This year, the generals arranged by the Song Dynasty in Sichuan and Shu could be regarded as a gathering of generals at a glance.
Lu Wende, Liu Zheng, Wang Jian, Zhang Jue, Xiang Shibi... each of them has extremely dazzling military exploits.
For example, three thousand men marched directly to Bianliang, twelve men defeated Xinyang, and three hundred dead men attacked a hundred thousand troops at night. In the history of history, these are the demeanor of famous generals worthy of special mention.
However, when these people gathered in Sichuan and Shu, the situation became a bit subtle, and their original momentum seemed to be offset by the generals of Paoze.
The Mongolian generals who faced them soon had an intuitive feeling.
This Song army has higher combat power, far better than the Song armies encountered during the attack on Diaoyu City, but it seems to lack a bit of... elan.
Brother Mo watched the Song army's formation on the top of the mountain and made an evaluation of it.
"Those Song troops guarding Diaoyu City were like wolf cubs that had just been weaned, not yet strong, but vicious; now these Song troops are like cattle, with hard horns and strong bodies, but only when provoked
Only when the time comes, will they support others. Look, they are still eating grass..."
At this point, he even grinned.
"Herdsmen on the grassland know how to kill cattle as soon as they can walk."
Wang Zhongchen said: "They are like cattle, they can also fight."
Brother Mo didn't understand the joke and didn't bother to understand it.
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After more than twenty days, Brother Mo's injuries recovered a little, and he thought he could withstand the bumps on the road, so he ordered the withdrawal of the troops.
He didn't care where the messenger who was sent to Lin'an for peace talks ended.
Don't care at all.
He is not a great Khan, so any conditions he agrees to will not count.
Let those Song people who are always afraid of the Great Mongolia slowly look forward to peace talks.
When there is a new Great Khan, the iron cavalry and scimitar can still conquer this land.
Casualties? Mo Ge never cared about casualties. The place where the sun rises and sets is the land of the Great Mongolia. He only said that there are countless Han people north of the Huaihe River who can be conquered.
Under the blue sky, all the land belongs to the descendants of Genghis Khan...
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From Sichuan to Hanzhong, there are only three roads that the army can take.
Jinniu Road in the west, Micang Road from Bazhong to Hanzhong, and Lychee Road in the middle.
Brother Mo chose to take the path of the Taurus.
Because when he first withdrew his troops, he fled westward, and it was impossible to take the Lychee Road.
Moreover, the Mongolian army was short of baggage and had no intention of taking prisoners, so it needed food and fodder.
Jinniu Road passes through Jianmen Pass, which is Lizhou. The natural danger of Jianmen not only ensures that the Song army will not pursue, but also supplies grain and grass to Lizhou.
Of course, the Jinniu Road is more than that long. In fact, it is the road from Chengdu to Hanzhong.
Speaking of Chengdu, Brother Mo did not forget Liu Heima, who was still attacking Chengdu, and had already sent people to order Liu Heima to lead his troops.
On this day, we had already quickly marched to Hanyuan Slope, and the sentry horse did not return until we arrived.
"King Baozong! Liu Heima heard that the Great Khan... heard the news and has withdrawn to Longxi."
"Eh Xiute, this Liu Heima!"
Brother Mo originally planned to wait for Liu Heima to discuss some important matters before he arrived, but unexpectedly he had already left.
Brother Mo's injury improved and he escaped the Song Army's pursuit. Before entering Jianmen Pass, a very important decision must be made.
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"Come Abachi, Wang Zhongchen... you all know that we will arrive at Jianmen Pass soon. When we leave Hanzhong, we will reach Longxi."
Brother Mo said slowly: "Over there, Hunduhai, Alan Daer, Liu Taiping, Huo Luhuai, these are all Ali Buge's people."
In a word, come to Abachi, Wang Zhongchen's expression changed, and he was a little surprised.
"Prince Zong, have you made up your mind?!"
Brother Mo nodded.
Ali and Kublai Khan were both his half-brothers.
Now, whoever he passes the news of Meng Ge's death will be the first to compete for the throne.
In terms of relationship, Brother Mo and Brother Ali are closer. They are similar in age and have played together since childhood.
But in terms of sphere of influence, Mo Ge first followed Kuoduan to slaughter Shu, and then sealed the city in Henan... Helping Kublai Khan in running Monan obviously had more benefits.
Lizhou, which was about to arrive, was Wang Zhongchen's territory, and Wang Zhongchen obviously supported Kublai Khan.
If he doesn't express his position, Brother Mo will also worry about his own safety.
"I want to support Kublai Khan as the Great Khan."
Relatively speaking, Mongolians are quite frank.
Brother Mo said bluntly: "When we get to Lizhou, we will block the news. We will send people to tell Kublai Khan about his death."
Wang Zhongchen was overjoyed when he came to Abachi.
"Prince Zong is wise!"
But Brother Mo coughed twice, his face turned solemn, and he asked again: "Come on, Ah Bachi, Dahan's wine..."
"It's not me!" Laibachi immediately responded: "The sweat is not poisoning at all..."
"I know."
Brother Mo interrupted Lai Abachi's defense.
"Exiute, have you forgotten? The Great Khan and I fell down together, how could I not know? Exiute! Ahem... Exiute!"
Lai Abachi was speechless for a moment.
Once Brother Mo made up his mind, he had no scruples and asked: "Do you know how many people among the Mongolian generals and Qixue troops heard that sentence? It seems that the Changsheng Heaven has not given them brains, so they can actually believe such stupid things.
