Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

And whether this King of Guanzhong can stand is still a question, you just conquered the land of Hanzhong.

Once you have completely conquered Sichuan and Shu, we will think about it again! And if you pay taxes, pay taxes, as long as the land is still there.

As long as the land is still there, they, the rural gentry, don't actually care who works under them.

These powerful families are typical people with a family but no country. As long as their families are still there, they don't care who will be the emperor or who will be the emperor.

"Master Military Advisor! Why didn't you kill them just now? You just asked them to pay taxes, and you didn't ask them to hand over all their property. How dare you contradict you?" After leaving the banquet, Mongolia who had been following Zhang Yong Qianhu asked.

What is Zhang Yong’s current status? He is a member of the Golden Family, the son-in-law of Genghis Khan and Ogedai Khan.

The head of ten thousand households in Mongolia was also the king of Guanzhong in Han Dynasty. It was extremely merciful that a group of small Hanzhong wealthy families dared to talk back to someone like Zhang Yong and did not kill them on the spot.

"We will rest for a few days, and then we will set off and march directly to Chengdu. After I leave, I will give you a thousand men and horses, plus five thousand infantry.

A total of six thousand people defended this place. You have to cut off the Xiangyang Road and don't let reinforcements from the Southern Song Dynasty come over. "Zhang Yong did not answer what Mongolian Qianhu said, but said.

"It's the military advisor, I know, but I just can't stand this anger. They dare to contradict you." Mongolian Qianhu said.

For more than two years, their group of grassland herdsmen have lived very happily in Zhang Yong's territory, with ample pasture and fat cattle and sheep.

I love Zhang Yong very much, but now some people dare to contradict Zhang Yong.

That was the death of a master who humiliated his ministers. If Zhang Yong just made a look, he would immediately raise his sword and kill everyone present.

"After I leave, if any of these gentry and nobles cause trouble, you can kill one policeman or a hundred, but only pick some small ones and don't kill the big ones. You still need to stabilize Hanzhong." Zhang Yong said.

To be honest, Zhang Yong already wanted to kill these wealthy nobles in Hanzhong just now, because they would really drag down the Southern Song Dynasty.

It was this group of people who even brought down the future Ming Dynasty.

The powerful families in the Central Plains region have existed since ancient times and have never been interrupted in the past dynasties. These people have huge influence.

They were rich, had land, were famous, and even had private soldiers at home. They also had connections in the court, and many ministers in the court were married to them.

Or the officials simply come from their families. These people make a lot of money, but when it comes to paying taxes, they get nothing.

Are there no one to care about these people who evade taxes for various reasons? There really is no one to care about them.

Because these families who owe taxes are not just simple tycoons or landowners, but powerful families.

Politically and culturally, these literati families monopolized the dominance of public opinion in the entire country at that time.

I'm so anxious that I'll write a book for you and scold you to death, you fool! Foolish king! The emperor is just a pawn in their hands.

When I attacked Guanzhong before, due to years of war, all the wealthy noble families in Guanzhong had been basically eradicated, or they had fled directly to the south.

Zhang Yong took over relatively smoothly, but the land of Bashu is different, and even the land of Jiangnan will be more complicated in the future.

He has just entered the land of Sichuan and Sichuan. He has not yet established a foothold here, and he has not even conquered Chengdu.

It is obviously not appropriate to take action against the powerful families in Sichuan and Sichuan now. He must have a stable rear area.

Only after we have established a firm foothold in Sichuan and Sichuan can we take action against these people.

A little impatience will ruin a big plan. Today, he has seen the faces of the regional leaders, so Zhang Yong will never show mercy to these people until Chengdu is completely captured.

After developing the land of Sichuan and Sichuan for a few years, he will take action against these powerful people. During his absence, if these people dare to disobey, then Zhang Yong will have thousands of Mongolian households under his command to kill them as a warning.

"Master Military Advisor, don't worry, I will definitely stick to this place. If these nobles and gentry dare to disobey, I will kill them all." Bart said.

"Well! Okay, let's go back and rest!" Zhang Yong waved his hand and said.

Zhang Yong plans to learn from the Qing Dynasty's methods in dealing with clan power.

