The Battle of Yilieburg, which took place in the autumn of 1217 of the Western calendar, was considered a key battle that changed the course of history in later generations.

Although the battle lasted for a short time, it took only two days to end, and the casualties caused were not too large.

According to the post-war report of the 10th Division of the Western Song Army stationed in Yilie Fort, the division's losses in the battle of Yilie Fort were 228 people killed and 319 people seriously injured, totaling more than 500 people.

Their results were beheading 2869 levels, capturing 1,036 people, totaling more than 3,900. Because the result of the battle was that the Song army completely controlled the battlefield, most of the killings became beheadings, and serious injuries became prisoners. The actual losses of the Mongols should not exceed 3,900, which is too much. If there is 5,000, it will be too much.

Compared with the 200,000 troops, the casualties and disappearances of 5,000 people are completely bearable.

In addition to casualties, the Battle of Yiliburg also came with some losses.

For the Western Song Dynasty, most of the wheat fields around Yilieburg were destroyed, and a large number of grains that were about to be harvested were turned into ashes!

This prevented the Western Song army, which had an advantage in combat power, from advancing towards the Suye River Valley in the summer of the following year.

From this perspective, Temujin spent 5,000 lives to buy another year of precious time for his empire. It cannot be said that it is not worth it.

But among these 5,000 lives, there is one son, Tolei, who belongs to Temujin's favorite.

Because Shu Chi had someone fired a black gun before, now Tolei was sniped again. Temujin's two legitimate sons died at the gun of the Western Song Dynasty sharpshooter.

The death of Temujin's two beloved sons (it's hard to say whether Temujin loves Shuchi or not) was considered by later historians as the main reason why he took extreme measures in the Western Regions to confront the Western Song Dynasty.

In fact, before the Battle of Yiliebao, Mongolian and Western Song envoys had been conducting secret negotiations in Gaofu City, Xixia.

Temujin hoped to get the Fergana Basin. In exchange, he allowed Xiliang to move to the Suye Valley and the Yili River Valley areas as a buffer country between the Western Song Dynasty and Mongolia...

However, after losing Shuchi and Tolei one after another, Temujin ordered the recall of the highest official sent to the Western Xia, Shiji Hutuhu, and stopped the peace talks with the Western Song Dynasty.

On the Western Song Dynasty, it was inspired by the Battle of Yilieburg. Although the situation on the front line was more difficult than before the Battle of Yilieburg, 5,000 beheads and captives greatly encouraged the civil servants and generals of the Western Song Dynasty.

Everyone was ready to go to the Western Regions to get a few Mongolian heads to change officials to change farms.

Therefore, the Western Song Dynasty court no longer wanted to negotiate with the Mongols that was so easy to cut, so it was not allowed to cut. There must be a traitor! Who dared not let it go? Isn't it alive?

So both sides made up their minds to fight to the end!

Of course, this is just an interpretation of later generations. For the Mongolian Khan Temujin and the Song Dynasty emperor Zhao Xin, who are in the whirlpool of history, the decision to suspend the peace talks is a result of careful consideration.

"Great Khan," Shijihutuhu, who returned from Gaofu City in Western Xia, met Temujin, who had grown aged a lot in Samarkand. He said to Temujin privately, "The king of Xia State Li Zunxu and his ministers said that our war with the Western Song Dynasty will only benefit Zhou State and Eastern Song Dynasty... It would be better to end earlier, so as not to suffer losses from both sides."

Temujin obviously suffered a considerable blow because of the death of his two sons, and the defeat of Yilibo also put him under great pressure.

After the Battle of Yilieburg, rebellions appeared in Central Asia and Persia. The Western Liao and Jin Treasures were also ready to move, as if they were preparing to counterattack.

The Mongolian Khan looked at his highest official in charge and just smiled bitterly: "Shijihutuhu, do you think I insisted on fighting with the Western Song Dynasty for the sake of Tolei's death?"

The Khan shook his head and asked and answered: "After the war in Yili Fortress, I no longer have the capital to bargain with the Emperor Chang'an. My 200,000 army, even more than 10,000 people from Emperor Chang'an were not won. If the Emperor Chang'an was still willing to negotiate with me?

As for both sides of the loss... we are now hurting! What are the injuries in the Western Song Dynasty? I lost Tolei in the battle of Yili Fort and lost thousands of Mongolian warriors. How many people died in the Western Song Dynasty? But it is more than 1,000? With a population of 40 million, hundreds of thousands of military households and millions of soldiers (target-shooters), will you care about this loss?

