This valley is called Dagoutou, the mountains to the east are called "Shanhua Liangzi", and the mountains to the west are called "Sanwo Shuliangzi". This terrain is a very easy place to set up an ambush.
Of course Ye Xian understands this, but this is Dali, which is far away from the Song Dynasty through mountains. Obviously, there will be no Song army setting up an ambush.
But for the sake of caution, he still asked Centurion Agudamu to lead a thousand Dali troops to clear the way, and told him to be more careful.
Agudamu chased the Song army along the ditch, and after more than ten miles, he caught up with the Song army again.
"Fire the arrow!"
The rain of arrows struck, and more than ten Song soldiers fell down screaming.
Agudamu laughed heartily.
He was also a veteran of hundreds of battles. He knew that pretending to be defeated and setting up an ambush was not something ordinary soldiers could do, so he couldn't help but think that he had been too cautious at first.
"Catch up! Keep shooting arrows..."
suddenly.
"Boom!"
Amidst the loud noise, huge rocks rolled down the hillside.
Agudamu looked up and opened his mouth, shocked and angry.
He couldn't understand that the Song army had clearly been crossing the pass and fighting in Ke in the past few days, and had been fleeing since then. It was obviously impossible for them to have time to make arrangements here.
Moreover, all the Song troops are here, who is pushing the stone on the top of the mountain?
"Ehxiute!"
"boom!"
Flesh and blood splattered.
Agudamu felt his face heat up and his eyes were blood red.
He wiped his face and felt that the flesh and blood on his face was disgusting.
"Boom...boom...boom..."
Several more boulders were thrown down, and the thousand Dali troops who were clearing the way ahead were already panicked.
"咴lvlv!"
The horse was frightened and ran into the soldiers in front like crazy. Agudamu finally reined in the horse and turned around to see a huge stone lying in front of him. Under the stone, half of the body of a Dali soldier was struggling.
"Kill!"
The Song army in front had turned around, raised their spears, and charged towards this side.
"Kill!" A loud roar in Yi language came from the top.
Agudamu looked up again and saw that the barbarian soldiers had been killed...
There was a "bang" sound, and he was knocked off the horse. The Dali soldiers' horses had lost control.
"Stop them! Don't be overwhelmed..."
"boom!"
Another boulder fell down, and before Agudamu could finish his sentence, his vision was already dark.
Under the falling rocks, only a puddle of mud remained...
"Withdraw! Withdraw quickly..."
"Ei Lulu..."
"boom!"
He turned his head first and saw big rocks falling one after another in the valley behind him.
Like Agudamu, he didn't know how the Song army could have the time and manpower to set up an ambush here, but as soon as he saw those barbarians, he understood... The Usa tribe had joined forces with the Song army.
The people of Ussa were both people and soldiers. They cultivated the land and provided food in peacetime, and went out to fight in wartime. They could gather tens of thousands of men capable of fighting.
Of course, without armor, weapons, horses, and no ambition to expand territory, the Uzzah tribe's combat prowess was not taken seriously by others.
But they set up an ambush in this valley, and even if they attacked with two thousand people, it was more than enough.
The killing cry started, and another large group of people surrounded them, blocking Ye Xian's retreat.
I also realized in despair that I was doomed.
He chased Li Xia for a long time, but he didn't expect that when he finally caught up, he would face such a situation...
"Kill!"
Yang Ben straightened up his spear and stabbed a Mongolian soldier down, feeling his blood boiling.
He suddenly realized why he stayed in Qingfu Army this time.
He did not fear Li Xia like other people in the army. On the contrary, he disliked Li Xia a little. He had secretly scolded Li Xia many times for being blind-sighted, arrogant and rude.
But Li Xia was able to annihilate the Mongolian army.
"Annihilating" the Mongolian army is different from "defeating" the Mongolian army. There were many generals in the Song Dynasty who were able to defeat the Mongolian army. The generals of the Lu family army were able to repel the Mongolian army all year round.
It's a pity that Dali couldn't kill the Mongolian army. If they were repelled once, they would come again next time. Yang Ben saw the proud look of the Mongolian army as they rode away many times.
The Qingfu army is different. Although it is still very weak, it can often annihilate the Mongolian army... Of course, the terrain of Sichuan and Yunnan is different from that of Jingxiang, which is also part of the reason.
This time, Li Xia had something that convinced Yang Ben. He was actually able to convince those barbarians to join forces to fight against the Mongols.
Since the Mongols conquered Dali, uniting the southwestern barbarians has been a border defense strategy for the imperial court, but this is not an easy task. The government has always been in conflict with the southwestern barbarians. To win over them will make them arrogant, and to intimidate them will make them resist. Lu Wende and Luo Shiguiguo
, since dealing with the Yang family in Bozhou has been very labor-intensive.
Yang Ben didn't understand how Li Xia, a lowly official with such an arrogant and alienated temperament, could convince the barbarians.
"The county lieutenant has an order to capture the enemy general alive first!"
A shout rang out, and Yang Ben turned his head and saw that on both sides of the valley, many Dali soldiers were kneeling on the ground and surrendering. His hundred troops had already defeated the Dali soldiers.
In front is the chaotic Mongolian army.
"Kill!" Yang Ben yelled.
Xiong Shan finally did something right for once and created a chance for him.
Yang Ben decided that he must make a contribution this time and let those mud-footed people see who is the most intelligent, courageous, brave and good at fighting in the Qingfu Army...
"kill!"
