Ouyang Shuo's cold treatment made Li Yuanhao, the emperor of the Western Xia Country, mad.
Li Yuanhao was a smart man. He knew that the Great Xia didn't respond directly because they didn't think the Western Xia's offer was high enough.
But this was Li Yuanhao's bottom line.
Should he submit to the Great Xia like Jin, Shu, and Sui?
Li Yuanhao couldn't do that.
No matter who it was, as long as they sat on the throne, they would not "abdicate" until the very last moment.
Li Yuanhao's countermeasure was to order the Yeli Wangrong Brothers to lead their troops back before Xingqing Manor fell into the enemy's hands, no matter what, no matter the cost.
Li Yuanhao decided to personally command the troops of the Tuolei Tribe.
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Soon, it was December.
After the natural disaster, the aftermath was endless. In the northern land in December, the wind was chilly and bleak. In some places, there was even heavy snow, dyeing the dark red ground white.
The Mongolian Empire, Hala and Lin.
Genghis Khan looked at the snowflakes outside and said, "Winter is here."
In just two months, cattle and sheep died in groups on the grassland because of the lack of grass. In order to save the breeding sheep, some herdsmen even took out their own rations to feed them.
An unprecedented ordeal was burning the grassland.
In order to exchange for food, some herdsmen at the border took the risk to sell the dead cattle and sheep to the Central Plains. Then, they bought food and fed the rest of the cattle and sheep.
Many of the Mongolian nobles were involved.
The most rampant place was the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It seemed that the Great Zhou Dynasty was indulging them.
However, the border of the Great Xia Dynasty, which was close to the Great Zhou Dynasty, was strictly guarded, making it difficult for them to smuggle. However, the Great Xia Dynasty had the most abundant food in the whole Central Plains.
"The Great Xia Dynasty."
Genghis Khan was lost in thought when he heard these words.
Throughout the history of Huaxia, there was no dynasty like the Great Xia Dynasty, which not only dominated Huaxia, but also dominated the world. It was said that the Great Xia Dynasty covered the whole world, which made Genghis Khan fascinated.
In the past, he had also built a super empire that spanned across the Eurasian continent.
"It's a great honor to be able to compete with such a figure in the same generation." Genghis Khan was still full of pride. the more he thought about it, the more clear-headed he became.
He knew very well that now was not the time to confront Great Xia head-on.
Genghis Khan raised his eyes and gazed into the distance. With the intuition of an emperor, he had a faint premonition that a ferocious tiger was quietly lurking in the south of Xixia. I'm afraid that the Empire's road to attack the Western Xia will be full of twists and turns.
"Maybe I should consider Ogedei's suggestion."
The Ogedei Khaganate did not attack the Tufan Dynasty, not because they were afraid of the Tufan Dynasty, but because the Tufan Dynasty did not have enough resources. Although the territory of Tufan was vast, it was actually a barren land.
Ogedai had his eyes on a fat piece of meat, but he didn't dare to act rashly.
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Great Zhou Dynasty, Handan City.
This winter, Di Chen was also very cold.
The country's strength was declining, and it was difficult to hold the fort alone. Everyone had deserted him. A series of setbacks had pushed Di Chen into the depths of the abyss, and he had almost failed to climb back up. It was Grandpa Di Chen's appearance that cheered him up a little.
What the Great Zhou Dynasty had to deal with wasn't how to deal with Great Xia, but how to survive this cold winter.
The natural disaster and the war had almost depleted the granary of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Tens of millions of people were crying piteously for food, waiting for Di Chen to think of a solution. With no other way out, Di Chen could only take the risk.
He instructed Lord Chunshen to use the Chamber of Commerce's name to exchange the limited food for the dead cattle and sheep in the grasslands. Because the herdsmen's life was more difficult, the Great Zhou Chamber of Commerce made a lot of money.
With the support of meat, the Great Zhou Dynasty's winter was not too cold.
After dealing with the food crisis, Di Chen was discouraged and had no more fighting spirit. Sometimes, in the dead of night, Di Chen would even envy Xiong Ba and Zhan Lang for being able to come back from the dead.
