Kublai Khan was in a good mood. Mongolia could capture even big cities like Xi'an and Luoyang, not to mention a mere Pizhou.
When Yang You saw many generals laughing, he felt unsure as to why Zhao Tai would stick to Pizhou.
One hundred thousand Mongolian troops are rolling in. Even if Pizhou is made of iron, if the Mongolian troops attack fiercely, they can take the city even with a heap of human lives.
Kublai Khan was laughing when he glanced at Yang You from the corner of his eye and found that he was a little melancholy. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Yang You, do you have anything to say?"
Yang You felt a chill in his heart. He quickly saluted and said sincerely, "Your Majesty! I just feel that I shouldn't underestimate Zhao Tai too much! Since Zhao Tai has chosen to stick to Pizhou, he must have something to rely on!"
As soon as he said these words, Wu Lianghatai immediately snorted, "What are you relying on? Manager Yang, please don't destroy your prestige!"
Wu Lianghetai pointed his riding whip at Pizhou, "It's such a small town, even if we sacrifice our lives, our army of 100,000 can still break into it!"
Kublai Khan exhaled a white breath and calmed down a little. He waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about the bad luck. Yang You's worry is understandable. Zhao Tai has indeed brought us a lot of trouble, and that I am not a stupid person, there must be a reason for him to stick to Pizhou and not escape."
Kublai Khan paused at this point, then smiled and said: "However, no matter what he has to rely on, it is undoubtedly a mistake for him to choose to stick to Pizhou. Send the order, the army will set up camp and attack the city tomorrow. I will send one hundred thousand troops The army, Pizhou is an iron wall, even my warriors can trample it."
Yang You's words reminded Kublai Khan, but in the face of absolute strength, Kublai Khan obviously did not pay enough attention.
After listening to Kublai Khan's words, Wu Lianghatai and others looked complacent. Kublai Khan pointed his riding whip at the red dragon flag flying at the top of Pizhou City and said loudly to the generals: "Zhao Thief has repeatedly attacked me. The Mongols are in opposition. Today, our king has led a large army to arrive, but they are looking for death and are trapped in the city. Pass on my king's military order to encircle the city with a large army. They will not withdraw their troops until the city is breached!"
Kublai Khan issued an order and announced that the Mongolian army's attack on Pizhou could only have one result, and that was to conquer Pizhou.
At present, one hundred thousand Mongolian troops immediately divided their strongholds and set up camps, surrounding Pizhou on all sides, preparing to attack tomorrow.
Pizhou City, inside the festival hall.
After Zhao Tai inspected the city defense, he returned to the commander's mansion to rest.
The Mongol army is approaching the city, and it can be foreseen that there will be a hard battle behind it.
Zhao Tai was preparing to take a rest in order to deal with the subsequent battle. Li Chunzhu hurried in and saluted and reported: "Your Majesty, the Mongolian army has surrounded the city on all sides."
Mongolian sieges are always surrounded by three and one missing, but this time the Mongolian army was surrounded on all sides, which shows how much the Mongols hate Zhao Tai.
"Haha~" Zhao Tai smiled slightly, "Kublai Khan wants to kill me! But it's just right. He only has 100,000 people to surround us and attack, so the military advisor will be safe."
After Zhao Tai finished speaking, he saw Li Chunzhu's worried face and couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder, "You don't have to worry, we have destroyed Hebei. Mongolia won't get much food and grass in Shandong and Hebei, and they will definitely not be able to last long. I am determined to The city uses up its energy, and when its strength is exhausted, it’s time to fight back.”
Li Chunzhu nodded, and Zhao Tai waved and smiled: "Go and rest! There will be a big battle tomorrow!"
The next morning, at dawn, Zhao Tai got up early. Just as he was about to wash up, eat something and go to patrol the city, a soldier came to report in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Commander Tang has sent word that the Mongolian army is probably going to take action." .”
