Wo Kuotai is now faced with the decision of whether to attack gold or send troops to the west to build up his prestige in Eastern Europe where there are many rookies.
He walked around in the big tent for a while, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
Now their family has two opinions. Guyou believes that Mongolia should be led to win a victory first to establish the prestige of the Ogedei family.
Kuo Duan felt that he could not give Jin Guo time to breathe, and he had to continue beating Jin Guo, otherwise Jin Guo would be difficult to beat again after recovering his health.
"Go and invite Yelu Chucai!" Wo Kuotai couldn't make up his mind and suddenly said.
Not long after, the Mongolian Prime Minister Yelu Chucai walked into the big tent.
Yelu Chucai was a Khitan, but he was highly Chinese and worked for the Mongol Empire. He was a relatively complicated figure.
"The Great Khan summoned me, what's the matter?" Yelu Chu just entered the tent and saw Wo Kuotai with a dark face, Kuo Duan and Gui You competing with each other, and found that the atmosphere was not quite right.
Wokuotai asked Yelu Chucai to sit down, and then said in a deep voice: "I have something I want to ask the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister already knows about Kuoduan's defeat. Now many princes are dissatisfied with me, and I want to initiate a Conquest in order to restore prestige. Guyou suggested that the king launch a western expedition, because the Western countries are easy to fight and can easily win. Kuo Duan believed that Jin should be attacked and could not give the Jin Kingdom time to breathe, but the Jin Kingdom now has the support of the Southern Song Dynasty , I am afraid that it will be difficult to win quickly, and I am worried that I will fail again, so I am hesitant in my heart, hoping that the prime minister can solve my problem."
As the prime minister of the Mongolian Empire and a close confidant of Wo Kuotai, Yelu Chucai was very clear about Wo Kuotai's situation.
Even if Wo Kuotai doesn't say anything today, Yelu Chucai will still find an opportunity to speak to Wo Kuotai.
At this time, hearing Wo Kuotai's question, Yelu Chucai asked instead: "Does the Great Khan think that the Kingdom of Jin can threaten the Great Khan and revive?"
Wokuotai was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and sneered: "The Kingdom of Jin only has a corner of Henan left, how can it threaten this Khan? It's good that they can survive, but there is no possibility of revival under our Mongolian troops. "
Yelu Chucai smiled and said: "So, the Great Khan believes that the Jin Kingdom will be destroyed by us Mongolia sooner or later."
Wo Kuotai nodded, "Of course! This is the general trend!"
Yelu Chucai immediately said: "Since the Kingdom of Jin will be destroyed by us sooner or later, there is no need to rush the Great Khan. Consolidating the status of the Great Khan is the most important thing right now."
After hearing Yelu Chucai's words, Wokuotai suddenly woke up from a dream.
Yelv Chucai was more sinicized, and he recognized Ogedai as the leader, so he had to consider the Ogedai family to prevent someone from within Mongolia from taking away the throne of the Ogedai family.
His worries were not groundless. Since Wokuotai succeeded to the throne, he has been facing challenges from the towing system.
Historically, after Ogedai's death, Guyuk briefly became the Great Khan for a few years, and his position as the Great Khan of Mongolia was taken away by Meng Ge of the Thunder-type.
Since then, the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia has been controlled by the Tuo Lei Clan. More than 300 people of Ogedai's descendants were purged by Meng Ge at one time, and the tribe was eventually divided between the Chagatai Khanate and the Yuan Dynasty.
Therefore, Yelu Chucai's concerns can be said to be quite far-sighted and he is considering Wokuotai.
Wo Kuotai pondered: "So, the Prime Minister supports Guyu's opinion."
