Chapter 52 Jebe took Liaoyang lightly

In the autumn of 1212, Genghis Khan realized the strategic flaw of the first attack on gold, that is, to attack without occupying it, which led to the first attack on gold without any other results except for plundering a large amount of wealth.For a whole year, Genghis Khan has been thinking about the strategy of eliminating the Jin Kingdom, and finally he came up with such a preliminary strategy: cut off the left and right arms of the Jin Kingdom's central capital, the left arm is Xijing, and the right arm is Tokyo. In Xijing, he had tried, without success except to bring back arrow wounds; but in Tokyo, Jebe showed the light for him.In fact, since the Mengjin war, many people of insight have been paying close attention to Tokyo.Shi Mo, a Khitan who took refuge in Genghis Khan when he attacked Jin for the first time, also made a suggestion first: "Tokyo is the base of the founding of the Jin Kingdom. If this base can be leveled, then the Central Plains can be passed down." Wanyan Yongji's staff He proposed to Wanyan Yongji that Liaodong is the foundation of the country, and it is thousands of miles away from the central capital. If the Mongols invade Liaodong, the surrounding counties can only wait and see, waiting for the imperial edict before they dare to take action. A province should be established in Liaodong, and capable generals should be dispatched to guard it, so that Tokyo will not be in danger.

Wanyan Yongji did not accept the advice of his staff, but Genghis Khan keenly accepted Shi Moyexian's suggestion, so when he returned to the grassland with an arrow wound and Brother Yeluliu made a suggestion to him, he immediately asked: "Where is Jebe? " Jebe is very busy. After the second attack on the Kingdom of Jin began in the autumn of 1212, the Jebel Corps repeated its old tricks, bypassing the broken defense line of the Kingdom of Jin, and headed straight for Juyongguan.But this time he was not as lucky as last time. The guard at Juyong Pass would die without leaving the city, and Jebe was wandering outside Juyong Pass like a ghost and looting. At this moment, he received an order from Genghis Khan to go east and attack Jin Dongdong.

In the late autumn of 1212, the Jebe Corps rushed eastward from Juyongguan, left Funing, went northeast along the west bank of the Bohai Sea, and crossed the Daling River and Liaohe River on the ice. . Tokyo is the place where Wanyan Aguda, the founding ancestor of the Kingdom of Jin, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. It is said that there are often changes in the clouds and mists in the city, like towers and palaces, but when you look closely, it is lush and lush, and it is like smoke and huts. Thousands of families gather together. Enter the city to see it ,nothing left.It is a sacred symbol of the Kingdom of Jin. Because of this, its defense measures are very strong, and no army can capture it by brute force.

Jebe observed the city of Tokyo in awe, and finally he was sure of one thing: this great city of the Kingdom of Jin could not be captured by hard attack, but only by trickery.So he didn't even bother to launch a small-scale attack, so he sent envoys to the city to negotiate with the Jin people. The content of the negotiation made the second monk Jin Renzhang puzzled: peace negotiation. The golden man asked the envoy inquiringly: "What kind of routine is this to negotiate a peace without a fight?" The Mongolian envoy replied: "Our generals have captured your countless cities from north to south, and from west to east. Now when we come to your land, we find that your cities are built like gods, so we don't want to start a war. But we came all the way. You can't go back empty-handed, as long as you pay us some military expenses, we will leave immediately."

The top leader of Tokyo City was ambiguous: "You want money before the fight. I'm afraid it's against the rules. If my emperor traces the whereabouts of the money, I can't tell." The envoy pressed on: "The Mongol Corps is so powerful that you may have heard about it. If you don't agree, we will take this city to the death, and no one will be left behind." The Jin man was not angry at being threatened, but instead carefully said: "Your Mongolian army is invincible. We have heard it for a long time. It is possible to negotiate a peace, but there is no military compensation."

The Mongolian envoy left angrily, and the Jinren sent them out of the city gate respectfully. When the gate was closed, they roared with laughter.Some people say that the Mongols are too shameless and want to get something for nothing; others say that they don’t look at their virtue, they think Tokyo is a third-rate city, and they want to move our ideas. The supreme leader in Tokyo shook his head, and said solemnly: "We want to create miracles, keep a close eye on their movements, and attack them as soon as they withdraw." This idea was immediately opposed by some smart people. They said: "The Mongols are cunning, and they are the best at using tricks to lure the enemy. Even if they retreat, we cannot go out of the city to pursue them."

