Wo Kuotai had a sullen face, unable to make up his mind for a moment whether to capture Kaifeng first or defeat Zhao Tai and the Song army first.
If the Mongolian army stormed the inner city, Ogedai was worried that the enemy would attack and harass the city, or even attack from behind, making it impossible for the Mongolian army to attack the city with all its strength.
If Zhao Tai and the Song army were defeated first, Wo Kuotai was worried that Zhao Tai would find a way to transport food to the defenders in Kaifeng City to give them a chance to breathe.
Wo Kuotai had a dark face. Zhao Tai suddenly appeared, which undoubtedly disrupted his rhythm. However, with the strength of the Mongolian army here, Wo Kuotai was not afraid even if Zhao Tai and Song troops came over.
Subotai said: "Open Kaifeng first, and then send cavalry to prevent the enemy from approaching. With Kaifeng's current situation, it shouldn't be a problem for us to pay a small price to capture it. By then, we will have Kaifeng City in hand, and we should deal with the enemy Guaranteed victory. If Zhao Tai and the Song army are defeated first, then send a group of troops to keep an eye on the defenders in the city. Now that the Jin army in the city has lost its combat effectiveness, only a small number of troops are needed to watch, and the army can attack immediately, before the enemy has a foothold. Steady, defeat them directly!"
Wokuotai nodded, "More than 100,000 troops of this Khan have gathered here. No matter what the situation is, this Khan will win a great victory!"
Kublai Khan suddenly said: "Great Khan, everyone! Have you noticed the message from the Southern Song Dynasty?"
Wokuotai asked: "What's the problem?"
Kublai Khan then took out a letter calling for the Northern Expedition of the Song Army and presented it to Wo Kuotai. Wo Kuai Tai could not recognize all the Chinese characters and frowned: "What did you say?"
When Kublai Khan saw this, he immediately opened his mouth and said: "The things of the Southerners are obscure and difficult to understand. I won't read it if you don't understand it. I will only read this sentence. From now on, the people of Huaihe, Jingxiang, Sichuan and Shu have conquered the sun and raised their armies. Return to the old capital! Great Khan, the soldiers and horses of the Southern Song Dynasty may not only be from Suzhou, but also from Xiangyang and Hanzhong!"
"Three armies?" Wo Kuotai and many Mongolian generals couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, their expressions became stern, and they finally felt the pressure.
"You mean, the Song soldiers didn't just go all the way to Suzhou, they went north in three ways!" Wo Kuotai was no longer calm after hearing this. He stood up and walked to the map, his expression serious.
In order to destroy the Jin Kingdom, Wokuotai gathered his troops in Kaifeng, which left Guanzhong, Luoyang and other places empty of troops, with only some Han princes who had surrendered to Mongolia guarding them.
After all, the north was once the territory of the Song Dynasty, and during the reign of the Song Dynasty, the people's lives were relatively easy, which made many northern soldiers and civilians still miss the Song Dynasty.
Those nobles of the Han army are just like grassroots. Many of them were forced to be loyal to Mongolia due to the situation. If the Song army went north,
They may not try their best to resist.
The main force of the Mongolian army is now in Kaifeng. If the other two Song armies are allowed to occupy Guanzhong and Luoyang, the results achieved by Mongolia in the twenty years of conquering gold will be inferior to those of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Wo Kuotai stared at the map, drew on the map with his finger, and said in a deep voice: "If the Song army goes north in three directions, this Khan must quickly defeat Zhao Tai and the Song army going north from Suzhou. If the war here is delayed, Guanzhong, There will be problems in Nanyang and Luoyang. If Ben Khan quickly defeats the enemy troops on the east route, then the other two Song armies will not dare to continue going north, and Ben Khan will be able to block the Southern Song attack and reap the rewards of destroying gold."
Subotai and others discussed for a while and felt that Ogedai's decision was reasonable. Guanzhong and Nanyang were very empty. They must defeat the Song army as soon as possible to scare the Southern Song Dynasty and prevent the Southern Song Dynasty from continuing to advance.
