Hezhongfu.

Although Zhao Tai's forced crossing failed, it attracted the strength of the Mongolian army on the other side, creating an opportunity for Fan Yongji to capture northern Shaanxi.

In the festival hall, Zhao Tai stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the map.

At this time, he was waiting for an opportunity, which was the news that Fan Yongji had invaded northern Shaanxi.

Zhao Tai turned around and asked, "Is there any news from Fan Yongji?"

Wang Bin shook his feather fan and said, "Reporting to your Majesty, there is no news yet."

Zhao Tai stroked his beard and muttered: "Counting the time, he should cross the river now. After passing the order, the army continued to make the equipment to cross the river, and kept an eye on the other side for the lonely king. Once the Mongolian army made any changes, they would immediately cross the river again."

Wang Bin nodded and was about to go out to give instructions.

At this time, Zhang Rou hurriedly walked into the festival hall, saluted and reported, "Your Majesty, the scouts reported that the Mongolian army on the other side seems to be retreating."

Zhao Tai raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and couldn't help but pump his fist and said: "Okay! Gu's opportunity has come."

Seeing Zhao Tai's excitement, Wang Bin smiled and said: "Your Majesty should immediately send someone to understand the situation in northern Shaanxi to judge whether the Mongolian army on the other side is really withdrawing or pretending to withdraw."

If the Qi army invades northern Shaanxi, then there will be a gap in the Mongolian army's defense line, and Batu will not have enough troops, so he can only abandon the eastern front, and the Mongolian army will probably really withdraw.

If the Qi army had not invaded northern Shaanxi, then the Mongolian army on the other side might have deliberately lured the Qi army across the river and then used their defensive advantages to thwart the Qi army's attack.

In this way, the Mongolian army can destroy the morale of the Qi army and weaken the Qi army's strength.

Zhao Tai looked forward to capturing Guanzhong and unifying the north.

Because judging from historical experience, after all the divisions of the world, the dynasty that unified the north eventually defeated the separatist regime in the south, and finally completed the unification of the world.

If the Qi army takes Guanzhong this time and Zhao Tai unifies the north, and rests for another three to five years, he will definitely be able to defeat the Song Dynasty and complete the unification.

Therefore, when he heard that the Mongolian army was retreating, Zhao Tai was so excited that he became a little overwhelmed and did not even want to conduct reconnaissance.

Fortunately, Wang Bin reminded Zhao Tai and calmed him down a bit.

It is impossible for people to stay awake and calm all the time. Everyone may make mistakes in their life.

For the monarch, when this situation occurs, it depends on whether there are talents around him who can persuade and remedy, and whether the monarch can listen to the opinions.

Zhao Tai was obviously able to listen to the opinions. Although he was excited, he still nodded, "Okay, send someone to confirm immediately!"

The messenger sent by Fan Yongji had to cross the Yellow River first, and the journey was farther than the Mongolian army reported. Therefore, the Qi army received the news later than the Mongolian army.

However, after the messenger crossed the river, there were inns along the way, and he changed horses without changing people along the way, and the news soon reached Hezhong Prefecture.

Zhao Tai received the exact news that Fan Yongji had occupied Yan'an Prefecture, so he immediately ordered the Qi army to cross the Yellow River without hesitation.

On the east bank of the Yellow River, drums were beating loudly in the Qi army camp, and a large number of soldiers came to the bank again carrying sheepskin rafts.

The soldiers of the Qi army put the sheepskin raft into the water, and the soldiers got on the raft and rushed directly to the west bank.

At the same time, a large group of elite infantrymen of the Qi army, wearing heavy armor, holding shields and swords, formed a formation and climbed onto the pontoon bridge.

On the other side, a large group of Mongolian troops had withdrawn, leaving only Spain with a group of soldiers and horses to cut off the rear.

Batu decided to gather superior forces and let Zhao Tai cross the river, and then deliberately showed weakness, which made the Qi army feel arrogant, and then attacked Zhao Tai and defeated the Qi army in one fell swoop.

Now Batu is leading the main force to ambush in the west. Xiban's remaining team, in addition to cutting off the rear, has another task, which is to fake defeat and show weakness to lure the Qi army to pursue.

