Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 359: Tulan Lun’s Injury, Southern Song Dynasty and Northern Expedition
how so! how so! So many Mongolian kings participated in the West! Why did his brother Kuolejian, the youngest son of Genghis Khan, die in this battle?

Moreover, the way of death was still so inexplicable. Tu Lanlun's eyes were filled with tears when his throat was blocked by an arrow on the battlefield. He really didn't expect that the first bad news to come after more than two years of the Western Expedition would be the death of his younger brother. .

The letter from the boss clearly stated it! The combat effectiveness of those armies in the West is extremely weak, with no discipline or command at all. Even the city walls are made of wood.

Not to mention the Eastern armies such as the Jin Kingdom, Xixia, and Southern Song Dynasty, even compared with the army of Khwarezm, they were not as good.

Since their Western Expedition, they have not fought any decent battles. They have basically been crushed or pushed sideways. The people there were defeated after only a slight resistance.

However, I received two letters, which were indeed very strange. The letter from Ogedai Khan showed that Kuo Liejian died in the battle.

But he will let his son establish a khanate there and inherit the throne, and inform himself very carefully.

He told himself not to tell Kuolejian's mother, Princess Hulan, the news, so that the princess would think that his son was still alive in the West.

The letter sent back by his boss was also a bit strange. Tu Lanlun could vaguely see from the letter that there seemed to be another hidden reason for his brother's death.

The master wrote very clearly that when he attacked the Russian countries, Kuo Liejian followed him to fight.

"No, mother-in-law, look at it! This is a letter sent by Ogedai Khan. The Khanate of Kuolejian has been officially appointed. I just shed tears of joy.

"Well! Indeed, this child has finally grown up." Princess Hulan said.

"Sister, do you have something to tell me?"

"Don't worry, eldest sister, we know it and we will never talk nonsense." Farmaena said.

The head of the family thought well, let his mother think that his brother is alive in the West, let her think that his brother is in the West and established his own country!

Princess Hulan was a little strange. The letter was sent from the front line today. She didn't know why Tulanlun didn't ask her to come over and read it together.

"Well! This year we will also go to Sichuan and Sichuan. We went there last year and the scenery was really good. Although it is not as vast as the prairie, the high mountains and ridges are quite rare." Princess Hulan said.

"Really? That's great, hey! If it weren't for my poor health, I really want to go to the West to see him." Princess Hulan said.

When Genghis Khan's Western Expedition ended and the territories were divided among his sons, he asked Genghis Khan to allocate territories to his younger sons.

"Don't worry, eldest sister, we will keep this matter a secret. Let the old lady think that her son has established a country in the West." Xiaoyun said.

After all, his younger brother was also a Mongolian clan king, and he was accompanied by thousands of troops. The number of personal soldiers was at least a hundred. Under such circumstances, Liu Ya, who had been shooting from nowhere, actually killed his younger brother. killed.

"Mother Concubine! I was just about to send someone to call you. The head of the house did send a letter, telling you about the situation on the front line. My brother also wants to establish a khanate there, and the place has been selected." Tulan Lun He said with a smile.

Zhang Yong led Guyu, Baidar and others to Hungary, but his younger brother died in the battle with Batu.

Naturally, we understand how tightly the Mongolian high-level officials were protected on the battlefield. Although a young grandson of Genghis Khan died during the Western Expedition, it was an accident. Who would have thought that a stray arrow from the enemy could fly over?
In addition to this incident, only some thousand households are in danger on the battlefield, and some ten thousand households are surrounded by hundreds of soldiers.

But at that time, Genghis Khan refused because he was too young. Many years later, her son-in-law finally accomplished this matter, and she was very happy.

"Damn, there must be a conspiracy in this matter. It's hard to say it clearly in the letter from the leader, but my brother's death is the most beneficial to the Batu family. After all, during the Western Expedition, the Great Khan only agreed to let my brother , establish a khanate there." Turan Lun said to himself after putting down the letter.

