Tasi looked at Kublai Khan, "What did the prince discover?"
Kublai Khan took a few steps in the hall and said decisively: "That fellow Zhao Tai must be eyeing this king!"
Tasi was shocked and said: "Why did the prince say this?"
Kublai Khan said: "Zhao Tai's son will definitely retaliate. I slaughtered his Suzhou, and he must hate me in his heart. Now I only have 20,000 people. Zhao Tai's fellow must find out. How can he give up the opportunity to retaliate against me?" . This king thought his target must be Jinan!"
Tasi frowned. This grudge alone obviously couldn't convince him to believe it.
He felt that Zhao Tai was not a man who acted on his own initiative. If he really wanted to attack Jinan, he must have sufficient planning and assurance.
Now there are 20,000 troops in Jinan city, and Li Fen of Yidu still has tens of thousands of troops. How can Zhao Tai capture Jinan?
Kublai Khan stopped and made an analysis, "Zhao Tai is building piers and abutments along the river, and the function of these piers and abutments can only be to defend the direction of Henan. Now the eastern part of Henan is still the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and Zhao Tai built What does Pioneer want to guard against? This is obviously because he does not plan to rescue Kaifeng and is prepared to attack Shandong from Henan after Mongolia takes over Henan!"
Tasi nodded slightly, but then asked doubtfully: "But what is the use of Zhao Tai's defense in the direction of Henan? Our Mongolian army can directly enter Shandong from Hebei and attack his territory from the north!"
Kublai Khan did not answer, but looked at him. Tasi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly slapped his thigh, "Zhao Tai, the straight bitch, he really wants to deal with us!"
Kublai Khan said in a deep voice: "A pier is expensive to build. Zhao Tai's huge investment in building so many piers is enough to show his true intention! This guy must have wanted to build a pier along the Yellow River during the siege of Kaifeng by our main Mongolian force. A line of defense was established between Henan and Shandong to ensure the security of the west. In this way, the land Zhao Tai occupied was bordered by the sea to the east, the Yellow River to the west, and the Southern Song Dynasty to the south. As long as they captured Jinan to the north, they could win huge strategic space and become a prince with a base of three thousand miles!"
Kublai Khan was a little excited, "Zhao Tai sent Wu Xian into Caozhou just to confuse us. At the same time, it gave the defenders in Kaifeng City confidence, making them mistakenly think that reinforcements were coming to save them, so they resisted desperately and held back our main force. Zhao The depth of this person’s scheming is terrifying.”
Tasi took a breath, "If this is the case, then Zhao Tai is so scheming and cunning. He even deceived his own people and took the Kaifeng defenders for granted."
Kublai Khan probably guessed Zhao Tai's intention. Zhao Tai wanted to die in saving Kaifeng, but Zhao Tai would not sit still and wait for death. Judging from the way he built the Yellow River defense line, he speculated that Zhao Tai's target might be Jinan.
Now Zhao Tai can only seize the capital by taking advantage of the Mongolian army's siege on Kaifeng, seizing Jinan to the north and seizing the entire Shandong.
"This Zhao Tai is used to attacking more and less. He knows that I only have 20,000 people and may attack me at any time!" Although Kublai Khan was in the fortified city and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers around him, he was still a little uneasy in his heart.
After all, Zhao Tai has defeated Kuo Duan in Xuzhou and Guo Dehai in Zhengzhou many times with more and less.
Although Guo Dehai was a Han, he was the best defensive general in the Mongolian army. With 20,000 people guarding Zhengzhou, it was easily broken by Zhao Tai. Kublai Khan naturally felt guilty.
Ta Si was shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, he was still confused, "Your Majesty, we have 20,000 people in Jinan, and Li Fen from Yidu also has tens of thousands of troops. Zhao Tai can mobilize up to 30,000 troops, and he Can we capture Jinan?"
In terms of military strength, Kublai Khan's men and horses were no less than Zhao Tai, and even a little more, but Kublai Khan was still a little worried.
