The six cavalrymen did not wait for the rain of arrows to fall from the top of the city, and immediately left.
It was Yang Ben who had just disguised himself as a Mongolian army sentry and rode under the city to deceive the door. He failed to do so. When he did, he took out his arrow shaft and pretended to write the Song army flag. He turned his back to the city gate and pulled the string. He turned around and shot the man. General Meng.
Yang Ben is a somewhat petty person and will retaliate. Last year, he was seriously injured by an arrow shot by Niulin outside Chengdu. He has always held a grudge and learned archery from Huhu and practiced hard in order to regain his reputation.
Today, he stretched his bow and shot a Mongolian general to death, so that he could relieve the anger in his heart...
The fast horse galloped around Guandou Mountain in the north of Luchuan. When Yang Ben looked up, he saw Li Xia standing in the mountain looking out.
"The county magistrate! The villain is incompetent and failed to succeed..."
"I saw it." Li Xia spoke calmly and turned to Zhu Cheng: "Get ready to attack the city, but there is no need to rush to attack by force. We will launch artillery in the north of the city."
"Is it too late?" Zhu Cheng was a little anxious.
"There's enough time."
Li Xia, however, was not anxious at all and pointed to the sheepskin raft on the shore, which was also loaded with the Mongolian army's siege equipment.
"The equipment is all ready-made and the city of Luchuan is in ruins. The city gate can be breached very quickly."
The two of them walked quickly. Zhu Cheng was still confused and asked as he walked: "What if the Mongolian army comes out of the city? We only have a thousand people."
"No." Li Xia's tone was very firm, "Looking at those sentry horses and his strict order not to open the city gate, it shows that Wanyan Shizhu is a very cautious person and is too cautious. With his style, he will definitely send troops to reinforce Beicheng. , but will not attack. In this way, Yi Shouchen's pressure will be reduced a lot."
"But this is a war, how can you be sure?"
"Fighting is the same as...competition. You have to observe your opponent and analyze his mentality." Li Xia said: "Believe me, Wanyan Shizhu will lose this battle because of his excessive caution."
Sometimes you need to have the courage to give it a try when fighting a war.
Of course, it is extremely difficult to tell whether it is an opportunity or a trap, so those who have fought for a long time often believe that fighting requires talent.
Newlin has this talent.
He is tall and strong, and has extraordinary bravery. He has been on the battlefield with his father since he was a child. Unlike other Mongolians, he can also read military books and is good at strategy.
When it comes to marching and fighting, Niulin believes that he is far superior to Wu Liang Hetai.
The reason why I chose to compete with Wu Liang is because he fought thousands of miles in his life and made great achievements in battle. He even had an astonishing record of killing the emperor of Dazhen Kingdom with an arrow, but this was all his actions as a commander and a vanguard. When I was the head coach, I never had a big win, and I always lost.
The battle of Mahujiang is proof of this. In Niulin's view, Wu Liang was a fool by joining forces deep behind enemy lines.
Niulin wanted to win a great victory at the same place and break the Song army's defense line on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to prove that he was worthy of the title of general.
He has some bravery that Wulianghetai has. He also has strategies that Wulianghetai does not have...
However, Zizhou fell twice, and Li Xia, a small magistrate in the Song Dynasty, seemed to slap Niulin in the face twice.
"I've beaten your son to death, and you're still here."
Everything Nulin wants to take revenge on and prove everything he has to do is win this battle.
After he became furious, he became calmer and believed that the key was to annihilate Li Xia's small army of more than a thousand soldiers first than Yunding City.
It is true that the current situation has taken a turn for the worse, but it is also a rare opportunity.
In order to finish the attack on Yan Shizhu, the Song army had to mobilize at least ten thousand soldiers and horses. These cowards who had been huddled in the fortified city finally dared to come out, and it was a good time to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
As long as ten thousand cavalry can arrive in time, the Song army will be defeated.
Moreover, Xuzhou and Divine Arm City will no longer have troops.
Compared with the marching speed, Niulin did not believe that the Mongolian army would lose, so he decided to give it a try and fight the Song army again.
