Wanyan Quanshi wanted to fight to the death, but when he learned that Emperor Wanyan Sheng had been killed and Wanyan Zonghan had usurped the throne, he surrendered to the Mongols with his 20,000 cavalry.
Hebule, however, valued Wanyan Quanshi very much and appointed him as the General of the Northern Wolf. In this way, Hebule's general Yougeli and Wanyan Quanshi took over a large area of land north of the Heilongjiang River and returned it to Mongolia.
"Report, Khan. A letter from the Western Xia envoy." A soldier came in and handed a letter to Kublai Khan.
Hebule ordered the translator beside him to read it out.
The translator sang: "Respected Tian Khan, the Jin soldiers invaded Daxia, the enemy is numerous and we are few..."
At that time, Mongolia had no written language, and things like imperial edicts were sung.
Hebule was overjoyed after hearing him sing. He had been coveting this piece of fat meat, Xixia, for a long time.
"Khan, are we still going to the capital?" asked Darantay.
Hebule shook his head: "No, a mere Shangjing is nothing. This Khan will return to the capital and personally lead the troops to support Xixia."
Hebule's original plan was to defeat Wanyan Quanshi, occupy a large area of land north of Heilongjiang, and then turn around and compete with the Song Dynasty for Shangjing.
However, his army was stretched too thin, and a large area of Heilongjiang still needed to be recovered. Hebule was powerless to attack Shangjing.
Furthermore, if a direct confrontation with the Song Dynasty took place, he was not sure of victory. It was said that the Song Dynasty had deployed hundreds of thousands of troops, all elite. Judging from the current situation, the Song army was advancing northward with ease, and the strategic location of Western Xia was far more important than that of Shangjing.
Furthermore, Wanyan Zonghan's main force had not yet moved, so it would be better to throw this tough bone to the Song Dynasty and lead his troops to Western Xia.
After much deliberation, Hebule decided to give up Shangjing and give it to Zhao Huan. He led his troops into Western Xia, defeated the Jin soldiers, and then took over Western Xia.
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