Wokuotai wore iron armor, a Mongolian scimitar on his waist, a distinctive peaked sticky hat on his head, and a saddle with a sling bow. He led nearly 10,000 cavalry and galloped all the way to the city.

Facing the majestic Bianliang, Wo Kuotai didn't take it to heart at all. He looked at the city from a distance. The city was more than three feet high, with a moat surrounding it.

Very perfect.

On the top of the city, the flag of the Jin Kingdom was still flying, and soldiers holding spears and bows and arrows stood between the walls.

This made many Mongolian generals frown, "Khan, didn't you say that all the elites of the Jin Kingdom were annihilated by Lord Tuo Lei? How come this city is so powerful and there are so many golden soldiers?"

Bianjing is a large city, with a circumference of dozens of miles. The defenders must have stationed the entire city, at least more than 100,000 people.

After the battle at Sanfeng Mountain, all the elite of the Jin Kingdom were lost. The Mongols estimated that there were only 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers left in the city of Kaifeng. The city's strong men must be dissatisfied, but now there are soldiers on every wall, so the Mongols let the Mongols

Somewhat unexpected.

Such a big city is extremely challenging to fight. If the defenders are sufficient, it will undoubtedly be very difficult to fight.

Wo Kuotai set up a pavilion with his hands and looked at the city from a distance. He was a little surprised, but then he smiled and said: "These must be the defenders at the city, recruiting untouchables to make up for the numbers. It's just a bluff. This Bianjing city is big, but it can't be destroyed."

Yi Er!”

"How are you going to break the city?" asked Kuoduan, the second son of Ogedai.

Mongolia is invincible in field battles, and although its siege capabilities have improved, it is still difficult to capture large cities.

They usually surround three people but only one is missing, waiting for the defenders in the city to break through, and then use the cavalry to cover them up.

Wokuotai pointed his riding whip forward, full of confidence, "The city is big, so there are many places to defend. My cavalry will maneuver, mobilize the defenders, and then attack one of them, we will definitely attack this city!"

The circumference of Bianjing is dozens of miles. When the Mongolian cavalry moves from the western suburbs to the eastern suburbs, the defenders have to run dozens of miles to defend the east city. At this time, the cavalry moves back, and the defenders have to run dozens of miles again.

The larger the city, the greater the pressure on defense.

If there are insufficient troops, it will be difficult to ensure that a city that is dozens of miles away is safe and sound.

At this time, Wokuotai watched for a while, then he drew his horse and gave the order, "Send the order, the army will camp, build equipment, and prepare to attack the city! Then people will shoot letters to persuade them to surrender, and let the Jin people open the city gates and offer gold, silver, food, and beauties.

If you dare to resist, no chickens or dogs will be left behind after the city is broken!"

"It's Father Khan!" Kuo Duan took the order.

When the Mongols arrived at the city, Wanyan Shouxu led a group of ministers and also came to the city.

On the top of the city, Zhao Tai and others, who had discovered the enemy's situation, were standing by the wall and looking to the west. Suddenly, a loud shout sounded from behind, "Your Majesty is here!"

The golden soldiers guarding the city immediately turned around and saluted on one knee. Wanyan Shouxu waved his hand, "Everyone performs their duties, and don't worry about me!"

He walked to the wall and looked out over the city. When he saw the overwhelming enemy troops under the city, his heart tightened and he tried to stay calm.

However, many officials who followed were not so calm when they saw the dark enemy troops.

As soon as Yilapu A took a look at it, he exclaimed: "So many Mongolian soldiers!"

The soldiers and civilians in the city were already timid when facing the Mongols, but when he was startled like this, they panicked.

Wokuotai's prediction was good. There were indeed not many soldiers in the city, and the city walls were not full. Monk Chen could only let the people make up the numbers, and also stabbed a lot of straw men to use as a bluff.

The defenders had no confidence and felt very guilty. When he yelled at them, their morale was immediately shaken.

Zhao Tai couldn't help but look at Yi La Pua. A few days ago, it was this guy who shouted, causing the soldiers and civilians of Bianjing to greet him to crowd into the city and trample to death more than ten people.

Although Zhao Tai had never defended the city, he could see that this guy affected morale.

At this time, Wanyan Shouxu was feeling uneasy and did not pay attention to this. He stood on the edge of the city and looked out, watching the Mongolians camp while a group of officials behind him were talking about it.

After a while, Wanyan Shouxu turned around and saw Heda, Monk Chen, Wuxian and other generals. He understood that the key to defending the city was the generals, so he said in a deep voice: "Generals, I and the millions of soldiers and civilians in the city will be left to you.

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"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will defend the capital to the death!" Monk Chen and others clasped their fists together.

Wanyan Shouxu nodded, and only then did he realize that many officials behind him were frightened by the Mongols. They were talking about each other, and many of them turned pale.

Seeing this, Wanyan Shouxu asked Monk Chen a few more words not to cause trouble to the defenders and led the officials down to the city. Faced with the pressure from the Mongols, many officials were so frightened that their legs and feet trembled and they walked down the city.

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Zhao Tai was standing nearby, but Wanyan Shouxu did not speak to him. It was obvious that he did not put the hope of retreating from the enemy in Zhao Tai.

Of course, this is normal. If he relied on Zhao Tai instead of relying on the defenders in the city, there would be problems.

At this time, as soon as Wanyan Shouxu left, Monk Chen and the generals continued to direct the soldiers and civilians to deploy defenses.

Obviously, they did not put their hope in Zhao Tai, but were preparing to fight a defensive battle with the Mongols.

Zhao Tai has no objection to this, and is even happy to see it.

Because Zhao Tai was not sure whether his strategy could succeed, so they did not place their hopes on themselves, and Zhao Tai felt more relaxed.

In case the plan fails, the defenders are fully prepared.

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After the Mongols arrived at Kaifeng City, they set up camp, and the craftsmen of all ethnic groups in the camp immediately set up equipment.

In less than three days, hill-like equipment rose up one after another in the Mongolian camp, including goose carts, cave houses, and trebuchets.

One hundred thousand Mongolian troops approaching the city already put huge pressure on Kaifeng's military and civilians. Now seeing the large-scale equipment made by Mongolia is even more unsettling.

As if to frighten the defenders, the Mongols did not cover the equipment, but placed it where the defenders could see it on the city.

When the soldiers and civilians at the city head saw the trebuchets lined up in a row and the siege rams made of huge wood, they were filled with uneasiness. They didn't know how many cannonball attacks Kaifeng City could withstand, and how many siege rams the city gates could withstand.

Down impact.

While the craftsmen were busy making equipment, the Mongolian cavalry was not idle, but maneuvered around the city.

They moved from west to east, and from south to north. Whenever they moved, the city's defenders would also move.

After all, there are only a few soldiers guarding the city wall for dozens of miles. The Mongols detoured from the western suburbs to the eastern suburbs. If you don't send troops there, it will definitely be too late for the Mongols to climb up the city wall and defend the city and then reinforce it.

Therefore, after three days, Monk Chen, who was in charge of mobile reinforcements, and more than a thousand loyal and filial troops were already exhausted.

That day, Zhao Tai was at the top of the city, munching on a big cake. Monk Chen, who looked haggard, suddenly sat down next to Zhao Tai, took a piece of cake, and ate it with a kettle.

Zhao Tai didn't say anything. After he finished eating, he heard Monk Chen suddenly say: "Brother Zhao, tell me, how do you plan to defeat the enemy?"
Chapter completed!