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Chapter 357 Yoshiko
Li Xia has self-knowledge, and his strategic vision may be good, but he is not as good as Yi Qing and Nie Zhongyou in terms of specific tactical command.

Therefore, after defeating Ye Su Da'er's troops, Li Xia handed over the command to the two of them.On the other hand, he stepped on the horse and personally led Yang Ben to defeat the hundreds of horsemen.

After running for more than [-] miles, I saw more than a thousand reinforcements sent by Niu Lin. These reinforcements did not expect to be defeated so quickly.

At this moment, Li Xia ordered Yang Ben to continue driving away the rout soldiers, while he led more than [-] people to kill them from the side, hurriedly changed into Mongolian army armor and fled with the rout soldiers, shooting and killing Mongolian army centurions from time to time, adding to the chaos .

When the Song army came up behind them, the retreat of the Mongolian army finally turned into a big rout.

The official road of more than ten miles said that it was not far away, and the cavalry rushed to the Chinese army camp in Niulin at full speed and could no longer restrain their horses.

Li Xia felt a little excited, and led more than twenty Qingfu troops into the Mongolian camp without hesitation.

This is by no means a serious way of playing, and few generals in the world choose to enter the camp in person at such a time.Only small people need to take risks to fight, but Li Xia never claims to be a big person.

He knew very well that in terms of commanding a major battle, he could never be better than Newell.Instead of attacking the other's strengths with one's own shortcomings, it is better to use the sword to go sideways and stab the other's back.

Sure enough, Niu Lin still stabilized the defeated army at the critical moment.

The Song army was exhausted and it was difficult to establish a victory at the beginning of the confrontation. It would only become more difficult as the fight continued.Once the Mongolian army, which was still attacking the city, came back to help, they would be able to defeat the Song army in an instant.

Fortunately, Li Xia rode his horse into the camp, and he resolutely rushed towards the banner of the Mongolian army.

"Set it on fire! Cut down the big banner!"

The horse was moving fast, Li Xia leaned down and stared at the front with a long sword. Suddenly, more than thirty soldiers were guarding a fat man in a brocade robe and galloping.

"King Zong, hurry up! The Song army is attacking!"

"Don't pull me, the descendants of Genghis Khan... hiccup... you are not afraid of anything, except that there are too many mosquitoes..."

Li Xia could understand their cries, and shouted: "Marshal Du ordered me to protect Zong Wang."

Over there, A Bu Gan drank several catties of wine before coming out. He was shrewd when he was sober, but he was very drunk when he was drunk. He clapped his hands and shouted: "Your riding skills are too bad..."

"Oh!"

The fast horse slammed into Meng Zuo's body, and Li Xia fell heavily into the air. He rolled on the ground, but he still remembered the long sword sweeping across the two Meng Zuo's calves, and blood mist gushed out from the wound.

The Twenty Qingfu Army also imitated the example and charged fiercely. After getting up, they slashed wildly at Abu Gan's followers.

Li Xia had already pounced on Abu Gan like a tiger snatching food, stabbing fiercely with the long sword in his hand, piercing his heart mercilessly, and grabbing Abu Gan's fat body to block it twice.

"King Zong? King Zong is dead!" The rest of the Mongolian soldiers were shocked and turned around and ran away.

"Capture the flag!"

Li Xia chopped off Abu Gan's head with all his strength, and immediately rushed to the big banner...

~~
"The Mongolian army has fallen!"

Above the city of Chengdu, a loud roar sounded, the voice still trembling.

"Neurin is dead! The reinforcements beheaded the Montaigne..."

Pu Zezhi took two quick steps, leaning on the city wall and looking into the distance, he saw the big banner slowly falling down in the afterglow of the setting sun.

With a start, he suddenly turned his head and roared, "Counterattack!"

The already rushing battle drums became more and more earth-shattering. The drummers of the Song Army seemed to be crazy, sweating profusely, and beat the drums with all their strength.

"Boom!"

The sheepskin drum finally couldn't withstand his violent beating, and it burst.

