After a sneak attack, the dangerous passage under Qisheng's gate had been blown up by the Song army with gunpowder, making it the most remote part of the entire Diaoyu City battlefield.
There are not many Mongolian troops at the bottom of the mountain, only the city wall stands on the high cliff.
On this day, Shi Tianze only brought a few followers with him, and quietly rode his horse to the foot of the cliff without any sign.
"I've met Shi Shuai."
A Mongolian general emerged from the bushes on the edge of the cliff.
This person's name is "Zhang Yun" and he is a general under Wang Dechen.
After Wang Dechen's death, his son Wang Weizheng was still in Lizhou and had not yet arrived to succeed him as the commander-in-chief of the capital.
Zhang Yun temporarily obeyed Wang Zhongchen's orders, and Wang Zhongchen asked him to fully cooperate with Shi Tianze in attacking the city.
"How's the tunnel digging going?"
"Commander Shi, please take a look." Zhang Yun's face was still stained with some dust, and he raised his finger and pointed at the cliff.
Shi Tianze dismounted and walked into the bushes.
I saw a cliff in front of me. There was a natural depression of more than two feet, forming a gap.
There is a rope ladder hanging in the gap. You can climb up, but it can only reach halfway up the mountain.
But halfway up the mountain, there is a manually dug cave entrance.
Two months ago, Wang Dechen discovered this place and ordered Zhang Yun to secretly lead people to dig a secret passage to Qisheng Gate.
But after digging, there was a huge boulder inside that couldn't be excavated at all. Wang Dechen had to give up the plan and led his men to make a sneak attack on a rainy night.
But Shi Tianze has a better idea.
"Thanks to Shi Shuai's method of burning rocks with accumulated fuel."
Zhang Yundao said: "The general ordered people to burn it for half a month, and finally got through this huge rock. As expected, there is still sand behind it."
"As long as it's sand." Shi Tianze asked, "How long will it take to dig through it?"
"Two days." Zhang Yun responded.
Shi Tianze nodded and ordered the sentry to quietly investigate the mountain. After a long time, he reported back: "Shi Shuai, Qisheng Gate is still defended by rural soldiers."
"Okay." Shi Tianze turned to Zhang Yun and said, "Be careful and don't let the Song Dynasty people find out."
"Yes, the general will be very careful." Zhang Yun was very confident.
This cliff is so vertical that people from the Song Dynasty on the top cannot see into the depression.
Moreover, when the Mongolian soldiers transported sand and soil, they always walked between the trees.
"They must not have thought that we would attack Qishengmen again." Shi Tianze patted Zhang Yun on the shoulder and encouraged: "When we take this city, I will repay the great Khan for you."
"Thank you Shi Shuai for giving me this opportunity! I will definitely go to the city to avenge Commander Wang!"
In some purple scenes, Shi Tianze can be seen between the gaps in the trees. He raised his hand and patted someone, then turned his horse...
Wang Jian squinted his eyes again, following the figure through the trees and heading south.
"This person must be Shi Tianze without a doubt."
"What else did General Wang see?" Li Xia asked.
"Someone is transporting...sand," Wang Jian said.
Zhang Jue looked around and saw nothing but lush greenery under the cliff, so he had to ask: "Sand?"
"It must be that the Mongolian army is secretly digging a secret tunnel."
"Feiyu is really amazing. He is right again. Meng Tatar actually wants to attack Qishengmen again and again."
"It seems that Shi Tianze's military use is more insidious than Wang Dechen..."
After several days of recuperation, Wang Jian was finally able to climb to the top of the city again. He held a cylinder and looked down the mountain, and after a long time he reluctantly put it down.
"Looking through this telescope, the scenery in the distance seems to be right in front of you."
Zhang Jue reached out and wanted to take it and have a look.
But Wang Jian didn't notice. Touching the cylinder in his hand, he turned to Li Xia and asked, "It's such a good thing. How was it made? Is it difficult?"
"It's not difficult." Li Xia said, "Polish two pieces of jade and amethyst and try again and again."
"Jade amethyst..."
Wang Jian originally intended to order someone to imitate it, but when he heard these four words, he hesitated for a moment.
He sighed and smiled bitterly.
Although Diaoyu City Sparrow is small and well-equipped, it will never have such luxuries.
"It seems that Feiyu spared no expense for the war."
They seemed to have thought that Li Xia was from a wealthy family.
Li Xia said: "I am also poor. It was Xianggong Jia who was generous and gave me a few stones."
Although Wang Jian liked this viewing tube very much, he couldn't play with such a valuable thing anymore and handed it back to Li Xia.
He did not forget to say: "You must keep it well and don't fall into the hands of Meng Tatar."
