end song

Chapter 335 Dispatch
Li Xia and Pu Zezhi have similarities, have the same judgment on the current situation, and have a tacit understanding in combat.

Therefore, Li Xia was not surprised when Pu Zezhi offered to solicit.

But there are also fundamental differences between them.

During the victory in the recovery of Chengdu, Li Xia could also clearly see how a courtier of the Song Dynasty was constrained by the corrupt Song court, and every step was so difficult.

"Pu Shuai controls Sichuan, and I, the prefect of Qingfu County, was dispatched by Pu Shuai." Li Xia said: "Pu Shuai just dispatches."

Pu Zezhi didn't show it on his face, but he was slightly surprised.

What he meant was to transfer Li Xia's official position to the Chongqing government to serve as an official or to sign a judgment, and he will be used under the account from then on.

But although Li Xia deserved it, it sounded good, but it meant that he refused to leave Qingfu County.

Li Xia had his backing, so Pu Zezhi did not force him to do anything. After pondering for a moment, he indeed assigned a dispatch.

He recruited his own soldiers first, and said: "Go and call Qicai."

"Yes."

Just then Pu Zezhi said to Li Xia: "There must be a fierce battle in the west of Sichuan. I intend to send Zhu Yusun, the appeasement envoy of Tongchuan Road, to move the people into the city. You will assist in this matter."

Li Xia bowed his hand in response.

Pu Zezhi asked again: "Do you understand my intention?"

Li Xia said: "If you want to drag down the Mongolian cavalry with infantry, apart from blocking Jianmen Pass and Jiantandu and trapping them in western Sichuan, you also need to fortify the walls and clear the fields so that they cannot get supplies in western Sichuan?"

"That's one of them," Pu Zezhi said, "The war situation in Shuchuan is not worrying about brainless Tartars like A Dahu; it is the traitor Wang Dechen and his generation who are worrying.

Adahu only knew about robbing and taking captives. When Yu Jie was there, he built mountain cities and stationed soldiers and people in high mountain fortresses, so that the Tartars could not take advantage of them.However, Wang Dechen based himself in Hanzhong, built Lizhou City, built cities to accumulate valleys, and set up troops to guard them.

It is a shame that after Yu Hui succeeded, he suffered repeated defeats and lost all of western Sichuan.The traitor Wang Dechen captured the people in western Sichuan and went to Hanzhong and Shaanxi to farm.Up to now, Lizhou has abundant food and grass and solid city defenses, and it has become the frontier of the invasion of the Song Dynasty.

If I don't regain Chengdu as soon as possible this time, it will be difficult to recover when the results of the Mongolian army's garrison in Chengdu show. "

After hearing this, Li Xia understood.

In addition to fortifying the walls and clearing the country and besieging the Mongolian army; in the long run, population is the top priority of the Mongolia-Song confrontation in Sichuan and Shu.

Yu Jie has been doing the relocation of people for refuge when he was in office. He moved many counties to mountain cities and gathered small villages as Datun.

This also became one of Yu Jie's crimes, and he was called "working the army and depriving the people".

When Yu Hui succeeded, he was defeated one after another, and the Mongolian army occupied western Sichuan, and the people had no time to withdraw.

Although everyone knows that the Mongols like to massacre cities, except for a small number of people who can escape, most of the Dousheng people have spent their entire lives in farming, so they don't know where to escape.

Some of these people who had no time to escape died under the scimitar, and some were moved by Wang Dechen to grow food for the Mongolian army, supplying the Mongolian army to invade the bandits every year.

This is the result of not "working the army and depriving the people".

……

Li Xia thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Pu Shuai, the city walls of Chengdu are dilapidated, and the western Sichuan is constantly fighting, which is not conducive to farming. Now that the people are moved into the city, they will be let out of the city to farm in the future. It is hard to guarantee that they will not be looted again."

"It's true that last year Wuliang Hetai came from Yunnan. Pu Shuai not only built Lingxiao City, but also Qingfu Army could strangle the five-foot road for southern Sichuan. Southern Sichuan may be a place for the army to garrison fields, but there are no people. Why not The people who moved to the west of Sichuan entered the south of Sichuan."

He clicked on the map, and then said: "We just need to collect ships and go down the Minjiang River to Xuzhou and then to the south bank of the Yangtze River."

Pu Zezhi didn't answer right away, the old man's eyes were full of thought.

After a while, Pu Zezhi responded, "Wait until we annihilate the remnants of the Mongolian army..."

Suddenly, someone stepped into the tower and said: "Pu Shuai, I agree with Li Feiyu's proposal, and think that this matter should be moved sooner rather than later. The people in western Sichuan should be relocated immediately."

