Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 235: The Southern Song Dynasty wants to conquer Guanzhong? Join forces with the prairie army

Genghis Khan clearly understood how serious the blow to the morale of the Jin Kingdom would be if Tongguan could be captured head-on. It would be a devastating disaster that could completely destroy the opponent's will to fight.

"This time we attack Tongguan, we are different from before, because starting from Guanzhong, there is no need to walk through the natural dangers of the Yellow River. All logistical supplies can keep up with them, and they can be transferred from Xixia to Guanzhong." Zhang Yong said.

The Mongolian generals present heard this and nodded together, just as Zhang Yong said. The attack on Tongguan this time was completely different from before. They had an absolute advantage. Whether it was transportation, marching, or siege weapons, they were not comparable to before.

If the plan of towing mines is carried out, the march will take a detour. After completing the large roundabout tactics, the marching distance is really too far, and it is still a completely unfamiliar land.

Many Mongolian generals during this period were unwilling to implement large detour tactics. After all, the uncertainty was too great.

"The grand detour tactic is too risky. The lives of both soldiers and generals are in great danger. Master Tuo Lei, you'd better not implement this tactic." Zhang Yong said.

To be honest, military scientists and historians of later dynasties simply couldn't believe that Tuolei was able to lead tens of thousands of people from Dashan Pass back to the back of the Jin Kingdom, and then defeated the Jin Kingdom in Sanfeng Mountain. It was simply a miracle.

But after this battle, Tuo Lei's prestige in Mongolia reached an unimaginable level, and he was immediately given away by a glass of poisonous wine.

But the main reason is that according to some unofficial rumors, Tuo Lei was once forced into a desperate situation when he led the army to implement a roundabout strategy. The most cruel phenomenon of cannibalism was even promoted in the army.

As for the people they ate, Zhang Yong knew from his buttocks that they were Han people, so no matter what.

Zhang Yong must not let this tactic of a major detour from the Southern Song Dynasty happen.

"Father Khan! Don't you agree with this tactic? Have you also decided to attack Tongguan by force?" Tuo Lei looked at Genghis Khan sitting aside and asked.

"Why are you asking me? What you should be asking is your brother, Ogedai. He is the Great Khan of Mongolia, and I am just an old man sitting here and listening." Genghis Khan glanced at Tuo Lei and said.

"Father! I'm also afraid of attacking Tongguan. The losses will be too great." Tuo Lei gritted his teeth and said.

Father! Just now you clearly asked Wo Kuotai and Zhang Yong if they were sure. Why did you actually say such a thing when I asked you?

"Fourth brother, you don't need to worry, I'm absolutely sure. I believe in this kid Zhang Yong, since he dares to boast to me.

Then he must be very confident, after all, his territory is too close to Tongguan, only a few dozen miles away.

Zhang Yong must have carefully scouted the terrain near Tongguan. "Wo Kuotai looked at Zhang Yong and said.

"Profuse sweat! Of course, I have investigated the terrain in the Tongguan area clearly.

We can also take advantage of the situation to capture the small pass next to Tongguan. Defeating Tongguan is definitely not as difficult as we thought. "Zhang Yong said.

He still has this bit of self-confidence. After staying in Guanzhong for two years, in addition to engaging in defense development and production construction, he also took the time to investigate Tongguan.

"Okay! Then let's allocate our troops! Where is Polo!" Kuotai nodded and said.

"Great Khan! Polo is here."

"You lead the troops under your command, as well as the troops of all the Han princes, to assemble near the dam of the Yellow River.

If we can successfully capture Tongguan, the defense forces along the Yellow River will definitely weaken. Then you will find a way to cross the river to support us.

In addition to gathering an army, you also need to prepare a batch of food for us. "Wokuotai said.

The production of grain and grass on the grassland can basically be said to be zero.

If you want to obtain grain and grass, the largest grain-producing areas now are Xiliao, Hebei, and Xixia.

"Great Khan! The food and grass in Hebei is not very sufficient this year. I can provide up to 100,000 stones of food and grass." Polo said.

Although the land of Hebei is relatively prosperous, and the Han princes have been developing their own territories and paying taxes to Mongolia regularly, the people of Hebei are really overwhelmed by the continuous wars and the withdrawal of grain and grass from the Hebei area.

