Wo Kuotai looked at Yang Weizhong and understood what he meant. It was indeed not difficult for Mongolia to win.
In fact, the Mongolian army has so far looted a large amount of grain, copper coins, cloth, as well as slaves and women from Huainan.
Now Mongolia has been winning, the key is to what extent it can win.
At this time, Mongolia had gained a lot, but from the perspective of the initial strategy, the results were not satisfactory to Ogedai, which made him feel a sense of disparity.
Yang Weizhong saluted and said: "Nowadays, it is indeed not easy for the Great Khan to destroy the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. However, I don't think it is difficult to force the Southern Song Dynasty to cede territory and seek peace! Now let's see what the Great Khan wants to gain?"
Wo Kuotai stood up, walked to the map hanging in the tent, and pondered for a while, "I have raised an army of 200,000 and came here to destroy the Song Dynasty."
This time going south, Wokuotai made a high profile. If he only robbed some property, he would not be able to show off his face.
Having said this, Wokuotai paused, "Of course, if the Song Dynasty cannot be destroyed in one fell swoop, we must capture all the land north of the Yangtze River, and then let the Southern Song Dynasty become its vassal. And the annual tribute to this Khan cannot be less than the annual tribute to the Liao and Jin Dynasties." Coins. In addition, give another hundred Nan women as gifts every year!"
After hearing this, Yang Weizhong smiled and said, "Great Khan! I thought it would not be difficult for the Southern Song Dynasty to cede territory for peace and claim tribute. The Song Dynasty has always been weak and likes to spend money to buy peace. The Great Khan only needs to put a little more pressure on them to make Mongolia brave. When soldiers approach the Yangtze River, they cannot help but surrender."
Inside the tent, many civil and military officials were whispering, and some civil servants who studied the Song Dynasty agreed: "The Song Dynasty was indeed weak. During the Chanyuan Alliance, the Song army blocked the Liao soldiers, but the Song Dynasty made peace with the Liao Kingdom and gave it to the Liao Kingdom. Sui coins. My father-in-law flew to the Northern Expedition and the situation was great, but the Song Dynasty asked for peace from Jin and became a minister and paid tribute. Even the little Xixia could get Sui coins from the Song Dynasty, which shows that the Song Dynasty was weak."
Wokuotai listened to people's words and his confidence increased greatly. Players of Xixia's level could force Song Ting to surrender. Great Mongolia was not wrong enough to deal with the Southern Song Dynasty, which only had half of the country left.
But having said that, the successive changes in the Southern Expedition plan still left Wo Kuotai a little unsure. He pointed at the map and said in a deep voice, "Now Kaifeng cannot be defeated for a while, and Kublai Khan is dragged in by Zhao Tai again." In Shandong, only Wu Liang Hetai led 50,000 troops southward, how could he force the Southern Song Dynasty to surrender?"
Yang Wei had already had a plan in the center, "Great Khan! To force the Southern Song Dynasty to surrender, all we need to do is send more troops to Huainan. I thought that Prince Kublai Khan was in Shandong and would not be able to catch Zhao Tai for a while, so the Great Khan just had to let him go south. The Southern Song Dynasty will surrender."
Wu Liang almost defeated the Huainan Song army with 50,000 people. If Kublai Khan also went south, it would definitely put huge pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty's river defense.
Judging from the consistent style of the Song court, most emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty would seek peace with Mongolia out of fear.
Wo Kuotai nodded slightly, but then frowned again, "Kublai Khan captured Shandong. If he does not take this opportunity to eliminate Zhao Tai, once his troops go south, Zhao Tai will definitely regain Shandong."
Wokuotai was very dissatisfied with Kublai Khan's performance in Shandong.
More than 100,000 Mongolian troops fought in Shandong for three or four months, but they didn't even kill a small Zhao Tai.
Now Zhao Tai is allowed to escape into the mountains, making it difficult to eliminate him for a while.
Although Kublai Khan dealt a certain blow to Zhao Tai in Shandong, Zhao Tai's strength is still there.
Currently, Kublai Khan's army is holding down the army, and Zhao Tai dare not go out of the mountain. Once Kublai Khan goes south, the Mongolian prefectures and counties in Shandong will fall into the hands of Zhao Tai again.
