Of course, Tuo Huan did not dare to go up to the city to watch the battle rashly. Since he was sniped by the Song army sharpshooter last time, he regarded going up to the city as a dangerous road, so he just urged Lahuduo to say it quickly. At this critical moment, Lahuduo also put down his burden and shared his doubts and conjectures.

Previously, Lahuduo had never suspected that the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty used fraud. After all, Ma Shao, the right prime minister of the province who was responsible for peace, went deep into the enemy camp more than ten times, and found nothing abnormal. The camps passed by were stationed with a large number of soldiers. As soon as the meal was about to start, the battalions were also raising smoke, and the ports on the shore were full of grain ships... Everything shows that the Song army's troops outside the city were full of troops, and there was no sign of withdrawing troops.

All this Tuohuan discovered made Tuohuan think that his delayed military plan was successful. As long as he waited for Yuxi Timur to help, both sides could resolve the situation. Therefore, Tuohuan was willing to send gold, silver, jewelry, beauties and good horses to the Song camp, pretending to be cowardly in front of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and basically satisfying his requests unconditionally. He did not realize that his secret arrangements were hidden from Tuohuan's eyes.

Until the Song army issued an ultimatum to attack the city if they did not surrender in the name of Yuxi Timur's invasion in the south, Tuohuan and the civil and military officials in the city still believed that the Southern Dynasties army was still outside the city. This morning, the Song army had not received a reply and began to mobilize the army to threaten the city. When Lahuduo's master patrolled the city, he suddenly realized that the Song army outside the city was not as many as he imagined.

The main force of the Song army was in the north city, and the battle formations arranged in the east, south and west directions were greatly reduced, and it was estimated that there would be no more than 10,000 people. After the Song army set out to the camp, they only left a wilderness, without leaving a single soldier, and all went to the city. Lahuduo also suspected that the Song army had ambushed some of the troops on the important roads outside the city to ambush the Yuan army that broke through the city. However, after he turned around, he found that the Song army was basically evenly deploying the force and did not adopt the usual tactic of "surrounding three missing one". Obviously, their plan was to annihilate all the Yuan army in Yangzhou City, so he did not leave them a "way to survive".

Another incident also aroused Lahudo's association. Yesterday, after receiving the Song army's ultimatum, all officials discussed the matter. Everyone thought that Yuxi Timuer crossed the Yangtze River and invaded the south when the troops in the Southern Dynasty were empty. After learning the news, the Song army must have been panicked and quickly withdrew their troops back to the rescue, and had no intention of spending money outside Yangzhou City. He also thought it was right at the time, thinking that the ultimatum issued by the Song army was a bluff and the smoke released for the withdrawal of the troops.

But the current situation gave Lahuduo a blow. The Song army not only did not withdraw as they expected, but launched an attack on the city as they expected, but surprised him even more. The Southern Dynasty imperial flag also appeared on Bijia Mountain in Jiacheng. This not only demonstrated its existence, but also showed the Song army's determination to capture Yangzhou. He linked what he saw and thought about it again, and the truth was revealed. This new discovery could be said to have made him frightened. Obviously, the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty had already made a plan and secretly transferred the besieged army back to Jiangdong. He made a trap and waited for Yuxi Timur to get into it. The timing of the siege seemed even more suspicious.

"In this way, the troops of the Song army siege were greatly reduced, which was basically the same as those of our army in the city. It is probably not easy to conquer Yangzhou under such circumstances!" Tuo Huan said with a happy expression after hearing this.

"Your Highness, even though that is the case, the Song army's firearms are fierce, and our army has almost no resistance. Before the two armies have joined the battle, our army's casualties are extremely heavy. If this continues, the Song army will be completely damaged." Lahuduo was speechless about His Highness's strange brain circuit. Although the number of Song soldiers was small, they could hold sharp weapons and their combat power was doubled. However, most of them were cavalrymen, good at conflicts, but the city was small and blocked in the city, and their advantages were not exerted. One increase or decrease was enough to make up for the shortcomings in military strength.

"Oh, I can't understand. Even though Yuxi Timur has already entered the hinterland of Jiangdong, even if he is prepared, he should be in Lin'an. Why can't he get along with me?" Although Tuo Huan accepted the reality helplessly, he still said unwillingly.

"Your Highness, this situation is clear!" Seeing that Tuohuan was still lucky, Lahuduo frowned and said, "This time Yuxi Timuer crossed the river south, not only did he raise all the troops from the two Huaihe Mansions, but he even drew all the troops from the two Huaihe Mansions stationed in Jiangbei Province. The three 10,000 teams trapped in Yangzhou City can be said to be the last troops in the two Huaihe area. Once the Southern Dynasty captured Yangzhou City, there would be no more troops to fight in the two Huaihe area."

"Ah?!" Tuo Huan immediately became soft as if he was fucked. He really didn't expect that the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty would have been so big. In fact, as Rahuduo said, once the Song army annihilated the enemy south and conquered Yangzhou, it would be like entering a land of no one. He could easily capture the two Huai and the north and south, and the troops were powerful in the capital.

"Your Highness, the sound of cannons in the north is getting more and more intense, and the city is in danger. You must make a quick decision!" Seeing Tuohuan lost his mind, Lahuduo hurriedly reminded.

"..." At this time, Tuohuan felt completely lost. His head was bigger than eight. The words of Lahuduo could break a dream he had buried in his heart.

