Wokuotai sent Meng Ge aside to prevent Meng Ge from gaining merit in the Central Plains battlefield. However, Meng Ge and others also took away some of Mongolia's elites during their western expedition.

Wokuotai originally thought that after the Battle of Sanfeng Mountain, the anti-Mongolian forces in the Central Plains had suffered a major blow and that he could easily capture the Central Plains, but the actual attack turned out to be very difficult.

Now that Zhao Tai has risen in Shandong and the Southern Song Dynasty has occupied eastern Henan, Wokuotai doesn't know where to start for a while.

At this time, when he saw the two counselors looking confident, he couldn't help but go back to the Khan's seat and sit down, and then said in a deep voice: "Tell me what strategies you have."

Yelu Chucai and Yang Weizhong looked at each other, and Yelu Chucai said, "You go first."

Yelu Chucai was a Khitan, and Yang Weizhong was a Han. However, within Mongolia, they both belonged to the civil service faction that supported Mongolia's adoption of the Han system.

Their source of power is attached to Ogedai Khan and the centralized system after the reform of the Han system.

Therefore, their interests are consistent with Ogodei's, they both hope to take back the power of the Mongolian princes, and they also hope that Mongolia can unify the world and expand their rights.

Yang Weizhong nodded, then saluted and said: "Great Khan! Although our Mongolian army destroyed the Jin Kingdom last year, the warriors of various tribes, the newly attached Han army and others all gained nothing, and everyone was unhappy! The Great Khan wants to restore the morale of the army and destroy the Song Dynasty.

You must do it! However, the Southern Song Dynasty included Jiangnan, Jingchu, and Bashu, with more than 12 million households.

With 700,000 soldiers, and the Zhao thieves from Shandong attached to them, it looks quite powerful on the surface. However, the southerners are rich, and everyone is afraid of death. The Southern Song Dynasty court also used culture to control military force, making its army's combat effectiveness low. The southerners are sitting on the wealth

The earth, but there is no force to protect property, the sky wants to help the Khan to rule the world!"

When Wokuotai heard that the Southern Song Dynasty had such a large population and army, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, "It took Mongolia twenty-three years to destroy the Jin Dynasty! Today, the population and military strength of the Southern Song Dynasty are greater than those of the Jin Kingdom. In addition, with Zhao Tai joining us, the destruction may not be easy."

also!"

Previously, the Mongolian army was progressing smoothly. Ogedai was full of confidence in destroying the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and the Mongolian tribes were very willing to go south.

There were several wars in the Central Plains. Although the Mongolian tribes destroyed the Jin Kingdom, they suffered heavy losses and were harassed by Zhao Tai. Everyone found that they had paid a lot of money but gained nothing, so they were no longer so confident in the southern invasion.

Yang Weizhong said: "In the past, the Jin people used the Guanhe defense line to block our Mongol army for more than ten years. Today, the southern troops have entered the Central Plains. If the Great Khan cannot take advantage of their unstable foothold and send troops to destroy them, they will be in trouble for the Great Khan! I have three things to say.

The first strategy is to divide and disintegrate, the second strategy is to repeatedly ravage, and the third strategy is to encircle Kaifeng. With these three strategies, Zhao Tai of the Southern Song Dynasty can defeat them all within three years!"

Wokuotai asked: "What is meant by disintegration, repeated ravages, and the siege of Kaifeng?"

Yang Weizhong said: "Last year, we fought in the Central Plains. If the southerners went all the way out of eastern Henan, all the way out of Xiangyang, and all the way out of Dashan Pass, the Central Plains and Guanzhong would be at a standstill! However, the southerners claimed to have a three-way Northern Expedition. Those who actually sent troops,

But there are only brothers Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui.

There is internal discord among the southerners, and the war has not yet been decided! I thought it would be appropriate to send an envoy to Jingchu, Bashu, and Xu Yi to discuss peace. He also said that our government has no intention of Bashu and Jingxiang, and only hates Zheng Qingzhi and the Zhao brothers, so that the southerners cannot be united.

, this differentiation collapses.”

Wo Kuotai nodded, and Yelu Chucai on the side also stroked his beard and nodded.

Yang Weizhong immediately said: "If the troops of Bashu, Jingxiang and Xiang remain stationary, the Great Khan can raise his troops. They will surround Kaifeng all the way, station for a long time, and raid Shandong all the way. The cavalry will go out in all directions to harass the farming, making Zhao Tai exhausted and unable to produce. Such a large army

The enemy was repeatedly ravaged, and within a year, Zhao Tai was defeated because of the lack of food.

Wo Kuotai said in a deep voice: "Keep talking!"