"Great Khan! Our land in Guanzhong can provide 200,000 grains and fodder for military rations." Zhang Yong said.

After all, I can't let my Anda be in too much trouble. I can also help solve the problem of food and grass.

His current food reserves are very sufficient, and he has not had any taxes for two whole years.

Just by collecting tariffs, I have accumulated a lot of food in the past two years, and several newly built granaries are full.

"Our northwest region of Xixia can also provide 50,000 shi of food and grass." Chahan stood next to Zhang Yong and said.

Since marrying Zhang Yong, Zhang Yong has used some high-quality fertilizers in the fields.

There are also some planting methods that their family has introduced, and the current grain production is also very sufficient.

"Okay! Hebei will give me 100,000 shi, Guanzhong will give 200,000 shi, and Xixia will give 50,000 shi. The rest of you will find a way to get me another 50,000 shi of food and grass.

Another group of cattle and sheep were drawn from the grassland. This time, there was enough food for hundreds of thousands of troops. "Wokuotai said.

A total of 400,000 stones of food and grass were enough to last an army of 400,000 people for more than half a year.

Plus they drove the cattle and sheep from the grasslands.

This time, the problem of food and grass has been solved.

This guy Zhang Yong can do it!

"Pass my order! All Mongolian families, thousands of households, ten thousand households, and kings of all clans, mobilize all your armies to me.

All the hundreds of households under your control will be dispatched. In two months, all money will be wiped out! "Finally, Wokuotai issued the final strategic order.

"Yes! Great Khan!" All the senior Mongolian officers, nobles, and princes knelt on the ground and said.

The final war against the Jin Kingdom was completely established.

After the day's combat meeting was completed, military forces across the Mongolian grasslands began to gather and enter a state of war preparation.

A large number of cattle and sheep, and the army were gathered together, preparing to rush to the land of Guanzhong.

Some other Mongolian princes and nobles also began to transport some grain and grass to the army in Wokuotai on the grassland.

This time when Wokuotai goes south, he will carry some grain, grass, cattle and sheep.

A few days later, Zhang Yong gathered the 5,000 herdsmen that Genghis Khan had previously allocated to him and prepared to return to his fiefdom.

Zhang Yong plans to take these five thousand families of herdsmen back to Guanzhong first.

Then they began to arrange the passage route for the Mongolian army. After all, when the Mongolian army arrived, it was the spring plowing period, and they could not be allowed to destroy the crops.

Wo Kuotai promised Zhang Yong that he must have given orders to every thousand and hundreds of households.

After entering Guanzhong, you are only allowed to advance along the marching route. You are absolutely not allowed to disturb the people or trample the crops.

The military discipline of the Mongolian army is very strict. As long as the Khan issues an order, no one dares to violate it, and anyone who dares to violate it will be executed.

This time he produced a large amount of food and grass, accounting for half of the entire army.

Therefore, according to Wokuotai, Zhang Yong only needs to provide an additional 10,000 troops.

As for the army of 10,000 people, Zhang Yong did not intend to dispatch these Mongolian herdsmen, but instead dispatched the Han troops he had trained.

After all, when building your own army, you still need to let them experience the baptism of war. Otherwise, they will not become elite soldiers and generals.

"Zhang Yong, get ready when you go back. I will lead the army to your Jingzhao Mansion to gather. You can build a large military camp outside the city to station the army." Wo Kuotai said.

"Don't worry, father-in-law, I will build a military camp large enough to garrison hundreds of thousands of troops.

And put all the food and grass from Xixia, the food and grass from Hebei, and the food and grass I supported in the military camp. "Zhang Yong said.

"Well! After you leave, when I finish gathering the army, I will start moving south. We will see you then." Wo Kuotai said.

Zhang Yong nodded and embarked on the return journey with Chahan and Bolu.

"Anda! Thanks to your help this time, if it weren't for you, I might not be able to get some more food and grass from Hebei," Polo said.

The worst way is to let the armies of those Han princes rob the people, but if you do this yourself.

