More than twenty miles north of Yan'an City, Semen Village has now been renamed Ansai City.
The Yanhe River still winds through the high loess slopes, and the Yaogu Mountain is densely covered with fortifications and towering towers.
Yang Wen'an, who was stationed here in the Yuan Dynasty, rarely went south to fight with Zhang Jue in recent years. He spent more time building cities and fortresses, turning Anzhai City into a new Dahuo City in the middle of Shu.
Since the rise of Li Xia, the era of building fortifications to defend Shu has basically passed. The mountain cities of that year have withdrawn from the battlefield of world disputes. Only here, it seems to have returned to the difficult days when the soldiers and people of Shu gritted their teeth to resist the invasion of the Mongolian army.
However, things are unpredictable. It is no longer the Mongolian and Song Dynasties, but the Yuan army who is building a fort to resist the Tang army's attack.
From the Great Yuan Dynasty to the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, it is the fourteenth day of the seventh month.
In a tent in Ansai City, a man and a woman were breathing hard.
"ah……"
A woman from the Wanggu tribe named "Agaiwu" pressed Yang Wen'an tightly with her legs and said: "Strong man, you have conquered me..."
Yang Wen'an was already sweating profusely. He took a deep breath, lay down next to her, and asked in Mongolian, which was not very fluent, "Are you feeling comfortable?"
He actually learned Mongolian very early, but after so many years, he is still so blunt when speaking Mongolian.
"Yeah." Agawu turned around and hugged Yang Wen'an, closed his eyes, stroked his arm, and said, "Why are you so strong?"
"Isn't Nang Si Dan powerful?"
"It's meaningless to mention what he does." Agaiwu said dissatisfied: "He drinks every day and plays with women. He used to hunt, but now he doesn't even ride a horse. With the woman given to him by King Zhao, he hasn't been able to ride a horse for two years."
Touched me."
"If he didn't stay here and be a Daru Hua Chi, why would he go to Baotou? He hasn't come back for so long."
"I sent someone over to ask, and he said that he met King Yan in Baotou a few months ago."
"The King of Yan has come to take control of the Loop?"
"It seems to have gone west. Nang Sidan doesn't know much about this. But don't worry, I'm not here for you."
Yang Wen'an asked again: "He welcomed King Yan a few months ago, and he hasn't come back yet?"
"He is now helping King Zhao prepare to marry Princess Yue Lie. He will not come back until next spring." Agaiwu turned over, leaned into Yang Wen'an's ear, and smiled: "We can enjoy ourselves to our heart's content.
.”
Yang Wen'an stretched out his big hand to rub her, and then asked: "Can't the caravan from the north come yet?"
"It's so good... As you know, the trade routes in the Western Regions have been blocked since last year, and even my good office caravan has never come back."
There was a hint of displeasure in Yang Wen'an's eyes.
He couldn't say he loved Agawu very much, and the reason why he committed adultery with her was simply to use her and control her husband Nang Sidan.
Nang Sidan is a minor leader of the Wanggu tribe.
The Wanggu tribe is a fusion of various tribes north of the Yinshan Mountains. Genghis Khan married his third daughter Alahaibeji to the leader of the Wanggu tribe, which was regarded as an in-law of the Golden Family. The sphere of influence is in the Hetao area.
After Yang Wen'an was appointed as the marshal of the capital, the Yuan Dynasty arranged for Nang Sidan to serve as Daru Huachi.
Although this is a common practice, Yang Wen'an doesn't like it.
The reason why he chose to serve as an official in the Yuan Dynasty was not because he was loyal to Kublai Khan or for the national justice of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. It was not because he was a marshal with a high position of power, inherited from generation to generation, and was dictatorial in political affairs.
That's why when Yang Dayuan once wanted to join Li Xia, he resolutely stopped him.
Fortunately, Nang Sidan is a waste who only cares about enjoying happiness. After coming to serve as Daru Huachi, he did not interfere with Yang Wen'an, but brought him many benefits.
In addition to bringing Agaiwu to commit adultery with him, he also moved a large number of herdsmen from Yinshan and Hetao, and opened up trade routes, which made Ansai City prosperous and Yang Wen'an gradually became stronger...
