Chapter 2554: Bai Qi took advantage of the situation and robbed him, while Mao Dun reluctantly ceded the territory.
The Bank of China said that he was one of the hidden figures born in the special Baizhao eunuch profession. His implanted identity was that of a Han Dynasty eunuch, and he came to the grassland as an attaché of the Han-Hungarian marriage.
Later Qin Wen served as the governor of Yanmen County, rebuilt Yanmen Pass, and defeated the Huns several times. The relationship between Han and Huns was completely broken, and all Han people were angered and became slaves, including Zhongxing Shuo.
Bank of China said that after working as a slave on the grassland for more than ten years, he went through the four eras of Yufuluo, Temujin, Tolei, and Kublai Khan. Finally, he became a horse slave by relying on the good feeding of horses, and he was lucky. Only when he came into contact with Mao Dun did he have the opportunity to get rid of his slavery.
At that time, it was the first civil war between Yuan and Meng. Mao Dun was forced to take the initiative, but was defeated by Murong Ke and Kublai Khan. He lost a lot of troops. He was extremely worried. As a slave of Man, Bank of China said that he Wake him up with one sentence.
"The Emperor of Qin, Ying Hao, definitely doesn't want the Yuan Dynasty to eliminate its internal troubles. Why not ask Da Qin for help?"
After thinking about it carefully, Maodun felt that it made sense. When he saw that a horse slave who was a eunuch could have such insight, he ordered him to serve as his staff.
The strategy mentioned by Bank of China can only be considered second-rate, but he has a very good view of the overall situation, and he is proficient in arithmetic and good at internal affairs. This kind of talent is what Mao Dun lacks the most, so he quickly got Mao Dun's help, and later He also helped Mao Dun a lot during the civil war.
It is a pity that Kublai Khan not only had better methods, but also had more talents under his command.
Kublai Khan not only had the support of Yuan and Meng veterans such as Wokuotai, Zhebie, Boyan, Meng Ge, and Ali Buge, but also the support of the Xianbei clan such as Murong Ke, Murong Bai Yao, Yuan Xin, Hou Mo, and Chen Chong. , as well as the support of the Qiang clan such as Yelu Chucai (Tou Yuan), Yelu Xiuge, and Yelu Xiezhen.
In addition, there were many Han people under Kublai Khan who rebelled against Han and Qin, such as: Shi Bingzhi (a hidden figure in the Song and Yuan Dynasties of Bronze Baizhao), Wang Shixian, Zhang Rou, and Yan Zhongji.
These four people are also collectively known as the four great princes of the Han people in the Yuan Dynasty;
The Qin Dynasty carried out two national liquidations against the traitors in its territory. The first time was around the Second Battle of Hetao, and the second time was after the unification of Hebei.
Both times the traitors were liquidated, heads were killed and blood flowed like rivers.
A large number of traitor families who had colluded with the Yuan and Qing Dynasties and sent resources to the grassland were all directly exterminated by the Qin Dynasty.
But even so, there are still many family members who may have learned the news in advance, or were doing business abroad and escaped by luck.
Most of these people fled into the grassland, either to avoid disaster or to seek refuge with Yuan Meng. A few of them had the foresight to seek refuge with Kublai Khan, while most of the short-sighted ones sought refuge with Mao Dun. After all, Mao Dun's power was at that time. The strongest.
But these people never expected that the weak Kublai Khan would make a comeback, so most of these people died in the two Yuan-Mongolia civil wars.
It can be said that there are many talents under Kublai Khan. On the other hand, Maodun only has the support of Touman, Laoshang, Junchen, Yizhixie, Huhanxie and other Luotang clans, as well as Han people such as Liu Zheng, Sun Yanyu, Li Qi, Chen Youding, Liu Bolin and so on. support.
The talent lineup gap between the two sides is too big. Even with the support of Tou Man, BOC Shuo and others, Mao Dun is still no match for Kublai Khan.
Therefore, in the two civil wars between Yuan and Meng, Maodun lost both of them, losing all their capital bit by bit.
If Da Qin hadn't intervened, Modun wouldn't have been able to survive the second civil war, let alone the third civil war where the gap in strength was now even greater.
After hearing Mao Dun's question, BOC said he shook his head sadly and said, "Bai Qi agreed to send troops to support, but he was unwilling to send troops in vain. He made a condition."
