When the Kingdom of Jin was about to perish, the last right-hand men that the Kingdom of Jin could rely on, the governors of Zhongyi and Wuwei towns, abandoned the Kingdom of Jin and decided to start their own business.

Zhao Tai and Wuxian became sworn brothers with different surnames in the back garden of Jiedu Envoy's residence. Zhao Tai still called Wuxian brother, while Wuxian called Zhao Tai handsome.

This relationship is a bit messy, but a new force has since stepped onto the stage of history.

Zhao Tai and Wuxian are also considered characters. The sworn ceremony is relatively complicated, reaching the level of Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan's three sworn brothers. It is full of a sense of ritual and is not just about chopping off chicken heads and burning yellow paper.

After the sworn sworn ceremony, Wu Xian began to ask about Li Fen, "Commander, when will Li Fen prepare to raise troops to rebel against Mongolia?"

Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "I have control over when Li Fen will fight against the Mongols! Although the main force of the Mongolian army is separated from the Yellow River and cannot cross Shandong, the winter is too close now, only one month. By then the Yellow River

If it freezes, Wo Kuotai can send partial troops to cross the river on the ice and enter the border of Shandong."

Wu Xian understood what Zhao Tai meant, "The commander-in-chief wants to wait until the Yellow River thaws next year before taking action!"

Zhao Tai nodded and said with a smile: "That's right! We will have at least a few months to integrate Shandong by then! When the Mongols destroy the Jin Kingdom and find a ferry to cross the river, we will be ready."

Wu Xian nodded, "Commander, this strategy is good or not, that's it~"

"What is it?" Zhao Taixiao asked.

Wuxian originally wanted to say, "It's just a bit unreasonable. The Jin soldiers in Kaifeng City were waiting for Zhao Tai to rescue them, but Zhao Tai went to Shandong to grab territory."

In Kaifeng City, many Jin troops believed that Zhao Tai would rescue Kaifeng, so they chose to defend, but they were all deceived.

Wu Xian muttered: "I just don't know if Kaifeng can hold on until February next year!"

Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "So we need to help them now, increase their confidence in defending Kaifeng, and make them think that we will definitely rescue them. In this way, the Jin soldiers in Kaifeng City will have hope and will not surrender like the Mongols!"

After hearing this, Wu Xian was shocked and found that Zhao Tai was becoming sinister, which was really terrifying.

If Zhao Tai did not give hope to Kaifeng and did not promise to rescue Kaifeng, the Jin soldiers in Kaifeng felt that Kaifeng could not be defended and would definitely either give up the transfer to Kaifeng or feel that the Jin Kingdom had no hope and chose to surrender to Mongolia.

But Zhao Tai gave them hope, making them think that as long as they held on to Kaifeng and the peripheral Zhao Tai and Song troops came to support them, they would defeat the Mongolian army.

This will make Wanyan Shouxu, Yili Pu'a, Wanyan Heda and others cling to Kaifeng until they are finally destroyed!

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At this time, the Mongolian army gathered under the city of Kaifeng launched a surging attack on the city.

The Mongolian army rushed to the city. Their equipment and large groups of soldiers were blocked by the wide moat. A small number of people stepped on the narrow flying bridge, crossed the moat and rushed to the city. They were immediately shot by arrows from the defenders at the top of the city.

At this time, the archers on the city fired arrows in an orderly manner and smashed rolling stones and wood down the city. Behind the city wall, a large number of Jurchen women and children helped to feed the trebuchet, and dozens of people pulled the ropes. The scene was extremely spectacular.

Wanyan Heda was wearing armor and commanding on the city. He saw that the Mongolian army was blocked by the moat. The Mongolian army crossing the river was attacked by arrows. The crowded enemy army on the other side of the river was severely damaged by cannons and rocks.

"Okay!" Wanyan Heda was quite excited, "Hit me hard and knock down the enemy!"

Under the banner of the Mongolian army, Wo Kuotai frowned, and Su Butai said beside him: "Great Khan, the moat of Bianjing is wide. Our troops and horses are blocked by the moat. Neither the siege equipment nor the main force can pass through. Only a small number of soldiers have arrived at the city.

