The spring plowing here in southern Hebei has passed, and the people heard that the Tatar cavalry broke in and slaughtered several villages, and they were organized one by one.
Over the past dynasties, imperial power has not been sent to the countryside. If the people want to survive and not be bullied, they must rely on their clans.
Therefore, in the countryside, almost all people gather in villages, and there are few scattered outside.
This provided prerequisites for Qi State to mobilize the people. The county issued orders to the village chiefs, and the village chiefs could gather the young people in the village with a greeting.
Qi State had just taken control of Hebei, and the government had not yet fully gained the recognition of the people. However, the Mongolian cavalry suddenly came in to plunder, which undoubtedly caused the people in southern Hebei to immediately gather around the government, which was conducive to Qi State's digestion of Hebei.
At this time, the people were worried about being massacred by the Mongols, so each village actively formed associations and arranged manpower to stand guard day and night. Later, they even organized young men to patrol around the villages.
The Mongolian cavalry who entered southern Hebei soon discovered that they could not plunder separately and had to gather together in order to attack the villages outside the city before the Qi army could react.
However, after they gathered in one place and the target became larger, it became much easier for the Qi army to pursue them.
At this time, when the Qi army was clearing out the Mongolian cavalry that had crossed the border in southern Hebei, Wuxian led 10,000 elite Qi troops and 20,000 civilians to Baozhou and the upper reaches of the Nanyi River to set up camps and build Langshan City and Dong'an Village.
After the Qi army built their camp, they began to use local materials and move stones to build a city, with the intention of controlling the upper reaches of the Nanyi River and preventing the Mongolian army from entering the borders of Qi.
At the same time, the people from the seven states in central Hebei, escorted by the Qi army, came to the bank of the Nanyishui River. The people wielded hoes and carried baskets, and began to dig ditches in full swing to connect lakes and rivers, with the intention of connecting Meng and Qi. Here, a defensive zone consisting of ponds, canals, and rice fields more than ten miles deep was established.
Last year, Mongolia withdrew its troops, abandoning the prefectures and counties on the south bank of the Nanyishui River and retreating to the north. The two sides basically used the Nanyishui River as the boundary in Hebei.
The reason why the Nanyi River is used as the boundary is because the flow of this river is not small, and most sections of the river require boats to cross.
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At that time, Zhao Tai's momentum was strong, and the Mongolian army was frightened by Zhao Tai. They were worried that if Zhao Tai went north, the Mongolian army would continue to hold on to the south bank, and there would be a risk of being driven into the river by the Qi army and drowned.
In addition, the Mongolian army was stationed on the south bank, and it was inconvenient to transport supplies from the north bank, so the Mongolian army withdrew to the north bank and used the river to block the Qi army from moving north.
In order to facilitate the attack on Zhao Tai, Wokuotai actually left a nail on the south bank, which was Xiongzhou.
However, when the general of Xiongzhou saw that the Mongols had withdrawn across the Nanyishui River, that the Qi army was at its peak, and that he had received letters from princes such as Li Fen, Zhang Rou, and Yan Zhongji, he directly defected to Qi.
This resulted in the Mongolian army losing its bridgehead and foothold on the south bank of the Nanyishui River.
At this time, the Mongolian cavalry was wreaking havoc in the area between the Nanyishui River and the Hutuo River. However, the Mongolian cavalry had no foothold and could only keep wandering and looting, and waited for opportunities to cross the Hutuo River and go to southern Hebei to destroy.
Zhao Taixian sent Wuxian to the upper reaches of the Nanyi River to build a city with the intention of sealing the gap. Then he personally led his troops to the Nanyi River and directed the Qi army and people to repair the "Great Water Wall" of the Northern Song Dynasty.
In Bazhou, in the northeast of Wen'an County, there is a large puddle called Wen'an Puddle, which was part of the original defense system of the Northern Song Dynasty.
After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom abandoned the Northern Song Dynasty's fortifications in Hebei. Due to the lack of rivers flowing in, Wen'an Wa gradually turned into a wheat field, but in the middle of the field, ponds could often be seen.
At this time, Zhao Tai was standing by a pond. Wang Wentong took the drawing and introduced: "Your Majesty, we are going to let the people dig ditches to connect the ponds, and then introduce river water to fill them. At that time, the dry land next to the ditch will be transformed into paddy fields. , leaving only trails between the fields for infantry to pass through, thus limiting the movement of cavalry.”
The "Great Water Wall" that Zhao Tai wants to restore, like the real Great Wall, cannot completely stop the enemy's attack, but it can limit the speed of the enemy's cavalry.
If the Mongolian cavalry enters from here and then enters Wen'an Wa, the cavalry will be restricted by the terrain and cannot move quickly. When the Qi army's infantry arrives and uses this place as the battlefield, there is a high probability of defeating the enemy cavalry.
Baozhou, the upper reaches of the Nanyi River, because the water volume is small, the Mongolian cavalry can directly wade across the river, becoming the main channel for the Mongolian cavalry to enter Qi.
On this day, a group of Mongolian cavalry who had robbed a large amount of money and food in Qi State were preparing to return to Mongolia with the captive slaves. However, when they arrived, they found that a Qi army had already built a camp here. A long wall was built.
This made the Mongolian cavalry who was about to go back immediately dumbfounded.
In the woods, a hundred Mongolian cavalry could only hide first under the leadership of Bai Hu.
"Baihu, the Qi army has taken control of the crossing point, how are we going to get back!" A subordinate was a little scared.
The first hundred households broke off the branches in their hands with force and said with a dark face: "Don't panic, the Nanyi River is so long, there are more places where you can cross the river. Take people to look elsewhere and find other places where you can wade across. section of the river.”
The subordinate nodded after hearing this, led two cavalrymen, led the horses out of the woods, and hurried westward to find a new crossing point.
Two days later, the cavalry rushed back to the woods and came back to report, "Hundred households, the Qi army has built forts and forts at key points. We cannot pass quietly. We can only forcefully charge forward if we want to cross the river."
Baihu frowned when he heard this, "We only have Baiqi, how can we charge hard?"
The Mongolian cavalry in the woods became solemn after hearing this.
Baihu was silent for a while and then ordered: "It is definitely impossible for our small number to pass under the eyes of the Qi army. Now we can only send one person across the river to contact the troops on the north bank for support. In addition, we also need to contact other hundreds of people who are guerrillas on the south bank. We Only by gathering together can we be confident of rushing through.”
Taiyuan City, Mongolian Army Camp.
After Wokuotai was decentralized like a Han Dynasty prince, he had almost no government affairs to deal with every day.
Right now, he is hunting every day, and his life is very comfortable.
As soon as he returned to camp from hunting that day, Yang Weizhong stepped forward to grab the reins of his horse and reported: "Great Khan, Shi Tianze sent an urgent report. Zhao Tai sent Wu Xian to build a stronghold and a city on the upper reaches of the Nanyi River, hoping to conquer us. The cavalry going south are blocked in the territory of Qi State."
Wokuotai's heart trembled, and then he sneered: "The Nanyi River is thousands of miles long, can Zhao Tai block the Khan's cavalry?"
Yang Weizhong said: "Great Khan, I was negligent before. The Nanyi River was dredged and widened in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was the Great Water Wall in the Northern Song Dynasty to defend Liaodong. Although its drainage basin is long, most of the river sections cannot be crossed. To cross the river, only the upper reaches of Baozhou and near the Taihang Mountains have less water, so you can wade across the river."
When Wokuotai heard this, he immediately became a little flustered. He immediately got off his horse and said, "Go back to camp and look at the map."
