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

Chapter 500 Zhao and Rui are also ready to make a move
This battle is almost a replica of the Battle of Kesai Mountain, or a replica of all the battles of the Mongolian army.

During Batu's Western Expedition, when faced with the army of Ferocious Libera IV, the Mongols also adopted their usual tactics. When facing the heavily armored Templars, they first pretended to be defeated, then introduced into the swamp, and then set out in ambush. , almost completely annihilating the Templar's heavy armored cavalry.

The Mongolian army's westward expedition was so easy because they often used tactics to retreat and lure the enemy into encirclement. This strategy has been tried and tested in Central Asia and Europe.

The kingdoms here are really hard to describe. There is no technical content in fighting. I just know who has more people and see who can charge harder.

The Mongolian army went on two expeditions to the west and conquered all countries. It is said that all countries should have learned lessons and understood the Mongolian army's tactics, but Kaikhoslu II
I don’t remember it at all, it’s still a crowd-fighting tactic commonly used by Europeans.

Seeing that the fight was almost over, Xu Liegu gave an order and the Mongolian army began to retreat. The whole army retreated as if they were defeated.

This opponent is not as good as the Song Army from Zhao Yurui's era, so he probably won't be easily fooled.

But the Europeans were really brainless. Kaikhoslu II was overjoyed when he saw this. He gave an order and the entire army pursued the victory. The 80,000-strong army followed the Mongolian army.

Most of his 80,000-strong army are infantry camps, and the cavalry number is only a little over 10,000.

The Mongolian army is all cavalry, and it is really tiring to follow the infantry camp.

In early September, the Mongolian army's cavalry sent the news back to the Volga and Ishim rivers.

I went, and Hulagu almost jumped up when he heard it.

On August 17, when Meng Ge came to Ankara with nearly 100,000 troops, Guyou had already lived in Ankara and praised Meng Ge for his achievements. He attacked and destroyed the Roma Sultanate. Kaikhosru II surrendered to him.

He was shocked and felt that his achievements were suddenly suppressed by Meng Ge.

In anger, Meng Ge temporarily stationed troops outside Ankara. He did not enter the city and at the same time sent the news back to Batu.

Fortunately, as in history, Kaikhoslu II saw the Mongolian army approaching and immediately sent people to ask for surrender and offered a large amount of tribute. He donated 10,000 gold products, 100,000 silver coins, and countless other things to Guyuk. Qing's treasures, a hundred beauties, and expressed his willingness to surrender to Mongolia and accept all the previous demands of Mongolia's Daru Huachi and others.

The sect kings and nobles had no choice but to meet again to discuss which of the two had more merit.

To be honest, the infantry camp of Kaikhoslu II was running out of energy at this time. If they had not thought they had won, they would not have wanted to run away. Unexpectedly, the Mongolian army suddenly turned back and attacked, with ambushes everywhere. The troops of the Roma Sultanate Instant collapse.

Moreover, Europeans don't do much sentry riding in wars, and they are even less likely to send out dozens or even hundreds of miles like the Mongolian army.

At this moment, Brother Meng knew that he was one step closer to becoming the Great Khan.

Kaikhoslu II finally ran back to Ankara with 6,000 fine cavalry. The Mongolian army killed nearly 10,000 people and surrendered more than 60,000 cavalry.

He brought 20,000 troops and horses and defeated the 80,000 main force of Kaikhoslu II. After the first battle, Kaikhoslu II had almost no available troops, and the entire Roma Sultanate lost its resistance.

Meng Ge defeated the main force of the Roma Sultanate along the way, and then continued to attack various cities along the way and recruit troops, just to strengthen the strength of the Mongolian army. When he finally arrived in Ankara, Meng Ge already had a hundred thousand troops. .

Because Guyu sent troops straight out of Tabriz, the journey was relatively short. In mid-August, Guyu arrived at Ankara (the capital of Turkish chess and the second largest city in later generations) before Meng Ge. Only then did he learn that Meng Ge had defeated Keho. Slu II's 80,000-strong army is not far from Ankara, and the two Mongolian armies are about to converge.

The army of Kaikhoslu II chased for a long time. Seeing that the Mongolian army was about to be overtaken, there was a sudden sound of artillery and the Mongolian army ambush appeared in all directions.

At the same time, Guyuk on the other side led an army of 20,000 men with overwhelming force, and successively captured many cities in the Roma Sultanate.

Like the Seyo River, almost all of Kaikhoslu II's 80,000-strong army was wiped out in this battle. Except for his cavalry, which ran out for several thousand, the infantry camp could not escape at all.

Kaihoslu II gathered all the soldiers and horses in the country. There were no people stationed in each city. He was easily defeated by Guyu. Guyu was also arrogant. He felt that he was fighting very fast and his military achievements should be relatively high. big.

