In the wilderness on the southern outskirts of Jinan City, Zhao Tai and Li Fen's troops quickly closed the distance.
The scouts from both sides galloped back non-stop, reporting the opponent's position to the commanders of the two armies.
"Report! Commander! The enemy is less than fifteen miles away!" The voices of Tanma's reports sounded one after another.
Li Fen had a gloomy face, holding the horse's reins in his hand without any expression, and Sergeant Li continued to move forward.
At this time, the distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, but Li Fen was still not ready to fight Zhao Tai. His goal was still to force Zhao Tai to retreat.
Therefore, he must put on a tough stance and make Zhao Tai understand that he will not allow Zhongyi Town to attack Jinan.
Now whoever stops first will lose momentum.
At this time, the two armies were approaching quickly. Zhao Tai was riding on his horse and looking ahead, he could already see Li Fen's army.
"Commander, Li Fen hasn't stopped yet. If he continues walking, they will collide with each other." Chen Zhong said urgently.
Zhao Tai stared forward and said loudly: "If Li Fen doesn't stop, then he will hit him directly."
After hearing the order, all the generals under the banner were in high spirits, gripped their weapons, and prepared for war.
"Zhao Tai is really crazy!" Li Fen, riding on a war horse, couldn't help shouting in his heart when he saw Zhongyi suppressing him with no intention of stopping.
"Commander, there are only five miles left!" Peng Huizu shouted anxiously.
Li Fen looked ahead, and the soldiers of Zhongyi Town moving forward in the wilderness began to form an attack formation as they marched.
Li Fen saw Zhao Tai's cavalry outflanking the two wings, and the spearmen in front of them suddenly lowered their spears and pressed forward with their spears. Finally, he couldn't help but cursed: "Madman! Zhao Tai is really mad!"
In Jinan City, Kublai Khan stood at the top of the city, overlooking the looming army in the wilderness of the southern suburbs, and was engaged in a fierce struggle in his heart.
"Your Majesty, Li Fen's army is quite elite. In the previous three town sieges, Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze were defeated, and only Li Fen escaped unscathed. In Shandong, Li Fen is the only one who can check and balance Zhao Tai." Ta Si saw Li Jun approaching Zhao Tai. Tai, with some excitement on his face, said: "Your Majesty, the scouts have already investigated clearly. Except for Zhao Tai's 30,000 troops, there are no other enemy troops within a hundred miles of Jinan. Now Li Fen is escorting 40,000 men. As long as we leave the city, we have a great chance of winning." , able to defeat Zhao Tai in one fell swoop.”
Kublai Khan had a sullen face. He did not believe that Zhao Tai would come to die without certainty, but there was indeed another perfect opportunity to defeat Zhao Tai in front of him.
"Commander, we're about to hit him!" Peng Huizu roared loudly.
At this time, 30,000 Zhongyi soldiers, with cavalry protecting the two wings, spearmen holding sharp spears, marched in like a wall, followed by a large number of archers and crossbowmen, walking in neat and firm steps.
Li Jun on the opposite side saw that he was about to run into the hedgehog-like spear formation, and he was shouting in his heart, "Why don't you stop!"
The soldiers in the front row of the army unconsciously slowed down as they were about to collide. The soldiers in the rear did not adjust their speed and bumped into the soldiers in the front row. There was a trace of confusion and congestion in the front row of Li Army.
Now the two armies were competing for their momentum, and Li Jun was obviously at a disadvantage.
Li Fen, riding on his horse, could not help but gnashed his teeth and said to himself: "Zhao Tai, I don't want to fight you, but you don't listen to my advice. It seems that I will only hit you hard before you will return to Lunan." , completely attached to me."
"Woooooo~" A horn sounded in the wilderness.
Li Fen saw that the two armies were about to collide, but Zhao Tai still had no intention of stopping, and finally issued a military order, ordering the army to stop advancing.
"Commander! Li Fen has stopped!" Chen Zhong pointed forward and shouted.
"Haha~" Zhao Tai laughed heartily, "Li Fen has too many scruples. He wanted to scare me off, but I insisted on moving forward, and he immediately gave up."
Zhao Tai had already guessed Li Fen's psychology. He hoped that Zhao Tai would retreat to Lunan, and then Mongolia would rely on him to deal with Zhao Tai.
At that time, he can pretend to fight with Zhao Tai in southern Luna, and win battles from time to time to gain Mongolia's trust and rewards. At the same time, he can secretly conduct smuggling trade and develop his own power.
Therefore, when facing Zhao Tai, he was actually quite conflicted and did not want to fight Zhao Tai. But now that Zhao Tai insisted on attacking Jinan, Li Fen could only accept the challenge.
At this time, as the horn sounded, the advancing Li Jun stopped in front of the formation.
Zhao Tai raised his hand and looked around. Less than three miles away, there was a huge black crowd, boundless, blocking the way of the army.
When Zhao Tai saw that Li Fen had stopped and Zhongyi Zhen had overwhelmed them with his momentum, he immediately raised his right hand and said loudly: "Stop!"
The horn sounded and the flag was waved. The cavalry of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion immediately reined in their horses. The infantry of each battalion also stepped on the ground and stopped in the wilderness.
Zhao Tai did not attack Li Fen directly. Li Fen kept forcing him, hoping that he would withdraw his troops, but he actually did not want to fight Li Fen.
Zhao Tai's goal has always been Kublai Khan in Jinan City.
Last year, Kublai Khan invaded Zhao Tai's territory, slaughtered the soldiers and civilians of Suzhou, and built the city with the corpses of the people to watch. Zhao Tai has always remembered this hatred.
At this time, the two armies stopped in the wilderness, with 30,000 Zhongyi Town soldiers and 40,000 Li troops each forming a dense formation.
The cold wind howled, making the flags rustle. The white breath exhaled by the soldiers and horses in the front row of the two armies gathered into clouds, and the battlefield was filled with a chill.
The armies of Zhao Tai and Li Fen were both dominated by infantry. The formations of the two armies were similar, with cavalry on both wings and infantry in the middle.
Zhao Tai's front row is filled with spears like a forest, and a large number of divine arm archers are in the back row. Li Fen's side has sword and shield players forming a shield wall in front, protecting the archers behind.
At this time, the two armies set up a large formation for a confrontation. Zhao Tai looked ahead and asked in a deep voice, "Is there any movement in Jinan City?"
Wang Bin shook his head, "Kublai Khan still stands still!"
Zhao Tai frowned slightly, "I didn't expect that Kublai Khan turned out to be a cowardless person. With such an obvious advantage, he didn't dare to go out of the city to join the battle."
Zhao Tai's plan was very simple. He only led 30,000 people to Jinan. The purpose was to make the Mongolian army feel that they had an advantage and could defeat him in the wild, thereby luring Kublai Khan out of Jinan.
At that time, the undercover agent arranged by Zhao Tai will stop Kublai Khan on the battlefield and tell him that Li Fen is colluding with Zhao Tai. Zhao Tai will give Li Fen a surprise and confess to Li Fen, causing civil strife in the Mongolian army.
When Zhao Tai sends his troops to cover up the attack, he can easily defeat Kublai Khan, seize Jinan, and avenge the massacre of Suzhou.
"Commander, what should we do if Kublai Khan doesn't leave the city?" Wang Bin couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Then we can only force Li Fen to rebel first, and then attack Jinan together with Li Fen."
After finishing speaking, Zhao Tai clamped his horse's belly and was about to beat the horse out of the battle. He called Li Fen to speak when a thunderous sound of horse hooves came from the distance.
Wang Bin looked at it and said in surprise: "Commander, the Jinan garrison has left the city."
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