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Chapter 306 Reason and Plan

When Li Xia sent troops, he acted vigorously and vigorously. He didn't discuss it carefully with Gao Changshou. He just made a rough plan and immediately led the troops to the south.

In the end, only one sentence was left: "You organize your staff as soon as possible, and go to Qujing to transport things."

The day after the raid on Momi’s Thousand Households, Gao Changshou arrived with more than [-] laborers, and began to dismantle houses and transport supplies to Weining for the construction of the city...

"I don't know what you think." Gao Changshou said, "Do you really want to surprise Chengdu with such a small number of people?"

"Of course it's not up to me to fight Chengdu." Li Xia said, "It's just to help Pu Zezhi with this small army."

"I don't think this Pu Zezhi can regain Chengdu."

"You don't even know him, so don't jump to conclusions."

Gao Changshou said: "Do you understand?"

"I have an aide, he can be called Muliao, and his name is... Li Xiling."

When Li Xia mentioned this name, his tone was a bit cautious, and he said slowly: "Mr. Li once set up envoy Wu Yuan in Jinghu as a curtain, and he has a strategic vision.

After his analysis, Pu Zezhi's intention was very clear.After the surprise attack on Jianmen, the Mongolian army in the Hanzhong area can be prevented from going south.The blockade of Chengdu has formed a trend of closing the door and beating dogs against the Mongolian army in Chengdu. "

Gao Changshou asked: "Do you believe this Li Xiling's analysis?"

"Ah."

"But you can't be sure when the Chengdu battle started."

"Zhu Yusun sent me an order to defend Luzhou at the end of March, indicating that he had led his troops north to Jiange. Once the Song army blocked Jiange, they would immediately launch an offensive against Chengdu. I went north from Lingguan Road, and the time should be just right."

Li Xia pointed to the map, and said: "After Pu Zezhi knocked down the sword gate, the Mongolian army must be able to guess his intentions. Then, the Mongolian army must have taken precautions against the Song army and will strengthen Chengdu's defenses. When I go out of the Spirit Gate, I may be able to surprise the Mongolian army and change the situation of this battle."

"Too dangerous."

"Ashu is not here, and Dali is empty. When I go to Dali, I face only the puppet army. Compared with it, it is more dangerous to go to the west of Sichuan, where there are tens of thousands of Mongolian troops who are on guard. Moreover, the command system of the Song Dynasty is strict. When I arrive in Luzhou, I will definitely lose my autonomy."

At this point, Li Xia smiled bitterly, and said: "You also know my temperament, and I don't like to be sent by others. If I see a fighter at that time and want to send troops from Luzhou, I may have to attack the Luzhou defenders. "

Gao Changshou let out a long sigh.

He hoped that Li Xia could stay in Weining, but he knew it was useless to say that, instead he looked like a little daughter-in-law.

Li Xia patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have thought more about this matter than you. It was not a decision made on the spur of the moment. You don't have to persuade me."

"Even if I don't persuade you, I'm still very worried about how you will go through Dali to Lingguan Road. First of all, how will you deal with the food and supplies?"

"grab."

"The Dali Kingdom was captured here by the Mongolian army, where is there any food and grass..."

In the middle of Gao Changshou's speech, he suddenly froze for a moment, and asked back: "You don't mean to rob the temple, do you?"

"I didn't grab it, I did it first."

"You also snatched it first?" Gao Changshou murmured, shaking his head, not knowing what to think.

……

The Dali Kingdom worships Buddhism and is known as the "Miaoxiang Country". Since the founding of the country, a large number of temples have been built.

Among the 22 emperors of the Duan family in Dali, 11 became monks.Whether they really uphold Buddhism or are forced by Gao's powerful officials, only they know best.

There are probably many reasons for worshiping Buddhism, such as being close to Tianzhu and Tubo, such as using Buddhism to ease the disputes and power struggles in the territory, and to avoid bloody killings among the major families after the destruction of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

Kublai Khan also seemed to believe in Buddhism. Before he destroyed Dali, he had to go through Tubo. When he was stationed in Liupan Mountain, he asked the leader of the Sakya Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, Phagpa, to meet him, and received Phagpa's Hevajra empowerment.At that time, his concubine Chabi was in the army and also received the empowerment;
When destroying Dali, he split the silk as a banner and wrote the words "stop killing", saying that he was persuaded by Yao Shu, which may not have taken into account the influence of Buddhism;
After the destruction of Dali, he was stationed in Wuwei Temple and forbade the flames of war from burning in the temple. At that time, people said that "the fire in the border city is robbed, and the emerald flowers are here".