This was the irony of the world.
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5th of December, Xingqing Prefecture.
Tolui led 200,000 Mongolian cavalry and was already at the city gates.
Both sides were racing against time. To Tolui, if they could capture Xingqing Prefecture before the Western Xia reinforcements returned, then it would be a great victory.
Li Yuanhao was naturally the opposite.
The most powerful thing about the Mongolian cavalry was that they did not have any logistical burdens. For example, during the war with Western Xia, the two armies only brought three days' worth of rations. The rest of the rations were all consumed on the way.
Because of this, the Western Xia people suffered a great disaster.
In order to capture Xingqing Prefecture as soon as possible, he used a bloody method. He ordered his troops to drive hundreds of thousands of people from the surrounding villages and cities to help the Mongolian army attack the city.
Countless pitiful people rushed to the city gates under the pressure of the Mongolian cavalry's arrows. They tried to knock down the gates with the simplest wooden battering rams.
Xingqing Prefecture was the capital of a country. The city gates were as solid as a rock. How could they be so easily breached?
Li Yuanhao had been forced to a dead end. He had no right to be merciful. The guards in the city had no choice but to attack their comrades and kill batch after batch of innocent people.
In just one day, the moat outside the city turned pale red.
And this was just the beginning.
In the next few days, similar tragedies occurred.
The entire moat was filled with corpses. The river was cut off. Not to mention the river, even the canals in the city were dyed red. It was a shocking scene.
When the people in the city found out that even the well water was pale red, they vomited.
In just five days, six hundred thousand people died outside Xingqing Prefecture. More than half of them were killed by the Mongolian army outside the city.
It was to break the courage of the guards at the top of the city walls.
Such a crazy act finally provoked the wrath of the people.
Knowing that their compatriots were being mercilessly slaughtered like pigs and dogs, the Western Xia army that was still on the march burst out with unprecedented potential. They left a group to guard the rear and the rest of the main force to rush to Xingqing Prefecture.
In order to stop the Muhuali Tribe, the Western Xia army that was guarding the rear launched a deadly charge. They were determined to die, and with grief and indignation, they pressed forward with an indomitable will.
Facing such fearless enemies, the Mongolian cavalry was not afraid.
What was originally an inconspicuous sniper battle turned into an earth-shattering battle. The two sides fought for a day and a night. None of the one hundred thousand Western Xia soldiers survived.
Even the commanding general, Ye Li Yuqi, died on the spot.
After the battle, only three out of ten of the Muhuali Tribe survived.
The victorious Mongolian warrior, Muhuali, felt that he had a new lease of life. He bowed deeply to the battlefield full of corpses and said, "This is a group of opponents worthy of respect."
After this battle, the Muhuali Tribe suffered heavy casualties and had no strength to pursue the enemy. They could only rest and reorganize on the spot.
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On the ninth day of the twelfth month, Ye Li Wangrong led nearly three hundred thousand troops back to Xingqing Prefecture.
The scales of victory once again tilted towards the Western Xia.
But as soon as the Western Xia army arrived at the battlefield, they suffered a great loss.
It turned out that Tolui once again took advantage of the Western Xia army's desire for revenge to disguise the camp. He only left a few Mongolian cavalry in the camp, and the rest were disguised by the local people.
The Western Xia army, who did not know the enemy's situation and only wanted revenge, plunged into the Mongolian camp. When they found that it was empty, it was already too late.
They could only hear the rumbling of horses' hooves coming from outside the camp.
Tolui personally led the troops and attacked from both sides of the camp. The cavalry rushed into the camp and waved the butcher's knife at the Western Xia army who had fallen into panic, setting off a monstrous massacre.
The Western Xia army struggled to hold on. Under the command of Ye Li Wangrong, they finally managed to kill a bloody path. But they had already suffered heavy casualties, and their morale was low.
Tolui's tactics were indeed miraculous.
When Li Yuanhao, who was in the city, received the news, he almost collapsed on the dragon throne.
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