Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

What do you mean by not going back to attack the Kingdom of Jin? Zhang Yong was a little confused for a moment. What did this kid want to say?

"Tao Jie, what do you say?" Zhang Yong called Tao Jie in front of him and asked.

This civil servant named Tao Jie is still very knowledgeable and is a good hand in handling domestic and military affairs. It is precisely because of this that Zhang Yong took him with him in Guanzhong.

He has been employed ever since, and he was even asked to stay with him today to help with military affairs. But what this guy said today made Zhang Yong confused.

"King Guanzhong, after you captured the land of Sichuan and Shu, you should stay in the land of Sichuan and Shu for a longer time instead of immediately returning north to participate in the war against the Kingdom of Jin. This will only be good for you, not bad. ." Tao Jie took a deep breath and said.

It has been more than two years since he followed the King of Guanzhong. When he was still an ordinary student in the north, he came to Jingzhao Mansion in Guanzhong and wanted to find a job with this excited King of Guanzhong.

The first days were indeed not smooth. It was not until he became a civil servant accompanying the army that he began to appear in the eyes of the King of Hanzhong. Until, among a group of civil servants, he was the most trusted by the King of Guanzhong.

In the past few days, the King of Guanzhong has been explaining some defense matters and subsequent development issues in Sichuan and Shu. He could see that the King of Guanzhong wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Then go north to the main force of the Mongolian army to command the battle against the Jin Kingdom. But if he does this, it will not be good for future development, so he said this.

But once these words are said, it is equivalent to instigating the interest relationship between the Guanzhong King and Mongolia.

But following the King of Guanzhong for such a long time, he also noticed something. Although the King of Guanzhong was obedient to Mongolia on the surface, and even said to be extremely loyal, this King of Guanzhong had a faint intention of being self-reliant.

He could still see this, but the King of Guanzhong performed very well. Unless the people around him were the kind of people who were extremely strategic and powerful, they wouldn't be able to tell something at all.

"You are quite brave to say it. I will give you a stick of incense. Can you tell me what you think?" Zhang Yong slowly put down the scroll in his hand, looked at Tao Jie and asked.

"King of Guanzhong, think about it, now you are indeed very powerful in Mongolia, you have even been granted the title of Guanzhong, and now you have taken over the entire Sichuan and Shu lands.

There are even some areas of Tubo and part of Xixia land that are also under your jurisdiction. The land and population you actually occupy are actually not much worse than those of the Jin Kingdom or even the Song Dynasty.

Now Mongolia has a large number of enemies, including the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, but this time after the Song Dynasty was captured from Sichuan and Shu.

This is equivalent to losing 1/3 of the tax revenue and food, and even the population loss has reached 1/4. The strength is no longer what it used to be, like a camel that is about to die of thinness.

The Jin Kingdom is now an old horse that is about to die, and has no ability to stop Mongolia. After the death of the old horse of the Jin Kingdom and the skinny camel of the Song Kingdom, Mongolia will not stop its expansion. Tao Jie looked at Zhang Yong and said.

He wanted to tell the King of Guanzhong that your current status is actually similar to that of Han Xin, the leader of the Three Heroes in the early Han Dynasty. When Han Xin was useful, Liu Bang would give him all the rewards, and he was the King of Qi and the King of Chu.

But once Han Xin is useless, what will be the fate waiting for him? After being completely eliminated and obtaining the land of Sichuan and Shu.

The actual force control in the hands of the King of Guanzhong has even reached 100,000, and this number will increase in the future with the acquisition of Sichuan and Shu.

This is unimaginable in any dynasty. Do you hold such heavy military power? There is also land and population, how can we reassure people?

After the fall of the Jin Kingdom and the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, Mongolia no longer had its own enemies. So who should Mongolia deal with?

"You have a lot to think about, but Mongolia is different from other grassland horseback peoples. Their target of conquest is not just the Central Plains.

Even some Mongolians don't have much interest in the Central Plains. What they want more is the land in the west. "Zhang Yong said.

This is really no joke. Although the Central Plains region is very attractive to Mongolians in terms of wealth, the Mongolians actually didn't like it very much at first when they were allowed to live here.

