Kublai Khan expected that Zhao Tai would come, but when the scout confirmed it, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Many generals also had dark faces in an instant.
Zhao Tai was really in trouble. After winning a few battles, he became so crazy that he didn't think he could defeat their 100,000-strong army.
"Zhao thief goes too far!" Wu Lianghetai gritted his teeth, "Your Majesty! This guy must be taught a lesson!"
"Yes! How arrogant! You really think we are afraid of him!"
Kublai Khan was also annoyed in his heart, but he had to be calm in fighting. He waved his hand to stop the indignant crowd and looked at the scouts, "How far is the Zhao bandit's forward from here?"
"Report to the prince! There should only be thirty miles left now!" the scout replied.
Thirty miles away, the cavalry arrived in the blink of an eye.
Now it is easy for the Mongolian army to withdraw, but it is difficult to take away the money they robbed.
Did he give up the southern expedition and return empty-handed?
Kublai Khan naturally couldn't accept this, so he could only fight Zhao Tai.
To be honest, the Mongolian army was preparing to retreat without fighting him, but Zhao Tai was so aggressive, which was really intolerable.
Kublai Khan squinted his eyes and pondered, and after a moment he had already made up his mind, "The Zhao thief is arrogant, and this guy must be beaten painfully, otherwise the thief will become more and more rampant! According to my estimation, plus the Chu soldiers in front of him, the Southern Song Dynasty can do it in Huainan The troops mobilized are more than 200,000, twice as many as ours! Since Zhao Thief wants to fight us, I estimate that he will use all available forces, so we cannot be careless!"
"Your Majesty, one of our Mongolian warriors can defeat ten Southerners without any problem!" Wu Liang Hetai said angrily.
But Kublai Khan said in a deep voice: "Have you forgotten Savul?"
This happened not long ago, and everyone naturally knows that Sawur's nearly 10,000 cavalry fought with a similar number of Qi troops, losing nearly 70%, and did not gain any advantage.
Wu Liang stood silently while sitting on the stage, and Saw'er was so embarrassed that her face turned red.
Kublai Khan continued: "Since the Zhao thief wants to fight, I will accompany him to the end. It is more difficult for these southern barbarians to fight hiding in the city. It is our opportunity to come out for a decisive battle! However, if the Zhao thief wants to fight, I will also You can't do it according to his wishes. If you want to fight, then fight a war to destroy the country and fight a decisive battle between Mongolia and Song Dynasty! Wu Lianghetai, you immediately send a team of cavalry north to build a pontoon bridge on the Huaihe River, and then Use iron locks and wooden stakes to block the channel to ensure our communication channel with the Central Plains!"
Wu Lianghetai immediately saluted, "Yes!"
"Wait a minute!" Kublai Khan stopped Wu Liang, who was turning around, and ordered in a deep voice: "Send people to Kaifeng again to inform the Great Khan that the elite soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty have gathered in Huaixi and ask the Great Khan to send reinforcements."
After Zhao Tai learned that Kublai Khan had retreated, he did not pursue him at first because he was not sure of defeating Kublai Khan.
After Kublai Khan learned that Zhao Tai had crossed the river, he led his army to retreat, also because he did not have enough confidence to defeat Zhao Tai.
The original state of the two parties was that no one was sure of defeating the other completely, so neither was willing to fight a decisive battle.
Now Zhao Tai came to look for Kublai Khan because the appearance of the Chu army broke the balance, making Zhao Tai feel that he could fight with the addition of the Chu army.
Kublai Khan was not stupid. He also realized that the balance of power had changed, so he decided to shake people off and called Ogootai to Huaixi.
By then, Zhao Tai's so-called advantage will be gone.
Wushang Hetai's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but praise: "Your Majesty is so wise!"
Kublai Khan said: "Although Kaifeng is some distance from Huaixi, I have an army of 100,000 and have enough food and grass. It is not a big problem to hold on until the Khan leads his troops. Humph! I will stay in Huaixi, but I want to see Zhao Zhao. How are Tai going to eat me!"
