In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 463: Which side is easier to rule?
There are many Mongolian nobles in Datong today, but most of them have not left many deeds in the history books. The famous ones are either in the Western Expeditions or in the Altai Mountains.

Okuotai sat expressionlessly at the top, with Yelu Chucai and his son on his left and right, which also showed that he always valued Yelu Chucai. Apart from these two sons, the other Mongolian kings included: Temujin's younger brother Zhuochi Hesar's There are three sons: Yegu, Yesonge and Tuohu.

The fiefdoms of Zhuochihesar were in Yeliguna River (today's Erguna River), Hailar River (today's Hailar River), Kuolian Haizi (today's Hulun Lake) and other places.

Hechiwen's son Yianchitai was also the leader of the Northeastern kings this time.

There are also the sons of Temujin's youngest brother, Temujin Ochijin, Sadaki, Hashidai, Chahela, etc.

Temuge Orchijin has been developing his power in Liaodong and the Greater Khingan Mountains. It was not until the Song army rebuilt the city of Harbin and negotiated peace with Mongolia that Temuge Orchijin restrained himself.

The other one was Temujin's half-brother Beligutai, who was also present with his two sons Hantonhu and Yesubuka.

The youngest son of Bieligutai is the most famous, and he is also warm-tongued.

His second son Yesubuhua has the same name as Tolei's youngest daughter Yesubuhua, which is rare.

Originally, the lives of these sect kings were relatively comfortable.

At this time, Wokuotai summoned their orders to the kings in the Northeast. After discussion, several of their clan kings realized that the life and death of Mongolia was now at stake, and they immediately gathered 30,000 elite troops without caring about the Song army in the Northeast. Come to Datong.

Heshu looked very dissatisfied and said sternly: "Last November, the armies of Guyu and Choermahan met at the Alas River, and Batu went to the Volga River alone with nearly 200,000 horses."

Like the Mongolian army, the elite cavalry of the Song army came and went like the wind. Each man had two horses, running back and forth, specializing in attacking and killing lone Mongolian tribesmen.

From Batu's point of view, his territory was close to tens of thousands of miles away from the Song Dynasty, and it was impossible for the Song army to control Batu no matter what.

"Chagatai, Guiyou and the others have joined forces. About 300,000 troops are temporarily near the Altai Mountains."

Compared with the harassment of the fiefdom, how to defeat the main force of the Song army is the most important thing at hand.

As for whether you, Wo Kuotai, can defeat the Song people, that is your business.

"You know what he said?"

"Where are Chagatai and his men?" Ogedai's uncle Bieligutai asked.

The people he relied on most were thousands or even thousands of miles away.

But after the war between Song and Mongolia started, the Song army sent 10,000 light cavalry deep into the hinterland of the Northeastern kings, burning, killing and looting everywhere, using Mongolian methods to deal with the Mongols. The Northeastern kings suffered greatly and suffered unspeakably. Tired of coping.

The rest of the clan kings came to Datong.

"If our army wants to come over, it must fight with the Song army first."

This made Wo Kuotai feel very depressed.

Almost half a year had passed, and Batu's men and horses remained stationary. Wo Kuotai knew that Batu wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and did not care about the war between the Song army and him.

In the territory of the kings of the Northeast, only the uncle Temuge Ochijin, with his remaining sons and five thousand elites, continued to struggle with the Song army.

Wokuotai looked at the nobles in front of him and felt a little mixed in his heart.

The kings tried several times to encircle the Song army, but they were always unable to accomplish it.

Now Mongolia is short of people.

"Hundreds of thousands of Song troops were blocked in Qianzhou and Harahelin."

In addition, most of the elite headquarters have gone to the Western Expedition, so Ogedai is now very short of soldiers and even fewer generals.

Temuge O Chijin also tried to gather troops and horses to attack Harbin City, but Chitai and Yegu and others disagreed.

In order to resist the Song army, the Mongolian army was stationed in various places, which spread their strength and lost the Mongolian army's mobility.

"Is it possible that Batu doesn't understand the principle of lips dying and teeth cold?" Yelu Chucai's son Yelu Zhu said dissatisfied: "If we are defeated by the Song army, Batu will be the next one to fall."

This city of Salai became an important town for East-West trade in its original history, but it was not destroyed until more than a hundred years later.

All ethnic groups near the Daxingan Mountains either hid in the mountains or were attacked and killed by the Song army.

Even though there were dozens of Mongolian nobles in front of him, most of them were not well-known.

"What did Batu say?" Yian Chitai asked loudly at this time.

"If he wanted to come back, he would have arrived in Datong long ago."

"Why don't the 300,000-strong army come over?" someone asked in surprise.

None of the descendants of my brothers Tolei, Jochi, and Chagatai were present, they were all the children and grandchildren of other uncles.

Bata was about to establish his own khanate and was building his capital.

