More than a hundred miles east of Tongya City was flooded, which was later called "Longchuan River" and merged into the Jinsha River from south to north.
From Tongya City to the east, to get to Shanchan City, you must cross the flood, and vice versa.
On March 27, more than a thousand people on fast horses galloped to the east bank of Yanshui River, raising a cloud of dust and smoke.
"Hush!"
He reined in the reins first and saw more than a thousand Dali soldiers camping by the river. All of them had abandoned their helmets and armor, leaving only a broken banner with the word "Duan" in it.
"Where's the bridge?!"
When Duan Shi led the people to greet him, he first raised the whip in his hand, pointed at the river, and roared again.
"Ehxiute! Where is the bridge over the river?!"
Duan Shi was also not wearing a helmet or armor. He murmured with a grimace: "The Song army is powerful, with more than five thousand soldiers. I was afraid that they would escape through the flood and escape back to Sichuan, so I demolished the bridge on the river."
He also shouted first: "Where did the five thousand people come from?"
When he attacked Shanchan City a while ago, more than a thousand Song troops passed by without paying attention. It was impossible for them to turn into 5,000 soldiers in one fell swoop.
"The Song army has united with the demon monk's rebels."
Duan Shi pointed to his blind eye and described the battle of Tongyacheng as extremely tragic.
He also looked around first and saw that a man behind Duan Shi was blind in his right eye.
Duan Shi must have tried to dig out someone's eyes and put them in his own sockets. This person has always been a bit vicious.
…
I had no choice but to have someone re-build the pontoon bridge.
The flood was not wide and the pontoon bridge was built quickly, but it was difficult to carry a lot of luggage and food, so we had to leave it on the east bank for Duan Shi to take care of.
There are more than 3,000 Dali soldiers coming from Shanchan Mansion, and Duan Shi is asked to wait here, and then he will command these 3,000 soldiers and horses to follow behind.
In addition, they sent fast horses to the Luo Po Wanhu Mansion to inform the leader of the Luo Po tribe that the troops in the village were blocking the northeast direction of Tongyacheng to prevent the Song army from escaping.
He also personally led a thousand-man Tanma Red Army to Tongyacheng first.
While galloping on the official road, a Mongolian centurion asked: "General, why did Duan Shi demolish the bridge?"
First, he faced the wind and sand blowing in his face and cursed loudly.
"Eh Xiute, Duan Shi is such a loser! I can't see it, but he was scared by the Song army. He didn't feel at ease after crossing the flood. He was afraid that the Song army would kill him across the river, so he demolished the bridge."
"I have to take care of all the rebels, Song dogs, Shanshan, and Tongya, so what's the use of a loser like him?!"
"..."
It is more than a hundred miles of rugged mountain road. The infantry has to run all day and night, but the Mongolian cavalry can arrive in half a day at a gallop.
Ye Xian had already made preparations for a strong attack, but when he arrived at Tongshi, he saw that although the city was in ruins, the Mongolian flag waving on the city gate showed that it had been recaptured.
He was a little surprised and rode into the city. He saw that there were less than a thousand Dali soldiers of the Gao family guarding the city.
All the way into the government office, I saw Gao Qiong being pushed out in a wheelchair.
"General Ye Xian, please forgive me for not being able to salute you fully." Gao Qiong said, "I have broken arms and legs."
He also frowned first and asked, "What's going on?"
"I must sue Duan Shi for his incompetence to the marshal of the capital and the Great Khan!" Gao Qiong looked solemn.
Da Ma Jin Dao also entered the lobby first and sat down to listen to Gao Qiong's words.
"Half a month ago, the demon monks rebelled and attacked Tongya City in a large scale. I was preparing to set up defenses, but for some reason, Duan Shi wanted to seize my military power and control Tongya City?"
Ye Xian said: "I agree with this matter. General Duan said that you are harboring the rebellious Gao Changshou."
Gao Qiong shook his head and said, "I didn't."
"If it doesn't, then there won't be. In a big battle, it's better to be careful."
"But after the general left, Duan Shi imprisoned me and put me in prison. Is this what the general agreed to?"
He shook his head first and said, "No, I don't know about this."
Gao Qiong said: "I am a prince personally granted the title by the Great Khan. Duan Shi detained me without reason and accused me of colluding with the demon monk. I will never give up on this matter!"
"Are your hands and feet really useless?"
"No." Gao Qiong shook his head and said, "It was done by people from the Song Dynasty."
He was also stunned for a moment.
Gao Qiong said: "I was imprisoned by Duan Shi. It was not until the night of the 24th when I heard the loud shouts of killing outside that I realized that the Song army had actually invaded Tongya City. Duan Shi abandoned the city and fled. I
He was captured by the Song army."
"Wait a minute." Ye raised his hand first and asked, "Duan Shi abandoned the city and fled that night?"
"Yes, there were only a thousand defenders in the city, and they launched a sneak attack to open the city gate. Duan Shi couldn't hold on, so he led more than 300 people and fled to Dongshan."
"More than three hundred people?" Ye Xian asked, "I met him by the flooded water and saw that he had more than a thousand people."
