After the Mongolian army replaced Kuoduan's head, Wokuotai did not check it personally. He just asked his subordinates to take a look and confirmed that it was Kuoduan, and then sent it back to Mongolia for burial.

Wo Kuotai agreed to exchange Kuo Duan's head for the first reason, because Kuo Duan was a Mongolian prince, and it would be a shame for Mongolia if his head fell into the hands of the Jin army. It would have a bad influence and hurt morale.

Secondly, because Kuo Duan is his son, he doesn't care about him at all, which makes it easy for people to think that he is very ruthless.

This is the reason for the Ogedai exchange.

After he got it back, his attitude was extremely cold. He just sent the two soldiers back to Mongolia and buried them anywhere. This was because Kuo Duan was defeated in many battles, which was detrimental to the military's prestige. If he was buried generously, it would make people think that he was a reward and a punishment.

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Therefore, Mongolia's treatment of Kuoduan's head is very low-key.

After all, the death of a prince was not a glorious thing, and the entire Mongolian camp was prohibited from talking about it.

Different from the low-key treatment in Mongolia, the Jin army replaced Monk Chen's head and carved the body out of wood. According to the customs of the Central Plains, a mourning hall was set up. Hundreds of officials went to lay the foundation. Finally, they beat gongs and drums, and ate a banquet for the funeral.

Monk Chen was buried with great excitement.

After the exchange between the Jin Army and Mongolia, the following days were lackluster.

The Jin army guarded Kaifeng and did not go out, while the Mongolian army stationed outside the city and did not attack the city. However, thousands of people came to the city every day to scold and fight.

Time passed by, by the end of January and the beginning of February, the ice and snow on the Yellow River melted, and the Mongolian army had been stationed under the city for a month.

Because the Mongolian army destroyed the food route in Guanzhong, and the Mongolian army captured Luoyang but did not capture much food, now the army has gathered under the city of Kaifeng, and the supply line is more than a thousand miles long, and the food and grass are gradually running out.

At this time, in the Mongolian army's tent, Wokuotai learned that the food was about to be exhausted, and the Jin army had strong walls and clear fields, and it was difficult for the Mongolian army to provide food and grass on the spot, so he had the intention to retreat.

"Is there no news about Kublai Khan yet?" Ogedai asked in a deep voice.

Subotai nodded, "I have sent a fast horse to urge you."

Wokuotai was a little unhappy, "This Khan had already told him that the army would only stay under Kaifeng City for a month. Kublai Khan had no sense of time."

As they were talking, the tent curtain was raised, and a general entered the tent to report, "Great Khan, the young prince Kublai Khan is back."

At this time, the Jin army and the Mongolian army above and below Kaifeng City were quarreling with each other. From the wilderness on the southern outskirts of the city, large groups of cavalry came in force.

Kublai Khan led 20,000 horses, hundreds of carts, and a large number of prisoners back to the Mongolian camp from the south.

The Jin army at the top of the city were stunned for a moment when they saw the Mongolian army approaching from afar. They stopped scolding the Mongolian army and watched Kublai Khan's men returning to camp, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.

Many family members of the Jin Army in Kaifeng City are not in Kaifeng City, but in nearby prefectures and counties.

The Mongolian army sent a partial division to attack the prefectures and counties in eastern Henan. When they saw Kublai Khan returning with large and small vehicles and thousands of young women in custody, they all began to worry about their families and were afraid that their hometown would be invaded by the Mongolian army.

Zhao Tai, who received the news at this time, also hurried to the city head and overlooked the Mongolian army entering the Mongolian camp.

Zhao Tai saw that the other party seemed to have gained a lot, and he was worried about the safety of Suzhou, Sizhou, and Suining. He wondered whether the Mongolian army had penetrated deeply and seized his own territory.

"The Mongolian army returned to camp with a partial division and brought back a large amount of supplies. Will the Mongolian army start to attack the city?" Pu'a worried.

As the privy envoy, Yili Pua was worried that unlike Zhao Tai, he was concerned about the issue of Kaifeng.

Zhao Tai pondered for a while and shook his head, "Probably not!"

Heda looked at Zhao Tai, "Why is Guorui so sure?"

Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "We must prepare equipment in advance to attack the city. The Mongolian army stayed under the city for a month and just scolded and fought every day. They did not arrange for manpower to cut down trees and build equipment. This shows that from the beginning, they had already discussed the plan to Kaifeng City.

The main force of the Mongolian army outside is monitoring us, while the partial division is looting nearby prefectures and counties. Now that the partial division is back, I guess it is time for the Mongolian army to withdraw."

Wu Xian nodded and recognized Zhao Tai's judgment, "The imperial court has already ordered that each city should be fortified and clear of the fields, and the city should be defended. Although our forces are concentrated in Kaifeng, it is more difficult for the Mongolian troops to defeat the outer cities one by one. In addition, we can only attack the surrounding cities one by one.

Granaries were built only in Fucheng, and the grain of each county was mainly concentrated in the granaries of each fortified city. Even if the Mongolian army's partial divisions broke through several county towns, the grain captured should be limited."

The Jin army formed a set of defensive strategies when resisting the Mongolian army's attack.

The Mongolian army's cavalry was powerful, and the Jin army could not fight in the field, so they could only defend behind closed doors.

In this way, the Jin army's troops will be dispersed in various cities, giving the Mongolian army opportunities to defeat each one.

The Jin army knew that it was inevitable that some states and counties would be conquered by the Mongolian army, so they transferred part of the city's food to stronger city walls in advance.

The Mongolian army wanted to fortify the city, and the city had relatively sufficient food and troops, so it was difficult for the Mongolian army to capture it for a while.

When the Mongolian army went to attack those small county towns, they were able to capture them with some effort, but there was not much gain from capturing the cities.

This will gradually put the Mongolian army into trouble and have no choice but to withdraw and return north.

While Zhao Tai and Wu Xian were analyzing the Mongolian army's next move, Kublai Khan was already standing in the Mongolian Khan tent.

Wokuotai said in a deep voice: "Kublai Khan, why did you take so long? Didn't you say you would withdraw within a month?"

Subotai on the side took over and said, "Yes! The army has run out of food and grass. If we don't withdraw our troops and go back to Guanzhong to eat, we will run out of food. If you don't come, little prince, it will be inconvenient for the Khan to withdraw his troops. He is afraid that you will be left alone in the east of Henan.

What happened?"

Wokuotai waved his hand, "Then Zhao Tai is the best at concentrating superior forces to annihilate our partial divisions. If your troops don't come back, I will not be able to withdraw. Now that you are back, prepare to withdraw!"

Kublai Khan felt that Wokuotai had changed his attitude towards him, and could not help but bow and salute, "This made the Khan anxious." The minister led the cavalry to attack the territory under Zhaotai's jurisdiction, but found Suzhou, Sizhou, Suining and other places.

, they are all fortified and clear, and everyone is hiding in the city. At first, I planned to capture Suining, but the enemy's tight defense and sufficient supplies and troops made it difficult for me to capture, so I had to choose another target."

Although Suining, Zhao Tai's hometown, is only a small county town, it has thousands of employees because of its numerous workshops.

This group of hired workers, who abide by discipline, have a certain tacit understanding among their companions, and are equipped with weapons, form half an army.

With them in Suining, it would be difficult for the Mongolian army to succeed.

Wo Kuotai frowned and said, "Then you can attack Zhao Tai's prefectures and counties."

Kublai Khan said with a smile: "Of course it was defeated. I captured all the county towns except the state city in Suzhou. I severely ravaged Zhao Tai's territory in Suzhou. Originally, I wanted to invade Sizhou.
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