Chapter 642: Mihiro
Hu Bili handed the military report to his personal guard, Brother Dong, and murmured: "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Zhao Yulin is going to chase me and beat me up."
Dong Qinwei had already read it out softly: The first one is that Gao Jin's army of the Divine Might Army has occupied Yizhou and threatened Beshbalik. The military report was sent out five days ago, and it is estimated that Beshbalik has already fallen into Gao Jin's hands.
The second route was more dangerous. The Tibetan army stationed in Ladake of the Shenwei Army, led by commander Wang Hanchen, entered Wuduan via the ancient camel and horse road.
Oduan is the jade-producing area closest to Tubo in the Chagatai Khanate. The ancient camel and horse road leads directly to Ladake in Tubo. Hubli once worried that Zhao Yulin would hit him with a hammer if he went there, and it really came true.
This is equivalent to him Hubili fighting hard to defeat Alibughe, while behind him Zhao Yulin easily picked the peaches and put them into his own basket.
The generals were furious and shouted in unison to send troops to drive out the New Song's Divine Mighty Army.
Hubili calmly waved his hand and said, "We have less than 100,000 soldiers at the moment, and any army of the New Song Dynasty has no less than 50,000. Even if we concentrate on attacking Yizhou or Oduan, it won't work. So, Alimali doesn't want us anymore?"
How can we gain a foothold in the Western Regions?
At the moment, Hubili is like a roaming guerrilla force that has just occupied a base. It must have its own strategic depth. He tells Wulianghe to set off immediately and go as far as they can but they must gain a foothold.
Then he ordered Shi Tianze to march south to seize Keshihar and occupy a few more oases to the south, otherwise he would automatically withdraw his promise that the Han army could eat rice.
The Shenwei Army of the New Song Kingdom attacked from the west and south and occupied Yizhou and Oduan, which really shocked Hubili, but it was not completely unexpected . When he left a letter to Zhao Yulin and gave land to the King of Goryeo, he hoped that the New Song Kingdom and Goryeo would compete for land and be contained by Goryeo.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yulin didn't fall for his tricks and directly attacked the Chagatai Khanate.
Hubili felt a little depressed, so he went back to the harem to make tea and think.
This guy was knocked dizzy by two consecutive hammers from the New Song Kingdom, but it wasn't entirely Zhao Yulin's fault.
Gao Jin's direct march into Yizhou was the strategy decided by the Privy Council. Miao Gui went to Lanzhou in person to supervise the battle in order to stabilize the south of the desert and seize Yizhou in the west as a bridgehead for marching into the Western Regions.
It was a bit risky for Wang Hanchen to march into Wuduan.
When he learned that Yangjin had arrived in Chamdo Prefecture and that the Mongolian army intended to move westward to fight Alibuge, he wanted to take action, but he was worried about the instability in the Western Regions and Langerke, so he did not dare to mobilize troops on a large scale. He could only anxiously order all places to actively prepare for war.
Therefore, the grassland secret guards lurking in Tubo did not find anything unusual and were still sending Hubili the news of safety. When the snow melted and Yangjin's secret letter arrived, Han Chen was extremely nervous and excited. His wife Wang Youling poked his forehead with her finger and said: "I guess my judgment is correct. We should have planned the Western Expedition a long time ago. All the generals under the Third Young Master are making achievements."
Wang Hanchen was encouraged by his wife and became excited. He immediately led his troops to set off. A large number of yaks and horses followed him, carrying food and supplies to Langerke urgently.
The strategic advance of the Shenwei Army followed the operating methods used when they recovered Tubo. The transportation of food and supplies was carried out in relays, and almost all troop movements were carried out in this way.
He went directly to Ladakh to organize an advance team to march into Oduan. The follow-up troops connected with the team and advanced continuously. This greatly shortened the time for team mobilization and prevented the troops from having to march long distances.
When Yangjin arrived at Lhasa City, Wang Hanchen was already in charge of the battle in Oduan.
When this woman arrived in Lhasa, the whole city was shocked. Monks lined up to see her and presented her with white Hada to wish her peace. Wang Youling was so envious when she saw this scene. She smiled and said that she was really the third young master's woman. It seems that Tibetans respect girls so much.
Yangjin proudly said that this had nothing to do with the Third Young Master because she was a Tibetan.
This woman was very proud. Not only was she a Tibetan, she was also the wife of Zhao Yulin and the vice-king who had served as the Minister of Personnel of the New Song Kingdom. Of course, her Tibetan brothers and sisters had to look up to her.
The next day, Yangjin convened a meeting of officials at all levels of the government and monasteries. His first words were that the days when the grassland empire bullied us are gone forever, and we must stand up straight and live with pride. The monasteries and all the people must support the Shenwei Army's advance into the Chagatai Khanate.
Immortal Banban, this is mobilizing for war.
Her propaganda was quite effective. The Tibetan nobles and temple leaders living in Lhasa City used to act according to the wishes of the seal-bearing officials sent by the grassland empire. If they were disrespectful, they would be scolded or beheaded. Now they have a chance to take revenge.
Wang Youling set up a donation office at the gate of the government office, and soon long queues formed. A large number of monks and common people came to donate silver, and a large number of young and strong slaves signed up to join the army to serve the country.
Yangjin immediately asked the judges under him to form a transport team, bought all the mules, horses and yaks, and paid wages to the young and strong people who joined the transport team.
