Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 329: Parting on bad terms? The first instigation of internal strife within the Golden Family

This is the war plan that Batu and Zhang Yong discussed through letters before. Why are you mentioning it again now?

"Master Military Advisor! I think it would be better to change this matter. We will attack Poland, and you will attack Hungary.

Because we will attack the HRE Empire and Prussia in the future, and assist the Novgorod Principality that has surrendered to us to deal with the Teutonic Knights, so the journey is closer to Poland.

If we go north to attack Hungary, the journey will be longer and more time-consuming. You attack Hungary. After successfully capturing Hungary, you can also take advantage of the situation to attack the Mediterranean and the Papal States. " Batu said.

During this period, he, Subotai, Mengge and others sent a large number of spies to conduct some reconnaissance activities in Hungary and Poland.

The terrain in Hungary is higher than Poland, and there is a towering mountain range on the border. Although there is a large plain area after entering the country, it is not as easy to fight as Poland.

Poland is completely undefendable and has no natural dangers. It is a low plain area, which is more suitable for the Mongolian army to launch an attack.

Moreover, Meng Ge suggested to him during this period that he should attack the HRE, and Prussia would help the Novgorod Principality deal with the Teutonic Knights, so it would obviously be better to attack Poland.

Poland's military strength and terrain are both more advantageous. They don't have to take a detour to attack Hungary.

You still need more troops. However, I have hundreds of thousands of troops in a small Hungary. It is easy to deal with them. "Zhang Yong said.

"Yes! Master Military Advisor, you also have an army of hundreds of thousands, and we also have an army of hundreds of thousands. The difficulty of attacking is similar. You will have an easier time." Meng Ge said.

"Hahaha! There is no need for this. Generals Batu and Subotai will attack the Shinra Empire in the future. The total strength of the Shinra Empire is at least around 200,000.

This military advisor is not as sinister as Meng Ge said.

But Batu is the coach this time. Although he could control many things before, there are some things that once he, the coach, gets his head around! Blocking it yourself will have the opposite effect.

For even the simplest of risk assessments, Hungary is a tougher nut to crack.

"It is true that I did not think carefully. It is indeed a better choice for us to attack Hungary. In this case, I will attack Hungary. Sir Batu Subotai, you go to attack Poland." Zhang Yong said. .

As for his fourth uncle Tuo Lei, Batu admired him to the extreme. He was like an idol in life. If he was really killed, he certainly couldn't just sit back and watch.

However, his strategic goal has to be changed slightly. Previously, he planned for Batu and others to defeat the army of the Kingdom of Hungary, and then force Bela IV to surrender to him.

Although this was a strategy that the two of them had discussed before, it was still one thing whether they could change it. But they didn't expect that the strategist would agree so quickly.

As soon as these words came out, Batu and Meng were stunned. Neither of them expected that Zhang Yong would agree so readily.

This situation made Batu a little embarrassed. Could it be that he really judged a gentleman with a villain's heart?

However, it is true what Batu, Subotai and others said, if they want to attack the Holy Ra Empire and the Papal States, it is naturally best and safest to attack Hungary by themselves.

"And we can also cut off their reinforcements from each other, so that Poland cannot support Hungary, and Hungary cannot support Poland." The eldest son of a tow mine family said.

And it seems that Brother Meng did a lot of things while staying with Batu during this period!

But that's fine. It's not good for one family to be the only one. In the future, Guyu will have to have at least a competitor. Even some of his future plans will require a little cooperation from Brother Meng.

The total number of the army is also about 110,000, and it still has an absolute advantage over Hungary in terms of military strength. Moreover, Bella IV and this group of European generals were not taken seriously by Zhang Yong at all. If their tactics of this era are not changed, they will How many people get it for free.

"The Hungarian army has at least 100,000 people, plus some Cuman Kipchaks who escaped. How about I lead another 10,000 cavalry to support the military division!" Batu said.

During this period, Meng Ge lived with him on the Qinchak grassland and said a lot of bad things about Zhang Yong, and even directly said that his father's death might have been planned by this military advisor.

In this expedition, Zhang Yong will leave his Han army to garrison the Kievan Rus area, and the remaining Mongolian army will combine 20,000 Rus troops to attack the Hungarian area.

Zhang Yong frowned when he heard this. Of course he knew that Poland was easier to fight and Hungary was a tough nut to crack.

But if the attack on Hungary is not done well, it is likely to cause greater losses. This is not the case in Poland. In the original history, Baydar brought tens of thousands of people and crippled Poland.

But now, he personally led people to destroy the kingdom of Bella IV. This guy will never surrender. He has to support a spokesperson again before he can or directly annex this country.

As the saying goes, it is easy to defeat but difficult to hold on!

The Kingdom of Hungary is not as backward as the Russians, and is still in a loose principality state. It is a united kingdom.

"In this case, Batu will help the military advisor to win the victory!" Batu said.

