Previously, when Wokuotai attacked gold, he always used multiple approaches.
The purpose of this arrangement was to disperse the Jin State's forces and make the Jin State's Guanhe defense line appear weak, so that it could be breached by the Mongolian army.
This tactic was undoubtedly correct, but Wo Kuotai did not expect that Zhao Tai would appear in the Central Plains and would always deal ruthless blows to the partial divisions he sent out.
This year, I don’t know if I don’t have statistics, but I will be shocked when I get statistics.
Unknowingly, Mongolia was repeatedly attacked by Zhao Tai and lost more than 100,000 horses.
Although 90% of the damaged troops and horses were newly attached Han troops, the losses to Mongolia were not great, but the loss of 100,000 useful servants was also a big blow to Mongolia.
After all, without a hundred thousand cannon fodder, many battles would have to be fought by the Mongols themselves, and Mongolia would suffer casualties.
Now that the Jin Kingdom's Guanhe defense line had been breached by Mongolia, Wokuotai decided to gather troops to attack the Jin Kingdom without mobilizing Jin soldiers to find loopholes.
In this way, he can gather his troops in one place and won't have to worry about encountering Zhao Tai's evil hand again.
Wokuotai glanced at the crowd and said loudly: "I am gathering my troops to surround Kaifeng. If the enemy Tathagata comes to rescue me, I will surround him and send reinforcements. If the enemy does not come to rescue me, I will attack Kaifeng and destroy Jin." The country. I have more than 100,000 troops gathered on the plains of eastern Henan. Who can do anything to me?"
There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian army, and it is undoubtedly the strongest army at this time.
Wo Kuotai does not divide his troops. The army gathers together, even if the Jin and Song Dynasties unite, and the soldiers of the entire country come to fight decisively, Wo Kuotai is not afraid.
After listening to Ogedai's words, everyone was infected by his lofty sentiments, so they all saluted, "I am willing to obey the Khan's orders."
Wokuotai immediately said: "Okay! In that case, everyone should go back and prepare, and we will follow my Khan southward soon."
At that moment, many Mongolian nobles bowed and left their tents, but Ogedai suddenly said: "Kublai Khan, you stay."
Kublai Khan heard this and stayed in the tent. After the others left, he asked, "What do you want from the Great Khan?"
Wokuotai said in a deep voice: "Of all the generals of the Jin Kingdom, the only one I care about is Zhao Tai. Not long ago, Tasi led the Han army in three towns to encircle and suppress Zhao Tai, but did not achieve any results. Zhao Tai, If I don't keep an eye on him, I will definitely cause some trouble for me. Therefore, I hope you will lead 20,000 cavalry to Jinan and keep an eye on Zhao Tai for me."
This time Wokuotai was determined to win Kaifeng, and there was no need to let Kublai Khan share the credit.
Although Zhao Tai is quite honest in Shandong and does not pose a threat to Mongolia for the time being, it is still necessary to arrange an army to keep an eye on this cunning opponent.
Kublai Khan couldn't help but frowned after hearing what Wokuotai said. Wokuotai continued: "That guy Zhao Tai is cunning. After you go to Jinan, just guard Jinan and keep an eye on him. Remember not to interact with Zhao Tai easily." Let’s wait until this Khan captures Kaifeng to fight.”
Wokuotai had always wanted to weaken the Torre system, but he did not want Kublai Khan to make the same mistake as Kublai Khan.
Because in that case, the morale of Mongolia would be too great, and it would affect Mongolia's showdown with the Southern Song Dynasty after it destroyed the Jin Dynasty.
Therefore, Wo Guotai told Kublai Khan to just keep an eye on Zhao Tai and try not to fight Zhao Tai. After he destroyed the gold, he would then strike hard, and it would be easy to destroy Zhao Tai.
The Battle of Mengjin had been going on for decades, and Kublai felt it was a pity that he could not participate in the final battle to capture Kaifeng. However, he and Zhao Tai were sworn in, so it would be good to go to Shandong to monitor Zhao Tai.
