Vol 2 Chapter 2577: The true prince is born, the civet cat is replaced by the prince

Chapter 2577 The true prince is born, and the civet cat is replaced by the prince

Chapter 2573: The true prince is born, the civet cat is replaced by the prince

Not long after the Battle of Dragon City ended, Mao Dun, who received the news in advance, decisively decided to attack Or City.

At this time, Kublai Khan had not yet withdrawn his troops from Chifeng City, and all the Yuan troops in Monan had not withdrawn to Mobei. It was the best time for Maodun to seize Or City.

As expected by Mao Dun, after learning that Boyan's main force of 80,000 men had been defeated by Huo Qubing's 20,000 men, the defenders of Or City immediately lost morale and were in panic all day long, fearing that Mao Dun and Huo Qubing would send troops to Or. city.

 Whatever you worry about will come true.

 Under Maodun's series of offensive tactics and his efforts to win over at all costs, the Or garrison, who was finally defeated several times, decided to open the city and surrender to Maodun.

Just like this, after losing Chifeng City, Maodun captured Or City from Yuanmeng, which could be regarded as a comeback.

After learning the news that Or's garrison had rebelled and Or's city had fallen, Kublai Khan was naturally furious, but he was more frightened, worried that his military strength would be greatly damaged and the garrison of other cities would also rebel. At the same time, he was also grateful. He returned to Mobei in time and stopped the signs of rebellion from the source.

Kublai Khan dispatched an army of 180,000 this time, confident that he would destroy Maodun and completely unify Yuan and Meng. As a result, not only did he not gain an inch of land, but he also lost more than 100,000 troops, and he also lost the city of Or, so he no longer wanted to The fight continues.

But if he takes the initiative to seek peace, he will definitely be regarded as a defeated country by Da Qin and be severely punished.

Kublai Khan is still unwilling to read the compensation regulations of the last Jinyang Treaty, so naturally he is unwilling to sign such a treaty with Da Qin that is humiliating and humiliating the country.

 But if there is no peace talks, this war will continue, and it is unknown whether a heavier price will be paid by then.

When Kublai Khan was in a dilemma, his two most trusted advisors, Tuotuo and Yelu Chucai, agreed that not only should they not take the initiative to negotiate peace with Daqin, but they should instead defend the five cities of Mobei with all the people as soldiers. Only in this way can Da Qin take the initiative to retreat without worrying about casualties.

 During Qin's second outing, although Yuan and Meng suffered heavy casualties, the Qin army's losses were also considerable.

Huo Qubing's 20,000-strong army suffered casualties of nearly half, and the casualties of Yue Fei and Zhang Liao's armies also reached a quarter or even a third.

For Yuan Meng, who could use all the people as cavalry, these casualties were naturally not worth mentioning. However, the total number of cavalry in Qin was only 170,000. Such casualties were already very large for Qin's cavalry.

The reason why the Qin Dynasty would go out to the fortress was because the country did not want to be wiped out in order to prevent the unification of Yuan and Mongolia.

Now that the Qin Dynasty's goal has been achieved, there is no need to continue fighting the Yuan army for the sake of Maodun.

 So, as long as Yuan and Meng are determined to hold on, the Qin army will naturally retreat in the face of difficulties, and Yuan and Meng will not need to sign a defeat treaty.

Khubilai felt that what the two men said was reasonable, so he issued an emergency military expansion order and recruited herders near the five cities in Mobei to serve as troops to defend the country. He actually recruited more than 200,000 troops in a short period of time.

 The nomads are only good at this. The living environment is difficult, so all the people are soldiers, and they can be recruited and replenished at any time.

Kublai Khan only maintained an army of 250,000 before the war. It was not that Yuan and Meng only had 250,000 troops, but that they could only support 250,000 regular troops.

 The material consumption and equipment supplies of the regular army are naturally different from those of the cannon fodder army.

The more than 200,000 troops that have been recruited now were all herdsmen not long ago. They have not received any military training and are poorly equipped. They obviously do not have much combat effectiveness.

If this was placed on a frontal battlefield, it would not necessarily be an opponent of the 20,000 Qin army, and it would naturally be regarded as cannon fodder.

However, such a large number is more than enough to defend the city and fill the scene.

Yue Fei, Zhang Liao, and Huo Qubing all made a tacit agreement to withdraw their troops when they learned that Kublai Khan had temporarily recruited 200,000 troops to defend the city.

 There are three reasons why the three of them did this:

 The first is to weaken Yuan and Meng and balance the strength of Kublai Khan and Maodun. This has been achieved so far.

 Second, Yuan and Meng were already prepared, and the risk of another attack on Mobei increased greatly.

 The third point is that even if we continue to fight, we will not get much benefit, and it will be even more advantageous. It is better to stop fighting here.

