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Chapter 826 Strategic Adjustment
Yan'an Mansion.

In the Tang Dynasty, Yan'an was called "Yanzhou General Manager's Mansion". In the fourth year of Song Yuanyou, Yanzhou was promoted to Yan'an Mansion.At that time, there were frequent wars between Song and Xixia, and this place was one of the main battlefields.

At that time, Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor, led his troops to invade the Song Dynasty, defeated the Song army at Sanchuankou, and approached the city of Yanzhou.

Song Renzong then ordered Han Qi to be the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy to appease, and Fan Zhongyan went to know Yongxing Army and Yanzhou as a waiter in Tianzhang Pavilion.

Fan Zhongyan garrisoned the northwest of the frontier, and promoted famous generals such as Di Qing, Zhong Shiheng, Guo Kui, and Zhang Kang.

In short, Yan'an used to be the battlefield between Song Dynasty and Xixia Dynasty, and there was an era of ups and downs, and there were many famous generals.

But from another perspective, the so-called "Northwest Frontier" of the Song Dynasty seems a bit embarrassing.

It is farther south than Taiyuan, and five thousand miles west of Yumen Pass.

In any unified dynasty, Yan'an is at the center of the territory.

The eternally famous generals, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, and Di Qing, have guarded the border for many years, and they are far away from Hetao.

Are they not doing enough?

If it were Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, could they have done more?

Is Zhang Jue comparable to these generals in the past?

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On Qin Zhidao, Li Xia rode on, thinking about these issues in his mind.

In the distance, Yanzhou City is in sight.

Zhang Jue didn't go out of the city to greet him. He didn't rush down from the garrison building until Li Xia entered the city. He smelled sour all over his body. It was obvious that he hadn't bathed for several months, and the blood on his face hadn't been wiped off.

Instead, he grinned, and his teeth were fairly white.

He has guarded Yan'an Mansion for more than a year, and he never thought that this battle would last so long when the war started.

In front of the soldiers, Zhang Jue gave Li Xia a lot of face.But after seeing the ceremony, the two walked up to the watchtower, and their words and deeds became much more comfortable.

"Are you injured?" Zhang Jue looked at Li Xia, with the tone of a friend talking.

"It's been more than [-] days, and it's almost healed."

"The blood on my face is gone, and I came to Yan'an even after being injured like this, don't worry about me?"

"The situation has changed, and we have to make timely adjustments." Li Xia said, "How can I not discuss it with you?"

"Just call me to Chang'an, or ask me to write a long letter there, why bother?"

"It's better to talk face to face. You are still confronting Yang Dayuan, so it's not appropriate to move lightly. Why don't I come over? It won't take a few days."

"You are a feudal lord after all, and you don't even talk about your majesty." Zhang Jue scolded with a smile.

Li Xia said: "What are you talking about majesty, this time you can defend Guanzhong by relying on you few famous generals. I have to come and take care of the chores for you."

He was talking about Wu Qian, Li Zengbo, Lian Xixian, and Zhang Jue. These four might be called his four Dinghai needles.

Except for Lian Xixian, the other three were Song ministers, and they had been resisting the Mongolian army for the Song Dynasty.

What Li Xia can do is to make things easier for them than before.

Zhang Jue said: "Don't say such good things, I may be a famous general, but this time I didn't make a great contribution."

He smiled, and then joked: "However, you still took the credit for my defense of Hancheng?"

In fact, Zhang Jue was the first to notice that the Yellow River was about to freeze in winter, and he did all the preliminary preparations such as surveying the terrain and training soldiers.

It's just that Li Xia's defense of Hancheng can attract more Mongolian troops.

Speaking of this matter at this time, Zhang Jue didn't deliberately ask for credit, but the two knew each other well, and they didn't have to think too much about it, and they said whatever came to their mind without any scruples.

Li Xia also laughed, and said, "I wish all the credit would go to you. I'll just sit in Hanzhong City and wait for your good news."

"What's the point of sitting in Hanzhong? You have to sit in Hara and Lincheng. How big is the territory?"

"No matter how large the territory is, Hara and Lin are not suitable for the capital."

"Isn't it okay for me to blow a few words of cowhide? What's more true?"

Zhang Jue laughed heartily, and punched Li Xia's armor casually, his movements were a bit like a teenager's slapstick.

He didn't think it was the King of Pingling County who came to inspect the border area, but he felt that it was rare to have a friend come to visit him, and he was very happy.

A Sichuan native ran to this desolate border to guard. Every day when he looked up, he could only see the yellow land. It was so boring that it made people want to go crazy. Of course, he missed his relatives and friends in his hometown...

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"Finally, there was a Yellow River that was able to break through the enemy with the power of its water, and you took the credit. The Loess Plateau is not like the Yellow River. You see, when you look at it from a high place, it is bare and the terrain is clear at a glance. Yang Dayuan and I are in such a terrain Next, no one can sneak attack the other party... Speaking of this, Hao Tianyi still wanted to sneak attack me, but he didn't know that I had already obtained your information, so I easily surrounded him."

"Didn't take the opportunity to give Yang Dayuan a serious setback?"

"Huh? When Yang Dayuan is the same as those Mongolian generals and northern princes? He was born as a general of Sichuan and Shu in the Great Song Dynasty."

Li Xia understood what Zhang Jue meant.

If Shi Tianze is said to be safe in battle, it is also safe in the Mongolian army, and the essence of his strategy is still offensive.

Yang Dayuan, who was born as General Song, the essence of strategy is defense, even if he wants to attack, he will use defense instead of attack.

To put it concretely, Shi Tianze fights by riding a horse, and Yang Dayuan fights by pushing a fortress.