If the Song army cannot be defeated quickly and is restrained in Kaifeng by Zhao Tai and the Song army from Lianghuai, the other two Song armies will go out of Dashan Pass to occupy Guanzhong and Xiangyang. After seizing Nanyang, they will go north to capture Luoyang. Mongolia will destroy the Jin Dynasty. All the results were taken away by the Song Dynasty.
Subotai said: "The defenders in Kaifeng City can no longer afford to make waves. Then let Cui Li and others watch over the defenders in the city, while we prepare to deal with the enemy troops coming!"
Wokuotai nodded, "Okay, then I will fight them in the suburbs of Kaifeng."
Subotai said: "There is a vast plain outside the city of Kaifeng. If the enemy dares to come, our cavalry will charge and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"
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Dingtao, Qi army camp.
After Zhao Tai learned that the Song army had sent troops, he immediately ordered his army to cross the river and go to join the Song army.
These days, in order to appease the Jurchens in the army, Zhao Tai asked them to make a large number of river crossing equipment.
At this time, Zhao Tai gave an order, and the pioneer battalion, dominated by Jurchens, immediately boarded rafts and boats and rowed towards the other side of the Yellow River.
The Mongolian army on the other side noticed that the Qi soldiers were crossing the river. They galloped over and fired a wave of arrows on the bank. Seeing that they could not stop the Qi soldiers from crossing the river, they unbridled their horses and quickly evacuated from the west bank.
Not long after, the vanguard of the Qi army crossed the Yellow River, quickly controlled the beach, and then set up a pontoon bridge. Zhao Tai led his men and horses through the pontoon bridge overnight and arrived at the west bank of the Yellow River.
"Your Majesty! What should we do now?" Wu Xian looked solemn, "Should we go straight to Kaifeng?"
Zhao Tai shook his head, "There are more than 100,000 Mongolian troops under Kaifeng City. Although they are tired from fighting for a long time, their combat power cannot be underestimated. With our strength, it will be difficult to defeat them!"
"What does the king mean?" Chen Zhong asked.
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Send a team of cavalry to advance towards Kaifeng with a bluff. The main force will follow my commander to join the Song army!"
There are more than 100,000 Mongolian troops under the city of Kaifeng, which are stronger than the Qi army and the Song army. If Zhao Tai and the Song army attack separately, they will be easily defeated by the Mongols.
Therefore, Zhao Tai gave an order, and after forty thousand Qi troops forcibly crossed the Yellow River, they marched south to find the Song army.
At this time, Zhao Kui and Quan Zicai, leading 80,000 Song troops, had left Guide. They led their troops and troops along the Suishui River and pushed towards Kaifeng.
The two learned that the Mongolian army had captured the outer city of Kaifeng. They were worried that the Mongolian army was about to capture the inner city or had already captured the inner city, so they ordered the army to speed up their advance.
If the Mongolian army is still attacking the city, the Song army will quickly arrive at Kaifeng City and be able to contain the Mongolian army. The Jin soldiers will fiercely defend the city and cooperate with the defenders inside and outside to defeat the Mongolian army.
If the Mongolian army has already taken the city and is resting, and the Song army goes early, there will still be a chance to gain a certain advantage while the Mongolian army has just started fighting and the soldiers are tired.
If the Song army moves slowly and the Mongolian army has rested for many days, they will be in a hard battle when they arrive in Kaifeng.
"Speed up the march!" Zhao Kui and Quan Zicai stood by on horseback as the 80,000 Song army marched mightily, watching the army advance and urging them from time to time.
"My lord!" A cavalryman galloped over and dismounted, "Messenger Zhao Tai asks to see you!"
Zhao Kui raised his eyebrows and said, "Bring me here!"
Not long after, a young general was led to Zhao Kui and saluted: "Mr. Zhizhi!"
Zhao Kui asked: "Has Zhao Guorui crossed the river?"
The young general replied: "Reporting to my husband, my commander-in-chief has crossed the Yellow River!"
