Monk Chen had been tortured by the Mongols for the past three days. The Mongolian cavalry moved east and west, and there was movement even at night.
Although he divided his soldiers into two squads, he could not rest.
The Mongols stationed small groups of men and horses in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Bianjing, and carried siege equipment. Wherever the cavalry galloped, they could immediately dismount and launch a surprise attack.
The Jin army set up beacons and lanterns at each city gate. During the day, the Mongolian cavalry would set off smoke when they came, and at night they would hang up lanterns. However, when Monk Chen rushed over, the Mongolian soldiers retreated again.
When it comes to torturing people, you can always trust the Mongolian cavalry. In just three days, the defenders were tortured by them and their morale was low.
Today, Yi La Pu'a has suggested that Wanyan Shouxu abandon Bianjing. Monk Chen couldn't sit still and ran over to ask Zhao Tai about his strategy to retreat from the enemy.
Zhao Tai was actually a little anxious. He had sent Hu Zhen out of the city, but the guy hadn't come back yet.
When Monk Chen saw that Zhao Tai was silent, he couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, I knew that your words were just to strengthen people's hearts. How could I take it seriously?"
Zhao Tai said that there was a way to retreat from the enemy, but he did not want to fight alone, so he made Monk Chen think that he was just comforting everyone.
Zhao Tai said: "I really have a way!"
Monk Chen raised his eyebrows, "Seriously?"
"It's absolutely true!" Zhao Tai said with a serious face, "But whether this plan can work or not, we have to wait for the people I sent out to come back."
Monk Chen asked: "What is the plan?"
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "It's still a divorce plan."
Monk Chen raised his eyebrows, as if he was thinking of something.
Zhao Tai whispered: "I'm betting on whether Kublai Khan will withdraw his troops after Tuo Lei is poisoned. If he withdraws his troops, then I will fall out of the city and try to spread the Wo Kuai Tai poisoning in the Mongolian camp to kill Tuo Lei. , there is news that Tuo Lei and his family are going back to Mongolia to compete for the throne of Khan."
Monk Chen's eyes lit up, "This is a wonderful plan. After Wo Kuotai learns the news, he will definitely not be able to attack Bianjing with peace of mind, and will definitely lead his army back."
Zhao Taidao: "The key now is whether Kublai Khan will withdraw his troops!"
Monk Chen thought about it carefully and muttered: "Tou Lei was poisoned, and we burned his food and grass. Coupled with what you said to him, I think Kublai Khan will also have doubts, and there is a high possibility that he will not come to Bianjing." Join forces with Ogedai."
Zhao Tai thought the same way. He knew that historically, there was indeed a conflict between the Wo Kuotai family and the Tuo Lei family.
"History of the Yuan Dynasty Ruizong Biography" has a record of Tuo Lei's death: "Wo Kuotai was not hesitant. In June, the disease became serious. Tuo Lei prayed to heaven and earth, please use your body to take his place, and he also used witchcraft to cure the disease. After drinking the water for a few days, Taizong recovered from his illness. Tuo Lei returned from the north and died of illness. "
This means that one time Ogedei was ill, and Tuo Lei asked the wizard to drink the water that Ogedai used to cure diseases. After Tuo Lei drank it, O Kuotai recovered from his illness, but Tuo Lei died suddenly. .
Historical records are generally vague about these matters. What was put in the water and why Tuo Lei died soon after drinking it can only be guessed by future generations.
Therefore, Zhao Tai's words to Kublai Khan were not unfounded, and when Wo Kuotai learned that Tuo Lei had been poisoned, he also felt a little emotional in his heart, wondering if it was the blessing of immortality that allowed people to do what he wanted to do.
Since Temujin's death, the great Khans behind Mongolia came to the throne, and there was inevitably a struggle. When Kublai Khan fought for the throne, the Mongol Empire was directly divided.
Based on these grounds, Zhao Tai believed that Kublai Khan would most likely not come to Bianjing to join Wokuotai, and as long as he did not come, Zhao Tai would spread rumors.
"Now that the Mongols are powerful, it is difficult for us to defeat them head-on, so we can only try to cause them to have civil strife." Zhao Tai knew that during the Mongolian-Song War, the Southern Song Dynasty got several respites, almost all of which were when the Mongolian Khans changed their thrones.
Monk Chen nodded heavily, "If they are in chaos, they will naturally have no time to attack Daijin, and we can regroup and clean up the country."
Zhao Tai was not as optimistic as he was. Kublai Khan had given the Southern Song Dynasty much time to fight for the throne, but what was the result?
The Kingdom of Jin now only has one encounter in Henan, and it can no longer afford to make big waves.
The general trend of the world must be united if it is divided for a long time, and it must be divided if it is united for a long time. After the Song and Jin Dynasties negotiated peace, the two regimes actually no longer had the possibility of reunification.
The Jin Kingdom was not strong enough to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty was probably a genetic problem. This regime never thought about reunifying the world.
Even if he occasionally gets angry, he will immediately give up his ideals as soon as he suffers a defeat, and even chops off the head of a war minister and sends it to the enemy.
Such a regime can only live in a corner and survive, unable to fulfill its historical mission of unifying China.
And they don't want to unify, so naturally there will be forces from outside the region.
Therefore, Zhao Tai was not optimistic about the Jin Kingdom or the Southern Song Dynasty in his heart.
Of course, Zhao Tai would not say these words to Monk Chen, but would nod in agreement.
At this time, the two were talking, and one person came to report, "Baihu, Hu Zhen is back."
The Jin army was unable to defend the city of Bianjing, and the 100,000 Mongolian troops could not surround Bianjing, which was dozens of miles in circumference. The soldiers and civilians in the city could still take advantage of the Mongols' unpreparedness and fall out of the city, or they could quietly return to Bianjing. .
After the Jin Dynasty meeting that day, Zhao Tai found Hu Zhen. After talking with him, he asked him to go out of the city to investigate the movements of the Lei Tuo Army.
Zhao Tai stood up after hearing this and asked eagerly: "Where are the people?"
"I was just pulled up to the city wall and was being searched by the golden soldiers." the visitor replied.
Monk Chen immediately ordered his subordinates, "Stop searching and bring them over quickly."
Not long after, Hu Zhen was brought in front of the two of them. Before Zhao Tai could speak, Monk Chen grabbed him and asked, "What's going on? Is the towing army moving?"
Hu Zhen was startled and quickly replied: "Tou Lei is dead, Kublai Khan has withdrawn his troops."
"Hahaha~" Monk Chen let him go and almost jumped up with joy.
Zhao Tai quickly grabbed him and said, "General, the Jin Kingdom is in critical danger now. It is difficult to protect Bianjing City. No one is thinking of plotting a way out and secretly communicating with Mongolia. Therefore, general, please exercise restraint!"
When a country is about to perish, there are loyal ministers and traitors. It is a complicated group drama. Zhao Tai is afraid of leaking the news, so he has been unwilling to tell it.
Monk Chen understood, but was still very excited.
Previously, he could only confirm that Tuo Lei was indeed poisoned, but he was not sure how severe it was and whether it could be rescued.
Now that he heard that Tuo Lei was dead, he was naturally excited, but after hearing Zhao Tai's words, he couldn't show it, so he suppressed his blush.
"Brother Zhao, Tuo Lei is dead, Kublai Khan has temporarily retreated, you guessed it right!" Monk Chen punched Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai said calmly: "I admit that I am gambling!"
Monk Chen said: "Brother Zhao, what are you going to do next? Do you need my cooperation?"
This question actually stumped Zhao Tai. It was not easy to spread rumors among the Mongolian army.
