Time flies so fast, and the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed in a blink of an eye.

Pu Zezhi was not in the mood to celebrate the holidays. He buried himself in intelligence and maps all day long, trying to think of a way to solve the crisis at hand.

We don't get much information, but we can imagine that the Mongolian army's offensive against Diaoyu City will become more and more fierce after the Mid-Autumn Festival...

Pu Zezhi had strong confidence in the terrain of Diaoyu City and believed that as long as it was a frontal offensive and defensive battle, Diaoyu City would be able to defend it in the short term.

But the terrain is dead. Once there is rebellion and the generals surrender, or the Mongolian army takes a detour... too many situations can lead to the destruction of Sichuan and Shu, and the demise of the Song Dynasty.

As the envoy of Sichuan, Pu Zezhi was far more worried than Wang Jian, the defender of Diaoyu City.

He urgently needed Lu Wende to lead his troops into Shu.

Supporting Diaoyu City is only one of them, being based in Chongqing is the key.

Only in this way, if Diaoyu City is breached, can Chongqing have the troops to stop the Mongolian army and give the Song Dynasty's Yangtze River defense line time to set up defenses; even if the Mongolian army bypasses Diaoyu City, the Chongqing defenders can still pursue it and cut off the Mongolian army's supplies.

road.

In other words, Chongqing must have troops, not only because it is at odds with Diaoyu City, but also because it is the significance of guarding this line of defense.

However, Pu Zezhi had been looking forward to it for a long time, but he did not expect that Lu Wende, the deputy envoy of Sichuan Production and Construction, would actually go to Jinghu to provide support.

He was puzzled.

He waited patiently until August 21, and finally listened to his subordinate's report.

"Commander, reinforcements are coming!"

"Finally we're here." Pu Zhezhi sighed, stood up while holding his sick body, and said: "Get the military talisman and prepare to hand it over to Deputy Commander Lu..."

"Commander, it's not Deputy Commander Lu's troops who have arrived, it's Xu Lu's troops who have arrived..."

Pu Zeyi was stunned.

For a moment, he wondered if he had become confused and had forgotten that he had mobilized the Xulu garrison.

"Help me... go to Chaotianmen and have a look."

"yes……"

Pu Zhezhi coughed and struggled to climb the Chaotianmen tower with the help of his servants.

The Yangtze River loops around here, creating a magnificent scene.

The wind in the river was strong, and the old man's body became weaker and weaker.

He looked far and wide and saw countless ships setting sail on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The flags on the big ship at the head were fierce. On one flag, the word "Song" spread out in the wind; on the other flag, it read "Zhu, the pacifying envoy of Tongchuan Prefecture Road in the Great Song Dynasty".

Pu Zezhi thought of another person, Li Xia.

He could guess who the troops came from.

The scene in front of him seemed to make him return to the outside of Chengdu and suddenly hear the words "Welcome Pu Shuai to Chengdu!"

"At critical moments, it's always the wrong time." Pu Zhezhi whispered to himself...

Government office.

"You go and have a rest first, Feiyu and I will have a few words alone."

As soon as Pu Zezhi opened his mouth, everyone else in the hall quickly left.

This is his trust in Li Xia.

"Did you take Qicai's letter seal? Or threatened him?"

"Yes." Li Xia said frankly.

When they met again today, he looked around and saw that Pu Zhezhi was much older and no longer as majestic as he was then.

After only one year, this handsome man from Shu was exhausted.

"What if the Mongolian army attacks Tongchuanfu Road?" Pu Zezhi asked, his face a little ugly.

"No." Li Xia said: "Liu Heima fell into my trap and will not act rashly."

He pondered, and still told Pu Zezhi most of the truth.

"Last year I went north and got some information. Kublai Khan would send people to assassinate Meng Ge, so I predicted that the Song Dynasty would win this battle. I intended to use Kublai Khan's power to intimidate Liu Heima, but I didn't dare to speak out, lest he remind Meng Ge.

Brother was on guard. So he deceived Liu Heima and said that Kublai Khan would rebel in the grassland..."

I analyzed it for a long time.

Li Xia finally concluded: "Liu Heima still prefers Kublai Khan in his heart. He believes that Kublai Khan is behind the Sichuan-Sichuan War, so he will wait and see what happens and will not attack Tongchuanfu Road again."

This matter was so complicated that Pu Zhezhi lowered his head and digested it for a long time.

