From Hulao Pass to Kaifeng, the distance is more than 200 miles.
The cavalry can return to Kaifeng in a day and a half, but the infantry will need at least three days.
There are plains along the way, which is indeed more dangerous for the infantry.
Let's not talk about whether the Mongolian army will divert troops and take a detour to intercept. It is said that the tens of thousands of Mongolian troops in Hulao Pass will be difficult to deal with.
Wu Xian said solemnly: "Although we have 70,000 people in front of the pass, our strength is actually not as good as the Mongolian army! The reason why we are suppressing the Mongolian army now is mainly to rely on the terrain in front of the pass to block the Mongolian army inside the pass, and to shock the Mongolian army. The ability of Tianlei to blockade in a small area! Once we evacuate and the enemies of Hulao come out, they will enter the plains and become a huge threat to us!"
Pu'a and Heda had realized that retreat would not be easy. Since it was Zhao Tai who proposed the retreat, Heda asked: "Guorui, do you have any idea to allow the army to safely withdraw to Kaifeng?"
Before marching into Hulao Pass, Zhao Tai divided the captured war horses with Wuxian and asked his soldiers to practice riding horses while marching.
When the army was stationed in front of Hulao Pass, Zhao Tai also placed his camp at the back so that his subordinates could continue to practice.
Pu'a and Heda both thought that Zhao Tai wanted to train a cavalry force, but training cavalry did not happen overnight, and it was not something that could be done temporarily.
Zhao Tai really wanted to practice cavalry, but this time the training was mainly to prepare for running.
However, after all, there were not many horses, and the Jin army had many infantry. It was impossible for Zhao Tai to run away on his own and leave the infantry to be massacred by the Mongolian army.
Zhao Tai stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "I have a plan, which is to bluff and intimidate the Mongolian army. If the Mongolian army falls into the trap, we will retreat immediately. If the Mongolian army does not fall into the trap, then we can only advance with the infantry." Withdraw, the cavalry will stay behind and try to prevent the Mongolian army from pursuing."
Wu Xian asked: "Why are you bluffing?"
Zhao Taidao: "Now our camp is too close to Guancheng. The situation in the camp can be easily noticed by the enemy. After daybreak, I went directly to the city to challenge and asked the enemy in the pass to fight in front of the pass. I used this as an excuse. , retreated the camp five miles. At that time, I deliberately provoked them, making them mistakenly think that I was using provocation to lure them out, and then used secret means to defeat them. The Mongolian army went out of the city for a sneak attack, but did not get the thunder. I still have concerns in my heart, and I predict that most of them will not come out of seclusion."
Several people in the tent nodded slightly, and Yi Lapua said, "Okay, then we will do it according to Guorui's wishes!"
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Early the next morning, at dawn, the gate of the Jin army's camp suddenly opened wide.
Zhao Tai led a group of cavalry and galloped out to 200 steps away from the pass, then reined in the horses.
At this time, the defenders on the city saw the group of golden soldiers below the city, and they couldn't help but wonder what the golden soldiers wanted to do.
For a moment, the Mongolian troops at the top of the city came to the city wall one after another and looked down curiously. Zhao Tai looked up and saw the Mongolian troops crowding the city wall, so he smiled and waved, "Liu Dun, come on!"
A general behind him, after hearing the order, immediately picked up a human head on his horse's pole, urged his horse to rush to the pass, and shouted provocatively, "Children in the city, can you recognize this head?"
The Mongolian soldiers on the city leaned out, squinted their eyes, looked down, and couldn't help but talk.
A Mongolian Qianhu squinted for a long time, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurried down to the city.
Wokuotai almost didn't sleep all night last night. He was waiting for the surprise attack troops to bring him the new firearms of the Jin army. However, the Mongolian army, which did not want to leave the city, only destroyed a few artillery carriages.
This made Wokuotai wait in vain all night. He lay down early in the morning. Just as he was about to take a nap, someone outside the house shouted: "Great Khan! Great Khan! I have a special situation to report!"
