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Chapter 425 Simple

"You mother, don't open the city gate."

Yang Ben scolded and got on his horse.

"withdraw!"

The six cavalry left without waiting for the rain of arrows to fall from the city.

It was Yang Ben who just pretended to be a Mongolian sentry and rode under the city to swindle the door. He failed to swindle the door. Dang even took out the shaft of the arrow and pretended to write the banner of the Song army, pulled the string with his back to the city gate, and shot the man as soon as he turned around. Montgomery.

Yang Ben is a little narrow-minded, and he will take revenge.He was seriously injured by an arrow shot by Niu Lin outside Chengdu last year, and he has always held a grudge, so he learned archery from Luhu and practiced hard, in order to regain his position.

Today, Zhang Gong shot a Mongolian general to death, and he relieved the anger in his heart.

The fast horse galloped around Guandou Mountain in the north of Luchuan. Yang Ben looked up and saw Li Xia standing in the mountain and looking out.

"Magistrate! The villain is incompetent and failed..."

"I see." Li Xia spoke calmly, turned to Zhu Cheng and said, "We are ready to attack the city, but there is no need to rush to attack. We will fire in the north of the city."

"Is it too late?" Zhu Cheng was a little anxious.

"In time."

Li Xia was not in a hurry, and pointed to the sheepskin raft on the bank, which was still full of Mongolian army's siege equipment.

"The equipment is ready-made, and the city of Luchuan is dilapidated, and the city gate can be broken down soon."

The two walked quickly, Zhu Cheng still had doubts, and asked as he walked, "What if the Mongolian army comes out of the city? We only have 1000 people."

"No." Li Xia's tone was very firm, "Looking at those sentry horses, seeing that he strictly ordered not to open the city gate, it shows that Wanyan Shizhu is a very cautious person, too cautious. With his style, he will definitely send troops to reinforce Beicheng , but will not attack. In this way, Yi Shouchen's pressure will be reduced a lot."

"But it's a war, how do you know for sure?"

"Wars and competitions are the same. You have to observe your opponent and analyze his mentality." Li Xia said, "Believe me, Wanyan Shizhu will lose this battle because of his over-caution."

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Sometimes you must have the courage to fight a war.

Of course, it is extremely difficult to distinguish whether it is an opportunity or a trap, so long-time fighters often think that fighting requires talent.

Newell has that talent.

He is tall and strong, with extraordinary courage, and has fought with his father on the battlefield since he was a child.Different from ordinary Mongolians, he can also read military books and is good at strategy.

In terms of marching and fighting, Niu Lin believed that he was far superior to Wulianghetai.

The reason why he chose to compare with Wu Liang Hetai is because he has traveled thousands of miles in his life, made great achievements in battle, and even killed the emperor of Dazhen Kingdom with an arrow. However, this is all his deeds as a handsome and pioneer.When he was the coach, he never won a big victory, and he always lost battles.

The battle of Mahujiang is a clear proof. In Niu Lin's view, Wu Lianghetai went deep into the enemy's rear, and he was simply a big fool.

Niu Lin wanted to win a big victory in the same place and smash the Song army's defense line on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, proving that he was worthy of the title of general.

Wuliang Hetai has some bravery, and he has it.Wu Liang Hetai did not have a strategy, he also had...

However, Zizhou fell twice, and Li Xia of Xiaozhi County in the Song Dynasty seemed to have slapped Niu Lin on the face.

"You killed your son, and you are still mad."

Everything Newell wanted to get revenge on, everything to prove, depended on winning the battle.

After he was furious, he became calmer, thinking that the key to annihilating Li Xia's small army of more than a thousand soldiers was the key to Yunding City.

It is true that the current situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, but it is also a rare opportunity.

To finish attacking Yan Shizhu, the Song army must mobilize at least more than [-] soldiers and horses.These cowards who were huddled in the strong city finally dared to come out, and it was a good time to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

As long as [-] cavalry can arrive in time, the Song army will be defeated.

And there will be no more troops in Syria Prefecture and God Arm City.

Compared with the speed of the march, Niu Lin did not believe that the Mongolian army would lose, so he decided to let go and fight the Song army again.

