The Mongols are about to attack, and Zhao Tai and the Southern Song Dynasty have not yet reached the terms of recruitment, making Zhao Tai's situation very dangerous.

Because he was not sure whether the Song Dynasty would provide reinforcements, Zhao Tai hurriedly came to Dongping Mansion, met with Wuxian, and asked Wuxian to prepare to abandon the state and county.

Wuxian looked solemn after hearing what Zhao Tai said. Zhao Tai meant not to fight Mongolia head-on and let him hide in the water in Liangshan Mountain.

"We have finally won a place in Shandong, how can we give it to Mongolia so easily!" Wu Xian was quite unwilling.

Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "If the Song army cannot provide reinforcements, it will be meaningless for us to fight against the Mongolian army in Shandong."

As he was talking, a group of cavalry came to the edge of the river embankment, dismounted, and ran over holding their helmets, "Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards are reporting secretly."

The person who came was Zhao Hu, a boy from two years ago who is now eighteen. He has lost his childishness and looks like a young general.

When Zhao Tai heard this, he stopped talking. After Zhao Hu saluted, he quickly stepped forward and handed over the secret letter, "Your Majesty, this is news from Hebei!"

When Wu Xian heard that the news was from Hebei, he couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, are the Mongols moving?"

Zhao Tai quickly scanned the secret message and nodded, "The Mongols have dispatched more than 100,000 troops and will attack Jinan!"

"Jinan!" Wu Xian frowned.

Zhao Taize received the letter and pulled the reins of his horse, "Back to the city, I need to send someone to notify Li Fen quickly!"

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Jinan is a large city in Shandong and is of great political significance.

When Zhao Tai's letter reached Jinan, Li Fen immediately summoned everyone for discussion.

In the festival hall, many generals of Li Army gathered, and everyone looked heavy.

Although they had expected the Mongols to come, they didn't expect them to come so quickly.

Peng Huizu asked: "Commander, what did the Zhongyi Army say?"

Li Fen handed the letter to Peng Huizu, "Zhao Tai asked me to abandon Jinan and retreat to Yidu!"

Peng Huizu and others quickly read the letter and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

At this time, a general asked: "What are you going to do, commander-in-chief?"

Li Fen did not want to give up Jinan, but when the Mongols came to kill him, he was afraid and did not dare to stay in Jinan.

Furthermore, Zhao Tai's territory was to the south of him, so by defending Jinan he would be fighting the Mongols for Zhao Tai, which was not cost-effective.

Li Fen would not do this kind of thing of sacrificing himself to help others.

"Even if Zhao Tai doesn't say anything, I don't intend to stick to Jinan!" Li Fen sneered, then waved his hand, "Send the order and the army will withdraw to Yidu immediately!"

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Zhao Tai did not reach an agreement with the Southern Song Dynasty, and Zhao Tai did not trust the Southern Song Dynasty, which gave him no confidence to fight the Mongols in Shandong.

In addition, the three towns in Shandong each have their own agendas. Under such circumstances, there is no condition for a decisive battle with Mongolia.

After learning that the Mongolian army was about to move south, Zhao Tai immediately asked Wu Xian to station himself on Liangshan Mountain and build a mountain stronghold, and also ordered Li Fen to abandon Jinan. However, Li Fen never thought of blocking the Mongolian army for Zhao Tai, and immediately led his troops to the Jiaodong Peninsula.

retreat.

After Li Fen abandoned Jinan and Kublai Khan's army was assembled in Hebei, he led the Mongolian headquarters, Han army, Khitan, Wanggu and other tribes, totaling 150,000 horses and infantry, and advanced to Shandong with great fanfare.

Kublai Khan hated Zhao Tai, and in order to avenge his humiliation, he appealed to the world, claiming that the Mongolian army went south for revenge and only attacked Zhao Tai. Anyone who dared to block the army, including soldiers and civilians along the way, would not leave any chickens or dogs behind.

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If someone is able to capture Zhao Tai, as well as the civil and military officials of the Zhongyi Army, they will be granted a seal ranging from 10,000 to 100 households depending on their official rank.

The message was sent out, but it had no effect, because everyone ran away when the message was sent out, and no one read it at all.

