Within a few days, countless Song and Mongolian generals were shouting the name of Dengzhou in the Heluo and Jingxiang areas.
Here is a chess eye.
More than a hundred years ago, in the eleventh year of Shaoxing, the Song and Jin Dynasties negotiated peace. The Song Dynasty ceded Dengzhou to the Jin State, with Dengzhou forty miles west and forty miles south as the boundary; Shaoxing was recovered in the thirty-first year of the Song Dynasty.
Dengzhou; two years later, Dengzhou returned to the Kingdom of Jin again...
Therefore, Liu Zheng was from the north.
He was born in Rangcheng, the seat of Dengzhou, and in the Kingdom of Jin.
Wang Jian was not from the north. He was born in Pengqiao Town, more than fifty miles southwest of Dengzhou.
Among the most dazzling famous generals in the world today, two of them are from Dengzhou.
As for the figures in Dengzhou, there are not only Wang Jian and Liu Zheng.
At the beginning of the war between Song and Mongolia, Meng Gong recruited more than 20,000 strong men in the three states of Deng, Tang and Cai, named the Loyal and Submissive Army. He had strong soldiers and horses, and he often severely defeated the Mongolian army.
When Wang Jian rose to prominence, he was surrounded by 20,000 loyal and obedient soldiers.
At the beginning of the war between Song and Mongolia, Meng Gong recruited Liu Zheng to his tent. Liu climbed to Xinyang City all night and attacked the city with twelve men. How brave were these twelve men?
In troubled times, the more chaotic the place, the more heroes emerge.
Because this area is the junction, the "head of Beijing and Lake", the "backbone of the world", the hub, the gateway, and the middle of the world.
The strategic location of Dengzhou was fully understood by the Song and Meng generals.
The earliest method of dragging thunder and destroying gold was to go down to Xiangyang from the Han River, then go north to Tang and Deng, and go straight to Kaifeng;
The bad blood between Jia Sidao and Li Zengbo arose due to the incident in Xiangyang, south of Dengzhou;
Shi Tianze placed his two most valued nephews in Tang and Deng states;
When Lian Xixian dealt with Li Xia, he ordered Liu Yuanli to take the Wuguan Road, leave Dengzhou, go to the Song Dynasty, and follow the Han River to attack Hanzhong;
Lu Wenhuan is based in Xiangyang, and the first thing he faces is the enemy of Dengzhou...
Precisely because of the importance of understanding the strategic location of this area, the generals on both sides have always been steady and steady against the enemy, and neither dared to act rashly.
There have always been wars.
When Gao Gao was guarding Xiangyang, he fought a battle with Dong Wenwei, who was guarding Zaoyang by the Mongolian army, on the banks of the Baihe River. The next year, Tachaer attacked Xiangfan, and there was another battle.
In the past few years, Lu Wenhuan guarded Junzhou and often fought with Shi Shu and Shi Quan. Last time, he also fought against Liu Yuanli.
In short, the generals of the two countries have been fighting for more than ten years, and they have become familiar with each other. Basically, with a wave of the flag, they know what the other side is stuffing in their assholes.
Then when fighting, you will lose your passion and gain more reason.
Sometimes it is even necessary to send envoys over to conduct a deduction, so that each other can know the victory or defeat, such as, "It has been raining continuously for the past two months. You cannot attack, so retreat."
"If we retreat, we will retreat. By the way, why don't you sell some more iron pots?"
"It would be better to open a discussion forum..."
Things like this gradually became the norm on border battlefields.
This time when Li Fen rebelled, Mongolia transferred many generals to Shandong to quell the rebellion. For example, Caizhou's Zhudu, Zaoyang's Dong Wenwei, etc. were all preparing to lead troops to the expedition.
It's not that Lu Wenhuan never thought of taking advantage of the opportunity to send troops, but on the one hand, there was no order from the court, and on the other hand, Mongolia was indeed on guard...
No one thought that Li Xia would suddenly capture Dengzhou.
This incident gave Lu Wenhuan a very strange feeling, as if he and Shi Quan were confronting each other, thinking about their next move. Suddenly, Li Xia rushed up, held down Shi Quan's head and smashed it in front of him.
The smash caused blood and flesh to fly, and Lu Wenhuan was stunned.
When Deng Zhou returned from the investigation, he saw Li Xia's fighting style, which was so rough and brutal, but also so neat and sharp.
