Genghis Khan was naturally not as impulsive as Muhuali. He sternly said, "There's still some time before winter. There's still time to send envoys. There's no need to rush."
He was indirectly agreeing to Tolui's proposal.
Genghis Khan then said, "Even if it's diplomacy before force, the mobilization of soldiers must be prepared in advance. In this attack on Western Xia, the Muhuali Tribe will be the main force, with Tolui's Tribe cooperating. "
After destroying the Western Turkic Khaganate, the Mongolian Empire had an army of 1.8 million soldiers, evenly divided into nine divisions of two hundred thousand soldiers spread across the Mongolian steppe.
Genghis Khan's personal army was garrisoned in the royal cities of Hala and Lin. Jebe, Zheleme, Subutai, and Hubilai, the four great warriors, were all in the Khagan's personal army.
Besides the personal army, the remaining eight divisions were commanded by the four princes, Borchu, Muhuali, Chilai, Borchu, and Jochi, Chagatai, Ogedei, and Tolui.
Borchu, Chilai, and Ogedei were garrisoned in the Ogedei Khaganate. Jochi was garrisoned in the north, Chagatai and Borchu in the east, and Tolui and Muhuali in the south.
The four princes were each garrisoned in a region.
Thus, Genghis Khan had sought out Muhuali and Tolui to discuss matters in the south.
Of the 1.8 million soldiers, besides the Khagan's personal army, only half of the eight divisions were regular soldiers. The rest were conscripted during wartime and usually returned home to graze.
"Yes!"
Muhuali was overjoyed to receive the order.
Western Xia had always been a land of war, its people valiant and valiant. With an army of five hundred thousand, it was truly not an opponent to be underestimated. This was why Genghis Khan had mobilized two armies at once.
In comparison, the neighboring Tubo Dynasty had a much larger territory, but its total army was only four hundred thousand.
Even so, Muhuali was still confident.
No matter how valiant the Western Xia army was, in terms of fighting power, it could not compare to the Mongolian cavalry.
… …
On the eighteenth day of the eleventh month, the Mongolian Empire dispatched an envoy to Western Xia.
The envoy's tone was unyielding, demanding that Western Xia provide sixty million units of grain within a month, or else they would meet on the battlefield.
Sixty million units of grain was enough to feed a million people for two months.
If they ate sparingly and supplemented it with meat, they would be able to let the Mongolian Empire survive through the winter. Even if there were any problems, it would only be a small number, and they would not starve to death.
The Mongolians also wanted to demand an exorbitant price, but Xixia's land was limited. Even if they were to take out 60 million units of grain, they would have to be skinned alive. Any more would only drive Xixia into a dead end.
This winter, no one could live comfortably.
In accordance with the messenger's words, the Mongolian general Mu Huali led his two hundred thousand Mongolian cavalry south and formed a formation at the border of Western Xia.
At the same time, the Ogedei Khaganate sent an envoy to the Tufan Dynasty and made the same request, intending to force the Tufan Dynasty to provide food, otherwise they would invade.
As soon as the news came out, Qin, Xia, and Zhou all increased their border patrols.
The flames of war rose again in the land of Huaxia.
…
Xingqing Mansion, Xixia Imperial Palace.
Li Yuanhao's face turned gloomy. The Mongolian Empire was asking for sixty million units of grain. Basically, they were asking for the Western Xia's life. The common people of the Western Xia Country would have to starve if they were to offer the tribute.
But this was not the worst part.
The Mongolians always had a big appetite. If the Western Xia Country offered the tribute this time, the Mongolian Empire might come again next time. This would fall into a vicious cycle, which would only make the strong stronger and the weak weaker.
Without the support of food, how could the Western Xia Country survive in the wilderness?
"Your Majesty, we can't give them the food!" The one who spoke was the general Yali Wangrong. This man and his younger brother Yali Yuqi were in charge of the left and right armies. They were the two pillars of the Western Xia Country.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yali Yuqi also tried to persuade, "Once we offer the tribute, we will become the Mongolian Empire's vassals. What will happen to our prestige? At worst, we will fight with them. "
Li Yuanhao said with a dark face, "The Mongolian cavalry is invincible. Can you win?"
Yali Yuqi was not convinced, "In history, we fought against the Song Dynasty in the south and the Liao Jin Dynasty in the north. We also fought with the Mongolians a few times. When have we ever been afraid of anyone?"
