At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 240 The Fourth Western Expedition of the Mongol Empire

“After April, the sea became more stormy and the danger of sailing increased greatly, so the war in Goryeo ceased.

However, Jianghuai and Huanghuai achieved outstanding results. The Jiangzheng tribe defeated Zhongli County, and there were no large-scale Yuan captives in the area north of the Huaihe River. He was happy to contact internal forces, and Wang Shi easily captured Caizhou, Tangzhou, and advanced to Yingzhou.

Jiang Cai's tribe first conquered Haizhou, then Pizhou, and then Suqian. Now that all the lower reaches of the Yellow River have returned to the imperial court, they can plot against Xuzhou. "

As soon as Jiang Dongting finished speaking, all the ministers bowed down and said in unison: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty."

Only Ma Shangshu sat still.

People eat horse chews, money and food are spent at the lowest price. Seeing that the central government is about to have no money for the New Year, it is strange that Ma Shangshu can be happy.

The emperor saw it but didn't care.

Isn't the 500 million bond just for the war?Now that a large area has been restored, it shows that the money was well spent.

After everyone returned to their seats, Zhao Shi said: "Zhang Shijie reported that he will mobilize a large army to attack Yidu, and Jiang Cai wants to mobilize a navy to attack Xuzhou. What do you think?"

Xuzhou connects the east to the west, connects the north and the south, and is now an important town on the edge of the Yellow River. Taking Xuzhou will basically control the area between the Yellow and Huaihe Rivers, and its terrain is flat and there is no danger.

Yidu is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, connecting the northern plains and central mountainous areas. After occupation, it can serve as an eastern barrier or a northern frontier. Its geographical location is equally important.

The use of troops this time must be to gather heavy troops. It is impossible to launch two routes at the same time, because there is not enough money, food and soldiers, so we must choose one route.

The palms and backs of the hands were full of flesh, and it was to regain the country. It was hard to say which one had higher priority, so the emperor was hesitant.

Song Ting was still hesitant, but Yuan Ting was very straightforward.

Just at the gate of the capital city, Kublai Khan took his son's hand and urged him earnestly, "If you go to the west, don't lose the majesty of the Great Mongolia."

Zhenjin said: "Father, don't worry, I will follow the example of Taizu, conquer the west, and think of the rear of the country."

"We have traveled thousands of miles and traveled back and forth for countless years, but we don't have to worry about your reserve.

As long as you win consecutive battles, the troops under your command will be strong, and even if something unexpected happens, you can still suppress it..."

Kublai Khan said this casually, but he would not dare to take it seriously, even if it was a father and son.

But what Kublai Khan said makes sense.

Looking at the changes in the Mongolian Khans, Ogedai, Meng Ge and Kublai Khan who took over the throne all received the support of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Mongolia made three western expeditions. In the first one, Temujin personally led troops to destroy Khwarezm and expanded Mongolia's rule to Central Asia and West Asia.

In this process, Ogedai and Chagatai jointly led an army and had a considerable army. Therefore, after Temujin's death, Tolei had to recognize Ogedai's throne.

There was a huge population and wealth in the west, and Wo Kuotai tasted the benefits. After he succeeded to the throne, he sent his sons Guiyou and Shuchizi Batu to lead the second expedition to the west.

Guyou accumulated prestige and military strength in the process. Although Batu was dissatisfied, he still successfully ascended the throne. Unfortunately, his life was short-lived and he died two years after taking the throne.

Then Batu supported Meng Ge to succeed to the throne. After Meng Ge succeeded to the throne, his brother Hulagu launched the third Western Expedition. After Meng Ge died, Kublai Khan successfully bribed Hulagu, so in the competition with Alibu brother He gained the upper hand and eventually succeeded to the throne.

Although the West has countless people and wealth, the Southern Song Dynasty, which is far away, is even more prosperous, and the Western Khanates are either brothers or nephews, making it difficult for a family to start. Therefore, Kublai Khan gave up his thoughts on the Western Expedition and concentrated on going south.

However, Song's counterattack became more and more fierce, and now it has even invaded Shandong. Yuan Ting had to expand its troops aggressively. With overseas trade cut off and its finances becoming increasingly difficult, Kublai Khan could not help but turn his attention to the west.