Hearing the sound, Wokuotai sat up from the bed, opened his bloodshot eyes and said, "Come in!"
Subotai opened the door with an ugly look on his face, "Sweat profusely!"
"What's the report?" Wo Kuotai asked.
"Sweating~" Subotai didn't know what to say.
Wo Kuotai frowned, "Speak quickly!"
Subotai could only whisper: "Great Khan, the golden thief carried the head of Prince Kuaduan and flaunted his power in the pass, threatening to fight us!"
"What?" Wo Kuotai stood up in an instant, his face filled with anger. He put on his shoes and walked straight out to close the door and see what happened.
Seeing this, Subotai quickly grabbed his helmet and scimitar and chased after him.
Not long after, Wo Kuotai came to Guancheng despite dissuasion.
Seeing this, the defenders on the city quickly moved out of the way with complicated expressions, allowing Wo Kuotai to come to the city wall and watch.
At this time, many Mongolian troops in the city already knew that the heads carried by the Jin troops in the city were broad-headed.
Therefore, they didn't dare to speak when they saw Wokuotai approaching, and the city was extremely quiet.
Wokuotai walked to the wall, and sure enough he saw a golden general at the pass, carrying Kuoduan's head on a horse, galloping back and forth in front of the pass, showing off his power.
"You thief! How dare you do this!" Wo Kuotai punched himself in the chest, his eyes almost bursting with flames.
At this time, Zhao Tai saw movement at the top of the city from a distance and knew that a senior general was coming, so he waved his hand and said, "Liu Dun, come back!"
When Liu Dun heard the sound, he pulled the reins, returned to Zhao Tai, reined in his horse and stood behind him.
"Listen, you bastards in the city, I am Zhao Tai! If you want your prince's head, go out of the city and fight to the death with me!" Zhao Tai stepped forward on his horse, with his nostrils pointing to the sky, his face full of arrogance, "I am here today, my commander is here. I am challenging you! If you have the courage, I will retreat five miles to the stronghold and wait for you to come out and fight!"
Wokuotai punched the city wall, gritted his teeth, and shouted angrily: "You thief, how dare you bully me like this!"
Zhao Tai narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Which grandson are you?"
Ogedai was furious, "I am Ogedai, and I will cut you into pieces!"
Zhao Tai was shocked. He didn't expect Wo Kuotai to come to Hulao Pass in person. However, he quickly calmed down and raised his head and laughed: "Haha! Who did I say? It turned out to be Wo Kuotai who fell into my scheme. ! Your son’s head is in my hands, I will retreat to the village now and wait for you to come out for a decisive battle!"
Wo Kuotai was so angry that he almost lifted the Tianling cover. He pointed at Zhao Tai and cursed, "Beast, let me kill you!"
"Haha~ You're not good at fighting, so I'd rather say you're the first! To be honest, you're just a step away from me!" Zhao Tai laughed arrogantly, pulling on the horse's reins, and returned to the camp.
"Traitor!" Wo Kuotai was so angry that Zhao Tai went crazy.
Subotai couldn't help but said angrily: "Great Khan, the gold thieves are so arrogant that they asked humble officials to go out of the city and destroy them!"
Wo Kuotai gritted his teeth. Just when everyone thought he was going to send troops to destroy Zhao Tai, he suddenly laughed, "Haha~"
When everyone around him saw this, they all looked at a loss, and some didn't quite understand. Maybe Dahan was going crazy with anger.
"Profusely sweating?" Subotai looked concerned.
Wo Kuotai put away his smile and his eyes were filled with murderous intent: "The traitor has many tricks. This is his way of provoking generals. He wants to lure me out of the city, and then bombard me with new weapons! How could I be fooled? Now I only need to Hold him back and make him look good in just a few days! By then the thief’s escape route will be cut off, let’s see how arrogant he can still be!”
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