It is said that soldiers who do not want to be marshals are not good soldiers. This sentence also applies to the Tian family. Princess who do not want to be emperors are not good princes. According to the old Mongolian "young son guarding the stove", Tuohuan, as the old son of Kublai Khan, should inherit the Khan throne, but under the lobbying and insistence of the Han ministers, Kublai Khan changed his ancestors' system to follow the Han law - as the eldest son of the eldest son, so that Zhenjin ascended the throne. As the youngest son of his father Khan, he was enfeoffed to Jiangnan, far away from the center, and missed the Khan throne.

In theory, Kublai Khan was not very good at Tuo Huan. Jiangnan was rich and had a large population. He held the military and political power of Jiangnan and was very glorious. However, Tuo Huan was not satisfied and thought that this was a move by his father Khan to clear obstacles for the real gold. Moreover, after he arrived in Jiangnan, war continued. Kublai Khan conquered Japan, Annan, Chameng, and pacified the Liyun. He drew troops and generals from Jiangnan to frequently expedition, and he also thought that this was the beginning of his unlucky fortune.

Although victory and defeat were common in military affairs, after Tuohuan arrived in Jiangnan, he had won fewer victory and more defeats in previous campaigns. Both attacks on Qiong ended in failure. The victory in Annan first won and then lost the soldiers and generals were damaged. The turmoil was not smooth for many troops. This caused the Khan to be furious, cut his power, and was not allowed to go to Beijing to meet. It was because of his incompetence, but Tuohuan did not think so. He believed that it was because he could not inherit the Khan position and was sent to Jiangnan far away from the center. The loss of favor was all caused by the eldest brother Zhen Jin and a group of Han ministers who slandered the Khan.

After Kublai Khan died of illness, the princes who were enfeoffed outside were going to attend the funeral, and elected the new khan with the sect kings stationed in the old Mongolian land. However, in order to succeed the throne, Zhen Jin did not secretly send a funeral, but contacted the kings and secretly discussed the succession of the throne. Tuohuan had the intention of fighting for the throne, but he knew that there was an edict that his father Khan was not allowed to meet, Zhen Jin could use this matter to block himself from the candidates. In order to get the opportunity to go to Helin, he had to agree to help Zhen Jin succeed to the throne and make a decision when he arrived at the place.

According to the situation at that time, Tuo Huan held the military and political power of Jiangnan, with more than 300,000 new Mongolian troops and the Southern Song Dynasty, as well as Ali Hague, Liu Shen, Suodu and other generals who could be used to fighting, and held half of the taxes of the court. The "King of Jiangnan" was worthy of his reputation. He had money and soldiers. If he could get the support of the Mongolian sect kings, he would be fully capable of competing for the throne of Khan with the real gold.

However, man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. The thieves who avoided Qiongzhou used the protection of the tomb as famous soldiers to attack Jiangnan and seized the entire Jiangnan with the opportunity of Jiangnan without a leader. However, Zhenjin refused to save him when he died, and refused to let him go south and did not send troops to rescue him. This made Tuohuan lose his fundamental land at once and no longer have the capital to compete with Zhenjin, forcing him to surrender and become a idle prince living in Yangzhou.

After arriving in Yangzhou, Tuo Huan's intention to fight for the throne gradually became thinner, so he used his prince's privileges and Yangzhou's developed salt industry to devote his energy to the great cause of wealth. Soon his business spread across the northern coast of Jiangbei, and he really saved up a lot of family business. If the Southern Dynasties had not sent troops to Yangzhou, Tuo Huan might have been willing to be a rich man, but he found an opportunity in this war, and his intention to fight for the throne became alive again!

Tuohuan knew that Zhen Jin had a bad life after he ascended the throne. After losing the money bag of Jiangnan, everything would go wrong in the court and could not afford to fight. He could only use his limited financial resources to suppress the rebellion in the northwest and was unable to carry out the war to recover Jiangnan. Moreover, the rewards to the kings decreased year by year, which triggered constant disputes between the old sect kings and the Han legal faction. Under pressure, Sang Ge, who had to use the financial management sect to suppress the Han legal faction to alleviate the conflicts within the court, but this also made him lose the most favorable support. He also knew that Zhen Jin had been suffering from old diseases since he ascended the throne, and his health was getting worse day by day. In his opinion, it was not too long.

So Tuohuan regarded the invasion of the Southern Dynasty as his opportunity to turn things around. He took advantage of the Mongolian military failures in aiding Yangzhou and Ma Shao's "incompetence" to quickly grasp the military and political power of Yangzhou and tens of thousands of troops. His abacus was very good. While urging Yuxi Timur to lead the army to aid Yangzhou, Ma Shao maintained contact with the Southern Dynasty, preparing for his further control of the Huai River and the Beijing-Capital region.

Tuo Huan thought very well. He knew that with the combat effectiveness of the Southern Dynasties army, Yuxi Timur would definitely pay a huge price to drive it back to Jiangnan. The army he controlled could dominate and force real gold to delegate power to himself. With the troops in his hands, he could make a comeback and gradually expand his strength and put the two Huai Rivers into his arms. Maintaining contact with the Southern Dynasties not only could maintain the "good" economic relationship between the two sides and usurp more money; he could also use it to threaten the court and force real gold to further delegate power.

"Break through!" But man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. The thief in the Southern Dynasty was a chess-high game, smashing Tuohuan's dream to pieces, and he couldn't even fight. When this did not mean that he was going to sit and wait for death, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice...
Chapter completed!