The battle of Xiangyang is a huge, long-lasting and significant battle in the history of the ancient feudal dynasty war in China. Both sides have invested huge manpower and material resources in this battle. After the defeat of Xiangyang War, the Southern Song Dynasty quickly perished and was annexed by the Yuan Dynasty a few years later.

However, there is no record in historical materials that Su Butai, a famous Yuan Dynasty soldier, attacked Xiangyang. At that time, the commander-in-chief was another general of the Yuan Dynasty, Asu, and Subutai was mainly engaged in the Western Expedition. Therefore, it is impossible to move thousands of kilometers in a short time and return to the DPRK to help Xiangyang.

Although the Yuan army suffered heavy losses and the commander-in-chief Mongo died because of the battle of Fishing City, Wokuotai hurried back to the throne. In order to attend his funeral, Subutai may appear in the Mongolian base camp. However, according to the available information, the battle of Xiangyang lasted for five or six years. During such a long time, I didn't see the name of Subutai, the commander-in-chief of Mongolia who was a megatron in the Western Regions. If he took part in the battle, how could he not be found in the history books? Therefore, it is unlikely that Su Butai will directly participate in the battle of Xiangyang.

However, according to historical records, in order to attack Xiangyang, the Mongols at that time used advanced combat weapons brought back by Arabs from Central Asia and improved slingshots by Arab craftsmen, so they successfully won Xiangyang, and it happened that Sumitai had already made the Western Expedition. These weapons and personnel were probably brought back by Sumitai from the Western Regions, so it may be that Sumitai indirectly participated in the Xiangyang War.

The tragic and important battle of Xiangyang is self-evident, but attacking the Southern Song Dynasty is far from the ultimate goal of the Yuan Dynasty, and their ambitions are still in distant Central Asia and Europe. As the best general in Yuan Dynasty, Su Butai was excusable for not taking part in Xiangyang War.