The Mongolian army continued to approach eastward, and its military formation stretched for dozens of miles.
The messenger sent by Lu Wende traveled more than a hundred miles and took a day to rush back from Jianmen Pass to Lu Wende's camp in the old city of Cangxi County.
Cangxi County has been moved, and the soldiers and civilians have arrived in Dahuo City.
Dahuo City was originally guarded by Yang Dayuan. After Yang Dayuan surrendered, the mountain city was owned by the Mongolian army. This time, Mo Ge left more than a thousand Mongolian troops to guard it.
On this day, what Lu Wende was doing was trying to regain Dahuo City and connect his defense lines together.
"What a bastard! Yang Dayuan, a dog like a hozen, surrendered. It took me a lot of effort."
The siege was not going well, and Lu Wende had been yelling in the tent for a long time...
Although he was vulgar and had never read a military book, he had a natural acumen for the battlefield and was appointed commander of Shu. He already felt that Yang Dayuan's surrender had a profound impact on the situation.
"If we don't take down Dahuo City, how can I fight this battle? We can withdraw! It will destroy my prestige! But Lu Laosan, please listen to me clearly. If I, Lu Wende, can no longer fight, the imperial court will not let it go anymore.
Let you turtle grandsons continue to enjoy the blessings!"
Lu Wenfu could only say: "Don't worry, brother, give me a few more days and I will definitely recover this mountain city."
"Li Xia is also a dog hozen. He can't let the Mongolians use the sword gate, so he has to block his mother's way... Has the messenger come back yet?! Why hasn't the little hozen sent out troops? The Mongolians have even pissed me off!"
"I gonna go see."
Lu Wenfu turned around and walked out of the tent.
Lifting the curtain, I finally let out a breath.
His eldest brother Lu Wende has been in a high position in recent years and is usually a bit gentle. But the more fierce the war, the more explosive his temper becomes.
This battle has just begun, and there will be more to come.
Finally, I heard the sound of horse hooves outside the camp, and Xin Ma came back.
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"Why didn't he reply to me?"
"Commander, Li Xia said that he did not see Lu Dayong. Perhaps he was shot dead by the Mongolian army on the way."
"Damn it. When will he send troops?"
When the messenger reported in detail, Lu Wende suddenly picked up his one-foot-eight-inch boots and threw them to the ground.
The stench is overwhelming.
"What did the little monkey say? Damn it! He dares not accept my handsome command. Damn, he is more arrogant than Liu Zheng! Shi Kui, you lead a thousand people to Jianmen Pass and give it to me..."
"Brother, that's not right." Lu Wenfu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother wants Li Xia to send troops, isn't it because of insufficient troops? One thousand men were sent to watch Liu Zheng the day before yesterday, and one thousand men were sent to watch Li Xia today. How many troops are left?
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"Father, the third uncle is right." Lu Shikui also advised: "Li Xia didn't say that he couldn't send troops. The world in Jianmen is dangerous. It's understandable that he needs to rest and recuperate after attacking the pass. It's just a matter of waiting a few more days."
Lu Wende was furious and shouted: "Who is the commander-in-chief of Shu?!"
Lu Wenfu had no choice but to wave away the others, and then said: "Brother, Li Xia is different from Liu Zheng. This little boy is also a member of Enxiang. Why should he make Enxiang unhappy because of his hard work in the past few days?"
"This took a few days, right?" Lu Wende finally stopped swearing and said with a sullen face: "This kid doesn't take me seriously."
"No, no, after all, he is not as pedantic and willing as Wang Jian. He said that he was following the order of his eldest brother to regain Jianmen. In comparison, he is still thoughtful."
Lu Wende finally calmed down his anger and said: "Send people to continue urging and tell him that his official edict is still with me. Finish the battle as soon as possible and come and collect it as soon as possible."
Wuzi muttered something.
"I wish I could let you lead the troops out and be slaughtered by the Mongolian army. Just let the Mongolian army go through the sword gate, and I will cover you from behind..."
It is hard to say whether Lu Wende really thinks that way or is just quick-talking.
But Brother Mo was not someone to be trifled with. He decided to take the Mi Cang Road and quickly set up his position to attack Lu Wende fiercely.
After just two days, Lu Wende began to feel a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, he had a navy across the Jialing River, which slightly made up for the weakness of the field battle.