"The land of the southern country is densely covered with rivers and criss-crossing river networks, which is not conducive to horse warfare. However, the land in the east of Henan is a flat river. This is where our Mongolian warriors dominate!" Yang Weizhong was quite excited, "I made a plan to contain the southerner Jing Xiang.

, the Bashu army used two strategies to make the enemies in Shandong exhausted. The third strategy was to encircle Kaifeng, which was a long siege.

In the city, they intercepted and killed the reinforcements, and when their strength was exhausted, they drank the horses of the Yangtze River. Now that the southerners are taking Kaifeng, there are many soldiers and horses stationed in the city. The Khan is surrounding them, and the southerners will rescue them. The plains in eastern Henan are good for horse warfare, and the southerners

When reinforcements arrived, the Great Khan attacked them with his cavalry. Isn't it easy for the southerners in the Jianghuai River to empty their troops and horses and drink the Yangtze River?"

Wo Kuotai couldn't help laughing, "If these three strategies can be implemented, Jiangnan will be mine!"

Yang Weizhong smiled with a smile on his face and looked at Yelu Chucai, "Prime Minister, I have finished talking about the three strategies of humiliation. I wonder if the Prime Minister has anything to add?"

Yelu Chucai smiled and said: "Yancheng's three strategies are wonderful! Then I will try to give you three strategies!"

After listening to Yang Weizhong's three strategies, Wokuotai felt that they were already vicious enough. Unexpectedly, Yelu Chucai had something to add, so he immediately leaned forward and said, "Prime Minister, please speak quickly!"

Yelu Chucai stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "My first policy is to kill people to get things! We Mongolians have always made it our business to take over other countries! Our Mongolian warriors have destroyed countless countries, and they are not timid to fight. Now the tribes will not come.

,

He is afraid of losing a small profit! This time the Great Khan used his troops to kill his people, take their belongings, ravage his land, burn his houses, and let the warriors get what they want. How could the tribes not support them, and how could the southerners not?

Are you tired?"

Yelu Chucai wanted to help Ogedai establish a central government system, but this would definitely offend the Mongolian nobles. He did not want to cause more killings, but in order for the reform to proceed, he deliberately proposed this strategy to please the Mongolian nobles and lower-level soldiers, intending to make the Mongolians

Support Wokuotai from top to bottom.

Yang Weizhong couldn't help but look at Yelu Chucai in surprise. He didn't expect him to be so ruthless, taking people and things, and what he got was nothing.

Yelu Chucai continued: "My second strategy is to blame Zhao Tai! The southerners are pedantic and pay attention to the reputation of teachers. The Great Khan sent troops this time to do what he wants. What's the reason? It's the Jin and Mongolia.

It is a feud between the world, and the Jin and Song Dynasties are also feuding.

Qiu. Today, we, Mongolia, are destroying the Jin Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty will not help us. Instead, we are hosting the gold thief Zhao Tai. The reason why we, Mongolia, are attacking the Song Kingdom is because the southerners have taken in Zhao Tai! In this way, our army invades the Song Dynasty, and its people blame Zhao Tai.

I blame myself on the southern court!"

"Wonderful!" Yang Weizhong couldn't help but admired: "The Prime Minister's strategy is very good! In the Southern Court, the two factions Zhan and He are fighting endlessly. If the war ahead does not go well, there will naturally be people within the Southerners attacking Zhao Tai. Then Zhao Tai will also be attached to

Only the Song Dynasty can compete with us. If the Southerners abandon him, it will be easy to kill him!"

Yelu Chucai smiled and said, "In this southern expedition, Shandong has been hit by wars many times. The place is barren and there is not much money to satisfy the desires of the tribes. If the Great Khan wants to make the tribes return, he still has to go south to attack the Song Dynasty, but Zhao Tai

If you hold Shandong, you can threaten Hebei from the north and march to Luoyang from the west. Restoring the Jinzhiguanhe defense line should be the first to plan for it. Before the Great Khan raised his troops, he blamed Zhao Tai and claimed that he would only destroy

Zhao Tai, a remnant of the Jin Kingdom, watched the court of the Southerners as a minister and controlled the military with civility. Now that Zhao Tai is sitting in the land of Shandong, the Southerners must be afraid and want to exercise restraint. If the Great Khan attacks Zhao Tai, the Southerners will not try their best to save him.

.In this way, there will be a rift between them. The Great Khan can defeat Zhao Tai first and then attack the Southern Song Dynasty. By then, the Song Dynasty will lose Zhao Tai and will be unable to resist the Great Khan. This is the policy of Qi Qi first and then Song Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!