Zhao Kui and Quan Zi just looked at each other and said with a smile: "Okay, our two armies will enter Kaifeng and fight the Mongolian army decisively!"
The young general took out a letter and saluted: "Mr. Sir! I have been ordered to come here and deliver a letter from my commander-in-chief."
Zhao Tai accepted the title of king from the Kingdom of Jin, but he told his subordinates not to call him king in front of Zhao Kui and others.
Zhao Kui took the letter and read it quickly. Then Quanzi asked: "Ms. Sir, what did Zhao Guorui say? Are you urging us to send troops to rescue Kaifeng?"
Zhao Kui frowned and said: "Zhao Guorui asked us to form a stronghold on the spot and not to rush to Kaifeng. He has already led his troops south and plans to join us first to prevent them from being defeated by the Mongols!"
There is a vast plain in the east of Henan, and Mongolia has the advantage of cavalry. Although Zhao Tai and the Song army are not far apart, they may still be eaten by the superior strength gathered by the Mongolian army.
Quanzi couldn't help but said in surprise: "The outer city of Kaifeng has been destroyed, and the inner city is in danger. If we don't advance quickly, Kaifeng will fall into the hands of the Mongols!"
Zhao Kui closed the letter, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Zhao has not forgotten his identity. It doesn't matter to us whether Kaifeng is captured by the Mongols. Our goal is not to rescue the Jin Kingdom, but to recover the Three Capitals." "
After saying that, Zhao Kui waved his hand and said, "Give me the order to set up camp on the spot!"
At that moment, when the Song army left Guide and stepped into the territory of Kaifeng, they set up camp between Qixian and Suixian.
The Song army here had just set up camp, and the next day Zhao Tai led the cavalry and galloped over to join the Song army.
After the Mongolian army discovered that Zhao Tai had arrived in Dingtao, they did not send troops to stop him. Zhao Tai easily crossed the Yellow River.
Wo Kuotai was looking forward to Zhao Tai and headed to Kaifeng, but Zhao Tai went south to join the Song army first.
Wokuotai was worried that the other two Song armies would attack Guanzhong and Nanyang, intending to defeat Zhao Tai and the Southern Song army as soon as possible.
Therefore, Wokuotai did not send troops to stop Zhao Tai from crossing the river, nor did he send anyone to stop the Southern Song army from heading north. He hoped that the two troops would reach Kaifeng quickly.
The Mongolian army wanted to fight quickly, and the vast plain outside Kaifeng City was the best battlefield.
Wokuotai and many Mongolian generals were confident that no one could be a match for the Mongolian army in a battle on the plains.
Wokuotai ordered Cui Li to monitor the Jin army in the city. He focused his attention on the Song army and Zhao Tai, waiting for Zhao Tai to rescue Kaifeng. However, after Zhao Tai crossed the river, the army went directly south to join the Song army.
When the Mongolian army received the news, Wokuotai made a decisive decision and left general Cui Li behind to monitor the Jin army in the inner city. He led a hundred thousand Mongolian troops to chase Zhao Tai's troops and approach the Song army's camp.
On February 18th, on a sunny day in the morning, the Mongolian cavalry approached the camp of the Song-Qi coalition. The Song army's sentry cavalry discovered traces of the Mongolian army and immediately reported to Zhao Kui on flying horses.
The allied forces of Song and Qi set up camp on the banks of the Suishui River, with 120,000 troops. The camp occupies a very large area and the scene is extremely spectacular.
At this time, Zhao Kui learned that the Mongolian army was coming, so he and Zhao Tai climbed up to the watchtower and looked to the north, only to see billowing yellow dust rising in the distance.
"Report! The enemy is fifteen miles away from the camp!" The sentry horse galloped back, dismounted, and reported with one knee.
The watchtower in the camp is very high, and the view from it is very good. Zhao Tai and others can see the cavalry galloping over without having to look at the horses to report.
At this time, Zhao Tai could see for several miles at a glance and saw countless enemy cavalry rolling towards him. The roaring sound of horse hooves was like muffled thunder, and the sound was extremely frightening.
