Everyone understood what Zhao Tai meant. Mongolia must be allowed to divide its troops, otherwise it would be impossible to break through.
In the current situation, Kublai Khan will probably not divide his troops. Only when the defenders in the city are frustrated and Kublai Khan feels that even if he divides his troops, Zhao Tai can be trapped to death, he will send troops to rescue Jinan.
Moreover, the infantry moved slowly, so Kublai Khan would definitely send cavalry in the hope of quickly defeating Wuxian and Li Fen, and then return to continue the siege.
Tang Liang clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, just give me your orders!"
Zhao Tai looked at the sand table and asked, "Where is Zhang Rou's camp?"
Li Chunzhu stepped forward and pointed at the sand table, "It's to the north!"
The Mongolian army besieged Pizhou from all sides. Zhang Rou led the Han army to be responsible for attacking the city and manufacturing equipment. There were many captured people in the camp to serve as civilian husbands.
The low walls and trenches that besieged Pizhou were built and dug by Han troops driven by civilians.
This means that compared to other Mongolian army camps, Zhang Rou's camp is undoubtedly more mixed.
Fighting at night makes it difficult for even the army to command freely, let alone civilians mixed in.
Zhao Tai pointed his wooden stick, "Okay! Let's operate on Zhang Rou! Let him have a long memory!"
After the Zhongyi Army entered Shandong, in order to reduce the threat from the Hebei warlords to Shandong, Zhao Tai would send troops almost every year to beat Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze.
Zhao Tai's purpose of doing this was to weaken them so that they would not have the strength to attack Shandong, and to warn them not to serve Mongolia wholeheartedly.
This time Kublai Khan went south, and Zhang Rou was the vanguard, and he attacked very hard. Zhao Tai naturally wanted to beat him first, making other warlords fearful.
After saying that, Zhao Tai waved his hands and asked the generals to gather in front of the sand table and said in a deep voice: "Kublai Khan must be prepared for this surprise attack. There are 50,000 Mongolian troops outside the city. The number of soldiers and horses is several times that of mine. A strong camp was built and many trenches were dug, making it difficult to make a surprise attack. However, although there were many enemy troops, they included Mongolian troops, Khitan, Wanggu, and Han soldiers, as well as many captive civilians. It’s complicated, and it will be difficult to command at night. Therefore, even if Kublai Khan is prepared, we can escape unscathed.”
Most of the Mongolian army planned and prepared a trap, waiting for the loyal army to break out. Naturally, the generals were unsure, but after listening to Zhao Tai's words, they gained confidence again.
Zhao Tai glanced at the few people and said loudly: "Tonight's raid, who among you dares to go?"
After Zhao Tai finished speaking, he put down the wooden pole, walked back to the commander's seat and sat down, looking at the generals expectantly.
Li Chunzhu and Tang Liang saluted almost at the same time, "I would like to go!"
Many other generals were also eager to give it a try. They all clasped their fists and said, "I am also willing to go."
Zhao Tai nodded with satisfaction, "It's more dangerous to leave the city this time. You have to think carefully about how to fight! I hope you can make Kublai Khan feel that I have fallen into his scheme. At the same time, I will also let you all fall into the trap." And retreat!"
Go ahead to dangers.
This requires great courage.
Zhao Tai's request is undoubtedly more difficult and difficult to implement. It can be said that it has blocked most generals.
Zhao Tai saw that everyone was hesitating. Only Li Chunzhu and Tang Liang still had firm eyes, so he nodded and said: "Okay! Li Chunzhu, I will give you two thousand elite soldiers and five hundred thunderbolts! After you leave the city, break into Zhang Rou Camp! If you encounter an ambush by the Mongolian army and offer a little resistance, then retreat immediately!"….
"Here!" Li Chunzhu clasped his fists with a smile on his face, as if his actions were not dangerous.
Zhao Tai looked at Tang Liang again, "Gather all the crossbow beds in the city to the north gate! Prepare another two thousand troops to take Li Chunzhu back to the city!"
Tang Liang also clasped his fists and saluted, "I accept your order!"
Zhao Tai glanced at the other generals, "Tonight's attack will be carried out with Li Chunzhu as the main force, but the other sects will also send troops to bluff and make the noise as loud as possible!"
"Here!" All the generals saluted.
After Zhao Tai arranged the plan, he discussed it with the generals for a while, allowing them to speak freely, taking all situations into consideration, and after adding some details, he asked the generals to go ahead and prepare.
On the other side, Kublai Khan did as Zhao Tai expected, and the troops he sent did not go far.
Thirty thousand Mongolian troops left during the day and quietly came back at night under the cover of darkness.
That night, various tribes of the Mongolian army ambush soldiers and horses on both sides of the city gate, waiting for the defenders in the city to break out.
Because he didn't know which side Zhao Tai would break through, Kublai Khan could only arrange ambushes outside the four gates.
Fortunately, the Mongolian army has sufficient troops. Even if they set up ambushes on all sides, each side still has a strength advantage.
At midnight, the stars and moon were obscured by dark clouds, and the Mongolian troops hiding on both sides of the city gate remained motionless and silent.
In the Mongolian army camp, Kublai Khan did not sleep. He was wearing armor and hanging a machete, sitting on the commander's seat with bright eyes.
"Your Majesty! Will Zhao Tai break through tonight?" Seeing that it was getting late, Ahema couldn't help asking, "If Zhao Tai doesn't break out, we can't keep ambush like this and let Wu Xian and Li Fen retake Jinan, right?"
Although now that the Mongolian army has entered Huainan, they can obtain food from Huainan and reduce the Mongolian army's dependence on Hebei's military supplies. However, allowing Wuxian and Li Fen to retake the northern and central parts of Shandong and cut off the canal cut off the Mongolian army's connection with Hebei. Contact is still relatively dangerous.
Therefore, no matter what, Kublai Khan could not just watch Jinan and Dongping being taken away again, and he would definitely send troops and horses for reinforcements.
Kublai Khan's eyes were sinister. After he entered Shandong, everything went smoothly until he met Zhao Tai.
Now it seems that Zhao Tai is not a simple man. He had expected that the Mongolian army's target was the Southern Song Dynasty, so he first showed weakness to Mongolia. When the Mongolian army went to war with the Song army, the main force left Shandong and came out to cause trouble again.
Facing such an opponent, Kublai Khan undoubtedly had a headache. He was also very unsure whether Zhao Tai had fallen into the trap.
"Now that the army has entered Huainan, we have a steady stream of food shipped to us!" Kublai Khan said in a deep voice: "Zhao Tai continues to be trapped in the city, and there is only one way to die! Therefore, he will definitely take advantage of the king's division of troops to break out. If not, Once this king defeats Li Fen and Wuxian and his troops return to Pizhou City, he will be dead!"
Thinking of this, Kublai Khan became more confident, "Wait a minute, Zhao Tai will definitely take action within the next few days!"
Hearing what Kublai Khan said, everyone could only continue to wait.
It was the fourth watch, and the night was getting darker. The Mongolian camp was extremely quiet. Only the unburned torches were left, swaying in the wind. Everything was normal.
At this time, some soldiers of the Mongolian army ambushing outside the city were already dozing off.
Suddenly, there was some noise in Pizhou City. After a moment, the suspension bridge creaked and lowered, and a black shadow came out.
When the Mongolian troops in ambush outside the city gate noticed the movement, several dark figures immediately buried their heads, hiding themselves in the shadows, for fear of being discovered by the loyal troops leaving the city.
They quietly retreated into the team, and after a while, someone whispered with a chuckle, "Come out!"
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The words are bleak