When the Qing Dynasty occupied Beijing, this group of wealthy gentry had a very wrong view. In their eyes, the biggest enemy at this moment was still the revolting peasant army.

First, get rid of the common people who rose up in rebellion, and let these people who were originally their slaves go back and let them continue farming.

That's the first thing they, the nobles, need to do. As for foreign enemies, it doesn't matter.

It's just a matter of changing the world to another emperor.

But the Manchu Qing Dynasty was very polite to you wealthy gentry just to stabilize the war situation.

Once the world is completely peaceful, it's time to take action against these powerful factions.

The core of the establishment of the Qing Dynasty was the Eight Banners Soldiers. The traditional Han family and powerful families had not played a very important role at this time.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty showed no mercy and directly wielded a broadsword against wealthy families who avoided and resisted taxes.

And what is the core of establishing your own political power? It is the support of Mongolia and the support of the Han people in the north of Guanzhong.

These wealthy clans are of no use to him at all, so as long as he gains a firm foothold, Zhang Yong will kill them all without mercy, leaving no one behind.

These powerful factions are the real cancer of the country. They enjoy the best treatment but do not contribute a single cent to the country.

The children of your family are not officials here, and none of your relatives and friends are military generals here.

What he encountered this time was only the wealthy families in Hanzhong. The real top wealthy families were all entrenched in the Jiangnan area.

After the Southern Song Dynasty is completely conquered in the future, these wealthy families must be eradicated.

And killing them will also bring huge benefits. These big families have accumulated wealth for hundreds of years. If you kill them, this wealth will naturally be added to the national treasury.

When the Manchu and Qing government killed the powerful families in the Jiangnan and Beijing areas, it filled the national treasury.

After returning to the military camp, Zhang Yong began to repair the army and arrange defense.

On the second day of rest outside Hanzhong City, these Hanzhong nobles sent people to visit Zhang Yong many times, and also brought quite generous gifts.

There were gold and silver jewelry, rare jades, antiques and famous paintings, and even thousands of stones of food and grass were collected, and meat was sent to Zhang Yong's military camp.

The leader who came to give gifts was the old man named Cui who made a speech at the banquet that day.

"Sir, go back and thank the others for me, and tell them that as long as they don't commit crimes, I won't do anything to them, and let them be what they were before, and they will be what they are now." Zhang Yong readily accepted the treasures. He spoke.

"King of Guanzhong, it's fine if you like it. This is a little bit of my thoughts from the Hanzhong clan. At the banquet a few days ago, someone offended the King of Guanzhong.

Please don't worry about the King of Guanzhong. That man is just crazy. The elders of his family have already taught him a lesson. I came here this time in the hope that the King of Guanzhong can calm down. "The old man surnamed Cui said.

"Hahaha! These are all drunken words. How can I be such a stingy person? I have already forgotten." Zhang Yong said with a smile.

That’s weird! I hold grudges very much, and if I don’t get rid of all the powerful people like you, I won’t be able to sleep at night in the future.

But for now, let me stabilize you first.

"It's good that the King of Guanzhong calms down. The King of Guanzhong will march into Chengdu soon. We sincerely wish the King of Hanzhong a successful victory and a successful battle in Chengdu." said the old man surnamed Cui.

If it weren't for the fact that the King of Guanzhong had already married several wives, especially the head wife, she would have been a Mongolian princess, the daughter of Genghis Khan.

These famous families want to marry some of their daughters to Zhang Yong. The two exchanged some more pleasantries, and the old man surnamed Cui said goodbye and left. As he left, he patted his chest and promised Zhang Yong that he would restrain the remaining wealthy people after returning.

After sending away the local aristocrats, Zhang Yong also went back to meet with Wokuotai's envoy.

A few days after Zhang Yong occupied Hanzhong, Wo Kuotai's envoy had already come from afar.

"You mean that the envoys from the Southern Song Dynasty actually came to the Mongolian military camp and told the Great Khan that they wanted to form an alliance with Mongolia and then attack the Jin Kingdom together? And the condition is that I withdraw from Sichuan and Shu, right?" Zhang Yong said asked.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was okay to sell teammates! The Kingdom of Jin risked its life fighting Mongolia on the front line, and resisted the Mongolian attack for you.