The cavalry was as fast as thunder, heading south quickly...
"You continue to attack. Niulin won't give us much time. We must break the city within today."
Li Xia looked up at the sky and saw the shadow of the sun setting in the west. It was almost dusk.
Wanyan Shizhu fought well and did not expect to defeat the Song army today. Because he was the defender, as long as he survived today, the Song army would not be able to attack the city in one go, and it would be impossible to capture the city tomorrow.
As for the day after tomorrow, perhaps Niulin's army has arrived.
Li Xia also understood very well that the Song army was not qualified to fight Niulin now. Once tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry arrived, the situation would collapse again.
He will destroy the city today no matter what.
However, the key to breaking the city was the more numerous Luzhou Army, whose warships were still blocked by Mongolian ships in the upstream.
Li Xia suddenly turned around and shouted: "Yu Tian, take your people and follow me to the raft."
Yu Tian didn't ask any more questions, just cupped his fists and accepted the order...
Zhu Xusun also knew that the war was reaching a critical moment.
But sailing against the current is nothing more than relying on human power and wind power. Human power means paddling and fiber pulling. However, with the current situation of the Yangtze River, human power alone is not enough. Sometimes the ship would rather anchor and wait for the wind.
"Dongfeng doesn't want to go along with Zhou Lang!"
Seeing the sun setting in the west, and just as he was running around anxiously, Zhu Susun suddenly heard someone say: "Essential Messenger! Look..."
He looked around and saw a dozen rafts crashing into the mouth of the Tuojiang River, ramming into the Mongolian ships, and then drifting quickly towards this side.
"Get them on board quickly!"
…
Li Xia climbed onto the warship, straightened his body and walked towards Zhu Susun.
There was a hint of irritation in his eyes, but he was restrained.
During the Battle of Chengdu, Zhu Xusun relocated the people and did it very properly; after that, the food and money arrangements for Zhang Shi were also in an orderly manner... In short, before today, this Tongchuanfu Road pacifier was very competent.
But in this battle, Yi Shiying led the Changning Army to fight fiercely all day long. The Luzhou Army's warships were still circling in the Yangtze River and could not break through the Mongolian navy's defense line.
"Where did Feiyu come from? The soldiers were too tired. They were rowing all the time to fight against the current of the river..."
"Please give the order to the pacification envoy for the ships to dock north and land on the north shore." Li Xia said directly.
He and Zhu Xusun actually have a good relationship, but at this time, there is no time for both parties to greet each other.
"North Shore Landing?"
"Yes, there are not many Mongolian troops on the north bank, so our army can go straight to the shore."
"How to cross Tuojiang River?"
"Take the Mongolian Army's pontoon bridge." Li Xia said: "There will definitely be casualties, but this battle will be won..."
Very simple.
It's that simple.
Just to tell Zhu Xusun this simple little idea, Li Xia took the risk of rafting down and lost the lives of more than fifty soldiers of Qingfu.
Because Zhu Xusun couldn't think of it.
He can be named on the gold medal list, and he will never be stupid in any important minister. In order to go upstream, he thought of many ways.
The Luzhou Army fought against the current of the river, against the wind, and against the Mongolian Army all day long. It was exhausted and still struggling to hold on. It was not an easy task.
But Zhu Xusun just couldn't think of killing from the north bank, because he couldn't estimate the combat strength of the Mongolian army on the shore, couldn't judge whether the Song army could land under the rain of Mongolian arrows, and couldn't estimate the strength distribution of the Mongolian army in Luchuan.
This is an ability that only those who have experienced battles can possess.
Of course, civil servants can also do a good job in controlling military generals. There were many civil servants in the Song Dynasty who were good at fighting, but Zhu Xusun did not belong to this category.
He has no talent for fighting.
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It is a pity that the civil servants and emperors who controlled military power in the Song Dynasty made countless mistakes that were even stupider and more shocking than this.
As night fell, the Song army did not stop its offensive.
Blood was splashed in front of the pontoon bridge on the Tuojiang River and spilled into the river.
