In the Mongolian military tent, Meng Ge stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back.
Behind him, a group of Mongolian generals were waiting for his decision.
"Great Khan, we must decide as soon as possible whether to turn around and go back to attack Yunzhong or attack Shuozhou."
"These 30,000 cavalry are just the vanguard of the Qi army. If they can come from Jiangnan to Hedong, Zhao Tai will probably arrive soon. Great Khan, we don't have much time left."
Meng Ge listened to the urging of the generals and looked at the counselors.
"What do you think?"
Yang Weizhong said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, there are dozens of cities like Yunzhong in Qi State. Xu Degong leads 30,000 fine cavalry, but Qi State only has this one!"
Brother Meng pondered for a while, "You mean to attack Shuozhou."
Yang Weizhong said: "If we attack Yunzhong, Xu Degong will come out to cause trouble and prevent our army from attacking the city with all our strength. If we attack Shuozhou, the remaining soldiers in Yunzhong will be unable to reinforce Shuozhou. However, there are many enemy troops in Shuozhou City, but Zhao Tai does not know. Give us time to capture Shuozhou."
Yang Weizhong did not insist on his words, fearing that the Mongolian army would suffer heavy losses and would not be able to capture Shuozhou in the end.
This is also what Brother Meng is worried about. He stared at the map and murmured, "Will Zhao Tai give Ben Khan a chance?"
Now that Mongolia has been driven out of the Central Plains and Zhao Tai has unified the world, the balance of Qimeng's strength has changed.
At the moment, Mongolia has a military advantage on the battlefield, but as time goes by and reinforcements from the Qi army arrive one after another, his advantage will be completely eliminated.
The generals and counselors can only put forward their opinions on this matter, and the final decision depends on Meng Ge himself.
There was silence in the big tent. After a while, Brother Meng clenched his fists and already made a decision in his heart.
"Since the elite cavalry of Qi have been surrounded in Shuozhou, I have no reason to let them go!"
Brother Meng said with gritted teeth, "I have so many war horses that I can come and leave whenever I want. Zhao Tai can't keep me. Give me the order and start attacking the city immediately. Give me a beating first."
This time he invaded the territory of Qi State, Meng Ge had already robbed a lot.
Anyway, Zhao Tai didn't arrive, so he decided to attack Shuozhou.
It takes at least three years for a cavalry to become combat effective.
Compared with the Mongolian cavalry who have been able to ride horses and shoot birds since childhood, this cavalry will take five years and experience many actual battles.
The temptation to capture Shuozhou and destroy Qi's elite cavalry was too great for Meng Ge.
If Qi's elite cavalry is completely lost, in the next few years, he can lead the Mongolian cavalry and invade the invaders one after another.
Therefore, the border between Qi and Meng is too long. His cavalry could attract the main force of Qi to set up defenses at the Youzhou border a month ago, and then suddenly appear in Guanzhong a month later.
The Qi State is dominated by infantry and its mobilization speed is slow. Meng Ge can rely on the speed of the cavalry to mobilize the Qi State army, and then rush into the Qi State from a weak point, grab a wave and leave.
This prospect was so good that Meng Ge made up his mind.
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"Woooooo~"
In the early morning, the sun shone on the top of the city. As soon as the Qi soldiers guarding the city moved their stiff bodies, the Mongolian army camp sounded the horn of attack.
At the sound of the horn, groups of Mongolian soldiers, led by officers, poured out of the camp and quickly assembled outside the city.
Although Meng Ge decided to attack Shuozhou, the siege battles have always been brutal, and Meng Ge naturally would not let his direct troops take the lead in attacking.
Due to lack of time, we did not fill up the river this time, but launched a direct attack. Therefore, the main attackers were Shi Tianze's Han army, the Khitan soldiers of the Shimo family, and the people of the Wo Kuotai family.
Bugles blasted into the sky outside the city, followed by alarm bells ringing at the top of the city.
Xu Degong came to the top of the city and saw the posture outside the city. "The whole army is on the city. The Mongols are about to attack!"
A large number of Qi army cavalry hurriedly climbed to the top of the city with weapons in hand. Looking at the thick Mongolian army outside the city, they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.
Xu Degong held his sword and walked through the city surrounded by a group of generals.
He shouted loudly as he walked, "Soldiers, we are guarding Shuozhou. Your Majesty will not leave us alone! Everyone guard the city. It won't take long before Daqi's reinforcements will arrive in a steady stream. By then, we will attack with the reinforcements from inside and outside, and the center will If it blooms, it will definitely defeat the Mongolian army!"
Listening to his mobilization, the soldiers of the Qi army at the top of the city cheered up, drew their bows and arrows, and prepared to fight to the end.
"Woooooo~"
The horn of attack sounded, and the artillery lined up in front of the Mongolian army's formation began to roar first.
Amidst the "rumbling" sound of artillery, the first wave of Mongolian siege teams began to approach the city wall.
Not surprisingly, it was the Han army that led the charge.
Shi Tianze led five thousand soldiers and horses to approach the city.
In front of the military formation, there was a column of infantry holding large shields, then thousands of crossbowmen, and finally a siege team carrying flying bridges and long ladders.
"Fire the arrow!"
When the Mongolian army approached the city wall, the trebuchets and artillery in Shuozhou City first began to bombard the Mongolian army formations.
After the Mongolian army entered within a hundred steps, the crossbowmen at the top of the city fired at the same time. Thousands of arrows roared towards the Mongolian army.
The advancing Mongolian army lifted up their shields to form a shield wall, and arrows hit the shields, making a "doo-doo" sound.
Although the Mongolian army was driven out of the Central Plains by the Qi army, it had extremely rich war experience.
Shi Tianze's team can be said to be third-rate in East Asia, but if placed in the world, it will definitely bring a bit of Eastern shock to Western countries and all ethnic groups in the Middle East.
The Mongolian army, holding the arrows from the city head, approached the riverside of Fucheng.
The shield bearers in the front row immediately inserted the large shield into the ground. The archers hid behind the shields and began to throw arrows towards the city head, launching a counterattack.
Arrows rained down on the city, and while the crossbowmen of the two armies were shooting at each other, a large number of Mongolian troops surpassed the archers and rushed out from the gap in the shield wall.
The Mongolian soldiers quickly built a long bridge on the moat, and the Mongolian soldiers carrying ladders passed quickly.
At this time, the Mongolian army rushed to the city and directly erected a ladder.
These ladders were modified and had barbs on their heads. The Mongolian soldiers raised the ladders so that their heads were higher than the top of the city, and then hung them down, and the ladders were fixed.
In this way, the siege ladder could not be pushed down by the defenders. The Mongolian soldiers held their shields and rushed toward the city head.
However, how could the defenders at the top of the city let them rush up easily? The soldiers of Qi raised rolling logs and stones and threw them at the bottom of the city, occasionally throwing down a thunderbolt.
There was a loud "boom", and several Mongolian soldiers gathered under the ladder were directly overturned by the explosion.
The stones from the city head fell like hailstones, hitting the shields of the Mongolian soldiers, causing the Mongolian soldiers to fall continuously.
The Qi army used gold juice, kerosene, and various means to defend the city. The Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties, but under the command of their officers, they continued to charge forward without fear of death.
At this time, a Mongolian soldier had just climbed to the top of the city. Before he could look over the city wall, two spears stabbed him in the abdomen at the same time.
The Mongolian soldiers screamed and were stabbed off the city wall by the Qi army~~~~
