Wokuotai led the main force of the Mongolian army to surround Kaifeng City.
For the main force of the Mongolian army, there are hundreds of thousands of horses, and the consumption of horses and horses is very huge.
Therefore, it is impossible for them to stay at Kaifeng City for a long time.
Now a large army is besieging the city, and the Jin and Song armies on the periphery dare not come. The main force of the Mongolian army cannot encircle the city for reinforcements. Wokuotai cannot wait for Zhao Tai to come, so he has no choice but to capture Kaifeng as soon as possible.
However, it was not easy for the Mongolian army to capture Kaifeng.
This is because Kaifeng City has thick walls and a wide moat, so it is not so easy to attack.
Second, Zhao Tai, Wuxian, and Quan Zicai were eyeing the outside of Kaifeng, and they might stab the Mongolian army at any time.
This put forward very high requirements for Mongolia to attack Kaifeng.
For Wo Kuotai, if he decides to attack by force, he must capture Kaifeng in the shortest time and with the smallest casualties.
Otherwise, if Mongolia is unable to attack for a long time and suffers heavy casualties, the Jin and Song armies on the periphery will definitely pounce on it from all sides like hungry wolves smelling blood.
Therefore, Wokuotai was fully prepared for this storm. At this time, he was quite confident that he could take Kaifeng by force.
Wanyan Heda leaned against the wall and looked into the distance. As soon as he took a look, he couldn't help being shocked.
While waiting for winter to come, the Mongols were obviously not idle. In less than a month, the outside of the city had become a forest composed of trebuchets, siege towers, and wells.
Wanyan Heda stood at the top of the city, overlooking the city. Wherever he could see, there were Mongolian army phalanxes and a forest of siege equipment in front of them.
Seeing this scene, the Jin Jun at the top of the city looked serious.
At this time, under the Mongolian banner, Wo Kuotai was riding proudly on his horse, with Mongolian army formations in front of him.
"Great Khan, the warriors are ready!" Subotai came to the central army on horseback. "Great Khan, give the order to attack!"
Yang Weizhong on the side said quickly: "Great Khan, I think that before attacking, we should surrender again! If the Jin people don't surrender, it won't be too late to send troops to attack again!"
Yang Weizhong was the adopted son of a Han Chinese adopted by Wokuotai. The thinking of the Han people was different from that of the vast majority of Mongolians. Subotai thought of conquering by force and even killed all the Jin people who dared to resist. In short, he was satisfied and the whole thing was over. However, Yang Weizhong considered Yes, how to govern the Central Plains after the Jin Dynasty is destroyed, how to digest the Central Plains, and make the Central Plains a boost for Mongolia and the Southern Song Dynasty in their struggle for hegemony.
Therefore, the Han people led by Yang Weizhong, Yelu Chucai and others, or the Sinicized Khitan people, were opposed to the massacre by the Mongols. Instead, they hoped to maintain the population of the occupied areas as much as possible, absorb surrendered troops as much as possible, and strengthen the Mongolian strength.
As the Great Khan of Mongolia, Ogedai naturally had more than just massacre on his mind.
The soldiers and horses of the Southern Song Dynasty crossed the Huaihe River and entered Suzhou and Sizhou in the north of Huaihe. This gave Wo Kuotai an obvious signal and made him determined to destroy the Song Dynasty.
Not only did he think about destroying the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, but the Southern Song Dynasty also probably guessed what Mongolia was thinking and marched into Huaibei to seize the Central Plains.
This means that the conflicts between Mongolia and Song Dynasty are difficult to reconcile. For the Mongolian Empire, which wants to conquer whenever it sees it, war with the Southern Song Dynasty will be inevitable.
Since the Song Dynasty needs to be destroyed after the Jin Dynasty is destroyed, it would not be a bad idea to recruit the Jin people in Kaifeng City to be the vanguard to destroy the Song Dynasty.
Wo Kuotai nodded, "Send a team of people to shout. If you don't surrender, no chickens or dogs will be left!"
A group of cavalry from the Mongolian Central Army rushed out. They passed through various square formations and rushed directly to the Kaifeng City.
"Marshal, look!" Jin Jun, who looked serious at the top of the city, noticed them and warned them.
Wanyan Heda looked over and saw a group of Mongolian cavalry galloping towards the city. He couldn't help but frown slightly, "What do the Mongolian troops want to do?"