After fighting hard for several days, Lu Wende became furious when he saw that Li Xia still did not send troops from Jianmen Pass, and planned to retreat at night after the day's fighting was over.
As for Li Xia, he is just waiting for his military justice.
However, when the battle reached dusk, the Mongolian army's flags were suddenly seen waving on the other side of the Jialing River, and the troops slowly withdrew.
"You bastard, we finally sent out troops."
Lu Wende cursed secretly, boarded the warship in person, crossed to the other side, and led the elite to cover up the Mongolian army.
This battle was considered a small victory. Although not many enemies were killed, it also opened up the Lu family's army's momentum and boosted their morale.
Unfortunately, the Mongolian army quickly retracted its front and stopped heading westward.
Lu Wende looked far into the distance and wondered what was going on with the swarming Mongolian army, so he had no choice but to return to camp and send sentries to investigate.
"Damn it, did Li Xia attack the Mongolian army? He was defeated so quickly? The Mongolian army didn't pursue him?"
It wasn't until late at night that the sentry horse came back.
"Report to the commander-in-chief! The defenders of Jianmen Pass have a great victory..."
"Fart! Do you think I'm blind?"
"Commander, the defenders of Jianmen Pass have recaptured Kuzhu Pass..."
Lu Wende was furious again.
He already felt that he was being played by Li Xia.
Kuzhu Pass is located on the top of Xiaojian Mountain southwest of Jianmen Pass. Last year, Zhang Shi and Yang Li were able to defend it and were captured by the Mongolian army.
But this mountain city is dangerous. The top of the mountain is not large enough to station a few troops.
The Mongolian army has been beaten like this, and the Great Khan is dead. Li Xia has already captured Jianmen Pass. As long as he can attack the Mongolians in Kuzhu Pass, he can recover it without sending many men.
We agreed to attack the Mongolian army together, but this guy is so petty and quiet. What is Lu Wende if he isn't playing tricks on him?
"Even if I don't fight this battle, I will punish this little bastard with military justice!"
"Commander, General Li... Li Xia wants the villain to tell the commander that he is attacking Kuzhu so that he can attack the main force of the Mongolian army without any worries. He is willing to pay a visit to the commander in the next few days to show his sincerity."
Lu Wende's face was gloomy, like a dark cloud, and water was about to drip from his face.
Thinking that Li Xia was also a member of Jia Sidao after all and was a ally with him, he calmed down some of his anger again.
Attacking Kuzhu Pass first was just because we didn't want to incur too many casualties, which is understandable.
"Go and tell him. If I wait for him for three more days and if he doesn't make any move, don't blame me for turning against him and being heartless!"
Outside Zhaohua City.
The Song army has begun to set up camp and build large-scale siege equipment.
Li Xia patted the shoulders of each soldier and walked through the queue.
In front, Kong Xian was still looking at the city head with a rather emotional expression.
"In these years, Wang Dechen has robbed too many people to Lizhou..."
"Yes, so when we attack the city, we try not to attack violently. I have ordered Pifon to go around from the mountains and forests to the back of the city to see if we can dig a tunnel and collapse the city wall."
"Is it too slow?"
Li Xia said: "Don't worry, we are here to regain our homeland. The smaller the casualties, the better, both for us and for the people in the city. In the long run, what we lack most is population."
Kong Xianshen thought deeply and said: "But what I'm worried about is that Lu Wende won't be able to hold on and let Brother Mo rush to Hanzhong first..."
The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance from the plank road.
A knight on Pegasus rushed to Li Xia.
"General, Yang Ben has recaptured Kuzhu Pass. Lu Shuai sent three more batches of messengers to ask the general to send troops immediately..."
"You've worked hard, go and rest first."
Li Xia turned to Kong Xian and said, "General Kong, please feint attack from the front and cover for Pifeng."
"General is leaving now?"
"I have to go see Lu Wende, otherwise I won't be able to hold him back."
Having clearly explained what needed to be explained, Li Xia got on his horse and ran towards Jianmen Pass again.
He wanted to attack Lizhou, and he also wanted Lu Wende to follow his strategy, neither of which was easy.
Speaking of which, among the Shu commanders in the Song Dynasty, Cao Youwen, Yu Jie, Pu Zezhi, and even Yu Hui, which one could do it easily?