The drummer was still not exhausted, and refused to listen to the instructions, rushed to the edge of the city wall, and shouted with all his strength: "Win! Win! Destroy the enemy!"

Outside the city gate, the Song army who had rushed out of the city no longer needed encouragement, and they all rushed towards the Mongolian army like crazy tigers...

The setting sun on the mountain peak became deeper and deeper, and the sky and the earth turned completely bloody red. The red uniforms of the Song Army seemed to blend into the red light, covering the outskirts of Chengdu.

Finally, the sound of the Mongolian army's call to gold resounded through the red world.

The black cavalry rushed northward like a tide, blending into the night little by little...

Newell had no choice.

His tenure as the Marshal of the capital was too short, and he was not personally canonized by Mengge Khan, nor was he given a golden talisman.It was Abugan's full support that he was able to command the army.

Once Abu Gan died, Niu Lin would never dare to continue fighting with Pu Zezhi.

~~
It was night, and the city of Chengdu was full of jubilation again.

Li Xia walked along the long street, and every time he took a step, he would be surrounded by soldiers to express their sincere gratitude and praise.

He always insisted on one rhetoric.

"It's not that we waited for the reinforcements to save you. It was you who held back all the main forces of the Mongolian army and created this opportunity to sneak attack on the Mongolian army's tent. The greatest credit for this battle lies with you."

"Lizhi County, the villain will never forget you."

"In the future, Li Zhixian will become a commander in chief, and the villain will brag to others that he fought with Li Zhixian in Chengdu..."

It took a long time for Li Xia to get out of the crowd. From time to time, he could still hear people laughing, but he could also hear people crying loudly.

"Where's Shuai Pu?"

"Pu Shuai is in Dongcheng..."

The noise at night seemed to have nothing to do with Pu Zezhi.

Pu Zezhi was standing at the head of the east city, staring at the gap in the city wall in a daze.

The nearby corpses had already been removed, but Pu Fu's body was not found, apparently it had been burnt to charcoal.

Li Xia walked up to the top of the wall, looked at Pu Zezhi's old body, and didn't know how to speak for a long time.

The first to break the silence was a soldier who came to inquire about official affairs.

"Pu Shuai, General Wang asked about food and grass."

"I'll go over to discuss later."

After Pu Zezhi finished speaking, he turned his head and saw Li Xia standing there.

"Feiyu is here, why don't you say hello?"

"I've seen Pu Shuai, I just arrived too, and I want to report what happened in Yunding City." Li Xia said, seeing that Pu Zezhi's movements were a bit difficult, she stepped forward to help him.

The moonlight was shining, and if you got close, you could see the tear stains on Pu Zezhi's face.

The two did not say anything about Pu Fuzhi's death, Pu Zezhi spoke slowly and steadily, and said: "The military is busy, let's talk while walking, let's not mention Yunding City, what do you think of the battle of Chengdu?" .”

"Although Niu Lin is retreating today, he will make a comeback after stabilizing the morale of the army. The sword gate has been lost, and the gate of Chengdu is wide open. The ruined city cannot be relied on, the fields are barren, and the food and grass are insufficient. I am afraid that we will not be able to defend it. It is better to shrink the troops again and return to the sword. Close the door?"

Pu Zezhi said: "The reason why Niu Lin withdrew temporarily was not because of a loss of strength. It was because of the loss of Abu Gan. He was temporarily appointed Marshal of the capital, and his reputation was not right. He had to wait for Meng Ge to formally confer on him.

Counting the days, I am afraid that the Mongolian army will make a comeback in January. This time is only enough for our army to return to Chongqing, not enough to manage Chengdu. "

"Yes." Seeing that Pu Zezhi knew what to do, Li Xia didn't need to remind him, so he didn't say much.

Pu Zezhi thought, if Li Xia was transferred to the army, he might be sent to try to surprise Jianmen again, but he was unwilling, and since the factions in the DPRK and China were intertwined, he already had a backer, so he couldn't force it.

After walking a few more steps, Pu Zezhi was a little disappointed, and said, "Wenhua appreciates you very much, and said that after the war, I would treat you to a drink and have a long talk."

