Wang Qian's plan was to throw the 1.3 million surviving troops of the Tubo battlefield into the Mongolian battlefield again, turn the direction of the attack, and go north to attack the Ögedai Khanate.

The Privy Council disagreed.

In Du Ruhui's words, after the Battle of Tibet, the surviving 1.3 million troops were already considered regular troops of Daxia before they were officially dismantled by the imperial court.

They had just fought to the death on the battlefield in Tibet, although it was to survive, but in fact, they had really done their best for the empire, and they deserved to win the respect they deserved and give them the treatment they deserved.

"How can you treat them as consumables and throw them into the Mongolian battlefield?" Du Ruhui didn't understand.

Du Ruhui's words are not unreasonable.

In the face of the appeal of the Privy Council, Ouyang Shuo adopted a compromise method, stating that the 1.3 million army was only responsible for attacking the Ögedai Khanate, and after conquering the Ögedai Khanate, he would immediately rest and recuperate to get rid of the stigma of "attrition army".

During the Battle of Tibet, I don't know who leaked the news, or let outsiders guess correctly, and some people in the government and the opposition jokingly called the 2 million army invested in Tibet the "army of consumption".

Such an insulting title is really chilling.

When Ouyang Shuo got the news, he immediately made a strict investigation, and arrested a group of rumor-mongers, which calmed down the turmoil. If the turmoil is allowed to continue and spread to the front line, there may be some kind of chaos.

Speaking of which, Ouyang Shuo is still the final decision-maker of the "Meat Grinder Plan", and he is the initiator, and at this time he stood up to refute the rumors, which really means "being a bitch and building an archway".

But that's what politics is all about.

As an emperor, Ouyang Shuo often has to face such contradictory choices.

His hands are not clean for a long time.

What Ouyang Shuo asked for in the end was just a clear conscience.

The Ögedai Khanate, stationed the three armies of Ögedei, Borshu and Chilaowen, because there were some losses in the attack on the Persian Empire, the total strength was around 500,000, and they were basically cavalry.

1.3 million against 500,000, the Ögedai Khanate had no chance of winning at all.

As for the support of the Mongol Empire, Great Xia naturally had already considered it. Just when Ouyang Shuo agreed to Wang Qian's battle plan, the Privy Council had already sent secret military orders to the Yingyang Army, the Hedong Army, the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Fengxiang Army, suspending disarmament, and once the Mongol Empire supported the Ögedai Khanate, it would directly send troops to the Mongol Empire without asking for instructions.

Now it's up to Genghis Khan to choose.

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On November 10, Wang Jian led his troops to break through the ancient castle of Hantanmu Pasha and led his troops to enter the Tangbo Ancient Road, announcing the official start of the Battle of Wokotai.

Next, the 1.3 million army divided into four routes and went north to the Ögedai Khanate.

Wokotai was not so nervous, and while sending orders to all departments and organizing defense, he ran up and down the Mongol Empire, trying to arouse the blood of the main battle faction and call on the armies of all roads to resist the attack of Great Xia.

For a time, the Mongol Empire was in turmoil.

At this time, the eldest prince Chishu, the second prince Chagatai and the general Borhu and others all played to Genghis Khan, asking for troops to reinforce the Ogedai Khanate and fight to the death against Great Xia.

"Mongolian Erlang, you can only die standing up, not live on your knees." Chishu even let out such a bold statement.

For a time, the Mongol Empire was excited, and the cries for war were louder and louder, and at this time, even Genghis Khan was a little lacking in control.

Chishu's sentence "You can only die standing up, not live on your knees" became a mantra for the Mongols.

November 12, Hala and Lim, royal palace.

Genghis Khan's expression was unprecedentedly solemn, he didn't expect that the imperial government and the opposition would be so uninterested in Great Xia, and the tide of invitations to war was about to overturn the palace.

If it drags on any longer, there may be a mutiny.

Genghis Khan's opposite Tuo Lei also had a complicated expression, and when he decided to pass the throne to Tuo Lei, Tuo Lei was recalled from the south to the capital Hala and Lin.

"What do you think?" Genghis Khan asked.

Just as Genghis Khan asked this sentence, the father and son could faintly hear the shouts coming from the street outside the palace, which was the crowd asking for battle.

Tuo Lei gritted his teeth and said: "Father Khan, the people's will is irreversible. ”

Genghis Khan's eyes froze, "Why, even you agree to start a war with Great Xia?" Don't even want the sweat seat? ”

"Father Khan, son is just a martial artist, and he doesn't really want to fight for the Khan position, but he is forced by the situation. Compared with the Khan, Erchen does not want to lose the backbone of our Mongols. ”

"You can only die standing up, you can't live on your knees?" Genghis Khan's expression was unpredictable.

Tuo Lei nodded solemnly, "You can only die standing up, you can't live on your knees!" ”

At this moment, Genghis Khan seemed to be a few years older in an instant, showing a rare tiredness, and slowly closing his eyes. When the tow mine on the opposite side saw it, he was uneasy.

The four princes, surrounded by the generals, there was no fear of Genghis Khan.

