Seeing Princess Yanran admit her mistake, Zhao Huan felt a little soft-hearted. This dog emperor's biggest weakness was when facing women. As long as women were mentioned, Zhao Huan became a true dog emperor. It was confirmed.
But Zhao Huan ultimately didn't agree. The Goryeo princess still missed her dynasty. Zhao Huan wondered if she'd married him primarily because of his dynasty. If there had been no war in Goryeo, would she have married him?
Li Sisi's marriage was a political arrangement, but the two instantly fell in love. However, Zhao Huan was unsure about Princess Yanran. He couldn't fathom her true feelings. Although Zhao Huan was affectionate, he hated being forced to be with someone he didn't love. He somewhat regretted marrying Princess Yanran.
"Okay, when we get to Goryeo, I will join forces with this Tuo Junjing. But I have one thing to say, except for Wang Kai, I will not recognize any Goryeo king. And you must also tell your father that I can help him regain the throne. But from now on, Goryeo must submit to my Great Song and be a vassal state of my Great Song forever." Zhao Huan's tone became a little serious again.
Princess Yanran nodded cautiously: "I just don't know if my father is well at the moment. Will Li Ziqian..."
Princess Yanran's words were increasingly irritating to Zhao Huan. He rarely lost his temper with women. But now, unable to contain himself, he coldly declared, "If Wang Kai dies, I will conquer Goryeo and make it part of the territory of the Great Song!"
As soon as these words came out, Princess Yanran's body trembled violently for some unknown reason. Zhao Huan met her gaze and waved his hand: "You go down first. I have other military affairs to attend to."
Princess Yanran felt deeply wronged by Zhao Huan's ruthlessness. He was not like this before. The emperor had never been so harsh on her. Had she done anything wrong?
Start the war!
Kang Huojian's imperial guards and Zhu Qing's Iron Wolf Army broke into the Mongolian grasslands, and the disadvantages of the Song army on the grasslands were immediately revealed.
The advantages of the Mongolian cavalry finally came into full play. On the vast grasslands, the Mongolian army's mobility increased greatly, and the Song army often wandered for days without finding their main force.
The Mongol army was fighting in their own territory, and their lack of understanding of the terrain made the Song army exhausted. And with so many Song troops attacking, logistics was a big problem.
The Song Dynasty's food supplies were often attacked by Mongolian cavalry.
So Kang Huojian had to change his tactics and advance slowly and cautiously. Relying on his large numbers, he made steady progress on the grassland.
As a result, the Mongolian cavalry suffered heavy losses, because although their cavalry was mobile, they also had their own tribal cattle and sheep.
While cavalry can maneuver at any time, tribal migration is not so simple. Kang Huojian's imperial guards first surrounded the Mongol Dadan tribe. What made Kang Huojian unhappy was that Zhu Qing stood up at this time.
Zhu Qing strictly forbade his soldiers from robbing Mongolian civilians. In his words, the war between the two sides had nothing to do with the civilians. Whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Mongols, the civilians were innocent, and the imperial guards were not under the jurisdiction of the Iron Wolf Army.
As a result, some members of Kang Huojian's army robbed cattle and sheep, and some even killed the people of Dadan and insulted their women.
When the Mongolian cavalry heard that the cattle, sheep and civilians of Dadan were surrounded, they rushed towards the Song army regardless of everything, resulting in heavy casualties.
Zhu Qing and his subordinates of the Iron Wolf Army were galloping across the grassland with sullen faces when suddenly they heard cries, shouts, and the wailing of cattle and sheep from the front.
A horseman galloped over. He was a soldier from the Iron Wolf Army. He came up to Zhu Qing and clasped his fists. "General, there are Song soldiers looting Mongolian civilians ahead. Yes, they are Kang Huojian's imperial guards."
Zhu Qing didn't say anything, but spurred his horse and rushed forward, followed by dozens of Iron Wolf soldiers behind him.
The scene before their eyes shocked everyone. More than a dozen imperial guards rushed into the homes of several Mongolian people. They grabbed cattle and sheep, an old woman came forward to tear them apart, and an old man lay in a pool of blood.
"Here you are, you old fool! Come on, let's grab these cattle and sheep and roast them for dinner back at camp tonight."
Then came the sounds of soldiers shouting and laughing, and suddenly a girl's shrill scream came from a yurt.
Zhu Qing galloped on his horse. The dozen or so imperial guards heard the sound of horse hooves and stopped. Only then did they see clearly that it was the Iron Wolf Army.
So what if they were the Iron Wolf Army? They had no control over the Imperial Guards. Therefore, the Imperial Guards were not particularly frightened. The girl in the tent was still screaming.
Zhu Qing dismounted and rushed into the yurt, where he saw a Song soldier pressing down on a young girl, with two other soldiers also joining him.
The girl cried and the soldier saw someone coming in and stood up hurriedly. He had taken off his shirt and was holding up his trousers.
The girl huddled in the corner, shivering. If Zhu Qing and the others had arrived a step later, the girl would have died.
Someone recognized him as the Iron Wolf Army's Wolf Leader, "General..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Qing thrust out his sword, and with a few swipes, he killed the three Song soldiers. Blood dyed the yurt red.
The Song army outside the tent yelled, threw away the weapons in their hands, shouted, and ran away without a trace.
Zhu Qing came out of the tent and saw that the old man lying on the ground was dead. The old woman threw herself on the old man and began to cry.
There was the sound of horse hooves, and soon a group of Song soldiers rushed over. Kang Huojian and his men came here.
Kang Huojian recognized Zhu Qing and said, "General Zhu, you are so brave! You actually dared to kill my people."
Zhu Qing saw that the soldiers behind Kang Huojian were the ones who had just escaped. He did not answer Kang Huojian's question, but only asked the old woman: "Who killed him?"
Zhu Qing was the dead old man on the ground. At this time, the girl in the yurt also put on her clothes and came out. She leaned against the door of the yurt and stared blankly at the couple.
Zhu Qing's men walked over and asked the old woman in Mongolian. The old woman stood up tremblingly, her eyes swept across the crowd, and then pointed at a Song soldier behind Kang Huojian.
The Song soldier lowered his head in fear, and Kang Huojian dismounted and whipped him. The Song soldier rolled on the ground, and Kang Huojian kept whipping him with his whip. In an instant, the soldier was beaten with wounds all over his body and wailed on the ground.
Finally, Kang Huojian stopped, smiled, and clasped his fists towards Zhu Qing, saying, "I'm sorry for my poor discipline, General Zhu. However," Kang Huojian's expression changed, "Friendship is friendship, but these three bitches should be dealt with by my Imperial Guards. If you kill them, I will definitely report this to His Majesty."
Zhu Qing finally spoke. He looked at the soldier lying on the ground, covered in blood and bruises. "General Kang, are you going to just let it go?"
Kang Huojian pointed at the soldier and said, "You? This general has already punished you. Listen to me, everyone, if you wantonly kill Mongolian civilians in the future, this will be your fate."
Zhu Qing sneered and walked over to the soldier wailing on the ground. Kang Huojian's whip had been quite harsh, leaving his skin and flesh exposed.
Zhu Qing grabbed the soldier and plunged the sword into his heart.
The whole army was in an uproar. Kang Huojian took a step back in fear, and his soldiers raised their weapons one after another.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Iron Wolf Army led by Zhu Qing raised their weapons and pointed them at the imperial guards.
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