Then in the land of Hebei, Mongolia will lose people's hearts. This matter is very serious. Fortunately, Anda can provide enough food and grass.

"Boru Anda! We are brothers, no need to be polite, and this time we are marching from my territory, so naturally I have to take the lead." Zhang Yong said.

"Hahaha! Okay!

This attack on the Kingdom of Jin can be regarded as revenge for my father. My father Muhuali died indirectly at the hands of the Jin people. See you when we attack Kaifeng Mansion. "Polo said.

"Well! You lead the Hebei army, and I will lead the grassland army with the Great Khan to meet you in Kaifeng Mansion. This time we will completely destroy the Kingdom of Jin." Zhang Yong said.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Bolu took his subordinates on horseback and rushed to Hebei to begin arranging military operations.

It took more than half a month to walk on the road. Zhang Yongcai led a large force back to the vicinity of Guanzhong. Nearly three months had passed since he left.

When they arrived at the border of Xixia, five thousand herdsmen had been arranged by Zhang Yong to enter the border of Xining Prefecture, and their pastures were naturally also on the Tubo side.

Zhang Yong has already arranged for local civil servants to take over the handover.

And let the local herdsmen familiarize themselves with them, and then distribute some anti-altitude sickness medicine to each household.

After doing this, Zhang Yong returned to his Jingzhao Mansion.

As soon as they arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, Zhang Danshen and Wang Ming, who were in charge of city defense, and a northern student named Hu Xin, as well as a large number of civil servants, had already gone out of the city to greet them.

"We will pay homage to the King of Guanzhong and welcome him back."

"No need to be polite, go and summon all the officials immediately and gather in my palace." Zhang Yong said.

"I sincerely obey the orders of the King of Guanzhong."

At noon that day, in just a few hours, all the officials in Jingzhao Mansion had gathered in Zhang Yong's palace.

"I'll wait to see the prince."

"Well! Nothing happened during the three months I left, right?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Your Majesty! We still have Xixia in Guanzhong, so there is nothing going on. However, from the Southern Song Dynasty, according to the information we have received, the Southern Song Dynasty is gathering a large army in the direction of Hanzhong.

If our predictions are correct, they will lead their troops to attack our Guanzhong land in early March this year. "A Han civil official said.

The Southern Song Dynasty mobilized troops on such a large scale, with an army of tens of thousands. It was impossible to hide it. After all, Zhang Yong had not been idle in Guanzhong in the past two years, but he sent a large number of spies to Sichuan and Sichuan. activities.

"Oh! You mean the Southern Song Dynasty's army wants to attack Guanzhong this spring? How many people do they have?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Your Majesty, we are all sure, and preliminary estimates indicate that the Southern Song Dynasty has gathered 70,000 to 80,000 people.

And this number is still increasing. By March this year, there should be an army of 100,000 people. "The civil servant said.

I have to say, in the Southern Song Dynasty, you guys really knew how to choose the right time! If you don’t come early, you won’t come late.

But when I am gathering hundreds of thousands of grassland troops in Wokuotai, you come to attack Guanzhong.

I'm afraid your 100,000 people are not enough to fight for Ogedai.

If in other times, you pick a random time and come with an army of 100,000, Zhang Yong will have to deal with it with all his strength at this time, as if he is facing a formidable enemy.

They even asked Xixia for help, but in early March this year.

Haha, you happened to arrive at the same time as Wokuotai's army.

Then there will be a good show to watch.

"You ask Lintao Prefecture to prepare for defense, gather 10,000 defenders for me in the city, and prepare some food and grass." Zhang Yong thought for a moment and said.

First deploy some defensive forces and wait for the Southern Song Dynasty army to attack.

It’s a big surprise for Wokuotai, and it’s also a big surprise for the Southern Song Dynasty. You guys have really come thousands of miles away to give someone away!

"Your Majesty! How should we deal with the Southern Song Dynasty army?

Do we need to request some reinforcements from the grassland and Xixia? Civil servant Hu Xin asked.

After all, it is an army of 100,000, and the King of Guanzhong only has an army of tens of thousands, so he still needs to deal with it carefully.

"No need, no need at all.

To tell you the truth, this time I was attending the Khulil Tai Conference on the grassland.

