Chapter 494 Sending Troops (Part 2)
The north wind was howling and blowing so hard that it made people feel chilly all over.
Genghis Khan was neither happy nor angry, and looked down at Shi Tianying.
Zhang Jing was even more afraid to speak. He felt that the skin all over his body was tightening, and every pore felt like needles pricking him. It was extremely cold. But his forehead was sweating at the same time, sweating in this weather with heavy snow and frost everywhere.
What's going on? Why did Shi Tianying jump out?
Zhang Jing tried his best to think about the current situation with his frozen brain.
A while ago, Shiji Hutulu, the judge who was deeply trusted by Genghis Khan, had been busy discussing arrangements with many Han army leaders to send troops to Zhongdu.
Shiji Hutulu insisted that Zhang Jing and other generals mobilize more than 100,000 civilians and all food and supplies to accompany him, and ordered the Han army to strictly abide by the spoils distribution regulations formulated by Genghis Khan. Zhang Jing and others were naturally unhappy.
This approach was tantamount to forcing Zhang Jing and others to spend all their money to work for Genghis Khan. Without getting the intended benefits, they had to hand over their old foundation first.
Moreover, after going to Zhongdu, it is obvious what the Han army can do. The Mongols just wanted to use the Han army as a human shield to attack the city, and let the Han soldiers pad the sword heads for the Mongols!
Right here on Beijing Road, what happened to the last person who was deceived by the Mongols and went to fight to the death? Among the hundreds of thousands of Khitan soldiers and civilians who fled to Liaodong under Yelu Liuge, those who fled to Liaodong were brutally killed by Jebe just a few days ago!
Liu Bolin and Shi Bingzhi, who had defected to Mongolia earlier, were not treated like this.
This was not the original purpose of Zhang Jing and others to defect to the Mongols.
Therefore, there were some subtle stalemates between the two sides, and military and cultural exchanges between various places in the past ten months failed to reach an agreement. Until news came that Zhebie was dead and hundreds of Mongolian elite soldiers had been killed. So all arrangements were put on hold, and Genghis Khan personally sent out his troops, determined to invade Liaodong and avenge Zhebie.
When Zhang Jing led his troops to join Genghis Khan, he saw with his own eyes that his anger was like rolling thunder falling into the hall. For the first time in his life, Zhang Jing felt that one person's emotions and will can affect everyone so violently.
Zhang Jing was absolutely unwilling to march and fight in the ice and snow, but he also did not dare to dissuade Genghis Khan. He knew very well that the Great Khan's courtesy to the powerful generals on the Beijing Road was based on the balance of power and the purpose of employing people based on their strengths. But if you really piss off this Mongolian, don't think he won't kill anyone.
Even if he couldn't be killed, Zhang Jing and others couldn't accept being beaten or whipped to seize military power by force.
So in the past few days, everyone has been struggling with painful choices. Are you risking being severely punished by Genghis Khan to persuade this angry old man to give up attacking Liaodong? Or should he pretend to be loyal but lead his own trusted men to die in the ice and snow?
Both roads are dead ends.
Zhang Jing did not expect that the person who finally came out to speak for everyone would be Shi Tianying.
This guy has gained the trust of Genghis Khan and Mu Huali recently by relying on his ability to make siege equipment. Fortunately, his mind is not confused yet, and he still knows how to say a word for them!
Shi Tianying continued to say proudly: "Great Khan, we should go to Zhongdu! Only by going to Zhongdu can the Jurchens truly break their hearts. Only by going to Zhongdu can we plunder countless wealth and women. Only by going to Zhongdu can we attack the entire Jin Kingdom. Promote the majesty of the Great Khan! What can you achieve by going to Liaodong? Even if the Great Khan kills those Ding Haijun... With the power of the Great Khan, it is not difficult at all... But you, the Great Khan, and there are so many noble Mongolian soldiers, Where can you get anything but ice and snow?”
Genghis Khan was silent and Mu Huali just sneered.
Shi Tianying reached out and grabbed Genghis Khan's robe: "Great Khan, let's go to Zhongdu! I am willing to use all my troops and civilians. I have three thousand people! I am willing to lead them to fight to the death for the Great Khan. Enemies If they turn into a bird and fly up to the sky, I will turn into a sea turtle and fly to capture them. If the enemy turns into a wild otter and burrows into the ground, I will turn into a shovel and dig in the ground to hunt them down!"
These words made Genghis Khan hesitate a little. As for Zhang Jing and others, their eyes filled with tears.
Damn, Shi Tianying is really good at talking.
Everyone only knew that when he was in the countryside, he was not only proficient in riding and shooting, but also good at reading. However, they never thought that he spoke in the Mongolian way and spoke in one way. He must have worked hard! It’s not unreasonable for this guy to become popular in front of Genghis Khan!
Although he was filled with jealousy, Zhang Jing immediately realized that there could be no more internal strife at this time. Since Shi Tianying was willing to come forward, everyone quickly spoke up and turned this matter around... Even if they use their old tactics to attack Zhongdu, It’s better than following Genghis Khan’s arrangements and marching for 450 miles in the ice and snow!
