The sun was westward, and the afterglow was shining outside the city of Tanzhou, dyeing the battlefield into a charming red. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and the smell of choking smoke. Wang Kuokuo looked out of Ningyuan and returned to the calm battlefield, and the Song army built a fortress two miles in front of the city. The form was a bit strange, that is, there were no towering walls or deep trenches that were difficult to cross. It was just a defense of several low walls of varying heights, as if the cavalry could level it with just one assault.

But even this seemingly inconspicuous fortress, the Yuan army failed to break through the camp in front of the city after two days of attack. Instead, they threw down thousands of corpses, covering the fields of the past. Thinking of this blood-soaked land, no matter what they planted, they would get a good harvest next year, but perhaps this place would become a dead place with corpses covered by wild weeds.

‘Wow, wow, wow…’ Kuokuochu was suddenly awakened by a noise. He saw a group of crows foraging in corpses on the battlefield who were flew up in some trouble. He circled and sang in the air but refused to leave.

He looked closely and saw an injured war horse struggling and neighing to the south, as if he wanted to return to the team, but when he was too serious, he fell to the ground again. After struggling for a few times, he could not stand up again. The crows swooped down like dark clouds, happily pecking at the body of the war horse that had not yet died, and didn't care about the tense humans.

"Oh..." Kuokuo sighed. This situation is so similar to today's Dayuan.

The Yuan Empire, which once swept across the four sides, has fallen apart. Although the four Khanate still regards Yuan as the sect leader, they are also indifferent to the sect and have long been in power and have not subordinated each other. As the wars against the Southern Dynasties failed one after another, the sect kings also had their own thoughts, and their respect for the Khan gradually diminished, especially the noble royal families far away from the grasslands have already developed a back-and-back heart and have colluded with foreign vassals.

Now the situation has reached the point of destroying the country and destroying the tribe, but the court is still intrigue and has different thoughts. The nobles and relatives secretly colluded with each other to seek personal wealth. Even at this time of danger, they are still trying to send the wealth they have accumulated over the years to the capital. Some people even continue to sell their national interests, secretly interact with the Southern Dynasty, seeking a way out.

In times of crisis, the Khan's performance was very unsatisfactory. He was wandering between wars and defenses. He wanted to protect the Central Plains, but he was worried that he would become a turtle in the jar and become the king of the country. The purpose of this battle was based on this idea. If he mobilized heavy troops at the beginning of the war, he would not worry about not being able to open up the way out of the border.

However, Khan wanted to attack the passageway, but was worried that after the large number of troops were drawn, Dadu's troops were empty and he was ridden by the enemy, so he made a "balance". As a result, the early offensive was fierce and the success was reported, and the momentum was insufficient, and the attack was weak at the last moment and the progress was difficult. At the same time, it gave the Southern Dynasties a chance to breathe, allowing them to re-allocate their troops and replenish supplies, which made the battle situation stalemate.

What made Kuokuo even more dissatisfied was that the Khan kings were relieved. He ordered everyone to enter the capital of the Wei thousands of miles away, but he was worried that they would rely on the weak and independent court. Now every time there is a war, they will be in front of them, and the imperial guards hid in the city to weaken the strength of the kings and thus achieve the goal of stabilizing their own status.

The kings are not fools. Instead, they will try to preserve their strength and seek materials and reward them without any effort. However, they can avoid them whenever they are in war. If they really can't escape, they will not work hard. Once they fight with the Southern Army, they will be "defeated" and few people will fight to the death. But if Kuangkuo takes on the current hardship, of course it is not selfless. Once the road to Liaodong is opened, he can escape from the vortex of Dadu in the name of chasing the enemy and continue to be his Ningyuan King.

"Your Highness, will you withdraw your troops?" Although Gao Mieli was the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and the chief general of the war in Tanzhou, Kuokuochu was the prince, so he still had to show respect and seek his opinions.

"Has the Southern Army always been so strong?" Kuokuochu asked without answering, but instead.

"The Southern Army in front of us was once a reorganized by the Southern Emperor's Guardian Army, and the top and bottom were elite. We paid a huge price to fight here!" Gao Mieli replied.

"The general on the opposite side has not been killed in battle, and there are also great casualties, but their morale has not diminished. They still fight to the death, which is puzzling!" Kuokuo frowned when he saw his answer to the question.

"The opponent's chief general has indeed been killed, but a few days ago, a team of Southern Army broke into Tanzhou. It seems that the Southern Dynasty sent important officials and generals to take over his command, which led to his morale revival." Gao Mili replied.

"Why didn't you mention it before?" Kuokuoqi was shocked. If the Southern Army received strong reinforcements in front of him, wouldn't he have kicked it to the iron plate and asked repeatedly.

"Your Highness, don't be impatient!" Gao Mieli quickly comforted her and said helplessly, "The Southern Army has only more than a hundred cavalry in the camp, but its combat power is very strong. We sent a team of thousands of people to intercept it, and hundreds of rangers around participated in the encirclement. However, they broke through several times, but they killed four or five hundred people in our army, and killed several centurions, but they still broke through!"

"Oh, the Southern Dynasty cavalry has always been weak, and there are such a brave cavalry now?" Kuokuochu said in disbelief when he heard that someone had entered the camp.

