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Hao Jing, Zhang Rou, Xu Heng, Dou Mo, Guo Shoujing and others all doubted the authenticity of this news, after all, they had all been in the Mongolian court and knew the strategic goal of the Mongol army's attack, no matter from which angle of analysis, the strategic target of the Mongol army's attack should be Sichuan, not Xiangyang.

Hao Jing and others' suspicions are justified, the Mongolian army is strong, and the Mongolian iron cavalry is invincible in the world, but the Mongolian army still has a fatal flaw, that is, the lack of water division strength, after all, the grassland and the north do not need large-scale water divisions, and for many years, the Mongolian court has not attached importance to the construction of water divisions, which makes the Mongolian army invincible in the north and even in the Central Plains, but in the south, it is necessary to face the water division of the Great Song Dynasty.

Hao Jing and others also suspect that since Kublai Khan decided to attack from the direction of Xiangyang, how could Zhang Wenqian and others know about such a major decision, according to the practice of the Mongolian court, such a major decision can only be known by the Mongolian prince.

Wu Shaogang completely believed the news in Zhang Wenqian's handwritten letter, after all, he was familiar with history after traveling.

Although there have been many changes in history because of Wu Shaogang's crossing, the big tide has not changed, and Wu Shaogang, who has crossed over, has been trying his best to gather his own strength, and has not thought of taking the initiative to attack, and he even hopes that before he really has the ability to change the historical trend, the Great Song Dynasty and the Mongolian court will not have any changes.

Small changes still exist, at least Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou West Road and Yunnan Road have been occupied by Wu Shaogang, these places were previously occupied by the Mongol court.

Zhang Wenqian's document involves Wu Shaogang's deployment, so it must not be negligent.

Just when Wu Shaogang was still thinking about how to convene Hao Jing and others to discuss, the second letter came, which was a suggestion put forward by Zhang Wenqian, which coincided with Wu Shaogang's idea, that is, when the Mongolian army was attacking Xiangyang with all its might, the army stationed in Sichuan would attack the north, occupy as much territory as possible, and strengthen its own strength.

Wu Shaogang knew very well that the Mongol court was also unstable, and in history, after the Mongol army captured Lin'an, because of the rebellion of Haidu, Kublai Khan was forced to send a large army into Mobei to quell the rebellion in Haidu.

Wu Shaogang's idea was very simple, at this time, he would not think of becoming the target of Kublai Khan and the main attack of the Mongol army, and it would be enough to get some cheap when the Mongol army attacked Xiangyang.

Let the Mongol army and the imperial army fight desperately, and the strength is damaged, and the army stationed in Sichuan occupies more territory while resting, and its strength increases, so that it can calmly meet the final decisive battle.

After a few days of thinking, Wu Shaogang made a decision that the people under his command must unify their thoughts, so that they can unite the strength of everyone and meet the upcoming great change.

The festival makes the yamen, the wing.

Two letters from Dadu were placed on the table.

Hao Jing, Cai Siwei, Zhang Rou, Xu Heng, Dou Mo, Guo Shoujing, Cao Wengang and others have all read the letter.

Everyone's opinions could not be unified, except for Cai Siwei and Cao Wengang, whose opinions were not clear, and the rest of the people believed that the news of Zhang Wenqian's handwritten letter was false and could not be fully believed.

There is a map hanging on the wall, which has been marked, Lizhou West Road and Lizhou East Road in Sichuan, Xiangyang and Lianghuai have all been marked, and Huaibei and Jingzhaofu Road in the Central Plains have also been marked.

The Mongol army has not yet been mobilized on a large scale, and its main forces are still concentrated in the Dadu area.

When Wu Shao first came in, everyone's eyes turned from the direction of the map.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today we will focus on discussing Zhang Wenqian's handwritten letter, and you can say directly what you think."

Wu Shaogang was very simple, without the slightest intention of dragging mud and water, Hao Jing looked at everyone, now he is the deputy envoy of Yunchuan Jiedu, and concurrently serves as the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture, his status is below Wu Shaogang, above everyone, such a major matter, he must be the first to open his mouth and express his opinion.

"My lord, the lower officials think that Zhang Wenqian's handwritten letter has many suspicious points, and the most important aspect is that the lower officials think that such a major and confidential matter, as the minister of the Han people, Zhang Wenqian, is impossible to know."

The rest of the people nodded their heads, and there was indeed a suspicion in this regard, and in recent years, the Han ministers in the Mongol court had encountered a large-scale ostracism, and it was impossible for them to participate in the discussion of confidential matters, let alone know such important news.

Hao Jing looked at everyone and continued.

"Xia Guan and everyone have also carefully discussed, I don't doubt the authenticity of Zhang Wenqian's letter, I just think this is the Mongolian court deliberately diverted attention, for many years, the focus of the Mongolian court's attack is Sichuan, suddenly make a major change, the possibility is not big, Xiangyang city is strong, it is not easy to capture, it is not an overnight thing, and the attack on Sichuan is different, can occupy many places, take a solid strategy of advancing step by step...

