Kublai Khan was quite proud of himself. Zhao Tai repeatedly opposed Mongolia and caused huge losses to Mongolia. However, his life became better and better, and he became the military governor of a town.
This time he attacked, he was the first person in the Mongolian army to cause heavy losses to Zhao Tai, so he was in a very good mood.
Not only him, but also several people in the tent felt happy when they heard the words.
Subotai said: "Among the Jin army, Zhao Tai is the only one who is jumping for joy. Let's teach him a lesson this time, and see if he is still crazy in the future."
Kublai Khan said: "The demise of the Jin Kingdom is a foregone conclusion. At this time, anyone who knows something should conserve their strength and wait and see. This Zhao Tai wants to be the leader, and we must suppress him before we can completely Destroy the morale of the Jin army!"
Although he failed to capture Suining, Kublai Khan ravaged Suzhou, which can be regarded as a bad breath.
Not only was he in a good mood, but everyone in the tent was also refreshed and elated.
Wokuotai was also quite happy in his heart, "This army has been out for several months, and the food and grass have been exhausted. Let's teach Zhao Tai this lesson first. When the autumn is over and the horses are fat, this Khan will go south again, which will be the day of Zhao Tai's death."
Kublai Khan knew that Wokuotai was about to withdraw his troops, so he suggested: "Great Khan, I think that the army cannot all withdraw to the grassland. At least tens of thousands of troops must be left to garrison in Luoyang. This can prevent the Jin Kingdom from retaking Luoyang and Tongguan. Reorganizing the Guanhe defense line will also allow the troops stationed in Luoyang to leave Hulao Pass eastward from time to time and enter the plains of eastern Henan to carry out destruction, making it impossible for the Jin Kingdom to produce and leaving them with no harvest. In this way, by the time of the autumn harvest, our War horses raised on the grasslands will be fat and strong, and our fields in Guanzhong and Hebei will be able to reap bumper harvests, but the Jin Kingdom will face famine and will no longer be able to resist our attacks."
Wo Kuotai nodded, looked at Kublai Khan and Subotai, and finally focused on Subotai, "I will give you 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry. You will guard Luoyang and harass the Kingdom of Jin. The rest of the troops will , the Han army returned to its garrison to eat, and the Mongolian warriors followed Ben Khan back to the grassland to rest and recuperate. When the autumn comes, the horses are fat, and the money and food are sufficient, then we can destroy the gold in one fell swoop!"
Subotai quickly clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I accept the order! I promise that the Jin people will not be able to plant with peace of mind!"
The other Mongolian generals in the tent shook their fists and shouted, "Destroy the gold in one fell swoop!"
Wokuotai nodded, and then ordered: "Since all the partial divisions sent out have returned to camp, the army will rest for one night and the whole army will retreat tomorrow."
Nearly 100,000 Mongolian troops gathered under the city of Kaifeng. Wo Kuotai was not worried that the Jin army would leave the city to pursue him. Therefore, unlike Zhao Tai who had tried so hard to retreat and was still in a very embarrassed state, he calmly faced the enemy in front of the Jin army. withdraw.
Early the next morning, after the Mongolians had eaten, they packed up their luggage slowly. The Jin soldiers on the city discovered the Mongolian army's actions and immediately reported to Wanyan Shouxu.
Not long after, Wanyan Shouxu led everyone to the top of Kaifeng City, overlooking the Mongolian army camp.
After a while, most of the tents in the Mongolian camp had been put away. The Mongolian soldiers loaded the baggage and captured goods onto carts, and the leading men and horses had already left the camp in a mighty manner.
At this time, many Jin troops on the top of the city saw the Mongols leaving their camp and heading west. They couldn't help but cheered, "The Mongolian army has retreated! The Mongolian army has retreated!"
Wanyan Shouxu's face flushed, "As expected by the Qing family, the Mongols really retreated."
Zhao Tai watched the Mongols retreat westward with the captured supplies, but said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please send scouts out of the city to check to confirm whether the Mongolian army has really evacuated."
Wanyan Shouxu nodded, and then ordered Heda to send cavalry to follow the Mongolian army and monitor the Mongolian army's retreat.
