Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 234 The plan to destroy gold and storm Tongguan

Ogedai was a little shocked when he heard Genghis Khan's words!

This, what does this mean? What do you mean this is my war?

Shouldn't we listen to your orders and then you teach us how to fight?

"Wo Kuotai, every time Mongolia launched a major war in the past, I was the one leading you.

Because I am the Great Khan of Mongolia, I want to lead all of you to fight, I want to tell you how to win, and I want to set an example for you. But now I am no longer the Great Khan of Mongol.

You are the Great Khan of Mongolia, you have to teach them how to fight.

I have defeated Jin Guo countless times, and this time is the time to give them the final blow. Now, this is not my war, it's yours. "Genghis Khan said.

He tried to tell Ogedai to see things and problems from the perspective of a ruler, instead of just like before, even if he, the father, was still alive.

Genghis Khan now wants to see if he can test Ogedai through this war against the Jin Kingdom to see if he can command a large-scale battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, or even a war that can determine the fate of Mongolia.

The current Mongolia is indeed very powerful, but the current Mongolia cannot afford to lose, especially in a big war, because once it loses, Mongolia cannot afford to lose.

Mongolia will give the Jin people at least five or six years to recuperate, and they may even take back large tracts of land.

Let the war that destroyed the Jin Kingdom develop in an uncontrollable direction.

Therefore, he will supervise Wo Kuotai to judge whether his command mission this time is good enough.

When I was Wokuotai's age, I had already unified the entire Mongolia and even started a war with the Kingdom of Jin. But now Wokuotai, you can no longer rely on me as your father.

"Father! What do you mean, you don't care about this war at all? You just watch me fight it right?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"Isn't it supposed to be like this? When you ran for the Great Khan of Mongolia, you said that I am old and I want to sit in the rear and you will direct this battle. This is what you said, what? Can't you do it now? Are you there?" Genghis Khan looked at Ogedai and asked.

"I can do it, because now I am the Great Khan of Mongolia. Father Khan, I know what to do. I want to summon all the Mongolian princes and nobles, generals at all levels, and all the Nayans." Ogedai said.

"Well! Let's hold this meeting tomorrow. Go back tonight and think carefully about how you want to fight this battle, how to fight it, how to deal with the Jin people, and how to mobilize the troops of various ministries. After thinking about it, tomorrow you will Tell them all your thoughts." Genghis Khan nodded and said.

After all, not all Mongolian nobles are like Ogedei, who can wake up on the first day after the carnival ends.

They should be able to recover tomorrow, and then hold a general meeting, and the whole day today is the time for Ogedei to think about his tactics.

According to the preliminary interview results, Genghis Khan was obviously very satisfied with Ogedai's answer. Next, it depends on how his son arranges it and whether he can achieve the goal in his heart.

Wokuotai nodded and left Genghis Khan's camp with Zhang Yong.

"It really feels like a dream. Zhang Yong, I am the Great Khan of Mongolia now. It turns out that I don't need to come to discuss with my father Khan at all." After leaving Genghis Khan's camp, Ogedei looked at Zhang Yong and said.

"Bhan! Have you decided how to fight?" Zhang Yong asked.

Now his status is different. He can no longer call him father-in-law. From now on, he will call Ogootai Great Khan.

"Let's go back with me first. We'll tell you on the map." Wo Kuotai patted Zhang Yong on the shoulder, and the two of them returned to their tents together.

Wokuotai ordered someone to bring a huge map. The current territory of Mongolia has reached an outrageous level.

A kind of encirclement has formed against the Jin Kingdom. There is now a red coat army in Shandong. However, although this red coat army nominally surrendered to Mongolia, it was actually equivalent to an independent existence.

The Guanzhong area was also captured by Zhang Yong, and now there are only two provinces left in the Jin Kingdom.

The entire Henan, part of Anhui, and part of Shanxi are now the only places controlled by the Jin people.

Relying on the solid Yellow River defense line, it defended the entire Mongolia.

