Chapter 955: Internal and external difficulties!
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Yunbing, Shishan County
As a small county town near Jinyang, Shishan County is remote, has a small population and low strategic value. Therefore, in the war between Fengwu Army and Luoan Court in the past few years, Shishan County has not been affected too much. It is regarded as a rare paradise in Yunbing...
Originally, due to the end of the war between the Fengwu Army and the Luoan court, the Fengwu Army took over Yunbing in an all-round way. The officials of the Provincial Administration and the Provincial Inspection Office also prepared some policies to allow the people of Yunbing to recuperate.
But no one expected that just when everything was on track, a nightmare from the north suddenly enveloped this peaceful little county.

Although the military and civilians of Shishan County were prepared after receiving the notification from the Governor, the Fengwu Army was short of manpower and could not take care of Shishan County.

Shishan County was just a small county with a permanent population of five to six thousand people. There were only a few thousand young and strong people in the whole city. Therefore, although they tried their best to resist, they were ultimately outnumbered and the city was breached by the powerful Cuman Tiger Division!
Such a tragic catastrophe befell this Shishan County. It lasted for three days and three nights. The blood of the people of Da Zhou dyed the stone steps of the county red. The peaceful and harmonious houses were engulfed in flames. All the beauty was destroyed by violence and killing.
In the most luxurious Sun Mansion in the city, Asdogan leaned back in the Huanghuali chair and listened to the reports from his men Ma and Shat.

“Reporting to the Khan, although the Luobi people have frequently attacked and killed people on the western Elunqin steppe, because the Luobi troops are scattered among Nurjiang, Jamukha, and Ibugel, Nurjiang and Ibugel have been secretly disobeying Jamukha’s orders...”

"So the attack of the Robe people may seem powerful, but for now, it does not pose much of a threat to our army. However, the Robe people's military strength in the Western Elunqin Steppe is absolutely superior after all, so if time goes on for a long time, the Khanate may be in danger of losing the Western Elunqin Steppe!"

"Therefore, Lord Asu requests that you, the Khan, resolve the war in the south as soon as possible and return to support us, and do not linger too long in the war in the Great Zhou!"

Upon hearing the news, Asdogan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with the Astai area, the lush and green Western Elunchin steppe was the core interest of the Golden Horde!

Since capturing the Western Elunchin Steppe from the Robes last year, the Golden Horde has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the Western Elunchin Steppe, hoping to completely stabilize this area and make it the territory of the Golden Horde forever.

Now that the Elunqin steppe has been recaptured by the Robe people, it will undoubtedly mean that all the previous investments of the Golden Horde have been wasted, which is absolutely unacceptable!

Asdogan was also very worried about the safety of the Western Elunqin steppe, so he sent Asu, one of the elders of the Khanate, there, hoping that Asu could stabilize the situation in the Western Elunqin steppe.

Make sure that the Western Elunqin Steppe is always under the control of the Kipchaks and prevent the conspiracy of the Robe people from succeeding·······················

Judging from the feedback given by Asu so far, the situation in the Western Elunqin grassland has not yet reached the worst. Thinking of this, Aisidogan couldn't help but want to mock Ye Mingsheng.

It's just that you Zhou people like to play the game of checks and balances the most. You let us, the Qipchaks, check and balance the Luobi people, and let the Luobi people check and balance the Qipchaks. That's not all, you also play the game of checks and balances to create divisions within the other side. Now you, Ye Mingsheng, have played too much, haven't you?

If it weren't for you, Ye Mingsheng, deliberately provoking the relations among the Luobi tribes, then if the Luobi had united now, I'm afraid they would have seized the Western O'erlunqin grassland long ago!

Thinking of this, Asdogan felt better, and then he continued to ask Ma and Saudi:

"How is it in the Astai region?

Ma Heshat heard this and continued:

"The situation in the Astai region is not very good. The Fengwu Army is advancing very quickly. Although Lord Bahat has tried every means to stop the Fengwu Army, the effect is minimal. When Lord Bahat sent someone to deliver the letter, he said that the Fengwu Army had already captured Qinzhou. I guess the Fengwu Army must have been approaching Jincheng by now!"

