The first snow on the grassland this winter was smaller than expected. The snow on the ground was just a little higher than the horse's hooves. It was precisely because of this that Yelu Yue and Li Heng were unable to intercept each other, leaving aside the army's desire to escape.

Of course, the lack of danger to guard the vast grassland is also one of the main reasons why Ogedei can escape. It is much smaller than the Central Plains town, and it is more like a small city like an inn. It is impossible to stop Ogedei, who is determined to escape.

So when Yelu Yue and Li Heng realized that there was no Ogedei in the army intercepted by them, and wanted to pursue it, Ogedei had disappeared without a trace in the wind and snow.

Even though Yao Li wanted to help, when he was running away, Ogedei had long disregarded his relatives, so he could not control her. He just took his own soldiers and left without looking back.

Now that they have been chasing for nearly two days, the weather yesterday was still windy and snowy, making it difficult for them to find obvious messy horse hooves to chase them.

Fortunately, the weather began to clear up this afternoon. Although most of the horse's hooves were flooded by wind and snow, with years of experience living on the grassland, we can still find clues from the snow that seems to have not been trampled.

The two brothers of the Qixue Army, Yelu Tiege and Shan Ge, followed their soldiers and horses to follow their already tired and panting mother Yao Li. Not far away were the Princess of Song Ting, Yelu Yue, who had just ordered to stop and rest for a while, and the general named Li Heng.

Yao Li's expression was extremely tired. The two consecutive days of wind and snow destroyed her, which made her lose her glorious side at this moment.

He was helped off the horse by the two brothers Yelu Tiege. The two brothers wanted to let Yao Li take a rest and then pass by, but Yao Li finally shook his head and walked towards Yelu Yue and Li Heng with difficult steps.

Yao Lishi, who lost her glorious side, walked by and looked at Yelu Yue, whose armor was replaced with thick fur. At this time, she had to sigh that although they were both women, some women seemed to be able to be favored by God forever.

I am now in a mess, like a poor woman who has just been ravaged, and the princess Yelu Yue is still calm and leisurely, and her whole body still looks so charming and pure.

This is the first time Yao Lishi has seen the middle-aged man next to him who is similar to that of King Ye Qing of Yan, but it has left a deep impression on her in just two or three days.

Although she was not sure about the identity of the middle-aged man, after observing her relationship with Yelu Yue in the past two days, Yao Li had thought at the beginning whether it was Princess Yan outside... But soon she took the initiative to dispel this idea.

When Yelu Yue was with that middle-aged man, although the superiority and inferiority between them was not so obvious, and there was even no relationship between superiority and inferiority, Yao Li finally realized that Yelu Yue did not need to deliberately show some majesty when facing the middle-aged man like in front of other generals. However, when the middle-aged man faced Yelu Yue, he could still find that after a long time, he always maintained a sense of respect and distance.

Yao Lishi walked to the cleared open space with heavy legs. Yelu Yue, who was sitting on a saddle placed on the ground, threw a wine bag to Yao Lishi who looked tired: "Take a few sips to warm up your body."

The whole person still looks so radiant and unattractive, but his tone is hard to hide the fatigue of chasing the way.

A bunch of small bonfires were lit at this moment, giving people a warm feeling in an instant, and then the dazzling and cold snow in the sunlight around them seemed to be not that cold.

The middle-aged general named Li Heng was wearing his armor meticulously even when he was resting. He sat on another saddle placed on the ground with his heavy body. He first looked up at the dazzling eyes above his head, then narrowed his eyes and looked at the white snow, and then said, "Changling, Ruzhou has notified him. I guess they will receive the news at this time. You don't have to worry too much, he can't escape."

Yelu Yue nodded silently at first, then tightened the thick fur on her body again. A gust of cold wind passed by, and the white snow was blown into a shallow layer by the cold wind, and it rushed towards them like a net like white mist. Then the tiny particles gently hit the face, making people feel a little cold in their hearts in an instant.

Yao Li has been paying attention to the relationship between Yelu Yue and Li Heng. While the two talked, they would not even let go of every subtle action of the two. She really wanted to find out the relationship between them from the conversation and even getting along with each other.

But this kind of relationship between two people who are neither superiors nor inferiors nor that kind of relationship makes Yao Li not clear. Could there really be an innocent relationship between a man and a woman? Or... because Yelu Yue is the woman of Yan King Ye Qing, no one dares to covet her beauty?

