The city gate opened, and a group of cavalry galloped out to check out the Mongolian camp outside the city.
The defenders on the city crowded to the city wall and looked into the distance. Countless figures gathered at the top of the city, asking what happened.
In the past two days, the soldiers and civilians of Bianjing repelled the Mongolian attack, but the losses were also heavy. Heda was exhausted mentally and physically and had not slept well for several days.
At this time, he was supporting the wall with both hands and suddenly looked at Zhao Tai, "Guorui, can you tell me your strategy now?"
Zhao Tai looked at the Mongolian camp in the distance and hesitated for a while, "Marshal, it's actually very simple. It's still a divorce plan."
"A divorce plan?" Heda frowned.
Zhao Taidao: "Didn't the marshal notice that the Mongolian southern army didn't arrive?"
Heda said: "Too Lei killed them suddenly, and you burned their weapons and food. It's reasonable that they didn't arrive!"
At that moment, Zhao Tai explained to Heda that he took advantage of the conflict between the Tolei Department and Wo Kuotai and sent Death to the Mongolian camp to report to Kublai Khan that he thought Wo Kuotai poisoned Tuo Lei and wanted to return to Mongolia to hold a treasury meeting. The Litai Assembly re-elected the Khan.
At the same time, he asked Monk Chen to lead the elite cavalry, pretending to be Kublai Khan's subordinates, to intercept and kill the envoys sent by Kublai Khan to the Mongolian camp, as well as Wo Kuotai to understand the situation, and block the communication between Junzhou and the Mongolian camp. connect.
Heda was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and he was really impressed by Zhao Tai. To be able to use such a strategy, he must have a good understanding of Mongolia and an insight into people's hearts.
This strategy may not be very clever, but it points to the most uneasy point in Kublai Khan and Ogedai's hearts, so that the two have to be led by the nose.
Thinking that Zhao Tai was in Tuo Lei's camp, he only said "his great achievements shocked the master", which made Kublai Khan have doubts in his heart, and then he benefited from Wo Kuotai's distrust of Tuo Lei and feared Tuo Lei's family, so Kublai Khan I fell into the trap, so I admired him from the bottom of my heart.
Heda couldn't help but glance at Zhao Tai, "It's such a pity that such a strange man is not my Jurchen."
Zhao Tai suddenly noticed that something was not right in Heda's eyes, which made him feel frightened and thought something might be wrong.
"The Mongolian army has withdrawn! The Mongolian army has withdrawn!" At this moment, the cavalry team that went out to explore galloped back. Before the cavalry could reach the city, they roared excitedly from a distance.
The call of the cavalry interrupted the conversation between the two, and Heda immediately said: "Go to the city gate!"
At that moment, everyone hurried down to the city, and the cavalry just happened to gallop in. When he saw Heda, he quickly jumped off the horse, clasped his fists and said, "I have seen the commander-in-chief in this lowly position!"
Heda asked anxiously: "Can you clearly see the Mongolian army retreating?"
"Replying to the commander, the enemy troops have indeed withdrawn! I was ordered to go out of the city to check, and found the enemy camp. The gate of the camp was wide open, and the camp was mostly empty. There were only a few cavalry, covering the civilians who were dismantling equipment and packing their luggage. They found that I was peeking in, I won’t even leave the camp to drive them away!” the cavalryman replied excitedly.
A surprised smile appeared on Heda's somewhat haggard face.
Although he felt that the Mongolian army should withdraw after listening to Zhao Tai's words, the report from the Sentinel Cavalry undoubtedly dispelled his doubts. He couldn't help but look back at Zhao Tai, "Guorui, you cleverly used a series of tricks, and immediately First achievement!"
"This is all the credit of the marshal and the soldiers and civilians of Bianjing!" Zhao Tai waved his hands quickly, then raised his arms and shouted: "Marshal! Marshal! Marshal!"
The surrounding soldiers and civilians immediately started shouting, and everyone was extremely excited. A huge cheer sounded in Bianjing City.
