Mongolian Empire, Hala and Lin.
Genghis Khan was shocked when he received the letter of inquiry from Great Xia's Honglu Temple.
"Unfilial son, unfilial son!"
Obviously, this was done by Ogedei himself. His goal was to disrupt the peace talks between Mongolia and Great Xia to stabilize his position. No matter what, Ogedei was not willing to be under his fourth brother, Tolui.
As a great ruler in history, this was Ogedei's pride.
Moreover, in history, Tolui was poisoned by Ogedei because of his suspicions. Who could guarantee that after Tolui ascended to the throne, he would not do the same to him?
Furthermore, as a great ruler who grew up in the grasslands, Ogedei was not willing to submit to Great Xia. To him, this was a huge humiliation that was hard to bear.
Not only Ogedei, many Mongolians had similar stories, especially the generals in the army.
After a while, the Mongolian Prime Minister Yelu Chucai arrived.
"How do you think we should deal with this?" Genghis Khan asked.
Yelu Chucai seemed to be in a difficult position. He hesitated and said, "Based on Great Xia's tone, the so-called explanation should at least be to send the third prince to the capital and accept Great Xia's punishment."
Genghis Khan's face turned ugly. He actually knew what Great Xia was going to do, but hearing Yelu Chucai say it out loud still made him feel ashamed.
"This is not possible." Genghis Khan shook his head.
Ogedei's prestige in the Mongolian Empire was second only to Genghis Khan. If the Mongolian Empire really handed Ogedei over, the Mongolians would never be able to raise their heads again.
"Yes." Yelu Chucai nodded and added, "I heard that many generals in the army do not like Great Xia. If we really arrest the third prince, there will be chaos in the army."
"That's why it is difficult." Genghis Khan frowned and could not help but scold, "This unfilial son!"
Ogedei's actions had pushed Genghis Khan into a very passive position. It could even be said that he had pushed the Mongolian Empire to the edge of a cliff. On one side was peace, and on the other side was hell.
"Do you have any good ideas?" Genghis Khan asked hopefully.
When Yelu Chucai saw this, he half-knelt on the ground and said in shame, "This official deserves to die, I couldn't share the Great Khan's burden!" In front of absolute power, sometimes there was nothing that could be done, it had nothing to do with intelligence.
Genghis Khan asked, "Can you ask Great Xia to make an exception and use a general at the border as a scapegoat?"
Other than Ogedei himself, the Mongolian Empire also had two great generals, Boorchu and Chilaoun, guarding the Ogedei Khaganate. To be more specific, the one guarding the southern border of the Ogedai Khaganate was Bogurchi, one of the Four Heroes.
Bogurchi was not only the leader of the Four Heroes, but he was also Genghis Khan's childhood playmate.
From the looks of it, Genghis Khan was actually prepared to sacrifice Bogurchi in exchange for Great Xia's forgiveness in order to tide over this calamity. Thinking of this, Yelu Chucai felt his palms breaking out in cold sweat.
"We can try." Yelu Chucai forced himself to remain calm.
Genghis Khan nodded in satisfaction. "Then go and do it!"
"Yes, sir!"
Yelu Chucai turned around and left, his footsteps a little shaky.
Genghis Khan looked at Yelu Chucai's back, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
…
The Mongolian Empire's so-called explanation could not satisfy Ouyang Shuo at all.
Wang Jian and his son were not only the commanders of the Right Wing Army, but they were also highly regarded by Ouyang Shuo. He was prepared to entrust them with heavy responsibilities after the war with Tubo.
If Wang Ben was killed because of Ogedei's selfishness, Wang Jian and the Empire would be at odds. How could they be forgiven by killing Boorchu?
While the Mongolians valued Boorchu, Ouyang Shuo did not.
Ouyang Shuo said unhurriedly, "Let's give them the cold shoulder for the time being. Remember, don't show any hostility."
"Understood!"
Zhang Yi, who was in charge of passing the message, fell into deep thought.
…
Although he was very unwilling to see it, the tragedy still happened.
