Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 2724: Kublai Khan planned to eliminate Maodun, Sui, Qiang and Tubo allied armies

Chapter 2720: Kublai Khan planned to eliminate Maodun, Sui, Qiang and Tubo allied armies

In the previous civil war between Yuan and Meng, Yuan and Meng suffered heavy losses due to Qin's intervention, but they still failed to solve the serious problem of Maodun. So even if Da Qin declared war on the four countries, Yuan and Meng could only recover and dare not do anything. Even if you do, you can't do anything.

Kublai Khan knew that this battle between Qin and Qin was crucial. Once it won, there would be no force to stop Qin from completing its unification.

Kublai Khan naturally wanted to intervene, but Yuanmeng, who had not yet recovered, was neither able nor dared to interfere anymore.

 Because he didn’t know if Da Qin, which was trying its best on the surface, had any other hidden power secretly. If there were, then Sui’s today would be Yuan Meng’s tomorrow.

Kublai Khan was not without the courage to make a desperate move, but Manqing's teammate was really dragging his hips, and Yuanmeng could no longer afford to lose, so he could only secretly stumble the Great Qin envoy to delay the Great Qin. unified pace.

It is true that Yuanmeng could not afford to offend Da Qin, but he did not offend Da Qin either. As for Yelu Shilu, he was a traitor to Da Yuan, and his opposition to Da Qin had nothing to do with Da Yuan.

It was with this idea in mind that Kublai Khan deliberately let Yelu Shilu go, because he would inevitably stand on the hostile side of Da Qin after his return.

“Yelü Chucai, the plan to behead Mao Dun must be carried out as soon as possible.

I have a vague feeling in my heart that the Sui Kingdom may be in disaster, and the Wei, Song, and Ming Kingdoms will not be able to hold on for long.

We, the Yuan Dynasty, must completely resolve Maodun, complete the unification, and then develop westward before the Qin Dynasty completely captures the Central Plains. Only in this way can we have a chance of survival. Kublai Khan said to Yelu Chucai with a serious look on his face.

"Yes, I will live up to His Majesty's expectations. I will definitely die if I dare to do this. Otherwise, I will kill myself to apologize." Yelu Chucai promised.

While Da Qin was making various preparations for unification, Yuan and Meng on the grasslands were not idle either.

In order to completely unify Yuan and Meng, Kublai Khan ignored Da Qin's warning and attacked Maodun. As a result, Da Qin directly sent troops to intervene and suffered heavy losses.

It has only been more than a year since Yuanmeng suffered a disastrous defeat, so it was naturally impossible for him to recover so quickly.

Even so, Kublai Khan still decided to touch the bottom line of Qin again, because he knew that this might be Yuanmeng's last chance. If he missed this time, Yuanmeng would never have a chance to unify.

Now the Qin Dynasty is at war on the east and west fronts. The eight armies on the east front face off against the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties, and the four armies on the west front challenge the Sui, Qiang and Tubo. More than 1.1 million troops were dispatched.

Although Kublai Khan did not know how much power Da Qin had hidden, he knew that Da Qin must still have some reservations, because his cheap uncle Ying Hao had never left any room and would always keep a trump card.

 But no matter how much power Da Qin still hides, what is the trump card that it has not yet played? But for Yuanmeng, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for unification.

Da Qin is now at war with Wei, Song, Ming, Sui, Qiang and Tubo at the same time. The stalls are too big, and naturally there are more things to consider. Part of the strength must be reserved to deal with possible variables.

 Therefore, even if Da Qin really had some spare power, it would not be able to use its limited spare power to interfere in the internal affairs of Yuan and Mongolia.

For Yuan and Meng, this opportunity is not only a rare opportunity for unification, but also the last opportunity for unification.

Once the Qin Dynasty completely occupied the Central Plains, destroyed the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties, and expelled the Sui Kingdom, it would be able to intervene in the internal affairs of Yuan and Mongolia at any time in the future, and Yuan and Mongolia would really never be able to unify.

 So, even though he knew that the risk of touching the bottom line of Da Qin was very high, Kublai Khan still decided to take the gamble.

