At sunset, Li Zhaocheng was walking through Yanku Lane when he met a middle-aged man coming out of Han Mansion in front of him.
"I don't dare to trouble my brother to send me far away."
Hearing this sentence, Li Zhaocheng looked at the middle-aged man inexplicably.
He has a mediocre appearance, a cramped manner, and his clothes are patched. He is tidy, but unfortunately he has a dull air.
The two passed by each other, and Li Zhaocheng looked back again, seeing that the other person was only looking at the road, and his back looked even more dull.
He thought for a while and walked towards the Han family.
"Is Mr. Yining here? I have some official inquiries."
"Li Langjun, please come this way."
"No need to lead the way, I will go there myself..."
As he walked through the front yard, he suddenly heard the voices of several rough ladies talking in front of him. Li Zhaocheng was stunned for a moment, stopped and wanted to leave, but finally listened silently.
"Is he really a door-to-door son-in-law?"
"Yun Gu picked it herself, how can it be fake?"
"It seems that his character is really reliable. What's the origin?"
"I heard that my family comes from a medical family. I am a concubine. My father died early and he was kicked out by his brothers. He took his biological mother to practice medicine outside. His medical skills were so poor that he cured a man into a lame man a while ago. He lived in a dilapidated house.
He paid it back and took his biological mother to sleep on the street. Yun Gu thought he was pitiful and gave him two coins of money, but he didn't accept it."
"If you say this, you will be so dumbfounded that you will feel stupid."
"Yun Gu asked him if he could cure the scar on her face. She said he could try it, so she accepted half of the deposit. Half a month later, he went to the pier to carry sacks and was surprised to return the deposit, saying that he had medical skills.
It was too bad to be cured. Because his surname happened to be Han, and he came and went frequently, Aunt Yun asked him to come and take a look at Alang."
"What did Alang say?"
"Isn't it that what you want is someone who is so clear-sighted and can guard the door?"
"Then he is also willing to marry into his wife?"
"I have seen him once. He was walking beside Yun Gu, as happy as a puppy."
"Hey, Po Luhu, he's so beautiful, besides, Yun Gu's body..."
Li Zhaocheng couldn't listen anymore, turned around and walked away silently.
Just the short journey from Han Mansion back to Li Mansion, it seems that the whole Hanzhong is filled with a festive atmosphere.
The summer grain harvest is about to be harvested, and there are many people in the city holding weddings.
He was the only one who was unhappy.
After walking through the alley and returning to Li's Mansion, I saw two cooks hired by Li Yong carrying dishes to the kitchen. They couldn't allow him to interfere, so they sighed slightly and turned to the study.
Someone was guarding the entrance to the small courtyard. When he saw that it was Li Zhaocheng coming, he still stopped him. He didn't let him in until Li Yong spoke in the study.
…
In the study, Wu Qian and Li Yong were sitting across from each other and talking.
There were many official documents on the table and a mask beside it.
Since many officials in Hanzhong had seen Wu Qian, they were especially afraid of Shi Jun's sudden visit and would need to cover up temporarily.
According to Li Yong's idea, it doesn't have to be like this for a long time. When Li Xia stabilizes Longxi and even regains Guanzhong, his power may be strong enough to compete with Jia Sidao, and then he can expose Xunzhou's poisonous killing of eucalyptus.
He was not in a hurry and planned to let Wu Qian get used to Hanzhong first.
Li Zhaocheng entered the study and saluted: "I have met my father, Mr. Wu."
"sit down."
Li Yong agreed casually and continued talking to Wu Qian.
First, we talked about the "Flat Water Method", that is, how to solve the problem of water storage in disaster years and flood years after building a dam in Hanzhong to store water.
Then he talked about how to change Wu Qian's "Free Ship Law" and replace it with raising horses in Longxi, which would not only avoid forced recruitment of horse owners, but also eliminate the hidden danger of embezzlement and embezzlement by corrupt officials.
When Li Yong heard this, he nodded repeatedly, took notes, and expressed his admiration for Wu Qian's ability in governing the country and how he always adhered to the etiquette of a disciple.
"Thank you Mr. Wu for your advice. It's getting late, why not eat first?"
"No rush, no rush." Wu Qian waved his hand and laughed: "We have discussed government affairs these days. How about we talk to me about how Feiyu captured Longxi? I have been patiently waiting for a long time."