The sound spread into the palace, making Wanyan Shouxu look horrified, thinking that the Mongols had entered the city.
"What's going on?" Wanyan Shouxu asked in shock.
A chamberlain rushed into the study, his voice changing with excitement, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you seem to be cheering for the retreat of the Mongolian army."
"What?" Wanyan Shouxu stood up suddenly, "The Mongolian army has retreated!"
The chamberlain cried bitterly and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, yes, the Mongols have retreated."
Wanyan Shouxu stood stunned for a long time. He paid attention to the offensive and defensive situation of Bianjing every day. Heda reported to him last night that although the defenders repelled the Mongolian attack, the losses in Bianjing City were also heavy.
Last night, Heda and Yilapua had already made plans for him to break out of the encirclement and head to Guide.
Of course, this is a secret, and only a few people know it, because once it spreads, it will shake the determination of the Bianjing army and people to defend the city.
Why was it that the situation was very bad last night and Mongolia is withdrawing its troops today?
Wanyan Shouxu came to his senses and quickly ordered: "Quick, call Heda! Go quickly! Go quickly!"
The chamberlain hurriedly left the imperial study to summon Heda, while Wanyan Shouxu was so excited that he walked back and forth in the study, muttering, "This is really the blessing of our ancestors."
At this time, at the city gate, Heda was enjoying the cheers of the soldiers and civilians.
The soldiers and civilians did not know that Zhao Tai's strategy was the main reason for the Mongols' withdrawal. They thought it was Heda, the commander-in-chief of the defense, who defended well and allowed the Mongols to retreat in the face of difficulties.
Zhao Tai walked to the red-faced Heda and said, "Marshal, the top priority is to continue sending scouting horses to confirm where the Mongols have withdrawn. In addition, we need to send manpower to quickly burn down the Mongolian camps and the siege equipment they made. "
Heda became more sober after hearing this. Wokuotai withdrew his troops because he mistakenly believed that Kublai Khan was going to rebel against him. When he and Kublai Khan confronted him, he would find that he had been tricked.
By then, the Mongols might be able to fight back. In fact, the Jin Kingdom was still not out of danger, but only won a short respite.
Heda nodded, and immediately issued a military order, sending scouts to explore again to confirm that the Mongols had really withdrawn. At the same time, he arranged for people to pick up rags in the Mongolian camp, put away the usable ones, and burn all the unusable ones.
As soon as Heda finished his instructions, a chamberlain came to announce the summons. He quickly followed them to the palace to report to the Emperor of Jin.
As soon as he entered the imperial study and before he had time to salute, Wanyan Shouxu stepped forward impatiently, grabbed his arm and asked urgently: "Qing family, where are the Mongols withdrawing their troops?"
Heda quickly said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, judging from the current investigation situation, Mongolia has indeed withdrawn its troops."
Wanyan Shouxu was overjoyed when he heard his marshal say this, but then he asked his doubts, "Didn't Aiqing say last night that Bianjing cannot be defended for a long time? Why did the Mongols suddenly retreat?"
Heda only hesitated for a moment before truthfully telling Wanyan Shouxu Zhao Tai's plan.
Because this matter was not only planned by Zhao Tai, but also by Monk Chen, so he could not claim this credit.
Wanyan Shouxu was a little shocked after hearing this. On that day, Zhao Tai said that he had a plan to make the Mongols retreat. However, no one in the Jin Kingdom took it to heart afterward. He did not expect that Zhao Tai would actually implement it.
This made Wanyan Shouxu feel complicated. He suddenly asked, "Heda, what do you think of Zhao Tai?"
Heda pondered for a moment and saluted: "Your Majesty, this person is a great talent in the world. If your Majesty can use him, it will be a great blessing for me. But this person is not our Jurchen after all, but the Zhao Song clan. I thought this person was Zhao Guorui. , Your Majesty, if you can win over, try your best to win over, if you can’t win over, you must get rid of it!”
Heda made a gesture of wiping his neck~~~
