A group of cavalry rolled in. When they reached the gate of Guan City, Liu Yuanzhen dismounted and strode away, passing through groups of soldiers.
"I met my father, Wang Shuai."
Liu Heima and Wang Liangchen, who were talking solemnly to the map, turned around.
"Li Xia escaped?" Liu Heima asked.
"Yes." Liu Yuanzhen said: "Haier calculated the right time for Li Xia to retreat and sent three hundred dead men to attack. Unfortunately, the terrain was too narrow."
This was expected, and Liu Heima was not surprised.
Liu Yuanzhen added: "But I discovered that there were many civil servants from the Song Dynasty around Li Xia, so the next day, I threw a lot of letters into the city."
Wang Liangchen on the side smiled slightly.
Sure enough, Liu Yuanzhen said: "The boy asked Li Xia in the letter why he retreated after agreeing to submit to King Monan and bringing a group of Song officials."
"What a great talent." Wang Liangchen couldn't help but praise him.
Liu Heima smiled bitterly and sighed: "It made Wang Shuai laugh, and he lost many passes on the Shu Road."
"It doesn't matter, I also lost Bai Guanma." Wang Liangchen waved his hand and said: "Things have their own priorities, so don't pay attention to these trivial matters for the time being."
The two of them seemed not to care about Li Xia, and planned to shelve the matter for the time being and continue discussing the war.
However, Liu Heima couldn't help but said another sentence.
"With such a person in Zhao Song, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."
Wang Liangchen gave a faint smile and responded: "No matter what kind of person was born in Zhao Song... so what?"
He is also willing to talk more about Li Xia.
He knocked on the map on the desk...but this was a map of Liupan Mountain and there were no passes on the Shu Road, so Wang Liangchen pointed to the corner of the desk again.
"Liu Shuai, don't worry. Who are the three brothers Cao Youwen, the Song generals who guarded Hanzhong? In terms of military strength, they are more than ten times stronger than Li Xia. Let us open the door to Sichuan and Shu."
At this point, Wang Liangchen was deeply moved and said: "My father often recalled this battle later and lamented the bravery of the Cao brothers and how Zhao and Song were hopeless."
"oh?"
"I'm not afraid of Liu Shuai's jokes... When the Jin Dynasty died, my father had the intention of joining the Song Dynasty. Fortunately, Song Shu Commander Zhao Yanna did not reply.
When my father followed Prince Kuoduan to Shu, fortunately Zhao Yanna issued seven orders a day to force Cao Youwen to send troops to fight in the field, but he was annihilated by my father.
Later, Cao Youwan and Cao Youliang guarded Jiguan Pass. Fortunately, Zhao Yanna refused to send troops to rescue him again, so my father wiped out the Song army.
At that time, Zhao Yanna fled straight back to Chengdu, and Prince Kuanduan drove into Shu, broke through the sword gate, and entered Chengdu...Does Liu Shuai know how the army conquered Chengdu?"
Liu Heima shook his head.
He actually knows.
But how did the princes of the North come? They formed a stronghold to protect themselves.
They are the elders from the same hometown, and the elders from the same hometown have become their influence.
Some people who abandoned the people and fled felt shameful even if Liu Heima read their names.
Wang Liangchen sneered and said: "Zhao Yanna led 30,000 Song troops from Chengdu to the prefecture and fled directly on the pretext of leaving the city to fight. Kuoduan then entered Chengdu..."
Liu Heima closed his eyes.
He had only been to Chengdu last year and had seen the desolate and desolate scene.
1.4 million people were slaughtered... and this was just the beginning.
Sichuan and Sichuan had a population of 12 million, but now only less than 2 million people remain.
Liu Heima is a Confucian scholar. Even if he is in an enemy country, he still feels that killing is too much.
Wang Liangchen continued to talk.
"In the following month, Kuoduan divided his troops into four groups and attacked Sichuan and Shu. The South Route Army reached Meishan in three days, Qingshen in two days, and Leshan in one day; the East Route Army defeated Chongqing, Fuling, Wanzhou, Kaizhou, Dazhou...
