Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Yelu Chucai, who was standing aside, acted as the translator for the two of them and translated this sentence in Mongolian very fluently.

Hearing this, Wo Kuotai was stunned for a moment!

Was there any mistake? Before the Southern Song Dynasty, you had a hostile relationship with us.

When we were fighting Xixia, you came to help, but we got beaten up.

When we were attacking the Kingdom of Jin, you came over to help us again, but you gave us another beating.

Come here now to ask for peace and attack the Kingdom of Jin together! Isn’t the Kingdom of Jin your ally?

If Wokuotai remembered correctly, after entering the territory of the Jin Kingdom, there was a Song army of about 30,000 people fighting against his own Mongolian army. Several nearby cities were guarded by these Song troops.

Wokuotai suspected that this envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty was here to amuse himself. You were fighting against us with your allies, and now you are turning around and actually want to form an alliance with us.

Things don't need to turn around so quickly, right? You are here sincerely and not for some unintended purpose, right?

"Wo Kuotai Khan! We made an agreement with the Jin Kingdom before that if they can hold back your army at Tongguan, we can attack Guanzhong and take the land in Guanzhong. But now that Tongguan has been lost, our alliance with the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom will naturally be grievances. It is invalidated. This is because the Jin Kingdom broke the covenant first." The envoy of the Song Dynasty said.

"Are you really sent here by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty? Are you here to entertain me?" Wo Kuotai glanced at the envoy of the Song Dynasty and said.

This reason is really too outrageous. If the Jin people failed to defend Tongguan, they would be treacherous!

But the problem is that the Jingguo people have delayed you for at least ten days, and you have not achieved any visible results in these ten days!

And according to Subotai's report, the quality of the Southern Song Dynasty's army was not even a bit worse than that of the Jin Kingdom's army.

An army of 150,000 was actually defeated by tens of thousands of them. Is this kind of combat power really possible?

"Wokuotai Khan! I, the Song Dynasty, are willing to support Mongolia with 200,000 grain and grass, mobilize 20,000 troops from the territory, and gather 50,000 troops to attack the Jin Kingdom with your country.

If this happens, we, the Song Dynasty, will be willing to become vassal to Mongolia in the future and provide us with annual coins every year. "The envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty said.

When Wokuotai heard that the Song Dynasty was willing to surrender to Mongolia, he nodded with great satisfaction. What they Mongolia want is your city government coins, which the Song Dynasty also gave to the Jin Dynasty before.

"If you, the Song Dynasty, are willing to surrender to Mongolia, that would be good. You, the Song Dynasty, should be self-controlled.

Every year, 1/10 of the domestic money and food will be handed over to Mongolia, and when Mongolia launches a large-scale war, you, the Song Dynasty, will need to send troops to support it.

At the same time, the king of the Song Dynasty must come to the grassland to meet me or my descendants every once in a while, and then send the prince to the grassland as a hostage. "Wokuotai said.

This is a necessary condition for surrendering to Mongolia. The Mongols set this condition for all countries that surrendered to Mongolia.

Dongxia Kingdom, Goryeo, and Hou Liao all had this condition, and they had to surrender voluntarily. If they didn't surrender voluntarily and were attacked and destroyed by the Mongols, it would be a complete massacre.

But for the Song Dynasty, this is very embarrassing and almost unacceptable. First of all, 1/10 of the country's income will be handed over to you. This amount is quite terrifying.

Once the total national income is sold, it is not a quantity, but a constant index. No matter how the Song Dynasty develops, the money handed over to Mongolia is rising almost every year.

There is also the matter of mobilizing large armies when Mongolia needs it, which the Song Dynasty cannot accept.

Moreover, the monarch had to visit the grassland every once in a while, which was also impossible for the Song Dynasty.

As for sending protons there, you can consider this. You can also send one or two less important members of the royal family.

In general, the conditions offered by the Mongols were simply surrender conditions, not alliance conditions.

The envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty felt that he had spoken in a condescending manner, and was even willing to surrender to Mongolia. But Mongolia's attitude is indeed too arrogant.

