When the Hulao Pass guard discovered Jin Bing's intentions, the Mongolian army in Zhengzhou also saw Jin Bing's intentions.

At this time, Guo Dehai was standing at the top of the city, looking at the Jin Army camp outside the city with a frown.

There were originally more than 70,000 people under the city, but when he inspected the four gates, he found that less than half of the Jin army was missing. About 30,000 people were missing.

As a veteran on the battlefield, Guo Dehai immediately realized that these 30,000 people could not go to rescue Luoyang, so there was only one possibility. They went west to capture Hulao Pass, or built a stronghold outside the pass to prevent Luoyang from sending reinforcements to Zhengzhou.

This surprised Guo Dehai. He didn't expect that the Jin soldiers outside the city actually wanted to eat him.

Guo Dehai was tall, with a majestic appearance and a beard on his face. He was holding on to the wall with one hand and holding the sword with the other. He was secretly surprised and cursed: "Damn, the Jin Army has such a big appetite, I don't believe they can eat it."

Zhengzhou!”

"Commander, the Jin army has just defeated the Eastern Route Army. Even Prince Kuo Duan was killed by the Jin soldiers. We can't be careless!" The generals around him had a look of fear on their faces.

Guo Dehai frowned, turned around suddenly, glared at the generals, and shouted loudly: "How can we scare you with just 40,000 troops outside the city? The Great Khan has been besieging Luoyang for more than a month.

, it is expected that the city will be destroyed within a month or two. Our city of Zhengzhou is well-equipped with troops and food, is it difficult for it to fall before Luoyang?"

Many generals lowered their heads quickly, and Guo Dehai immediately said: "You only need to hold on to the city until the Great Khan breaks through Luoyang, the army advances eastward, and the siege of Zhengzhou is lifted. None of the Jin soldiers who besieged us can escape."

Guo Dehai's words dispelled the fear of Zhao Tai among many generals to a certain extent.

What he said made sense. The main force of the Mongolian army had been besieging Luoyang for more than a month, and the Jin army had just arrived at the gates of Zhengzhou.

There were 20,000 of them, and there was plenty of food in the city. There was no reason why they couldn't hold on, so Wokuotai led his troops over.

"That's what the commander-in-chief said! After Zhao Tai has won several battles, he doesn't know who he is. If he wants to eat our Zhengzhou, he won't be afraid of breaking his teeth." Someone echoed.

Guo Dehai nodded with satisfaction, but although he spoke wildly, he acted very cautiously.

After all, Zhao Tai destroyed 50,000 Eastern Route Army troops and killed Kuo Duan. It was an undeniable fact. On the surface, he looked down upon it, but in fact, if he didn't make preparations, he would be seeking death.

"Okay!" Guo Dehai praised, and then ordered: "Pass the order, all ministries prepare more equipment and prepare to defend the city. After Zhao Tai drank two bowls of yellow soup, he dared to attack me. I must let him know about me.

sharp."

At the top of the city of Zhengzhou, 20,000 Mongolian troops were busy preparing defense equipment and strengthening their vigilance. After the Jin army surrounded Zhengzhou, they were also preparing equipment and planning to attack the city.

In recent years, the Jin Army has fought against the Mongols every year, but most of the battles were defensive. The most recent siege was during the last Huainan Campaign, when the Jin Army outflanked Shandong.

The Mongolian army was unprepared at that time, and they did not expect that the Jin army, which had been defending, would suddenly launch an attack, so the defenses of the various states and counties were very lax.

Therefore, the Jin army's attack on the city was relatively easy, and they captured many prefectures and counties without much effort.

The Zhengzhou in front of us was different. After the Mongolian army captured it, Wokuotai's task for Guo Dehai was to hold on to Zhengzhou and prevent the Jin army from Kaifeng from massively reinforcing Luoyang.

Therefore, after Guo Dehai occupied Zhengzhou, he began to deploy city defenses. Therefore, the Mongolian army was relatively well prepared and the defense facilities were relatively complete.

At this time, outside the city of Zhengzhou, inside the Jin Army camp, flags were flying, crowds were passing through, and the sound of people and horses neighing could be heard in the camp.

In the commander's tent of the Jin army, Zhao Tai, Wuxian and others were neatly dressed and gathered around the sand table to discuss the military situation.

"The Mongolian troops in Shandong and Hebei have suffered heavy losses and are temporarily unable to send troops to attack us. Now the prime minister has led 30,000 troops to block Hulao Pass. The Mongolian troops in Luoyang cannot get through for the time being, so no one will interfere with our attack.

Zhengzhou." Zhao Tai's general Chen Zhong pointed to the sand table and introduced.

Wu Xian nodded slightly, "Now the Mongolian army in Zhengzhou can be said to be a lonely army, but they cannot get support, but it is only temporary. We must be clear about this. Although the Mongolian army in Hebei suffered heavy losses, as long as we give them time, they can fight again

Tens of thousands of horses, probably

No problem. In addition, when Wo Kuotai learns that Zhengzhou is besieged, he will probably send reinforcements. The Prime Minister may not be able to hold out for long in front of Hulao Pass, and the Mongolian army finds that Hulao Pass is impassable, so they may also take a detour and come from other places.

Come out of the pass and reinforce Zhengzhou."

"Brother makes sense!" Zhao Tai nodded, "Because of this, the battle in Zhengzhou must not last long and must be decided quickly."

Wu Xian said solemnly: "Looking at the reaction of the defenders in the city, they should know that we are eager to capture Zhengzhou, so we adopt an all-out defense strategy. Guo Dehai is a general and knows military strategy well. I think his intention is to delay

Stay with us until Wokuotai's army captures Luoyang and marches eastward, and then cooperates with the inside and outside to defeat us. Therefore, the battle of Zhengzhou should indeed be decided quickly, but I looked at the city of Zhengzhou, and I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to capture it."

Zhengzhou City is an important town that the Jin Kingdom has operated for many years. The Jin Kingdom has all the information about Zhengzhou.

At this time, the Mongols had only occupied Zhengzhou for more than a month, so it was impossible for the Mongols to make any improvements to the city.

Judging from the information obtained by the Jin Dynasty court, Zhengzhou City has high walls and thick walls. Although it is not as good as Luoyang and Kaifeng, the defense system is also very complete. There are artillery carts in the city and crossbow beds on the city. It is indeed more difficult to attack.

Chen Zhongdao: "My lord, judging from my humble position, if you want to capture a strong city like Zhengzhou, it's best to feign attacks from multiple sides to contain the defenders' strength, and then concentrate your best troops to attack one place, and then you can capture it."

Chen Zhong was an officer borrowed by Zhao Tai from the Southern Song Dynasty. The Song army had a certain say in attacking and defending the city.

Zhao Tai looked at him, "According to your method, how long do you think it will take to break through Zhengzhou?"

Chen Zhong shook his head, "It's hard to say. It depends on the ability and will of the defenders in the city. Based on the strength of the Mongolian army, I estimate that it will take about two months. After all, we only have 40,000 people.

There are 20,000 defenders in the city, so our advantage in strength is not obvious."

Wu Xian frowned and said, "Two months will definitely not work. Wo Kuotai has been besieging Luoyang for more than a month. Now the situation in Luoyang is very critical. It will probably not last two months. If Wo Kuotai captures Luoyang first and then sends his troops

If we advance eastward, not only will we not be able to capture Zhengzhou, but even escaping will be a problem."

Zhao Tai did not have enough experience in attacking the city, but he was quite confident in conquering Zhengzhou. He said with a smile: "We have no advantage in numbers, so we will work hard on the equipment. Chen Zhong, you follow your own ideas
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