Cui Li's armor was stained with blood, and he reported to Subotai the situation in the city.
Subotai heard that the Emperor of Jin had committed suicide and that most of the Jurchens in the city had been killed, and felt a little sad.
The war between Mongolia and Jin has been going on for decades. Two generations of Mongolian Khans have attacked Jin several times. Today, they finally destroyed this powerful opponent.
Subotai nodded: "Give me the order to cut off the heads of the Jin people and build a Jingguan. Then send someone to inform the Great Khan that I have captured Kaifeng."
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In the southern suburbs of Kaifeng, the front line is facing off.
A group of cavalry galloped into the Mongolian camp.
In the Mongolian army's sweat tent, Wokuotai and others heard the report that Subutai had captured Kaifeng, and their faces showed joy.
Yang Weizhong said: "Great Khan, we have been blocked by the Jin people for twenty years. Today, the Great Khan finally destroyed the Jin and unified the northern land!"
Wo Kuotai sighed in his heart, "Once the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, I will rule the north. Only the Southern Song Dynasty and Zhao Tai can influence me to conquer the world!"
"Great Khan! Three routes from the Southern Song Dynasty attacked us. Now that we have captured Kaifeng and destroyed the Jin Kingdom, should we retreat quietly tonight?" Yang Weizhong asked.
Wokuotai snorted coldly, "Do you still need to be secretive when I retreat? Send the order and the army breaks out of camp. Do you think Zhao Tai dares to pursue me?"
Many generals heard this and agreed, "Yes, if Zhao Tai dares to pursue him, we will turn around and kill him directly!"
What Wokuotai said was not a lie. The Song and Qi coalition forces could only compete with the Mongolian army based on their camps.
If the Mongolian army retreats and the Song-Qi coalition forces leave the camp to pursue them, the Mongolian cavalry will be able to defeat the Song-Qi coalition forces in the wilderness without the protection of the camp.
For Wokuotai, the Song and Qi coalition forces came out of camp to pursue him, which was what he wanted.
Zhao Tai sent Wanyan Chengde to secretly go to Kaifeng City to create a disturbance. After creating a blockage for the Mongols, there was no action.
120,000 coalition troops were stationed in the camp and faced off against the Mongolian army. The two sides had a tacit understanding and no war broke out.
At this time, many in the Qi army had already understood that Zhao Tai had no intention of rescuing Kaifeng, so no one mentioned it. Only some Jurchens were still confused about the rescue of Kaifeng, and they clamored for Zhao Tai all day long. Send troops.
In the commander's tent, Wanyan Chenghu, who had just returned from near Kaifeng, cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, the Mongolian army is attacking Kaifeng. I saw from a distance that the imperial city was on fire. The situation must be extremely critical. Please send troops to reinforce Kaifeng immediately!" "
Zhao Tai heard this, but couldn't agree. He could only say: "Chenghu, get up first!"
Wanyan Chenghu kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, if we don't send troops, Kaifeng will fall and Dajin will be doomed."
The privy envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Yili Pua, could see things more clearly than the generals like Wanyan Chenghu.
The two major forces currently rescuing Kaifeng, the Southern Song Dynasty and Zhao Tai, actually have no motivation to rescue Kaifeng.
For the Song army, Kaifeng is the old capital they want to recover. If Kaifeng is saved, what will happen to the Jin people in the city?
Now that the Jin Kingdom only has an isolated city like Kaifeng, it is impossible to return Kaifeng to the Southern Song Dynasty. So for the Southern Song Dynasty, the best situation is to let the Mongols destroy the Jin Kingdom and then regain Kaifeng.
Otherwise, even if the Song army rescues Kaifeng, they will have to destroy the gold themselves.
Therefore, the Song army led by Zhao Kui definitely did not want to rescue Kaifeng.
Zhao Tai is now the king and will control Qi. For him, rescuing Kaifeng will also do more harm than good.
If the Jin Dynasty was a Han dynasty and the Central Plains were orthodox, Zhao Tai could still save Kaifeng and hold the emperor hostage to order the princes, but the emperor of the Jin Dynasty was not.
