end song

Chapter 457
Time flies, and the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed in a blink of an eye.

Pu Zezhi was not in the mood to celebrate the holidays. He buried himself in information and maps all day long, trying to find a way to solve the crisis in front of him.

I don't get much news, but it is conceivable that the Mongolian army's attack on Diaoyu City will become more and more fierce after the Mid-Autumn Festival...

Pu Zezhi has strong confidence in the terrain of Diaoyu City, and believes that as long as it is a frontal offensive and defensive battle, Diaoyu City will definitely be able to defend it in the short term.

But the terrain is dead. Once there is a rebel who kills the general and surrenders, or the Mongolian army bypasses... too many situations can lead to the destruction of Sichuan and Shu, and the demise of the Great Song Dynasty.

As the governor of Sichuan, Pu Zezhi is far more worried than Wang Jian, the guard of Diaoyu City.

He urgently needed Lu Wende to lead his troops into Shu.

Supporting Diaoyu City is only one of them, and being in Chongqing is the key.

Only in this way, if the Diaoyu City is broken, Chongqing will have the troops to stop the Mongolian army again, so that the Song Dynasty’s Yangtze River defense line will have time to deploy; road.

In other words, Chongqing must have military strength, which is not only the corner of each other with Diaoyu City, but also the meaning of guarding this line of defense.

However, Pu Zezhi was looking forward to it, but he didn't expect that Lu Wende, the deputy envoy of Sichuan Zhizhi, would go to Jinghu to support him.

He was puzzled.

After waiting until August 21st, he finally heard the report from his subordinates.

"Commander, reinforcements are here!"

"It's finally here." Pu Zezhi let out a long sigh, stood up supporting his sick body, and said, "Take the soldier talisman and prepare to hand it over to Vice Marshal Lu..."

"Commander, it's not the soldiers of Vice Marshal Lu who are coming, but the soldiers of Xu Lu..."

Pu Zeyi was taken aback.

For a moment, he wondered if he was too confused and forgot to transfer the Shulu garrison.

"Help me... to Chaotian Gate."

"Yes……"

Pu Zezhi coughed, and with the help of his followers, he struggled to climb up the Chaotianmen tower.

The Yangtze River circles here, creating a magnificent scene.

The wind in the river was strong, and the old man's body became weaker and weaker.

He looked as far as the eye could see, and saw countless ships sailing from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The flags on the leading ship were fierce, with the word "Song" unfolding in the wind on one flag;

But Pu Zezhi thought of another person, Li Xia.

He guessed who this army came from.

The scene in front of him seemed to make him return to the outside of Chengdu when he suddenly heard the phrase "Welcome Pu Shuai to Chengdu!"

"When it's critical, it's always Feiyu who comes." Pu Zezhi whispered to himself...

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government office.

"Go and rest first, I'll have a chat with Feiyu alone."

After Pu Zezhi opened his mouth, soon, the rest of the people in the hall retreated.

This is his trust in Li Xia.

"Did you take Qicai's letter? Or threatened him?"

"Yes." Li Xia was very frank.

When we met again today, he looked at Pu Zezhi and saw that Pu Zezhi had aged a lot and no longer had the majesty and majesty of that time.

After only one year, the handsome Shu has been exhausted.

"What if the Mongolian army attacks Tongchuanfu Road?" Pu Zezhi asked, his face a bit ugly.

"No." Li Xia said: "Liu Heima fell into my trap, so he won't act rashly."

He pondered, and still told most of the truth to Pu Zezhi.

"Last year when I went north, I found out that Kublai Khan would send someone to assassinate Meng Ge, so I expected that the Song Dynasty would win this battle. I intend to use Kublai Khan's power to intimidate Liu Heima, but I dare not speak out, lest he remind Mengge Brother took precautions. So he lied to Liu Heima, saying that Kublai Khan would rebel in the grassland..."

analyzed for a long time.

Li Xia finally concluded: "Liu Heima's heart is still inclined to Kublai Khan. He thought that Kublai Khan was behind the scenes in the Sichuan-Shu war, and he would wait and see the changes, so as not to attack Tongchuanfu Road again."