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Before Li Xia attacked Dengzhou, he had no contact with Lu Wenhuan.
Only after capturing Dengzhou, he sent people to Xiangyang to ask for help.
Although he said he was asking for help, Lu Wenhuan understood Li Xia's intention and instigated the Xiangyang defenders to fight the Mongolian army in Nanyang to contain the Mongolian army and share the pressure in Guanzhong.
This was a disaster, but Li Xia was willing to hand over Shi Quan's head and the city of Dengzhou.
Lu Wenhuan believes that this deal is not impossible.
But he had to ask the court for instructions before he could decide whether to send troops.
Fortunately, the imperial court responded very quickly this time. Before Lu Wenhuan's report could be delivered, an edict had been delivered, ordering him to send troops to contain the Mongolian army and cooperate with Li Fen.
There is another thing... Lu Wenhuan is not sure whether Li Xia is in Dengzhou himself or has sent a general here. If there is a chance, whether he should get rid of Li Xia and eliminate troubles for the court.
When the imperial court issued the edict, it was obvious that it did not expect that Li Xia would capture Dengzhou and did not give any orders about it.
Lu Wenhuan can't control this for the time being.
He could only immediately recruit 15,000 troops, go up the Baihe River, and take Dengzhou...
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"too slow."
Seeing that Song Ting had not yet sent troops, Li Xia couldn't wait any longer.
On April 10th, he annihilated Shi Quan's reinforcements by the Baihe River; on April 11th, he rushed to Dengzhou, joined forces with Liu Jinsuo and Yang Ben, and captured Dengzhou.
By April 16, Li Xia had rested in Dengzhou City for five days.
More and more Mongolian troops have joined forces.
There are soldiers and horses from Luoyang, Dong Wenyong and Dong Wenzhong who are chasing Li Xia; there are soldiers and horses from Zhucheng in Nanyang Prefecture, Dong Wenwei and Jidu; and there are also soldiers and horses from all walks of life who have set out to Shandong to put down the rebellion.
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Dengzhou City already feels like "dark clouds are pressing down on the city and it is about to be destroyed."
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Liu Jinsuo, who accompanied Li Xia on his tour of the city, looked into the distance for a while, put the lookout tube in his hand, and asked Yang Ben, "What are we waiting for? Reinforcements?"
Yang Ben was thinking and did not answer immediately.
Liu Jinsuo asked again: "Hanzhong cannot mobilize too many troops. Will Deputy Commander Zhang send reinforcements from Guanzhong?"
"Won't."
"Then what are we waiting for?"
"Waiting for Lu Wenhuan to take over Dengzhou City."
"Why?!" Liu Jinsuo stared wide-eyed and said, "Why should we give the city we fought so hard to conquer to others?"
Yang Ben looked impatient and said to himself: "How can I explain this to you idiot Liu?"
"Say a few words and I promise you'll understand."
"The Art of War says, if the ground is scattered, there will be no fighting; if the ground is light, there will be no stopping; if the ground is contested, there will be no attack; if the ground is crossed, it will be endless; if the ground is crossed, it will be joined; if the ground is heavy, it will be plundered; if the ground is wide, it will be marched; if the ground is encircled, there will be plotting; if the ground is dead, then there will be
War. Dengzhou is a light place and cannot be stayed. It is also a thoroughfare and must be joined by the Xiangyang defenders..."
"Yang Stinky Face, you did it on purpose, didn't you?"
Just when Liu Jinsuo was about to scold Yang Ben again, Li Xia had already descended from the top of the city and at the same time ordered: "Military meeting."
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"Why do we come to attack Dengzhou?"
Li Xia pointed to the location of Tongguan on the map and drew a circle along the circuitous route south.
"We mobilized nearly 10,000 Luoyang soldiers and horses with 2,000 cavalry and asked them to follow us. After capturing Dengzhou, we attracted another more than 10,000 Mongolian troops. Now there are more than 20,000 Mongolian troops arriving.
We only have more than 5,500 people and cannot contain the more than 20,000 Mongolian troops, so we need the Xiangyang garrison to fight the Mongolian troops."
Li Zeyi asked: "But we are defending the city. More than 5,000 people may not be able to defend Dengzhou. What if more troops are transferred from Guanzhong?"
Li Xia said: "Don't forget our original strategic purpose."
Li Zeyi was stunned.
Li Xia clicked on Tongguan again on the map.
