Chapter 241: Fishing in troubled waters(1/3)
"Temuco Khan, aren't you just taking it for fun?"
"The reason why Xiao killed the opponent's spy leader and lured 'King Yan' Guo Mo to Pingzhou City was to obtain a 'letter of surrender'!"
Xiao Ju seemed a little excited. He had been busy for a long time. Was he acting for the blind?
Not only did he not get the support of the Mongols, but he also offended His Highness the "King of Yan" who was at the height of the Song Dynasty for no reason?
"Brother Temmu Khan, my subordinate has something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not?"
Before Brother Temu could refuse again, Subotai, who was standing at the exit of the camp, spoke.
He listened to every word of the conversation between these Westerners and Brother Timu.
Xiao Ju thought this was a good opportunity, and Subotai also felt that this might be a chance for him to make a comeback.
"Oh, Subotai, what do you have in mind?"
Although Brother Tiemu rejected Xiao Ju, it did not mean that he did not want to get rid of Guo Mo.
Guo Mo's performance has deeply shocked Brother Tiemu. If the Mongolian cavalry wants to flatten the Central Plains and destroy the Song Dynasty, Guo Mo will have to be eradicated sooner or later.
"Although Temmu Khan and Guo Mo are powerful, they are not weak. Since he has become the enemy of Mongolia, it is only a matter of time to eradicate him."
"Now, if we can lure him into Pingzhou City and find a way to kill him, it will be easier than fighting on the battlefield in the future."
"What's more, I think Mr. Xiao must be an expert in this world, and he may not be able to deal with a mere Guo Mo. Mr. Xiao, do you have any other power?"
Subotai kept winking at Xiao Ju, which means that I have handed you all the words, and it depends on whether you can catch it or not.
"Brother Tiemu Khan, I have brought with me more than a dozen experts on this trip, many of whom are first-rate masters, and my skills are on par with that of 'Western Poison' Ouyang Feng."
"If we can lure the 'King of Yan' Guo Mo into Pingzhou, let our people deal with him first. When he is exhausted, Tiemuge Khan will send his elite troops to fight out, and we will definitely succeed with one blow."
Xiao Ju said swornly, as if he had already seen the "King of Yan" Guo Mo, surrendering and crouching at his feet, wagging his tail and begging for mercy.
There was silence in the handsome tent, no one spoke anymore.
Brother Temu's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the powerful relationship, and finally glanced at Xiao Ju, and then at Subotai, who had a longing look on his face.
"Forget it, since Mr. Xiao is so enthusiastic about boxing and General Subotai is also very interested, if I don't agree to it anymore, it will spoil everyone's interest."
"In this way, Subotai will still command your original one thousand men, and I will transfer you another four thousand Mongolian cavalry, for a total of five thousand men and horses."
"You cooperate with Mr. Xiao's people and try to deal with Guo Mo before he enters Pingzhou City. Ben Khan, leading 10,000 troops, is waiting for your good news in Pingzhou City."
Brother Tiemu still adopted a compromise method. If more than 5,000 people still can't deal with Guo Mo, then the blame will have to be put on your head.
The charges of "mobilizing troops privately" and "abusing power for personal gain" may be the best explanation for Guo Mo.
Of course, Brother Tiemu still hopes that Xiao Ju and Subotai can complete the task. Even Xiao Ju and Subotai themselves don't think that more than 5,000 people can't deal with Guo Mo unless he doesn't come.
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While everyone in Pingzhou was planning to eradicate Guo Mo, Genghis Khan Temujin, who was sitting in the Jin Palace in Zhongdu, was worried.
The third military report requesting additional troops has been received.
It's not that Tuo Lei and Zhe Bie didn't play well, it's that they played too well.
More than 20 Goryeo cities, large and small, were captured, but Tuo Lei did not dare to divide his troops to garrison them.
Originally, he and Zhebie brought 30,000 Mongolian cavalry. They fought dozens of battles and lost more than 2,000 people. This was already a very impressive achievement.
There are more than 20 cities, even if there are 500 people stationed in each city, more than 10,000 soldiers need to be left behind.
So, can the remaining more than 10,000 people continue to attack the city?
No matter how bad the situation in Korea is, hundreds of thousands of troops can still be gathered together. Especially the deeper into Korea, the difficulty of such cross-border operations will obviously increase.
Therefore, after discussing with Zhebei, Tuolei and Zhebei suspended the military offensive.
The Mongolian army was only divided into two parts. Tuo Lei and Zhe Bei each commanded more than 10,000 people and were stationed in two larger cities.
The idea of dragging mines is very simple. If there are ten to twenty thousand reinforcements, even if they are less powerful, they can be stationed in the rear, so there is no need to waste your own soldiers.
If he could not wait for reinforcements, he had already thought about it and would only hold on to one-third of the territory he had occupied in Goryeo.
He was already implementing his own battlefield policy, and this policy was actually proposed by Zhebie.
In the Mongolian-occupied areas, half of the young Korean men were killed, and the other half were directly turned into slaves.
Each Mongolian sergeant is assigned two to five Korean women according to his military merit.
Just a few years later, all the people in the occupied areas were descendants of Mongolians.
Even in the third military report, Tuo Lei no longer asked for reinforcements, as long as they were men from the Mongolian grasslands.
Temujin was also in a dilemma. He was really stretched.