Except for the succession of Ogedai Khan.

The main goal is to destroy the Jin Kingdom, and the direction of the advance this time is to attack Tongguan from Guanzhong.

Hundreds of thousands of grassland troops have been assembled and should be coming to us now.

If the Southern Song Dynasty really dared to choose this time to attack Guanzhong, then their 100,000-strong army should not leave. Zhang Yong said with a sneer.

A group of civil servants and generals promoted by Zhang Yong were overjoyed when they heard this, and hundreds of thousands of grassland troops gathered in Guanzhong.

In this way, they are indeed safe. If the Southern Song Dynasty really dared to come, they would be like a sheep in a tiger's mouth!

This 100,000-strong army is really not enough to fight.

"How much grain is there in the treasury now?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Your Majesty! There are now a total of 630,000 stones of grain and grass in the Jingzhao Mansion's treasury." A civil servant in charge of warehouse management said.

"Immediately send me an order to immediately allocate two hundred thousand stones of food and grass to prepare for the incoming army.

Officials from various places were also notified to clear an official road large enough for hundreds of thousands of troops to pass.

He also told them to reassure the people that these armies were just passing through the area and would not stay along the way, nor would they rob their livestock, nor would they trample farmland at will, so everyone should not be afraid. "Zhang Yong said.

"It's the prince. When we find out, we will notify all the officials in the subordinate areas and let them be prepared." Hu Xin and a group of civil servants said.

"Send some more scouting horses to keep a close eye on the movements in Sichuan and Sichuan, so that nearby cities can prepare for defense." Zhang Yong said.

After giving the order to the civil servants, Zhang Yong immediately wrote a letter telling Wo Kuotai about the Southern Song Dynasty's mass army in Sichuan and Shu.

In the following time, Zhang Yong was busy with spring plowing.

That is to open an official road for Wokuotai's army, prepare enough food and grass, and build a large military camp outside Jingzhaofu City.

By the way, pay close attention to the army of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Ten days later, Wo Kuotai's reply also came to Zhang Yong.

Wokuotai's reply was simple, telling Zhang Yong not to be afraid.

If the Southern Song Dynasty dares to attack, then they will destroy the 100,000 Southern Song army first.

This time it was the real elite Mongolian army.

At the same time, the news that the Mongolian army in Wokuotai gathered on a large scale and dispatched from the grassland also reached the ears of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty.

The entire Jin Kingdom began its final mobilization, and all Jurchen men, over the age of fifteen and under sixty, joined the army.

Then began to strengthen the defense and the Yellow River line, strengthen the defense in the Tongguan area, and transport some grain and grass to Tongguan to prevent the Mongols from using siege tactics.

While the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia were preparing for war, the Southern Song Dynasty also held a large-scale court meeting.

"Officials! According to the news from the front line, this time, the grassland army did not enter Hebei.

Instead, they entered Xixia. Their destination should be to go to Guanzhong and attack Tongguan. "A Southern Song military general said.

After all, the Guanzhong Land will be attacked soon. Recently, a large number of military generals in the Southern Song Dynasty have been paying attention to the intelligence in the Guanzhong Land.

As soon as the Mongolian steppe army began to move, they received intelligence and began to guess their marching route.

After the grassland army entered the vicinity of Heishui City in Xixia, it was determined that the grassland army was likely to enter the Guanzhong area, and then exit the Guanzhong to attack Tongguan.

"Are the Mongols crazy? Tongguan is the most powerful pass in the world. There are natural dangers to defend, and the walls are high and the city is wide. How could they go to the middle of the pass to attack Tongguan?" A civil servant of the Southern Song Dynasty said.

If the Mongolian army really planned to enter the Jin Kingdom from Guanzhong, the difficulty would increase exponentially, and it would also be very unfriendly to the Southern Song Dynasty.

After all, the Southern Song Dynasty had assembled an army of 100,000 in the Sichuan and Sichuan lands. All the food, grass and soldiers were ready, and they were just waiting for the order to enter the Guanzhong land.

It's good now. If the Mongolian grassland army arrives in Guanzhong, they will fight! Or not? This is really hard to get off!

(End of this chapter)