Chapter 658: Shogun
Xu Liewu was too young after all and did not see the situation clearly. He thought that Ali did not have so many princes to support him, and at the very least he would fight to a draw with Hubili. He created a natural barrier between him and Hubili, and secretly sent 30,000 elite soldiers to support him.
But now he has been defeated miserably, and the evidence of his sponsorship of Ah Li Buge has been laid on the table. What should he do?
Fortunately, there are two top Arab , who advise him to be hypocritical and write a letter personally to Hubli Khan to show his goodwill, but to remain neutral and not provide any substantial support. They should continue to observe the fight between the two tigers and prevent Ali from consuming Hubli's manpower.
Xu Liewu also knew that this was the only way, as he also had to stabilize his group of Han military generals he had obtained from Hubili.
This fellow first started with his own camp, gradually removing those unreliable Han generals from Hebei from the leading positions.
Hubili was delighted after receiving Xu Liewu's heartfelt letter, thinking that if they were truly brothers, he would also express his true feelings with tears in his eyes like he did in the letter he wrote to Zhao Yulin.
This fellow casually threw the letter into the brazier, drank a bowl of mare's milk, and asked his personal guard brother Dong who had just returned to help him reply. He rebuked Xu Liewu for his rebellion and questioned what crime he had committed when he was enjoying the warm sunshine in the south while I was still here, freezing and huddled around the stove, suffering from hunger and cold?
Dong Qinwei immediately reviewed the matter to Hubili, saying that it was because of his failure as the military supervisor to supervise the army, which led to the slow movement of the army. If the army had moved faster, the Khan could have enjoyed the warm sunshine in the royal tent in Shamalkand.
Hubili waved his hand and told them not to do these useless things, as they had already tried their best.
It was also his own fault for being too greedy. He knew that his younger brother Zhao Yulin should have started earlier if he wanted to revive the Han and Tang dynasties. So he came west regardless of the consequences and completely abandoned the territory of Han and Tang dynasties and gave it to Zhao Yulin.
He said: Brother Dong, our goal is very clear, which is to stay away from the New Song Empire.
The first target is Shamalkand. Go and ask Mr. Yao from the academy to write a few more beautiful articles and print them in large quantities for our brothers, so that everyone knows that the weather in Shamalkand is warm and the resources are abundant. We are going west to eat rice, bask in the sun, and live in greenhouses to boost my morale.
Dong Qinwei nodded in agreement and suggested that they should also send the letter to the tribes that had migrated there so that they could all march westward together.
Hubili was very satisfied with Dong Qinwei's brains. He waved his hand and told them to hurry up and do it, because we don't need to celebrate the New Year with feasting and entertainment like the New Song Dynasty.
He quickly mobilized Hubili's troops and accelerated them towards the rich land in the southwest.
Xu Liewu looked very unhappy when he saw Hubili's reprimand. After receiving the report that Hubili's army was advancing rapidly, he flew into a rage and threw his brother's letter into the fire.
He pulled over the Persian guards beside him and gave them an order: Immediately and secretly mobilize the weapons and supplies to send to Kuoduan, and then support Ali with 20,000 elite troops, so that they can continue to fight against Hubili.
Ah Li Buge became panicked when he saw Hubili rushing towards him aggressively.
Tell him that he must fight to the death in Shamar Khan, otherwise we will lose the entire Chagatai Khanate and have to retreat to Xuliewu's territory. Will Xuliewu agree?
The answer is absolutely no. Xu Liewu has secretly sent us baggage, food and 20,000 elite soldiers. His purpose is self-evident, which is to make us fight Hubil hard.
After a series of defeats, Ali Buge was frightened by Hubili. He weakly continued to discuss strategies against the enemy with Kuoduan.
In the Mobei Royal Court, the biological mother of Alibuge and Hubili sat by the fire with a troubled look on her face. Ten fingers are connected to the heart, and Sulu Henidi cries every time she finishes reading the military newspaper.
When Hubili wrote to her happily about the occupation of Alimali, she knew that the two sons had fought fiercely. When Hubili reported that the army had entered Suiye City, her chest was hit again, and she knew that the two brothers had fought desperately again.
Sulu Henidi was doubting her life. Could it be that the Golden Family could not escape the curse of fathers and sons fighting, and brothers killing each other?
In Chengdu, the New Song Kingdom entered its annual Spring Festival mode, with the sound of firecrackers, lights and decorations everywhere, and a festive atmosphere. Zhao Yulin asked for leave from the officials of the Central Court, and left early with Hu Lan and Chen Chen to go to Xinshi to avoid the cold.
When the official ship arrived at Qianwei carefully, a brand new special train was already waiting there. The two young women were very happy to see the newly built railway station and the beautiful green train. The cute kids beside them climbed onto the train without any need to be called, and the maids on both sides immediately stepped forward to protect them.
With a long whistle, the train started running, rumbling rhythmically. Before the children had enough fun, the train arrived in Xinshi.
Hu Lan and Chen Chen were still in high spirits and said that the train was too fast as it arrived at the station before they had enough time to ride.
Chen Chen took him to visit his father Chen Yun. The old man smiled and said that he had taken the train between Xinshi and Jiayang twice, and the feeling was just one word: "fast."
Zhao Yulin said calmly: "It's only a few dozen miles, how can it be fast? It's crawling like a snail, it would be fast if it was 200, 300, or 500 miles."
