Wokuotai rushed from Luoyang to Hulao Pass, and finally saw the Jin Army's divine thunder.
At this time, he looked at it for a while and felt that this thing was indeed terrifying. Jin Jun had such a sharp weapon, and he did not understand all the characteristics of the divine thunder, so Wo Kuotai did not dare to act rashly.
Thinking of Zhao Tai defeating the Eastern Route Army, killing Kuo Duan, capturing Zhengzhou and killing 20,000 of his troops, Wo Kuotai was filled with hatred.
But his hatred had to be swallowed when faced with Zhao Tai's sharp weapon.
Wo Kuotai looked at the trembling soldiers in Guancheng and Guanxia under the bombardment of the Jin army, and got off the high platform with a gloomy face.
That night, Wokuotai summoned many generals to discuss countermeasures.
In the lobby, a bonfire was lit in the middle, and a fat lamb was roasting. Everyone sat around the bonfire, with a pot of roasted lamb in front of each person.
Wo Kuotai was in a bad mood and had no appetite at all. He threw the dagger into the basin and said in a deep voice: "Do you have any countermeasures against the gold thieves outside the pass?"
Subotai quickly put down the mutton that was about to be put into his mouth and said in a deep voice: "Khan, the area in front of the pass is small, so it is difficult for the army to deploy, and the advantage of the cavalry cannot be used. In addition, the gold thieves use trebuchets to throw gods Thunder can directly block a large area in front of the pass. I have thought hard for a long time and think it will be difficult for us to defeat the enemy head-on."
Wokuotai had a dark face. He had seen the situation outside the pass during the day. It was indeed as Subutai said. It would be difficult for the Mongolian army to defeat the Jin army outside the pass head-on.
At this time, Wokuotai pondered for a while, then narrowed his eyes and said: "Since we can't attack from the front, we can only bypass the front, send troops to go behind the golden thief, cut off its return, and then attack from both front and rear. But there is a problem~"
Subotai immediately understood Ogedai's worries, "The Great Khan is the divine thunder who is worried about gold thieves."
Wo Kuotai nodded, "That's right. If we don't understand the characteristics of this weapon and how to use it, I won't be able to feel at ease and engage in a decisive battle with the gold thief."
Wo Kuotai has witnessed the power of the Golden Army's divine thunder with his own eyes. Not only is its power terrifying, but its power is also terrifying.
He still didn't understand how the Jin army used these divine thunders. If the divine thunders exploded in the dense formation of the Mongolian army during a fierce battle between the two armies, the Mongolian army would definitely be frightened and defeated.
Although Wokuotai saw that the Jin army used trebuchets to launch divine thunder, Guo Dehai's letter also mentioned that the fall of Zhengzhou was caused by an explosion underground, which directly caused the city wall to collapse.
Obviously, this statement shows that Jin Jun's new equipment has more than one way to use it.
This made Wokuotai uneasy and worried that the Jin army would use some new tricks during the battle, which would lead to the defeat of the Mongolian army.
Everyone in the tent saw the power of the divine thunder explosion today and fell silent after hearing the words. At this time, Guo Dongliang, who was sitting at the bottom, suddenly said: "Great Khan, according to my observation, the thing used by the gold thief may be a kind of New weapons made from gunpowder.”
Wokuotai looked at him after hearing this, "What evidence do you have?"
Guo Dehai said: "Reporting to the Khan, as far as I know, gunpowder can also explode, and it can also produce thick smoke after the explosion, but the power is not so huge."
Wokuotai had a certain understanding of gunpowder. The Mongolian army mainly came to set fires, and also used rockets to scare the native leopards in the Western Regions who had never seen the world.
Now after listening to Guo Dehai's words, Wo Kuotai also suspected that the Jin army used gunpowder.
At this time, Wokuotai pondered for a while, "Subotai, tonight you send dead soldiers out of the border to attack the golden thief's artillery group for me. You must bring back a few divine thunders for me. We can only find out its secrets." Only by its characteristics and how to use it can you confidently and boldly fight against the golden thief.”
"I will make arrangements now!" Subotai followed the order and left. As soon as he reached the door, a general hurried out of the hall and almost bumped into him.
"Orusi, why are you so panicked?" Subotai couldn't help scolding him.
"Marshal, good news from Luoyang!" Orusi said excitedly.
Subotai heard this and raised his eyebrows, "What's going on!"
"The young prince Kublai ambushed Monk Chen who broke out from Luoyang, beheaded Monk Chen and captured Luoyang." Orulu thought.
Generally speaking, it is a good thing to report a victory. When a Shangguan hears the news of a great victory, he will feel happy and will have a good impression of the person who reports the victory.
Subotai was overjoyed and prepared to ask for the good news, but then he narrowed his eyes and thought that Ogedai might not be happy about it, so he sent it in without asking for the good news.
"I have something to arrange, please give it to the Khan." Subotai said with a smile.
Orusi was the youngest son of Zhebei. During Zhebei's western expedition in Mongolia, he died of illness on the way back to the grassland. Their family's strength in Mongolia gradually declined.
Therefore, Subotai did not remind Orusi. Watching him running into the lobby excitedly, he turned around to arrange the sneak attack.
At this time, Wokuotai already had a rough plan on how to deal with the Jin Army. He was to first obtain the Jin Army's divine thunder, understand its characteristics, know how to use them, and what their limitations and weaknesses were before sending them out. The cavalry went around behind the Jin army and annihilated the Jin army under Hulao Pass in one fell swoop.
At this time, he was discussing with a few people. Orusi came in with a happy face and excitedly reported, "Great Khan, Luoyang has won a great victory."
Great victory in Luoyang?
After the Eastern Route Army suffered a disastrous defeat, Zhengzhou fell, and Hulao Pass was suppressed by the Jin army, the morale of many Mongolian nobles gradually declined.
Therefore, when everyone heard about the victory, they were slightly startled at first, then immediately became uproar after reacting, and asked excitedly what was going on.
Wo Kuotai couldn't help but frowned. He surrounded Luoyang and attacked for a month and a half, losing tens of thousands of soldiers and failed to capture Luoyang. How could Luoyang be victorious as soon as he left?
This made Wo Kuotai a little unhappy in his heart, but he did not show it and said in a deep voice: "Where is the good news?"
Orusi took out the victory report and presented it with a smile on his face: "Great Khan, the young prince Kublai Khan ambushed the Jin army who wanted to break out outside Luoyang City. Not only did they annihilate all the enemies in Luoyang, but also the Jin general Chen Monk , was also beheaded by the young prince. Now the entire army of Luoyang’s golden thieves has been destroyed, and the city has been captured by the young prince."
Many Mongolian nobles in the hall heard this, and many of them who were not sensitive to politics immediately cheered.
Wo Kuotai glanced at Orusi who was smiling, took Kublai Khan's victory report from him, and immediately started to read it. The content inside was similar to what Orusi said, but more specific.
In addition, at the end of the victory report, Kublai Khan also mentioned one thing, that is, after he captured Luoyang, he would go northward non-stop, cross the river from Mengjin, and take advantage of the fact that the Yellow River was not frozen, and take the north bank to bypass the Jin army and cut off The Jin army's retreat.
After reading the victory report, Wokuotai felt a little mixed. On the one hand, the Mongolian army had taken the strategic initiative by taking Luoyang. On the other hand, he felt unhappy because it was Kublai Khan who took Luoyang.
After all, destroying the Jin Kingdom this time was the second priority. Taking the opportunity to establish his prestige and further strengthen his power was Wokuotai's main purpose.
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