The Western Xia Country's army was brave and fierce. They indeed had the right to be proud.
Yali Wangrong said, "Your Majesty, it is almost winter. Our army may not win. As long as we delay the Mongolian army and hold our ground, the Mongolian army will have to retreat when winter comes."
These words made Li Yuanhao excited.
"When winter comes, the Mongolians will have a shortage of food. Let's see how they can survive this winter. Next year, I am afraid that we don't need to do anything. The Xia Country will attack first and conquer the Mongolians. "Yali Wangrong said.
Li Yuanhao's eyes lit up. He finally made up his mind.
"Good, it is decided. Immediately organize the army and prepare to go to war."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The Yali Wangrong brothers looked at each other excitedly.
… …
The next day, the Western Xia Emperor, Li Yuanhao, replied to the Mongolian envoy. Although the Western Xia Country had little land and little food, they were willing to lend ten million units of food to the Mongolian Empire.
There was no more. He hoped that the Mongolian Empire could understand.
Genghis Khan heard the news and did not want to talk nonsense. He directly ordered Muhuali and Tolui to immediately lead the army to the south. He even said, "This is not about the sixty million units of food, but the whole Western Xia."
Genghis Khan took Li Yuanhao's request to borrow food as an insult to the Mongolians. How could he not be angry?
For a moment, the northwest was filled with smoke again.
Whether it was the Mongolian Empire or the Western Xia Country, this was a battle of life and death. There was no retreat and no one could afford to lose. They had to go all out.
In order to defend against the Mongolian cavalry, the Western Xia Country had deployed almost all of its soldiers in the north. If the Xia Country's army took advantage of this, the Western Xia Country would definitely not be able to resist.
Li Yuanhao was betting that the Xia Emperor would not be so despicable.
Ouyang Shuo would not take advantage of the Xia Country. He only stayed in Shanhai City and watched the northwest. No matter who won this war, it would be beneficial to the Xia Country.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
During this time, Zhan Lang led the reorganized South American army through the teleportation portal in Shanhai City and officially set foot on the land of South America.
The governor of Xiao County, Zhou Haichen, also led a group of civil officials to take up his post.
In addition, the Pacific Fleet would continue to transport a large number of war materials to Osegua County to help the South American army to establish a foothold in Xiao County.
Only after the fortress was built could they talk about the war.
The Mountain Sea Guards under the command of the Black Snake also took this opportunity to establish the America Department with the fulcrum of Xiao County as a stronghold. This would make up for the last shortcoming of the global intelligence system.
The secret agents of the Mountain Sea Guards would use the fulcrum of Xiao County as the center and travel north and south to collect intelligence from the various dynasties.
The global intelligence network of the Xia Country was thus fully launched.
…
Dawson Dynasty, Liberty City.
It was not until the Xia Country's army appeared in Fulcrum that Jack found out that the Indian Empire ceded the Ecuador region to the Xia Country and that the Xia Country accepted it calmly.
"The Xia Country is too arrogant. How dare they extend their tentacles into the American continent."
Although the Dawson Dynasty had not even settled the North American continent, Jack had long regarded the American continent as his backyard and would not allow anyone to encroach on it.
The involvement of the Xia Country obviously made Jack very dissatisfied.
Although he was dissatisfied, Jack did not dare to act rashly. Although the Silver Hand dominated the European continent, they did not have much of an advantage in the American continent.
Especially in North America, the Maple Leaf Dynasty and the Mayan Dynasty were both in the Azure Emblem camp.
Even if the two camps did not shed all pretenses of cordiality, Jack would find an excuse to get rid of the two dynasties, unify the North American continent, and win a strong base.
Under such circumstances, Jack did not want to confront the Xia Country head-on and be the first to stand out.
"Come!"
"Here!"
"Order the army stationed in Colombia to stop moving south and turn to prepare to attack Venezuela in the east."
"Yes!"
Jack was really smart and decisive. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Xia Country had yet to establish a foothold in South America to take down Venezuela first and strengthen the presence of the Dawson Dynasty in South America.
"I want to see how Great Xia can stir up trouble in South America with just a tiny place like Ecuador." Jack suddenly became calm and had a well-thought-out plan.
Compared to Di Chen, Jack was indeed better at strategy.
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