Outside Suining City, 22,000 troops were arrayed in the wilderness.
Zhao Tai climbed up to the high platform that had been built in advance, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, and then recited aloud, which was polished by Wang Wentong.
"The world has been invaded by the Mongols for a long time! Since Temujin invaded south, the Mongols slaughtered all living beings and ravaged prefectures and counties. Wherever the Mongolian army passed, the cities were reduced to ruins and the people were all bones. Their perverse behavior is rare in history~~~"
"The Mongols invaded the Central Plains, took away my money, and captured my people. Why would we, the heroes of the Central Plains, be slaves?"
"Today, Tai has mobilized three armies to expel the Mongols. In order to ensure the stability of the Central Plains, Tai will offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, hoping that all armies will serve their lives and remain loyal until death!"
Zhao Tai worshiped heaven in Suining, and then led 20,000 loyal troops, 2,000 Huaixi troops, and 10,000 Xiangyong to transport supplies, a total of 32,000 people. They set out from Suining with great fanfare and marched towards Xuzhou, opening Xuzhou The beginning of the battle.
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Under the city of Xuzhou, the Mongolian military camps spread, and countless military tents like white bags were distributed on the banks of the Yellow River.
In the camp, the horses neighed and the people were densely packed. The Mongolian troops gathered in twos and threes to play money and tell dirty jokes.
In the main tent of the Mongolian army, the Mongolian generals and the Hebei warlords were sitting around a bonfire. They were having sex and drinking with their arms around the women they had kidnapped from nearby. They were so happy.
This Kuo Duan mission can be said to be quite easy. He had 50,000 troops stationed in the northern suburbs of Xuzhou, and the entire Jin army on the eastern front did not dare to move. He easily completed the mission assigned to him by Wo Kuotai.
After Kuo Duan arrived in Xuzhou, he was quite cautious at first, but after more than a month, he found that the Jin army did not dare to leave the city, and he was unable to attack the city, so he began to summon the generals to drink and have sex every day.
Zhao Tai's Songhe wine did not sell well in the south, but it was very popular with northerners, especially the Mongolian nobles, who had a lot of demand for this kind of spirit.
Recently, Kuo Duan accidentally discovered that someone was drinking this kind of wine. After he drank it regularly, he felt it was very good, so he spent a lot of money to buy a batch in Shandong, making Li Fen, a second-rate dealer, a huge profit.
Inside the big tent, the bonfire made the tent a bit hot. After a glass of wine, several people in the big tent all had flushed faces and exposed their breasts, exposing the thick body hair on their chests.
Kuo Duan enjoyed the dizzy feeling brought by the wine and said proudly: "I am stationed here. Xuzhou, Dangshan and Suining are all within my attack range. If they dare to come out, I will immediately attack with cavalry and infantry. The army covered them up and killed them to pieces."
All the generals present burst into laughter, but Zhang Rou said: "Your Majesty, there have been frequent exchanges of letters and horses between Xuzhou, Suining, and Dangshan recently. Will they do anything?"
Kuo Duan smiled and said: "What can they do? I hope they can do something, otherwise it would be boring to complete the task assigned by Father Khan so easily."
All the Mongolian nobles present felt the same way, and someone said: "Yes! This group of Jin men are hiding in the city. We have no chance to make meritorious deeds. It would be great if he dares to come out."
After Zhang Rou heard what they said, she stopped talking. Deep down in her heart, she actually thought that the Jin people could not make any waves.
Kuo Duan drank two glasses of wine and was already a little tipsy. He was actually quite dissatisfied with the current situation. Because of this, he drank to relieve his sorrow.
The defeat in Huainan last time made Kuo Duan always grudge in his heart, and he wanted to find a chance to avenge his past humiliation.
Now he is stationed outside Xuzhou City. Although he has perfectly completed the task assigned to him by Wokuotai to contain the Jin Army on the Eastern Front, the Mongols have always valued military exploits. He still hopes to destroy a few cities and eliminate tens of thousands of Jin troops to show off. own military exploits, thereby washing away the shame of defeat.
However, Wo Kuotai told Kuo Duan not to attack the city until the Mongolian army captured Tongguan and Luoyang and the main force marched eastward before launching a strong attack.
Kuo Duan took another sip of wine and suddenly said bitterly: "Now we are mainly focused on completing the mission of the Great Khan. Please be patient for the time being. When the Great Khan takes Tongguan and Luoyang and marches eastward, we have completed the containment mission. I, the king Then I will lead you to attack the city and establish great achievements."
"My lord, I heard that Suining under the rule of Zhao Tai is very wealthy in the south of Xuzhou!" Someone suggested: "We must capture that place after we complete the mission."
These words hit Kuo Duan's pain point. If he hadn't taken the overall situation into consideration and completed the task assigned by Wo Kuotai, Kuo Duan would have already ordered all his troops to seek revenge from Zhao Tai.
Kuo Duan heard the words and picked up the wine glass, "When the task is completed, the first person I have to deal with is that Zhao Tai. I must cut off his head and make it into a urinal to relieve the hatred in my heart. "
Everyone in the big tent knew about the grudge between Prince Kuo Duan and Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai poisoned Prince Tuo Lei and used a clever stratagem to cause Kuo Duan to persuade Wo Kuotai to withdraw from Kaifeng, thus missing the opportunity to eliminate the money.
Later, Zhao Tai ambushed Kuo Duan on the Huaihe River, causing the entire mission to die. Only Kuo Duan returned to the north bank naked and was humiliated.
In the last battle in Huainan, Kuo Duan had a chance to win, but it was because of Zhao Tai that Kuo Duan was defeated and almost died in Huainan.
With so much hatred added together, one can imagine how strongly Kuo Duan wants to kill Zhao Tai.
Everyone in the tent raised their glasses one after another and agreed with Kuoduan, saying that they would make Zhao Tai look good as soon as the containment task was completed.
One of the main reasons why Zhao Tai decided to take the risk was that he knew how much Kuo Duan hated him.
If the main force of Mongolia waits for Luoyang to be taken, Kuo Duan will definitely come to attack him, and Zhao Tai will be passive by then.
In this case, Zhao Tai might as well strike first and kill the grandson of Kuo Duan.
At this time, everyone in the tent was drinking enthusiastically, and there was a rush of footsteps outside the tent.
Not long after, the curtain was raised and Shi Tianze hurriedly entered the tent.
Although Kuo Duan drank, he was not confused. He did not summon all the officers to accompany him, but let them enjoy themselves in batches.
This way, if there is any emergency, there will be no one to command the army.
Kuo Duan saw Shi Tianze entering the tent and said with a smile: "Shi Wanhu, it's not your turn to drink today yet!"
Shi Tianze immediately saluted and reported, "Your Majesty, the scouts reported that Zhao Tai has assembled tens of thousands of troops in Suining. He swore an oath to fight two days ago and is heading to Xuzhou."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Kuoduan jumped up and asked loudly: "Is this true?"
Shi Tianze said: "There should be nothing wrong with the scout's report."
Kuo Duan suddenly screamed strangely, as if he was going crazy. His face was flushed, as if he was angry, but also as if he was roaring with excitement, "What a Zhao Tai, he is so brave, he doesn't wash his neck clean." , hiding in the city waiting to die, he actually dared to send troops to relieve the siege of Xuzhou. This is really a road that God has given him and he will not take it. There is no door to hell and he will rush into it. Let me destroy him. "
