More than ten riders rode from Qishan Road into Yangping Pass.
"Handsome."
"Commander..."
On the top of the city, the soldiers who were still shooting arrows heard the shouts coming from behind. They looked back and rubbed their eyes.
"Leave me alone, continue."
On the 16th, Li Xia calculated that the enemy might make a detour through Wuguan Road. He did not dare to mobilize troops to return to Hanzhong, so after ordering reinforcements to Tianshui, he led only a dozen men back.
He planned to come back alone to mobilize the troops stationed in various places in Hanzhong. This was a method of using strength to overcome skill, but it was just more laborious.
More than a thousand miles of mountain road, traveled under starry night, one person and four riders. When sleepy, they would lie down on the horse to sleep, taking turns leading the horse, and kept marching.
This is a riding skill unique to the Mongols, but the Han people have to learn it and they can learn it...
At this time, Li Xia walked directly to Mao Yi'er, interrupted Mao Yi'er's salute, and asked: "No need to be polite, how is the situation in Hanzhong?"
Mao Yi'er was looking at Li Xia's black eyes in a daze, clasped his fists tightly and said: "Commander, I received a letter from Hanzhong yesterday..."
Li Xia listened for a while, then raised his telescope and looked to the east of Guancheng. He saw that a group of soldiers and horses had come out from the direction of Dingjun Mountain in the south and were crossing the Han River from the pontoon to surround the enemy.
"Is that Zan Wanshou?"
"Yes, after Lu Zhixian received the message, he said that since he was not sure when the enemy army would attack, he should continue to move the prisoners. If the enemy army came, it would be a good time to attract them to outside Pingyang Pass and catch them all in one go, so as not to scatter and plunder the people and bring disaster to the people.
Or cut off other Shu roads."
"Very good." Li Xia thought for a moment and said, "Continue to give the command, just pretend I'm not here. By the way, Liu Yuanli will keep it for me."
After that, he led Liu Jinsuo and more than ten guards up to the tower, picked up a straw mat that the defenders spread out when they rested, lay down, and closed his eyes.
"Commander, why are you still lying down?"
"What else? The battle is not over, and we won't be able to go to Hanzhong for a while. Lu Xiufu and Mao Yi'er handled the battle at Yangping Pass very well. Why should I take the credit from them?"
"But this..."
"I saw Liu Yuanli's banner. Hanzhong is on guard. It's okay."
Li Xia said, smiled, and felt a rare sense of relief.
The situation is different.
In the past, he could not afford to lose at all, because every time he put everything on the line, he would lose the whole game if he missed a single move. He had to prepare all the worst possibilities for everything, and he did not dare to entrust matters to others.
At that time, I really envied the Mongolian army. They were defeated every year and could come back every year. Their country was so big that they could always afford to lose.
At that time, this huge gap in national power made everyone in Shuchuan breathless.
I have endured it bit by bit and gained it bit by bit. I dare not say that I have narrowed the gap now, but at least I can afford to lose. It doesn’t matter if I lose a little.
This time, I switch to my opponent and take a risk, embarking on an adventure where there is no room for error, and every character in Hanzhong will bring differences to the opponent's adventure.
Li Xia no longer needs to seek perfection in everything and does everything by herself.
Some are not used to it.
"If you're not used to it...you should rest."
"Commander?"
Liu Jinsuo looked at the battlefield to the east for a while, and then looked at Li Xia for a while, thinking that he couldn't sleep despite all the noise.
However, when he looked again, he saw that Li Xia had actually fallen asleep.
Liu Jinsuo scratched his head and felt very tired.
After all, the Qishan Road is more than a thousand miles long and travels under starry night. It must be that no one has traveled faster than them on the Qishan Road since ancient times.
Liu Jinsuo asked a dozen of his guards to spread out their mats and lie down on the tower, but the thunderous sound of the cannons made them tired and unable to sleep.
He was thinking about Liu Niang and his newborn daughter, but he was actually worried...
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"Rang Zan Wanshou must strictly prevent deserters from harming the people's fields outside the city..."
"First move the prisoners back and place them properly..."
"Cover the cannon so that no one can see it..."
"Clear the road quickly and support Chencang Road..."
Li Xia heard a conversation outside in his sleep. When he got up, he saw that it was Lu Xiufu and Mao Yi'er talking to someone.
He was not in a hurry and silently watched them giving orders until Lu Xiufu turned around and saluted: "Commander, you came back in time?"
