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Chapter 429 Pressure
Niu Lin put Zhang Shi's head on the desk.

Looking at Zhang Shi's completely distorted face, he could still feel the severe pain his body was pulled by the horse before he died.

"You are so ridiculous." Niu Lin murmured, "Dare to deceive the Great Khan...how dare you deceive the Great Khan..."

Zhang Shi didn't answer.

The unwillingness to be defeated repeatedly, the shame of being caught in a trap, and the courage to stand alone in the mountain city have all turned into expressions of struggle.

What Niu Lin had to admit was that Zhang Shi was not good at fighting water, but he was very good at defending mountain cities.Unexpectedly, under Mengge Khan's offensive, with hundreds of soldiers and horses with Yang Li, the [-] troops were almost helpless.

In the end, it was Shi Shu himself who led dozens of elites to climb across the abyss with ropes and sneak attack at night. Zhao Zhongwu, the general of Kuzhu Pass, was so frightened that he thought the city had been broken and surrendered.

The Kuzhu garrison is only a few hundred people, facing a [-] army, the only thing they can rely on is the high mountain terrain.Once the Mongolian army entered the mountain city, it was inevitable that some people would collapse instantly.

But in this battle, it was a dangerous and dangerous way to break through the bitter bamboo pass.

Niu Lin also found out that after the war, Meng Ge asked his wife Ye Su'er to personally serve wine to Shi Shu.

Since the founding of Mongolia, there has never been anyone who can give wine to his ministers. Shi Shu received this honor, which not only shows Meng Ge's trust in historians, but also shows his anger towards Zhang Shi...

Thinking of this, Niu Lin gradually broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.

He should have defeated the Song army in Xu and Lu, and sailed to Chongqing, but now the profuse sweat has entered Shu, watching others make great achievements one by one, but he is still here to confront a small magistrate?
"Here's an order to send troops to Laojun Mountain, and this commander will personally attack the mountain..."

~~
On the Laojun Mountain, the banner is flying.

Drums and horns sounded.

Both Li Xia and Yi Shiying's armor were stained with blood, which was the blood of some generals of the Luzhou Army.

Yi Shiying was in a bad mood when he had to eradicate his comrades before the battle.

What's more, the food and grass are almost finished.

Li Xia didn't mind these things. What he was worried about was that Niu Lin's battle was too stable, and if this battle dragged on, it would be very detrimental to the Song army.

"what is that?"

Yi Shiying suddenly stopped, squinted her eyes in one direction for a long time, finally shook her head, and said, "Fei Yu, take a look, the old man can't see clearly."

Li Xia has good eyesight, and pondered: "Like... a person?"

Soon, there was an exclamation from the foot of the mountain, and then a soldier ran up and shouted: "It's Zhang Dutong!"

"The Mongolian army killed Zhang Dutong! God, the five horses cut the body apart!"

There was a loud cry of wailing, and the Luzhou army was crying.For the past three years, the Luzhou Army has been trained by Zhang Shi himself, and he has shown great kindness to many soldiers.

"Zhang Dutong!"

"..."

Yi Shiying and Li Xia both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, Zhang Shi did not surrender."

They didn't say this, but they all thought so in their hearts.

A dignified commander of the army, who can save him from the lowly tricks of the Chinese and Mongolians?
If it surrenders, it will surely inspire many people to rebel.

Even if it's just his corpse today... If it can still be called a corpse, even if it's just him hanging out, the Luzhou army will be in a mess.

The horns of the Mongolian army sounded, and while the Song army was in chaos, they began to attack the mountain.

It was still suppressed by the rain of arrows, and then the earth cart was pushed to fill the trench dug by the Song army, and then the artillery cart threw fireballs to ignite the forest.

The fire ignited the trees, and thick smoke rose into the sky...

~~
Niu Lin raised his head and stared at the forest in front of him with expectation in his eyes.

In the past, he has never relied on expectations in battles, and has always been confident that he can win.

But today is different. It is difficult for him to explain to Mengge Khan why he was frustrated by a small county magistrate, so he hopes that things will go smoothly.

It's a pity that the deterrence brought by Zhang Shi's death to the Luzhou Army was far from what he expected.

There was indeed a moment of chaos in the Luzhou army, but it soon subsided. As the battle progressed, there was a faint momentum of mourning soldiers.

"Impossible," Newell said to himself.

He didn't look at the specific arrows, throws, and charges.

At the level of Marshal Du, what he mainly cares about is the military strength of both sides.

"It's impossible for all the generals in the army to be dissatisfied. If the main general dies tragically, someone will always be confused. It's like Zhao Zhongwu offered Kuzhu Pass to accept the surrender. But why hasn't a line of defense gone wrong so far? How did you do it?"

Niu Lin clamped his horse's belly, and rode the horse around Laojun Mountain, his eyes patrolling every road to attack the mountain, looking for the Song army's flaws.

No.

He couldn't understand more and more...

~~
"Fortunately, we integrated the Luzhou army in advance." Yi Shiying commanded the defense, and said something to Li Xia suddenly.

"Yes, fortunately, the Changning Army and the Qingfu Army have just beheaded a group of generals who cowered in battle. Now is the time when the soldiers are most afraid of military law."

Li Xia replied, looking at Wang Datou who was putting out the fire not far away.

Just now, a fireball hit Yi Shiying one mile in front of the podium, frightening the surrounding Song soldiers out of their wits.

But Yi Shiying and Li Xia continued to direct without changing their faces.

Wang Datou was still weeping for Zhang Shi at that time, wiping his tears, and leading the soldiers to cut down the burning trees and put out the fire with sand.

Sometimes in a war, swords and guns are not facing each other every moment, but non-stop labor, moving stones, moving wood, pushing carts... When one of the parties is exhausted, the killing will follow.

