After Zhao Tai decided to stick to Pizhou, he was preparing for a breakout.
If the Zhongyi Army wanted to break through, they would naturally attack from the weak points of the Mongolian army.
Among the various tribes of the Mongolian army outside the city, which one was the weakest was Zhang Roujun, who had been repeatedly ravaged.
Therefore, when Zhao Tai said that he wanted to beat Zhang Rou, the generals were not surprised.
Moreover, after finding out that Zhang Rou was stationed in Beicheng, Zhao Tai secretly had someone dig a tunnel out of the city.
Over the past few days, tunnels have been dug through the obstacles of the city wall and reached Zhang Rou's camp.
In Kublai Khan's view, Pizhou was trapped and Zhao Tai wanted to break out. The most likely direction was to the east of Haizhou, which was still controlled by the Zhongyi Army, or to go south and join the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, Kublai Khan's elite troops were mainly located outside the East City and South City. Even Kublai Khan's camp was located in the eastern suburbs of Pizhou.
After Zhao Tai discovered that most of the Mongolian and horse troops had left the camp, he decided to break out and summoned the generals back to the Commander's Mansion to discuss the details.
In the Mongolian camp, they were busy treating the wounded throughout the day and building siege equipment.
Soon, night fell, and the various villages of the Mongolian army that had been busy all day gradually quieted down from the noise.
In the Mongolian army camp, except for the soldiers who were patrolling and guarding, the soldiers who had been busy all day hid in tents to rest. The camp was plunged into darkness, with only scattered torches still swaying in the wind.
At this time, Kublai Khan's tent was still brightly lit.
Last night's victory did not make the Mongolian commander slack off. He was sitting in the tent, using the dim light of the oil lamp, carefully reading a battle report sent from Huainan.
This military report was sent by Wu Lianghetai who went south. He stated in the military report that the Song Army's defense in Huainan was extremely fragile.
Along the Huaihe River, except for the Chuzhou defenders who resisted stubbornly, the defenses of the other cities were very weak.
Wu Lianghetai wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Huaihe River defense line in the Southern Song Dynasty was defeated and a new defense line on the Yangtze River had not yet been built to move south quickly, seize Yangzhou and prepare to cross the river. However, he lacked troops and horses, and it was already difficult to control Huainan, so he was unable to continue southward.
Therefore, he hoped that Kublai Khan could end the Shandong war as soon as possible, and then mobilize troops to support and destroy the Song Dynasty before Ogedai Khan.
This request made Kublai Khan very excited, because if Ogedai captured Kaifeng first and then sent his army south, he would have nothing to do.
By then, Ogedai's prestige will be at its peak, and Khan's position will be unshakable, which will certainly further weaken his strength.
Putting down the military report, Kublai Khan stood up, walked out of the commander's tent, and looked at Pizhou in the dark night. He could only vaguely see the outline of Pizhou.
"This little Pizhou has been able to hold me back for so long!" Kublai Khan gritted his teeth, "But Kaifeng City can't defeat Pizhou! The Khan's side probably won't take Kaifeng so quickly. I waited for the horse army to defeat Li The two thieves, Wu and Wu, can gather their elites and attack again, and they should be able to capture Pizhou City before the Great Khan attacks Kaifeng. At that time, my army will go south, join forces with Wu Lianghetai, seize Yang and Tai, cross the Yangtze River, and destroy the Song Dynasty. It belongs to me."
Thinking of this, Kublai Khan showed a smile on his face, and suddenly he yawned. Seeing that it was getting late, he went back to the big tent to sleep.
At midnight, in the Mongolian camp, the soldiers in the tents were already asleep, and the soldiers standing guard also took a nap holding their weapons.
Pizhou City is a military city. Before deciding to defend the city, Zhao Tai transferred all the people and relatives in the city, so there were only troops in the city.