　In terms of dealing with Da Qin, Kublai Khan was not sure, so he did not dare to make a desperate move

 But in terms of internal unity, even if he is not sure, he will give it all once, because this is really the last chance.

Since his father Huang Tuo Lei handed over the Yuan Kingdom to him, he could not let Yuan and Meng continue to fight each other and eventually destroy themselves in endless internal fighting.

 Therefore, Yuan and Meng must be unified, and Kublai Khan will do this at all costs.

“Modun, no one will come to help you this time. You will die this time.”

Kublai Khan muttered to himself with murderous intent in his eyes. He had set a certain death situation for Mao Dun, and the person who executed it was Yelu Chucai.

As long as Mao Dun can be successfully killed this time, even if there are military ministers who can take over his position, they will not be able to replace Mao Dun in terms of military command. By then, Yuan Meng's army will be able to easily defeat Mao Dun's forces.

Kublai Khan planned to kill Maodun and unify Yuan and Meng, while Yelu Deguang recalled the fleeing faction to restore the country. When they were all planning for their own ambitions, Lun Qinling finally came down from the plateau with 100,000 Tubo troops.

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  Xining County, Xining City.

After Meng Tian relied on a surprise attack to capture Xining City, he was still a little worried. After all, the troops he brought were too few, and the situation inside Xining City was very complicated. Han and Qiang people lived together, and Meng Tian didn't know how many of them there were. Will fight back

 out out out out?

Fortunately, Yang Xingmi was frightened by Meng Tian's reputation and the number of Qin troops on the south road. Without knowing the true situation in Xining City, he thought that the passage to Daxing would not be accessible through a strong attack, so he simply withdrew his troops and waited for the Tibetan reinforcements to arrive. Later, he came to fight the Qin army again.

Yang Xingmi and Yang Xiong's initiative to withdraw their troops gave Meng Tian the opportunity to sort out all the forces in Xining and completely turn Xining into an iron barrel.   The biggest problem in integrating Xining City is to prevent the Han and Qiang people in the city from causing trouble.

The Han people are easy to solve. After all, for them, the dispute between Qin and Sui Dynasty is just a civil war between the Han people. No matter who wins in the end, they can only stand on the side of the winner.

The Qiang people are more difficult to deal with.

The day after Yang Xingmi withdrew his troops, three Qiang family heads, representing more than a dozen Qiang families in the city, came to see Meng Tian and asked Da Qin to give Qiang and Han people equal status.

For the Qiang people in Xining City, there is no essential difference between the rule of the Sui State and the rule of the Qin State. They are both ruled by the Han people anyway. It is better to take the initiative to take advantage of the Qin army before they completely occupy Haizhou. Come to your door to fight for your own interests

As long as Meng Tian nods and agrees, he will be able to get the support of the entire Qiang people in the city, and there will be tens of thousands of Qiang people fighting for the Qin army, and the Qiang people will also persuade several cities around Xining to surrender.

Although Meng Tian captured Xining City, he did not completely occupy Xining County.

There are twelve counties in Xining County. Meng Tian's purpose was to directly cut off the passage to Daxing. To achieve this goal, he only needed to occupy three of the counties, so the remaining 90% was still in the hands of the Sui State.

The conditions offered by the Qiang people were not unreasonable. They were giving away people and the city. Naturally, Meng Tian wanted to agree, but he couldn't do so because he couldn't make the decision at all in this matter.

The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were not allowed to interfere in politics, and politicians were not allowed to interfere in the army. However, there were its own rules and regulations for the management of foreign races.

If Meng Tian agreed privately without consent, he would have gone too far and would definitely be severely punished. Therefore, he declined the Qiang representatives who came to see him on the grounds that he had no control over the matter.

Although Meng Tian refused, he did not say anything. Instead, he said that if the Qiang people were willing to take the initiative to help, Daqin would definitely not forget their contribution, and he would also write to the court in his personal capacity to fight for the rights of the Qiang people.

There are few educated people among the Qiang people, and most of them are short-sighted, so Meng Tian’s heartfelt words are considered deception to them.

Meng Tian didn’t say anything, he didn’t even want to swear an oath, and he didn’t have the slightest guarantee. He just wanted them to fight for the Qin Dynasty. This was a naked attempt to prostitute them for nothing.

