Chapter 199: Transformation of elbows and armpits

"I have made it clear that Zhang Hongfan is asking him to return to Luoyang quickly. He is fine. He is perfunctory and not only brings ten thousand people, but also marching slowly. He is just showing me the way." Kublai Khan was angry and smashed the battle report on the table, and said angrily: "He was so careless that he understood the trap of Jin and did not know it. He was angry to death, and he was angry to death."

Such an important strategic hub in Luoyang was lost, which was tantamount to giving Kublai Khan a loud slap in the face, and it would be impossible to make him angry. It can be imagined that Kublai Khan was in the palace in Bianjing, otherwise he would have been jumping onto the beam and scolding Zhang Hongfan's mother.

Guo Kan sighed lightly, lifted up the pen and wrote on the paper: "Your Majesty, you should do it early."

After all, Kublai Khan was Kublai Khan. Although he was in a rage, he did not impolite his anger. After reading the words written by Guo Kan, he understood what he meant. Guo Kan meant that now that Luoyang was lost, the way for the Mongolian army to retreat to Bianjing on the Western Front was cut off from the Southern Song army and fell into an unfavorable situation of fighting alone. It is very likely that the entire army would be wiped out. He should worry about this matter.

Taking a breath and calming his mind, Kublai Khan asked, "Zhonghe thought what should I do?" Although Guo Kan became a useless person, his talent was still there. Kublai Khan still had to consult him with any major matters.

Guo Kan wrote again: "Retake Luoyang back."

Such an important strategy for Luoyang is to rush into the city. After losing it, it is natural that the army should be mobilized to take it back. Kublai nodded and agreed: "I think so too. I will send troops to the east line. Our army has the advantage and can be safe; the southern line is quiet. I can be sure that the offensive on the southern line will be very strong. We should take it back to Luoyang before the southern line has not had any major movement. I will send the two guards to Luoyang."

In the south is Li Jun personally commanding the army, and it is also the most powerful of the three Northern Expedition troops. There has been no big news for a long time. It is hard to think that Li Jun is definitely deploying. Once Li Jun takes action, it will definitely be a thunderous momentum and unstoppable force. Otherwise, it will not be Li Jun's style.

No matter how fierce Li Jun's actions were, after all, it was still far from Bianjing than the other two routes, and it was a chance to take back Luoyang. Kublai Khan was worthy of being a wise king, and he soon thought of this. Guo Kan nodded and agreed.

The glory of the Mongols was "there was no choice but to fall in love with Kublai Khan". It seemed that God was going to oppose Kublai Khan. Before he had issued an order, the captain of the guard hurried in and handed the battle report to Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan took it and shouted, "I am the one who is the one who is the one who is far away!" A mouthful of blood spurted far away, and he staggered and fell straight to the ground. Fortunately, the captain of the guard was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and he held him, otherwise Kublai Khan would have fallen to the ground like a mountain of gold and jade pillars.

In Guo Kan's memory, Kublai Khan experienced countless storms and waves, and he developed a courageous look that was unchanged when Mount Tai collapsed before him. He was so panicked that he was so angry that he had vomited blood. Needless to say, something very, very bad happened. Guo Kan looked at the battle report on the ground and signaled the captain of the guard to show him.

The captain of the guard knew that Guo Kan was Kublai Khan's closest strategist. Although Kublai Khan did not say anything, it was a matter of time to show him. Without waiting for Kublai Khan to speak, he picked it up and handed it to Guo Kan. Guo Kan took it and saw it, and was shocked and gasped. Fortunately, his face was blushing like a monkey butt, which covered up the pale color that should have appeared well.

The battle report mentioned the war on the Eastern Front, which was to report the loss of Shangqiu. Shangqiu was lost, Luoyang was restored to Jie Jin, and the east and west gates of Bianjing were thrown away at the same time. This was like a bolt from the blue for Kublai Khan and one of the most heavy blows he encountered in his life. The loss of Luoyang and Shangqiu, and the Southern Song Dynasty was like aiming the sword at Bianjing from both east and west. It can be expected that there will be major actions on the southern front. If something happens to the southern front again, Bianjing will be surrounded on three sides.

