Zhao Tai summoned many generals to discuss the strategy for a decisive battle with the Mongolian army, and decided to take advantage of the different hearts of the Mongolian army to defeat the Mongolian army one by one.
After the meeting, Zhao Tai ordered his subordinates to go back and prepare. He dressed neatly and led a group of cavalry out of the city to the middle area where the Mongolian and Qi armies were confronting each other, and once again observed the preset battlefield.
Although Zhao Tai was already familiar with the terrain near Yangquan, before the battle began, Zhao Tai inspected the battlefield again. It was not until the Mongolian army sent cavalry to drive away that Zhao Tai reined his horse and returned to the camp.
At this time, night fell, and the camps of the two armies of Meng and Qi lit torches, illuminating the camps brightly.
In the darkness and night, the camps of the two armies were like dark universes, two nebulae, and the soldiers of both armies could not sleep.
After Zhao Tai convened the generals to discuss countermeasures, each general returned to the camp and passed the decision on the decisive battle from level to level.
One characteristic of the Qi army's operations is that, except for very confidential actions, most of the decisions will be made public.
This allowed the officers and soldiers of the Qi army to know Zhao Tai's intentions before the war began, and at the same time understand what they were going to do.
At this time, in the Qi army camp outside the city, except for the patrolling soldiers, everyone else was already lying in tents.
Now the Qi army has more than 30 armies. The Shaowu army was a newly recruited army formed by Zhao Tai after he occupied Hebei, reorganized the troops of the princes of Hebei and recruited the children of Hebei.
Compared with elites such as Zhongyi, Wuwei, and Ninghai, they were established in a relatively short period of time. It only took three or four years to form an army. They were a relatively weak link in the Qi army.
At this time, in the military tent, the flag officer gathered more than a dozen brothers together and said solemnly: "Everyone should know about the decisive battle with the Tatars tomorrow."
"Boss, we all know that we will not embarrass you tomorrow!" a soldier laughed. The flag officer said: "Brothers, the Tatars are slaughtering the people in Hedong. If we win the battle tomorrow, we can rescue the people in Hedong from the Tatars. Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. We saved so many people, what a great merit we must have. Furthermore, I heard from Qianhu that if we win this battle, we can drive the Tatars out of the Central Plains. Brothers, what does this mean?" Soldiers The faces were all excited, and someone said excitedly: "Boss, after this battle, the Tatars will not be able to bully us in the future."
"That's right!" Xiao Qi said: "After this battle, the south of the Great Wall will be our world from now on. By then, our parents will be able to farm the land with peace of mind, and our children and grandchildren will no longer have to work as cattle and horses for the Tatars. "Since the disgrace of Jingkang, the Han people in the north have been ruled by the barbarians for more than a hundred years. They were abandoned by the Song Dynasty and became slaves and cattle and horses of the barbarians, living without dignity.
Now that they were finally going to drive the barbarians out of Han, everyone's eyes showed determination.
"Boss, we must not be cowards tomorrow! We cannot let the people in the Fifth Army underestimate us." Everyone expressed their opinions one after another.
Xiao Qi nodded with satisfaction, but he did not encourage his subordinates to charge and fight fiercely. Instead, he said to several veterans: "Liu San, Wang Wu, and Zhou Luzi, you are all three-year veterans. Tomorrow After the war, take care of Xiao Li and the others. They were just added last year and have never fought a tough battle." A few people nodded, and Xiao Qi said to the recruits: "Tomorrow is the decisive battle. Don't be afraid. Remember to practice and don't mess up the formation. , Those who shoot arrows should shoot arrows, and those who use swords should use swords. Believe that the brothers around you will block the swords and arrows for you." At this time, several people were talking and talking about matters that should be paid attention to tomorrow, when the curtain suddenly Being provoked, everyone turned to look, and everyone suddenly became excited.
Zhao Tai got into the tent and saw them gathered together. He smiled and said, "Are you discussing tomorrow's tactics?"
"Your Majesty!" The flag officer led his subordinates in an excited salute. Zhao Tai asked them to stand up, patted a few people on the shoulders, glanced at their faces, and then said solemnly: "Brothers, tomorrow's battle is of great importance. I know that it will be a hard battle, and everyone will definitely be injured, but Gu has to fight this battle. Because this is not only to save the people in Hedong, but also to benefit future generations. Now that the war is approaching, Gu can't do anything for you, but Gu can guarantee that all warriors who fight for the country and the people will win the war. Da Qi will never treat him badly. If you survive tomorrow, you will be rewarded heavily. If you are killed or disabled in battle, your family will ask Da Qi to raise you, and they will live with dignity." Zhao Tai gave a few words of encouragement. , he left the military tent and continued to patrol the camp.
At this time, outside the Mongolian army camp in the distance, a white light suddenly burst out, and then
A "boom" explosion came. Wang Bin said: "Those are our scouts, they are harassing the Mongolian army camp again." Zhao Tai nodded slightly: "Don't stop the harassment, we will make the Mongolian army sleepless all night. At the same time, we must strengthen defenses outside our camp to prevent Mongolian troops from being harassed." The army retaliates." In the Mongolian army camp, Guyu, Meng Ge and Batu did not sleep either.
Guyou was in the military tent, summoning many of his confidants to discuss tomorrow's decisive battle. Brother Meng, like Zhao Tai, patrolled the camp and boosted morale.
In the Battle of Hedong, Guyou wanted to use this to establish the majesty of the Mongol Khan, so Guyou was more concerned about the Battle of Hedong.
Hedong is Meng Ge's fiefdom. The outcome of the war is related to Meng Ge's interests, so he is naturally very worried.
Compared to Guyou and Meng Ge, Batu was a little more relaxed. He was just here to help. After giving a few instructions to his subordinates, he let everyone go to rest.
At this time, the Qi army's scouts were harassing the Mongolian army's camp. The Mongolian army sent out scouts to drive them away, but noises made by the Qi army could still be heard from time to time outside the camp.
These sounds were transmitted to the Mongolian camp, causing the Mongolian soldiers in the military tent toss and turn. In the Han army camp in Hedong, Liu Heima was the third person who cared about the Hedong campaign besides Guyu and Meng Ge.
This was not just because Zhao Tai killed his son, but also because he was the largest prince in Hedong. Those small princes from Hedong who surrendered to Qi may have better development in the future, but those as big as him would not be able to achieve their current status and height.
Because in the history of the Central Plains, there was no unified dynasty that would allow him to command tens of thousands of troops and control the existence of vassal towns with different surnames in half of Hedong.
The result of his surrender to Qi was that his fiefdoms and military power were taken away, and he could only survive. At this time, Liu Heima was neatly dressed and led several of his subordinates to inspect the camp. However, he found that the sentry posts were not carefully guarding, but gathered together to whisper, and some soldiers were even sobbing quietly.
Liu Heima was furious when he saw this and whipped his whip at everyone.
"You can't wait to patrol the sentry, why do you gather together?" A soldier cried: "Commander, I heard that the Mongols are massacring our families. Is this true?" Liu Heima was furious,
"This is nonsense, don't try to disturb the morale of our army. How could the Mongolian army massacre our subjects!"
