Black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the light of armor opens towards the golden scales of the sun.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian troops climbed over the river embankment and moved toward Xuzhou City in darkness.
Viewed from the city, the enemy troops were like billowing black clouds that were about to engulf and cover Xuzhou City.
The Mongolian cavalry did not gallop. They beat their horses slowly. The undulating human and horse heads, as well as the flags flying above their heads, gave people unlimited pressure.
The newly recruited soldiers of Jin on the top of the city clenched their weapons when they saw the scene before them. They looked nervously at the comrades beside them and found that they also had fear on their faces, and they suddenly became even more panicked.
At this time, Kuo Duan was riding a war horse and advancing slowly. Suddenly he waved his hand back, raised the banner behind him, and then planted it on the ground. Tens of thousands of Mongolian troops reined in their horses and stopped. The steps forward.
For a moment, the air suddenly became quiet, and all one could hear was the sound of the flag blowing in the cold wind, and the snoring of the war horses. All one could see were the horses' hooves shaking the ground, and the white air of the horses and men gathering into clouds in the sky.
Pu Chaguan Nu took a breath of cold air and said, "The Mongolian soldiers are so powerful that there are probably a hundred thousand people under the city."
Heda had a gloomy face, holding his hand on the wall, and shook his head, "Not a hundred thousand, at most fifty thousand. They have many cavalry, and they are more spread out than the infantry, so they look quite powerful. Don't be fooled." Living."
Everyone looked down the city. One man and three horses, ten thousand Mongolian cavalrymen spread out under the city. They occupied a larger area than the 40,000 infantry behind them, so the inexperienced people at the head of the city felt that there were many enemy troops.
Heda has been in battle for a long time and can be regarded as half of the two and a half famous generals of the Jin Kingdom.
Although he is not as good as Monk Chen and Guo Xiabao, he has personally experienced the Mengjin War for more than ten years, and the accumulated experience has made him an experienced commander.
After listening to Heda's words, the official slaves and others took a closer look and found that this was indeed what happened.
If the Mongolian army only has 50,000 men, the threat to Xuzhou will be greatly reduced.
After all, there were originally 20,000 troops in the city, and Zhao Tai sent another 6,000 troops, so the number of troops defending the city was quite sufficient.
"Commander, what should we do now?" the official slave asked.
Heda observed the enemy troops under the city. The Mongolian cavalry could not attack the city. The only enemy troops that could be used for attack were the infantry behind them.
Judging from his experience, the enemy's infantry should be around 40,000 to 50,000, which still poses a certain threat to Xuzhou.
Heda said solemnly, "We should remain unchanged to cope with all changes. We will hold on to the city and see how they attack."
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When Heda and others were standing at the top of the city, observing the Mongolian army under Xuzhou City, Kuoduan was covered in iron armor, wearing a scimitar, and a pointed felt hat on his head. He led dozens of riders away from the army and came to the bottom of the city. Five hundred paces away, look out over this important military town.
Perhaps because it was too close, the war horse felt pressure. The horse under Kuo Duan's crotch was a little disobedient and spun in circles, forcing Kuo Duan to control the horse while turning his head to look at the city.
Xuzhou is indeed an important military town. The city is more than three feet high, surrounded by a moat. There are horse faces, enemy towers, and arrow towers on the city head. The defense system is very complete.
Although most of the golden soldiers in the city are new soldiers, fighting in such a city is undoubtedly extremely challenging.
Zhang Rou stepped forward on his horse with a white breath at the corner of his mouth, "Your Majesty, this Xuzhou is a fortified city. According to the art of war, attack it in five steps. We only have 50,000 people, but there are nearly 30,000 horses in the city. If we attack forcefully, I'm afraid The casualties were huge and it was difficult to capture.”
In addition to the Jurchens, there were Khitans and Han people in the Jin regime, and there were also Khitans and Han people in the Mongolian regime.
