Early the next morning.
As the most powerful person in the world at the moment, Wokuotai would make the earth tremble every time he stamped his feet.
After all, in this timeline, the Mongols are too evil. They destroyed Xia, destroyed gold, created dungeons in Europe twice, destroyed countless countries, and swallowed up thousands of miles of land.
At this moment, the Mongols have nothing that they cannot do with a horse, a bow, and a scimitar.
In this era of cold weapons, all the peaks are vividly displayed in the Mongols.
As for the Mongols becoming hospitable and good at singing and dancing a few hundred years later, when guns became more prevalent, that is another matter.
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There is a saying in the military that when a person reaches ten thousand people, there are no boundaries; when a person reaches a hundred thousand people, the ground reaches the sky.
The current posture of Wokuotai is that of connecting the earth with the sky. There are 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, plus 100,000 relocation troops, so that the vanguard troops and horses have been out of the city for twenty or thirty miles, and the follow-up troops have not had time to leave the city.
"Great Khan, the troops in this battle are so strong that they will be captured when they attack the Song Dynasty." As the prime minister of the province, Yelu Chucai had not seen this kind of posture for many years.
After all, the last time the Mongolian army invaded the Song Dynasty, the mobilization intensity of the Mongolian army was far from that great.
Wokuotai was also very proud: "Prime Minister, the battle to destroy the Song Dynasty is probably the last time in my life that I will lead troops on an expedition. There must be no room for mistakes, and you must make many suggestions."
Yelu Chucai said: "That is natural. It is my honor to devote myself to Mongolia and die."
Wokuotai nodded with satisfaction: "Father Khan once said that you are the smartest person in the world, and I deeply agree. Please tell me the general strategy of this battle."
Yelu Chucai said: "I had some suggestions for the strategy of destroying the Song Dynasty before the death of the late Khan."
"We in Mongolia have almost no navy, so the Song people's Yangtze River defense line appears to be unbreakable."
"So we just don't want to touch any of those places with fast currents and so-called natural dangers."
"We can only proceed from the upper reaches of the waters where the flow speed is relatively slow, which is why we have to enter Hubei from Henan."
"As long as we can get to Hubei, we can control many rivers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the army will be able to advance and retreat freely."
Wokuotai took a deep breath and said, "Prime Minister, remember that when my father Khan was still alive, you already had a plan to destroy the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty."
"It seems like it was your idea to borrow a road from the Song Dynasty and attack the Jin Kingdom from behind, right?"
Yelu Chucai was a little embarrassed: "I just said casually at that time, the main thing is to be wise first."
Wokuotai said: "Father Khan is indeed wise. You can continue to talk about the attack on Song Dynasty."
Yelu Chucai could only continue: "I just mentioned going to Hubei, and after taking Hubei, the best march route for the army is not to go straight to Lin'an."
"Xiaoguan believes that after capturing Hubei, we should first enter Sichuan. After capturing Sichuan, we can collect food and grass and move the army on the spot. Then, in order to prevent the Song Dynasty from uniting with Dali, we can first destroy the Dali Kingdom, and then use Guangxi to capture the Song Dynasty's queen. road".
"As long as our army can successfully appear in the rear of Song Ting, Song Ting will definitely be in chaos. The many fortified cities they have built on the frontal defense line for many years will become a joke."
Ogedai did not speak, because he had known for a long time that Yelu Chucai would definitely say this. He had heard of the military strategy he was talking about when his father, Khan Temujin, was still alive.
Logically speaking, this military strategy must be the safest, and the success rate is no less than 90%.
Because even if the Mongolian army captured Sichuan, no one in the Song Dynasty would have thought that the Mongolian army's next plan was to enter Yunnan to destroy Dali, and then enter Guangxi to dig out the Song Dynasty's retreat. The Song Dynasty would inevitably appear by then. The whole country is in chaos.
But this military strategy was not in line with Wo Kuotai's wishes at the moment. There were two reasons. First, he subconsciously believed that the solid cities built by the Song people were nothing more than paper tigers. They would inevitably fall apart under the scimitar of his own soldiers. It breaks with just one poke.
As for the second point, it is the physical problem of the Mongol Khan. Entering Sichuan, destroying Dali, and then digging out the Song Dynasty's retreat is absolutely safe, but completing these things quickly will take two or three years. If it's slow, it would be three to four years, but now Wo Kuotai is not sure whether his body can survive three or four years.
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In fact, in the real historical line, the military strategy used by the Mongolian army to destroy the Song Dynasty was exactly the same as what Yelu Chucai said.
Although the Song Dynasty was weak, the Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty and fought for decades. Even the fourth Great Khan, Bo'er Zijin Mengge, died under the strong city of the Song people. In the end , it was the fifth Great Khan, Meng Ge's younger brother Kublai Khan, who revived the military strategy of Yelu Chucai and successfully completed the plan to destroy the Song Dynasty.
But then again, Wo Kuotai doesn't want to waste too much time due to his own physical reasons. He wants to attack Lin'an City as soon as possible, which makes it difficult for Yelu Chucai, a perfect military strategy. implementation.
At the very least, Wo Kuotai will not consider this military strategy for the time being.
"The Prime Minister's idea is good, but as for how to do it specifically, let's wait until we win Xiangyang."
"After taking Xiangyang, if we can make progress on the frontal battlefield, then we will march straight in and hit Lin'an City directly. If the progress is not smooth, it is not too late to consider your military strategy."
Seeing that Wokuotai had said this, Yelu Chucai couldn't say anything more. He could only say something that the Great Khan would win this battle, no matter how he fought, he would win...
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It is said that Bianliang is about 600 miles away from Nanyang. A part of Wokuotai's vanguard Qingqi arrived at the gate of Nanyang City in less than four days.
This group of Mongolians was used to being arrogant. There were only three to four hundred people, so they clamored outside Nanyang City at dusk.
But no matter what, Yang Guo had already sent people to wait at Bianliang. When he saw Wokuotai's army leaving the city, he rode straight to Nanyang day and night, so that this small group of Mongolian light cavalry vanguard arrived. By the time we were here, Nanyang had long been under military control.
Now in Nanyang, the four gates are closed tightly, and the flags are fluttering on the city wall. It looks like a war is about to start.
"Listen to me, you bastards in the city. Open the city gate quickly. My Great Khan has begun to attack the Song Dynasty. Wherever he passes, those who surrender will be treated with leniency, and those who resist will die."
At the top of Nanyang City, Yang Guo glanced at the setting sun. He was afraid that the sun would set soon.
"Second sister, send the order and ask the four ghosts of the Yellow River to prepare, open the city gate and let these hundreds of people in."
"Afterwards, the city gate was piled with rammed earth to death."
Wanyanping had long wanted to kill a few Mongolians to vent his anger. After hearing this, he quickly went to send orders to the four ghosts of the Yellow River.