As soon as these words came out, Esiduoan's mood, which had just improved, suddenly fell to the bottom again. After a moment of silence, he asked again:
"Does Bahat's letter tell us about the situation in Jincheng?"

Ma Heshat thought for a moment and said:
“According to Lord Bahat, there are less than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jincheng at this moment. Although there are some surviving food, it is not much. It is only enough to support for two months at most…”

Upon hearing the news, Asdogan's expression seemed to be gloomy. If the Western Erlengqin steppe was a mixed bag of news, then the Astai region was full of bad news!
Asdoan was well aware of how powerful Yuan Song's Western Expedition Army was, which was why he chose to take the risk of a surprise attack on Yun and head straight for Ye Mingsheng, instead of staying in Jincheng to fight a decisive battle with the Fengwu Army!

Once Yuan Song and Ye Mingsheng's troops are reunited, the strength of the Fengwu Army will increase to nearly 200,000. In this case, the chances of winning a decisive battle between the two sides will be too low for the Golden Horde!

That's why Asdog wanted to achieve a surprise victory, but he didn't expect that the news would eventually leak out, allowing the Fengwu Army to prepare in advance!

Thinking of this, Asdogan wanted to find out the traitor who informed the Fengwu Army. If it weren't for this guy who revealed the news of his surprise attack to the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng would probably have been his prisoner by now!
The situation faced by the Golden Horde will not be so difficult. When I return to the Khanate, I will find out the traitor no matter what the cost. No matter who he is, I will make him die under the galloping of thousands of horses!

After being silent for a while and calming down, Asdogan couldn't help but sigh at Ye Mingsheng's courage. When Marshal Ye of the Fengwu Army knew that he was coming for him, he didn't even ask Yuan Song's troops for support for his own safety. With the troops he had now, he was against him. He was truly a rare hero in the Great Zhou Dynasty...
Although he admired Ye Mingsheng's courage and determination, Ai Siduoan still decided:
"Tell Asu to hold on and never let the Robe people take back the Western Erlengqin grassland. Since there is no unity among the Robe people, we can make good use of this. It would be best if we could trigger an internal fight among the Robe people!"

"As for the direction of Jincheng, send a message to Bahat and let him decide whether to hold on or break out. As long as he tries his best, I won't blame him no matter what decision he makes!" Although he didn't want to admit it, Asdogan knew very well that the Golden Horde was still unable to cope with the joint encirclement of the Fengwu Army and the Robe people, and it was impossible to take care of all aspects. Therefore, compared with the core interest of the Western Elunqin Steppe, the Astai area can be abandoned!

"Yes!"

After receiving Asdogan's order, Ma and Saud immediately took the order and wanted to send Asdogan's order out.

After sending Ma and Shat away, Asdogan felt very tired. In order to force Ye Mingsheng to come out of his damn turtle shell, he led his troops to fight in several counties in succession. Although he was the one who created terror and killing, the continuous journey and killing and arson were also very tiring.

Physical fatigue is not the most tiring; the most tiring is mental fatigue. Although Aisiduoan was very sure at the beginning that a strong and conceited man like Ye Mingsheng would definitely not tolerate him wantonly slaughtering the people of Da Zhou...

But as seven or eight days passed, there was no movement from the Fengwu Army in Dagu County, which made Esidogan's mind waver!
It is no exaggeration to say that in the past few nights, Aisiduoan not only thought of Ye Mingsheng when he was sleeping, but even when he was having sex with a woman, he couldn't help but think about what Ye Mingsheng would do.

This also caused Aisiduoan to be exhausted greatly. He was extremely tired both physically and mentally. He had completely lost the spirit he had when he had just arrived in Yunbing, full of wisdom and ambition to defeat the Fengwu Army and capture Ye Mingsheng alive!

When an ordinary soldier is tired, he can show his fatigue without any scruples, but as the Khan of the Golden Horde, Asdogan knows that his every word and action affects countless people!