Now that the Jin Kingdom is in ruins, and everyone is pushing down the wall, there are actually many people in the Jin Kingdom's court, including Xuzhou City, who are delivering messages to the Mongols.
Therefore, the Mongolian army knew the general situation in Xuzhou City and the strength of the defenders.
Looking at such a city, Kuo Duan felt troubled. He mused: "Our task is to contain the troops on the eastern front of the Jin Kingdom. It doesn't matter whether we can capture Xuzhou. Now that we have no equipment, it is really not cost-effective to attack by force. Let's surround ourselves first and wait for our father. The Khan's army has captured Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and Tongguan, and the army and supplies can continue to enter the Central Plains, and it will not be too late to attack slowly."
Zhang Rou nodded. He very much agreed with Kuo Duan's decision, so he said happily: "Then I will let the army carry the army down the river to camp."
Kuo Duan nodded and pulled the horse's reins, "Encamp along the river, and then send scouts to keep an eye on them. As long as they dare to leave the city, I will immediately attack with cavalry and destroy them."
The next group of people rushed back to the formation, and then the defenders on the city saw the Mongolian army approaching the city, retreated again, and set up camp under the river embankment three miles away from the city wall.
Seeing this, Heda said solemnly: "The Mongols have retreated and set up camp. They will definitely rush to build weapons and then attack the city again. All ministries must be on strict alert."
"Here!" The generals behind him quickly clasped their fists and accepted the order.
In the next few days, the defenders in Xuzhou City were busy preparing for defense. However, after a few days, the Mongols outside the city still had no intention of attacking.
This made Heda a little confused. According to past practice, the Yellow River was frozen for only so many days. After the Mongols crossed the river, in order to rush for time, they would attack the city desperately.
Why are the Mongols not in a hurry this time?
A question hung in Heda's mind, making him feel vaguely uneasy.
At this time, Wanyan Chenglin and Yilapua who were in Kaifeng were just as confused as Heda.
Not long ago, the Jin army conducted a detailed investigation, and Wo Kuotai led an army of more than 100,000 people to Weizhou opposite Kaifeng.
Emperor Wanyan Chenglin of the Jin Kingdom and the privy envoy moved to Pu'a. They concluded that Wokuotai was going to attack Kaifeng. They took advantage of the fact that the Yellow River was not yet frozen and quickly mobilized soldiers and horses from various cities to defend Bianjing.
Because after the ice was frozen, the Mongolian cavalry crossed the river, and the Jin soldiers who had no field combat capabilities were mobilized between cities, which was equivalent to allowing the Mongols to massacre.
After some mobilization, Yi Lapua finally mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to enter Kaifeng before the freeze, bringing the number of Kaifeng defenders to 80,000.
The Jin Kingdom was well prepared, waiting for Wo Kuotai to cross the river to attack, but the Yellow River was frozen, and Wo Kuotai's army still did not move.
At this time, the sky was filled with white snow. The Emperor of Jin climbed to the top of the city and looked far to the north. The wilderness was vast and there was not even a single figure.
"Have the Mongolian troops not moved yet?" Wanyan Shouxu frowned, with a hint of anxiety on his face.
Yila Pu'a was also slightly uneasy, "It stands to reason that the Yellow River is frozen, so the Mongols should cross the river, but the scouts found that the Yellow River has frozen, but Wokuotai's army still did not move."
Wanyan Shouxu was a little uneasy. He was ready, but the Mongols didn't come, which made him feel that something was abnormal. He couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Send scouts to keep an eye on the Mongolian army in Weizhou. What's Wokuotai doing?" , tell me immediately!"
Yi La Pu'a saluted, "I accept your order!"
Wanyan Shouxu's eyes immediately moved to the outside of the city again. He looked at the vast wilderness and said, "Wo Kuotai, what are your plans? Don't you want to destroy me, Dajin? I'm ready, why don't you come over and talk to me Shall I fight to the death?"
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