Alsileng Khan looked south from the grassland, but in his heart he was thinking of Jia Ke, his confidant and enemy.
Judging from the information obtained, Jia Ke is now even more difficult to deal with. He actually imprisoned the emperor of the Southern Dynasty.
This Jia Ke didn't have any of the loyalty, filial piety and justice of the Southern Dynasty people. Now that Jia Ke had firmly established himself in the court, if he invaded the south again, he might not have to deal with a Xuanfu town, but millions of soldiers from the Southern Dynasty.
But Alsileng Khan has no idea of retreating, because Jia Ke is already so difficult to deal with now, and if it continues to develop, there will be no chance.
Jia Ke, a hero, will not just sit back and watch the grassland grow stronger. He will definitely attack the grassland north to get rid of this big problem of his own.
After Alsileng Khan figured it out, he issued an edict to all places, asking all tribes to prepare in advance, wait until the autumn is high, and gather at the king's tent, and then go south together.
If we can attack the capital of the Southern Dynasty again, we must not give up this time, at least we must get rid of Jia Ke's future trouble.
After hearing the order from Alslen Khan, the heroes of the grasslands were all gearing up. They also wanted to go south again to avenge the past.
Only Meng He frowned after hearing the news. He had had several encounters with Jia Ke on the grasslands in the past few years. He knew how powerful Jia Ke was. This man was resourceful and brave. Once
If we start a war with this person, we will definitely not be able to win quickly in the end. By then, the financial resources of the grassland may not be as good as those of the Southern Dynasties. Once this happens, it will be dangerous.
Meng He could not watch the grassland suffer another setback, so after receiving the military order, he quickly rushed to the king's tent.
One day later, Meng He came to the place where the king's tent was located. It was at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, with abundant water and grass. It was a rare geomantic treasure land on the grassland.
As soon as Meng He arrived at the location of the royal tent, Alsileng Khan got the news.
Alsileng Khan still valued this handsome man who was good at fighting. As soon as he heard that he had arrived at the king's tent, he ordered people to invite him to his big tent.
When Meng He met Alsileng Khan, he saluted him first according to etiquette, and then he couldn't wait to report back: "Great Khan, I received your order and said that I will go south to the Southern Dynasty this year. I don't know if it is true."
After listening to this, Alsileng Khan was silent for a long time before nodding. He also knew that this time going south was a bit abrupt, and he might not be able to win so easily.
"Great Khan, in my opinion, we should rest and recuperate for a few years before heading south to preserve Wansheng."
Arsileng Khan's face was serious after hearing this, "How many more years of rest and recuperation? Can Jia Ke, a hero, let us live freely on the grassland for a few more years?"
Meng He was a little helpless when he heard this. Now the Tatars are riding a tiger. Since they have enmity with Jia Ke, I am afraid that only one of the two sides will fall before this war can end.
Meng He thought for a moment, and then said: "It is better to temporarily make peace with the Southern Dynasty for a few years, so that we can recuperate and restore our strength."
Alsileng Khan said impatiently: "Stop daydreaming. Do you think Jia Ke is a fool?"
Meng He didn't say anything after hearing this. Although he didn't want to go south, he couldn't stop Jia Ke from going north. It seemed that this battle was inevitable.
Meng He failed to persuade Alslen Khan and sighed after returning to his tribe. The Tatars have provoked the behemoth of the Southern Dynasty several times, and they may not end well. Since ancient times, the confrontation between the grasslands and the Southern Dynasties has always been a temporary one.
victory, once the Southern Dynasties concentrated their efforts, the grassland would definitely be defeated by the Southern Dynasties.
Alsileng Khan doesn't care what Meng He thinks. In addition to the cavalry in the grassland, he also has mercenaries in the Western Regions to rely on. There are about hundreds of thousands of these people, and each of them is tall and powerful. With these people
It would also be a good idea to consume Jia Ke's troops in the Southern Dynasty first.
A few months have passed in the blink of an eye, and it’s once again the time when autumn is over and horses are fat.
Arslen Khan issued orders to all the grassland tribes in accordance with the established principles. These people each brought dry food and gathered near the king's tent.
Arsleng Khan can be said to have gone out in full force this time, with more than 300,000 cavalry gathered, plus hundreds of thousands of slaves and mercenaries plundered from the Western Regions, for a total of about 500,000 horses.
It can be said that Alslen Khan tried his best, because just eating, drinking, and sleeping with these people was enough for him, and the Tatars were not qualified to conduct several such expeditions with their strength.
If they cannot completely gain the advantage over Jia Ke today, then the Tatars may never be able to move south again in the future.
Arsleng Khan summoned the leaders of each tribe and his generals in the central army tent, as well as reinforcements sent by the kingdoms in the Western Regions.
Alsileng Khan sat in the middle, with dozens of people standing on both sides. Outside the Chinese army's tent, countless guards stood up.
"Everyone, we have been relatively successful in the past few years. We have put down the rebellion in the Western Regions and repelled the Great Eclipse. Now is the time to strengthen our troops and horses. This time we go south, we will definitely inflict heavy losses on the Southern Dynasty, so that Jia Ke will never dare to do so again.
