Outside Pizhou City, the Mongolian army camp.

When Zhao Tai sent the military order to counterattack, Kublai Khan also judged that Zhao Tai would try to break through.

During the day, Kublai Khan was not afraid. He had many soldiers and horses, and the cavalry had the advantage, so he could deal with it calmly.

If Zhao Tai wanted to break out of the encirclement, he could only choose night, so Kublai Khan doubled the night guards.

After the Mongolian army received the order, they did not dare to relax and took strict precautions to guard against Zhao Tai's breakout.

However, the Mongolian army had been on guard for a long time, but there was still no movement from the loyal army in the city.

At this time, in the Mongolian army's tent, Kublai Khan frowned and listened to Zhang Rou's report, "Your Majesty, why is there no movement from Zhao Tai? The soldiers work hard every day, but as time goes by, they will inevitably become slack!"

Kublai Khan knew that there was no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days, and he didn't understand why Zhao Tai still didn't take action. Was he really planning to stick to Pizhou all the time, pinning his hopes on the Southern Song Dynasty defeating Mongolia, and then going north to rescue?

Just when Kublai Khan was a little suspicious, a group of cavalry galloped on the official road, and the soldiers collecting firewood outside the camp dodged.

The cavalry arrived in front of the camp and reined up their horses. The knight jumped down to the ground. After verifying his identity, he went straight to the commander's tent.

Kublai Khan was guessing Zhao Tai's intentions when suddenly a subordinate came to him and whispered: "Commander, we have an urgent military report."

Kublai Khan raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully: "Where is the urgent military situation?"

"Your Majesty, a messenger has come to report that Wuxian has retaken Dongping and Jinan is in danger!"

When Kublai Khan heard this, he frowned and thought deeply. After a while, he walked to the map again, narrowed his eyes and said, "So this is Zhao Tai's plan."

Upon hearing the news, Kublai Khan suddenly understood. Zhao Tai had already planned clearly when his army entered Shandong.

The Mongolian army marched forward with great success, and it turned out that the three towns in Shandong were deliberately showing weakness.

Zhang Rou and others looked at each other and understood what Kublai Khan meant, "Your Majesty, Zhao Tai wants to use Wuxian to divide our troops, and then look for an opportunity to break out!"

Kublai Khan nodded, and then shook his head, "Not only Wu Xian, but also Li Fen and other loyalist forces outside the city are expected to launch a counterattack."

As they were talking, another general entered the tent through the curtain and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Yan Zhongji that Li Fen has come to the state with Ke and is approaching Yidu!"

Everyone in the tent couldn't help but be a little surprised when they heard this. Zhang Rou frowned, "Your Majesty, the Shandong rebels' offensive is so fierce! Now they are launching a counterattack, and our main force is gathered here. Once the troops are divided, Zhao Tai will definitely look for an opportunity to break out.

But if we attack without dividing our troops, the prefectures and counties in Shandong may be recaptured by the bandits!"

Kublai Khan's eyes were sinister, he squinted and pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but sneered, "Zhao Thief is still a conspiracy, but I can use it to his advantage! Just wait and come here!"

Zhang Rou and others stepped forward, and Kublai Khan whispered, and everyone nodded in agreement.

After the Mongolian army entered Shandong, although they advanced with great success, they did not have a major battle with the soldiers and horses of the three towns.

This means that Wuxian, Li Fen, and Zhao Tai's army all retain considerable strength.

Previously, the three towns took the initiative to show weakness, and the Mongolian army captured prefectures and counties all the way, and each ministry reported victories one after another, so Kublai Khan did not realize this.

Now that Wuxian and Li Fen launched a counterattack, he finally woke up and probably understood Zhao Tai's intention.

Facing the counterattack from the two towns, Kublai Khan could not sit idly by and ignore them, so early the next morning, he mobilized 30,000 horses to leave the camp and go to encircle and suppress Wuxian and Li Fen.

At this time, the defenders at the top of the city discovered the Mongolian army's movements and immediately flew to report to Zhao Tai.

On the Pizhou City Tower, Zhao Tai took out his telescope and observed the Mongolian camp. When he saw a large number of soldiers leaving, he casually said: "It seems that Wuxian and Li Fen have launched a counterattack!"

Tang Liang, Li Chunzhu and others were overjoyed when they heard this. They clenched their fists and waved them out, "Okay! Our opportunity has come!"

Tang Liang said happily: "Your Majesty, Mongolia has divided its troops. It's time for us to break out!"

Zhao Tai picked up the telescope again and observed while saying: "It is indeed time to break out, but the Mongolian army sent troops in broad daylight. Doesn't this tell us to let us fight?"

"The king suspects that this is Kublai Khan's plan to lure the enemy!" Li Chunzhu said.

Tang Liang said: "If this is the case, what should we do? We can't stay in the city any longer! There is not much food left in the treasury!"

Zhao Tai put away his telescope and noticed it in his mind, "Let's talk about it back to the Commander's Mansion!"

At that moment, the group of people returned to the Commander's Mansion and came to the festival hall.

There is a huge sand table in the lobby. On it is Shandong's mountains and rivers geography, cities, prefectures and counties, as well as the distribution of the army, all marked one by one.

Zhao Tai took off his cloak, took off his helmet, and handed it to the soldiers. Then he took a wooden stick about three feet long and as thick as a scale beam, walked to the sand table, pointed to the area where the Wu Wei Army and Li Jun were active, and asked

: "You think, if Wu Xian and Li Fen launch a counterattack, will Kublai Khan rescue them?"

Everyone gathered around the sand table, a little confused. Didn't Kublai Khan divide his troops and leave the camp?

Li Chunzhu said: "What does your Majesty mean, is the Mongolian army that has just left camp to show us that they are not going north, but are nearby, waiting for us to break through, to launch a sudden attack?"

Zhao Tai nodded, "It's very possible! I guess they went out to camp during the day and maybe came back quietly at night!"

Tang Liang frowned, "If this is the case, then we won't be able to break out!"

Zhao Tai shook his head and sneered, "No! Since Kublai Khan set up a stage, we will follow his ideas and sing the show!"

Everyone was a little confused, Tang Liang said: "You know there is a scam, but you still want to get in?"

Zhao Tai pointed at Dongping and Jiaodong Peninsula with a wooden pole, "Let's go back to the previous question! Will Kublai Khan divide his troops to rescue the Mongolian army here?"

This time, without waiting for anyone to answer, Zhao Tai answered by himself: "I think Kublai Khan will rescue and also wants to rescue! Previously, Wu Xian and Li Fen showed weakness to the Mongolian army and preserved their strength, allowing them to rest for several months. Now,

When you come out, you will definitely be like Meng

When the tiger comes down from the mountain, the offensive will be fierce! If Kublai Khan does not save us, all the Mongolian troops occupying the northern and central parts of Shandong may be wiped out! Therefore, Kublai Khan will definitely save us, but he is worried that after the troops are divided, we will break through from Pizhou.

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After saying this, Zhao Tai paused, "So Kublai Khan wants to lure us out of the city before dividing his troops, and then wipe us out or severely damage us!"

After listening to Zhao Tai's analysis, everyone couldn't help but nodded.

Li Chunzhu scratched his head, "Then what should we do?"

Zhao Tai held the wooden pole across his hands and said in a deep voice: "If we want to break out of the encirclement, we must trick Kublai Khan into dividing his troops before we have a chance to fight out. Therefore, Kublai Khan has set up a pocket, and we must dig into it. I
Chapter completed!