Pu Zezhi, who was dressed in commoner clothes, turned around and sighed when he saw Yi Shiying leading Wang Yixin over.
"Let's talk after we get on the boat."
The boat was swaying on the riverside.
"Commander Pu, on the way to Chongqing, I saw thousands of boats on the river. I saw it was Lu Wende's flag, so I went around him to see you."
Wang Yixin didn't know what to say. At this point, he choked up and said: "We won a great victory! A great victory that the Song Dynasty has not seen for many years! Why is it still like this?"
Pu Zezhi patted his knees and said with a smile: "It's good if you win. Look, you won the battle and these fellow villagers were saved from the war. Okay, how good it is."
"Pu Shuai"
"I've been relieved of my duties. Don't do this again."
Yi Shiying patted Wang Yixin on the shoulder and said, "Yes, it doesn't have to be like this. The battle report has not yet been sent back to Lin'an. By then, the imperial court will know Pu Shuai's contribution."
Pu Zezhi waved his hand.
His mind was like a mirror.
The soldiers could kill the enemy bandits and change the situation of Sichuan and Shu being attacked by the Mongolian army. But they could not change the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.
The things that have been engraved in our bones for more than three hundred years since the founding of the country cannot be changed by a great victory.
He Pu chose him as the commander-in-chief of Shu because he was born in Shu. When he first took office, he was destined not to last long.
The imperial court was deeply worried about the fact that Pu Yuangui, his relative, brought his family to present Daliang City.
It's a good thing that the great achievement of killing the Mongolian Lord was not accomplished by Pu Zezhi when he was in office. If Lu Wende didn't come to take the credit, it would really be Pu Zezhi's murderous disaster.
Is it one of the big families in Shu that they can surrender at any time, and yet they have made great achievements and won the hearts of Shu people?
As for Lu Wende, who was really stubborn, the court had no choice but to rely on him.
Fortunately, Lu Wende was notorious for being greedy for money and jealousy, and the scholar-bureaucrats and the common people were scolding him, which reassured the court.
Pu Zezhi understood these and understood the court's difficulties.
"I'm old, I'm old. Seeing that you have won, I have nothing more to ask for. Now that I'm here to thank you for your kindness, it's time to retire and return home."
Wang Yixin couldn't help crying.
In the years after Yu Jie's death, he had a difficult time in the Luzhou Army.
First, he was defeated by Zhang Shi under Yu Hui's command, and was killed and his armor was thrown off; then Zhang Shi was defeated in Mahujiang and captured; fortunately, he was rescued by Shi Jun, and this year he was killed by Niulin and was defeated;
Finally, a great victory was won, which was unprecedented in history, and Pu Zezhi was going to be an official again.
"Shuai Pu, General Li ordered me to come to you with a military order to lead my brothers up the river. Now that you are gone, what will General Li do? If I can't do it, I will miss a big deal."
"Good man, why are you crying?"
"I came here happily to run an errand."
"You are a general, don't cry."
Pu Zezhi patted Wang Yixin and said: "Now that the imperial decree has arrived, it is time for Feiyu to be promoted to the position of Shifu. You can lead the soldiers and horses from Tongchuanfu Road back. Tell Feiyu not to be in a hurry to regain Hanzhong, but to fight with him first."
Make good relations with the new Shu Commander."
Yi Shiying nodded and said: "Lu Wende"
"Don't look at his bad reputation. When it comes to marching and fighting, I am far inferior to him."
Pu Zezhi is quite accurate in judging people.
Although Lu Wende has a bad character, he is very capable in fighting.
In the next few days, he actually caught up with the Mongolian sect king Mo Ge and won a great victory, killing more than a thousand Mongolians.
Brother Mo retreated to Qingju City.
It's not that Brother Mo didn't want to retreat as soon as possible, but there were too many wounded and defeated troops.
After the defeat that night, many Mongolian cavalry scattered and fled. If he did not establish a foothold in Qingju City and try to gather them, these cavalry who were unfamiliar with the terrain would not know how to return to the army.
Moreover, Brother Mo himself was seriously injured and could not bear the bumps of the long journey, so he had to have a place to rest.
At the same time, he sent troops to block the road from Qingju City to Lizhou, preparing to take the Jinniu Road afterwards.
Mo Ge joined forces with Wang Zhongchen, Yang Dayuan and other troops, and the number of troops reached more than 50,000.
If it were Meng Ge and Kublai Khan, with 50,000 troops, they could still defeat the entire Song Dynasty.
But Brother Mo is different. He has completely changed the domineering style of play that Brother Meng had when he was there, shrinking back and defending, just to recover from his injuries and withdraw his troops.
