He defeated Xuzhou's reinforcements at Laojun Mountain, captured many of the defeated soldiers, and found out clearly the strength of Xuzhou City's troops.
When Shi Jun knew about Xuzhou, there were 5,000 defenders in the city. In the battle of Mahujiang, Zhang Shi mobilized 2,000 men, but they were all captured by Wu Liang Hetai. After Shi Jun defeated Wu Liang Hetai, he added more troops and restored the number to 3,000.
The remaining people.
However, after Wei Wenbo took office, he cut down his troops and emptied their pay. In just one year, the garrison of Xuzhou was reduced to only 2,000 people. Therefore, Wei Wenbo refused to support Luzhou until Zhang Shi's first line of defense was defeated, and Zhu Susun's strong force
Under the order, Cai Mian emphasized the support of thousands of people...
After learning this news, Niulin was fully confident about capturing Xuzhou.
He sent Zhang Wei again to persuade Wei Wenbo to surrender.
It is obvious how a Zhizhou would react if he dared to take such a free salary...
Sure enough, when Zhang Wei reported back, what came was indeed good news.
"Commander, Wei Wenbo agreed to open the city gate to surrender."
Niulin asked: "The city of Xuzhou is closed, how did you contact him?"
Zhang Wei responded: "The villain sent someone to shout outside the city, saying that he had an old friend who wanted to talk to Wei Wenbo. Sure enough, he lowered the suspension bridge and let people into the city. Wei Wenbo had long been willing to surrender, and he agreed upon hearing it, but there were still some people in the city.
The officials refused to surrender and wanted to make a date with the commander to capture Xuzhou."
Niulin stepped onto the battlefield and looked toward Xuzhou City.
Now Wanyan Shizhu's navy has not yet arrived, and Niulin only has 5,000 cavalry, stationed on Yingpan Mountain, separated from Xuzhou City by the Min River, and to the south is the mighty Yangtze River.
With such a terrain, it is indeed not easy to take Xuzhou by force.
Niulin let the river breeze blow her pigtails, and after thinking deeply, she said: "Tomorrow night, you enter the city first, control Wei Wenbo, open the city gate at midnight, and seize the Sanjiangkou. I will send troops to cross in small boats.
Minjiang River.”
Zhang Wei quickly agreed.
He was about to retreat. After thinking about it, he realized that he had made a great contribution. He finally plucked up the courage and asked in a low voice: "Commander, can you spare Zhang Shi's life? I will definitely persuade him to surrender."
"Don't worry, I will give Zhang Shi a chance."
Zhang Wei was overjoyed and said quickly: "Thank you, Marshal! I will definitely win Xuzhou for the Marshal!"
…
The boat swayed as it crossed the Minjiang River again and stopped at the Hejiangmen Pier at Sanjiangkou. Zhang Wei got off the boat and looked up at the city wall of Xuzhou, still afraid that there would be arrows fired by the Song army on top of the city.
Fortunately, the Song army on top of the city acted as if they had not seen him.
Only a group of patrolmen came forward and asked in a low voice: "But General Zhang Wei."
"Exactly."
"Wei Zhizhou has been waiting for a long time. Please invite General Zhang to come to the city for discussion."
Niulin waited for another day, but the Wanyan Stone Pillar had not arrived yet.
But maybe there was no need to wait for the navy to arrive. Newlin arranged for 300 elite men to quickly make some rafts and quietly float them into the Minjiang River at night.
He climbed to the top of the mountain himself and looked at the situation on the other side.
Niulin's eyesight was very good, and from a distance he could see the light of fire swaying on the city wall, moving back and forth five times.
This is the signal agreed with Zhang Wei, everything goes well.
Three hundred elite Mongolian troops gradually arrived at Hejiang Gate, lighting torches and responding...
Suddenly, Niulin turned to his general in the car and asked, "Li Xia, who killed my child, is an official from Qingfu County in Xuzhou?"
"Yes, Marshal." The car said: "When Xuzhou City is captured, I am willing to lead my troops to wipe out Qingfu County and avenge Yesu Da'er!"
"Li Xia still only cares about one county?"
"Seems to be."
Nulin's eyes were cold and she sneered.
"Many of our warriors on the grassland commanded an army at the age of fifteen..."
Halfway through the words, the sneer on Nulin's face suddenly froze and he shouted: "Ming Jin! Call us back!"
"Do it!"
On the top of Xuzhou City, Gao Nianfeng shouted loudly, and arrows were immediately fired at the Mongolian ships from the top of the city.
He personally led two hundred Qingfu troops and three hundred Xuzhou troops to attack the Mongolian troops who were still disembarking from the boats on the river bank.
On the top of the city, the hook in Jiang Fan's hand was firmly inserted into Zhang Wei's neck.
"I'll do it." Li Zhaocheng shouted, strode forward, raised his knife and chopped off Zhang Wei's head.
Blood was sprinkled all over Li Zhaocheng's body. His hands were shaking, but he held the head and tied it to the flagpole, shouting: "Those who collaborate with the enemy will die! I swear to defend Xuzhou!"
"Swear to defend Xuzhou!"
The soldiers on the city top roared one after another, and torches were lit, illuminating the river bank.
There, five hundred Song troops had already entered the chaotic Mongolian army...
After a small setback, Nulin restrained his anger.
He knows that the most important thing for a general is to keep his temper, and raising troops in anger will often not lead to good results.
He waited patiently for the arrival of the Yelu Stone Pillar, and at the same time began to build artillery carts, plunder the population, and prepare to attack the city in an orderly manner.
On the eighth day of March, the Mongolian army began to attack Xuzhou.
