"County Lieutenant." Jiang Fan caught up and said, "Based on what the County Lieutenant said, if reinforcements arrive, we can let him go after making an agreement with Wu Tong."
"You let it go?"
"Yes." Jiang Fan said: "The reinforcements have entered the city, and there are soldiers outside the city tower. It is not good to kill them."
Li Xia asked: "He promised to be honest?"
"He agreed, but...is it really okay?"
"It's okay." Li Xia said calmly.
Even if Wu Tong sues the court... he really doesn't mind.
He walked to the top of the city and saw a Song Army general standing there, accompanied by Wu Tong standing aside.
"Haha, Lieutenant Li is here." Wu Tong laughed, as if there was no barrier, "This is Commander Yi of the Changning Army."
Before Li Xia could step forward, he saw that the general had turned his head.
"A certain person is Yi Shiying, who is under the jurisdiction of the military capital of Changning."
Li Xia paused slightly and looked around. Yi Shiying was in his forties, with a long beard and a very elegant figure. He had a tall figure, a straight back, and a murderous and awe-inspiring aura.
"I've met General Yi."
Wu Tong said again: "Commander Yi, this is the county lieutenant Li Xia and Li Feiyu who I told you to help me guard the Five Feet Road."
Yi Shiying looked at Wu Tong indifferently, but looked at Li Xia with a somewhat solemn look, and asked: "Do you think we should pursue the Mongolian army?"
When Li Xia was on Hengzi Mountain, he still wanted to keep Ah Shu, but after a review on the way down the mountain, he actually changed his mind.
"You shouldn't pursue."
Yi Shiying said: "Why?"
"The leader of this probing Red Army is Ah Shu. He likes to divide his troops into combined attacks and outflank them. His military strength... is like a blitzkrieg. It can be seen from this battle that he does not like to attack fortified areas and will definitely design and attract people.
The main force of our army will pursue them and then turn around to eliminate them." Li Xia said: "Therefore, I think we should not pursue them."
"A certain person once said that the Mongolian people used troops without following the ancients. Do you know what he meant?"
"Don't you learn from the ancients?"
"Yes, when the Mongolian army fights, regardless of the number of divisions, the danger of the ground, or the strength of the enemy, they will definitely encircle them. They will be as fast as thunder and lightning, as agile as eagles and falcons, and like animals hunting." Yi Shiying said: "Watch their attack.
Dali is thousands of miles away and can be reached by three routes in the same day. It can be said that he has learned the tricks of military strategists and is good at using strange things."
Li Xia pondered these words and seemed to have some realization.
He felt that the Changning army commanded Yi Shiying very well. He actually felt this characteristic of the Mongolian army, but he couldn't describe it, let alone summarize it in such words.
Yi Shiying raised his hand again, pointed at Niuzhai Mountain in the distance, and sighed slightly.
"The Mongolian army attaches great importance to reconnaissance, climbs high and has a long view, knows the terrain first, and specializes in taking advantage of the chaos. The Changning army came from afar, and Ah Shu went back to get more familiar with the terrain. If they pursue it, they will be ambushed."
Li Xia asked, "But if we can't defeat him on the five-foot path, how can we not defeat him even more if we leave the five-foot path?"
Yi Shiying glanced at Wu Tong and said: "The Mongolian army is just taking advantage of Junlian's restraint and unable to defend. If we follow the method of building a city north of the Shu River, we can resist the Mongolian army."
After Yi Shiying met Li Xia, they chatted for a few more words. They quickly learned about the battle and recruited a general.
"Zhu Cheng, I ordered you to lead five hundred troops, decorated with A Shu, and send him a piece of cake. Remember, climb high and look far, and don't fall into an ambush."
"yes!"
After Yi Shiying finished his instructions, he patted Li Xia on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we are not pursuing you rashly."
"clear."
This battle is probably over for the time being for Li Xia.
However, he observed Changning's army with great interest.
This was not the first time that Li Xia saw the Song Army. He had seen the Huaixi Xiang Army, the Forbidden Army, and Zhang Shi's navy from a distance, but this was the first time that he had seen the Shu Army up close during the war.
Hearing the word "weak Song" in his previous life, he originally thought that the Song army was weak. However, the feeling given to him by the Changning army in front of him could be described in two words... a strong army.
Even when facing the enemy Mongolian army, Li Xia had never had such a strong feeling.
The Mongolian soldiers are strong in individual combat, and their cavalry and shooting are unparalleled. But the Changning army in front of them is full of blood, more disciplined, and more high-spirited.
…
After Yi Shiying finished his military affairs, he turned around and saw Li Xia still standing at the top of the city watching. He stepped forward and said, "How? What are you thinking about?"
"The soldiers of the Song Dynasty are not weak in combat power."
"The soldiers in Southern Shu are still close." Yi Shiying said with a stern expression: "The soldiers in the Eight Pillars of Sichuan are even more powerful."
"Sichuan Eight Pillars?"
"When Marshal Yu was there, he suggested abandoning the city on the plains. He built a city in Yunding, Yunshan, Dahu, captured Han, Baidi, Diaoyu, Qingju, and Buzhu, and built a fort named Eight Pillars, so that the Mongolian army did not dare to approach.
