Chapter 933 - 102: With Yan Present, the Northern Invaders Cannot Breach Kyushu

——The great war suddenly erupted.

This chaotic era came as a surprise to everyone.

Without any preparations from anyone, a chaotic era arrived without warning.

Indeed, it came without warning.

The Great Song continued to thrive, still in a flourishing age.

And in the Northern Border...

It also returned to a unified trend.

No matter how you look at it, this great war should not have arisen at this time.

But the facts speak for themselves.

The war had no other reason, but for the simplest interests and the purest ideology.

The riches of Kyushu, Temujin’s ideology.

This all destined the arrival of this chaotic era.

No one could avoid it.

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The seventh year of Shao Guang, September.

——The Song Army ventured into the Northern Border.

It must be said that Gu Yan’s enhancement effect is indeed quite obvious.

Previously, during centralization, the preparations he made already indicated foresight, not only for centralization but also for preparations for subsequent battles.

——The Ryukyu Navy can constantly monitor the Northern Border’s movements.

Similarly, he can relatively restrict Temujin’s various deployments.

You must know the current Ryukyu Navy is not just a navy anymore.

Its military strength has reached a certain level of power.

Even in land battles, facing Temujin’s prairie cavalry, it has the power to retaliate!

Of course, Temujin is well aware of this point as well.

This is also why he needs to deploy troops in advance.

As he said, while the Song court was still arguing over logistics routes, general appointments, and army coordination, his whip was already pointing south.

Late September, taking advantage of the autumn season when horses are strong, a force of about thirty thousand elite cavalry under the command of Temujin’s fierce general Jebe bypassed the main military towns heavily fortified by the Song Army and swiftly and covertly swept down through the Yin Mountain gap, heading straight for the relatively weak defenses of the Western Hebei route, targeting Weizhou and Feihu.

Their goal was clear.

——Not to conquer cities and seize lands, but to destroy, plunder, create panic, and test the real resilience of the Song Army’s new defense line!

This Mongolian cavalry demonstrated a completely different tactical discipline from previous nomadic raids.

They divided into dozens of units with varying sizes, sometimes converging and sometimes dispersing, with unpredictable marching paths.

They exploited the weaknesses and targeted the junctions between Song Army provinces and counties, temporary sites for grain transport, and the inadequately trained militia stations, launching swift attacks.

——Including the workshop zones!

This was Temujin’s cleverness.

He fully understood the current importance of these workshop zones to the Great Song.

It is the only place to ensure the stability of the common people.

Its critical significance for the Great Song is beyond question.

And his purpose in destroying the workshop zones is exactly that.

Compared to today’s Kyushu, the strength of the entire prairie is indeed much less. Only by causing chaos within Kyushu can he create more opportunities.

——This is the initiative!

Gu Yi has been silently observing all this.

According to his judgment, Temujin’s military attribute has definitely reached a hundred points, deserving to be called the best of this generation.

Even if it does not compare to Gu Chen, it is certainly on the pinnacle of this era.

Of course, Gu Yan nowadays is not bad either!

The longstanding lack of major wars on the Southern Dynasty’s border was exposed at this moment.

It was fortunate that Gu Yan stepped up at this time.

Through the Imperial Censorate and the Gu Clan, he quickly stabilized the four directions.

Simultaneously, he quickly mobilized the Ryukyu Navy based on enemy movements, which swiftly stabilized the four directions.

The foundation of the Gu Clan is indeed profound.

Including the Imperial Censorate, it is the same.

One could say that the Gu Clan, such a bottom-up family, has planted its roots deep into the hearts of people in Kyushu.

With the Gu Clan’s move, the restless hearts immediately calmed down.

Moreover, don’t forget ——

The Gu Clan always holds a sword in their hands!

Compared to other civil servant families, the connection between the Gu Clan and the military generals of the Great Song is unmatched, which is another umbrella Gu Hui left for the clan years ago.

The Gu Clan cannot return to the old path!

Of course, although Gu Yan made a myriad of preparations, it is impossible to completely avoid casualties.

Temujin’s strength is indeed powerful.

Under his rule, the fighting capacity of the various prairie tribes has doubled.

Whether it is in tactical thinking or marching speed and discipline, there have been significant changes.

It is noteworthy ——

Compared to Temujin in original history, his current rule over the entire prairie has definitely stepped up a level.

Because he has absorbed the experience accumulated by the Gu Clan over the millennium.

Moreover, contrary to original history, the development in Northern Border now is incomparable.

The strong trade brings an economic chain.

No matter how much Northern Border is oppressed, it cannot be compared to the original history.

And don’t forget, there is the emergence of corn.

It is known that the era of worldwide population explosion in original history stemmed from the widespread dissemination of high-yield crops like corn and sweet potatoes.

And now this era arrived years earlier.

This destined Northern Border’s population to have more than doubled.

Moreover, Northern Border’s geographical environment is different from Kyushu.

Though under the influence of the Central Plains, Northern Border has gradually started a sedentary lifestyle, most are still primarily nomadic traders.