Liu Heima has returned to his master's Fengxiang Mansion.
For several days, he continued to receive news from Qinzhou and Jingzhao Mansion, and he also had a rough guess about the situation in Longxi.
But knowing is one thing, but it is not so fast to mobilize the army to support.
After the decisive battle of Lintao, there were only more than 15,000 combat troops left. The main force was rushing back and forth to Jingzhao Mansion and needed rest. Most of them were stationed in various places to prevent the situation in Guanzhong from being taken advantage of by the enemy.
If we want to send troops, we need to prepare logistics, food and fodder again.
Until May 28th, he still stood still...
A message from Tianshui came again, saying that the Song army had appeared on Mumen Road, and thousands of people were watching, asking for urgent support.
The governor's meeting hall seemed very dull.
Liu Yuanzhen has been a little downhearted recently and no longer talks as eloquently as in the past.
After sitting there for a long time, Liu Heima finally spoke.
"Let's talk about your opinions."
Jia Hou glanced at Liu Yuanzhen and saw that he was silent, so he had to say: "Wang Liangchen's 40,000-strong army is probably... gone."
After saying this, everyone looked at each other and fell silent again.
In fact, they had been thinking about this matter for a few days, and they were already shocked in private, but... they just couldn't believe it.
No matter how hard it is to believe, you still have to believe it. Otherwise, if there were 40,000 troops, could the Song army be allowed to wreak havoc in Longxi like this?
In the hall, the sound of swallowing was heard.
Like swallowing a huge stone that was impossible to swallow, Liu Yuanzhen swallowed his saliva and raised his head to look at the roof in frustration.
He knew that if he had listened to his words at that time, he was afraid that the Liu family would be gone now.
Seeing that no one was talking to him, Jia Hou had to continue: "Fortunately, Li Xia can only mobilize 10,000 troops. Qinzhou controls Mumen Road, and Wang Zhichen has sent reinforcements, so Li Xia will not be allowed to enter Longxi."
Liu Yuanzhen shook his head, thinking that with Li Xia's ability, he might have captured Gongchang, and there was not only one way to go.
But he no longer had the confidence to speak out.
Liu Yuanli asked: "Although Wang Zhichen has reinforced Qinzhou, can he still leave Luomen Road?"
"Yes, but this kind of mountain trail is not easy to march on. As long as the Wang family sends hundreds of people to guard it, it will be difficult for Li Xia to cross it even with tens of thousands of people."
"Stop guessing. Let's talk about war. I'll wait until we send troops..."
In the middle of Liu Heima's words, he heard some movement in the distance. He stopped talking and looked up. After a while, a general came to report.
"Marshal, Mr. Lian is here."
Fengxiang Prefecture is located on Qishan. There is Jiang's City seven miles south of the city. There is Jiangshui in the south of the city. It is said to be the place where "Emperor Yan was built with Jiangshui" as recorded in the Book of Jin.
Therefore, the Mausoleum of Emperor Yan was built on Changyang Mountain in Shennong Town.
When Lian Xixian arrived at Fengxiang Mansion, the first thing he did was not deploy defense, but go to the Yan Emperor's Mausoleum to offer sacrifices.
Li Xia did not understand the so-called "the great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs", but Lian Xixian understood very well the stabilizing effect of sacrifice on the people's hearts.
Nowadays, only the officials and generals of Shaanxi Province understand the situation in Longxi, and no ordinary people have heard about it. The results of the Lintao Battle have only been spread not long ago, and the soldiers and people of Guan Zhong are still celebrating the victory of the new dynasty.
Coupled with this sacrifice, Lian Xixian allowed people to see the righteousness of the orthodox court and his expectations for good weather and peace for the country and the people in the future.
People must have expectations.
In short, if the Song army dared to invade the country, they would be bandits, and everyone would kill them.
Lian Xixian has been serving as the Xuanfu envoy of Jingzhao for six years. He has always been concerned about the sufferings of the people and has made remarkable political achievements. He has also experienced the test of Alan Da'er, and the people of Guanzhong really support him.
After the sacrifice, Lian Xixian and the Liu family looked towards Guanzhong from the top of the mountain.
"Why is Mr. Liu worried so much?"
"If we want to mobilize troops to Longxi, I'm afraid..."
"It's too late." Lian Xixian said: "We have to understand the situation clearly. Now... the offensive and defensive momentum is easy."
Liu Heima was stunned.
Deep down in his heart, he still had the opinion he was accustomed to in the past, thinking that Li Xia was not strong.
Lian Xixian stroked his beautiful long beard, and said calmly, "If I were Li Xia, I would have captured Gongchang and controlled the Lintao troops. I would first capture Jieting Pass, and then capture
Qinzhou, control the main roads."
Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Yuanli looked at each other.
"How can I see Mr. Integrity?"
"I mean, if it were up to me, I would have already achieved this step." Lian Xixian asked, "How do you think he is better than me?"
Liu Yuanzhen couldn't answer, so he lowered his head and followed Lian Xixian's train of thought.
