Yelu Youshang carefully told the story of his meeting with Li Xia.
Lian Xixian hung his hands on his knees and made no unnecessary movements from beginning to end. At the end, he asked: "You said 'take Hanzhong'. Li Xia was not disturbed at all?"
"Yes, he seems to be confident that we will not be able to capture Hanzhong."
Lian Xixian said: "Bo Qiang has worked so hard and Li Xia didn't harm you. I feel relieved."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Lian, for your concern..."
Liu Heima sat there and watched Yelu Youshang retreat and walk away, and asked, "What's the point of sending an envoy to see Li Xia?"
He was actually a little worried, worried that he would be confused like Jia Hou after meeting Li Xia.
Lian Xixian understood Liu Heima's concerns, stood up, and poured a glass of water for Liu Heima himself.
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu. It is necessary to send envoys. Your Majesty is going to fight in all directions. He will also send envoys to inform you before the war begins, giving the other party a chance to surrender."
"But Li Xia obviously doesn't want to surrender to Mongolia." Liu Heima said: "He has the heart to be independent."
"It's one thing that he doesn't want to. It's what I should do if I express my attitude." Lian Xixian said: "This is in the name of justice. It lets the world understand that the imperial court has tried to appease and does not want the war to spread to the people.
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Liu Heima said: "This is the difference between Lian Gong and Li Xia. Lian Gong uses troops vigorously and resolutely, and he is also upright."
Lian Xixian was like this when he attacked Hunduhai. He first seized the opportunity and occupied the terrain, and then sent envoys to recruit surrender. He expected the enemy to be ahead of the enemy and was fully prepared to meet the hasty enemy head-on.
Liu Heima believes that the use of troops should be as "upright" as Lian Xixian, so that he can gain justice and reputation and show his strength to the world.
"Li Xia...there are too many tricks and tricks."
"That's because he is accumulating strength." Lian Xixian muttered: "Li Xia started too quickly. What he lacks is accumulation. And our decisive battle with Hunduhai is his only chance. He must seize it, so he has to use cunning tactics to gain it."
Winning can be said to be a helpless move. Ingenious schemes are good, but they always have disadvantages, and it is difficult to convince people."
Liu Heima smiled bitterly, feeling that Lian Xixian got to the point.
"Li Xia is like...like a small vendor. He earns one copper per day and saves it carefully."
"So we always think that he is taking advantage of others, despise him, and always lose to him.
"He saved enough coins and took advantage of this big gamble to become rich?"
"Yes, only with capital can you be qualified to be upright. In the past, poor hawkers also had to change their clothes and start a big business. You see, Li Xia has begun to ask for a name to show his ambition. This time, he is using his power to overwhelm me.
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At this point, Lian Xixian said: "As long as he is allowed to run Longxi for another year or two, he will have a cavalry that can drive to Guanzhong and engage in a decisive battle. Both Guanzhong and Longxi will be condescending, and the battle in Mobei will be like this.
If it is not decided, I will definitely lose."
"In a year or two, Mr. Lian can always think of a way?"
"I think I can think of it, but when my strength is not as good as his, even I can only use cunning tactics."
At this point, Lian Xixian patted Liu Heima's hand, changed the subject, and said: "Mr. Liu, whisper something. Last night, I was drinking with Pei Zhi, and we talked about him going to Hanzhong to meet Li Xia. It seemed that... Li Xia
Do you want to win over Mr. Liu?"
Liu Heima was stunned and said nothing.
"Liu Gong does not need to blame Pei Zhi. He is drunk and cannot withstand my temptation." Lian Xixian said again: "I am also thinking about what will happen if we surrender Li Xia? But what if His Majesty is defeated by Ali?
No, brother, if the Central Plains becomes a land for herding horses again, the ten years of hard work you and I have put into practicing Han Dharma will be in vain. What’s more, Li Xia really can’t let Liu Gongshi control the place."
"Don't worry, Mr. Lian, I understand these..."
"It's good if you understand, it's good if you understand." Lian Xixian was really reassured and said: "Since Mr. Liu said this, I am 70% sure to turn the situation around."
"Lian Gong is so humble." Liu Heima said: "When it comes to military tactics, the Mongols have been doing it for decades since the time of Genghis Khan..."
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Li Xia has been a little troubled recently.