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It must be said that Zhao Tai was just a warlord with only a few states, and his strength was far inferior to that of the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty. However, both Wokuotai and Kublai Khan were quite afraid of Zhao Tai and always felt that they could not deal with Zhao Tai. , and feel uneasy.
Yang Weizhong smiled and said, "Great Khan, as far as I know, the reason why Zhao Tai became big is because of the support of the Southern Song Dynasty."
"How dare you!" After saying this, Yang Weizhong asked Wo Kuotai for instructions. After Wo Kuotai nodded again, he walked straight to the map and pointed at Shandong, "The land of Qilu is the strategic point between the north and the south. It is an important location. We, Mongolia, must capture it." . However, the land is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and there are Mount Tai, Mount Yi, and Mount Meng in the middle. The soldiers of the Zhao thieves are hidden in the mountains and forests, and hidden on the islands. Although Prince Kublai Khan has a heavy army, it is difficult to destroy them."
Wo Kuotai nodded, Zhao Tai was a rat. After hiding in the mountains, Kublai Khan went into the mountains to suppress Mao for more than half a month. However, Mao was not caught. Instead, he consumed a lot of food and lost some soldiers and horses. "Then yours meaning is?"
"My suggestion is! Since we can't wipe out Zhao Tai now, it's better to let Prince Kublai Khan go south. In this way, the Southern Song Dynasty will definitely lose." Yang Weizhong glanced at everyone, and then bowed to Wo Kuotai, "Wuliang Hetai is only Fifty thousand troops have torn apart the Huaihe River defense line. We will add another fifty thousand troops. As long as those Yangzhou and Jiangbei crossings are reached, the Song court will be shaken! By then, if the army can cross the river to destroy the Song Dynasty, it will be destroyed in one fell swoop. When the Song Dynasty is destroyed, Shandong will be destroyed. How can we resist Mongolia? If the army cannot cross the river to destroy the Song Dynasty, it will not be difficult to force the Southern Song Dynasty to surrender with the power of the army. At that time, the Great Khan will only need to let the Southern Song Dynasty cede the two Huaihe Rivers and cut off the connection between Shandong and the Southern Song Dynasty. Again, the order The Southern Song Dynasty punished the war faction, appointed the peace faction, prohibited the Southern Song Dynasty from supporting Zhao Tai, and forced the Southern Song Dynasty to abandon Zhao Tai. At that time, the Great Khan signed a peace treaty with the Song Dynasty, digesting the gains from the southern expedition first, and then destroying Zhao Tai. Wouldn't it be easy!"
Wo Kuotai squinted his eyes and pondered, pacing in front of the map with his hands behind his hands.
He thought about Yang Weizhong's words and felt that they made sense.
It was indeed with the support of the Southern Song Dynasty that Zhao Tai developed and became the dominant force in Shandong.
The Southern Song Dynasty was rich, and Zhao Tai's army was powerful. It was not easy to deal with the two together.
If they were separated, it would be easier to deal with the Southern Song Dynasty and Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai occupied the barren land in Shandong. If the Mongolian army occupied the Huaihe River and cut off the connection between Shandong and the Southern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty would be forced to give up supporting Zhao Tai and would not be allowed to support Zhao Tai.
Then Zhao Tai lost the assistance of the Southern Song Dynasty and could not hide in the mountains for long. As long as he went out to look for food and supplies, the Mongolian cavalry could annihilate him.
Thinking of this, Wokuotai's thoughts gradually became clearer. After pondering for a while, he sighed with emotion: "In this Southern Expedition, I made a mistake and underestimated the Southern Song Dynasty and Zhao Tai. Now it seems that the battle to destroy the Song Dynasty will not be successful." It’s not as easy as imagined. Although Mongolia is powerful, it is difficult to eat it in one bite.”
Wo Kuotai first reflected on his strategy, then looked at Yang Weizhong, "I think Yang Weizhong's words are quite reasonable! Although Zhao Tai is weak, he is a strong man and will not surrender to me. Although the Southern Song Dynasty is strong, But he is a weakling. In this case, we will attack the Song Dynasty with all our strength first and force the Southern Song Dynasty to surrender and sue for peace. When the Southern Song Dynasty withdraws from the war, it will be as easy as crushing an ant to destroy Zhao Tai!"
Yang Weizhong couldn't help but salute, "The great Khan is wise!"
Wokuotai waved his hand and said, "Give Kublai Khan the order!"
