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Chapter 417
In the eighth year of Mengge Khan, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Niu Lin captured Jianzhou when the Song army was slack in the New Year.

After regaining Chengdu, Niu Lin was equivalent to choking the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, so he could go down the Minjiang River and attack Syria. However, he marched cautiously and decided to take Jianzhou first.

Jianzhou is Jianyang, known as "Tianfu Xiongzhou". It is a hundred miles east of Chengdu and is located in the middle reaches of the Tuojiang River.

After taking this place, Niu Lin could control the Tuojiang River, from the Tuojiang River to Luzhou, cut off the connection between Syria and Lu, and then successfully defeated the Song army in Syria and Lu.

Another advantage is that the Tuojiang River is more convenient than the Minjiang River to transport luggage and can be used for this year's war.

Niu Lin's strategic purpose was the same as that of Wuliang Hetai, to follow the Yangtze River directly to the Chongqing government, and join forces with several other armies.

After winning the first battle, the Mongolian army occupied the upper reaches of the Minjiang River and the Tuojiang River, and began to make rafts from cow and sheep skins, eyeing the downstream Xu and Lu...

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This year was the sixth year of Xingchang in the Great Song Dynasty. It was not until the fourteenth day of the first lunar month that Xuzhou City received the news of Jianzhou's fall.

The first reaction of Wei Wenbo, the prefect of Syria, was to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the news.

"So, there is no need for the Mongolian army to attack Syria?"

A few days ago, Wei Wenbo got the news that Niu Lin was going to invade Syria and Lu, from all sides, even from Qingfu County in the south.

He was nervous for more than ten days, and finally learned that Jianzhou had fallen. If he wanted to come, the Mongolian army could go down the Tuojiang River, directly attack Luzhou, and then go to Chongqing... No, Luzhou has heavy troops stationed, it should be the Luzhou defenders who repelled the Mongolian army. That's right, the flames of war will not spread to Syria.

Wei Wenbo was halfway through his thoughts, corrected his thoughts in time, and said seriously: "I am going to fight Niu Lin to the death."

Jiang Chun asked, "What Zhizhou said is true, but..."

"But what?"

"However, the Mongolian army may not be able to attack Syria. Once they are allowed to gain a foothold south of the Yangtze River, Syria will be too dangerous and will be in a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness."

Wei Wenbo was horrified at this, thinking about it, the Mongolian army in Chengdu in the north could go down the Minjiang River at any time, and if the connection with Luzhou in the east was cut off, the Mongolian army crossed the Yangtze River and completely surrounded Syria.

"No way?" Wei Wenbo asked: "Zhang Dutong has long been prepared, and will meet the Mongolian army at that time."

Jiang Chun couldn't help frowning deeply, and carefully reminded: "In the fourth year of Xingchang, Zhang Dutong was defeated in the Mahu River."

Wei Wenbo stroked his long beard, feeling very distressed, and tentatively said: "I lost once, so I won't lose again this time, right?"

"How dare you talk about victory?"

"In case of defeat, the Mongolian army will turn around and attack Syria?"

Jiang Chun was really impatient.

After talking about it, after talking for so long, this Zhizhou is still entangled in this issue with luck.

This auxiliary officer is not as good as the chief officer.

"Zhizhou, even if the Mongolian army doesn't attack the city, they will definitely loot it in the territory of Syria. How can you and I rule the people?"

Wei Wenbo thought so deeply, knowing that if this happened, his official career would be ruined, so he asked, "How about according to Zaiyang's intention?"

Jiang Chundao: "What do Zhizhou think of sending troops to reinforce Luzhou?"

"Syria's troops are not enough to defend the city, how can there be spare power to reinforce Luzhou?"

Jiang Chun finally put forward his own opinion, saying: "Li Xia in Qingfu County has repeatedly made military exploits, and he can be deployed to assist in the defense of the Tuojiang River. What does Zhizhou think?"

Wei Wenbo twirled his beard and tail, thinking about it.

Jiang Chun was still secretly calling Wei Wenbo a fool, but Wei Wenbo suddenly asked a question that Jiang Chun couldn't answer.

"What if the Mongolian army pretended to go to the Tuojiang River, but actually went to the Minjiang River to attack Syria?"

Jiang Chun was taken aback.

Wei Wenbo said again: "If the Qingfu army is transferred away, and the Mongolian army goes out of the Minjiang River and cuts off the support route of Luzhou, won't we die?"

Jiang Chun opened his mouth and realized that the Zhizhou was not stupid at all.

If you think about it carefully, the likely outcome of this battle is that the Mongolian army went straight to Chongqing after defeating the Luzhou soldiers along the Tuojiang River.Even if they wanted to plunder Syria, with the reinforcements of the Qingfu Army, Syria would suffer losses, but not too much.

At that time, comparing the merits and demerits of various state capitals, this side may still be regarded as meritorious.

Instead, the Qingfu army was transferred there. If Zhang Shi fell with Zhang Shi, Xuzhou would be really helpless...

"What does Zhizhou mean?"

Wei Wenbo said: "We will strictly prevent the Mongolian army from going down the Minjiang River, and call the Qingfu army to strangle the south bank of the Yangtze River. How does Zaiyang feel?"

The two veterans said one sentence to you and one sentence to me, and they both respected each other very much.

