Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 518: Trick Guyu, big brother, I took your son to the westward expedition.

Soon, a group of people set off overnight and headed towards the western grasslands. Along the way, Kublai Khan acted in an extremely low-key manner. He was completely dressed as a Mongolian businessman and hid his sabers under thick leather goods.

When I met some herdsmen, I came up to say hello very friendly, and used some silver coins I carried with me to exchange with the herdsmen. As long as I have two sheep, some kumiss, or milk tea, it is enough for more than a dozen people.

The pursuit troops on Guyuk's side have been chasing for more than half a month, and they have almost reached the territory of the Chahotai Khanate, but they still haven't gotten any news about Kublai Khan.

On the contrary, intelligence came from the east, saying that some of the personal guards who followed Kublai Khan had been captured. These captured personal guards also identified Kublai Khan's hiding place.

So Guyu immediately ordered Zhang Dingguan to take people to search. When they arrived, there were indeed some traces of life here, but the buildings had long been deserted.

Then he ordered people to conduct a massive search in the Jin Kingdom's homeland, and basically arrested all the personal guards under Kublai Khan. This took another ten days.

This operation to hunt down Kublai Khan ended in a complete failure. The Mongolian soldiers did not even see Kublai Khan's hair.

At that time, Guyu had already surrendered all the troops that had dragged him away from his family, so he took 20 troops and set foot on the grasslands and the westernmost part of the Mongol Empire.

A search was started for Kublai Khan, but in the end they were unable to catch him. The army walked west for half a month and reached the edge of the territory controlled by the Wokuotai family.

"This damn Kublai Khan, this damn bastard, actually thought of such a powerful plan, and even hid under my nose for more than half a month before leaving." Guyu walked back and forth in the big tent very angrily. Pacing.

No wonder, no wonder, he sent more than 20,000 people to hunt down more than 20 teams and searched all over the prairie, but in the end he could not find Kublai Khan. It turned out that he ran to the barren land in the north.

After hiding in that cold winter and snow-capped valley for more than half a month, who could have imagined where Kublai Khan would hide in such a valley? Everyone's thought was that Kublai Khan would rush to the west as quickly as possible.

But who would have thought that this bastard would actually find a valley to hide in, wait until the search intensity was low, disperse all his hundreds of personal guards, and then escape with only a dozen or so central guards.

These hundreds of guards delayed Guyu's time again, and Kublai Khan must have run far away now.

Although the Chagatai Khanate is nominally a vassal state of the Great Mongolia, it has restrained itself to a certain extent. If its own army wants to go to the Chagatai Khanate, it will still be very troublesome.

"Uncle Guyuk! This Kublai Khan is really a hero. He actually came up with something like this. No one would have thought of his way of escaping. He actually hid under your nose for more than ten days before leaving.

And he also sent out his own bodyguards, no! It should be said that he used them to buy himself time to escape. "Zhang Dingguan said.

Good on you, Kublai Khan, you are so smart, such ingenious methods can make you think that everyone underestimates you.

"Ahem! Damn Kublai Khan." Guyuk coughed violently, and several Mongolian attendants quickly stepped forward to help the Khan back to his seat.

At this time, Guiyou was coughing violently, and his face was even a little pale, looking extremely weak.

"Uncle Guyu! Why don't you go back to Hara and Lin to recuperate? I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it anymore." Zhang Dingguan hurriedly stepped forward and said.

Uncle Guyu has been coughing recently, and he is obviously not in good health! He and his father had long ago advised him to restrain himself, but Uncle Guyu just refused to listen. What could he do?

"I, I'm fine! I'm just angry. I thought that Kublai Khan and Meng Ge were unable to fly this time, but I didn't expect that they could still let him run away." Guyu said.

The anger in his heart was that when he just defeated Meng Ge more than 20 days ago, he was in high spirits.

Ever since he was a child, his father Ogedei said that among the three generations of descendants, Batu and Monggo Baidar were all heroic figures, but my son was the only one who was far behind them.

He Guiyou was very unconvinced. How was he worse than them? Now let's see, who has the last laugh? Who was the person who ascended to the position of Great Khan of Mongolia?

"Uncle Guyuk! Why don't you write a decree and let me take people into the Chagatai Khanate to search for him, and ask the Chagatai Khanate to send some troops to help us search for Kublai Khan." Zhang Dingguan said. said.

The last time the Khans of the Chagatai Khanate came to Harakhorin to celebrate when Guyuk ascended to the position of Great Khan of Mongolia, he expressed his surrender to the Mongol Empire.

At this time, the Mongolian Khan issued an order to enter their country and search for the escaped Kublai Khan. It shouldn't be difficult, right?

After all, the Wokuotai family and the Chahetai family have always been on good terms, and the two families wear the same pants.

"Hey! You don't know something. When my father was still alive and Uncle Chagatai was still alive, the relationship between our two families was indeed very good. Just say a word.

Even the Chagatai family helped our family in everything, but the situation is different now. Since I ascended to the throne, although on the surface we still get along, secretly the Chagatai family and our Ogedai family seem to be separated. . "Guiyou waved his hand and said.

