"Xiebao," Wanyan Zongqian thought for a long time and finally spoke, but still did not express his position. Instead, he asked Wanyan Xiebao, "If Dajin wants to go to the west, how long will it take to prepare? How many people can be moved to the west? How much rations can Tang provide us with?"
He used "Western Expedition" instead of "Westward Movement", which have completely different meanings.
"Deputy Marshal Zuo," Wanyan Xiebao thought for a moment and replied, "If we start from Linhuang Mansion and head west to Luntai City at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, we will have to walk almost five thousand miles. If we travel fifty miles a day, it will take one hundred days. If you want to march and graze at the same time, you need to walk for two hundred days... from spring to late autumn.
However, the grasslands they passed through during the westward migration were relatively barren. If there were too many people and animals passing by, they would be afraid that there would not be enough grass on the grasslands to eat. So the westward movement... Oh, the Western Expedition must be carried out in stages. The number of nationalities in each stage of the Western Expedition should not exceed 300,000. "
Three hundred thousand people is almost 30,000 households. A nomadic tribe of this size is the only one on the Mobei grassland. Now Yelu Dashi's headquarters only has this small number of people, and the Mengwu tribe in Hebule that was just beaten by Zhao Kai is also known as 30,000 households.
Therefore, Wanyan Xiebao estimated that if the number of people migrating westward at one time exceeds 300,000, the grass on the Mobei grassland may not be able to support them.
Xie Bao continued: "With 300,000 people marching westward, we need to prepare at least 600,000 sheep, 300,000 horses, 30,000 camels, and 60,000 shi of rations. These sheep, horses, camels, and food are not difficult to assemble. Come out. However, the nationalities are not good at nomadic herding, and it will take at least a year to adapt. In addition, it will also take time to move the scattered nationalities to Linhuang Mansion. If we start preparations now, the first step can be started in the spring of the next year. Bodhisattva is marching to the west."
"But our Dajin nation has no less than three million people!" Wanyan Zongqian said slowly, "Three hundred thousand and three hundred thousand people will go to the west to conquer. It will take ten times to conquer them all. If each time takes two years, then It will take twenty years... Xie Bao, do you think Zhao Kai will give us twenty years to slowly complete the great cause of the Western Expedition?"
"I'm afraid not," Wanyan Xiebao replied, "but the Western Expedition will definitely succeed... Even if only 500,000 to 600,000 nationals are sent over, it will be enough to support 100,000 victorious troops. If they are supplemented by With gunpowder, big tubes, and small tubes, it is easy to open up the Western Regions!
If we make a big conquest... it would not be difficult to conquer Goryeo, but the problem is that Goryeo is too close to the Central Plains. If I can go, the enemy can go too! "
Wanyan Zongqian was silent for a while, and then looked at Wanyan Xiebao seriously, "Xiebao, are you willing to join King Qi in the first batch of expeditions thousands of miles west to open up new territories for the country?"
The factions of Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiebao were very powerful and controlled no less than 300,000 Jurchen and Bohai tribes.
Moreover, they also own Hesuguan Road and Fuzhou, which is located in the Liaodong Peninsula... If Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiebao are willing to march westward, then Hesuguan Road and Fuzhou will definitely not be needed, just in time It can be used to house Wanyan Zongfu.
Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiebao could not live on Beijing Road for a long time, so Wanyan Zongqian could allocate the land on Beijing Road to Wanyan Zongwang's son Wanyan Qi.
In this way, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Qi, and Wanyan Zongfu, the three military governors of the Wanyan family, will all have somewhere to go... With the support of these three families, Wanyan Zongqian will not have to worry about Wanyan Zongpan usurping Wanyan Liang is well versed in Banbo's extremely powerful position.
In addition, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiebao still had tens of thousands of Han troops on the Jingdong Road, including some navy troops, who could be used as the vanguard to conquer Goryeo.
"Deputy Marshal Zuo," Wanyan Xiebao said with a solemn expression, putting his right hand on his chest and saluting, "My nephew and my father are willing to expand the country's territory in the west and open up thousands of miles of territory!"
"Okay!" Wanyan Zongqian nodded and said with a smile, "Since the wise nephew and King Qi are willing to take on this important task, then after the battle on Nanjing Road is over, the lonely king will report to the emperor and change the title of King Qi to stay in Beijing. The Qin State king."
Wanyan Xiebao was stunned, "The battle on Nanjing Road... is still going to be fought?"
Wanyan Zongqian nodded and said firmly: "Of course!"
He looked at the group of Wanyan in the hall with burning eyes, and said calmly: "Do any of you still remember the last words Oru left before his death?"
Wanyan Zongbi took the question, "Remember, Orulubu asked us to lure the enemy deep and fight the Southerners at Qigou Pass or the Gaoliang River area! But now... the Southern troops are 400,000, coming in two directions: north and south. The southern route has already won a victory at Baigouhe, and now it has occupied Zhuozhou. The northern route should have already occupied Datong Prefecture. Although our army still has 200,000 soldiers, its spirit has been weakened, and its firearms are not as good as those of the southerners. It is necessary to fight decisively. If so, once defeated, all three armies will be lost.
Moreover, the southerners have joined forces with the Khitan, and their troops on the northern route have gathered tens of thousands of Khitan and Mobei knights. If they are blocked at the entrances of Yanshan Mountain, they will most likely go north to attack Linhuang Mansion and Dading Mansion. And if our army dedicates tens of thousands of people to guard the entrances of Yanshan, the defenders here in Daxing Prefecture will not be enough..."
