Not long after the main army continued to move south, Li Zhongyi received a battle report from the front, and Liao Shanhe had taken advantage of the chaos to attack Tianxiong Pass.

"Liao Shanhe, after all, he has been exercised." Li Zhongyi raised the corners of his mouth, and his mood at this time was obviously very good.

After taking Tianxiong Pass, the rich and beautiful Chengdu Plain has completely opened its arms to the Han army.

A well-known military common sense is that if you want to hold Shudi, you must take advantage of the terrain and swear to defend the Daba Mountain defense line.

Now, the Sword Pavilion and Tianxiong Pass have been lost one after another, which means that the defense line of the Pseudo-Shu Daba Mountain has completely collapsed!

Clear-eyed people know that after losing the last topographic barrier, the small court of Shu Meng is like a grasshopper after the autumn, and there are no days to jump!

"Your Majesty, since we have broken through the last natural danger pass in Shudi, can our cavalry troops that were originally placed behind go south in advance?" Yang Wushuang scrupulously adhered to the duties of the Senate and put forward reasonable suggestions to the emperor in a very timely manner.

Li Zhongyi glanced at Yang Wushuang with satisfaction, nodded and smiled: "In the plain area, our cavalry unit just gives full play to its strengths, your suggestion is very timely, and I am accurate." ”

The road is long, and there is an end.

After more than 20 days of arduous trekking in the mountains, the main force of the Han army finally walked out of the Golden Bull Road and entered the rich Chengdu Plain with the momentum of a fierce tiger descending the mountain.

Just three days ago, Liao Shanhe led 5,000 elite soldiers to attack Mianzhou at night.

Mianzhou is the northern gateway guarding Chengdu Mansion and the last barrier.

Historically, after Deng Ai entered the Chengdu Plain from the Yinping Trail, he defeated Zhuge Zhan, who was bold enough to go out of the city in Mianzhou.

The famous Mr. Wolong, Wen Tao and Wu Strategy, are all refined, but they didn't think that there was such a son who didn't know soldiers!

The reincarnation of heaven is in response to the old saying: Tiger father and dog son!

Li Zhongyi's car, not long after entering the boundary of Mianzhou, Liao Shanhe led everyone to greet him.

"The army in front of the Xichuan camp is deployed, and the minister Liao Shanhe visits the emperor, and the emperor is blessed!"

Far away, Liao Shanhe had already turned over and dismounted, walked to Li Zhongyi's horse on foot, and beat his chest heavily and saluted.

"Well, there's no need to be so polite." Li Zhongyi took a deep look at Liao Shanhe and said with a smile, "Xiaoda, I will hand over the task of attacking Chengdu to you." ”

Liao Shanhe couldn't help but be overjoyed, his eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands happily. The general attack on Chengdu was under his full command, you know, this is a war to destroy the country!

Since Li Zhongyi established the army in Hechi, the generals in the army have enjoyed the merit of destroying the country, and so far, there has not been a single one!

There are two merits to the world, one is to save the driver, and the other is to destroy the country!

When the generals in history reach the point where there is no reward for their merits and there is nothing to reward, there are only two ways, either to be killed or to be refrigerated. Among them, being killed is the norm in the mainstream, and there are only a handful of handsome people who have a good death.

Li Zhongyi still has a lot of strategic-level important things to do, so it is naturally impossible to leave the generals with outstanding abilities in the capital to retire in the cold!

Therefore, in the two major battles of destroying the country in the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Shu Dynasty, Li Zhongyi worked tirelessly to adopt the strategy of driving the expedition in person.

Liao Shanhe is not deployed in Xichuan, but in the former army, which means that the emperor is the front, and the real deployment is the emperor himself.

Now, Li Zhongyi handed over the power of the general attack on Chengdu to Liao Shanhe, which is equivalent to rewarding him with a merit of destroying the country, what kind of trust is this? What a glory?

This time, the entire Han army was divided into two parts, one was the East Group, that is, the Liaoshan River Department, and the other was the West Group, that is, the Song Yunxiang Department who took the Yinping Ancient Road.

According to the latest battle report, the soldiers and horses led by Song Yunxiang have taken Jiangyou County and are on their way to Mianzhou.

The soldiers and horses of Liao Shanhe's department, plus the guards directly led by Li Zhongyi, and the cavalry troops that came from the reinforcements, the three divisions together were less than 80,000 people.

According to the report, despite all the troops lost in the Daba Mountain defense line, the Shu army stationed in Chengdu still has as many as 180,000.

Therefore, during the military discussion, everyone was divided into two opinions, one was to quickly attack Chengdu with more than 70,000 elite soldiers; The first is to wait for Song Yunxiang's troops to come to converge, and then concentrate the main force to attack Chengdu together.

As usual, Li Zhongyi sat on a handsome chair, drinking tea, knocking melon seeds, and only listened but did not speak.

"I thought that the Shu army lost Yangping Pass, Jiange, Tianxiong Pass and Mianzhou in a very short period of time, and its morale must be very low. Instead of concentrating the main force to attack Chengdu step by step, our army should take advantage of the advantages of the artillery army, fight fast and slow, and take advantage of the instability of the Shu army to quickly destroy it. "Liao Shanhe wants to get the merit of destroying the country as soon as possible, so he naturally advocates a quick victory.

"The emperor has repeatedly taught us that the better the situation, the more we should not take it lightly. Since ancient times, there have been fewer cases of disastrous defeats due to the paralyzing careless thinking of underestimating the enemy? ”

Yang Wushuang is a representative of the steady advancement faction, and his status is also equivalent to Liao Shanhe, and it is appropriate for him to refute Liao Shanhe's "fallacy".