There is no way it can threaten the city defense of the Golden Thief!"

Yang Weizhong, a counselor on the side, said solemnly: "Great Khan, this attack now is meaningless. If we want to break through Kaifeng, I think we still need to fill in the moat!"

But Wokuotai laughed and said: "The project of filling in the moat is too big. It is estimated that it will take more than half a month to fill in such a wide moat. At that time, the Yellow River will be frozen, and the moat will naturally lose its function!"

Yang Weizhong heard this and wanted to express his opinion again. The ice period only lasted three months. If we didn't conquer it, we would still have to fill in the river when the ice melted, which would be a waste of time.

However, Wokuotai directly ordered: "Ming Jin withdraws his troops, and other ministries build more weapons. I will attack Kaifeng in one fell swoop after the moat freezes, and destroy the Jin Kingdom!"

With Zhao Tai, Wuxian, and the Southern Song army on the periphery, although Wo Kuotai was determined to win Kaifeng, he did not dare to attack regardless of casualties, fearing that the siege troops would suffer heavy losses and the enemy troops from the periphery would suddenly arrive.

Therefore, after the tentative attack, Wo Kuotai stopped the attack and waited for winter while building equipment.

After Zhao Tai obtained Wuxian's allegiance, the next step was to capture Shandong step by step according to his plan.

Time flies to the end of October, and there is a heavy snowfall in the Central Plains.

It snowed heavily for two days, and the Yellow River and the Grand Canal were frozen again.

At this time, the main Mongolian forces were gathered in Kaifeng, and Shandong's troops were empty. However, Zhao Tai remained calm and did not initiate his own plan.

Although Hebei and Grassland could not send troops to enter Shandong at this time, the Mongolian army besieging Kaifeng could separate its partial divisions, cross the river on the ice, and enter Shandong.

Therefore, the time for Zhao Tai to take action was after the Yellow River thawed.

This requires that the garrison in Kaifeng City be able to hold on until February of next year.

In Kaifeng City, although the Jin army was surrounded by the main force of the Mongolian army, the defenders in the city did not fall into despair.

There are quite a few soldiers in Kaifeng City, and they all believe that as long as they hold on to Kaifeng, the army will come to rescue them.

Among these people, Wanyan Heda undoubtedly had the highest status. Before he entered Kaifeng, Zhao Tai wrote to him and agreed with him to use Kaifeng Fort to consume the Mongolian army. Then Zhao Tai would lead the army and attack the Mongolian army from inside and outside with the defenders.

strategy.

Zhao Tai has already played a golden role in his previous efforts to turn the tide.

Therefore, Heda had no doubts about this. He believed that Zhao Tai would not deceive him or give up on the army and people of Kaifeng.

At this time, Heda went up to the city for inspection and came to Kaifeng City. As soon as he arrived, Cui Li, the marshal from the west, hurriedly greeted him and said loudly: "Marshal Du, I think that the Mongolian army is going to take action again!"

"Oh?" Heda hurried to the city wall and squinted at it.

Cui Li followed and pointed outside the city, "The Mongols have prepared a lot of equipment this time!"

It has been more than a month since the Mongolian army arrived in Kaifeng. During this period, the Mongols conducted many attacks, but were repelled by the Jin army because of the moat surrounding Kaifeng City.

A strong city like Kaifeng is indeed not easy to attack. The wide moat alone is enough to kill the attacking Mongolian army.

At this time, Wokuotai was in Kaifeng, Zhao Tai and Wuxian were in Shanzhou, and the Southern Song army was in Suzhou, posing a certain threat to Mongolia. Wokuotai did not dare to ignore the Jin soldiers and Song troops on the periphery, and attacked Kaifeng regardless of casualties.

Therefore, more than a month after the Mongols arrived in Kaifeng City, they did not launch a large-scale attack. Instead, they followed Wo Kuotai's instructions and built more weapons. Then, while the moat was frozen and had no protective effect, they took Kaifeng directly without giving it to the outside.

Zhao Tai's chance.
Chapter completed!