Chapter 293: Ultimatum
Zhang Wenqian and others tried their best to plan the method of calculating the Great Song Dynasty Sichuan system envoy Wu Shaogang, but it is a pity that the Mongolian prince Mo Ge who was in charge of this matter was not satisfied with their plan at all, and he never agreed, and the Mo Ge who was authorized by Kublai Khan did not agree with Zhang Wenqian and others' plan, so there was no money to implement it, Zhang Wenqian and others were also helpless, they revised the plan several times according to the will of the prince Mo Ge, but unfortunately they did not wait for their plan to be completely revised, and the situation in the court suddenly changed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In July, a desperate Abuligo surrendered to the Great Khan Kublai Khan.
The surrender of Abuligo meant that Kublai Khan had truly become the Great Khan of Mongolia and that the steppes had been completely unified.
Abuligo was escorted back to Kaiping City by the two princes, Hedan and Tachar.
Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of Mongolia, who had already received the report, was overflowing with joy, and personally led the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to greet him outside Kaiping City.
Abuligo has become very old, although he is much younger than Kublai Khan, but he looks older than Kublai Khan, and Abuligo's face is blue and white, and his body is not very good.
It is no wonder that after six years of conquest, Abuligo went from being extremely strong at the beginning, to gradually declining later, and finally encountering the situation of rebellion and separation, and his mood can be imagined.
Kublai Khan did not punish Abrigo severely, after all, he was his own brother.
In this regard, Kublai Khan does seem to be much more generous than some emperors of the Great Song Dynasty.
Many Mongolian princes, as well as Mongolian ministers of civil and military affairs, looked at Abuligo with mixed expressions, and it should be said that they were not particularly opposed to Abuligo.
The biggest difference between Abuligo and Kublai Khan, or the difference in governance, is how to face the problem of sinicization, Abuligo is strongly opposed to sinicization, but Kublai Khan is different, he adopted a compatible policy, and as long as it is good, he will absorb it, so Abuligo and Kublai Khan became opponents many years ago.
Facts have proved that Abuligo's policy of completely rejecting Sinicization has failed, but this policy also represents the thoughts of many Mongolian tribal leaders, and in the eyes of these people, the Mongols are the noblest people in the world.
After Abuligo surrendered, Kublai Khan immediately announced his will to abolish the status of the capital city of Helin, and set up the Xuanwei Division and the Marshal of the Capital here to govern Helin and other places.
Since then, Kublai Khan has completely unified the steppe and stabilized the interior.
A month passed, and the grassland arrived in August when autumn was crisp.
Mobei has basically stabilized, and all the tribes of the steppe nominally support Kublai Khan, the Great Khan.
Kublai Khan, who was ambitious, was ready to act.
Kublai Khan's first and ultimate goal was the Great Song Dynasty, the wealth of the south has always made Kublai Khan red, and unifying the world is also a cause that Kublai Khan must complete.
It was not the first time to attack the Great Song Dynasty, in the first year of Tianqing, when Kublai Khan was still the prince of Mongolia, the Mongolian Great Khan Meng Ge led the army to conquer the Great Song Dynasty in several ways, but unfortunately it fell short.
This time, Kublai Khan made up his mind to completely destroy the Great Song Dynasty.
The first discussion took place between the Mongol princes and tribal leaders, nominally a discussion, but in fact, Kublai Khan informed the Mongol magnates, but what Kublai Khan did not expect was that his decision encountered obstacles among the Mongol magnates.
It's not that many Mongol magnates don't want to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, they are consistent with Kublai Khan's thoughts, but they believe that at present, Mobei is desolate, and the long-term conquest and fighting have just ended, and it needs a period of stability.
After all, many tribes in Mobei were inclined to Abuligo before, and now although Abuligo has been captured and imprisoned in Kaiping City, no one can guarantee which tribal leader will rebel again, and the main task of the Mongolian court at this moment is to stabilize Mobei and the Central Plains.
Kublai Khan lost his temper and felt frustrated, according to his character, he has been the Great Khan for so long, he has not been able to expand his territory, and he has lost some places, which is already troubled, but Kublai Khan is not an ordinary person after all, and after listening to the advice of many Mongolian magnates, it makes sense to think carefully.
Large-scale conquests, especially the expansion of territory, must be fully prepared, grain and grass need to be sufficient, internal stability needs to be complete, and soldiers need to be single-minded, so that it is possible to truly win the battle.
The level of deliberation has not been expanded, and Kublai Khan has already made up his mind to stabilize the internal stability for one to two years.
However, in the process of stabilization, there is still something to be done, and the Mongol army needs to at least begin to encroach on the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, such as Sichuan, such as Lianghuai, and even Xiangyang and Suizhou.
After the discussion, Kublai Khan was a little dull, after all, his ideas were not supported, and his heart was still uncomfortable.
In the main hall, there were only four princes left: Moge, Hedan, Tachar and Habichi.