The artillery carts smashed huge rocks and fireballs, hitting the city of Xuzhou heavily; the ships were parked on the river bank and fired arrows at the city wall; the prisoners set up ladders from the deck and tried to climb to the top of the city.
Niulin knew that there were not many defenders in Xuzhou City, and sooner or later they would not be able to withstand such an offensive, and he still had a lot of time to attack the city calmly.
After capturing Xuzhou, he can safely sweep southern Shu and then surround the Divine Arm City. In this way, he will no longer have to worry about heading east to Chongqing.
To be honest, he was worried about being attacked again on the way to Chongqing, especially since Li Xia was in Xuzhou...
Niulin cared about Li Xia very much, which was one of the reasons why he must defeat Xuzhou.
He thought he would meet the young man again this time, but he didn't expect that until now, he still hasn't received any news from the other party...
"Commander! Marshal!"
A fast horse came galloping from afar and rushed to the front of Yingpan Mountain, roaring loudly.
"Urgent report, urgent report!"
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"Marshal Baodu... General Mi Li Huo Zhe was sneak attacked by the Song army at the foot of Yunding City... He was attacked by the Song army from the mountains and down the mountain, and was defeated..."
"Where did the Song army come from under Yunding Mountain?!"
Nulin was finally furious.
He only had 20,000 troops, and he led 15,000 men southward, so he ordered Mi Lihuo Zhe to lead 5,000 men to garrison Chengdu.
Since Yunding City could not be taken, he ordered the secret fire men to surround Yunding Mountain.
"It's the Qingfu Army. I don't know where it came from. They attacked the camp of the Mili Firemen at night and the Yunding defenders also killed them..."
"Ehxiute!"
"After the Song army joined forces, they captured Jianzhou, burned Jianzhou's grain and grass, destroyed more than ten pontoon bridges, seized ships and built ships, and are now approaching Zizhou along the Tuojiang River. Zizhou is in an emergency, please ask the marshal for support..."
Niulin was furious, breathing heavily, clenching her fists to try to calm down.
Gradually the only sound left in the big tent was his breathing.
First of all, Niulin knew that he had to counterattack Zizhou immediately, not for the city.
The city is not important, but once the Song army blocks the upper reaches of the Tuojiang River, they can sneak attack the Mongolian army's baggage along the river at any time.
The strategic purpose of the Niulin battle was to open up the Yangtze River waterway and transport supplies for other armies to conquer Hezhou and Chongqing.
If the buttocks is blocked, how can it be said that the waterway has been opened?
"Ming Jin." Niu Lin gritted his teeth and said, "Order Wanyan Shizhu to immediately lead the navy to station in Luchuan County and guard the baggage. The cavalry will follow my commander to Zizhou. Everyone, mount your horses now!"
Zizhou.
Zizhou, also known as "Ziyang", is an important town in the middle reaches of the Tuojiang River. It is also the tug-of-war between the Mongolian and Song Dynasties today.
This place has been occupied by soldiers and horses from both sides for more than 20 years. It is in dilapidated condition and has lost all its inhabitants.
Niulin did not leave many troops to defend Zizhou City.
The Mongolian army never liked to defend the city, and no one expected that the Song army would have the strength to counterattack Zizhou.
Therefore, Li Xia captured Zizhou City without any effort and only waited for Niulin to turn around and come back.
From the beginning, Li Xia's strategic plan was completely different from Zhang Shi and others.
Zhang Shi was a defender, and he only thought about how to defend. But he couldn't win a land battle, and he was at a disadvantage in a water battle, so how could he defend it?
Li Xia was different. He was thinking about strategic issues... Meng Ge wanted to conquer Sichuan, focusing on Hezhou and Chongqing. Everything Niulin did was to prepare for Meng Ge's expedition to Shu, transporting baggage and encirclement.
That's very simple, not allowing Niulin to successfully open the waterway to Chongqing.
Therefore, we must attack the enemy and save him, instead of just defending, defending, defending... defending a battle that is impossible to win.
Li Xia straightforwardly led his troops northward, without even trying to deal with the Song Dynasty's bureaucracy. He asked for instructions, analyzed, waited for approval, and waited for transfer orders... By the time he finished all this, he was afraid that the Mongolian army had already reached the Yangtze River.
Only by making a decisive decision can we turn the tide.
…
"Haha, Li Zhixian has a brilliant plan. Should we immediately send someone to contact Zhu Anping to attack the Mongolian army?" Zhu Cheng laughed and walked up to the city wall and asked Li Xia, "If we can defeat the Mongolian navy and destroy its ships, we can
It can make it unable to attack Syria again, Lu."
"No, Niulin will be back soon. He must use his cavalry to cover the navy on land. Now is not the best time to engage in battle."
"So how do we do that?"
Li Xia thought deeply and said slowly: "Counterattack Chengdu and defeat the Mongolian army in Chengdu again."
"Why?" Zhu Cheng asked, "But the war in Xu and Lu is tense..."
"There is no need to just focus on the small battlefield. We captured Jian and Zizhou, forced Niulin to return to the army, and have solved the siege of Xu and Lu."
Li Xia casually picked up four pieces of gravel and placed them on the broken city wall, and then said: "There are only 20,000 people in Niulin along the way. With us in Yunding City, he must leave his troops to defend Chengdu. Then, as long as his troops are annihilated,
Just the strength of the troops is enough, no matter which group you annihilate, it will be the same."
As he spoke, he casually pulled off a piece of gravel from the city wall.
Zhu Cheng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Understood, it doesn't matter which force we annihilate. Let's find the ones we can fight. The Mongolian army in Chengdu is chasing us. They must not have thought that we would fight back."
"Yes, it would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt ten of them..."
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