Wu Tong stood on Xunsiguan City, took a wine bag and took a sip of wine.
The wind was strong and made his face dry.
It is now October 25th, and the weather changes at any time, and it suddenly becomes cold. The days on Guancheng seem a bit bitter and cold.
In previous years, Wu Tong would have gone back to live in Junlianzhou City, but this year he can't. The Mongolian army will come this year.
Four days ago, he had seen the smoke.
He also summoned the village soldiers, and now there are more than 300 people in Guancheng.
I just don’t know when the Mongolian army will arrive...
Wu Tong suddenly remembered that Qingfu County Lieutenant Li Xia who had passed by a few days ago...had to walk on Wuchi Road for no apparent reason and suffered a lot. He didn't know why.
Now that the Mongolian troops have passed through the border, they are probably dead.
Wu Tong was a little regretful. He didn't like Li Xia. He felt that Li Xia was too deep-tempered, didn't like to drink, didn't like to talk, and was hard to figure out.
But when doing business, personal opinions are not important, cooperation is important.
Pity.
Of course, this matter is still uncertain. He has sent spies to the south to explore the road. We will not know until the spies come back...
Suddenly, some soldiers came from the front and shouted at the foot of Guancheng: "Inspection, Lieutenant Li and others are back!"
Wu Tong was stunned.
…
"Hahaha, brother Li is so talented, so talented, to be able to get so many heads!"
After seeing the corpses brought back by Li Xia and the seizures, Wu Tong's hearty laughter rang out in Guancheng again.
Li Xia explained the cause and effect, and asked Wu Tong to send someone to help treat the wounded. Finally, he asked, "How about I have a few words with Brother Wu alone?"
"OK!"
Wu Tong deserved it and acted decisively. He led Li Xia into a side hall, still sighing with emotion.
"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that Brother Li is a capable man and could get so many heads."
"How about selling it to Brother Wu?"
Wu Tong narrowed his eyes and soon smiled, saying: "Brother Li doesn't talk much, but he does things cheerfully."
Li Xia said: "I know Brother Wu wants to buy it. I could have waited for you to speak first. But we have to cooperate in the future and there is no need to plot against each other like this."
"Hahaha……"
Wu Tong didn't seem to have figured out what to say yet. He laughed again for a while and then said thoughtfully: "How does Brother Li want to sell it?"
"I want to keep the armor, weapons, and horses, keep ten of the heads, and sell the remaining fifty-five to Brother Wu."
"Including the centurion?"
Li Xia nodded.
Wu Tong took a few steps and said, "Twenty guans each, Centurion 200 guans, how about that?"
"Two thousand strings in total."
Wu Tong was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to pick up the wine bowl. Then he remembered that the wine had not been placed yet, so he took a sip from the wine bag on his waist.
"That's fine. Brother Li is just a man. I'm not a mother-in-law, so this is the price."
The matter was settled simply like that.
As for Li Xia, many of his river patrolmen are white yamen, and handing over their heads will not bring much merit, and they are fighting in a remote place. He himself does not seek to be promoted immediately, so he might as well sell them.
As for selling more than 30 guan each and only giving five to ten guans to his subordinates, that's not the calculation. He also wants to give him a pension, let alone pay him or buy armaments. He doesn't spend the money.
On myself...
Wu Tongji was straightforward. After the conversation, he asked directly: "The first-level brother sent someone to pickle it, how can I give him the money? Gold, silver, coins, exchange deeds, whichever brother Li wants, I will send someone to get it."
Li Xia didn't expect Wu Tong to be so forthcoming, so he asked, "Can you get it right away?"
"Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand." Wu Tong laughed loudly, "When my brother does business, he always speaks the word 'faith'."
Li Xia pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "Brother Wu, have you ever fought in a war?"
Wu Tong deliberately glared, feigned anger, and then laughed and said: "Of course I have beaten him. My brother also led his tribe to fight over the mountains when he was young. Haha, it was only then that he gradually became the patrol inspector."
"Have you ever fought with the Mongolian army?"
"How can there be any battle in southern Shu? Haha, this is the first time the Mongolian army has fought in southern Shu. This is the opportunity for you and me to make contributions..."
Li Xia was silent for a moment, and then he started to talk about how much of the two thousand guan was in cash and how much in gold and silver.
The next day, Wu Tong sent someone to bring the money.
Li Xia rewarded his subordinates and asked Kong Muxi to take people back to Qingfu County to bury and treat the corpses and seriously injured people respectively, and bring them back with their pensions.
Only then did Wu Tong understand what Li Xia meant.
"Brother Li, do you mean to stay and help your brother guard the border?"
"Yes." Li Xia said, "I want to see Brother Wu show off his power, even if he can wave the flag and shout."
Wu Tong said, half jokingly and half seriously: "Brother Li, you have a hundred people stationed in my city and eating my food and grass, but you have to pay extra..."
More than seventy miles southwest of Xunsiguancheng, there is a mountain named "Niuzhai Mountain", and a village on the mountain named "Niuzhai".
A corpse was dangling in the air, and the two Mongolian soldiers who were carrying it threw it off the cliff.
The centurion of the Mongolian army named "Baolide" glanced at them and walked into the cattle village.
"General."
Ah Shu was eating wild boar meat. The meat was not very cooked and was still bloody, but he didn't care about it.
"Caught up?"
Bao Lide said: "No, those Song people are so good at running that we let them run into Xunsiguan City."
Ah Shu was furious and threw the bones in his hands to the ground, cursing: "How can people run away?! Is the horse wearing a white belt?!"
Bao Lide didn't respond. He scratched his head, pinched a louse, and killed it with a "pop" sound.
Ashu's anger came and went quickly. He threw the remaining wild boar meat into Baoli De's arms and said, "Follow me."
After a while, Ah Shu led several centurions to the top of the mountain to look at it.
Niuzhai is not very high, but from the top of the mountain, you can also see Guancheng in the distance.
"What's the name of that mountain?"
"Hengzi Mountain."
Ah Shu said: "Guancheng is sandwiched between Hengzi Mountain. If you want to get past it, you must conquer it."
"Hey." Baolide held the wild boar meat in his hands and bit into it, and said, "Shimen Pass has been defeated. This small and broken city is easy to defeat."
"First pull out all the nearby strongholds to avoid being ambushed by the Song people."
Ashu said, he pointed casually and said: "The Makou Rock should be pulled out first, as there is a risk of rockfall at that place; the stockade on the east mountain should be shoveled, so the Song Army's spies can see our progress there."
"Will the general be too careful this time?"
"Duke is dead." Ah Shu said: "From Dali to Wumeng and then to Sichuan, never has a centurion died. Cheer up."
"yes."
"It will take me two or three days to clear out all these old barbarians. Then I will climb Hengzi Mountain and leap into the small Poguan City. This time, not a single one of these Song soldiers will be allowed to survive."
Baolid threw the bones in his hand and shouted loudly: "I understand!"
Ah Shu spat, and then said: "If you endure it a little longer, we will soon be able to walk out of this broken road. Then our Mongolian cavalry will dominate the world. We will kill whoever we want."
"Hahaha"
The generals laughed and were full of confidence...