…
If Kuo Duan had not had the ambition to destroy the Song Dynasty and only wanted to plunder; if Meng Gong had not stabilized Jinghu and returned to Sichuan and Shu, Zhao Song would have died in this year.
But when Liu Shuai looked at it again, what happened to Meng Gong? He was so angry that he died... ha. What happened to Zhao Yanna? He was demoted to Jiangling.
Tens of thousands of people died, but Zhao Yanna was demoted to Jiangling and lived for two more years because Zhao Song did not kill scholar-bureaucrats.
Why can a person who makes lies and lies be appointed commander of Shu? It's all because when Wu Xi rebelled against the Song Dynasty, Zhao Yanna assassinated Wu Xi as a civil servant, and the Song court believed that he was loyal, which is ridiculous."
Liu Yuanzhen shook his head and sighed.
He looked down on Song Ting, but at the same time he also looked down on Kuo Duan... he was just a butcher who killed and looted, had no talent or strategy, raped and looted, which was disgusting.
Only King Monan is the only way out in this world.
…
"We, the Wang family, are so lucky that we are not attached to Zhao Song."
At the end of his words, Wang Liangchen sighed again.
His Great Khan is dead, and he needs to review these to strengthen his determination.
"Speaking of these, in a word, no one can save Zhao Song. So what if Li Xia seizes Hanzhong? When we take our hands, we can take it back easily."
Liu Yuanzhen said: "I'm afraid that Li Xia will no longer be in Hanzhong by then?"
Both young men smiled.
They were from an aristocratic family, well versed in literature and martial arts, and had a self-righteous nobility about them. They looked down on the meek Song officials in the south the most.
And they could smell a very familiar temperament in Li Xia, the habit of a proud family.
——Li Xia is the same kind of person as them and will definitely not be tolerated in the Song Dynasty.
This is their intuition.
…
Having said this topic, the events in Hanzhong were temporarily forgotten.
"Go on." Liu Heima said: "Shanfu Gong sent a message saying that Brother Alibu sent people south and kindly invited King Monan to go to Hara and Forest to discuss the matter of the Khan throne."
"Hongmen Banquet." Wang Liangchen said: "We must not go to Hara and Forest."
"But, this is strange." Liu Heima pondered: "What are they waiting for?"
He clicked on Liupan Mountain on the map and asked curiously: "Hunduhai neither retreats to Mobei nor eastward to Qinchuan. The army is stationed in Liupan Mountain...why?"
"This is also where eldest brother is confused." Wang Liangchen said: "So eldest brother ordered me to see Liu Shuai and ask if we should take the initiative to attack?"
"No."
Liu Heima immediately shook his head and said: "We are in a weak position and cannot be more impatient than Hundu Hai."
Wang Liangchen's brows were deeply furrowed. Gu Jiu
The number of troops in Liupanshan has increased to more than 50,000. This is the Mongolian cavalry that is really sweeping the world... It is so scary.
"But if we wait any longer, the stronger Hunduhai's troops will become, the more vulnerable we will become."
"Then we can't take the initiative to attack." Liu Heima said: "Please repay brother Ling and be sure to keep your composure until Brother Mo returns to Kaiping, and when King Monan truly takes control of the troops of the Southern Expedition..."
"Commander! Urgent report from Jingzhao Mansion!"
Suddenly, a report came.
Liu Heima looked back and felt something was wrong.
"Report to the commander-in-chief..."
"explain!"
"Nearly half of the army returning from the attack on Song Dynasty... turned against them!"
Liu Heima felt dizzy and almost fell over, shouting: "How is that possible?! King Zong has promised to help King Monan ascend the throne!"
"The second prince Asotai personally went to the army, persuaded Hara Buhua to rebel, and led more than 30,000 people to attack Jingzhao Mansion again. Duke Lian and Duke Shang urgently asked the commander to return to the army as soon as possible..."
Liu Heima was furious.
Who is Asotei?
Meng Ge’s second son.
When he invaded the Song Dynasty last year, Asotai also followed the expedition, but when he arrived in Shaanxi, he treated the people of Shaanxi as prey and hunted for fun.
