The end of December, approaching the New Year, is supposed to be a time when people are preparing to celebrate the New Year, enjoy the fruits of a year's labor, and pray for good weather and a bumper harvest in the coming year. It really shouldn't be a time to fight.
But at this time, Zhao Tai broke camp from the foot of Mount Tai, and 30,000 troops rushed to Jinan in a mighty manner, kicking off the battle of Jinan.
Zhao Tai was wearing a black lacquered mountain pattern armor, an iron jacket, and white feathers on his head. He was wearing a black cloak and riding a white horse. He looked majestic.
Beside him, generals such as Chen Zhong, Sun Li, Liu Dun, Li Xizhu, Zhu Chaoyi, Chang Yu, Tang Liang, etc. were also neatly dressed, holding swords and spears, and full of murderous intent.
Everyone knows that this battle is related to the future of Zhongyi Town. From now on, whether it will depend on others and see the face of the Southern Song Dynasty, or whether it will be independent and prosperous depends on this battle.
Although 60,000 Mongolian troops gathered around Jinan City, the morale of the soldiers in each army was still high and they were full of motivation.
At this time, the 30,000-strong army advanced along the official road. The military flags were blown by the north wind in the queue, and the spears reflected the sparkling cold light in the sun, looking full of murderous intent.
Zhao Tai, surrounded by generals, walked at the front of the team, and three thousand fine cavalry from the Tiger Cavalry Battalion galloped ahead to open their eyes for the army.
Zhao Tai had tens of thousands of military horses on hand through purchasing them from Li Fen and seizing them on the battlefield. The Tiger Cavalry Battalion he formed with these horses, although it had only been established for a short time, was not a good one.
When the Kingdom of Jin was about to perish, Zhao Tai absorbed a large number of former Jin Kingdom kidnapper horses and iron pagodas to work for him.
Under the training of Jurchens such as Wanyan Chengde and Wanyan Chenghu, the cavalry of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion practiced hard and became proficient in rushing steep slopes, jumping trenches, riding and shooting, and fighting on horseback.
The current combat power of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion cannot be said to be better than that of the Mongolian cavalry, but it has been no problem to compete with the Mongolian cavalry for more than ten rounds.
At this time, the cavalry was mighty, their horses galloping in front like thunder, and the infantry's helmets were shaking behind them, their swords and spears were undulating, and they were slowly approaching Jinan.
Jinan City is surrounded by Mount Tai in the south and the old Yellow River route in the north. The terrain is low in the north and high in the south, and is located at the junction of hills and plains.
Zhao Tai led the army and marched towards Jinan from the south. The hills along the way made it difficult for the cavalry to play a role, so Zhao Tai was not worried about the Mongolian cavalry raid.
"Report, Commander! From the direction of Jinan, Li Fen raised his troops and came south, forty miles away from here." The cavalry who was exploring the road galloped back, reined in their horses and clasped their fists to report.
Zhao Tai asked in a deep voice, "Have the defenders in Jinan City ever left the city?"
"Reporting to the commander, the Jinan garrison has not left the city!" Tan Ma replied loudly.
"Explore again!" Zhao Tai waved on his horse, and the army continued to advance forward.
On the side, military advisor Wang Bin saw the scouts riding north, and immediately asked: "Commander, what should I do if Kublai Khan doesn't leave the city?"
Zhao Tai stroked his beard, "If he goes out of the city to stop the attack, and when he learns that Li Fen is going to rebel, he will definitely be in chaos, and I can easily defeat him. If he doesn't go out of the city, it doesn't matter, but it will cost more." It’s just Kung Fu!”
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In Jinan City, Kublai Khan received an urgent military report from Li Fen. He read it carefully twice before confirming that Zhao Tai had really broken camp from the foot of Mount Tai and was heading towards Jinan.
After Li Fen arrived in Jinan with 40,000 troops, he recommended himself, claiming that he could make Zhao Tai retreat.
Kublai Khan did not doubt this. He believed that Zhao Tai would probably retreat in spite of the difficulties.
After all, thirty thousand versus sixty thousand, and they still have to attack the city, it can be said that there is almost no chance of winning.
