In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 478 Zhao Yurui will definitely come

What Wokuotai probably meant was that it was not that he wanted to retreat, but that the Song army was so powerful in attacking the city and defending the city that they lost each city one by one, and in the end they had no choice but to retreat to the grassland.

Of course, the Mongols originally rose up on the grasslands, and they can continue to survive on the grasslands.

However, the Song army continued to fight on the grasslands. Wo Kuotai led hundreds of thousands of people, most of whom were ordinary herdsmen, and was forced to retreat westward, mainly to protect the people.

These words were righteous, but there was nothing wrong with them.

When Mongolia was founded, the whole country was a soldier. Anyone who was fourteen years old and able to mount a horse-drawn bow was required to do so.

Now that the country has a larger territory, more ethnic groups, and various other ethnic groups, the situation is different.

Batu remained silent until now and listened quietly to what he said. After Ogedai finally finished speaking, Batu finally spoke: "According to Hehan's wishes, what should we do?"

Wokuotai was overjoyed and thought Batu had been persuaded.

"Let's join forces together, lead the army back east, and conquer the Song Dynasty with all our strength." Wo Kuotai said quickly.

There are hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops in Novosibirsk. Although they also raise a large number of cattle, horses and sheep, they are not enough to eat.

As if feeling the generals' ridicule, Wo Kuotai's face turned green: "Our army is complex in composition, and the Song army's soldiers are sharp--" After explaining a few words, he felt powerless and didn't know what to say.

At present, they are all supported by the nearby Principality of Ross, but there are too many of them. If they continue to stay like this, the nearby Principality of Ross cannot support them.

Batu thought about it again and said calmly: "You can use a cart. It is used when attacking a city. It will definitely break the formation."

The enemy is currently facing a formidable enemy. Let's deal with the Song people first. Wo Kuotai had no choice but to remind himself over and over again in his heart.

From the founding of Mongolia to the Western Expedition, there were tens of thousands of soldiers fighting various battles. At that time, the Western Expedition of hundreds of thousands was already the largest number of troops.

So after listening to Wo Kuotai's description of Song Jun's style of play, he immediately thought of countermeasures.

Build more carriages, pile defensive boards or sand on them, and push them up to block fire.

Why didn't they think of such a simple thing?
Chagatai hesitated for a moment and then said: "The Song army still has artillery, which can shoot very far. Even if the cart is built, it may have been destroyed before it can be pushed up."

Moreover, Chagatai also said that pushing a cart depends on the terrain. If you are on a plain and easy to push, you can do this, but what if it is a mountainous slope?

"It can't hold it. Unless it's an iron shield, a wooden shield can't hold it, or it's a multi-layered wooden shield that's too heavy to lift."

Unexpectedly, the Song Army's gun formation that they were afraid of seemed to become much easier when they arrived in Batu.

He used a cart during the Western Expedition, which was equivalent to the golden shield cart in the late Ming Dynasty, but it was relatively crude.

Chagatai explained at this time that the Song Army had a new type of firearm, which was very powerful. They were all used by infantry. They stood in rows and sent them off in turns. Our troops would die if they rushed forward, and they would often die if they rushed forward. Only with a lot of troops can they approach the Song army.

This time I didn't say anything.

After hearing this, Batu thought for a while and suddenly said: "Can you make more big shields to hold up the front?"

Ogedai and Chagatai looked at each other, feeling quite dissatisfied.

But the meaning of Batu's words is very obvious. He is only willing to send 100,000 troops, and Batu himself will not fight. Moreover, Wogotai can conclude that the 100,000 people in Batu will not be the elite of Batu.

But now that Wokuotai wants Batu, he can only endure it.

Batu has never been to Jin, Song, Xixia and other places, let alone fought with Song people. Now what I heard from Chagatai, Wo Kuotai and others is that the fighting style of Song people is completely different from that of Europeans.

"We conquered the West and destroyed countless countries, so how many men and horses did we use?"

Or'er replied that if he dared to say that in the past, Wo Kuotai would be able to whip him over with a whip. No matter how big or small, the younger generation dared to mock the elders.

After hearing this, Batu hesitated for a moment. Great Mongolia was like moving the entire clan. Where would they put so many people?
He stood up and looked at the nearby map hanging behind him, and finally pointed in the direction: "You guys will settle there for the time being, fix the food, and then prepare for the decisive battle with the Song Army."

Unexpectedly, Wokuotai and the others did not dare to fight the Song army despite having 400,000.

As far as they knew, if Batu had all their troops, they could gather at least 200,000.

To put it simply, just settle down first.

Wokuotai and others looked at each other.

And what if there are no trees nearby and it is impossible to build it?

The implication is to ridicule Ogedai for being driven to New Siberia by the Song people.

Moreover, they have been migrating as if fleeing for their lives. Now they need to settle down first. This is not possible in Novosibirsk. There is no large grassland.

The composition of Batu's side is also complicated, including all kinds of servant armies.

