From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 629

"Khan, there is news from the east."

Inside the Mongolian army's tent, a guard brought a letter and whispered: "The Jurchens have settled down. Huang Taiji inherited Nurhaci's throne and was named Tiancong. He changed the country's name from Dajin to Daqing and took over Dajin's political power and military affairs."

Sabdan opened the letter and read it carefully. After a long time, he sighed.

"This is not good news for us Mongolians!"

He looked sad and full of emotion: "Three months ago, this person came to the grassland to find me and proposed the so-called plan of the era of competition. He said it in a very logical way and asked me to take advantage of the internal contradictions of the Jin Dynasty, start a war, and fight together from the north and the south to completely defeat the behemoth Jin Dynasty."

"At that time, I just thought that this plan was feasible, imaginative, and logical enough, but I didn't think we could succeed."

"Later, I went to Mobei and actually convinced the tribes in Mobei to become the temporary Khan. This surprised me and I really began to admire this person."

"His control of the situation is so profound. He not only understands the Jin Dynasty, but also understands Mongolia and me. "The conflicts between our tribes, understand our interests and needs."

"But even so, I can't believe that he can inherit the throne in such a short time."

Speaking of this, he looked at his confidant and said in a deep voice: "What is the specific method? Have our spies found it?"

The confidant said solemnly: "Kill! He killed many brothers and sisters, controlled Daishan and Abai, two powerful competitors, overnight, conquered the Jurchen tribes, and successfully ascended the throne."

Sabdan frowned and said: "He is scheming, has a long-term vision, and is decisive and ruthless. This man is not only the enemy of the Jin Dynasty, but also the enemy of our Mongolia!"

"But the good news is that the plan of the era of competition really seems to be successful."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a loud shout from outside.

"Report! Report!"

A man ran in quickly, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Report to the Khan, Han soldiers appeared behind us. I don't know how many there are. They interspersed among the tribes on the grassland and destroyed more than ten of our strongholds. We even lost the manhole."

Sabdan stood up suddenly, his pupils constricted.

Then he sat down again, and after a long silence, he said, "Zhou Yuan is indeed worthy of his reputation. He has been making inroads, outflanking, and cutting off our logistics supply, making it impossible for us to continue fighting. We have to be thrifty every day."

"Khan, what should we do now?"

Sabdan said, "The five military camps were under our surveillance when they left Datong, but I thought Zhou Yuan was deliberately laying out a maze to disperse our army, so I ignored it. Who knew that he would dare to spread 60,000 elite troops deep into the grassland? Isn't he afraid that I will turn around and eat these 60,000 people directly!"

"How dare he gamble with the five most elite military camps of the Great Jin!"

Sabdan scratched his head hard and sighed, "It seems that we are going to start the first battle in the north of the era of competition."

...

Zhou Yuan was looking at the map at this moment.

It was impossible for the 60,000 troops that left Datong Town to hide from the enemy's eyes. Fortunately, Wang Xiong and Liu Fang were smart enough. They first gathered behind the 80,000 troops and stayed for a day, giving Sabdan enough confusion.

Then they sent a small group of elite troops, riding the fastest horses, to clean up the eyes around them, and then carried them separately.

By the time Sabdan reacted, he had lost the initiative.

The supply was cut off. Although the food and grass they had were enough for them, they had to make a decision and dared not delay any longer.

Now there are only three choices before Sabdan. First, attack Datong Town or Ningxia Town with all their strength, but it is very difficult.

Second, go back to attack the Fifth Army Camp. With their combat effectiveness, it is not a problem to annihilate the Fifth Army Camp. But now the Fifth Army Camp has destroyed more than a dozen tribes and grabbed enough war horses. The speed is not slow, and the route is uncertain. Even if they pursue, they are limited by food and grass and cannot fight a protracted war.

Third, ignore everything and go back to defend other tribes. This is easy, but it also means that this all-out military operation will be fruitless.

"If you were Sabdan, what would you do?"

