Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

"Report to the Great Khan! Master Hedan's envoy has arrived, and some of the remaining soldiers led by him are also on their way back. It is estimated that they will reach Hara and Forest in a few days." The messenger knelt on the ground and said.

At this moment, he didn't dare to take a breath. Just one month after he succeeded to the throne, the new Mongol Khan Guyuk received a very bad news. If he killed himself in anger, who would he look for? What about reasoning?

"Go and let Hedan's envoy in. I want to see what's going on." Guyu said angrily.

He had just inherited the position of Great Khan of Mongolia and it had only been a month, but he had already lost his territory in the west?
Batu, this bastard, dared to slap himself in the face at this time, and what's going on with Baidar?
When he left, he had obviously warned him.

"Brother Zhang, what do you think is going on? Why? Why did Batu seize my territory? What does he have to rely on?" Guyu said.

Originally, the territory in the west was guarded by Baidar and Hedan, as well as the several Russian Grand Dukes left by Zhang Yong in the west. As long as these forces unite together.

Then there is absolutely no problem. After returning from the Western Expedition in the past two years, they also organized a caravan, and the caravan was also unimpeded.

Why did Batu immediately attack his territory just after he inherited the position of Great Khan of Mongolia?
"I don't know what's going on. Let's listen to what the messenger has to say first." Zhang Yong frowned and said.

Something was a little wrong. Even according to the original development of history, although Batu hated Guyuk very much and did not even come to attend the Khuliltai Conference, he still nominally recognized Guyuk's identity as the Mongol Khan.

The European Pope even sent envoys. At that time, Europeans thought that the supreme ruler of Mongolia was Batu, so they sent envoys to Batu Sarai to persuade Mongolia to convert to Christianity.

After Batu knew the news, he felt a little funny. He told the envoy that he was not the real ruler of the Mongol Empire and sent the envoy to Mongolia.

After the arrival of this envoy, he happened to attend the ceremony of Guyuk's enthronement as Khan. He also wrote a large number of records about Mongolia and brought them back to the West.

Even Guyou's letters to the Pope are still preserved in museums.

You know, the Golden Horde in history was much more powerful than Batu today.

All the fruits of victory gained during the second eldest son's western expedition were all accepted by the Badu Shuchi family.

But this time, because of Zhang Yong's existence, the entire Ross area was not completely ruled, and even the original territory was divided by at least half. In this case, Batu should lick his wounds honestly and run the business. The right thing to do is to develop the West, not to fight against Guyou.

And once this happens, the Ogedai family and the Jochi family are bound to start a desperate battle. In this case, as a die-hard ally of the Ogedai family, I must participate.

Damn it, is it so difficult for me to find time to fight in the Southern Song Dynasty?

Soon a messenger came in and knelt in front of Guyu and Zhang Yong.

"Meet the Great Khan and the Mongolian Master."

"Okay, without so much etiquette, tell me, what is going on in the west? Why is my brother coming back? Isn't he guarding the west?" Guyu said.

"Guyou Khan! This happened about three months ago. The Kipchaks suddenly attacked our territory. Many Mongolian nobles and herdsmen were driven away," the envoy said.

"Why were you driven away? Are you going to rule them?" Guyu said.

"Great Khan! We, we also want to rule them, but we don't have the troops! Master Hedan only has two or three thousand troops under his command, and he cannot maintain the rule of such a huge and vast territory." The messenger said.

The messenger also had troubles that he could not express. When Guiyu left, he took away all the more than 30,000 Wo Kuotai family troops, leaving two to three thousand troops for Hedan.

So they could only recruit some local Kipchaks to join the Mongolian army. In the past two years, they have gradually recruited about 20,000 Kipchaks.

The number of Kipchaks joining the army has become more than ten times that of the Mongols, and the number of herdsmen has exceeded a hundred times. Under such circumstances, rebellion is inevitable.

"Where is Baidar's army? Why didn't Baidar come to support?" Guyu asked.

Although he led the troops of the Wokuotai family away, there are still 30,000 troops of the Chahetai family still there!
"Guiyou Great Khan, these Chahetai family's armies are only commanded by Lord Bayer and are not his private army.

After the change of the Khan of the Chagatai Khanate, these troops have been transferred back to the Chagatai Khanate. Lord Baidar also has two to three thousand people under his command.

This time he was also attacked by the Kipchaks. He has now returned to the Chahetai Khanate to recuperate. Because I am ashamed of you and the Imperial Master, I dare not come to see you at all. "The messenger said.

Baidar's situation is not much different from that of Hedan. Both of them are equal and rule in name only. Huge land, but too few troops at hand.

"You bastard, please tell me clearly, who is the person who attacked you? Is it the Kipchaks or Batu?" Guyuk, who was very angry, raised the envoy and said with a roar.

You bastard, can't you speak clearly?

