Zhao Tai became serious after hearing Wang Bin's words.
Kublai Khan informed Li Fen, so he would probably inform Ogootai.
If Wokuotai sends troops to reinforce Jinan and increase Kublai Khan's military strength, it will greatly increase the difficulty for Zhao Tai to capture Jinan.
If Zhao Tai could not break through Jinan and integrate Shandong before Wo Kuotai captured Kaifeng, and when Wo Kuotai destroyed the Jin Kingdom and the army entered Shandong, Zhao Tai would have no choice but to be defeated.
"Kublai Khan will definitely send someone to inform Ogedai. Now that Ogedai is besieging Kaifeng, he should have a surplus of troops. Even if he only sends tens of thousands of people to reinforce Kublai Khan, it will have an impact on my plan." Zhao Tai stood up. Come, look serious.
Wang Bin said: "Commander, if Kublai Khan reminds Wo Kuotai, Wo Kuotai will definitely send troops to reinforce. However, after all, we are not attacking at this time, and the situation in Jinan is not critical yet. I expect that the troops sent by Wo Kuotai will be Not too much. In this case, we can only launch early, and maybe we still have a chance to win Jinan."
Zhao Tai stood up and walked back and forth, pondering for a while. He always made decisions before taking action and rarely took risks. But if he didn't take risks this time, he would lose the opportunity to seize Shandong.
In order to seize Shandong, Zhao Tai planned for a long time.
After Zhao Tai defeated Kuo Duan in the Battle of Xuzhou last year, Zhao Tai had the idea of seizing Shandong in his mind.
In order to realize this strategy, Zhao Tai made preparations for a long time, and recently severely wounded Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze to ensure that when he attacked Shandong, the Mongolian army would not be able to obtain reinforcements from Hebei.
Now if Ogedai sent troops to reinforce Jinan at Kublai Khan's reminder, Zhao Tai's previous efforts would be in vain.
By then Jinan will be heavily guarded, and it will be difficult for Zhao Tai to capture Jinan quickly.
And if he could not win Shandong, Zhao Tai would not have the capital to compete with Mongolia. He would probably be beaten south by the Mongolian army and seek refuge in the Southern Song Dynasty to survive.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai stopped and clenched his fists, "Now I can only take a gamble. Since Kublai Khan has seen through my intention, I will immediately raise troops to attack Jinan."
After Zhao Tai finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Gui and said in a deep voice: "Xiaogui, please return to Yidu immediately and continue to monitor Li Fen for me. If you have any news, please report to me in a timely manner."
"Yes! Father!" Zhao Gui clasped his fists solemnly, then turned and left the festival hall.
When Wang Bin saw him withdrawing, he said in a deep voice: "Commander, since we have decided to send troops, we must make a plan."
Zhao Tai shook his head, "If Kublai Khan conveyed the news to Wo Kuo Tai, judging from the distance from Jinan to Kaifeng, Wo Kuo Tai's troops may have already dispatched from Kaifeng. If they enter Jinan first, then we can capture Jinan’s chances will become very slim.”
Zhao Tai paused and waved directly, "Give me the order and the army will immediately break out of camp and rush to Jinan. We will discuss countermeasures as we go!"
Wang Bin nodded, "I'm humble enough to go and deliver the order."
Zhao Tai stopped Wang Bin who turned around, "Send another scout to explore the situation in Kaifeng to see if Wo Kuotai sends troops to reinforce Jinan. Finally, he ordered Wu Xian that if Kaifeng sends troops, he must be intercepted by my commander. We cannot let them get close to Jinan."
Wang Bin nodded, hurriedly left, and quickly made arrangements.
An hour later, the soldiers of Zhongyi Town gradually became excited after receiving the military order.
There has been fierce fighting in Kaifeng for more than two months, but Zhongyi Town has been standing still. Many soldiers in the army feel a little lonely and unbearable.
In addition, there were many real girls in Zhao Tai's army, and they also complained about Zhao Tai's inaction.
