He also spotted the "divide-and-conquer" movement where the North was pitted against the South with both sides financed by the same money elite.

他还发现了“分治”运动而被打北南双方由同样的钱精英。

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Because Mongke Khan died in Sichuan, and Kublai retreated north to contest great Khan throne from battlefront, Mongke Khan's planning to conquer South Song Dynasty ended in failure in 1259.

因蒙哥汗驾崩四川、忽必烈自前线临阵退兵北归争夺汗位，蒙哥汗灭宋战略计划1259年以彻底失败告终。

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The idea of talks was based on the assumption that both sides know the Taliban cannot hope to conquer and hold Kabul and the north of the country, whereas the south will never have peace until the Taliban are brought into politics.

ECONOMIST: Afghanistan