Yelu Chucai said: "The Great Khan! After the death of the Xian Khan, he dragged Lei to supervise the country, destroyed Xixia, and killed the Xia Lord according to the Xian Khan's will. After that, the Great Khan succeeded to the throne and began to destroy the Jin Dynasty, but he was always suppressed by the Jin Dynasty. The army was blocked outside the Guanhe defense line, and Tuo Lei took advantage of the Song Dynasty to defeat the Jin Kingdom's 150,000 troops at Sanfeng Mountain, achieving an unparalleled feat. Now Tuo Lei's series has repeatedly made military exploits, and in the Khanate The prestige even exceeds that of the Great Khan, but since the Great Khan succeeded to the throne, he has not led Mongolia to a great victory that destroyed the country, and his status has been threatened by the Tuo Lei system."
Yelu Chucai was telling the truth, but Wo Kuotai's face turned dark, and he was speechless for a moment.
Yelu Chucai continued: "Now the Jin Kingdom has received assistance from the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Battle of Huainan has made them closely united. The Great Khan boldly attacked, first of all, whether Meng Ge and Kublai Khan will fully cooperate, and secondly, during the window period for our attack on the Jin Kingdom , there are only about three months. If the Jin army defends the city and has the support of the Southern Song Dynasty, I think the army may not be able to break through Kaifeng. If the Great Khan cannot capture Kaifeng, it will once again hit the prestige of the Great Khan. Therefore, I think that the Great Khan should You must first establish your prestige, make all tribes surrender, and gain internal support, then you can destroy the gold in one fell swoop.”
Wo Kuotai frowned and fell into deep thought.
The Guanhe defense line of the Jin Kingdom was able to withstand Mongolia for more than ten years because the window period for each Mongolian attack was only about three months.
After the Yellow River froze, the Mongolian army crossed the river on ice. Before it thawed, they had to withdraw to the north bank, otherwise they would be trapped in Henan and risk being wiped out by the Jin soldiers.
The Kingdom of Jin also knew that Mongolia only had three months to attack, and this period happened to be winter, and the crops in the fields had already been harvested. The Jin army collected the food and people into the city, and the Mongols crossed the river and got Without supplies and difficulty in breaking through the fortified city, they could only return without success.
Wo Kuotai arrived at Kaifeng City last time, saw the majestic Kaifeng City, and launched an attack, but failed to break through Kaifeng.
Now more than half a year has passed, and the Jin Kingdom has received assistance from the Southern Song Dynasty. Kaifeng City must be more difficult to defeat than last time.
Although Mongolia acquired a large number of Han craftsmen in the process of conquering gold, and its siege capabilities were greatly improved, Wokuotai was still not sure about conquering Kaifeng within three months.
"What the Prime Minister said makes sense!" Wo Kuotai already agreed with Yelu Chucai's analysis, but he was still reluctant to say: "But if I don't conquer Jin, the Jin Kingdom will use the support of the Song Dynasty to quickly regain its strength. By then, I will If Khan wants to destroy Jin, he will have to start all over again, which will definitely consume more energy.”
Yelu Chucai shook his head and said with a smile: "Great Khan. The Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty are feuding, and both sides seem to be inseparable. This time, Prince Kuoduan attacked the Song Dynasty, which made the Song Dynasty feel threatened, so he would massively assist the Jin Kingdom. If we continue to attack the Jin Dynasty, , the Song Dynasty will definitely increase its assistance, and may even send troops directly, but if we let it go, will the Southern Song Dynasty still massively assist the Jin Kingdom?"
Wo Kuotai raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled: "If we had not attacked, the Southern Song Dynasty would not have been under such great pressure, and they would not have wanted to see the Jin Kingdom regain its strength."
The more urgent the Mongols attack, the more assistance will come from the Southern Song Dynasty. However, if the Southern Song Dynasty discovers that the Jin Kingdom is capable of blocking Mongolia, they will definitely not be willing to see this former enemy grow bigger.
Therefore, after Mongolia relaxes its pressure, problems may arise in the alliance between Song and Jin.
Yelu Chucai nodded, "Yes! I think that this winter, we only need to send cavalry across the river to destroy Henan, and there is no need to collect large amounts of money. When the Great Khan establishes prestige in Mongolia and stabilizes the interior, we will have the conditions for long-term operations. , and then the army goes south to destroy the Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop."
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