I still underestimate the enemy, and the battle of Yilibao should not be fought!"

Temujin said, his brows tightly twisted, and his face was gloomy and terrifying.

He paused, "But the rats in the Western Liao, Jin tent, and the rivers, are not the Western Song Dynasty! Our great Mongolia can't defeat the Western Song Dynasty, can't defeat these rats?

They should not expect Western Song to help them now. There are nearly 2,000 miles from Yiliebao to Chachi! The Han people cannot compare to the heroes on our grasslands. They can travel thousands of miles with cattle, sheep and horses. They have to go farms! 2,000 miles will not be possible in just a few years.

And I have ordered the three oasis of Tarasi, Sailan and Odala and dozens of small oasis to be completely flattened! Expel the population there, blow up the irrigation canals that have been built for thousands of years, spread salt on the fertile arable land, cut down all trees, and put out sick livestock in the water source of the oasis... I want to turn those fertile and rich oasis into barren deserts!"

Listening to Temujin's words, Shi Jihutu took a deep breath. The sweat was really angry, and his anger was about to turn the rich Western Regions into a barren desert.

However, this is also the most effective way to prevent the rapid expansion of the Western Song army in the Western Regions.

Unlike the large fertile soil formed by the Tianshan Mountains, the Ili River Valley, the Zaoye River Valley, and the Fergana Basin, there are many oasis with weak ecological maintenance capabilities in the Western Regions.

These oasis can be destroyed by artificial means, making them unable to recover for at least a few decades.

If the Great Mongols continued to adopt this extreme scorched earth tactic during the Western Regions War, then the Western Song Dynasty would inevitably give up the war because it was unprofitable.

After all, the Song people were farmers. Their purpose of advancing west was not so much to save Xiliang, but to try to grab a few pieces of rich land in the Western Regions that could open vassal states.

If they cannot seize the rich land, their desire to attack will naturally be greatly weakened.

But it's still early to get Temujin's scorched earth tactics to take effect!

Because no matter how scorched earth is, it can only destroy the desert oasis where the ecology is already relatively fragile.

There is no effect in areas like the Broken Leaf Valley where there are a large amount of water sources due to melting snow.

Therefore, in the next few years or even more than ten years, the expansion of the Western Song Dynasty in the Western Regions will continue.

However, this scorched earth tactic can still sluggish the actions of the Western Song Dynasty, allowing Temujin to calmly gesture the power of the Western Regions to be transferred to Asia Minor and the Eastern Roman Empire!

In 1418, after suppressing rebellions in the Western Regions and completely destroying oasis such as Tarasi, Sailan, and Odala, the Mongolian Khan Temujin finally handed Central Asia to his second son Chagatai, and then led the main force back to Tabriz in the West.

Yelu Dashi's former capital has now become the capital of the Mongolian Persian Empire. A genius Temujin Khan will command the conquest of the Asia Minor Peninsula in his last war in his life.

The Western Liao Empire, which once trembled with Christians in Eastern Rome and Western Europe, will be completely destroyed within 10 years after 1418.

When a generation of geniuses passed away, what was left to his heir Ogedei was a very vast empire.

Including the entire Persia, Asia Minor, Syria, the Caucasus Mountains, the Volga Ural River Basin, and most of the land in the river were incorporated into the land of the Great Mongolian Kingdom.

The Golden Horde in the north and the Seljuk in the south all became vassal states of the Great Mongolian.

In addition, Temujin also left behind a very powerful army, not only including more than 100,000 Mongolian troops (with a considerable number of Qinzhans), but also effectively imitated the 30,000 Qiexue Guards established by the Oshima Guards!

He even formed a fairly powerful navy by recruiting pirates from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

This huge empire will continue to expand more than a hundred years after Temujin's death, and finally become the master of the entire Balkan Peninsula and once invaded Italy.

The entire Christian world will tremble at the feet of the Mongol Empire, and the only hope of the West is the Egyptian Empire, which absorbed the Western population and the legacy of Eastern Roman civilization in the Mongolian expansion war!

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While Temujin recalled his peace talks envoy, Zhao Xin, the Emperor of Song Dynasty, made the decision to fight Mongolia to the end.

For the current Western Song Dynasty, this is the only correct decision.

Because the Western Song Dynasty, which "profits a hole", could not be without war. Without war, the country would lose its target, and the "gun doctor" and the military class would also lose its way to rise.

These are the scholars who have returned from shooting the target. If you don’t let them rise, they will climb up by themselves... Just those who sit on it may be shot.