Ogedai Khan refused to say anything, so he would send a personal messenger to ask the head of the family what was going on?
"My dear daughter, I heard there was a letter from the front line. Is there any news about your brother?" The voice of his mother, Princess Hulan, suddenly came from outside the house.

"Mother, you are only in your fifties this year, and your health is still good! When the weather gets warmer, I will take you to the land of Sichuan and Sichuan. Look at the mountains and rivers, and the big black and white bears." Tu Lanlun stepped forward. He supported his mother and spoke.

"That's the thing. My brother died in the battle. No one can leak this matter. We are the only ones in the house who know these things. If anyone lets my mother know about this, you will know the consequences. Tu Lanlun said.

This Tu Lanlun really didn't tell lies. The head of his family had already discussed this matter with Ogedai Khan.

"Well! My mother-in-law will bring some of your grandchildren and we will play together."

There are certain things that I must inform my sisters, otherwise if one of them leaks something, it will be over.

"Okay, let's all go down and rest! Xiaoyun, please stay with me. I won't be able to sleep tonight." Tu Lanlun said.

Although his younger brother died in the war, his son will still inherit the land in the west, and it will be managed by his own head.

At the same time, several children who have reached the age of eight will also receive letters from their fathers.

After Tu Lanlun heard this, he immediately wiped away the tears on his face, then washed his face in the basin in the room, and then hid the letters sent by Zhang Yong and Wo Kuotai.

Could it be that something happened to the master? Farmaina is a little worried about this, no, no, God bless me, but looking at this situation, something must have happened to someone, but the eldest sister seems to want to hide it.

"There is one thing. My brother's death may not be that simple.

After taking a deep breath to calm down his mood, Tu Lanlun opened the door with a smile on his face.

Although the master didn't say anything in his heart, I could see something.

Until it entered Hungary and Poland, because the Polish resistance army was relatively small in number and disorganized, its combat effectiveness was relatively weak. So he asked his brothers to follow Batu, Subotai and others.

Zhang Yong's other wives and concubines all bowed to the Turan people, and then exited the room together, leaving Xiaoyun and Turan Lun alone.

In addition to the letters written to Tu Lanlun, Xiaoyun, Bakhnaya, Famayina, Quchiyeyexian, Jishi, and Xueshi will all have some personal letters sent by Zhang Yong.

Every time the latest letters were sent from the front line, the mother and daughter would basically read them together. After reading, some of Zhang Yong's wives and concubines would also come over to read the letters.

"Girl! Why are there tears on your face? Did you just cry?" Princess Hulan asked.

That night, after his mother went to bed, Tu Lanlun called all his sisters and Zhang Yong's important wives and concubines into the room.

My younger brother has finally made his mark, and his descendants will also establish their own khanate in the west, together with Batu's family. "Tulan Lun put his hands behind his back, clenched his fists tightly, and made his expression as natural as possible.

The lady's letter was also very clear. The arrows were flying from behind. Although she had never been on the battlefield, she had followed Genghis Khan in his expedition to the west, and also followed the lady in his eastward expedition to Xixia.

In the past, the mother and daughter were always together!
So Princess Hulan came directly from her yard and wanted to ask her daughter. Accompanying her were several other wives and concubines of Zhang Yong.

Xiaoyun and Mafaina, who were standing aside, clearly felt that something was wrong. There seemed to be some tears on their eldest sister's face!

God bless you, I hope everything is fine.

This winter, while you look after your house here, I'm going to head west.

If it's fast, I'll be back in a year, if not, I'll come back with you. Tu Lanlun said.

The more she thought about it today, the angrier she became. She was so angry that she wanted to run directly to the West.

"No! Sister, you are a woman who has traveled thousands of miles to the West. It will take half a year to travel. If there is anything you want to know, you can wait until grandpa comes back, or you can just write and ask.

And without you in the family, who can suppress those women and those boys? What those boys are most afraid of now is you. If you leave, won't they be turned upside down? The master’s territory needs you. "Xiaoyun said.

The affairs of the Guanzhong Palace and the large and small affairs of the Guanzhong land are all regented by Tu Lanlun. If she leaves suddenly, she will leave the mess to herself.