The Mongolian cavalry reined their horses in front of the city gate. The leader of the group controlled the horse and shouted loudly: "Listen to the golden soldiers at the top of the city. If you surrender now, you will avoid death. If you don't surrender, you will be defeated after the city is broken." Dogs don’t stay!”
Seeing the majestic military formation of the Mongolian army outside the city, the terrifying siege equipment, and hearing the threats from the Mongolian army, many generals at the top of the city felt a little shaken.
"Surrender? Fire arrows at me and shoot them to death!" After hearing the Mongolian army's ultimatum, Heda shouted angrily and issued a military order.
The archers who were hesitating at the top of the city immediately fired arrows at the bottom of the city. The arrows fell, which shocked the cavalry below. They quickly pulled the reins, clamped the horse's belly and fled.
"Get out of the way!" Seeing the leading cavalry running away, Heda took a few steps to grab a crossbow bed and pushed the crossbowman away.
At this time, Heda personally operated the crossbow bed, swinging the crossbow bed coquettishly, so that the crossbow arrows were aimed at the fleeing Mongolian cavalry, and the arrows moved with the Mongolian cavalry.
Suddenly, sharp crossbow arrows whizzed out and hit the Mongolian cavalry directly in the back. The cavalry was knocked off their horses and pinned to the ground.
"Haha~ If you want to open the city, use your skills to defeat it!" Wanyan Heda couldn't help but laugh when he saw the Mongolian cavalry falling from their horses, and then raised his arms and shouted, "Soldiers, don't be afraid, Zhao Tai, the governor of Zhongyi Town, will give me Shuai wrote a letter, as long as we hold Kaifeng, he will lead troops to help!"
Zhao Tai's reputation among the Jin army was very resounding. Heda received Zhao Tai's promise and felt confident to fight against Mongolia.
Wanyan Heda knew that Wokuotai would definitely be angry if he refused to surrender to Mongolia and refused to show martial ethics by shooting the envoy. However, he was not afraid. Instead, he waved his hand and said loudly: "Command the artillery group, unsealed and opened the box." , take out the Zhentian Lei!"
When the golden soldiers at the top of the city heard that they were going to use thunderbolts, their morale was immediately boosted. The herald quickly ran to the other side of the city wall and shouted loudly to the back of the city wall: "Marshal Du's decree, use thunderbolts!"
The artillery group on the back of the city wall heard the order, and the gunners immediately opened the wooden box excitedly and took out the dark thunder.
Heda stared at the Mongolian formation and gave serious instructions, "Once the enemy's siege equipment enters the range, bombard it. We must knock down the enemy's arrogance!"
The Mongol envoy is considered a high-risk profession in the Mongol Empire, and few people come back after going there.
Outside the city, Wokuotai saw the envoy he had sent to be shot, and he couldn't help but became furious, "The Jin people don't know how to praise, let me attack for this Khan!"
Suddenly, a loud horn sounded, and tens of thousands of Mongolian troops outside the city formed a formation, marched in neat steps, knocked on their shields, and marched towards Kaifeng with siege equipment.
Seeing this, the Jin army at the top of the city couldn't help but become nervous. Officers walked around the city shouting orders, instructing the soldiers to stick to their posts and preaching military law.
At this time, the Mongolian troops under the city were marching in formation. The soldiers pushed siege equipment as high as the city wall and slowly approached. A large number of soldiers hid in the siege tower, using the siege tower to resist the rain of arrows from the city head.
The densely packed Mongolian troops, like ants carrying food, quickly arrived at the moat.
This was originally a natural chasm that hindered the Mongolian army's attack, but now it has become flat due to ice.
However, the river level was lower than the ground, and it was not easy for large siege equipment to get down to the moat. For a while, a large number of soldiers and equipment were crowded on the other side of the moat.
Seeing this, Chengtou Heda sneered, and immediately waved his hand and ordered, "Shocking thunder, let me release it."
As soon as the order was given, the flag on the city waved, and the artillery group behind the city immediately fired excitedly. Thunders flashing with sparks were thrown into the sky, drew an arc, and fell directly towards the crowded enemy group~ ~~~~
(Thank you to Lao Tie Lan Jiang for the 5,000 reward, and to Xianfei for the 300 reward. Thank you all for your blessings.)
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