In order to avoid the main force of the Mongolian army, Zhao Tai and his party traveled over mountains and ridges, bypassed Junzhou, arrived in Xinzheng, and then headed north to Kaifeng.
Previously, the Jin State operated the Tongguan and Yellow River defense lines to keep the Mongols out of Henan. Although the people of the Jin State on Nanjing Road had to support nearly a million Jin State soldiers and civilians who fled south into Henan, their lives were better than stability and they could barely survive. .
This time the Mongols took advantage of the Southern Song Dynasty and invaded the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and the people on Nanjing Road were unlucky.
The Mongols marched without food and grass. Except for hippopotamus milk, the rest were provided on the spot.
Their cavalry went around, killing and looting everywhere. As long as every village encountered the Mongolian soldiers, they could not escape the fate of being destroyed.
For a time, the Central Plains was surrounded by wars, and the people were miserable.
Zhao Tai went all the way north, and all he saw were ruins and ruins, no one had stopped the corpses on the roads and villages, and everything was severely damaged.
He was certain that if the Southern Song Dynasty did not provide blood transfusions to the Jin Kingdom, given the situation of the Jin Kingdom, it would only be destroyed in these two years.
A few days later, everyone walked out of the hilly area in central Yuzhou and arrived near Xinzheng. In front of them was the Great Plain of Eastern Yuzhou.
At this time, Zhao Tai stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the endless plains. It was originally the planting season, but due to the Mongolian invasion, most of the land had been abandoned.
Monk Chen said: "There is no cover in front of us. Once we encounter the Mongolian cavalry, we will be doomed!"
Zhao Tai looked at the embarrassed people and suggested: "General Wanyan, how about we rest for a day to replenish our energy and power, then stay up day and night and head to Kaifeng quickly. In this way, even if we encounter the Mongols, We also have the physical strength to break through!”
Monk Chen nodded, "Rest until night, and then leave under the cover of night!"
At the moment, two people were left to watch on the top of the mountain. Each of them slept in his clothes and soon fell asleep.
In the next few days, Zhao Tai and his party marched towards Kaifeng by day and night.
The Great Plains are conducive to the galloping of Mongolian cavalry, so the situation here is worse than in the direction of Junzhou. After the Mongolian army crossed the Yellow River and occupied Zhengzhou, they looted Zhongmu, Weishi, Chenliu and other places, and the people suffered heavy losses.
On this day, Zhao Tai and others came to the vicinity of Zhuxian Town. Seeing that it was already dawn, they found a dense forest to rest.
Monk Chen said: "After passing Zhuxian Town, it's not far from Feng."
Seeing that they were about to arrive in Kaifeng, Zhao Tai said with a smile: "I think the Mongols are just like this. Once Tuo Lei dies, they will be in chaos and they won't even be able to use their troops."
"Why did Mr. Zhao say this?" Wu Xian took out the kettle and handed it to Zhao Tai.
After learning that Zhao Tai was a member of the Zhao Song clan, he changed the most.
Zhao Tai could see that he was a smart man. He poisoned Tuo Lei and robbed the Meng camp with hundreds of horses, but they could not save the Jin Kingdom. Subconsciously, he had begun to look for a way out.
Zhao Tai took the kettle and said with a smile: "If I were the commander-in-chief of the Mongolian army, after discovering that we did not take the main road and took a detour to Kaifeng, I would definitely send fast horses to set up an ambush wherever we must pass. If they prepare a team of soldiers here, Horse, then we will die without a burial place."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of soldiers jumped out of the woods, and Zhao Tai was stunned.
There seems to be some truth in the art of war saying that no one can enter the woods without entering.
Zhao Tai quickly drew his sword, but suddenly he heard Monk Chen burst into laughter, and the group of soldiers also laughed.
Zhao Tai took a closer look and saw that it was Jin Bing, so he put away his sword.
Monk Chen said: "Prime Minister, are you also escaping?"
Wu Xian introduced to Zhao Tai in a low voice: "This is the political minister of Pingzhang of the Kingdom of Jin, Duke Wanyan Heda of Rui Kingdom."
Zhao Tai was stunned for a moment. Wanyan Heda, like Monk Chen, was supposed to die in Junzhou, but he didn't expect that he also escaped.
