Song Yichang suddenly remembered the Zhao Xin City built by Zhao Xin for the Xiongnu Khan during the Han Dynasty. Zhao Xinjian, the Shanyu, built a city at the foot of Hanai Mountain. The original intention was to avoid the Han army and use the depth of the vast desert grassland to restrain the powerful Han cavalry corps. But today the Mongols no longer have any opponents around the northern part of the desert, so naturally there is no need to avoid anyone.

The reason why Khan chose to build a city on Hangaishan and the Orkhon River was simply because he lacked a suitable place to meet and envoys from the vassal states.

He ordered tens of thousands of craftsmen to be selected from the Han area of ​​the Central Plains to build a brand new city on the site of the Uighur City. This would become the heart of the Thousand Miles of Goryeo in the west to the heart of the vast land of Goryeo. The lords from far to the Persian border and the different tribes on the grassland would all send envoys to pay homage to the Khan and contribute their tribute to the Khan to show obedience.

In order to support the many attendants in the palace tent, the huge imperial guards, scholars, craftsmen and servants living in Helin City, transported 500 trucks of food and various expenses from the Central Plains every day to the Great Wall, and spent countless manpower and material resources in the middle of the journey, just to ensure the luxurious life of the dignitaries and servants in the north of the desert.

Song Yichang and Hao Jing followed a convoy towards Helin. Because Kublai Khan and Mengge had to lead elite troops to Helin beforehand, and the counselors and officials of the kings and nobles all came with the caravans and transportation teams later. Hao Jing and Song Yichang had a relaxing trip, after all, there were transportation convoys starting from Taiyuan every day across Yanmen Pass and heading north. If it was the old land of Khwarezm or the lords of Balochistan came to pay homage, they would have to set off a few months in advance and then go straight to the north of the desert. The tiring work of the journey was beyond the imagination of Hao Jing and Song Yichang.

But even from the Central Plains to Helin, it has to go through a very difficult journey. First, you have to pass through the vast desert, and then go northwest along the Gobi Desert. Most of the areas in the middle are deserted wilderness. Not to mention other places, the bones of people and livestock are seen along the vast sea of ​​sand. You don’t need to ask that it is the wronged soul of the husband who is responsible for transporting food supplies along the way.

Since leaving Yanmen, more than a dozen civilians have been overwhelmed and forced by Mongolian officials. However, the Mongolian soldiers who were escorting the team were not allowed to stop the transport convoy. Once someone slowed down, they rushed over immediately and whipped the whip. The civilians didn't even care about burying the bodies of their companions, allowing them to stay on the side of the road and smelled, which attracted the bites of wild dogs.

The bones I saw along the way were probably like this. Song Yichang ignored Hao Jing's dissuasion and repeatedly argued with the Mongolian officials. Finally, he relieved the Mongolian urging, allowing everyone to stop and rest for some time to heal their tired companions.

"How is this kind of behavior different from the Hua Shigang incident back then?" Song Yichang said angrily to Hao Jing: "Does it take a few groups of Liangshan heroes to end this kind of act of wasteful people and damage money?"

Hao Jing said helplessly: "How can this be compared with the Flower Stone Gang of Song Huizong? Flower Stone Gang is just for fun and entertainment. But Da Khan is in the north of the Mo and accompanied so many soldiers, palace maids, waiters and concubines. These people always need food, clothing and applications. Don't these things rely solely on Zhongyuan's supply? Moreover, the more Da Khan needs the food and cloth from the Central Plains, the deeper he depends on the Central Plains, which is good for us."

"If we can really get the opportunity to speak in front of the Khan, it would be fine for the people to suffer at the moment." Song Yichang said with gritted teeth: "I am afraid that the Mongols will not rely entirely on the power of a certain faction, but will play a big balance among all kinds of subordinates. The people of the Central Plains provide for blood and sweat, but only one end of the balance."

"One end does not matter." Hao Jing said proudly: "The key is that one end is on King Mongke and King Kublai Khan. Both of them are outstanding heroes among the younger generation of Mongolia, especially King Kublai Khan, who likes the Central Plains scenery and is also polite to Confucian scholars and scholars in Central Plains. He is clear about the significance of the Central Plains to Mongolia. As long as we can assist King Kublai Khan to inherit the position of Khan, we can withdraw all the palace tents and the imperial guards to the Central Plains and provide them on the spot. The people of the Central Plains no longer have to suffer the pain of losing thousands of miles."

"But on the other hand, if the sons of the Chaga Taiwan or the Shuchi family become great khans, then the people of the Central Plains will suffer." Song Yichang joked slowly: "It's really fortunate that the Mongolians have this tradition of keeping their young sons in their family life."

After a difficult trek, the transport team finally passed through the desert. After walking for more than ten days, they saw the water of the Orhun River. If it were before, I wonder how many bandits would have had the idea of ​​food and various precious goods during these ten days. However, after the rise of Mongolia, they managed various tribes in the desert with severe means, and no one dared to rob the merchants and travelers without any other. Especially the convoy that transported grain for the Khan.

It is late summer, and the grass on the grassland is lush. Looking at it, it looks like the vast East China Sea, making people feel open. Several eagles circling and chirping in the sky under the sky, adding a bit of heroic spirit to this beautiful picture.

