More than 120 miles northwest of Chengdu is Dujiangyan, located at the junction of the Western Sichuan Plateau and the Chengdu Plain.
Not far north of Dujiangyan, there is a mountain stream that flows into the Minjiang River.
There are high mountains on both sides of the stream, called "Liangjiayan". The two mountains are a stone's throw away from each other, with a deep valley in between.
Li Xia and Liu Heima arranged to meet at Liangjiayan.
Both sides only sent more than a hundred followers. Li Xia climbed the mountain from the south, and Liu Heima walked from the north. After arriving, they talked across the deep valley.
"Zhizhou, no ambush was found!"
Liu Jinsuo's shouts came from the top of the mountain, which seemed quite cheerful.
People who are familiar with Liu Jinsuo will understand that Li Xia has no sincerity in surrendering, otherwise Liu Jinsuo would be worried...
Sure enough, I heard Liu Jinsuo shouting again soon: "Yang Ben, why did you stab me and glare at me? You have nails in your eyes, right?!"
There are beautiful mountains and rivers, a natural scene, and these cries are added to the chirping of birds and insects, and Li Xia only feels noisy.
He had long known that Liu Heima would not be ambushing him, so he walked towards the top of the mountain.
Today he is not wearing any armor and is only wearing a long gown, like a handsome young man going out for an outing.
Across the deep valley, Liu Heima walked straight to the edge of the cliff without sending anyone to explore first, and stood there waiting for Li Xia.
This courage overwhelmed Li Xia.
"Nice to meet you!" Liu Heima saw Li Xia finally coming up, clasped his fists from a distance, and shouted loudly: "I knew you were young, but when we meet today, you are so young and show off, okay!"
Even though his shouts were blown away by the mountain wind, you could still tell that he was very kind.
He is not like a prestigious general, but more like a civil servant.
"Nice to meet you." Li Xia increased his volume and said, "General Liu is also different from what I imagined!"
"Hahaha, people often say that!" Liu Heima laughed, "Unfortunately, Feiyu, you are too careful and cherish your life, otherwise, wouldn't it be better for you and me to talk over wine than to shout across the cliff?!"
"I cherish my life and want to live longer." Li Xia said, "I hope General Liu can do the same!"
Liu Heima was not angry, he was still smiling, waving his hands and saying: "Even if the two sides are fighting, you and I have no grudges, and there is no need to be so tit-for-tat."
He took a deep breath and smiled again: "The sky is clear, the air is clear, and the wind is gentle. Wouldn't it be beautiful if we didn't have to fight?!"
"Then please ask General Liu to withdraw the troops!"
Li Xia was not infected by Liu Heima's warm tone.
The two of them were standing here chatting, just because one side was preparing food and fodder, the other side was preparing defense, and the war could not start for the time being.
When the time comes, the Mongolian army's killing generals will come over, regardless of whether the weather is good or not.
"You have come all the way, how can you easily withdraw your troops?!" Liu Heima said: "But Feiyu came to see me today, and there was a lot of commotion. I think the Zhao and Song court will learn about this sooner or later, and then they will blame you for hiding.
Tong Mongolia, what should you do? How about surrendering?!"
"Thank you, General Liu, for your concern." Li Xia turned to look east of the mountains and said, "But as long as I kill you, the court will not blame me, right?!"
"Hahaha!" Liu Heima laughed loudly again.
There was an echo in the valley, which really shook the whole place.
"Young man, don't be too angry. I admire you very much and want to recruit you as my son-in-law. What do you think? Don't you think that I am fifty and eight years old this year. I have sixteen daughters, the youngest of whom are
Before leaving the cabinet, he is just right for you!"
Li Xia squinted his eyes, and even though he was far away, he could still see that Liu Heima's figure was strong and healthy, and he didn't look like he was fifty-eight years old.
"Thank you General Liu for your kindness, I am married!"
