"The Mongols are not the first among the barbarians?" Xie Song's voice was full of mockery.

Naturally, Li took the telegram and saw that it had written a brief account of the matter, and asked the office to collect as much information as possible about the two banner armies that had been damaged. More specifics will be given in a letter to be sent later. didn't see the specific description, Li naturally only felt a little disappointed. The Ilkhanate was raided and defeated for some reason. It is indeed somewhat surprising that the well-prepared Mongol banner army was defeated by the army of the slave dynasty. How did the Mongols, who were very good at fighting among the barbarians, become worse in combat effectiveness?

In Baghdad, the Mongol Khan Timur scolded: "If we Mongols are defeated by barbarians, aren't you afraid that our ancestors will be disgraced!" ”

Hao Rencheng, who was sitting next to him, was very unimpressed by the anger of the Great Khan of Timur, and when the Great Khan gave vent of his anger, Hao Ren asked the trembling messenger, "How many enemy troops did each of the two battles face?" ”

"Return to the Prime Minister!" The envoy hurriedly said loudly: "The first time against 20,000 barbarians, the second time against at least 20,000." ”

Hao Ren's words came to his lips but he didn't say them. Boyan wrote a letter to the imperial court before the war, and also wrote a letter to Hao Ren and Yuxi Timur. Yuxi Timur came to discuss with Hao Ren with the letter he received, and Hao Ren was very moved by such a sincere attitude, so he also showed Yuxi Timur the letter he had received. As a result, the content of both letters is identical. In addition to the Ten Treatises, Boyan also told the two that General Timid Buhua thought that the Mongols could fight at least five Mamluk soldiers alone, and after learning that there were more than 30,000 enemies on the opposite side, he took 5,000 Mongolian cavalry and 10,000 allied troops of various tribes into battle.

The Mongols did show overwhelming superiority in battle, but faced an enemy force of more than 100,000 and after a series of victories. The final result of the battle did not appear to accumulate various victories to the final victory, and after continuous attrition, the elite troops like the Western Expedition to Mongolia inevitably ran out of strength in the end. Boyan was one of the people who chose to retreat when the battle was irretrievable, and he couldn't accept the fact that the Mongol army would lose, so he fought the last battle, and was defeated and died.

After Boyan told the two old acquaintances about his personal experience, he repeatedly told them not to be outnumbered because of their strength. Two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and heroes can't stand up to many people. The enemy is not the panicked ordinary people of the conquered cities, but the True God believers are also heavily armed, and they have their own reasons for participating in the battle. By killing an enemy on the battlefield, True God believers believe that their piety has been proven and that they will enjoy eternal life and happiness in heaven after death.

At that time, Hao Ren and Yuxi Timur still felt that Boyan was thinking too much, and with the high-intensity battlefield mobility of the Mongolian army, of course, it was to attack the outnumbered with the crowd and fight the few. Does this need to be emphasized?

Now Boyan has to admit that Marshal Boyan's understanding of war is much deeper than that of Hao Ren and Yuxi Timur, Hao Ren knows what he can do and what he should do, and Boyan not only knows what he can do, but also knows what choices others will make. Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear. Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

Hao Ren didn't think of anything to say, so he listened to Timur continue to shout: "What if you wait for someone who is not as good as a barbarian!" I, Mongolia, are good at outflanking surprise attacks, or you will be lazy to defeat the battle! ”

These words made Hao Ren's heart very unhappy. If Kublai Khan had reprimanded or even punished the defeated generals, the Mongol Empire would have collapsed long ago. Because the generals, including Kublai Khan himself, were defeated by Zhao Jiaren. However, Kublai Khan did not do so, and the situation was very good after Boyan captured Lin'an, but after Boyan fought with the Song army commanded by Zhao Jiaren, he felt that things were not good, and immediately commanded the Mongol army to retreat from the south of the Yangtze River to the north of the Yangtze River. Many people rebuked Boyan's decision, but Kublai Khan was not angry. After inquiring about Boyan's situation, he immediately expressed his support for Boyan, and such a wise decision made the Battle of the Song Dynasty return with a full load despite the losses.

Fang Cai Hao Ren has already determined part of the reasons for the defeat by asking questions, it is not that the flag army cannot fight, but that it is too light on the enemy. The reason why Hao Ren didn't speak was not thinking about how to reprimand, but thinking about how to persuade Timur Khan to choose Boyan's tactics. Now that the Mongol army is fighting with the armies of the slave dynasty in the territory of the Ilkhanate, there is still plenty of time to adjust their strategy.