"Master Military Advisor! There is a Kipchak tribe that has fled to the Kingdom of Hungary. If you capture their leader, I hope you can return them to Brother Badu." Meng Ge said.

"It's you who don't take good care of your servants. If we defeat them and surrender them, then they will become my subjects." Guyou said.

In fact, according to Mongolian rules, if you capture someone else's slave, you should return it to the original owner.

But the problem is that these Kipchaks had defeated them themselves before and now they ran away.

Why should they be handed over to Batu again after conquering them? Am I not good enough?

He also liked the land of Qinchak Grassland very much. If he could subdue these Qingcha people who fled to Hungary, then he would have reason to accept this land instead of letting this land become Batu's territory.

Hearing this, Batu and Meng Ge looked a little unhappy, and Subotai was also a little embarrassed.

These guys are really difficult to lead! The battle hasn't even started yet, but our own people started making trouble first, sweating profusely! Sweat profusely! You should also lead the team yourself.

Zhang Yong was also a little speechless.

This kid Guyu really hasn't learned anything after being with him for so long.

You can't just say what you want directly. You have to take your time and use means to get it.

For example, if you want Qinchak grassland, you have to tell me in private, and then I will help you find a way instead of asking others directly.

Zhang Yong has many ways to deal with these Kipcha rebels and make them obedient, but when you kid makes trouble, should I give it to them or not?

The character of the Mongolians really leaves people speechless. This guy has just reached the extreme. In other words, all Mongolians have just reached the extreme.

No wonder your Yuan Dynasty ruled the Central Plains for less than a hundred years. The saying that things are easy to break is not just talk.

"Hahaha! This battle hasn't even started yet, and you've already started discussing the distribution of the spoils. These Kipchaks should wait until we defeat them!

Maybe something unexpected will happen then.

For example, all of the 100,000 or so Kipchaks died, or they fled in a further direction. These are all possible.

I can't say I'm 100% sure that we can capture them all alive. "Zhang Yong said.

This sentence is very clever. It means telling Batu, Mengge and others that they can defeat Hungary, but I cannot guarantee that all these people will be captured alive and given to you. After all, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. Who can guarantee it?

"That's what the military advisor said." Batu said. After everyone discussed some military matters, Zhang Yong returned to Kiev with Guyu, Baidar, Hedan and others.

"Master Military Advisor! We have made so much dry powder military rations, shouldn't we give them some separately?" He Dan asked.

"What are we sharing with them? Why should we share our military rations with them? We prepare military rations for each other in two places, and do they share the beef and mutton with us?" Guyu said very dissatisfied.

For more than half a year, Zhang Yong led them to plant a large amount of wheat on the black soil of the Russian people. Together with the butter and milk produced by cattle and sheep, in addition to the lack of eggs, they still made a lot of biscuits. Powdered military ration.

And for some unknown reason, these Russians are very talented at baking biscuits, and they can learn it immediately, and they like this kind of food very much.

So they accumulated a lot of military rations. Originally, according to Zhang Yong's plan, some of them were given to Batu, and they also got some dried beef and mutton from the people in Batu.

The grassland here is only so big. Although they have also stored some dried beef and mutton, the quantity is not very large, and it is far inferior to Batu who raises livestock on the Kipchak grassland.

"But we also have to exchange some beef and mutton! We can't just eat these things, right?"

"When we get to Hungary's territory, we can rob their livestock to eat, and distribute these biscuit powder to the Russian army all the way. They like to eat it anyway, so we can just eat these biscuit powder and mix it with beef and mutton." Guyu said. .

If they win the battle and reward these guys with some meat, they will be extremely happy.

Zhang Yong had no objection to what Guyu said. The result of the conversation this time was very unsatisfactory. He was too lazy to exchange military rations with the people in Batu, since it was not enough anyway.

At dawn the next day, Batu sent an envoy to say hello to Zhang Yong, then left Kiev with his army, and then went directly to Poland.

"What kind of attitude is this? Brother Zhang, you are also a strategist after all, and I am the leader of the Mongolian princes. He actually sent an envoy, said hello, and left immediately." Guyu said.

The main reason why he and Batu had to deal with each other was the title of leader of the princes.

Now among all the grandsons of Genghis Khan, Guiyou is one of the oldest. Whether it is Meng Ge, Baidar, or Batu and others, they are all a generation younger than him.

He was the eldest of the third generation participating in the Western Expedition this time, but everyone was obviously more convinced of Batu.

This makes Guyu feel very uncomfortable. It seems that there are many potential rivals for his next Korean competitor!

First of all, it is certain that Batu and Meng Ge are both in this list, but according to what Brother Zhang said before, Batu will not become his biggest competitor because of his own bloodline. The most difficult person to deal with is Brother Meng.

Just wait for me, and when I return after this western expedition is over, I will kill you unless you stay with Batu forever.

