Wokuotai did not get the Sky Thunder, which made him worried about Zhao Tai using new weapons in the decisive battle.
In addition, Kublai Khan wrote that the Mongolian army had captured Luoyang, and he was leading his cavalry to cross the Yellow River north to cut off the Jin army's retreat.
This means that Wokuotai is completely fine, just wait for a while and don't rush into a decisive battle.
Zhao Tai returned to the camp, but he was a little worried. He did not expect that Wokuotai had arrived at Hulao Pass.
His actions just now made him angry. He wondered if he might be too arrogant and completely anger Wogotai, causing him to attack him at all costs.
"Guorui, how is the situation?" Wu Xian stepped forward and asked.
Zhao Tai said calmly: "Retreat to the stronghold first and then see the reaction of the enemy forces in the pass."
At that moment, each camp of the Jin army broke out and retreated, setting up camp five miles away from Guancheng.
From this distance, the Mongolian army on Guancheng could only see a rough outline, but could not clearly see the actual situation in the camp.
In this way, the Jin Army's infantry could retreat quietly at night without being noticed by the Mongolian army during the day.
After the Jin army retreated and set up camp, the Mongolian army sent out sentry cavalry to take a peek. When they approached the camp, the Jin cavalry in the camp immediately roared out and engaged in a sentry battle with the Mongolian cavalry, driving the Mongolian cavalry away. Leave.
In the afternoon, the Jin army re-established their camp, and Zhao Tai immediately led the army out of the camp, posing in front of the pass as if he was going to fight decisively, waiting for the Mongolian army to leave the pass for a decisive battle.
Wo Kuotai stood at the top of the city and kept watching the movements of the Jin army outside the pass. He never made up his mind to leave the pass and form an array.
Although Wokuotai did not want Kublai Khan to attack, Zhao Tai's many tricks made him dare not act rashly.
At dusk, Zhao Tai saw that the Mongolian army had no intention of fighting, so he rushed forward and cursed at the gate. At the same time, a group of Jin soldiers dug something out of the ground in the original Jin army camp. , retreating mysteriously.
Jin Jun's movements were very covert, blocked by human walls, but they were still discovered by the sharp-eyed Wo Kuotai. He thought of the underground explosion mentioned in Guo Dejun's report and directly blew down the city wall, and concluded that Zhao Tai had a conspiracy.
"This is my Khan's order. No one is allowed to fight without this Khan's order." Wo Kuotai ordered in a deep voice.
When it got dark, Zhao Tai immediately rode back to the camp. Pu'a and Heda were already ready.
The Jin army planted a lot of straw men and placed them in the camp. The infantry prepared to withdraw first, leaving only the cavalry to continue their bluff at the pass.
At midnight, in the back camp of the Jin army, Zhao Tai stood at the gate of the camp to see off Pu'a and others.
"Guorui, you must be careful when you come to cut off the queen!" Pu Ala took Zhao Tai's hand and was quite moved.
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, we are going to Kaifeng for two hundred miles. We will leave some soldiers and horses along the way to guard Zhengzhou and Zhongmou. We believe that the army must not stay outside the Kaifeng barrier and must withdraw to Kaifeng as quickly as possible. "
Pu'a nodded, "Don't worry, Guorui. If we march urgently, we should be able to evacuate to Kaifeng in three days."
Zhao Tai clasped his fists and said, "In that case, I won't give it away. Have a good trip, everyone."
Several people immediately clasped their fists, then turned around and mounted their horses. Wu Xian patted Zhao Tai on the shoulder, "Brother Xian, I'm in Kaifeng, waiting for you to come back for a drink."
Zhao Tai gave Wu Xian a reassuring smile, "My brother and I will not return until we are drunk."
Wu Xian nodded, then mounted his horse and led the infantry to retreat towards Kaifeng under the cover of night.
At this time, once the Jin army left, there were only 15,000 Jin soldiers left in the camp who could ride horses.
Early the next morning, Zhao Tai left 5,000 men behind to move around in the camp, and then led 10,000 horses out of the camp again to form an array.
"Great Khan. That guy from Zhao Tai is quarreling outside the customs again." Subotai ran over to report with an angry look on his face.
But Wo Kuotai snorted coldly, "If you let him scold him, the thief can only use his words. When I capture him, I will definitely tear his mouth open and pull out his tongue."
Subotai said bitterly: "That Zhao Tai is really hateful. I really want to rush out and chop him with a knife."
Wo Kuotai said coldly: "The more he behaves like this now, the more anxious he is. The thief probably also considered that the Jin soldiers had been stationed at the pass for a long time and were afraid that the Khan would steal their retreat, so he was anxious for a decisive battle. If you If you are angry, you are falling into his scheme."
Zhao Tai scolded the battle outside the pass, and the Mongols held on to the pass. Zhao Tai immediately led his troops back to the camp, leaving only a few troops behind to continue greeting Ogedai's family outside the city.
At this time, Wokuotai was calm on the surface and showed that he didn't care in front of his subordinates. But for a person in a high position, who could bear it when someone pointed his nose at him and scolded him from morning to night.
Wokuotai was in the pass, listening to the scolding coming from outside. Finally, while eating dinner, he couldn't hold himself any longer and kicked the table and the food on it over, "Wow, wow, kid Zhao Tai!"
The insults from the Jin army continued into the night, and the two armies were in peace at night.
Inside the city, Wo Kuotai was so angry that he couldn't sleep. Outside the camp of the Jin army, Zhao Tai spent the day in high spirits and couldn't sleep at night.
Now that the Jin Army's infantry has withdrawn, there are only more than 10,000 people left in the camp. If the Mongolian army comes out to attack, Zhao Tai will probably not be able to withstand it.
At night, Zhao Tai ordered people to light a thunderbolt in front of the pass and create a big hole in the ground. Then he ordered his soldiers to dig many new holes in front of the pass and cover them with new soil to continue the bluff.
Early the next morning, Zhao Tai did not send any troops out of the camp to form a formation, but only asked more than a hundred people to scold the formation in front of the pass.
When Wokuotai came to the pass, he felt angry when he heard the insults. However, he found that many places in front of the pass seemed to have been touched, so he suppressed his roar and continued to close the city and hold on, allowing the Jin army to insult him.
Zhao Tai spent a whole day in the camp in fear. It was not until dusk that his tense nerves finally relaxed.
At this time, Zhao Tai saw the sun setting in the west, and immediately smiled and waved, "Ming Jin, let the brothers withdraw."
As the golden sound rang out, the loyal troops in front of the pass showed off their power, cursed and pulled their horses back to the camp. The Huotou Army had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for them.
Many soldiers had been fighting against the Mongols for so long, but this was the first time they encountered the Mongolian soldiers and they did not dare to react when they were scolded, just like Sun Tzu.
While eating, we talked and laughed and discussed the events of the past few days.
At this time, Zhao Tai ate two large cakes and drank a bowl of broth. He called Chen Zhong and other generals and ordered: "Let the brothers be full. We will leave tonight."
Chen Zhong and others were a little surprised, "Ms. sir, didn't you delay the Mongolian army for three days?"
Zhao Tai was under great psychological pressure in the past two days. He said solemnly: "Two days are enough. By the time the Mongols find out about the pursuit, the infantry should have arrived in Kaifeng."
Chen Zhong heard the words and immediately accepted the order, "I'll make arrangements right away."
Zhao Tai nodded, "Leave a group of soldiers with better riding skills and equip them with two horses. When daybreak, burn all the things we can't take away. We can't take advantage of Wo Kuotai."
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