On the walls of Xiangyang
Xu Xiao, along with Li Mochou and Xiaolongnü, stood atop the city wall, gazing at the distant Mongolia army.
The Mongolia had been besieging Xiangyang for a long time, and had even built a military town outside Xiangyang that resembled a city.
"We're going to have a life-or-death battle with them tomorrow, aren't you scared?" Xu Xiao asked the two women.
For the past two months, the two women have been by his side, watching his efforts to save the collapsing Great Song.
Whether it was slaughtering the Zhao-Song Imperial Family, intimidating the gentry of Jiangnan, or forming a new army, all of these had a significant impact on the two women.
Especially Li Mochou, seeing her man so majestic and domineering, and his actions that shook the world, she almost became a fan of Xu Xiao.
Upon hearing Xu Xiao's question, he answered without hesitation, "Not afraid, of course not afraid!"
"With my husband by my side, I have no Mochou, even if I face the whole world."
"Besides, my husband, your skills are unparalleled, and the Revival Army is invincible. We will definitely drive these barbarians out!"
Li Mochou had more confidence in Xu Xiao than in herself.
Xiaolongnü, standing nearby, gave an affirmative answer to Xu Xiao's question, but she had other questions as well:
"Are you leaving after that battle is over?"
These words caused an awkward silence, and Xu Xiao was at a loss for words.
It was all his fault for revealing his impending departure in a moment of joy after taking Xiaolongnü as his concubine, which led to questions from both women.
Left with no other option, Xu Xiao explained everything to them, promising to come back and spend time with them whenever he had the chance.
"My lord, please don't leave. Mochou 'll do anything for you."
Li Mochou's eyes were already wet; she had shed countless tears over this matter.
Neither she nor Xiaolongnü understood what time travel was. In their understanding, Xu Xiao was an immortal from the upper realm who came to the mortal world to save the Great Song from disaster.
Once the mission was completed, Xu Xiao naturally returned to the Immortal Realm, and they parted ways.
Xu Xiao had no Gao Ming explanation for this, and could only try to appease the two of them repeatedly.
"My dears, your husband promises you that he'll come back to see you whenever he has time, and then he'll try to find a way to bring you into my world."
The hardest one is still the debt to a beautiful woman!
Xu Xiao considers himself a selfish person who has attracted many beauties for his own selfish desires.
In the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World, when they learned that he was leaving, all the women of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils cried their eyes out, leaving behind a mountain of romantic entanglements.
But if you ask him not to do it, sorry, he can't.
The beautiful women and treasures of each world were one of his motivations for traveling to different places; otherwise, why would he travel there in the first place?
He could never be a perfect gentleman or even a devoted lover.
He can't take his woman with him now, but maybe there will be a way in the future?
All I can say is that he will try his best to spend time with the beauties of this world while he is still in this world, and even try to make up for it in other ways.
Once they have broken through the Mongolia army and trained the Revival Army, he will spend the rest of his time traveling the world with the two women and spending quality time with them.
"Alright, go back and rest early. I promise I'll put aside state affairs and devote myself to you all in ten days at most."
With Xu Xiao's comforting words, and knowing that neither of them were unreasonable, they could only go back and cherish each other.
The next day, the gates of Xiangyang were opened, and 50,000 troops filed out and formed ranks in the open field.
Having received news from the Song army long ago, the Mongolia army had also prepared its troops and stood in a distant standoff with the Revival Army.
50,000 vs. 300,000!!
It was still a battle fought in the open field outside the city, a battle that would have been almost impossible to win in that era.
Today, however, Xu Xiao will personally lead the army he trained to crush the Mongolia step by step with invincible might.
In the Mongolia army, many Mongolia generals were riding on horseback, joking and laughing. It was the first time that the invincible Mongolia had ever seen timid Han Chinese dare to go out of the city to fight in the open.
"These Han Chinese have gone mad. Under the orders of that so-called ' Heavenly Venerable Savior,' they actually assembled an army of 50,000 to come and die."
"I think it won't be long before this Han Chinese empire falls into the hands of our great Golden Family."
"Yes, yes! It's said that even the emperor of the Zhao Song was killed by his own people. I think these Han people are at their wits' end and want to go crazy before they die."
"If there are any gods or celestial beings in the Eternal Heaven, they should be the messengers of my Eternal Heaven."
"Yes, yes..."
The Mongolia, who had conquered the Jin, Liao, Western Xia, and Uyghur kingdoms, were arguably the most powerful nation on the planet at that time.
From Siberia in the north to the Jiangnan region in the east, from the inland Sichuan region in the south to the Western Regions in the west, who doesn't know about the Mongolia ' scimitars and bows and arrows?
These are honors earned with real lives!
However, Möngke, who commanded the central army, was not as arrogant as other Mongolia. Instead, he looked at the Han army lined up in the distance with some caution.
As an outstanding commander who spearheaded the all-out offensive against the Southern Song and formulated the three-pronged encirclement strategy, he had a deep understanding of the Han people.
What can I say about this ethnic group?
Intelligent, brave, and possessing a tenacity unmatched by other ethnic groups, they are always heroes, especially in times of crisis!
They often unleash unexpected power in times of crisis.
If they could truly unite as one, they would be the most powerful nation in the world.
But there's no way around it; this nation is too clever, and having too many clever people makes them too fond of infighting and too fond of dragging each other down.
This is also why the barbarian tribes from all directions were able to rise to power!
Throughout their history, when they were united and free from internal troubles, the surrounding barbarian tribes were all destined for annihilation.
Conversely, the reason why the Mongolia were able to rise to power, just like the Liao and Jin, was because they took advantage of the internal strife and self-imposed restrictions within the nation.
Looking at the well-organized army below Xiangyang, despite the vast difference in numbers between the two sides, Möngke still had a bad feeling.
"Pass down the order! Tell all the soldiers in each unit to be on high alert. Do not underestimate this Han army."
"If any unit loses its composure due to underestimating the enemy, falls into disarray, or is defeated by the Han army, I will absolutely not spare them after the war."
"Yes, Great Han!"
All the chieftains and generals bowed and accepted the order, but no one took it to heart.
Han Chinese? Ha, they're nothing but drowning dogs being chased and beaten by them!