At this time, Xiban saw the Qi army crossing the river and knew that he could not stop it. He immediately ordered his subordinates, "Quick, set fire to the bridge!"

When the Mongolian soldiers saw the Qi army approaching, they immediately lit the firewood piled on the bridge, and smoke billowed from the pontoon.

After the Qi army arrived at Hezhongfu, the Mongolian army on the other side did not burn the pontoon bridge because after the Mongolian army burned the pontoon bridge, the Qi army would definitely choose another river to cross the river.

The Mongolian army lacked strength and could not fortify everywhere, so it was better to leave the pontoon bridge and drag the main force of the Qi army back to Hezhongfu, while they could attract the Qi army to force the crossing and inflict casualties on the Qi army.

At this time, the Mongolian army retreated. In order to prevent the Qi army from using the pontoon bridge to quickly cross the river, the bridge was burned to delay the Qi army's crossing of the river.

In addition, if the bridge is not burned, the Qi army will definitely doubt whether the Mongolian army deliberately led the Qi army to cross the river.

At this time, a fire broke out on the pontoon bridge. Qi's soldiers rushed over and immediately started to put out the fire.

Xiban commanded the Mongolian army and used bows and arrows to block the attack for a while. The Qi army extinguished the flames and pressed the large infantry group towards the bridgehead position.

At the same time, the Qi army on sheepskin rafts was approaching the west bank and was about to wash up on the river beach.

Seeing this, Xiban immediately pulled the reins of his horse and said, "Warriors, follow me and retreat."

After saying this, Xiban clamped his horse's belly under his horse and headed west. The Mongolian soldiers also got on their horses and followed him to flee west.

The Mongolian army retreated, and there was no one to stop the Qi army, so they easily rushed to the west bank.

One group of Qi soldiers pursued the Xiban group, while the other group repaired the pontoon bridge and helped the group cross the river.

Soon, Zhao Tai rode on the pontoon bridge and crossed the river to the west bank.

When the horse's hooves set foot on the land on the west bank, it means that Zhao Tai entered Guanzhong from the east of the river.

Zhao Tai could not help but feel high-spirited as he watched the entire army cross the river. The soldiers were reorganizing on the west bank, waiting for his orders.

"Hahaha!" Zhao Tai laughed heartily, "Give me the order and immediately pursue the Mongolian army westward!"

Northeast of Xi'an, north bank of Weihe River.

Batu led 10,000 elite Mongolian troops and hid in a forest.

At this time, Batu and several subordinates gathered together, squatting on the ground and looking at the map.

Batu pointed at the map and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Tai has coveted Guanzhong for a long time. Now that he has led his army across the Yellow River, he will inevitably head towards Xi'an. Now we are divided into several groups and ambush in this area. We have formed a pocket. Only

Once Xiban has lured Zhao Tai over, we can all fight out together and annihilate Zhao Tai with superior force!"

After hearing this, many Mongolian generals couldn't help but nodded, but some people still asked: "Your Majesty, what if Zhao Tai does not rush to Xi'an, but outflanks Tongguan first?"

Now Batu was making a bet. He was betting that after Zhao Tai crossed the river and saw the Mongolian army escaping, he would rush towards Xi'an impatiently.

Therefore, occupying Xi'an is a great temptation for Zhao Tai.

If the Qi army captures Xi'an, it will lead Qi to complete the unification of the north.

Although Zhao Tai is sure to enter Guanzhong as long as he fights steadily, captures Xi'an and controls Guanzhong, but in the face of temptation, not everyone can be calm and delay gratification.

Batu thought that Zhao Tai could not always be so calm.

Batu narrowed his eyes, "If Zhao Tai goes south to outflank Tongguan, it means he is very calm tomorrow and wants to open up the land passage into Guanzhong first, and then take Xi'an steadily. However, after crossing the Yellow River from Zhao Tai, he has already

We have fallen into my king's trap. If he goes south, I will lead the army to attack directly and fight him on the north bank of the Wei River. Now we have far more troops on the north bank than Zhao Tai, but this will become a tough battle.
Chapter completed!