After hearing this, Mao Dun said directly without thinking, "As long as Bai Qi sends troops, I will agree to him no matter what the conditions are."
The fact that Mao Dun could say these words clearly shows the anxiety in his heart at this time.
Moton's murder of Tuo Lei had long been exposed, and he and Kublai Khan had a grudge against their father.
The hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable.
Kublai Khan held hostage against Qin for several years, returned to his country and succeeded to the throne. He endured the humiliation and accepted the traitor as his father. After two civil wars, he finally gained an absolute advantage.
Even if Mao Dun surrenders his military power, Kublai Khan will never let him go. The two sides are already fighting to the death, and only the victorious side can survive.
Of course, Mao Dun didn't want to die, so he had no choice but to let Kublai Khan die, and for this he would do whatever it took.
"The condition proposed by Bai Qi is to cede Shengle City." Bank of China said with a wry smile.
"What?"
When Mao Dun heard this, he immediately became anxious and said angrily: "Bai Qi is taking advantage of the situation. If this king can't hold on, isn't he afraid that Ying Hao will punish him for resisting the imperial decree and disrespecting the emperor?"
Shengle City is the most populous and wealthy city in Yuanmeng, besides Dragon City.
The Guisui Grassland where Shengle City is located is close to the Youbian Prefecture of Daqin.
The trade between Qin and Yuan Dynasty was conducted in Shengle City in nearly five cities.
It is precisely because of this that Shengle City became so prosperous in a short period of time.
If Shengle City were to be ceded, Mao Dun's strength would be weakened by half, so he was naturally unwilling to cede it.
As for the punishment Moton mentioned? It was because the Great Qin court did not put any conditions on Maodun, and the cession of Shengle City was the condition put forward by Bai Qi himself.
Since Bai Qi was transferred to Youzhou and took charge of the military affairs of the three states of You and Binghe, he has been preparing to send troops to the grassland.
Bai Qi recruited 20,000 cavalry in each of the three states of Youbianhe, totaling 30 battalions and 60,000 cavalry, and prepared to divide his troops into the grassland in three groups to rush to support Maodun.
There are 20,000 Youzhou cavalry. The leader will be Yue Fei, the governor of Youzhou. His generals include: Gao Chong, Xiong Kuohai, Taishi Ci, Niu Gao, Yue Zhongqi, Li Ling, Wei Rui, Zhou Yafu...
Bingzhou has 20,000 cavalry, headed by Zhang Liao, the governor of Bingzhou. His generals include: Lu Bu, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Gao Shun, Hou Andu, Yang Yanding, Yang Yansi, Shi Long...
Hezhou has 20,000 cavalry, and your commander will be Huo Bing, the governor of Hezhou. His generals include: Jiang Song, Qin Wu, Wei Qing, Luo Cheng, Ding Yanping, Su Xian, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Yi, Xiao Yan...
The main generals of the three armies have reached 100, and each army is equipped with a super god general, a god of war, multiple god generals, and many famous generals with a command of more than 90.
Such a general lineup is simply gorgeous. If the number of troops is not limited to 60,000, but can reach 300,000, or 200,000 cavalry, it may be able to directly overthrow the entire Yuan Meng.
It is a pity that the entire Qin Dynasty does not have 200,000 cavalry, and before unifying the world, it is impossible to use 300,000 troops to deal with Yuan Meng.
Bai Qi arranged the three armies in an orderly manner. As for himself, as a general, he could no longer be promoted, so he no longer competed with his juniors for credit, so he still sat in Youzhou and commanded the overall situation remotely.
Mao Dun felt relieved when he saw that Bai Qi had been mobilizing troops. However, after all the troops had been mobilized, Bai Qi refused to give the order to send out troops.
Mao Dun was impatient, so he sent the Bank of China to inquire. Unexpectedly, Bai Qi took advantage of the situation and asked him to cede Shengle City. This made Mao Dun extremely angry and frightened.
He was angry because Bai Qi didn't abide by the agreement, but he was shocked because he was afraid that if Da Qin didn't send reinforcements, then his end would be near.
Hearing Mao Dun's words, Bank of China smiled bitterly and said with a bitter look on his face: "Lord, Bai Qi is just taking advantage of the situation, and he is confident.
Based on Bai Qi's contribution to the Qin Dynasty, even if he really resisted and disrespected the decree, the punishment he could receive would at most be a demotion and a pay penalty.
