When Kublai Khan saw the ownerless horses in the grass, he realized that he might have been deceived.
He hit the horse and saw that there were wounds on the horse's buttocks, and his face immediately turned ugly.
This was obviously Yang You who deliberately hurt the horses and led them in the wrong direction.
Kublai Khan's face turned livid, "Keep looking, he won't be able to run far."
Soon, the subordinates discovered another war horse not far away based on the horse's hoof prints.
Guard Qixue brought the horse over, and the leader reported: "Your Majesty, that spy is too cunning. He put heavy objects on the horse and misled us!"
Yang You has been in the Mongolian army for so long and knows the capabilities of the Mongolian army very well.
During the Western Expedition, he saw the Mongols tracking their enemies through information such as horse hoof marks, horse dung, and gnawed vegetation along the road.
Therefore, he used this information to deliberately mislead the Mongolian army to pursue eastward.
Kublai Khan's face was ashen. They followed the horse hoof prints and horse dung all the way. Now they found that they were confused by Yang You. It was too late to find Yang You's traces again.
For a moment, Kublai Khan's face was filled with pain. He understood that he had lost Yang You.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Kublai Khan screamed and spurted out a mouthful of old blood. He shook a few times on his horse and finally fell down.
Along the way of thousands of miles, Kublai Khan's body reached its limit, and he suddenly suffered a blow. He immediately became furious and fainted.
Yang You fled to Weizhou by boat, landed in Weizhou, and stumbled to the outside of Weizhou city.
During this journey, he ate and slept on the horse, and his body reached its limit.
After entering Weizhou controlled by the Qi army, as soon as his tense spirit relaxed, fatigue and hunger engulfed his body. Yang You gritted his teeth and persisted. When he saw a group of Qi troops walking towards him, his eyes darkened and he was stunned. He fell outside Weizhou City.
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Hejian Mansion, in the palace of King Qi.
Zhao Tai, Wang Bin and others are discussing the strategy to rescue Wuxian.
After Dong'an City was captured by the Mongolian army, the Qi army retreated to Langshan City to hold on.
Compared with Dong'an City, which is built on flat ground, Langshan City is located on a high terrain and has geographical advantages for defense. The Mongolian army will not be able to take it down for a while.
After the Qi army retreated into Langshan City, the defensive force was strengthened. However, the soldiers and civilians of the two cities were crowded into one city, which also led to a shortage of food in the city.
After Wuxian asked Zhao Tai for help, Zhao Tai thought about how to rescue Wuxian.
The Mongolian army has a large number of cavalry. It is very difficult for Qi to transport food from the land. The transport team cannot get through. Moreover, even if it reaches the vicinity of Langshan, it cannot break through the obstruction and send the food into the city.
However, as early as when he decided to build the two cities, Zhao Tai took into account the situation of the two cities being besieged and formulated a rescue plan.
After learning that Dong'an had fallen and Langshan was short of food, Zhao Tai ordered the navy to move to Qingzhou.
At this time, Zhao Tai stood in front of the sand table and asked, "Has Lu Wenhuan arrived in Qingzhou?"
Wang Bin said: "The fleet has just arrived in Qingzhou and is waiting for the king's instructions."
Zhao Tai pointed to the sand table and said: "Let them load the grain and prepare to enter the Nanyi River, and then go upstream to deliver the grain to Langshan City."
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Wang Bin said: "Your Majesty, the water volume of Nanyi River is small and the river is shallow, especially in the upper reaches. The cavalry can wade across the river. Our ships are east of Dong'an City and may not be able to get up."
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Prepare more boats. Use the boats to get through the last section of the waterway."
The Qi army's warships had artillery, and Meng Jin could not stop them at all. However, the gunboats had a deep draft and could not enter the river.
The upper reaches of the Nanyi River are small and shallow, and the gunboats cannot go up. They can only use small boats to load the grain, directly break through the Mongolian army's obstruction, and deliver the grain to Langshan City.
Wang Bin heard this and nodded solemnly: "I understand."
Zhao Tai then asked: "Are you ready for the counterattack plan?"
Wang Bin said: "The ministries have already entered their positions and are just waiting for the autumn harvest to help the people harvest the grain. The army will immediately move north."
Zhao Tai looked at the sand table and clenched his fists, "Wokuotai has been besieging Langshan for several months. The Mongolian army is exhausted. Sir, do you think we have a good chance of winning?"
Wang Bin said: "Wo Kuotai only uses 100,000 soldiers and horses. We have assembled an army of 150,000. We have an advantage in terms of strength. In addition, the Mongolian army cannot be defeated in a long battle. Our army is recharged and its morale is also higher than theirs. Minister. I thought there was a good chance of driving the Mongolian army out of Hebei."
If the Mongolian army is not driven out of Hebei and the Qi army does not control Youzhou, it will always be in a passive position.
Qi State now has 300,000 troops, and Zhao Tai has transferred most of his most elite troops to Hebei to prepare for the counterattack.
Qi State invested a lot this time. Zhao Tai was obviously not satisfied with just driving Wo Kuotai out of Hebei. He said solemnly: "Sir, it seems that Gu has no chance to keep Wo Kuotai. If he dies, Mongolia will inevitably be in civil strife. Gu Bian can take advantage of the situation to capture Hedong and Henan."
In Zhao Tai's image, starting from the death of Ogedai, internal conflicts in Mongolia gradually broke out.
Guiyu, the successor of Wokuotai, did not have enough prestige and was completely unable to convince the kings. Not only did he die in an unknown manner, but his throne was also taken away by the Tolei family after his death.
After Meng Ge succeeded to the throne, he was also merciless and directly killed most of the Mongolian nobles from Wokuotai's line.
If the Qi army can kill Ogedai, Mongolia will definitely fall into chaos.
In this way, Qi State can not only take the opportunity to expand its territory, but also obtain rare development opportunities.
Wang Bin pointed at the sand table and said: "Your Majesty, Wo Kuotai has many cavalry under his command, and the Mongolian army controls various passes connecting the outside. As long as Wo Kuotai is willing, he can retreat westward to the east of the river, or north to the outside of the fortress. Minister I thought it would be difficult to retain Wokuotai.”
That's what Zhao Tai said, "Well, if Mongolia cannot be severely damaged, the people of Qi will probably have to live in hardship for a few more years!"
At this time, the two were talking when Zhao Hu suddenly came to the hall and saluted and reported, "Your Majesty, I have an urgent military report!"
Zhao Tai couldn't help but wonder, "What military situation? Could it be Langshan?"
Zhao Tai glanced at Wang Bin and said, "It's not Lang Shan, it's Jin Yiwei's secret!"
When Wang Bin heard this, he saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
Zhao Tai nodded slightly, "Sir, go and do your work!"
After Wang Bin left, Zhao Tai asked: "What secret?"
Zhao Hu said: "The spy arranged by the king to be with Kublai Khan has escaped from Kublai Khan."
Zhao Tai raised his eyebrows, "You mean Yang You is back?"
Three years ago, after Kublai Khan was defeated, he went west to join Meng Ge. After Yang You followed Kublai Khan to the west, he broke off contact with Zhao Tai.
Yang You is the most successful chess piece of Zhao Tai's infiltration into Mongolia. Zhao Tai told him that his task is to hide himself well and then play a role at critical moments. He usually does not need to deliver news to Qi to avoid being exposed. .
What is the reason why Yang You escaped from the Western Expedition Army now?
Zhao Tai immediately said: "Wherever they are, bring them to Jiangu immediately!"
