Kublai Khan had suffered losses at the hands of Zhao Tai and was afraid of Zhao Tai in his heart.

Although in terms of general trends, Kublai Khan did not doubt that Mongolia would eventually win, the destructive power of Zhao Tai was too strong.

Therefore, Kublai Khan was really worried and left Zhao Tai behind, so he decided to attack again.

After hearing his words, the Mongolian generals looked at each other and said nothing.

Kublai Khan was unwilling to give in, and everyone was actually a little unconvinced.

Since Kublai Khan said to attack again, then attack again.

As soon as the meeting ended, everyone went back to prepare and build equipment for another battle tomorrow.

It's just that the various units of the Mongolian army have tried their best today. If they are allowed to attack again tomorrow, the people's hearts will not be so unified.

Some Mongolian generals were dissatisfied and made active preparations after returning. Others, seeing that Kublai Khan clearly wanted to leave, were just undecided and lost the confidence to break through Pizhou quickly, so their preparations were not so active.

In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, the Mongolian army once again came out of camp and set up formation.

This time Kublai Khan did not besiege on all sides, but only attacked on three sides, two of which were still contained by attacking from the rear.

Because there was no time to build large-scale equipment, the Mongolian army's tactics did not change much.

As soon as the battle began, the Mongolian army quickly rushed to the city under the bombardment of artillery groups in the city, and then the archers covered it and the infantry climbed onto the city.

The result of the battle can be imagined. On the first day of the all-out attack, Pizhou was not captured, and naturally it will not be captured now.

The siege battle on this day seemed more intense than the day before, and the sound of killing was loud, but in fact the losses on both sides were very small, and the city was naturally not captured.

Kublai Khan saw that after fighting for a long time and unable to reach the top of the city, he could only order his troops to retreat.

Watching the Mongolian army retreat, leaving only a small number of troops to clean the battlefield and clean up the corpses, Zhao Tai was very satisfied.

"Your Majesty! It seems that the Mongols have lost their morale!" Tang Liang said.

Zhao Tai looked down at the city and said, "Don't be careless and monitor the Mongolian army's movements closely!"

In the Mongolian camp, the attack was frustrated again, and the Mongolian army no longer had any hope of a quick capture.

Originally, only Yang You in the army asked to go south, but now half of the generals are clamoring to capture the Southern Song Dynasty, and the other part is urging a siege, but no one has mentioned continuing to attack.

The Loyalty Army has become a formidable enemy capable of confronting the Mongols. Coupled with Zhao Tai's terrifying firearms, a strong attack is impossible.

In the next few days, the Mongolian army did not attack the city, but at this moment, news came from Kaifeng that Wokuotai's army had surrounded the Song army in Kaifeng, waiting for him to invade Huainan and cut off Kaifeng's connection with the Southern Song Dynasty.

On December 11, Kublai Khan inspected the camp on horseback and took a peek at the Pizhou city defense.

These days, the Mongolian army has stopped attacking and has not rebuilt its equipment. Instead, it is racking its brains to think about how to surround Pizhou.

The Mongolian army came up with many ideas. They connected the low walls they built, arranged deer antlers and horses behind the low walls, and even hung bells on them.

In addition, they surrounded Pizhou, dug many trenches, and dug the ground to a pulp.

Pizhou City is now surrounded by various obstacles. Let alone the defenders coming out, it is difficult for the Mongolian army to enter the city.

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The Mongolian army adopted the "city locking method" and trapped Zhao Tai in Pizhou, hoping to trap the Zhongyi Army to ensure his own safety.

At this time, Kublai Khan was looking at Pizhou from a distance. The sound of horse hoofbeats came. Kublai Khan raised his eyes and saw a group of cavalry coming from the west.

The first general galloped to a distance of more than ten steps from Kublai Khan, dismounted, and then hurried over, saluting and reporting: "Your Majesty! Urgent report!"

Kublai Khan reached out to take the intelligence, took a quick look, and looked as usual. He collected the military report, walked around Pizhou again, and returned to the camp in the evening.

During his inspection, Kublai Khan ordered Wu Liang Hatai, Zhang Rou, Yang You and others to come to see him.

Therefore, when he returned to the big tent, everyone had been waiting outside the tent for a long time. When they saw Kublai Khan approaching, they quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty!"

Kublai Khan waved his hand and said, "Go in and talk!"

At that moment, a group of people cheered into the tent, and then sat down on two sides, but did not talk to each other, waiting for Kublai Khan to make a decision.

Kublai Khan walked a few steps back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, and finally got straight to the point: "I just received the news about Kaifeng. The Great Khan defeated the Song army outside Kaifeng and surrounded Quan Zicai in Kaifeng."

Unscrupulous Hetai and others raised their eyebrows, "Your Majesty, this is good news! The Song Army is really vulnerable! If the Great Khan can quickly capture Kaifeng, then we will have more choices!"

Kublai Khan said: "But Kaifeng City has high walls and thick walls. After the Song army occupied the city, they repaired it. The Great Khan could not attack it for a while!"

Everyone in the tent was silent, and the unscrupulous Hetai frowned. Before he could fully understand, Yang You asked: "Is the Great Khan urging the prince to go south?"

Kublai Khan nodded, "There are many barbarian cities. If every city must be captured by force, our Mongolians will not be able to defeat Lin'an, and all our warriors will die! The Great Khan wants us to attack Huainan, so that the Kaifeng defenders

The morale of the army will inevitably be in chaos. When they break through, the Great Khan can use his troops to cover them up. If they choose to hold on, they will lose their supplies because we occupy Huainan, and they will not be able to hold on for long!"

Unscrupulous Hetai said: "Then the prince means to go south!"

Kublai Khan nodded: "When the Great Khan attacks Kaifeng, the Southern Song Dynasty will inevitably mobilize troops for defense. Therefore, we must enter Huainan before the Southern Song Dynasty completes the Huaihe River defense line!"

Hearing that Kublai Khan had decided to go south, Yang You immediately saluted and asked for orders, "Your Majesty is going south to attack the Song Dynasty. I am willing to stay in the camp and trap the Zhao thieves to death!"

Pizhou is besieged by the Mongolian army. There is indeed no danger at the moment, but in the long run, Pizhou is a dead place.

Because the Mongolian army surrounded Pizhou, after the main force invaded Huainan, they would definitely be able to obtain a large amount of money, food and supplies from the prosperous Huainan.

By then, these materials will be continuously transported to the outside of Pizhou City, and the Mongolian army will be able to kill Zhao Tai.

Therefore, Yang You took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to keep Pizhou, so that he could find an opportunity to release Zhao Tai and allow Zhao Tai to escape.

Kublai Khan glanced at Yang You, but shook his head, "What I mean is that Wu Liang will join forces, Yang You, you will unite ten thousand Mongolian troops, three Han troops and ten thousand troops, and the Wang Gu tribe will go south to occupy

In the land of Huainan, I, the king, led the remaining troops and still besieged Pizhou until Pizhou ran out of food and killed Zhao Tai. What do you think?"

Yang You was shocked when he heard this, but the unscrupulous Hetai immediately said: "Your Majesty, this arrangement is okay! It can not only fulfill the Great Khan's will, but also kill the Zhao thief. I have no objection!"

Zhao Tai poisoned Tuo Lei and had a grudge against Kublai Khan for killing his father. Now Zhao Tai is in the city and has been surrounded by the Mongolian army. Naturally, Kublai Khan cannot miss this God-given opportunity.
Chapter completed!