Rumor has it that Bai Qi has always been worried that his superiority will overwhelm his superiors, and he is probably hoping that he will be demoted because of this.
But if our army cannot wait for reinforcements, it will only be destroyed.
Moreover, we don’t know whether Bai Qi’s proposal to cede Shengle City was Bai Qi’s own idea or the idea of the Great Qin court.
If it’s the former, it’s a good thing, but if it’s the latter…”
Zhong Xing didn't say the rest of the words, but Moton already heard what he meant.
If it is the latter, it means that Great Qin will officially intervene in the grassland. Relatively speaking, the former is better.
At this thought, Mao Dun's face turned pale, and his heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness.
At this time, his heart was full of regrets. When Kublai Khan had just returned to the country and his footing was not yet stable, he should have directly raised troops to get rid of Kublai Khan instead of holding back and waiting for the opportunity.
As a result, the time to raise troops was not available, but Kublai Khan's power became stronger and stronger, and the political defeat also caused Maodun's military defeat.
Seeing Mao Dun's dejected look, BOC said after hesitating for a while, he said: "Although Bai Qi's request is excessive, he also promised that if he captures other cities in Yuanmeng, he can transfer them to our army as compensation. "
Bai Qi's promise was as good as unspoken. After all, even if the Qin army sent troops to the grassland, they would only send cavalry. It was another question whether they could capture the city, let alone let it go after they captured it.
After a long silence, Mao Dun gritted his teeth and said: "Since Bai Qi wants Shengle City, then I will give it to him. As long as he can defeat Kublai Khan, any price will be worth it."
Hearing this, Bank of China couldn't help but be stunned, then smiled bitterly and said: "My lord is wise."
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Youzhou, Beiping County, Beiping City.
Beiping County was Guangyang County, and Ji County was established as the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty and was renamed Yanjing by Liu Che.
Originally, Jixian County in Peiping was renamed Yanjing by Liu Che, and
After the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, Ying Hao merged the five counties of Guangyang County, the four western counties of Yuyang County, and the newly built Tianjin Port into one county, and named it Beiping County. Ji County, the administrative seat, was renamed Beiping City.
As for the five eastern counties of the original Yuyang County, they were merged with the four counties of Beiping County on the right and are still called Yuyang County.
Since then, the two names Guangyang County and Youbeiping County have completely disappeared from the territory of Youzhou, replaced by Beiping County.
Beiping City has the foundation of Liu Che's painstaking management. Coupled with the construction of Tianjin Port, the resources of Hebei and Qingzhou can be easily transported. In addition, with Wei Yang, a political 104 governor, Beiping City is developing as fast as expected. It’s hard to be slow.
Today's Beiping City is developing extremely rapidly and has become the second largest city in Hebei, and is on track to catch up with Yecheng, the largest city in Hebei.
In addition to Beiping City, other areas of Youzhou are also developing very fast, which puts Zhuge Liang, the governor of Jizhou, feeling the pressure.
However, there is no way around this. After all, Youzhou's special location is destined to tilt the resources of Hebei and Qingzhou towards Youzhou.
Zhuge Liang could only strictly control internal affairs to ensure the integrity of the officialdom, and at the same time open up other industries in Jizhou to ensure that Jizhou's development momentum was not slower than Youzhou.
Since Jizhou has a stronger foundation than Youzhou, it is relatively easy to govern. It is not too difficult for Zhuge Liang to do this.
Therefore, even if Youzhou's development momentum is good, it may still take a long time to completely catch up with Jizhou.
At this time, in the mansion of the governor of Youzhou.
Great General Bai Qi of Great Qin, Gongsun Yang, the governor of Youzhou, Yue Fei, the governor of Youzhou, as well as Gao Chong, Xiong Kuohai, Taishi Ci and other generals gathered together to discuss whether Maodun would cede Shengle City.
"According to my opinion, Maodun will definitely not cede Shengle City." Yue Fei said firmly.
"Oh? Why is that?" Bai Qi asked expressionlessly.
"Shengle City has been managed by Maodun for many years. It now has a population of 150,000 and has accumulated a large amount of supplies. No matter how he looks at it, he is reluctant to give it up."
Yue Fei said confidently, and some generals such as Gao Chong and Xiong Kuohai also agreed with this statement.
