Chapter 553: The gold attack is imminent
"Humph! I'm just stating the pros and cons. At present, the Jin people are overhauling Wusha Fort in the south, and they have a strong heart for guarding against our great Mongolia. If there had been a war with Khorasan at this time, the Usha Castle of the Jin people would have been built higher and higher, longer and stronger.
If we want to attack the Kingdom of Jin again, it will not be so easy! ”。
In the old years, Mongolia plundered the Xia Kingdom, married the princess of the Xia Kingdom and returned victoriously. He repeatedly invaded the northern border of Xijing of the Jin State, so that the Emperor of the Jin State ordered the construction of a military fort on the border. So as to rely on the advantages of the military fort to block the Mongolian iron cavalry.
Although this is a bit wishful thinking, it will still cause problems for the Mongols to a greater or lesser extent.
Therefore, Mongolia has reached a consensus that it will never allow the construction of Usha Fort to succeed. So he asked the craftsmen to supervise the making of knives, axes and arrows day and night for the purpose of attacking gold.
But now war broke out again in the land of the Crane, and Alimali was also captured by Khorasan. The Mongol soldiers and horses sent were also defeated by Khorasan, which can be said to have severely lost the face of Mongolia.
And that's not the main thing!
Huihe is close to the western border of Mongolia, and if it is unstable, the Mongolian army will not be able to attack the Jin State with peace of mind. After all, from Huihe to attack Mongolia, there are mostly deserts and Gobi along the way, and there is no danger to defend. With Khorasan's ability, the desert and the Gobi could not stop their footsteps.
So a dilemma arises.
One is to ignore Khorasan and continue to attack the Kingdom of Jin. One is to stop the upcoming Jin offensive and attack Khorasan with all its might to stabilize the western border of Mongolia. No matter which one is chosen for the attack, there will be irreparable losses for the Mongols.
Borshu had the heart to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say. After all, Khorasan has a good relationship with Mongolia! If this hadn't happened, Khorasan would still be an ally worthy of close attention to many high-level Mongolians.
Many Khorasan merchants were sold to Mongolia by Hui merchants, which made the life of many Nayan people much more comfortable. In particular, those simple Khorasan foods greatly satisfied the appetite of the Nayans. The cattle and sheep they raise can also be exported to Khorasan and reap a lot of returns.
In the harsh winter, they don't have to huddle in their tents as before, waiting for the cold winter to pass. Instead, with the help of sled dogs bought in Khorasan, they were dragged around. The thick Mongolian robes in the past can also be discarded, and the body is also much more flexible when wearing light and warm Khorasan cotton clothes.
Even if you accidentally get frostbite, you can rub some Khorasan frostbite medicine, and it will be effective quickly.
Some perfumes produced in Khorasan are also very popular with Mongolian women, and the queens of the Great Khan have always used high-end perfumes that can only be used by Khorasan nobles. And this was given to them by Khorasan through the Li family firm for free.
These obvious benefits have greatly increased the goodwill of Khorasan throughout Mongolia.
Of course, the national strength of Khorasan is indeed good. Starting from the land of Puhua, the four counties of Khorasan are collected. After conquest of the north and south, the lands of Gur, Sindh, Daliao and Persia all became the territory of Khorasan.
And all of this happened in just a few years.
How similar this is to the rise of Mongolia. Many Mongolians do not feel a sense of sympathy.
Now that he has conquered the Eastern Qarakhanid State and the Huihe and controlled the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, he is already a great power that can sit on an equal footing with Mongolia.
Temujin also found this a bit tricky.
If you don't ask about Khorasan, then it will be impossible for Mongolia to expand westward in the future. And Khorasan controls the Huihe, and there is always a sense of crisis that the tiger is lying on the side. Therefore, from the safety of Mongolia, it is necessary to take back the crane.
But ask for sin! Khorasan is not something to be underestimated. Although it was not at war with Mongolia, judging from the information gathered, it was also a military power that was not weaker than Mongolia. If there is a dispute with it, then the western border of Mongolia should not be peaceful. Attacking the Jin Kingdom in the south will also come to naught for a while.