This made Zhao Tai a little happy. It seemed that he poisoned Tuo Lei and caused a chain reaction.
This shows that Zhao Tai still changed the world and gave Zhao Tai more confidence in fighting Mongolia and protecting Chinese civilization.
Wanyan Heda was also happy when he saw Monk Chen and Wu Xian. The three of them came together, looked at each other, and then hugged each other excitedly.
The three of them separated, and Monk Chen asked: "Prime Minister, why are you here?"
Wanyan Heda said: "After the defeat in Sanfeng Mountain, I fled all the way back to Kaifeng. This time I brought the troops out to explore the movements of the mine-towing army to the south. I didn't expect to meet you. You are all alive. This is really a blessing from God. Ah! Great!"
Wanyan Heda was a little excited. As he was talking, he suddenly saw Zhao Tai wearing Mongolian armor and more than a dozen of his subordinates. His expression changed and he pointed at Zhao Tai warily, "This is~"
Zhao Tai and others were all dressed as Mongolian soldiers. Wanyan Heda was shocked and confused. He didn't know whether they were Jin soldiers wearing Mongolian uniforms to escape for their lives, or whether Monk Chen had defected to Mongolia.
Zhao Tai stepped forward, cupped his fists and said, "Prime Minister Wanyan, I am Zhao Tai!"
"Zhao Tai?" Wanyan Heda was a little confused. He had never heard of this person before.
Wu Xiandao: "Prime Minister, Mr. Zhao is a member of the Song Dynasty clan, a great hero who poisoned Tuo Lei."
Monk Chen sighed: "It's a long story, but I can still stand here now, thanks to Brother Zhao's help."
Wanyan Heda was shocked, "Poison to kill Tuo~ Tuo Lei~"
At that moment, Monk Chen told Wanyan Heda what happened after he met Zhao Tai, and Wanyan Heda was stunned for a moment.
After hearing Zhao Tai's deeds, many Jin soldiers couldn't help but look in awe at Zhao Tai, who was sitting on the stone with a straight back and a concave shape.
There were more than 100,000 of them, but they had no choice but to drag Lei, but they were killed by Zhao Tai.
This made them shocked and delighted.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhao Tai is their great hero.
When Monk Chen talked about how they robbed the Mongolian camp with hundreds of horses, Heda slapped his thigh again, regretting that he could not participate in this battle.
Finally, he talked about Zhao Tai's alienation plan and his willingness to help Jin State contact Song State, which made him even more applauded.
He stood up excitedly and paced back and forth, wanting to vent the joy in his heart, but there was no way. He could only step forward, hold Zhao Tai's hand and shake it vigorously, and then hugged Monk Chen, "I want to tell this news , report to His Majesty immediately."
Immediately, Heda wrote a letter and sent two subordinates to return to Kaifeng first.
Everyone rested in the woods for a while and then set off. Two days later, they arrived near Kaifeng. At this time, Kaifeng City, which had learned that Tuo Lei had been poisoned, was already in a state of jubilation.
When Zhao Tai arrived outside Kaifeng City, Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Kingdom of Jin led hundreds of officials out of the city to greet him in person...
At this time, in the Junzhou Mongolian camp, after several days of dragging mines, they finally failed to survive.
"My dear prince, please forgive me!" The doctor shook his head and announced that Temujin Khan's fourth son Tuo Lei had passed away.
"Quack doctor!" Kublai Khan stepped forward and kicked the doctor down, shouting angrily: "Drag him down!"
Kublai Khan has been relatively close to the Mongolian Prime Minister Yelu Chucai in recent years. Compared with other Mongolian nobles, he is not murderous, but the death of Tuo Lei made him lose his mind.
"Little prince, please spare my life!" The doctor knelt down and begged for mercy, but Kublai Khan ignored him at all. With a wave of his hand, the Qingxue guards took all the doctors out.
Not long after, there was a "click", blood spattered on the tent, and there was an immediate silence outside.
Kublai Khan walked to the bedside with heavy steps, looked at Tuo Lei who had been tortured by poison and lost his human form, and cried bitterly while holding his body.
After a while, Kublai Khan wiped away his tears and showed a fierce and cruel look...