Li Yong smiled, with a look of pride in his eyes, which soon turned into a look for advice.
He knew very well that although Wu Qian was a civilian official and could not lead the army himself, he was an outstanding military strategist in the world.
Back then, after Duanping failed to enter Luoyang, Wu Qian proposed to prepare for the Mongolian army's counterattack and made an accurate judgment on the world situation.
It was also Shangshu who proposed the merger of the Jinghu Theater and the unified deployment of the Mongolian Communist Party, and also proposed the importance of Sichuan and Shu.
After that, the Mongolian Communist Party also proposed a three-layer fence strategy to defend Sichuan and Shu, and supported Sichuan and Shu after the Jinghu War.
From the few words he heard in Lin'an, he could keenly analyze the war situation in various places and put forward appropriate countermeasures. Just talking about military strategy and looking at the world today, no one can be considered young compared to Wu Qian.
In recent years, the late emperor just refused to use Wu Qian.
"Let me explain this to Mr. Wu in detail...Dalang, go and bring the food in."
Li Zhaocheng then stood up and left the study.
By the time he came in with the food box, Li Yong had almost finished talking to Wu Qian about the Battle of Longxi.
"..."
"I see."
Wu Qian stroked his beard and laughed for a long time, took a long drink from the pot, and then calmed down, saying: "Feiyu used Prime Minister Zhuge's plan to attack Wei twice, but he first threatened to leave Ziwu Valley, and then ambush General Zhang He.
Finally, we will march out of Qishan Road."
"yes."
"When we arrived in Gongchang, did we use Liu Zheng's twelve heroic methods to defeat Xinyang and capture the city's defenders?"
"That's exactly it." Li Yong said: "When Feiyu was making plans, the scrapped drafts were exactly the battle examples mentioned by Duke Wu."
"Good, good, the great way is simple, and the wonderful use lies in the heart."
Li Yong leaned forward, poured wine for Wu Qian, and asked: "Do you think that if you are an opponent, you can break the situation?"
"Unfortunately, Qishan Road defeated an army of 40,000, and the offensive and defensive momentum has been completely reversed. Next, Feiyu will use his strength to overwhelm others. If the opponent counterattacks Longxi, he will be defeated. If he does not counterattack, Feiyu will contain Longxi's troops.
well!"
Li Yong also smiled and poured wine for Wu Qian.
"Can we send troops to guard these Shu roads?"
"I've kept it since."
Wu Qian nodded and picked up the vegetables with chopsticks, his eyes always filled with contemplation.
A piece of fried meat in an iron pot was brought to his mouth, but he stopped.
Li Zhaocheng whispered: "This meat is a little too fried."
"Old." Wu Qian murmured: "The most important thing the Mongols pay attention to when fighting... is the word 'round'."
"What's the explanation?"
"When Temujin died, he left behind a strategy to destroy the Jin. He said that the Jin soldiers were at Tongguan and it was difficult to break through them. If he was false to us in the Song Dynasty, he would send troops to Tang and Deng to attack Bianjing... and detoured more than 3,000 people.
inside."
Wu Qian's tone was contemplative, and he murmured: "The reason why I proposed 'if the upper class survives, the country will survive, and if the upper class is destroyed, the country will be destroyed', it was based on the Mongolian fighting habit, which the Hulu learned from hunting.
The plan of good offices.
In the early days of the Mongolian army's southward march, they first attacked Jianghuai and then Jinghu. Both were unsuccessful, so they outflanked and attacked Sichuan and Shu. However, when the attack on Shu was unfavorable, they made a huge detour of tens of thousands of miles to capture Dali first. Looking at the wars in the past and present, the discussion of 'circuit'
'The word, no one can come out of the Mongolian prisoner's right..."
When Li Yong heard this, he frowned and pondered, and asked: "Young Master, do you want to tell me that the Mongolian army will bypass Jinghu and attack Hanzhong?"
He thought for a while and asked again: "No way?"
Wu Qian put down his kuaizi, waved his hand and said: "Don't rush to defend the wall, let me think carefully... How many defenders are there in Hanzhong?"
"More than three thousand people." Li Yong said: "And there are still garrisons in various states and counties. There are also garrisons in Jinniu, rice warehouses, and litchi roads. They can all arrive within three to ten days."