It was actually Kublai Khan who changed this idea, but with his current position in Mongolia, Kublai Khan's rise has become impossible.

Most of the Mongolian generals, as well as the kings of the Western Dao, wanted to advance westward. This is why Zhang Yong dared to be so bold in the Central Plains.

"King Guanzhong! People's hearts are the most unpredictable, and people's hearts are also the most fickle. Now that you are leading the troops north, with your military strategy, the Kingdom of Jin will inevitably be destroyed. Once the Kingdom of Jin is destroyed, it will be the Song Dynasty's turn next.

After the war against the Song Dynasty ends, the Mongols will find out how rich the Song Dynasty is. Will the Mongols willingly hand over the land of the Song Dynasty to you? "Tao Jie said.

In his opinion, the current Southern Song Dynasty has no war potential at all, and it will only be destroyed sooner or later.

Since ancient times, attacking from north to south has been a battle that can end extremely quickly, even a crushing battle.

He felt that within ten years at most, Mongolia would be able to destroy the Song Dynasty. By then, the King of Guanzhong would be in an embarrassing situation, and as the staff of the King of Guanzhong, they would probably not end well.

After hearing Tao Jie's words, Zhang Yong touched his chin and fell into deep thought. Yes, the plan I made with Genghis Khan, Wo Guotai and others is quite good.

After the destruction of the Jin Kingdom, we need to rest and recuperate for a while. In fact, what we want to fight is not the Southern Song Dynasty but the Western Expedition!

But in the original history, at the same time as the Western Expedition, the Mongols also launched a war against the Korean Peninsula and a war against the Southern Song Dynasty. It can be said that three directions blossomed.

Among them, the war in the Southern Song Dynasty was taken very seriously. Wo Kuotai even sent his most valued sons, Kuo Chu and Kuo Duan.

This statement is controversial in the East and West, because the West believes that Mongolia's most elite and main force is in the Western Expedition.

What went to attack the Southern Song Dynasty was only a small force, or even a partial division, and they withdrew without achieving any important results.

But the team of the Western Expedition was too luxurious. The eldest sons of the royal families were led by Batu, Guyu, Meng Ge, Hulagu, Subutai, and famous Mongolian generals.

It was precisely because of this eldest son's western expedition that the West recognized Mongolia's combat power. However, the secret history of Mongolia and some of the history of later generations illustrate one thing.

Mongolia's second Western Expedition was indeed huge, but it was far from the national effort of the first Western Expedition. The Great Khan personally went into battle, and even this Western Expedition was more about training the descendants of the Golden Family.

The same was true for the battlefields of the Southern Song Dynasty. However, due to various reasons, the Western Expedition achieved great results, while the Southern Expedition to attack the Song Dynasty could only be described as a disastrous defeat.

Zhang Yong's goal is very simple, that is to expand the scale of the eldest son's Western Expedition, so that the eldest son's Western Expedition can reach an unprecedented point, and completely push the main Mongolian army to the west.

However, this affected the interests of the kings of the eastern Mongolia and even the Han princes in Hebei, because these people hoped that Mongolia would attack the Song Dynasty with all its strength and go south to dominate the world.

This and Zhang Yong's thoughts form two extremes. Now Wokuotai, Genghis Khan and the kings of the West are more in favor of Zhang Yong.

Even Genghis Khan was extremely disgusted with the Mongolian nobles and the Golden Family forces going to live in the Central Plains, because it would make them lose their fighting spirit.

It is possible to seize the wealth of the Central Plains and rule the Central Plains, but the descendants of the Golden Family cannot go there to enjoy life.

Because once he enjoys it, once he is separated from the original life of Mongolia, the combat effectiveness of his descendants will decrease. (This is also recorded in history. Genghis Khan did not allow his descendants to live in the Central Plains. The person who changed the situation was Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan was an anti-bone sect king in Mongolia. After succeeding to the throne, the Golden Horde and Chagatai , the Ogedai Khanate all rebelled one after another.)

You can leave your destiny in the hands of others. I can only do some things to add fuel to the flames, rather than decisive things. There are indeed great variables.