After Mao Dun learned that the Qin army was about to withdraw, he naturally expressed strong opposition. He was also preparing to pull the Qin army's tiger skin and expand the results of the war. He was taking advantage of the Qin army. If the Qin army just withdrew, what else would he do? Pulling off tiger skin?

Although Mao Dun wanted to stop him, the Qin army generals were not fools. First, Kublai Khan took the initiative to abandon the city of Chifeng City, and then Mao Dun took advantage of the Qin army's victory to capture Or City, which already gave Mo Dun his full share. If it is cheap, how can it be possible for Moton to continue to take advantage?

Not long after, the three Qin armies stationed in the Monan area each received an edict from the imperial court to withdraw their troops, and they returned home laden with loot.

 At the same time, Zhang Yi, as the envoy of the Qin Dynasty, went to Orcheng to negotiate with Maodun.

Kublai Khan was determined to resist, and even if he continued to fight, he would never sign an armistice agreement with Da Qin.

Since Da Qin had no way to slay Kublai Khan, it had no choice but to slay Maodun.

"What? Great Qin wants this king to bear the losses of the Qin army in this battle?"

After learning Zhang Yi’s intention, he jumped up in surprise and decisively refused: “Impossible, this is absolutely impossible.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yi sneered and said: "My lord, you must know that without the help of Da Qin, how could you withstand Kublai Khan's army?

Our army lost 30,000 fine cavalry this time. These 30,000 people died on this grassland in order to save you, the king. It is completely reasonable that the king will be responsible for their pensions. "

Da Qin only killed 20,000 troops in the battle, but Zhang Yi deliberately repaid him with 30,000, just to cause Mao Dun to bleed.

Modun was dumbfounded when he heard what Zhang Yi said. He knew how high Da Qin's pension was, and the pension for a 30,000-strong army was something he couldn't get out even if he emptied it.

“That’s true, but, but...”

Under Zhang Yi's coercion and inducement, Mao Dun did not dare but had to compromise and agreed to pay a pension of 30,000 Qin soldiers. After all, Da Qin could be his life-saving talisman, but it could also be his life-saving talisman.

The man is a swordsman, and I am a fish and meat. Maodun has no confidence to refuse.

It’s just that all of Maodun’s territory was in Monan, and it had just suffered a war. The richest city, Shengle City, had been ceded to Da Qin. It was impossible to provide the pension of 30,000 troops in a short time.

After some discussion, Zhang Yi agreed that Mao Dun would use war horses, cattle and sheep to pay off the debt, as long as it was paid off within three years.

Zhang Yi directly squeezed out all the value of Mao Dun, and then left with satisfaction, leaving Mao Dun alone with a face that was about to cry without tears. In the next few years, he would have to work for Da Qin to pay off his debts.

In this way, although Da Qin failed to gain a hand from Kublai Khan, it killed Maodun severely. Kublai Khan, who was far away in Longcheng, was secretly relieved after learning that the Qin army had withdrawn. He also immediately dismissed the temporary army, and then began to look for candidates for the prime minister. After all, Yuan Meng had to recuperate again. .

After much thought, Kublai Khan decided to make Tuo Tuo his prime minister, and his decision was undoubtedly the right one.

Although Yelu Chucai was very capable, he was of Qiang origin after all and could not make the major factions of Yuan and Meng feel at ease.

Just when Kublai Khan was working on the restoration of Yuan and Mongolia, news of Qin's second outing and its great victory had spread throughout the Central Plains countries.

The monarchs of the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties, who were looking forward to the defeat of the Qin Dynasty, were disappointed when they learned that the Qin Dynasty had won so quickly.

Except for Zhu Di, who was appeasing the Qi clan, Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin both summoned their advisers and generals to study the secrets of Qin's victory in the war, but found that there was no secret at all.

The biggest secret to Qin's victory is that the cavalry is strong enough, even stronger than the grassland cavalry, and it uses the right generals.

Whether it is Yue Fei, Zhang Liao, or Huo Qubing, they are all generals who are good at cavalry warfare, especially Huo Qubing. This time, the cavalry blitzkrieg method simply amazed everyone in the world.

 Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin naturally wanted to follow suit, but firstly they were not as fast as Huo Qubing, and secondly, even if they were as fast as Huo Qubing, they did not have Huo Qubing's confidence in victory and the courage to go ahead and win or die.

In addition to Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin, other kings also used the sand table to deduce the game many times, but finally found that Huo Qubing's style of play was only suitable for Huo Qubing himself.

 Apart from Huo Qubing, there is no other general in the world who is as extreme as him.

Huo Qubing's excellent commanding ability in cavalry battles made monarchs from all over the world fear him. After all, Huo Qubing was no less than Bai Qi in terms of cavalry battles.

