The kettle placed on the stove looked old. The water gurgled as it boiled, and water splashed from the cracked lid.
Yi Shiying slowly fanned the smoke and asked slowly: "Why does Feiyu dare to say the word 'assert'?"
Li Xia did not answer immediately, but instead said: "The information I brought back from the northern belt after hard work includes dozens of volumes, recording everything that happened in Mongolia for more than twenty years. It is a pity that few people in the court are willing to take a closer look."
"It's not that you don't want to look at it," Yi Shiying said, "it's that it's not in our hands yet."
Li Xia understood clearly what he said. He handed over the information to Ding Daquan and Jia Sidao.
Ding Daquan had no idea about this. Although Jia Sidao took the information, he would not compile it and pass it on to other officials...because of party disputes.
Li Xia was too lazy to pay more attention to the party struggle between North Korea and China. He had already taken Yang Guo back and was no longer afraid of the identity of the informant in the north being leaked, so he gave Yi Shiying the intelligence he had received and the historical information in his memory to analyze...
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"The reason why I dare to make this assertion is to infer the situation in Mongolia. For more than twenty years, the internal fighting among the Mongols was also very fierce... After the death of Genghis Khan Temujin, the throne of Khan was inherited by Ogedai. Ogedai first joined forces with the Song Dynasty to destroy
After the Jin Dynasty, they invaded the south on a large scale.
Back then, on the Sichuan-Sichuan battlefield, the commander-in-chief of the Mongolian army on the west route was Wo Kuotai's second son Kuo Duan. Kuo Duan conquered Chengdu and slaughtered millions of our people in the Song Dynasty.
On the Jinghu battlefield, the commander of the middle route of the Mongolian army was Wo Kuotai's third son Kuo Chu. Kuo Chu was Wo Kuotai's favorite son and his chosen successor to the throne.
But something happened on the Jinghu battlefield in the third year of Duanping."
Yi Shiying pondered: "The Battle of Jiangling?"
"Yes, Kuo Chu died of illness in Xiangyang."
"He did not die from illness." Yi Shiying said: "He was injured by a flying arrow from one of our Song Dynasty soldiers and died without treatment."
Li Xia said: "Well, the information says that Kuo Chu died of illness."
Yi Shiying raised her head and looked out the window, with memories in her eyes.
"From the second year of Duanping, the Mongolian army defeated Xiangyang, Suizhou, Yingzhou, De'an and other places. The defense line of Beijing and Huzhou was riddled with holes. At the time of crisis, it was Meng Shaobao who single-handedly turned the tide of the war. In the Battle of Jiangling, Huangzhou
The battle was won successively, Xiangfan was recovered, the enemy retreated to Kuizhou, and troops marched out of Sichuan and Shu, which can be said to have turned the tide..."
After reminiscing, Yi Shiying said: "Kuochu should have died in the battle of Jiangling, but it was a pity that he was only hit by random arrows and could not show his head."
Li Xia recently discovered that Mongolia has a virtue. Every time a general dies in battle, the battle report will always say that he died, or died of drinking, or died of acclimatization.
For example, in the Battle of Chengdu, the message sent by Mongolia to the princes of all parties was "Ahu Da, Ab Gan died", as if "It happened that Ahu Da, Ab Gan died, so the battle ended like this", only
Only those who inquire carefully will know the details.
Perhaps the reason why the history of the Mongolian and Song dynasties is not well known to later generations is partly related to the fact that the Mongolian people did not write detailed history.
"Go on."
"Kuo Chu's death seemed peaceful, but in fact the seeds of the Mongolian Khan's struggle were planted." Li Xia said: "After Wo Kuotai Kuo's death, he was determined to pass the Khan throne to Kuo Chu's son Shiliemen. That day
When I was young, Shi Liemen was just a very young child."
"Legendary grandson?"
"The Mongols don't talk about legitimate concubines. There are six queens in Wokuotai. The eldest son, Guiyou, and the third son, Kuochu, are all born to the six queens."
Yi Shiying sneered: "Barbarians."
"The intelligence called these six queens 'Queen Naimazhen'. Naimazhen wanted to establish his eldest son Guiyu to succeed him, but Ogedei sent Guyu to the Western Expedition for the sake of his grandson's throne. This is the 'eldest son'
Expedition to the West."
Li Xia said and shook his head.
He had heard about the "Eldest Son's Expedition to the West" before, and knew that the Mongols swept across the Eurasian continent in this battle... It was really powerful.
But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that Wo Kuotai sent out all the eldest sons of the golden family, such as Guiyou, Batu, Meng Ge, and Buli, perhaps not to "attack the great powers of Eastern Europe and frighten Western Europe", but perhaps just to ensure that his grandson
Just succession.
"Later, Wokuotai drank until he had a stroke and died. Naima Zhen did not give the throne to the Shilie clan, but took over the power herself..."
"Female pronouns?"
"Yes, she has been in charge of Mongolia for more than four years. After Guiyu returned from the Western Expedition, she passed the throne to her eldest son. However, after Guiyu became Khan, she still listened to the government behind the curtain."
"Barbarians." Yi Shiying commented again.
Li Xiandao: "The Mongolian Khan's position is not only designated by the Great Khan, but also needs to be elected by the Great Council. At that time, Batu refused to participate in the Great Council to recommend Guyu."
