Li Xia leaned back on the Grand Master's chair a little tiredly, touched the wound on his back, and then sat upright again.
Facing these confidants in the hall, he was too lazy to show off his majesty after a great victory, and his expression was not very good.
Although Liu Zheng and A Shu were eliminated this time, which seemed to be a great victory, he still felt that he was at a loss.
Because Li Xia knew about Li Fen raising the flag several years ago, and was ready to make good use of it and cut off a piece of flesh from Kublai Khan.
It is best to take Henan.
They were supposed to take advantage of Li Fen's raising of the flag to send troops to Kaifeng, inflict heavy losses on Shi Tianze and Dong Wenbing, and force the Zhang family to surrender... Li Xia had been making these preparations.
As a result, first Zhang Wulang was forced to leave, and Bozhou was no longer in the hands of the Zhang family; then Ali Bu's brother was defeated and fled too quickly, completely beyond Li Xia's expectations; Li Fen had to hastily raise troops.
The plan to attack Henan was actually completely ruined. By the time the two Mongolian armies that entered Guanlong were dealt with, Li Fen's Rebellion was almost over...
Of course Li Xia was not happy.
But he is also thinking about whether he has placed too high expectations on Ali and Li Fen.
After all, people still have to rely on themselves.
…
In the hall, Lin Zi was still describing the information about Shandong and Henan.
Li Zengbo was very angry, thinking that Li Fen should not have been defeated so quickly, and repeatedly checked whether Lin Zi's intelligence was wrong.
"The general concluded that Li Fen will be defeated based on the fact that Jinan has been besieged. How long can the food in the city last..."
Lin Zi said, walked to the map and began to point out the situation around Jinan.
What you need to know is that Mongolia has three powerful princes in Shandong, namely Dongping Yanshi, Jinan Zhang Rong, and Yidu Li Fen.
Jinan was Zhang Rong's territory, and Li Fen had long wanted to recruit him to join the rebellion. He had secretly offered him horseshoe gold as a gift, but Zhang Rong refused and reported Li Fen's rebellion.
This is one of the reasons why Li Fen attacked Jinan as soon as he raised his flag.
The problem is that although Jinan was captured, Li Fen was besieged in the city.
"Li Fen was besieged in Jinan, even worse than being besieged in Yidu. We don't know the exact amount of grain and grass in Jinan, but based on the analysis of the letters sent after Wang Xun arrived... we don't think his troops can survive until October.
"
Li Zengbo looked at the map for a long time, stroked his forehead, and said helplessly: "Why didn't you break out earlier? While Shi Tianze was being dragged in Nanyang, retreat south and form a line of defense with the Great Song Dynasty."
"Marshal Li was joking. Li Fen has captured Jinan and occupied the territory. There is no reason to give up."
"If he can last another half year, we can send troops to Henan again..."
Li Zengbo had a good idea. After defeating A Shu, Guan Long's troops would have to rest for two months. When the time came to attack Luoyang and Kaifeng, they could cooperate with Xia Gui. In this way, the situation would be very favorable.
As a result, A Shu was defeated here, and the war on the Eastern Front was already like this.
Therefore, Li Zengbo stopped mid-sentence.
Of course he understands, but it's just such a pity for this opportunity.
Lin Zi thought Li Zengbo really didn't understand, and explained: "It won't last for half a year. The last general just said that Li Fen won't even last until October. Before we can send troops, the Mongolian army has turned around and attacked us..."
No one else in the hall wanted to talk.
To this day, there is no way to save Li Fen, and we can only listen to it as a story.
"Let's talk about the military route supported by the Song Dynasty. Xia Gui led the Central Route Army to capture Bozhou for a time and was on the verge of attacking Kaifeng. But in July, Zhang Honglue took a circuitous route and set out from Luyi. Instead of attacking Bozhou, he took a warship along the coast.
Go down the Guohe River and go all the way around to the mouth of the Guohe River where it flows into the Huaihe River."
