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Chapter 329 Chengdu
Ever since Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi launched an army to attack Liao in order to recapture the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and was defeated in the Gaoliang River, the Song Dynasty stopped the pace of unification, changed from active to passive, obsessed with defense and lost aggressiveness.

Defense but not attack seems to have become the nature of the Song Dynasty.

Of course, there have always been many generous people who tried to regain their homeland, but most of them ended in elegy.

The defense line of the Song Dynasty retreated again and again, and the east had retreated from the Hutuo River to the Yellow River and then to the Huai River.The west retreated from the Yellow River to Guanlong, then to Hanzhong, to Jianmen Pass, and almost to the Yangtze River...

Pu Zezhi knew that he could no longer retreat, and could no longer just passively defend.

If he keeps going, he may be able to make contributions during his tenure and lifetime, but Song Dynasty will perish sooner or later.

Yu Jie could still counterattack Hanzhong, but he wanted to counterattack Chengdu first.

Therefore, he tried his best to disregard the tens of thousands of Mongolian troops attacking Chongqing Mansion by Niu Lin, and resolutely attacked Jianmen Pass by surprise.

Pu Zezhi called this battle "closing the door and beating the dog".

Defeating Jianmen Pass can isolate the Mongolian army from Hanzhong and Chengdu, and then storm Adahu in Chengdu to prevent Wang Dechen from supporting.

The Jianmen Pass is dangerous and cannot be breached easily, but it can be smuggled across the Jialing River to make a detour.The later Tang Dynasty destroyed the former Shu, and the Song Dynasty destroyed the Later Shu. They all broke through in this way.

On May [-]th, Pu Zezhi personally led a small group of troops from under Wang Dechen's nose to the back of Jianmen Pass. Zhu Yusun, Pu Fu, Yang Dayuan, Han Yong and other generals all attacked Jianmen Pass and recovered the Jianmen Fortress in one fell swoop. .

This was another big victory, and the Song army's morale was greatly boosted.

But recovering Jianmenguan is only the beginning, after closing the gate, the next step is to beat the dog.

This "dog" is Adahu, the capital marshal of the Mongolian army in Chengdu.

Pu Zezhi started the deployment as quickly as possible, leaving troops to garrison Jianmen Pass to prevent Wang Dechen from counterattacking.

He sent Liu Zheng to guard Suining and strangle the Jiantan crossing of the Fujiang River to prevent Niu Lin's division from joining forces with Ahu.

Liu Zheng is now under the command of Li Zengbo, the envoy of the Jinghu system, and he followed Wu Yuan to aid Sichuan and Shu.He once won Xinyang with twelve bravery, and his reputation shocked the world. He is the most "talented" general in Song Dynasty today.

Pu Zezhi admired Liu Zheng's talent very much, so he entrusted him with the task of stopping Niu Lin.

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June eighteen.

Pu Zezhi arranged properly and personally led his troops to attack Chengdu.

So far, he has dispatched many soldiers and horses to guard Jianmen Pass, Jialing River, Fujiang River and other places, and he can only mobilize [-] troops in a hurry.

Although the Chengdu Mongolian army was taken away by Niu Lin with more than [-] people, there are still more than [-] people.

Pu Zezhi must annihilate the Chengdu defenders before Wang Dechen and Niu Lin counterattack.

In the eyes of everyone, this is almost impossible.

Before departure, Pu Fu persuaded Pu Zezhi for the last time.

Pu Fu, the son of Pu Zezhi, named Wenhua, was 34 years old at the time. He was a Jinshi in the tenth year of Chunyou and Gengxu.

Although he is a literati, he is familiar with military books and is not optimistic about Pu Zezhi's decision.

"Father, it's too risky! Once Wang Dechen breaks into Jianmen Pass, or Niu Lin returns to his army and breaks through Jiantandu, we will be surrounded by the Mongolian army. Not to mention, there are tens of thousands of Mongolian troops in Chengdu. Come and go like the wind, how will father annihilate it?"

When Pu Fu said this, his tone became a little bit more serious, and he said: "From what my child sees, my father is gambling. It is a big gamble with Sichuan, Shu and Da Song."

Pu Zezhi didn't speak.

The truth has been said over and over countless times, and it is useless to say it again.

He knew he was betting, but he still had the chance to bet now, and if he continued to defend passively, he might not even have the chance to bet.

Seeing that his eyes were still determined, Pu Fu persuaded him: "Father, why not follow Haier's suggestion... How about we attack Niu Lin first? Let's pretend to attack Chengdu, wait for Niu Lin to return to Jiantandu, and attack Niu Lin with Liu Zheng. Wouldn't it be a hundred times safer for the defenders in Chengdu to support them, and then destroy Niu Lin first, and then Adahu?"

"As a father, I never thought about it." Pu Zezhi said: "But the Mongolian army's fine cavalry is fast and difficult to destroy in the wild. Before we can defeat Niu Lin, the Adahu cavalry rushed to attack us with Niu Lin, and then how?"