"Oh?" Zhao Tai wiped his hands and threw the handkerchief into the basin, "Let's take a look!"
The guards around him quickly put a big cloak on him, took two more cakes, and hurried to the city.
On the city wall, the defenders were already in place. When Tang Liang and Li Chunzhu saw Zhao Tai approaching, they quickly greeted him and saluted, "Your Majesty!"
Zhao Tai walked to the city wall, looked out, and asked casually, "What's going on?"
Tang Liang pointed to the outside of the city, "Your Majesty, in just one night, the Mongols have set up hundreds of artillery carts outside the city. Together with the nest carts, wells, and siege towers, there is almost a forest of siege equipment outside the city. .”
Zhao Tai took a closer look and was very frightened. The number of Mongolian siege equipment made him feel frightened.
Let’s put it this way! Zhao Tai stood at the top of the city and looked out. Everywhere he could see were neatly arranged military formations and artillery groups.
"It seems that Mongolia has gained a lot of craftsmen from the Jin Kingdom!" Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "But don't be nervous, everyone. I predict that the Mongolian army will bombard the city wall with artillery groups before attacking the city. At that time, we will take a preemptive strike and use concocted Cannon, catch him off guard and severely dampen Kublai Khan's spirit!"
After hearing Zhao Tai's words, many generals at the city felt a little more at ease, but they were still unsure whether they could hold on.
After all, Hui Hui Artillery was considered a secret among the Loyalty Army, and even many generals only found out about the existence of such a thing in the Ordnance Monitor until nearby Zhao Tai decided to stick to it.
At this time, Zhao Tai held his hand on the wall stack and waved to give orders: "Give me the order, Zhentian Lei will open the box, and the rest will evacuate the city wall immediately. Once the enemy artillery group approaches, bombard me immediately!"
When Zhao Tai gave the order, the Mongolian horns outside the city were already rising into the sky.
Outside the city, on the vast white ground, Mongolian soldiers holding scimitars and shields puffed away their breath, and beside them were tall siege engines.
Under the banner of the Mongolian emperor, Wu Lianghetai saw the majestic military power of Mongolia and couldn't help but sigh, "The prince is killing a chicken with a bull's knife, and he thinks too highly of Zhao Tai."
Kublai Khan was riding a war horse, breathing heavily. "We came from the grassland and did not carry much food. We must conquer Pizhou as soon as possible, open the way south, and destroy the Southern Song Dynasty. This is the purpose of this war. I don't want to defeat the Southern Song Dynasty in Zhao." Too much time is wasted on Tai, after all, he is no match for me."
These words made many Mongolian generals shine with greed in their eyes. Yes, Zhao Tai was not Mongolia's opponent, nor was it Mongolia's target. Mongolia's target was the wealthy Southern Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is right, we must capture Pizhou as soon as possible and then invade the Southern Song Dynasty!" Wu Lianghatai said with a smile, "I seem to see that the women and property of the Southerners will all belong to the warriors!"
Kublai Khan glanced at the city in the distance and had no patience to continue waiting. He immediately waved his hand, "Zhang Rou, your artillery group goes up and knocks down the city wall for me. The other troops will immediately launch their attacks after the city wall collapses." . Those who enter the city first will be granted the title of a hundred households, and those who capture Zhao Tai alive will be granted the title of a thousand households and rewarded with a thousand cattle and sheep!"
Kublai Khan's order was passed on. The strong Mongolian soldiers holding shields and breathing white air immediately hit the shields with their scimitars and roared excitedly.
When the Mongolian army issued a wave of shouts, Zhang Rou waved her sword forward and said, "Artillery group, press forward!"
After giving the order, the Han soldiers drove the oxen and moved the artillery carts toward the front of the city.
Kublai Khan was riding on his horse, looking at the terrifying artillery group, full of confidence, "I have so many artillery groups, even an iron barrel in Pizhou will be smashed by him!"
