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Chapter 446 Caution
The reason why Liu Heima chose to be stationed in Zhanlong Mountain is quite particular.

Zhanlong Mountain is located in the northeast of Chengdu City, between Chengdu City and Yunding Mountain City.Today, although 2000 Yunding defenders have entered Chengdu, there are still more than [-] troops guarding the mountain.

Occupying Zhanlong Mountain will cut off the mutual support between the two places; secondly, it will be difficult for Li Xia to harass the Mongolian army's food road from the southwest when Lizhou's luggage is delivered. food road.

But he did ignore the Western Sichuan Plateau to the west of Chengdu.

Speaking of the terrain in western Sichuan... In the second year of Tang Guangde, in the late spring and early summer, the Anshi War had just ended. Du Fu returned to Huanhuaxi Thatched Cottage in Chengdu, and was about to be recommended for office, so he wrote a poem.

"Two orioles singing green willows, a group of egrets go up to the blue sky. The window contains the snow of Xiling for thousands of years, and the gate is moored by the Dongwu Wanli boat."

The Soochow Wanli Ship refers to the ships traveling down the Minjiang River to the Yangtze River and sailing thousands of miles.

Xiling Qianqiu Snow refers to the snow on the Minshan Mountain in the west of Chengdu that does not melt for a long time.

Plateaus, plains, and great rivers constitute the unique and magnificent scene of the Land of Abundance.

"I thought that the support of the Song army would go with the 'Soochow Wanli Ship', but I didn't expect to go with the 'Xiling Qianqiu Snow'."

Hearing Liu Yuanzhen's reward that night, Liu Heima shook his head and smiled wryly: "If the boy can figure it out, after this battle, he really wants to 'a group of egrets go up to the blue sky'."

"Not really."

Jia Hou said: "Even if he is really allowed to transport supplies and reinforcements from Lingguan Road, at most he can hold Chengdu. When the Great Khan conquers Chongqing, Li Feiyu will still be in vain."

"But if you recruit him at that time, the conditions will be different." Liu Yuanzhen said, "The Khan is eager to go down the Yangtze River, join forces in Jinghu, and destroy Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. If Li Xia can hold Chengdu at Jieshi, even if he can't counterattack Hanzhong. If he chooses to submit, he will have more Great benefit."

Jia Houdao: "Da Lang thinks... that's why Li Xia refuses to surrender now?"

"That's the only way to make sense."

Liu Yuanzhen let out a sigh, and said slowly: "If it weren't for Pu Wei, we might really be defeated by Li Xia."

Liu Heima turned his head sideways, as if offended.

His eyes were full of majesty, and he said word by word: "Then defeat him."

……

On June 23, the first batch of grain and grass sent from Lizhou arrived on the north bank of Qingbai River, and Liu Heima sent two thousand cavalry to receive it.

At the same time, the Chengdu Song Army also took action.

Li Xia sent troops to dig trenches outside the city, built villages and set up camps, arranged to resist horses, and extended the defense line ten miles northeast.

He seems to be advancing step by step, encircling Zhanlong Mountain, and cutting off the supply line of the Mongolian army.

In this regard, Liu Yuanzhen and Jia Hou deduced the game of war and came to a conclusion.

"This is a false move."

"Why do you see it? It may also be to cut off our food supply."

"Impossible." Liu Yuanzhen said: "Li Xia knows that he can't do it. The infantry cut off the cavalry's food supply. It's a joke. If the city is not guarded, can't you fight in the field?"

"Then his intention is to attract my attention to the east of Chengdu." Jia Hou said with a smile, "Is his food and grass going to the west?"

"That's right, just wait and see, there should be news from Pu Wei tonight."

"It's so loud. If I didn't know it a long time ago, I would have been deceived by Li Xia."

It was night, a soldier of the Song Army quietly sneaked to kill Longshan, and delivered the news of Pu Wei.

……

"Sure enough, it's an empty camp!"

Liu Yuanzhen saw the people sent by Pu Wei, and when he returned to the big tent, his eyes were excited.

On the map, there is a small carved wooden fence in the northeast of Chengdu, with three small red wooden figures on it.It represents the defense line and [-] troops that Li Xia has just arranged.

Liu Yuanzhen put away these war games and said: "Fake, there are no defenders in this camp at all."

Liu Yuanli asked, "Confirmed?"

"Li Xia made a counterattack. In fact, he has led more than 4000 troops and set off to the west to guard Wenjiang, Chongzhou, Dayi, Qionglai and other places... In Chengdu, there are only [-] defenders left, and Kong Xian is temporarily guarding them."

"Pu Wei and the Jiading Army are in Chengdu?"

"In Chengdu, he can control nearly a thousand people, guard the east gate tomorrow night, and agree to surrender the city."

Liu Yuanzhen picked up two war chess pieces and pushed them on the map.

"Conquer Chengdu City in one fell swoop, kill the defenders, and subdue part of the Song army."

Jia Hou nodded, then pointed to the southwest, and said, "Ambush Li Xia at Xiling at the same time, this battle will surely be won."

……

The next day, instead of using his eldest son Liu Yuanzhen to lead the army, Liu Heima sent his fifth son Liu Yuanli to take Chengdu.

"Your eldest brother is smart and sharp, but he is too aggressive, so he is not as stable as you." Liu Heima warned: "Remember to test whether the Song army is cheating first, and don't be anxious."

In ordinary families, the youngest son is often more impetuous than the elder brother, but Liu Yuanli is different.

Liu Yuanli was only 24 years old at the time, but he was much more mature than Liu Yuanzhen in his actions.

"Father can't believe Pu Wei?"

