It's almost mid-December, but the county is still under lockdown. The people are complaining, and the county magistrate Jiang Chun is also worried.
He can understand the difficulties of the people.
After planting winter wheat, has it been ruined? Has your home been robbed or smashed? How will you survive the winter if you don’t prepare firewood? Will you have time to plant early rice for next spring...
Although the matters are small, every one of them is related to their family's livelihood.
The battle must be fought, and people must live.
When too many people could not survive, Jiang Chun, the county magistrate, was overwhelmed. But when the exact news did not come back, he would never dare to open the city gate easily, in case the Mongolian army turned around and massacred him.
The whole county, what should we do?
As long as the Mongolian army is in Shu, it is like layers of dark clouds hanging over the county.
"It's been dragged down, it's been dragged down, Qingfu County is going to be dragged down... It's over, let's all die."
Jiang Chun would also whisper like this when he was alone, wishing he could burn everything clean with a fire so he wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.
Because the resentment of tens of thousands of people in the entire county is weighing on him.
"Bang!"
There was a noise outside, and Jiang Chun knew that someone had bumped into his office again, and it must be an emergency.
Of course, he was not in the public apartment, but was taking some time off in the tea room, so as not to hear those annoying things all day long.
"Where is the county magistrate? The county magistrate..."
Hearing panicked shouts from outside the corridor, Jiang Chun sighed, got up and left the tea room.
"What's the matter?"
"County magistrate! County Lieutenant Li and the landlord are back! A great victory! A great victory..."
Jiang Chun stared, suddenly thinking that he had heard wrongly.
"Can I be promoted again? I really want to be transferred back to Liangzhe..."
Shunqing Mansion.
On the battlefield beside the Jialing River, Nie Zhongyou fell to the ground on his back, gasping for air.
"Brother, are you alive?" Lin Zi walked forward and sat down next to him.
Nie Zhongyoucai went to Suizhou Wuxin Army as a preparation general, and was soon sent to Shunqing Mansion to support him against the Mongolian army Tiegehuolu Chibu.
It was all bad news at the beginning. Longqing Mansion was destroyed, General Jiao Da was defeated, and the Shiquan Army to the west was completely wiped out... The Mongolian army headed straight towards the Jialing River to encircle Hezhou.
Nie Zhongyou was already desperate, but he didn't expect reinforcements to arrive.
After the fierce battle, the momentum in the rear was overwhelming, and ships sailed up the Jialing River with their flags covering the sky. Seeing this momentum, the Mongolian army retreated.
Nie Zhongyou finally managed to catch his breath, stood up with Lin Zi's support, and began to gather the remaining soldiers. He had no time to treat the wounds on his body.
After a long time, he prepared his troops and horses, turned around and saw that the reinforcements were approaching.
He saw two large flags fluttering in the wind.
On one side of the flag is written "Sichuan was established to appease the envoy Pu", and on the other side is "Jinghu was established to envoy Wu"...
"Jinghu established envoy Wu Yuan, led 20,000 troops, sent reinforcements from Jinghu, defeated Tiege Huoluchi, and led Da'er."
A few days later, Shi Jun got the fastest news.
He was very pleased to see the document and said to Zhang Shi: "The war is over for the time being."
Zhang Shi looked desolate, as if he had nothing to say.
Shi Jun sighed and said softly: "Look, Zhang Dutong, Commander Pu was ordered to do so at the critical moment, and he finally defeated the three armies of the Mongolian army. At least, after Yu Hui, Sichuan and Sichuan have a good commander."
At this time, there were only Zhang Shi and Shi Jun in the room. Zhang Shi was a martial artist and always spoke his mind outright. He would not hide his words even if he was not convinced, but he still said what was in his heart.
"What is Pu Zezhi's ability to rely on his old relationship with Jinghu Li Bozeng to defeat the enemy with Wu Yuan's reinforcements?"