He was still talking nonsense there, but Chen Yun and Chen Chen had already opened their mouths in surprise.
Chen Chen went up to him, touched his forehead and asked: Brother, you just caught a cold, but you don't have a fever. You said such nonsense before you even had any drink. Even if you wanted to make our father happy, you don't have to brag like this.
Zhao Yulin felt very aggrieved. A few dozen miles, not a few dozen kilometers, so the speed is not fast.
In the evening, Li Dagui passed by Xinshi and knew that Zhao Yulin had arrived, so he came to chat with him. Dagui told him: The construction site is a battlefield, and cutting through mountains and opening roads is also life-threatening and people may die, but the brothers are not afraid and are very motivated.
Zhao Yulin raised his glass and clinked it with his, then drank the full glass and said: I just realized, I was reluctant to be transferred to the position of Minister of Road.
Da Kui smiled naively.
He said: This time the court awarded him the title of general, do you have any objection?
Da Kui immediately smiled and said no, he would follow the young master's arrangements.
Zhao Yulin said that no matter how meticulous you are, there will always be things that are not satisfactory and not well thought out, and you should not care too much about personal gains and losses. He asked him to communicate more with his brothers. Which of the brothers who dared to go to the battlefield was not a hero? How many of them can still survive to this day?
Da Kui nodded and told him not to worry, as the brothers were very open-minded.
After taking a sip of wine, Zhao Yulin laughed at Da Kui for being poorly educated and not as cultured as his wife. He asked him to go back and ask his wife and the masters around him for advice, and build the railway for the court. It would be of great use, as thousands of troops would be traveling on the railway in the future.
Da Kui showed an honest smile. To be honest, he was afraid of seeing books. When he opened them, he found that everyone in the books knew him, but he didn't have many friends.
Da Kui was really good at making metaphors. Zhao Yulin burst into laughter and asked everyone to finish their meal.
When they got back, the two women smelled the alcohol on him and waved their hands away, asking him to go to the hot spring pool to soak, and they were not allowed to go to bed until they were clean.
Zhao Yulin was so happy that he jumped into the water naked and enjoyed the rare leisure time.
Just as I closed my eyes and dozed off, I heard two splashes of water, followed by splashing water.
He hurriedly opened his eyes and saw that two mermaids had swam over from the left and right and sandwiched him in the middle. Chen Chen pressed on them without any hesitation and rubbed them unscrupulously.
Fairy Banban, you can't bully people like this...
On the Goryeo Peninsula in the east, the young emperor of Goryeo was talking with his ministers.
He had a very frustrating life this year. First, Goryeo was slapped in the face by the Shenwei Army of the New Song Dynasty in the west, and was forced to retreat back to the West Han River. Then the navy of the island country of Japan came to harass and rob, and sometimes went ashore and went deep into the city for dozens or hundreds of miles to rob, which was pure lawlessness.
It’s because the Goryeo navy has few ships and is not strong enough.
The young emperor sent envoys to the island country of Wa to reason with them, but instead the emperor was cut off the ears of the Wa country's warriors and boiled and served cold with wine. It was a great humiliation.
The young emperor had no choice but to mobilize ships from all over the country to sail to the western waters for guard duty. After joint defense and protection along the coast, the situation improved slightly.
However, the Japanese island kingdom has made it known that the Goryeo emperor should not make trouble for no reason. It's just that a few of their warriors came to the island to get some delicious food and sleep with a few women. These are all common and trivial matters. Don't make a fuss, and don't resist, otherwise they will be killed without mercy.
The envoy of the island country said: As long as you don't resist, there will be no killing. Otherwise, be careful that the island country will send a large army to the island to punish you.
The young Goryeo emperor was stunned when he heard this. He was worried about the invasion of the Island Kingdom of Japan and did not dare to live on Ganghwa Island. The Island Kingdom of Japan had a powerful navy.
If he was surrounded by Japanese pirates and then went to the island to kill people, his life would be in danger .
This guy felt that life was even more difficult than when the Mongolian army invaded, and he kept asking all the ministers what to do.
He stared at his beloved son and asked: What should we do?
The head of the Li family, who came from a military family, stood up and said: Let's fight. We will concentrate all the ships in the country to fight the pirates on the western coast. Even if we can't eliminate them, the Japanese pirates will not dare to come again openly.
The young emperor also hoped that Wang Dian would go on a diplomatic mission to the New Song Kingdom and ask the New Song navy to help.
Wang Dian told him that it was hopeless. Don't think that the navy of the New Song Kingdom is good. They are still angry. How can they help? We have to rely on ourselves.
The Prince of the Peninsula volunteered to go to the southwest coast to fight the pirates personally.
The young emperor refused and questioned him: What if the Shenwei Army sees that we have withdrawn troops from the border defense to deal with the Japanese pirates and takes the opportunity to attack us from behind?
The imperial court still has to rely on him to negotiate with the Shenwei Army to stabilize the rear.
Wang Dian's expression was numb. He told his father that the people of the New Song Dynasty were honest and kept their words. They had already retreated to the West Han River and they would not attack without reason.
The young emperor was very helpless. He would rather live in fear in a small town by the West Han River than live on the island. He asked Wang Dian to command the three armies to deal with the Japanese pirates, and he was happy to just take care of food and money.
At this time, the island country of Japan had entered the shogunate era where samurai were in power, and their highest administrative chief was called the Shogun.
Damn, the Shogun, everyone, listen to this.
