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Chapter 772: A Chance To Miss
Li Xia leaned back on the grand teacher's chair tiredly, touched the wound on his back, and sat upright again.

Facing these confidants in the hall, he didn't bother to put on the prestige after the victory, his expression was not very good.

Although Liu Zheng and A Shu were eliminated this time, it seemed like a big victory, but he still felt that he had lost.

Because Li Xia had known about Li Fen's raising of the flag several years ago, and he was ready to make good use of it and cut a piece of flesh off Kublai Khan's body.

It is best to take Henan.

It was supposed to take advantage of Li Fen's raising of the flag to send troops to Kaifeng, inflicting serious damage on Shi Tianze and Dong Wenbing, and forcing the Zhang family to surrender... Li Xia has been making these preparations.

As a result, first Zhang Wulang was forced to leave, and Bozhou was no longer in the hands of Zhang's family; after that, Ali Buge was defeated and fled too quickly, which was completely beyond Li Xia's expectations; Li Fen had to raise troops hastily.

In fact, the plan to attack Henan was completely ruined. When the two Mongolian armies that entered Guanlong were dealt with, the Li Fen Rebellion was almost over...

Of course Li Xia was not happy.

But he is also thinking about whether he has placed too high expectations on Brother Ali and Li Fen.

After all, people still have to rely on themselves.

……

In the classroom, Lin Zi was still narrating information about Shandong and Henan.

Li Zengbo was very angry, thinking that Li Fen should not be defeated so quickly, and repeatedly confirmed whether Lin Zi's information was wrong.

"The general infers that Li Fen will be defeated, based on the fact that Jinan has been besieged to death, how long can the food in the city last..."

Lin Zi said, walked to the map, and began to point out the situation around Jinan.

What you need to know is that Mongolia has three powerful princes in Shandong, namely Dongping Yanshi, Jinan Zhang Rong, and Yidu Li Fen.

Jinan was Zhang Rong's territory. Li Fen wanted to pull him into rebellion very early on. He once offered him a horseshoe of gold in private, but Zhang Rong refused and reported Li Fen's treason.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Fen attacked Jinan as soon as he raised his flag.

The problem is that although Jinan was captured, Li Fen was besieged in the city.

"Li Fen was besieged in Jinan, even worse than being besieged in Yidu. We don't know how much food and grass there is in Jinan, but according to the analysis of letters sent by Wang Luo after his arrival... we don't think his department can last until October. "

Li Zengbo looked at the map for a long time, stroked his forehead, and said helplessly, "Why didn't you break through earlier? While Shi Tianze was being dragged in Nanyang, he withdrew to the south and formed a line of defense with the Great Song Dynasty."

"Marshal Li was joking. Since Li Fen captured Jinan and occupied the territory, there is no reason for him to give up."

"If he can last another half a year, we can send troops to Henan again..."

Li Zengbo thought very well. After defeating Ashu, Guanlong's troops would have to rest for two months. When they attacked Luoyang and Kaifeng, they could cooperate with Xia Gui. In this way, the situation would be very favorable.

As a result, Ashu was defeated here, and the war on the Eastern Front was already like this.

Therefore, in the middle of the conversation, Li Zengbo stopped.

Of course he understands, it's just a pity for this opportunity.

Lin Zi really didn't understand Li Zengbo, and explained: "It won't last half a year. The last general just said that Li Fen can't even last October. Before we send troops, the Mongolian army has already turned around and attacked us..."

No one in the hall wanted to talk anymore.

To this day, there is no way to save Li Fen, so I can only listen to it as a story.

"Let's talk about the military route supported by the Song Dynasty. Xia Gui led the middle route army to capture Bozhou for a time, and was about to attack Kaifeng. But in July, Zhang Honglue took a detour and set off from Luyi. Instead of attacking Bozhou, he took a warship along the Going down the Guohe River, all the way around to the vortex where the Guohe River enters the Huaihe River."

