At night, at the top of Pizhou City, Tang Liang took out the carrier pigeons from the cage and said, "Your Majesty, these are the last three."

Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "The military order sent this time is of great importance. Just in case, let's release the three together!"

"Yes!" Tang Liang saluted, turned around and waved, "Tie the secret message on and let us fly together!"

Tang asked someone to tie the secret message to the legs of three pigeons, and then threw it upwards. The pigeons flew up, circled half a circle in the air, and then flew towards Haizhou under the cover of night.

After Pizhou was besieged, Zhao Tai relied on carrier pigeons to communicate with the outside world.

Although the pigeons did not fly high and were easily shot down by the Mongolian army, Zhao Tai was not worried and the letter was captured by the Mongols.

Because the letters were written in code words, the contents of the letters could only be translated by comparing them with the code book.

Zhao Tai is now weak, so he can only work harder and be more careful, do a good job in all aspects, and rely on details to defeat the Mongols.

Zhao Tai watched the pigeons fly out of the city, then took a deep look at the Mongolian camps dotted with torches in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "The stones and earth bags blocking the city gate can be cleared manually."

Tang Liang cupped his fists and saluted, "Here!"

Previously, in order to show the Mongolian army's determination to defend, Zhao Tai ordered his soldiers to block the four gates of Pizhou.

The Mongolian troops attacking the city found that the city gate was blocked and could not be opened, so they informed Kublai Khan.

This made the Mongolian army outside the city think that Zhao Tai wanted to defend, prompting the Mongolian army to divide its troops and go south.

Now that the war between Mongolia and Song Dynasty has begun, Zhao Tai will undoubtedly put himself to death if he continues to hold on. Moreover, he is trapped in the city and poses almost no threat to the Mongolian army. Only by protruding from the city can he create more trouble for the Mongolian army.

Therefore, taking advantage of the war between Mongolia and Song Dynasty, Zhao Tai was determined to break out.

However, Pizhou City was completely surrounded by the Mongolian army, and it was not easy to break through the siege.

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At night, torches were lit in the Mongolian camp, and soldiers with spears patrolled back and forth in the camp, and the defense was quite tight.

At midnight, most of the Mongolian soldiers had gone to bed, but Kublai Khan did not rest.

He led several officers to patrol the camp and inspected the night guard situation before heading to the main camp.

"Your Majesty! Pizhou is surrounded by us, and Zhao Tai is already unable to fly. What else does Your Majesty have to worry about?" said his confidant Ahama.

Kublai Khan walked back to the tent, handed the scimitar to the guards and hung it up. He glanced at the few people and said, "Do you think Zhao Tai will just sit back and wait for death? Don't underestimate him! Today there is a report from the generals that there are enemy generals peeking at the king's camp at the top of the city during the day.

I have determined that it must be Zhao Tai who saw the food transport team entering the camp! If you were Zhao Tai, could you still sit still?"

Zhang Rou admired her in her heart, "Your Majesty is wise! When Zhao Tai saw the military rations being transported into our camp, he was afraid that he would not be able to sleep!"

Kublai Khan smiled and said, "Zhao Tai built a clear wall and defended Pizhou, thinking that the king would not be able to obtain food and grass, so he would retreat when the food was exhausted. Now that the king can obtain a steady stream of food from Huainan, his plan failed, and he will definitely try to break out of the encirclement!"

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Having said this, Kublai Khan became serious and scanned everyone with his sharp eyes, "You all should cheer up. If anyone fails to seal off the enemy and allows Zhao Tai to escape, I will not be merciful!"

Zhang Rou and others heard this and quickly saluted, "Don't worry, Your Majesty! We will definitely trap Zhao Tai to death!"...

"Okay!" Kublai Khan nodded, "I have determined that Zhao Tai can only break out at night. From tonight onwards, the number of night sentries will be doubled!"

Inside and outside Pizhou City, Zhao Tai wanted to break out of the encirclement, and Kublai Khan also knew that it was time for Zhao Tai to break out.

