Yangquan County, Qi Army Camp.

120,000 soldiers were stationed here for nearly a month.

At this time, outside the camp, the soldiers were conducting drills under the leadership of their officers.

Zhao Tai was in the military tent, listening to news from various places in Hedong.

"Haha~" Zhao Tai smiled slightly and said: "It seems that your analysis is good. If the confrontation continues, Hedong will be in chaos."

Two hundred thousand Mongolian troops were eating and drinking in Hedong, consuming tens of thousands every day. The Mongols' treasury could no longer support the consumption of the army, and they began to violate the agreement by sending additional food and wages to the states and counties in Hedong.

This undoubtedly hurt the interests of Hedong Shihou.

Nowadays, the Mongolian princes can tolerate the increase in troops for the time being, but if the war continues to drag on and the princes of Hedong need to use their old resources to support, then Qi's opportunity will come.

Wang Bin shook his feather fan and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that you send detailed work now to contact the Shihou of Hedong. Your Majesty, you have conquered Yangquan and killed Liu Yuanzhen, and you have already let them know the consequences of not surrendering. Now Mongolia is oppressing them again, I think so.

There will be people who will seek refuge with the king."

Zhao Tai nodded and said to Zhao Hu: "The Jin Yiwei can take action now."

Zhao Hu clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will arrange for manpower to handle it immediately."

At this time, several people were talking when Wu Xian suddenly came to the festival hall and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Mongolian army is coming towards Yangquan."

When Zhao Tai heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "How many people are here?"

Wu Xiandao: "They came out in full force, Guiyu, Brother Meng, and Batu are all here."

Wang Bin heard this and stood up to salute, "Your Majesty, it seems that the Mongols have guessed our intentions and want to fight us quickly."

Zhao Tai looked serious, "Sir, what should I do if I think I am alone?"

Wang Bin said: "There are 200,000 enemy troops, nearly twice as many as ours. Now the Mongolian army is coming with a fierce momentum, and it is difficult to resist the front. I think that the king cannot fight with them in the field, and should use strong walls to avoid a decisive battle."

Zhao Tai nodded slightly, "Gu understand, time is on our side. Gu stick to the camp and continue to drag them."

On the road from Taiyuan to Yangquan, 200,000 masked troops blocked the road, and the column stretched for dozens of miles.

After discussion, the three giants Guyou, Mengge and Batu concluded that the food in Hedong could not support the 200,000 Mongolian troops stationed in Hedong for a long time.

Zhao Tai had Hebei at its back, making it convenient to transport food. However, if the Mongolian army wanted to transport food, it could only transport food from Guanzhong, and the transportation distance was much longer than that of the Qi army.

In this case, the two armies faced off for a long time, and the Mongols had to pay several times more money and food than Qi. With Mongolia's national strength, it would definitely not be able to bear it.

The three of them believed that if the war dragged on for a long time, Mongolia would definitely fall first, so they decided to take the initiative to go to Yangquan to fight Zhao Tai.

After Zhao Tai broke through Jingxing, he never attacked Taiyuan. It was clear that he wanted to delay, but Mongolia couldn't afford to delay. They didn't have that much time.

Now the only Han lands controlled by Mongolia are Hedong and Guanzhong. The arable land and population are less than those of Qi. In addition, Mongolia is not good at governing and the money and food in the treasury is at the bottom. They can only attack one of them and force Zhao Tai

decisive battle.

The situation on the battlefield is sometimes so strange.

In this battle of Hedong, Zhao Taifa's army originally came, and Mongolia held on to Hedong, so the Qi army needed to launch an attack.

Now Zhao Tai's army is stationed in Yangquan, but the offensive and defensive positions have changed.

The Mongolian army had insufficient food and pay, so they had no choice but to take the initiative to find the Qi army for a decisive battle, allowing Zhao Tai to firmly control the initiative in the war.

On the way to Yangquan, Guyu, Meng Ge and Batu looked solemn.

Because taking the initiative to attack means that the Qi army can wait for work and rely on fortifications to defend, it will inevitably cause huge casualties to the Mongolian army.

In mid-December, the Mongolian army left Taiyuan and approached the Qi army camp in a mighty manner.

A few days later, the Mongolian army's vanguard appeared in the sight of the Qi army. The Qi army's sentry cavalry had already discovered the rolling Mongolian army and flew back to the camp to report.

After Zhao Tai captured Yangquan, he stationed 30,000 troops and 30,000 troops in Yangquan County. The remaining 90,000 troops were divided into three battalions, which were camped in the west, north, and south directions of Yangquan.

Of these three camps, the western camp was located in the western suburbs with flat terrain, and the northern and southern camps were camped along the mountains. An army of 120,000 men guarded the exit of Jingxing.

At this time, Zhao Tai stood at the top of the city, watching the detective horses being released, galloping non-stop. The cavalry passed through the Western Camp and came to the bottom of the city to report the location of the Mongolian army.

Zhao Tai and other generals stood at the top of the city and looked westward. They saw a crowd in the distance. There were few people in the front, but the crowds became denser as they went to the back. Finally, the entire western wilderness was filled with Mongolian troops.

"Report! The Mongolian army is six miles away from the camp!" Tan Qi galloped back and came to the city. He turned over and dismounted, kneeling on one knee to report.

Zhao Tai took out his telescope and observed the Mongolian army coming from afar. In the lens, he saw the enemy's horse heads surging in front of them. The ranks were like forests of spears and flags like clouds. He couldn't help but smile and said: "It seems that the Mongols are coming from the whole country."

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Wu Xian took a telescope and observed for a while, "Looking at the posture, the 200,000 enemy troops inside and outside Taiyuan City should all be here."

Zhao Tai nodded: "It seems that they want to fight desperately and are really anxious!"

Zhang Judao: "Your Majesty, Mongolia wants to fight quickly, but we cannot follow their wishes!"

Zhao Tai nodded and immediately gave the order, "Pass the order and hang up the war-free signs in every village. Without Gu's order, no matter how provocative the Mongols are, no war is allowed."

After hearing the words, all the generals clasped their fists and said, "I obey your orders!"

Zhao Tai made up his mind to fight with the Mongolian army and fight decisively with the Mongolian army.

Now as long as he drags it on, the land east of the river will inevitably change.

At that time, various places in Hedong will rebel against Mongolia, and the Mongolian army will be in chaos, and he will be able to conquer the world in one battle.

Of course, if the Mongols don't want to delay, they can also take the initiative to launch an attack. However, with 200,000 of them, it may be difficult for them to defeat the 120,000 Qi troops who rely on the city walls and camps to defend themselves.

Zhao Tai waits until they can't attack, then launches a counterattack, and he can still win.

At this time, when Zhao Tai issued an order not to fight, the Mongolian army coming from the wilderness had stopped three miles away from the Qi army, and the army built a camp on the spot.

Guyu, Meng Ge, Batu, and the three Mongolian giants led a group of cavalry and galloped to two miles away from the Qi camp, peeping at the Qi army camp from a distance.

The Qi army camp surrounded Yangquan City on three sides. Qi soldiers and soldiers stood beside the wall. Flags were flying in the camp and people were walking around. The defense was extremely tight.

Brother Meng took a look and said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, you have to provoke Zhao Tai out!"

Batu nodded: "Yes! The Qi army's camp is strong, and a strong attack will inevitably cause heavy losses!"

The Mongolian army only had 200,000 men, so they had the advantage in terms of strength when fighting in the wild.

If 200,000 people were used to attack the camps and cities held by 120,000 Qi troops, the force would be far from enough.
Chapter completed!