"Guiyou Great Khan! The Batu family has now established a Kipchak Khanate. The Great Khan is Batu himself. Because the tent where Badu lives is golden, it is also called the Golden Horde.

There are only 20% Mongolians in the entire country, and the remaining 80% are all Kipchaks, so the current Great Khan of the Kipchaks is Batu. "The messenger said.

He had forgotten all this. It was inconvenient to convey news from the east to the west. Nowadays, the Great Khan and the Imperial Advisor may not know much of the information.

"What do you mean! Batu has now established himself as Khan? How dare he? Who gave him the right? He hasn't come to Mongolia's Harah Forest to kneel down to me yet." Guyu said excitedly.

Although they were allowed to establish a country, under normal circumstances, the khans of these feudal kingdoms had to come to Harahorin to kneel before him, the Mongol Khan, and then return to their own fiefdoms.

Only in this way can it be considered a formal procedure in Mongolia, and only in this way can it be recognized as a subordinate khanate by the Great Mongol Empire.

But Batu established his own khanate on the Kipchak grassland. If he wanted to call himself a khan, he had to come to Mongolia, kneel down and pay his respects to him, the Mongol Khan, and then test the title himself.

"The Great Khan is indeed like this! Batu told his people that Ogedai Khan had already agreed to the founding of his country, and before the Western Expedition, he also went to Haralin to meet Ogedai Khan, so there was no need to Come and see me again, and there is no Mongol Khan," the messenger said.

It's hard for him to say such a thing. The news that Guyu has now become the Great Khan of Mongolia has probably not spread to the West yet!
The latest news received from the West should be that Guiyou plans to stand on his own feet.

"Okay, Guyuk Khan, don't embarrass the messenger. He is just a messenger. There is no need to embarrass him." Zhang Yong stood aside and said.

"Well! Imperial Master, you are right. You can go down first. I will ask the battalion commander to prepare some wine and meat for you. You can eat something first and have a good rest.

As for the troops who retreated from Hedan, I immediately sent an army to meet them. "Guiyou said.

"Guiyou Great Khan! Lord Hedan's army should be more than ten days away from Hala River Forest. They will arrive soon. I will leave first." The envoy faced Guyu and Zhang Yong. They each knelt down and slowly exited the palace.

"Brother Zhang! Tell me, what is this? Batu, Batu, he dared to openly resist. This is betrayal. This is betrayal of the entire Mongol Empire." Guyu said.

Regarding the relationship between Guiyou and Zhang Yong, when they are together in private, Guiyou will still call Zhang Yong Brother Zhang. However, if someone is present, he will be called the National Master.

"It's too early to say this now, let's wait for now! After Hedan comes back, we will inquire carefully to see what is going on." Zhang Yong said. "Brother Zhang, do you still need to read this? This guy from Badu has always been dissatisfied with me. The news that I have boarded the Great Khan may not have spread yet, but he should already know that I want to be independent, so he will He suddenly took action and occupied all the territory in the west. Now it is not only He Dan's territory, but Baidar's territory is probably also in his hands," Guyu said angrily.

He originally wanted to use his territory in the west as a springboard. Renovate the army and attack Batu in the future? Who would have thought that Batu would take action first.

"It's also our fault for not being properly prepared. Who would have thought that the Chagatai family would recall the army! If I were Batu, I would also choose to take action at this time." Zhang Yong said.

This was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Although he ascended to the position of Great Khan of Mongolia, Guyu obtained his rights through trickery.

There are still many people in Mongolia who are unconvinced. At this time, even if Guyu's territory is captured, Guyu can't do anything because the Chagatai family will not send troops now.

Although Baidar was allowed to establish a country, since the new Chagatai Khan succeeded to the throne, he has withdrawn all his troops. Now Baidar only has one or two thousand troops, which is an ordinary Western army at best. Tao kings.

And at this time, what can Guyu do? This time, the new Khan of the Chagatai Khanate supported Guyuk almost at the same time as the drag family.

Therefore, even if the two of them wanted to stand up for Baidar, they could not do so. The Khan of the Chagatai Khanate was also a meritorious minister. He even came to Harakhalin in person during the succession ceremony a month ago.

It's just that he left more than half a month ago.

"Brother Zhang! I can't bear this tone. I will immediately mobilize the army to attack Batu. I want this treacherous villain to know how powerful I am." Guyu said.

"Are you sure you want to go to war with Badu? Guyu. Now that your territory is no longer directly bordering him, you need to borrow the Chagatai family. You need to talk to the Chahetai family about this matter, and there are more than ten Ten thousand troops passed through his territory, how long do you think this matter will take?" Zhang Yong said.

"Me! I can handle this matter within three months, or at most half a year. In these six months, I will first raise the army, and then launch a new round of Western Expedition." Guyou said.