Zhao Tai rescued Wanyan Shouxu, but he could not use Wanyan Shouxu to command the world. The Song Dynasty in the south was the first to refuse to obey, and the Han military princes in the north had also long since stopped following the Emperor of Jin.
With the title of Emperor of Jin, he could only call upon the Jurchens and a small number of northern Han people, but the benefits were not high. However, by rescuing the Emperor of Jin, Wanyan Shouxu would divide Zhao Tai's power.
Therefore, Yila Pu'a could see clearly that Zhao Tai would not save Kaifeng, but Wanyan Chengde and other Jurchens could not understand it yet.
Now the broken ship of the Jin Kingdom is about to capsize. The people who moved to Pu'a are not Jurchens, but Khitan people. There is no need to be buried with the Jin Kingdom. They have to consider their own future.
Wanyan Chenghu cried: "If the commander-in-chief is in trouble, please give me 10,000 troops and let me go rescue your majesty!"
"General Wanyan!" When Zhao Tai was in trouble, Yilapua stood up and scolded: "Aren't you anxious to be the king? There is the Mongolian army outside. I give you 10,000 people. How can you keep their eyes open again?" Down there, go rescue Kaifeng?"
Zhao Tai waved his hand and helped Wanyan Chenghu up with a heavy expression, saying in a painful voice: "Chenghu, I want to save His Majesty more than you, but I am responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers!"
Zhao Tai glanced at Yi La Pu'a, and then glanced at the Jurchen generals in the tent, "I know you are impatient, but the decision to send troops is not decided by one person! You should know that of the 120,000 coalition troops, 80,000 are The Song army has 10,000 men and horses from Li Fen. These soldiers and horses don’t obey Gu’s command! We only have 30,000 men when we are full, but there are 100,000 Mongolian troops outside the camp. Even if we send troops, we must plan for the long term."
Yi La Pu'a said again: "You must understand the king's difficulties! It's not that the king doesn't send troops now, it's that the king can't command the coalition forces. The one who wants to save Kaifeng most now is the king. Don't misunderstand the king!"
When Wanyan Chenghu and others heard this, they lowered their heads in shame.
At this time, the curtain was suddenly raised, and a general came in hurriedly, walked to Zhao Tai, and whispered to Zhao Tai.
When Zhao Tai heard this, his expression suddenly changed, "This is serious!"
The visitor nodded, and the generals couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Zhao Tai said solemnly, "The Mongols are withdrawing their troops!"
Opposite the coalition camp, more than 100,000 Mongolian soldiers were packing their bags in the camp.
Zhao Tai hurried out of his tent and came to the village wall. Zhao Kui and others were also there.
"Guorui is here!" Zhao Kui said with a smile.
Zhao Tai looked outside and said, "Ms. sir, what's going on?"
Zhao Kui raised his hand and pointed at the Mongolian camp, "Starting this morning, the Mongolian army began to pack up, dismantle tents, and prepare to evacuate!"
Quanzi said: "It seems that Kaifeng has been captured by the Mongolian army and the Jin Kingdom has been destroyed!"
There was some regret in his words. I don't know whether he felt sorry for the Jin Kingdom or because he felt sorry that the Southern Song Dynasty did not destroy the Jin Dynasty.
Zhao Kui asked: "Guorui, the Mongolian army is retreating, should we pursue it?"
Zhao Tai pondered for a moment and shook his head, "The main force of the Mongolian army is strong. If we leave the camp, we will definitely be attacked by them! I thought we should wait for the Mongolian troops to withdraw before advancing towards Kaifeng!"
Zhao Tai's goal of sending troops this time was mainly to show off and earn prestige and fame, so that after the destruction of Jin, he could win over the hearts and minds of the old ministers of the Jin Kingdom and thereby increase his own strength.
Therefore, Zhao Tai never thought about attrition with Mongolia, nor was he prepared for a war with Mongolia.