The cavalry is as fast as thunder, heading south at a high speed...

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"You continue to attack. Newell will not give us too much time. We must break through the city within today."

Li Xia looked up at the sky, only to see the shadow of the sun falling to the west, and it was almost dusk.

Wanyan Shizhu fought quite well, and he didn't expect to defeat the Song army today.Because he is the defender, as long as he survives today, the Song army will not be able to go all out, and it will be even more impossible to capture the city tomorrow.

As for the day after tomorrow, Newell's army may have arrived.

Li Xia also understood very well that the Song army was not qualified for a decisive battle with Niu Lin. Once tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry arrived, the situation would collapse again.

No matter what, he wants to break the city today.

The key to breaking the city was the larger Luzhou army, whose warships were still intercepted by Mongolian ships in the upstream.

Li Xia turned around suddenly, and shouted: "Yu Tian, ​​the people who brought you will follow me to the raft."

Yu Tian didn't ask any further questions, and just embraced the order...

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Zhu Yusun also knew that the war had reached a critical moment.

But sailing against the current is nothing more than relying on manpower and wind power. Manpower means paddling and pulling fibers. However, in the water situation of the Yangtze River, manpower alone is not enough. Sometimes the boat would rather anchor and wait for the wind.

"Dongfeng won't be with Zhou Lang!"

Seeing the sun sinking to the west, Zhu Yusun suddenly heard someone say, "Pacifier! Look..."

He looked around and saw dozens of rafts crashing into the mouth of the river from the Tuojiang River, crashing into the Mongolian ships, and then drifting towards this side quickly.

"Get them aboard!"

……

Li Xia climbed onto the warship, straightened up and walked towards Zhu Yusun.

There was a faint annoyance in his eyes, but restrained.

During the Battle of Chengdu, Zhu Yusun did a good job of relocating the people; after that, he handled food and money for Zhang Shi in an orderly manner... In short, before today, this Tongchuan Fulu appeasement envoy was very competent.

But in this battle, Yi Shiying led the Changning Army to fight fiercely for a whole day, and the warships of the Luzhou Army were still circling the Yangtze River, unable to break through the defense line of the Mongolian Army Navy.

"Where did Feiyu come from? The soldiers are so tired that they are all using their paddles to fight against the river..."

"Please pacify the envoy to order that the ship sail north and land on the north bank." Li Xia said straight.

He and Zhu Yusun actually have a good relationship, but at this time, there is no time for the two parties to greet each other.

"Landing on the North Shore?"

"Yes, there are not many Mongolian troops on the north bank, and our army can go straight to the shore."

"How to cross the Tuojiang River?"

"Take the Mongolian army pontoon bridge." Li Xia said: "There will definitely be casualties, but this battle must be won..."

Very simple.

It's that simple.

Just to tell Zhu Yusun this simple solution, Li Xia ventured down the boat and lost the lives of more than fifty Qingfu soldiers.

Because Zhu Yusun couldn't think of it.

He is not stupid to be named on the gold list and to be an important minister.In order to go upstream, he thought of many ways.

The Luzhou army fought against the river current, the wind, and the Mongolian army all day long. They were exhausted and still struggling. It was not difficult.

But Zhu Yusun just couldn't think of killing from the north bank, because he couldn't estimate the combat power of the Mongolian army on the shore, couldn't judge whether the Song army could land under the rain of arrows from the Mongolian army, and couldn't estimate the distribution of troops of the Mongolian army in Luchuan.

This is an ability that can only be possessed by a battle-tested person.

Of course, civil officials can do a good job of restraining military generals. There were many civil officials who were good at fighting in the Song Dynasty, but Zhu Yusun did not belong to this category.

He has no talent for fighting.

……

It's a pity that the civil servants and emperors who controlled military power in the Song Dynasty made too many stupid and jaw-dropping mistakes.

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As night fell, the Song army did not stop its offensive.

The blood was splashed in front of the pontoon bridge on the Tuojiang River and spilled into the river.

On the head of Luchuan City, Wanyan Stone Pillar closed his eyes and sighed miserably.