The reason is very simple. There are still about five years before the real demise of the Jin Kingdom in history. The Jin Kingdom is destroyed in advance.

So will this Western Expedition happen five years in advance? Or should I find a way to delay it for five years?

"King Guanzhong! After you rule the Sichuan and Shu regions for one or even two years, it is best for the Jin Kingdom to perish. By then, no one in the Sichuan and Shu regions will dare to resist you." Tao Jie said.

Tao Jie didn't know Zhang Yong's identity as a time traveler, and naturally he didn't think of Zhang Yong's considerations. So when he said these words and did these things, he was actually thinking about Zhang Yong, because doing so was indeed very harmful to Zhang Yong. beneficial.

And it is also very important to maintain the original timeline of the eldest son's Western Expedition, because in the later stages of the eldest son's Western Expedition, Wo Kuotai will die of illness.

After Ogedai's death, his wife Naimazhen came to supervise the country. It was a period when Fatima gained the greatest power. Even then, Fatima's power was even more powerful than her own now. The five years that Queen Mazhen was in power were his golden period. By then, Zhang Yong would have fully begun to expand his territory. With Fatima helping to run the court, he would no longer have any worries.

When the third Great Khan election came, the Golden Horde sent hundreds of thousands of troops to help Meng Ge seize the throne. Will his strength be worse than that of the Golden Horde?

I want the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia, and I also want the position of the Emperor of the Central Plains. There is never too much power. Once you start, you can't stop.

Even your wife, children, parents, relatives and friends can all be plotted.

Why can't we compete for the position of Great Khan?

As long as you have absolute power, you have the final say in everything.

After some thinking, Zhang Yong instantly felt that Tao Jie's words made sense, and he really wanted Mongolia to march westward with all its strength.

But it must be at the original time, rather than bringing the scene forward.

"What you said makes sense, but why should I refuse, or delay my trip to the Kingdom of Jin?" Zhang Yong looked at Tao Jie and asked.

After hearing Zhang Yong's words, Tao Jie was overjoyed. It was great that his advice was finally accepted by the King of Guanzhong.

"King Guanzhong, you have many reasons. First of all, the land of Sichuan and Shu has just been pacified by you, and it still takes time to consolidate the defense. The first is to prevent local rebellion.

The second is to defend against sneak attacks from Dali, Yunnan, and the third is to prevent the Southern Song Dynasty from counterattacking from Hanzhong, and to stabilize some local tax revenue. "Tao Jie said.

The huge land of Sichuan and Sichuan has just been conquered, and there are too many reasons to stay here.

"So how long do you think we can delay it?" Zhang Yong asked.

"One month, King of Guanzhong, delay for another month, the weather has started to get hot now, the Mongols can't stand the hot weather, and their current combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced.

Moreover, I also watched the recent battle report, and now we are in a stalemate with the Kingdom of Jin.

Mongolia should be able to escape the summer heat for a period of time. If there is enough food and grass this winter, the Mongols will definitely take advantage of winter to launch an offensive. If there is not enough food and grass, Mongolia will have to wait until next spring, or even longer, to launch the next war to destroy gold. "Tao Jie said.

The reason why Mongolia's war was launched so smoothly this time has something to do with you, King of Guanzhong. The grain and grass you supported accounted for more than half of Mongolia's total grain and grass.

It was also because of your thunder cannons, cannons, and explosive packs, combined with the tactics of catapults, that the army was able to quickly conquer Tongguan. The current stalemate with the Jin army was actually expected by Tao Jie.

An offensive that is too smooth in the early stage will make both generals and soldiers feel arrogant, and the Mongolian army is not monolithic.

If Tuolei, the Mongol host kings, and even some Han princes had some foresight, they would just work hard but not make any effort.

Under such circumstances, it is strange that Mongolia can quickly attack and destroy the Jin Kingdom! And this time, the core person who commanded the Mongolian army in the battle, King Guanzhong, you have come to the land of Sichuan and Shu.

Under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian army was even further reduced. After all, it was the new Great Khan Ogedai, not Genghis Khan, who led them.