Shi Jun smiled and said: "Shuai Pu first won a great victory in Bazhou and strangled the Qujiang River. Then he got reinforcements from General Wu Jie and held the enemy back at the Jialing River. This is a testament to his ability."
At this point, he added: "Shuai Pu is asking for help. I'm afraid he also means to help us."
Zhang Shi remained silent.
In these three battlefields: Qujiang, Pu Zezhi fought a great victory; Jialing River, he held out until reinforcements arrived; only on the Jinsha River, Zhang Shi lost first and then won. The defeat was his defeat, but the victory was not his victory.
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What else is there to say?
What's more, Pu Zezhi is also tolerant and magnanimous, so it's no use if he doesn't accept it.
But Zhang Shi was still stubborn and said: "He was just repelling the enemy. We killed the most enemies along the way, and we also killed Wu Liang Hetai, which is the greatest contribution... I am not praising me, but... Pu Zezhi
No big deal."
Shi Jun smiled slightly, knowing that Zhang Shi was dissatisfied, but he was already convinced in his heart.
"In any case, it is a happy event to defeat the Mongolian army again this year."
"We will come again next year," Zhang Shi said. "We fight every year, win every year, and lose once and it's all over."
After a word, the smile on Shi Jun's face solidified a little, and he sighed: "Yes, how long can we defend? That's why Commander Yu strongly advocated a counterattack against Hanzhong."
"Chengdu has been lost all these years, so let's return Hanzhong." Zhang Shi shook his head, not wanting to talk more, and asked: "By the way, do you really want to impeach Li Xia, Fang Yankai?"
"It has been impeached. This is for their own good..."
Whether it is impeachment or meritorious service, the news of Sichuan and Sichuan reaches Lin'an, and we wait for the officials and the princes to make a decision. There is a new year in the middle, and it will take three or four months to go back and forth.
Regardless of whether others care about these things, Li Xia doesn't care much.
He didn't even go to Xuzhou to tell Shi Jun what happened. Presuming that he was injured, he only handed over Wu Lianghetai's head and asked Jiang Chun to go to Xuzhou.
In this way, although Jiang Chun could not get the credit for beheading generals and killing enemies, he could get some credit for organizing and training the people, and together they could cover up the killing of Zhang Yuanming.
Li Xia doesn't mind being taken credit for, and even wishes more people would take credit for her.
After he returned to Qingfu County, he immediately wrote a letter to Ding Daquan and Jia Sidao in order to contact Yang Guo.
At least, let the princes behind Yang Guo see that Yang Guo's strategy was not wrong, and that the Song Dynasty had the combat power to contain Mongolia... as evidenced by the heads of Wu Liang Hetai.
Li Xia thought about it and wanted to write a letter to Zhao Kui, but there was no way.
At this time, he received a letter from Nie Zhongyou.
The letter was delivered by Wu Xinjun's Xinma, and he also brought some New Year's goods.
Nie Zhongyou talked about the war with the Mongolian army on the Jialing River, and finally said that he met Wu Yuan, the envoy of Jinghu, and said that Wu Yuan admired Li Xia very much and asked him to go to Chongqing Mansion to meet him when he was free.
Li Xia was a little confused about this until she asked Han Chengxu to inquire about it...
"Mr. Han said that Wu Yuan is Wu Qian's brother?"
"Yes, Wu Qian has served as prime minister and then resigned as prime minister. Wu Yuan has joined Sichuan and Shu this time, and he is expected to be among the prime ministers."
Li Xia nodded, already understanding what was going on.
It's not for business, but related to the grudge between the Li family and King Zhong.
Li Xia doesn't want to get involved in this matter yet, and has no plans to go to Chongqing Mansion to meet Wu Yuan.
Fortunately, Nie Zhongyou said this in a private message rather than in an official letter.
And he is very busy.
He is not like Jiang Chun, who waited for the court to reward him for his merits and transfer him to another place after the war.