But he was lucky. The Mongols were also short of troops at this time. If it were the past and the original history, these more than 70,000 people would have been killed by the Mongolian army. But this time the Mongolian army was willing to surrender, and they wanted to integrate their troops and fight in the future. Song Jun, so many people survived.

But Guiyou easily went all the way to Ankara, surrendered and entered the city, hoping to take the credit for the destruction of the country.

I can't say how beautifully Meng Ge fought this battle. I can only say that the European countries are too weak and don't know how to use tactics. But for him, this is a big victory.

Torrego said that Guiyou attacked all the way and defeated the main forces of the Roma Sultanate. Finally, he came to the city and forced Kaihoslu II to surrender. He obtained countless gold and jewels. This was a great achievement and a great contribution to the destruction of the country. .

Batu and Tuo Lei said that Meng Ge defeated the 80,000 main force of Kaihuoslu II, and Meng Ge already had an army of 100,000 men and collected a large number of surrendered troops. This is an ironclad fact. It's a great achievement. Without Meng Ge's main force to defeat Kaikhoslu II, why do you want to lose it?
Of course, with the level of tactics in Europe, Kaikhoslu II's army would be completely wiped out if he attacked there. If he attacked Guyu first, he would definitely be wiped out.

However, Meng Ge was lucky and attacked the main force of Kaikhoslu II first, but because he had to collect the surrendered troops, he lost the opportunity to capture Ankara.

It’s rare that you didn’t admit that he didn’t fight the main force. He said that he also encountered tens of thousands of troops from the Roma Sultanate and attacked many cities. Meng also involved the northern troops of the Roma Sultanate. Without him, , the troops from the north of the Roma Sultanate moved south, and Kaikhoslu II attacked from the north and south, and Meng Ge had to be completely wiped out.

Although he knew he was talking nonsense, Brother Meng really couldn't help it because it sounded reasonable.

The two sides couldn't rely on each other, and no one would submit to the other, so Batu became angry again.

It's boring for you to do this, okay, let's fight again.

At this time, from both sides of the Caspian Sea to the vicinity of the Black Sea, almost all was under the rule of the Mongolian army. Among them, the rule on the west side of the Black Sea was slightly worse, because Batu returned after fighting there.

The Principality of Kiev to the north of the Black Sea, Georgia and Azerbaijan between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, Persia to the south, and northern Iraq are all under the control of the Mongolian army.

There are still two dynasty forces on the east coast of the Mediterranean, one is the Ayyubid dynasty and the other is the Lupini dynasty.

The Ayyubid dynasty was more powerful, with its main power in Egypt, but still occupied the northern part of Iraq and Syria, and Lubini in Little Armenia. Batu asked Meng Ge and Guyu to attack these two places again, and use the method of drawing lots to decide who will fight Ayub and who will fight Lupini.

Considering that the two dynasties have different territories and different strengths, those who attack Ayyubid only need to reach the junction of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea and do not attack Jerusalem. However, if they attack the Lupini dynasty, they must destroy their country. Complete the conquest and domination of Lupini.

Because Jerusalem and several surrounding places were originally owned by the Ayyubid dynasty, but in 1228, Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, launched the Sixth Crusade without the consent of the Pope, breaking the rule in one fell swoop. The three holy cities of Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem were captured, so Jerusalem now belongs to the Holy Roman Empire. Batu learned about this history during the Western Expedition and did not want to start a war with the Holy Roman Empire again now. I just want to hit the junction of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea.

After Batu made this decision, Meng Ge and Guyu drew lots. Whoever achieves the goal first, conquers and conquers the territory Mongolia wants, and suffers the least loss of troops will win.

This time neither side had any objections because they were attacking different dynasties.

Based on the size and military strength of the country at that time, the Ayyubid dynasty was more difficult to fight, and Lubini was easy to fight. In fact, the main force of the Ayyubid dynasty was in Egypt, and they were preparing to retake Jerusalem. The next year in the original history was Yuanzhen. In the twelfth year (1244), Sultan Alkar of the Ayyubid Dynasty launched a large army, defeated the army of the Holy Roman Empire, and recaptured the three holy cities.

Ayub's main force is not here, and the territory here is also cut off by the Holy Roman Empire, so it is considered a fast enclave and easier to fight. Lubini is small and small, and the territory is with the army, and it is in danger of annihilation. beat.

This time the Mongolian army suddenly attacked Ayyuub, and actually helped Frederick II. It can even be said to have affected the entire Europe.

At the end of October, when the results of the draw came out, Meng Ge beat Ayub and Guyu beat Lupini. At that time Guyu was overjoyed, and all the Mongolian princes and nobles also thought Guyu was lucky.

At this time, only the Song Dynasty in the world had had envoys with the Holy Roman Empire, and only the Song Dynasty would send envoys and caravans to various European countries for detailed information to understand the situation in European countries.

The Mongols only know that Ayub is strong and Lubini is weak, but do not know their specific strength distribution.

