When Shusu suddenly said this, Brother Meng became even more unhappy.
But he is still talking.
"The Great Khan's eastward march was like a sharp arrow piercing through Zhao and Song's pocket-like defenses, breaking through Wanzhou and Kuizhou, and captured the Qutang Three Gorges. Then he left Jingzhou, joined the Eastern Route Army in Ezhou, and captured Lin'an. In this way, Chongqing
, Diaoyu City is as helpless as a lamb abandoned by its ewe, and the defenders will flee even if they don’t surrender..."
After a long and eloquent conversation, it was clear that it came from the bottom of his heart.
Everything he said was correct.
Brother Meng is a genius on the battlefield and can fully understand that this strategy is very pertinent.
However, this destroyed his majesty as the Great Khan.
The reason why he, the Great Khan, went on a personal expedition was to remind the kings of his military exploits.
He wants to conquer the dead and prove that he is the most capable warrior among the descendants of Genghis Khan. Only in this way can the throne of Khan be completely consolidated in his bloodline.
Bypassing the Diaoyu City? Let the rumor that "the Great Khan was defeated" spread on the grassland?
Absolutely impossible!
…
Wang Zhongchen looked up secretly and shouted quickly: "Please shut up, General Shusuhuli! Your remarks are like rotten meat by the Erkhon River, the stench is overwhelming! Do you think the Great Khan attacked
Why don’t you leave this little mountain town?!”
There were many surrendered generals in the big tent who were not proficient in Mongolian. They asked the interpreter in low voices and then shouted.
"That's right! The city was destroyed in an instant, and the pedantic words are so fast that the Khan cannot believe it!"
"..."
In terms of fighting, they may not be as good as Shusuhuli. But guess what, Shusuhuli is far inferior to these people.
At the same time, many Mongolian generals who truly believed that Diaoyu City was about to be captured also started clamoring.
"Shu Suhuli, are you old? It's like a blunt scimitar that can't even cut a lamb! Watch carefully, we are about to enter the Diaoyu City!"
Finally, Meng Ge's majesty was restored a little bit...
~~
A few days later, Shi Tianze led his army back to the Diaoyu City.
He had already seen that before Lu Wende's reinforcements arrived in Chongqing, there were only less than 10,000 troops on Jinyun Mountain.
This Song army did not display a real banner, and it was temporarily unclear where the soldiers and horses were.
Shi Tianze guessed that it might come from Xuzhou and Luzhou in the upper reaches; or from Wanzhou and Kuizhou in the lower reaches.
If it's the former, Liu Heima would be too useless; if it's the latter, it's a good opportunity for the army to move eastward... Of course, Brother Meng can't agree.
Therefore, Shi Tianze does not intend to report this speculation for the time being.
If the guess is true, it will either offend Liu Heima or anger Brother Meng who is bent on attacking Diaoyu City.
If Shi Tianze was given another half month, he would be absolutely sure to defeat the Song army on Jinyun Mountain and continue his march towards Chongqing.
Unfortunately, once Wang Dechen died, Shi Tianze had no choice but to return to the army.
The south side was close to the Jialing River, so it was difficult to deploy troops. Therefore, Shi Tianze first moved the camp to the northwest of Diaoyu City as the main attack direction.
Before launching the offensive, he also understood the causes and consequences of Wang Dechen's death.
…
"Commander Shi, I am not trying to shirk the blame. The fact is that the Song army did enter the camp in the name of Shi Ji."
Wang Zhongchen sat opposite Shi Tianze, looking a little haggard, and said: "Although Li Tingyu is dead, many people in his army said so."
"I understand." Shi Tianze said.
Shi Shu has died in the battle, and the Shi family cannot be blamed for this incident.
Shi Jia was just the victim of an impersonation, and the real person who made the mistake was Li Tingyu... who also died.
Both the Wang family and the Shi family suffered great losses, but they did not blame each other.
Since they can gain a foothold in the Great Mongolia, they understand best that they should work together now.
"This Song general is the one who killed Ziming in Jinyun Canyon."
When Shi Shu's death was mentioned, Shi Tianze couldn't help but look sad.
He paused and then said slowly: "He took Zi Ming's Golden Tiger Talisman, went north to Quzhou, sneaked into the camp, and attacked Commander Wang. This man is very familiar with historians and Mongolia, and he can manage troops and fight.
He can speak Mongolian and is so bold..."
Wang Zhongchen asked: "Shi Shuai knows who did it?"
Shi Tianze was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Is it Lu Wende's subordinate? Fan Wenhu?"
"Maybe." Shi Tianze responded lightly, "Whoever this Song general is, we will know it when we capture Diaoyu City."
Even so, when he returned to the tent and was alone, he couldn't help but cursed bitterly.
"You bitch! I just wish I didn't kill you last year..."
~~
In Diaoyu City, Li Xia and Zhang Jue were standing on the top of the city talking about the military situation.