Hao Jing's analysis is very reasonable, and it has also been carefully considered.

After Hao Jing finished speaking, Zhang Rou also expressed his opinion, believing that Hao Jingzhi's analysis was completely correct, and according to convention, the Mongol army would not choose to attack from Xiangyang, but would continue to attack from Sichuan.

Cai Siwei and Cao Wengang still did not express any opinions, they were not familiar with the affairs of the Mongolian court, and they did not know Kublai Khan as a person, so they could not express their opinions.

Finally waiting for everyone to finish, Wu Shaogang stood up and walked to the front of the map.

All eyes turned to Wu Shaogang, and everyone understood that the final decision was made by Wu Shaogang.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I thought of one thing, when General Zhang led the army to attack Sichuan, Kublai Khan sent Habichi to lead the army to attack Lianghuai, and we have also analyzed it that time, Habichi's attack on Lianghuai achieved a major victory, looted a lot of money, and forced the imperial court to negotiate with it, this may be Kublai Khan is thinking about where to launch a full-scale attack."

"Now it seems that at least the two Huai directions have been completely abandoned by Kublai Khan, and it is not appropriate to launch a general offensive from here."

"I'm also thinking, why it's not appropriate, after seeing the two cities of Luzhou and Jiankang, I have the answer, since Kublai Khan wants to launch a comprehensive attack on the imperial court, then he must concentrate his forces to fight, ensure the victory of each battle, and eliminate the living force of the Song army to the greatest extent, and the two cities of Luzhou and Jiankang of Lianghuai are like two horns, echoing each other, if Kublai Khan chooses to attack Lianghuai, he must divide his troops into two roads, and attack these two main cities at the same time, and there are many lakes in Lianghuai, and the road is difficult, It will be more difficult for the Mongol army to attack. ”

"Kublai Khan would not have made such a choice, so he gave up Lianghuai."

"Let's take a look at Sichuan, attacking from Sichuan has always been the focus of the Mongolian imperial court's strategy, on the surface, Kublai Khan is unlikely to make changes, and attacking from Sichuan is conducive to the development of the Mongolian army."

When he said this, Wu Shaogang's face became grim, and a sneer appeared on his face.

"But there is one thing you should not forget, the total number of Mongol troops exterminated by the imperial armies of Hezhou over the years has exceeded 100,000, which is a huge number, enough for Kublai Khan to seriously consider."

"Kublai Khan wants to dominate the world and destroy my Great Song Dynasty, there is no doubt about this, but Kublai Khan also has scruples, if the Mongol army waves its army to Sichuan, once the battle is defeated, it will be a heavy blow to his military morale, and may even destroy all the arrangements and deployments of Kublai Khan."

"Don't forget, the internal stability of the Mongol court is not stable, Kublai Khan still needs to pay attention to the situation in Mobei, once there is a major defeat in the expedition, or encounters a setback, other forces in Mobei must seize this opportunity, and they are bound to move, making it difficult for Kublai Khan to decide."

"Let's take a look at Xiangyang again."

"From the strategic position, Xiangyang is the gateway of the imperial court, its importance is far greater than Sichuan and Lianghuai, once Kublai Khan took Xiangyang, it will cut off any contact between Sichuan and the capital, unless we pour out to help Xiangyang, but if we rush to Xiangyang, then Sichuan is empty, Kublai Khan can take the opportunity to take Sichuan."

"Delong Wangshu, Kublai Khan chose to attack from Xiangyang, it is the best choice, Xiangyang city is strong, it is indeed difficult to capture in a short period of time, but Kublai Khan does not have to worry, just take your time, once Xiangyang is taken, the gateway to the south will be opened, and then it will be a logical matter to destroy my Great Song Dynasty."

"As for your consideration that Zhang Wenqian could not know about such an important matter, I don't think so, Kublai Khan's move may be to show his ambition and make the Han ministers in the court completely return to their hearts."

"Zhang Wenqian's handwritten letter is credible."

"From now on, we must make all preparations, according to my prediction, it is unlikely that the Mongol army will launch a large-scale attack in winter, and the best time to attack is in the coming spring."

Wu Shaogang turned his head and spoke to Yuan Shichun beside him.

"Recently, the focus of the Intelligence Agency has shifted to the Dadu side, and I think that since Kublai Khan has made a decision, the deployment of his troops will definitely be expressed, and the Intelligence Agency will try its best to investigate clearly."

"All the information we have obtained, there is no need to report it to the imperial court, there are some things that need to be dealt with by the imperial court, and we have no obligation or responsibility to do these things for the imperial court."

"The collection of grain and grass is now moving, and try to buy as much grain as possible from Lianghuai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"Guys, we're going to get ready too." (To be continued.) )