The new generation of Khans of the Chagatai Khanate maintains a good relationship with the Golden Horde, as well as him, the Mongol Khan, and even with the Tolei family. They are on both sides, and the Chagatai Khanate also It is a buffer place for the two families of Jochiwo Kuotai.

Although the territory of the Ogedai family was adjacent to Batu's Golden Horde, there was no military contact between the two sides.

Under such circumstances, the other party would not agree to suddenly send a large army into the Chahotai Khanate. As for asking them to help hunt for Kublai Khan, that was even more impossible. Kublai Khan might even get their help.

As the Great Khan of Mongolia, he was actually quite cowardly. When his father became the Great Khan, all of Mongolia surrendered.

After all, it was his grandfather Genghis Khan who personally promoted him to the throne. When his father was seriously ill, he was not even able to support him to the position of Great Khan.

Fortunately, Brother Zhang stood up at this time and became the most solid backing of their Ogedai family, helping Guiyou to become the Great Khan of Mongolia.

But after he became the Great Khan, only Brother Zhang would lead him. His troops stood with him, and Brother Zhang was equivalent to his Chagatai.

"Uncle Guyuk, what should we do now? Should we just let Kublai Khan escape?" Zhang Dingguan said.

"Haha! This is an opportunity. Boy, do you dare to make a big bet with me, your uncle?" Your friend seemed to have made up his mind, looking at Zhang Dingguan with a firm face and asked.

In a moment, he thought of something. Or think of a way to deal with the enemy.

"Uncle Guyou! Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Zhang Dingguan asked.

"I want to conquer the West! I will launch the Western Expedition immediately." Guyou said.

Hearing this, Zhang Dingguan immediately lost his composure. He even opened his mouth wide and looked at Guyu with disbelief. "You're not my uncle. What are you doing?" Aren't we arresting Kublai Khan?

Now that we can’t catch anyone, shouldn’t we each go back to our houses to find our own mother? You, why are you suddenly going to march westward?
"I have thought about it! Now we have finally gathered all the troops on the grassland. Now the army in my hand, plus the descendants of the Tuo Lei family, has a total of 200,000 horses!
These 200,000 people came to the grassland and didn't even fight a decent battle. They just went back to their homes. It was a bit uneconomical.

I might as well lead them to launch a new round of Western Expeditions, completely defeat the Golden Horde, and even complete what your father and I failed to accomplish before, conquer the Holy Roman Empire and France. "Guiyou said.

This army has only been assembled for a few months, so it is really not cost-effective to let them leave like this. It would be better to launch a lightning-fast battle, a war that even Batu could not react to, and directly attack the Golden Horde.

Anyway, these days he led his men out to pursue Kublai Khan, and they have already pursued him to the border area controlled by the Wokuotai family. It would be better to take advantage of the situation and launch a Western Expedition to completely eliminate the serious problems at hand. You must know that you are getting older now and will soon be unable to fight. It's better to take advantage of your current health. Like his grandfather, he launched a massive Western Expedition, directly conquered the Golden Horde, and then retired on the Kipchak Prairie.

Even live directly in the heart of Europe and live on the European plains.

"Uncle Guyou! Don't joke with me. I, I, I still have 10,000 Han troops in my hands. They can't fight with you for five or six years, and the military rations are not enough! We are in a hurry this time How to solve the problem of military rations for the Western Expedition?" Zhang Dingguan said.

Uncle Guyu! You really are where you want to be! Are you not mistaken about launching the Western Expedition at this time?
"You have 20,000 Mongolians and 10,000 heavy-armored cavalry under your command. These 10,000 heavy-armored cavalry are Han people. You should ask them to go back and report the situation here to your father.

The 20,000 Mongolian cavalry under your command will follow you in the Western Expedition. I promise each of them that after arriving in the West, each of them can marry one wife, or even two. "Guiyou said.

"This! This! Uncle Guyu! Don't you wait for my father or my father to discuss this matter?"

"Let's discuss it. One round trip will take another month. In this month, how far do you think we can go? So there can be no delay and we can directly launch the Western Expedition. As for the problem of food and grass, don't worry about it. Naturally, we can raise livestock, and when we get to the land of the Golden Horde, we will snatch their things." Guyu said.

It only takes a few months for the entire cavalry force to reach Batu's territory. Batu probably never dreamed that his own army would attack him.

"But! But!" Uncle, what I'm worried about is nothing else but your body. Can your body really withstand an expedition?

"Okay! You are a descendant of Genghis Khan, you? You don't know some of the conditions on the grassland. When my grandfather Genghis Khan decided to go to the west, it was also carried out quickly.

It even took less than half a year to prepare. Only when my father went on his last Western Expedition, under the persuasion of Brother Zhang, he prepared for three years. Don’t worry, we can support the war by fighting along the way, and we absolutely don’t have to worry about food and grass. "Guiyou said.

While he was still in good health and still young, he must deal with Batu. He didn't want to wait any longer.