He felt that Lian Xixian had the meaning of "treating others in their own way."
Originally, after taking Longxi, Li Xia finally had the "power" that he had never had before.
Situation, simply put, means "I am very strong in this area."
Wait another year or two until the Longxi cavalry is reorganized, then "I am the strongest in this area."
It would be best if Liu Heima is willing to attack Longxi this time. It doesn't matter if he doesn't come.
As long as Li Xia doesn't send troops to fight in the plains in Guanzhong, Lian Xixian will have nothing to do with him.
But after the envoy arrived, Li Xia became a little surprised.
This feeling should be the same as when Liu Heima got his military map.
Lian Xixian used Li Xia's method. It seems that he learned it now and sold it now, because it was obvious that Lian Xixian used the correct method of military art in the past.
This is very powerful. Once the offensive and defensive momentum changes, you can immediately recognize the situation, admit defeat, and learn how to use the weak to defeat the strong opponent.
It can be seen from this that Lian Xixian is much stronger than Jia Sidao, not in terms of intelligence, but in attitude and mind.
Li Xia had heard of Jia Sidao before, but not Lian Xixian. But now he realized that it was not because Lian Xixian was not as capable as Jia Sidao.
It can only be said that due to various reasons, the story of Yeon Xixian and all the advisers of the Jinlianchuan shogunate was too little.
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"Lian Xixian does have a way to win Hanzhong, and it is very safe... The reason why he told me is that he is sure that I will not be able to make it in time, and he also wants to mess with my mind, make me lose, or even surrender to him..."
This thought in Li Xia's mind became stronger and stronger.
The reason why he can guess like this is because he is well versed in the art of war and strategy, and once an opponent of similar level appears, he will immediately have a "tacit understanding".
He looked at the map, his expression always focused.
Faintly, Li Xia looks a bit like Liu Yuanzhen.
But he is different from Liu Yuanzhen. He is too tough and determined, and his way of seeing things is also different.
Li Xia has no self-doubt, he is always sure of his judgment.
Because, if he were in Lian Xixian's position, he would have to achieve this level to be satisfied.
Not only must we win Hanzhong, but we must also use this to confuse our opponents.
Lian Xixian wanted more, and even told Li Xia openly and openly, "If I take Hanzhong, Yiqiu will do nothing wrong."
To put things right, he still wants to recruit Li Xia to surrender.
mad.
Crazy to be polite, upright and generous.
Because of this, Li Xia gradually became excited.
"Qishan Road is impossible..."
"Ziwu Road is impossible..."
He analyzed each Shu road for a long time and considered it for four days.
"Open your horizons... eliminate the impossible first... then... exclude these four Shu roads... the Yinping Road to Chengdu, and then the Jinniu Road? Impossible..."
suddenly.
Li Xia's eyes froze and he clicked on the map.
This finger was made with great force, and the map was immediately punctured by him.
He wiped his forehead habitually and grinned.
Met an interesting opponent...
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In the third year of Meng Ge Khan's reign, Guichou and Liu Heima followed Meng Ge to Liupan Mountain. At that time, Shangzhou bordered the Song Dynasty and was invaded by several people. Meng Ge ordered Liu Heima to guard Shangzhou. The Song people gathered their troops and did not dare to invade again.
Shangzhou is known as the "throat of Qin and Chu".
It is located southeast of Jingzhao Prefecture and at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains.
It is connected to Tongguan in the north and Junzhou on Jingnan Road in the Song Dynasty in the south.
If you look at it from the map, Shangzhou is on the east side of Ziwu Road. Going south from Shangzhou to Junzhou, you can reach the north bank of the Han River. Going up the Han River, you can go directly to Hanzhong.
It was almost the same path that Mongolia used to destroy gold.
To attack Hanzhong from this road, it is much longer than any Shu road, more than 1,200 miles. We must first detour to Jinghu Lake, and the Song Dynasty is all along the way.
But this is the Mongolian army's best tactic of detouring and evacuating the abdomen. This is true for destroying Jin, and it is also true for destroying Dali.
To attack the abdomen, that is, to avoid the enemy's frontal defense line and make a large detour to attack the abdomen behind.
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In July of the third year of Mongolia's Wokuotai Khan, he dragged thunder to Fengxiang and went south. He first sent an envoy to borrow a road from the Song Dynasty, hoping to make an agreement to join forces to destroy the Jin Dynasty. The envoy was killed by a Song general just as he arrived at Qingyeyuan.