"To do it so quickly...he captured the Wang family first?"
"Yes, if we capture the Wang family first, the situation can be determined. The Song army seems to be blocked in Qinzhou, but it's just a blind trick given by Li Xia. He can always hit the key point, leaving the illusion for you to guess. Since you have gone the other way.
, how can you guess it correctly?"
Liu Yuanzhen had a deep realization and bowed, feeling suddenly enlightened.
Liu Heima said: "Lian Gong is here. Do you want me to send troops to recover Longxi?"
Lian Xixian did not answer immediately and murmured: "The worst situation is...Qinzhou has been lost."
"Why?"
Lian Xixian looked at Liu Yuanli and asked: "Zhongmin, if you are leading troops outside and learn that your hometown has been captured by the enemy and your entire family has been captured, what will you do?"
"I……"
"Let's talk about morale and military strength...that's all, there's no need to talk about it."
Liu Yuanzhen asked: "In other words, if Li Xia has not arrived in Gongchang, he will not have a chance. But if he has arrived in Gongchang, it will be too late for us to do anything?"
Lian Xixian said: "We can mobilize only 15,000 troops. If we send out all the troops, Jingzhao's defenses will be empty and it will be easy for Li Xia to sneak attack."
"yes."
"Li Xia also has about 10,000 elite troops. When we send troops, we must fight fiercely with the Song army at the Wei River Valley Road or Jieting Pass. Li Xia won a new victory, annihilated 40,000 people, captured Gongchang, and was unstoppable. We are fighting
We suffered heavy losses in the decisive battle at Hunduhai. Are we confident of victory?"
For Liu Heima, this is not a matter of confidence.
But it's not worth it.
No matter how weak the Song army is, with 10,000 elite troops guarding the mountain road, they will have to pay a heavy price to capture it. And Gongchang is unlikely to become the territory of the Liu family.
Liu Heima guarded Hunduhai to protect Guanzhong and his family.
As for counterattacking Longxi, he didn't want to fight.
In the past, the Mongolian cavalry would kill the local powerful in this situation.
This is what the Mongols should do. If they can't even do this, why should they surrender to Mongolia?
Thinking about this, Liu Heima shook his head and sighed, "I have no confidence."
Lian Xixian smiled.
He had long expected that Liu Heima had no intention of fighting.
"I'm here to comfort Mr. Liu..."
At the same time, Tianshui.
"The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, and to laugh and drink the blood of Huns when they are thirsty! Let's start over, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky..."
Five thousand elite Song troops from Qishan Road were still attacking the city from the south, and at the same time, loud war songs were heard.
Thousands of troops did not appear to be much during the exercise.
But when they actually appeared, they broke everyone's impression of the Song Army.
Annihilating 40,000 enemies, they came with the momentum of a great victory, and their momentum soared into the sky.
The defenders at the top of the city were horrified.
The siege of the city was in a hurry when suddenly, smoke and dust were seen billowing from the northwest.
The horn sounded and the flag of the Song army waved.
Soon, the east gate of Qinzhou City opened wide, and Wang Zhichen led more than a thousand horses and galloped out.
Although there were only a thousand Song troops coming from the direction of Gongchang, it was enough.
Half an hour later, Li Xia climbed up to the city and looked around, only to see the Weishui River flowing eastward, and there were no more people escaping.
"Your third brother is very smart."
Wang Zhongchen was shocked by the morale of the Song army and remained silent.
Only then did he realize that the offensive and defensive situation in Longxi had become difficult.
She felt sad in her heart and didn't want to speak, but she didn't dare to respond to Li Xia's words.
"It's impossible for him to defend it. There are only two thousand garrison troops in the city and one thousand elite cavalry reinforcements, but the commander has twice as many troops to attack the city..."
The reason is simple.
The garrison troops in various places were not mobilized by Wang Liangchen to participate in the decisive battle of Lintao, so they themselves were not very elite.
When these defenders saw the Song army coming out of Qishan Road, they all guessed that Wang Liangchen's 40,000-strong army had been completely wiped out. How much morale was there left?
The reason why they are still willing to defend the city is because they are waiting for reinforcements.
When they saw another Song army coming from the direction of Gongchang, it meant that Gongchang had been defeated, and they were even more frightened.
If Wang Zhichen had not escaped early, there was no guarantee that the garrison would not immediately turn around and attack.
He even only dared to bring his own thousand fine cavalry. After all, not everyone in the Mongolian and Han armies had horses or could ride them.
"Benefactor...my third brother..."
"Don't worry, I won't threaten Wang Zhichen with your family's population again." Li Xia said, "We have agreed."
"Thank you Lord!"
"Go ahead and point out those in the army who have been to Chengdu."
"Since the benefactor was going to replace them, why bother..."
"I just want you to point out that it was your Wang family who betrayed them one by one." Li Xia said, "We have agreed on this matter."
Wang Zhongchen closed his eyes, calmed down, kowtowed again, and said: "Yes, please benefactor, beware of Liu Heima's attack."