"Really? Has your own power been stabilized? Do you care about the Tuolei family? Do you still want to suppress the kings of the East and the kings of the West? If you leave with all the troops, what will happen to Mongolia? Will you give all this place to the Tuo Lei family?" Zhang Yong asked.

Now the Wokuotai family gritted their teeth and should be able to gather an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people. Even if they provide some support, it will only be nearly 100,000 people. After all, it is impossible for the Central Plains army to go on an expedition with him.

Will you take the 30,000 Tuolei family's troops with you, or will you return them to the Tuolei family? All the troops of the Ogedei family bring their families with them to fight with you.

The entire Monan Mongolia will be given away, and the connection between the east and the west will be cut off. Zhang Yong can be said to have directly severed ties with the grassland.

Moreover, the forces in Hebei that had just surrendered to him might be ready to make another move.

"Brother Zhang, what do you mean, if I swallow this breath, I won't fight?" Guyu said.

"No! We must fight, but not now.

First of all, I have to finish off the Southern Song Dynasty and start the war next year. I can destroy the Southern Song Dynasty in more than a year at most.

This takes two years, and another year to reorganize the army, so three years later is the best time for the Western Expedition. "Zhang Yong said.

"Brother Zhang, why don't you put the matter of the Southern Song Dynasty aside for a while and help me deal with Batu first. After we defeat Batu, you can then deal with the Southern Song Dynasty. Then I will let the Wokuotai family and the Tuolei family All the troops are going to help you," Guyu said.

"If I go with you, then I might lose my own territory, and then the Tuo Lei family will occupy the entire east, and we will all be finished.

The Central Plains area, as well as the Hebei area, were previously dragged down by the family management. I just took them back in less than a year. What's more, you have just succeeded to the throne, and you also need time to consolidate your position.

These three years are indispensable. You must know that during our last Western Expedition, it took three years just to prepare.

If you don't make any preparations, you will fail even if you go, and what if the Chagatai family unites with the Tolei family? "Zhang Yong said.

Because of his appearance, the situation of the entire Mongol Empire has undergone considerable changes. The Ogedei family is stronger than before, and he did not say that he could completely crush the other families.

"Alas! This is the only thing we can do now. I will first accept these herdsmen from Hedan. They are all subjects of my Wokuotai family, and let them live in the territory first." Guyu said.

After all, Guyu had been the Mongolian supervisor for more than a year. Regarding some internal affairs, Guyu was no longer as blind as before.

Brother Zhang is right. If he can't wait to start a war, it will take seven, eight months or even a year before he can send troops at the fastest speed. Moreover, sending troops in a hurry may not lead to victory.

After all, 8 is just waiting for work, defending at home, while he is on an expedition.

"You want to take advantage of public opinion now? First send an envoy to question Batu and see what Batu says. If he kills your envoy, then you can officially declare that Batu rebelled against the Mongol Empire.

After you have secured your position, you can mobilize the entire Mongolian force to attack him. At that time, it will not be an army of 100,000, but an army of more than 200,000. "Zhang Yong said.

Friction and conflict in the territory and rebellion against the Mongol Empire are two different concepts. If Batu really kills Guyu's envoy, then he will completely break up with the Mongol Empire.

At that time, as long as Guiyou gives the order, the Chagatai family, the Tuolei family, and other Mongolian kings from the east and west will all join the war and go to conquer Batu together.

"Okay! I will send an envoy to question him first." Guyu said.

"Well! We can't waste time. No matter what happens, there will be a war against Batu in three years, so we need to start preparing in advance now. You prepare on the grassland, I will go to the Central Plains to prepare, and we will join forces in three years Let’s attack Batu together,” Zhang Yong said.

"Okay, Brother Zhang, then I will listen to you. You can temporarily return to Guanzhong with your army! In the past few years, I will not launch a large-scale war on the grassland. I want to recuperate and accumulate strength." Guiyou He spoke.

He also saw something. This situation was not the time to act on impulse. He had to secure his position and completely control Mongolia.

After hearing this, Zhang Yong nodded with satisfaction and breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Damn it, you don't want to send troops right now. Otherwise, there will be too many people who can stab you in the back, and I will be in trouble as well.

Fortunately, I spent three years!

The next day, Zhang Yong quickly took his wife, son, and his own army on his way home. It was already midsummer when he returned this time, and it was still more than half a year before a full-scale attack on the Southern Song Dynasty. time.

Western Kipchak grassland, in the city of Batu Sarai.

All the princes of the entire Jochi family gathered here to celebrate their great victory.

"Hahaha! My brothers finally got back all the land of our family this time. Now in the entire west, there are no khans other than our Jochi family." Batu said loudly.

This time, their family took a huge advantage and expanded their territory by at least half, seizing the entire western land.

Regarding the news that Guyu wanted to become a self-proclaimed Khan, two families sent him exact information, one was the Chagatai family and the other was the Tolei family. (End of chapter)