Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2299 Genghis Khan's ambition to dominate Liangxi and enter the Central Plains

The current Jinyuan battle situation, apart from the lukewarm Bingzhou and Hezhou battles, is a battle that is only intended to delay the enemy's military strength.

The two most important battles were actually the Liangzhou battlefield and the Xizhou battlefield.

The battle of Liangzhou, as the most important target of the Yuan and Mongolian offensive at the beginning, was the most difficult place at the beginning, so that the four counties in western Liangzhou were lost one after another, and in the end only Dunhuang City and Yumen Pass were left, the only two strongholds struggling to hold on.

Although the gap in military strength between the two sides has begun to reverse after the arrival of Wei Qing's 100,000 troops, Temujin changed his strategy and gave up his previous fierce fighting and instead stationed troops in the four counties of Liangxi, advancing step by step and defending instead of attacking.

Temujin's move was actually quite brutal.

If he stood in the way of the four counties of Liangxi, then Wei Qing's troops would not be able to move here. No matter how Wei Qing's troops moved, they could not bypass Temujin. Meng Tie sent Ma Yuan once, but Temujin would never let him appear again.

Just from Liangzhou, although Dunhuang City and Yumen Pass are still in their hands, they are just two isolated cities. This means that these two places will not receive any supplies.

They could not get supplies of food and fodder, they could not get supplies of manpower, and they could not get supplies of any kind of materials.

Although these two places had stored a certain amount of food and grass before, after all, they were local stations serving as food transit stations.

But no matter how much food is stored, there is a limit, and it will eventually be consumed.

Moreover, especially as Meng Tian had previously risked sending out reinforcements from the grassland, with so many more mouths to feed, the food and grass would naturally be consumed faster.

Therefore, Temujin actually had the confidence to wait.

Moreover, although their military strength in the Western Province battle was not as great as that in the Liang Province battle, they still had an advantage, especially after Murong Chui's troops joined, the advantage in military strength in the Western Province battle increased sharply.

Therefore, as long as Temujin ensured that this army did not enter Xizhou, he would always wait for the outcome that was favorable to him.

With Murong Chui's victory in the Xizhou battlefield, Su Dingfang was forced to abandon the western part of Xizhou, which made Temujin more confident. As long as the war situation continued to develop in the direction he expected, their strategic goal could be achieved before the battle.

Moreover, Temujin has now made up his mind to take control of the two places of Liangzhou and Xizhou.

These two places are actually barren places for the Jin army. The real importance of these two places to the Jin army is that they are located at the key point of the Silk Road and shoulder the responsibility of the entire Jin army's defense system against the Yuan Dynasty.

But for Yuan Meng, it was not just that.

Since the Western Expedition, they had already begun to form their own infantry units.

After entering Liangzhou, they seized a lot of siege and defense equipment in these counties, and Temujin could see the effect of these huge weapons on the improvement of the army. After all, the Jin army had used these things on them for many years.

Of course, no matter how many things were confiscated, they were limited. Not to mention that the number was not much, what really made Temujin happy was that he picked out a number of skilled craftsmen from the population of the four counties in Liangxi.

With these craftsmen from all walks of life, are we still worried about the lack of these offensive equipment in the future? Moreover, we can use these craftsmen to make stronger armor for them.

People have always had a misunderstanding that although the Mongolian army was invincible in the 13th century, it was very backward in politics, economy and even culture. Moreover, as a nomadic people originating from the grassland, the weapons used by the Mongolian army were also relatively backward.

But in fact, one of the reasons why the Mongolian army was so powerful was because they had advanced weapons and equipment.

Even though they came from a nomadic people, they attached great importance to the improvement of their weapons and equipment.

When the Mongolian army attacked Xiangyang, where the Song army was heavily stationed, they specially recruited many craftsmen who later became "Hui people" from the Ilkhanate, a vassal state in the Middle East, in advance. They built giant catapults.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the most important thing that can illustrate the advanced weapons of the Mongolian army is the large-scale use of gunpowder. In fact, in the wars at that time, various types of gunpowder were already very common. In the military operations in the Central Plains, the Mongolian army was very appreciative of the gunpowder technology of the Han people in the Song Dynasty. The upper echelons of the army once recruited excellent craftsmen to specialize in the research and manufacture of such advanced weapons, and they were used on a large scale in the wars in Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Japan.

In fact, in terms of equipment such as gunpowder and firearms, the Yuan Dynasty, which was a nomadic people, surpassed the Song Dynasty.

Although the Mongolian army's navy was formed relatively late, its equipment became increasingly advanced with the passage of time. In the process of unifying the world, this force gradually mastered the Song army's superb shipbuilding technology and was in an advanced position in the world at that time. Some people may not believe it, but according to historical records, the Mongolian navy had manufactured warships of four to five hundred tons, and the quality was absolutely superb.

In fact, if you think about it, you can understand it. Take the Battle of Yashan, the last battle of the Song Dynasty. If the Mongolian navy was really incompetent and the warships were really rubbish, how did they defeat the Southern Song navy, which far outnumbered their own?

Therefore, don't look down on people just because they are nomadic people. In some aspects of consciousness, these people are no worse than the people in the Central Plains.

It's just that there may not have been a basis for realization before. However, as long as they can control Xizhou and Liangzhou, they will have a preliminary basis for realization.

Temujin's initial target was actually Liangzhou and Xizhou. Only when he controlled these two places did he have the foundation for military reform.

Only after that will there be a possibility of ruling the Central Plains.

Otherwise, even if they rashly broke into the heartland of the Han Dynasty, the countless cities would make their cavalry trapped in a quagmire.

No matter how powerful a military force is, if it is a single type of military force, it will never be able to dominate the world.

In history, the Mongols were able to dominate the world because cavalry played a crucial role. However, if they only had cavalry, it would not be enough.