Outside Pizhou City, in the Mongolian army's camp, the wounded soldiers who had returned were lying in disorder in the camp, groaning.

The thunderbolts used by the Zhongyi Army could easily tear through the armor of the Mongolian soldiers and penetrate their bodies when they exploded.

Many Mongolian soldiers were not killed in the bombing, but after they returned, they found that their bodies had been scratched by fragments at some point.

Those wounds caused by sawdust were fine and could recover after being bandaged, but those injured by rusty iron nails, even if they were only small wounds, would eventually become infected and it would be difficult to save their lives.

Zhao Tai is quite vicious when dealing with his enemies.

The iron nails and fragments in the thunderbolts used by the Zhongyi Army had been soaked in manure pits and rusted when taken out. The enemy soldiers who were hit were likely to be infected with tetanus, resulting in attrition of the Mongolian army.

At this time, a group of Mongolian generals walked through the wailing wounded and went straight to the tent. They saw Kublai Khan sitting on the commander's seat with a gloomy face.

When Kublai Khan heard that Zhao Tai was holding on to Pizhou, he originally thought that he could easily break through it and complete the mission given to him by Wo Kuai Tai, while also avenging the dragging thunder.

Unexpectedly, his army arrived at the city, but suffered setbacks one after another, which made him depressed.

The time agreed upon with Ogedai has now come, but he is trapped in the city. If it affects Mongolia's entire strategy of destroying the Song Dynasty, Ogedai will definitely take the opportunity to suppress him.

Thinking of this, Kublai Khan's face became solemn, and the anger in the tent was extremely suppressed.

Zhang Rou and others entered the tent. They sensed that something was wrong with their anger, and felt a little fearful in their hearts. They cautiously saluted, "Your Majesty!"

Kublai Khan raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, "How many men and horses were lost?"

Zhang Rou whispered: "Reporting to the prince, the Han army lost two thousand people in each department, and more than two thousand people were injured!"

Kublai Khan pulled back the corner of his mouth and looked at Wu Liang Hetai. The latter lowered his proud head and said bitterly: "The Mongolian warriors lost ninety-eight riders, and more than fifty others were injured!"

Thousands of men and horses were lost before even touching the city wall. If this news spread, it would undoubtedly make people laugh and question the strength of the Mongolian army, making Kublai Khan deeply angry and humiliated.

After hearing the report, Kublai Khan wanted to kick the table in front of him away, but he held back.

Because two consecutive setbacks, especially today's incident, have already damaged the morale of the Mongolian army. As a commander, he is incompetent and furious, which will only cause his subordinates to further lose the confidence to capture Pizhou.

Zhang Rou saw Kublai Khan's face looking ugly and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the main reason for such a big loss is that the soldiers did not expect that the Zhao thieves had such powerful firearms. Many soldiers were in panic and were trampled to death or injured.

, but the casualties caused by panic.”

Kublai Khan exhaled, remained silent for a while, and asked: "How is the condition of the equipment?"

Zhang Rou lowered her head again, "90% destroyed!"

Kublai Khan wanted to calm down, but his face still darkened, "How long will it take to rebuild?"

Zhang Judao: "Your Majesty, almost all the usable wood nearby has been used. To rebuild it, we need to cut down the wood from afar and transport it here. I thought it would take about twenty days!"

"Twenty days?" Kublai Khan stood up, "No! It's too long, I can only give you ten days!"

Zhang Rou's face was full of embarrassment, but at this moment, the curtain was raised, and a general came in hurriedly, saluting: "Your Majesty, the Great Khan's military order!"

Kublai Khan's heart was frightened. Ogedai sent an order at this time. It was clear without looking at him that he must be asking him to attack Huainan according to the plan.

"Bring it here!" Kublai Khan sat down and waved tiredly.

At this time, he received the military order, quickly browsed it, and his expression became serious.

Wu Lianghetai asked: "Your Majesty, what orders does the Great Khan have?"

Kublai Khan exhaled a white breath and said in a deep voice: "The Great Khan ordered us to capture Pizhou fifteen days ago, and then go south to the Jianghuai River to cooperate with the Great Khan to attack the Southern Song Dynasty!"

"Fifteen?" All the generals in the tent couldn't help but exclaimed, "How is this possible?"

Everyone has seen with their own eyes how terrifying the artillery groups in Pizhou City are. It is already the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and there are only ten days left. How can they capture it?

Besides, if the siege equipment was destroyed, should the warriors be allowed to climb the city wall with their hands?

"Quiet!" Kublai Khan was immediately annoyed when he saw the crowd shouting. He shouted, and then looked at the crowd, "We have an army of one hundred thousand, and there are at most ten thousand people in Pizhou City. You are ten times the enemy, but you are so cowardly!" "

When all the generals heard this, they all lowered their heads in shame. Wu Lianghatai asked: "Your Majesty, can't time move forward?"

Kublai Khan shook his head, "The Great Khan got the information and the Southern Song Dynasty began to increase its troops to the north of the Yangtze River, so he decided to send troops to attack Kaifeng. In this way, we will start a war with the Southern Song Dynasty, and the previous methods of deceiving the Southern Song Dynasty will be seen through. If we don't break through quickly Pizhou, go south and defeat the Huaihe River defense line of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty will mobilize the power of the whole country to defend and counterattack. Previously, the Great Khan used strategies to confuse the Song armies in Jinghu and Sichuan so that they would not take the initiative to attack, but when we invaded the Southern Song Dynasty, The Song armies in the two places cannot sit idly by. If we cannot defeat the Song armies quickly, the Song armies in the two places will be disadvantageous to us, whether they go north to attack us or go down the river to support the Jianghuai River!"

After hearing this, Wu Liang understood the power of it. He punched his chest with a fist and saluted, "In that case, please give me your instructions!"

Kublai Khan stood up, walked a few steps back and forth in the tent, and finally glanced at everyone with sharp eyes, "I originally wanted to avoid casualties, but now it seems that I can only carry out a forceful attack regardless of the cost."

As soon as these words came out, the people in the tent became angry and tense and serious.

Wu Liang Hetai and others looked fierce, while Zhang Rou and other Han generals looked serious.

Judging from Kublai Khan's intention, he wanted to attack Pizhou regardless of casualties, and the strong attack was definitely not carried out by the Mongols, and most of the casualties were Han troops.

Sure enough, Kublai Khan looked at Zhang Rou and others, "The artillery group in the city is powerful, and the large siege equipment moves slowly. Most of them will be destroyed before they reach the city. Besides, there are only ten days left, and it is too late to rebuild it. You can build a simple one." How long does it take to climb the city ladder!"

Zhang Rou and others were shocked. It was possible to conquer Pizhou without using large equipment and relying on the ladder to climb the city. How many casualties would it cost.

Many Han generals in the big tent could not help but whisper among themselves. Kublai Khan saw this and shouted: "I ask you how long it will take to wait!"

Yang You immediately said: "Report to the prince, if we only make a long ladder, one night will be enough."

"Okay!" Kublai Khan immediately ordered, "The Han army rushed to the towns to build ladders to climb the city overnight. Tomorrow, we will besiege on all sides and capture Pizhou at all costs."

Zhang Rou and others couldn't help but glare at Yang You. This sixth man, in order to please the Mongols, had become a human being.
Chapter completed!