After hearing the report, Monk Chen was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Where is the person?"
"He is in the tower, and the brothers are checking." The soldier reported.
Monk Chen then strode forward and hurriedly arrived at the Ximen Tower. He saw a group of golden soldiers surrounding a man asking questions.
"The commander-in-chief is here!" When the soldiers on the city saw Monk Chen and his party, they quickly made way for them.
Monk Chen came over and the messenger immediately saluted, "The Zhongyi Army Jiedu envoys the descendants of hundreds of households under Zhao Xianggong and pays homage to the marshal of the capital."
Monk Chen was a little happy, "You are from Zhao Tai."
The messenger knelt down on one knee and took out a letter from his chest, "Marshal, my husband is besieging Zhengzhou and attracting the Mongolian army to split up for rescue. I asked the marshal to tell the marshal and ask him to wait for an opportunity to break out."
Upon hearing this, Monk Chen took the letter, immediately tore open the wax seal and opened it to read.
The content of the letter and the words spoken by the messenger are two different sets of rhetoric.
Zhao Tai told Monk Chen in the letter that General Guo Xiabao, the military commander of the Tongyuan Army, would march into Guanzhong and attack the Mongolian army's food roads, and he would lead the main force of the Jin army westward to rescue Luoyang, leaving Monk Chen to defend the city.
At the back of the letter, Zhao Tai said some words of encouragement, some of which were exactly what Zhao Tai said to him when the two met for the first time.
On the surface, the letter told Monk Chen not to give up hope and to hold on to Luoyang, but in reality it was to persuade Monk Chen not to think too hard, to keep the mountains alive without fear of running out of firewood, and to let him try to break out of the encirclement and survive first.
After reading the letter, Monk Chen knew that Zhao Tai's true intention was to let him break out of the encirclement, not to hold on to Luoyang, as the messenger said.
The reason why the letter said that was most likely because he was afraid that the letter would fall into the hands of the Mongolian army.
Although the Mongolian siege was lacking and Luoyang was not completely surrounded, messengers came over the mountains and ridges, and it was still not an easy task to deliver the letter to Luoyang.
After reading the letter, Monk Chen said, "I know what your husband means."
The messenger immediately said: "Marshal, our husband has said that he will prepare fine wine and wait to have a drink with the marshal."
Monk Chen read the letter and listened to the messenger's words, and couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. He was already in desperate situation, but Zhao Tai still came to save him.
This brother Xiao Zhao is really capable!
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Hulao Pass.
After receiving Ogedai's order, Subotai led 20,000 Mongolian troops and arrived at Guancheng in only one and a half days.
At this marching speed, if the Jin army hadn't blocked the gate, the Mongolian cavalry would have been able to rush to Zhengzhou City in no time.
At that time, before the Jin army started to attack, they would be attacked by cavalry.
Now Yilu Pua and Wanyan Heda led an army of 30,000 to block the pass, so the Mongolian cavalry could not drive directly to Zhengzhou.
To be precise, of the 30,000 Jin soldiers, there were actually only 20,000 below Hulao Pass. The other 10,000 people, after the Jin soldiers built fortifications in front of the pass wall, then went to defend various trails to prevent the Mongols from detouring. sneak attack.
At this time, a large group of cavalry galloped to Guancheng. Subotai hurriedly climbed onto the city wall. Guard Guo Dongliang pointed to the Jin army camp outside the city and said, "Commander, the gold thieves have built a stronghold in front of the pass to prevent us from leaving the pass."
Subotai held the city wall and looked down. The Mongolian army arrived very quickly, so the Jin army did not have enough time to build defenses. They only built a low wall between the two mountains in front of the pass.
Seeing this, Subotai immediately waved his hand and gave an order, "The Great Khan has given an order for our troops to defeat the enemy in front of the pass, and then rescue Zhengzhou. After passing the order, immediately gather troops and horses to help me break the enemy camp."