Valley

"Well, now the Southern Dynasty cavalry is no longer the same as before. They seized a large number of war horses from our dynasty, and rebel generals joined, and their strength was improved. This invasion of the Central Plains was also extremely active. He confronted our dynasty head-on for more than ten times, but no one was at a disadvantage." Gao Mieli nodded and said, "Your Highness has lived in Liaodong for a long time and has never fought with the Southern Dynasty. There are naturally some things that are not clear. Ananda said that he was intercepted and killed by the Southern Dynasty cavalry on his way into the harbor, pursued and left, and suffered great losses."

"Oh!" Kuokuo expressed his regret. He underestimated the enemy too much. He always thought that the Central Plains Guards had been obsessed with peace for a long time and had been fascinated by the Huahua World. He only focused on usurping wealth, resulting in the deterioration of combat power, and was defeated by the defeated generals of the past. This made him hurry to fight without knowing the enemy situation in detail, thinking that he could quickly defeat him, but he did not expect that after two days and two nights, he could not break through the first defense line of the Southern Army. The city of Tanzhou, which is close to him, is out of reach.

"Your Highness, you have been fighting for two days. You are exhausted. Let's fight again after a day!" Gao Mieli looked at him and asked tentatively.

"Our army is tired, the enemy is the same. Now our troops are several times higher than those of the enemy. We can attack in turn, but the enemy cannot rotate. As long as we attack, we must not persist and we can eventually break the enemy!" Kuokuo debuted, "I have ordered several thousand-person teams with more than half of the casualties to reorganize and rest. The rest of them take turns to attack in turn, and the casualties are less than 50% of them are not allowed to retreat!"

"Yes, Your Highness! I will immediately order people to prepare lanterns and torches and prepare for night battles!" Gao Mili said. He knew that he wanted to use his military advantage to kill his opponents at any cost. This method would inevitably cause a large number of casualties, but it is also the best way at the moment. So I was indeed very respectful of King Ningyuan's ruthlessness. Now the generals of Dayuan really lacked a courageous general.

"Report to Your Highness, Deputy Envoy, Juyong Pass is lost!" Just as the two of them were placing troops and preparing to fight again, a messenger came to the front of the formation and reported panting.

"Say it again!" Gao Mieli asked in disbelief.

"Reported to the deputy envoy, three days ago, the Southern Army attacked Yuancheng at night, seized the border city, and then attacked Guancheng forcibly. The enemy was powerful and was bombarded by artillery from a high place. Our army could not resist and could only retreat to the south entrance. But..."

"What's the matter? Where is the Southern Army now?" Seeing him hesitate, Kuokuo asked with a humming voice.

"Once our army retreated, it was difficult to deal with it. The army was defeated. The chief general Amugan led the remaining troops to surrender, and Nankou was also lost. Now the Southern Army has completely occupied Juyong Pass, and the situation is unknown after that!" The messenger replied.

"Go down and rest!" Gao Mili saw that he knew only this, and two days have passed, and the situation has changed. He waved his hand to take him to rest. He then made his debut against Kuokuo, "Your Highness, Juyong Pass has been lost, and the capital is in danger. We should return to help quickly."

"I'm afraid our retreat has been cut off, otherwise the imperial edict from the court should have arrived. Now we can't retreat!" Kuokuo shook his head and sighed.

"Amgan will first report to the court for help when the Southern Army attacks Juyongguan, and the court will issue an order. The transfer will be delayed on the way. The edict to transfer us back to the rescue is probably on the way. I am afraid that the order to transfer us back to the army will be sent to the army later. We need to prepare for withdrawal early!" Gao Mili analyzed.

"Amugan surrendered without fighting, Changping is afraid that we will also be trapped in the enemy. Our retreat has been cut off and we are facing the risk of being attacked on both sides. Once we are blocked in the valley, we will be unable to advance or retreat. It is better to capture Tanzhou, retreat to the grassland first and then make a decision!" Kuokuo said.

"Your Highness, no!" Gao Mioli said decisively. He immediately understood his thoughts. He probably had the idea of ​​leaving Dadu and returning to the fiefdom in western Liaoning. He was so hard to attack Tanzhou. But once he left, it would not only weaken the power to defend Dadu, but also make it difficult to ensure that he did not have the idea of ​​becoming a Khan, so he could not let him act without permission.

"So what? Are you waiting for death?" Kuokuokuo felt that he was too explicit and turned to ask.

"The most urgent task is to send a cavalry to find out the situation of the return journey first. Even if Changping is lost, we can still go to Tongzhou to return to Dadu. It is still under the control of our army, and the Southern Army is not yet able to react. Although the journey is longer, it is safe!" Gao Mili said.

"It's not that easy. The southern army of Tanzhou is difficult to protect. I don't know that Juyongguan has been lost. I found that our army has withdrawn in a hurry and will definitely chase after him. I may not be able to leave at that time!" Kuokuo objected, "It would be better to defeat the Danzhou defenders first and make them unable to fight again, so that they will go smoother!"

"I can lead my troops to cut off the rear and protect your superiors from withdrawing!" Seeing that he was still not selfish, Gao Mieli volunteered to cut off the rear and said...
Chapter completed!