"Then this strategy is too dangerous and should not be used by the Mongolian army unless there is a way to quickly break through Hanzhong City."
"Since I have this concern, I should send more horses along the way to explore."
Wu Qian nodded, closed his eyes and thought, and then asked: "How many enemy soldiers were captured on Qishan Road and where were they placed?"
"Some are still repairing roads on Qishan Road, some are transporting military supplies, and some are building dams at Heshan Weir..."
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Fengxiang Mansion.
The exploring horse galloped back, raising gray smoke.
"Report! Report to Xuanfu and the marshal of the capital. We have detected the enemy in Qinzhou and added thousands of troops. They will then go south from Qinzhou and go down the wooden gate road..."
After hearing the report, Liu Heima frowned and said thoughtfully: "Is Li Xia back to Hanzhong?"
"No." Lian Xixian said: "If he returns to defend Hanzhong like this, it will be equivalent to abandoning Longxi. He will lead us to attack Qinzhou, so we must not fall into the trap."
"Mr. Lian, are you sure?"
Lian Xixian actually shook his head.
"There is no need to guess, this is a clear plan, to show that there is an ambush in Qinzhou. No matter what, I dare not take the risk to attack. Once defeated, Guanzhong will be lost, and he does not dare to come out to fight on the plains, so he
Those who beat him, we will beat ours..."
As he said that, he and Liu Heima looked at each other and said at the same time: "Attack Dashan Pass."
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June 23rd.
Liu Yuanli galloped on his horse, planning the attack on Hanzhong in his mind.
First, let's see if the city of Hanzhong is completely empty. If we can take advantage of the opportunity and capture Hanzhong in one fell swoop, then a big deal will be done.
And even if there are still defenders in Hanzhong, in the plains outside the city, there is still no force that can compete with his five thousand cavalry in a short period of time, enough for him to continue to complete the surprise attack.
When he was captured, he worked as a laborer in Heshanyan for a long time and knew that there were more than 4,000 prisoners left there.
Li Xia's fatal flaw is that he started too quickly. He fought in Chengdu, Diaoyu City, Lizhou, Hanzhong, and Longxi. He indeed escorted too many prisoners and has not yet been able to completely reorganize them.
The more than 4,000 people who built the dam at Heshan Weir were among the most loyal to Mongolia. Among them were Meng Ge's southern expedition troops, Wang Dechen's old troops in Lizhou, and even Liu Yuanzhen's old subordinates in Chengdu.
First attack the Heshan Weir, capture these troops, and then attack the armory in the east of the city to seize the military supplies. Send some troops and horses quickly north to attack the Dashan Pass. Attack from both sides, break the Dashan Pass, and release the troops in the pass to go south. Then we have the baggage, and
There is a way out.
At the same time, another group of troops captured Yangping Pass from the back.
In this way, by connecting Chencang Road to the north and Qishan Road to the west, there would be enough time to block the connection between Li Xia and Hanzhong.
Li Xia had just conquered Longxi, so he would definitely not be able to hold off the Liu family who had been in Guanzhong for a long time. When Li Xia loses the hearts of Longxi and is either defeated or surrendered, Hanzhong can be captured.
The key to the next step should be to clear the pass.
Just use the method Your Majesty used when he was marching south to Dali, taking the risk of taking Longshou Pass.
The front and rear flanking attacks opened up Chencang Road, allowing you to advance to attack and retreat to defend...
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"Report!"
"Fifth General, there is smoke in Chenggu County!"
The terrain in front became more and more open, and the sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder. The Mongolian and Han troops, one man with three horses and five thousand men, actually outnumbered the 20,000 horsemen.
Liu Yuanli, who was in the middle of the army, turned around and took a look, ordered him to pass through Chenggu County without entering, and galloped towards Hanzhong City.
After running for half a day, in the afternoon, I visited the horse and reported back.
"Report! Fifth General, the gates of Hanzhong City are closed!"
Liu Yuanli cursed secretly, "He moved too fast" and immediately ordered his deputy general Xiao Quan to lead two thousand men to Chencang Road.
Liu Jiajiu was in charge of Shaanxi and Shanxi, and also went to Lizhou to transport grain. The generals were familiar with the terrain and divided their troops into two groups in an orderly manner.
