Gongzhou, come to Yuanzhai.

After the fall of the Jin Kingdom, the remaining forces east of Tongguan, except for those wiped out by the Mongols, all followed Zhao Tai.

To the west of Tongguan, in Guanzhong and Longxi, there are some remnants after the Jin Dynasty was destroyed.

Over the years, Mongolia has focused its attention on Zhao Tai, allowing these remaining forces to survive.

Guo Xiatu was a famous general of the Jin Kingdom and the governor of Huizhou. Originally, after the fall of the Jin Kingdom, he would be trapped for three years and finally burned himself to death.

When Zhao Tai was fighting against Mongolia, he thought of this famous Jin general and sent someone to contact Guo Xiabao, hoping that he could cooperate.

Therefore, Guo Xiabao left Huizhou and fought in Guanzhong, but was finally defeated by the Wang family who surrendered to Mongolia.

In the past two years, the Mongolian army focused on attacking Zhao Tai, and Guo Xiabao withdrew from Guanzhong. Only a small number of Mongolian troops encircled and suppressed him, allowing him to settle down in Gongzhou at the junction of Mongolia and Song Dynasty.

Gongzhou is located to the west of Qinzhou and north of Lizhou Road in the Southern Song Dynasty. The territory is mountainous and the terrain is relatively complex.

Two months ago, Zhao Tai learned that the Mongolian expeditionary army from the west was returning to the east. In order to delay the Mongolian army's attack, Zhao Tai thought of Guo Xia again, so he sent an envoy into Guanzhong, and then trekked all the way to Gongzhou.

Although the Mongolian army did not focus on encircling and suppressing Guo Xiadou, Guo Xiadou's life was not easy in the past few years after Jin Mie.

After he was driven out of Guanzhong by the Mongolian army, he could only move around in the barren Longyou area, with only three to four thousand men and horses left.

At this time, Guo Xiabao could not even occupy a city, so he could only hide in the mountains and build a stronghold, which was no longer able to contain the Mongolian army.

Despite this, Zhou Kan, the envoy of Qi State, still came to Laiyuan Village.

At this time, outside the village, Guo Xiadou led a group of people to greet him. Guo Xiadou was in his forties, a typical northwest man, tall and tall, and his face had been blown by wind and sand for a long time, making it yellow and rough.

He led a group of soldiers with shabby armor and sallow faces to line up to greet him.

The soldiers were poorly equipped, but they all stood up straight and held their chests out, obviously trying to give Qi Shi a good impression.

Zhou Kan was a Han from the Duanyou area of ​​the Jin Kingdom. After Zhao Tai opened up the situation in Shandong, he went to Shandong to seek refuge.

Because he had met Guo Xiabao before, Qi State sent him to contact him.

"Brother Zhou, thank you for your hard work coming from afar. Please come in!" Guo Xiadou said with a hearty smile.

Zhou Kan bowed and said: "Guo Shuai, we haven't seen each other for four years."

Guo Xiabao said: "The last time we met was when I was the governor of Huizhou. It was four years ago."

When the two of them entered the cottage, Guo Xiabao had already asked people to prepare wine and food.

At this time, Guo Xiabao and two generals invited Zhou Kan to sit down and said, "Brother Zhou, the conditions of the village are poor, and they are all game meat. I hope Brother Zhou won't dislike it."

Zhou Kan said: "I have been away from Longyou for many years, and I missed this place in Shandong."

At this time, several people were eating and talking, first reminiscing about old times, and then getting down to business.

Guo Xiadou asked: "King Qi sent Brother Zhou here this time, but what happened?"

Zhou Kan put down Kuaizi and said in a deep voice: "Qi State sent me here in the hope that Guo Shuai would make some noise in Guanzhong and attract the attention of the Mongolian army. However, I already know about the situation in the village. Guo Shuai has withdrawn here."

At the border between Mongolia and Song Dynasty, it is probably difficult to attract the attention of the Mongolian army."

There are only three to four thousand Guo Xiadou now. It is too late to hide from the Mongolian army. How can they attract the attention of the Mongolian army.