At the end, he murmured: "It's a gamble, but that's all."

Li Xia said: "Of course, Kublai Khan may not succeed in assassinating Brother Meng, so I still led the troops."

Pu Zhezhi was distracted and thought for a long time before asking: "Who else have you told this news to?"

Li Xia hesitated for a moment and answered frankly: "Jia Sidao."

"As expected..."

Pu Zhezhi laughed sadly, his eyes filled with bitterness.

Li Xia had a bad premonition and asked, "But something unexpected happened?"

"Lu Wende did not go to Sichuan to aid Sichuan, but went to Jinghu and defeated Tachaer with Jia Sidao."

Li Xia was stunned.

He thought for a while and gradually figured out the key to this.

At that time, in order to gain Jia Sidao's support, Li Xia had to exchange valuable information with him.

However, Jia Sidao had his own thoughts.

He actually... didn't want the credit for killing Brother Meng.

Sometimes, too much credit can lead to death.

So, in Jia Sidao's eyes, since Brother Meng will die, there is no need to worry about the battlefield in Sichuan. He can just wait until the Mongolian army retreats and send Lu Wende to seize power.

For him, Jinghu is a good place to achieve success.

…

"Three major battlefields in the world, Lianghuai is the place where we have the most confidence in the defense of the Song Dynasty. Three miles, one ditch, five miles and one canal can contain the Mongolian cavalry. Sichuan and Sichuan are mountainous and the roads are difficult to travel. Therefore, the Jinghu battlefield is actually the Mongolian cavalry.

The key to defeating our Song Dynasty."

Pu Zezhi was afraid that Li Xia wouldn't understand, so he explained slowly.

"But why does the Mongolian army mainly attack Sichuan and Shu every year? Because they have no navy and cannot attack Jinghu head-on. Simply put, Jinghu is the inner fence of the Song Dynasty, and Sichuan and Shu are the outer fence. Meng Ge must first

Only by breaking the outer layer can one penetrate the inner layer. This principle is understood by the important officials and officials in the court."

Li Xia understood and said: "In other words, if Sichuan and Shu are broken, there will still be Jinghu. Although the official is worried that the outer fence is broken, he will be even more afraid if the inner fence is broken. This is a matter of distant worries and near worries.

Difference. Jia Sidao’s contribution to guarding Jinghu is greater than that of guarding Sichuan and Shu?”

"This is one." Pu Ze said: "Second, the Song Dynasty is no longer capable of the Northern Expedition. If we win this battle, we will only defend it. Peace talks are the inevitable result."

"Peace talks? The war is in full swing, do we need to consider peace talks?"

"Yes." Pu Zezhi coughed twice more and asked, "I said peace talks are inevitable. Do you know why?"

Li Xia nodded.

Even if the Song Dynasty won the war, it would not be possible to destroy Mongolia. Normally, peace talks would be the only option.

Pu Zhezhi sighed again: "If Lu Wende and Meng Ge are fighting, Meng Ge is really dead. When the peace talks come, how can Lu Wende end well?"

Li Xia understands.

Don't say that he made up Kublai Khan's intention to assassinate Meng Ge. Even if it was true, Kublai Khan would have to make his attitude clear once peace talks were held.

"Back then, after the Kaixi Northern Expedition, Shi Miyuan assassinated Han Zhouzhou, executed Su Shidan, cut off the heads of the two men, and sent envoy Wang Nan to the Jin Dynasty for peace talks... The past events are still vivid in his mind, Jia Sidao, how could Lu Wende dare to imitate Han Zhouzhou and Su Shidan

?”

Pu Zezhi was obviously frustrated to say such a thing.

Li Xia couldn't tell for a moment whether it was Jia Sidao's fault or Song Ting's fault.

The past events are still vivid in my mind. The one who is close is Han Yuzhou, and the one who is far away is Yue Fei.

The killing made the Jin people frightened, so when the Song Dynasty was about to negotiate peace with the Jin Dynasty, what could they do without killing Yue Fei?

Jia Sidao kept saying that he wanted to protect Song Shanhe, but he did not dare to be like Yue Fei.

After all, he had only entered officialdom for a short period of time, so Li Xia did not expect that there would be such dirty thoughts in it.

"I'm self-defeating."

"I don't blame you." Pu Zhezhi sighed: "Three feet of ice is not as cold as one day... At least, Feiyu is here with his troops."
To be continued...