The current situation is already very unfavorable to the Golden Horde, and the morale of the army is somewhat low. If the fatigue is transmitted to others, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the army!
So even though he was exhausted both physically and mentally, Asdogan still tried his best to appear calm and composed in front of others.

Only when he was alone in the room would Esidogan dare to show his tiredness without pretending, as he was doing now.

However, before Astoan could relax for long, the guards came and reported:
"Great Khan, Lord Ali wants to see you!"

Upon hearing the news, Aisiduoan’s eyes lit up. This Ali was the general of a tiger division under his command. He was also given the responsibility of monitoring Dagu County...
Therefore, when he saw Ali wanted to see him, Esidoan naturally thought that there was some movement in the Fengwu Army in Dagu County, and he immediately asked the guards to find Ali.

When Ali came to him, before he could kneel down and touch his chest, Asdogan asked expectantly:
"Has the Fengwu Army left the city?"

Facing Asdogan's question, Ali was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"Reporting that there is still no movement from the Fengwu Army in Dagu County. Our scouts are spread all over Dagu County. As soon as the Fengwu Army leaves the city, they will send us news!"

Upon hearing this, Astoan immediately realized that his joy was in vain, and he immediately said with some disappointment:
"In that case, what are you doing here this time, Ali?"

Eli preached without hesitation:
"Great Khan, I am here to report Ahejiang's troops! Ahejiang disobeyed your orders and secretly hid hundreds of women from the Great Zhou in the military camp. In addition to the gold and silver stipulated, they also hid many other things including valuable calligraphy and paintings, furniture, etc.!"

Hearing this, Esiden's expression gradually became serious. Although he had led the Cuman Tiger Division to loot several Da Zhou counties in the past eight or nine days.

However, Aisiduoan did not plunder these counties for the sake of gaining wealth, but wanted to create panic killings to anger Ye Mingsheng and force Ye Mingsheng to go out of the city to fight...
After Ye Mingsheng goes out of the city to fight, the Cuman Tiger Division will have a desperate duel with Ye Mingsheng's Fengwu Army, so Asdogan hopes that the soldiers of the Tiger Division will stay hungry and maintain their desire for victory, and not let these external things affect their combat effectiveness!
So Esiden issued an order, which was that no spoils except gold and silver should be taken, and all captured women should be killed after the soldiers had played with them!
In fact, Asdogan didn't even want the spoils of war like gold and silver. In his opinion, gold and silver were just external things. They were not like food and water that people could not survive without!
And if they lose this battle, the fortunes of the Golden Horde will turn from prosperity to decline, and no amount of gold and silver will be of any use!

Although Están thought so, the vast majority of Cuman generals held different views. They believed that gold and silver were very important things and must not be let go...
In addition, as a nomadic people on the grassland, the Cumans had a tradition of looting in the south. It was generally believed that whoever looted it would own it, and this time they looted several counties in succession, which also made everyone a lot of money!

Therefore, many Cuman generals were opposed to Estolan's request that everyone give up the fat meat in their mouths. Estolan had to compromise and allowed the Cuman generals to keep the gold and silver they looted, but they still had to give up other spoils besides gold and silver!

The Cuman generals still opposed this and wanted to keep all the spoils, but under the power of Asdogan, everyone was forced to accept the order!
Among these opponents, Ahejiang was the most vocal in his opposition. So although it has not been confirmed whether Ali's news is true, Aisiduoan has already believed Ali in his heart.
Asdogan thought he had already made a compromise, and everyone should understand his ideas for the common interests of the Khanate at hand!
But now it seems that not everyone is on the same page with him, Astoan, which made Astoan furious and he immediately ordered:
"Let Ahejiang come here!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that Aisiduoan was really angry, Ali, who reported Ahejiang, did not show any change in expression on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart. He and Ahejiang had an old grudge, otherwise he would not have come here to report Ahejiang, so when he saw Ahejiang was in trouble, he was also very happy································
(End of this chapter)