This is still a long-term disadvantage. The recent bad thing is that the army that Kublai Khan enlisted in the Central Plains will be divided into four isolated groups, namely east, south and south and Bianjing, and cannot support each other. They can only allow the Southern Song Dynasty to concentrate superior forces and defeat them one by one. In contrast, urban land and people are important, but more importantly, the army. If there is no army, it means losing everything. Kublai Khan is a sensible person. He can see through the dangers at a glance, and he cannot vomit blood without being angry.

However, in addition to this bad news, there is another good news, that is, Babur and Shi Tianze finally escaped from the fire and returned to the army. Kublai Khan had already received the war report on the Dangshan fire and knew about it. Kublai Khan didn't care much about this matter. Losing more than 20,000 troops was not a big deal, because the plan formulated by Temuer could attract Zhao Liangchun and Liao Shenggong to the east of Yucheng, so as to concentrate superior forces to annihilate it. Kublai Khan also agreed to this plan, and his expectation for victory diluted the failure of losing 20,000 troops.

As for how Babur gets out of trouble, it sounds shocking. As Temuer expected, Babur was wearing mixed clothes and covered his mouth and nose with wet clothes to rush out of the fire. On the mountain, he could not find a source of water for a while and could not get the clothes wet. This was not difficult for Babur. He had a solution. His method was actually very simple, which was to grab the soldiers, cut off their heads with one knife, and wet the clothes with their blood.

When Shangqiu was lost, the retreat route of the Eastern Front army was cut off, and it was very likely to be trapped in a heavy siege. The most urgent task was to retake Shangqiu. Kublai Kwan took a breath and after obtaining Guo Kan's consent, he decided to draw a part of the army guarding Bianjing to attack Shangqiu.

Perhaps God intended to fight against Kublai Khan, and at this moment, another war report came in. The incident of this war report made him feel a little cold, because the Southern Song navy appeared near Bianjing. According to the war report, there were so many warships that could not be said. In a word, looking from the river, there was no head in front and no tail in the back.

Bianjing is not far from the Yellow River. If the Southern Song Marines landed near Bianjing, wouldn’t Bianjing be dangerous? Kublai Khan thought for a moment and decided not to draw troops from Bianjing. He turned his attention to the south, looked at a map, and asked Guo Kan: "Zhonghe, under the current circumstances, he can only transfer troops from the southern line."

Guo Kan did not speak, but sighed and wrote on the paper "Transfer troops from the middle section."

"This is a good idea." Kublai Khan, who was in trouble, finally smiled and said, "The southernmost army cannot be transferred, so just transfer it from the middle."

Guo Kan means that the southernmost army and Li Jun and others bit each other very tightly. If they were transferred, it would be like throwing the southern line to Li Jun. Such things would never be done. It would be much better to transfer troops from the middle section south of Bianjing, such as Yancheng, and Xuchang. The troops in these places would not be useful for a while, so it would be better to transfer them to the east and west lines.

This is indeed a good idea, of course it can only be true in some cases, but it cannot be true in some cases.

"That's great, Kublai Khan actually drew so many troops away." Gundam touched the white beard and said in disbelief: "He is too brave, and he is not afraid that we will take advantage of the situation and penetrate the middle and stab him in the waist."

Zhang Shijie immediately agreed and said, "General Gao's idea is good. The central part is empty. We can take the opportunity to launch an attack and encircle his southern army. The central part should be the best way to start the attack. We can send a cavalry, the light army will move quickly and penetrate the Yancheng. In this way, it will be like a huge pocket that will put the Tatar army in."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go." The European army stood up and asked Li Jun for his order.

Du Dayi's eyes shone and said, "Your Majesty, what General Gao said is very reasonable. You must not miss the opportunity, but you will not miss it. Please ask the emperor to make a statement."

"Kublai had no choice but to take risks and take a gamble." Li Jun understood Kublai Khan's difficulties very much and said, "If he didn't bring back Luoyang and Shangqiu, his army would be divided into several isolated groups that did not support each other, and would be wiped out in a state of annihilation. How could he not be anxious?"

