The Mongolian army killed people and left, which not only caused huge losses to Zhao Tai, but also left huge hidden dangers.
Zhao Tai led the troops who returned from Kaifeng. They were originally going to rest and recuperate, but now they were directly involved in cleaning up the corpses.
In Suzhou, thick smoke billowed and the smell of burning was maddening, leaving many soldiers with trauma.
At this time, a team of fast horses came from the south and entered Fuli County.
"Where is your husband?" Wang Wentong asked the soldiers who covered their mouths and noses with towels and cleaned up the corpses in the city.
"My husband is in the government office of the state!" The soldiers responded quickly when they saw that it was a military advisor.
Wang Wentong then rode directly to the state government office and saw Zhao Tai in the festival hall.
Kublai Khan ravaged Suzhou. The treasury of each county was emptied, and all the soldiers and civilians in the city were slaughtered. The entire Suzhou was almost reduced to a white land.
This made Zhao Tai extremely angry, and he was determined to take revenge and let the Mongols know that he was not someone to be trifled with!
Nowadays, it is impossible to keep a low profile, so we can only develop a reputation that will retaliate against others, so that the Mongolians will be afraid.
However, although Zhao Tai wanted to retaliate, he had no way to retaliate against Kublai Khan who retreated to Mongolia.
Zhao Tai, who was playing Ming Dynasty, was in a weak position militarily, while Zhao Tai, who was playing Ming Dynasty, was still in the development stage of his intelligence agency and could not complete the assassination and kidnapping of Kublai Khan and his relatives.
The inability to avenge himself made Zhao Tai very depressed and held back an evil fire in his heart.
"Ms. Sir!" Wang Wentong entered the hall and saw Zhao Taizheng lost his mind. He couldn't help but salute and call.
Zhao Tai came back to his senses, saw Wang Wentong, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, are you coming here?"
Wang Wentong said: "I heard that the Mongols were retreating and my husband had arrived in Suzhou, so I rushed over overnight."
Zhao Tai asked: "Is Suining's condition okay?"
The situation in Suzhou is very bad. It is basically finished. It will be difficult to recover in just a few years and without a stable environment.
Therefore, Zhao Tai is very worried about the situation in Suining and Sizhou. If they are also destroyed there, then his loss will be too great.
Wang Wentong said, "Kublai Khan led a partial division of the Mongolian army and initially attacked Suining. Seeing the menacing Mongolian army, he immediately mobilized the people in the city to help defend the city, and at the same time organized thousands of hired workers into an army. After the Mongolian army arrived at the city , launched several attacks, humblely led the soldiers and civilians to defend desperately, and used gunpowder produced by the Ordnance Bureau, and finally repelled the Mongolian attack. Therefore, Suining did not suffer any losses. "
Zhao Tai felt relieved when he heard that Suining had not suffered any losses. "There are many industries in Suining City. If they are attacked by the Mongolian army, the losses will be extremely heavy. I can defend Suining this time, sir, and I have made a great contribution."
"This is what one should do in a humble position." Wang Wentong said seriously.
At this time, Wang Wentong thought of the situation in Suzhou, and then asked: "Mr. Sir, the people here in Suzhou suffered heavy casualties. Do we need to relocate the people from Suining and Sizhou to resettle them? If we act quickly, we can still catch up with the spring plowing."
Zhao Tai shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The Mongolian army has broken through the Guanhe defense line. General Subutai is stationed in Luoyang. He can leave Hulao Pass eastward at any time. However, there is no danger to defend in the east of Henan, and he will definitely be plundered and harassed by the Mongolian army. .Although Suining did not suffer any losses this time, the Mongolian army will definitely come again. Therefore, Suining’s workshops and people need to move to Pizhou as soon as possible."
"I understand the humble position." Wang Wentong nodded, and suddenly took out a letter from his arms, "Ms. Sir, this is a letter sent by Qiu Yue, the envoy of the Lianghuai system in the Southern Song Dynasty."