"I don't know about that," Gao Qiong said, "Maybe they gathered the defeated troops from elsewhere."
"There are five thousand people in total between the Song army and the rebels?"
"No." Gao Qiong said in surprise: "The Song army only has about a thousand people, how can it be five thousand?"
Ye's face darkened first, and there was anger in his eyes, and he said, "Keep talking."
"The Song general named 'Li Xia' forced me to surrender. I would rather die than surrender, so he tied me to the top of the city and cut off my hand tendons and hamstrings in front of the people in the city.
Everyone in the city has seen what happened. Although I am not talented, my father still has the integrity. King Monan also praised me."
When he mentioned Kublai Khan, he first showed a solemn look on his face and said, "Yes, the Gao family has integrity."
"Yes. My father is loyal to the Duan family of Dali, and I am loyal to the Great Mongolia." Gao Qiong said seriously.
After saying these high-sounding words, the two continued to talk about business.
"Since you were captured by the Song army, how did you escape?" Ye first asked.
Gao Qiong said: "The general also knows that I have more than a thousand people in Tongya City, but Duan Shi took away the military power. When the demon monk rebellion was suppressed, I was driven as a vanguard. It was the most casualty unit. Later, I was dispersed and led by the general.
Recover Shanchan... I know clearly that Duan is excluding dissidents, but I have no objection."
He nodded first, a little impatiently.
Gao Qiong added: "I am in Dayaobao and there are more than a thousand people in the Gao Town area. After I was imprisoned, I never called them to rescue me. I just waited for the general to redress my grievances for me."
Dali's elite soldiers had long been recruited by Wu Liang Hetai and were buried in Ziqi Kingdom.
Gao Qiong naturally had to have soldiers and horses to guard such a large Tongya Mansion, but they were all recruited in the name of Mongolia later. Let alone whether they were elite or not, they may not be completely obedient to Gao Qiong's orders.
In fact, Duan Shi controlled Tongyicheng at that time, and with Gao Junjin's betrayal, it was impossible for Gao Qiong to summon these soldiers and horses to rescue him, and even if he did, they might not come.
But when I said this now, it seemed quite magnanimous.
Gao Qiong added: "I was picked off by the Song army and my tendons and hamstrings were broken, and I was hung at the top of the city... Many of the people in the city had received favors from my Gao family, and when they saw that my hands and feet were crippled, they became very angry. So, taking advantage of the opportunity, they
When the Song army attacked Dongshan, the people in the city rose up to welcome my troops into the city and regained Tongya City..."
"Wait a minute." Yexian interrupted again: "When did this happen?"
"Yesterday morning."
"You mean, Duan Shi led 300 people to hide in Dongshan outside the city, and the Song army went to attack him. Your people took the opportunity to recapture Tongya City?"
"exactly."
He also asked first: "Where is that part of the story?"
"I don't know." Gao Qiong said: "After I was rescued, I drove away the Song army in the city, and they fled eastward. I was afraid that the city would be lost again, so I kept blocking the city gate."
"Where did the Song army go?"
"Going east."
"Impossible, I just came from the east. I saw no sign of military activity."
Gao Qiong looked serious and said: "I'm sure they went eastward and planned to return to the Song Dynasty through Wuchi Road."
…
Ye Xian did not completely believe Gao Qiong, and sent people to investigate everywhere.
As a result, many people in the city did see the Song people tie Gao Qiong to the top of the city and cut off his hand tendons and hamstrings.
Yesterday morning, the Song general indeed sent 800 people to attack Dongshan, and only 200 people were left to guard the city. Some people opened the city gate, responded to the Dali soldiers from Dayao Fort, and recaptured Tongya City.
This was seen by many people in the city.
After another half day of investigation, I found some mountain people near Dongshan and asked them. I was sure that I saw the Song army defeating the solid soldiers and horses in the upper section of Dongshan, and then joined forces and withdrew to the east.
Ye Xian's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he rarely started to think.
"A thousand people... Duan Shi has been defeated like this, how can he gather another thousand people in one day? Where is the Song army?"
He also kicked down a stool first and roared: "Eh Xiute!"
He already understood it completely.
The thousand people seen by the flooded river were definitely Song troops, and Duan Shi had been captured.
What's even more despicable is that the Song army demolished the bridge and probably wanted to make a sneak attack while they were halfway across the bridge. If it hadn't been for the Mongolian soldiers they appeared to be, they would have taken action right then...
By the flooded river. After leaving first, Duan Shi, who was blind in his left eye, turned around and saw Bao San, who was blind in his right eye.
"Aren't you afraid that I will expose you in front of others?" Duan Shi said coldly.
"Ha." Bao San sneered: "You are the one who is blind in one eye and fled with all your troops until you were in ruins. Do you have the guts?"
"snort."
"If you dare to say another word, I will strike you with my sword and you will be the first to die." Bao San sneered and shouted: "Here, cover his remaining eye and plug his ear."
Duan Shi's eyes darkened, but he felt relieved, thinking to himself that Li Xia would really fulfill his promise and let him go...