During this battle, the Song army used many strategies to ambush the Mongolian army and counter-ambush the Mongolian army. Of course, it is impossible to defeat the Mongolian army every time.

There are big victories, small victories, and defeats, which is normal.

Zhang Jue said: "The Mongolian army is like a dog, chewing everywhere. You can severely defeat Shi Tianze, because no matter how steady he is, he is still a mad dog; Yang Dayuan is a turtle shell that cannot be bitten or smashed.

When Hao Tianyi was surrounded by me, Yang Dayuan couldn't save him.Damn thief, also taught these Mongolian soldiers what it was like when we were defending Diaoyu City and couldn't wait for reinforcements. "

Li Xia asked, "Hao Tianyi, are you a prisoner?"

"Well, just bet there."

Zhang Jue raised his hand and pointed, and said again: "Yang Dayuan didn't do nothing. He occupied Jinmingzhai and Wan'an City this year, and overhauled the fortifications. Looking over there, Luziping, Qingjian City, Yancheng, ten The rest of the fortresses were connected by him, forming a siege to Yanzhou City, and camped in the fields... Among the Mongolian troops, Yang Dayuan had the fewest troops and food at the beginning, but he robbed our population and recruited the Qiang people. Within a year, the front line has been pushed southward for more than [-] miles, and it can be said that the fighting is getting stronger."

"This style of play is really annoying, just like Wang Dechen was camping in Lizhou back then."

"Back then, the Mongolian army found it difficult to build a base to defend Shu, so they couldn't defeat Sichuan and Shu for more than [-] years."

"You didn't bombard his ramparts with artillery?"

"You have to give me the troops to take back the cities first." Zhang Jue said, "Otherwise, what's the use of breaking his walls without sending troops in?"

Li Xia looked at it for a long time, and said to himself: "The Mongolian army has withdrawn, but Yang Dayuan will not withdraw?"

Zhang Jue said: "The reason why Shi Tianze withdrew his troops was because the troops of the princes from all walks of life were concentrated on the east bank of the Yellow River, wasting huge billions of dollars a day; Hedan withdrew his troops because those soldiers and horses belonged to the main force of the Mongolian army...Yang Dayuan was different, his troops were not many, And it doesn’t cost money and food, but can also grow food and grass, the closer he pushes, the impossible it is for him to withdraw.”

Having said that, he cursed again.

"Thief his mother, unless these dog servants who have forgotten the classics are killed by my axe, they will be stuck here for the rest of their lives."

Li Xia then remembered what Shi Xiu said to Liang Zhongshu in "Water Margin", and casually scolded him too.

"Being a slave to a slave with a slave."

Zhang Jue was overjoyed.

Li Xia has always been tense, fighting wars, governing politics, and rarely expressing personal emotions about someone or something.Compared with many people, Yang Dayuan is by no means the one he hates the most.

The reason why I was able to swear like this today is because I am friends with Zhang Jue, so I am not so tense.

But after scolding, you have to face the situation in front of you.

Before the Song Dynasty went south, the border with Xixia was delineated near Ansai County, north of Yan'an, because it would not be able to defend it further north.

Fighting a war is not as simple as conscripting many soldiers to conquer territory. It is necessary to consider whether the money and food can support it. The larger the territory, the longer the defense line and the longer the supply line, the cost will increase exponentially...

"So Yang Dayuan's chess piece is stuck in the north of us."

"Now that we have regained Hexi, if we want to make progress, the next step is Hetao. We must send troops in two ways, one out of Hexi and the other out of Yan'an."

"Okay! When will the troops be dispatched?"

"It takes a hard fight to stop. There is no rush. To reach the Hetao, we need at least enough money and food to support us in the Hetao for a year."

Zhang Jue said: "Not to mention the military salary, the consumption on the road is probably more than twenty times, plus the manpower and material resources needed to build the city. I don't need to count, just look at the twelve fortresses opposite, Yang Dayuan spent a year Construction. The Hetao defense line is ten times larger than this, don't tell me you have to prepare for ten years."

Li Xia said: "Maybe not for ten years, but also for one or two years."

"can?"

"No more time."

"Ok."

Zhang Jue sighed slightly, knowing that it would be a miracle to send troops to Hetao within a year or two.

After all, it was a sneak attack on Hexi, and now the Mongolian army is ready.

For example, when Li Zengbo wanted to recover a city of Xiangyang, the Song court had to argue about money and food for half a year.

"Brother Junyu, why should you sigh?" Li Xia asked: "The way we can use is not only to fight all the way, you didn't want to recruit Yang Dayuan?"

"Shameless and rebellious, what are you doing when you surrender?"

"It's not for Yang Dayuan, but for testing Kublai Khan."

Li Xia looked to the north, pondering.

"I have been thinking about it for the past few days. Kublai Khan's prestige will definitely drop when he retreats in such a disgraceful manner. We must use it, not to say how much we value these officials from Mongolia. This is the way to disintegrate Kublai Khan's regime. best chance..."

Zhang Jue understood.

"Yes, we blocked nearly 20 Mongolian troops. The virtues of princes and civil servants in the north have always fallen to whoever is stronger. How could we not mutter in our hearts?"

"Nanyang, Henan, Shanxi, and even more places, I have sent spies to test. But the closest to us, and the most worthy of testing, is Yang Dayuan on the opposite side. How much control Kublai Khan has over the Central Plains, you will know once you try it."

This is what Li Xia called "strategic adjustment".

As far as he is concerned, the confrontation with Kublai Khan has only now really begun.

The previous battle was not a fight, but he passively blocked Kublai Khan's not-so-serious blow.

Only when it is blocked can he start to fight back, hitting people's hearts...

(End of this chapter)