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Chapter 1031 Roar (Part )

When Tolui led his troops into the Central Plains, he issued strict orders, requiring all troops not to attack cities, not to indulge in the interests of a certain place, and to only burn, kill, loot and expand their influence, so as to use the chaos in the Central Plains to disturb the troops stationed in various parts of the Great Zhou.

The reason for this is that Tuolui had suffered a lot from the Han army, so he was more wary of the Han army than anyone else. He had to be ready to gather for battle and even to attack, defend, and transfer over long distances at any time.

Although there were military orders, the wealth and prosperity of the Central Plains Han area was beyond imagination.

There may be a few prosperous commercial cities in the Western Regions, but there are definitely not countless villages and towns stretching for hundreds of miles, all of which can be used as targets for looting. When the Mongols first invaded the Central Plains, everyone involved made a lot of money, so much so that when Genghis Khan wanted to retreat, he had to immediately formulate a plan for a western expedition to satisfy the Mongols' growing appetite. Now that they have returned to the Han territory, which is still the fertile land of the Central Plains, how can the Mongols control it?

They were like wolves salivating with greed, their bellies full and their heads filled with the aroma of flesh and blood. They had forgotten what their mission was, and the same was true for Tolui!
In fact, two days ago, he was angry about the Zhou army on the other side of the Yellow River not moving. But in the past two days, he only thought about how to start a war in the Central Plains and force the Zhou army to take action. However, he never thought that the unknown movement of the enemy army itself represented the transfer of the initiative on the battlefield.

Would Genghis Khan's plan of leading a large army to wait for the enemy to tire out fail? If the subsequent steps of the Ofu plan went wrong, what would Tolui do?
Even if we take a step back and think about it, Guo Ning is so cunning and intelligent that if we fight against him, we will suffer if we are not careful.

The main force of the Zhou army was late, it was not possible that they were delayed or did not dare to fight, it could only prove that the enemy was really sure... They felt that even if they suffered heavy losses in the Central Plains, it would be enough to fight with Tolui! Then, would Tolui just spread out his troops as usual and wait for the Han people to surround and fight everywhere?

Looking at the intelligence we received just now, we have ten or twenty cavalrymen who encountered the enemy and suffered casualties... We are all too relaxed!

Tuolei looked around and found that the large number of Nak'er who had been surrounding him had been sent out to investigate. The order was given half a minute ago, and the Nak'er did not dare to delay and immediately mounted their horses. Now the slowest ones could only see their backs from afar on the high slope.

The order was given too hastily, and Tolui suddenly felt a little regretful. What the Nakers had learned must be that the Han people in various places were desperately fighting back, and their side was suffering losses one after another. There were even many Nakers who were intercepted on the way and died.

From the steppes to the Central Plains, and then to the Western Regions, after more than 20 years of intense warfare, Tolui would no longer think that the Mongols were like weeds that could never be cut. The number of Mongols was limited, and to maintain the hegemony of the Yekh Mongol Ulus in the vast Western Regions, the Mongols had to maintain a sufficient number.

Unfortunately, there were too many Han'er and they could not be killed all in just ten days.

At this moment, Tolui's troops were like a fleet drifting in the vast ocean. Tolui had heard sea merchants repeatedly talk about the horror of the vast ocean. When the wind was calm, it was not noticeable at all, and everyone thought they were comfortable and at ease on the sea. But once huge waves rose, even a ship as big as a city wall would not be much more solid than a piece of broken wood.

The people of the Central Plains that the Mongols faced were like the vast ocean. If all those people went crazy, ten Han lives would be exchanged for one Mongol life, and the Mongols would still be at a loss!
Thinking of this, Tuolei once again gave the order in a deep voice: "Send out fifty people and tell the various tribes along the way not to care about the scattered enemies in front of them and to gather at their own thousand households as soon as possible!"

"Assemble?"

A captain next to him had not forgotten the initial difficulties. In the middle of winter, so many people had to rely on robbing for food and horse fodder. If they did not disperse to plunder, they would not be able to unite to attack a big city. He smiled and said, "If we gather together, what will we eat? We..."

Halfway through his words, Tolui shouted, "Shut up!"

The captain was startled, and his subordinates saw that Tolui looked unhappy, so they didn't dare to say anything. But Na Keer came up quietly and knelt down: "Fourth Prince, there is a problem."