You may not be able to do it well on your own! Moreover, the Southern Song Dynasty has been eyeing the land of Hanzhong recently.

Since the failure of the last Mongolian invasion to the south, the morale of the Southern Song Dynasty has greatly increased.

There is a sense of wanting to go to the Northern Expedition, and the defense lines in Guanzhong and Sichuan and Shu still need to be guarded.

Although the eldest sister has no military knowledge, she still commands the army of the family. She is completely in a hurry!
"Oh! Well, just wait for another two years. When the head of the family comes back, I must know how my brother died." Tu Lanlun said.

On the other side, in Lin'an Mansion, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, the courtiers of the Song Dynasty were gathering together. The emperor Zhao Yun was sitting on the dragon chair, his face glowing red and his expression extremely excited.

In recent years, their national fortunes in the Song Dynasty seemed to have improved. First of all, Shi Miyuan, a powerful minister who had always restricted his rights and even formed a kind of control over himself, died of illness a few years ago.

This allowed Zhao Yun, who had always been just a puppet emperor, to suddenly gain real rights. All the rights of the Song Dynasty were finally taken over by himself.

In the past few years, he has also flexed his muscles. The first was to deal with the Mongolian new invasion from the south. From the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, they fell into a complete defeat.

The whole Southern Song Dynasty was on the verge of ruin and destruction. Even the people were frightened, fearing that the Mongolian army would destroy the Song Dynasty.

But who would have imagined that this time Mongolia's coach Kuo Chu, the son of the Mongolian Khan Wokuotai, was accidentally killed by the defenders of Xiangyang during the battle.

He died miserably at the foot of Xiangyang City, and as a result, the Mongolian army retreated.

This suddenly reversed the situation. The Southern Song army immediately launched a pursuit battle under the leadership of Meng Gong, causing the Mongolian army to retreat. The Southern Song army even took advantage of the situation to attack Hanzhong, but was undoubtedly beaten by the Hanzhong defenders. Embarrassed.

However, the small defeat of the Southern Song Dynasty in Hanzhong was not as good as the victory of the comprehensive resistance to the Mongolian invasion. This time the Mongolian southern invasion was completely defeated.

And according to some outside intelligence, the main Mongolian army has been fighting in the West for more than two years, and there is currently no sign of retreat.

This can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a good opportunity to counterattack Mongolia, and even completely retake the Central Plains.

"My dear friends, we have been resting for more than a year. Now that the soldiers are ready, the food and grass are ready, and the morale of the three armies is high, it is time to launch the Northern Expedition." Zhao Yun, the Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, said.

More than a year has passed since the Southern Invasion War. During this period, the Southern Song Dynasty has restored some national strength and even took this opportunity to recruit troops.

Now that all the Mongolian troops have returned to the grasslands, the defenses in the Central Plains of Henan are extremely empty at this time. The Southern Song army can even think about retaking Kaifeng Mansion.

"Officials! Now is indeed a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition. Hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops are currently on an expedition in the west to invade those Western barbarians.

The army of the Han princes in Hebei is not very large compared to the Mongolian army in the Central Plains. This time we launch the Northern Expedition, there is a high probability that we can recapture Kaifeng and return to the old capital. "A civil servant stood up and said.

The Song Dynasty has been suffering for too long. It finally resisted a Mongolian invasion from the south and even killed the Mongolian coach. Now that they have been recuperating for more than a year, the Mongolian main force is empty. Now is indeed a good time for the Northern Expedition.

"The official Northern Expedition is not just a matter of talk. With the current strength of our Song Dynasty, we are still unable to cope with the armies in Hanzhong and Sichuan and Shu." A military general stood up and said.

"What are you afraid of? The King of Guanzhong has now gone to the west to conquer the west. He himself is not in the Guanzhong area at all.

Only a few orphans and widows were left, and my army of heavenly masters arrived. Where do they have the ability to resist? "A literary manager said.

