Yan calmly straightened his chest and replied, "Khan! I think you also know that with our current situation, it is difficult to confront the Red Phoenix Army at all. If we continue, we will only be completely dragged down! You should know this better than anyone else. ”

He believed that the young Khan in front of him would not dispose of himself because of his frankness.

Ali Buge was a little angry, and he scolded loudly: "So what? Do you want me to admit defeat? And let everyone under my command suffer the shame of defeat? We, as warriors of the Immortal Heaven, descendants of Genghis Khan, have always been undefeated. How can you retreat out of fear today?"

He waved his arms as if he could tear apart the non-existent enemy, and he continued to roar, like a tiger in a desperate situation, fierce but unable to change the situation in which he was trapped.

Boyan saw it in his heart, and his eyes showed a little gloomy: "But Khan." You should know that if we fail completely, it will be a catastrophe!"

"Forever?"

Ali Buge's arm froze in the air, and he was still angry at Boyan's attitude.

Boyan continued to persuade: "That's right. Doom to come. Presumably, the Khan also understood why Naxiban and Tang Wuxi came here. They are the sons of Jochi, and they have come here to see how our army is doing. If our army were to be destroyed as a result, Batu would be able to declare independence, and the Golden Horde would be able to break free from the Great Khan. Even Bri, Hedan and the others have their own thoughts, just waiting for the Khan to fail!"

Brother Ali was stunned for a moment.

Others may not know it, but he is the son of Torre, so he naturally understands that Nahedan is the only surviving descendant of Ogedei.

And because of the Tore incident at the beginning, after Namungke came to the throne, on the grounds of conspiracy and coup, he severely attacked the forces of the Ogedai lineage, exiled the kings of the Brains and Lost Martyrs, seized the army of the Great Khan and the armed forces formed by himself in the control of the kings of the lineage, and divided the kings to various places: moved to Jimsar, destroyed Lili on the banks of the Irtysh River, and escaped from Emin, and Möngke was in Yongchang in the west of the river, and Haidu was moved to Haizhili.

These acts made Wokotai collapse, and only Hedan survived because of the protection of that Kuoliejian.

Thinking of this, Ali Buge trembled for a while, and then he figured out that if he failed because of this, he was afraid that Na Hedan would be able to take advantage of this opportunity to seize the throne.

"So what do you think I should do?

Despite this, Ali Buge felt at a loss and did not know what he should do.

The strength of the Chifeng army, he naturally understands that if he is not forced by his subordinates, he does not want to continue to stay here to resist, not to mention that defending the city is not what Mongolia is good at, if he continues to entangle it, it will only cause his subordinates to lose more.

Boyan nodded and replied, "Naturally." Only by retreating to Xiping Mansion, with those 800 miles of Hanhai, we can completely block the other party, so that the opponent can't reach it, and it will hurt us. ”

"That's just as well. ”

Ali Buge was thoughtful.

Na Xiping is not the same as this place, it is not a rugged place, but a vast and boundless grassland land, which has always had the reputation of being outside the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a desert on the periphery, which is enough to stop anyone who invades.

With the admonition of the cavalry, they could come and go here like the wind, sniping at the Red Phoenix Army, instead of hiding behind a solid stone and being forced to fight each other face to face with bayonets.

At the beginning, the Northern Song Dynasty made several expeditions to the west, but they were all lost and returned, and it was for this reason.

"And more importantly, the land of the Central Plains. If what I expected is correct, then the reason why the Red Phoenix Army forced us to fight a decisive battle was also to consume our strength in order to lay the foundation for them to seize the Central Plains. Boyan said again.

Brother Ali Bu's heart tightened, and he began to worry: "Central Plains?"

"Although we have given up here, the Central Plains needs to be clenched. After all, the Central Plains is vast and densely populated, and if it is occupied by the Red Phoenix Army, then the opponent's strength will expand several times. At that time, if the other party sends a million troops to invade Mobei, what should we do at that time?" Bo Yan deliberately lowered his voice and pretended to be terrifying.

Brother Ali was stunned, and then he felt cold sweat on his forehead.

The Red Phoenix Army, which only occupies the land of the three roads, is so powerful, if it occupies the entire Central Plains, how much will the other party swell?

In this regard, he didn't dare to think about it, and hurriedly lowered his head to Boyan and thanked: "Thank you Boyan for reminding me, otherwise I am afraid that I will still be kept in the dark and unknown." ”

If he rashly consumes the main force here, then many heroes in the Central Plains are afraid that they will also be ready to move and intend to rebel.

After all, they are not people of the same race as Mongolia, and the things they learn and read are also the same as the Red Phoenix Army, all of which are Han classics.

"Khan. ”

Boyan replied: "At this time, it is not too late for us to understand. After all, the Chifeng Army was also pinned down here, and it was difficult to divide troops to occupy the Central Plains in a short period of time. So the most important thing for us now is to preserve our strength. Only by retaining sufficient strength can we ensure that there will be no losses under the rule. ”

Brother Ali Buge instructed with a serious face: "Since this is the case, then this matter will be handed over to you to deal with." Remember, we must make sure that the Central Plains are in our hands, you know?"

Before this, he always adhered to the Mongolian tradition, rejected all sinicization policies, and sneered at the people who valued the Han family at the beginning of Meng Ge and even Kublai Khan, but today, I am afraid that his two brothers also saw the potential of the Han people, and knew that if the Han people broke out, it was not something that Mongolia could resist, otherwise how could they push the sinicization policy?

Seeing that Boyan agreed, Brother Ali Buge relieved himself and thought in his heart.

It seems that Na Hejing, Liu Bingzhong and Xu Heng also have some truth. When they come back, I will carefully ask what kind of way should I take if I want to govern the Central Plains?"

"Khan! His subordinates have important matters to receive Khan. ”

At this moment, another herald came outside the tent.

The herald looked anxious and red, looking a little panicked, not knowing what was happening.

Brother Ali was a little displeased, and shouted, "When were you so flustered?"

The man hurriedly bowed his head, and then said: "Qiqi Khan, some people in Hebei Province are secretly spreading rumors and stirring up people's hearts. Under their propaganda, the entire Hebei Xingshen is now completely out of control. ”

"What?"

After a pause, Brother Ali Buge directly threw the book in his hand on the ground.

Boyan was also nervous, and hurriedly asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"

The man replied, "It's the Red Phoenix Army." They gathered the people to besiege the county government, and now they have captured Handan. The man replied, "It's the Red Phoenix Army." They gathered the people to besiege the county government, and now they have captured Handan.