"Every time he sees me sleeping soundly in front of the battle, Junshi laughs."
"Don't you laugh, Lord, lying drunk on the battlefield?"
Even though Lu Xiufu said this, he couldn't help but put a smile on his face.
He calmed down his expression, barely regaining his usual reserved and solemn look, and said: "Commander, we have defeated three thousand enemy soldiers and captured the general. Hanzhong urgently reported that Shi Zhuan envoy has led two thousand people into Chencang Road...
…”
"Chen Cangdao... Mo Jiao Xu Kui was attacked from both sides and lost the Great Sanguan."
"Yes, Shi Zhuan envoy has sent a message on flying horse to disperse the pass. At the same time, he has sent troops to pursue him."
After hearing this, Li Xia thought of the time when he was in Xuzhou and lamented that the Song Dynasty was sometimes so weak that it was so frightening, but in this weakness, there were always stars shining, which made people sigh.
Lu Xiufu suggested: "As long as the enemy general is sent to reinforce, we can defeat Chen Cangdao's troops."
"Take the general's order and go."
"Here!"
Lu Xiufu couldn't suppress his excitement. He took the order and walked a few steps in a hurry, but then looked back at Li Xia.
"The commander-in-chief won't go?"
"I can't stay too long, I have to go back to Hanzhong first." Li Xia smiled and said, "I'm homesick..."
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Hanzhong City, Li Mansion.
"Since you are here at Yangping Pass, there is no need to worry."
Wu Qian poured himself a glass of wine. He was a little worried because he thought he was trapped here and was not allowed to go out. However, he had been through the ups and downs of the officialdom for a long time, and he was still calm as a mountain.
Li Yong smiled bitterly and said: "After all, I feel uneasy. A large number of prisoners and food are at Yangping Pass. If they are captured by the enemy..."
"Then let me deduce it for you again." Wu Qian said slowly: "You said that the enemy soldiers seemed to number between ten and twenty thousand, and they were running for a long distance. They should be one person and three horses, with a strength of about five thousand, carrying more than a month.
The rations are enough to reach Dasanguan, and you can even kill horses for food."
"yes."
"If the enemy general attacks Dashan Pass with all his strength, even if Shi Jun leads 2,000 men in pursuit, can he really keep Dashan Pass intact?"
Li Yong shook his head and said slowly: "There are only three thousand defenders, so it is difficult to defend. If the Dashan Pass is broken, Feiyu will lose most of the situation he won half a year in advance."
"Therefore, Yangping Pass should be used as a loophole to attract enemy troops. Only in this way can it be appropriate." Wu Qian said: "And Junshi had received the message yesterday. Knowing that enemy troops might be coming, he still dared to continue moving prisoners south. It must be
Corresponding contingency measures have been made. However, Hanzhong cannot be notified in time."
"Having said that." Li Yong said: "Lu Xiufu is young, who knows whether he deliberately set up an ambush or..."
"If you think so, Feiyu is younger."
Wu Qian stroked his beard and sighed: "I personally selected these officials in Hanzhong. Bingchenke is great, Wang Yinglin knows how to select talents. Lu Xiufu, Lu Junshi, the twenty-seventh member of the second class, is young and reliable in his work."
I still remember that at that time, Li Tingzhi from Huaidong sent a message to him, wanting to transfer him there... Peace of mind, peace of mind, the hero is holding a sharp weapon, why worry about it?"
Li Yong felt a little relieved after hearing this.
In short, it's useless to be anxious, Hanzhong City is sealed.
Wu Qian was old, but he didn't feel sleepy at all when he encountered this situation, and he was talking happily, as if he had returned to the time when he was giving advice in the Privy Council.
"Feiyu, the commander-in-chief of Shu, is not without talents. On the contrary, many talents have finally been able to take important positions and take on practical tasks, that is, recently, he has restored Chengdu, restored Hanzhong, and restored Longxi. His achievements are so dazzling that they eclipse others.
.Even the enemy generals ignored him and deceived no one among the Han people who dared to take such a risk."
When the old man said this, he smiled and said, "Let us scare him."
"The harvest is about to be harvested. After this, I don't know how much it will be trampled."
"It can withstand it, it can withstand it. Think about how many enemy soldiers have been lost?"
Li Yong smiled and said: "My little family is angry."
Wu Qian said: "Today, I remembered what you and I said about Feiyu when we were in Lin'an. You said that he was guarding the Shu road and wasting money and food. Now it seems that the money and food are worth it?"