The clear eyes of the middle-aged man looking at Yelu Yueshi made Yao Li disappointed again and again and again and again and again unable to believe it.

"Liu Ke's army will not lead troops to fight, a civil servant leads troops... but it's not clear that he can really catch the dead mouse by his blind cat. If Yu Yunwen personally leads the troops out of the pass, maybe there is no need to worry." Yelu Yue frowned slightly, with a hint of self-blame between her white eyebrows.

It has to be said that she was too aggressive at the beginning, and then she alarmed Wogedei, who was as frightened as a frightened bird. Moreover, because of her aggressiveness and eagerness, Li Heng failed. In the end, not only did he fail to take revenge at once, but he also implicated so many people to walk out of the small town and continue to pursue Wogedei.

"Believe me, Ogedei will not go deep into the grassland. He came out from the depths of the grassland to find food. Although he has escaped the trap we designed, if he fled deep into the grassland, even if we cannot catch up with him, he may starve to death on the vast grassland." Li Heng comforted Yelu Yue and said.

Yelu Yue looked at Yao Li without saying a word. Yao Li's heart was shocked in an instant. He instinctively wanted to stand up and talk, but he saw Yelu Yue suddenly smiled charmingly, and then said lightly: "Madam, just sit down and talk. I guess I'm tired after rushing for so long today."

Yao Li's tired face squeezed a gratitude smile. After thanking Yelu Yue, he once again said that he had analyzed the judgment alone for half a day: "Princess Yan, I didn't expect that Ogedei would suddenly transfer all his personal soldiers to the moment before departure. Today I thought about it for a long time, but I still couldn't figure out how the matter of my pretending to defect to was exposed."

"These are nothing more important. Besides, Ogedei was suspicious by nature, but... it is the most loyal to Chagatai. It is also possible that this is just that he and Chagatai have planned a long time ago to play a play for us to show. Just like you and King Yan from Changling, they also plan to play a play for them to show. But none of these matters, you don't have to blame yourself. It may be that Ogedei was on a whim, right?" Yelu Yue's tone was gentle, without any intention of blaming Yao Li.

But the more Yelu Yue didn't blame Yao Li, the more uneasy Yao Li felt. In fact, her uneasy was not just because of Yelu Yue's failure to design Ogedei this time, but because the consequences of the failure are not clear, but some things are already clear, that is, the situation of Yao Li's has become more and more difficult.

Chagatai and Ogedei may not have believed in themselves at the beginning, or they may have changed their minds temporarily without hiding them, but no matter what, Ogedei and Chagatai and Yao Li are already in the same power.

As for Tolei, Chi Lao Wen, although Yelu Yue has promised her that she will not make Chi Lao Wen embarrassed her, if the situation is out of control and Ogedei completely escapes, then will her Yao Li still have a foothold on the grassland?

Even if there is still a place, will Tuolei, Chi Lao Wen, and especially Princess Yan still value themselves as much as before because they are useful to them?

After all, with Ogedei's escape, Yao Li's opinion was that she was no longer valuable in the eyes of the Song people. What's more, this ambush of Ogedei, her brothers, Yelu Shange and Yelu Tiege did not play the role they deserve. Otherwise, they would not have been siegeed and blocked by three parties and would have allowed Ogedei to escape.

This is also why she followed Yelu Yue, Li Heng and others all the way to chase her without any complaints. Even though she has been pampering for so long, she has rarely been riding a horse for so long. Even though the inner side of her thighs has been hurt by riding a horse, Yao Li gritted her teeth and persevered.

For nothing else, Yao Li just hopes that the Qiexue army he has in his hands will be useful to Yelu Yue and Song Ting, so that they will not become victims of the transaction with Tolei.

"Just just now, I looked at Yao Lishi, and then said with a smile: "I also discussed with the two madam's sons. I don't plan to pursue Ogedei separately on the grassland, because in this way we are likely to risk being defeated by Ogedei one by one."

"The reason for this choice is of course because Liu Keshi and Yu Yunwen may have set out, so there is no need for us to divide our troops to pursue. Moreover, we just discussed and agreed to enter the continuous mountain range to the south. According to the scouts' investigation, although the remaining soldiers of Wogede were creating signs of escaping all the way to the grassland, since the scouts discovered that more horse hoof marks were pointing to the south early this morning, we chased them along the way, and confirmed that the horse hoof marks to the north were illusions, and Wogede and others were more likely to have escaped from the south mountain."