The Qiang people naturally refused to do it, and Meng Tian did not force it. After all, he had a total of 80,000 troops in his hands. It was the same whether he had these Qiang people or not.

But just when Meng Tian was actively arranging defenses to prepare for the next battle with the Tibetan army, he suddenly received news that Yang Guang was implementing the order to relieve the Qiang in Haizhou and took the initiative to help the Qiang forces form an army.

Meng Tian is not a pure warrior. His political attribute is 80 points. Naturally, he knows what it means for the Sui State and the Qiang people to issue the order to relieve the Qiang. It means that the Sui State will have a large number of Qiang soldiers in a short period of time. .

The Sui Kingdom originally had 70,000 troops stationed in Haizhou, and the 100,000 reinforcements from Tubo were about to arrive. However, these 170,000 Sui-Tubo coalition forces alone already made Meng Tian feel like he was facing a formidable enemy, but he did not expect that now he would have to Facing an unknown number of Qiang troops.

Meng Tian did not dare to be careless at all, and quickly notified Li Jing in Daxing of the situation in Haizhou through flying pigeons.

Li Jing was still curious. After all four Qin forces came out to form a trapped dragon situation, the Sui Kingdom did not react at all. Could it be that Yang Guang was unable to break through the trapped dragon situation and was ready to surrender out of despair? ?

Li Jing didn't know what Yang Guang was thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care. He would follow whatever moves Yang Guang made.

 During this period, Li Jing has been making arrangements outside Daxing City, digging trenches, building earthen cities, and erecting earthen mountains, making it difficult for the Sui army in the city to get out, as if he wanted to completely trap the Sui army in the city.

In addition, the Qin army’s offensive against Wuwei County is also continuing.

After capturing Xianmei City, Long Qie personally led an army of 40,000 to guard Xianmei to stop Gao Huan's 70,000 Sui troops. At the same time, he sent his younger brother Long Yang to lead an army of 30,000 to attack Wuwei County from the west.

Under Li Jing's order, Li Maozhen also led 30,000 Qin troops to attack Wuwei County from east to west.

Although the ten cities belonging to Wuwei County in the Sui Dynasty were built into an iron chain by the Sui State, relying on the terrain, they were easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, they inevitably showed flaws in the face of the Qin army's east-west attack.

At present, more than half of the cities in the ten counties in the west of Wuwei in the Sui Dynasty have been successively captured by the Qin army. It is expected that they will all fall into the hands of the Qin army in a short time.

 If that happens, Daxing City will completely become an isolated city.

On the other hand, the Qin army was able to free up 60,000 troops to support Long Qie to the west or Meng Tian to the south.

What Li Jing didn't expect was that Yang Guang was silent on the surface, but secretly he made a big move and actually launched the Qiang Order, directly lifting all the bans on the Qiang people.

　In this regard, even Li Jing had to admit that he was a little blind to Yang Guang.

Li Jing originally thought that Yang Guang was a timid and timid monarch who was afraid of small gains and neglected his righteousness when faced with big events. However, he did not expect that he would dare to make a desperate move when he was forced to do so.

It’s just that what Yang Guang cared about was the well-being of others. Using the centuries-old achievements of the Han people to control the Qiang was just to extend the Sui country’s life for a while. It was indeed too ignorant to understand the overall situation.

“Yang Guang, how dare you, how dare you?”

After learning that Yang Guang had issued an order to relieve the Qiang, not only the generals from Liangzhou such as Hua Xiong and Li Jue, but also the generals from Guandong were furious. They all roared to Li Jing and asked for orders to attack Daxing and capture Yang Guang alive.

Even Li Mu, who has always been known for his calmness, his face was full of anger at this time, and he cursed in a cold voice: "Yang Guang, you deserve to die."

Li Mu was not only a native of Liangzhou, but also a personal participant in the battle to exterminate the Qiang. He was very aware of the price paid by the Han to conquer the Qiang.

 Countless Liangzhou people had sacrificed their lives for hundreds of years, but after they succeeded, they were ruined by Yang Guang in one fell swoop. This also made Li Mu unprecedentedly angry.

 (End of this chapter)