Zhao Tai took it with some confusion, "Why did he send the letter here?"
Wang Wentong said: "Xianggong Qiu said in the letter that the generals such as Chen Zhong who were borrowed by Xianggong have passed the agreed period, and asked Xianggong to return them to the Southern Song Dynasty as soon as possible."
Zhao Tai frowned when he heard this. Now is the time to hire people. Qiu Yue coming to ask for people at this time is undoubtedly draining the firepower.
Zhao Tai quickly opened the letter and read it. In the letter, Qiu Yue asked Zhao Tai to return the people as soon as possible. If Chen Zhong and others did not return within the time limit, then Chen Zhong and others would lose their military positions.
Wang Wentong said: "Xiangong, this Xianggong Qiu, although he was once Zhao Fan's staff, he is a civil servant. He should be wary of Xianggong and not trust Xianggong."
During the Mengjin War, Zhao Tai felt that he had too many new soldiers, so he went to Qiu Yue to borrow troops, but was rejected. Finally, he found the Huaixi Zhizhi envoy Quan Zicai and promised him horses in exchange for two thousand Huaixi elite.
After Zhao Fan was transferred to Lin'an as deputy envoy to the Privy Council and Qiu Yue took over as the envoy of the Lianghuai system, the relationship between Zhao Tai and Qiu Yue was indeed not good.
Although Zhao Tai repeatedly showed his kindness to him, Qiu Yue was a civil servant, and his attitude towards Zhao Tai was always condescending, and he inadvertently revealed his contempt for Zhao Tai.
When Zhao Tai saw that his hot face was against his cold butt, he stopped trying to please him.
Zhao Tai said with a dark face, "I know this very well. The civil servants of the Song Dynasty were wary of military generals, which is engraved in their bones. I know the story of Di Qing and Yue Wumu very well."
Wang Wentong said: "My lord, now we are very dependent on the support of the Southern Song Dynasty. At the same time, we also need Chen Zhong and other generals to continue to lead and train the army. Qiu Yue wants people now, what are your plans to do?"
Zhao Tai pondered: "Since Qiu Yue has written, we cannot hide this matter from Chen Zhong and others. If I suppress it, then if the Southern Song Dynasty really removes Chen Zhong and others from their official positions, they will definitely be resentful." I."
Zhao Tai paused and then decided: "I will talk to Chen Zhong and the others and let them decide whether to stay or not."
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Outside Fuli County, Chen Zhongzheng commanded his subordinates to burn the corpses.
At this time, Zhao Tai suddenly appeared next to him, staring with melancholy and deep eyes at the black smoke rising in the wilderness, "These are Han people, just like you and me, flowing with the blood of Yanhuang."
Chen Zhong heard the sound and turned around to find Zhao Tai. He quickly saluted, "Ms. sir, why are you here?"
"Let me come and take a look!" Zhao Tai looked melancholy. "The Mongols are cruel. If one day I am defeated and the Mongolian army crosses the Huaihe River, all life in the Song Dynasty will be devastated!"
Chen Zhong also looked melancholy after listening to Zhao Tai's words, "Yes! If Mongolia invades the south, the consequences will be disastrous. Fortunately, Xianggong serves as a barrier, otherwise the tragedy in Suzhou may have happened in Jianghuai."
Zhao Tai looked at Chen Zhong, stared at him, and said seriously: "Chen Tongzhi, do you think it makes sense to follow me to fight against Mongolia?"
Chen Zhong saw Zhao Tai's expression and quickly clasped his fists solemnly, "My husband fought against the Mongols and saved the people of Jianghuai from the war. It makes sense to follow my husband in a humble position."
Zhao Tai patted Chen Zhong on the shoulder with emotion, "I am very happy to hear your words. However, from today on, you may not be able to follow me anymore, and I will not be able to fight Mongolia with you and defend Jiangnan."
Chen Zhong was shocked, "Why did your husband say this?"
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