The rise of the prince

Chapter 807
The arrival of the Mongol envoy was unexpected. In fact, it was difficult to tell whether it was true or not. It was difficult to communicate because of the language barrier.

However, the other party's etiquette is in place, the clothes are luxurious, and the khan's keepsake is also exquisite and precious, which does not seem to be fake.

After a long day of communication, everyone finally figured out why the Tatars sent envoys. They came for a deal.

The deal was very simple. The Mongols wanted [-] full armors, [-] strong crossbows, and [-] crossbow arrows. In exchange, they promised to send troops from the Yinshan area to attack Jin Guo Shangjing within this year, so as to contain Jin Guo for the Jing army.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Li Xingzhou kept pacing back and forth. Although there was no evidence, both direct experience and experience reminded him that the Mongols cannot be trusted, and there are too many lessons in history.

But on the other hand, he is very eager for such assistance. If the Mongols can contain the Jin Kingdom in the direction of Yinshan, then the previous defeat caused by his soft-heartedness can also be made up for.

The Golden State will fall into a three-sided battle, and he will have more chances of winning.

Continually struggling in his heart, Li Xingzhou couldn't make up his mind for a while. The Mongols wanted [-] full armor, and [-] crossbows were not cheap, especially full armor.

The full armor they are talking about is the full set of iron armor of Jingguo Imperial Army, armed to the teeth, ordinary bows, crossbows, swords and swords are not afraid, the imperial army can only be equipped by the elite of the elite, each set is worth a thousand gold, and it takes at least a year for craftsmen to make it Build it.

The price is not small. He understands that this is a gamble. These are the gambling funds. The bet is whether the Mongols will keep their promise. If they win, it will be a great help to the war. afford.

But these things will fall into the hands of the person he fears the most in his heart, Temujin!
If these things were given to the Xixia Kingdom, he would not be worried at all, and would just treat them as ordinary transactions, but if it was Temujin, it would be completely different, and he was naturally hesitant.

"Mongols" Li Xingzhou said silently. In fact, people called them Tatars at this time. It was not until Temujin's Great Mongolian Kingdom became so powerful that people gradually called them Mongols.

Then, Temujin's sons and grandchildren created the glory of Mongolia for several generations, also known as the Golden Age of Mongolia.

The vast land stretching from the Sea of ​​Japan in the east to Wei in the west has been included in their territory, just as Zhao Min said in Yitian Tulongji, the territory is so vast that it is as old as ever.

However, their glory comes and goes quickly. The real golden age is probably the generation of Temujin and his son and grandson.

Or it can be said that there were many talents around Temujin. After his death, most of the people who supported the glory of the Mongol Empire were still his sons, grandsons, and important ministers and generals who fought with him in the north and south.

Li Xingzhou sometimes wondered if he would use all means to kill Temujin at any cost, would the northern grasslands be no longer a threat.

Later, this idea was rejected. In the course of history, there are always dazzling people emerging, and sometimes even change the course of history.

If there is no Temujin, there will be Silvermujin, and Jinmujin?
Maybe they can't reach the level of Temujin, but in the environment where the internal division has suffered for a long time, the people yearn for unity and stability, and the external Jin and Jing countries are fighting non-stop, giving them a chance to breathe, the rise of the Tatars Almost certainly, the difference is only to what extent.

After thinking a lot, Li Xingzhou finally decided to take a gamble, and he agreed to the Mongolian envoy's request that afternoon, and sent logistics officials to negotiate with the Tatar envoy.

But not long after the order was issued, Wei Yubai came to see him, saying that the Tatars were not trustworthy.

Li Xingzhou nodded, handed her a cup of hot tea, and said: "I also think that they just want to give it a try. I guess they may have three reactions. One is to completely breach the contract and not send troops after receiving the goods.

One is to act casually, sending troops but not confronting the Jin people head-on, at most harassing them.

There is also the real Jin Guo people head-to-head. "

"Your Highness thinks they will do their best?" Wei Yubai asked.

Li Xingzhou shook his head: "It's impossible to work hard for us, but it's not appropriate to be indifferent. They are doing business with us, so they won't tear themselves apart.

Therefore, it is likely to be harassing, just put on a show."

"Is that worth it?" Wei Yubai blew, taking a sip of hot tea.

"Harassment also depends on how it is harassed. A powerful person can make people burn out just by harassing them. It's good if they can attract the attention of the golden people." A great general, Mongolian guerrilla tactics have been brought to the extreme under his hands and have been continuously improved and inherited, which has become the horror and nightmare of many countries and nations on the Eurasian continent.

His harassment of the Kingdom of Jin had caused heavy losses to the Kingdom of Jin, and he was devastated. If he slacked off a bit, he would directly kill him into the capital of Shangjing.

If Temujin sent people like Jebe, even a small force of harassment would definitely make Jin Guo have to send a large number of troops to the north to fill it.

In this way, the war in the south will require critical troops, and the north will also need to increase troops to guard against the Mongols. Apart from going out to conscript troops, the Kingdom of Jin has only one way, and that is to transfer troops from Liaodong to the west one after another, filling Wushabao in the north, and filling them in the south. Ningyuan area.

This is the result Li Xingzhou wanted most, because he still has a big killer move, which is on the sea, targeting Liaodong. The more empty Liaodong is, the more successful Di Zhi and Shen Lin will be.

So... "It's worth it, try your best no matter what, it's up to God to make things happen, and it's up to people to plan things."

It is Li Xingzhou's favorite sentence that best embodies Confucius' concept of destiny. The concept of destiny proposed by Confucius after traveling around the world in his later years and no one accepted his point of view is probably to comfort himself.

Many people would laugh at Confucius for being out of date and ignorant of current affairs. His benevolent rhetoric did not make sense in the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn Period, and his wish to return to the Zhou Dynasty was even more impossible.

Even his closest disciples were suspicious and asked him why he was making such a fuss.

Confucius used the concept of destiny to answer this question. It is up to man to plan and accomplish things, and man should try his best to do what he can do well, and leave it to heaven to decide whether he can succeed.

He is just a person, he doesn't know whether what he is doing is right or wrong, and he doesn't know how the future path will develop, but he sticks to his ideas and tries his best, which is the only thing he can do.

Posthumously, Zhuge stands on the head of history. Some people laugh at him, some worship him, some look down on him, some respect him.

Because he is a person who does his best and obeys the destiny, so he is one of the few people who work hard in silence, but most people are obsessed with pointing fingers at him and commenting on him.

But in the end, the process of history and the progress of mankind must require these people who do things.

Do your best, listen to the destiny, and do everything you can.

(End of this chapter)