So fighting is the way to maintain stability in the Western Song Dynasty. Kill and eliminate internal troubles, and win the enemy without external troubles!

Of course, as an official in the Western Song Dynasty, he could not defeat the war.

Because defeating a war cannot obtain enough spoils and land for military households and gun doctors...

Therefore, the dragon throne under the butt of an official who cannot win a battle must be shaken.

But now Zhao Xin can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Great Mongolian Kingdom was not as powerful as expected, and it still could not defeat military household soldiers and gun doctors. Although Temujin had good military skills, it did not allow the Great Song Western Expedition Army to gain any advantage.

But those thousands of heads and prisoners have already explained the problem... In terms of the combat effectiveness of the troops, the Mongols are still a little worse.

Well, it should be bad!

How can Mongolian warriors compete with gun doctors? Ding Zhuang of the Song Dynasty had more than 10 million people, and more than 100,000 "gun scholars" (including gun scholars) were only 100,000. Choose one in a hundred!

Do the Mongolians have this condition? The Qiexue army cannot choose one in a hundred, at most, choose one in a tenth place.

Moreover, the "gun doctor" is richer than the Mongolian warriors, and can afford more expensive equipment and training to capture targets. It is not only an upward channel, but also a mechanism for distribution of social wealth.

Because of the "gun scholar", "gun Juren" and "gun Jinshi" have certain tax-free and exemption privileges.

The Bashu Roads, Jinghu South Road and some Jinghu North Road areas in the Western Song Dynasty were also controlled by these "gun doctors".

Therefore, the acquisition of targeted scholars is directly related to the wealth and poverty of the Western Song people. Therefore, as long as the Western Song people who have some wealth will invest in targeted investments...

Good muskets and good gunpowder will always be the best-selling product in the Western Song Dynasty!

The crackling gunshots were the most common noise in the urban and rural areas of the Western Song Dynasty.

If any Gentiles who were not aware of the situation arrived in the Western Song Dynasty and heard such gunfire, they would definitely think that they were fighting!

In fact, this is the students of the Western Song Dynasty practicing!

Of course, no one fired guns around the Huaqing Palace, otherwise who would be shocked?

At this time, Zhao Xin was discussing the war in the northwest with the ministers in Chongzheng Hall, mainly how to reward the heroes.

With so many heads cut off on the front line, rewards are indispensable.

However, the Western Song Dynasty court had no money... without money, they still fought wars, and they could also allow 200,000 troops to go thousands of miles away to fight and farm farms.

This is what makes you awesome!

Of course, having no money does not mean that you can not give away prizes, otherwise those military masters and scholars who rebel will not be a joke!

"In the Battle of Yilie Castle, 10,000 defeated 200,000 enemies, so you should have a great victory!"

Zhao Xin said with a smile: "Great victory is a group merit... The soldiers below will record their merits based on the number of times they have taken out of the formation. They will give them a small merit once they have taken out of the formation, twice as high as high merit, three times as high as high merit, four times as high as small merit, and so on. If they should be transferred to an official position, they will be transferred to an official position, and if they should be assigned to a cabinet position (for military officers) (for civil servants) they will be given the same.

As for the first merit (referring to the first merit), we must also reward us! The scholars and officials will give us a job and give us real jobs! The reward farms of military families..."

Chongzheng Hall has now become a Juyi Hall, and the emperor is giving away gold and silver to the subordinates!

However, this is how the Western Song Dynasty divides wealth and official positions... As long as the Gun Doctor has enough of his first achievements, he can still produce a county magistrate from a scholar, and add a post, and then take office to make money and accept bribes. It is certain that he will make money and accept bribes! Instead of letting those who cannot be beaten, he will not let those who can be beaten to be greedy, at least he will not make money in vain.

Without the first merit, you are the top scholar and stay at home. No one knows you and there is no chance to get the real lack.

"Your Majesty, the amount of land that can be allocated in the Ministry of War's account is not large enough..." Minister of War Wu Siqiu reported, "If you want to make all the military households and generals who have made contributions to the Western Expedition to have their own income, you must grant fields in the Yili River Valley."

"Give fields in the Yili River Valley?" Zhao Xin asked, "Does anyone want it?"

"You can give more land." Han Tuozhou suggested, "As usual, Guanlong and Jingchu have a farm that only has 200 mu of dry land, and if it is paddy fields, it only has 100 mu... The farm in Yili can be doubled, and each farm is 600 mu. In addition, ten pieces of Shujin are given as the travel expenses for the family to move to Yili."
Chapter completed!