"Wokuotai Khan! The Song Dynasty has neither captured nor surrendered its capital. We cannot accept this condition. We can provide Mongolia and the Jin Kingdom with the same annual coins every year, but it is impossible to provide 10% of the country's total revenue.

As long as there is a transfer order from Mongolia, our army of the Song Dynasty will participate in the war. This is even more impossible. Soldiers are a major event for the country, how can they be mobilized at will?

If the monarch declares his vassalage to Mongolia, he can send envoys to Mongolia every year to meet with the Khan, but it is impossible for me, the monarch of the Song Dynasty, to go there in person.

As for the hostages, we can send a member of the Zhao clan to the grassland as a hostage to stay in Mongolia. "The envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty said.

Yelu Chucai glanced at the Southern Song envoy thoughtfully, and then translated the message to Wo Kuotai.

The conditions offered by the Song Dynasty can be said to be quite good, but what Mongolia wants is not that you, the Song Dynasty, surrender, but to completely conquer you.

"Hmph! It is impossible for us Mongolia to accept this condition. You go back and tell the emperor of the Song Dynasty that you will go to him after I finish cleaning up the Jin Kingdom. We Mongolia have never been hostile to the Song Dynasty before.

It was you, the Song Dynasty, who first helped our Mongolian enemy, Xixia, and then our Mongolian enemy, the Jin Kingdom, so that we attacked you. When I break Lin'an City, we won't be able to negotiate terms with him. "Wokuotai said.

"Great Khan! We, the Song Dynasty, sincerely want to surrender to Mongolia, but we are not surrendering to Mongolia. Let alone becoming a vassal state of Mongolia. Your conditions are too harsh." The envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty gritted his teeth and said.

Once when he came to Mongolia for negotiation, King Zhao Yun had already made some promises and conditions to him, but these conditions pale into insignificance compared with Mongolia's.

This is to completely turn the Song Dynasty into a client state, and it is still without dignity. The Dali of their client state of the Song Dynasty are not so harsh.

At this time, Yelu Chu suddenly coughed twice, then came to Wokuotai and whispered something in Mongolian.

After hearing what Yelu Chucai said, Wokuotai nodded and spoke. :

"Then please show me sincerity. For example, if your army attacks the Jin people first and starts a war with the Jin people, I will consider your opinions."

"Our Song army can rebel, but your Mongolian army must withdraw from the Sichuan-Sichuan army." The envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty said.

"I'm afraid this won't work. We Mongols want your land of Sichuan and Shu." Wo Kuotai shook his head and said.

Just now Yelu Chu told himself that if possible, he would first agree to the Song Dynasty's conditions and wait a few years for them to destroy the Jin Kingdom and rest for a while before attacking the Southern Song Dynasty.

But now Zhang Yong has led his people into the land of Sichuan and Sichuan. He has received a letter from Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong told him that all the battles can be completed within two months.

At that time, we can completely seize the entire Sichuan and Shu lands.

Therefore, Wokuotai did not intend to compromise with the Southern Song Dynasty.

"In that case, I will go back and report to our emperor first, and then come back to see the Mongolian Khan after a while." The envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty said.

Although the alliance with Mongolia was not successful, I don't want to offend the Mongols now, otherwise I might not be able to go back.

The fact that you Mongolian envoys are killed at every turn also has something to do with the tone of their own words. You still have to say polite words.

"Let's go! Let me tell you, the king of the Song Dynasty, that this is the condition of our Mongolia. If you agree, we will negotiate. If you don't agree, you are ready to go to war!" Wo Kuotai said with a cold snort, and then called two A Mongolian soldier drove out the Southern Song envoy.

After the Southern Song envoy left, Yelu Chu looked at Wokuotai and spoke slowly. :

"Great Khan! Forming an alliance with the Song Dynasty will still be beneficial to us in the early stage. After all, the army of the Song Dynasty is in the hinterland of the Jin people. If they rebel, it will bring a fatal blow to the Jin country."

“The army of the Southern Song Dynasty is cowardly, and I don’t want them to become our vassal state because I don’t trust the monarch of the Southern Song Dynasty.