"Zhang Yong, look at it, I plan to take more than 200,000 grassland troops, as well as the troops of the Han princes, directly into the Jin Kingdom's restoration, and attack the Jin Kingdom's Yellow River defense line head-on.

You lead your army out again and join us. Then we will start from Xiaoguan near Tongguan and completely cut off all connections between the Jin people. What do you think of this attack? "Wokuotai said.

After Zhang Yong heard what Wo Kuotai said, he did not speak, but began to think about the pros and cons. To be honest, compared with Genghis Khan, Ogedei's level of understanding the overall situation of the war is still far behind.

In the original history, after he ascended the throne for the first time, it took him more than three years to completely destroy the surviving Jin Kingdom.

During the Battle of Sanfeng Mountain, God helped the Mongols. There was a heavy snowfall, which destroyed hundreds of thousands of Jin army.

After the end of Sanfeng Mountain, it took another year and a half, and after forming an alliance with the Southern Song Dynasty, we successfully captured Caizhou, the last stronghold of the Jin Kingdom.

The war that was supposed to end within a year or even half a year was instead fought for several years and even suffered repeated defeats, which made Monk Wanyan Chen famous.

But the situation now is slightly different. Because I waited for me to appear, the current Jin Kingdom is even worse than the original Jin Kingdom in history, and the entire Guanzhong land was lost.

All 70,000 troops were killed in the battle, and the last famous generals such as Wanyan Chen, Monk Wanyan, and Wanyan Heda were defeated by him.

There are not many decent military generals in the Jin Kingdom now, and Wu Xian and others cannot afford to take on any major roles.

Zhang Yong judged that the total strength of the entire Jin Kingdom was less than 100,000.

The Jin people still hold the strongest Yellow River defense line. If they want to break through the Yellow River defense line head-on, it is impossible from the direction of Hebei.

Because the Mongols have tried this countless times, the current of the Yellow River is too fast, and some places where people can cross the river are also tightly defended by the Jin people.

In a frontal attack, even millions of troops can be blocked here. It is unrealistic to break through the Yellow River defense line.

Therefore, the best strategy is to surround Tongguan first, and then rush into the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom from the center of Guanzhong and defeat the Jin Kingdom head-on.

And he also had to be on guard against the Southern Song Dynasty. Before he came to Mongolia, he had been paying close attention to some intelligence about the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty.

The current Southern Song Dynasty will never sit back and watch the Jin Kingdom perish, because Mongolia is much stronger now than it was in the original history.

So this time we not only have to deal with the Jin people, but also defend against sneak attacks from the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Great sweat! The current of the Yellow River is very fast. It is unrealistic to build a ship to cross the Yellow River defense line.

You still have to start from the Guanzhong Land. You can take the grassland army directly through my Guanzhong Land and then enter the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom. "Zhang Yong said.

"Then tell me! How do you want to fight? Also, from now on, when there is no one around, you will still call me father-in-law, and when there are many people, you will call me Dahan." Wo Kuotai looked at Zhang Yong and asked .

When Father Khan used to fight, he was very able to listen to the opinions of some Mongolian generals. Now Zhang Yong is the most trusted staff member around him. So Wokuotai wanted to hear the other party's opinion.

"Yes! Father-in-law! You see, you can send the Han Shihou army in Hebei, together with part of the grassland army, to assemble in the north of the Yellow River and make it look like you are going to build ships to cross the Yellow River to attack the Kingdom of Jin.

But this group of people did not attack in the true sense. Just to hold back part of the Jin army, you led a group of elite troops to set off directly from the grassland and passed through the territory of Xixia.

Enter my Guanzhong area, and then join up with my army. We will directly enter the Kingdom of Jin from the Guanzhong area.

Then we will cut off the connection between Tongguan and the mainland, forcing the Jin army to come and fight us. "Zhang Yong said.

"Yeah! But in this case, we still can't get around Tongguan. How about using Father Khan's old tactics?

