Just after the spring plowing in Hebei, a Qi army of nearly ten thousand people set out from Jingxing County and headed towards Weize Pass.

Among the eight passes in Taihang, Jingxing is one of them. The east exit is Jingxing County and the west exit is Yangquan County. There is a pass in the middle, which is Weize Pass, also called Niangzi Pass.

Spring plowing has just passed, and in the foothills of the Taihang Mountains, thin spring rain is still falling, hitting people with a chill.

The light rain formed a cold mist, shrouding the mountains and forests on both sides, making the scene particularly poetic.

At this time, a Qi army of more than 10,000 people was marching in formation on the muddy mountain road.

The soldiers were wearing bamboo hats and raincoats, taking advantage of the cover of the rainy weather to rush towards Weize Pass.

The general of this Qi army was Peng Huizu. On the orders of Zhao Tai, they attacked Weize Pass to put pressure on the Mongolian army east of Hedong.

Weize Pass is the most important pass on Jingxing. By taking this pass, Hebei's army can invade Hedong through Jingxing.

After the Qi army occupied Hebei, the Mongolian and Qi armies faced off in the Taihang Mountains. At the eighth pass of Taihang, the Mongolian army occupied one end and the Qi army occupied the other end. Both sides built passes and built passes and stationed heavy troops for defense.

At this time, the Qi army marched quickly and arrived ten miles east of Weize Pass before dark.

At this time, the rain was still falling, and the Qi army hid in the mountains and forests on both sides. The exhausted soldiers could only rest on the spot in the wet woods.

Because it was raining, no caravans entered or left Jingxing. The Mongolian troops guarding the city closed the gate early.

After a while, it got dark, but the rain still didn't stop, but became heavier.

At Weize Pass, all the Han soldiers on patrol hid in the pass building, and the Han troops inside the pass also hid in their barracks to rest.

When Wokuotai was still alive, he delegated power to Han nobles and allowed them to become tax collectors of the Mongolian Empire in the Central Plains.

These princes only need to pay taxes to Mongolia every year, and Mongolia does not interfere at all in how they rule the place.

There were no Mongols at Weize Pass, but the army of Shihou Liu Heima was stationed there.

Since the Qi army occupied Hebei, the Qi army has always adopted a defensive strategy in Hebei.

In these years, the Mongolian army has been attacking and the Qi army has been defending. Therefore, many Mongolian troops have not yet changed their thinking and did not expect the Qi army to launch an attack.

On the fourth watch, when I was deeply asleep, a group of black shadows quietly approached Weize Pass.

In order to complete the mission, veteran general Peng Huizu personally commanded more than 300 elite troops to seize the city.

At this time, the soldiers lay on the muddy land in front of the pass and cautiously approached the pass wall.

It was dark on the city wall, and there were obviously no soldiers patrolling in the rain. On the entire city wall, only the closed buildings had lights on, and there were sounds coming from it, probably from soldiers gambling.

At this time, a group of Qi soldiers reached the bottom of the city wall and erected climbing ropes. Several elite soldiers shook their knives with their mouths and quickly climbed up using their hands and feet.

Soon they jumped onto the city wall. The heavy rain provided them with cover, and no patrolling soldiers were seen on the city.

At this time, the people who boarded the city were on alert. The soldiers who followed hurried up the city. When there were more than a hundred people on the city, they immediately divided into two groups. Half of them quietly went to both sides of the gate tower, and the other half went down from the steps.

Going to open and close the door.

Inside the building, there was the noise of gambling and the sound of dice shaking.

Outside the gate, the soldiers who came over quickly knocked down the dozing soldier on guard at the door, and the body was pulled away directly.

At this time, after waiting for a large number of people, the Qi troops outside suddenly kicked open the door of the house, and a large group of Qi troops rushed in with their swords.

The Han soldiers inside were stunned for a moment, then overturned the table and went to get weapons to fight back.

