After Zhao Tai captured Pi County, considering that the Northern Route Army was present and the strength of the Mongolian army on the north bank of the Huaihe River was still considerable, and he needed enough troops to wipe it out, he only left a thousand troops in Pi County.

Therefore, when the Hebei Mongolian army appeared under the city, they defeated Pi County with almost no effort.

At this time, outside the city of Pi County, the company camp was spread over the countryside, and countless Mongolian soldiers appeared in and out of it.

In Pi County, many generals from the Mongolian armies of Hebei and Shandong were gathered.

At this time, in the lobby of the yamen, Mongolian general Chen Nayan was sitting high. On both sides of the lobby were Mongolian generals wearing armor and carrying swords at their waists.

When Pu Chaguannu went north to attack Jezhou, Orchen Nayan, who was stationed in Jinan, urgently asked for help from the Mongolian troops in Hebei. Zhang Rou, Shi Tianze and others either personally led the troops or sent generals to lead troops into Shandong for support.

The Mongolian army now gathered in Pi County has 10,000 cavalry, followed by 50,000 or 60,000 infantry, moving south along the canal.

"Wanhu, let's ask clearly!" Zhang Rou clasped her fists and stepped out, "There are fifteen thousand Jin soldiers on the South Road, mainly infantry, led by Hengshan Gongwuxian of the Jin Kingdom and Zhao Tai, the Xuanfu envoy of the East and West Roads of Shandong. They

After capturing Pi County, they continued to march south. For some reason, the Jin army on the northern route didn't seem to notify them that they should be almost at Siyang now!"

"Wuxian and Zhao Tai!" Orchen Nayan's eyes narrowed, "The Jinren North Route Army ran fast enough and we couldn't catch up. This South Route Army must stay! Especially that Zhao Tai, he must not be allowed to escape.

Already."

Zhang Rou said with a smile: "Wanhu, don't worry, they are blocked in front, pursued by soldiers behind, and there is a big river in the west. They are already a turtle in a urn, unable to fly even if they have no wings!"

Chen Nayan said in a deep voice: "These Jin men are so brave. They dared to sneak attack on us without washing their necks and waiting to die in Henan. I will make them pay the price! Send the order, the horse army will go first, and the infantry will follow and annihilate them."

This golden soldier!"

Zhang Rou immediately clasped her fists and said, "Wanhu, don't worry, I'll make arrangements right away!"

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Zhao Tai and Wuxian couldn't help but look at each other in shock after hearing the words. The eyes of the surrounding generals showed fear.

When the Mongolian army captured Pi County, they were already behind them, and the situation was already quite dangerous.

"The official slave harmed me!" Wu Xian's eyes were red, "If this guy falls into my hands, I will cut him into pieces with a thousand knives."

Pu Chaguan Nu not only did not tell the Southern Route Army, but also withdrew the supporting troops and burned the pontoon bridge over the Yellow River, which was equivalent to putting the Southern Route Army to death.

This made Wu Xian extremely angry, and even had the idea of ​​​​taking refuge in Mongolia.

Pi County is only three to four hundred miles away from the location of the Southern Route Army. The Mongolian cavalry is fast and can kill it within two days.

Zhao Tai realized that his situation was very dangerous. He did not have time to scold the official slaves. He briefly understood the visitor and asked someone to help him to rest. Then he waved his hand and said: "Give the order, the army stopped advancing, and the scouts immediately went to

Explore north and pay attention to the movements of the Mongolian troops in the north."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Tai got off his horse and said, "Bring me the map!"

The guards took out the map and all the generals dismounted.

Zhao Tai took the map and said, "Brother, it is useless to scold the officials and slaves now. The top priority is how we can break out."

Wu Xian exhaled a breath, adjusted his mood, and gathered around. He took the map and spread it out on the ground with Zhao Tai.

"Now we have the Mongolian army in Siyang blocking the road in front of us, the Mongolian reinforcements behind us, and the Yellow River blocking the road to the west. How should the army act?" Zhao Tai pointed at the map, asking everyone as well as himself.

Wu Xian had a gloomy face and pointed at Pi County, "The Mongolian reinforcements have captured Pi County, which is only a day or two away from our current location. The Pu Cha officials and slaves withdrew all the supporting troops to Xuzhou and burned them down.

"Floating bridge, let's go west, it's probably too late."

Xu Erzhu said: "Then we are like fighting in the south, occupying Siyang, and then entering the city to hold on."

The more than 10,000 golden soldiers, mainly new soldiers, were able to hold on by relying on the city. They were no match for the Mongolian cavalry in the wild and could only be massacred by the Mongols.

Zhao Tai's cheeks twitched and he shook his head, "No, we are mainly infantry. When we reached Siyang, before we even started attacking, the Mongolian cavalry caught up with us."

Xu Erzhu said angrily: "What should we do? There are Mongolian reinforcements to the north, Mongolian army resistance to the south, and the Yellow River to the west. Wouldn't it be a dead end for us?"

His words caught Zhao Tai's attention, his eyes fell to the ground, and then he pointed at the map, "Let's go here!"

Wuxian frowned, "Haizhou?"

The navigation technology of the Song Dynasty was developed, and Zhao Tai remembered that he had seen the Shandong rebels taking boats to seek refuge in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Haizhou, also known as Lianyungang, is an important port in the north where merchant ships and fishing boats gather, and there are also islands nearby.

Even if there are not enough ships by then, you can retreat to the island first so that the Mongols cannot attack you.

In the eyes of the Mongols, he could either go west and try to cross the Yellow River, or go south and break through the obstruction of the Mongolian army and establish contact with the Southern Song Dynasty. He would never think of going east and escaping by sea.

People can only consider issues based on their own cognition. The absolute majority of Mongolians have never even seen the sea, so it is difficult to consider this issue.

Zhao Tai nodded, "Yes! The Mongols would not have thought that we would go east. Haizhou is close to the sea, and there must be many ships. We seized the ships and took a detour to the Southern Song Dynasty to return to the Jin Kingdom!"

Wu Xian pondered for a while, feeling that Zhao Tai's idea was a bit unreasonable, but it seemed to be a good idea. However, "It's a long way from here to Haizhou. What if we are overtaken by the Mongols?"

Zhao Taidao said: "Send three suspected soldiers, one to the west to the Yellow River, one to the south to Siyang, and one to the southwest to Lianshui, to attract the Mongolian army to pursue us. When they realize that something is wrong and come back to look for us,

We probably have arrived at Haizhou."

Wu Xian nodded, but then asked: "But who is going to lure away the Mongolian army?"

Zhao Tai knew that Wu Xian was worried, so he glanced at the generals and said, "Three suspicious soldiers don't need to be too many in number. They only need to hide at night and hide during the day. Use more torches at night. When the Mongols are about to catch up, there is no need to fight with them."

If you want to fight, you can discard your weapons and armor, scatter them in the wild, hide them first, and then find an opportunity to cross the river."

Wu Xian knew that this task was very dangerous and would not make it so easy for Zhao Tai. He glanced at everyone and asked seriously, "Which of you is willing to take on this important task and cover the main force to break out?"

The generals looked at each other and understood that this mission was very dangerous. Once caught up by the Mongols, it would be a dead end.
Chapter completed!