Pu Fu froze.

Being attacked by the Mongolian army in the wild, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Only then did he realize that his father had already considered what he was thinking about.

"But father is the new commander of Shu, and he is not fully ready yet. Why don't we hold the Jianmen Pass, reorganize the troops, and wait for the Mongolian army in western Sichuan to be exhausted?"

Pu Zezhi shook his head and said: "Last year, Wuliang Hetai was beheaded, and the Mongolian army's offensive will only become more rapid in the future. If you don't seize the opportunity this time, there won't be another chance."

He sighed, and said again: "Wenhua, we are against the trend. If you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance. You should have the courage to overcome all difficulties. My father understands your worries, but there are ten thousand worries, and there is only one chance."

"Father, it's not that the son is afraid of death." Pu Fu said with red eyes, "What the son is afraid of is that if this battle is lost, Sichuan and Sichuan will fall under the ravages of the Mongols, and then you and my father and son will be ashamed of our ancestors and our neighbors."

Pu Zezhi patted his son on the shoulder and walked outside.

"Get ready to go to war. If you don't want your fathers and elders in your hometown to be trampled by foreign captives, then you don't have to think about it. It's just a battle..."

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The second day of July.

A group of Mongolian flying horses entered Chengdu City and rushed to Adahu.

"Marshal Baodu! I found traces of the Song Army in the northeast of the Tuojiang River. They are all heavy armored infantry, with more than 3 people..."

Ah Dahu laughed, not taking it seriously.

He took a sip of the wine and said, "Hahaha, you are a cowardly lamb hiding in the armor, and it is impossible for you to be able to defeat the warriors favored by the Changshengtian."

"Marshal Du, are you going to bring back all the military commanders stationed in western Sichuan?"

"What are you doing here?" Adahu stared, and said, "There are only 3 people here, what if we scare them away?!"

"Haha, Marshal Du is right..."

Adahu was in his fifties, still strong and strong, with a body as thick and round as a wooden barrel, and his long beard was unkempt and messy.

He has been in Chengdu for the past two years.

After Yu Jie's death, Yu Hui was appointed commander of Shu in the Song Dynasty. Yu Hui was defeated by Wang Dechen one after another, and the Mongolian army seized a place in western Sichuan.

Wang Dechen's style of play was to garrison troops and build cities, gradually encroaching on the Song Dynasty.Adahu is different, he doesn't want to build cities, he just likes to send cavalry to attack cities and loot land.

Adahu has never repaired the dilapidated city defenses in Chengdu.

Guard the city?

How could the warriors of the Mongolian Kingdom defend the city? !Of course, wait for the Song army to attack and go out of the city to defeat them.

Adahu looked at the map and frowned.

He felt that the Song army came too slowly, and it was still a few days before they came from the Tuojiang River, and he couldn't wait to kill all these Song troops.

"E Xiute, a fool who walks on two feet in heavy armor, is slow to death."

Another Mongolian pawn ran over there and reported: "Marshal Du, the Dali town guard sent a group of people to the north to meet the Great Khan and passed by Chengdu."

Adahu asked: "The news of Wulianghetai's death has been reported, and Ashu has been made the marshal of the capital. Why did you send someone here?"

"It is said that something happened to Dali."

"It's such a long way, and everyone comes here to ask when it will be. Big Khan even sent Buhua to become the king of Yunnan. How annoying!"

Ah Dahu thought for a while, then asked again: "Did you pay the tribute?"

"Accepted, brought a lot of gold and silver."

A man named "Manap" under Ahu's command stood up and asked, "Which way did these people come from?"

"He came from the spiritual pass, and all the checkpoints along the pass have been confirmed."

"That's good." Manap said to Ahehu: "Marshal Du, it's all right. I'm worried that it's a spy sent by the Song Army."

"Hahaha, I don't defend the city, so I don't need to work carefully." Adahu laughed and said, "Bring those Dali people here..."

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Half a day later, the team from Dali entered Chengdu and met Adahu...

Adahu threw Jiaozhi's credentials and Ashu's upper form to the counselors under his command.

Because he himself is illiterate.

"Marshal Du, I've confirmed it. It's true. Jiaozhi is willing to pay a tribute at the age of three to be a vassal of the Great Khan."

"Isn't that of course!"

Adahu said something casually, looked at those Dali people, and said: "I don't think Duan Xingzhi can rebel, I have seen him before, and that person is a coward..."

"Yes, the last general thinks so too." Someone said first.

Adahu gave him a hard look, and said: "I haven't finished my sentence yet, who made you speak! What's your name?!"

"The last general... the last general Yang Yuan."

"I remember you." A Dahu said: "Chengdu is fighting now, you wait here, and when I wipe out the Song people, I will send someone to take you to Lizhou."

"Yes Yes."

Yang Yuan responded quickly, lowered his head, and glanced at the attendants behind him, cold sweat dripping down his forehead again...

(End of this chapter)