"
As Yi Shiying spoke, he raised his eyes and looked north, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Xia looked into his eyes and saw a hint of worry, and asked: "The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were not weak, so why were they defeated?"
"Yeah, why did it fail... maybe it was because it was not as rich as Mongolia."
Li Xia didn't think so, but since it was Yi Shiying who said this, he still thought about it for a moment.
Perhaps it was partly because of the vast territory of Mongolia and its economy, which could bring down the Song Dynasty.
"I've said too much." Yi Shiying added, "If I have free time in the evening, I can chat with Feiyu again..."
Another general came over there. He looked very busy, turned around and walked away.
…
The sky is getting dark.
The small city gate was no longer enough to accommodate, so the Changning Army set up camp on the top of the Hengzi Mountain and on the Guancheng Campus.
Li Xia stayed with his subordinates and asked them to prepare and set off back to Qingfu tomorrow.
"Bao San, what do you think of the Changning Army?"
"Thinking of Yu Shuai." Bao San muttered something in a low voice and said: "County lieutenant, river patrolmen will be able to practice like this sooner or later."
Li Xia said: "Then we will no longer be called river patrollers."
Rouhu came forward and asked: "County Lieutenant, do you still want to contact those village soldiers? I can ask them to come with us."
"Not urgent."
Li Xia pondered for a while, then turned to Jiang Fan and asked, "Have you made an agreement with Wu Tong?"
"Yes." Jiang Fan said, "He agreed..."
The next moment, someone outside the door asked: "Is Lieutenant Li here? Please meet me for inspection."
…
This time, Wu Tong did not meet Li Xia at the city tower, but in a small warehouse under the northern city wall.
"Haha, Brother Li, thanks to you this time, otherwise my brother would have been buried in Guancheng."
Wu Tong could still maintain his forthright appearance, as if he had no grudge against Li Xia's seizure of power.
But the heavily guarded look of the eight confidants behind him clearly indicated that this matter had not really passed.
"Brother Wu, just don't be angry with me." Li Xia responded, and Shi Shi Ranran entered the warehouse and sat down.
He only had two people, Huhu and Jiangfan, behind him.
"Angry?" Wu Tong seemed surprised and said, "How could I be angry?"
He poured a glass of wine, but did not push it to Li Xia. He drank it himself and said with a smile: "Commander Yi is here during the day. My brother is busy with arrangements and it is inconvenient to talk. No, I will invite Li Xia whenever I have time."
Brother is here? Is there anything that can't be resolved between you and me, brothers?"
"real?"
"Of course it's true." Wu Tongtong said: "Isn't it true? Have the Mongolian troops retreated? It means that brother Li is right. You should give this stupid brother a couple of blows on his head and kill me. If you don't kill me,
This is loyalty, right?"
Li Xia seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and did not speak.
Wu Tongtong: "Okay, let's put it this way. How can my brother get along well with you if he holds a grudge against you? You have a lot of backing in the court, right?"
"It's really not small."
"That's it, you and I, brothers, will benefit both from cooperation and harm from separation. If there is any quarrel, how about it being wiped out?"
"good."
"Shuanghuang." Wu Tongtong: "How to repay the credit?"
Li Xia said: "According to what Brother Wu said, I am only assisting you in the Guancheng you are guarding. It was you who ordered me to recapture Hengshan Stronghold."
"real?"
"Ten thousand strings."
Wu Tong was stunned and looked up at Li Xia.
Li Xia was very calm and didn't look like he was joking.
"Brother Li, this price..."
"Don't agree?"
Wu Tong almost blurted out for a moment, "No, please understand, it was you who hit me..."
But he calmed down quickly.
Report to the court? Regardless of whether he can bring down Li Xia, he himself will definitely be killed first...
"Hahaha, brother Li is so funny, so funny. You beat me up, why should I pay you money? Haha."
"It's not about losing money, it's about selling you the credit."
Wu Tong became entangled and said: "Brother, how can you use such a big contribution? He is not an official under the provincial government."
"Brother Wu said that he would spend six thousand gu on just anyone a year." Li Xia said, "This year is almost over."
"Haha, that's what my brother was bragging about. He is actually very poor."
Li Xia didn't say anything, but glanced at the eight village soldiers behind Wu Tong, making them all lower their heads.
He looks like "I have a big fist and a big backer".
Wu Tong thought for a while, felt helpless, and sighed: "Okay, what about the salt from Qingfu County?"
"Let Brother Wu sell it."
Wu Tong sighed and said: "Ten years' profit is only this ten thousand yuan."
"oh."
The two chatted in some more details, and after a while, Li Xia got up and left.
Wu Tong sat there alone, took a sip of wine, and pondered.
"Brother, are you really going to let him go like this? Pay him back?"
"What else? Changning's army is in the city and they want to kill an official?" Wu Tongtang said, "We'll wait until the Qingfu Salt Road is opened."
"By then he will have spent all ten thousand guan."
Wu Tong seemed a little depressed and said: "In business, there are profits and losses. If you lose money to him this time, you will make money back next time."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back in the end."
"We'll talk about it then." Wu Tong couldn't suppress the killing intent in his eyes, and murmured: "He broke the rules first..."
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