The Yi and Miao people were also killed from the mountains...
"Report! County Lieutenant, we have to capture him alive first!"
Li Xia nodded without much reaction and kept looking at the valley.
He was standing on the mountain flower beam, looking at the battlefield for a while. Seeing that the battle situation had been decided, he ordered: "I emphasize again, those who have made meritorious services will have their own rewards, and those who have died will have their own pensions. However, all the seizures belong to the mountain people, and no
Scramble.”
"yes."
After these instructions, Li Xia turned to Gao Changshou and said, "I want to say a few more words to Le Yu. Please translate for me."
"Okay...wait a minute, it seems that Le Yu personally took the lead and killed them down the mountain."
Li Xia turned around and looked down the mountain, slightly surprised.
Gao Changshou said: "You see, our people can defeat the Mongolian army array and kill more people. Leyu is anxious and wants to establish a prestige in front of us."
"It's understandable that he's anxious to establish his prestige."
Gao Changshou frowned and said, "The Usa tribe didn't listen to our plan and let go of the valley. What should we do?"
Their plan was to open up the valley and allow the defeated troops to flee south, thus disrupting the thousands of Dali troops who could cross the river.
At this time, seeing that Le Yu did not follow this plan, Li Xia was also a little unhappy and said: "This is what I want to talk to him about. I think he thought he had won a big victory and planned to attack Keduhe himself to establish his power again...
"
The two of them watched for a long time, and saw that Wuyang's army of Uzzah was divided into thousands of people. They did not form a formation and went straight to the south.
More than a thousand people were left in the valley, and they began to strip off the Mongolian soldiers' armor and capture prisoners as slaves.
Gao Changshou and Li Xia looked at each other.
"You didn't even say hello." Gao Changshou said, "I'm afraid Leyu is a bit unruly and a bit eager for quick success."
Li Xia pondered and said, "From now on, if you stay in Weining and Zhaotong, you will inevitably have to deal with the Ussa people. Don't say 'unruly' anymore. If you say it too much, he will feel it."
"I'm just afraid that he will be uncontrollable."
"It's uncontrollable." Li Xia said: "This time he is just working with us to fight against Mongolia, rather than being loyal to us. You must keep this in mind."
Gao Changshou said: "He is just bullying us because we are small, and wants to overwhelm us in turn."
"It doesn't matter, as long as we can reach preliminary cooperation. I will stay for a while to help you open up the situation. For now, let's recover and cross the border and then talk..."
After he was captured first, the war started smoothly.
By the Kedu River, Yang Yuan was quickly defeated by Le Yu and led the remaining soldiers to flee to Kedu Pass.
Leyu was not interested in Guancheng, so he led his troops back to the Nairn Mountains after seizing the supplies.
Before leaving, he just grinned at Li Xia and said that if there was anything else, he could talk to him in Nain. Li Xia didn't take it seriously.
The next day, Li Xia led his troops to attack Kedu Pass. Yang Yuan did not expect that the Song army would come back. In addition, there was no food and grass, so he quickly led his troops to retreat.
Li Xia sent troops to pursue them again and gained a lot.
At this point, after rescuing Gao Changshou, contacting Gao Qiong to open trade routes, and annihilating nearly all Dali soldiers, Li Xia's trip to Dali has basically completed its purpose.
At night, Qingfu's army and two hundred village soldiers couldn't help but celebrate.
…
Gao Changshou walked into the tower and saw Li Xia and Gao Mingyue still sitting there writing and drawing. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Feiyu is so unkind. He refuses to relax at such a time."
"You don't have any wine, how can you be so noisy?"
"Haha, I'm so happy. I asked some of the captive Meng Tatars to sing on the city gate. Don't you go and listen?"
Li Xia said: "Sing, sing, don't kill yourself, it will still be useful in the future."
Gao Changshou laughed and asked, "What are you planning again?"
"Plan how to gain a foothold in Weining." Li Xia said in a calm tone: "First of all, you must build a city and farmland in Weining. Only then can you recruit Dali refugees and expand your plan..."
"Let's not talk about it for now. We finally defeated the enemy. Let's take a breather tonight."
Gao Changshou turned to look at Asha who was sitting with his eyes closed, and walked around her. He smiled and sat down opposite Li Xia and Gao Mingyue, and said: "If everything goes well, I will be in Weining next year."
, Zhaotong built the city, it’s time for you to get married.”
Gao Mingyue lowered his head.
Li Xia put down his pen, as if he rarely encountered something interesting, and asked: "Next year?"
"Ha, what are your plans?"
Li Xia said: "I plan to get married after returning to Qingfu, what do you think of Muru?"
Gao Mingyue suddenly stood up, pulled Asha and said softly: "Let's go out and get some fresh air."
In the room, Li Xia and Gao Changshou both smiled.
Li Xia said: "Go on."
"According to your arrangement, then I will not be present." Gao Changshou muttered, "The dowry and wedding are a bit shabby... Generally, people in the Song Dynasty get married around 22 for men and 18 for women. You are still young, so there is no need to rush.
For a while.”
"Then let's get engaged first." Li Xia said, "I will stay in Weining for a few more days and make the marriage formal before I leave."
"Okay." Gao Changshou smiled again.
"Besides, I want to take Mingyue away this time."
Gao Changshou was stunned and hesitated.
Li Xia picked up his pen again and said that he had made up his mind on this matter.
Although he never said it, he must come to Dali in person this time, probably for Gao Mingyue, and only he knew in his heart...