Since the Red Coat Army uprising broke out in the late Jin Dynasty, Shandong has been in constant chaos. During the war, the population has dropped sharply.

If a state or county like the Southern Song Dynasty had a long-lasting peace, it would be densely populated, and it would be impossible to transfer. No one would be able to accept such a huge population. However, the population of Shandong is dwindling, and there are only a few hundred households left in many cities, so it is easy to escape.

Got it clean.

Kublai Khan's army marched south in mighty force, and the Mongolian army prepared for a great calamity

After some skimming, I found that almost all the people in the cities I passed along the way had fled, leaving nothing behind.

This made the Mongolian army, which rushed into Shandong, almost no benefit. However, the Mongolian army was not in a hurry. After all, wasn't there Jinan?

Jinan is a big city in Shandong, so it should have some money, food and population.

At present, all the Mongolian armies ignored the depopulated prefectures and counties and went straight to Jinan.

In early October, after the Mongolian army captured Dezhou and Yucheng, the forwards crossed the Qinghe River in Beihe and arrived at the city of Jinan, only to find that the city was unusually quiet.

The Mongolian army scouts immediately approached the city to check, but found that Jinan had also become an empty city.

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Pizhou.

After discussing with Wu Xian, Zhao Tai quickly returned to his territory.

At this time, in the festival hall, Zhao Tai stood in front of the map with his hands behind his hands and said in a deep voice: "Li Fen has given up on Jinan. After Kublai Khan takes over Jinan, he will make the next decision. Has there been any news from Lin'an?"

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Wang Bin shook his head, "Not yet."

Zhao Tai frowned and said, "Immediately fly to Lin'an and tell me that the Mongolian army has occupied Jinan and Shandong is in danger. Please support Prime Minister Zheng as soon as possible."

Zhao Tai asked Li Fen to give up Jinan. Firstly, he believed that Li Fen would not stick to Jinan for him. Secondly, the loss of Jinan would definitely shake the south of the Yangtze River. Zhao Tai wanted to use this to threaten Song Ting so that Song Ting would stop worrying about the recruitment conditions and quickly determine it for him.

status, and then send troops to reinforce.

When Wang Bin heard the words, he did not respond, but suddenly saluted, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not!"

Zhao Tai turned around and looked at him, "It's time now. If the military advisor has anything to say, speak directly!"

Wang Bin pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think your Majesty cannot place your hopes on the Southern Song Dynasty."

Zhao Tai frowned, "Why did the military advisor say this?"

Wang Bin said: "I'll be honest, the Southern Song Dynasty is completely unable to help your Majesty resist the Mongols!"

Zhao Tai's expression became solemn, and he knew very well in his heart that Wang Binzhi's words were right.

Now the Southern Song Dynasty is full of internal conflicts. Even if Zheng Qingzhi agrees to support, he has no troops to send.

Because the troops in Jingxiang and Bashu could not be commanded by Zheng Qingzhi, the Song army in Lianghuai lost 30,000 elite soldiers last year, and now they had to defend Kaifeng, so the Southern Song Dynasty had no troops to send.

The Southern Song Dynasty had been peaceful for a long time, and the Forbidden Army had no combat effectiveness at all. Even if they were sent north, Zhao Tai could not rely on them to fight a decisive battle with Mongolia.

Zhao Tai looked at Wang Bin with a hint of expectation: "We can't place our hope in Lin'an, so what do you think we should do?"

Wang Bin gritted his teeth and said firmly: "The disaster is diverted to the south. According to the previous plan, abandon Pizhou, retreat to Haizhou, and let the Mongolian army go south."

Zhao Tai had planned before that if the Mongolian army could not stop the Mongolian army from attacking, he would withdraw the army into the Yimeng Mountains and the coastal islands of Shandong.

This was exactly what Zhao Tai wanted him to say, but Zhao Tai suddenly said angrily: "Shandong is the barrier between the Jianghuai River and the Yangtze River. If I abandon the defense of Pizhou, wouldn't I put the people of the Jianghuai River to death and the lives of the people in the north of the Yangtze River be ruined?"
Chapter completed!