"Well, I will listen to the Great Khan's arrangements." Kublai Khan said solemnly.
Wo Kuotai nodded, "Okay, then go ahead and prepare."
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After Wokuotai received the news that Zhao Tai was rushing to transport grain to Kaifeng, he immediately understood Zhao Tai's intention.
Wokuotai knew that Zhao Tai had a background in the Southern Song Dynasty. The Central Plains region had a bad harvest and the Jin Kingdom could not harvest food. Most of the food shipped by Zhao Tai to Kaifeng was provided by the Southern Song Dynasty.
The purpose of Zhao Tai and the Southern Song Dynasty was obvious, which was to provide Kaifeng with sufficient food, and then let the Jin people guard Kaifeng and use the blood of the Jin people to consume the Mongolian troops.
There are more than 100,000 Jurchens and Khitans in Kaifeng City. If they have sufficient resources, the attack on Wo Kuotai will definitely be difficult, and the Mongolian army will definitely suffer heavy casualties.
At that time, the Song army and Zhao Tai can wait for the Mongolian army to run out of food and grass and the army is tired, and then launch a counterattack.
Therefore, Wokuotai certainly cannot watch Zhao Tai continue to deliver supplies to Kaifeng. If Zhao Tai transports more supplies into the city, the Mongolian army's losses will be even greater.
When Wokuotai retreated, he asked Subutai to garrison Luoyang and sent cavalry to harass eastern Henan. The purpose was to destroy the war potential of the Jin Kingdom, make the Jin people in Kaifeng City lack food and clothing, and cause famine in the city.
When he led his troops south, the Mongolian army was able to easily capture Kaifeng, which was short of supplies.
Therefore, after receiving Subutai's letter, Wokuotai decided to end his rest early, and the army immediately went south and surrounded Kaifeng.
At this time, the grassland ministries received military orders, and the women continued to graze, while the men got on their horses, took their bows, arrows and scimitars, and followed Wokuotai's mighty march south.
In Luoyang City, the marshal's residence.
After reading Ogedai's order, Subotai immediately issued an order to send troops.
The Mongolian army in Luoyang quickly assembled. Subutai personally led 20,000 cavalry out of Hulao Pass and entered eastern Henan, completely destroying the Jin army's food routes.
In Suining County, people were coming in and out of the government office, which seemed a bit chaotic.
Since Suzhou was massacred by the Mongolian army last year, the people of Suining have felt a crisis and felt that Suining was no longer safe.
Starting from the beginning of spring, some well-connected people in the county sold their property at low prices and moved their families to the Southern Song Dynasty.
Although Zhao Tai encouraged people to go to Shandong, people with wealth had more choices than poor people. They saw clearly that Shandong was also a war zone, so many people still chose to find connections and go to the Southern Song Dynasty.
After all, Zhao Tai was just a military governor with few soldiers and little territory. It would be easy for Mongolia to destroy them. The Southern Song Dynasty was a big country and could give them more security.
The Southern Song Dynasty did not welcome ordinary refugees, but they would not refuse these fat sheep with some property. The border officials accepted some benefits and allowed them to enter the Song Dynasty to avoid disaster.
At this time, the wealthy people in Suining fled again, and the vassal government also began to intend to move to Shandong.
As barracks and workshops moved to Shandong one after another, the people of Suining realized that Zhao Tai was about to withdraw, and rumors gradually spread throughout the city.
The people all said that the Mongols would attack again, and the Jiedushi had decided to withdraw to Shandong. Suining would soon be occupied by the Mongolian army, which made the people very afraid.
At this time, in the county government office, Zhou Bin, who was in charge of money and grain, was directing the government officials and counting supplies. An official hurried over and reported: "Mr. Zhou, the team transporting grain to Kaifeng was intercepted and killed by the Mongolian cavalry, and all the grain was lost. Already..."
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