Seeing this situation, Li Xia and Wang Jian quickly gave up the pursuit.
One of them is good at sneak attacks, the other is good at defending the city, but they don't have enough troops, so there is nothing they can do against Brother Mo.
Lu Wende was different. The 30,000 Lu family troops he led were the most elite combat force in the Song Dynasty today.
The Song army marched rapidly day and night for three days, advancing from Diaoyu City by water and land.
The Mongolian army's sentries and horses detected the Song army's attack, and Mo Ge ordered Yang Dayuan to lead the troops to meet the enemy.
Yang Dayuan built a large pontoon bridge and blocked the Fujiang River for more than ten miles, making it impossible for Lu Wende's navy to move.
Lu Wende then put aside his infantry and fought Yang Dayuan in the field.
Brother Mo also sent Wang Zhongchen and cavalry to support Yang Dayuan.
Liu Zheng, the Jinghu general who followed Lu Wende into Shu to support, attacked Shibi with surprise troops and burned the Mongolian army's pontoon bridge. The Song army's navy rushed to the battlefield.
After all, the morale of the Mongolian army was low, and Yang Dayuan and Wang Zhongchen were defeated and retreated.
Lu Wende took the victorious men and forced them to Qingju City.
Of course he did not dare to continue the attack by force. The Mongolian army had the advantage of cavalry and a general like Yang Dayuan who was familiar with the terrain and could defend the mountain city. There was no advantage in a force attack.
On the other hand, when Lu Wende was in Chongqing, he had already met the envoy sent by Mo Ge for peace talks. At that time, he drove the envoy out.
After this battle, Brother Mo had to send people to negotiate with Lu Wende again
"It doesn't matter what I say. If you are sincere, you can put forward your own conditions. I will send them to you and present them to Your Majesty."
Lu Wende faced the envoy with a majestic manner and shouted: "Otherwise, don't blame me for sending my troops to recover Qingju City, and you will never come back!"
Having said that, both Brother Mo and Lu Wende knew that once Brother Meng died, no one in Mongolia could make the decision to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty.
It's just that both sides know that there will be no results in the fight, Mo Ge wants to delay time to rest, Lu Wende wants to achieve military success, and each can achieve it.
So Brother Mo randomly assigned a Han who didn't even have an official position to bring his credentials to Lu Wende's army and sent him to Lin'an.
At this point, although Li Xia and Wang Jian's victory in the Diaoyu City battle were not taken away by Lu Wende, he had achieved great success in controlling Sichuan and forcing the Mongolian army back.
And his sincere loyalty to the officials can be seen day by day.
Xiang Shibi was in Lu Wende's army and was extremely disdainful of this.
He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Shaoding, and now he is appointed as a councilor of the Jinghu system, and he also knows Xiazhou. This time the Mongolian army launched a large-scale attack on the Song Dynasty, so he dispersed his family property to recruit troops, and was ordered to join Lu Wende to help.
Xiang Shibi admired Lu Wende's fighting ability and was initially excited to go on an expedition with a famous general like Lu Wende.
However, after seeing that Lu Wende was still illiterate after serving as an official for many years, and his speech and behavior were arrogant and domineering, the two gradually became at odds with each other.
This time, Xiang Shibi and Liu Zheng made great contributions, but Lu Wende concealed their contributions and did not mention them. He only paid attention to the Lu family army under his command in terms of merits and rewards, which made people furious.
As for the peace talks with Brother Mo, although Lu Wende did nothing wrong, he seemed to be bent on selfishness.
Although Xiang Shibi also led troops, he was still a scholar. Looking at the army, only Liu Zheng was in a similar situation to himself, so he couldn't help but curse Lu Wende with him.
Liu Zheng was also filled with righteous indignation and asked: "In that case, how about please report your merits to the general personally?"
Xiang Shibi hesitated.
He was a guest soldier and was temporarily under Lu Wende's command. He crossed the commander's palace to report his merits. After all, it was a taboo in officialdom.
"Wu Zhong, would you like to go to the table with me?"
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "I am from Beigui, I don't ask for any credit, that's all."
He looked disheartened.
Seeing this scene, Xiang Shibi thought about it and decided to report it truthfully and impeach Lu Wende.
Not to mention the situation between Song and Mongolia in the battle of Diaoyu City.
But after Pu Zezhi resigned from office, the officialdom of Sichuan and Sichuan obviously changed greatly.
The relationship between Lu Wende, Xiang Shibi, Liu Zheng, Wang Jian and others may be a small microcosm.