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Khabul Khan's ambition was to unify Mongolia.

With population and resources,

This would allow them to annex surrounding tribes more quickly.

Historically, this person did so seven years later.

That would be enough to repel the Jin army's invasion.

He was appointed King of the Mongol Empire by the Jin emperor.

Genghis Khan's ancestors chose people and resources.

Jamukha's ancestors, however, chose the grasslands.

They're bound to fight sooner or later.

Because the territories are very close together.

They also belong to the Niren Mongol system.

In early September, the autumn grass on the grassland has turned yellow.

The warhorse was plump and strong.

At the call of Yelü Dashi,

More than 30,000 troops set out on the expedition.

Advance rapidly from the north and west.

They launched a pincer attack on the tribes that had surrendered to the Jin dynasty.

The Tatars were caught completely off guard.

All the pastures were lost.

The elderly, women, children, and livestock who had not yet been evacuated

It was also taken away by Yelü Dashi.

Only two or three thousand remaining soldiers and a small number of family members remained.

They slunk away to the nearby Hongjila tribe.

The territory of the Hongjila tribe

It is located right next to the Greater Khingan Mountains.

The two forces combined numbered nearly ten thousand.

However, they dared not engage Yelü Dashi in direct combat.

They fled with people and supplies to territory under the control of the Jin Dynasty.

Chapter 1993 Internal Strife

The entire battle lasted less than a month.

Yelü Dashi then seized the entire Hulunbuir Grassland.

However, Yelü Dashi was merely the overlord of the grasslands.

The leaders of each department are not necessarily obedient.

For profit,

The various departments would also attack each other.

Yelü Dashi could at most intervene and mediate.

His base of support is too weak.

This must be done after the tribal chief disobeys the order.

Yelü Dashi led troops to attack.

After several consecutive victories in such campaigns,

Only then can one truly establish one's prestige.

Furthermore, they also need their own tribe and pastures.

Otherwise, it will all be for naught.

The grasslands have their own rules!

He needs to have more sons.

Granting grasslands increased the number of blood-related tribes.

They also had many children and intermarried with various tribes.

The ruling system of the Central Plains

You won't get anywhere here.

Of course, they continued southward with the various tribes of the northern desert.

They continued to achieve victories and conquer the southern desert.

This would also allow Yelü Dashi to become the true overlord of the grasslands.

But it definitely won't work this year.

He was not only afraid of attracting the main force of the Jin army.

They were also afraid of forcing the tribes in southern Mongolia to rebel collectively.

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News of the fall of the Hulunbuir Grassland has been received.

The Jin court did not react.

Firstly, the Jin army had already marched south.

Prepare for a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty.

There are simply no extra troops available.

Secondly, that area was originally under the jurisdiction of the central government.

The Jin dynasty never actually controlled it.

So what if it's lost?

We can take it back after we defeat the Ming Dynasty.

This war, which involved five countries,

It first broke out in the Hulunbuir Grassland.

Western Xia and Goryeo were the sixth most powerful states.

The former secretly dispatched troops northward.

To investigate the true nature of Dongsheng Prefecture,

We will start fighting as soon as we find an opportunity.

The latter gathered troops in Baozhou.

They lied and said they were going to support southern Liaoning.

Help the Jin Kingdom reclaim Lushun.

In reality, they wanted to take the opportunity to occupy the area north of the Yalu River.

The Jin state had not yet officially started the war.

Its two underlings were itching to rebel.

mid-September.

Wanyan Zonghan couldn't wait for sufficient provisions.

They were the first to send troops south.

The 50,000-strong army marched straight for Taiyuan.

Another 10,000 troops were divided.

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Zhe Keqiu frantically sent out letters seeking help.

Call Liu Yanqing from next door to come and rescue them.

Liu Yanqing claimed that he needed to be wary of the Western Xia.

They completely disregarded the Zhe family's fate.

They also fortified their own territories with strongholds and passes.

At the foot of Taiyuan City,

The Jin soldiers were building siege equipment.

On one hand, they sent people to constantly challenge and provoke a fight.

"Defend the city and do not engage in battle!"

Zhang Xiaochun and Yang Weizhong were in charge of the defense of Taiyuan.

This place is full of new recruits trained last year.

They used to be able to hold out for half a year even when they were short of soldiers and food.

Now that we have ample food supplies, we have nothing to fear.

As for Zhang Guangdao's elite troops,

It's not in Taiyuan at all.

He has been stationed in Shouyang.

They attempted to capture Pingdingjun (Yangquan).

Next, they opened up Chengtianzhai (Niangziguan).

They broke out of Jingxing and headed straight for Zhen Dingfu, the capital of the pseudo-Song Dynasty.

Leping County (Xiyang) under the rule of the Pingding Army.

And further east, Jingyang Village and Baijing Village,

Last year, they had already been captured by Zhang Guangdao.

Now only one military city remains in the hands of the Jin army.

Pingdingjun City is very difficult to conquer.

Three thousand Jurchen soldiers were stationed inside the city.

Five thousand soldiers from the former Liao and Han dynasties.

Two thousand puppet soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, the most hardworking defenders,

Those were the old Liao-Han soldiers!

They were terribly betrayed by the Song Dynasty court.

They were also at odds with the Han people of Shaanxi.

They were determined to become the lackeys of the Jin Dynasty.

Both being Han Chinese, when fighting against the Ming army,

They fought even harder than the Jurchen soldiers.