Personally went into battle and suffered defeats

Harbor a different heart at both ends of the mouse

Wu Xi was greatly surprised, after the Jin Shaanxi guard Wan Yan was killed, Jin Ting sent Wan Yan Gang to serve as a pacification envoy on Shu Han Road, mobilize men and horses, and strengthen defense, but he did not expect to be so tough. If you lose the first battle, can you truthfully report it to the imperial court, and who will bear the responsibility for the defeat? This battle alone can represent the actual combat level of Wu Jiajun.

Wu Xi sent his subordinates to Xingyuan Mansion on fast horses to inform Cheng Song: The failure of the attack on Yanchuan Village will not be reported for the time being, and Wu Dashuai will personally fight in the near future.

After a short period of preparation, Wu Xi went into battle to supervise the battle, and more than 60,000 soldiers and horses of the Xingzhou Imperial Front Commander almost poured out, and the main force was divided into three routes, from Baocha Valley and Gusu Valley to Qinzhou, and a partial division attacked Laiyuan Town in Gongzhou, and responded in a roundabout way from the north.

In just one day, the main force of the Xingzhou Army approached the Baocha Valley and the Gusu Valley.

The Sichuan-Shaanxi region is different from the Jianghuai River, which is full of lofty mountains and ravines, and most of the people live in small flat areas, even the county seat of the state does not have a complete city, and its defense mainly depends on occupying the nearby valleys. Baocha Valley and Gusu Valley are two important military strongholds outside Qinzhou. Take them, and Qinzhou City will be at your fingertips. The army that attacked far away belonged to the partial division, which was used to attract the main force that dispersed the enemy, and if necessary, cooperate with the main army to capture Qinzhou.

Baocha Valley is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the valley is small at both ends and large in the middle, like a big pocket. The Jin army built fortifications on the top of the mountains on both sides, and condescendingly guarded the canyon.

Wu Xi rode on his horse and looked at the terrain, it was impossible to force his way through the mountain road in the valley, and he had to try to eliminate the defenders on the top of the mountain. Due to the terrain, the defenders on the mountain were enough for a thousand people. Forcibly rushing upwards, striking hard, and constantly draining his strength until they were wiped out.

The bottom of the Gusu Valley is a river, surrounded by strange rocks, the mountain road is halfway up the mountain, and the Jin army is guarding on the side of the mountain.

The commander who led the team asked Wu Xi for instructions, and Wu Xi glared at him, "Ask what, give me an upward attack, and kill all the golden soldiers guarding the valley with a nearly twenty times advantage." ”

The hill is steep and horseback riding is not possible. Song Jun held his shield and slowly approached the top of the mountain. More and more people were killed and wounded, and the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller.

Suddenly, I only heard the sound of horses' hooves at the bottom of the mountain, and I saw a team of countless Jin cavalry galloping forward, holding bows and arrows to attack the Song army that was attacking the mountain.

The Song army has not fully reflected, the defenders on the mountain took the initiative to attack, the sword and sword, the abdomen and back of the enemy, coupled with the unfavorable terrain, the chaos into a group of people turned over on their backs, and the Jin army was as fast as lightning and fell with swords, and pursued more than 40 miles by victory.

The two teams that attacked Baocha Valley and Gusu Valley were defeated and returned, killing more than 4,000 people and losing more than 1,000 horses.

The team attacking Gongzhou was also fiercely counterattacked by the Jin army and returned in vain.

Wu Xi never dreamed that he would be defeated so badly, is this still the Wu family's army that shocked the enemy to support the western half of the sky for the Great Song Dynasty? Nearly 60,000 troops, not more than 10,000 troops, as the supreme commander, what he did today is not a shame on his grandparents?

Annoyed and angry, Wu Xi found Yang Chen, the senator of the Metropolitan Unification Division, who was in charge of spying on intelligence, scolded him, and went up and fell to the ground.

"Damn, what are you guys! What bird information is collected? Hurry up and find out to Lao Tzu, how many garrisons the Jin people have in Shaanxi, and who are the guards? ”

The situation soon became clear, Jin garrisoned more than 21,000 troops in Shaanxi, distributed in the four prefecture control divisions, guarding Qinzhou was guarded by Shaanxi deputy capital Wanyan Wangshan and Qinzhou Assassin Shi Wanyan Lan, and Gongzhou was guarded by Gongzhou Assassin Shi Shuhu Gao Qi, these three people were all fierce generals transferred from the Mobei border. Especially the one who finished Yan Xuan, who had a hundred steps to penetrate Yang, made a spear, invincible and very good, this talent was thirty-six or seven in his prime, and he was a rising star among the Jin soldiers. That magic tiger Gao Qi is also an extraordinary person, he can lift a stone lion weighing three stones, and he can fight and rush, and he is not fatal at all.

Wu Xi couldn't help but gasp when he heard this. I can't help but think of the past when Wu Duan came to persuade him to surrender three months ago.

