On the battlefield, the Mongolian cavalry surrounded the Qi army and attacked, but it was always difficult to break through. After the Han army in Hedong lost its fighting spirit, Batu and Guyou led their cavalry and retreated from the battlefield one after another.
Brother Meng was furious when he saw this, but he was unable to support himself, so he could only be forced to retreat. At this time, the Qi army and cavalry troops reorganized their formation and launched a pursuit. The Mongolian infantry troops who had no time to escape could only kneel down and surrender in patches.
Seeing the Qi army's cavalry catching up, the Mongolian cavalry could only pull their reins, clamp their horses' belly tightly, and flee west across the wilderness.
In Taiyuan City, Kublai Khan stood at the top of the city and looked to the east. Counting the time, the decisive battle between Meng and Qi should have already begun.
Although Mongolia paid a lot for this battle and even lost the hearts of Hedong people, as long as they can repel the Qi army, everything will turn around.
"Your Majesty, the news came back from the front, asking us to suspend the massacre of the Han people in Hedong, which means that the Qi army has been attracted from the front for a decisive battle!" The general stood aside and said:
"We have a large number of troops and we are fighting in the field. We will definitely be able to defeat the Qi army." Kublai Khan nodded.
"I hope so!" At this time, outside Taiyuan City, in the wilderness to the east, a cloud of yellow dust suddenly rose, and a group of cavalry galloped over.
Seeing this, the defenders on the city couldn't help but exclaimed,
"There are cavalry coming!" Kublai Khan quickly looked out and saw a large group of cavalry approaching, and his heart suddenly sank.
Batu saw something was wrong and led his men to retreat westward. At this time, he led his subordinates to the eastern suburbs of Taiyuan. The generals couldn't help but ask,
"Your Majesty, Taiyuan is just ahead. Shall we enter the city?" Batu glanced at Taiyuan City and shook his head.
"Go directly back to Guanzhong!" After saying this, Batu pulled the reins fiercely, led the cavalry around Taiyuan, and galloped southward.
In Taiyuan City, Kublai Khan punched the wall. When he saw Batu leading his troops to escape, he guessed the outcome of the battle.
"Your Majesty, look!" the general pointed to the outside of the city and reminded loudly again. Just as Batu left with his soldiers and horses, another large group of people came from the east, and this time they were under Guyu's banner.
Guyuk led his subordinates to break out of the encirclement all the way to the west, and followed Batu as he fled to the vicinity of Taiyuan.
"Great Khan, Batu did not enter the city and fled to the southwest!" Yang Weizhong said. Upon hearing this, Guyu looked up at the majestic Taiyuan City and sighed:
"Send the order, the army should go north and return to the grassland!" Guiyoujun ordered, and the more than 50,000 Mongolian troops did not enter Taiyuan, but retreated north.
Kublai Khan was a little panicked when he saw this. Both Batu and Guyu left, but Meng Ge was nowhere to be seen, which made him worried.
However, at this moment, the cavalry led by Meng Ge also galloped to the eastern suburbs of Taiyuan. The Mongolian army has many cavalry, and even if they are defeated, it will be difficult to annihilate them. The horses can carry them and quickly escape from the battlefield.
After Meng Ge saw Batu and Guyu retreating, he could only lead his cavalry to break out of Taiyuan. At this time, he got rid of the Qi army's pursuit and arrived outside Taiyuan City. The east gate of Taiyuan immediately opened, and Kublai Khan led a group of cavalry and roared out.
He saw Meng Ge from a distance, galloped up to him and reined in his horse.
"Brother, Batu and Guyu have both run away!" Brother Meng looked decadent and nodded:
"I already know. Burn Taiyuan City, and you come with me to leave Hedong!" With the withdrawal of Batu and Guyu, and the rebellions in Hedong, Meng Ge was unable to defend Hedong, so he could only choose to abandon Hedong and withdraw to the grassland.