Everyone looked at the map.
"When young people fight, they can do whatever they want." Wu Qian sighed.
The reason why I say this is because Xia Gui was halfway through his attack on Kaifeng and penetrated deep into the territory of the Mongolian army. However, Zhang Honglue didn't care at all and instead took a detour to the Huaihe River at the junction of the two countries.
"Zhang Honglue fought to the mouth of the river and cut off Xia Gui's baggage line. Xia Gui had to retreat overnight. On the way, he was ambushed by Zhang Honglue and was hunted to death. He suffered countless material losses..."
Li Zengbo stroked his forehead.
In this battle, he could not help Xia Gui, who was besieged in Gongchang City at that time.
But from this battle, we can see the difficulty of the Song Dynasty in regaining the Central Plains. First of all, it required a large amount of materials and supplies, and a long baggage line.
On the other hand, the Mongolian army did not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. They used roundabouts and outflanks, and they were invincible.
Lin Zi continued: "Another reinforcement from the Song Dynasty, Qingyang Mengyan's troops came to Cangzhou City in June and stormed Cangzhou. However, the offensive was frustrated later and they lost Xia Gui's cover on the flanks. They did not dare to go deep alone. The court ordered
He rushes to help Jinan... and the news we got is that Qingyang Mengyan has bypassed Jinan and retreated from Yidu to the Song Dynasty."
Wu Qian read the official document sent by Jia Sidao to Li Xia and asked, "Where is the navy?"
"The Navy...no news."
The people who discussed the matter really had nothing to say. After a long time, Wu Qian came back to his senses and said: "What we should worry about is that the Mongolian army will be able to take action after they kill Li Fen... When winter comes, the Yellow River will freeze."
Bing, will the Mongolian army invade again?"
"That's right." Li Xia said: "This is what I just said. We must prepare in advance. It is best to use offense instead of defense to keep the enemy at bay."
"..."
Dong Wenyong was sitting in the hall, looking careless.
Xia Gui's defeat, Qingyang Mengyan's defeat, Li Fen's defeat... these were all things he had expected a long time ago.
At that time, his eldest brother returned to Luoyang, so he analyzed everything in this way and got everything right.
The only thing Dong Wenyong didn't guess was that he was defeated by Li Xia and became a prisoner.
In fact, he has not yet agreed to submit to Li Xia, he only said that he would think about it.
How should I put it? As a minister, who doesn’t want a magnanimous, wise and mighty master, but you can’t harm the family rashly.
It's better to think about it slowly.
What's strange is that Li Xia actually asked him to participate in such military affairs discussions...
An idea flashed in Dong Wenyong's mind, and he quickly made a guess.
Li Xia might deliberately let himself hear some important military information, then pretend to expose the flaws and let himself return to Luoyang to deliver false information.
It seems that a countermeasure is being used?
Just when I thought of this, I heard Li Xia start to ask questions.
"Yancai, what do you think?"
Yancai is the word used by Dong Wen. Li Xia calls him directly, using him as his personal staff. It is neither "Brother Shanfu" or "Brother Junyu" like Lian Xixian or Zhang Jue, nor is he called "Yancai" by Li Xia.
Wu Qian, Li Zengbo, "Wu Gong" and "Li Gong", because they are prisoners after all.
Dong Wenyong came back to his senses and thought that he had clearly not agreed to surrender, so why did he insist on asking?
But after thinking about it, he still responded: "I know the situation in Mongolia better than you, and I don't think the Mongolian army will attack Long again this winter."
"Really?" Wu Qian asked back.
Dong Wenyong said: "The reason why Liu Zheng and Ah Shu had to attack Guanlong first was to allow the Mongolian army to occupy Guanlong as soon as possible after quelling Li Fen's rebellion. But now these two troops have been completely wiped out, and the Mongolian army has
It is difficult to defeat Guanlong quickly, and although you won, your troops were defeated and unable to cause chaos. Therefore, the Mongolian army is more likely to attack Alibu brother first. Of course, you don't have to think about sending troops to Henan to support Li Fen. My eldest brother has already prepared...
