Zhang Rou was originally stationed in the city of Daming Prefecture. When he learned that Zhao Tai had suddenly invaded, he fled in a hurry and hid in Wei County.
Although Wei County is just a county town now, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, it was one of the territories of Wei Bo Town, a powerful vassal.
Therefore, the city in Wei County is very strong and is no worse than the city in Zhou.
Zhang Rou didn't expect that as soon as she regained some strength, Zhao Tai would come over and kill her.
He could only abandon the state city and hide in Weizhou to temporarily avoid Zhao Tai's attack.
"Commander Fenghuo!" At the top of Wei County City, a member of a thousand households suddenly shouted loudly.
As soon as he said this, the defenders at the top of the city looked up in shock and saw thick smoke rising from the southeast.
This was the message beacon set up by Zhang Rou in his own territory. Looking at the rising smoke, he knew that an army was coming from the southeast.
The muscles in Zhang Rou's mouth twitched and she punched the city wall with her fist, "Zhao Tai, you bullied me too much! I even hid in Wei County, but you still chased me, forcing me to panic, and I risked my life." , I will make you pay the price!"
Zhao Tai, who was riding a horse, sneezed. He looked up and saw beacon smoke rising in the distance. His expression immediately froze and he shouted loudly: "The enemy has discovered us, and the whole army hastened forward!"
As soon as the military order was given, the advancing officers and soldiers of Zhongyi Town were immediately spurred on. The soldiers took off their steps and trotted towards Weizhou.
After forcing Li Fen to fight against Mongolia and drive Kublai Khan out of Shandong, Zhao Tai did not stop military operations.
Because Zhao Tai knew very well that once Wokuotai captured Kaifeng, the next target would be himself.
Therefore, Zhao Tai adopted the advice of military adviser Wang Bin and decided to continue to hold back the main Mongolian force while Kaifeng could continue. The army entered Daming Mansion and beat Zhang Rou again.
Zhao Tai had at least two goals in doing this. One was to continue to attack Zhang Rou so that Zhang Rou could not participate in the next Mongolian attack on him.
Secondly, Zhao Tai hopes to repeat his old tricks to force Zhang Rou to surrender and maintain a tacit understanding with him.
At this time, 15,000 soldiers of Zhongyi Town rushed forward. More than an hour later, Wei County was in sight.
"Commander, this Wei County is one of the areas under the jurisdiction of Wei Bojun in the Tang Dynasty. It has been the place where Tianxiong Army's military envoys have been stationed for a long time, so the city is relatively strong." Wang Bin looked at the city from a distance and explained to Zhao Tai, "Northern Song Dynasty During this period, Weizhou was the northern barrier of Kaifeng and an important military town in the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, the defense was not weakened but strengthened. After the Jin Kingdom occupied the north, Weizhou's military status declined, but Weizhou's previous foundation is still there and should remain the same. Very solid.”
Zhao Tai nodded slightly: "Then Zhang Rou abandoned Damingzhou City and came to Wei County. I think Wei County's city defense will not be too bad."
Not long after, the army approached Wei County. Zhao Tai looked carefully and found that the city was indeed tall, not like a county town, but no worse than an ordinary state city.
Zhao Tai looked from a distance and saw the tall city of Weizhou with numerous figures and soldiers running back and forth. He probably noticed that Zhongyi Town was approaching and was preparing to defend the city.
Half an hour later, Zhao Tai led his men and horses and stopped five hundred steps in front of Weizhou City. Then he led his men around the city and took a peek.
"The city wall is indeed tall, but the wall is somewhat mottled, and the exterior of the city bricks is weathered and eroded, probably due to lack of repairs for many years." Wang Bin said to Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai stared at Weizhou with squinted eyes and said in a deep voice: "How does the military advisor think we should fight?"