After hearing Zhao Tai's words, Zhao Kui frowned slightly and had different thoughts in his heart.
The Southern Song Dynasty sent troops this time to capture the three capitals and recapture the land occupied by the Jin soldiers after the disgrace of Jingkang.
This time the Southern Song Dynasty sent troops to launch a surprise attack while the Mongolian army was tired. Naturally, they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate more Mongolian troops.
Otherwise, the main force of the Mongolian army must be withdrawn completely. When the Mongolian army rests and regroups and comes to seek revenge, the Song army will be under tremendous pressure.
In addition, Kaifeng is a vast area. When the Song army came over, they saw the ruins of eastern Henan and understood that this place was difficult to defend.
If the Mongolian army is not severely damaged, it will be difficult for the Song army to defend Kaifeng when the Mongolian army comes to attack.
Moreover, during the Southern Song Dynasty's three-pronged Northern Expedition, Zhao Kui naturally had to try to hold back Wokuotai and create opportunities for the other two routes.
"Haha, Guorui has defeated the Mongolian army many times, why is he less courageous now?" Zhao Kui shook his head with a smile, "I think that if the Mongolian troops withdraw, we must pursue them and we cannot let Mongolia withdraw easily!"
Zhao Tai frowned slightly, "Mr. Sir, although we blocked the Mongolian army, we mainly relied on strong strongholds. If we go out to pursue the camp and the Mongolian army suddenly turns back, it will be difficult for us to defeat the Mongolian army in the wilderness!"
"Guorui should not allow other people's ambitions to destroy his own prestige!" Zhao Kui said: "Wo Kuotai is worried that the other two armies of the Song Dynasty will capture Guanzhong and Luoyang, destroying the achievements of Mongolia's twenty years of attacking gold in one day. He must be in a hurry to withdraw his troops. I led my troops to pursue him, but when the Mongolian army turned back, I formed another formation. Wokuotai couldn't afford to delay it, so I had to give up the baggage and flee westward!"
After hearing Zhao Kui's words, Zhao Tai knew that the Southern Song Dynasty was unwilling to let this opportunity go.
For Zhao Kui, if he allowed Wo Kuotai to retreat, he would undoubtedly put huge pressure on the other two armies.
Therefore, the Song army must pursue it in order to achieve the goal of three-way cooperation and seize the land south of the Yellow River.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai knew that it would be difficult for him to change Zhao Kui's decision, so he stopped insisting. Moreover, the Jurchens under Zhao Tai had always wanted to attack, so he nodded and said: "In this case, the army must carry enough carts so that Set up camp at any time. In addition, the troops and horses of each unit cannot be too scattered and must maintain formation to avoid being surprised by the Mongolian army!"
When the Mongolian army captured Kaifeng, Subutai sent people to report to Wokuotai, and then commanded the army to search for the wealth in Kaifeng city.
After all, the Jin Kingdom had occupied the Central Plains for many years. The war bankrupted the Jin Kingdom's court, but the Jin Kingdom's ministers and nobles, as well as the emperor's personal treasury, definitely still had money.
For a time, the Mongolian army slaughtered and plundered the city. Cui Li helped the Mongolian army collect thousands of carts of property, and gave the captured Jin Kingdom Queen Mother, concubines, and palace clan members, a total of more than 500 people, to the Mongols.
Wokuotai led his troops back to Kaifeng. He was hesitant and worried that Guanzhong and Luoyang would be raided by the Song army, so he did not dare to stay long. So he retreated westward with the captured property and the captured clan women's scrolls.
Cui Li and other subordinate generals saw the Mongols withdrawing their troops and knew that the Song and Qi coalition forces were going north, so they followed the Mongols and retreated towards Luoyang.
Shortly after the Mongolian army retreated, the vanguard of the Song-Qi coalition followed the Mongolian army all the way to Kaifeng City.
Wanyan Chengde, who was operating near Kaifeng City at this time, immediately approached Kaifeng and joined forces with the coalition vanguard.