Brother Meng did not stay outside Taiyuan City for long, and soon led his troops and horses to the north. Kublai Khan ordered people to set fire to the city of Taiyuan. After looking at the blazing fire, he finally pulled the reins of his horse and galloped away to the north.
Shortly after the Mongolian army withdrew from Taiyuan, the Qi army's cavalry pursued them to the foot of Taiyuan City. Seeing the raging fire in the city, the Qi army quickly organized manpower to put out the fire.
Three days later, Zhao Tai led the Qi army to Taiyuan. It took more than 100,000 Qi troops and tens of thousands of prisoners to put out the fire in Taiyuan City.
Zhao Tai occupied Taiyuan, so he immediately sent a message to Hedongzhou County and sent troops and horses to collect various passes. Because the Mongolian army massacred the people in Hedong and lost the hearts of the people in Hedong, the Mongolian armies from all over the country rushed to flee Hedong. The Qi army recovered the entire territory of Hedong without any effort.
February, Guanzhong. After the failure of the Hedong Battle, Mongolia's rule in the Han Dynasty was already shaky. Anyone could see that sooner or later, they would be driven back to the grassland by the Qi army.
Not only the Han people in the areas ruled by Mongolia thought so, but even the Mongols felt that they could not last long and began to fish from the lake, preparing to make a fortune before being driven out by the Qi army.
After Batu withdrew from Hedong to Guanzhong, he lost his intention to run Guanzhong and allowed his subordinates to rob and exploit the people of Guanzhong wantonly.
The Mongolian cavalry drank and had sex in the city every day. The cavalry went out of the city in small groups, plundered nearby villages and towns, and returned with food and women, making all parts of Guanzhong like hell.
The Mongolian army had no confidence in guarding Guanzhong. After Batu returned to Guanzhong, in just two months, he ruined Guanzhong and caused public resentment.
Before the Mongols withdrew from Hedong, they massacred the people in Hedong, which made the people in Guanzhong uneasy. Now that they saw that Mongolia had no intention of running Guanzhong, the people in Guanzhong naturally had to find another way to make a living.
Wang Shixian is the largest prince in Guanzhong and controls many states, counties and armies in Guanzhong. At this time, Wang Shixian saw that the Mongolian army had no intention of operating, and seemed ready to abandon Guanzhong at any time, and he was inevitably a little scared in his heart.
After the Mongols took control of Guanzhong, when the Qi army came, they ran to the grassland, but the Wang family had already taken root here. What would they do then?
In the Wang Mansion, Wang Shixian was a little upset, but at this moment, a subordinate came in to report,
"Commander, someone is coming from the east and wants to see the commander!" Wang Shixian frowned.
"East? People from Qi?" He paced back and forth in the room, made up his mind after a while, and ordered:
"Invite him to the study. Let me have a talk with him!" Not long after, a person was brought into the study by his subordinates. Wang Shixian was shocked and saluted quickly: "It turns out to be General Yang!" The person who came was exactly that. Yang You, he smiled and clasped his fists,
"Commander Wang, I haven't seen him for a long time. Are you okay?" Wang Shixian said, "Thanks to Brother Yang, you are doing well!" Yang You smiled and said, "I see Marshal Wang, why does he look sad?"
"This~" Wang Shixian smiled awkwardly, and finally sighed,
"I really can't hide it from Brother Yang! How can I be happy about the current situation?" Yang You immediately got straight to the point,
"Commander Wang, it is already sunset in Mongolia, and we, Da Qi, are unifying the north and expelling Mongolia. The general trend has been irresistible. Now that Mongolia has no intention of resisting Da Qi, why doesn't Marshal Wang make plans for himself as soon as possible?" Wang Shixian knew that Batu might be possible at any time. If he gives up Guanzhong, then with his strength, he will be unable to resist the Qi army.
Therefore, Wang Shixian also wanted to surrender, but he didn't know how Qi Guoguo would treat him. Wang Shixian said solemnly: "I also want to make plans for myself, but I don't know if King Qi can accept me!"