Wang Bin stroked his goatee under his chin and said, "My subordinates thought that Zhang Rou fled to Wei County when he learned that our army had entered Daming Mansion, which meant that Zhang Rou's town was afraid of our army. Now that the commander-in-chief is here, he is I think I can let someone, under the banner of the commander-in-chief, persuade me at the foot of the city to see if the defenders in the city are willing to surrender."
Zhao Tai knew that Zhang Rou had a son named Zhang Hongfan, who was the man who destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty.
In addition, during Li Fen's rebellion, Li Fen contacted Zhang Rou and others to fight against the Mongols. However, Zhang Rou and others did not respond to Li Fen. Instead, they assisted Mongolia and eliminated Li Fen.
Although history has changed beyond recognition now, and the subsequent situation may not happen, Zhao Tai still feels that Zhang Rou is not like Li Fen, and he should not betray Mongolia.
"Haha~" Zhao Tai said with a smile: "The military counselor thinks that he can scare Zhang Rou into surrendering just by relying on my name as commander?"
Wang Bin said: "Zhang Rou will not surrender easily, but letting them know that the commander-in-chief is here will frighten the defenders and prevent them from showing their strength."
Zhao Tai smiled and immediately sent a group of cavalry, flying Zhao Tai's military flag, to the gate of Wei County.
At this time, Zhang Rou was standing at the top of the Wei County city and saw the soldiers of Zhongyi Town marching to the city. He was guessing who was leading the army when he suddenly saw several riders leaving the military formation and throwing themselves at the city gate.
Zhang Rou stared at the cavalry running towards them and saw that they were carrying a flag. Due to the distance, she couldn't see clearly what was written on it, but she could clearly see the flag pattern.
It was a red dragon flag with a black background, and it was Zhao Tai's military flag.
Not long after, the cavalry came fifty steps in front of the city and shouted loudly: "Everyone in the city, listen up. The Jiedu Envoy of Zhongyi Town and the Xuanfu Envoy of Shandong and West Road, Marshal Zhao, are here with their troops. Those who know the truth should surrender quickly."
Many of the defenders in the city were frightened when they heard that Zhao Tai was coming.
Zhang Rou was ravaged by Zhao Tai many times and was afraid of Zhao Tai's reputation from top to bottom.
At this time, Zhang Rou stood at the top of the city, watching the subordinates on the city talking about each other for a while, and couldn't help frowning, "Archers!"
Seeing this, the general next to him was so horrified that he quickly advised, "Commander, don't be impulsive, so as not to anger Zhao Tai."
Zhang Rou turned around in shock, the general who spoke quickly lowered his head, and the other generals also avoided Zhang Rou's gaze.
Seeing this, Zhang Rou knew that the soldiers had no intention of fighting. She couldn't help leaning out with a black face and shouted: "Zhao Taimo wants to bully others too much. Don't think you can scare me! This Wei County is impregnable, and I, the soldiers There is enough horse money and food, if you are willing to sacrifice the lives of your subordinates, come and try to attack."
After hearing the reply from the city, the cavalrymen immediately left the city and went back to report to Zhao Tai.
Seeing this, the defenders at the top of the city were a little panicked. Someone said: "Commander, how can you let Zhao Tailai attack Wei County? Let's not talk about it. Zhao Tai's army is elite and has defeated the Mongolian army many times. Let's talk about ourselves. Yanzhou was defeated. It has only been half a year, and our strength has not yet recovered. We really cannot withstand a fierce battle! If Zhao Tai really attacks, we~"
Zhang Rou looked at his subordinate angrily. In fact, what he said was not hard, it could even be said to be very soft.
Zhang Rou didn't want to fight, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to Wei County. He expressed his attitude and told Zhao Tai that he would pay a price for attacking him. He hoped that Zhao Tai could weigh the pros and cons, but his generals felt that he was irritating Zhao Tai. , afraid that Zhao Tai would attack Wei County forcefully.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Rou looked unkind, "Do you want me to surrender to Kaicheng? If any of you have such an idea, I will not tolerate him!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone could not help but bow their heads again and did not dare to say anything more.