"Guiyou, you should write a letter to your father Khan Wokuotai immediately. I will teach you how to write it, and then I will also write a letter." Zhang Yong turned to look at Guyu and said. .

You're still a little too young. If you're playing power and intrigue, you're still far behind!

Under the current situation, Batu should have completely turned to the Tuo Lei family. At present, he and he are only superficially inseparable.

What a pity! pity!

I have treated you many times. If you, Batu, are willing to stand by my side, the Golden Horde established by your family can prosper in Europe in the future.

But it seems that is impossible. Let my son prosper here!

In this case, it is natural to invite a more powerful person to control the situation, so father-in-law, it is time for you to take action.

"Well! Let's write a letter and tell father Batu that he is rude to me and Brother Zhang." Guyu said.

"No no! You have to write that Batu, Meng Ge and others performed very well. They are better than you in everything. They are better than you in everything.

Whether it's leading troops to fight or anything else, you are far inferior to the two of them.

You even vaguely revealed it to your father, saying that if Batu is willing to run for the election of the next Mongol Khan, you will vote for him.

Even your good brother Meng Ge. Although Meng Ge has been following Batu since the Western Expedition and has never appeared by your side, you have always trusted this brother and is still loyal to your family. "Zhang Yong said.

"What? Why should I praise them two? I hate them both so much, why should I write a letter to praise them?" Guyu's eyes widened and he spoke in disbelief.

If he writes a letter, he must be complaining to his father, saying bad things about the two of them. How can he say good things about the two of them? He also said that he was willing to support Batu to become the Great Khan of Mongolia.

"It's a vague expression that you are willing to obey Batu's orders, but don't write. Do you understand that you are willing to support him as the Khan of Mongolia? You have to express this meaning." Zhang Yong said speechlessly.

You have to be particular about writing letters and so on. Let me teach you how to write them!

If you write that Brother Meng doesn't listen to you and gets very close to Batu, and then Batu goes against you everywhere, Wo Kuotai will definitely think that you are making a fuss out of a molehill, because he knows that you and Batu are not on good terms, and the two of them will definitely Some conflicts broke out.

Once something like this happens, parents will definitely have to deal with their children first, so if Guyu writes a letter to complain, there is a high probability that he will be punished severely by his father.

But if it is written that he admires Batu so much that he is even willing to let him become the Great Khan of Mongolia, and also says that Meng Ge and Batu are very close, you are still willing to believe Meng Ge.

They have great trust in this younger brother, so saying this will make Wo Kuotai feel very confused and even suspicious of the two of them.

The thing that a monarch is most afraid of is this kind of thing.

Zhang Yong guessed that Batu and Meng Ge would also write to Ogedai. With the Mongolian personality, Batu would definitely say that Guyu and himself were not in conflict with each other, and that he was the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition, and he would say euphemistically Xiang Wokuotai expressed the hope that Wokuotai could reprimand Guyu.

Then he explained the contributions that Brother Meng had made, and said that Brother Meng was very well-behaved. As long as these two letters reached Wokuotai's hands.

My son said that you are very kind and always say good things to you, but you in turn say bad things about my son.

Then there will be an extremely sharp contrast. As long as you are a monarch, you don't want the power of the clan king other than your own son to grow. Even if Mongolia doesn't care too much about this, with Wo Kuotai's character, he will definitely do this. Thought.

He will definitely weaken the power of the Batu family, and then once again launch a series of suppressions on the Tuolei family on the grassland.

And his letters will play a role in lighting the fire, but there is also something to be said for lighting the fire. Zhang Yong will use a tactful way to ignite the flames of Ogodai for the Jochi family and the Tuo Lei family again.

For example, praise Batu and Meng Ge on the battlefield, saying that they occupy a large number of troops and are brave and resourceful. The veteran Subotai obeyed Batu's orders. Guyu still needs to be tempered. Class words.

If you, my father-in-law, can hold on to military power, sue your own son, and win over veterans in the court, then you are no longer Wokuotai.

"Brother Zhang, are you sure this is really okay? In this case, I think it will only make my father believe in Batu even more!" Guyu said.

"I believe you, Brother Zhang, you must also state in your letter that you like the Qinchak Grassland very much and you will not compete with the Shiliemen for the position of Great Khan.

If you are willing to live on this western grassland from now on, I guarantee you that this land in Kipchak will be yours. "Zhang Yong said.

Guyou looked at Zhang Yong with suspicion, Brother Zhang, are you reliable? Although you are usually very shrewd, you are not sure about this kind of thing because of your psychology.

"Brother Zhang, you have helped me so many times. I am willing to trust you and teach me how to write." Guyu gritted his teeth and said.

"Okay! Let's write it overnight. I want you to write it." Zhang Yong said.

Brat, I'm going to spare no effort to help you this time. Just wait, you, O Kuotai, are very cautious.

(End of this chapter)