Tuolei angrily asked, "What's the problem?"

"The various departments have been scattered recently, and the number of messengers running around every day has reached more than two hundred. We just sent out fifty people at once... We don't have enough gold round symbols that represent our status."

"If the gold round symbols are not enough, use my gold medals! If the gold medals are not enough..." Tuolei cursed and threw his whip aside: "Just take my whip!"

The second group of those girls dispersed suddenly.

Because they could sense the commander's emotions, these Na'ers spurred their horses and whipped their whips faster than the previous group.

Several thousand captains did not want to offend, so they all left with excuses. After all, thousands of cavalrymen were gathered outside Kaifeng City, and necessary precautions were necessary. Tuolei stared at their backs until they completely disappeared at the end of the field, then he withdrew his sight.

At this moment, the only ones staying by Tolui's side were Guo Baoyu and his subordinates.

Tuolei asked, "Have you gathered some useful people in the past few days?"

"We recruited more than 2,000 people the day before yesterday. We wanted to test their loyalty and sent them to Guide Prefecture. But we haven't gained much in the past two days."

"Is it that the benefits offered are not enough? Or is it that the official position promised is not high enough? Have you told them that I have been granted full authority by the Khan this time, and as long as they serve loyally, I can give them even the rank of Duke of a county or Marshal?"

Guo Baoyu shook his head and said nothing.

He joined the Mongols because he saw that the Jurchen regime was rotten to the core, and the Han and Khitan peoples were used to being slaves and had no intention of getting back on their feet. He and many of his companions joined the Mongols because they wanted to use the powerful military force of the Mongols to rebuild the world, and they would become the ruling group second only to the Mongolian nobles based on their merits.

He always felt that his idea was right. Because for hundreds of years, the Han people of Youyan had always done the same thing when facing the rise of the Khitans and the Jurchens. When he followed Tuolei to see the prosperous scenery in the south and saw the weakness of the Han people in the south, he became more and more convinced that this was right.

But he knew now that, at least in the Central Plains, or within the borders of the Great Zhou regime, the Han people generally did not think so. They no longer took the high positions and generous salaries given by the Mongols seriously as they did during the last Mongol invasion. The vast majority of people were satisfied with the wealth, status and dignity given by the Great Zhou, and expected to get more.

What could Tolui hope for in this situation? Even if Guo Baoyu could gather some men, how could he use them with confidence?
The reason why Tolui asked this was simply because he was upset.

Guo Baoyu said nothing more, and Tuolei did not ask any more questions. He just frowned and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he said, "Time is too tight. In fact, if you give me one or two years, or even half a year, the situation will be much better. I value heroes among the Han people, and it is okay to be respectful to them."

Guo Baoyu didn't know how to respond for a moment.

It was obvious that the leaders had their own concerns, and the centurions under them did not dare to disturb them. After a discussion, several of Tolui's confidants recalled some of the scouts scattered around the periphery to at least fill the gap left by the lack of guards around Tolui after the large number of Nakers left.

These confidants had witnessed Tolui's ignominious capture in Haicang Town, so they would naturally not be careless about such a small matter.

However, after the outer scouts retreated, the Han army fighting against the Mongols would naturally move closer.

Liu Ran looked out from his horse and saw a dozen Mongolian messengers urging their horses to cross a stream in the south. At this time, the big rivers around Kaifeng were either dry or frozen, and only a small amount of stream water from springs was still flowing. But the stream water was icy cold, and the thin ice in the places where the water flow was slower was frozen and collapsed if stepped on, which was very dangerous.

The Mongolian messengers obviously didn't care about all this. They didn't even waste time walking up and down the stream to determine a suitable place for swimming. Instead, they jumped directly into the water on horseback, splashing water everywhere.

Liu Ran said: "So many messengers have been sent out, which shows that the Mongols have discovered their own problems. They may want to gather together to deal with our ubiquitous and endless harassment."

"Even if the Mongols are scattered, they are difficult to deal with. From last night till now, we have fought six fierce battles in a row. The troops we have are severely damaged. More brothers have died in the battle than the Mongols have been killed."

Guo Alin had a bloody scar on his face. As he spoke, the scar twisted and bleed, which was very scary. "I think the Mongolian 100-man team can barely fight, but the 1,000-man team... we are no match. The group in front of us are the real Mongolian elite. Are you sure you want to fight them?"