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Chapter 405: Lingxiao City

In the twelfth lunar month of this year, the flames of war continued.

On the Jinghu battlefield, Tachaer launched the final offensive against Fancheng; on the Lianghuai battlefield, Shi Shu had sent troops to cooperate with Tachaer;

In the southwest, Ashu has driven his troops into the ghost country of the Luo family in the Song Dynasty, and will fight Lu Wende in Bozhou.

However, there are some small places that have been overlooked, such as the south of Sichuan between the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and the mountains of Sichuan and Yunnan.

The invasion of Shu in Wulianghetai last year did not hurt here; the Mongolian army in Dali suffered heavy losses, and it seemed difficult to attack the Song Dynasty; although the Song army was defeated in the battle of Chengdu, the Mongolian army also suffered a lot. Fortunately... these gave Qingfu county a chance to recuperate.

On the occasion of the New Year's Eve, the small county looks very peaceful and even faintly prosperous.

At the same time, another mountain city in southern Shu was also built in this year - Lingxiao City.

Lingxiao City is located at the junction of Changning County and Xingwen County. It can go north from Changning River to the Yangtze River directly, and can support the Yangtze River battlefield on the northern line at any time.

If the Mongolian army attacked south of Shu from Dali, Lingxiao City could send troops to strangle Wuchi Road.

Therefore, after Wulianghetai invaded Shu, Pu Zezhi immediately ordered the construction of Lingxiao City without hesitating to spend a lot of money, food and labor.

Li Xia deduced that the Mongolian army would not come next year, so he boldly built Weining City.But Pu Zezhi's status is different, and his considerations are also different. If there is no Lingxiao City, the Chongqing government will be in danger of being attacked by enemies at any time.

Many strategies were also affected. For example, how did the Song army dare to leave western Sichuan and northern Sichuan with confidence?
It is true that the Dali Mongolian Army has turned to the Luo Kingdom of Guishi, but this does not mean that Lingxiao City is meaningless.Perhaps it was precisely because of Lingxiao City that Ah Shu did not dare to attack Shunan for the time being.

This is a game between the Shu Shuai of the Song Dynasty and the Marshal of Dali, Mongolia.

In terms of defense against Wuchi Road, Qingfu County and Junlian Prefecture are far closer than Lingxiao City, but the terrain is not good, and there is no such steep, towering and flat mountain Fangshan.

Li Xia chose to station troops on flat land and the Song Dynasty official chose a mountain city out of a subtle judgment of his own strength and the combat power of the Mongolian army.

Li Xia is not as afraid of the Mongolian army as the ordinary Song army is. He agrees with Yu Jie's mountain city defense system, but believes that the mountain city should not be relied on alone, but the main road should be blocked by the mountain city, and the line should be expanded with points and the area with lines. Mongolia also guarantees the livelihood of the army and the people.

All in all, the strategic significance of Lingxiao City partially overlaps with that of the Qingfu Army.

Then, the Changning Army and the Qingfu Army stationed in Lingxiao City must form a tacit understanding in order to better allocate troops, and even support the Yangtze River defense line while resisting the Dali Mongolian Army.

In October, Lingxiao City was built, and Yi Shiying immediately sent someone to Qingfu County to invite Li Xia, but the reply was "Li Zhixian has gone to work in the county."

It wasn't until the eighth day of December, when Li Xia took care of the affairs of the county, that he went east to see Yi Shiying in Lingxiao City.

The journey is not far, the distance between the two places is only more than a hundred miles.But the mountain road twists and turns, and it takes eight hours to ride slowly.

After sleeping in the open at night, Li Xia arrived at the foot of Lingxiao Mountain early the next morning.

Looking up, the mountain is high and straight, towering into the clouds.

The mountain road up the mountain can only be passed by one person, the guide is in front, Jiang Fan is guarding with the guide, and Li Xia is followed by two guards.

"The magistrate should be careful, it rained a few days ago, the moss on the ground is very slippery, and there are poisonous snakes infesting."

"Ah."

"This road is called '48 Turn', and it is difficult to walk. There is another road that is even more difficult to walk. You have to cross the suspension bridge from the cliff, and you are afraid of death."

"Yeah, with such a terrain, it is absolutely difficult for the Mongolian army to capture it..."

After walking for two full hours, Li Xia finally climbed up Lingxiao Mountain at noon.

The scale of Lingxiao City is even bigger than Yunding City. From the bottom of the mountain, it looks like a huge natural rock, but when you get closer, you can recognize it as a city wall.

Before climbing to the top of the mountain, there is a half-person-high stone wall in front of you, which is used for Song Jun to squat behind and shoot arrows.If the Mongolian army attacks the mountain, this line of defense can calmly deploy troops at the city gate.

A shout sounded from behind the stone wall.

"Who is coming?!"

"Li Xia, the magistrate of Qingfu County, came to visit and asked to see Yi Shouchen. This is a letter..."

After a while, the defenders carefully confirmed that the signal was correct, and then removed the cluster of arrows and let them go.

Li Xia leaned over to drill through the small hole, turned again, and saw the city gate. On the left was a huge natural rock, and on the right was an abyss. The road was only one step wide.

"Let Li Xia, who knows Qingfu County affairs, enter the city!"

Amidst the creaking noise, the city gate was opened...

Suddenly bright.

Looking around, it is an endless flat land. The fields outside the camp in the distance are orderly, and the soldiers on the nearby school city are neat. The drums and horns are making noise..."

