After Kublai Khan found out that he had lost Yang You, he was so furious that he fainted.
After being treated by his subordinates, Kublai Khan regained consciousness, but still had to face this miserable world.
Kublai Khan wanted to pretend that nothing had happened, but he knew that this matter could not be concealed.
The last failure had severely damaged Mongolia's vitality. Kublai Khan could not accept that Mongolia's attack this time was affected again because of him.
Kublai Khan was a Mongolian man. After much struggle, he decided to take the initiative to admit his mistake to Ogedai.
Not long after Yang You arrived in Hejian, Kublai Khan went north into Taiyuan, and a few days later arrived at the Mongolian camp outside Langshan City.
In the Mongolian army commander's tent, Kublai Khan truthfully reported to Wokuotai that Yang You was a spy and that the Western Expeditionary Army's combat plan had been leaked.
Wokuotai looked at Kublai Khan with a dark face and cold eyes, "Humph, Kublai Khan, you really succeed more than you succeed and fail more than you do!"
Kublai Khan chased him all the way. He was so thin and disfigured. His body and spirit were tortured. Hearing Ogedai's words, he no longer had any arrogance. He knelt down and kowtowed, "Great Khan, I leaked the military plan. Please be punished by the Khan."
Wokuotai looked at Kublai Khan and narrowed his eyes, "Where did you hear the battle plan of the Western Expeditionary Army? Did Brother Meng tell you?"
Kublai Khan shook his head quickly, "I guessed it. No one told me."
"Hmph!" Wo Kuotai snorted coldly after hearing this and lost patience with Kublai Khan. "You go back to the grassland and graze. I will punish you after I clean up Zhao Tai."
After Kublai Khan reported it, he did not want to stay in the Ogedai army, so he bowed and resigned, leaving the camp lonely.
After Kublai Khan left, Ogodai said with an encouraging expression, "The strategy that I had formulated was ruined by this guy again. If he was not a descendant of my Golden Family, I would have to kill him."
In this battle of Mengqi, Wokuotai actually did not expect to fight Zhao Tai so soon at the beginning.
After all, Zhao Tai needs to take a breather, and the princes controlled by Wo Kuotai also need to recuperate.
Wokuotai's original intention was to send cavalry to plunder Hebei so that Zhao Tai could not recuperate.
In this way, Mongolia can rest, but Qi cannot produce with peace of mind. As the strength of both sides increases and decreases, he can easily defeat Zhao Tai.
Unexpectedly, when Zhao Tai saw him sending cavalry to plunder, he picked up the Northern Song Dynasty's "water instead of troops" strategy. Not only did he not let his cavalry plunder, he also wanted to trap and annihilate his cavalry.
This forced Wo Kuotai to lead a large army to besiege Zhao Tai's newly built cities of Dong'an and Langshan, escalating the war instantly.
During the siege of the two cities, Wo Kuotai saw that Zhao Tai did not send troops to rescue, but was instead concentrating his strength. He guessed that Zhao Tai wanted to launch a counterattack after the autumn harvest.
Wokuotai's original intention was to break through the cities of Dong'an and Langshan, and then continue southward to plunder, destroying Qi's autumn harvest, making it impossible for Zhao Tai to accumulate strength and thus unable to threaten Youzhou.
But who knew that although he captured Dong'an City, he could not capture Langshan City.
Seeing that the crops in Hebei were growing better and better, Wokuotai became anxious. Then, on the advice of his adviser, he urged the Western Expeditionary Army to speed up and enter Henan.
Wokuotai's plan to contain Zhao Tai in Hebei, then the Western Expedition entered Henan, raided Shandong, and finally went north to outflank Zhao Tai, was escalated step by step.
At present, Wokuotai is besieging Langshan and attracting Zhao Tai to Hebei. He is waiting for the Western Expedition to achieve success, but he does not want Kublai Khan to come and say that the plan has been leaked.
Although Wo Kuotai did not put much effort into this plan, if it can be realized, it is indeed a good strategy that can easily defeat Zhao Tai and destroy Qi.
Now that Zhao Tai knows that the Western Expeditionary Army is about to arrive in Henan, he will definitely be prepared, and the Mongolian army will not be able to win easily.
"I don't think the Great Khan need be angry." Yang Weizhong suddenly came out to salute, "Although Zhao Tai knows that the expeditionary army from the west is returning to the east, I don't think it will affect the overall situation."
Wokuotai said in a deep voice: "Why?"
Yang Weizhong said: "I thought that as long as the Western Expeditionary Army entered Henan, these 150,000 troops would instantly gain an advantage no matter which battlefield they were deployed on. Even if Zhao Tai was prepared, it would not change his disadvantage in terms of military strength, and he would ultimately win. It can only be us Mongolia!”
Wo Kuotai thought for a moment and then smiled, "Yes, the 150,000 Western Expeditionary Army, whether deployed in Hebei or Shandong, can immediately change the situation of the war."
Yang Weizhong said: "Great Khan, I think we only need to prevent Zhao Tai from jumping over the wall and delay the war until the Western Expeditionary Army intervenes, and then we can wait for victory."
Wo Kuotai frowned and said, "You are saying that Zhao Tai may take advantage of the fact that the Western Expeditionary Army has not arrived to fight with Ben Khan first."
Yang Weizhong nodded, "Zhao Tai is not someone who is waiting to be killed. I just have suspicions. Now that Zhao Tai has received the news that the Western Expeditionary Army will attack Shandong, it is possible that he will send troops back to Shandong to defend. How he will react depends on the scouts. News coming.”
At this time, the two of them were talking. A general entered through the curtain and reported: "Great Khan, the scouts have discovered that there are more than 10,000 Qi troops in Zhending, and they are retreating south."
Wo Kuotai pondered: "Could it be that Zhao Tai chose to defend across the board?"
Yang Weizhong stroked his beard and said, "It is possible, but it still needs to be confirmed."
In the next few days, Mongolian spies successively sent news that many elite Qi troops originally stationed in Jizhong were gradually moved south.
At the same time, a Qi navy, loaded with food, sailed up the Nanyi River and was about to arrive in Baozhou.
When the news reached the Mongolian camp, Wo Kuotai stood in front of the map and said in a deep voice: "Within five days, nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses went south, and now a fleet is sent to deliver food to Wuxian. It seems that Zhao Tai wants to Defend across the board."
Yang Weizhong frowned, "Judging from the current situation, it seems that Zhao Tai has indeed chosen to return to defend Shandong. However, with the strength of Qi State, it is definitely impossible for Zhao Tai to choose to defend Hebei and Shandong."
Hearing this, Wokuotai looked at the others and asked, "What do you think?"
Subotai said: "The Western Expeditionary Army is about to enter the Central Plains. I think it is normal for Zhao Tai to strengthen the defense of Shandong. If he does not send troops back to defend, once the Western Expeditionary Army invades Shandong, Qi will be blocked by us. Cut it off. Zhao Tai will be trapped in Hebei by then, and it will be difficult to go back."
Shi Tianze said: "At the end of August, the Western Expeditionary Army will be able to enter Henan. Now there is only one and a half months left. Zhao Tai seems to have no other choice but to step up defense."
Wokuotai also preferred that Zhao Tai would return to defend Shandong. He nodded and said, "I have an army of 100,000 men and I am located on a plain. How can Zhao Tai defeat me in one and a half months? He is sending people to Wuxian now." Liang, obviously hoping that Wu Xian will continue to hold on. I think Zhao Tai has exhausted his skills, so I am sure of victory."
