Bilege ordered his prime minister, Zhanmuer, to conscript 300,000 troops from the populace.
After the Han Chinese influence was eliminated from the country, everything seemed to become easier.
All we need to do is wait for Anbahai and Longza to launch a pincer attack on the Song Dynasty before sending troops; victory is assured.
The thought of defeating Yue Fei, who was revered as the greatest general of his time, is quite exciting!
On this day, Bilge hosted a banquet for his ministers and recounted his grand plan.
"We will seize the Hexi region from the Song Dynasty. There are vast fertile fields and rich pastures there. We will control the throat of the Han people's westward advance. If the Song Dynasty's dog emperor wants horses, he can have them. We'll sell them to him for one hundred taels of silver each!"
Zhan Mu'er laughed and said, "If the dog emperor loses Hexi and Longyou, he will go crazy. Just think about how the dog emperor is printing paper money like crazy right now. Once the war is lost, the paper money will be too much, and the Song Dynasty will inevitably be like Cai Jing casting large coins during the Xuanhe era, with war breaking out all over the country."
"Does this dog emperor really think he's invincible!" another minister sneered. "I've heard that there are quite a few people in the Song Dynasty who disagree with the dog emperor's new policies, but because the dog emperor killed so many people in previous years, they've all gone into hiding."
"It appears powerful, but it is actually fraught with danger. It only needs one more fire to set the Song Kingdom ablaze!"
Bilge laughed loudly, "Ha ha, gentlemen, raise your glasses and drink to our victory!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on conquering Hexi!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on conquering Hexi!"
"The dog emperor is probably in a terrible state in Tokyo right now, writing a letter of peace!"
...
Billeco was pleased, but also somewhat annoyed.
His son ran away to Tokyo and never came back.
I don't know what's so good about that lousy place.
And his trusted and beloved generals, who have gone and will never return!
Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Let them regret it!
The king and his ministers were in high spirits that evening, clinking glasses and enjoying themselves.
Some ministers, after having a few drinks, were already applying to Bilege for permission to serve in the Hexi region, which was about to become part of the Gaochang Kingdom.
There must be plenty of fertile land there.
There are also many beautiful Han Chinese women, a different one every night, enough to last a lifetime.
It sounds so cool!
Suddenly, Chancellor Zhanmuer suggested, "Why doesn't Your Majesty ascend the throne and declare yourself emperor?"
Bilege was slightly taken aback. To be honest, with Yelü Dashi above him, he dared not declare himself emperor.
Sensing Bilege's worry, Zhanmuer said, "Why care about Yelü Dashi? His Majesty is about to gain control of the Hexi region. Once he controls the Song Kingdom and the western passes, and has plains and horse farms, why worry about not having an army? Who does Yelü Dashi think he is!"
Upon hearing this, the other ministers immediately agreed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is absolutely right!"
They even changed how they addressed each other.
Seeing that the atmosphere had been thoroughly heated, Zhanmuer declared boldly, "Once we take Hexi, we might even be able to march into Shaanxi, capture their Han people's Chang'an, and go to the place where Li Shimin once lived!"
"Perhaps even Luoyang and Tokyo will be within our grasp!"
"Hahaha……"
"Report!" a voice came from outside.
The commander of Billeco's guard went out and brought in the messenger.
"Your Majesty, urgent military news has arrived from the front! Yue Fei's army of 100,000 has captured ten cities in the east and is heading towards the capital!"
Upon hearing this, Bilege was taken aback, smashed the luminous cup in his hand, and roared, "Yue Fei has quite the nerve, daring to come with a mere 100,000 troops!"
"Zhanmu'er, I hereby order you to personally lead an army of 300,000 to confront Yue Fei and bring him his head to me!"
Zhanmuer was overjoyed, never expecting military power to come so easily.
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will certainly slay Yue Fei!"
A few days later, Zhanmuer led an army of 300,000 men eastward in a grand procession.
A few days later, Billeco received news that the two sides had met in Illinois.
The confident Zhanmuer planned to fight a direct battle with Yue Fei.
That evening, Zhanmuer was in the main army camp discussing with five pretty girls whether exercising in dry weather would cause them to sweat.
Suddenly a voice came from outside: "General, something terrible has happened! My Ba Hai and Long Za have been escorted to Tokyo for execution!"
Zhanmuer's personal guard commander rushed over and shouted at the door.
Zhan Mu'er, who was lying flat on the bed and completely relaxed, suddenly sat up. One of the girls exclaimed, "Ouch, General, you're hurting me!"
The other girls said, "Big Brother, you need to concentrate to achieve perfect telepathy."
Zhan Mu'er, however, lost all interest and shoved the woman away. The woman cried out in pain and fell to the ground, while the other women scatter like startled rabbits.
Zhan Mu'er put on his clothes and stepped out onto the wet ground, his expression turning gloomy.
He was extremely thin, with a hooked nose and small eyes.
This looks even more terrifying.
What did you just say?!
"General, both Ibahai and Longza have been taken to Tokyo and executed!"
Zhan Mu'er trembled all over. He stared intently at his subordinate and grabbed him by the collar: "Say that again!"
"General, the latest news from the front is absolutely true! Anbahai and Longza have both been taken to Tokyo and beheaded as a warning! Wu Jie has returned to Longyou, and the leaders of the various Tibetan tribes, along with Longza, have been beheaded in Tokyo!"
"You're talking nonsense! Wu Jie's army is still on the southern border!"
"Wu Lin is the one who stayed behind!"
"This is impossible! My 500,000-strong army is all gone?"
"It's all gone!"
"Didn't the various Tibetan tribes already jointly elect Longza as their king? And now he's gone too?"
"It's gone too!"
Zhan Mu'er released his subordinate's collar, his eyes suddenly becoming somewhat lost.
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