However, Li Xia did not accept it and responded: "The sword is given to the hero. I will keep this telescope. It is far less useful than in the hands of General Wang. I hope the general will accept it."
Zhang Jue glanced at them with some envy.
Wang Jian shook his head and said: "It's too expensive."
"It's not as valuable as winning the battle." Li Xia said, "I still have some jade and amethyst, but I haven't made enough to build more sight tubes. I will give one to General Zhang when I finish it."
Zhang Jue smiled when he heard this.
Wang Jian was not a mother-in-law, so he laughed loudly and said, "In that case, I won't be polite."
The relationship between them has obviously become closer.
It's not that Li Xia bribed Wang Jian... If he had given him something as valuable as two jade and amethysts, Wang Jian would have turned against him. But what Li Xia gave was a chance to win.
With Wang Jian's personality, he would not say he would return the favor, but he would never forget it in his heart.
He handed the sight tube to Aji who was aside.
"Sister-in-law, let's take a look too."
Aji put on his armor and stepped forward, took the telescope, and followed Wang Jian's example and squinted down the mountain.
The scene in the distance was zoomed in, and things that could not be seen were clearly seen, and she couldn't help but be shocked.
Shi Tianze's figure is no longer visible in the purple screen, but from time to time, Mongolian soldiers can be seen hurriedly passing through the trees.
Aji couldn't help but admire Li Xia even more.
This Song general not only saved Ma Junzhai, but also persuaded Wang Jian to let her lead the villagers to defend the stronghold, and made such a powerful object, once again destroying the Mongolian army's sneak attack conspiracy.
Who can disrespect a benefactor who is good-looking, friendly and capable?
Aji carefully wiped the watch tube, handed it to Wang Jian, and said: "General Wang, don't worry, Qisheng Gate will not be lost again this time. I will kill them ruthlessly and avenge Wangshan."
Wang Jian nodded.
The reason why he let A Ji succeed him as the leader of the village was just to make Shi Tianze take it lightly.
And in Wang Jian's view, the battle between soldiers and horses has nothing to do with grudges, but only for the sake of family and country.
In short, he is a general of the imperial court, and his thoughts are completely different from Aji. Therefore, when it comes to war, Wang Jian still only discusses with Zhang Jue, Li Xia and others.
"Shi Tianze sees that our army is still guarding Qisheng Gate with only local soldiers, and will launch a sneak attack in the near future. Jun Yu, you are always ready to use your plan."
"Yes, let these Mongolian troops be put into a urn at that time, so that they will never come back."
"Tell me, what are the ways to kill more Mongols?"
In fact, Li Xia had already said how to use the plan to his advantage, but Wang Jian attached great importance to training school generals, so he still let the generals discuss it.
A general named "Zhang Wan" stood up and said: "Let more Mongolian troops enter the city..."
"..."
At this point, it was basically a foregone conclusion that after the soldiers and civilians of Diaoyu City defeated Wang Dechen, they would defeat Shi Tianze again.
However, this still cannot solve the siege of Diaoyu City.
Li Xia had a slight smile on her face, but she still felt inadequate in her heart.
When he entered the city, he wanted to see how Wang Jian defeated Meng Ge.
So far, Li Xia has been thwarting the enemy and making meritorious deeds...
After listening to the generals talking for a while, Zhao An suggested: "Why don't we lead the troops out of the city, block the Mongolian army from behind, and then use smoke to kill them?"
Zhang Jue shook his head and said: "There must be a large number of Mongolian troops at the foot of the mountain, so it is difficult to send people down the mountain."
Zhao An scratched his head and subconsciously turned to look at Li Xia.
Obviously, Li Xia's stay in Diaoyu City for so many days was not in vain. He had established his own prestige.
In the hearts of many soldiers, his status is almost second only to Wang Jian and Zhang Jue...
Wang Jian suddenly stood up.
After listening to these discussions, he seemed to have new ideas and paced for a few steps without saying anything.
I was so focused on thinking that I forgot to call the others and walked into the city alone, as if I were looking through a map.
After walking a few steps, Wang Jian came back to his senses.
"Jun Yu, Feiyu, you two come with me."
Li Xia and Zhang Jue looked at each other and had no choice but to order the generals to defend their lines and follow Wang Jian towards the city.
Wang Jian lowered his head and thought all the way until he entered the general's mansion and told his soldiers: "Guard the outside and don't let anyone get close."
"yes."
When Li Xia and Zhang Jue entered the hall, they thought Wang Jian was planning to set up an ambush at Qisheng Gate.
But when Wang Jian opened his mouth, he was talking about a new plan, about what Li Xia really expected...