As a result, you turned around and wanted to directly unite with Mongolia to sell the Jin Kingdom. Get back the land in the hands of the Kingdom of Jin.

As expected of you! In the Southern Song Dynasty, in terms of credibility, only Xixia could leave you behind.

Being an ally with you will bring bad luck for eight lifetimes.

In fact, the war between the Song Dynasty and Song Dynasty was completely initiated unilaterally by the Song Dynasty.

Duan Ping entered Luo. To put it bluntly, the Southern Song Dynasty knew that Mongolia would attack itself in the future, so it planned to strike first.

Take back all the land in the north. The Southern Song Dynasty at that time obviously overestimated its own combat effectiveness and underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian army.

The Southern Song Dynasty army is indeed strong in city defense, but it is really not good enough in external combat!

Now he actually has his mind set on himself. He wanted to use this method of peace talks to force himself to withdraw his troops from Sichuan and Sichuan.

"The Great Khan sent you here to tell me not to fight in Sichuan and Sichuan and to withdraw to Guanzhong immediately, right?" Zhang Yong asked.

"That's not the case. Ogedai Khan rejected their request from the Southern Song Dynasty and did not agree to the Southern Song Dynasty's request for an alliance. He sent me to inform the King of Guanzhong of the news.

He also asked me to bring a message to the King of Guanzhong, asking you to attack Sichuan and Shu. You don't need to pay attention to the Southern Song Dynasty. If the troops are not enough, he can send some people over. "The messenger knelt on the ground and said.

Zhang Yong nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. He is still very capable as a father-in-law.

Fortunately, okay, Wo Kuotai did not agree to the Southern Song Dynasty's alliance. If he agreed to the Southern Song Dynasty's request, wouldn't he have to withdraw his troops from Sichuan and Shu?

This deal is indeed not a good deal. Mongolia's destruction of the Jin Kingdom is now a certainty. Even if the Southern Song Dynasty provides full assistance, it cannot stop the Mongolian army.

Why do you need the Southern Song Dynasty to send troops to help?

"You go back and tell the Great Khan that within two months, I, Zhang Yong, will definitely capture the entire Sichuan-Sichuan area, and then I will rush to the front line of the Jin Kingdom. As for sending reinforcements, there is no need at all. The land of Sichuan-Sichuan, There is no decent army at all." Zhang Yong said.

In the past few days in Hanzhong, he had not been idle. Instead, he sent out detective horses in all directions and began to explore some information about Sichuan and Shu.

Now that the land of Hanzhong has been captured by himself, the land of Sichuan and Shu is wide open, and Zhang Yong can attack as he wants.

"I understand. I wonder if the King of Guanzhong has anything else he wants me to tell the Great Khan?" The messenger knelt on the ground and asked.

"Nothing else to say. By the way, how is the Great Khan doing on the Jin battlefield? Is everything going smoothly?" Zhang Yong asked.

Don't finish the Sichuan and Shu lands by yourself, the battle in the Jin Kingdom is also over. Although the Mongolian army has an absolute advantage, Zhang Yong feels.

The Kingdom of Jin should still be able to resist for a while, and may even survive this year.

Of course, this premise is that the Southern Song Dynasty does not rebel. If the Southern Song Dynasty rebels, the people of the Jin Kingdom will be really in danger.

"The Kingdom of Jin temporarily assembled an army of 100,000 people to fight against us, and there were 30,000 Song troops to help, and now they are in a stalemate with our army at Kaifeng Mansion.

Now the war situation has fallen into a stalemate, but our army is well-prepared and has an absolute advantage. The Jin people have always been in defeat. "Wokuotai's envoy said.

Now the war of the Jin Kingdom can be said to be going very smoothly. After Tongguan was conquered, the only thing Wokuotai faced now was this main force of the Jin Kingdom. As long as this main force of the Jin Kingdom was annihilated, then the Jin Kingdom would The Chinese people are truly helpless.

It was precisely because of this that Wo Kuotai had the time to ask Zhang Yong if he needed reinforcements. He really couldn't use up the troops he had now.

Zhang Yong nodded and said.

"You say hello to the Great Khan for me, and I will write another letter for you to take back and give to Ogedai Khan."