Here, Liu Yuanli led his troops and ran a little further towards Hanzhong. After a brief glance, his brows furrowed deeply.
He could see that the garrison at the top of Hanzhong City was in order and showed no signs of panic. They should have taken precautions a day or two ago.
But when marching in the river valley, all the Song army's exploration horses encountered along the way were clearly shot. The Song army's horses were slow. How could they know it was possible half a day earlier? How could they have been one or two days earlier?
Unable to delay for a moment, Liu Yuanli pulled the reins and gave a loud order.
"Let's go! Heshanyan!"
~~
On the top of Hanzhong City, Shi Jun, Kong Xian, Li Yong, Han Qi'an and others stood side by side, looking northward with a lookout tube, their eyes showing worry.
"Fortunately, the defenders realized that the Mongolian army was coming the day before yesterday." Shi Jun said.
As he said that, Shi Jun frowned and was already a little unhappy with Lu Wenhuan, but now was not the time to talk about this, so he could only deal with it calmly.
"Observing the movements of the Mongolian army, they are heading towards Chencang Road as expected. I have sent people to Dashan Pass to report urgently to Commander Xu. Now I am just waiting for the Mongolian army to enter Chencang Road, and Commander Lin will follow me in pursuit."
Lin Zi glanced at Han Qi'an and then responded loudly: "Yes!"
He had already received instructions from Li Xia, and if there was an enemy attack, he could just follow Shi Jun's arrangements.
This time, Li Yong listened to Wu Qian's analysis and believed that if the Mongolian army made a surprise attack in a roundabout way, unless Hanzhong was unprepared and could capture the city in one fell swoop, the Mongolian army would most likely open up the Chencang Road and block the Qishan Road.
Wu Qian only did analysis, but it was up to Shi Jun to decide the specific tactics.
Shi Jun's response was also simple. He first asked Xu Kui, the guard of Dashan Gate, to be prepared so that he would not be disrupted by attacks from both front and rear.
After that, when the Mongolian army entered the Shu road, he personally led the troops to pursue it...
It's still the same old trick from when he broke the Wulianghetai.
But in a crisis, of course, the best way to play is the one you are good at.
By then, the Mongolian army was blocked in Chencang Road, with insufficient food and grass, and naturally could not support the defenders at Dashan Pass.
Kong Xian came to Hanzhong to see off his relatives, and it happened to be a meeting, so he could stay and guard the city.
Unfortunately, although Wu Qian guessed that the Mongolian army might take a detour, it was a little late after all.
Shi Jun arranged the arrangements properly and asked again: "Guardian wall, river and mountain weir?"
"I have sent a message to escort the prisoners into Baoxie Road."
"That's good, the only problem now is that Yang Ping is closed..."
~~
Liu Yuanli was rushing towards Chencang Road on horseback, when he suddenly saw dust flying in front of him, and there was another scouting horse reporting back.
"Report! No prisoners have been found at the river and mountain weir..."
Liu Yuanli touched the horse's neck, and his eyes became increasingly worried.
He had realized that this surprise attack would only be discovered by others.
Li Xia actually has such unpredictable abilities?
At the moment, the best way is to still make every effort to open up Chencang Road in order to return to the army safely. As Lian Xixian repeatedly explained, "If you don't want to accomplish everything in one battle, just force Li Xia to divide his troops and get back the opportunity."
If we can capture Dashan Pass, our journey will not be in vain.
But he was a little unwilling to do so. After more than 20 days of detours, he had to leave the country in a big way?
…
"Report! Repay!"
While he was hesitating, another scout horse bolted back.
"Report! Report to the fifth general. A large number of Mongolian prisoners were found in the west. They were all tied up and connected in a string. They came out of Yangping Pass and were about to cross the Han River to the south. They saw our army exploring horses and were retreating back to Yangping Pass."
Liu Yuanli had a thought in his mind and asked: "How many people?!"
"It's so densely packed that I don't know how many there are."
Liu Yuanli had already reacted.
They are prisoners of war from the Liupanshan battle in Lintao!
Li Xia did not dare to put those 50,000 people in Longxi for fear of change.
If you want to cross the Han River and go south... you have to move to Sichuan.