Now in charge of military affairs in the Guanzhong area is a Mongolian princess, as well as some civil servants and generals left by the King of Guanzhong. They are just women. Couldn't they, the Song Dynasty, not be able to defeat a woman?

"The King of Guanzhong has indeed left, but the army in Sichuan and Shu, as well as the army in Guanzhong, have not weakened in the past two years, but have increased in number, not to mention the grassland Mongolian armies in Xixia and Tubo.

They are all commanded by the King of Guanzhong. We have to face at least a hundred thousand Guanzhong army. "A military commander said.

The land in Guanzhong has developed well in recent years, with good harvests of food and money, and they are very wealthy.

They also raised a full 100,000 troops. In addition to these 100,000 troops, there were also tens of thousands of Mongolian herdsmen on the Tubo grasslands.

Moreover, in the land of Guanzhong, there is a huge horse farm outside the pass. There are many war horses raised there, and the cavalry in Guanzhong cannot be underestimated.

Although their defense achieved a comprehensive victory this time, it was because they accidentally killed the Mongolian coach, causing the Mongolian army to retreat.

If they wanted to really do it in the wild, their Southern Song army still couldn't do it! These generals knew this very well.

"We are not fighting the army in Guanzhong. This time we are in the Northern Expedition, and our goal is the Central Plains. There are not many defenders in the Central Plains, and the army of the King of Guanzhong may not come to attack us." A civil servant said. .

The group of military generals who heard this collectively rolled their eyes. Is there any mistake? Are you going to attack the Central Plains?
The King of Guanzhong's Tongguan is right next to it, and part of the Central Plains is now managed by the King of Guanzhong. Do you think he won't hit you?
Will the Mongolian army ignore it on the grassland?

"Guan, we can only gather a total of 150,000 troops now. It would be too dangerous to gather all the food and fodder for the Northern Expedition now. It is better to fully defend now."

"Since I came to the throne, I have been successful in my career, but I have lost cities and lands one after another, which has brought shame to my ancestors and shame to my Zhao family. Now is a God-given opportunity.

It should be noted that when Genghis Khan went on the Western Expedition, the Jin Kingdom missed the opportunity because they did not have a unified mind to go to the Northern Expedition. We, the Song Dynasty, must not make this mistake.

Now is a good time for the Northern Expedition. I have made up my mind to send 150,000 troops. The Northern Expedition will begin next month and the restoration of the Central Plains will be just around the corner. "Zhao Yun said.

When Genghis Khan went on his western expedition, Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Kingdom succeeded him at the same time as himself.

Now the other party has lost his country and his family, and died on the spot. He has been lingering for a few years, losing cities and land one after another, and finally grabbed the land of the four states in the war to destroy the gold.

Now that we have won a great victory in defending against the Mongolian invasion from the south, if we do not launch the Northern Expedition while the main Mongolian force is away, will we be destroyed like the Jin Kingdom after the Mongolian army returns?

Once the main Mongolian army returns, it will definitely not be able to resist it. But if he takes this opportunity to make the Northern Expedition, he can regain the Central Plains and recapture Kaifeng Mansion.

Even by restoring the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, a Yellow River defense line can be established, and by strengthening the Great Wall, he can directly separate Guanzhong, Sichuan, and Mongolia.

When the time comes for the land of Guanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, isn’t that just fish and meat on the board, to be slaughtered by oneself?

"Please think twice, officials!" a group of generals said.

"If anyone dares to fight cowardly again, I will kill him." Zhao Yun took out his emperor's sword and slashed it down.

A month later, 150,000 Southern Song and Northern Expedition troops began to gather, and Guanzhong also received battle reports immediately.

According to the orders left by Zhang Yong, Tulan Lun stepped up defenses on the main lines of defense in Sichuan and Sichuan, including Hanzhong and Chongqing.

Tongguan stepped up its defense and recalled more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry on the grassland, and 5,000 heavy armored cavalry from the pass went into battle.

As for the Mongolian grasslands, after hearing about this, the Great Khan Ogedai also sent 20,000 reinforcements, as well as reinforcements from the Han Shihou, to deal with the Northern Expedition of the Southern Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)