After deciding to massacre the people east of Hedong, the Mongolian army stopped attacking the Qi army's camp.

Guyou, Mengge, and Batu gave orders to their subordinates, and all units packed up and prepared to retreat in an orderly manner.

At this time, three people gathered together in the big tent to discuss the matter of retreat.

Guyuk said: "I don't think Zhao Tai will fight, so we should withdraw tomorrow!"

In Guyu's opinion, Zhao Tai can easily gain Hedong as long as he continues to hold on.

There is no need for Zhao Tai to take risks and fight with the Mongolian army for the sake of the people in Hedong.

Meng Ge and Batu also agreed with this judgment.

Although they wanted to lure Qi Jun out, they also felt that there was no need for Zhao Tai to take this risk.

Brother Meng said solemnly: "If Zhao Tai does not send troops, then we will have to plunder all the river east and then move north to the grassland."

At this time, while the two were talking, a group of Qi troops and horsemen galloped out of the camp and galloped outside the Mongolian camp.

The Mongolian soldiers looked at the more than ten cavalrymen and quickly gathered at the gate of the village, picked up their weapons, and drew their bows and arrows.

Liu Zheng reined in his horse, looked towards the Mongolian camp, and then shouted loudly, "***Listen, you are slaughtering people, you are worse than pigs and dogs. If you are capable of fighting to the death with me tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, Liu nocked an arrow from his bow, drew the bow to its full capacity, and shot an arrow with a whoosh.

The arrow missed the camp gate, and the arrow shaft shook violently with such force that it was shocking.

At this time, Liu Zheng finished his declaration of war, pulled the reins of his horses, and led the cavalry back to the camp.

At the top of Yangquan City, Zhao Tai held his hands on the wall stacks and watched the horse team galloping back.

The people east of Hedong were massacred by the Mongols, and the people were gone. Even if the Qi army was defeated, Zhao Tai could rest for a few years and make a comeback.

Today's Zhao Tai and Qi are no longer the Qi of the past, and it is not that they cannot bear a defeat.

This decisive battle was indeed risky, but Zhao Tai weighed the pros and cons and was determined to show the different side of Qi State from the Song Dynasty, awaken the bloody spirit of the Central Plains soldiers and civilians, and the spirit of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Therefore, Zhao Tai decided to fight decisively with the Mongolian army to defeat the Mongols and save the people.

"Your Majesty, the war has been declared! Will the Mongolian army accept the challenge?" Wu Xian asked.

Zhao Tai snorted coldly, "They will definitely accept the challenge! Because if they abandon Hedong, the Mongols will have to live a hard life."

The Mongolian grasslands are short of everything except cattle, sheep and horses.

With Han land in hand, the Mongolian nobles could have iron pots for cooking, cotton cloth to wear, tea leaves and salt.

If Hedong is lost, Guanzhong cannot be saved, and the living standards of the Mongolians will go back hundreds of years.

When Zhao Tai saw the cavalry rushing back to the camp after announcing the battle, he immediately ordered in a deep voice, "Send the order and have all the ministries prepare for the decisive battle tomorrow."

In the Mongolian camp outside the city, Guiyou and the other three were discussing the retreat, who should go first and who should stay behind, when the curtain was suddenly raised.

He Dan came in and bowed on one knee, "Great Khan, Zhao Tai sent people to the camp to shoot a letter of challenge!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the tent was surprised. Guyu stood up and said, "Bring it to me quickly!"

Hedan quickly presented the arrow with the letter tied to it, and Guyu took it off to look at it. Then he looked at Meng Ge and Batu who were looking at him with an unexpected expression, "Zhao Taizhen has issued a letter of war."

Brother Meng hurriedly stepped forward and took the letter of challenge. He and Batu watched together, with joy on their faces.

"Zhao Tai actually went to war!" Batu sighed with emotion.

Brother Meng put away the letter, feeling excited and at the same time a little scared.

He was excited because he finally lured Zhao Tai out, but he was scared because he actually wasn't sure enough about the upcoming decisive battle.

Yang Weizhong breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, two princes, it seems that I made the right bet. Since Zhao Tai has made a declaration of war, we are scheduled to have a decisive battle tomorrow. The massacre in Hedong can be stopped for the time being.

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Brother Meng came to his senses and nodded quickly: "I will send an order to Kublai Khan to temporarily stop the killing."

Now that Zhao Tai has agreed to a decisive battle, the Mongolian army's goal of drawing the Qi army out to fight in the field has been achieved.

Wild battle, Mongolian army

With the superiority in military strength, everyone has a high degree of confidence in defeating the Qi army. Once the Qi army is defeated, Hedong will still be the land of Meng Ge.

Meng Ge also relied on the Han people in Hedong to support his army, so naturally he could not kill all the people in Hedong.

In Yangquan County, the war drums of gathering generals beat the three links.

The generals of the Qi army inside and outside the city hurried to the festival hall and followed Zhao Tai's arrangements.

When the drums stopped beating, Wang Bin called his name. Seeing that the generals had arrived, he immediately sent someone to inform Zhao Tai.

Not long after, Zhao Tai came to the festival hall, and each general saluted solemnly, "Your Majesty!"

Zhao Tai waved his hand and glanced at everyone, "No courtesy! I have decided to have a decisive battle with the Mongolian army tomorrow. I will gather you all to arrange a strategy for tomorrow's decisive battle."

Many generals of the Qi army had been stationed in Yangquan for so long and were provoked by the Mongols all day long, and they all held back a ball of evil fire in their hearts.

Now that Zhao Tai has decided to send troops to fight the Mongols, everyone is a little excited.

Of course, some of the generals were worried about tomorrow's battle.

Zhao Tai summoned the generals to strengthen their confidence.

In fact, during the confrontation between Meng and Qi, Zhao Tai had already thought about how he would defeat the Mongolian army with superior strength in the event of a decisive battle.

"I know that many of you have doubts about tomorrow's decisive battle. You think that the Mongolian army has an advantage in strength and has a large number of cavalry, so field battle is not good for our army." Zhao Tai smiled and glanced at everyone.

Everyone couldn't help but whisper and discuss among themselves after hearing the words.

Wu Xian cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, although the Mongolian army is large, the morale of the soldiers is high. I think we can definitely defeat the Mongolian army!"

Zhao Tai nodded, "I think so too. I firmly believe that victory must belong to Da Qi. Although the Mongolian army is large, they are divided into four forces, and each has their own agenda. Guiyou, Meng Ge, Batu, Hedong Shihou,

They are not monolithic, but we are united as one, how can we be invincible!"

Zhang Judao: "Your Majesty is wise, judging from my observations these days, among the 200,000 Mongolian troops, only Meng Ge and his troops are the only ones who are really willing to shed blood for Hedong. This Hedong is Meng Ge's fiefdom. Tomorrow they will

They will fight tooth and nail, but when Batu and Guyu fight, they will definitely conserve their strength. I think that when we fight tomorrow, the king can take advantage of this and defeat them one by one!"

Zhao Tai nodded, "Now there are many internal conflicts in Mongolia. Although Guyou is a great Khan, he does not have enough troops and prestige to really control Mongolia. Therefore, in the battle tomorrow, he will definitely not be willing to fight head-on with Gu, as long as Gu does not give priority to attack

He, Guyou, would definitely be happy to see Gu, Meng Ge, and Batu fighting each other. Batu's situation is similar to Guyou's.

Hedong is not his territory. If he loses too many soldiers and horses, he will not be able to compete with Guyu and Meng Ge in the future. Therefore, Tomorrow will not give priority to attacking Guyu and Batu, but will attack Meng Ge first! As for the Han army in Hedong
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