In fact, the Southern Route Army commanded by Yue Fei has already given Wanyan Zongbi a huge headache! Now that there is another Song and Liao coalition coming from the north, the headache will be doubled?
Wanyan Zongbi of the Southern Route Army is not sure. If it doubles, it will still be punished.
Although the Jin soldiers now have the advantage of fighting on the inside and can concentrate their forces to attack one of the two Song armies first, the problem is that they cannot defeat any of them at all, especially the southern route commanded by Yue Fei himself!
Because in the last battle of Baigou River, the Song army took away all the Shuigou warships carefully built by the Jin Kingdom. With these 80 ditch warships, the Song army could transport a sufficient number of artillery and ammunition to Daxingfu City.
Moreover, the emergence of the 10-pound long-barreled cannon has made all the castles in Dajin very vulnerable.
It is simply impossible to use the method of the Battle of Gaoliang River to use Daxing Fucheng to tire out the enemy, and then use the main force to launch a fierce attack after the veteran soldiers of the Song Dynasty are tired, so as to defeat it.
With the firepower of Yue Fei's troops, wouldn't it only take a day or two to defeat this shabby Daxing City inherited from the Tang Dynasty?
"That means... we can't fight the Battle of Gaoliang River." Wanyan Zongqian frowned, "Then can we abandon Daxing Fucheng, and then concentrate 200,000 troops to fight the enemy in Xuande County, north of Yanshan Mountain? Within the territory?”
Xuande is a great place, Yehuling is right there!
Now the remnants of Hebule are in Yuanyangbo in Xuande, while Wanyan Zongfu's army is in the city of Xuande, and Yehuling is between the two places.
If the Jin soldiers were to face the Liao-Song coalition there, the battlefield would definitely be near Yehu Ridge... Just look at the name of this place and you will know that it is very detrimental to the Great Jin Kingdom.
"This..." Wanyan Zongbi frowned, not daring to confirm.
Wanyan Zongqian looked at Wanyan Xiebao again, and Wanyan Xiebao said: "It is better to fight at Yuguan. The second prince also said at that time that we could fight at Yuguan. Yuguan is the east gate of Nanjing Road, and Zhao Kai captured Yanjing. Not taking Yuguan is equivalent to building a house without a door. As soon as his army leaves, we can break into the house at any time and do whatever we want. Therefore, after Zhao Kai gets Yanjing, he must take Yuguan.
Yuguan is seven hundred miles away from Daxing Fucheng, and there is no waterway from Yanjing City to Yuguan. If we can clear the country when we evacuate, then if Zhao Kai wants to conquer Yuguan eastward, he must carry food with him.
In this way, Zhao Kai's troops will not be able to last long in Yuguan. If our army can defeat the southern army at Yuguan, there may not be no chance of entering Yanjing again. "
Wanyan Zongqian frowned, "If we retreat all the way to Yuguan, won't we abandon too much ground?"
Wanyan Xiebao shook his head and said: "Deputy Marshal Zuo, we only need to give up the main road from Xuandezhou to Daxing Fucheng. There is no need to give up the dangerous mountainous areas in the east of Yanshan. Not only do we not need to give up, but we should also add troops. Garrison it and make it a place where the Jin Heavenly Army will raise troops before they march south to the Central Plains, just like Hengshan was used in Xixia."
Wanyan Zongqian looked at Yan Zongbi again. Zongbi thought deeply and said: "It is true that Yanjing should be abandoned rather than Yanshan... If there is a big tube that can urge the city to pull out the stronghold, the city of Yanjing will be completely useless. But Yanshan is even more important. Yanshan occupies a huge area with many mountain passes and many valleys. We don’t need to occupy the whole area at all. Taking part of it is enough for Zhao Kai."
"Yes," Wanyan Xiebao and Wanyan Zongbi have reached an agreement this time, "As long as Yanshan and Yuguan are in my hands, Nanjing Road and Hebei Road can enter and exit at any time... Whatever we are short of in the future, we can directly Just send troops to grab it!"
As soon as he mentioned snatching, the Wanyan group below immediately got excited and started talking in all directions.
"Yes! That's how it should be!"
"It's time to rob him. I've been too frustrated these past few years. I've been guarding good territory and not being robbed!"
"It's still a pleasure to grab..."
In fact, the Marshal's Mansion in Dajindu and several Jiedu Envoys are still very good at collecting taxes, but how can collecting taxes be as satisfying as robbing them? Besides, not just anyone can collect taxes. Most of the Jurchen masters could only collect some rent from the land allocated to them, and they had no chance to collect taxes at all.
If you can let go...then you can put a lot of money in your pocket.
Wanyan Zongqian is still a little reluctant to let go of Daxing Mansion, but it is indeed impossible to defend Daxing now... It is probably a wishful thinking to concentrate the troops to break the 200,000 Song and Liao allied forces on the northern route. As for defeating the Song army on the southern route, it seems even more unreliable. If the Song army on the southern route cannot be defeated, the Liao-Song allied forces on the northern route will invade Dading Mansion and Linhuang Mansion!
Now it seems that we can only hold on to half of Yanshan, and then retreat the main force to Yuguan, where we have a better chance of winning in a decisive battle with Zhao Kai.
Wanyan Zongqian took a deep breath, finally made up his mind, and announced in a calm voice: "Daxing Mansion is not the fundamental place of our Jurchens... We came in just to plunder, and in the past few years we have also We have robbed enough and have robbed the surrounding areas of Daxing Mansion. Of course, there is no need to stay here. Therefore, the lonely king should report to the emperor in the name of the marshal of the capital, abandon Daxing, defend Yanshan and Yuguan, and fight with the southerners to the end!"