"Qi Cai is here." Pu Zezhi looked up from his thoughts and said, "Tell me, why?"

It was Zhu Jisun who came, he stood still in front of Pu Zezhi, cupped his hands, and simply stated his reasons, saying: "I don't believe Liu Wuzhong."

……

Zhu Yusun was 43 years old at the time, with the style name Qicai and the nickname Nanshan.In the fourth year of Chunyou's Jinshi, he first served as an official in Jinghu, followed Li Zengbo to Shu, and had old friends with Pu Zezhi.

Therefore, after Pu Zezhi took office in Sichuan, he recommended him to be the appeasement envoy of Tongchuan Road, who also knew Luzhou, and was responsible for the military affairs of Luzhou, Xuzhou, and Changning Army.

Zhu Yusun is Li Xia's immediate boss.

At this time, he didn't even look at Li Xia, and said in front of Pu Zezhi: "Liu Wuzhong has always claimed to be a golden man, but Pu Shuai entrusted Jiantandu to him. Dangerous..."

Pu Zezhi waved his hand to interrupt him, and said: "Are you afraid that he won't be able to defend Jiantandu? You don't want him to make meritorious deeds."

Zhu Yusun was startled, and dared not even say, "Pu Shuai is serious, I have no intention of it."

"Then if you are asked to guard Jiantandu, can you hold it?"

"I have the heart to fight to the death."

"Can you keep it?" Pu Zezhi asked again.

Zhu Husun ​​hesitated a little, but he really had no confidence in a decisive battle with Niu Lin with the same force.

Pu Zezhi waved his hand and sighed: "You don't believe in the Beigui people, but the Beigui people used to be of the same kind as you and me, and Liu Zheng is an unborn general. If we repeatedly squeezed out, wouldn't it be the Song Dynasty's fault?"

It can be seen that Pu Zezhi has considered this matter carefully.

He also has deep helplessness.

It is clear that Liu Zheng is an outstanding general, but Pu Zezhi's troops are insufficient at the moment, and Liu Zheng is the only one under his command who is capable of guarding Jiantan crossing.

However, in the past hundred years, the civil and military forces of the Song Dynasty have despised the northerners, and the generals in the army have repeatedly suppressed Liu Zheng...

But if there is not even a way out for the returnees from the north, if this continues, the Han people in the north and the south will not say that they will work together, and the Han people in the north will help Mongolia wholeheartedly. How can the Song Dynasty not perish?
The phrase "Southerns return to the South, and Northerners return to the North" has caused a century of misfortune.

This century-old malpractice is on Pu Ze's head, and sometimes he really doesn't know what to do...

Zhu Yusun didn't know how to answer, and the tower fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Li Xia said, "Pu Shuai, I'm also worried that Liu Zheng won't be able to defend Jiantandu."

"Even Feiyu doesn't believe in Beiguiren?" Pu Zezhi asked, "You are all like this. Do you want Da Song to be extinct from Beiren?"

Li Xia said: "I'm afraid that the Great Song Dynasty has already cut itself off from the northerners. Xin Qiji had hoped all his life to regain his hometown, but he ended up depressed. Since Pian'an, the Great Song Dynasty has never given even a little confidence to the northerners.

I have been to Kaifeng in the north, and most of the northerners I met were not willing to submit to Mongolia, or they were really desperate for Song Dynasty.If the court wants to use Beiren, there is only one way..."

"what?"

"Northern Expedition." Li Xia said: "At least you must have the attitude of the Northern Expedition, even if it is to pretend that you want to regain your homeland, instead of saying that the Northern Expedition will kill without mercy."

Pu Zezhi gave a wry smile and shook his head.

impossible.

In fact, although the Song Dynasty still had the main combat faction and the main peace faction, the main combat faction only advocated the use of war to resist Mongolia.

Northern Expedition?To this day, those who dare to speak of the Northern Expedition are the sworn enemies of the entire imperial court.

……

Li Xia understood the helplessness in Pu Zezhi's eyes.

There are 3 people guarding Chengdu here, and it is difficult to wipe out 1 Mongolian cavalry. They can only guard Jiantandu with [-] people, and there is no force to go for reinforcements.

Believe it or not, Liu Zheng is also the most talented person Pu Zezhi can use.

Li Xia then said again: "Please move the people from western Sichuan to southern Sichuan. In this way, no matter what happens in the subsequent war, this battle can at least preserve these populations."

Zhu Yusun no longer mentioned Liu Zheng's matter, and said: "Yes, it is better to move to the south of Sichuan than to move people into the city."

Pu Zezhi looked even more tired, and after contemplating, he finally nodded and said: "Go and do it."

(End of this chapter)