At this time, Zhao Tai was making preparations for a breakout, while Kublai Khan strengthened his defenses.

Two days after the carrier pigeon was released from Pizhou City, Wang Wentong received the secret message.

The Mongolian army was strong, and Zhao Tai stood firm in Pizhou, attracting Kublai Khan. Most of the loyal army retreated to the Yimeng Mountains, and some retreated to the seaside and hid on the islands.

At this time, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians gathered on Donghai Island, and a large number of officials and staff of the Jieshuai Mansion retreated here.

"Military advisor!" Zhao Hu walked outside the study and shouted to you.

Wang Wentong was handling matters and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Hu said: "Military advisor, Pizhou Pigeon Letter!"

Wang Wentong couldn't help but stood up and said, "Quick, bring it in!"

Zhao Hu pushed the door open and presented a small roll of paper to Wang Wentong. After the latter took it, he took out a small wooden box from the drawer, opened it with a key, and took out the code book.

The secret messages conveyed by pigeon messages are usually concise and clear. Wang Wentong quickly translated the contents of the secret message, "I will break out of the encirclement, order all the tribes to counterattack, and lure the enemy to divide his troops!"

After Wang Wentong read the content, he put the secret language book away first, and then said in a deep voice: "The king is about to break out!"

Zhao Hu said: "Although Kublai Khan divided his troops and went south, there are still 50,000 Mongolian troops under Pizhou City, and they have the advantage of horse troops. How can the king break through?"

Wang Wentong said: "You should arrange for messengers to go to Wuxian and Li Fen's army, so that the soldiers and horses of the two towns can launch a counterattack, and then send orders to the tribes in Yimeng Mountain to go out and regain the lost territory!"

Zhao Hu clasped his fists and said, "I humbly accept my order!"

Not long after, several speedboats left Donghai Island and headed north along the coastline to deliver Zhao Tai's order.

After the Mongolian army invaded Shandong, Li Fen did not stick to Jinan and retreated to his hometown Yidu. However, the Mongolian army did not let him go. The army quickly pursued him, so Li Fen had no choice but to abandon Yidu and continue walking eastward.

In recent months, the Mongolian army continued to advance eastward, and Li Fen continued to retreat to the Jiaodong Peninsula. He did not stop until he retreated to Dengzhou.

Now Li Fen, tens of thousands of people, are nestled in Dengzhou and have been confronting Yan Zhongji, the Han army prince, for more than two months.

Li Fen continued to retreat and lost the city. However, the defeated army retreated all the way eastward and gathered in Dengzhou, leaving Li Fen with a considerable number of troops.

Kublai Khan's main force was held back in Pizhou by Zhao Tai, leaving Yan Zhongji who attacked Li Fen with insufficient troops. He then successively captured Yidu, Weizhou, and Laizhou, but his follow-up was somewhat weak, and he did not continue to attack Li Fen, and instead used inducements and inducements.

At this time, in Li Fen's army, an envoy from the Zhongyi Army sent a letter. Li Fen read it over and frowned.

Peng Huizu asked at the side: "Commander, what does the letter say?"

Li Fendao: "The Zhongyi Army said that the Mongolian and Song Dynasties have started a war, and the main force of the Mongolian army has entered the Southern Song Dynasty. Let us launch a counterattack and regain the lost territory!"

Peng Huizu said: "If the Mongols defeat the Southern Song Dynasty, we will not survive. Commander, we must fight back now!"

Li Fen thought for a moment and clenched his fists, "I was forced to Dengzhou by them. If I retreated, I would have to jump into the sea! What the hell is Yan Zhongji? A fox pretends to be a tiger, but I don't beat him. He really thinks that I am afraid of him!"

Send the order and summon the generals, I am determined to fight back!"

After Li Fen received the letter in Dengzhou, another envoy passed through the area controlled by the Mongolian army and also arrived at Liangshanbo, entered Wuxian's stronghold, and conveyed Zhao Tai's military order.

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Chapter completed!