He gave an order, and the trumpets in the pass suddenly sounded. After a while, the gate was opened, and five thousand Mongolian troops marched out of the pass and formed an array in the pass.
At this time, there were as many as 25,000 Mongolian troops in Hulao Pass, which was more than the Jin soldiers in front of the pass. However, the area in front of the pass was relatively narrow and the army could not deploy, so only 5,000 troops were sent to fight.
The Mongolian soldiers formed an array in front of the pass, with the sword and shield soldiers in front and the archers behind. With the sound of a horn from the pass, the Mongolian soldiers in formation immediately opened a flood gate and launched a surging attack towards the Jin army's camp.
"Defense!" In the Jin Army camp, war drums beat, Wanyan Heda drew his sword and shouted.
A large number of Jin troops poured out of the camp. Swordsmen, shield soldiers and spearmen defended the wall. Countless archers stood behind the low wall, bows and arrows pointing diagonally at the sky.
"Shoot!" the officer ordered, and the arrows rose into the air, covering the sky instantly.
After Subotai arrived at Hulao Pass, he immediately organized his army and began to storm the Jin army camp. At this time, Zhengzhou was still peaceful.
Zhao Tai and Wuxian led 40,000 gold soldiers and surrounded Zhengzhou for several days. The towering siege equipment in the camp rose one after another, but there was still no attack.
The abnormal behavior of the Jin army made the Zhengzhou defenders a little confused.
At this time, Guo Dehai stood at the top of the city, overlooking the Jin army camp outside the city. "The gold thieves are setting up their weapons outside the city. Logically speaking, they are well prepared, so why don't they attack? Could it be that my miscalculation is wrong? The gold thieves' target is not Eat Zhengzhou."
Guo Dehai talked to himself, as if he was speaking to himself, but also as if he was asking his subordinates.
"Yes!" said the general next to him: "It is said that the golden thieves went to rescue Luoyang, but only 30,000 people went west, which has no effect at all. They said that they wanted to capture Zhengzhou, but they did not attack. You must know that Luoyang has already Besieged by the Great Khan for more than a month, the golden thieves outside the city will continue to hold them back. When the Great Khan takes Luoyang and marches eastward, the golden thieves outside the city will be dead. They haven't taken action yet, and they don't know what they are waiting for. What, it’s really hard to figure out.”
After hearing what the general said, Guo Dehai frowned into the character "Chuan".
At this time, he frowned and thought, staring at the Jin Army camp outside the city. For a long time, the leopard's eyes suddenly widened, shining with the light of wisdom, as if he had thought of something.
"I know that Luoyang is about to be captured by the Great Khan, and the gold thieves naturally know it too." Guo Dehai said coldly: "Then Zhao Tai is full of tricks. He must know that with a normal attack, the Jin army will not be able to capture it before the Great Khan." Capture Zhengzhou before Luoyang. Therefore, if he wants to break the city first, there is only one way!"
"What does the commander-in-chief mean?" the generals couldn't help but ask.
Guo Dehai said solemnly: "The only way for the Jin soldiers to capture Zhengzhou before Luoyang is captured is to use surprise!"
After listening to Guo Dehai's analysis, everyone felt that it made sense.
Even if the Jin army launches a strong attack now, it is estimated that it will be difficult to capture Zhengzhou before Luoyang falls. In this case, it makes sense for the Jin army not to attack the city.
Then Zhao Tai must have been harboring some bad ideas and wanted to outwit Zhengzhou.
Now Zhao Tai's reputation has spread among the Mongolian army, and everyone is a little afraid of Zhao Tai.
It was a good thing that the Jin army attacked the city, but it was provoked but not launched. The Mongolian army did not know what strategy the Jin army would adopt, which made everyone feel a little uneasy.
"Commander, what tricks will the gold thief use?" the generals asked.
Guo Dehai guessed that Zhao Tai wanted to use surprise troops, but he didn't know the specific method, so he said in a solemn voice: "Internal response and night attack are both possible. Let all soldiers be on guard."
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