It's hard to say how powerful the Zhongyi Army is, but in terms of equipment, it can definitely be called luxurious.
Zhao Tai gave priority to equipping the Zhongyi Army with most of the armor and sharp weapons aided by the Southern Song Dynasty.
This makes the Zhongyi Army's armored soldiers far surpass those of the Jin Army, and can be described as being armed to the teeth.
At this time, Heda and Guannu stood at the top of the city, watching six thousand loyal and rebel troops file into the city.
They lowered their heads and looked down, and saw that the loyal army was arranged in four teams. On both sides were large gunmen wearing heavy armor and holding spears. In the middle two rows, there were archers carrying crossbows, divine arm bows, and bows and arrows.
Most of these loyal troops were wearing the infantry armor of the Southern Song Dynasty. Without looking at the flags, they were just soldiers of the Song Dynasty.
"They actually have so many armors and crossbows?" Heda was a little surprised.
In ancient times, it was not a crime for ordinary people to have knives and guns at home, but it was a serious crime to hide armor and crossbows privately.
This illustrates the role of armor in ancient times, which was generally strictly controlled by the court.
The Southern Song Dynasty actually gave Zhao Tai so many armors and even a divine arm bow. Zhao Tai must be from the Southern Song Dynasty.
The official slave had a dark face, "The man named Zhao controls Song Yuan. He is so fat that we can only eat his leftovers!"
Heda didn't expect that Zhao Tai's strength would develop to this point in such a short period of time, and his face turned dark.
The two of them stood at the top of the city, watching the loyal army enter the city with mixed emotions.
Chen Zhong and Liu Dun who entered the city at this time were led up to the city and came behind Heda.
Heda got the reminder, turned around and saw the two of them, and immediately put on a smile, "Haha~ You guys came in time, why didn't Guorui come?"
"The humble minister Zhao Xuan is in charge of Chen Zhong, please see the commander-in-chief!"
"Liu Dun, the commander of the humble Zhao Xuanxiang, comes to see the commander-in-chief!"
The two of them stepped forward and bowed to Heda first.
Heda helped the two of them up, with a smile on his face, "Two generals, please get up, no need to be polite!"
Chen Zhong stood up and said: "Xuanfu Xianggong needs to guard Suining, so he only sent me two here."
Heda knew in his heart that Zhao Tai had been very cautious after the last incident. He invited Zhao Tai to Xuzhou several times, but Zhao Tai always made excuses to avoid it.
This time Zhao Tai was able to send 6,000 troops to assist in defense, which was considered a great honor.
However, the city of Xuzhou is strong, and with Zhao Tai's six thousand reinforcements, it doesn't really matter whether Zhao Tai comes or not.
Heda nodded slightly, "Suining is close to the Yellow River, and it does need defense. The two generals have worked hard all the way. Go and arrange the barracks for the brothers of the Zhongyi Army. Remember not to neglect them."
The official slave felt unbalanced in his heart, but now that the Mongolian army was approaching, he had to greet him with a smile, "Two generals are coming with me."
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On the other side of the Yellow River, the Mongolian army camp stretched for more than ten miles, in a very classic Changshan Snake formation.
Looking around at this time, on the southern slope of the Yellow River embankment and on the exposed river beach, you can see white military tents like tombs.
In the Mongolian camp, countless Mongolian soldiers and war horses shuttled between them with great momentum.
On the river embankment, a stove was set up in the Mongolian army commander's tent. The Mongolian nobles and senior generals of the Hebei warlords sat around the fire to discuss the military situation.
Zhang Rou used a branch to draw on the ground: "Xuzhou, Dangshan, and Suining are the three fulcrums of the Jin Army's defense on the eastern front. Among them, Xuzhou is in the center, Dangshan is in the north, and Suining is in the south! Xuzhou is formed by the Jin Army Marshal Heda is guarding the place, the guard at Dangshan is Wuxian, and Suining is Zhao Tai!"
He was using a branch to move the broad end of the flint, and the wooden pole broke with a "snap" sound, attracting everyone's attention.
When Kuo Duan heard Zhao Tai's name, he was filled with hatred. However, he remembered Wo Kuotai's instructions that his mission was to contain the Mongolian army on the eastern front, so he resisted the idea of seeking revenge from Zhao Tai. Shen The voice said: "Keep talking!"
Zhang Rou immediately said: "The Great Khan asked us to contain the Jin Army on the Eastern Front, mainly these three troops. Of these three Jin armies, Xuzhou is the most critical. We only need to march to Xuzhou, Wuxian from Dangshan, and Zhao Tai from Suining. It will be impossible to mobilize troops to reinforce the Western Front."
It was rare for Kuo Duan to listen to advice, so he said in a deep voice: "I will do as you wish. Once the Yellow River freezes, the army will immediately cross the river and march to Xuzhou."
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In mid-October, the cold wave from the north hit, and the Central Plains was already covered in white.
When Kuoduan set up a company camp on the opposite bank of Xuzhou to attract the Jin Kingdom to increase its troops on the western front, the main force of the Mongolian army led by Wo Kuotai also arrived in Weizhou opposite Kaifeng.
Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Kingdom immediately judged that the strategic intention of the Mongols was to seize Xuzhou with a small force and prevent the Southern Song Dynasty from sending troops northward, while the main force besieged Kaifeng.
Therefore, the Jin Dynasty court hurriedly mobilized troops to defend Kaifeng. At the same time, it strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, waiting for the Mongolian troops to approach the city.
At the end of October, on the embankment of the south bank of the Yellow River, several Jin cavalrymen stood in the wind and snow.
"Brother Dutou, look!" A cavalryman pointed to a few black spots on the river in the distance.
The leader of the cavalry had a face full of wind and snow. He looked in the direction pointed by his subordinates and saw several Mongolian cavalry on the river crossing the river carefully on the ice.
"No!" Nadutou exclaimed, "The Yellow River has frozen!"
Sure enough, the Mongolian riders on the river were cautious at first, but after crossing the middle of the river, they started screaming excitedly.
Seeing the Mongolian cavalry galloping on the ice, the Jin army scouts observed for a while, then hurriedly pulled their horses, ran down the river embankment, and headed for Xuzhou.
On October 28th, it was a cloudy day, and the cold wind howled, blowing on my face like a knife.
At the top of Xuzhou City, soldiers and civilians were busy carrying arrows, broken wood, stones, kerosene and other items. Heda led a group of generals to the city head in a hurry, walked straight to the city wall, and put his hands on the wall stacks. Looking up into the distance.
"Why is there no movement?" The official slave behind him frowned.
Heda squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Here he comes!"
Everyone looked up and saw a cavalry suddenly appearing on the river embankment in the distance, stationed at a high place, and then a famous cavalry appeared on his left and right sides. In a moment, densely packed cavalry filled the entire section. embankment.
When Heda and others saw this, they couldn't help but look solemn and took a deep breath.
At this time, a large flag appeared first with a sharp tip, then a flag, and then a flagpole.
Not long after, the entire flag was erected high and flying provocatively.
Under the banner of the great banner, Kuo Duan is riding majestically on his horse, looking at Xuzhou with a sinister gaze.
Suddenly, he waved his hand forward, and the Mongolian troops standing all over the river embankment slowly went down the slope, descending from the river embankment like mercury pouring down the ground.
Heda and others on the city wall watched with heavy faces as the Mongolian army poured down and moved forward like a carpet.
Seeing that the people and horses in front of them had covered a large area under the river embankment, and the people and horses behind them were constantly climbing over the river embankment, appearing on the river embankment, and then going down the slope, they all felt the tremendous pressure.
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