When Zhenjin took charge of Jiangnan, he lost both lakes and lost all his prestige. For the sake of succession to the throne, Kublai Khan made him his commander-in-chief.

After nagging for a long time, Zhenjin got on his horse and led the army to the west.The veteran general Li Ting, who was bombarded in Zhigu, has already led 4 forwards to go out first, 2 Chinese troops are personally commanded by Zhen Jin, and more than [-] rear troops are craftsmen and civilians, some of whom are Tianlei. Affiliated to the Marshal's Mansion, responsible for the manufacture of sky thunder.

A total of 7 people, enough real gold to display.

When Temujin made his first western expedition, he initially sent more than [-] troops, and expanded his army as he fought. When he returned, his army and civilians had more than a million craftsmen and countless wealth.

Nowadays, Zhenjin has such an epoch-making weapon as Tianlei, there is no reason to be worse than Temujin. No, when he turns around, it will be considered a failure if he does not have an army of 20 million people under his command.

With the title of prince and enough troops, who can take away the throne that belongs to Zhenjin?

After walking for a long time, Zhenjin looked back and saw that the emperor's banner was still standing there. He couldn't help but turn his horse's head and galloped to Kublai Khan before rolling off his horse. He bowed three times and said, "Father, take care, Khan." My body, when my son comes back, he will teach the little emperor of the Southern Kingdom how to look good."

"Very good, I will wait for you to come back, and then I will let you avenge your shame." Kublai smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"My godfather will not be disappointed." Zhenjin got up, mounted his horse, and galloped away.

Kublai Khan waved his hand and said: "Go back to the palace!"

At this moment, the love in his heart disappeared, and the iron-blooded king reappeared.

Returning to the palace, Kublai Khan immediately issued an imperial edict, ordering Naiyan, the king of Lingdong, to send troops to aid Goryeo.

Naiyan is the descendant of Temujin's younger brother Temujin, brother Ochijin, and the grandson of Tachaer. When Temujin divided the kings, Temujin obtained the Lingdong area, but now it is in the hands of Naiyan.

Yuanting's strengthening of centralization of power was detrimental to Naiyan's interests, and Kublai Khan's sinicization measures were not in line with Naiyan's wishes, so he went against it.

When Kublai Khan was preparing for the Western Expedition, he ordered Naiyan to send troops to help. Naiyan refused on the grounds that there were major khanates in the west and they needed to guard against the Song Dynasty. The reason was very sufficient, and his dissatisfaction was equally obvious.

However, there was no rebellion after all, and with the Song Kingdom surrounding him, Kublai Khan could not send troops to deal with Naiyan, so he decided to use a borrowed knife to kill people.

After learning that the Song army occupied Gaizhou, Naiyan went to the palace tent on the Liaohe River, and dispatched troops and generals, silently preparing to go south.

Although he was anti-ambitious, he also knew that he was not ready yet. Therefore, Naiyan did not act rashly. Instead, he sent an envoy to Goryeo first and asked Wang Zhen to send an invitation.

Temuge was granted the title of queen, and his jurisdiction included Goryeo. Now that the centralization of power in Yuanting was unprecedented, Goryeo and the southeastern part of Liaoning were no longer accessible to Naiyan. He had to be famous.

When Wang Zhen received the messenger, he immediately fell into a dilemma.

Kudulu Jieli lost his way back to the court to ask for help, but the answer he got was no. Asking for help from Naiyan seemed to be a good choice.

However, Wang Zhen knew that it was easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. If Naiyan came, I'm afraid... no, he would definitely not leave.

Eat the fat in your mouth and spit it out?
Ah.

When the time comes, Naiyan will not take into account his status as Kublai Khan's son-in-law. In all likelihood, he will directly abolish the Goryeo royal family and start direct rule.

Instead of doing this, it is better to vote for Song Dynasty.

But the state of song is not easy to get along with. The terms of the negotiation include going to the king's house, setting up the road manager's mansion, and all the troops under the command of the state of song... This is no longer a puppet, but a person of the state of song.

The situation was overwhelming, and there was no room for success. Wang Zhen was really worried.

Before he could figure out what to do, Wang Zhen received the report, and his eldest son Wang Zi fled Qinzhou and fell into the arms of the Song army.

"Evil!" Wang Zhen spat out a mouthful of old blood and collapsed on the spot.

(End of this chapter)