Send someone to contact the Southern Song Dynasty. Borrowing a road from the Southern Song Dynasty, they sent tens of thousands of people directly to the back of Tongguan and entered the territory of the Jin people. "Wokuotai said.

Two years ago, when they just returned from the Western Expedition to attack Xixia, Genghis Khan proposed a strategic policy, which was to contact the Song Dynasty to attack the Jin Kingdom together.

Directly bypass the most difficult bones, as well as Tongguan and the Yellow River defense line, gather people and horses from the Southern Song Dynasty's territory, and pull the Southern Song army to attack the Jin Kingdom. "The current Southern Song Dynasty will definitely not form an alliance with us, and this detour is too far. Logistics and supplies cannot keep up at all. The risk the army has to bear is too great, and we cannot gamble." Zhang Yong said.

Tuo Lei took tens of thousands of people and took a detour from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Kingdom of Jin. Many people died on the way. The military supplies along the way were all burned, killed and looted.

Although the Mongolian army finally completed this great roundabout war with amazing endurance and patience.

But this is actually due to God's help. Otherwise, these tens of thousands of people would have been annihilated after entering the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and Tuo Lei would not have been able to complete the feat of the Battle of Sanfeng Mountain.

Therefore, whether it is to protect the Han people.

In terms of other aspects, Zhang Yong does not agree with this plan, and now it is not that he does not have the ability to attack by force.

"Father-in-law! I have prepared a large number of flying thunder cannons this time. Tongguan is no longer a powerful barrier for us. I am confident that we can attack Tongguan head-on." Zhang Yong said.

There are explosive packs, thunder tubes, and gasoline. If I can't take Tongguan again, it will be a shame for modern knowledge.

"I know that you brought dozens of flying thunder cannons to Father Khan this time. You should have quite a few more there, and we also made some imitations.

At that time, we will gather all the thunder cannons together, and then bomb the city wall of Tongguan, completely defeating the will of their defenders. "Wokuotai said.

"Well! This time, I will mobilize at least 60 or more unscrupulous cannons, and prepare a large number of catapults, explosive bags, and other such things, and then we will directly attack Tongguan." Zhang Yong said.

Although the loss will be greater this way, Zhang Yong is 100% confident that Tongguan will be defeated.

As long as Tongguan is breached, the Kingdom of Jin will be completely doomed and there will be no natural danger to defend.

"Okay!" Wo Kuotai nodded, choosing to trust Zhang Yong again, and the two discussed the specific details again.

Early the next morning, Ogedai summoned all Mongolian households, thousands of households, and Nayan in the name of the new Mongolian Khan.

All the high-level Mongolian generals gathered one after another at noon that day and came to Wokuotai's camp.

At this time, Genghis Khan was sitting aside, while Ogedai himself stood in the center position.

"Greetings to the Khan of Khans, hello to the Great Khan!" A large group of Mongolian officers paid homage to Genghis Khan and Ogedei.

Although Ogedei has now inherited the position of Great Khan of Mongolia, Genghis Khan is still the most powerful in name and power.

"This war will be led by Ogedai with full authority. I will just watch and will not have any interference. You and Ogedai can discuss it together!" Genghis Khan said.

"Everyone! Do I plan to let Bo Lu lead the army of the Han princes in Hebei in the north? Gather them together, and then start provoking the Jin army on the Yellow River defense line.

I will make a plan to attack them from the Yellow River and hold back part of the Jin army. I, together with Zhang Yong's Guanzhong army, will set out from Jingzhao Mansion to capture Tongguan directly and tear them apart completely. The Yellow River defense line. "Wo Kuotai looked at everyone and said.

When Tuo Lei standing aside heard this, a subtle sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. He thought this third brother had something. Where are the military talents of the world? It turns out that the plan you came up with is so bad.

Isn't this a frontal attack? How strong is the city wall of Tongguan? They Mongolians know this very well.