Kublai Khan not only believed in Buddhism, he also believed in Buddhism, and he also accepted the title of great master of Confucianism.

In Li Xia's eyes, if a person believes in any religion, that means he doesn't believe in anything. He is not a religious person, but a politician.

Of course, if it were Li Xia who could conquer Dali one day, he wouldn't dare to openly despise Buddhism.This is the quality that a politician should have.

The important thing is that in Dali, which is under the rule of Mongolia, the incense in the temples has not diminished in the past.There is no food, grass and supplies elsewhere in Dali, but there are some in the temples.

Moreover, there are many temples. The so-called "three thousand halls of Jialan palaces and eight hundred Prajna palaces" can be used as supplies along the way.

……

Today, after Gao Mingyue listened to the conversation between Li Xia and Gao Changshou, although she didn't say much, her eyes could not help but look worried.

Li Xia could see it, he knew she was worried about the Buddha blaming her.

But with Li Xia's emotional intelligence, it is not possible to say "it was your cousin Gao Qiong who told me that there is food in the temple".When the two were alone together, he asked, "Is Mingyue worried?"

"Well, I'm very worried about you." Gao Mingyue responded in a low voice, reached into Li Xia's arms, and patted his amulet lightly.

This was her rare active physical contact between the two of them besides holding hands.

"You have always experienced dangers. Maybe it is the blessing of the Buddha to be safe. Now you have to be so disrespectful. If you are no longer blessed..."

Li Xia's hand covered hers and patted lightly, saying: "You don't have to worry, I worship Buddha in my heart."

"I don't want to oppose you, I just... hope you are safe."

"I know." Li Xia said: "We are pretending to be the Mongolian army to go to the temple to grab food, anyway, it is in our hands first. In order to prevent the people of Dali from resenting us."

"Then... the Buddha will still know."

"We only take food and grass, and don't move the statue of Buddha, so it's considered a loan."

Gao Mingyue was a little helpless, and said: "Actually, I didn't believe in Buddhism that much before... I asked for this amulet because I was worried about you."

"Ah."

Gao Mingyue turned her head and glanced at Li Xia, a little worried that he would be unhappy, and asked in a low voice: "Is it better if I don't ask too many questions? Will you bother me?"

"I won't bother you. In fact, several hundred generals are questioning my decision. It's just that I'm too lazy to coax them."

"Ok?"

"To break through Dali and go north to the Lingguan Road, this matter is indeed too crazy, and anxiety is inevitable." Li Xia said: "Besides, I came out in a hurry this time, so I should first explain to you why I did this. plan."

Gao Mingyue couldn't help smiling, because what he said was only coaxing her, he was a little satisfied.

Then she thought that she was too impious, and thought that she should recite more Buddhist scriptures, and begged the Buddha to forgive Li Xia for borrowing some food due to helplessness...

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Li Xia said it lightly, but in fact, several hundred generals under his command really opposed his decision this time.

I could return to the celebration talisman safely, but I have to go around the enemy's territory in a big circle. Of course, it is inevitable that I don't want to.

But because Li Xia has always been quite majestic, and he won small victories one after another, although the few hundred generals had different opinions, they were still honest and obedient.

But thousands of miles away, the decision made by Pu Zezhi is truly "defying all opinions", and is regarded as "arbitrary" by his subordinates.

This year's situation is that Niu Lin led tens of thousands of Mongolian troops to attack Chongqing.

But Pu Zezhi decided not to defend Chongqing at this critical juncture, and gathered troops to attack Jianmen Pass.

Almost everyone is against it, thinking that Pu Zezhi is taking risks, disregarding the defense of Sichuan and Shu, and only focusing on merit.

Before this battle started, Pu Zezhi knew that if he insisted on going his own way, in case of defeat, he would have to bear all the consequences, and his official career would also be ruined.

But he still made up his mind.

Just let Niu Lin go to fight the Chongqing government. He wants to surprise Jianmen Pass and recover Chengdu.Just look at who is faster and who is more determined, he or Newell.

It is safe to defend Sichuan and Shu, but a step-by-step defense cannot save Song Dynasty.

You must break the common sense of the art of war to find miracles, then you must have the courage to live to death, dare to do things that ordinary people dare not do, and only then can you break the situation...

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One south and one north, Li Xia and Pu Zezhi made similar choices, maybe it was a coincidence, maybe they were a little crazy...

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