Kublai Khan's strategy was very clear. The two main forces of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Qi Army and the Chu Army, were both in Huaixi. This was an opportunity for Mongolia.
He led the army to stay and fight the Song army. If he could win, it would be best. If he couldn't win, he could also wait for reinforcements and give Zhao Tai a center to bloom.
As a result, the entire Huaixi Battle, due to an accidental encounter, actually developed into a major battle and a decisive battle in which the elite armies of the Mongolia and Song Dynasties came together.
It can be said that if the Song army wins, Mongolia will not have the strength to go south for more than ten years. Guanzhong, Henan and even Hedong and Hebei will be recovered by the Song army.
Of course, if the Song army is defeated, the day of national subjugation may be just around the corner.
At this time, Kublai Khan had just made his decision when another scout reported, "Your Majesty! The Zhao bandit's forward is twenty miles away!"
When Kublai Khan heard this, he immediately shouted, "Send the order, and the entire army will line up!"
Zhao Tai's forward was approaching, and the Mongolian army did not dare to hesitate and immediately began to set up their formations to prepare to meet the enemy!
In addition to the many hills in the state, Kublai Khan moved the banner to a hill. The infantry built fortifications on the spot, and the cavalry also looked for favorable terrain.
At this time, Kublai Khan's army was in the north, Chu's army was in the southwest, and Zhao Tai's army came from the south.
In the southwest, the Mongolian army that attacked the Chu army did not withdraw, and the fierce battle continued. Kublai Khan was on the northern hills, staring at the battlefield with cold eyes, waiting for Zhao Tai to come.
"Send the order! If the soldiers of the Zhao thieves reinforce the Chu soldiers, the horse army will immediately attack and kill them!" Kublai Khan ordered in a deep voice.
Although there are many hills on the battlefield, they are all low hills, so the Mongolian horse army is not completely unable to fight.
On the contrary, if you make good use of the terrain and rush down from a high place, you will have unexpected power.
At this time, the Mongolian army formed an emergency formation. Not long after, a cavalry force appeared from the southeast and came from a distance.
When the Mongolian army first saw it, only a few cavalry appeared in the field of vision, but soon countless cavalry came over the low hills and rushed down the field. The roaring hoofs shook the heaven and earth, and the sound was terrifying.
Kublai Khan snorted coldly, "Thief Zhao has actually accumulated such a fortune under our noses in these years."
Three thousand cavalry from the Tiger Cavalry Battalion galloped all the way and arrived at the battlefield first.
Three thousand cavalry is actually not much for the Mongolian army, but for the Song army, it is indeed a huge cavalry.
Such a cavalry arrived on the outside of the battlefield. Although it did not participate in the battle, it had already affected the situation of the battle.
At this time, a general in the Zhongshun Army who was fighting hard pointed in the direction of the Tiger Cavalry Camp and exclaimed: "Commander, our cavalry army!"
Zhao Tai was recruited by Song Ting, and naturally the Song flag was played in the team.
Meng Gong looked for fame and was surprised. He did not expect that the Song Dynasty would have such a large cavalry army. He would not miss this opportunity to boost the morale of the army. He raised his sword and shouted, "Brothers, our reinforcements have arrived!"
The cry of the Zhongshun army attracted the attention of the Chu soldiers.
Originally, they were in the southwest of the battlefield and it was not easy to find the Tiger Cavalry camp that appeared in the southeast, but they heard the shouts of the loyal and shun army.
Jiang Wanzai was extremely pleasantly surprised, "Mr. Zhizhi, the loyal and obedient army is calling, reinforcements have arrived!"
Shi Songzhi listened carefully, and it seemed that he was really shouting "Reinforcements have arrived." He quickly looked eastward, but there were several hills and Zhongshun Army separated in the middle, so he couldn't see the situation to the east clearly.
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At this time, Shi Songzhi was still looking for traces of reinforcements, but Jiang Wanzai shouted directly, "Soldiers, reinforcements have arrived!"
The Chu soldiers who were fighting vaguely heard the cry of the loyal and shun army. Now when they heard Jiang Wanzai raising his arms and shouting, their morale was instantly boosted, and they all shouted "Reinforcements are here!"