Li Yong was finally convinced and nodded.
"value."
"In the past, when we defended Shu, we were too embarrassed by the Mongols. They occupied Hanzhong, Lizhou, and Jianmenguan. They invaded and plundered every year. Even though they were defeated, they could retreat calmly. This gave them the courage to ride deep and penetrate deeply.
I thought that the Song Dynasty was easy to bully! He should have wiped out his entire army several times..."
The next moment, someone rushed outside the study and reported: "The Marshal is back."
Li Yong was stunned for a moment and then turned his head. Wu Qian had already stood up.
"I must see Feiyu!"
Listening to this solemn and upright tone, Li Yong looked back and felt slightly worried.
Thinking about the incident in Lin'an again, he felt that Wu Qian did not want to praise Li Xia, but wanted to scold Li Xia...
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The sky is slightly bright.
Liu Yuanli was tied up like a sack and thrown on the horse.
He was injured in the leg. He was thrown to the ground by his horse while rushing through the pass. He immediately lost control of his command. After that, a small group of Song troops came out from the direction of Dingjun Mountain and blocked the retreat... and they were defeated.
It was said that the dragon entered the sea, and less than half a year after he was released, he became a prisoner again.
It was as if he was specially released by Li Xia and used to harm the Liu family.
Thinking back to the nearly two years of hard labor after being defeated and captured in Chengdu, I only regretted not being able to die in battle this time.
All desolations filled his heart, and Liu Yuanli felt disheartened...
Suddenly he heard the killing cry, and he raised his head blankly, only to see that the mountain road ahead was full of Song troops.
The Song army blocked the two thousand men he sent to capture Dashan Pass in the Shu Road.
This battle has been completely lost.
Someone lifted him off his horse, and a young Song official in the team got off his horse.
Liu Yuanli looked around and saw that the other party was beautiful, with a fair face, and his riding skills were very poor. He really couldn't convince anyone.
I wonder if the other party deliberately seduced him in the battle at Yangpingguan?
…
"Bring him to the front of the formation and order the enemy soldiers to surrender!"
Lu Xiufu gave an order and left first.
"Where is Li Xia?" Liu Yuanli couldn't help but ask as he was being pushed.
"You want to inquire about our military situation?" Lu Xiufu turned around and asked seriously.
"Idiot." Liu Yuanli spat.
Even now, we are still trying to find out more about the military situation.
"Is it Li Xia's plan to trick me?"
Lu Xiufu did not answer directly, but responded solemnly: "The prisoners should be relocated as soon as possible and make more preparations. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."
"A weak scholar is worthy of fighting. He wins by luck and feels proud of himself. It's extremely ridiculous."
Lu Xiufu thought for a while and then said bluntly: "In the front, Shi Gong, who defeated Wu Liang Hetai with 3000 troops and 30,000 troops, is leading the army. How many men do you have? How can you compare with Wu Liang Hetai? Are you not trying to persuade them to surrender?"
"Ha. She looks like a little girl, with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth."
Lu Xiufu stopped talking and walked calmly.
He talks a lot when in front of Li Xia, but he is still taciturn on weekdays.
Liu Yuanli then cursed endlessly.
"Little girl, have you ever killed anyone? Do you dare to go to the battlefield like this? I..."
Lu Xiufu pondered for a moment and said: "You want to provoke me to kill you. But your horses trample on my Hanzhong people's fields. You should lead people to build bridges and build roads to make up for the losses."
Liu Yuanli opened his mouth, but suddenly lost interest in talking anymore.
After a while, the war drums on the mountain road became louder and louder, followed by the Song army shouting in unison.
"Your generals have been captured, with no way out, and there are pursuers behind them, but you still won't surrender?!"
"..."
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Hanzhong, Shuai Mansion.
At the end of the discussion, Li Xia stood up.
"Well, thanks to everyone's hard work today, we will celebrate again when we win Guanzhong."
"The commander-in-chief wants to take Guanzhong? I'm afraid..."
"I wanted to wait for another year or two, but the opportunity is rare." Li Xia said: "Presumably Lian Xixian and Liu Heima are rushing to attack Dashan Pass. Liu Yuanli will make a surprise attack from the rear in more than ten days. When they see Liu Yuanli, they are surprised and suspicious.
At this time of uncertainty, I will lead Tianshui into Guanzhong, set up a battle array in the plains, and have a head-on showdown."