Everyone looked at the map.

"Young people are unconstrained in fighting wars." Wu Qian sighed.

The reason for saying this is because Xia Gui's attack on Kaifeng was halfway through, and he penetrated into the territory of the Mongolian army.Zhang Honglue didn't care about it at all. Instead, he detoured to the Huaihe River where the two countries meet.

"Zhang Honglue went to the mouth of the vortex and cut off Xia Gui's supply line. Xia Gui had to retreat overnight, but was ambushed by Zhang Honglue on the way. He was chased and killed, and his supplies were lost..."

Li Zengbo caressed his forehead.

He couldn't help Xia Gui in this battle, he was besieged in Gongchang City at that time.

But from this battle, it can be seen that it is difficult for the Song Dynasty to regain the Central Plains. First of all, it requires a large amount of materials and supplies, and a long supply line.

On the other hand, the Mongolian army didn't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place at all, and they went around and outflanked everything.

Lin Zi continued: "During the Song Dynasty, there was another reinforcement army. Qingyang Mengyan troops approached the city of Cangzhou in June and stormed Cangzhou, but then the offensive was frustrated and lost the cover of Xia Gui on the flank. They did not dare to go deep alone. The court ordered He rushes to aid Jinan... and the news we got is that Qingyang Mengyan has bypassed Jinan and withdrew from Yidu to Song Dynasty."

Wu Qian read the official document Jia Sidao sent to Li Xia, and asked, "Where's the navy?"

"Navy . . . not heard from."

The people who discussed the matter really had nothing to say. After a long time, Wu Qian came back from his helplessness and said: "The thing to worry about is that after the Mongolian army wiped out Li Fen, they will be able to draw their hands... When winter comes, the Yellow River will end. Ice, will the Mongolian army attack again?"

"That's right." Li Xia said, "This is what I just said. We have to prepare in advance. It is best to use offense instead of defense to keep the enemy out of the door."

"..."

Dong Wenyong sat in the hall, looking careless.

Xia Gui's defeat, Qingyang Mengyan's defeat, Li Fen's imminent defeat... these were all expected by him long ago.

When his elder brother returned to Luoyang, he analyzed it in this way, and he guessed everything correctly.

The only thing Dong Wenyong missed was that he was defeated by Li Xia and became a prisoner.

In fact, he hasn't agreed to submit to Li Xia yet, he only said that he would consider it.

how to say?As a minister, who doesn't want a magnanimous, wise and powerful hero, but he can't rashly harm the family.

Take your time to think about it.

The strange thing is that Li Xia has actually let him participate in such military affairs...

Dong Wen had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and soon had a guess.

Li Xia may deliberately let himself hear some important military information, and then pretend to show his flaws, let him go back to Luoyang, and pass on false information.

It seems that countermeasures are going to be used?

Just thinking of this, I heard Li Xia start asking questions.

"Yancai, what do you think?"

Yancai is a word used by Dong Wen. Li Xia directly calls him, that is, he uses him as a private aide. Wu Qian and Li Zengbo "Wu Gong" and "Li Gong" are because they are captives after all.

Dong Wenyong came back to his senses, thinking that he had clearly not agreed to work, so why did he have to ask.

But after thinking about it, he still replied: "I understand the situation in Mongolia better than you, and I don't think the Mongolian army will attack Guanlong again this winter."

"Really?" Wu Qian asked back.

Dong Wenyong said: "The reason why Liu Zheng and Ashu had to attack Guanlong first was to allow the Mongolian army to occupy Guanlong as soon as possible after the Li Fen Rebellion was quelled. But now these two troops have been wiped out, and the Mongolian army has It is difficult to settle Guanlong quickly, and even though you are victorious, your troops will be frustrated and unable to cause chaos. Therefore, the Mongolian army is more likely to attack Brother Ali first. Of course, you don't have to think about sending troops to Henan to support Li Fen. My elder brother has long been prepared... "

He didn't know whose position he was standing in when he said this, it had the meaning of "Kublai Khan doesn't hit you now, so you have to be honest and don't mess with him".