"Who is Batu?"
For Yi Shiying, Mongolia was too far away, and there were too many descendants of the Borzhijin family. Without an intelligence source, it was really difficult to recognize everything, not to mention that Batu had been fighting on the western front of Mongolia.
"Temujin's eldest son and second grandson." Li Xia said: "In short, in the second year after Guiyou succeeded to the throne, he will go to conquer Batu."
"well……"
Li Xia knew why Yi Shiying sighed and said: "I don't have to feel sorry for you. It's not that there was no chance of regaining the north back then. That was when Commander Yu was guarding Sichuan and trying to regain Hanzhong. If Commander Yu had not died unjustly, he would have taken the opportunity to conquer Hanzhong and Sichuan and Shu."
The situation cannot be like this.”
Li Xia said this deliberately, and added at the end, "Of course, we have managed the three major lines of defense."
Yi Shiying was speechless for a long time.
"Guyou died of illness on the way to conquer Batu, and it seems that he was also drunk and debauched. Guyu's concubine then followed Naima's true title system and was called the queen lost at sea."
"A country dominated by women again?"
"Yes, the subsequent struggle for the Mongolian Khanship was far more brutal than the struggle between the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty."
Li Xia picked up a piece of cloth, took off the kettle from the fire, and thought about how to describe to Yi Shiying the most concise way the bloody battle between the Mongolian clans after Guyu's death.
"...In short, it was not until seven years ago that Meng Ge of the Tolei family seized the throne and killed all the opponents of the Ogedai family. In addition to the battle of swords, there was also a fight for wealth in this battle."
"A battle for wealth?"
"Mongolia has conquered such a huge territory, and all the Bo'er clans are rich and incomparable to other countries." Li Xia said: "To fight for power, you must send money to the clan kings, generals, and ministers who are enfeoffed in various places to bribe them.
human heart.
Therefore, the Mongolian people attach great importance to treasures. They are not like our Song Dynasty, where the monarchy has the highest power. If Meng Ge wants his descendants to have a stable throne, he must conquer the Song Dynasty as soon as possible, seize the money in the south of the Yangtze River, and ensure that the wealth is far better than that of other kings.
Why did he attack Kublai Khan this time? It was because Kublai Khan managed the Central Plains and accumulated too much wealth. He had already forced Kublai Khan to hand over power, and he was also a war-loving man. I think he wanted to conquer it himself.
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Li Xia said this for a long time.
He was not just chatting aimlessly. The reason why he told Yi Shiying this was because he needed the Changning Army to be prepared for the situation in the next two to three years;
Secondly, it also gives a psychological hint to the soldiers trapped in the mountain city... Mongolia is not monolithic, and it is not as difficult to defeat as it seems.
There are more reasons, such as showing his strategic vision in front of the Changning army and convincing them bit by bit; allowing Yi Shiying, who is trapped in the mountain city, to know more about Mongolia's situation and help him understand the situation in Mongolia better.
After hearing this, Yi Shiying's brows showed even more worry.
"Feiyu thinks the Tatar leader will personally conquer it?"
"Yes, if we analyze Meng Ge's current situation, he will most likely make such a decision."
Li Xia's rhetoric about Yi Shiying was different from Jia Sidao's.
Because Jia Sidao understands these things very clearly, but will not move if it is not beneficial, Li Xia can only give out information that is enough to impress him;
Yi Shiying was different. He cared about the Anti-Mongolian War itself and wanted to defend one side, while Li Xia wanted to analyze the situation.
"I will send a letter to Pu Shuai and tell him your speculation."
Li Xia said: "At that time, Xu and Lu will definitely face a major offensive by the Mongolian army. We will make arrangements early on how the Qingfu Army and the Changning Army will assist in defense."
"That's why I invited you here." Yi Shiying muttered: "I see that the Qingfu Army has expanded to more than 2,000 people, and the establishment..."
"I have already requested the imperial court, and the organizational structure will be issued soon. There are some violations during the war, and I hope the guardian will understand."
Yi Shiying nodded and said: "In that case...if war breaks out, please ask the Qingfu Army to allocate part of its combat force to garrison Lingxiao City. Then the Changning Army can go all the way north to support the Yangtze River defense line at any time. How about that?"
Li Xiandao: "In my opinion, it is better to train Qingfu Army and Changning Army together. In this way, infantry can be mobilized when infantry is needed, water divisions can be mobilized when water divisions are needed. When the war is long, they can also be rotated out so that the wounded can be dispatched.
Wouldn't it be more appropriate to recuperate from injuries, allow tired troops to rest and recuperate, cities to be garrisoned, and the Yangtze River defense line to be supported?"
"Train together?"
"Training together instead of organizing together allows the soldiers to get to know each other, which will also be of great benefit during combat."
When Yi Shiying heard this idea for the first time, he didn't think about it for a while, but turned to look at Li Xia and saw that the young man's eyes were full of sincerity.
For a long time, he nodded vigorously in approval.
"It's not easy for you to train troops. There are even ignorant people who privately slander the Qingfu Army as a private army. After talking with each other today, I realized that Feiyu did not have any selfish intentions, was passionate, loyal and magnanimous..." To provide you with the fastest ending of the Song Dynasty