Before Hao Ren could speak, Yuxi Timur spoke, "Great Khan, although those boys were defeated, they did not lose the courage of our Mongols. Just give them some more chances, and they can't fight so recklessly in the future. Do not go into battle until the strength of the enemy is more than half of the enemy. ”

Hearing that someone had finally helped to speak, the messenger's expression immediately became a little lighter. He shouted to Timur Khan, "Great Khan, the generals are deeply ashamed of their defeat, and they will not be so light next time. ”

"You useless things know how to pick up good things." Timur Khan said hatefully.

Although he knew that Timur Khan was scolding the envoy, Hao Ren was still very unhappy in his heart. It was Yuxi Timur who spoke just now, and it sounded a bit like a taste of mulberry scolding Huai. Seeing Timur Khan continue to scold the messenger, Hao Ren just wanted to leave his seat and go back to his residence.

The previous detachment pointed out Hao Ren's real expectations for the Mongol court, and Hao Ren hoped to rebuild the court of Kublai Khan's time. If you don't understand your sincerity, you may still have an expectation that you don't know, and after understanding what you want, Hao Ren found that his ideal was just a colorful soap bubble on the surface, and a hair could burst it. Since the ideal could not be realized, Hao Ren did not have the courage to persist any longer.

Facing everything that happened so indifferently, Hao Ren wanted to wait for the end of the court. At least Timur Khan doesn't like Hao Ren and won't pretend to like it, and after the meeting is over on weekdays, Timur will find someone he trusts to continue the discussion, and he won't bother Hao Ren anymore. Hao Ren was also happy to be idle, and at the same time prepared to return to the Yuan Kingdom.

Just as he was thinking about what to do after returning to the Yuan Kingdom, Hao Ren heard Timur Khan ask, "I wonder what the prime minister thinks should be done with these wastes?" ”

Hao Ren didn't feel anything about this insincere remark, and he responded: "I think what the imperial envoy of Yuxi Timur said is very right, just do what the imperial envoy said." ”

When Timur saw Hao Ren's response, he shouted to the envoy, "If the envoy speaks for you, I will spare you." Make a note of this defeat first, and if you lose again, you will not be spared! ”

When the envoy saw that the matter could be done like this, he quickly knelt down and thanked him, and the court meeting ended quickly.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Yuxi Timur left with Hao Ren. He said worriedly: "Prime Minister, why didn't you speak to the Great Khan? ”

"It's useless. Marshal Boyan has said it so clearly, and the court has already discussed Marshal Boyan's suggestion. If the Great Khan really wanted to use the strategy of the Great Marshal Boyan, he would naturally use it. ”

"Prime Minister, are you ...... Are you ready to go back to Yuanguo? ”

"Yes. I think it's time to go back to Yuanguo. ”

"But if the prime minister leaves, who should preside over the affairs of the court?"

"Naturally, the Imperial Envoy will preside. What the imperial envoy said this time is very right, it is not that the flag army cannot fight, but it is just that it wants to make great achievements so that the enemy can advance lightly. After suffering once, and there are envoys coordinating among them, I think they will also calm down and fight well. ”

Seeing Hao Ren's intention to entrust the matter, Yuxi Timur immediately refused. "Prime Minister, I can only be a royal envoy. If I could assume the position of prime minister, how could Kublai Khan not mention this matter back then. ”

Hearing the name of Kublai Khan, Hao Ren felt another sigh of emotion in his heart. How many of the Mongols today still mention Kublai Khan? This is completely different for the Han people, most of the Han people in the imperial court not only remember the first king, but also remember the story of the year. Quoting scriptures at every turn, the deeds of emperors and famous ministers in the past are used to guide current problems.

Now the Zhao official family of the Great Song Dynasty is from a Jinshi, and the articles he writes are more interesting. The things in history are no longer simply good and evil, but the entanglement of interests below the surface of the water. Through the description of the past, Zhao Guanjia told what happened in the Great Song Dynasty, and compared with the previous ones, every time he saw these articles, Hao Ren was extremely envious. That's the politics he expects, that's the culture he expects.

Yuxi Timur obviously didn't understand this, and Hao Ren didn't want to say so much, he informed Yuxi Timur of his intentions, "Hao Kang is detained in Constantinople, and I will go to Constantinople first when I return here." That kid has been detained for so long, and he knows something powerful when he thinks about it. Let him come to the court to succeed him as prime minister, and he will be more stable. ”

"Little Prince......" Yuxi Timur sighed: "Since the prime minister thinks so, I will definitely support the little prince to be the prime minister." ”

"Good. That's it. Hao Ren took his leave. He did not go back to his residence, but went to see the Queen Mother Kuo Kuozhen.

Kuo Kuozhen soon met with Hao Ren, and he could see that the Queen Mother's complexion was getting better and better. When the two met, Kuo Kuozhen praised Hao Ren's medicine so that she could finally sleep well. Hao Ren also persuaded: "Queen Mother, although the medicine is effective, the medicine is more violent......"