Therefore, Kublai Khan thought that Zhao Tai would not dare to attack and would probably withdraw to Lunan, but he did not expect that Zhao Tai would actually attack Jinan.
Kublai Khan frowned and thought deeply, feeling that Zhao Tai's move was too abnormal.
Judging from the current situation, Zhao Tai has no chance of winning when he attacks Jinan. And he knows he can't defeat him, so why does Zhao Tai continue to advance?
"Zhao Tai, what is your plan? I don't believe you will come here to die!" Kublai Khan held the table with both hands, still having no clue.
"Your Majesty, have a sip of tea to refresh yourself!" A girl came in and offered tea to Kublai Khan.
Kublai Khan did not blame the girl for interrupting his thoughts. He took it with a smile and drank the tea soup, "Good tea!"
This girl had a relationship with Zhao Tai. She was rescued by Zhao Tai, but was captured by Shi Tianze and finally given to Kublai Khan.
At this time, Kublai Khan took a sip of tea and his thoughts became clearer, but he still couldn't figure out why Zhao Tai had the courage to invade Jinan.
Outside the festival hall, there was a sound of footsteps, and Tasi hurried in, "Your Majesty!"
Kublai Khan said in a deep voice: "Has Li Fen already set off?"
Tasi nodded, "Li Fen has already sent out troops. Should we go out of the city and join forces with Li Fen to defeat Zhao Tai in one fell swoop?"
Zhao Tai only had 30,000 people, and Li Fen led 40,000 troops to stop the attack. If Kublai Khan pulled out the 20,000 people in Jinan City, then the Mongolian army would have 60,000 against 30,000, which would have a great advantage.
Kublai Khan pondered for a while, "Don't worry, let the warriors in the city stand by, and then send scouts to closely monitor the battlefield situation!"
Now that Kublai Khan could not figure out Zhao Tai's support, he did not dare to easily dispatch troops in the city.
Without knowing what Zhao Tai's plan was, he would be right to guard Jinan.
Therefore, he decided to let Li Fen stop Zhao Tai. If Li Fen's progress went smoothly, there would be no need for him to take action. If Li Fen failed to stop Zhao Tai, he would be defeated in the battle with Zhao Tai, and he would have time to reinforce him.
In the southern suburbs of Jinan City, Li Fen was riding on a horse, scanning the heads of people walking silently. Hearing the footsteps of 40,000 soldiers, his heart was agitated.
Li Fen looked at the mighty team and couldn't help but snorted, "Zhao Tai, I don't believe you can capture Jinan with 30,000 troops! Now I'm leading my troops to stop you. Let's see if you retreat or not!"
"Report to the commander! The enemy is thirty miles away from here!" Sentinels galloped over, reporting the distance between the two armies from time to time.
Zhongyi Zhenzhi was famous for defeating the Mongolian army many times. Li Jun, who was marching, heard that the distance between the two armies was only thirty miles, and the soldiers could not help but subconsciously tighten the weapons in their hands.
"Commander, Zhao Tai's soldiers are very elite, and their morale is high. Now that the distance between the two armies is getting closer, and Prince Kublai Khan's troops have not followed up, the general thought that the army could stop and form an array!" General Peng Huizu saw that Li Fen had no intention of stopping, so he quickly reminded him.
Li Fen rode proudly on his horse, but shook his head: "Humph! If I stop first, wouldn't I be showing weakness to Zhao Tai. I can't let Zhao Tai look down on me, I must overwhelm him with my momentum. Only in this way, Zhao Tai Only when Tai sees my commander's determination will he retreat! Order the army to continue advancing until they see Zhao Tai's troops."
Peng Huizu thought for a moment and understood what Li Fen was thinking. He hoped that Zhao Tai would see that Li Jun was not afraid of him and let him know the difficulty of attacking Jinan.
This can be said to be Li Fen's last effort to avoid a battle.
Thirty miles away, Zhao Tai also learned the location of Li Fen's army from the scouts. After learning that Li Fen's troops did not stop and continued to advance south, Zhao Tai smiled and waved, "The army continues to advance, and Li's army does not stop." , the army is not allowed to stop!"
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