He paused, glanced at everyone, and said, "You will take advantage of the situation and robbery! That's it!"

Li Jun is resourceful and has no choice but to make a decision. If he agrees, it means success. Gundam is so happy that he touches the white beard and laughs, saying, "Your Majesty, just agree, we will win again." He was so excited that he was like a child who just got his favorite toy. It makes sense for Li Jun to call him an old naughty boy.

"If a genius plan is well, it must be done well in order to achieve victory. If a genius plan is not executed well, there will be no victory. On the contrary, a not-so-good plan will be executed well, there will be great victory." Li Jun warned in a wise tone. This makes sense. A genius like the "Sliffen Plan" was defeated by Germany because the little Moltke did not execute it well.

Gao Da's face was solemn and said, "Thank you for your teachings! Please rest assured, I will not let the emperor down. Your Majesty, please issue an order!" He kept rubbing his hands, waiting for Li Jun to give the order.

His words were exactly what Zhang Shijie and the others thought, and they looked at Li Jun in unison.

Li Jun was very satisfied with their fighting spirit and said, "Get out a surprise army and go straight to the middle road. This is a good idea. If you want to do it, make it bigger. I decided to divide the cavalry into two routes, penetrate the Yancheng from the left and right sides, and take down Yancheng in one fell swoop. In this way, the Mongolian army south of Yancheng will be unable to escape."

The two groups were moving in unison and launched a clamp-shaped offensive, and there were many possible successes. Du Dayong and others nodded deeply in agreement.

"General Ou, you bring 50,000 cavalry and intersperse from the left." Li Jun ordered.

The European army marched in a standard military posture and said, "Abide by the order."

"General Gao, you and I will lead 50,000 cavalry to penetrate from the right." Li Jun looked at Gao Da's order.

Gundam stopped rubbing his hands and said, "Abide by the order." These two words are still the same, but the words afterwards are not easy to say. He said, "As soon as you have a task, your hands will not itch. It's really strange."

His joke immediately attracted a lot of laughter.

"Remember, the light army should move quickly, do not entangle with small enemies, and do not attack the city. The purpose is only one: do whatever you want to reach Yancheng quickly." Li Jun taught him a strategy.

The European Army understood Li Jun's intention and said, "Prince, please rest assured, I will never get entangled with the Tartars." Gundam said, "As long as you put the Tartars in your pocket, are you afraid that there will be no Tartar meat?"

"It would be great that you could think so." Li Jun expressed his affirmation of Gundam's words and said, "General Zhang and General Du led the rest of their troops to advance north quickly."

Zhang Shijie and Du Dayong said in unison: "Abide by the order."

"Remember, find more pockets before departure. If you can't find a pocket, bring more clothes." Li Jun gave an idea.

When the European army marched, Gundam was stunned and asked in unison: "Master, why is this?"

Du Dayong praised, "Good idea." Zhang Shijie was stunned at first, then raised his thumb and praised, "Master, you think of everything."

"What? Southern Dynasties Army?" Tuotumu was so surprised when he heard the spy's report. His eyes were almost glaring into a bronze bell, and he stared at the spy hard. If the spy had not shown a look of your appearance, you would have beaten me to death, he would have kicked the spy far away.

The Pegasus of Tuomu, who felt vaguely wrong, rushed to the top of the city and looked at it. As the spy said, countless Southern Song troops appeared outside the city. From a distance, they were covered in darkness. I don’t know how many of them were. This Southern Song army was different from what he had seen before. He rode a tall horse, neatly arranged, and each one was full of fierceness. It was no wonder that this was an elite army that could conquer and fight. He came to Yancheng to attack Yancheng.

"What's the matter? They just transferred the army away and they came." Tuotumu gasped and stomped on the ground with a fierce foot, saying, "Master, what should you do if you want me?"

European army marched and Gundam stood beside Li Jun on horseback and said, "Emperor, Wu Mu defeated Jin Wushu under this city. Today, we will write about glory here and defeat the Tartars."