Now Batu is building a lot of construction projects in his territory and doesn't care about the war between Song and Meng.

The Song army did not engage in a decisive battle with them, but just ran around. The kings of the Northeast were also very angry, and there was nothing they could do against the Song army.

The famous generals in Mongolia at this time were all on Guiyou's side in Batu.

Because Ogedai was in Harahelin and Chagatai built their capitals in Alimari, Batu also wanted to build his own capital, and they all named it Sarai City.

"Batu will never come back. This guy wants to be independent." Someone said viciously.

Temuge O Chijin's forces were already close to the Greater Khingan Mountains, but they were killed by the Song army and retreated.

Everyone looked up and saw that it was Hemi, Wokuotai's son.

"He was blinded by lard." Ogedai's other son Hacha La'er was even more furious: "The second uncle (Chagatai) personally went to the lower reaches of the Volga River to persuade him."

Not being famous means that you can't fight, and you don't have enough ability.

"The key is that there is no supply. Supply is a big problem."

The Mobei area is now occupied by the Song Army. It is a problem for the Mongolian Army's 300,000 troops to eat and drink every day. Now it is near the Altai Mountains, and the Song Army is beyond reach. It was originally the fiefdom of Batu, and there is the fiefdom of Batu. Herders support.

Once they come east, the territory of the Song Army is already along the way. Unless they defeat the Song Army, how will they obtain supplies?

The straight-line distance from the Altai Mountains to Guanshan Mountain is only five to six thousand miles. The Mongolian army traveled two hundred miles a day, which would take a month.

If we take a detour, it will be at least seven or eight thousand miles, which makes it even further.

If the Mongolian army had only 10,000 or 20,000 light cavalry, it would be easier to move and they could completely take a detour or even force a charge. As long as they did not get entangled with the Song army, it would be difficult for the Song army to catch up with them.

But now there are 300,000 Mongolian troops, including most of the servants.

It is difficult to hide the movement of so many soldiers and horses from the Song Army. Once a large-scale movement is blocked by the Song Army, it will either defeat the Song Army or be defeated by the Song Army.

Chagatai and Guyu didn't dare to move, obviously because they lacked confidence.

Of course, the grassland is so big that a small number of light cavalry can still travel.

Even though the Song army's outposts and cavalry were incomparable, Chagatai and the others could still maintain communication with Wo Kuotai.

It's just that the two sides are five to six thousand miles apart, so every communication takes a long time.

"Chagatai just received a letter half a month ago."

"He couldn't persuade Batu, and he didn't dare to fall out with Batu."

"Currently, they are all resting and resupplying in the Batu fiefdom."

"At the same time, sentries have been sent out and are looking for a detour route to avoid the Song army and reach Guanshan."

"Currently the only route that can avoid the Song Army is to take the Rus Principality, but this may require a detour of nearly seven to eight thousand miles."

The Principality of Rus had already surrendered to Mongolia during Batu's last eldest son's western expedition, or in other words, it surrendered to Batu. Chagatai and the others wanted to avoid the interception of the Song army, so they had to take a long way, from the territory of the Rus Principality back to Guanshan, and then to Datong.

But this would take seven to eight thousand miles, or even tens of thousands of miles.

Currently Chagatai and the others are observing a suitable route.

They need a lot of supplies along the way, after all, they are an army of 300,000 people.

Moreover, Chagatai still wants to work harder and harder to persuade Batu to come back.

Batu's Western Expedition brought back 150,000 elites, and Batu's fiefdom and the Rus Principality he ruled could also collect 300,000 to 50,000.

As long as Batudu is willing to come back, the Mongolian army can gather an army of 500,000 people.

There is no need to take a long detour then, just call all the way back from Qianzhou.

After listening to Chagatai's words, everyone thought of a question. Chagatai had an army of 300,000 people, but he didn't dare to go to war with the Song people. So he had to take a detour?

"How many people are there in the Song army near Qianzhou and Harahelin?"

"At least more than three hundred thousand." He Shi said: "There are hundreds of thousands in Qianzhou and Hara Helin, and there are hundreds of thousands more in the hands of Meng Gong, which is near Shengsi Jiaen."

Everyone looked solemn after hearing this. Shengsi Jiaen was only more than a thousand miles away from Guanshan.

In other words, Meng Gong's hundreds of thousands of troops may head east to attack them at any time.

Meng Gong is stationed at Shengsijiaen. To the west, he can support Lu Wende and others to fight against the Mongolian army returning from the Western Expedition. To the east, he can come to attack Wokuotai.

Now Batu is standing still, and Chagatai is also looking for a way back.

If the delay continued, Meng Gong found that the Mongolian army in the Western Expedition did not dare to turn back, and might actually come to attack Wokuotai.

To the southeast of Wokuotai are the county governments of Hebei and Shanxi, which can block it. To the west, the desert and grassland are flat.