~~
After entering the city, I turned my head and saw a row of small characters engraved on the huge rock beside the city gate, the handwriting was clear.

"In the Yimao year of Xingchang in the Song Dynasty, the Tartar bandits came from Yunnan to mediate their abdomen. The next year, the ruler Pu chose to order the emperor, and ordered the commander-in-chief Zhu Yusun to deal with the borders of Luxu and Changning. The next year, the city was Lingxiao, and it was for the soldiers to hold food and attack. Entering the place where the base is based. The menstruation begins in the fourth month of leap, and it is completed in October in winter. The minister of Changning, Yi Shiying, is in charge, and the general manager of Tongchuan Road, Zhu Wenzheng, supervises the work..."

Li Xia looked at the five characters "Zhichen Pu Zezhi" silently, not knowing what to think.

Thinking of the Battle of Chengdu, thinking of what Jia Sidao said that Pu Zezhi had been impeached, and thinking of the more than [-] years of the Song Dynasty's army and people's resistance to Mongolia, and the bloodshed of millions of people in Sichuan...

Under such circumstances, there is still a new city to be built and stand on a high mountain. What kind of determination is it?
Suddenly, there seemed to be an awe-inspiring air rushing towards his face.

The vicissitudes of the world and the torrent of history.

What is eternal?What is merit?Is it the history books or the present?
……

"Li Zhi County!"

Hearing the shout, Li Xia turned around and saw Zhu Cheng striding towards him.

He was still wearing armor in the twelfth lunar month of winter, obviously he had just finished training, and when he got a closer look, there were still beads of sweat on his face.

"Lizhi County! You are finally here, Shouchen has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Zhu Cheng spread his arms as if he wanted to hug Li Xia, but stopped abruptly.

Li Xia spread out his hands, and the two hugged each other just now, Zhu Cheng laughed out loud.

The friendship between the two cannot be said to be deep, but Li Xia took care of the burning of the big forest garden for Zhu Cheng, and sent food to the Changning Army, which is worthy of his enthusiasm.

"Let's go, Yi Shouchen just finished ordering soldiers and is eating, I'll take you there..."

"it is good."

Before turning around, Li Xia glanced back again. His eyes jumped over the city wall, and he could see the mountains in the distance.

~~
The lunch dish is very simple, a bowl of coarse grains covered with two pieces of bacon and a little pickled vegetables, and served with a bowl of hot soup that is as light as water.

Whether it is a city guard or a county magistrate, he sat on a small bench and ate with the soldiers.

"Lingxiao City is newly built, and the vegetables haven't been planted yet, which made Feiyu laugh."

"Yi Shouchen is polite, the soup is warm after eating."

Yi Shiying smiled and said: "I heard that you are getting married, what should I bring you as a congratulation... By the way, I brought two volumes of military books..."

He looked around and saw nothing else, so he led Li Xia to the residence.

The mountain city is obviously poor, unlike when it was in Changning County.

Li Xia looked over and saw that Yi Shiying had lost a lot of weight, her cheeks were covered with bones, and her beard had also turned white.

It is obviously extremely difficult to build such a huge city in half a year.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they sat on a rickety bench and got down to business.

"It's a pity to fight in Chengdu."

Yi Shiying didn't have any tea, so she picked up some dry charcoal and boiled water, sighed: "I still remember meeting you last time, and I commented on Liu Wuzhong with you, but I didn't expect to meet again, he has experienced the defeat of Jiantandu. "

"The defeat of Jiantandu is really a pity." Li Xia said: "I have heard a lot of things recently. From the battle between the Song and Jin Dynasties, to the alliance with Mongolia to destroy the Jin, and then to the resistance against Mongolia, the Song Dynasty had too many opportunities. Falling short... I don't know why I can't seize these opportunities?"

How many heroic deeds have there been in the past twenty years?
Li Xia only heard about Meng Gong's extermination of gold, Zhao Kui's troops leaving Heluo, Jia She's management of Shandong, and Yu Jie's guarding of Sichuan and Shu...all of which are regrettable.

Yi Shiying didn't know how to answer, she was silent for a while, shook her head and smiled wryly: "I heard the battle report, and I have been thinking about it for several months, but thinking about it, if Pu Shuai replaces me with guarding Jiantandu, he won't be able to defend it."

"I don't know how the imperial court will deal with Liu Zheng?"

"Pu Shuai has written an apology and accepted the fault. Fortunately, the battle of Chengdu was not without results. It was a blessing in misfortune to kill Adahu and relocate more than [-] people."

Yi Shiying fanned the fire slowly, and said again: "Now that Lingxiao City has been built, I want to move 5000 people to the mountains to farm fields. What if it's not Yu's intention?"

"Okay, I'll make arrangements after I return to the county." Li Xia said, "Send some food and supplies up the mountain. The New Year is coming soon, and the soldiers and civilians on the mountain should also have a good year."

Yi Shiying laughed heartily.

Although he is a civil servant, he has been in the army for a long time, so he is not like a mother-in-law.

"In this way, the old man's two volumes of military books are worth it... so worth it."

Li Xia also smiled, genuinely happy.

After talking and laughing, Yi Shiying patted his knees, with joy and sorrow in his eyes, and asked, "How does Feiyu view the upcoming battle?"

Li Xia suppressed her smile and answered seriously.

"I dare to assert that next year the Mongolian army's offensive will be even fiercer, and the scale of the battle will be far greater than in previous years..."

(End of this chapter)