Tuo Lei was furious and entered Dasan Pass. He first swept through Da'an Army, Lizhou, Daizhou and other places, broke through Wuxiuguan, captured Yangzhou, and entered Hanzhong. Song Shu Commander was forced to use the pass, and the Mongolian army passed through Fengguan and Jinzhou.
, Fangzhou, defeated the Jin army in Wudang Mountain, and entered Tangzhou and Dengzhou of the Jin Kingdom.
Only in the first month of the following year was the Battle of Mengjin Sanfeng Mountain, which showed the rapid advance of the towed thunder and light cavalry.
Liu Yuanli went up the Han River, not daring to compete with the thunder.
But he did not plan to take the prefectures and counties along the way, but only planned to march into Hanzhong.
It's a journey of 1,200 miles, and he can reach it in 20 days.
The key is that the exit of the Han River Valley is guarded by the Jinghu garrison, not the Sichuan and Sichuan garrison...
On the second day of June, Liu Yuanli led five thousand light cavalry out of Wuguan.
On the eighth day of the sixth lunar month, the Mongolian army arrived at Junzhou. Song Junzhou defender Lu Wenhuan was caught off guard and quickly closed the city. Liu Yuanli defeated the Song army outside the city at Gaotou Chishan, turned westward, and headed up the Han River...
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June 17, Fengxiang Mansion.
Lian Xixian stood at the top of the city and looked to the west, saying: "Li Xia hasn't sent out troops yet, so he is really calm."
Liu Yuanzhen asked: "Why do you expect Li Xia to send troops?"
"It's not a given, and there's no need to predict anything. Zhong Ju is too persistent." Lian Xixian said, "I'm just waiting to see if Li Xia will come."
Liu Yuanzhen pondered for a while and asked: "If Li Xia guessed that the fifth brother would turn around and advance, it would actually be too late. Therefore, he wanted to break the siege of Hanzhong. There were two ways: to return to the army for reinforcements, or to send troops to Guanzhong to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao?"
"Li Xia likes ambushes, and Meng people like to help others, both of which are to 'attack the enemy's weakness'. The purpose of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao is to mobilize the enemy to the road, which is equivalent to depriving the enemy of troops. He then said that the art of war is nothing more than 'attacking the weak with the strong'
, then there is no need to predict what Li Xia will do, just achieve the purpose of using the strong to defeat the weak."
Liu Yuanzhen felt that he had made some progress again.
He gradually understood why he lost to Li Xia before?
It is precisely because Li Xia always only wanted to achieve "attacking the weak with the strong", and he was too obsessed with appearances.
Seeing that Liu Yuanzhen's expression remained the same, Lian Xixian sighed: "Zhongju, don't think about being better than Li Xia anymore. This is also a kind of obsession that keeps your heart blocked. If your heart block doesn't go away, this time we will
I had no choice but to send Wu Lang."
"May I ask Mr. Lian, how to relieve your mental blockage?"
"Simple, admit that Li Xia is far better than you." Lian Xixian said: "Although I have never met him, he is definitely not a common man. Why do you try to compare with him?"
Liu Yuanzhen was silent.
Lian Xixian allowed him to comprehend on his own and look at the plain to the west to think.
As he said, the art of war is very simple: attack the weak with the strong.
This strength does not refer to the number of people. If five thousand troops in Guanzhong attack 10,000 Song infantry on the plain, it can be said to be strong.
And if Li Xiara mobilizes troops back to Hanzhong, even if he only transfers 3,000 troops, the original balance of 10,000 Song troops scattered at various passes in Longxi will be broken. The troops in the Weihe River Valley and Jieting Pass are suddenly tight, and 5,000 cavalry can advance into Longxi.
Be strong.
Of course, it was too late for Li Xia to return to Hanzhong.
What Lian Xixian hopes even more is that after this defeat, Li Xia will be willing to come over and work together with him to support this emerging dynasty.
"Why bother to compete with him?" Lian Xixian murmured: "Wouldn't it be better if we could persuade him to join forces with us?"
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Thanks to the leader of Seruduo for the reward. I will update more today and tomorrow, but it will be very late, so don’t wait~~