Just when the monkey was anxiously heading to the palace, the Yuan army in Shandong had already surrounded the last city of the Song army, "Yidu".
Yidu Maogui laid the foundation of Shandong and is also the most important base of the Eastern Route Army.
Although the Song army only had one city left, all the other defeated Shandong armies poured into Yidu.
At one time, there were more than 100,000 defenders in Yidu City.
Moreover, Mao Gui has been farming in Shandong, and Yidu also has a lot of grain stored in it, enough to feed the army for more than a year.
A month after the Yuan army attacked Yidu, they were still unable to capture it.
Chahan Timur realized that the defenders had a tenacious will to resist and this would be a protracted battle.
So a military order was issued to mobilize all troops from various places to camp around Yidu, preparing to fight a war of attrition with the defenders.
The troops of Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng were also transferred to Yidu, and their armies were stationed outside the south gate.
That night, Wang Shicheng came to Tian Feng's camp with a gloomy expression and said: "Brother Tian, news just came from the south. An Feng still failed to defend, and His Majesty was snatched away by Jiangdu's army!"
Tian Feng said "Ah" and slapped his knee heavily.
"It seems that God will not bless me Song Jun!"
Wang Shicheng asked: "Will the plan continue?"
Tian Feng said coldly: "Of course, otherwise you and I would have no face to see General Mao Gui after we die?"
Wang Shicheng took a deep breath and said: "Well, after killing Chahan Timur, we will enter Yidu City and make General Xiaomao the emperor!"
Tian Feng waved his hand: "We will discuss the matter of supporting the emperor later. For now, consider how to kill Chahan Timur!"
Wang Shicheng thought for a while and said: "I found that Chahan Timur likes to patrol between the camps. This should be an opportunity for assassination!"
Tian Feng's eyes lit up and he said: "You and I want to go together! Just wait for him to patrol nearby, let's kill a sheep and invite him and his entourage to a banquet. When drinking, choose a warrior to pretend to be the person who pours the wine.
Kill them all!"
Wang Shicheng said: "I'm afraid that Chahan Timur will not be invited!"
Tian Feng smiled and said: "Have you noticed that there are a lot of Han soldiers in this man's camp, and he has been wooing us rebel generals. I predict that he will come!"
Half a month later, Chahan Timur began to patrol the camps. When he visited the camps in the south of the city, Tian Feng sent someone to invite him to a banquet.
Kuangkuo said: "Father, Tian Feng has just arrived and cannot be trusted. It is best not to go!"
Chahan smiled and said: "I treat others with sincerity, so how can I be wary of everyone? Moreover, other Han generals will secretly turn against me when they see that I don't trust them!"
He asked Kuo Kuo to patrol the camp for him and brought a dozen followers to Tian Feng's camp.
Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng were already waiting at the camp gate, and they welcomed Chahan into the tent.
Chahan sat up high and said with a smile: "You two, you have just arrived, so you are expected to encounter many difficulties. I am here today to help you solve your problems. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to ask."
Tian Feng was stunned for a moment and said: "It's not difficult for us to wait."
Chahan smiled and said: "How could there be no? Is there a shortage of food and grass in the army? Is there a shortage of weapons and horses?"
Tian Feng was silent for a long time and whispered: "How dare a defeated general have so many needs?"
Chahan sighed and said: "You two said this, obviously you don't regard me as one of your own. Although I am a Naiman, I have read Han books since I was a child, and I have always admired Han culture!"
Wang Shicheng couldn't help but said: "In that case, why do you bully us Han people?"
Chahan smiled bitterly and said: "How can I alone decide this matter? Before the Red Turban Uprising, I was just a small local official, and I was often bullied because of my status as a barbarian!"
Tian Feng looked at him and said: "But now you are the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses!"
Chahan took a sip of wine and sighed: "Yes, I am indeed in a high and powerful position now. Although I cannot influence the court, at least in my military camp, Mongolians and Han people are treated the same!"
Wang Shicheng couldn't help but said: "Can't you persuade His Majesty to treat the Han people well?"
Chahan was silent for a long time and said: "I have tried to persuade you, but it is a pity that all such memorials have fallen into disuse. The imperial court has also begun to vigorously promote Fashi Badulu and his son to suppress me."
Tian Feng's eyes flashed, and he asked tentatively: "Why doesn't the commander-in-chief be tougher?"
Chahan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand, screened all his followers out of the tent, and smiled at the two of them.
"I don't know why, but the Mongolians and I, and even my fellow tribesmen, always don't talk to each other, but I can always have a heart-to-heart talk with you Han people."
"Would you two listen to what I have to say?"
Tian Feng said sincerely: "I can't get what I asked for!"
Chahan Timur said slowly: "Actually, many of my men advised me to support the army and respect myself, even my adopted son. However, if I really do that, even if I don't want to rebel, I will be coerced by my men.
, become a traitor and a traitor!"
Tian Feng said proudly: "Your Majesty is dissolute and immoral, and the people of the world are suffering terribly. If the general can eliminate the tyranny and bring peace to the people, how can future generations say that you are a thief a hundred years later?"