He did what he thought of and immediately knelt forward and knelt beside Shi Tianying: "Great Khan, let's go to Zhongdu. The black army under my command has 8,000 people, and I can also mobilize 20,000 civil servants and soldiers." Enough food and supplies! If the enemy turns into a fish and swims into the lake and sea, I will turn into a fishing net to catch them! If the enemy stands on the top of a tall city, I will turn into an iron chariot and crush them!"
Good guy, you, Zhang Jing, also have special skills and can speak well.
With Zhang Jing as their leader, many Han army leaders marched forward, noisily saying: "I have four thousand men! I have five thousand men! I have six thousand men! I am a sea green! I am a shovel! I am Make fishing nets! I’ll make iron cars!”
Thousands of words condensed into one sentence: "Great Khan, let's go to Zhongdu!"
Genghis Khan did not agree. He only said that all the generals should return to their headquarters and find a sheltered place to rest and wait for his final decision.
So the generals dispersed.
Only Shi Tianying walked not far and came back again, still bowing before Genghis Khan.
"You're fine!"
Genghis Khan patted Shi Tianying on the shoulder and said to Mu Huali: "This plan of yours is also very good."
Mu Huali also bowed and saluted.
Genghis Khan was silent for a moment, then turned his head and looked east. After the layers of heavy snow, there is the direction of Liaodong. It is said that Liaodong is a peninsula surrounded by the sea. The Ding Navy has accumulated heavy troops in that location, united many foreign races, and relied on the forces across the sea further south. Shandong provides support.
Genghis Khan felt that he had attached great importance to Ding Haijun, but he really did not expect that this military group would be powerful enough to kill Zhebie.
The importance of Zhebie to Genghis Khan was simply not understood by those Han'er warlords who had evil intentions just now. Jebe's death is a terrible loss that will cause great turmoil both externally and internally within the Yek Mongol Uluth.
Externally, some people will doubt the power of the Great Mongolia; internally, some people will doubt the power of Genghis Khan. Both of these are absolutely unacceptable. The only way to overcome the turmoil on both fronts is to achieve an unprecedented victory.
Such a great victory could not come from Dinghai in Liaodong. Even if Genghis Khan invaded Gaizhou and Fuzhou and killed everyone there, everyone would just take it for granted, but that would not offset the death of Zhebei.
But to go to Shandong and get Guo Ning's head... we have to pass through countless cities in Zhongdu and Hebei, and we have to mobilize the entire Mongolia just like the three-way attack on gold in the Year of the Dog. That kind of mobilization scale involves the entangled interests of many thousands of families in Mongolia. Even Genghis Khan cannot easily mobilize.
so……
Genghis Khan was a heroic and violent Mongolian, but he was also an experienced politician. When weighing the pros and cons, he was able to control his emotions and make himself calmer than anyone else. However, only his closest subordinates can appreciate his calm and even cold side.
Genghis Khan took off his lightweight leather helmet and threw it into the snow to the east.
He whispered: "The war horse is thin, and it's too late to cherish it; the food and grass are exhausted, and it's too late to save it; the arm is broken, and it can't grow back. Zhebie is dead, just like someone Broken my bones, cut off my tendons... I underestimated the enemy, it's my fault! I've lost my luck!"
The tall and thin Shiji stood up from the corner of the tent and said, "I'm here, Khan."
"Remember the names Ding Haijun and Guo Ning. I want you and Mu Huali to arrange a lot of manpower to find out everything about the enemy. I want to know how many troops Ding Haijun has and what kind of combat methods he has! I want to know what color horse Guo Ning rides and what kind of woman he likes! Even if you fall asleep, you still have to open one eye and keep an eye on the enemy for me!"
"As you command!"
Genghis Khan waited for a moment, then slowly turned around and stood in front of Shi Tianying.
"Zhang Jing finally decided to use all his troops to attack Zhongdu. But he is unreliable and can easily influence others."
"yes!"
"The number of his black army is more than eight thousand; the number of civilians he can use is actually more than twenty thousand. He has a large amount of food and supplies in Jinzhou and Zongzhou, right?"
"Yes!" Shi Tianying simply couldn't suppress his ecstasy. He touched his forehead to the cold ground and continued to answer in the shortest words.
"I will send an order to withdraw the troops tonight, and the army will turn to Zhongdu. As long as Zhang Jing sends troops to accompany him, it will be easy to solve. Give you five days to execute Zhang Jing halfway. His black army, his land, and His title of county king belongs to you. When we take Zhongdu, you will stay in Zhongdu, and the Han army will be thousands of households!"
"yes!"
"Besides..." Genghis Khan showed a rare hesitation.
He waved his hand and told Shi Tianying to step back.
Mu Huali took a half-step forward at the right time: "Khan?"
"The wealth of the Central Plains is beyond imagination. The Mongols can obtain unprecedented benefits here. But this land is too vast. The number of Han'ers is ten or a hundred times more than that of the Mongols. There are many heroes among the Han'er. , fighting with the Mongolian heroes, even if ten people exchange one life, we will still suffer..."
"so?"
Mu Huali waited for a moment, and Genghis Khan finally just shook his head: "Let's make arrangements to send troops to Zhongdu first!"
(End of chapter)