There were several cold snorts in the hall soon.

Yang Ben cupped his hands directly to Li Xia, and said, "Jun Wang, I think he said that on purpose to make us take it lightly."

Dong Wen sneered and said, "Believe it or not, you will see in winter."

He hadn't made up his mind on whether to join or not, but he raised his opinion and was immediately refuted, so he didn't feel happy, so he just kept silent.

Li Xia didn't seem to pay much attention to his opinion. The Japanese army discussed it until the end, and they still talked about preventing problems before they happen.

"Regardless of whether the Mongolian army will violate the border again this winter, we should make preparations as soon as possible, and start to readjust the defense line now..."

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Li Zengbo left the government office and walked through Chang'an City.

It was the first time for Qin Chuan to come here after he was taken back for eight hundred miles, and he didn't know how many more times he could come, so he should take a good look.

He changed into the clothes of an ordinary old man, walked through the East Street, bypassed the bell tower, boarded a restaurant on Guangji Street, sat there watching people come and go, and thought of what Li Xia said during the discussion today talk.

"Use offense instead of defense, keep the enemy out of the house...but it's hard to fight out, it's too easy to be outflanked like Xia Gui, and cut off the luggage..."

The map had already been engraved in his mind, Li Zengbo was thinking about it, and suddenly he heard the sound of camel bells on the long street, and he suddenly had an idea.

This idea seemed a little unreal at first, but the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and in the end he didn't eat any food at all, and rushed straight to the government office.

……

"Mr. Li? Ask him to come in."

In the government office, Li Xia was rubbing his forehead against the map, and immediately responded to the announcement.

They also don't mention the question of who they are serving for what they are doing now.

Li Zengbo strode forward and said directly: "Li Fen can't last long, and we have too little time left. The county king wants to attack instead of defending, but if he wants to attack Shanxi and Henan, he will face all the roads in the Central Plains." It is difficult for the Marquis to have heavy troops. Moreover, our navy is still immature, and we may not be able to return after crossing the Yellow River."

He rushed in like this without saying hello, which seemed quite reckless, but Li Xia immediately entered Li Zengbo's rhythm.

"That's right, the Li Fen Rebellion didn't make good use of it, which is disappointing. But it's true that we can't fight in the east, and we don't have enough food and grass to support the years of fighting."

"The east is difficult, but the west is OK."

Li Zengbo looked at Li Xia with solemn eyes, and said rather abruptly: "I don't need food and grass, just give me [-] cavalry, and I can take Xiliang and Hetao."

Li Xia was not surprised, and asked instead: "Can Mr. Li do it?"

"What the Meng people can do, why can't we do it? If we want to defend the whole territory of Longxi, more than 2 people are not enough, but A Shuxin is defeated, Liangzhou is empty, and [-] people can take it. I think Dong What Wen Yong said is true, Kublai Khan still has Ali Buge as his great enemy, but that is exactly the case, on the contrary, it is even more necessary to seize the last opportunity, when Li Fen is still alive and Kublai Khan wants to attack Ali Buge , first cut off a piece of flesh from him..."

Li Zengbo was halfway through speaking, when he suddenly saw the map on the case, he couldn't help being stunned.

I saw that the location of Liangzhou on the map had already been circled by Li Xia, and several marching routes had been drawn.

"This is?"

Li Xia and Li Zengbo looked at each other, and said, "I thought the same way, since I failed to cut a piece of flesh from Kublai Khan's left leg, why not try to cut a piece of his right leg..."

　I still couldn’t post it before 12 o’clock today, I’ll try my best to adjust it, thank you for the reward from the leader “Shoumei Shuancai”, wait for me to adjust and add more~~
　　
　
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