This matter was too complicated, Pu Zezhi lowered his head and digested it for a long time.

At the end, he murmured: "It's fine to take a gamble, but that's the only way to go."

Li Xia said: "Of course, Kublai Khan may not succeed in assassinating Brother Meng, so I still led the troops here."

Pu Zezhi lost his mind and thought for a long time before asking: "Who else have you told this news?"

Li Xia hesitated for a moment, then answered frankly, "Jia Sidao."

"Sure enough..."

Pu Zezhi let out a miserable laugh, his eyes were full of bitterness.

Li Xia had a bad feeling and asked, "But something happened?"

"Lv Wende did not join Sichuan and Shu, but went to Jinghu, where he and Jia Sidao defeated Tacha'er."

Li Xia was taken aback.

He pondered for a while, and gradually figured out the key to this.

At that time, in order to get Jia Sidao's support, Li Xia had to exchange valuable information with him.

However, Jia Sidao had his own thoughts.

He actually... didn't want to take credit for killing Meng Ge.

Sometimes, the credit is too great, but it is a disaster of death.

Then, in Jia Sidao's eyes, since Meng Ge will die, there is no need to worry about the Sichuan and Sichuan battlefields.Just wait until the Mongolian army has retreated and send Lu Wende to seize power.

For him, Jinghu is a good place to make achievements.

……

"There are three major battlefields in the world. The two Huaihe Rivers are the most confident places for our Song Dynasty to defend. A ditch for three miles and a canal for five miles can contain the Mongolian cavalry. Sichuan and Shu are mountainous and the roads are difficult. Therefore, the Jinghu battlefield is actually a Mongolian battlefield. The key to defeating our Great Song Dynasty."

Pu Zezhi was afraid that Li Xia would not understand, so he explained slowly.

"But why do the Mongolian army focus on Sichuan and Shu every year? Because they don't have a navy, they can't attack Jinghu directly. Simply put, Jinghu is the inner fence of the Song Dynasty, and Sichuan and Shu are the outer fence. Brother Meng must first Only by smashing the outer layer can we attack the inner layer. This truth is understood by all the important officials and officials in the court.”

Li Xia understood, and said: "In other words, if Sichuan and Shu are broken, there is still Jinghu Lake. Although the officials are worried that the outer fence is broken, he is even more afraid if the inner fence is broken. This is a long-term worry and a near-term worry The difference. Jia Sidao's contribution to defending Jinghu is greater than that of Sichuan and Sichuan?"

"This is one of them." Pu Zezhi said: "Second, the Great Song Dynasty is no longer capable of the Northern Expedition. This battle, if it is won, it is just to hold on. Peace talks are the inevitable result."

"Peace talks? The war is in full swing, should we consider peace talks?"

"Yes." Pu Zezhi coughed twice and asked, "I said peace talks are inevitable, do you know why?"

Li Xia nodded.

Even if the Song Dynasty won the war, it would be impossible to eliminate Mongolia. Normally, there would only be peace talks.

Pu Zezhi sighed again: "If Lu Wende and Mengge confront each other, Mengge is really dead. When it comes to peace talks, how can Lu Wende end well?"

Li Xia understood.

Don't say that Kublai Khan's plan to assassinate Meng Ge was originally made up by him.Even if it is true, once the peace talks, Kublai Khan must show his attitude...

"Back then, after the Kaixi Northern Expedition, Shi Miyuan assassinated Han Tuozhou and executed Su Shidan, cut off the heads of the two men, and sent his envoy Wang Nan to the Jin Dynasty for peace talks... The past is vivid, how dare Jia Sidao and Lu Wende follow the example of Han Tuozhou and Su Shidan ?”

This kind of inside story is shocking, Pu Zezhi is obviously disheartened to say such words.

For a moment, Li Xia couldn't tell whether it was Jia Sidao's fault or Song Ting's fault.

The past is vivid in my mind, the one who is near is Han Tuozhou, and the one who is far away is Yue Fei.