The two sides were fighting to the death in an extremely narrow space. At the same time, the Qi army in the lower city had opened the door.

When Peng Huizu saw the signal, he immediately stood up, drew his sword and pointed angrily, "Soldiers, charge me!"

In a short time, a large number of Qi troops rushed into Guancheng, and the defenders in the pass immediately fled.

The Qi army occupied Weize Pass and threatened Hedong. The news spread to Taiyuan, shocking the Mongols.

Taiyuan City.

Less than half a year after Meng Ge settled in Hedong, the situation in Hedong had not yet been straightened out, and he suddenly heard the news of the fall of Weize Pass.

As early as two years ago, after Meng Ge arrived in the Central Plains, he made a judgment on the situation in the world.

It is believed that if Mongolia cannot suppress Qi, Qi will gradually become stronger and begin to threaten Mongolia.

But he didn't expect that Qi's counterattack would come so quickly, and the first battle would be in Hedong, which he controlled.

After Meng Ge learned the news, he immediately ordered 10,000 cavalry and galloped under the stars to arrive at Yangquan County, the western exit of Jingxing. At the same time, he urgently ordered other passes to strengthen defenses.

Since the Qi army occupied Hebei, Mongolia and Qi had shared Taihang. However, because the previous situation was that Mongolia attacked and Qi defended, Mongolia did not pay as much attention to the defense of each county as Qi did.

At this time, Meng Ge had just arrived in Yangquan and blocked the road from Jingxing to Hedong by the Qi army. News of attacks by Qi troops also came from Feihuxing in the north and Baixing in the south.

This shocked Brother Meng. Could it be that Zhao Tai intended to annex Hedong?

Nowadays, the Qi State is powerful, with more than 300,000 strong soldiers. Any one of the three major Mongolian forces, Guiyu Khan, Batu, and Meng Ge, will be at a disadvantage when facing Qi State alone.

Meng Ge immediately sent a fast horse to notify Guyu and Batu, hoping that they could put pressure on Zhao Tai and contain the Qi army from attacking Hedong.

In Yecheng, Hebei Province, after the Qi army launched an attack on Hedong, Zhao Tai immediately went up to the stage to worship heaven outside Yecheng, and issued a "Call to the Huru and Restoration of Hedong", claiming that he would raise 200,000 troops to take over the land east of Hedong.

When the news came out, the world was shocked.

Yangquan, in the Mongolian army camp, Brother Meng frowned after reading Zhao Tai's appeal, "What do you think? Does Zhao Tai really want to seize Hedong?"

Kublai Khan frowned, "Brother, Zhao Tai is full of tricks. If you want to figure out his intentions, you need more information."

As the prince of Hedong, Liu Heima was afraid of Qi's attack on Hedong.

"Your Majesty, if Qi State wants to launch a counterattack, there are only two choices at the moment, one is Hedong, and the other is the Central Plains. Now that the spring plowing has just passed, the Yellow River has thawed, and there is a natural moat in the Yellow River. It is not convenient for Qi State to cross the river. After all, the Yellow River waterway is complicated, and it is not easy for Qi State to cross the river.

It is suitable for sailing large ships. Qi's army has the advantage of water and air.

But we can't show it. Attacking Hedong is different. Our troops are not as strong as Qi's army, and Qi's army has many roads to launch an attack. I thought that Qi must definitely want to take Hedong!" Liu Heima's territory was threatened, so naturally

It is hoped that the Mongolian army can focus on defending Hedong.

Kublai Khan questioned: "If Zhao Tai wants to take Hedong, with such a big fanfare, won't we be on guard!"

Liu Heima said: "There are eight passes in Taihang that can enter Hedong. Before, we didn't pay attention to the defense of eight passes like Zhao Tai. Many passes were in disrepair. Zhao Tai made such a big show, maybe he asked us to divide our troops for defense, and then he concentrated his troops.

, break through from one place.”
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