You have also seen, what is the difference between the monarchs of the Song Dynasty and those of the Xixia Kingdom? The front foot also formed an alliance with the Jin Kingdom to jointly fight against Mongolia, but then turned around and wanted to sell the Jin Kingdom.

Such a repeated villain, even if he surrenders to our Mongolia, he is another Xixia, so it is best to defeat them and rule. "Wokuotai said.

When the time comes, it will all be managed by Zhang Yong. The Mongolians will only need to collect money and taxes regularly on the grasslands.

And now Zhang Yong is attacking the land of Sichuan and Shu. If he forms an alliance with the Song Dynasty at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving Zhang Yong a knife in the back? Should we still fight this battle?

"Great Khan! You have great trust in the King of Guanzhong, and so does Genghis Khan. The King of Guanzhong will indeed not betray you and the Khan, but what about the descendants of the King of Guanzhong?" Yelu Chu then asked. Zhang Yong was a Han Chinese, but he achieved great success in Mongolia and became a prince.

Now he has ruled the entire Guanzhong land, and if nothing unexpected happens, the Bashu land will soon be ruled by this Guanzhong king, plus part of the Xixia land and Tubo territory.

Now the territory actually controlled by the King of Guanzhong is even larger than that of the Kingdom of Jin, and according to Wokuotai's wishes.

After the Jin Kingdom is defeated, these areas will not be managed by the Mongolian character.

It must be in a trusteeship state, and Yelu Chucai knows who the trustee is without even thinking.

Even if the Southern Song Dynasty is defeated in the future, will it be handed over to the King of Hanzhong to manage it?

Will the Mongols really be able to suppress the King of Hanzhong by then? Yelu Chucai was very doubtful about this issue.

"I know what you are worried about. In the future, Zhang Yong's successor can only be the son of my sister Tulanlun, and my sister's son is the grandson of Genghis Khan." Wo Kuotai said.

Isn't this guy Zhang Yong working for their Golden Family?

Even his future heir was his sister's son and grandson of Genghis Khan.

As long as he was still alive, Zhang Yong did not dare to move around and handed over such great power to the other party. How could Genghis Khan and him have no defense at all?

Moreover, the land that Zhang Yong now rules was conquered by himself. It does not mean that the Mongols gave it to him, making it a closer relationship than a vassal state.

This has made the Mongols very satisfied. After all, it is unrealistic for the Mongols to rule here by themselves, and their tribesmen are too few.

"Great Khan! After the King of Guanzhong takes over the land of Sichuan and Shu, don't expand his territory any more. You can let him manage the Central Plains, or you can let him manage the land of the Southern Song Dynasty in the future, but it is just management but not rule." Yelu Chu Then he said.

The rights Zhang Yong has now obtained have never appeared in any dynasty in the Central Plains throughout the ages, except for the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

"Well! I know about this. Don't worry, I just let this kid manage it. I won't say that I will reward him with these lands. After all, he has not made such a big contribution." Wo Kuotai said.

The land of Guanzhong was previously awarded to Zhang Yong by Genghis Khan, and he conquered it himself.

As for the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, Ogedai agreed to it because Zhang Yong helped him become the Great Khan of Mongolia, but Zhang Yong also needed to fight it by himself.

As for the south or the Central Plains, they can be given management rights, but they will not be given the right to rule. These are not Zhang Yong's lands, and Wokuotai still knows that.

In the end, Wo Kuotai planned to send an envoy to tell Zhang Yong that the Southern Song Dynasty History Festival came to him.

A few days later, an envoy set out from the military camp in Wokuotai and rushed to Zhang Yong's location.

At this time, some time had passed since Zhang Yong entered Sichuan. Zhang Yong successfully entered Sichuan and Shu with an army of 50,000 people.

After several days of marching, Zhang Yong finally passed through Chencang Road, captured several small county towns very easily, and then the army fought all the way to Hanzhong City.

The few small counties encountered on the road had no resistance at all. As soon as their army arrived, they immediately surrendered.

After all, there are only some government officials and officials in the county, as well as some ordinary people. There are no troops stationed at all and they can't resist.

Even when Zhang Yong left, these small counties also contributed some property, hoping to avoid financial losses and avoid disasters.

