Li Xia stood on the top of the mountain and looked to the south. He saw groups of Dali soldiers coming towards him. There were so many people.
At this time, Qingfu's army had already captured from the foot of the mountain. With all their arrows and fireballs exhausted, they were afraid that they would not be able to match this large force of enemies. He could also see that the Mongolian general he was ambushing had the highest status.
Then we had to try to use the method of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao" to rescue Gao Changshou.
So, Li Xia ordered: "Continue to pursue the defeated army and kill them with all your strength."
"Let's go! Take me away quickly!" Duan Shi roared.
He didn't care about victory or defeat, nor did he care much about the casualties of his soldiers.
It's funny to say that in the past, the Duan family was the imperial family of Dali, but they had no real power. They were like puppets, and the state affairs were all in the hands of the Gao family. On the contrary, now that the Dali country has been destroyed, the Duan family has become the general manager of Dali in Mongolia, and finally
Have some power.
What is important is this power. And this power comes from the trust of the Mongol Khan.
What Duan Shi needs is to be the most capable among the Duan family... and that's enough.
Here today, more than 4,000 soldiers and horses under his command were all dead, and he didn't care at all.
How can these four thousand troops be compared with one of his eyes?
If his left eye could be restored, he could even kill all these four thousand people himself, why would he care about being defeated? When the Song army came, there would naturally be brave soldiers from the Great Mongolia to deal with it.
In short, Duan Shi only had one idea, to return to Tongyacheng as soon as possible to treat his injuries.
But the Song army behind him chased after him like a mad dog.
"Mad dog...mad dog..."
With great difficulty, I finally rushed out of the valley, and with one eye I could see Tongya Castle in the distance.
But the Song army behind him was already chasing too closely, and Duan Shi had no confidence that he could escape back to Tongyacheng. With Jin Xiushan in front of him, he had to make a choice.
Should we risk escaping back to the city or risk climbing up the mountain?
The screams got closer and closer, and Duan Shi finally shouted: "Go up the mountain! Go up the mountain!"
In the evening, Li Xia surrounded Duan Shi at Jinxiushan.
He was not in a hurry to attack the mountain, but took advantage of the open terrain to quickly adjust his formation.
He still kept calm, knowing that there were more Dali soldiers behind him, and that his purpose here was to meet Gao Changshou.
Sure enough, just as they adjusted their formation, the Dali soldiers behind them caught up with them.
Li Xia did not dare to fight hard and led his troops to retreat to the mountains opposite Jinxiu Mountain and across the valley.
Looking back at the Dali army at the foot of the mountain, there were nearly three thousand people densely packed.
Bao San couldn't help but cursed: "Damn, there are so many people, I don't know what the general is panicking about."
"I cherish my life." Yu Bing said with a smile, "I work as a dog for Meng Tatar. I have a lot of glory and wealth, but I haven't enjoyed enough yet."
"Hahaha! From now on, like Brother Bao, we will enjoy the wealth and honor of one-eyed man!"
"Mother, are you scolding me and still scolding him?" Bao San raised his leg and kicked Huhu on the buttocks, cursing: "Quickly go explore the road, we have to get to Guanyinqing as soon as possible."
"I know! You guys, explore the way with me..."
As night fell, Qingfu's army set up camp on the mountain.
The soldiers were all too tired and had to rest for the night.
The old forest was deep and terrifying. After exploring the way back, Huhu shook his head.
"County Lieutenant, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this forest for half a month..."
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Li Xia sat by the campfire, holding a simple map and looking at it, frowning and feeling troubled.
He would not be surrounded and died here, but the situation was not good. The baggage he brought with him during the hasty march was not much, and now it has been used up.
However, it is such an unfamiliar terrain that it is difficult to take a detour to meet Gao Changshou. Once you enter the deep mountains and old forests, you may not be able to make a detour.
And at the foot of the mountain, there were more than 3,000 enemy troops surrounded.
Xiong Shan walked over and said in a low voice: "County Lieutenant, in fact, it's not far to the north, which is Tongya City. The terrain over there is open, so you won't get lost."
Li Xia said: "I know."
"Tomorrow we will go north and go down the Yupao River to enter the Jinsha River. We can take the Lingguan Road back to Shu."
Li Xia turned to look south and did not answer.
Xiong Shan sighed and said: "This mountain road is not easy to walk, and only this valley is blocked. If we take a detour to the west, this deep mountain and old forest... I have no confidence in going out."
Bao San thought for a while, walked over, and whispered: "County Lieutenant, I think the situation in Dali is not good for opening up trade routes. But anyway, we didn't lose anything, so we just thought it was a waste of time."
It's nothing, don't worry."
Li Xia was silent for a while, but this time he couldn't make any big sense.
When he came this time, the situation in Dali was indeed different from what he imagined. He thought he was secretly planning something with Gao Changshou and Gao Qiong, but now he was in trouble.
Xiong Shan, what Bao San said is right. I won’t smuggle this time. You can think of a way next time. But...
This time, Li Xia stopped talking about his ally, Shang Dao, and said, "My wife is still over there."
Bao San was stunned, scratched his head, and said: "Then we should find a way to defeat the Dali army at the foot of the mountain, or find a way to bypass it in the deep mountains and old forests to the west."
"Isn't the county captain just thinking of a solution?" Xiong Shan said.
"Yes, the county captain can always think of a way."
Xiong Shan came to persuade Li Xia to go north. In fact, one of his thoughts was that given the talent and appearance of the county captain, he would not have to risk his life to go into the valley to save people no matter how hard he found women in the future.
But Li Xia said it straight away, and he didn't dare to mention it again.
Xiong Shan then said: "I don't think those Dali troops are strong in combat. They really can't do it. We can just kill them."
Li Xia picked up a torch, walked to the edge of the cliff, pondered for a long time, and finally made a decision.
He recruited eight squad leaders under his command and began to give instructions.
"Let the soldiers rest until the third watch, and while it is still dark, we will go down the mountain for a sneak attack and capture a few prisoners..."
"yes."
"Tomorrow, Bao San, you come and lead all the Qingfu troops northward along the Yupao River to leave Dali. Huhu, you pick out more than twenty of the most elite soldiers, and we disguise ourselves as Dali soldiers and walk south through the valley."
"County Lieutenant, I am willing to accompany you."
"No, there are insufficient supplies and it is difficult to sustain for a long time. There are too many people and the target is too big to save people..."
While they were still discussing here, they suddenly heard a soldier on guard in the distance shouting: "Who is that?!"
Li Xia turned around and saw that the shouting came from the woods to the west.
"Don't shoot the arrow yet!" He stood up quickly, ordered, and hurried over there.
Under the moonlight, a figure emerged from the woods. He was a little petite and nimble. He glanced this way and then quickly retracted behind the tree trunk.
"Don't shoot," she shouted.
"Mingyue?"
Li Xia stepped forward.
He walked over step by step, and finally saw Gao Mingyue turning out from behind the tree trunk. She didn't say anything, just stared at him blankly.
When Li Xia came closer, she stretched out her hand as if she wanted to hug him, but she didn't dare, so her hand stopped there, only her eyes were filled with deep affection...