Chapter 160: A Last Resort
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Liu Yuanzhen, who was standing on the side, looked at his father Liu Heima silently with a cautious look on his face.
Liu Heima, formerly known as Liu Wei, a native of Jinan, Shandong, followed his father to go around in his youth, experienced hundreds of battles, and was a rare high-level Han general in the Mongolian kingdom, and won the trust of Kublai Khan.
When he was twenty-one years old, Liu Heima took his father's position as Wanhu and was named the marshal of the capital.
In the second year of Jingding, Liu Heima served as the military and horse envoy of Chengdu Fulu, and his status was almost the same as that of the top magnates of the Mongolian tribes.
is the most dazzling Han general Zhang Rou today, who is also much inferior in front of Liu Heima.
However, Liu Quan's matter made Liu Heima suffer a heavy blow, and he almost collapsed.
At that time, when Liu Cheng was willing to surrender to the fifteen counties and 300,000 households of Tongchuan Fu Road, even the Mongolian Khan Kublai Khan expressed doubts and thought that this was a trap, because the location of Tongchuan Fu Road was too important, and once the Southern Song Dynasty lost Tongchuan Fu Road, then the whole of Sichuan would be in great danger.
Liu Hei Ma overrode public opinion, believed and accepted Liu Quan's surrender, and begged the Great Khan to entitle Liu Quan as the pacification envoy of Kuilu Province, and sent his son Liu Yuanzhen into Tongchuan Fucheng.
The Southern Song Dynasty court sent Yu Xing, the envoy of the Sichuan system, to encircle and suppress it, and was defeated by Liu Quan, who was stationed in the capital of Luzhou, which made Liu Heima extremely happy and made the Mongolian high-level slightly relieved.
But soon after, the gaffe took a sharp turn for the worse, just when Liu Heima had not yet reacted, Tongchuan Mansion was captured by the army of the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Yuanzhen and the five thousand military horses under his command were all exterminated, and the envoy sent by the Southern Song Dynasty court made it clear that Liu Cheng was a fraudulent surrender, and the target was originally him Liu Heima, but who knew that he caught Liu Yuanzhen.
Liu Heima, who was forced to accept the conditions offered by the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty, exchanged 10,000 taels of gold and a large amount of grain and grass for Liu Yuanzhen.
Liu Yuanzhen is Liu Heima's most important son, and he can't make any mistakes.
Liu Heima never believed that Liu Cheng was a fraudulent surrender, but one thing was very clear, that is, Liu Cheng was completely defeated, and he was completely defeated, and even Liu Yuanzhen, who was stationed in Tongchuan Fucheng, did not get the slightest news.
After Liu Yuanzhen returned to Chengdu Fucheng, Liu Heima once inquired in detail, but Liu Yuanzhen knew very little about the situation, just said that the army of the Southern Song Dynasty court, pretending to be a sergeant under Liu Quan, entered Tongchuan Fucheng, and was caught off guard, and the sergeant under his command did not have time to deploy the defense, and finally failed miserably.
Liu Yuanzhen said not very detailed, but it formed a huge doubt and shadow in Liu Heima's heart.
After decades of conquest, Liu Heima is still clear about the combat effectiveness of the Southern Song Dynasty imperial army, if he has fought many armies, including the Jin soldiers, the Tubo army and the Southern Song Dynasty imperial army, among which the weakest combat effectiveness is the Southern Song Dynasty imperial army.
The 5,000 people under Liu Yuanzhen's command are Liu Heima's elite army, even if it is attacked suddenly, this army can fight bravely, and it is unimaginable that the entire army will be annihilated.
Could it be that it was not the army of the Southern Song Dynasty that attacked Tongchuan Fucheng, or that in the process of fighting, some other sudden changes were encountered.
This question has been pressing Liu Heima to death, making him uneasy.
It was at this time that there was a movement at the top of Mongolia.
The rebellion of Li Pu in Shandong caused a series of turmoil, Wang Wentong, the political affairs of Zhongshu Pingzhang, was implicated and beheaded, and his son Wang Xun also failed to escape the catastrophe and was also killed, and it was Hanchen in the court who contributed to this.
After Kublai Khan beheaded Wang Wentong, the situation did not subside, Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Rou and others began to talk about Liu Quan's deception in front of Kublai Khan, thinking that there were too many strange things about this matter.
Liu Heima has an unusual relationship in the court, and even some Mongolian princes have a very good relationship with him, and in the shortest possible time, Liu Heima learned about it.
If it were according to Liu Heima's character, after learning about such a thing, he would have returned to the Mongolian steppe and confronted Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Rou and others, and he must get things to light, but after thinking about it, Liu Heima did not act.
Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Rou and others have long had great opinions about him Liu Heima, especially after he served as the envoy of the Chengdu Mansion Road Army and Horse Economy, at this moment, taking advantage of Wang Wentong's affairs, taking the opportunity to calculate him Liu Heima, the purpose behind it is very clear.
Fortunately, Kublai Khan believed Liu Heima and ignored the matter.
But this incident formed a shadow in Liu Heima's heart.