At night, the scouts sent out came back to report that the Mongol army had indeed retreated westward.
A few days later, the Jin army received the exact news. Wo Kuotai led the main force of the Mongolian army back to the grassland, leaving Subutai to guard Luoyang. The main force of the Mongolian army did withdraw to the grassland.
After learning that the Mongolian army had retreated, Zhao Tai had the intention to return to Suining.
In the palace of the Kingdom of Jin, Zhao Tai and Wuxian bid farewell to Wanyan Shouxu. Wanyan Shouxu frowned after listening to their words, "Two dear friends, the Mongolian army retreated, and only Subotai was left to guard Luoyang. I want to take the opportunity to regain Luoyang. And Tongguan, how can the two dear friends leave at this time?"
This war lasted for more than three months. The Mongolian army returned to the grassland to rest and recuperate, and the Jin army also needed to rest and recuperate.
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, our soldiers are tired from fighting for a long time and may not be able to launch a counterattack. Besides, the Mongolian army is heavily guarding Luoyang. We must launch a counterattack. Before we captured Luoyang, the Mongolian reinforcements arrived. Therefore, I think that there is nothing we can do at the moment. Instead of counterattacking, we should let all the troops return to their bases to eat in order to regain their strength!”
Wanyan Shouxu was a little unwilling, "The Qing family can quickly attack Zhengzhou, but can't they capture Luoyang and Tongguan before the Mongolian army reacts?"
Zhao Tai shook his head, "Reporting to your majesty, the attack on Zhengzhou depends entirely on gunpowder. Now there is no inventory in the army. Moreover, the Mongolian army has realized that the weapons I used are firearms. They should imitate them soon. Zhentian Lei has not started yet. deterrence capability.”
What Zhao Tai said is not a lie. The output of gunpowder is still very low. The bombing of Zhengzhou City and the bombardment of Hulao Pass have almost exhausted Zhao Tai's inventory.
At this time, the raw materials for making gunpowder were not easy to obtain. Just to collect some fire salt, Zhao Tai almost scraped the corners of all toilets in Suining County.
When Wanyan Shouxu heard what Zhao Tai said, he could only put down his fantasy and asked instead: "The Qing family has always had strategies. Although the Mongolian army has retreated, the Guanhe defense line has been broken, and the country is in danger. Does the Qing family have any countermeasures to teach me?" "
Zhao Taidao: "The population of Mongolia is not large, and it is not even as large as Henan! I think that in order to fight against Mongolia, in addition to relying on your own people, your Majesty should also relax restrictions on the Han people and draw on the strength of the Han people. Now the country's strength is declining, but the people have They are powerful and have many large clans, so I think the imperial court can allow them to set up a new group training and use their strength to resist the Mongols!"
At the beginning of the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, many crimes of killing and looting were committed in the Central Plains, which aroused people's resistance.
This forced the rulers of the Jin Kingdom to make a lot of concessions. In order to gain a foothold in the north, they began to appease the people, win over the Han landlord elite, and follow the trend of Sinicization. Chinese characters and Chinese became the official language and script, and the bureaucratic ranks also Many Han people appeared.
It can be said that in the middle and late period of the Jin Kingdom, domestic ethnic conflicts were not prominent. The attitude towards the Han people was much kinder than that of the later Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they did not engage in fourth-class people like Mongolia.
Although the Jin Kingdom was undergoing Sinicization, it was a minority regime after all. In order to protect the interests of the ethnic minority, there was still suppression of the Han people. Otherwise, Shandong and other places would not have perennial uprisings.
Furthermore, from the perspective of the top brass of the Jin Kingdom, those in high positions were mainly Jurchens and Khitans, with few Han people.
Zhao Tai gave this suggestion to Wanyan Shouxu. It can be said to be a chronic poison for the Jin Kingdom. It is hard to say whether it can resist the Mongols, but the Jurchens will definitely gradually lose control of the Jin Kingdom, and the Han warlords will definitely continue look up.
Wanyan Shouxu frowned, "Does the Qing family have any other strategies?"
Zhao Tai immediately came up with another plan, "Yes, we can march eastward to Shandong!"
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