On the eighth day of March, the Song army approached the city of dreams again nearly a hundred years after they withdrew from Kaifeng.
Nearly a hundred years later, the desolate scene when the Song army withdrew is still vivid to future generations, but now, the Song army is back again.
At this time, the Song army in the coalition couldn't help but sigh when looking at the towering city walls of Kaifeng.
This was once the capital of the Song Dynasty, the prosperous Tokyo Bianliang. The Song Dynasty gave up easily back then, but now the Song army is finally going to take it back and wash away a century of national humiliation.
The commander of the vanguard of the Song-Qi alliance was Huaixi Zhizhi envoy Quan Zicai. The old general looked at Kaifeng and couldn't help but shed muddy tears in his eyes.
The Martial Immortal on the side asked: "Mr. Quan, do you want to fight or appease?"
Quanzi just heard the words and put away his emotions. He glanced at Kaifeng City and said in a deep voice: "Most of the main Mongolian forces have withdrawn to the west. There are probably not many troops in Kaifeng City. I see no need to fight, so I sent people to appease them. It would be best if we can surrender. If we don’t surrender, then we can capture the city.”
Wu Xiandao: "Then let the soldiers set up their positions and let the enemy in the city know that if they don't surrender, they will die!"
Quanzi nodded, and then ordered several subordinates to run to the city and drop a letter, asking the enemy troops in the city to open the city and surrender, so as to avoid death.
"The Mongols have evacuated. I don't expect the defenders in the city to hold on!" Quanzi looked at his subordinates running out and said with a smile: "As soon as my commander's letter arrives, I think the defenders will surrender!"
After Wokuotai withdrew to the west, Cui Li also followed, leaving only two to three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled to guard Kaifeng.
These people were left behind, and when they learned that the coalition forces were heading north, they were trembling with fear and panic.
At this time, they saw the coalition troops approaching the city and lining up to attack. The defenders were immediately frightened and the city gate was opened before the coalition troops surrendered to the city.
Seeing this, Wu Xian frowned slightly, "What's going on? Why did the city gate open! Could it be that the defenders wanted to use the empty city strategy?"
Only then did Quanzi see the city gate open, and he became alert. Thinking that the Mongols had not completely evacuated, he arranged a group of soldiers and horses in the city, hoping to suddenly break out.
At this time, the gate slowly opened, but no cavalry rushed out to fight with the coalition forces. Only a group of infantry came out and lined up outside the city.
The Martial Immortal looked at this and couldn't help being furious, "Do these few people want to form a formation for a decisive battle and watch me destroy them?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw the troops lined up and immediately lost their weapons. After a while, the Song army who went to submit a letter brought a few people and led them to Quan Zicai.
The leader immediately led the crowd to bow their heads, "The villain was formerly the chief of the Jin Kingdom's military department. When he learned that the king's division had arrived in Kaifeng, he led the soldiers and civilians in the city to surrender to the prime minister and respectfully invited all the officers to enter the city!" Wu Xian looked at this and couldn't help being furious. , "With these few troops, do they want to form a formation for a decisive battle and watch me destroy them?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw the troops lined up and immediately lost their weapons. After a while, the Song army who went to submit a letter brought a few people and led them to Quan Zicai.
The leader immediately led the crowd to bow their heads, "The villain was formerly the chief of the Jin Kingdom's military department. When he learned that the king's division had arrived in Kaifeng, he led the soldiers and civilians in the city to surrender to the prime minister and respectfully invited all the officers to enter the city!" Wu Xian looked at this and couldn't help being furious. , "With these few troops, do they want to form a formation for a decisive battle and watch me destroy them?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw the troops lined up and immediately lost their weapons. After a while, the Song army who went to submit a letter brought a few people and led them to Quan Zicai.
The leader immediately led the crowd to bow their heads, "The villain was formerly the chief of the Jin Kingdom's military department. When he learned that the king's division had arrived in Kaifeng, he led the soldiers and civilians in the city to surrender to the king. I respectfully invite all officers to enter the city!"
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