Liu Heima knew that he had made a mistake, although he sent his most trusted son Liu Yuanzhen to accept Liu Quan's surrender, but did not control the entire Tongchuan Mansion Road in time, and later when the Southern Song Dynasty court sent a large army to encircle and suppress Liu Quan, Liu Heima was sitting on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, allowing Liu Quan to resist alone, and did not send troops, if he seized the opportunity at that time and sent troops in a big way, on the one hand, he could completely defeat the army of the Southern Song Dynasty and occupy the entire Tongchuan Road, on the other hand, he could also avoid all kinds of accidents. It's a pity that there is no regret in the world, and an inadvertent mistake made Liu Heima pay a painful price.
This breath, Liu Heima couldn't swallow it.
After thinking about it, Liu Heima decided to personally lead the troops to attack at the right time and strike hard at the army of the Southern Song Dynasty court stationed on Tongchuanfu Road.
Liu Heima attaches great importance to this battle, he will personally lead the troops to attack, and he will loot on a large scale, the 10,000 taels of gold lost last year, as well as a lot of grain and grass, must be recovered, and he will occupy the territory.
If such an effect can be achieved, Liu Heima will naturally defeat the false accusations of Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Rou and others.
It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, and since the beginning of the year, Liu Heima's physical condition has not been very good.
Speaking of which, he is also in his sixties, and his physical condition is expected.
It wasn't until the autumn harvest season that Liu Heima's feeling was slightly better.
The expedition that has been brewing in my mind for a long time must be carried out.
The autumn harvest is the most suitable time for expeditions.
Liu Heima will never miss this opportunity.
In the dark, Liu Heima feels that his limit is approaching, he must use practical actions to redeem his previous mistakes, and this battle is very important, if he fights well, he will be able to leave a good stall for his son Liu Yuanzhen, you must know that Liu Heima is also a son inheriting his father's business, and he hopes that Liu Yuanzhen can also inherit his father's business.
"Yuan Zhen, this time I will lead the army to conquer, you will stay in the palace and be responsible for all the matters, I have written a note to the Great Khan and the imperial court, and I implore the imperial court to entitle you as the marshal of ten thousand households and the capital, there must be no problem."
When Liu Heima spoke, he couldn't help coughing a few times.
Liu Yuanzhen looked at his father Liu Heima and mustered up the courage to speak.
"Father, this expedition, or the child is leading the troops to fight, and the father is in the city."
Liu Heima did not reprimand, and shook his head gently.
"Yuan Zhen, you don't understand, this expedition, I have to personally take command, some people in the court are restless, slandering me in front of the Great Khan, their purpose is very clear, is to stare at the Chengdu Fulu Army and Horse Jing to make this position, but unfortunately they think too beautiful, even if I can't, this position is also inherited by you, I am old, I have conquered countless battles in my life, I have never had two hearts, the Great Khan will not doubt me, but last year in the matter of Liu Quan's surrender, I still made a major mistake, causing major losses, This mistake must be reversed by me. β
Liu Yuanzhen looked at Liu Heima and stopped talking, he knew very well that once his father made a decision, it could not be changed, and all he needed to do was to do things according to his father's instructions.
"Yuan Zhen, think of my family, for three generations have been loyal to the Mongolian Great Khan, and the glory and wealth have been enjoyed, look at the entire Mongolian kingdom, can be stationed alone in one place, and lead the army to conquer, that is, our family, you must know that we are all Han Chinese, the Great Khan is so trusted, we can only repay with death."
"Father, the child has written it down, but since the beginning of the year, the father's health has not been very good, this expedition, we still have to pay more attention to the body, many matters on Chengdu Fu Road, the child will do his best to do it."
"Well, you follow me, the expedition has been for decades, I believe you can do a good job, but you still have to pay more attention to the affairs of the court, sometimes you don't think about calculating others, others will take the initiative to find you trouble, after all, Chengdu Fulu is a place, the location is too critical, contact this Tubo and Yunnan, if you lose this place, the imperial court will not be able to directly control Tubo and Yunnan, hum, Liu Bingzhong and Zhang Rou and others think simply, they think that if they calculate me, they will be able to come to this Chengdu Fulu, I'm afraid they are too naΓ―ve. β
Speaking of Liu Bingzhong and Zhang Rou, Liu Yuanzhen's face showed a trace of anger.
"Father, the child will not let go of Liu Bingzhong and Zhang Rou...
Before Liu Yuanzhen's words were finished, Liu Heima coughed again, and Liu Yuanzhen hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted Liu Heima's back.
Liu Heima finally couldn't hold back his cough, turned around and gave Liu Yuanzhen a slap.
After the crisp applause, Liu Heima spoke with a black face.
"Bastard, how can we have such an idea, we are loyal to the Great Khan, everything must be in mind the interests of the Mongolian Kingdom, if you and Liu Bingzhong and others calculate each other, wouldn't this be fratricidal, who will get the benefits, it is the Southern Song Dynasty court, and then you will be stationed in Chengdu Fulu, such a key and important place, you must do your best, where is there still the heart to think about the calculations of the court, I tell you this, not to ask you to work against Liu Bingzhong and others, but to know how to avoid the calculations of others, as long as you are conscientious and swear allegianceThe Great Khan can see it, no matter how slandered by others, the Great Khan will not believe it... β
It was another period of coughing, so that Liu Heima had to stop.
Liu Yuanzhen, who was on the side, showed a look of listening carefully, but a trace of light flashed in his eyes. (To be continued.) )