Xiong Shan slowly let go of his hand, and Yang Ben, who was pinned to the ground by him, sat up and did not continue to conflict with Bao San. He just looked at Li Xia in shock.
"Not bad?" Yang Ben murmured, lowering his head that was always held high for a rare moment, and whispered: "More than three hundred brothers are dead, and I dragged everyone into a desperate situation."
Even under the light of the bonfire, Li Xia's face was still pale.
He was very tired, but he still spoke a few words.
"I'm very worried that you think that the fight against Mongolia should be smooth sailing, so as long as there is any accident... there will always be accidents, hundreds or thousands. Whenever there is an accident or I am absent for a while, you lose your courage. This
That's the worst. What we do is extremely difficult and dangerous. If we can't accept adversity, why should we continue to do it?
Fortunately, you have not let me down. You have the courage to face difficulties. No one has backed down and no one has surrendered. You have done the best within your capabilities. It doesn’t make much sense to say these words, but I must praise you.
, I truly admire you."
All the generals had proud expressions on their faces.
Xu Kui and Mao Yi'er scratched their heads and even became a little shy.
Only Yang Ben asked: "Does Lieutenant Li think my strategy is correct?"
"Given your situation at that time, you have made the right decision."
"But we still lost in the end. How could I be any worse than Lieutenant Li?"
"There is no comparison." Li Xia said, "It's not that you didn't do well enough, but that you had too few conditions. I can mobilize the Qingfu Army as quickly as possible and contact people to help us get out of trouble, but you can't...
On the battlefield, a slight difference can make a difference a thousand miles, let alone such a huge intelligence gap."
Yang Ben felt much relieved.
He already knew the truth and always believed that his judgment was correct and that he should avoid field battles with the Mongolian army. But when he heard the affirmation with his own ears, his feelings were completely different.
In the past, he was dissatisfied with Li Xia, thinking that he could do what Li Xia could do. But this time, he had to be convinced, especially with his openness and magnanimity.
"Li County Lieutenant, I am Shou Lu..."
Li Xia waved his hand and said: "I know that several of your companions were killed by me when we were in Qingfu County. They sold you cleanly, including that you were imprisoned for murder when you were young and were sent to the army; you have a sister who saved you
Made me a concubine."
Yang Ben was stunned.
"I planned to kill you too, but I saw that you were willing to fight against Mongolia. Speaking of which, foreign aggression is the main conflict at present. Whether Jia Xianggong believes in me or sends people to keep an eye on me is secondary. Let's unite most of our forces to deal with it.
Let’s talk about the main contradiction and the secondary ones later.”
Yang Ben felt that there were many new words in Li Xia's mouth, but he could understand the general meaning and was quite touched.
After Li Xia finished speaking, he looked at Bao San and said, "Do you understand? The fight against Mongolia is the first priority. Don't whisper about Yang Ben anymore."
"The villain understands, but the villain didn't whisper to him. He only told Brother Wu."
Yang Ben knew that he had misunderstood Bao San, but he did not apologize. He only solemnly hugged Li Xia and said, "If the county captain leads me to fight against Mongolia, I promise not to report it to you..."
"Stop talking, time is tight." Li Xia waved his hand, "You adjust your mentality, and I will start assigning tasks."
"Yes! Please listen to the county captain's instructions..."
"Gao Nianfeng, you can't stay in Dali anymore, follow me."
Gao Nianfeng felt very reluctant to leave Gao Qiong, but he had no choice but to clasp his fists and say, "Yes."
"The food and grass we grabbed this time were burned by the fire, but Yang Yuan will bring food and grass when he goes north, and we can just eat his food..."
As daylight approaches.
Yang Yuan looked at Longwei Pass where the fire had just been extinguished and murmured: "Gao Qiong is so suspicious."
The deputy general named "Zhao Jingtan" asked: "What's suspicious?"
"We have been chasing the Song army for so long, but we haven't even seen it. How many people are there in Gao Qiong? His subordinates can only collect one or two thousand people. The rest are strong people, but they first annihilated the Song army, and then climbed Cangshan Mountain to leap into the city.
So far...fake."
Zhao Jingtan was also a child of a noble family and had some literary talent. He put his hands behind his hands and said, "The eldest son of the Gao family has always been known as a virtuous man. It's not surprising that he can do this."
"What a wise man, the general was saved by him first, just trust him." Yang Yuan frowned, walked a few steps, and said: "Tonight, I wanted to send troops into Longwei Pass. Do you know what he said?
of?"
"How to say?"
"He said he was afraid that I would cause trouble and let the Song army escape. General Xianye then ordered us to stay where we are. What is he going to do?"
"Stealing credit?"
Yang Yuan took a deep look at Zhao Jingtan, as if he hated iron.
As a lieutenant myself, I am a bit too stupid, and I still can't see anything wrong.
He sighed, walked a few steps, and murmured: "I have to see the manager as soon as possible..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw two Mongolian men coming on horseback. They said yes and called Yang Yuan over first.