Li Heng's smile had a hint of majesty as a superior, but fortunately, it was not like Ye Qing, and his every move gave people a feeling of being breathless.

Moreover, Li Heng's tone also had respect for Yao Li's family. Of course, this may also be the speaking habit of the Song people who liked literary style.

However, when Yao Li heard Li Heng call her two sons the young masters, he still felt a little helpful and was less worried about his current situation.

"Since that's the case, we will continue chasing south." Yelu Yue looked up at the mountain range that was also covered with snow in the distance, sighed slightly, then looked at Li Heng, and solicited opinions: "It is natural for soldiers to pursue them too separately, but can we... slightly distance a little to avoid missing something before entering the mountain?"

Li Heng thought seriously, then looked at Yao Li and asked, "What do you think Madam?"

Yao Li was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Li Heng to ask for her opinion. Then he quickly considered it in his heart, and then nodded and said, "I follow the princess' orders and can distance myself. As long as the three armies can respond to each other when encountering situations, it is enough to come and help as soon as possible."

Yelu Yue's face instantly had a clear smile like a snow lotus. Li Heng shook his head and smiled. Just when he was about to say something, Yao Li suddenly said: "Since that's the case, then I will follow Princess Yan and let...the dog and the others lead the Qixue army alone together."

Yelu Yue and Li Heng's face flashed with some surprise, and then the two of them understood what Yao Li meant.

Yelu Yue nodded, then smiled and said, "Okay, then we sisters will lead the army together, and there will be a way to take care of us."

Yao Li's face instantly squeezed out a smile, and looked at Yelu Yue and nodded with a smile.

Yelu Yue, Yao Li and Yelu Yixue led a large army. Yelu Tiege and Yelu Shange followed Yaoli's request and had to lead the Qiexue army alone. The two brothers also knew very well why their mother was willing to follow Yelu Yue.

Li Heng naturally led the whole journey alone, and the three armies opened a certain distance, and then formed a huge fan and began to advance towards the distant mountains.

And just as they headed to the mountains, a small-scale war on the side of the king's tent had already ended.

Ye Wuque, Mo Xiaobao, Zhong Can and Wanyan Congyi and the Zhuanghua Family Army did not suffer any casualties, and they did not even participate in the entire battle.

Only the Qiexue army led by Chi Lao Wen participated in the battle with Chagatai, and Tuolei appeared on the battlefield with Ye Wuque and Mo Xiaobao's Huahua Army when the war was coming to an end.

When the two brothers saw each other, the battle between the two sides gradually stopped. Tuolei rode a horse with Ye Wuque, and the two slowly moved forward. The Chagatai, with a trace of blood on his armor, refused to follow the guards, and rode his horse alone and slowly walked towards Tuolei.

When the two brothers were only more than twenty feet apart, Ye Wuque stopped slowly, and then tightened the thick fur on his body on the back of the horse, just like a minor bear sitting upright on the back of the horse.

No one knew what the two said, but in a short time, the two brothers smiled on their faces, and then Chagatai signaled his army to camp on the spot and clear the battlefield.

Then he led his personal guards, Tolei, Ye Wuque and others to drive towards the direction of the king's tent.

It is now the third day after the war. Chagatai has not left the tent, but except for the personal army, the other large army has left the tent with food and grass.

In the past few days, Tolei and Chagatai have almost been in the same tent, so that if Ye Wuque wants to enter Tolei's tent, he needs to report to the personal guards of Chagatai before he can enter.

It was still like the dress he was on the battlefield that day, dressed himself up like a minor bear, wrapped in a thick fur, wearing a thick felt hat, and put his hands in his wide cuffs. He hunched over and entered Tolei's tent.

As soon as I entered the tent, I immediately smelled the pungent smell of strong wine. Then, looking at the same red face, Tolei and Chagatai, who were also blushing, said with a relaxed expression: "How much have you brothers drunk? You can't just talk about brotherhood and talk about the past, right? Look at what I brought. The tea leaves I just brought from Yanjing are the ones that my father likes the most, and I am reluctant to give them to others."