First, Genghis Khan Temujin's eldest son Jochi and his second son Chagatai took away 40,000 Mongolian cavalry, a total of 80,000 horses, and went west to Europe.
Subotai lost another 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xixia, and led a thunder eastward expedition to Goryeo, taking away 30,000 soldiers and horses.
In the past two years, the Mongolian army also lost 40,000 to 50,000 people on the battlefields of Xixia and Jin.
Especially in the Battle of Zhongdu, the Mongolian cavalry numbered less than 70,000, fighting against the Jin Kingdom's 1,340,000 soldiers and horses. Although Zhongdu was captured, nearly 30,000 people were lost in this battle.
Now Genghis Khan Temujin has conquered Zhongdu and also lived in the palace of the Jin Kingdom.
He had never experienced such a luxurious life, and the third son, Wo Kuotai, used various methods to collect all kinds of fine wines, delicacies, rare antiques, and young girls, and sent them all to the palace.
Genghis Khan Temujin was determined to hold a "World Heroes Conference". On the one hand, he wanted to recruit talents, and on the other hand, he wanted to demonstrate the strength of the Great Mongolia by holding this grand conference in the former capital of the Jin Kingdom.
On the other hand, doesn't he want to slow down the offensive rhythm?
Now, the Mongolian cavalry gathered near Zhongdu, in addition to Temujin's own direct army of 10,000 troops, are more than 20,000 people from Ogedai and more than 20,000 people from Muhuali.
"Wo Kuotai, what do you think of Tuo Lei's request? And the peace envoy from Goryeo is here again, right?"
Temujin handed Tolei's third military report to Ogedai next to him.
"Father Khan, I think we should agree to Tuo Lei's request, but we can make some changes."
After reading the military report on the towed mine, Wokuotai felt happy.
"Fourth brother, fourth brother, since you like Korea so much, my brother will definitely help you achieve what you want."
"Oh, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
Recently, Genghis Khan was somewhat dissatisfied with Ogedai's behavior, or he felt that his appearance was a bit ugly.
Everyone, including Temujin himself, knew that the future Khan position was reserved for Ogodei, but he actually still made some small moves down there.
"Father Khan, there are more than 50,000 men, women, and children in Tuo Lei's tribe, right? They can all be moved to Goryeo."
"The climate and living conditions there are much better than those in the Mongolian grasslands. At least a few thousand of these people can be selected to garrison the city and maintain law and order without any problem."
"In addition, the policies implemented by Tolei Goryeo are very good. In three to five years, there will be 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands more Mongolian descendants."
"Father Khan can directly agree to the Korean people's request for peace and ask them to send 50,000 soldiers and horses first as a pioneer to attack the Jin Kingdom. This can not only relieve the pressure on our military strength, but also reduce the resistance of towing mines."
"As for saying that after dragging mines to recuperate for a period of time, they launched an attack on Goryeo again, that is another way of saying it. The Han people have a good saying, 'When a general is outside, your orders will not be accepted.'"
After Wokuotai finished speaking, he stood quietly and waited.
Genghis Khan Temujin looked at his third son with an expressionless face, but his heart was in turmoil.
"Okay, Wo Kuotai, you are really ruthless. You are going to destroy Tuo Lei's roots in Mongolia and push him to Goryeo forever."
However, as an ambitious monarch, Genghis Khan strongly agreed with Ogodei's approach.
"Wokuotai, let's do what you said, and add another one, let Chi Laowen lead five thousand Mongolian cavalry, and he will obey orders under the tow mine tent from now on."
Chi Laowen, like Mu Huali, was one of the "Four Heroes" under Temujin's tent. They were also old brothers for many years and had been guarding Temujin's central army.
However, in recent days, this loyal veteran seems to be a little unpopular with Wokuotai, and is always looking for opportunities to stumble him.
Of course Temujin knew this very well, so he simply took this opportunity to directly demote this old subordinate to Tuo Lei.
"When Goryeo's 50,000 troops are in place and the 'Heroes of the World' Conference is almost over, we can move an army of 100,000 people southward and defeat the Jin army north of the Yellow River in one fell swoop."
Temujin seemed to have seen the scene of horses drinking from the Yellow River.
The Yellow River? That place known as the "Mother River" by the Han people will become the place where our Mongolians herd their horses.
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After entering Xixia territory, Guo Mo and Huang Rong changed into Xixia people's attire, especially Huang Rong, who specially put on a human skin mask.
Otherwise, with her stunning appearance, she might cause unnecessary trouble.
The two of them arrived at Cannes first, which was considered the only way for them to pass.
Today's Cannes has greatly changed its appearance, and is several times larger than before.
With Kangcheng as the center, the area covering a hundred miles is the defense area of Wanyankang's "loyal and brave army". In the past year, people from the Kingdom of Jin have been coming here to settle down.
In a small land of a hundred miles, the population has exceeded 250,000. This is extremely eye-catching in the sparsely populated Xixia.
Lu Chengfeng's letter arrived in Wanyankang's hands two days earlier.
Guo Mo's move really scratched Wanyankang's itch.
The supply from within the Kingdom of Jin is decreasing day by day. Even though his father Wanyan Honglie is in charge of the general logistics, there are too many places that need to be spent, and Wanyankang is fighting across the border.
To be continued...