　　A Bai Qi has already overwhelmed all countries. If another Huo Qubing comes, who can bear it?

 Fortunately, Huo Qubing was only impressive in the mounted battle. Although the infantry battle was equally good, it did not reach the level of the mounted battle.

Furthermore, because of his meritorious service, Huo Qubing was promoted from General Zhenbei to General Zhenbei. From now on, he will be stationed in Northern Xinjiang to terrify the foreign races. There is a high probability that he will not participate in the Central Plains war, and this also gives the countries in the Central Plains a lot of peace of mind.

　　Huo Qubing came from behind for the second time, and his performance was so amazing that Yue Fei and Zhang Liao, who also performed well, were overwhelmed by him, so he was named the General of Zhenbei.

Yue Fei and Zhang Liao, who also won the battle, naturally received their own rewards, but they were not as big as Huo Qubing.

Shortly after the three generals Huo Qubing, Yue Fei, and Zhang Liao led their armies back to their respective defense areas, they each led a thousand representatives out of the fortress to Beijing to receive awards and also brought back the ashes of the soldiers who died in the battle.

Ying Hao held a very grand welcome ceremony for the representatives who left the fortress. The people of Luoyang welcomed the return of the heroes who left the fortress with flowers and cheers. The people of Luoyang celebrated for three days.

 As for the 20,000 soldiers who died in the battle, only 15,000 brought their ashes back with them, while the other 5,000 had no bones left.

Ying Hao came down directly and buried the ashes of the soldiers he brought back into the Martyrs' Shrine. For those he didn't bring back, he also erected a tomb and left their names for future generations to remember.

“This first glass of wine, I would like to pay tribute to the 70,000 soldiers who came out of the Great Wall. Without their **** battles, there would be no great Qin power in the Great Wall and the glory of all the tribes coming to court.”

 “This second glass of wine, I would like to pay tribute to the twenty thousand soldiers who died in the battle. Without their heroic sacrifice, there would be no stable life for tens of millions of people in the Northern Territory of Qin.”

"With this third glass of wine, I would like to pay tribute to the three generals Huo Bing, Yue Fei, and Zhang Liao, as well as Lu Bu, Jiang Song, Gao Chong and other generals. Under their wise command, we, the Qin Dynasty, were able to defeat the Yuan Dynasty with 70,000 cavalry. Mongolia's 180,000 cavalrymen beheaded more than 100,000, another great victory..."

Ying Hao's words will make everyone's blood boil.

 The generals who participated in the expedition were all full of pride, while those who did not participated were extremely regretful that they had missed this opportunity to be heroes, and they were determined to fight for it next time they went out.

Since Ying Hao had made a good start, the atmosphere of the celebration banquet was naturally extremely enthusiastic. However, he did not expect that only halfway through the banquet, someone from the palace suddenly came to inform him that the Queen of the East Palace was about to give birth.

Hearing this, all the generals congratulated Ying Hao and said it was a good sign.

Ying Hao also thought this was a good sign. After all, he had won the battle, and now his legitimate son was born during the celebration banquet. It was a double happiness.

 “Your Majesty, Your Majesty…”

Seeing someone else coming into the palace, Ying Hao couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

 “The Empress of the West Palace is also about to give birth.”

"What?"

This time it was not a surprise, but a shock. Ying Hao never expected that Liu Mu, who was pregnant one month later than Ren Hongchang, would give birth on the same day as Ren Hongchang.

Even though Ren Hongchang was pregnant for twelve months, it was too much of a coincidence.

Ying Hao instinctively had a bad premonition in his heart, and immediately said: "Go back to the palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunder was heard.

Boom…

 Then the sky quickly darkened, strong winds rose, dark clouds gathered, and it rained heavily.

Ying Hao looked at the dim sky. For some reason, the bad premonition in his heart became stronger. He had to go back to the palace no matter how heavy the rain outside was.

At this time, in the Qin Imperial Palace, Ren Hongchang and Liu Mu had completed production.

Ren Hongchang gave birth to a son and a daughter, while Liu Mu gave birth to a son.

Since their mothers are both great masters, the prince and princess are both healthy and not as weak as ordinary babies.

But even if the two queens are both great masters, the process of giving birth to a child is extremely difficult, and the children fainted as soon as they were born.

Seeing that the queen fainted, one of the midwives was so bold that she took out a dead civet cat from the package in the bamboo basket, and then swapped it with the newly born little prince.

    Sorry, I worked overtime for two days in a row. The author really didn’t want to work overtime, because even if there is overtime pay, it cannot offset the loss of manuscript fees for not updating for two days. But there is no way, people can’t help themselves in the world.

　　

　　

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