Looking at the overall situation, it is obvious that the benefits of attacking the Jin Kingdom are even more. Because Temujin knew from the information collected by the Jin Kingdom over the years that the Jin Kingdom had decayed to the extreme. Even a mediocre person like Wanyan Yongji can be the lord of the Jin Kingdom, so what kind of situation it is in the court, you can imagine it.
Moreover, earthquakes, droughts and floods occur every year in the country. The Han and Khitan people were also resented by the Jin people's maladministration. Just a little spark is close to making these people raise the anti-flag.
What's more, the Central Plains has been prosperous and prosperous since ancient times. If you can plunder well, then Mongolia will reap a lot of rewards.
As for Khorasan, only the four counties of Khorasan, which were run by Khorasan in the early years, have some merit. Elsewhere, it's just been a war.
Even if you win, you won't get much benefit.
The four counties of Khorasan are located in the hinterland of Khorasan, and if Mongolia wants to conquer it, it has to cross the war-torn places such as Daliao and Huihe. Don't think about getting any supplies along the way, the food and grass of the army has become the top priority.
As long as Khorasan disturbed the Mongol grain routes in the middle of the way, the Mongol offensive would be greatly hindered.
There was no gain in fighting like this, and it would make the Mongols throw themselves into a very large war, and Temujin did not want to do so.
So now he doesn't want to go to war with Khorasan, but he also wants to keep Huihe. As for the Eastern Qarakhanid State and Alimari, there was no particularly big loss if they were abandoned.
With this in mind, Temujin spoke up: "Don't say anything! Since Huihe is my Mongolian vassal, there is trouble in that country, and my Mongolia wants to stand up for it. ”。 When he spoke, the Mongols below all had complicated faces.
But Temujin did not finish his words, and continued: "But the attack of the Great Mongol Kingdom on the Jin Kingdom is imminent, and the war in the west is really not lightly started. So, what do you think? ”
Yelu Ahai didn't think much about it, and was the first to stand up and say: "I am willing to send an envoy to Khorasan to make him withdraw from Huihe to protect the peace of the western border." ”。
Jochi led a detachment of troops to garrison north of Mount Altan for deterrence.
Temujin knew that it would not be so easy to get Khorasan to withdraw from the army by relying on his words alone. He agreed to the request of the two, not only to defend the north of the Altan Mountains, but also to send envoys to Khorasan.
Find out what Li Chengji means, so that Mongolia can make a proper response in the battle of Jin.
Soon after Yelu Ahai received the order and returned, a servant came and said, "Ten thousand households Nayan, Yarawachi Nayan has come." ”。
Yarawachi was already the head of the Mongolian Li Firm, and was also in charge of the affairs of the department's headquarters in Mongolia. Due to his good trade relations with Mongolia in his early years, Yarawachi has now become a high-level guest of honor in Mongolia.
Yelu Ahai has known him for several years, and the two have a good personal relationship. Now that Yarava Chi was coming, Yelu Ahai guessed what the other party meant with his toes.
Although there was something I didn't want to see at this juncture, I still let people invite him in.
"Yelu Wan Household Chief, I haven't seen you for some days, don't come unharmed!" , Yaravatchi was dressed in a cotton robe of Khorasan, dressed as a businessman.
"Tell me quickly, I'm going to the south again!" , Yelu Ahai didn't have a good airway. At this time, those red-eyed people will definitely chew their tongues behind their backs, saying that he has collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. It is also that he is not a Mongol, although he followed the Great Khan very early, but the identity of the Khitan cannot be erased.
Among the Mongolian high-level who are all Mongols, his Khitan identity is particularly unsightly. What's more, he was an envoy of the Jin State at the beginning, and it was only when he saw that Temujin had become a great person that he betrayed the Jin State and took refuge in Temujin.
Therefore, it is difficult for people who have betrayed once to be trusted again.
Although Khorasan is not a country founded by the Khitans, it bears a strong Khitan imprint. As a Khitan, Yelu Ahai has become the object of guard.
If it weren't for his great achievements in his early years, he wouldn't even be able to get the status of the head of ten thousand households now.
However, now he has no access to military power, and can only be in charge of unimportant commercial affairs. The time spent dealing with Yaravach increased.
At that moment, listening to Yelu Ahai's angry words, Yarawachi smiled and said, "Why are Yelu Wanhu so worried? I have two jars of burning knives just brought from Khorasan, how many bowls do you want to touch? ”。