Liao Shanhe rolled his eyes and said angrily: "As long as our army is dispatched, the wind and grass within a radius of one hundred and fifty miles are all in the hands of the elite throats, why be afraid?" ”

When Li Zhongyi heard this, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and sent a throat reconnoiter to reconnoiter the surrounding enemy situation and provide sufficient warning time for the army, which was the first lesson in the training textbook of the lecture hall, and it was also one of the most important subjects.

In today's Han army, any officer at the rank of a squad is pulled out, and everyone knows this most basic combat principle.

"Liao Shuai, husband fights, wins with Zheng, and Qihe. If our army joins forces and gathers to attack Chengdu, although it will take some time, it will be a sure victory. More than 100,000 people in our army, with the momentum of thunder, pushed to the city of Chengdu, the small court of pseudo-Shu has no chance of winning, so why should we take risks? Senator Qin Gang's words attracted bursts of applause.

Li Zhongyi looked at Qin Gang deeply, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Since it is a military meeting, everyone can speak their minds freely. Everyone gathers together, regardless of the level of official position or the depth of seniority, to talk about the real march and battle, and convince people with reason!

Li Zhongyi has always advocated brainstorming, and he is not afraid of quarrels, but he is afraid that everyone will not dare to speak!

"A certain family thinks that if the action is slow, will Meng Chang Xiao'er abandon the city and flee?" Halfway through, he made a trip to bite the gold, and coldly threw out a big violent theory.

Li Zhongyi turned his head to look over, but saw that Li Anguo, a kid, was pointing at him triumphantly.

Li Anguo's statement is a bit nonsensical at first glance, but after thinking about it in depth and detail, it is endlessly evocative.

Yes, the Daba Mountain defense line of Shu Kingdom has completely collapsed. Even Mianzhou, the northern gateway of Chengdu, was easily taken by the Han army, how can this battle continue?

Thinking about it carefully, what would Meng Chang do if he took tens of thousands of elite soldiers and horses into the mountains and mountains of western Shu and fought guerrilla warfare with the Han army?

"That's right, the soldiers are fast, and they must not give Meng Chang a chance to breathe."

"I think that the main cavalry force should be sent first, rushing to the city of Chengdu under the stars and nights, closely monitoring and controlling the peripheral areas of Chengdu, and trying to prevent Meng Chang's possible escape."

"In my opinion, in addition to the main cavalry troops, we should also collect mules and horses in the army. As many mules and horses as there were, as many warriors were drawn and organized into infantry armies on horseback to fight. ”

Li Zhongyi couldn't help nodding frequently, the soldiers are fast, it should be like this!

Since Meng Chang has the possibility of escaping, it must be treated as a major event.

Following this line of discussion, the opinions of the military council were quickly unanimous: cavalry troops must be sent to Chengdu immediately to control the periphery of Chengdu.

After all, the Meng family has ruled Shu for decades. Even if it is a broken ship, there are still seven catties of nails, not to mention the lord of the country who has enjoyed the country for so long?

The consequence of letting Meng Chang escape from Chengdu must be that the main force of the Han army was dragged in Shu and fought a protracted pursuit battle with the remnants of the small court of Shu and Meng.

Others may not know it very well, but Li Zhongyi understands very well in his heart that if Meng Chang escapes into the Shuxi region, he will be in big trouble.

Shuxi, next to Tibet, where the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and the air is unusually thin. That kind of ghost place, let alone charging and fighting, on the way to the army, the lack of oxygen on the plateau may kill the soldiers at any time.

After everyone finished discussing, Li Zhongyi made a decisive decision and ordered the cavalry to be commanded, and Li Yong, a party member, led the main cavalry and the cavalry on horseback, and set off overnight, blocking Meng Chang's way to flee west at all costs.

In this way, the entire Han army's conscription of Shu soldiers and horses was divided into three parts. One is the most forward cavalry unit, the other is the main infantry of Liao Shanhe, and the other is the soldiers and horses of Song Yunxiang who are rushing to Mianzhou.

Li Yong, a party barbarian, grew up on horseback since he was a child, whether it was holding a bow and shooting arrows, or commanding a large cavalry force in battle, he was a veritable expert.

Within just over two hours, Li Yong organized a mixed team of 10,000 cavalry and mounted infantry troops, and the speed of executing military orders was amazingly fast!

"Your task is mainly to completely block Meng Changxi's way to escape. If Meng Chang fled out of the city to the east or south, and you were worried that the casualties would be too large and you didn't block it, I wouldn't blame you, understand? ”

When Li Yonglai resigned, Li Zhongyi gave a separate face-to-face lecture, especially emphasizing the stakes of Meng Chang's westward escape.

"Your Majesty, it's not the subordinates boasting, with this 10,000-person cavalry in hand, as long as Meng Chang dares to go out of the city, the whole army will be wiped out, and he will definitely not be able to escape from the palms of the subordinates." Li Yong patted his chest with confidence, "If you let Meng Chang Xiao'er escape to the west, the subordinates will not have the face to come to see you alive." ”

Li Zhongyi stood up, walked over, raised his leg and kicked Li Yong's buttocks, and said with a smile: "If you capture Meng Chang alive, I will not hesitate to seal the marquis." ”

After Li Yong was kicked, instead of being insulted, he said with a dazzled smile: "The subordinate is out of the way." ”