On the 27th day of the tenth month, before Wang Jian could arrive, the remnants of Wang Ben's army were besieged by the Ashoka Dynasty's army. Eventually, they could not escape and were all killed.
Wang Ben committed suicide on the spot, swearing that he would not be a captive.
When Wang Jian received the news, he was overwhelmed with grief. As though he had gone mad, he led his troops to attack the Ashoka Dynasty's army, causing a monstrous massacre in the hinterland of Tubo.
At that time, the Qin army had the glory of annihilating the six states in history.
When Pagoda-Bearing King Li received the news, he sighed and ordered the Left Wing Army to support the Right Wing Army so that Wang Jian would not be in danger. Otherwise, he would not be able to answer to the Emperor.
Under the frenzied attacks of the Great Xia army, the hinterland of Tubo was declared lost.
That was not all. Wang Jian led his troops to the end of the western border of Tubo. After collecting Wang Ben's corpse, he conveniently cut off the retreat route of the Ashoka Dynasty's army.
If not for the last shred of rationality, Wang Jian would have led his troops to attack the Khantan Pasha Castle to avenge Wang Ben.
On the 3rd day of the eleventh month, under the relentless attacks of the Central Army and the Protectorate Army, Luoge City was declared to have fallen. At this point, the entire Tubo battlefield was under the control of Great Xia.
The Ashoka Dynasty's army could only surrender helplessly.
After two and a half months of fierce battle, the Ashoka Dynasty invested two million Imperial Guards. Other than those who died in battle, the remaining seventy-five surrendered. In addition, there were 250,000 Tubo soldiers who surrendered.
At this point, the Ashoka Dynasty's army of 4.5 million at its peak was reduced to 2.5 million. Their strength was greatly reduced. In the future, not to mention conquering other countries, their position as the local hegemon was also on the verge of collapse.
Upon receiving the news, the two powerhouses, Peacock King and Gudo King, were elated.
Almost at the same time as the end of the Tubo war, the Peacock Dynasty and Gudo Dynasty, who had been hiding in the dark, launched an attack on the Ashoka Dynasty at the same time.
The Indian District ushered in the largest chaotic battle in history.
After this battle, the power structure of the Indian District will usher in a new reshuffle.
Although the Tubo war was won, the Great Xia also paid a heavy price. Of the more than two million troops, only 1.3 million survived and more than 700,000 died.
Among them, the Right Wing Army suffered the most casualties. Of the 500,000 troops, only less than 250,000 were left. When Wang Jian went crazy, it was really frightening.
The Right Wing Army was killed. Other than the 70,000 troops under Wang Ben, the biggest casualty occurred when Wang Jian led his troops to the west. The crazy Wang Jian did not care about sacrifices when he fought.
The Tubo battlefield was a veritable meat grinder.
Fortunately, the surviving 1.3 million troops, after the baptism of this battle, had finally matured. In other dynasties, they could be used as elites.
Unfortunately, the Great Xia was in the midst of a large-scale disarmament and could not accommodate these 1.3 million troops.
How should they be settled? Very soon, a decision was made.
The moment he learned of Wang Ben's death, Wang Jian could no longer suppress the grief in his heart and directly submitted a memorial to Ouyang Shuo. He spoke with sincerity, "This general has no other request but to lead my troops to the Ogedei Khaganate. If Your Majesty can agree to this general's request, this general will be willing to sacrifice my life for the Empire. "
What else could Ouyang Shuo say when Wang Jian had already said it like this?
Genghis Khan's perfunctory response had already made Ouyang Shuo very dissatisfied. He had the thought of taking the opportunity to clean up the Mongolian Empire. When Wang Ben died in battle, he had already made up his mind.
Wang Jian's submission at this time, was it not a chance for Ouyang Shuo to buy people's hearts? To be able to make a Divine General like Wang Jian unswervingly loyal to the Empire, it was worth more than anything.
Ouyang Shuo almost did not hesitate and agreed to Wang Jian's battle plan.
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