With this mobilization, the city of Lhasa became bustling, and the entire Tubo became busy with the war.
In order to prevent the news from leaking out, she also ordered all places with favorable winds to take action, and the garrisons in various places strictly checked pedestrians and merchants. Without the guarantee of local acquaintances, the government would not issue a pass, and the garrisons on the road would not let them pass without seeing the pass.
After these three moves, the grassland undercover agents hiding in Luoshui were dumbfounded.
There is something even more amazing. Yangjin went to the Potala Palace to visit Basi's master and told the master and apprentice: The New Song Dynasty court advocates freedom of belief and respects the people's right to believe in religion. However, the temple is the temple of the court, and it must support the court's decisions and firmly support the court's work.
At first, the two did not know what she was going to do. They thought that Yangjin was the pacification envoy of Tubo Road and was here to give lectures on behalf of the court. They closed their eyes slightly, muttered Om Mali Padme Hum, and nodded.
Yangjin continued: He had asked the Central Court in Chengdu for permission to build a new city of Lhasa on the southeast bank of the Lhasa River as the administrative office of the Tubo Road. Later, the Potala Palace would be handed over to the monastery as a place for monks to practice and attain enlightenment.
Basi and his master immediately opened their eyes wide, with surprise clearly written on their faces.
This means that the Potala Palace, which has a long history and symbolizes power, will be reserved for the monks to use, which means that their temple will be expanded three times in an instant.
Yangjin was very observant and knew that she had found the right entry point. She smiled and said, "However, the court still has instructions."
The two monk leaders were unhappy after being poured with a basin of cold water from head to toe by her. The surprise on their faces had disappeared completely, and they started to mumble some hums and chants again.
Yangjin remained calm and said word by word: The Central Court in Chengdu believes that the monks in Lhasa are patriotic and have made great contributions to the religion, so they ordered me to send 100,000 strings of silver to support the temple in repairing the Potala Palace and improving the monks' accommodation and meals.
Basi and his master immediately opened their eyes wide, with great surprise on their faces. Basi felt a little resentful towards Yangjin, thinking that this was a test of the monks' practice.
It is true that Buddhists regard money as dirt, but temples still need food and clothing, and they need to spend money on sutra debates and Buddhist activities, which of these does not require silver? After the New Song separated the politics and religion of Tubo, temples at all levels specialized in Buddhism. Without the supreme power, their income would certainly shrink significantly, and they needed silver to expand their temples.
Yangjin waved her hand and asked someone to bring in the cash box. The deacon monk opened the box and found it was full of brand new New Song banknotes. She smiled and said to Basi's master: Commander Zhao knows that the master regards money as dirt, so he specially sent the limited edition new banknotes produced by New Song as a souvenir.
Immediately, a maid came up with two exquisite small wooden boxes, which she gave to the master and Basi respectively, asking them to spread Buddhism with confidence, as the rules of the New Song Dynasty would not change overnight .
If there are any changes, they will only be in the direction that will help the people live a better life.
Yangjin kept her word and the next day she and Wang Youling moved out of the Potala Palace and lived in the slums below.
Ba Si saw Yang Jin moving out and tried to keep her, but to no avail. She went back to discuss it with her master, who smiled faintly and said that the young are to be feared, and he was really old.
He asked Basi to stay in the Bu Palace while he went out to preach.
The master was already an old man, but he personally went along the corridor the same way he came to preach, calling on believers to support the court, work for the court, defeat the grassland empire and save all suffering beings.
This appeal is incredible.
Most Tibetans believe in religion, and they love to listen to the preaching of the great monks. The monks in Luoshui City are at the level of , and their appeal is definitely great. The Tibetan land quickly set off a wave of support for the front line, and the grain transportation road was in full swing, and the order was still very good.
Therefore, Wang Hanchen's army had no worries about military supplies and advanced very quickly. Before Hubili came in, he arrived at Keshihar, established preliminary defenses, and stored a large amount of food and supplies.
Deputy General Li Chuan told him that the master of Bu Palace personally encouraged us, and the Tibetan brothers were competing to transport food and fodder. We have sufficient military equipment and will not starve, so we are not afraid of Hubili's attack.
Li Chuan was Zhao Yulin's page boy when he first traveled to the Southern Song Dynasty. This boy grew up quickly under the care of successive commanders, and was steady and prudent in his work. He has now become a senior general of the Tibetan garrison.
The Han minister nodded confidently. He did not expect that once Yangjin arrived in Lhasa, the strength of mobilizing Tibetans to support the war would increase dramatically. There was no need to worry about instability in the rear and logistics.
In Lhasa City, Zhang Guoan arrived with 3,000 commandos.
After seeing Guoan's tired face, Yangjin understood Zhao Yulin's painstaking efforts. The soldiers brought by Guoan were the elites among the elites of the New Song Dynasty. They were the imperial guards specially selected by the Ministry of War to garrison the important capital of Chengdu.
Zhang Guoan reviewed himself to her: the team usually neglected training, 20,000 troops were still walking sparsely on the road, and only 3,000 of them came in.
Yangjin laughed and said that it was difficult for General Zhang, it was already very good, that they could arrive in Luoshui City so quickly, which proved that General Zhang had no weak soldiers under his command.
This is a plateau on a plateau, the veritable roof of the world. Just come here, don't let the brothers run to do things, just walk, running too fast will kill you.
