The Song flag was planted on the top of the city of Chengdu, and the cheers in the city were endless.
Li Xia rarely slept so deeply since his rebirth. He spent the whole night killing enemies. He fell asleep after dawn and it was too late to open his eyes again.
Gao Mingyue was seen sitting on the edge of the floor, looking at him stupidly.
"Um?"
"You're awake, Li Zhixian."
Li Xia couldn't help but smile and took Gao Mingyue's hand into his arms. It was rare for him to hear Gao Mingyue take the initiative to joke, which at least meant that she was gradually becoming more cheerful in front of him.
"Yes, Madam Magistrate."
Gao Mingyue was ashamed and said: "Let go quickly, I will get you some water."
"No, just lie down for a while."
"Huh? It's so rare to see you lying in bed."
"Today is a special case, I'll just wait for a while." Li Xia said, "It's rare that someone takes care of the matter, so I don't have to do anything."
Gao Mingyue thought for a while and asked, "Do you trust this Commander Pu?"
The two of them have gone through too many hardships, and she can see that Li Xia rarely trusts others like this, and this "trust" also includes trust in their abilities.
Li Xia was indeed like this. He knew that the Song Dynasty would fall sooner or later, and he never believed that anyone other than himself could turn the tide.
"Yes, Pu Shuai is from Shu." Li Xia said: "He is really bent on regaining Chengdu. I, Xiao Lai, should be fine for a while."
Having said that, he quickly got up, hugged Gao Mingyue, and said, "We can go back to Qingfu, you don't have to wander around with me anymore."
"I don't feel displaced, being by your side..." Gao Mingyue said softly, "I feel at ease."
"Girls still have to be pampered."
Gao Mingyue was even more happy when she thought about this marriage.
The two chatted for a while, and Li Xia started his rehabilitation again.
Even if it was a huge victory in Chengdu, he would only allow himself the time to relax for this stick of incense.
"It's rare that there is no fighting today. You and Asha can stay in the post house and rest."
"Hmm? Do you want to go out?"
Li Xia nodded and said, "I'm going to see Pu Shuai..."
After the battle last night, Pu Zhezhi was extremely busy and only said to Li Xia, "Fei Yu, go and rest first. Come see me when you are free."
In that case, he had 30,000 troops to dispatch, which was not enough for the 800 Qing Fu Army. Li Xia was not his old subordinate, so it was not easy to use them.
At this time, Li Xia was still thinking that Pu Zezhi might not have time to meet him, but when he walked out of the post house, he saw a soldier sitting on the threshold chatting with Bao San.
"Damn it, the city is too dilapidated...ah, Li Zhixian has arisen? Pushuai sent a villain to bring Li Zhixian to meet him."
"Excuse me, why don't you come and ask for your last name?"
"Ah? I asked Magistrate Li to ask me... the little man Luan Hui is just a big-headed soldier."
Luan Hui was flattered and quickly led Li Xia through the streets and all the way to the city tower.
From time to time on the road, I saw groups of soldiers running past, and there were also Mongolian troops occupying the deep courtyards in the city, resisting stubbornly.
When we arrived at the city tower, we saw many generals coming in a hurry, receiving orders and then leaving in a hurry.
Luan Hui stepped forward to report, and Pu Zezhi's personal guards immediately let them go.
Li Xia stepped onto the stairs and heard conversations coming from the tower.
"Father, you should know that now is not the time to hold a banquet to celebrate your achievements. In addition to the Mongolian troops who escaped from the city, there are also a large number of Mongolian troops garrisoning around Chengdu, which should be wiped out immediately."
"Why don't you know this as a father? But I promised beforehand that I would give generous rewards to the soldiers after we captured Chengdu, and I would never dare to break my promise."
"Why bother with these few days?"
"General Shu, the military rewards from three years ago have not yet been distributed. If it were you who fought desperately, but often did not get the rewards you deserve, how would you feel? This time, the soldiers believe in me and are willing to go to Chengdu to fight bloody battles. How can I live up to this?
?After these few days, I'm afraid they will worry about me being like the former Commander-in-Chief of Shu."
"Sigh. In the final analysis, it is still a chronic disease left by Yu Hui, and my father has only been in office for a short time."
"Withholding military pay, fighting without rewards, and treating soldiers harshly have been the trend for hundreds of years. How can it harm one person?" Pu Zhezhi sighed and said, "Let's do it as soon as possible. First, stabilize the morale of the army."
"yes……"
Li Xia stood on the stairs for a while. Although he only heard a few words, he could feel Pu Zezhi's difficulty.
The Mongolian army never had such troubles, grabbing things wherever they went. The generals of the Song Dynasty were different. When fighting, they had too many troubles to worry about outside the battlefield.
Soon, Pu Fu led several generals and strode out.
"Zhixian Li is here, let's go in." Pu Fu cupped his hands and said, "I have a lot to do today. I'll have a long talk with you another day."
"Pu Qian please."
"Goodbye." Pu Fu hurriedly walked down the tower again.
Inside, Pu Zhezhi looked back and said, "Feiyu is here, and I haven't asked you why you are in Chengdu."