The killing made the Jin people terrified, so when the Song court wants to negotiate peace with the Jin Dynasty, what can we do if we don't kill Yue Fei?

Jia Sidao kept saying that he wanted to protect the Song Dynasty, but he didn't dare to be Yue Fei.

As for Li Xia, after all, he had only been in the officialdom for a short time, so he didn't expect that there would be such dirty thoughts in it.

"I was self-defeating."

"I don't blame you." Pu Zezhi sighed, "It's not a day's cold to freeze three feet... At least, you led the troops here."

Li Xia stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Let Pu Shuai order you."

He dared to seize the power of Zhu Yusun, and fought against Niu Lin and Liu Heima, because these were just battles of more than ten thousand people.

Although Li Xia has little experience, he has seen Pu Zezhi command 3 people, so he barely dared to try his hand.

But a battle of more than [-] people, even a genius in war, cannot easily enter the field when he is a fledgling.

Therefore, Li Xia still has a humble attitude of learning and is willing to listen to Pu Zezhi's command.

He is confident, but not conceited.

"Cough cough." After talking for so long, Pu Zezhi was obviously extremely exhausted, and he said with strength: "The Tongchuan army came from a long way away, let's rest for a few days... At that time, do you dare to support Diaoyu City?"

"dare."

"I don't ask you to be able to win...the more than [-] Mongolian troops are definitely not something you can defeat. But...you must let the soldiers and people of Diaoyu City see that Song Dynasty never abandoned them..."

……

Still the same sentence, fortified cities and strongholds are often breached from the inside.This is true for Dahuo, Qingju, Yunshan, and Daliang City.

There must be reinforcements, otherwise, Pu Zezhi is really afraid that Wang Jian will follow in the footsteps of Duan Yuanjian...

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"Total."

Wang Jian turned his head and looked at Liu Yuan behind him, feeling a little puzzled.

"Look, the Mongolian army is attacking the mountain again."

The next moment, Lieutenant General Zhang Jue pointed down the mountain and shouted.

Wang Jiansui turned his head and looked down the city wall.

"puff!"

With a sound, out of the corner of his eye, Liu Yuan cut off Zhang Jue's head!
Before Wang Jian could react, a big knife had already been slashed down.

"you……"

He suddenly sat up in shock, only to feel profusely sweating.

"It's a dream."

After murmuring, he smiled wryly, only to remember that Liu Yuan is Duan Yuanjian's lieutenant general...

Not wanting to go back to sleep, Wang Jian got up and walked towards the south gate.

There is no need to wear armor anymore, he just sleeps in armor.

……

In the dark night, Lieutenant General Zhang Jue was patrolling the city.

"Come here? You need to change the command of the capital during the day, so why come here again at night?" Zhang Jue said, "Don't worry, the Mongolian army has never attacked at night."

"I had a dream..."

After hearing this, Zhang Jue smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that everyone trusts me. I never dreamed that I would cut off your head."

"Do you know why I killed Jin Guobao?" Wang Jian said, "I am afraid that someone in the army will follow the example of Liu Yuan killing Duan Yuanjian and Wang Zhong killing Wang Zuo."

It has been nearly three months since the city was besieged. Wang Jian appeared extremely confident in front of the soldiers.

Only in front of Zhang Jue, he occasionally showed such worries.

The eight pillars in the middle of Sichuan, as well as the precipitous mountain cities, have all been lost.Diaoyu City has become the last bastion before the collapse of Sichuan and Shu.Who dares to say that it will be able to hold on?

He is defending the city with the heart of death.

"Don't worry." Zhang Jue could only comfort Wang Jian with the results in front of him. "Wang Dechen stormed the Zhenxi Gate for a month, but it was futile. Then he turned to attack the Huguo Gate together with Shi Tianze. It shows that he has no skills. The precipice is dangerous, how can it be him?" ..."

The next moment, the sound of fighting suddenly sounded from the cliff under the Huguomen.

"Night attack!"

"Monta is attacking at night!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)