After a long time, Genghis Khan slowly opened his eyes, and in the slightly cloudy eyeballs, there was no hesitation, no fatigue, no weakness and trade-offs, and some were just as resolute as steel.

"In that case, let's fight!"

Genghis Khan got up and looked out the window at the long white clouds, "Let this blue sky and white clouds witness the legend of our Mongolian sons, and use blood to defend the glory that we have never lost!" ”

"Yes!"

Tuo Lei nodded emphatically, and the blood in his body rolled.

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On November 13, the Mongol Empire voluntarily terminated negotiations with Bactria on its own initiative. This also means that before winter, the only two remaining empires in Huaxia will start a battle of life and death.

Without a word, the Yingyang Army, the Hedong Army, the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Fengxiang Army, which had been prepared for a long time, divided their troops into four routes and brazenly entered the territory of the Mongol Empire.

In Ouyang Shuo's words, Great Xia would never allow it to be killed by enemies within the empire. "Defending the enemy outside the country" is Ouyang Shuo's most basic requirement for the Great Xia Army.

All of a sudden, gunsmoke erupted again in the Northland.

Ouyang Shuo could see it, as early as a month ago, he faintly felt that this big battle was inevitable after all, so he asked the four major group armies to prepare early.

The supply of grain and grass has long been in place.

In addition to the 500,000 troops of the Ögedai Khanate, the headquarters of the Mongol Empire had 800,000 troops, distributed in the northern, eastern, southern, and central regions, and could never compete with the four major armies of Bactria in general.

Not to mention, in the rear of the four major group armies, there are also the Leopard Tao Army and the Tiger Ben Army as reserves.

In this war, the Mongol Empire could not win, and the only suspense was what kind of price Daxia would have to pay to take the Mongol Empire and truly unify the whole territory of China.

Because the place where the war took place is the north, it is already November, and there is already a hint of chill, and this battle is destined to be unable to fight a protracted war, otherwise, when the cold winter comes, neither side will be able to please.

"Let's toss, that's it."

Ouyang Shuo sighed as he finalized the plan for dealing with Tubo.

At the suggestion of the cabinet, after consulting the historical materials, it was decided to change the name of Tubo to Xikang Province, and the provincial administrative office was naturally located in the former capital of Tubo.

Xunzhou County, southern Sichuan Province, guarded Bao Shuya and was promoted to the governor of Xikang.

Bao Shuya is also an old minister of the empire, and once competed with Fan Zhongyan for the governor of southern Sichuan, both in terms of qualifications and ability, he is qualified for the position of governor of Xikang.

Interested people even found that with the promotion of Uncle Bao, among the five county guards in southern Sichuan, there is no historical talent, Your Majesty's third uncle, Ouyang Huan, the county guard of Wuzhou, shining in southern Sichuan.

"Is this a coincidence, or is it intentional on the part of His Majesty?" The ministers only dared to speculate in their hearts.

With the capture of Tibet by the empire, Ouyang Shuo finally fulfilled his promise to the capital, and decided to set up the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, with the Governor serving as the protector of the capital.

The post of governor of Jiangchuan that he resigned from was promoted by Sima Guang, the warden of Kyushu County in Jiangchuan Province, and there was no problem at all in taking charge of Jiangchuan Province with Sima Guang's talent.

For the time being, the Metropolitan Protectorate of Western Xinjiang only has jurisdiction over the newly established Xikang Province and the neighboring Xihai Province, and the administrative office is also located in the city of Luoqi, radiating the entire western border.

As for the province of Shu, according to the long-term planning of the empire, it really cannot be divided into the western frontier, and even from the perspective of the empire's territory, it still belongs to half of the central land, so it is not included in the western Xinjiang metropolitan protectorate.

With the establishment of the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, Mulan Yue, White Birch, Siege Lion and Pillar have all been duly rewarded. Next, it's the turn of the phoenix prisoner.

As for the hero, it naturally has to be further back.

With the establishment of the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, the headquarters of the Northwest Theater will also be moved westward, from Chengdu to Luoqicheng. Correspondingly, the Flying Bear Army led by Zuo Zongtang will also be transferred to Xikang Province to be stationed.

The Flying Bears' first task is to keep the 1 million prisoners of war.

Ouyang Shuo had already ordered that the prisoners of war be disarmed immediately, and all of them were sent to build two official roads leading to Luo Qi City in Shu and Xihai.

The two official roads are the lifeline of the empire's governance of the western frontier, and they cannot be overstated.

In this way, a million prisoners of war were not the best laborers, and although they could not be treated as slaves, they could be expelled to work as long as they were provided with basic food and clothing.

In addition to the two official roads, Ouyang Shuo also planned to take the opportunity to build the two official roads leading to the Ashoka Dynasty and the Peacock Dynasty in Xikang Province, so as to prepare for the empire's future attack on Tianzhu.

In Asia, Tianzhu is a target that Ouyang Shuo must win.

For this reason, Ouyang Shuo has quietly buried a big thunder for the Peacock Dynasty and the Gupta Dynasty.