The conditions for negotiation have been agreed upon, and he is still being respectful now just to survive.
He is not afraid of death, but after preserving his family's bloodline, he is also willing to earn a little more life for himself...
Li Xia stood at the top of the city and took a look. Five thousand Song troops from the south had already entered the city.
After a while, the generals came forward to meet each other.
"Congratulations to the commander-in-chief for regaining Longxi!"
Li Xia turned around and smiled rarely.
This was actually expected. After the ambush on Wang Liangchen, Longxi's defenses were extremely empty, and there was not much suspense about taking it.
But I'm still happy...
After talking for a long time about the situation on the Qishan Road, the generals talked about the next deployment of defenses.
It is nothing more than sending more scouting horses and stationing troops on the high mountains to keep a lookout, waiting for the troops in Guanzhong to counterattack, determining their main attack direction, and resisting the enemy in the Weihe River Valley or Jieting Pass.
While upstairs in Weiyuan, Wang Zhongchen advised Li Xia that the only way to pacify Longxi as soon as possible was to accept the Wang family to deal with Liu Heima's counterattack.
This is just self-promotion and cannot be taken completely seriously.
In the battle to occupy Longxi, the most critical thing is Luo Mendao.
Li Xia's sudden attack was successful and he had already seized the opportunity.
One step faster, each step faster.
It was too late for Liu Heima.
After receiving the news in Guanzhong, deciding whether to send troops, discussing strategies, and preparing military supplies... all these actions could not be faster than Li Xia's speed of controlling the Longxi main road like a wind and the remaining clouds.
This is still the case of "more calculations win and less calculations, and worse still, no calculations."
Moreover, the military strength, morale, and geographical advantages of both sides have been completely reversed.
This is the situation in the short term.
In the long run, Li Xia was able to absorb prisoners bit by bit, continue to mobilize the garrison troops in Hanzhong, and even ask for help from Jinghu and Huaihe Rivers. On the other hand, Kublai Khan was facing Ali Buge and it was difficult to mobilize troops to support Liu Heima.
In fact, Li Xia was not afraid of Liu Heima's counterattack in Longxi, he was just afraid that Liu Heima would not come.
What is he best at?
Mountain defense, annihilation of enemies, and counterattack.
Now looking at Guanlong, the two armies of 100,000 have been wiped out. The strength of the 8,000 Song army has been put on the table!
Once Liu Heima comes, he will be in a hard fight, and Li Xia can conquer him.
With more than 10,000 Liu family cavalry, it will be enough to plan Guanzhong...
On the way back to Fengxiang Mansion from Emperor Yan's Mausoleum, Lian Xixianzheng and Liu Heima were riding side by side.
"I have to admit that I have lost my chance against Li Xia. All 40,000 troops have been lost, and we no longer have the strength to attack Li Xia. What is even more frightening is that our generals are still not awake and do not recognize
The situation. Therefore, I will not let Liu Gong send troops."
Liu Heima said: "It's true... the men were in Longyuan, Lintao suffered heavy casualties."
"That's right." Lian Xixian said, "Please be at ease, Mr. Liu. Although the current situation is unfavorable, it is only temporary. As long as your majesty draws a draw with Ali Buge in Mobei and the Mongolian cavalry turns around, they can destroy the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop."
What about Li Xia?"
Liu Heima breathed a long sigh of relief.
Right now, what he needs most is to recuperate.
Lian Xixian comforted Liu Heima, but then he changed his tone and said: "I'm just afraid that if I let it go, Li Xia will gain a foothold in Longxi."
Everything he said before was about the situation, but now he started to lay out his plans.
"In fact, Hanzhong is already empty. This time it is really empty of troops. All Li Xia's troops are in Longxi."
Liu Heima narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said: "However, all the passes on the Shu road are in the hands of the Song army. Li Xia's plan is far-reaching."
"We must also pretend to be real. The sheep soldiers are stationed in the street pavilions, stealing Hanzhong with a surprise force, blocking Li Xia's return, and destroying his power."
"this……"
"Liu Gong also knew that Li Xia should not be allowed to gain a foothold in Longxi. However, his troops are guarding the main road in Longxi and it is difficult to conquer him. Hanzhong is different. Even if it is to scare him and force him to disperse his troops, it would be better to regain the opportunity."
Having said that, Lian Xixian put down the reins with both hands, took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Heima.
"After Hanzhong is captured, I would like to ask Your Majesty to merge the east and west roads of Lizhou into one road, and appoint Liu Gong as the military and civilian envoy."
Liu Heima was stunned, reached out to take it, and lowered his head in thought.
This was completely different from Liu Yuanzhen's persuasion at the time. The rhetoric seemed somewhat similar, but Lian Xixian's insight into the situation and grasp of people's hearts were definitely not comparable to Liu Yuanzhen's.
Lian Xixian looked back at Guanzhong on horseback, and finally murmured to himself.
"Manage a strategic plan to appease Shengli. The country has entrusted me with a big plan, and I will live and die with it..."
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