In the palace, Zhao Tai put forward his own suggestion and asked Wanyan Shouxu to contact Guo Xiatu in Longshang and ask him to attack the Mongolian army's food road.
Guo Xiatuo was also a fierce general. According to history, after the death of Jin, he held on for three years before committing suicide after the city was destroyed.
He is now alone in Longxi, with no contact with the Jin Kingdom. When the Mongols finish conquering the Jin Kingdom, he will definitely be destroyed like in history.
Zhao Tai asked him to give up Gongzhou and Huizhou, hoping that he could find an opportunity to withdraw to Henan and use them for his own use in the future.
Now that Wokuotai's troops are gathered in Luoyang, Zhao Tai will definitely have no chance in a head-on confrontation.
But if we only look at the problem based on paper strength, then Zhao Tai doesn't have to fight.
He is a person who will create opportunities even if he has no opportunities.
Now it seems that rescuing Luoyang is almost impossible, but Zhao Tai will not give up easily.
Luoyang.
The majestic city stands in the wind and snow.
Because the Mongolian army opened Tongguan, supplies could be continuously transported to Luoyang City, and the Mongolian army was not in a hurry, so Wo Kuotai did not attack regardless of casualties.
At this time, the soldiers guarding the city were holding weapons and covering themselves with thatch, sitting against the city wall.
The flag representing the Jin Army at the top of the city was fluttering tenaciously in the cold wind, telling the enemies outside the city that they had not surrendered yet.
Outside the city, the Mongolian army camp stretched out. As far as the eye could see, there were countless white military tents everywhere.
At this time, in the Mongolian army camp and the Chinese army's tent, a bonfire was lit. The Mongolian Khan Wokuotai and many princes and nobles sat around the fire to discuss the military situation.
The war to destroy the gold led by Wokuotai has been going quite smoothly so far, and the strategic goals set by the Mongolian army before the war have basically been completed.
At this time, Wokuotai reached out to warm himself by the fire and said to everyone with a smile: "This time, Ben Khan took advantage of the loopholes in the Jin soldiers' defense to seize Tongguan and surrounded Luoyang. In one fell swoop, he tore through the Guanhe defense line that had resisted Mongolia for more than ten years. . When I take Luoyang and then Kaifeng, it will be easy."
"Yes! The Great Khan broke through the Golden Thieves' Guanhe defense line. The rations needed by the army can be transported from Tongguan into the Central Plains. Even if the Yellow River thaws, we do not need to withdraw across the Yellow River and have enough time to attack the Kingdom of Jin." Su Bu. Tai echoed.
Wo Kuotai showed a complacent look on his face, "That's right. In the past, we surrounded the Jin Kingdom city and had to give up retreat if we couldn't capture it in winter. Now we can attack slowly until we capture it. The Jin Thieves' Guanhe defense line has been broken. This Khan was able to use manpower and material resources from the grassland, Guanzhong, Hedong and Hebei to continuously transport money, food and materials to destroy the gold. The gold thief used a small force to fight against this Khan, and this Khan also consumed him to death."
Many princes and nobles in the big tent laughed happily and had no doubts about Mongolia's victory in the war.
This time Wokuotai was feeling proud, and he continued: "Now I am attacking Luoyang. If the gold thieves send troops to help, I will surround them and attack them, and destroy the gold thieves' reinforcements. If they dare not rescue, then I will Just capture Luoyang, then march eastward, and attack Kaifeng with Kuoduan. Based on my experience, the Kingdom of Jin can be destroyed in a year at most."
Subotai said: "I think it doesn't take a year at all. After we captured Luoyang, the army marched westward. The Jin soldiers had no danger to defend and could only stay in the city. Can their food last for a year? I think it lasts for a year?" At most half a year.”
The Mongolian generals present burst into laughter again, but Kublai Khan drooped his head and remained silent.
This time he led the West Route Army to attack Tongguan. As a result, he attacked Tongguan from the front and could not capture it. In the end, after Wokuotai broke through Hulao Pass, he came to Luoyang and divided his forces to attack Tongguan, and then Tongguan was captured.
In other words, the East Route Army's Kuaduan completed the task of containing the Mongolian Army on the Eastern Front, and the North Route Army's Wo Kuotai completed the strategic goal of tearing through the Jin Army's defense line and marching to Luoyang. The mission of the West Route Army to capture Tongguan was also completed.
This time, Mongolia's achievements in gold conquest almost all fell into the hands of the Wokuotai family, but he did not gain any merit.
Ogedai glanced at everyone and suddenly fell on Kublai Khan. He smiled and said: "Kublai Khan, how do you think Ben Khan fought in this battle?"
When Kublai Khan heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched, "The Great Khan is wise, and this battle is well planned, which is better than destroying the Jin Kingdom!"
Wo Kuotai nodded with satisfaction and said sarcastically, "You didn't make any merit this time, but it doesn't matter. I won't blame you and will give you the opportunity to make merit in the future."
After finishing speaking, Wo Kuotai laughed heartily and happily greeted everyone to eat meat and drink wine.
At this time, there was a rush of footsteps coming through the snow outside the tent. Not long after, the tent curtain was raised, and a gust of cold wind poured in, attracting everyone's attention.
When Wokuotai was feeling proud, he saw a man rushing into the big tent, kneeling down and crying bitterly, "Uuuu~ Sweating!"
"Why are you crying?" Wo Kuotai was dissatisfied and shouted loudly. Many princes and nobles in the tent didn't know why, and looked surprised and suspicious.
The man raised his head, tears streaming down his face, and burst into tears, "Great sweat, the East Route Army suffered a disastrous defeat, Prince Kuo Duan~ Your Majesty, he died in the battle~ woo woo~"
As soon as the words came out, the whole room was shocked. Many Mongolian nobles couldn't believe their ears. They all looked at each other, thinking that they heard wrongly.
The wine glass in Wo Kuotai's hand fell to the ground, and the kumiss spilled all over him. He suddenly stood up and said, "What? Say it again!"
The visitor was grabbed by Wo Kuotai's chest, lifted up from the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Great Khan, the East Route Army was defeated by the Jin Army, and Prince Kuoduan died in the battle!"
Ogedai's head was buzzing and he felt dizzy. Seeing that he was on the verge of falling, Subotai took a step forward and supported Ogedai, "Khan, you have to hold on!"
"It's me!" Wo Kuotai came back to his senses and couldn't help but beat his chest and feet, his face full of pain.
Although the Mongolian army was murderous, they were treating others.
Kuo Duan was Wo Kuotai's son, and he was actually killed by the Jin army. Wo Kuotai couldn't accept it for a while.
In addition, this time of destroying the gold was an excellent opportunity for him to establish his prestige. Everything was going smoothly originally, but Kuo Duan's defeat was undoubtedly another blow to his prestige.
At this time Subutai helped Wo Kuotai sit down, and Kublai Khan suddenly shouted: "How could the East Route Army of 50,000 troops be defeated by the Jin Army? Even the commander died in the battle. Did you lie about the military situation?"
The visitor quickly took out a memorial signed by Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze, "Young prince, how dare you lie about military information in such a humble position. This is the military report of Zhang Wanhu and Shi Wanhu."
Kublai Khan immediately took it over and started looking at it. It recorded the battle of Xuzhou in more detail.
"It's Zhao Tai again!" Kublai Khan was a little frightened.
Wokuotai said with a ferocious face, "Bring it over and let me see it."
General Kublai Khan submitted the report. Ogedai quickly scanned it and almost broke his teeth, "Zhao Tai, I am going to kill you!"
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