Guanzhong in mid-April is very different from Lingnan and other places where the grass grows and warblers fly, the forests are verdant, and the midsummer has already begun to appear.

With a great victory by Meng Hui in early March, Duliang lost the fortress group built east of Jingzhao Mansion with countless manpower and material resources, while Zhang Jun's 100,000 Zaoyang army completely occupied all the fortresses and strongholds east of Jingzhao Mansion, and from time to time dispatched tens of thousands of troops to roar outside the walls of Jingzhao Mansion, making a posture of attacking Jingzhao Mansion at any time.

So much so that the entire Jingzhao Mansion was full of rumors for almost a month in the next month, for fear that Zhang Jun's army would suddenly attack the city.

Although Duliang said that he lost more than 100,000 soldiers, the real loss of Mongolian soldiers was not much, and most of them were servant soldiers of Western Xia, Tubo and other countries. Except for a cadre of Mongolian generals who fled into the city of Jingzhaofu with Du Liang, the rest of the scattered Mongolian soldiers also fled into Jingzhaofu one after another.

There are more than 20,000 of these soldiers, plus the 50,000 reserve Western Xia servant troops stationed in Jingzhao Mansion, and some miscellaneous miscellaneous army, in fact, there are still almost 100,000 soldiers in Jingzhao Mansion.

Meng Heng didn't think about capturing Jingzhao Mansion in one go, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up.

Duliang is newly defeated, if Jingzhao Mansion is lost again, then I am afraid that Su Butai will not let him go if he favors him again. It can be expected that if the Great Song Dynasty takes advantage of the situation to attack Jingzhao Mansion, it will inevitably be desperately resisted by Du Liang. Relying only on Zhang Jun's 100,000 Zaoyang troops and 10,000 elite personal soldiers, Meng Heng was not sure that he would capture Jingzhao Mansion without large equipment.

Not to mention, even if he wins, he will definitely fight with the lives of the Zaoyang Army, Meng Hui can't make this decision, and the most important thing is that even if he wins Jingzhao Mansion, the Great Song Dynasty does not have enough confidence to defend Jingzhao Mansion now.

The reason why Zhang Jun's Zaoyang army remained on the front line of Jingzhao Mansion was that in addition to the large number of fortresses built by Duliang to be available, it was more to contain Subutai and make it impossible to attack Sichuan with all its might. You must know that even after Meng Heng defeated Duliang, Subutai only withdrew for hundreds of miles, but did not withdraw troops from Sichuan and leave.

In order to alleviate the pressure on Zhao Rongrui in Sichuan, Meng Heng had to do something.

After all, now that the Jingxiang line is not enough to get a good opponent, I don't know what conspiracy is brewing, Huainan and Sichuan are all in a pot of porridge, but Meng Hui's Jingxiang line is extraordinarily calm. If Meng Hui is a wall-watcher, not to mention how many people in the court will make irresponsible remarks, even Meng Hui himself will not be able to do it.

However, Meng Heng did not dare to stay away from Jingxiang for a long time, you must know that in the three major theaters of Sichuan, Jingxiang and Huainan, Jingxiang is the real core. As long as Jingxiang's line is not broken, whether it is Sichuan or Huainan, no matter how hot the fight is, it will not really threaten the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, and even the Mongols will be careful to be copied by Jingxiang's Ning Wu army at any time.

Therefore, Meng Hui did not dare to stay away from Jingxiang for a long time, and after telling Zhang Jun to be careful to prevent Duliang from counterattacking, and repeatedly telling him that once he found that the army of Subutai appeared in Jingzhao Mansion, he would immediately withdraw his troops and never fall in love with the battle, Meng Hui led 10,000 personal soldiers back to Caizhou to sit on the front line.

Meng Hui was not too worried about Zhang Jun's 100,000 Zaoyang army, after all, Zhang Jun still had Zhang Ying's 100,000 Ningwu army as a backing.

As the sun set, as the sun dissipated, the cold gradually became thicker, and outside the city of Jingzhaofu, a battalion of Zaoyang soldiers was stepping on the sunset and preparing to return to the camp. There was also a battalion of Zaoyang soldiers who were coming to take over. Zhang Jun carried out Meng Hui's order very well, and while he was nailed to the front line of Jingzhao Mansion, he was also always on guard against a possible counterattack.

In just over a year, the Mongols have lost almost 200,000 troops at the hands of Meng Heng, although there are not many real Mongolian elites, but they have really been slapped in the face.

"Hey Pengtou, is there any movement among the Mongolian barbarians in Jingzhao Mansion?"

"Lao Li, that Duliang has been killed by the big handsome, how can there be any movement?"

Peng Bao replied with a smile.

In the distance, the Jingzhao Mansion shrouded a large field in darkness under the reflection of the setting sun. As the sun sets, darkness falls.

"It's better to be careful, but don't forget about the Xinyang Army. If you mistake the big handsome, the commander will eat the board. ”

The person called Lao Li was a middle-aged man, and he said casually with a smile.

"Lao Li Tou, you don't like to hear what your brother says, you ask the brothers, when did my Peng Bao's soldiers make a mistake, and the places where they should go should be checked have been checked, and there is not a single mouse hair, you can rest assured."

Peng Bao rolled his eyes and shouted dissatisfiedly.

"That's that, we all know that you Peng Datou is the most careful in doing things, but we have to save a lot of effort. Haha, thanks thanks. ”

"It's pretty much the same, after a day of running, Lao Tzu should go back to eat some hot soup and rice, and I'll come for you tomorrow morning."

"Come early......"

Thick darkness enveloped the land layer by layer.

In the depths of the darkness that the two battalions could not see, a column of Mongolian soldiers wearing armor and cloth wrapped around their feet quietly pulled out from the open gate of Jingzhaofu, stepped into the darkness and slowly drove away in the direction of the Zaoyang army camp.

"The Great General asked me to bring you a few words."

Umurshan sat on the war horse and looked at Du Liang in front of the war horse with an expressionless face.

"You have lost the trust of the general, and you have also lost the face of my Mongol man, and you have disgraced the Great Khan. Zhang Rou knew that he died in Shacheng, why didn't you, as my Mongolian nobleman, die at the hands of Meng Heng? The general will collect the corpse for you and take care of your wife and children. But since you have fled, you will bear the consequences of your own making. If you can't wash away the disgrace you have brought to me the Mongols tonight, then give your head to the Song Emperor, and the general will still take care of your wife and children, as well as your pastures and possessions. ”

The people are tall and the horses are all beams like dead ashes.

"Du Liang will definitely die to sacrifice the heads of the Song generals for the general."

From the moment he saw Umrshan, Du Liang knew that if he couldn't complete the things that the general had assigned, then not only would he be finished, but the people of his clan would become slaves of others, and his wife and children would also become other people's playthings.

"Jingzhao Mansion, my people will be stationed, where you lose face, you have to find it back. I will personally command 30,000 elite cavalry, and after you start a battle with the Song people, bypass the Song camp and block the Ning Wu army that is following the Song army on this road. I'll leave you another 20,000 fine horsemen, and if you can't complete the general's explanation, try to kill as many Song people as possible. That's the only thing I can do for you. ”

Umr said lightly.

(End of chapter)