That stance seemed to suggest that Zhang Yong, like the previous prairie army, was just here to rob some property and would retreat soon. Little did they know that Zhang Yong had no intention of leaving after he arrived.

However, since he was given a gift, Zhang Yong accepted it very politely and ordered the entire army not to trample on the farmland or enter the county town.

At this time, the city gates of Hanzhong City have been closed, and even some nearby residents have poured into Hanzhong City.

After Zhang Yong arrived at the city, he immediately ordered the army to surround Hanzhong City. And he launched his drone into the air and began to observe the situation in the city.

There is no giant crossbow on the city wall, so Zhang Yong is not afraid of someone shooting the drone and lowering the height to less than 100 meters.

There were not many soldiers on the top of the city. There were only a few sparse soldiers and a few leading generals standing on the city tower in fear.

Zhang Yong took a look and found that the defenders at the east gate alone might only be two to three hundred people in total. Something was wrong with this situation!

This little bit of defensive power is a bit outrageous, okay?

No matter how you say it, Hanzhong is a big city with a population of hundreds of thousands. Not to mention tens of thousands of defenders, there must be five or six thousand people!

Moreover, the supervisor surnamed Lu came here with nearly 30,000 defeated troops. How could he only have this few people?

Zhang Yong unbelievingly controlled the drone and flew to several other city gates. The situation was the same. Adding together the four city gates, the defenders probably only numbered over a thousand people.

After carefully observing the lower part of the city, I found that only the residents closed their doors and hid in their homes, and there was no sign of large-scale troops stationed or hiding here.

After flying for more than 20 minutes, when the battery was almost exhausted, Zhang Yong controlled the drone and returned to the camp.

"Something is not right about the situation! According to the intelligence I got, that supervisor has already arrived in Hanzhong City, and he has about 30,000 troops in his hands.

Why is it that the whole city is sparsely defended, and I even saw few soldiers on top of the city tower. "Zhang Yong said with great confusion.

"King Guanzhong, don't you know something? The supervisor surnamed Lu is, to put it bluntly, an ordinary civil servant.

They, the civil servants, can usually talk a lot, but when it comes to fighting, they, the civil servants, cannot do it.

In my opinion, he might have run away a long time ago, and there are no defensive soldiers in the city now. He Daoyong, the Song Dynasty officer who had surrendered to Zhang Yong before, said.

Isn't this simple? That Supervisor Lu would not dare to fight the Mongolian army, especially if they did not have an advantage in numbers.

It is estimated that the supervisor surnamed Lu ran away a long time ago, maybe to Chengdu, or maybe he returned directly to the Southern Song Dynasty through the road around Xiangyang.

The garrison of Hanzhong had been transferred to Guanzhong before, and the garrison remaining in the city now is estimated to be less than a thousand people.

Holy shit! Is it so easy?

Zhang Yong originally thought of moving out the heartless cannon and then firing two cannons to intimidate the defenders in the city.

Then they will send people in to persuade them to surrender, but looking at this posture, it seems that they don't have to waste any explosive packs.

There is no need to fight with this small number of troops. The disparity in strength between the two sides is too great.

"King of Guanzhong! I think you can send a team of envoys into the city to persuade them to surrender. Maybe they can attack here without any bloodshed." He Daoyong asked.

Hearing He Daoyong's words, Zhang Yong nodded and planned to send a team of troops to the city, but Zhang Yong had not yet chosen the envoy.

The gate of Guanzhong actually opened by itself, and then a civil servant in his forties, with a group of people, speaking a Sichuan dialect, came to Zhang Yong.

He knelt on the ground respectfully, and then held a seal in his hands.

"King of Guanzhong, my subordinate He Youliang is willing to surrender the city! Please also ask the prince not to massacre the people in the city."

"." Zhang Yong.

Come on, there's no need for me to send people in to persuade you to surrender. You can run out and surrender yourself first.

It seems that there is really no one in the city! Did that Supervisor Lu really run away?

Could it be some kind of fake surrender?

Captured Hanzhong so easily? Zhang Yong always feels a bit unreal. (End of chapter)