Zhao Jingtan looked at Yang Yuan's background, sneered, and whispered to himself: "Idiot, you still dare to go there? Do you still want to see the manager? Either pretend to be confused, or kill Gao Qiong first. He didn't dare to move and muttered
, wait for death, you..."
As expected, Yang Yuan had just left the camp and immediately sent people to relieve him of his military power and take over the Dali army...
Yang Yuan entered Ye Xian's tent and saw Duan Xingzhi's head placed on the desk.
Afterwards, evidence was presented one by one, pointing directly to Duan Xingzhi's intention to contact the Song people and rebel against the Mongols.
The most important thing is that because Duan Shi deceived Ye Xian, Ye Xian immediately believed that everything was instigated by Duan Xingzhi.
Yang Yuan had been under Duan Shi for a long time, so he was regarded as a traitor at first.
When he was horrified, he didn't expect that Gao Qiong would speak up and save him.
"General Ye Xian, I think Yang Yuan is unaware of it. Just imagine, if Yang Yuan really followed the Duan brothers in rebellion, would Duan Shi send him away? Duan Xingzhi should have ordered him to lead the troops to respond..."
Yang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at Gao Qiong. For a moment, he wondered if he had gone astray. Is Gao Qiong really a loyal minister who was loyal to Mongolia and worked diligently?
I listened first, and I think what Gao Qiong said is reasonable.
But in his eyes, Yang Yuan was a waste whether he rebelled or not. Even if he didn't kill him, he would never let him lead the army again.
What surprised Gao Qiong was that Yang Yuan actually took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Harah and Forest to meet with the Great Khan to explain the affairs of Dali and ask for instructions on the candidate for the new general manager of Dali.
Gao Qiong fell into what he wanted. He couldn't figure out whether Yang Yuan was smart or stupid for a while, so he went along with the flow and helped Ye Xian by saying a few words, asking him to take the blame and make meritorious service...
It's a long way to go to Hala and Lin through thousands of mountains and rivers. But for Yang Yuan at this time, it's not a bad thing. Instead, it feels like a blessing in disguise.
Firstly, although Gao Qiong helped to intercede, who knows whether he will kill someone secretly, so it is better to avoid it first; secondly, it is a rare and great opportunity to meet the Khan; thirdly, he can intervene in the selection of the next general manager of Dali.
…
Yang Yuan felt that Gao Qiong was simply showing favor to him.
It's rare that I have to trust Gao Qiong first. This person is really thorough in everything he does.
…
With these thoughts in mind, Yang Yuan embarked on the road north on the second day of June.
He brought more than 500 people to protect the officials, and 800 civilians sent by Gao Qiong to help transport grain, grass and tribute.
There was also the head of Duan Xingzhi in the team, and there was a messenger sent by Ye first with a letter of surrender from Jiaozhi.
They will take the Lingguan Road to Chengdu, where they will meet Marshal Atahu of the capital. Then they will pass through Jianmen Pass and go to Lizhou to meet Wang Dechen. Wang Dechen will send people to Shaanxi, and then go north to Harala and Forest.
The carriage was carried to the top of the mountain, and Gao Qiong sat there, watching the team go away.
After a long time, the black spots in the distance disappeared among the mountains, and only the green mountains and the rolling clouds on the horizon were visible.
Gao Qiong's hands were hanging down, motionless, like an old monk in meditation.
He was thinking about Li Xia's visit.
In this trip, only more than 1,200 Mongolian troops were annihilated. The biggest battle was the ambush of the Ussa tribe. This number was far less than the number of Mongolian troops who died from the miasma in the past two years.
The situation in Dali does not seem to have changed much.
But Gao Qiong knew in his heart that something was different... at least, he had confidence and a direction.
Even if the Mongolian army died from miasma and scorching heat, they still had to cross the river and climb the mountains to conquer Dali. This ferocity gave the Dali people endless terror, and they regarded them as magic soldiers.
This is the most terrifying thing, it is much more important than the number of people. One Mongolian can drive away hundreds or thousands of Dali people.
Li Xia broke through this fear, and less than a thousand people went south, rushing back and forth to capture and kill Duan Xingzhi, the general manager of Dali.
So, if one day ten thousand people come, or twenty or thirty thousand people come, what kind of momentum will it be?
Even if his hands and feet are disabled, Gao Qiong still wants to wait for that day.
In June, A Shu returned to Dali from Shenglong City.
Jiaozhi had become a vassal, and he did not dare to stay until the hotter and unbearable July, so he had no choice but to curse, "Jiaozhi is not a place for people to stay" and led his troops to leave.
His trip had achieved his strategic purpose and he was ready to enter the Guangnan West Road of the Song Dynasty next year.
For the Khan's court, the Great Mongolia was too big, and what happened in the southwest corner could not cause too much trouble.
But when Ah Shu received the news and learned of the death of Duan Xingzhi, the general manager of Dali, he felt a hard slap on his face.
There was one name that was etched deeper and deeper in his mind.