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Chapter 207 Changning Army

Li Xia returned to Guancheng, the inspector.

"County lieutenant." Jiang Fan rushed forward and said: "As the county captain said, if the reinforcements come, you can make an agreement with Wu Tong and let him go."

"You let it go?"

"Yes." Jiang Fan said: "The reinforcements have entered the city, there are soldiers outside the city tower, it's not good to kill them."

Li Xia asked: "He promised to be honest?"

"He agreed, but...is it really okay?"

"It's okay." Li Xia said lightly.

Even if Wu Tong sued the court...he really didn't mind.

He walked up to the top of the city and saw a general of the Song Army standing there, with Wu Tong standing beside him.

"Haha, County Lieutenant Li is here." Wu Tong laughed loudly, as if there was no barrier, "This is Commander Yi of the Changning Army."

Before Li Xia could step forward, he saw that the general had turned his head.

"A certain person is under the jurisdiction of the capital of the Changning Army, Yi Shiying."

Li Xia's footsteps stopped slightly, and with his eyes, Yi Shiying was in his forties, with a three-strand beard, and he looked very elegant, but he was quite tall, with a straight waist and back, and a murderous and awe-inspiring aura coexisted.

"Meet General Yi."

Wu Tong said again: "Commander Yi, this is the county lieutenant Li Xia and Li Feiyu who I told you to help me guard the five-foot road."

Yi Shiying's expression towards Wu Tong was indifferent, but he looked at Li Xia with a somewhat solemn look, and asked, "Do you think it's time to pursue the Mongolian army?"

When Li Xia was on Hengzi Mountain, he still wanted to keep Ashu, but after a replay on the way down the mountain, he changed his mind.

"Shouldn't pursue."

Yi Shiying said: "Why?"

"The chief general of this Red Army of Exploring Horses is A Shu. This man likes to divide his troops into joint attacks and outflank them. His force is... like a blitzkrieg. From this battle, it can be seen that he doesn't like to attack tough ones, and he will definitely design and attract them." The main force of our army pursues them, and then turns around and wipes them out." Li Xia said, "Therefore, I don't think we should pursue them."

"Someone once said that the Mongols used soldiers 'not to learn from the ancients', do you know what it means?"

"Don't learn from the ancients?"

"Yes, when the Mongolian army fights, regardless of the number of divisions, the danger of the land, or the strength of the enemy, they will encircle them. They will be as swift as lightning, swift as eagles, and hunted by beasts." Yi Shiying said: "Look at the attack. Dali is thousands of miles away, and it takes about a day for three routes to arrive, so it can be said that they have learned the tricks of military strategists and are good at using strange things."

Li Xia pondered these words, faintly realizing.

He felt that Yi Shiying was very powerful under the command of the Changning army, and he actually felt this characteristic of the Mongolian army, but he couldn't describe it, let alone sum it up in such words.

Yi Shiying raised his hand again, pointed to Niuzhai Mountain in the distance, and sighed slightly.

"The Mongolian army attaches great importance to reconnaissance, climbs high and looks far away, first understands the terrain, and specializes in attacking to take advantage of the chaos. The Changning army came from a long distance, and Ashu was on the return journey, and he was more familiar with the terrain. If he pursued it, he would be in an ambush."

Li Xia asked: "But if you can't fight him on the five-foot road, wouldn't you be able to fight him even more if you go out of the five-foot road?"

Yi Shiying glanced at Wu Tong, and said: "The Mongolian army is nothing more than taking advantage of Junlian's restraint, and they can't defend. If you follow the method of building the city north of the Shu River, you can resist the Mongolian army."

After Yi Shiying met Li Xia, they chatted for a few more words, quickly understood the course of the battle, and recruited a general.

"Zhu Cheng, I order you to lead five hundred soldiers, decorated with Ashu, and send him off for a while. Remember, climb high and look far, don't lie in ambush."

"Yes!"

After Yi Shiying finished giving orders, she patted Li Xia on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm not chasing after you rashly."

"clear."

For Li Xia, this battle is probably over for the time being.

But he observed the Changning Army with interest.

This is not the first time Li Xia has seen the Song Army. He has seen the Huaixixiang Army, the Forbidden Army, and Zhang Shi's navy from a distance, but this is the first time he has seen the Shu Army up close during the war.

He had heard the word "Weak Song" in his previous life, and he thought the Song army was weak. However, the Changning army in front of him gave him the feeling that two words can describe it... a strong teacher.

Even when facing the enemy Mongolian army, Li Xia never had such a strong feeling.

Mongolian soldiers have strong individual combat power, and they are unparalleled in riding and shooting.But the Changning Army in front of him has blood, is more disciplined, and is more high-spirited.

……

After Yi Shiying finished her military affairs, she turned her head and saw Li Xia was still standing on the top of the wall watching. She stepped forward and said, "How is it? What are you thinking about?"

"The generals of the Song Dynasty are not weak."

"Shunan soldiers are still close." Yi Shiying looked stern, and said: "The soldiers of the Eight Pillars in Central Sichuan are even more powerful."

"Eight pillars in Sichuan?"