A hundred years ago, Yue Fei defeated Jin Wushu's main force under this city, especially Jin Wushu's ace force, the kidnapped horse, which was defeated in this battle, and has become a legend throughout the ages.

Li Jun disagreed with the two people's views and said, "How can a Tuomu be compared with Jin Wushu, known as the ever-winning general? He is still worthy of being my opponent. Look, I broke the city within the Three Drums. By then, he will not have time to react."

Anyone who has read "The Book of Shu Yue" knows that Jin Wushu is so annoying, but we have to admit that Jin Wushu is indeed a rare general. If he had not been born at the wrong time and met a rare military genius like Yue Fei, his achievements would have been greater. However, this Tuotumu is unknown and has no reputation and is not as good as Li Jun. How can he be a rival to Li Jun?

"I am wrong, I am wrong." European Army Xinghe Gundam immediately apologized.

Li Jun smiled and said, "There are no crimes in these small things? I feel very relieved if you have Wu Mu's determination to defeat Wu Shu back then." He waved his hand and said, "Let's attack."

His wave seemed to be transforming into magic. A team of cavalry rushed out and rushed straight towards the city gate.

"The cavalry is conducive to field battles, and it is not the way to use troops. Zhao Qilang has gained fame!" Tuotumu was a little disdainful of Li Jun's approach, and he acted like he was watching the show, saying, "I want to see how he broke the city?"

What he unexpected happened even more. The cavalry did not attack the city, rushed to the moat, threw bags of things into the river, and pulled back the reins.

"What did they throw?" Tuotumu asked strangely at the moat splashing with water. No one could answer this question, because only Li Jun and the others were asked.

The Southern Song cavalry rushed up one after another and kept throwing things into the moat. After a while, the moat was blocked. After a while, many packages were exposed to the water.

When things got to this level, even the idiot knew what was going on. Tuomu knew that something was wrong and ordered: "Shoot the arrows to stop them from getting close to the moat. Also, bring our five cannons and aim them at the southern barbarians and fire them."

He usually doesn't burn incense and crams for a while. Five cannons are far away from here, so where can I get there? However, in his opinion, it's time to do it, because it's difficult for cavalry to attack the city. In just a few days, Li Jun couldn't get the city without paying a high price.

The soldiers were ordered to shoot arrows immediately. Unfortunately, a thumping sound sounded under the city, and the archers on the top of the city were shot and fell to the city. Under the cover of Song army's muskets, the archers on the city could not be used at all, and they were suppressed so tightly that they could only watch the moat at the gate of the city were filled.

A team of cavalry rushed across the moat and piled up bags of explosives under the city gate. In just a short while, there were no less than a thousand explosives. Looking at the explosives piled up in the mountains, Tuotumu felt the sky was spinning and screamed: "It's over, it's over."

In sharp contrast to the pessimistic and disappointed Totumu, Gundam was so excited that he was like a rooster crowing at his head, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Children, shoot, shoot quickly." He slapped the horse's back, and rushed out, bent his bow and arrow, and a rocket shot out and flew straight towards the explosive pack. Under his leadership, hundreds of rockets shot at the explosive pack under the city gate.

A shocking sound rang out, and countless mud, sand and gravel splashed, and the city gate no longer existed.

"Children, rush, rush for me!" Gundam drew out his sword, held it high above his head, shouted excitedly, and said, "Master, your idea is too clever!" He pulled the reins and took the lead, rushed over the suspension bridge, and soon disappeared into the smoke and dust. Behind him, countless cavalry pegases entered the city, as if there were flooding tides.

Li Jun asked to bring his pockets, which was used to fill the moat. How could Tuomu have thought that Li Jun would do this? He thought he could use the thick walls of the city to stop Li Jun's advancement. It was too late to understand.

While Li Jun took down Yancheng and divided the army that Kublai Khan into the Central Plains into several parts, an army was advancing from north to south on the Great Wall. There were so many troops. Looking from the air, I saw a long dragon with no head in front and no tail in the back, and there was only the smoke and dust that splashed them.
Chapter completed!