These four people can be said to be Kublai Khan's right-hand men, and with their assistance, Kublai Khan has a lot more peace of mind.
"Brothers, my Mongolian court has stabilized, although it will take a certain amount of time to calm down Mobei, but it will not be able to stabilize the Great Song Dynasty, I consider launching a small-scale attack from three directions, one is Lizhou West Road and Lizhou East Road in Sichuan, the second is Lianghuai, and the third is Xiangyang and Suizhou, it is obviously inappropriate to divide it into three ways to attack, we must have a focus of attack, which direction do you think it is appropriate to launch an attack."
Several princes were silent.
In fact, according to the rules of the Mongol Dynasty, it must be launched from the direction of Sichuan, and the rest of the lakes and swamps are mostly in Lianghuai or Xiangyang and Suizhou, which are not conducive to the large-scale action of the Mongolian iron cavalry, only the terrain of Sichuan is slightly conducive to the attack of the Mongolian army, and the Mongolian court has always believed that Sichuan is the gateway of the Great Song Dynasty, easy to defend and difficult to attack, once Sichuan is taken, the eastward attack, and the destruction of the Great Song Dynasty will become extremely smooth.
Over the years, the Mongol court has also made Sichuan the focus of its attack.
But now the situation is different, Sichuan has the Great Song Dynasty's envoy Wu Shaogang, and there is the brave Hezhou Imperial Army, if they can't dispatch a large army to attack on a large scale and attack on a small scale, I am afraid that they will encounter failure.
In addition, Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou West Road, and Yunnan and other places were all occupied by the Hezhou Imperial Army of the Great Song Dynasty, and these places have been connected, and the Mongolian army lacks a stronghold to be stationed here, if the army is dispatched to attack, it will soon be known by the other party, and all preparations will be made.
But if you say this, even Brother Mo won't say it.
Because such words have the meaning of increasing the morale of others, and many of the previous princes and tribal leaders have not agreed to the proposal of an immediate large-scale attack and the destruction of the Great Song Dynasty, which made Kublai Khan very unhappy.
Seeing that everyone did not speak, Kublai Khan frowned, and his face became even more unsightly.
"Why, is there anything you dare not say, it is difficult for you to be so embarrassed by Wu Shaogang, I don't believe it, it is possible that this Wu Shaogang has three heads and six arms."
Brother Mo looked at everyone, raised his head and spoke, and at this time, he was the only one who spoke first.
"Great Khan, the minister thinks that the attack can be launched from the direction of Sichuan, but the scale of the attack is not too large, it can be tentatively attacked, if the attack is frustrated, it must be quickly contracted, and the minister also has a suggestion, you can consider launching an attack from the two Huai places."
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Brother Mo's body.
Brother Mo didn't panic and continued to speak slowly.
"Great Khan, the minister thinks that the two Huai are related to the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, once there is an accident in the two Huai, the Great Song Dynasty will not be able to stabilize at all, if the capital of the Great Song Dynasty is chaotic, the rest of the places will be chaotic, although the two Huai local lakes are the majority, which is not conducive to the charge of my Mongolian iron cavalry, but we can attack the city, so as to make the Great Song Dynasty unpeaceful, and wait until Mobei is completely stable, my army can wave the south."
Kublai Khan nodded slightly.
Brother Mo proposed a completely new direction of attack, a direction that almost no one had thought of before.
The rest of the princes still didn't speak.
After a moment's thought, Kublai Khan finally nodded again.
"What the brother said makes sense, we plan to feint, not a real large-scale attack, the goal we need to achieve is to make the Great Song Dynasty unsettled, attack Lianghuai, it is indeed possible to achieve this goal, I think it is feasible, but the attack on Sichuan, we can not ignore it, we have lost Chengdu Fulu, lost Yunnan, it is already a huge shame, this tone, we must get it back in the future."
When he said this, Kublai Khan suddenly thought of something.
"We must have a reason to suddenly launch an attack on the Great Song Dynasty."
This question made everyone frown.
It's not that there is no reason why you can't attack the Great Song court, but the nameless army will encounter the curse of heaven, and it will be difficult to win the battle, and the Mongol court, including Kublai Khan, is very taboo about such things.
There must be a reason for a duel between the two sides, even if it is possible to find one.
It was Brother Mo who spoke.
"The Great Khan has forgotten one thing, five years ago we sent a mission to enter the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, so many years have passed, the Great Khan sent people to inquire several times, but to no avail, we used this reason to ask the Great Song Dynasty to hand over the Mongolian mission, if they can't hand it over, then we will send a large army to look for it along the two Huai and Sichuan and other places."
Kublai Khan patted his forehead lightly, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
In fact, there is another reason, which can be put forward as a last resort, that is, the Wuliang Hetai captured by the Great Song Dynasty, and the Mongolian court can recover the Wuliang Hetai as a reason to launch an attack on the Great Song Dynasty. (To be continued.) )