At this time, Zhao Tai was wearing armor and riding a war horse. He glanced at many generals and said in a deep voice: "I want to emphasize again that when the soldiers and horses sneaking into the enemy camp take action, everyone will work hard to break through Zhang Rou's camp. Although the Mongolian horse army left, But there are still not a few cavalry left in the camp. After each battalion breaks away from the obstruction, don't talk about organization, just concentrate on rushing north. Breaking through Zhang Rou's camp is not considered a victory, running into the mountain is considered a victory!"
All the generals were equally well-dressed. They all looked at each other and clasped their fists together, "Here!"
Zhao Tai waved his hand, "Okay, let's set off as planned!"
Zhao Tai gave an order and the city gate was quietly opened. Sanyu led a thousand soldiers and took the lead in leaving the city.
The battalions of the Loyalty Army filed out. The soldiers held their weapons tightly and marched with their heads lowered. Their footsteps and breathing were very light, as if they were afraid of disturbing the Mongolian camp in the distance.
Last night, the Zhongyi Army was ambushed by the Mongolian army when they left the city from the north gate. No one could have imagined that Zhao Tai would be so stubborn and leave the city through the north gate again.
Thousands of loyal soldiers, the vanguard quickly crossed the moat, and the team behind them was still endless, and they lined up nervously and orderly out of the doorway.
Not long after, the forward led by San Yu reached the vicinity of the low wall. Different from the situation last night, Zhang Rou posted sentries here.
Last night, in order to let the loyal army fall into a trap, the Mongolian army basically had no hidden sentries on the front line. Li Chunzhu and his troops were able to directly reach the camp. But tonight, behind the low wall, there were Mongolian troops patrolling with torches.
Li Chunzhu and Tang Liang both suffered losses last night. Today, San Yu, who is recuperating, opens a way for the army to survive.
At this time, Sanyu discovered the Mongolian army patrolling the post and asked his subordinates to stop and take cover, but did not rush to attack.
Because the loyal army only came out from the north gate, it would take time for thousands of troops to get out of the city. He rushed too early, and the troops behind him had not yet left the city, so the main force would definitely not be able to break out.
The team stopped, and several hundred households gathered around Sanyu. One of them was Li Chunzhu's subordinate, and because he had been out last night, he specially acted as a guide for the vanguard.
"Commander Chang, there are patrol posts behind the low wall, and there may be hidden sentries!" Baihu, who had fought a bloody battle out of the city last night, returned to his hometown and immediately discovered that the Mongolian army had increased the sentry posts.
"Commander, I've also checked. If you can't get around it, just do it!" Baihu Jincheng said.
But San Yu waved his hand and whispered: "Don't worry, we will launch a surprise attack after the brothers who have entered from the tunnel take action!"
At this moment, the large group of soldiers could only lie down on the ground and wait motionless. After everyone lay down for a long time, Jin Cheng whispered again, "Why is there still no movement? There won't be any accidents."
Sanyu ignored it and looked ahead with a hint of worry.
However, even if the brothers who sneaked in were discovered, there should be some movement in the Mongolian camp.
Thinking of this, Sanyu became quieter, but at this moment, several dark figures came from behind, but it was Zhao Tai who came out of the city and reached the front line.
Zhao Tai patted Chang Yu on the shoulder, "What's going on?"
"Commander, there's no movement yet!" Sanyu said.
Zhao Tai knelt down and looked ahead, trying to find something unusual, "Keep waiting!"
Suddenly, behind the Mongolian camp, a ball of white light burst out, followed by a loud "boom" sound.
The moment the first explosion sounded, white light burst out everywhere in the Mongolian camp, and rumbling explosions sounded one after another.
In a moment, Zhang Rou's camp was filled with flames and a raging fire was burning.
"The enemy has robbed the camp!" In the Mongolian camp, the soldiers on patrol reacted from the shock and shouted at the top of their lungs.
The sound of explosions and warnings, like thunder, woke up the sleeping Mongolian soldiers. For a moment, the camp was full of Mongolian soldiers without armor and running around in a hurry.
Seeing this, Zhao Tai immediately pulled out his sword and waved forward, "Loyal and Righteous Army, attack!"