The Mongolian army now needs food and grass to support their survival before they can consider a decisive battle with the Song army.

Wokuotai said that when he joined Chagatai and other armies, he could produce 400,000 fighting men.

Before Wokuotai could speak, Orda said angrily: "Including your 400,000 and 500,000 troops are enough to level the Song Dynasty."

Adding both sides together, the Great Mongol Empire can still muster an army of 600,000 to 700,000, but so many soldiers include people from various ethnic groups, servants, and even Han troops, and almost all men over the age of fifteen or sixteen who can fight. This requires If we lose, Mongolia will really be the same as destroying the country.

There was another uproar all around, and all the generals on Batu's side looked at each other with disdain on their faces.

To put it simply, we have to use the human sea tactic. The Mongolian army’s previous cavalry and shooting methods no longer work.

"It's not a matter of how many soldiers and horses we have now." Chagatai said at this time: "We need to settle down first, and then save food and grass to restore our strength."

Before Batu could say anything, his brother Orda who was standing next to him immediately asked: "How many elite warriors are there in Hehan?"

In fact, Wokuotai most hoped that Batu would personally send troops.

He put away his contempt and said slowly: "I can only have a maximum of 100,000 troops here."

Everyone looked in the direction of the finger and didn't know where it was, but they vaguely saw that it was quite far away from Novosibirsk. Later they found out that it was about a thousand miles away.

"This is the left bank tributary of the Shihe River (today's Irtysh River) in Ye'er. The locals call it the Ishimu River——"

The location where Batu settled in Ogedai and the others was where Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, would later be located.

In 1824, the Cossack army from Siberia came to the edge of the Ishim River, built a castle, and declared their rule here, which later became the Kazakh capital Astana.

How can I put it here? The geographical environment is not friendly to ordinary people, but it is quite good for nomadic people like Mongolia.

First of all, the water source conditions are rich, with the Iximu River on the edge, and then there are a large number of grasslands around it, which are suitable for grazing and farming, and the summer is relatively cool.

The only drawback is that it is quite cold in winter, but that is not a big problem for Mongolians.

Later, this was the capital of Kazakhstan, with more than one million people living there, so the location chosen by Batu was quite good, suitable for hundreds of thousands of Mongolians, including Ogedai and Chagatai, to move here. Wokuotai and Chagatai took a look and were quite satisfied to learn that there was a large grassland in this place.

The only dissatisfaction is that it is still quite close to the Song Army, only more than a thousand miles away.

After the Song army consolidated its rule in places such as Mobei and Qianzhou, they would still stand in front of Batu once they marched westward.

But no matter what, they finally found a place to stay, and Batu also expressed his position. After they rested, they would divide their troops by 100,000, which would allow the Mongolian army to gather an army of 500,000.

The meeting between the two sides that day was quite friendly. Although Batu did not say that he would go out personally, he agreed to send troops. After all, they were both Mongolians.

Everyone drank happily that night and prepared to discuss the attack on Song Dynasty tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, when he got up the next day, Chuo'ermahan had a stroke. No one knew what a stroke was in this era, but Chuo'ermahan lost his voice and could not speak. Neither Yelu Chucai nor the local doctor could do anything. Kuotai was sad because he lost another general.

Choermahan was Ogedai's favorite general, otherwise he would not have been sent to lead the army to attack Persia.

Chuo'ermahan made great contributions to Ogedai's conquest of Persia, but unexpectedly he fell ill before he went to conquer the Song Dynasty.

It's sad to say that the attack on Song Dynasty has to be discussed again.

At this time, hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops were migrating to the Iximu River while studying the attack on the Song Dynasty.

The kings of the clans were divided into three factions. One faction, Batu, proposed that the troops should be divided into two groups. The main force should return along the original route, attack Qianzhou first, and then seize Harahe Forest. It would be best to force the Song army to fight in the wild and defeat the main force of the Song army.

The partial division entered from the original fiefdom of Chagatai and attacked the original Xixia area, threatening the Song Army's logistics base.

Because the Song Army has just occupied Mobei, it can supply supplies in the short term, but it will have to rely on Xixia support in the long term. When the Song Army has occupied Mobei for a longer period of time, and has established good fields and accumulated food, the logistics will not be interrupted.

Batu's fighting style was still the same as before the Western Expedition and the Mongols, but he was opposed by almost all other kings.

Wokuotai thought that Batu had never fought against the Song people and did not know how the Song people fought.

The city defended by the Song people was difficult to attack, and attacking Xixia from the Chagatai territory was too difficult and almost impossible.

The best strategy is to concentrate all the main forces and force the Song army to fight in the wild.

But Batu said that if half a million troops go out at the same time, it will be difficult to guarantee logistics over time.

The largest scale of the Mongolian army in the past was the Western Expedition, which only sent out 120,000 troops.

Along the way there was burning, killing and looting to ensure supplies.