At this time, Kublai Khan was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "This is what I can't figure out! Judging from the current situation, Zhao Tai will definitely not be able to capture Jinan, but since Zhao Tai has this intention, it means that he must have What, a plan we don’t know about! We must be careful about the scheming Zhao Tai. We still need to report this matter to the Great Khan and send at least 10,000 more horses to Jinan. In addition, Li Fen is notified and let He should be prepared to avoid being plotted by Zhao Tai and be ready to support Jinan at any time!"
Tasi felt that Kublai Khan was a little too cautious, but he still agreed, "I will send people to Kaifeng and Yidu right now."
At Kublai Khan's request, Tasi immediately sent two troops to Kaifeng and Yidu to report the news.
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In Kaifeng City, the artillery groups of the Mongolian and Jin armies exchanged fire for many days. The city wall of Kaifeng was riddled with holes by the Mongolian army, and the Mongolian army's artillery group also suffered heavy losses in the exchange of fire.
The Jin's artillery group was at a numerical disadvantage, but they were set up behind the city wall. The cannon rocks and thunderbolts thrown by the Mongolian army were blocked by the city wall and could not damage the Jin army's artillery group on the back of the city wall.
The Mongolian army's artillery group was exposed in the wilderness and was bombarded by the Jin army's artillery group. From time to time, artillery vehicles were hit. After more than ten days of shooting, the number of artillery vehicles was getting fewer and fewer.
In mid-December, half of winter had passed, and the Mongolian army had not broken through any gate in Kaifeng.
This made the Mongolian army, which had been calmly besieging the city, start to become a little anxious.
In the big tent, Wo Kuotai sat on the Khan's throne, with a group of nobles and counselors sitting on both sides.
Yang Weizhong said: "Great Khan, Prince Kublai Khan has sent news that Zhao Tai may take action against Jinan. Please ask the prince to send another 10,000 troops to Jinan to assist in defense."
Wo Kuotai frowned, "Kublai Khan has 20,000 people, and Li Fen has at least 40,000 horses available. They have more troops than Zhao Tai, so why do they need support?"
Yang Weizhong said: "That Zhao Tai has many tricks and has repeatedly defeated our army. It is only human nature for Prince Kublai Khan to be worried!"
"Do you think Zhao Tai's goal is really Jinan?" Wo Kuotai asked in a deep voice.
Yang Weizhong pondered for a moment, "Reporting to the Great Khan, I think Prince Kublai Khan's judgment may be correct. Zhao Tai is most likely targeting Jinan!"
Wo Guotai frowned, "How can you see that? Zhao Tai only has 30,000 troops. How can he seize Jinan and swallow up Shandong?"
Yang Weizhong said in a deep voice: "According to the scouts' investigation, after Wu Xian entered Caoxian County, his march was as slow as a snail. He only walked more than ten miles a day. Once he discovered our army, he immediately ran back! Looking at their formation, it doesn't seem like he wanted to fight for it. Kaifeng rescued the siege. Combined with the intelligence sent by Prince Kublai Khan, it was found that Zhao Tai had built a defense line on the east bank of the Yellow River. It can be seen that Zhao Tai did not intend to rescue Kaifeng. Then his goal is most likely to go north Capture Jinan!"
Yang Weizhong paused, "As for how Zhao Tai wants to seize Jinan, I can't see through what plan he has!"
Wo Kuotai frowned into the word "Chuan", "Then according to your words, should Ben Khan allocate 10,000 horses to Kublai Khan?"
Yang Weizhong muttered: "I thought I was prepared and deployed 10,000 elite troops, but it will not affect the situation in Kaifeng!"
Wo Kuotai thought for a moment. Zhao Tai was very cunning and difficult to deal with. He really couldn't be careless. "Okay, then give Kublai Khan another 10,000 people. If he lets Zhao Tai take advantage of the loophole, then he will be the leader." Pig!"
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