Looking north.”
The generals and leaders standing on both sides cheered together when they heard Arslen Khan's oath.
Seeing that these people were quite popular, Alsileng Khan smiled and nodded, then waved his hand to keep them quiet.
"It's a very important matter this time. We can't be careful. Is Meng He here?"
When Meng He heard Alsileng Khan's call, he quickly stood up and raised his hands and said: "Report to the Great Khan, the general will be here."
"Meng He, I now order you to be the vanguard of the front, commanding 50,000 cavalry, to open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the water."
"I will obey the orders of the Great Khan."
Alsileng Khan appointed Meng He as the vanguard because he also liked his cautiousness in using troops. If he replaced him with a more reckless one, he might have fallen into Jia Ke's scheme and tens of thousands of troops would have to answer for it.
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After Alsileng Khan finished giving instructions to the front, he said again: "Aodengelil?"
Immediately, a middle-aged man walked out from the crowd. This man was not as strong as other Tatars, but his eyes were shrewd.
Aodengeril walked out of the class, stood in the middle of the account, and saluted Alsileng Khan.
"Aodengelile, you are a wise man on the grassland. Now I appoint you as the rear guard. You must not let the soldiers eat and drink less when transporting grain and grass."
"Don't worry, Khan, but the soldiers will be well fed for a day with me."
Alsileng Khan nodded, and then said to the others: "The cavalry of each department is divided into left and right wings. The infantry from the Western Regions will advance with my central army. The army will set off tomorrow and must arrive within 15 days.
Gubeikou, I want to reach the capital of the Southern Dynasty in the shortest time."
Alsileng Khan gave an order, and the entire Tatar army started to move. So these hundreds of thousands of horses, plus some slaves transporting food, marched toward Gubeikou in a mighty manner.
The Eight Banners of Mongolia had already received news of the Tatars' movements, and they immediately informed the leaders of each tribe.
After the leaders of the Eight Banners received the news, they did not dare to neglect the discussion and immediately sent fast horses to inform Jia Ke in the capital.
But Tang Kuai, who was in Xuanfu Town, had already received the news in advance. Before Alsileng Khan held the meeting, the news had been sent to the capital.
And what was Jia Ke doing at this time? Jia Ke was not idle at this time. He kept mobilizing food and grass in the capital, and sent orders to Feng Mo in Liaodong and Huang Baifeng in Xuanfu Town to bring 50,000 horses to the capital each.
Meet him.
This time Jia Ke planned to go north with 150,000 troops from the three major battalions, plus the 200,000 troops from Xiaoqi Camp at Gubeikou and the troops from Liaodong Town and Xuanfu Town, the total number was more than 300,000.
These troops had already gathered in the capital when the autumn harvest was over, and were only waiting for Jia Ke's order to head north.
After Jia Ke received the news that Alsileng Khan was going to attack from Gubeikou, he did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered the army to reorganize their armaments and prepare to march to Gubeikou in three days.
Not to mention that Jia Ke is here to prepare to go north to meet Alsileng Khan, and there is also a turmoil and undercurrent in the capital.
The most active among them was King Zhongshun.
Ever since he imprisoned the emperor and took charge of the court, King Zhongshun has stayed in the palace and did not dare to come out to cause trouble casually.
King Zhongshun was afraid that Jia Ke would remember his past hatred and seize the opportunity to kill him, so he was careful now and would never give Jia Ke any chance.
But as the news from the grassland continued to be transmitted to the capital, even King Zhongshun knew about the rumors.
After King Zhongshun received the news, he sat in his study all night. After thinking about it, he felt that this was a good time to officially restore their family's power.
Because as time goes by, Jia Ke's power becomes more and more stable, and even the local officials have been replaced by Jia Ke. If this continues, within a few years, all local officials will be Jia Ke.
Under Ke's command.
After King Zhongshun made up his mind, he quietly ordered his confidant eunuchs to deliver the news to various royal palaces and the palaces of the emperor's relatives.
They don't meet each other, and they rely on their subordinates to pass secret messages to communicate with each other.
Although one or two members of the royal family did not want to take risks, most people still supported King Zhongshun.
Because anyone with some discernment has already seen that Jia Ke is not a person who has been under others for a long time, and it will be sooner or later for him to usurp the throne.
These people agreed with each other in the letter, with King Zhongshun as the leader. When Jia Ke left the capital, they would gather the soldiers and servants in the palace, seize the opportunity to seize control of the capital, rescue the emperor, and then order the world in the name of the emperor to
Jia Ke was blocked outside Gubeikou.
At that time, Jia Ke will only have hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If they run out of ammunition and food, they can only disperse in a hurry.
Jia Ke himself can't return to the Central Plains, and there is a big enemy on the grassland. I'm afraid he won't have long to live.
After they thought about the countermeasures, they hid secretly and waited for Jia Ke to go north, so that they could take action in one fell swoop and restore the dignity of the royal family.