"This is the root of the misfortune of the Central Plains for thousands of years." Song Yichang rode a horse and silently recited in his heart: "I hope that one day, the heroes and heroes of the Central Plains can gallop in such a vast world like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing."

The transport team walked along the Orhun River, and after more than ten days, they finally arrived in Hara and Lin.

Hala and Lin were on the southern foot of Hangai Mountain, which was called the foot of Yanran in ancient times. The Eastern Han Dynasty's chariot and cavalry generals gave Yanran a meritorious service, and perhaps they meant Hala and Lin.

Today, Hara and Lin has become a large construction site. Not only are there craftsmen from Han, but also craftsmen from the Western Regions, craftsmen from Khorasan and craftsmen from Persia and other places. They are busy working day and night. The stonemasons mine white rocks from Hangai Mountain, and then freshly carve them. As the bricks and stones of the city walls, the city walls are built with loess, and they are steamed before they are compacted. The city city has more than four miles north and south, and two miles east and west, which is even more magnificent than many cities in the Central Plains. On the southwest corner of Helin City, the Wan'an Palace for the Khan to rest and live in a year has been roughly completed. It is said that the owner of the world's most powerful empire has now moved into the Wan'an Palace and enjoy the life of the palace.

The city is full of newly started construction sites, commercial blocks with countless shops, mosques for the Western Regions Muslims, Buddhist temples for the Central Plains, and even a church for the prayers of Nestorian Christians. Because Wang Guhan, one of the son-in-law of the Khan, and Wang Gu tribes under his subordinates, took Nestorianism as their faith, they also brought this Christian branch into Helin City.

Hao Jing and Song Yichang lived in a newly built inn. This inn was obviously built intact compared to the shape of the Wanyi Pavilion outside the capital of the Central Francisco. You can tell at a glance that it was the masterpiece of the craftsmen who had plundered from it. The entire inn was extraordinary, and all the officials and talents coming in and out of the Han area were from Taoists, doctors, astrological divination, and monks. Everyone was talking lively and talking about the upcoming meeting of the kings.

While Hao Jing was sorting out the Four Books and various Sutras presented to the Khan, Song Yichang came to the main hall to listen to everyone's discussion.'

The planned plan this autumn is to continue to attack the Song Dynasty. At present, the Han army and thousands of households in various parts of the Central Plains are preparing for wars to be launched later. The Mongolian headquarters will also send at least tens of thousands of elite heavy armored cavalry and light cavalry as the main force of the battle to participate. This expedition still uses the Third Prince Qucao as the supreme commander, personally leading the main force to go south to Jinghu, first conquering Xiangyang, and then go down the river to loot. If possible, siege Jiangling.

The Western Route Army was still led by the second prince Kuoduan. With Liangzhou as the base, it mobilized various troops from Gansu and Liangzhou, including Wang Shixian's troops in Longnan and Tubo's troops in Qinghai, and joined forces with the famous Hedong general Liu Heng'an, Fengxiang Wang Jun's troops, and the Grand Marshal of the Conquest, as the vanguard of the Western Expedition. All the troops were first-class troops in the Mongolian army that could be used to fighting. They first attacked Huizhou, which was defended by Guo Xiama, the remnants of the Jin Dynasty. After conquering, they went south to Longnan to attack the Song Dynasty, breaking through the Shukou and entering Tang'ao, Sichuan.

The commander of the Eastern Route Army was the marshal Chahan, who led more than 70,000 Mongolian troops and servants, first swept the prefectures and counties on the south bank of the Huai River, and then waited for an opportunity to invade Yangzhou.

But there are also legends that there are plans to attack Goryeo in the palace tent.

At the earliest, in order to conquer the Khitan general who rebeled the Mongols in Liaodong, the Khanate, Temjin, once sent a large army to lead the Liao King Yelu Liuge to the east to fight. He fled to the territory of Goryeo. So the Mongolian army sent people to contact King Goryeo, and King Goryeo sent troops and transported food, and joined the Mongolian expedition army to attack Ksha together.

After the attack and killing of the Khan, Mongolia and Goryeo made a brotherly country and signed an alliance without arguing each other. The situation was roughly similar to the attacks and destruction of Jin by the Mongolian Song Dynasty. But how could the Mongols' allies be good? Since then, the envoys sent from the Khan came to Kaicheng one after another, either asking for money and grain or asking for tribute. How could the poor people in the Koryeo have to resist such repeated requests? As a result, hatred in the country arises.

Twelve years ago, the envoy sent by Genghis Khan to Goryeo died suddenly for no reason halfway through the journey. Mongolia asked Goryeo for this reason. Goryeo denied that it was his own country's actions, which left a foreshadowing for the two countries' rebellion.

In the third year of Shaoding in the Song Dynasty, that is, in the 1231st year of the Christ calendar, the Khan of Ogedei of Mongolia sent a large army to retaliate against the murder of envoys in Goryeo. The army fought all the way to the central part of the peninsula. The Goryeo army and horses were almost unable to fight back, so they had to beg for peace by the Goryeo King's brother. The Mongols then left the 72 guards in the capital of Goryeo and withdrew their troops.
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