It will take several years for Brother Zhang to finish handling the affairs in the East, and it will take several more years to prepare for war. It is not that troublesome for the Mongols to fight. If they want to fight, they can just send troops to fight.

"Don't worry, we can fight for up to three years before we withdraw. You can come back after four years. You are still young. After this battle, it will be an accumulation of military exploits and experience for you." Guyou said. said.

"Uncle Guyuk! In this case, we will have to go through the territory of the Chagatai Khanate. Have you thought of how to explain it to the Chagatai Khanate?" Zhang Dingguan said.

"Hahaha! Don't you understand this? Boy, if I bring an army of 200,000 people there, I don't need to explain to him. He will also have to be responsible for the food for the army of 200,000 people." Guyu said. .

If I send an envoy there, he still has room and possibility to refuse, but if I go there in person with my army, then he has no reason to refuse. If he refuses.

That is, if I don’t give the Mongolian Khan face, and if I don’t give the Mongolian Khan face, I will destroy the Chagatai Khanate.

The overall strength of the Chagatai Khanate is not as good as that of the Ogedai family. The full Mongol force is less than 40,000. The rest are armies of other ethnic groups. These armies do not have much combat effectiveness at all. Facing them , the Mongolian cavalry has no ability to resist at all.

Do you just need to bring the army there? You will definitely be able to get everything you want smoothly, and even make the Chahetai family surrender again.

"Uncle Guyou! You have to promise me that I will fight for three years. After three years, you must let me go." Zhang Dingguan said.

Looking at this situation and this posture, I can't help but participate in this Western Expedition. What are you planning on doing in such a hasty Western Expedition?

Although Zhang Dingguan was very reluctant, he had no choice but to force his eldest nephew and even all the Mongolian officers and soldiers to launch a new round of Western Expedition.

As soon as the news came out, everyone was shocked, including all the Mongolian nobles, but the Mongolians were still very receptive.

The new Great Khan has succeeded to the throne for more than two years, and he really needs a top-notch war to declare his authority, prove his courage, and prove to Changshengtian that he is a conqueror.

As a result, a large number of Mongolian kings from the west, as well as kings from the east, supported Guyu and launched a new round of western expedition to destroy the Golden Horde and wipe out the western lands that had not been conquered before.

“The main reason why I went to the West this time was because a year and a half ago, the European Pope sent an envoy to come to me.

They want me to convert to their religion, but I want them to surrender to me, and now they are not surrendering, so I am going to ask this pope, what does he mean? "Guyou said to the entire Mongolian army.

Going to question the Western Pope was Guiyou Xizhen's excuse this time. Last time, the Western Pope sent an envoy in an attempt to persuade him to lead the entire Mongolia to convert to Christianity.

And I wrote a letter. He wanted the pope to surrender to Mongolia and submit to the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

The original plan was for the envoy to reply a year later and bring a reply from the European Pope.

But now a year and a half has passed, and the messenger has not been seen. It just so happens that I am going to destroy the Golden Horde. In this case, I will launch a new round of Western Expedition.

More than five years after the last round of Western Expedition, and more than two years after the Mongol Khan Guyuk succeeded to the throne, the Mongolian army once again set out.

The Mongolian army began to requisition horses and cattle and sheep from various places. Guiyou left tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to guard the Mongolian mainland, and sent back Zhang Yong's 10,000 Han army soldiers and horses.

Then he embarked on the road to the Western Expedition with an army of 170,000 people. This time there was news of the Western Expedition. Guyou did not tell Zhang Yong in advance, but asked the 10,000 troops to convey it on his behalf.

What I'm afraid of is that Brother Zhang is trying to stop him. Brother Zhang, I have learned so many classic tactics from you, and now I can take charge of my own business.

This time, I will show you how I, Guiyou, destroyed the Western countries. You will lend me your son for a few years. When he returns, I will let him accumulate a lifetime of glorious military exploits.

A month after Guiyou's army set off, Zhang Yong's 10,000 Han heavy armored cavalry returned from the far west of Mongolia to the land of Guanzhong.

What happened on the grassland quickly reached Zhang Yong's ears. Looking at the letters sent back by his son and Guyu's letters, Zhang Yong's teeth itched.

"Did you make a mistake! Guyu, you bastard, are you crazy? If you go on the Western Expedition at this time, you will die!" Zhang Yong threw Guyu's letter to the ground in anger.

Damn it, did you think this was a quick trip? If you say to march to the west, go to the west.

Or with hundreds of thousands of troops? I will fuck you.

Can't you just wait a few more fucking years for me to be ready, and then we can destroy it all at once? Do you really have to launch a sudden western expedition like this?

And the most important thing is, you fucking bitch, you originally died in this Western Expedition in history.

If you had just stayed on the Mongolian grassland, your body would not have collapsed like this, but leading an army to the west would be the most dangerous thing.

And the most deceptive thing is that you actually brought my son with you. If we count the time now, these guys might be almost at Lake Baikal. I hate you for being such a deceiver.

"Your Highness, please calm down. Don't get so angry." The Han general who led the army back said.

(End of this chapter)