Jurchen generals such as Wanyan Chengde and Wanyan Chenghu requested Zhao Tai to fight many times, but Zhao Tai refused.
Now the military order was passed, and Zhao Tai decided to send troops. The soldiers of each battalion quickly gathered their equipment, rushed out of the barracks, and quickly gathered outside the camp.
At this time, the army was gathering outside the city. With the help of the guards, Zhao Tai also put on his armor, put on his iron stomach, picked up his saber and prepared to set off.
"I want to see the commander-in-chief! I want to see the commander-in-chief!" There was a sudden commotion outside the festival hall.
Zhao Tai frowned slightly, put the knife on the table and sat down again, "What's going on outside?"
A guard hurriedly went to check, and then came back to report, "Commander Qi, it's General Wanyan and others. They said they have something to ask to see the commander."
Zhao Tai frowned slightly when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and then waved his hand: "Let them come in."
Not long after, Wanyan Chengde, Wanyan Chenghu and others entered the festival hall, each of them looking a little unhappy.
Zhao Tai narrowed his eyes and glanced at the few people. He probably knew why they came, so he took a preemptive strike and asked loudly: "The commander has ordered the army to set off. If you can't prepare, what are you doing here?"
Wanyan Chengde, Wanyan Chenghu and others looked at each other, and finally Wanyan Chengde bravely saluted, "Commander, the war in Kaifeng is urgent and Dajin is at stake. Why did the Commander order us to attack Jinan instead of saving Kaifeng? This is not Going in the opposite direction, is the army getting further and further away from Kaifeng?"
Zhao Tai is now the military governor of the Jin Kingdom. Because of his status, there are many Jurchens in the army serving him.
For Zhao Tai, if the Kingdom of Jin is destroyed, it will be destroyed. Zhao Tai will not be sad about this, nor will he feel pity. But for the Jurchen soldiers in Zhongyi Town, they still have feelings for the Kingdom of Jin and do not want to The Kingdom of Jin was destroyed.
They followed Zhao Tai, not only because Zhao Tai gave him more, but also because Zhao Tai was an official of the Jin Kingdom. They believed that Zhao Tai could save the Jin Kingdom, so they were loyal to Zhao Tai.
Now that Kaifeng is in danger and the Jin Kingdom is in danger of being destroyed, the Jurchens in Zhongyi Town naturally hope that Zhao Tai can save Kaifeng and turn the tide again.
Therefore, when Wanyan Chengde and others received the news that they were going to break camp and go north to attack Jinan, they were a little confused.
Hearing this, Zhao Tai showed an unhappy look on his face and reprimanded: "Soldiers take obedience as their bounden duty. Do I need to explain to you how I use my troops? Then I might as well let you command the troops!"
When Wanyan Chengde and others heard this, they couldn't help but lower their heads, "I don't dare to do this!"
"Hmph!" Zhao Tai snorted coldly and glanced over. Seeing that no one dared to raise his head to look at each other, he said solemnly: "I don't need to explain to you when I use troops, but I think you are worried about the country. Let me tell you."
Zhao Tai paused and said, "Wo Kuotai led the main Mongolian force and gathered under the city of Kaifeng. With my own strength, he rushed into Kaifeng, which would only lead to death. Therefore, I decided to encircle Wei to save Zhao, and went north to attack Jinan, forcing the Mongolian army to besiege Kaifeng. Divide our forces to rescue Jinan, thereby achieving the goal of relieving Kaifeng. Do you understand?"
Naturally, Zhao Tai would not tell his subordinates that he captured Shandong in order to separate one side from another. He must attack Jinan in order to break the siege.
Wanyan Chenghu and others heard this and thought that Zhao Tai had previously relied on opening up the situation on the periphery to force the Mongolian troops to retreat. They couldn't help feeling ashamed, and they all saluted Zhao Tai, "I understand."
Seeing this, Zhao Tai waved his hand and said, "Just understand. This time, I will not hold you accountable for your first offense. If you dare to disobey military orders next time, I will punish you severely."
"Yes!" Wanyan Chenghu and others quickly clasped their fists.
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