For Mongolia, failing to defend Hedong and leaving the people in Hedong will only increase Qi's strength.

Previously, Hedong was the fiefdom of Meng Ge. He did not want the fiefdom to be destroyed, so he hoped that Guyu and Batu could restrain their tribesmen and not harass the people of Hedong.

If Zhao Tai cannot be defeated now, Hedong will be taken away by Qi, and there will be no need to protect the people of Hedong.

Taiyuan City, the residence of Kublai Khan.

The confrontation between Meng and Qi at the front, and the rebellion of the princes at the rear made Kublai Khan, who was based in Taiyuan, a little worried.

At present, the war ahead does not know when it will be concluded, and Kublai Khan has been unable to raise any military rations in Taiyuan.

If this continues, sooner or later the Mongolian troops on the front line will run out of food.

In the study, Kublai Khan was very worried, thinking about how to prepare more food to send to the front line.

At this time, a guard hurriedly came in and reported, "Your Majesty, urgent orders from the front!"

After Guyuk succeeded as the Great Khan, in order to win over people's hearts, he restored Kublai Khan's status as king, but he did not return his tribesmen.

Kublai Khan looked tired, "Is Prince Meng Ge urging food again?"

"I don't know what my humble position is!" the guard replied.

When Kublai Khan heard this, he immediately waved his hand and signaled his guards to bring up the secret order.

He took the letter, tore off the wax seal, took out the letter paper and looked at it. He was stunned for a moment.

In order to force Zhao Tai to fight, the three Mongolian giants decided to adopt Yang Weizhong's poisonous plan to massacre the people in Hedong and make a gesture of abandoning Hedong.

If Zhao Tai leads the troops in pursuit and prevents the Mongolian army from massacring Hedong, they will have achieved their goal of forcing Zhao Tai to fight. They will use a field battle that the Mongols are best at to defeat Zhao Tai and reverse the situation in Hedong in one fell swoop.

If Zhao Tai could calm down and continue to be a coward, then they would slaughter Hedong and return to the grassland with Hedong's belongings.

Kublai Khan was speechless for a moment after reading the letter.

However, he did not object to Yang Weizhong's strategy. In fact, even if Yang Weizhong did not mention it, he was still preparing to rob the people of Hedong in order to maintain the supply of military food to the front line.

Kublai Khan looked solemn. He knew very well that if Mongolia adopted this strategy, it would be easy to defeat Zhao Tai. If not, Mongolia would no longer be able to take over the Central Plains and could only stay in the grasslands and wait for the Han to drive out the Huns.

, the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks.

But if this were not the case, the Qi army would occupy Hedong, and Mongolia would also be driven to the grasslands.

In this case, Kublai Khan had no reason to resist the secret order sent by Meng Ge. He stood up with a cruel face and said, "Call the generals to discuss matters!"

That night, several groups of cavalry left Taiyuan City overnight and went to the city still controlled by the Mongolian army to convey the order to massacre and retreat.

At the same time, the Mongolian troops in the city controlled the gates of Taiyuan City, but the people in the city did not know that a disaster was about to happen.

Shrilling screams rang out from the city. After receiving the order, the Mongolian soldiers rushed into every house and killed everyone on sight.

The Mongolian soldiers hacked to death the men from each household, killed the elderly and children, raped the women, and robbed the property. The entire city immediately turned into a hell on earth.

At this time, Kublai Khan stood at the top of the city, staring at the evil in the city with an expressionless face.

A soldier suddenly came over and presented a carrier pigeon, "Your Majesty, I just caught it."

After Kublai Khan was hurt by Yang You, he paid great attention to intelligence.

In this Hedong battle, after Zhao Tai captured Yangquan, he did not take advantage of the opportunity to attack Taiyuan, but stationed his troops without moving. He suspected that someone had leaked the information that Mongolian reinforcements had entered Hedong.

At this time, he took the pigeon, took out the note tied to it, unfolded it, and saw the words "Mongolian Army Massacred the City" written on it, and his face became gloomy.

However, Kublai Khan did not do anything to the pigeon. Instead, he tied the note back to the pigeon's leg and ordered in a deep voice: "Feed some food and let it go!"

The soldier took the pigeon, and Kublai Khan asked in a cold voice: "Do you know which area the pigeon was released from?"

"Nancheng Gujingfang!" the soldier replied.

Kublai Khan showed a cruel look on his face, "I hate Qi's meticulous work the most. Even if you dig the ground three feet, you will dig out the person for me!"

Yangquancheng, Lin

When traveling in the palace.

Zhao Tai was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up by his subordinates, "Your Majesty, I have something urgent to report!"

After learning that many states and counties in Hedong had raised troops to resist Mongolia, Zhao Tai believed that the overall situation in the battle in Hedong was decided.

The Mongols sent a mission to the Southern Song Dynasty, hoping to use the Southern Song Dynasty to threaten Qi and force Zhao Tai to withdraw from Hedong.

Zhao Tai did not panic at all. He had fought with the Southern Song Dynasty many times and had already defeated the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Tai determined that unless the Mongols gained a huge advantage on the battlefield and the Southern Song Dynasty felt they had an opportunity to take advantage of it, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty would not dare to attack Qi due to their courage.

But if Mongolia could gain a huge advantage, there would be no need for the Southern Song Dynasty to send troops.

Facing the Southern Song card played by Mongolia, Zhao Tai did not panic at all.

It was useless for the Mongols to send envoys to the Southern Song Dynasty. They could still use a trick, which was to storm the Qi army's camp.

This has been proven in the recent offensive and defensive battles. The Mongolian army's forceful attack will only consume its own troops, and it will also be unable to defeat the Qi army.

Now that the Mongols have exhausted all their tricks, they are unable to defeat the Qi army. As soon as Zhao Tai takes action, Hedong will be in turmoil and Mongolia's military food supply will be in crisis.

Zhao Tai had no doubt that the Battle of Hedong would be victorious.

Now Zhao Tai is waiting for the Mongolian army to react.

Based on his judgment, facing the current situation, Mongolia has only two choices.

The first option is to launch a more fierce all-out attack before the food is exhausted.

Zhao Tai was not afraid of this choice at all. Even if Mongolia made this choice, he would wake up laughing while sleeping.

If the Mongolian army launches a full-scale attack, the Qi army can rely on fortifications to consume the Mongolian forces. When the Mongolian army is exhausted, it can easily annihilate the main force of the Mongolian army.

In this way, Qi State could not only easily capture Hedong and Guanzhong, but also ensure ten years of peace on the northern border, giving it time to unify the north, conquer the Southern Song Dynasty, and dominate the world.

The second choice the Mongols may make is to admit defeat in Hedong and withdraw their troops back to the grassland as soon as possible.

If this is the case, it will be a bit troublesome for Zhao Tai.

After the main force of Mongolia retreats, it will inevitably threaten the northern border of Qi for a long time, making it impossible for Qi to unify the world in a short period of time.

If Mongolia chooses to retreat, Zhao Tai means to send envoys to negotiate peace with Mongolia. As long as the Mongolian forces withdraw from Han, Zhao Tai can open a port on the border and allow Mongolian merchants to trade with Qi.

Qi and Mongolia can maintain border peace like Song and Liao.

Of course, Zhao Tai will not recognize relatives in Mongolia, nor will he give Mongolian coins.

Although the Battle of Hedong is not over yet, Zhao Tai has already begun to think about post-war matters.

In his sleep, Zhao Tai was still thinking about what happened after the war, but he was suddenly awakened by the sound outside the room.

Zhao Tai sat up and couldn't help asking, "What's going on?"
Chapter completed!