Chahan Timur shook his head.
"Eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor, no matter how high-sounding the reasons are, as long as you commit rebellion, you can't cover up your crimes and selfishness."
Wang Shicheng asked anxiously: "Can you bear to see the people of the world suffer?"
Chahan sighed and said: "I'm just a soldier. I just want to do my duty and I can't care about so many things."
Both of them sighed.
At this moment, screams were heard outside.
Chahan's expression changed slightly. As soon as he stood up, he saw a group of sergeants rushing in.
He stared at Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng in disbelief, and said in shock: "I treat you two sincerely, why do you two want to harm me?"
Tian Feng was quite hesitant at the moment.
Although he didn't agree with Chahan's concept, he still believed in him and treated him like a confidant. He really couldn't bear the heartache and killed him.
Wang Shicheng didn't think as much as he did, so he pulled out his sword and sneered.
"Hmph, don't blame us. We took refuge in you in the first place just for today. Let's die!"
He and a group of soldiers rushed forward and hacked Chahan Timur to death.
Seeing that he wanted to cut off Chahan's head, Tian Feng said anxiously: "It's enough to kill him, why bother with the body?"
Wang Shicheng said strangely: "How can the brothers in the city believe us without mentioning his head?"
Tian Feng was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and stopped stopping him.
That night, Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng came to the south gate with Chahan's head. The garrison generals were overjoyed to see Chahan's head and welcomed them into Yidu City.
Early the next morning, Chahan Timur's head was stuck on the city wall. When the Yuan army outside the city saw it, there was a chaos.
Kuai Kuo was so sad and indignant that he immediately wore sackcloth and filial piety and summoned the soldiers of his headquarters. After a passionate speech, the soldiers' sadness and indignation all turned into anger.
The Song army took the opportunity to leave the city to cover up the killing, and the Yuan army camps outside the city were in chaos. Only the enlarged troops of the main camp fought bravely, and became more and more brave as they fought.
Seeing that they could not get any benefits, the Song army had no choice but to retreat to the city.
Half a month later, the death of Chahan Timur spread throughout the world. When Emperor Yuan of Dadu learned about it, he burst into tears.
During the Song Army's three-pronged Northern Expedition, it was Chahan Timur who saved the precarious Yuan Dynasty regime and the emperor at a time of crisis.
When Chahan Timur was alive, Tuo Huan didn't realize what happened. Now that Chahan died, he felt as if his pillar of support had collapsed.
He immediately issued a decree to hand over all the troops and horses in Chahan to the commander-in-chief, Kuo Kuo Timur, and also asked Kuo Kuo to command all the troops and horses in Shandong, hoping that he would become the second Chahan.
Tuo Huan didn't know that his behavior had angered two more people.
The first person is Badulu.
Before Chahan's rise, he had always been a subordinate of Badulu. Later, Chahan Timur suddenly became his boss, which originally made him very dissatisfied.
Who would have thought that after Chahan Timur died, his son would be able to ride on his head?
Badulu was very angry when he failed to answer, and his son Polo also hated the expansion. Together, the father and son decided to leave and lead the army back to Hebei.
The other person is Li Siqi.
When Chahan Timur was serving as Daruhuachi of Runing Prefecture, Li Siqi served as governor. Later, when Chahan became more powerful, Li Siqi has been his deputy.
Now that Chahan is dead, it stands to reason that the army should be left to him to lead, but who would have thought that it would be handed over to Kuan Kuo, a young boy like him.
Li Siqi thought about it and felt that the reason was because he was Han and was not trusted.
In anger, he led his troops back to Guanzhong without even saying hello.
As soon as he left, it affected another general under Chahan, Zhang Liangbi.
Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi were both stationed in Guanzhong, and they had disagreements over territory.
In the past, there was Chahan and Timur's mediation, so there wouldn't be a big fight. Now that Chahan is dead, Zhang Liangbi just thinks that Li Siqi has gone to Guandong to seize his territory, and immediately leads his troops back.
In the blink of an eye, more than 300,000 yuan of troops were withdrawn, leaving only a few hundred thousand.
Among the remaining hundreds of thousands of Yuan troops, tens of thousands were rebels who had just surrendered. Kao Kuo only had 100,000 soldiers and horses left to him by direct descendants from Chahan.
Seeing that his own morale dropped sharply, he expanded his territory to allow the surrendered rebels to return to their respective places of origin, and then retreated towards Jinan.
Tian Feng and others in the city were overjoyed and immediately led the army to pursue them.
Little did they know that this was another tactic to show weakness by expanding the profile.
When the Song army pursued Huama Mountain, Kao Kuo had already ambushed here. After a battle, the Song army suffered heavy losses and retreated to Yidu City again.
Kua Kuo defeated the Yuan army twice, finally clearing away the haze of Chahan's death, and the morale of the Yuan army gradually recovered.
After expanding and winning, if we go all out in one go, we have a good chance of conquering Yidu.
However, he did not do this. Instead, he stationed himself in the north of the city, reorganizing the surrendered rebels and asking the court for money and food.