The night was dark, the spring breeze was precipitous, Wu Xi and the eighth aunt Taiwei Xiaofang brought by the capital gathered around the fireplace and toasted and drinked.

The housekeeper reported: Handsome, the fifth master brought a guest from his hometown to ask for a meeting.

Although I feel disappointed, but my brother is here, how can I not see it? Wu Xi had to order: Please meet the guests in the flower hall.

Wu Xin introduced the visiting guests to the second brother. Wu Duan, a native of Wujiabao, Deshun Prefecture, was engaged in the tea and silk business in Deshun City.

Wu Duan, about fifty or so, with a square face and big ears, white and chubby, can be seen to be a person with a good life. I saw him smile all over his face:

"Nephew Wu Duan, please give your old man, please say goodbye. When we met for the first time, the little nephew gave some small gifts, and I hoped that the handsome man would smile. ”

Looking at the gift list, the hand is very big, it seems that the person who came is extraordinary, and there must be a big thing to ask for. Then he smiled: "Oh, Boss Wu, please taste tea, you and I don't know each other, why are we commensurate with uncle and nephew?" ”

Wu Duan saw Wu Xi ask like this, so he briefly explained the reason. In Wujiabao, Deshun Prefecture, the Wu family is the big surname, and more than seventy percent of the people in the village are surnamed Wu. At that time, the brothers Wu Jue and Wu Ling were the children of Wujiabao's peasant family, who enlisted in the army at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and then made many military exploits and made a career. This Wu Duan's ancestor and Wu Xi Wu Xin's great-ancestor are cousins, so Wu Xi and Wu Duan are the same ancestor and ancestor, although they are out of five suits, they are uncles and nephews.

In this way, there is no doubt about this uncle and nephew. When I met for the first time, I called someone older than myself a nephew, and it didn't seem to be very good, so I called Wu Duan's words:

"What is the matter with Zhengli coming to Xingzhou?"

Since the beginning of Shaoxing, Deshun Prefecture is the territory of the Jin State, Wu Duan began to do business in his twenties, and then it was smooth sailing, with a small savings. In recent years, the Mongols often crossed the border and looted on a large scale, and the Jin State sent troops to counterattack, but with little success, the border was restless, and business was naturally difficult to do. I heard that the second uncle has returned to Sichuan and Shu, and he has made a promise, so he has come here to take refuge, and wants to continue to do things in the area of Chengdu Mansion, and rely on your towering tree to make some small fortunes.

Wu Xi listened to it and smiled slightly: "This is easy to do, what business do you want to do, just find the fifth brother if you encounter any difficulties." ”

Wu Xin took the opportunity to help: "On the territory of Sichuan and Shu, there is nothing that my Wu family can't do!" ”

"The emperor is far away, the Wu family has made outstanding achievements, and the second uncle is the king of this land."

With that, all three of them laughed.

Soon, Wu Duan became a frequent visitor to the Marshal's Mansion.

One day, Wu Duan invited the Wu Xi brothers to drink flower wine in Chengdu Mansion. By covering his face, Wu Duan asked in a low voice:

"Uncle Shuai, thousands of miles of fertile land in Sichuan and Shaanxi, don't you have any intention of calling for the king?"

After hearing this, Wu Xi asked: What do you mean by the words of righteousness?

Seeing that Wu Xi asked knowingly, Wu Duan made his words clear. Sichuan is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, although it is located in the northwest of the Song State, but it has an important strategic role, and the defense can contain the Jin army to the south, and the attack can form a horn with Jingxi and Xianghuai to surround the Jin army. And the geographical location here is also quite special, surrounded by mountains, it is quite difficult to communicate with the outside world, the imperial court whip is difficult to reach, and people have the sigh of "Shu goes to the sky". The natural resources are abundant and diverse, and the economy is completely self-sufficient. Historically, local forces in this region have often taken advantage of the geographical conditions of the region, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the economy is self-sufficient. There are poems: Burn the broken sword gate to the pavilion, Chengdu is not a mess.

Since the beginning of the Longxing period, the Wu family has operated in the Xingzhou area for three generations and four people, and after 80 years, it has been deeply rooted and completely controlled the land of Sichuan and Shu. The ancients said that the Son of Heaven would rather have a kind of it, and the strong soldiers and horses are the ears. Now, Shu Shuai has more than 100,000 heavy soldiers, integrating the power of military and civilian financial punishment, responding to a hundred calls, the mountains and rivers are shaking, and at this time he does not take the opportunity to move the yellow robe, it is difficult to wait until the Song Dynasty issued an edict to depose him?

Wu Xin said to Wu Xi: Second brother, the words of the righteous ceremony are all for my Wu family, you can make up your mind as soon as possible, there is no such shop in this village, take advantage of the imperial court's Northern Expedition, have no time to take care of him, and raise the king's flag alone, isn't it happy?

Wu Xi looked at Wu Duan, who had a ghost in his heart, and then stared at his helpless brother, and admonished:

The stakes are high, and careful planning and preparation are required.