In the evening, the sentry horse returned to camp and handed a book to Li Xia.
"General, this is the book I asked for from the Tartar general..."
"General, be careful, there may be poison in the book."
Kong Xian hurriedly stepped forward and took the book through the cloth. When he saw that it was "Mozi", he couldn't help but smile and threw it aside.
"If the general wants to read the Mohist classics, he can just ask the general to record a copy silently. Why should he borrow it from Wang Weizheng?"
Li Xia picked up the book and said: "General Kong, don't worry, Wang Weizheng will not smear the poison on the book. Counting the time, he gave the book in a moment, and there was no time to smear the poison... Moreover, the Wang family is a collection family, so this reputation will not be ruined."
"
Kong Xian was so sad.
The princes of the Northern Territory have a legacy of noble clans, and there are many people who protect books. I have never heard of anyone smearing poison on books.
On the contrary, in the Song Dynasty, some scholar-officials occasionally used this method to assassinate political opponents.
For example, Shi Song killed Du Fan.
This is why he is so nervous.
"Why is the general reading "Mozi" at this time?"
"In the past, I didn't know much about the classics of the sages." Li Xia said, "Recently, I have read military books, which talk about the methods, techniques, and Tao of siege. Among them, the word 'Tao' seems to be consistent with the Mohist theory of 'non-attack'. Let's take a look.
look."
Although Kong Xian knew that Li Xia was determined to fight, he still reminded him: "General, you should know that 'non-attack' does not mean 'non-war'."
"Yes, I understand."
"In today's world, the Mongolian Tartars are raging, and the people are in dire straits. They are destined to die. We, the imperial bandits, are driving away the captives. This is a righteous war, which is in line with the way of the holy king and the interests of the country and the people. It is indeed in line with the saying of 'non-attack'."
Li Xia opened the book and found the passage mentioned by Kong Xian, and asked: "To bring benefits to the world and eliminate harm to the world?"
Kong Xiandao: "That's it. It conforms to the people's destiny and eliminates violence and peace."
Li Xia nodded and said: "It is better to have no books than to have no books at all, whether it is military books or Mozi, let's take the essence of each. How I want to fight the battle of Lizhou is very simple, and I have clearly told Wang Weizheng... Lizhou people's hearts
With me, the city will be conquered."
…
For the time being, this remains a mystery.
Because looking at the entire battlefield, it was clear that Li Xia had lost the opportunity to advance into Hanzhong.
He even ran out of time to capture Lizhou...
~~
The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Lu Wende's troops arrived at the gate of Bazhou City and wanted to join forces with Yu Xing, so they went to Shibi and Liu to consolidate their troops.
He did not expect that Liu Zheng had set up an ambush, so he rode into the camp, and several hidden arrows were fired at him...
Fortunately, Cao Shixiong, the deputy commander of the capital under Xiang Shibi, actually pretended to surrender to Liu Zheng and suddenly rebelled at this critical moment.
"Liu Zheng rebelled!"
Cao Shixiong rushed out in time and attacked the rebels who were shooting secret arrows.
He only had eleven people, but he disrupted Liu Zheng's arrangement, and Lu Wende avoided the critical point.
"Kill Liu Zheng for me! Put down the rebellion!"
Lu Wende was furious and immediately raised his troops to surround and kill Liu Zheng.
At this time, in the camp, Liu Yuanzhen's personal followers were shocked to see the change, and they were about to leave while protecting Liu Yuanzhen.
"Let go!" Liu Yuanzhen was furious and kicked him away.
"Da Lang, leave quickly! Lu Wende has a strong army, Liu Zheng is not one of ours, why should we die with him?!"
"Brother Wu Zhong surrenders sincerely. Since I have come to surrender, there is no reason to abandon him without caring! You hurry up and order the Bazhou City garrison to come. If you are late, I will die!"
After saying this, Liu Yuanzhen rushed straight to the battlefield alone.
"Soldiers, don't worry, Liu's eldest son is still here, the Mongolian army will come soon!"
"As long as Lu Wende is defeated, the Mongolian Kingdom will give gold and silver talismans to those who have made meritorious service. Liu will use his head as a guarantee!"
Originally belonging to Liu Zheng, the soldiers who surrendered under Xiang Shibi were all brave men. They had never been rewarded since they went out with the Lu family army. Seeing the Mongols being so generous, their morale was immediately boosted.
Liu Zheng originally wanted to retreat, but he was grateful for Liu Yuanzhen's loyalty, so he took the lead and charged forward on his horse to kill Lu Wende.
Lu Wende was wounded. Seeing the vigor of the rebels and fearing that the Mongolian troops in Bazhou City were coming to kill him, he had no choice but to retreat.
This withdrawal resulted in a huge defeat.
Liu Zheng was a fierce general. After rebelling against the Song Dynasty, he seemed to have escaped like a tiger. Taking advantage of his victory, he pursued the Song army for more than 20 miles and beheaded more than 3,000 people before returning to Bazhou City.
Liu Yuanzhen was a very generous man. He had prepared food and wine to reward the rebels, and he made large sums of rewards.
On this New Year's Eve, Bazhou City is in a state of excitement.
Lu Wende's defense line has been completely defeated and is no longer able to stop the Mongolian army...
~~
"Liu Zheng! Yang Wen'an! They are all fucking bastards who have forgotten the country's grace! Kill them all! Kill them all!"
"Brother, brother, don't touch the wound... It's the Chinese New Year, so don't scold me, right?"
"Shut up! They are the puppies picked up by their parents who can't lay eggs! I...cough cough cough cough..."
After scolding him all night, Lu Wende was unable to restore the situation of the battle.
In this way, he ushered in the seventh year of prosperity.
Entering Shu this time has become a rare defeat in Lu Wende's battlefield career.