"Prime Minister, I'm at this age, how many years can I live. If I don't sleep every day, I'm afraid I'll die sooner. Kuo Kuozhen said with a wry smile.

"The Queen Mother is in good health......"

"Prime Minister, we are all our own families, why bother talking so much. I have something I want to ask the prime minister, and I ask the prime minister to tell the truth. ”

"Queen Mother, please speak."

"Timur has never been able to have children, but he doesn't know if there is a miracle cure." Kuo Kuozhen said, his expression was extremely melancholy.

Hao Ren only felt helpless in his heart. Timur had no children, and many of his wives and concubines failed to impregnate him, as everyone knows. But this kind of thing happened to Hao Ren to try his best to avoid intervening, he himself didn't know how to solve the problem of pregnancy, and he didn't have a secret medicine in this area. Even if he took 10,000 steps back, Hao Ren didn't dare to take out such a prescription and use it. Eat Timur badly, who dares to be responsible. And if Hao Ren's medicine doesn't work after taking it, then Hao Ren is waiting to be detained with all kinds of notoriety.

"Queen Mother, the minister doesn't have such a secret recipe. I also asked the Queen Mother to ask someone else. Hao Ren replied decisively.

"Prime Minister, why are you doing this. I'm heartbroken about this matter, there are so many people who donate medicine, is the prime minister unwilling to take action? ”

Of course you can't shoot! Hao Ren said secretly in his heart. Those who have entered the medicine have no status, and they are still counting on the miraculous effect of the so-called secret medicine to soar. Not to mention that the status has reached Hao Ren's, even a minister like Yuxi Timur is not involved at this time. Even Totok, who has always been anxious for quick success, did not dare to make any moves in this regard, which shows that the hearts of the real elites are clear.

Hao Ren continued to refuse the matter, "Queen Mother, the minister really doesn't understand this. There's really no way to help. ”

Kuo Kuo was really sad, and sighed: "The prime minister himself has many sons, of course he won't care about such things. ”

Yuxi Timur obviously didn't understand this, and Hao Ren didn't want to say so much, he informed Yuxi Timur of his intentions, "Hao Kang is detained in Constantinople, and I will go to Constantinople first when I return here." That kid has been detained for so long, and he knows something powerful when he thinks about it. Let him come to the court to succeed him as prime minister, and he will be more stable. ”

"Little Prince......" Yuxi Timur sighed: "Since the prime minister thinks so, I will definitely support the little prince to be the prime minister." ”

"Good. That's it. Hao Ren took his leave. He did not go back to his residence, but went to see the Queen Mother Kuo Kuozhen.

Kuo Kuozhen soon met with Hao Ren, and he could see that the Queen Mother's complexion was getting better and better. When the two met, Kuo Kuozhen praised Hao Ren's medicine so that she could finally sleep well. Hao Ren also persuaded: "Queen Mother, although the medicine is effective, the medicine is more violent......"

"Prime Minister, I'm at this age, how many years can I live. If I don't sleep every day, I'm afraid I'll die sooner. Kuo Kuozhen said with a wry smile.

"The Queen Mother is in good health......"

"Prime Minister, we are all our own families, why bother talking so much. I have something I want to ask the prime minister, and I ask the prime minister to tell the truth. ”

"Queen Mother, please speak."

"Timur has never been able to have children, but he doesn't know if there is a miracle cure." Kuo Kuozhen said, his expression was extremely melancholy.

Hao Ren only felt helpless in his heart. Timur had no children, and many of his wives and concubines failed to impregnate him, as everyone knows. But this kind of thing happened to Hao Ren to try his best to avoid intervening, he himself didn't know how to solve the problem of pregnancy, and he didn't have a secret medicine in this area. Even if he took 10,000 steps back, Hao Ren didn't dare to take out such a prescription and use it. Eat Timur badly, who dares to be responsible. And if Hao Ren's medicine doesn't work after taking it, then Hao Ren is waiting to be detained with all kinds of notoriety.

"Queen Mother, the minister doesn't have such a secret recipe. I also asked the Queen Mother to ask someone else. Hao Ren replied decisively.

"Prime Minister, why are you doing this. I'm heartbroken about this matter, there are so many people who donate medicine, is the prime minister unwilling to take action? ”

Of course you can't shoot! Hao Ren said secretly in his heart. Those who have entered the medicine have no status, and they are still counting on the miraculous effect of the so-called secret medicine to soar. Not to mention that the status has reached Hao Ren's, even a minister like Yuxi Timur is not involved at this time. Even Totok, who has always been anxious for quick success, did not dare to make any moves in this regard, which shows that the hearts of the real elites are clear.

Hao Ren continued to refuse the matter, "Queen Mother, the minister really doesn't understand this. There's really no way to help. ”

Kuo Kuo was really sad, and sighed: "The prime minister himself has many sons, of course he won't care about such things. ”