"Wenhua" is Pu Fu's word, Pu Zezhi never mentioned his son's death, but he calmed down a little, and still unconsciously mentioned him.

How many fathers are not sad when their son dies?

Li Xia suddenly thought of Li Yong.

Li Yong could see that his son had completely changed, but he still stayed in Qingfu County, refusing to give up that glimmer of hope.

"It's not Yu." Pu Zezhi stopped and asked suddenly, "I intend to recognize you as my adopted son, what do you want?"

Li Xia was a little puzzled.

The wind of adopting sons was the heaviest during the Five Dynasties.For example, Li Ke used the Thirteenth Taibao, and Zhu Wenchuan was located in Tiaozi.The Song court disliked the warlord atmosphere left by the Five Dynasties the most, and the "Song Xingtong" made many regulations on this.

Of course, the rules are the rules, and adoptive sons were still popular in the Song Dynasty. For example, Yu Yunwen, the famous minister of the Xiaozong Dynasty, dared to accept a military general with a higher official position than him when he was a senior official.

But the imperial court obviously didn't like this kind of thing, especially Pu Zezhi's status in Sichuan and Shu, which was easy to fall into public opinion.Pu Zezhi used to be Minister of the Ministry of Rites, so he can't fail to understand this point.

It can be seen that Pu Zezhi's proposal was not for himself, but more for Li Xia, giving him powers beyond his official position.

Pu Zezhi is loyal and open, not afraid of criticism from the government and the public; Li Xia is different, he does not want to make the court aware of his ambition too early.

And in Li Xia's view, there is no such thing as free possession in the world, and receiving gifts from others for nothing requires paying a greater price.

He didn't hesitate much, and said directly: "Thank you Pushuai for your love, but I can't afford it, after all, I'm the only child in the family."

He has always had such a character, he never rejects what he wants, and refuses what he doesn't want, even though Pu Zezhi just died of his son.

"Why?" Pu Zezhi was stunned, a little disappointed, and asked, "You don't want to?"

"I respect Pu Shuai, but I never thought of recognizing Pu Shuai as my adoptive father."

Pu Zezhi raised his eyes to look at Li Xia, his eyes fell on the straight back, and said with emotion: "You stand up straight, and your temperament is also straight."

Li Xia didn't let go of Pu Zezhi's hand, and said: "I have some flaws in my personality, especially in dealing with people and things. I hope Pu Shuai will forgive me."

Pu Zezhi said: "I'm not a villain who complains when I'm far away, how can I blame you. If I feel betrayed and displeased because of such a trivial matter, I can't afford you to risk my life to save you."

Li Xia said: "Pu Shuai's burden is too heavy."

Pu Zezhi forced a smile, thinking that although Li Xia did not agree to be a foster son, this concern was more sincere than the name of a foster son.

~~
late at night.

"It's a pity that Feiyu is a young official, otherwise, when I leave office, I can replace him in Sichuan, and I can resign with peace of mind." Pu Zezhi murmured.

"What did Shuai Pu say?"

Pu Zezhi didn't shy away from it, looked around at his confidant generals, and said: "Remember, Li Xia can be a pillar of the Song Dynasty."

This is a rather formal comment, and all the generals were shocked.

"Continue to discuss." Pu Zezhi said: "What did you just say?"

"Yes. Luo Xian, the traitor general who surrendered to Mongolia, is now stationed at Jianmen Pass, and the general is from his hometown... If Pu Shuai wants to regain Jianmen Pass, the general will send a letter to recruit him."

Pu Zezhi pondered for a while, and said: "Sword Gate is a matter of great importance. I will write a secret letter myself, and you can find a way to pass it over."

"Yes……"

After the military discussion, one of the staff behind Pu Zezhi stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid the commander will act inappropriately tonight. If he publicly declares that he wants to replace the commander of Shu, if it falls into the ears of the courtiers, he may misunderstand the commander. There is the intention to regard Sichuan and Shu as private lands. Contacting the rebel generals privately will make it easier to fall into the shoes of others, so don't be careless."

Pu Zezhi didn't answer, but just sighed lightly.

How could he not know these things...

(End of this chapter)