It's October now, and after the heavy rain a few days ago, the weather has started to get cooler.
"It will be the beginning of winter in a few days, which is not a good thing for us." Zhang Jue sighed, "Presumably the Mongolian army's offensive will not stop before the scorching heat arrives."
"Since Wang Dechen's death, the Mongolian army has been resting for a few days." Li Xia pointed to the newly added camp at the foot of the mountain and said, "It seems that the offensive will be launched again soon?"
"Let him come." Zhang Jue sneered.
He asked again: "Feiyu knows Mongolian intelligence, who do you think will be the main attacker?"
Li Xia didn't even think about it and said, "Shi Tianze."
Zhang Jue nodded and said: "I fought against Shi Tianze once and lost. At that time, the Mongolian army arrived at Diaoyu City. Shi Tianze and Wang Dechen attacked the north and south city walls separately and captured the naval dock. He is indeed good at fighting.
More stable than Wang Dechen."
Li Xia suddenly pointed ahead and said, "He's here."
Zhang Jue looked around and saw a small group of Mongolian troops slowly moving up the rugged mountain road.
"It doesn't look like we've started to attack the city."
"I just received the military order, so I have to call for formation first."
I saw that a small group of Mongolian soldiers had stopped on the mountainside. One of the Mongolian soldiers began to climb up the dangerous road and shouted towards the city head.
"A cowardless man who pretended to be the governor of the city and came to attack! Do you dare to go out of the city to meet with my commander?!"
The shouts echoed in the mountains.
"You cowards...dare you meet me..."
Li Xia shouted: "Shi Tianze, do you dare to challenge me?!"
The Meng soldier was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and then turned to look at the team behind him.
Zhang Jue took out his bow and prepared to shoot the Mongolian soldier to death with one arrow.
But the next moment, the Meng soldier turned around and shouted: "Listen, my commander knows who you are!"
Zhang Jue couldn't help but stop his movements and frowned.
"Shi Tianze knows that Feiyu is here, and what about the lack of troops in Lu?"
Nie Zhongyou, who was standing behind Li Xia, couldn't help but become worried after hearing this.
He listened to Li Xia and Zhang Jue's analysis of the battle situation, and understood that if Brother Meng knew that the Xu Lu troops were supporting Chongqing, he would suspect that Liu Heima had been defeated, and would send more troops to attack the Xu and Lu empty areas.
"This is very troublesome."
Nie Zhongyou took a step forward and whispered: "Shi Tianze has figured it out, but we can't pass the news to Chongqing and let people return to guard Xu, Lu."
"It's not like that."
Li Xia thought for a while, walked to the battlements, and shouted: "I won't admit it!"
~~
"I won't admit it..."
The shout echoed in the mountains.
On the mountainside, Shi Tianze listened and remained silent.
After a while, Li Xia stopped making any movement, and still asked Shi Tianze if he dared to step forward and challenge him.
Shi Tianze was too lazy to do such boring things.
Li Xia's words were an admission. Shi Shu was indeed the one who killed him... How dare he form such a blood feud with the Shi family.
But when he said he didn't admit it, Li Xia really didn't admit it... meaning "I can also tell you what you did."
At least, he, Shi Tianze, did not dare to run to Brother Meng and say, "That Song general is called Li Xia. Liu Dark Horse may have been defeated by him. Liu Dark Horse is so useless."
These things were so clear that they not only offended Liu Heima, but also aroused Brother Meng's suspicion.
Li Xia could easily impersonate Shi Ji, and Shi Tianze immediately guessed that this person was Li Xia... If they knew each other so well, what kind of collusion was there?
Brother Meng, the great Khan, is tolerant, but he is by no means easy to fool.
Then, it's best to attack Diaoyu City, kill Li Xia, and end everything once and for all.
His thoughts finally turned to the siege.
"Let's go, the attack will begin tomorrow!"
Shi Tianze gave the order and looked back at the mountain fortified city in front of him again, frowning deeply.
"It would be great if Wang Dechen could hold on to Ma Junzhai after capturing it. At least he can have a commanding height..."
~~
Without Li Xia, Wang Dechen would probably have occupied Majun Village.
Ma'anshan, where Majunzhai is located, can become the commanding heights of the Mongolian siege.
Maybe, Brother Meng will go to Ma'anshan and beat the drum himself to boost morale.
It is possible that Meng Ge will also build a high lookout on Ma'an Mountain.
There is still a slight possibility that the Song Army's cannons and rocks can hit this lookout.
There is even a slight possibility that the observation tower can hit Brother Meng...
However, Li Xia saved Majunzhai and prevented the commanding heights of Ma'anshan from falling into the hands of the Mongolian army.
Everything possible after that will definitely not happen.
…
Today, Shi Tianze here is still feeling regretful that Wang Dechen's plan to attack the city was thwarted.
On the other side, Li Xia didn't know that his efforts had once again pushed the situation into a more unfavorable direction.
This is often the case with things in the world...the situation is unpredictable.