It is true that Hanzhong was on counter-preparation, but it was only a day or two in advance, so there was no time to move the prisoners, and the news from the two places had not even spread yet...
How to do it?
Rush into Chencang Road, join forces with Xiao Quan, capture Dashan Pass and secure the retreat? Or take the opportunity to capture Yangping Pass, strangle Qishan Road, control the prisoners of war, and then attack Dashan Pass together with the strength?
Hanzhong has been prepared, and the Song army might take advantage of them if they enter Chencang Road at this time...
Liu Yuanli didn't talk much on weekdays and seemed very calm, but once he made up his mind, he was decisive.
"Turn westward! Attack Yangping Pass!"
The horn sounds.
The three thousand cavalry took a short rest, changed their horses, and galloped through Yangping Pass.
The victory of this battle depends only on whether the prisoners can seize the city gate and control the prisoners while they are entering the city gate.
The horse's hooves get faster and faster...
Gradually, Liu Yuanli saw Yangping Pass.
"Give me the military order! Charge at full speed!"
When the cry rang out, he saw that the prisoners were in chaos and crowded at the gate, refusing to let the Song army close the city gate.
Win!
That's what we want. Take back the prisoners and capture the two key passes. Then you will have the strength to capture Hanzhong...win!
Liu Yuanli knew that he could finally make his father realize his lifelong ambition and become a leader.
"Kill!"
~~
The setting sun is like blood.
In Fengxiang Mansion, Lian Xixian climbed up and looked at a line of soldiers and horses carrying siege equipment to the north of Dashan Pass.
He knew he was taking a risk this time.
But I have to do it.
It would be great if we could capture Hanzhong. If we couldn't, rescuing the prisoners would also increase our own strength and weaken Li Xia. But if that didn't work, it would be better to seize the Dashan Pass and disrupt Li Xia's deployment. It would be a good idea to recover the opportunity. At least it would ensure that Liu Yuanli could retreat.
return.
In short, he took the risk and tried his best to avoid the danger.
~~
In Hanzhong City, Shi Jun led Lin Zi and two thousand infantrymen and strode out of the city, preparing to block Chencang Road.
They also risk their lives.
Shi Jun was not afraid during the battle at Mahujiang, and he will not be afraid today...
On the top of the city, Kong Xian stood with his sword in hand, inspecting the military situation.
He must try his best to ensure that Hanzhong is not lost.
Inside the city, Li Yong and Han Qian quickly walked into the study and asked Wu Qian again.
"You're saying... Yangping Pass is transporting a large number of prisoners and it's too late to move them back?"
"Yes, at first I sent a message saying that it was not confirmed that the Mongolian army might come. This morning Yangpingguan sent someone to report that the 50,000 Mongolian prisoners who had been moved by Fei Yu had arrived and needed to be sent away as soon as possible. The journey is too far.
The news is inconvenient..."
"I have a question. Even if Feiyu arranged it in advance, how could he annihilate 40,000 people?"
"Daochang Hao made a firearm..."
~~
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
When Yang Ping closed the door, there were four loud sounds in succession.
The cannonball smashed through the galloping knight, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere, and the man and his horse toppled over.
"Hey!"
Liu Yuanli was knocked to the ground by his war horse. When he looked up in the chaos, he was stunned on the ground.
"It's too far."
No artillery vehicle can hit such a distance...
~~
"Light the fire! Light the fire!"
Lu Xiufu shouted, stepped forward personally, took a torch and lit the fuse.
There was another "boom".
The prisoners below the city turned around and saw that the soldiers and horses in the distance were already disintegrating before they could get closer.
"Eternal Life!"
"Eternal Life Heaven..."
~~
"Hush!"
To the west of Yangping Pass, someone reined in the reins, listened carefully for a while, and smiled bitterly.
"It seems that there is no danger."
"Commander, I told you a long time ago, you don't have to worry at all."
"Aren't you trying to comfort me?"
"Of course not, I guessed it! The commander-in-chief praises Mr. Han, Mr. Yi Ning, Mr. Li, Shi Zhuanshi, and Magistrate Lu every day, but he never dares to let them do things. Haha, how many great people do we have here?
Hanzhong, of course don’t worry, I guessed it.”
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Thanks to the two leaders of "Seruduo" for the reward. I'll add another chapter every day. I'm an old friend. Thank you for your continued support~~