"But, I don't drink tea, I only drink hot water, so I have to give it to you. If others don't give it to me." Ye Wuque walked to the iron furnace like a chatterbox, sat down, threw a pack of tea to Tolei, and then took off the thick hat on his head. Only then did he see that Ye Wuque's back neck was still holding a book.

Ye Wuque held the book in his hand, pulled out the bookmark and opened the book, then looked at the unresponsive Chagatai and Tolei, and said, "Tulei is making tea, why are you staring at me blankly?"

"What are you doing?" Toure asked.

Before Ye Wuque could speak, Chagatai asked with a smile on his face: "Are you Ye Wuque, the second son of Yan King Ye Qing?"

"Well, I am Ye Wuque." Ye Wuque nodded and said with a book in his hand.

Then he knocked on the empty tea cup in front of him, signaled to pick up the hot water to make tea, and give him a cup of hot water.

Tuo Lei gave him a reluctant look, and finally gave Ye Wuque a cup of hot water. Then he began to learn these times. Ye Wuque taught him how to make tea for him and Chagatai.

Looking at Tolei's awkward tea making moves, Chagatai asked Ye Wuque: "Did you teach him this?"

"I'm so stupid. I've been teaching for a long time. Sometimes I can easily miss some steps." Ye Wuque said without any face.

"Why don't you come?" Tolei said coldly.

"Forget it, I'll read a book, you'd better come." Ye Wuque laughed and wanted to lower his head to read the book.

Chagatai smiled silently, his eyes wandering on Tuolei and Ye Wuque. From time to time, he watched Tuolei wash tea, make tea, and how to teach him how to taste tea.

There are so many rules for drinking tea, which is completely useless for Chagatai. However, seeing Tolei as such, he finally chose to say nothing.

This time, Ye Wuque has come to see Tuolei and Chagatai. Since that day, Ye Wuque has wanted to figure out what Chagatai and Tuolei said that day, which made the two of them sleep in the same tent so calmly for two nights, and no one was killed!

It was said that it was reading a book, but in fact, his eyes were constantly circling, watching the every move of Chagatai and Tolei, and whether the harmonious relationship between the two brothers was true or false.

Whether it was Tolei or Chagatai, they all knew Ye Wuque’s intentions very well, but now, they didn’t know what to say or how to face it.

Even the so-called Great Mongolian Kingdom after Temujin's unification still does not have a complete and three-dimensional and intuitive concept of the country. Therefore, even if they knew what the Song court's actions were for, in the traditional sense, or from the perspective of their nomadic peoples on the grassland, the entire grassland must be a unified concept.

Perhaps it was due to the situation that had been divided for thousands of years, perhaps it was caused by the harsh conditions on the grassland, or perhaps it was because of the tradition of living through water, that they never regard a real concept of family and country as their responsibility.

This also gave Song Ting, Ye Qing and even Ye Wuque an opportunity to take advantage of, and gave them the opportunity to divide and control the grassland and then incorporate the entire grassland into the territory of the Song Ting.

Chagatai looked at Ye Wuque with his eyes rolling around, and did not keep his mind on the book in his hand. Then he put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "Tulei said that the prosperity and prosperity of Yanjing are unimaginable to our grassland, but it is true?"

"He has seen it with his own eyes and experienced it with his own eyes. Can this be fake?" Ye Wuque said with his eyes off the book.

"Is there a plump ranch?" Chagatai continued to ask.

Ye Wuque frowned, then shook his head and said, "No, there is no pasture in this world. If you want to turn the Central Plains into a pasture, it would be a delusion. Not to mention anything else, my father would not let you go easily."

"Then if I surrender to you, Song Ting, what can you give me?" Chagatai picked up the teacup again, and Ye Wuque also picked up his hot water.

"What can be given to you is all the items when you lack all the items. What can be given to you is to let you know that this world does not have to rely on the grassland to live a rich life. There are many ways to live in this world, and the grassland can also retain the appearance it should be, but there can also be some magnificent cities standing on the grassland and becoming your home for a long time, without having to run around with the rotation of the four seasons every year." Ye Wuque said in the eyes of Chagatai.

Chagatai looked at the tea in his hand and drank silently.

After a while, Chagatai said, "How is Ogedei now?"

"I don't know for the time being, but... I believe my mother shouldn't let him go." Ye Wuque's voice was full of determination.
To be continued...