This time, the two men each led an army of 30,000 men. Mengge brought the original 20,000 Mongolians and Georgians, and 10,000 newly joined Roma Sultanate people (mainly Turks and Oghuz).

Guyuk's army was still diverse and included Turks and Oghuz.

The Mongols are also very strange. After Temujin's death, there was no great khan for a year or two. After Ogedei's death, Guiyou did not ascend the throne for four or five years. They only need someone to regent and supervise the country. The position of Great Khan can be left vacant, and we can continue our foreign campaigns first.

It was the same this time. For the sake of the position of the Great Khan, they once again launched a foreign war. The entire Mongolia was temporarily regent by Tolegona, and Batu and Chagatai helped manage it.

This is almost impossible in the Central Plains Dynasty. As soon as the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty dies, a new emperor must be established immediately. No matter what, a new emperor is needed to make things right.

In the autumn of the eleventh year of Yuanzhen, Mongolia was preparing to become the Great Khan, conquer more countries, occupy more territories, and confront the Song army in the future. When launching a war in West Asia, Zhao and Zhao, who were thousands of miles away, Rui is also ready to make a move.

In the ninth year of Yuanzhen, Zhao and Rui established Taibei Province. The eastern part of Taibei Province started from the west bank of the Kherulun River near Ulan Bator, in the west to the west of Qianzhou in the Tuwa Republic near the Altai Mountains, and in the north to Lake Baikal. All, the entire territory is quite large, but it is vast and sparsely populated.

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, and changed Haraholin to Taibei Prefecture, becoming the provincial capital of Taibei, and also the Song Army At the command center in Mobei.

Meng Gong is the governor of Northern Tai Province and is fully responsible for military and political affairs here.

After that, the imperial court continued to immigrate here, and in order to encourage immigration, the policy was quite radical.

First, prisoners with serious sentences in prisons in various places are sent to Northern Tai Province together with their families. However, after each household arrives, the prisoner's sentence can be reduced, and the family members are allocated a grazing area based on population and 100 acres of grassland per capita. At the same time, they are required to Each family must grow ten acres of rye to ensure their own livelihood and to hand over military rations.

For ordinary people to immigrate, each household will receive a resettlement fee of 500 guan. Males in the family will be exempted from 20 years of military service. Grasslands and fields will also be allocated. Those who are literate will not be able to work except for the county magistrate. Those below the county magistrate include the village chief, town mayor and Baozheng. , long-term care is given priority.

Those who are willing to run shops here will be exempt from commercial tax for twenty years.

Then some local people who had conquered Xixia and Tubo were forced to immigrate here.

Zhao Yurui used both coercion and encouragement. In just three years, the four major cities in Taibei Prefecture in Taibei Province, Taibei City, Qianzhou, Zhaozhou, and Fuzhou, have basically completed reconstruction, and the population has reached about 30,000 households. Fifteen thousand people.

Including the local garrison, the Song army's population in northern Thailand has reached 250,000.

This number has exceeded that of the Mongolian rule. At that time, although there were hundreds of thousands of people in Mongolia, they were distributed in the fiefdoms of various sects and kings. The total population near Harahelin (that is, within the territory of Tuolei) was only about 100,000.

In recent years, Meng Gong followed Zhao Yurui's request, and the imperial court helped him immigrate continuously, expand several states and cities, and at the same time farm and raise livestock. The tasks were heavy, and it was a pity that Mongolia did not have the Eastern Expedition, otherwise it would not have the opportunity to recuperate.

In December of the eleventh year of Yuanzhen, as the Chinese New Year was approaching, General Li Liang, the second general of the First Army of the Northern Taibei Army in Taibei City, led a group of soldiers out of the city early in the morning.

At that time, Li Liang and Zhou Yong participated in the Song army's raid on Haraholin. Zheng Youcai stayed in Liaodong, and the three brothers went their separate ways. After the war, both of them stayed in northern Thailand. Li Liang had been promoted to the rank of second general of the first army, and Zhou Yong served as the first general of the second army of the Qianzhou Army in Qianzhou.

In comparison, Zheng Youcai has only reached the rank of deputy general now, but Zheng Youcai has been promoted quickly and has not fought much. But the advantage is that he has been opening up wasteland for the court, and the court also promotes generals who open up wasteland very quickly.

After Li Liang went out today, he took a group of soldiers and quickly headed east, near Ulaanbaatar in later generations.

After leaving the city, you can see wooden houses everywhere along both sides of the road. Each wooden house occupies a block, and there are other supporting small houses nearby.

This is where the herdsmen live and graze. Each household has about five or six wooden and stone buildings.

When the Mongolian army was here, they all lived in tents. After the Song army came, they all lived in wooden houses.

The Song army built hundreds of wooden houses for each hundred households to live in, and designated living areas for grazing or stocking grain. Each hundred households had a Baozheng, and every ten households had a Baochang for unified management.

Every ten strongholds, that is, one thousand households, is set up as a village with a village chief.

(End of this chapter)