Jiang Chun faintly felt that he was about to be persuaded by Wei Wenbo.

Either way, this arrangement is a little more secure.

He nodded slightly unconsciously, and said, "What Zhizhou said is true..."

The word "but" was held in his mouth for a long time, Jiang Chun hesitated whether to say it or not.

Wei Wenbo said solemnly: "Don't take it lightly just because the Mongolian army pretends to be attacking Luzhou. We Song officials have the responsibility to defend the land, and we must protect Xuzhou."

"Yes Yes."

"In my opinion, tomorrow's Lantern Festival will be fine. In the current situation, the battle situation should be the most important thing."

Jiang Chun asked, "Since that's the case, the cost of the Lantern Festival..."

"Hey, it's already in the hands of various merchants. We just need to see how much of it can be recovered."

Jiang Chun was taken aback again.

It is true that the news of Jianzhou's fall arrived today, but the news of Niu Lin's going south arrived just ten days ago. The money...

After leaving the government office, Jiang Chun only felt unlucky.

He knew that he was not as diligent as Fang Yankai, but he was still clean and honest, but he didn't expect that this time, he would get such a job that would not spare even a petty profit.

"I'm still gnawing at this bit of bone, and I'm also a lackey of the Ding Party, far worse than Li Feiyu..."

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Returning home that day, the sedan chair landed in front of the mansion gate, Jiang Chun listened to the concierge come up and say: "Ah Lang, there is a guest here, this is a greeting card."

Jiang Chun took a look at it, and said, "Why do you still need to ask for a post, what about people?"

"Waiting in the side hall."

"Next time there will be someone from Qingfu County, please come to the lobby to meet us."

"The villain understands..."

Jiang Chun went to change his clothes first, and then went to the side hall, where he saw Li Zhaocheng sitting there upright.

The two had met once before, at Li Xia's wedding.

"Haha, nephew Li Xian is here, how is your father?"

"My father is fine, let my nephew come to give Tongpan some Lantern Festival gifts, and also bring a gift from Uncle Han."

"Sit, sit, there is no need to be polite." Jiang Chun looked at Li Zhaocheng again with a smile, and praised: "Nephew Li Xian is a good-looking talent, have you ever been married?"

Li Zhaocheng was a little shy, and replied: "Xie Tongpan is concerned, my nephew has been married since childhood."

"Oh? I heard that the Li family hid in Hao Daochang's place just after suffering a disaster. The woman's family never regretted the marriage?"

Li Zhaocheng said: "It's my nephew's luck that he was not rejected by the Yue family."

Jiang Chun covered the disappointment in his eyes, stroked his knees and said, "Okay, okay..."

Li Zhaocheng saluted again, and talking about the business, he said: "I heard that the Mongolian army captured Jianzhou, and built ships and built pontoon bridges along the Tuojiang River. I want to ask how the general judgment is viewed."

Jiang Chun was secretly startled by the speed of Li Xia's intelligence, and said, "I discussed this matter with Zhizhou today. However, if the Mongolian army pretends to attack Luzhou, so what if they actually attack Syria."

Li Zhaocheng was obviously taken aback.

"This...the ship was built in the Tuojiang River, how can it be moved to the Minjiang River?"

Jiang Chun said, "Just in case."

"But this battle..."

Jiang Chun waved his hand and sighed: "I understand what my nephew wants to say. But this is Wei Zhizhou's intention, so be careful, there is no big mistake. Zhu Anfu and Zhang Dutong have not issued orders, so they must have the confidence to guard the Tuojiang River. Do you need me to worry about it?"

Li Zhaocheng had no choice but to respond: "So, my nephew will reply to the county magistrate."

"Nephew, why don't you stay for the end of the Lantern Festival?"

"Xie Tongjuan's kindness, my parents are here, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so I will take my leave..."

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Li Zhaocheng left Jiangchun Mansion, but did not leave Xuzhou City, but turned into an alley, looked around, and knocked on the door of a house.

"Li Langjun is back, I found out that the surname Wei swallowed a lot of money... What do you say?"

"Wei Wenbo has no intention of mobilizing the Qingfu army to reinforce the Tuojiang River."

Jiang Fan was taken aback, and asked, "Why?"

"I'm afraid I'll lose Syria."

Jiang Fan didn't understand, and asked again: "It's obvious that the Mongolian army will attack Luzhou first, how could Syria be lost?"

"Wei Wenbo doesn't want to take any risks. He is afraid that Zhang Shi won't be trusted. Syria is upstream. He bets that after the Mongolian army defeats Zhang Shi, he will go directly to Chongqing."

"Li Langjun, don't blame me for being stupid, but I never understood what this Wei guy was thinking." Jiang Fan asked, "What should I do next?"

Li Zhaocheng said: "You and I don't dare to make decisions, send people back to Qingfu County and ask the county magistrate to make a decision."

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The next day was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and Li Xia immediately recruited Han Qi'an after receiving the news.

He casually threw the letter from Li Zhaocheng over.

"Mr. Yining, please take a hard trip, I will let Gao Nianfeng lead the troops to go with you."

"Do you want to bring Li Xiling with you?"

"No need." Li Xia said: "Since Li Zhaocheng participated, Li Xiling will not betray us."

(End of this chapter)