Chapter 1238: Slaves form an army
At the beginning of the Battle of Yanmen Pass, the Xiongnu Chan Yu Fuluo advocated all-out efforts and increased the strength of the Xiongnu to fight Qin Hao to determine the annexation of the state.
At that time, Temujin strongly opposed it, but he was powerless to stop it because of his low voice. In the end, although the Xiongnu captured Yanmen Pass, they lost the battle with Qin Hao. They even lost the three northern and central counties and Hetao, and even almost lost their clan. Extinction.
Now that Yuanmeng has captured Zhenbeiguan, Temujin, like Yuvluo, advocated devoting all Yuanmeng's efforts to determine the outcome in a battle with Qin Hao, and those who stood up to oppose him were dragging thunder .
Looking at the past and looking at the present, the situation is so different.
At that time, Temujin was not a Chanyu. From the perspective of an individual and his ministers, he was considering the entire ethnic group, so he was a conservative at that time.
Now Temujin has become the Emperor of Yuanmeng and established the huge Yuanmeng Empire. In his heart, ambition and ambition are naturally the most important, and even the entire Yuanmeng is a tool to realize his ambitions, so now Temujin Only then will they become radicals.
Of course, Temujin does not consider himself a radical. After all, what is needed to fight for hegemony is an aura of having enemies but no self. If he does not have the courage to risk his life and survive, it is absolutely impossible for such a person to become the last. The winner's.
In Temujin's view, the reason why his brother Yufuluo failed was because he did not have the ability to match his ambition, so he was defeated by Qin Hao with a weak force. And how could he, Temujin, have failed? It can't be compared with Fulo and his ilk.
When he lost to Qin Hao, Temujin was never convinced. After all, he was not the main general in that battle, and he didn't understand Qin Hao at all, so he lost so miserably due to his carelessness.
After so many years, Temujin has conquered east and west on the grassland without a single defeat, and his understanding of the art of war has reached an extremely advanced level. Temujin is confident that he will never lose to Qin Hao when the gap in military strength is not large. And this was the reason why he dared to use all his strength to fight Qin Hao.
"Qin Hao, don't think that you can win with more people. War cannot be won with more people." Temujin thought to himself.
At this time, Murong Ke stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the total strength of the Qin and Jin coalition forces is as many as 580,000. Even if we, the Yuan Dynasty, mobilize another 100,000 troops from China to join the war, we can only guarantee that the main force of our army will exceed that of the Qin and Jin coalition forces." .
With 440,000 cavalry, our army can only remain undefeated. If we want to achieve final victory, we may need to continue to increase our troops. "
Temujin naturally knows this, but with Yuanmeng's current national strength, it can only bear so many troops. If the recruitment continues, Yuanmeng itself may collapse.
"But now Dayuan can no longer mobilize troops?" Temujin sighed.
Murong Ke showed a calm smile and said: "Your Majesty, the Jin army can use the common people as cannon fodder, so naturally I, Dayuan, can do the same.
No, not cannon fodder. The men on my grassland are all strong and can ride horses and shoot arrows. Even the newly formed army is stronger than the veterans of some Han princes. "
"But I have ordered the recruitment of 200,000 new troops. If we continue to recruit new troops, the country may not be able to afford it." Temujin said with a troubled face.
Just look at the Jin army and you will know that the strategy of all people as soldiers can only be used on their own land, but cannot be used to attack foreign countries, so for Yuanmeng, it is now the limit of what it can bear.
Although Temujin was determined to use all his national strength to fight Qin Hao, if he destroyed Yuan Mengguo for this battle, this was a completely different concept.
"Your Majesty, in fact, we still have a strong force in Dayuan. If Your Majesty is willing to give them a chance to redeem themselves and make meritorious service, the predicament our army is facing now will naturally be solved."
After hearing Murong Ke's words, Temujin's expression couldn't help but change. He instantly guessed Murong Ke's intention, and then said in a deep voice: "Ai Qing is talking about those...slaves?"
"That's right."
The Yuan-Meng Empire and the Manchu Empire were both semi-slavery countries. Both nobles and commoners in the country had slaves. This was normal in the Yuan-Meng Dynasty, and these slaves were naturally established by the Yuan-Meng Dynasty. Blockers on the way.
Temujin unified Monan, Mobei, and Dongzhong of Xianbei. Most people naturally accepted and integrated into Yuanmeng, but there were also many people who were unwilling to surrender, and these people were all reduced to slaves. Most of them were Xianbei people, living a precarious life that was worse than that of pigs and dogs.
"Although these slaves came from various ethnic groups on the grassland before, now there are only two ethnic groups left on the grassland, Yuanmeng and Manqing. As long as Your Majesty gives them the opportunity to remove their slave status, I believe they will be willing to fight for Your Majesty." Murong Ke He said unhurriedly.
Temujin frowned tightly.
Although Murong Ke's policy was suspected of interceding for the Xianbei slaves, it was the interests of the nobles that were really harmed. However, the weakening of the nobles' strength was conducive to the concentration of royal power, but its implementation at this time was not conducive to the unity of domestic forces.
After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Temujin finally decided to adopt it.
This strategy seems to be a double-edged sword, but the threats are in the future, but for the present, it is a huge benefit but a small harm.
Now for Yuanmeng and Temujin, the most important thing is to defeat Qin Hao, and since there is a way to increase the chance of winning, Temujin will certainly not let it go.
Eighty percent of the slaves in Yuanmeng were young and strong. After all, the old and the weak would not survive until now. If these suitable slaves were integrated into an army, Temujin would at least have an additional 100,000 troops.
"If the order is passed, all the slaves in the Yuan Dynasty will be integrated immediately. The young and strong will be organized into an army and immediately go south to the Hetao. As long as they survive until the end of the war, they can all be taken out of their slave status.
The elderly, women, and young children who were unable to join the army could be removed from slavery immediately if their relatives joined the army. "
Temujin's order had a great impact on the Battle of Hetao, and of course it had an even greater impact on the Yuanmeng Kingdom. It made Yuanmeng transition from a semi-slave and semi-feudal country to a feudal country.
"Your Majesty, although we can use slaves to attack the city in the future, it will take some time to reorganize the slaves. And before the slave army arrives, our army must not use the main force to consume the Jin army's militia." Tuo Lei said with a serious face. said.
This is a drag, not to mention Temujin. After all, the main force is the key point of this battle. It is undoubtedly stupid to use the main force to fight cannon fodder.
"One more thing, Your Majesty, the scale of the Battle of Hetao has already exceeded expectations. Most of the cattle and sheep used as military rations have been eaten, and the arrival of the slave army will undoubtedly increase the burden on our army."
Tuo Lei's face was extremely solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the country's military food reserves are not rich. Our army must defeat the Qin and Jin coalition forces within two months. Otherwise, even if we successfully capture the Hetao, this winter will probably be difficult. "
Cold winter and lack of food are the two biggest difficulties facing the grassland, and if these two come, it will be a nightmare for any tribe.
If Temujin continues to fight Qin Hao, these two difficulties will undoubtedly come at the same time. However, Temujin did not have the slightest worry about this. Instead, he smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry about the problem of food and grass. I have already Found a solution.”