"Your idea is good. If you delay it for another month, I will go north again.

The Mongolian army will withdraw by then, and I can return to Sichuan and Sichuan without any other reason. "Zhang Yong smiled and said.

"That's right, King of Guanzhong, and you can give some more gifts to Ogedai Khan, such as grain, grass and gold and silver jewelry from Sichuan and Sichuan. These things are useless to you." Tao Jie said.

The Mongols attach great importance to material things. Some money and food are nothing to the King of Guanzhong who occupies the land of Sichuan and Shu.

Currently, there are more than one million stones of grain stored in the four major treasuries. After two months of autumn harvest, this amount will be even more terrifying. Moreover, this autumn harvest will all belong to the King of Guanzhong.

It will be next year before you need to hand over 10% of your income.

After hearing Tao Jie's words, Zhang Yong nodded. It was indeed as he said. Send some gifts to Wo Kuotai and explain the reasons. It wouldn't be a problem to delay for a while.

Because more than ten days have passed since the originally planned two months, and Wo Kuotai did not send anyone to urge him.

Moreover, there is also the problem of time difference. In ancient times, transportation was not so convenient. Now, Wo Kuotai may have just received the news that he has captured the entire land of Sichuan and Shu.

"I plan to prepare 200,000 shi of food and grass, mobilize 20,000 civilians and 5,000 Mongolian cavalry to escort, take the Jinniu Road to Fengxiang Mansion, and then go to the Mongolian camp, and deliver all these things to the great Khan of Ogedai. What do you think?" Zhang Yong asked.

Twenty thousand civilians recruited some ordinary pack horses from the local area, plus the spare horses of the Mongolian army, so transporting this food was not a big problem.

"King Guanzhong's 200,000 shi of food and grass is a bit too much, isn't it? The 200,000 shi of food and grass is enough to support another two months of war." Tao Jie said.

"Not much! When it was sent to the Mongolian camp, there might only be 150,000 shi of grain left. A grain transport team of tens of thousands of people would also consume some food on the way, and the grain and grass were transported from Sichuan and Sichuan to It will take at least a month in the Central Plains for the grain and grass army to set off, and more than twenty days later, I will set off again." Zhang Yong said.

That's right, his idea this time was to escort the grain and fodder, and the grain and fodder troops would set off first, waiting until they were close to Wokuotai.

If you ride a fast horse and set off, you can catch up with the food team.

I personally handed these grain and grass offerings to Ogedai, and by then it should have entered the hottest month, the temperature had risen, and Mongolia should have ceased the war.

When there is no fighting on the front line, he can find reasons to return to Sichuan and Shu, continue to develop and stabilize Sichuan and Shu, do a good job in the autumn harvest, and build defenses in the Hanzhong area.

"The King of Guanzhong is brilliant, but his subordinates are not as good as the King of Guanzhong!" Tao Jie nodded and agreed with Zhang Yong's approach.

When sending 200,000 shi of food and grass, you will definitely lose part of it. It would be good if you can send 150,000 shi of food and grass.

The grain and grass troops set off first, and the King of Guanzhong will catch up with them, and then there will be no flaws.

After all, the King of Guanzhong stayed in the land of Sichuan and Shu to obtain food and fodder for the army. He was delayed for more than a month just to collect food and fodder for escort.

While waiting for the food and grass to be delivered. Because of the hot weather, the war is about to end, and the Jin people will get another three months of breathing space.

The Mongolian army is indeed good at fighting in winter, but some local Hebei Han troops are not.

Therefore, this battle will definitely be postponed until the spring of next year. By then, the land of Sichuan and Shu will be taken away for another year, and the King of Guanzhong will at least have a stable rear area.

"You are a good boy. From now on, you will stay with me and be my military advisor!" Zhang Yong patted Tao Jie on the shoulder and said.

Speaking of which, I am now also called a military advisor in Mongolia.

"My subordinate Tao Jie, I would like to thank the King of Guanzhong for his kindness, and I am willing to serve the King of Guanzhong to the death." Tao Jie immediately knelt on the ground with great excitement and said. (End of chapter)