Under the strong resistance of various princes, Meng Ge severely punished Asotai and ordered him to stay in Liupan Mountain.
Unexpectedly, Brother Meng had just died, and Asotai had immediately decided to support Brother Ali.
Now, Mo Ge was going to lead the southern expedition army to Kaiping, but he was intercepted halfway by this rebellious son of Meng Ge Khan.
Once they are allowed to join forces with Hunduhai in Liupan Mountain, the two princes Liu and Wang will have no power to compete.
Obviously, Brother Ali got the news too quickly...
"Damn."
"Damn."
Liu Heima and Wang Liangchen finally knew what the other party was waiting for.
The two armies, which had planned to join forces, had to face strong attacks separately.
Wang Liangchen spat and said: "I must rush back to Gongchang immediately. The Wang family will resist Hunduhai with all their strength. Please Liu Shuai must protect Jingzhao Mansion!"
"I swear to capture this unworthy clan member."
To the northwest, the messenger's horse hooves raised dust and smoke in the distance.
Obviously, the news came that Hunduhai was sending troops.
Compared to the weak Song Dynasty, this is the real strong enemy...
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Ziwu Pass.
"Look at you being a coward!"
"I'm not sure, please try again."
"Look at how cowardly you are!"
"How dare you say that you are from Guanzhong with such a stale taste?" Lin Zi frowned, already very displeased.
"I am from Guanzhong, but I came to Suining with my uncle when I was eight years old..."
"Tsk." Lin Zi smacked his mouth, and his tone became a little more serious, "Um, I'm from Guanzhong... Uh, uh, is that possible?!"
"Uh-huh, uh-huh."
"You three, teach him to practice again. Remember, this is a fatal mission."
Lin Zi shook his head, left the barracks, took a deep breath, walked up to Guancheng, and looked north.
He has now been moved to the position of commander of the Zhenxi Army, and is also responsible for inquiring into military affairs.
Including the detailed works that Li Xia left in Kaifeng back then, he took over all of them.
As for Jiang Fan, he was in charge of inside information. Investigating the family backgrounds of Hanzhong and Sichuan and Shu officials would be enough to keep him busy for several years.
Lin Zi came here to inquire about the situation in Guanzhong this time.
There are three purposes, one is to deploy agents into Chang'an; the other is to inquire about the situation in Mongolia; the third is to release news to attract the population of Guanzhong.
After arriving at Ziwu Pass, Yang Ben was very enthusiastic and not as annoying as Liu Jinsuo said. After learning about Lin Zi's errand, he insisted on taking people there to explore the road first.
Today is the third day since Yang Ben set off, and Lin Zi is quite worried.
After looking at it for a long time, he finally saw more than ten horses galloping towards the Shu Road to the north.
"It's General Yang who's back, hurry up and close the city!"
…
"Hush!"
Yang Ben got off his horse, saw the forest running down from the city, and immediately went to pull Hu Legen off the other horse.
"Oh, guard, I didn't escape, I didn't escape at all..."
Hu Legen now speaks Chinese very fluently. He has been a prisoner for more than two years. For some reason, his belly is also quite round.
Yang Ben grabbed his collar and dragged him directly to the forest.
"explain."
"Say it."
"Tell me about it." Hu Legen looked up at the forest and said hurriedly: "I found out that a fight started! A fight started! The fourth king and the seventh king really started fighting, and everything became chaotic... It seemed that the second prince was helping the seventh prince.
The king wants to fight the four kings, and everything is really in chaos..."
Yang Ben kicked Hu Legen on the leg.
"Say name."
"Guard General... Guard General, what you said in Jingzhao Mansion was... you asked me to pretend to be... You can't mention my name."
"Idiot." Yang Ben cursed and turned to look at Lin Zi.
He knew that Li Xia, who was now in charge of Sichuan and Shu, was very concerned about population. But population did not just come, and it was extremely difficult to attract refugees from Guanzhong.
I thought I had no chance, but now I have.
"The war in Guanzhong has started, and there will soon be a large number of refugees..."