"So what? Our great Mongolian country doesn't have many rules. If you surrender and marry more, who can make irresponsible remarks? I will have nine wives!"
"Yes, it is a Mongolian custom. A younger brother takes his brother's wife, and a son takes his father's concubine. He is not ashamed of it. The younger generation is respectful and grateful!"
"I sincerely advise you, even if Feiyu doesn't want to submit, why should he always sneer at you?" Liu Heima was still not annoyed and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I sincerely want to be your son-in-law."
After speaking, Liu Heima seemed extremely sincere.
If an outsider looks at it, he or she will inevitably think, "How virtuous and capable are you, Li Xia, that people would marry their daughters to you when they meet you? How can you not catch up with all the good things in the world?"
But as far as Li Xia is concerned, he doesn't think Liu Heima's conditions are very favorable.
He goes all out to do things every day, study and keep fit, and fight for the public, without slacking off at all. Every victory and every ounce of strength is the result of his hard work.
He is good enough and has enough qualifications. Of course Liu Heima must put forward conditions worthy of his value.
This is not some pie-in-the-sky pie.
On the contrary, compared to Li Xia's ambition, the smiling Liu Heima gave him too little.
He didn't bother to bother anymore, so when he opened his mouth again, he just made another sarcastic remark.
"I said, I came here today to take General Liu's life!"
Over there, Liu Jinsuo and Yang Ben carried a giant crossbow and were quietly trying to climb to the top of the mountain.
"Why did Zhizhou tell this old thief?" Liu Jinsuo muttered in a low voice, "I was planning to shoot him secretly."
Yang Ben looked stern and said calmly: "The killing is not here."
"Then we still move?"
"You talk so much...quickly!"
On the top of the mountain, Liu Heima did not retreat after hearing the words, and said loudly: "Even so, I still want to advise you again. If you marry my daughter, you will be in the same boat with the Liu family in the future, and the Great Khan will be lenient to you!"
On the opposite cliff, Liu Jinsuo and Yang Ben suddenly sped up their movements. They had already rushed to the top of the mountain with their giant crossbows, and began to aim at Liu Heima, turning the winch.
Liu Heima's followers were already running up behind him, exclaiming as they ran.
"Commander, back off!"
"No rush." Liu Heima said: "Feiyu doesn't have to rush to reply! I'll wait for your reply before Chengdu is defeated!"
"Kill him!" Liu Jinsuo yelled.
He was sweating profusely and let go of the winch.
Yang Ben held the crossbow frame with one hand and put the other hand on the teeth of the machine. He squinted at Liu Heima on the other side and was frightened by the opponent's momentum.
"put!"
"Whoosh!"
A crossbow arrow suddenly left the string and shot towards the other side of the cliff.
I haven't tested it yet, so it's generally not accurate at such a long distance.
Liu Heima stood still, letting the crossbow arrow be nailed to the cliff.
This was the veteran's experience. Just looking at the terrain and distance, he judged that the probability of the giant crossbow's first arrow hitting was extremely low, so he dared to take a gamble.
He laughed again and said: "When I was your age, I once traveled alone. I was surrounded by a hundred Jin soldiers and thirteen Mongolian soldiers. I fought hard with my sword and killed several Jin soldiers with my own hands, so that all thirteen people escaped.
How can a mere arrow hurt me?!"
A moment of great pride.
But Liu Heima immediately turned around and left, not giving Li Xia a chance to shoot a second shot.
"Haha, Feiyu will think about what he said today slowly..."
"Where is Kong Xian?"
Li Xia asked as he walked quickly on the hillside.
Yang Ben was a little annoyed and followed him and said: "The scouts on the top of the mountain in the east detected that General Kong has left the three weirs."
The two mountains sandwiched by rocks look close to each other, but the roads are different. It takes more than half a day to go down from the top of the mountain and then go around to the other side.
On the plain to the east, Kong Xian was marching quickly with a Song army of more than 2,000 men, vowing to surround and kill Liu Heima...