In this battle, he didn't make any big mistakes.But still lost.

Perhaps it is time to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the thousand Song troops in the north, and decisively lead the troops to fight out. As long as they defeat the opponent before the water battle is defeated, there is still a chance of victory.

Unfortunately, as cautious as Wanyan Shizhu, he didn't do this.

He was too afraid of failure, worried that Luchuan would fall, Niu Lin beheaded him at a disagreement.

The Wanyan clan who dared to nail the Borzhijin clan to a wooden donkey and execute him...

"boom!"

The north city gate was smashed by artillery stone, and the Song army had crossed the pontoon bridge and entered the city.

Wanyan Shizhu turned around and ordered the Mongolian cavalry in the city to break through and report the battle situation to Niu Lin.

He himself didn't leave, he still stood there, looking at the guards beside him.

They are all Jurchens or Northern Han Chinese.

After a long time, Wanyan Shizhu said: "Wait, do you want to live?"

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With heavy and orderly footsteps, Song Jun passed through the dilapidated streets of Luchuan City, his spears were covered with blood.

The torches reflected on the broken wall, and cobwebs and ashes flashed in the firelight.

Occasionally, a roar of "Exiute" could be heard, followed by screams. It was the hiding Mengzu who was found out by the Song army.

Li Xia walked across the long street with his sword, and saw Wanyan Stone Pillar dressed in white from a distance being held down by Song Jun and kneeling on the ground.

"Weinan native, Jin Shizhu, had no choice but to serve as a captive. Now he is willing to abandon the dark and turn to the light, and return to the old master of 300 years. Beg..."

Li Xia didn't speak, walked over, drew out his sword, and pierced Wanyan Shizhu's chest with one sword.

He didn't ask Zhu Yusun.

Because it would be very troublesome in the Song Dynasty to surrender a Wanyan family.

It would also be very troublesome for the Wanyan clan to mix with northerners like Han Chengxu and Yang Guo.

Li Xia didn't want to get into these troubles, and didn't even want to listen to what Yan Shizhu had to say.

"Take these captives and find out if there are any surviving people in the city as soon as possible, and move them to the city of Syria immediately."

"Lizhi County, Zhu comfort envoy..."

"Zhu Anfu ordered me to take full power to clean up the battlefield." Li Xia said.

Although he was young, his tone was beyond doubt.

The young general of the Luzhou Army was a little scared, he hurriedly lowered his head, and looked at the bloody long sword in Li Xia's hand, feeling even more fearful in his heart.

The next moment, Li Xia patted him on the shoulder and asked, "You have worked hard today, what is your name Gao?"

"Wang... Wang Datou."

"The name is easy to remember. When we arrive in Xuzhou, let's have a celebration banquet. Go get busy."

After Li Xia finished speaking, he turned his head and looked to the south, only to see Yi Shiying leading the soldiers walking towards this side.

Yi Shiying's footsteps were still steady, and his face was covered with blood.

But under the light of the torch, Li Xia could still see clearly that he was very unhappy.

"Shouchen is angry with me?"

"Li Feiyu! You are so courageous..."

Before Yi Shiying finished his sentence, Zhu Cheng knelt down in front of him with a "thump".

The sound of the kneepad hitting the stone pavement was so loud that Wang Datou, who was escorting the prisoner, trembled and felt pain.

"Please don't blame Li Zhixian, the guardian. If there is any punishment, the general will be willing to bear it all."

"Can you afford it?!" Yi Shiying kicked Zhu Cheng away.

Li Xia has already gone up to greet him, and smiled politely: "The guardian calms down, I will take care of it. But the most urgent thing at the moment is to get rid of the people who are carrying luggage and withdraw from Luchuan."

"You bastard! Old man..."

"Shifu, you just won the battle, why are you angry?" Zhu Yusun had already strode over, stroked his beard and said, "Now is not the time to teach the younger generation... immediately search the whole city to see if you can find Zhang Dutong."

Yang Ben behind Li Xia squinted his eyes slightly, thinking suddenly.

Only during these few conversations after the war, Yang Ben suddenly realized why Li Xia was always able to win battles better than others...

(End of this chapter)