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Chapter 406 Inference
The kettle on the stove looked old, gurgling as it boiled, and splashed from the cracked lid.

Yi Shiying fanned the smoke slowly, and asked slowly, "Why did Feiyu dare to say the word 'assertion'?"

Li Xia didn't answer right away, but instead said: "I have brought back dozens of volumes of information from the northern region, recording all the affairs of Mongolia for more than [-] years. It's a pity that few people in the court are willing to read carefully."

"I don't want to look at it unless it's true." Yi Shiying said, "It's because it's not in our hands."

Li Xia understood this sentence, and he handed over the information to Ding Daquan and Jia Sidao.

Ding Daquan had no intention of knowing this. Although Jia Sidao took the information, he would not sort it out to other officials...because of party disputes.

Li Xia is too lazy to care about the DPRK-China dispute. He has brought Yang Guo back, and he is no longer afraid of the identity of the informant in the north being leaked, so he analyzes the information he got at the beginning, plus the historical information in his memory, for Yi Shiying... …

"The reason why I dare to say this is to infer the situation in Mongolia. For more than [-] years, the Mongols have also been fighting fiercely. After the death of Genghis Khan Temujin, the sweat was inherited by Okuotai. Okuotai first joined the Song Dynasty to destroy the Jin Dynasty , and later aggressively invaded the south.

At that time, on the Sichuan-Shu battlefield, the commander of the West Road of the Mongolian Army was Kuo Duan, the second son of Wo Kuotai, who broke through Chengdu and slaughtered millions of people in the Song Dynasty.

On the Jinghu battlefield, the commander-in-chief of the Mongolian army's middle road was Kuochu, the third son of Wo Kuotai.Kuochu was Wo Kuotai's favorite son and his chosen heir to the position of Khan.

But on the Jinghu battlefield in the third year of Duanping, something happened. "

Yi Shiying pondered: "The battle of Jiangling?"

"Yes, Kuochu died of illness in Xiangyang."

"Did not die of illness." Yi Shiying said: "It was wounded by flying arrows from our Great Song generals, and he died without treatment."

Li Xia said: "Well, according to the information, Kuo Chu died of illness."

Yi Shiying looked up out of the window with memories in his eyes.

"Since the second year of Duanping, the Mongolian army has broken through Xiangyang, Suizhou, Yingzhou, De'an and other places. The battles were victorious one after another, Xiangfan was recovered, the enemy was retreated to Kuizhou, and the troops left Sichuan and Shu, it can be said that they turned the tide..."

After reminiscing, Yi Shiying said: "Kuochu should have died in the battle of Jiangling, but it's a pity that he was only hit by random arrows and failed to kill him."

Li Xia recently discovered that Mongolia has a virtue. Every time a general dies in battle, the battle report will always say that he died, or died of drinking, or died of disobedience.

For example, in the battle of Chengdu, the news that Mongolia sent to the princes of all parties was "Ahuda and Abugan will die", as if "It happened that Ahuda and Abugan died, so this battle is like this", only Those who inquire carefully will know the details.

Perhaps the reason why the history of the Mongolian and Song Dynasties is not well known to later generations is also to a certain extent related to the lack of detailed language of the Mongolian people.

"Go ahead."

"The death of Kuochu seems to be peaceful, but in fact it has planted the seeds of the struggle for the Khan throne in Mongolia." Li Xia said: "After Kuochu's death, Wo Kuotai wholeheartedly passed on the Khan throne to Kuochu's son, Shi Liemen. In one year, Losing Martial Gate was still a very young child."

"Grandson?"

"Meng people don't talk about concubines. Wokuotai has six queens. The eldest son, Guiyou, and the third son, Kuochu, are all born to the six queens."

Yi Shiying scoffed, "Barbarians."

"The intelligence said that these six queens were 'Empress Naimazhen'. Naimazhen wanted to establish the eldest son Guiyou to succeed him, but Wo Kuotai sent Guiyou to the west for the sake of his grandson's throne. This is the 'Eldest Son' It's time for the Western Expedition."

Li Xia said, shaking his head.

He had heard of the "Eldest Son's Expedition to the West" in the past, and knew that the Mongols swept across the Eurasian continent in this battle...it was really powerful.

But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that Wo Kuotai sent out all the eldest sons of the golden family of Guiyou, Batu, Mengge, and Buri. I am afraid that it was not to "strike the Eastern European powers and deter Western Europeans", but maybe it was just to ensure that his grandson Succession only.

"Later, Wo Kuotai died of a stroke while drinking, but Naimazhen didn't give Khan's position to the Liemen, but she claimed power by herself..."

"Woman system?"

"Yes, she has been in charge of Mongolia for more than four years. After Guiyou returned from the Western Expedition, she passed the position of Khan to the eldest son. However, after Guiyou became Khan, she still listened to the government behind the curtain."

"Barbarians." Yi Shiying commented again.

Li Xia said: "The Mongolian Khan is not only appointed by the Great Khan, but also needs to be selected by the Great Court. At that time, Batu refused to participate in the Great Court to elect Guiyou."

"Who is Badu?"