Guo Xiadou sighed, "I came here to Yuanzhai because it is at the junction of Mongolia and Song Dynasty. The Mongolian army came to encircle and suppress me. I can hide in the Song Dynasty and wait for the Mongolian army to leave before returning to Gongzhou."

Zhou Kan nodded, and then said sincerely: "Guo Shuai, although this can avoid the encirclement and suppression of the Mongolian army, it will be difficult for Guo Shuai to develop."

Guo Xia Tou sighed: "I also know this. However, Guanzhong and Longxi are all owned by Mongolia. It is already difficult for me to survive as a lone army. How can we talk about development and growth?"

Zhou Kan said in a deep voice: "This is not a long-term solution after all."

Guo Xiabao asked: "Brother Zhou, is there any way you can help me?"

Zhou Kan said: "I think Guo Shuai needs to change his place first. This place is too barren and closed. The Mongolian army can't get in, but help can't get in either!"

Guo Xiabao said: "Now Guanzhong is controlled by the Mongolian army, and every pass is heavily guarded. It is difficult for us to get closer to the King of Qi."

Zhou Kan shook his head, "It doesn't have to be close to us, it's fine to be close to the Southern Song Dynasty, as long as the transportation is relatively convenient."

After the peace talks between Qi and Song, Qi State was able to trade with the Southern Song Dynasty. How could Guo Xiabao be close to the Southern Song Dynasty? As long as transportation was convenient, Qi State could try to obtain supplies from the Southern Song Dynasty to support Guo Xiabao.

Although Gongzhou was close to the Southern Song Dynasty, it had undulating mountains and poor transportation, so the Qi State could not provide him with supplies.

Mongolia focused on defending Qi State, but the border with the Southern Song Dynasty was almost unprotected. There were still business trips between the two sides, and it was relatively easy to transport supplies from the Southern Song Dynasty.

Guo Xia Tou and his two subordinates looked at each other and both felt that they were just hanging on in Laiyuan Village and could not continue to maintain it.

Guo Xiabao said: "Then how about we leave Laiyuan Village and head east into Shangluo Mountain?"

Zhou Kan thought for a while and said with a smile: "I think it's good. Shangluo Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, and it will be difficult for the Mongols to encircle and suppress it. At the same time, there is a Danshui River in Shangluo Mountain that can connect the Han River, which is the trade hub between Guanzhong and Chu.

Dao. If you go there, the king will definitely be able to provide you with assistance."

Guo Xiadou looked excited, "Okay, we've had enough of staying at Yuanzhai. We packed up and immediately moved along the mountain road to Shangluo Mountain."

After everyone finished eating, they had already discussed the plan to go to Shangluo Mountain.

The next day, Guo Xiapou led his subordinates and suddenly went out to attack Wushan County. They looted the food in the city and several nearby forts. Then they turned around and returned to the mountains, burned down Laiyuan Village, and led nearly 4,000 people across the mountains.

, heading east.

Zhao Tai originally wanted Guo Xiao to contain the Mongolian army, but Guo Xiao was too weak to contain the Mongolian army.

Without the restraint of Guo Xiatu, the Mongolian Western Expeditionary Army quickly entered the Central Plains and came to Xingyang, Yanjin and other places. An army of 150,000 people camped on the south bank of the Yellow River and faced off with more than 100,000 Qi troops on the north bank across the river.

At this time, the Qi army was on guard, and with the Yellow River blocking the way, Batu and Meng did not find an opportunity, so they could only wait for winter and the Yellow River to freeze before making a decision.

Yecheng.

After the Qi army occupied Hebei, the next step was to seize the Central Plains.

Because the Hebei plain was vast and its population and cultivated land were far greater than those of Shandong, it was more convenient for the Qi army to organize its troops and population from Hebei and cross the river to attack the Central Plains. Zhao Tai set up a palace in Yecheng.

Wherever Zhao Tai is, there is the administrative team of Qi State.

This caused the originally dilapidated Yecheng to usher in several waves of Qi civil and military affairs, as well as official records.

As they crowded into Yecheng, various businessmen also sensed business opportunities and began to purchase properties in Yecheng.
Chapter completed!