"There is still a group of Mongolian troops on the other side of the Yellow River. They are staying here, waiting for our main force to be exhausted before attacking Guanzhong. When all the Mongolian troops in Henan gather in the Nanyang area, we can annihilate them.
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"Haha, I understand when the prince says this." Liu Jinsuo suddenly realized.
"Do you really understand?"
"It's simple, Liu Zheng and Dong Wenbing blocked the door of our house, and Shi Tianze wanted to beat Li Fen. The county king climbed over the wall, took Dong Wenbing and Shi Tianze to the door of Lu Wenhuan's house, and asked Lu Wenhuan to beat them. Then the county king went back and beat them first.
Got Liu Zheng..."
"Not bad, smart."
Liu Jinsuo was overjoyed to receive the praise and said: "This is the art of war, it is the same as our original fight in Lin'an."
In the hall, Hu Legen and Li Zeyi cast awe-inspiring looks at Liu Jinsuo.
Hu Legen did not understand these military techniques, and admired Liu Jinsuo very much. He thought that he could not match General Liu in terms of stature, bravery, and military skills. He wondered if General Liu could write poetry.
Li Zeyi didn't know Liu Jinsuo well, but felt that General Liu could use such crude words to explain such a complicated battle situation so simply.
Liu Jinsuo was very proud and glanced at Yang Ben again.
Yang Ben tilted his head and was too lazy to pay attention to this rough guy.
He understood that Li Xia usually spent most of his military discussions training generals.
really……
"Fighting is similar to pursuing a lady. We cannot change our minds. Today we want to attack Luoyang, tomorrow we want to attack Kaifeng, and then we want Dengzhou. We have to go at our own pace, always take the initiative, and implement our strategy...
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"clear!"
The generals in the hall were quite vocal about the merit, but there were some things they didn't quite understand in their hearts. For example, Liu Jinsuo felt that pursuing a lady was so troublesome.
Yang Ben asked again: "What the general is worried about is that Lu Wenhuan refuses to lead his troops, and Dengzhou is about to be surrounded."
Li Xia said: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't come. Just grab a little time and try to defeat the Shanxi Army. Regardless of whether he comes or not, we will withdraw from Dengzhou on April 18th and make preparations for our respective retreats. Li Zeyi, you can do whatever you want.
After I break up..."
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"Dengzhou, Dengzhou..."
Dong Wenyong has led his army to Dengzhou and set up camp on all sides of Dengzhou City.
He did not rush to attack the city, but prepared to build a ring around the city to trap Li Xia to death.
I don’t know when the Mongolian and Han armies began to gradually reduce the tactics of using cavalry to kill enemies, and began to like to build cities and besiege them.
For example, when Wang Dechen was in Lizhou, he repeatedly proposed building mountain fortresses to deal with the Song army's fortresses.
There are many rivers and lakes on the Jinghu battlefield, and both sides have actually been digging trenches and erecting fences over the years.
It is increasingly lacking the military style of Genghis Khan.
After all, even Genghis Khan’s tactics could not conquer the Kingdom of Jin.
On April 18, Dong Wenyong was still building the city, but he heard from the scouts that the Song army from Xiangyang was coming to kill from the south.
"Coming so soon?!"
Dong Wenyong couldn't help but feel embarrassed, so he immediately sent more troops to the southern defense line to prevent the two Song armies from joining forces.
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Afterwards, the horn sounded.
"Report! Li Xia has escaped from Dengzhou!"
When Dong Wenyong heard the battle report, he was setting up defenses in the south of Dengzhou City. He never expected that Li Xia would break through at this time.
"Send my order to immediately encircle and annihilate Li Xia's tribe..."
"Report! The Song army in the south has arrived five miles away. The flag is from Lu Wenhuan's department..."
"Block the northwest direction first! Li Xia must not be allowed to escape back to Wuguan..."
"Report! Reinforcements are coming..."
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, Dong Wen rode his horse around Dengzhou City and looked to the north.
Only dust and smoke were seen billowing, and no one knew how many soldiers and horses were coming south.
Finally, he saw from a distance that it was a large flag with the word "History".
"Shi Shuai is here?"
Dong Wenyong murmured, not knowing whether he should be surprised or not.
Shi Tianze can come now, but sooner or later he will have to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion...
It doesn't matter, as long as Li Xia is annihilated as soon as possible, it's still too late to rush to Shandong.