In the face of the death of 50,000 soldiers, Ogedai had no choice but to fight against the water, he could not retreat to Mongolia like this, even if he had the merit of destroying the Jin State, it was not enough to offset the lives of these 50,000 soldiers, those Mongol kings would definitely attack this matter, and he even doubted whether Guo Jing was sent by Tuo Lei to deliberately frame him.

The Mongol Khan thought that the dead soldiers took revenge as the reason for the slaughter of the city, revenge and killing aroused the Mongolian army's crazy fighting spirit, the war in Xiangyang City entered the most tragic stage, Meng Zongzheng had no other way but to stick to one way, he knew that this was the last madness, as long as he persisted, the morale of the Mongols would always fall one day.

Meng Zongzheng also adopted the policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, the Mongol army attacked the Central Plains, and all the materials were relied on local looting, which was a strategy of fighting to feed the war, as long as all the food around Xiangyang City was destroyed, so that the Mongols could not rob it, and sooner or later they would leave Xiangyang, but in this way, those refugees would also be starved to death.

The so-called Ci Bu was in charge of the army, at this time the entire Jiangbei was full of battlefields, the remnants of the Mongol army and the Jin State, the people who rebelled against the Mongols, a large number of refugees, killing and looting turned the land of Jiangbei into a hell on earth, and this great war turned countless cities into ruins.

Yang Kang returned to the Imperial City of Lin'an, he did not go to Xiangyang City to boost morale, Xiangyang City is not Yehuling, he is not the layman who didn't know anything about military affairs, as the emperor, he has his own responsibilities, he plays a greater role in Lin'an City than in Xiangyang City, he wants to ensure that the court is not chaotic, and all kinds of orders are implemented, which is the greatest support for Xiangyang City.

He dispatched soldiers and supplies from all over the Song Kingdom, and continuously transported them to Xiangyang City, each transport vehicle was equipped with a barrel of oil and flint, once intercepted by the Mongol army, he set fire to the car, and never left anything for the Mongols, Yang Kang used the strength of the entire Song State to fight against the remaining 50,000 Mongol troops, as long as it lasted longer than the Mongols, it was a victory.

The battle lasted from chūn day to summer, and finally the Mongols retreated in the middle of summer.

After a long attack, the morale of the Mongol army was exhausted, coupled with the shortage of materials, Wokotai had to leave Xiangyang City with 40,000 tired soldiers and return to Mobei, Meng Zongzheng did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, because the Song soldiers in Xiangyang City were also exhausted, and suffered heavy casualties, according to statistics, the Mongols killed and wounded 60,000 soldiers, and the Song army suffered more than 150,000 casualties.

In this way, the Song State was victorious without victory, and the Mongols were defeated without defeat.

Wokotai did not send troops to stay in Kaifeng City, only left garrisons in several military towns in Hebei, Meng Zongzheng took over Kaifeng City, which had long been destroyed, recovered the old capital, and completed the cause that countless generals of the Song State did not complete, and the news reached Lin'an, and the whole country rejoiced.

Whether it is for the ministers of the Song State or the people, the recovery of Kaifeng has a heavy significance, they see the hope that the country will become strong, and a promising country will continue to exist, Yang Kang secretly breathed a sigh of relief in the palace, he knew that there was still a big gap between the Song army and the Mongolian army, but there was already a good start, and the future was worth looking forward to.

At this moment, his prestige reached its peak.

Second, His Majesty the Emperor took off his mask, and he was going to appear in front of the ministers in his true form, carrying out a big plan that had been prepared for a long time, and he was not worried about the reaction of the court, who already knew about it, and all the ministers who opposed it were deposed for various reasons.

Yang Kang had to create the facts first, once he issued an edict to change the dynasty, those ministers who opposed it had only two choices, one was to resist desperately, and the other was to be forced to accept, those who resisted desperately would be imprisoned, and those who were forced to accept could be promoted to show the magnanimity of the new emperor.

He knew that there would be opposition for a long time, but after ten or twenty years, the people would get used to a new dynasty, a new emperor, and in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the Han people were forced to shave their hair, and the so-called hair was not kept on their heads, so the people obeyed, and finally they were proud of it.

That's the power of habit.

In the summer of 1223 AD, Yang Kang issued an edict, in order to comply with the mandate of heaven, changed the name of the country to Zhou, changed the Yuan Dingyuan, was the first year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yang Kang became the first emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his father Yang Tiexin was honored as the Emperor Taishang, and the history books called it the Yang Zhou Dynasty.

At the same time, in the grassland of Mobei, the Mongolian Great Khan Wo Kotai had a serious illness, because of worry and anxiety, he did not think about tea and dinner on the way back to the north, and after returning to Qudiao Alan City, he was bedridden, his face was pale, and his condition was critical, and the Mongolian doctors could not see the symptoms, so he had to invite a shaman to do it to get rid of the disease.

The Great Khan was critically ill, and Tuo Lei, who was fighting in the Western Regions and the Ming Kingdom, rushed back to Qudiao Alan City, once Wo Kotai died, Tuo Lei was the best choice for the new Great Khan of Mongolia, in order to prevent the division of the Mongol Empire, Tuo Lei and all the Mongol kings were waiting in Qudiao Alan City, they were waiting for the death of Wo Kotai.

In the presence of Tulei and the kings, the shaman cleansed the body of Ogedei, and after a ritual of dancing and chanting, the master scooped out a cup of water left over from the body of the Great Khan, stating that if he wanted to be healed by the Great Khan, someone had to drink the water instead of the Great Khan, and that person must be a prince.

At this moment, the prince present is only one person, Chagatai did not come to Qudiao Alan City for some reason, the shaman has great influence in Mongolia, in front of everyone, the four princes of Mongolia must not stand up, otherwise they are unwilling to take the place of their brother, which will make his character questioned.

So Tuo Lei had no choice but to take the cup and drink it all.

The shaman's spell was very effective, and Wokotai was cured on the second rì, for which he specially thanked Tuo Lei, and sealed the official position and fief of Tuo Lei, and was extremely glorious, and the turmoil subsided, but Tuo Lei died suddenly on the way back to the Western Regions, at the age of twenty-four.

This is Shi Songzhi's ploy to Ogedei, the son of Tuo Lei is still young, as long as Tuo Lei dies, the Mongol Empire will be under the control of Wo Kotai, and the poison is from the hands of Gongsun Zhi, just like this, the fourth prince of the Mongol Empire, Tuo Lei died under the conspiracy of two Central Plains people.

With the death of Tuolei, Lou Shidao, who was beaten out of breath, finally got a chance to breathe, and Wokotai wanted to take the heirs and fiefs of Tuolei into his own hands after the death of Tuolei, but at this time Hua Zheng stepped forward to fight for the right to survive for the heirs of Tuolei.

She was the daughter of Temujin, a member of the Golden Family, and still influential among the Mongol kings, and she was killed for Ogedei, or was killed by Ogedei, and won the support of most of the kings under her struggle, and she temporarily controlled the Tuolei Khanate as the princess of the Mongol Empire, waiting for the growth of Tolei's heirs.

At this time, Tuo Lei had seven sons, of which his wife instigated Lu Heteni to have four sons, namely the eldest son Meng Ge, the fourth son Kublai Khan, the sixth son Hu Xulie and the seventh son Ali Bua.

The Mongol Empire was about to turn a new page. (To be continued.) )