Zhao Kui had been in battle for a long time and was considered a veteran in the Song Dynasty. However, this was the first time he saw such a large number of cavalry. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. "How many cavalry are there?"
Zhao Tai looked at the overwhelming Mongolian cavalry and said solemnly: "Look at this posture, there must be one hundred thousand! There are probably infantry behind the cavalry!"
"It seems like all the main Mongolian forces are here!" Zhao Kui said in shock.
Seeing everyone's nervous expressions, Zhao Tai suddenly laughed and said: "The Song Dynasty's three-pronged Northern Expedition left the Mongolian troops empty in Guanzhong and Luoyang. It seems that Wokuotai was anxious. He wanted to repel us quickly and scare off the other two armies of the Song Dynasty. , buy time for them to rearrange their forces!"
After hearing Zhao Tai's words, Zhao Kui couldn't help but said: "The Mongolian army came out in full force. It seems that Wokuotai is really anxious. We are going to have a hard battle!"
"Haha..." Zhao Tai looked at the Mongolian cavalry all over the mountains and plains. He was not flustered but overjoyed, and said to Zhao Kui: "Don't worry about the situation, Sir! Wo Kuotai is eager to win this battle, so we will stick to the camp and not fight with them. As long as Drag them to the east of Henan, wait for the other two armies to make achievements, and Wokuotai can't care about each other at the end, and then launch a counterattack, we will definitely defeat the Mongolian army!"
Only then did Zhao Kui and Quanzi understand what Zhao Tai meant, "Wo Kuotai is eager to win and will attack by force, but I don't know if the soldiers can withstand it!"
Zhao Taidao: "Hang up the no-war card! The Mongolian army is mainly cavalry and has average attack ability. We will definitely be able to defend the camp!"
Seeing Zhao Tai's confidence, Zhao Kui felt relieved and immediately ordered his subordinates to hang a no-war sign outside the camp gate.
Zhao Tai discussed strategies with Zhao Kui and others, and both parties made a tacit agreement not to mention the Jin soldiers in Kaifeng City.
Now this battle has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Jin.
Neither Zhao Tai nor Zhao Kui had the motivation to rescue the Jin army. Their strategy for this battle was very simple, which was to drag Wokuotai in eastern Henan and wait for the other two Song armies to make contributions.
By then, seeing the crisis in Guanzhong and Luoyang, Wokuotai could only withdraw his troops from eastern Henan, and the coalition forces could take the opportunity to regain Kaifeng.
While Zhao Tai was discussing with Zhao Kui and others, the thunderous sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and the earth trembled slightly under the galloping horses. The coalition forces immediately felt tremendous pressure.
At this time, the Mongolian cavalry galloped all the way and stopped two miles away from the camp. Wokuotai led a thousand cavalry out, galloped for another mile, and stopped about one mile away from the Song army's camp. Looking at the coalition camp.
There were 80,000 Song troops and 40,000 Qi soldiers. The company camp set up by Uu Kanshu occupied an area of more than ten miles. The wooden fence was filled with soldiers who were waiting in full formation.
At this time, Wokuotai looked at the coalition camp. He originally thought that the coalition camp was on the plain and there was no danger to rely on, so the defense of the camp should be average.
But when he took a closer look, he couldn't help but curse in his heart. The coalition not only erected walls, but also dug trenches and pits outside the camp to prevent cavalry attacks, and placed antlers and horses. The defense was very complete.
Wokuotai observed the coalition camp and frowned when he saw that the camp was well-defended.
He wanted to fight a decisive battle with the Song and Qi coalition forces as soon as possible, but looking at the coalition forces' camps and their well-defended defenses, he knew that the coalition forces understood his intentions and that he was eager to win, so they set up defenses and waited for him to hit him head-on. They used strong fortifications to defeat him. Consuming the warriors of the steppes.
Thinking of this, Wo Kuotai's face darkened, and he suddenly shouted: "Who is going to challenge the enemy?"
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