On top of Luchuan City, the Wanyan Stone Pillar closed its eyes and sighed miserably.
He didn't make any big mistakes in this battle. But he still lost.
Perhaps we should take advantage of the situation when the thousand Song troops in the north are not yet secure, and lead troops decisively to attack. As long as we defeat the enemy before the water battle is defeated, we still have a chance of victory.
Unfortunately, I was as cautious as Wanyan Shizhu and did not do this.
He was too afraid of failure and worried about the loss of Luchuan, so Niulin had him killed if he disagreed.
The Wanyan clan who dared to nail Bol Jin to a wooden donkey to death...
"boom!"
The north gate was broken by artillery and stone, and the Song army had crossed the pontoon bridge and entered the city.
Wanyan Shizhu turned around, ordered the Mongolian cavalry in the city to break out, and reported the battle situation to Niulin.
But he didn't leave, he still stood there, looking at the guards beside him.
They are all Jurchens or northern Han people.
After a long time, Wanyan Shizhu said: "Wait, do you want to live?"
The footsteps were heavy and orderly as the Song army passed through the dilapidated streets of Luchuan City, their spears covered with blood.
The torches illuminated the broken wall, and cobwebs and ashes flashed in the firelight.
Occasionally, a roar of "Exiute" can be heard, followed by screams. This is when the Mongolian soldiers who were hiding were found by the Song army.
Li Xia walked through the long street holding his sword, and from a distance he saw Wanyan Shizhu, dressed in white, being held down and kneeling on the ground by the Song Army.
"Weinan people, gold and stone pillars, had no choice but to serve as Mongolian captives. Now they are willing to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, return to the old master of three hundred years, and beg..."
Li Xia didn't say anything, walked over, pulled out his sword, and stabbed Wanyan Shizhu through the chest.
He didn't ask Zhu Xusun.
Because accepting a Wanyan clan would be very troublesome in the Song Dynasty.
It would be very troublesome for the Wanyan family to mix with northerners like Han Chengxu and Yang Guo.
Li Xia didn't want to get into trouble, and he didn't even want to hear Wanyan Shizhu say more.
"Take these prisoners, search as soon as possible if there are any surviving people in the city, and move to Xuzhou City immediately."
"Li Zhixian, Zhu Anping Envoy..."
"Zhu Fufu ordered me to clear the battlefield with full authority." Li Xia said.
Although he is young, his tone is unquestionable.
The young general of the Luzhou Army was a little scared. He quickly lowered his head and looked at the bloody sword in Li Xia's hand, feeling even more fearful in his heart.
The next moment, Li Xia patted him on the shoulder and asked, "You guys have worked hard today. What's your surname?"
"Woof... woof big head."
"The name is easy to remember. When we get to Xuzhou, we will have a celebration banquet and go get busy."
After Li Xia finished speaking, he turned to look south and saw Yi Shiying walking towards this side with his soldiers.
Yi Shiying's steps were still steady, and his face was covered with blood.
But under the light of the torch, Li Xia could clearly see that he was unhappy.
"The guardian is angry with me?"
"Li Feiyu! You are so brave..."
Before Yi Shiying finished speaking, Zhu Cheng knelt down in front of him.
The sound of the knee pads hitting the stone road was so loud that Wang Datou, who was escorting the prisoners, trembled and felt pain.
"Please don't blame Magistrate Li, minister. If there is any punishment, I will be willing to bear it."
"Can you afford it?!" Yi Shiying raised her foot and kicked Zhu Cheng away.
Li Xia had already stepped forward to greet him, and smiled politely and said, "Senior, please calm down, I'll take charge of it. But the most urgent task is to send away the heavy baggage and evacuate Luchuan."
"You are a jerk! I..."
"Shi Fu, we just won the battle, why are you angry?" Zhu Xusun had already strode over, stroking his beard and said: "Now is not the time to teach the younger generation... Search the whole city immediately to see if Zhang Dutong can be found."
Yang Ben, who was behind Li Xia, narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly had some thoughts in his heart.
In just these few conversations after the war, Yang Ben suddenly realized why Li Xia was always better at winning battles than others...