Chapter 1638 Duke Zhou joins forces with the Western Regions
Chapter 1638 Duke Zhou unites with the Western Regions
In Murong Chui's view, if such an opportunity to destroy the Jin army is really missed, and the Jin army survives this internal battle among the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that Li Xiang will unify the entire Central Plains sooner or later.
thing.
This opportunity is likely to be the last chance to eliminate the Jin army. If you lose this opportunity, you will need to make real sacrifices to fight against the Jin army in the future. The people of the Wolf God are not afraid of sacrifice, but there are unnecessary sacrifices.
But it doesn't have to exist.
If you want to deal with the Jin army again, I'm afraid you really have to unify the entire grassland, concentrate the power of the entire grassland, and launch a big war.
Moreover, the reason why Murong Chui was so eager to use this opportunity to destroy the Jin army also included the Jin army themselves.
The Jin army had Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and even the Hetao land where the Southern Huns were originally located, which is now Hezhou. Relying on these horse-producing areas, the Jin army had established a large-scale cavalry force.
Just like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Jin army also has the ability to penetrate deep into the grassland, which is the biggest threat to the grassland. Presumably, no grassland people want to experience the same situation as the Huns during the period of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
"What do you think, Prime Minister?" Temujin, the Prime Minister, stared at Yelu Chucai with his eagle eyes.
At this time, people like Zhebie, Murongchui, and Mahamu felt their hearts skip a beat. Since Temujin had asked Yelu Chucai, Temujin's intention was actually very obvious.
After all, although the people who just spoke were Fu Yan, Yang Ku, Feng Yi and others, the main figures in this series are the two great powers Kublai Khan and Yelu Chucai.
"If we go south to destroy the Jin Dynasty, there will be many variables and it will not be appropriate for our dynasty!" Yelu Chucai said solemnly.
Tuoba Wei, Manchu Qing, and the Central Plains princes, no one knows what choices they will make when the time comes. Everything can only be inferred based on the worst-case scenario.
But if they were to extrapolate from the worst-case scenario, they would have probably lost completely. At most, the Jin army would have been in an absolutely unfavorable situation.
If Yuan and Meng really wanted to go south, it was essentially to seize the Han people's kingdom, not to drag them to perish with the Jin army.
On the other hand, once they choose to march westward, the Han princes will not pay attention to them if there is a Jin army, and the Jin army will not have the energy to pay attention to them. They said that the only obstacle they encountered was probably the Tuoba Wei
, just Manchu and Qing.
In contrast, if this option succeeds, the benefits will be large and the risks involved will be relatively small.
After that, Temujin symbolically asked the opinions of several other important civil and military officials. Temujin's direction had already been so obvious. Of course, these people would not be so forceful as to challenge Temujin.
Mu Zhen took the opposition route.
As a result, the emperors and ministers of Yuanmeng and Meng were united in their efforts, and Temujin personally led 150,000 cavalry to march westward.
His subordinates Mu Yugen, Murong Ping, Murong Long, Mu Yuni, Zhebie, Kubi Lai, Subutai, Gaisu Wen, Bai Yantuo and other important civil and military personnel accompanied him.
Not only that, in this battle, Temujin also selected Maodun's general. Although Maodun is a representative of the old-school Xiongnu, his talents are real. Temujin would not be at ease if he placed Maodun in the rear.
.Rather than doing this, it would be better to keep him by your side and keep an eye on him, so that he can contribute in the war.
Yuan Meng was also a master of surprise operations. The news of Temujin's army had just been dispatched. The two forwards, Jebie and Subotai, had already led eight thousand light cavalry into Wusun, seven battles and seven victories.
, before Temujin's forces arrived, Wusun, one of the main forces in the alliance of countries in the Western Regions, had already lost his courage.
At this time, the Jin army received the news and dispatched Ji Dan as envoys to various countries without haste.
The battle to defeat Shu is no different from a national war. It is a matter of great importance. In it, no matter how big or small, everything that can be considered must be taken into account as much as possible. In such a large-scale battle, if something goes wrong in the process, all the sacrifices will be made.
It is likely that the damage will take more than ten years to recover, and in some cases, it may even be impossible to recover in a lifetime.
Of course, Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Zhang Liang, Liu Bowen and other counselors could not only consider the princes within the Han Dynasty. It should be noted that the power of the grassland is also a huge force. If this part of the power is ignored,
The price paid may well be something they will never be able to bear.
Thinking from their perspective, Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Zhang Liang, Liu Bowen and other counselors also believed that the most likely possibility for Yuan and Meng was not to go south directly, but to take this opportunity to conquer the west and completely conquer the west.
If they choose this strategic direction, the risks they need to pay are minimal, and the gains they get are large enough.
If Temujin chooses to go south, Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Zhang Liang, Liu Bowen and other advisers have always tacitly believed that if they were in the position of other princes of the Han Dynasty, they would temporarily stop military activities against the Jin army and allow the Jin army to return.
Aid Northern Xinjiang.
When the war in the north ends and both sides are defeated, especially when the Jin army cannot return immediately, the princes invade in large numbers and lose all their face and dignity.
In addition, once Temujin completely conquers the countries in the Western Region, it will cause a two-sided siege on Xizhou newly established by the Jin army.
At that time, Temujin can easily pose a huge threat to Xizhou and Liangzhou. If one day the Yuan-Mongol and Jin armies go to war with each other again, then Temujin can avoid the difficult-to-break Bingzhou and Hezhou
Prefecture, turn to mobilize the main force to open up the situation here in Xizhou and Liangzhou.
Therefore, regarding Temujin's western expedition, Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Zhang Liang, Liu Bowen and other counselors had not 100% anticipated it, but at least they had anticipated this possibility.
You will naturally be prepared to deal with it.
If Temujin were to go on a western expedition, the Jin army at this time would definitely not have the spare capacity to send enough reinforcements to Su Dingfang.
Therefore, just like Yue Fei in the north of Jing, Su Dingfang can only belong to the defensive position and delay the time until the end of the conquest of Shu. And how can we increase the time for defense and delay the time for more time?
For a long time, the best way is to unite forces from the other side.
To be more precise, the reason why Su Dingfang wanted to unite the countries in the Western Regions was to delay the time when the countries in the Western Regions were destroyed by Temujin, so as to prevent Temujin from coming back to attack Xizhou after annexing the countries in the Western Regions.
