Wokuotai has besieged Kaifeng for more than two months and is about to see results. At this time, it is impossible for him to give up the siege of Kaifeng.
After Zhao Tai and Li Fen joined forces, they had more than 100,000 troops, so if Wokuotai wanted to encircle and suppress them, he would have to send nearly half a man.
But even so, the troops sent out were not sure of destroying Zhao Tai.
The Mongolian army that stayed behind to besiege might not be able to achieve results in the face of Kaifeng Fortress and the Song army stationed in Suzhou.
Therefore, now that Wo Kuotai faced Zhao Tai's provocation, he could only endure it to avoid being disrupted by Zhao Tai.
Yang Weizhong kept persuading in the tent and finally stabilized Wo Kuotai's mood.
At this time, Wokuotai was silent for a long time with a black face, "I am obviously far stronger than Zhao Tai. Killing him is like squeezing an ant to death, but why is it that I am always passive when fighting against Zhao Tai? This ugly and ugly person , it’s really hateful, you’re waiting for so many people, can’t there be no one who can teach me how to deal with Zhao Tai and make me say something evil!”
That Zhao Tai was really hateful. He had calculated the main force of the Mongolian army and could not give up halfway, so he attacked the prefectures and counties controlled by the Mongolian army wantonly.
Hebei Shihou Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze were severely wounded by Zhao Tai not long ago and were unable to withstand Zhao Tai's attack.
On the Mongolian grassland, the main force of the Mongolian army, led by Guiyou and others, launched the Western Expedition. It is now sweeping across Eastern Europe and will not be able to come back in a short time.
Some of them went south to start a siege. There were no extra troops on the grassland, so they went south to resist Zhao Tai.
Mongolia's strength was several times that of Zhao Tai, but Wo Kuotai had to endure it. Zhao Tai was really uncomfortable with attacking cities and villages within Mongolian territory.
Yang Weizhong said: "Great Khan, what Zhao Tai relies on now is that the Great Khan did not capture Kaifeng and would not divide his troops to attack him, so he was so arrogant. Therefore, I thought that if I wanted to make Zhao Tai uncomfortable, I would have to capture Kaifeng. By then Zhao Tai Tai must be trembling, not daring to dance so happily anymore."
"But the city of Kaifeng is also a tough one!" Wo Kuotai sighed, "Even now, I have attacked the city, but the city is still standing. When will I be able to break through Kaifeng, and then go all out to deal with Zhao Tai."
Yang Weizhong said: "Speaking of which, the Jin army in Kaifeng City is at the end of its strength. The reason why they can defend until now has something to do with Zhao Tai."
Wo Kuotai felt a toothache when he heard Zhao Tai's name, "It's this guy again!"
"Kaifeng is under siege, and the defenders in the city are already in dire straits, and their morale should have collapsed long ago." Yang Weizhong said, "According to my observation, the reason why the Jin army has persisted until now is because they firmly believe that Zhao Tai will bring in troops to reinforce. Your Majesty. If you want to break Kaifeng, you must first attack the heart and break the confidence of the Kaifeng defenders, then Kaifeng can be broken!"
Wo Kuotai narrowed his eyes, "What if the confidence of the defenders is defeated?"
Yang Weizhong said: "Previously, the Great Khan used thunder to bombard Kaifeng City, and the morale of the defenders in the city was low. Later, Zhao Tai sent Wu Xian into Caozhou and made a gesture of crossing the river to rescue Kaifeng, which greatly boosted the morale of the defenders in Kaifeng City. We repelled many attacks. This time Zhao Tai captured Shandong and attacked Hebei, but did not rescue Kaifeng. We can then tell the defenders in the city that Zhao Tai had no intention of rescuing Kaifeng. He only wanted to use the Kaifeng defenders to delay Live with us so you can get a bigger territory for yourself.”
Wo Kuotai's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea. Let the Kaifeng defenders see Zhao Tai's face clearly. They understand that if they don't get help, there will be chaos in the city."
Kaifeng City.
This time Wokuotai concentrated the main force of the Mongolian army and besieged Kaifeng City, putting the Jin Kingdom in danger of destruction.
Marshal Heda of the Jin Kingdom knew that the Mongolian army could not be stopped by Kaifeng's troops and civilians alone, so he sent people to Shandong several times to ask Zhao Tai and Wuxian to send troops to support.
Every time the messenger he sent met Zhao Tai, Zhao Tai told him to fight in the city, and also said that Zhongyi Town would definitely rescue Kaifeng.
Zhao Tai's reply made Heda quite happy at first, but Zhao Tai always said to send reinforcements. More than two months have passed, it is already a new year, and Heda still has not seen half of the reinforcements. .
A few days ago, it was said that Wuxian had arrived in Caoxian County and was about to arrive in Kaifeng. However, half a month later, Wuxian did not advance but retreated, and all the human hair was gone.
Helpless, reinforcements did not arrive, so Heda had to prepare as many rolling logs and stones as possible, arrange trebuchets, and make sky-shaking thunder, and fight against the Mongols with difficulty.
That night, Heda commanded his soldiers to take advantage of the dark clouds in the sky and the cover of the stars and moon to repair a small section of the city wall that had been destroyed by the Mongolian trebuchet during the day.
The soldiers were busy when suddenly a man came near the city wall and shouted loudly: "The marshal is here, there is an urgent military report!"
Heda was directing his soldiers to pile bamboo baskets filled with stones into the gap. When he heard the sound, he said loudly: "I am here."
When Cui Lixun saw Heda, he quickly walked over and saluted with clasped fists, "Marshal Qi, the latest situation! That Zhao Tai didn't come to rescue us at all. He appeared to be reinforcing us, but in fact he went to Shandong to seize territory."
Heda was shocked, and the soldiers who were busy around him were also frightened. Many of them slowed down their movements and pricked up their ears to eavesdrop, wanting to know what was going on.
"What did you say?" Heda was shocked.
Cui Li said angrily: "I sent someone from my humble position to explore the traces of the reinforcements, but I found out that Wuxian's troops had evacuated, and Zhao Tai also led his troops to leave the camp and march towards Jinan!"
Kaifeng is in the west and Jinan is in the east. Zhao Tai leads the army towards Jinan, which means that the distance from Kaifeng city is getting farther and farther.
Heda frowned, "Is this news true?"
Cui Li said solemnly: "How dare you deceive the marshal in your humble position? Zhao Tai promised to rescue us and let us defend the city desperately, but he took his subordinates and took advantage of the Mongolian main force to be contained. He quietly went west and captured a large area of the state. county."
After hearing this, Heda felt a broken voice in his heart, and his whole body was shaken to the point where his head was buzzing.
In Kaifeng City, everyone from the emperor to the soldiers and civilians were eagerly waiting for Zhao Tai to come to relieve the siege.
In their hearts, Zhao Tai, who has turned the tide many times, has become their last hope.
Now their hopes are gradually dashed.
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Hebei, Damingfu, Weizhou.
After Zhang Rou was defeated last time, he completely withdrew from Shandong and began to recruit troops again in Hebei, hoping to use two or three years to restore his strength.
The Mongols fought fiercely, but they did not establish a system to govern the local area.
As one of the princes controlled by the Mongols in Hebei, Zhang Rou had local financial and military power and could manage the people and land under his rule.
As long as there is a population and land, it is only a matter of time before Zhang Rou regains his strength.
During the period after the defeat, Zhang Rou took advantage of Hebei's large population and cultivated land to quickly recruit another army.
Originally, Zhang Rou planned to keep developing for a few years and then seek revenge from Zhao Tai. Who would have thought that as soon as he regained some strength, Zhao Tai would come knocking on his door.