Suddenly, a strong sense of crisis surged into the hearts of all the Mongolian nobles.

"Chagatai has another suggestion." Ogedai said again at this time.

"It is said to be Batu's suggestion."

"Let us give up here, and then move the whole family to the west. Batu said that Xiyali and other places are wonderful places. Let us not fight with the Song people, and move the whole family to Xiyali, and then take root and develop in the west."

When Wokuotai came out this time, it shocked the whole audience.

Batu actually wanted the Great Mongol Empire to abandon its original hometown and move the entire clan to Europe.

"It is easier to rule over there than here." Wo Kuotai continued: "Many of the principalities over there are as uncivilized as savages, and they are much easier to fight than the Song army."

"The land over there is wider than the Song Dynasty."

After Wokuotai finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.

No one expected that Batu would make this suggestion.

The big tent was quiet for a long time.

Suddenly Yelu Chucai spoke: "If, I mean if."

"What if the Song people, after occupying the grassland, followed our example and continued their western expedition?"

There was dead silence in the big tent again.

Yes, the entire Mongolian family can move to Europe, but what if the Song army later learns from the Mongols and starts a Western expedition?

Sooner or later I have to fight.

As Wokuotai spoke, he looked at the expressions of all the nobles around him.

It was obvious that most people looked shocked and unwilling when they heard that the entire clan was to be relocated.

To be honest, when Wo Kuotai first received Batu's letter, he was a little moved.

Ogedai has followed his father Temujin in many wars, and now he doesn't like living on the grasslands, so he usually lives in Datong and occasionally goes to Guanshan.

But Guanshan is only one or two hundred miles away from Datong.

Life in the county is better than on the grassland.

But as the Great Khan, he couldn't make the decision. He had to get the support of the vast majority of the nobles.

Moreover, after Batu proposed it, if he agreed, it would also mean acknowledging Batu's intention to stand on his own in the Volga River.

Even though Batu is not now a khanate, this is definitely something he can tolerate.

It's just that now that there is a powerful enemy, Wo Kuotai is trying his best to deal with the Song Dynasty, and there is no way to pursue him.

"The grassland is our home. I would rather die fighting than leave, let alone go to that ferocious fang." Suddenly Temu Ge Orchijin became excited.

As an elder and someone who grew up on the grassland, Temuge Orchijin strongly opposed leaving the grassland.

Even more unwilling to give up his fiefdom.

If they want to avoid the Song army, this means that all the fiefdoms of their northeastern kings have to be given up.

As soon as he finished speaking, Beili Gutai and other Northeastern kings started shouting.

They finally got the fiefdom in Temujin's hands, so why were they willing to give it up?

Someone on the scene immediately said that the Song army was coming fiercely, and we were afraid that we would not be able to withstand it until Batu and Chagatai returned with their troops.

That is to say, the Song army is now advancing gradually, capturing each one and attacking slowly. If it had followed the Mongolian method, it would have reached Datong or Guanshan long ago.

"How many troops do we still have? Why don't we look for the main force of the Song army for a decisive battle?" The battle in Beiligutai was still the same as before, concentrating troops and horses to find the main force of the enemy.

But the Song Army is not the Jin Army.

The Song army had a large number of troops and advanced weapons, and the remaining 100,000 troops in Wokuotai simply did not dare to engage in a decisive battle with the Song army.

"Our cannons are bulky and difficult to move. They can only be used to defend the city, so we should try to avoid field battles with the Song army." Yelu Chucai said helplessly.

Wokuotai has also built hundreds of cannons over the years, but they are all stationed in various cities.

Some people complain that we Mongolians are famous for our mobility. We used to fight without cannons, so why do we need cannons now?

Yelu Chucai said, now we need artillery even more. The Song Army has a new firearm, which is used by infantry. They fight row by row. It is very fierce and it is difficult for the cavalry to rush up. Without artillery, we will use weapons like the Song Army. Nothing can be done.

The Song army is now gradually attacking the city and advancing slowly, but also the artillery of the Mongolian army.

Without artillery, the Song army could push faster.

The kings of the Northeast who were present today had never fought a positional battle with the Song Army, and they were all a bit distrustful, and they all clamored to go out and fight the Song Army in the field.

Upon seeing this, Wokuotai planned to make them suffer. After all, judging from the history of fighting with the Song Army, even if they suffered a defeat, they could still bring back most of their troops.

"Okay, that being the case, please ask your two uncles to lead troops to fight against the Song army."

Wokuotai allocated 50,000 of his only 100,000 troops to his two uncles, asking them to fight the Song army besieging Taiyuan.

He also repeatedly warned that if the positional battle went unfavorably, try to leave the battlefield and bring back as many people as possible.

Temuge O Chijin and Beili Gutai disapproved, and quickly ordered their troops to leave Datong.

(End of this chapter)