If you want to blame anyone, first of all, you have to blame Li Xia for insisting on blocking Jianmen Pass and refusing to let the Mongolian army go, and even deceived him about plotting something in Hanzhong.
So on the first day of the new year, Lu Wende turned to scold Li Xia.
"You little beast, I must kill him! To prevent him from rebelling against the Song Dynasty like Liu Zheng..."
On this day, Lu Dayong also rushed back after a long journey.
He should have arrived faster, but Bazhong was lost, so he had to go around the mountain and forest trails, wasting many days.
"I wish the commander a happy New Year, and the villain will bring Wang Weizheng's head..."
"I'm lucky, your mother!" Lu Wende no longer wanted to listen to the nonsense that Li Xia was about to capture Hanzhong, "How come you didn't die under the arrows of the Mongolian army?"
…
"What?! Li Xia once detained you in Jianmen Pass for several days?!"
"Yes." Lu Dayong said: "His people also took away many things from the villain's body, but Lizhou is really about to be captured..."
Lu Wende was furious, stepped forward and kicked the head off the ground.
"Why are you trying to bully me?! I must kill this little guy named Li..."
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
"Quick! Call the doctor..."
Lu Wende thus spent the first day of the seventh year of Xingchang in a coma.
~~
At the same time, Mo Ge had led his army to Bazhong and joined forces with Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Tong.
Thanks to Liu Yuanzhen's analysis, the Mongolian princes and generals finally had a better understanding of Li Xia's ambitions and abilities.
Li Xia's arrogant idea of attacking Hanzhong was also put in front of them.
Mo Ge was furious and quickly marched into Micang Road, preparing to send people to support Lizhou immediately after arriving in Hanzhong.
At the same time, he sent Wang Zhongchen back to attack Jianmen Pass to contain Li Xia's troops and relieve the pressure on Lizhou.
At the beginning of the new year, the Mongolian army finally emerged from the difficult situation of the Battle of Diaoyu City and regained the initiative on the battlefield...
~~
Li Xia and Wang Weizheng agreed to a truce for two days, and did not continue to attack the city until the second day of the first lunar month.
The Song army built a large pontoon bridge on the Jialing River in an attempt to allow its troops to reach Lizhou City.
But the defenders of Lizhou were able to throw wood and rocks into the river from the top of the city, destroying the achievements of the Song army.
Several days later, the Song army still found it difficult to touch the Lizhou city wall.
…
"Fifth Uncle, I really can't see through. Is Li Xia a famous general or a mediocre person?"
Wang Weizheng felt that defending the city was much easier than expected. He raised his hand and said, "Li Xia is unwilling to suffer casualties and dare not attack fiercely. How is it possible to capture Lizhou?"
Wang Hanchen squinted his eyes and failed to figure out how Li Xia was going to attack the city. It was best to say: "Don't forget the battle of Zhaohua City. This man's troops may be deceiving others."
"Hide people's eyes and ears?" Wang Weizheng pondered: "But we have sent sentries to investigate everywhere, and the Song army has not dug tunnels or built dams to store water."
This was the lesson they learned from the fall of Zhaohua City, and they were worried that Li Xia was slowing down the attack on the surface, but secretly launching a sneak attack.
But not.
Wang Hanchen thought hard to no avail, shook his head and said: "Just be cautious."
Wang Weizheng smiled and started teasing.
"Li Xia was able to agree to a truce during the New Year's Day, obviously because he was concerned about the public sentiment of the state, and was afraid that the people would resent the Song army for not allowing them to celebrate the New Year. But can such a weak offensive really win over people's hearts? It's just a fantasy."
"People's hearts? It's just useless." Wang Hanchen murmured: "Besides, who in Lizhou doesn't appreciate the kindness of my second brother..."
In the distance, there are sentry horses coming from the north.
"Report! Reinforcements have arrived! Reinforcements have arrived!"
…
"According to the orders of Marshal Gongchang, Commander-in-Chief Quan Liandu, and Hanzhong garrison Wang Liangchen, we have led ten thousand troops from the Badulu Army to come to our aid!"
Wang Weizheng was overjoyed and said: "It's the fourth uncle's reinforcements that have arrived."
"Don't open the city gate!" Wang Hanchen frowned, raised his hand and shouted, "I watch Li Xia use troops, and he likes sneak attacks the most. Let's verify it first."
After a while, the hanging basket pulled the two reinforcements to the top of the city, but they turned out to be Wang Liangchen's general Zhao Dingyuan.
"The last general has met the commander-in-chief, the fifth marshal."
Wang Hanchen looked to the north at Jinniu Road, pondered for a moment, and asked: "How is fourth brother?"
"Two months ago, the fourth marshal received the news that the former commander-in-chief had died in battle. He was heartbroken and bedridden. It was only when he was about to leave Hanzhong that he got slightly better."
Speaking of the news of Wang Dechen's death in battle, Wang Weizheng couldn't help but his eyes turned red.
Zhao Dingyuan added: "The fourth marshal recently received a letter from the Liu family, saying that the former commander-in-chief was plotting for Song general Li Xia. Therefore, he learned that Li Xia was attacking Lizhou and wanted to personally raise troops to avenge the commander-in-chief, but
His sick body..."
"What?!" Wang Weizheng only heard half of it and was already furious.
"Li Xia?!"
"Li Xia?"
Wang Hanchen asked in shock: "How could it be him? He brought troops from Chengdu, Diaoyu City..."
The land border between Sichuan and Sichuan is difficult to navigate and news is difficult to pass. However, as Liu Heima returned to Shaanxi, he began to deliver news to princes from all walks of life.
As a result, Li Xia's actions and strategic intentions have begun to be known to more and more Mongolian generals, and it is no longer difficult to hide them...