After talking to the envoy for a few more words, Zhang Yong wrote a reply to Wo Kuotai, and then arranged for the messenger to take a day off and return to Wo Kuotai with his letter tomorrow morning.

After seeing off Ogedai's envoy. Zhang Yong immediately began to prepare for war. Seven days after capturing Hanzhong City, he led the army to attack Jinniu Road in a mighty manner.

Along the Golden Bull Road, they marched all the way to the land of Sichuan and Shu, and to Chengdu, the core area of ​​Sichuan and Shu.

I have found out before that the supervisor surnamed Lu did flee to Xiangyang with 30,000 people. If you take these people and flee to Chengdu.

Then maybe we can still defend the land of Sichuan and Shu. But taking them to Xiangyang is giving me the land of Sichuan and Shu!

Under the swift and fierce offensive of the Mongolian cavalry and Guanzhong infantry, the entire Sichuan-Sichuan land, and all the small towns, counties and towns passing along the way, basically surrendered.

Zhang Yong left 6,000 men and horses behind in Hanzhong, and took the remaining 45,000 men to attack Chengdu in a mighty manner. In just fifteen days, he captured the city of Chengdu.

At this time, the city of Chengdu was filled with gloom and gloom. The local officials sent by the Southern Song Dynasty to station here saw that the situation was not good, and all of them disappeared. Now only some local officials are left.

"Hey, now that the Mongolian army is attacking and the country is facing a crisis, what should we do?" the Chengdu guard asked.

"Sir! Mongolia has 50,000 troops and a large number of cavalry. If we go out of the city to fight, we will have no chance of victory. It is better to hold on to the city and request reinforcements from the court." Another deputy general said.

"Hold on to the city, you said nicely. How many troops do we have in total? The entire regular army in Chengdu is only more than 3,000 people. How can these people defend the Mongols?" Another general snorted and said .

Previously, the imperial court ordered the Northern Expedition. All the tens of thousands of defense troops in Sichuan and Shu were removed, and now the entire defense force in Sichuan and Shu is extremely weak.

The Mongols seized this opportunity and sent troops to attack. Otherwise, they would have had a full 20,000 defenders in Chengdu.

"We can select some young and middle-aged men from the Chengdu Prefecture and issue them with weapons and armor, and call on them to protect their homes and the country." A civil servant said.

"How can we gather a group of civilians to fight against the regular army? What's more, we can't wait for reinforcements.

The Mongolian army has already attacked Hanzhong Prefecture, completely cutting off the connection between the Sichuan and Shu lands and the Jiangnan area. The army will not be able to get through at all, unless they can break through Hanzhong. "Another general said.

Reinforcements? hehe! Where are the reinforcements?

Hanzhongchen has been occupied. As long as the Mongols are not stupid, they will definitely send heavy troops to defend there. They mobilized a large army from Jiangnan to attack Hanzhong, but they were not as quick as mobilizing reinforcements from Fengxiang Prefecture to support Hanzhong.

If you take the Chencang Road, the distance from Fengxiang Mansion to Hanzhong Research is only over 300 miles, and the distance between Hanzhong and Jingzhao Mansion is only over 400 miles.

Since ancient times, after conquering Guanzhong, you must attack the Sichuan and Shu areas, because the Guanzhong area is really easy to defeat Sichuan and Shu, and it is also easy to defend after defeating it.

Just hold on to Hanzhong.

If that Lu Jianjun had led an army of 30,000 to defend Hanzhong.

Or come to Chengdu and cooperate with the local defenders in Chengdu.

There was still the possibility of a battle, but Supervisor Lu actually fled back to Xiangyang with his people. What should they do?

"This won't work, and that won't work either. Are we just going to wait for the Mongols to attack the city and slaughter all our people in the city?"

"What do you mean by this? Are you trying to surrender to the enemy?"

"If you surrender, the Mongols will definitely not massacre the city. If you don't surrender, the Mongols will definitely massacre the city. After the Mongols enter the land of Sichuan and Shu.

We haven't even fought a decent battle. We have been going strong all the way and there has been no loss of troops at all. In this case, it is better for us to surrender. "

"Oh, to report to all your lords, Mongolia sent an envoy to the city." (End of this chapter)