"Great Khan! Do you mean that you want to lead the army to attack Tongguan head-on? The city wall of Tongguan is very tall. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to capture it." Subotai said.

"Yes, Khan! Isn't it a bit unrealistic to attack Tongguan head-on?"

Not to mention a bunch of Mongolian generals, even Genghis Khan was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Wokuotai and Zhang Yong went back to discuss the result for a day, and they actually stormed Tongguan.

"Great Khan, why don't we use the tactics used by our father Khan before and take a big detour to break into the Jin Kingdom through the Song Dynasty's territory." Tuo Lei said.

After some persuasion from his wife, he has now figured out a lot of things. At this time, he must make some compromises with Wokuotai, but it is only temporary.

"Master Tuo Lei's suggestion is good. I think we can also enter from the Song Dynasty."

"I have thought about this strategy, but how many people can we send out? If the Song people don't use the road, then are we wasting time fighting with him?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"If the Southern Song Dynasty does not borrow, we will forcefully break through the border. I will lead the army to advance from the Song Dynasty. I will defeat any enemy who stands in front of me." Tuo Lei said.

"It's thousands of miles away from Dashan Pass to the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom. The consumption of military rations alone is a problem, and you also have to face the encirclement and suppression of the Song Dynasty army.

This strategy is too risky, and the chance of success is pitifully low. "Zhang Yong said.

"But! If we attack Tongguan, the first pass in the world, head-on, we will lose a lot of troops."

"I know what you are worried about. In the past, when we attacked the city, only trebuchets could be used.

Then the gasoline I brought, this fire that couldn’t be put out with water, the fire from the sky.

After that, I invented the explosive pack and the flying thunder cannon that had been so brilliant in the Xixia War.

Although he couldn't blow up the Jin people's city wall, he could reach the soldiers on the tower. Hundreds of explosive packs gathered together and exploded together.

We can also blow open their city gates, and we can completely attack and capture Tongguan. "Zhang Yong said.

After hearing Zhang Yong's words, a large group of Mongolian generals' eyes lit up, yes! They had forgotten about it.

Now that the Mongols are engaged in siege warfare, they do not only use catapults to launch burning stones. Gasoline has now become popular among the army.

This thing is very useful whether it is siege warfare, defensive warfare or outfield warfare.

As for the explosive packs, they are even more powerful. Launching them from a catapult is much more powerful than launching any boulders.

The flying thunder cannon was even more powerful. When Genghis Khan besieged Zhongxing Mansion two years ago, all the Mongolian generals present had seen its power.

The artillery fire at that time allowed them to capture Zhongxing Mansion in Xixia in just one day.

"Zhang Yong has brought twenty thunder cannons and cannons here before. He also has at least thirty thunder cannons over there. I have also copied many of them here.

By then we can gather at least six or seventy artillery pieces.

Launch the explosive packets onto the city walls of the Jin people. Even if the city walls of Tongguan are tall, they can't reach us if we attack from a distance of 400 steps.

If we can capture Tongguan, the Jin people will have no hope of coming back, even if the Song Dynasty sends troops to assist. This is the best way, we directly attack head-on. "Wokuotai said.

Before Lintao Mansion, there was also a follow-up attack on Guanzhong. I knew the power of explosive packs and flying thunder cannons.

"Are you sure?" Genghis Khan thought for a moment and asked.

If it weren't for the explosive packs, gasoline, and things called thunder cannons presented by Zhang Yong.

As long as the plan to storm Tongguan is proposed, Genghis Khan will definitely veto it.

Because this is basically a dead end.

But now with these things, coupled with the previous wars, Genghis Khan is still very clear about the power of these things Zhang Yong contributed.

He was the one who proposed the grand detour tactic. He naturally knew the dangers. It would be great if the Southern Song Dynasty agreed to form an alliance.

If we don't agree to form an alliance and forcefully borrow the passage, the risk will be too great.

If Tongguan can be attacked head-on, it will be of great strategic significance.

(End of this chapter)