Chengdu City.
"Report!"
A young general from the Jiading Army rushed into the dilapidated lobby of the government office and said: "Today we were leading a team to build a wall in Nancheng. We saw a Mongolian army sentry horse probing his head in the forest, and he was captured by us."
Pu Lei walked out of the lobby and said: "Li Zhizhou and General Kong are not here, so let's take him down first."
"But the Mongolian army seems to be making some moves today..."
The Jiading army was originally planned by Pu Zezhi, and the time spent with Li Xia was the shortest. Li Xia had always given orders through Pu curtains.
Therefore, this young general came to ask Pu Wei to interrogate him.
Pu Lei was about to turn around when he heard this and thought of something, so he said, "Let me judge him. Where will he be detained?"
…
It was midsummer, and at noon, it was much hotter in the city than in the mountains.
Along the way, I saw soldiers carrying wood and rocks under the scorching sun, working hard.
When Pu Lei saw it, he felt that he couldn't bear to fall.
After a while, he walked into a camp in the south of the city and saw a Mongol and Han prisoner tied there, looking downcast.
"Why isn't he injured?"
"Hey, this guy is very cowardly. He got separated from the team, his horse suffered from heat stroke, and he didn't resist when we surrounded him."
"Team?" Pu Wei asked.
"Yes, it was precisely because of fear that Meng Tatar might make some moves that we hurriedly went to find the generals to interrogate him."
Pu Lei nodded and said, "I understand. You go down and I'll ask him a few questions."
"Don't you want me to wait and watch, Mr. Lang? What if this guy hurts Mr. Lang..."
"No need."
After a while, the other soldiers left. Pu Lei looked at the man in the tent and asked, "What are you doing today?"
The man raised his head, his previous dejected look was gone, and he grinned, his eyes filled with pride.
"Pu Xiaolang-kun, why don't you ask how your father is?"
With one sentence, Pu Lei suddenly became furious, picked up the riding crop next to him and whipped the opponent hard.
"Don't mention my father! Don't!"
"hiss."
The man was whipped twice and his skin was torn. He took a breath and said, "Pu Xiaolangjun, you are looking forward to your father's death... right?"
Pu Lei's eyes were red and he did not answer. He shouted: "Tell me! What are you doing today?!"
"The villain's name is He Sanchun. He is from Fufeng County, Guanzhong. My father is a member of the Jin Army and has more than thirty people under his command... When Jin died, the villain was seven years old and my sister was only one and a half years old. I remember that my mother was ill at that time.
It was so severe that my father cried beside my mother's bed for a long time, and finally he hugged my sister and said that he was about to surrender. I remember this very clearly...Does Mr. Pu Xiaolang have any family?"
"Shut up and answer my question!"
"Okay, okay... don't hit me." He Sanchun smiled bitterly and said: "The commander-in-chief has figured out that Li Xia is going to kill him... The fifth general has led his troops to respond, and the general has sent a villain to see you."
Pu Wei was stunned for a moment and understood.
Li Xia wants to ambush Liu Heima, but he is afraid that he will be discovered. Is the other party deliberately sending away Li Xia and Kong Xian to persuade him to surrender?
This He Sanchun appeared on Jiading Army's defense line deliberately.
"Don't even think about it." Pu Wei was furious and said word by word: "I will kill you."
"Pu Xiaolangjun, don't you really want to know how your father is doing? My general heard that your mother, eldest brother, eldest sister, brother-in-law, nephews, and many relatives are in Daliang City."
Pu Lei had turned around to get the knife, but his hands were shaking violently.
"The villain is not afraid of death." He Sanchun said again, "But is it worth it for Mr. Pu Xiaolang? Can Zhao Song trust you again? My general has sent a letter to your father, saying that he wants you to meet again..."
"I don't want to see him!"
Pu Lei held the sword and was about to chop He Sanchun.
But halfway through swinging the knife, he failed to completely slash it.
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