"
I don’t know whose position he was speaking when he said this, but it seemed to mean, “If Kublai Khan doesn’t hit you now, you should be more honest and don’t offend him.”
Soon there were several snorts in the hall.
Yang Ben went straight to Li Xia and said: "Prince, I think he said this deliberately to make us take it lightly."
Dong Wenyong sneered and said: "Believe it or not, we will see the difference in winter."
He hadn't decided whether to join or not, so he raised his opinion and was immediately refuted. He felt unhappy and simply kept silent.
Li Xia didn't seem to pay much attention to his opinions. At the end of the Japanese military discussion, he still talked about nip in the bud.
"Regardless of whether the Mongolian army will invade the country again this winter, we should prepare as soon as possible and start to readjust the defense line now..."
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Li Zengbo left the government office and walked through Chang'an City.
This was his first time here since the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan was recaptured. He didn't know how many more times he would come here, so he should take a good look.
He changed into the clothes of an ordinary old man, walked along East Street, bypassed the clock tower, and boarded a restaurant on Guangji Street. He sat there and watched people coming and going, and thought about what Li Xia said during today's discussion.
talk.
"Use offense instead of defense to keep the enemy at home...but it's difficult to fight out. It's too easy to be outflanked and have the baggage intercepted like Xia Gui..."
The map had already been engraved in his mind. Li Zengbo was thinking about it when he suddenly heard the sound of camel bells on the long street, and an idea suddenly occurred to him.
This thought seemed a bit unreal at first, but the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and in the end he simply skipped the food and rushed straight to the government office.
…
"Mr. Li? Invite him in."
In the government office, Li Xia was rubbing his forehead in front of the map. After hearing the announcement, he immediately responded.
They also did not raise the question of who they were serving in what they were doing now.
Li Zengbo strode forward and said directly: "Li Fen can't hold on for long, and there is too little time left for us. The prince wants to attack instead of defend, but if he wants to attack Shanxi and Henan, he will face the Central Plains.
It will be difficult for the princes to have many troops. Moreover, our navy is still immature. I am afraid that we will not be able to come back after crossing the Yellow River."
He rushed in directly without saying hello, which seemed quite reckless, but Li Xia immediately got into Li Zengbo's rhythm.
"It's true that Li Fen's rebellion failed to be used well, which is disappointing. But it is true that we can no longer fight in the east, and our food and grass are insufficient to support the war for many years."
"It's difficult to go east, but it's possible to go west."
Li Zengbo looked at Li Xia with a solemn look and said abruptly: "You don't need food and grass. You only need to give me 20,000 cavalry to capture Xiliang and Hetao."
Li Xia was not surprised and asked: "Can Mr. Li do it?"
"What the Mongols can do, what can't we do? If we want to defend the entire territory of Longxi, more than 40,000 people are not enough. With the new defeat of A Shu, Liangzhou is empty, and 20,000 people can capture it. I think Dong
What Wen Yong said is true. Kublai Khan still has a formidable enemy, Ali Bu Ge. However, this is the case. On the contrary, it is even more important to seize the last opportunity. While Li Fen is still alive, Kublai Khan wants to attack Ali Bu Ge.
, first cut off a piece of flesh from him..."
While Li Zengbo was speaking, he suddenly saw the map on the table and was stunned for a moment.
I saw that the location of Liangzhou on the map had already been circled by Li Xia, and several marching routes had been drawn.
"This is?"
Li Xia and Li Zengbo looked at each other and said, "I think so too. Since I couldn't cut off a piece of flesh from Kublai Khan's left leg, why not try cutting it from his right leg..."
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I still couldn’t post it before 12 o’clock today. I’ll try my best to adjust it. I’m grateful for the reward from the leader “Shou Mei Shuan Cai”. I’ll update it after I adjust it~~
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