Therefore, Yang Wen'an was still a little worried about Nang Sidan's absence in recent months.
Agawu sensed his displeasure and said again: "Don't worry, the Great Khan has ordered King Mangole to attack the Western Regions. Once the rebellion is suppressed, the trade routes will be open again."
If it were other northern Han people, they would be more concerned about calling Kublai Khan the emperor instead of the Great Khan.
On the contrary, Yang Wen'an, a southerner, didn't care and said to himself: "When the Western Regions are pacified, the struggle for the throne of the Khan will really be over, right? After another three to five years of rest, the Great Khan can go back to attack Li Xia and Zhao Song.
"
"When the time comes, you must be the first to conquer Chang'an, and then occupy Sichuan and Shu. Now the territory of the Tang Kingdom will be yours." Agaywu knew Yang Wen'an's ambition very well, and said: "You will be better than Ta
King Cha'er and King Goryeo's territory is even larger."
If in the past Yang Wen'an wanted to rival Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou and other princes, in the past two years as the princes have become more low-key, his ambition seems to have become even greater.
In fact, he does not have no chance.
Throughout the years, various major towns have encircled and suppressed Li Xia, and he has done the best job.
Without Li Xia, there might not have been any new great princes in the process of Meng Yuan's unification of the world. But now, the rise of Li Xia gave Yang Wen'an the possibility of entrusting himself to one side.
Agawu felt his excitement, and continued to get closer to him, caressing his face, and whispered: "You can make marquises and kings. You are more brave than every king I have ever seen..."
The ambitious Yang Wen'an reacted quickly. He held Agawu's not too thin waist with both hands, pushed her down on the carpet, and rode on her almost roughly.
It took a while for Agaiwu's shouts to subside, but suddenly a "boom" sounded in the distance.
Yang Wen'an stopped, stood up without hesitation, and put on his clothes.
"A war?" Agai Wu cursed dissatisfiedly: "Damn Han people, Zhang Jue will be killed by you sooner or later."
Yang Wen'an glanced at her lightly and put on his belt.
"Your robe." Agaiwu stood up, pointed to a Mongolian robe thrown beside the carpet, and said, "The robe the Great Khan gave you..."
Yang Wen'an had opened the curtain, glanced at the July sunshine, and walked out without looking back.
…
"Handsome."
"How's the battle going?"
"Zhang Jue suddenly made a sneak attack and used artillery to attack our city wall. But fortunately, the commander-in-chief was well prepared. We rammed the city wall and covered it with big green bricks. No matter how big the hole he made, we would patch it up at night..."
The war between Ansai City and Yan'an Prefecture is no longer a day or two, but has been going on for months and years. Everything is going on step by step and seems orderly.
Yang Wen'an did not hesitate, but strode up Yaogu Mountain and climbed to the high watchtower.
The light from the amethyst jade cannot cover up the yellow color of the Loess Plateau. The mountain plateau is full of ravines and desolate.
Ansai City is in the upper reaches of the Yan River, and Yang Wen'an can send ships to destroy the Tang army's artillery at any time. Therefore, Zhang Jue did not dare to push the artillery close. It is unlikely to break through the wall of Ansai City by bombarding from a distance.
Zhang Jue has tried numerous frontal attacks in the past few years, but just like the battle between Dahuo City and Diaoyu City, it is almost impossible to break through without casualties.
After observing the strength of the Tang army, Yang Wen'an quickly made a judgment.
"Zhang Jue is feigning an attack from the front. He must have sent people to go around behind and attack Xiazhou. Send me a fast horse to remind my brother not to be attacked by Zhang Jue."
"yes!"
"Send a messenger to Baotou again to inform King Tacha'er of the unusual movements of the Tang army."
"yes……"
Yang Wen'an continued to give orders one after another, but he also felt a little confused.
He did not think that this was a good time for Zhang Jue to launch a large-scale attack. Such a confrontation would require a huge amount of troops, food and fodder. Li Xia's Tang State did not have this kind of national strength at all.
On the contrary, he can ask Tachaer for help at any time.
From this point of view, it was very unwise for Zhang Jue to send his troops deep into the area and take a detour to capture Xiazhou, as he would probably be surrounded by the Yuan army.