Zhou Yuan looked at Min Tianrui.

Min Tianrui frowned and said in a deep voice: "I don't know much about Sabdan. After all, he is a great Khan who suddenly appeared, but I think according to the Mongolian personality, they are more inclined to attack the city."

Zhou Yuan nodded. In fact, he was not sure what the Mongolians would do. He just analyzed it rationally. Mongolia should retreat to various tribes at this moment, relying on supplies, clearing the five military camps out of the grassland step by step, and then plan for the future.

But Sabdan is really rationalOr has he already prepared for the siege?

Just as he thought of this, heavy drums sounded outside.

The two looked at each other, hurried out, and climbed onto the city wall.

They looked forward and saw that the dense Mongolian army had already attacked this side, and the huge siege vehicles had been transported to the front line at some point.

"The siege is coming! The Mongols are going to attack the city! Get ready for battle!"

The sound of drums and horns shook the sky and the earth, and countless people were roaring.

The Mongolian attack came too fast. They seemed to have run out of water and food. They fought desperately and rushed forward in a swarm.

Min Tianrui had no time to speak, and immediately began to command, with bows and arrows and rolling stones thrown down, and the battle between the two sides became tragic in a short time.

Zhuang Xuansu hurried over, panting and saying, "Why did they start fighting so quickly!"

Zhou Yuan said, "It's okay, we've been prepared!"

The siege vehicle approached, and countless Mongolian warriors climbed up, then jumped onto the city wall, and were besieged and killed by the defenders.

The size of this siege vehicle was obviously based on the standards of the Great Wall, and the enemy's people could directly climb up the city wall through the siege vehicle.

But most of them fell under the rain of arrows during the climbing process.

"Tung oil! Tung oil!"

Min Tianrui roared, and dozens of barrels of tung oil were poured over, setting the siege vehicle on fire, and the enemy began to put out the fire urgently.

The battle between the two sides was fierce from the beginning without any trial.

The upper part climbed the building, and the lower part hit the door, seemingly completely disregarding casualties.

Zhuang Xuansu said: "No, it's not a matter of being prepared, but something has happened!"

She was anxious and said loudly: "I just received news that Sichuan Adu Tusi and Wumeng Tusi have joined forces with tens of thousands of tenant farmers to rebel, gathering rioters along the way and attacking Fushun Prefecture and Chengdu Prefecture in two groups. The situation is almost out of control."

Zhou Yuan suddenly turned around and said in a serious tone: "What did you say? Sichuan? How could something happen there!"

Zhuang Xuansu gritted her teeth and said: "The Governor of Sichuan often increases taxes on the grounds of tight military expenses. Sichuan The people were suffering and had been holding back their anger for a long time. "

"When they saw the rebellion of Adu Tusi and Wumeng Tusi, they simply joined in the rebellion. Those tenant farmers who were usually honest and simple took down the county town on the same day."

"Those Han people shouted slogans, saying that they wanted independence and did not want the Jin Dynasty to control them."

Zhou Yuan's head was about to explode. Sichuan was a land of abundance, with fertile land and sufficient food. Fushun Prefecture was also rich in well salt. The people were not poor. If they were not forced too hard, they would definitely not rebel.

But if they were forced too hard, the people there would not be as tolerant as the people in the Central Plains. If they did not live well, they would overturn the table!

What was even more troublesome was that the Sichuan people were bold and tough. They were not afraid of death in battle. They dared to fight the regular army in straw raincoats and hoes. Once they formed a scale, it would be extremely difficult to suppress them. At that time, they would be much more difficult to deal with than the refugees in the Central Plains.

The shouts of killing were deafening all around, and Zhou Yuan was in a state of confusion. He hurriedly said, "Let's go! I want to write a letter to His Majesty! The rebellion in Sichuan and Shu must not be suppressed by force!"

"We must appease them! Otherwise, the whole north and south will be in chaos, and the Great Jin will be finished!"