"Pu Wei is no longer necessary for Zhao Song's death festival. The information delivered should be true. But there is no guarantee that Li Xia has more arrangements."

Liu Yuanli nodded, and said, "My child understands, this battle must be won. While winning, we must also guard against Li Xia's fall behind."

"It's good if you understand." Liu Heima felt more at ease with this son, and said, "Go."

Liu Yuanli then took the soldier talisman, got out of the tent, got on his horse, and raised 500 soldiers to the newly established defense line of the Song Army in the north of Chengdu.

The plains are vast, horseshoes step on the grass, and elite cavalry rush past.

……

Run to the place where the Song army's defense line can be seen.

Suddenly, two beams of smoke rose in the distance.

The sound of Ming Dy sounded, followed by the sound of "dong dong dong dong" war drums.

It seemed to hear the cry of "enemy attack".

Obviously, the Song army had already seen the Mongolian army's offensive.

"Whoa! Stop!"

Liu Yuanli reined in the reins, raised his hand high, and ordered the cavalry to stop marching and prepare their array.

He turned his head and saw that many soldiers were still bare-armed and their armor was on their horses.

It's not that the soldiers are lax. In fact, the Liu family's army is very strict.

But these soldiers and horses are almost all northerners, mainly Han people, and there are also criminal Mongols, Semu, Shatuo, Uighurs, Jurchen, Khitans and so on.

They used to guard Guanlong and Shanxi. When they first arrived in the south, they really couldn't stand the hot weather.

It is too easy to get heatstroke when exposed to the hot sun, but it is impossible to fight.

Although Liu Yuanli was angry, he also sympathized with the soldiers. After confirming that the environment was safe, he asked the soldiers to go to the woods to avoid the noon sun, while spreading out to scout the horses and observe the Song army's reaction.

The cavalry has the initiative and can fight whenever they want.Instead, the Song army had to stand ready under the sun.

Liu Yuanli has not been idle all this time. Based on the analysis of the news from Tanma, the Song army is likely to set up empty camps outside the city of Chengdu.

For more than an hour, almost no one was seen.

When the sun fell, he first sent 500 people to break into the camp, intending to test.

"drive!"

Five hundred cavalry rushed to the Song camp, and a few fell into the trench, but no arrows from the Song army were seen.

They bypassed Juma and rushed to the Song army camp...

~~
"Is it really an empty camp?"

Liu Yuanli murmured, looking into the distance.

Suddenly, there was a loud cry of killing, and the five hundred cavalry who rushed into the Song army's camp were in a panic, apparently in an ambush.

"Sure enough, there is fraud."

Liu Yuanli thought to himself, not surprised.

Li Xia was able to kill Niu Lin, so he was obviously not someone who would take it easy, so it was right to be cautious.

Liu Yuanli was about to withdraw the [-] cavalry and report back to the camp when he suddenly frowned.

"wrong."

His eyes suddenly fell to Chengdu City, but there was no movement in the city.

A thought suddenly popped up in Liu Yuanli's mind, and he cursed secretly, "Good job, Li Feiyu, arrange it layer by layer."

Thinking together, he immediately shouted: "The whole army obeys the order!"

The horn sounded.

"charge!"

Two thousand cavalry rushed towards the Song army's camp like arrows flying from the string.

Liu Yuanli's expression was stern, and he rode his horse into the Song army's camp, only to see hundreds of Song soldiers receding in front of them like a tide, running across the ravine on the wooden boards, and fleeing for their lives to Chengdu.

"No need to chase!"

Liu Yuanli lazily pursued these men and horses, his eyes swept over, he drove forward, kicked over a large cauldron, only to see that there was only a pot of clear water in it.

He was almost deceived by Li Xia.

"Quick! Send the news to my father, the Song army must have left Xiling, let my father go to surround it!"

"Yes!"

"The whole army dismounts and rests, feeds the horses, cooks food, waits until nightfall, and follow me to take the city of Chengdu!"

……

With Liu Yuanli's calm temperament, he has concluded that Liu Yuanzhen's judgment is correct, and tonight is indeed a good opportunity to defeat the enemy and win.

I just hope that this trial during the day will not be delayed.

He looked up at the sky, only to see the shadow of the sun slanting to the west... There was still time.

~~
At night, Liu Yuanli sent hundreds of people to the east with empty horses, pretending that they did not want to attack the city and had withdrawn their troops.

He personally led the troops and did not ride a horse. He sneaked quietly and touched the east gate of Chengdu.

Looking up, there are less than a thousand guards on the city wall.

Calculated from this, there are really only [-] troops left in the city, guarding the four walls.

"Let the letter arrow."

The string moved, and a letter arrow shot at the top of the east wall.

Liu Yuanli squinted his eyes, and by the moonlight and the light of the torches on the wall, he saw a figure picking up the letter arrow and walking towards the tower.

Following the figure, he saw two Song army generals standing there, seemingly talking.

The soldiers who picked up the arrows went over and whispered to one of the generals.

Suddenly, the general drew his sword sharply and knocked over another Song army general.

The figure bent down, and soon stood up again.

Raise your hand and raise your head.

"Kong Xian is dead! Those who want to live listen to my orders... open the city gate!"

……

Amidst the creaking sound, the gate of Chengdu opened wide.

Liu Yuanli thought for a moment, and after probing for a day, he was sure that this was not a fraud.

It was he who had a flash of inspiration and saw through Li Xia's arrangement from a subtle flaw.

Sure enough, he waved his hand and led the soldiers and horses towards the city cave.

"Enter the city and control the city gates! Those who dare to resist will be killed!"

(End of this chapter)