"Withdraw?"

After listening to Lezhen's words, the leaders of the three Guirong tribes who came in a hurry all showed surprise and strong resistance.

Even with his status and prestige as Great Khan, it is difficult to convince the public to make such a decision at this time. After all, in the final analysis, he, the Great Khan, is only the nominal co-leader of the three Guirong tribes, and the Great Yue Emperor, who can really mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the Central Plains for his use, is still too far from being powerful.

Therefore, he was not dissatisfied with everyone's fierce reaction, but calmly swept his gaze over the dozens of people in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "This is a choice made in the absence of any better and safer way!"

"Isn't it just that the Vietnamese army has crossed the Yellow River, and even so, there is no need for all our soldiers and horses to turn back, right?" Yelu Changlong frowned and spoke, which was regarded as showing his attitude.

Wanyan Chonghu beside him also immediately followed: "Great Khan, it's not that we are unwilling to obey the order, but in fact, for this southward journey, our various departments have made too many preparations, and hundreds of thousands of people have been requisitioned from the collection to the transfer of all kinds of food, and there is also consumption along the way......

"Now, if you want to change your original strategy with a word, I'm afraid that the tribes below will be dissatisfied, and then it will affect the overall battle."

It was Hu Lingda, a close confidant of the headquarters of the Smelzhen, who frowned at this time and said carefully: "Great Khan, the current army is like a feather arrow that has been put on the bowstring, how can there be any reason to take it back, and the impact on the morale of the whole army is also quite great.

"Please also think carefully about the Great Khan, and don't mess up our own position because of a momentary change!"

With the successive statements of these three people, the others naturally let go of their courage, and immediately expressed their intentions one by one, in fact, everyone had the same idea, and they didn't want to stop and return to the teacher.

Mljan was not angry, but listened quietly.

He knew very well that it was normal for everyone to react in this way, after all, this use of troops on the south was the largest development that the three of them had been brewing in years, and everyone was looking forward to using this battle to plunder the property and population and expand their own power.

In fact, why didn't he want to take over the richer cities in the Central Plains and master more manpower and wealth? But the problem is that the current situation no longer allows them to devote all their forces to the war against the south......

"Great Khan, I know that you are worried that if we go south with all our might, those cities in the rear will be attacked by the Vietnamese army, and they will not be protected. But I think this problem is not only for us, but also for the Han people.

"Aren't they afraid that our army will go south, and take all their cities, and cut off their back routes? And I also believe that if we talk about combat strength, our three tribes in the north will only be above their Han Chinese!"

Yelu Changlong's other opinion immediately won a burst of praise and approval from the others, and many people immediately followed up and shouted, "Yes, how can they Han people have the courage to attack us? Even if it were a city for a city, they would be far more rich than we were, and it would be ours who would have earned it!"

There are quite a few people who hold this view, and there is immediately a chorus of echoing voices. Look at the book

Lechen continued to listen quietly, but he guessed in his heart why they were so unanimous.

On the one hand, it is because they do have the confidence to feel that with the combat strength of the three tribes, they will inevitably achieve greater results than the Vietnamese army. On the other hand, most of the families of many tribal leaders here have been transported to the northern grasslands, and those cities in Hebei and northern Xinjiang are not looked down upon at all.

Therefore, even if these cities will be captured by the Vietnamese army next, they will not feel distressed, and they only want to grab more benefits from this war of southern invasion.

However, these short-sighted fellows can think and act like this, but Lezhen, as the Great Khan of the steppe, cannot be so blind. Sometimes, the gains and losses of one city and one place can affect the ownership of the entire world, not to mention that now he is gambling with people with all his cities in Han Land.

So he immediately sank his face and simply asked, "What if the Vietnamese army south of the Yellow River is strong and can't defend it?" Are you really sure that with our little strength, we can defeat the cities one by one? Even if we can do this, we will pay more

A big price?"

Everyone was stunned, and they really couldn't answer this point.

Even if they have been based in the north of the Yellow River for many years, the style of these grassland tribes has not changed, and they are still a little rusty about the offensive and defensive tactics of the city, and they naturally do not have much grasp.

But then, Wanyan Chonghu said, "Although what the Great Khan said is reasonable, I don't think it's too much of a problem, because this time we went south to deal with the Yue Dynasty, and it was not just our way. In addition, Li Wannian of Chang'an and Guo Han of Jinzhou will cooperate with us to send troops, and it must be more convenient for them to attack the city than us......

"Will they be with us? Don't forget, they're all Han Chinese too!"

Lezhen said coldly, "Also, if they really conquer the city, who will be the rich and the people there? Have you all thought about these things?"

These words made everyone pause again, and they were suddenly speechless.

And Merechen took the opportunity to continue: "For us, the ultimate goal is to annex the Central Plains in the south, and as for whether to defeat the main force of the Vietnamese army first or seize the cities of Henan first, the order of its order does not affect this ultimate goal.

"Even, for us, a head-on battle with the Vietnamese army and defeating the enemy with our strengths is the best way to win.

"Now that the main force of his Vietnamese army has taken the initiative to give up its geographical advantage and enter our area, if there is really a decisive battle, we will also be the more active side. In that case, why do you have to bet with them on who will take their respective cities more quickly, and who will cut off their respective food routes sooner?"

After some reasonable analysis, it finally made Hu Lingda and other subordinates moved, and their attitude changed: "What the Great Khan said is that we have simplified the problem...... According to the order of the Great Khan, he gave up his plan to go south, immediately turned around, and went to a decisive battle with the Vietnamese army that crossed the river."

"What about you?" Only then did he focus his attention on Yelu Changlong and Wanyan Chonghu.

The two of them immediately felt the powerful pressure from the Great Khan, which made them think of the terrible end of their two clans being constantly suppressed by the Murwei Department in the past few years, and almost wiped out.

At that moment, they no longer dared to be stubborn, and bowed deeply: "Since the Great Khan has made up his mind, our two divisions should obey the order and agree to abandon the southward march and transfer the army to Yanjin to cross the ......

The corners of Mllezhen's mouth rose slightly, revealing a look of satisfaction: "Then it's decided, the whole army is ready." Also, immediately send fast horses to Jinzhou and Chang'an to deliver a message, so that those two sides will also cooperate with us, look for fighters north of the Yellow River, and jointly defeat the Vietnamese army!"