In this battle, the Luzhou Army was mostly arranged to do these things in the rear. Otherwise, seeing the coach's body hanged there by five horses, how could they be able to fight wholeheartedly?
This is Yi Shiying's experience.

It is also his public heart, sending his own people to the most dangerous places.

Li Xia knew that the more such battles were fought, the more cohesive the 1 people guarding the mountain would be...

~~
The clouds in the sky gradually took on a golden halo, and Niu Lin gradually felt the pressure.

He fought very well in the attack on the mountain that day.

Consuming the physical strength of the Song army, as well as a large amount of wood, stone, and sand, the trenches at the bottom of the mountain were filled three times, and the Juma was destroyed two floors.

But not enough.

Meng Ge didn't urge New Lin to say a word.But Zhang Shi's body in one piece said a lot.

"The Song army you captured is useless, he played with your sweat."

"Shi Shu, regardless of his own safety, crossed the abyss and took down such a precipitous mountain city as Kuzhu Pass."

"Laojun Mountain is more dangerous than Kuzhu Pass? Li Xia is harder to deal with than Yang Li, a descendant of Yang Zaixing, and Zhang Shi, Dutong?"

"You, a marshal of the Mongolian capital, can't compare to Shi Shu, the ten thousand households of the Han army?"

"The Great Khan led the six armies down the Jialing River, you want the army to wait for you in Chongqing Mansion?"

"..."

Newell had a lot of time.

Now it has been wasted in the land of three rivers.

From the bottom of his heart, he begged Changshengtian not to let the sun set, so that today's victory would be even greater.

Changshengtian didn't hear his prayer.

The last afterglow of the setting sun was gone, forcing him to withdraw his troops...

"Pass down the order, gather all the soldiers and horses, and continue to storm Laojun Mountain tomorrow." Niu Lin pondered for a long time, and finally issued the order.

The car couldn't help asking: "Marshal Du, the soldiers and horses guarding the Tuojiang River have also withdrawn?"

The reason why I ask is because this is the line of defense that New Lin has been laying out since the beginning of the siege of Laojun Mountain.

In order to prevent the Song army from Yunding City from attacking again, Niu Lin sent some troops to the middle and upper reaches of the Tuojiang River, cutting off the connection between the Yunding defenders and Laojun Mountain.

"But in case the Yunding defenders come to support..."

"I'm not afraid." Niu Lin obviously thought it over, and said slowly: "I've thought about it, if Kongxian dares to send someone, it's our chance."

He clicked on the map with a harsh tone.

"If the Yunding defenders arrive, we will turn around and surround them first. We will force the Song army at Laojunshan to fight us."

Cheli agrees with this strategy.

The original style of play is more secure, which is Newrin's consistent style.

There is nothing wrong with this style of play right now, and it takes a little risk, but the Mongolian cavalry has always been invincible on land, so they are not afraid of this risk.

~~
Laojun Mountain, the camp of the Song Army.

"Our food and grass will last for another five days at most." Yi Shiying said, "Fei Yu really has a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"Yes, but Niu Lin is too good at fighting, so I can't guarantee success." Li Xia said: "I didn't say it a few days ago because I haven't seen the possibility of implementing it, but now I have it."

He leaned close to Yi Shiying's ear and whispered a few words.

Yi Shiying was stunned for a moment, dumbfounded, thoughtful, and then smiled wryly.

"I hope it can be done. I never thought that you can hand over the key to success to others."

"Why did General Yi say that?"

"You Lizi, you only believe in yourself in everything, don't you?"

Li Xia thought for a while, and said, "I also believe in my Great Song soldiers."

It was rare to hear a word of loyalty, Yi Shiying was a little relieved, nodded and said: "Well said, my soldiers of the Song Dynasty abandoned the bad habits of the five generations, guarded the land and defended the people, and made life stable, unprecedented."

"It may be unprecedented, but what is more important is the future. I hope that life will be more stable in the future."

"Yes, after defeating the Tartars." Yi Shiying murmured, his eyes fell on the map again, and said: "In the next few days, the battle will gradually become more difficult. You and I must stabilize the morale of the Luzhou Army. Tomorrow When they calm down from the news of Zhang Dutong's death in the future, they will be able to use the force of mourning."

"I think so too." Li Xia said: "I plan to start motivating the soldiers tonight. They are tired from guarding the mountain, so I won't call them out. I will take people to camp one by one to comfort them."

"Okay, the line of defense needs to be repaired overnight..."

The two were discussing, and after a while, Li Xia looked up from the map and found that Yi Shiying had fallen asleep sitting up.

He sighed slightly, and he didn't know when he would be able to confess his ambitions to Yi Shiying, and if there was such a day...

~~
As Yi Shiying said, the battle to defend the mountain in the next few days became more and more difficult.

Niu Lin obviously became ruthless suddenly, and assembled all the men to start a strong attack.

The Song army guarded from a high position. Although there were not many casualties for the time being, the arrows, wood, stones, and even gold juice were gradually insufficient.

And once the method of defeating the enemy that Li Xia said is not realized, and the food and grass are exhausted, the morale that has been so hard to stabilize is likely to collapse in an instant.

That is the defeat of the army.

One day, two days... the time gradually came to the five-day period, Yi Shiying had already started to distribute only half a day's food and grass, and was so worried that half of his hair grew gray again.

Li Xia still looks very confident on the surface, few young people are as tenacious as him.

But he also began to gaze at the Yangtze River to the south from time to time.

"Magistrate, if we lose, I won't be able to swim the Yangtze River." Liu Jinsuo scratched his head.

"Then let's establish ourselves in Jiangbei..."

(End of this chapter)