Li Xia put it simply. He only said that the Dali rebel army sent people to contact the Anti-Mongolian army, and he was ordered to send him back to Dali. However, he was discovered by the Mongolian army and had no choice but to come back from Lingguan Road.
When Pu Zhezhi heard the word "ordered", he muttered: "The imperial court has sent Mr. Jia to take charge of Lianghuai. In addition, Lu Wende is taking charge of Bozhou. Next, he is afraid that he will have to face the Dali Mongolian army from the southwest."
"Yes." Li Xia responded.
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Pu Zezhi didn't ask any further questions, but just murmured: "It's cold everywhere in the Song Dynasty, so the generals from all over the country should work together."
"What Pu Shuai said makes sense."
Pu Zhezhi smiled lightly and said, "Sit down for a while."
"good."
Pu Zezhi looked at the map intently again, and from time to time called upon his generals for dispatch.
He stayed up for several nights and looked old and tired. He could only find some time to chat with Li Xia in his busy schedule.
This was the first time for Li Xia to watch someone deploy an army of 30,000 men, and he did not find it boring at all. He felt that he had benefited a lot from Pu Zezhi's few words.
It wasn't until someone served a simple meal that Pu Zezhi asked Li Xia to sit down and asked, "What do you think of the battle in Chengdu?"
Li Xia responded: "I don't know the full picture, so I dare not comment."
Pu Zhizhi pushed through several maps on the table and asked, "Do you understand?"
"can I see?"
Pu Zezhi nodded casually, lowered his head to eat, chewing slowly, as if he was still thinking.
Li Xia had put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked through the maps carefully, his expression gradually becoming serious.
"What did you see?"
"The battle in Chengdu has just begun?"
"Yes, it's rare for a young man like you to see it."
Li Xia pointed at the map and asked, "Can I mark it?"
"Mark it."
"I came from Lingguan Road and saw that the Mongolian army still has garrisons in Jinyuan, Tanglong, Qingcheng and other places west of Chengdu. The number of troops should be about 2,000."
Pu Zhezhi pondered: "There are nearly ten thousand Mongolian troops outside Chengdu."
He pointed to an arrow in the north of the city and said: "Last night, more than 1,300 Mongolian troops were annihilated and the Mongolian commander Atahu was killed. However, the Mongolian clan Abgan led his troops and escaped from the city."
Li Xia had already seen this arrow and felt a little regretful.
But thinking about it, the Mongolian army had many cavalry, and it would be extremely difficult for the Song army to catch up if they wanted to retreat. And Pu Zezhi's troops were not strong enough to block Chengdu, so it was inevitable for some Mongolian generals to flee.
"Then what we have to do is to take advantage of the fact that these Mongolian troops have lost their commander and their command is in chaos, to annihilate them as soon as possible?"
"good."
Li Xia pulled out the next map and thought about how Pu Zezhi would encircle these Mongolian troops.
At this point, I have to mention Yu Jie’s mountain city defense system again.
To the west of Chengdu is the plateau, to the east is the Yunding Mountain City, to the north is the Kuzhuai Mountain City, and to the south is the Sangui and Jiuding cities.
These mountain cities are often on steep and high mountains, but the tops of the mountains have flat and broad terrain, which is conducive to farming and allows the Song army and the people to huddle in the mountain cities.
In the past two or three years, the Mongolian army conquered Chengdu and occupied western Sichuan, but they were still unable to conquer these mountain cities.
The next thing Pu Zhezhi had to do was to block Jianmen Pass and Jiantan Crossing, blocking the way out for the remaining Mongolian troops. They could only circle around these mountain cities and annihilate them one by one.
The so-called "closing the door to beat the dog", Jianmenguan and Jiantandu are the gates. Chengdu and these mountain cities are the tables, chairs and benches in the house. Dogs run around in the house, and people stand on the tables and chairs to beat the dogs.
Atahu died, and the remnants of his army became like lost dogs, easy to fight.
But if Jiantandu is lost, the remnants of the Mongolian army in Chengdu join Niulin's troops, and the two dogs work together, and the humans cannot defeat them; if Jianmen Pass is lost, and Wang Dechen's troops send more troops to support, they will become a pack of dogs...
Li Xia stretched out his hand and pointed at the location of Jiantan Crossing, and murmured: "In this way, Jiantan Crossing is the top priority."
"good."
Pu Zezhi seemed to have the intention of cultivating Li Xia, and he confided in his heart during the conversation, saying: "That's it. I ordered Liu Zheng and Liu Wuzhong to guard Jiantandu. Liu Wuzhong is an unparalleled talent... I only hope that he will guard Jiantandu and allow me to annihilate him."
Chengdu’s remnant army.”
Faintly, Li Xia heard a hint of worry in Pu Zezhi's tone.
Although the Mongolian army was defeated, it was still the cavalry. If the infantry could defeat the cavalry, could it be done in a short time?
Could Liu Zheng have been able to hold on for so long?
In just a few words, Pu Zezhi had finished his meal hastily.
The conversation about what should be informed and who should take the exam was almost finished. He looked at Li Xia and asked: "I have ordered Yi Shiying to build Lingxiao City. The war in southern Sichuan may be able to slow down a little. But in western Sichuan and northern Sichuan, it is the time to employ people. I
I want to transfer you to our army, are you willing?"