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He glared at Lai Abachi, and then said: "Do you need me to say who the kings and the sons of the Great Khan will support at the Hulitai Conference?"
Wang Zhongchen had been thinking about these things for a long time and said: "As long as King Zong agrees, when we arrive in Lizhou, we will control people in the city and only allow people to enter and not leave."
Brother Mo was slightly satisfied.
This is the purpose of his talk today.
He wanted Kublai Khan to see his support.
"We're almost at the Jianmen Pass, so be careful. Don't wait until you pass the pass. Someone will run away and leak the news..."
Sudden.
There were shouts in the distance.
"Prince Zong! Prince Zong..."
Brother Mo was furious.
He was discussing such an important matter with someone, and he had already given orders not to allow anyone to come near.
But the sentry horse still came all the way.
"Prince Zong! Jianmen Pass... Jianmen Pass... The Song Army is attacking Jianmen Pass!"
The moment they heard the news, they didn't believe that the Song army would appear at Jianmen Pass.
Where did the Song Army come from?
Since Meng Ge entered Shu, Kuzhu Pass, Dahuo City, and Qingju City have been swept all the way.
In the entire Sichuan and Sichuan, all the Song troops are only in Diaoyu City and Chongqing. Now only Lu Wende, who has sent reinforcements, is still south of the Mongolian army.
There is no way there is a Song army.
"impossible!"
"No way!"
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During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qin deceived the King of Shu and said that he would give five golden bulls to the King of Shu. The King of Shu was very happy and sent his warriors to dig the road to Shu.
Therefore, King Huiwen of Qin sent Sima Cuo south along the Shu Road to Chengdu and destroyed the Shu Kingdom.
This is the path of the Taurus.
The Golden Bull Road passes through the pavilion road between the Big and Small Sword Mountains for thirty miles. Among them, where the Big Sword Mountains interrupt, the wall is high with thousands of blades, and the sky is open, making it extremely dangerous.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang built Jianmen Pass here.
Zhuge Liang went out to Qishan five times, and Jiang Wei made eleven northern expeditions, all passing through this place.
As the saying goes, "Jiange is so majestic and so Cuiwei that one man can guard the pass, but ten thousand men cannot open it. Those who are guarding it or robbing relatives will turn into wolves and jackals." Jianmen Pass is really dangerous.
The peaks on both sides of the pass are like long swords leaning against the sky, so high that they have almost never been attacked head-on.
However, Deng Ai sneaked into Pingyin, Wang Quanbin rushed to Suzhou... Jianmen Pass has no shortage of such stories since ancient times.
What Li Xia wants to regain Jianmen is the word "quick".
These days, Lu Wende went to Sichuan to confront Brother Mo, but Li Xia was always galloping, rushing day and night.
After arriving in Chengdu, he didn't rest for a moment and directly ordered his troops to kill Jianmen Pass.
Even when he was sleeping, he was tied to a horse and had to be led by someone to march.
After arriving at Jianmen Pass, Li Xia's style of play was similar to that of previous passes, just sneaking across.
Although he likes to pretend to be a Mongolian army, the pavilion road in the canyon stretches for dozens of miles. Even if he wants to open the city gate fraudulently, there is no way to hide the soldiers and horses. There is a huge difference between a force of nearly 10,000 soldiers and a force of more than 1,000.
On the north and south sides of Jianmen Pass, the north slope is steep and the south slope is gentle, which is actually more suitable for the Shu people to resist the Northern soldiers.
Li Xia ordered Yang Ben to lead a small group of cavalry to sneak across to Suzhou.
He himself led the force to attack the south, not to attack Guancheng frontally, but to attract the Mongolian army and create opportunities for Yang Ben.
Nowadays, the Mongolian army does not have many troops at Jianmen Pass. With two thousand Han troops, if a surprise attack is needed, the Mongolian army will be defeated.
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The cold wind was biting at the end of November, and Yang Ben was walking step by step on the Yuanqiao Road, leaning against the wall, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
The name of the Ape Way comes from a line in Li Bai's poem "The ape wants to overcome its sorrow and climbs up, but there is a bird way in Taibai in the West."
On the cliff, every step you take is frightening.
Finally, Yang Ben heard the fierce killing cries ahead.
He couldn't help but quicken his pace...
After finally jumping down the mountain road, my feet were already soft.
Looking around, I can already see the defenders with the sword gate closed, putting all their strength on guard...
"Kill it!"
"Kill!"
The dozen or so Song soldiers who arrived first were still heart-beating and cursed Yang Ben as a madman.
"kill!"
Pifeng, who had been the defender of Yunding City, was now part of Yang Ben's army and was still climbing hard on the Yuanxiang Road. Suddenly he turned around and saw smoke billowing in the distance.
"Mongolian……"
"Don't shout!"
Pifon shouted, "Kill!"
Of course he knew what it was.
The Mongolian army is coming!
Pifeng's steps became faster and faster, and he almost stumbled over a small stone. Looking at the cliff again, he felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
Instead, he grabbed a dead vine and tried to swing it across the zigzag plank road ahead.
"ah!"
Li Xia is a madman, Yang Ben is a madman, and he, Pifeng, can also be a madman!
Because the Mongolian Tatar army is coming, they must capture Jianmen Pass as soon as possible.
After taking Jianmen Pass, you no longer have to defend the small mountain city of Yunding.
"Sichuan and Shu are ours!"
The roar echoed in the valley, and Pifon had broken his throat...