Yang Wen'an couldn't figure it out and thought it was probably because the situation elsewhere had changed.
But what exactly it is, he doesn't know yet.
After all, the generals that Li Xia has arranged on the sideline in recent years, such as Zhang Jue, Li Zengbo, Lian Xixian, Liu Yuanzhen, etc., are all very good people; Dayuan's side is not bad either, Tacha'er, Dong Wenbing, Ahema
, including the current Boyan and Yang Wen'an, they are also the first-class handsome men in the world. The two sides have been in a stalemate for several years, and it is actually difficult to make any big changes.
These are Yang Wen'an's instinctive grasp of the situation, and he has confidence in the depth of the entire defense line behind him.
Even if the overall situation changes, with his management and reserves, the northern Shaanxi defense line will be enough to support it for half a year.
With this confidence, Yang Wen'an had a general strategic idea at the beginning of the war.
"There is no need to rush to block the encircling Tang army. If they dare to learn the Mongols' good office strategy, let them learn it. Then there will be no way for them to come back..."
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"Yan'an Prefecture is very close to Xingqing Prefecture. This area was basically the battlefield of the Song-Xia War. You see, we cross the Yellow River from Xingqing Prefecture to the east, which is Lingzhou, and further east is Xiazhou.
"
"Your Majesty, this is not so much the War between Song and Xia, but in terms of terrain, it is better said to be the War between Xia and Liao."
When Li Zengbo said this, he shook his head and felt that only the territory was slightly similar, but the battle situation was completely different.
In terms of the battle situation, there is no precedent for trying to occupy the Hetao from south to north in hundreds of years.
He sighed and continued to refine the strategy with Li Xia.
"Looking at the time, Zhang Jue should have sent troops to surround Yang Wen'an, right? If this nail can be pulled out this time, there will be no big towns all the way north to the Hetao." Li Zengbo twirled his beard and thought about it for a while, and said: "
I already understand how this battle is going to be fought, please trust me."
"My letter is Li Qing."
"Then your Majesty can return to Chang'an, and I will leave the rest to my old minister."
"Don't worry, if we delay Tacha'er a little longer, Zhang Jue's pressure will be much less."
Li Zengbo shook his head and said: "Zhang Jue is under less pressure, but it will be difficult for me, the old minister."
"My letter is Li Qing."
Li Zengbo finally said: "Tachaer has heavily besieged the city. If your Majesty does not break out of the siege, I will not be relieved. Instead, I will be worried."
"Let him try to see if 50,000 troops are enough to surround and kill me."
"As long as we surround His Majesty, he can send more troops."
"Then let him mobilize, and let me see where Meng Yuan can mobilize troops."
"The war became more and more intense, and Kublai Khan was invited to go on a personal expedition... With all due respect, my Majesty, I want to repeat the old plan and personally attract the enemy troops again. However, Xingqing Prefecture is not Xiangyang, Meng Yuan is not Zhao Song, and Kublai Khan is definitely not Zhao Xu's son.
comparable."
"Let him come."
Li Xia said: "Now that Kublai Khan wants to pacify the Western Regions and Tibet, I have to take advantage of the opportunity to make progress. Even if we fight now, it is better than waiting until he is ready. If he has the ability, he will transfer back to the Western Regions and Mobei's troops. I will
But let’s see if Lu Wuhu Nai and Haidu City will take the opportunity to expand their territory; see if Brother Alibu died less than two years ago and see if the Mongolian tribes in Mobei have completely bowed to Kublai Khan; see if Kublai Khan
I don’t want to let go of the grassland, I don’t want to let go of my position as the Great Khan of Mongolia.
Anyway, I am the imperial commander who has personally marched. Kublai Khan will either come. Otherwise, it is okay to surround and kill me based on Tachaer's ability. He must use his troops to fill it. Fifty thousand or one hundred thousand is not enough. No matter how incompetent I am, I can't be better than Xixia.
The last emperor is strong."
Perhaps in fulfillment of his comparison with the late Emperor of Western Xia, a general quickly rushed over to report.
"Your Majesty, Marshal Li, the Yuan army has begun to build embankments outside the city. It is time to flood Xingqing Mansion..."