"When Yu Shuai was there, he suggested abandoning the flat cities. They built fortifications in Yunding, Yunshan, Dahuo, Dehan, Baidi, Diaoyu, Qingju, and Kuzhu. "

As Yi Shiying said, she raised her eyes to the north, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

Li Xia looked into his eyes, saw a trace of worry in them, and asked, "The generals of the Song Dynasty are not weak, so why did they lose?"

"Yeah, why did you lose... Maybe it's because you're not as rich as Mongolia."

Li Xia didn't think so, but since Yi Shiying said this, he still pondered for a while.

Perhaps there is also a part of the reason. With the vast territory of Mongolia, compared with the economy, delay can drag down the Song Dynasty.

"Too much talk." Yi Shiying said again, "If you have time in the evening, you can chat with Feiyu again..."

Another general came over there, he looked very busy, turned around and walked away.

……

It's getting dark.

The small city gate was no longer enough to live in, and the Changning army set up camp on the top of Hengzi Mountain and on the school grounds of Guancheng.

Li Xia lived with the people under his command and told them to prepare for the journey back to Qingfu tomorrow.

"Bao San, what do you think of the Changning Army?"

"I remembered Shuai Yu." Bao San muttered in a low voice, "County Captain, sooner or later the patrolling hand will be able to practice like this."

Li Xia said: "At that time, we won't be called river patrollers anymore."

Luhu leaned forward and asked, "County Captain, do you still want to contact those soldiers? I can let them go with us."

"Not urgent."

Li Xia pondered for a while, but turned to Jiang Fan and asked, "Have you agreed with Wu Tong?"

"Yes." Jiang Fan said: "He agreed..."

The next moment, someone outside the door asked, "Is Captain Li there? The inspector invites you to meet me."

……

This time, Wu Tong met Li Xia not at the city tower, but at a small warehouse under the city wall to the north.

"Haha, brother Li, thanks to you this time, otherwise my brother would have died in this pass city."

Wu Tong can still maintain a bold appearance, as if he has no grievances about being seized by Li Xia.

But the heavily guarded appearance of the eight confidantes behind him clearly showed that this matter had not really passed.

"Brother Wu, as long as you don't get angry with me." Li Xia replied, Shi Shiran entered the warehouse and sat down.

He only brought Hu Hu and Jiang Fan behind him.

"Angry?" Wu Tong seemed surprised, and said, "How could I be angry?"

He poured a glass of wine, but he didn't push it to Li Xia. He drank it himself, and said with a smile, "Commander Yi is here during the day, and my brother is busy making arrangements, so it's not convenient to talk. No, I invite Li Xia whenever I'm free. The brother is here? Is there anything difficult between you and me?"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true." Wu Tongdao: "No, have the Mongolian army retreated? It shows that Brother Li is right. You should give Brother this stupid head twice, and you should kill me. If you don't kill me, This is righteousness. Isn't it?"

Li Xia smiled, but didn't speak.

Wu Tongtong: "Okay, let's put it this way. My brother has a grudge against you, so it will end well? You are not a small backer in the court, right?"

"It's really not small."

"That's it. Brothers and sisters, if we cooperate, we will benefit both, and if we divide, we will suffer. If there is any suspicion, how about canceling it?"

"it is good."

"Refreshing." Wu Tongdao: "How to repay the credit?"

Li Xia said: "According to what Brother Wu said, I only assist you in the Guancheng you guarded, and you ordered me to take back Hengshan Village."

"Really?"

"Ten thousand consistent."

Wu Tong was taken aback for a moment, then looked up at Li Xia.

Li Xia was very calm, not like joking.

"Brother Li, this price..."

"Don't agree?"

Wu Tong almost blurted out for a moment, "No, you figured it out, you hit me..."

But he calmed down quickly.

Report to the court?Regardless of whether Li Xia can be brought down, he must be finished first...

"Hahaha, Brother Li is so funny, funny. Brother was beaten up by you, and he still has to pay you? Haha."

"It's not about losing money, it's about selling credit to you."

Wu Tong became entangled, and said: "How can brother use so much credit? He is not an official under the provincial government."

"Brother Wu said that it will cost six thousand guan for a year to manage anyone casually." Li Xia said: "This year is almost over."

"Haha, that's my brother's bragging. My brother is actually very poor."

Li Xia didn't speak, but only glanced at the eight soldiers behind Wu Tong, and they all lowered their heads.

A look of "I have big fists and big backers".

Wu Tong thought about it, felt helpless, and sighed: "Okay, what about the salt from Qingfu County?"

"Let Brother Wu sell it."

Wu Tong sighed, and said: "Ten years' profit is just ten thousand."

"Oh."

The two chatted some more details, and after a while, Li Xia got up and left.

Wu Tong sat there alone, took a sip of wine, and meditated.

"Brother, are you really going to let him go like this? Give him back the money?"

"Otherwise? The Changning army is in the city, kill an official?" Wu Tongtong said, "We'll talk about it after the Qingfu salt road is opened."

"By then he will have spent all [-] guan."

Wu Tong looked a little depressed, and said: "In business, there are profits and losses. This time I lost on him, and I will make it back next time."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to earn it back in the end."

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." The murderous intent in Wu Tong's eyes couldn't be suppressed in the end, and he murmured: "He broke the rules first..."

(End of this chapter)