Now Wokuotai wants to gather an army of 500,000 people to fight the Song army together. Can't the number of horses be millions?

Without a larger grassland, not to mention people, not even horses would have enough to eat.

How to resupply? Where is the decisive battle? How long can it last? These are all things the Mongolian army has to consider.

Veteran Subotai put forward his own ideas at this time.

"Why go to a decisive battle with the Song army?" Subotai said solemnly: "Why don't we wait for the Song army to march west? We are waiting for work in leisure?"

Subutai neither agreed with Batu's strategy of dividing his troops to attack, nor with Wo Kuotai's strategy of raising his troops for a decisive battle. Instead, he hoped to use defense as an offense and wait for the Song army to attack.

"The Song army has the advantage of armor and ferocious firearms. Long-distance marches are difficult for the Song army. Our army should wait for work and wait for the Song army to attack." Subotai believes that if the Song army goes westward, it will definitely not be able to bring cannons and throw a lot of stones. Machine.

They have to travel thousands of miles to attack Qianzhou. Not only do they have to attack the city, but they also have to be hit by artillery and trebuchets. Is there no reason?
Chagatai turned around: "What if the Song army doesn't come?"

What if the Song army doesn't come to the Western Expedition?
This does not mean that all the territory of Great Mongolia was occupied, and they were forced to move to the Iximu River.

"Zhao Yurui will definitely come." Yelu Chucai on the side said solemnly at this time: "Based on my understanding of him, this person will definitely go to the west."

Yelu Chucai didn't want to take the initiative, and he agreed with Subotai's idea.

Wokuotai and Chagatai were eager for revenge and wanted to return to the army to deal with the Song army, but this was not a wise choice.

Mongolia is not good at attacking cities. The best strategy is to wait for the Song army to attack, engage in decisive battles in the field, and wait for work.

Moreover, the Song army's attack from thousands of miles away will definitely only benefit the Mongolian army.

After several days of discussion, the kings of Great Mongolia finally agreed with Subotai's suggestion.

Although Subotai was a veteran, he was experienced and invincible. The most dangerous battle of Batu's Western Expedition was also won with Subotai's support, so Batu also trusted Subotai.

Wokuotai suppressed his desire for revenge and agreed to Subotai's strategy of recuperating and training his troops to prepare for war.

He also specially brought artillery craftsmen from Hebei to Batu. The Mongolian army will build Hongwu cannons and trebuchets, as well as shield vehicles to defend muskets, prepare troops and fortifications, and wait for the Song army to march westward for a decisive battle with the Song army in the field. revenge.

Nine years after entering Yuanzhen, Zhao Yurui also quickly received news that the entire Mongolian clan was migrating, first retreating from the vicinity of Atai Mountain to New Siberia, and then retreating deeper.

From the map, Zhao and Rui can also roughly judge that it is near Kazakhstan in later generations, because there is Kazakhstan between the Principality of Rus and Mobei.

There are now few important towns and populations there, which means the Mongols have returned to their former nomadic state.

Zhao Yurui did not think that the Mongols would live and work in peace and contentment and would be friendly with the Song Dynasty from then on. He was sure that the Mongolian army was accumulating strength and could take revenge on the Song Dynasty at any time.

But Zhao Yurui was not in a hurry to march westward.

Originally, he planned to gather heavy troops in Qianzhou and Harahelin and wait for the Mongolian army to attack. Unexpectedly, the Mongolian army was not fooled and actually stopped coming after Subotai's persuasion.

Now both sides are waiting for the other to attack.

The distance between the main forces of both sides is nearly 4,000 miles. No matter who attacks, it will not be easy.

Are you in a hurry? He must be anxious, the majesty of his profuse sweat is now gone.

Are Zhao and Rui in a hurry? There's definitely no rush.

Therefore, Zhao Yurui did not panic at all. While consolidating Mobei's defense, he deployed troops and horses and calmly prepared for Mobei's military campaign.

In March of the ninth year of Yuanzhen, the imperial court decreed the establishment of Taibei Province and Daxing Province.

The eastern part of Northern Tai Province starts from the west bank of the Kerulen River near Ulaanbaatar in the future, to the west to Qianzhou in the Republic of Tuva, near the Altai Mountains to the west, and to the entire Lake Baikal in the north. The entire territory is quite large, but it belongs to the vast people. dilute.

This area used to be all Mongolian territory, and the important towns were Haraholin and Qianzhou. Zhao Yurui also ordered to rebuild Zhenzhou and Zhaozhou.

Zhenzhou and Zhaozhou were both established during the Liao Dynasty. One was near Ulan Bator, close to Harahe Forest, and the other was near the east bank of the upper reaches of the Orkhon River.

These two states were later abolished after the fall of the Liao Kingdom, but they still had their foundations.

After the establishment of these two states, they formed a triangle with Harahe Forest, which could station more soldiers and horses and collect more grain and grass. The Song Army's rule in Mobei could be strengthened.

(End of this chapter)