For Yi Shiying, Mongolia is too far away, and there are too many descendants of the Borjijin family. Without sources of information, it is really incomplete, not to mention that Batu has been fighting on the western front of Mongolia.

"Tiemuzhen's eldest son and second grandson." Li Xia said: "In short, in the second year of Guiyou's succession, he will go to crusade against Batu."

"Ugh……"

Li Xia knew why Yi Shiying sighed, and said: "You don't have to feel sorry for the guards. It wasn't that there was no chance of returning to the north. It was the time when Yu Shuai was guarding Sichuan and trying to restore Hanzhong. If Yu Shuai did not die unjustly, he would take the opportunity to conquer Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shuai." That’s not the case.”

Li Xia said this on purpose, and added a sentence at the end, saying: "Of course, we have managed the three lines of defense."

Yi Shiying was speechless for a long time.

"Guiyou died of illness on the way to crusade against Batu, and it seems that he was too drunk. Guiyou's concubine followed the example of Naima Zhen and was called the lost queen of the sea."

"Is it a woman-dominated country again?"

"Yes, the battle for the throne of the Mongolian Khan after that was far more tragic than our party struggle in the Great Song Dynasty."

Li Xia picked up a piece of cloth and took the kettle off the fire, thinking about how to describe to Yi Shiying the bloody battle between the Mongolian clan after Guiyou's death in the most concise way.

"...In short, until seven years ago, Meng Ge of the Tuolei family won the Khan throne and killed all the opponents of the Wo Kuotai family. And this battle, in addition to fighting for swords, there is also a battle for wealth."

"A battle for wealth?"

"Mongolia has swept away a huge territory, and the Borjijin family is rich enough to rival the country." Li Xia said: "To fight for power, you must send money to the kings, generals, and ministers who are entrusted in various places to buy them off. people's hearts.

Therefore, the Mongols value treasures the most.They are not like our Great Song Dynasty, where the monarchy is supreme. If Meng Ge wants his descendants to stabilize his position, he must conquer our Great Song Dynasty as soon as possible, grab the money in the south of the Yangtze River, and ensure that the wealth is far better than that of the kings.

Why did he attack Kublai Khan this time?It is because Kublai Khan managed the Central Plains that he gathered too much wealth.He has forced Kublai Khan to hand over power, and he is also a war-loving person. I think he has the intention of conquering himself. "

Li Xia said this for a long time.

He wasn't just chatting aimlessly. The reason why he told Yi Shiying about this was that he needed the Changning Army to prepare for the situation in the next two or three years;

The second is to give these soldiers who are trapped in the mountain city a psychological hint... Mongolia is not monolithic, nor is it as invincible as it seems.

There are more reasons, such as showing his strategic vision in front of the Changning army and convincing them a little bit; allowing Yi Shiying, who is guarding the mountain city, to know more about Mongolia's situation and help him better understand Mongolia's situation.

After hearing this, Yi Shiying's brows became more worried.

"Feiyu thinks that the Tartar leader will conquer himself?"

"Yes, if you analyze Meng Ge's current situation, he will most likely make such a decision."

What Li Xia said to Yi Shiying was different from Jia Sidao.

Because Jia Sidao understands these things very clearly, but if there is no benefit, he will not move. Li Xia can only throw out enough information to impress him;
Yi Shiying was different. He cared about the Anti-Mongolian War itself and wanted to defend one side, while Li Xia wanted to analyze the situation.

"I will send a letter to Pu Shuai and put forward your speculation to him."

Li Xia said: "At that time, Syria and Lu will definitely face a major offensive from the Mongolian army. How the Qingfu army and the Changning army will cooperate in defense will be arranged in the morning."

"I invite you here for this purpose." Yi Shiying pondered, "I see that the Qingfu army has expanded to more than [-] people, and the establishment..."

"I have asked the imperial court to report, and the system will be issued soon. There are some violations of the system during the war, and the watchman understands."

Yi Shiying nodded, and said: "Since that's the case... If a war breaks out, please send a part of the Qingfu army to garrison Lingxiao City, then the Changning army can go north to support the Yangtze River defense line at any time, how about it?"

Li Xia said: "In my opinion, it is better to train the Qingfu Army and the Changning Army together. In this way, the infantry can be transferred when the infantry is needed, the water division can be transferred when the water division is needed, and the battle can be rotated when the battle is long, so that the wounded can be rehabilitated." Wouldn’t it be better for the wounded to recuperate, the tired troops to rest, the city to be garrisoned, and the Yangtze River defense line to be supported?”

"Joint practice?"

"Combined training rather than co-organization allows the soldiers to get to know each other, and it is also of great benefit in combat."

When Yi Shiying first heard this idea, she didn't have time to think about it for a while, but turned to look at Li Xia, and saw that the young man's eyes were full of sincerity.

After a long time, he nodded his head approvingly.

"It's not easy for you to train soldiers. There are quite a few ignorant people who privately slandered Qing Fu's army as a private army. We talked today and found out that Feiyu has no selfish intentions. He is full of passion, loyalty and magnanimity..."

(End of this chapter)