The top leader said: "You are right, so let's guard the city strictly. The Spring Festival is almost here, and celebrating the festival safely is also a great joy in life." As Tokyo began to put on lights, Jebe was working on his next plan.The "peace negotiation" strategy formulated to make the enemy relax their vigilance did not work. Zhebie repeated his old tricks and copied the model in Juyongguan to the city of Tokyo. He retreated fifty miles, set up an ambush circle, and sent small teams to harass Tokyo City, and then fled falsely, but Tokyo City remained unmoved; he retreated another hundred miles, set up an ambush circle, and sent several small teams to harass Tokyo City, and then fled falsely, the city of Tokyo remained unmoved.

Zhebie exclaimed: "Since when did the people of the Central Plains possess wisdom?" The consultant advised him: "People in the Central Plains have limited wisdom, we can continue to deepen our strategy." Zhebie nodded and said: "Reluctant that the children can't trap the wolves, let the soldiers carry gold, silver and treasures and spread them along the way from Tokyo city to the ambush circle." The golden man was a little tempted when he saw the gold and silver treasures scattered on the ground when the Mongols retreated.But reason tells them that this is a dogfighting trick of the Mongols, and they must not be fooled.According to the reports of the spies, the Mongols gathered in a large number more than a hundred miles ahead. This is obviously an ambush circle!

Zhebie was at his wit's end, and the day before the Spring Festival, he came up with his last tactic to lure the enemy: retreat five hundred miles, and storm Tokyo City with the force of three thousand households.As expected, the Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties, and the rest retreated hastily, with weapons, gold and silver scattered all over the place. The city of Tokyo was completely relieved this time, because according to the report of the spies, the Mongolian army was five hundred miles away. The first to leave the city is not the defenders of Tokyo City, but the citizens.Because someone told them that the gold and silver treasures of the Mongolian Corps lay quietly and boldly on the ground, and no one cared about them.They thought it was a gift from heaven and they had to accept it.So at the request of all the residents in the city, the supreme leader of Tokyo ordered the city gates to be opened on all sides, and the citizens flocked out to collect gold and silver treasures along the retreat route of the Mongols.

They went farther and farther, and soon soldiers also sneaked out of the city to follow the people behind to pick up the leak.Everyone's face was filled with the joy of the Spring Festival. On the road from Tokyo City to the station of the Jebe Corps, there were laughter and joy from the people of Tokyo. Jebe's intelligence team delivered information quickly and in a timely manner.When Jebe was sure that it was possible to attack, he quickly issued an attack order.A light cavalry of 500 men rolled up billows of dust and galloped towards Tokyo City.Along the way, they saw the people in Tokyo city picking up gold and silver treasures, with satisfied smiles on their faces.The Mongolian cavalry waved to them, and the simple people politely responded to them and their enemies.After 500 light cavalry, Jebe's large army followed closely. When the people who picked up gold and silver treasures were about to salute them, the Mongolian army shot a rain of arrows, and the poor people returned home with treasures in their hands. Hell.

Five hundred Mongolian light cavalry galloped all day and night. At dawn, they appeared in the city of Tokyo dripping with sweat but full of energy.The city of Tokyo was unprepared. When they found that the Mongolian cavalry was about to close the city gate, they were blocked by the crowds from outside the city. The Mongolian cavalry rushed into the city of Tokyo easily, and then went straight to the city wall, beheaded the guards and replaced them. banner.Just when there was a great chaos in the city of Tokyo, Jebe's large army had arrived and entered the city smoothly, and the city of Tokyo fell in a muddle like this. Jebe implemented a brutal policy of massacres in Tokyo City, and within days, corpses piled up like mountains.After looting Tokyo City and destroying its defense facilities, Jebe quickly withdrew back to the grassland with a large amount of gold and silver treasures.Of course, these jewels also included the gold and silver they threw as bait. Jebe's victory over Tokyo was the most glorious scene in the history of the Mongolian Corps' war.Although Genghis Khan did not complete his plan to cut off the left arm of Jin Zhongdu, Jebe completed his plan to cut off the right arm of Zhongdu.Although Jebe withdrew from Tokyo City, he had completely dismantled the powerful defenses of Tokyo City, and Tokyo City was no longer in name. In the autumn of 1213, after making full and steady preparations, Genghis Khan launched his third attack on the Kingdom of Jin.