Chapter 122: A Majestic City (Part II)
Gundam's guess isn't bad at all.
Before the Mongol army had set up camp, the 3,000 men who hurriedly advanced to the city were led by Liu Cheng himself. This general is at the peak of his life, and he has been guarding Luzhou for many years and knows far more about the Southern Song Dynasty than others, so although Kublai Khan has not yet been appointed to attack Xiangyang and completely tear apart the Southern Song defense line, it can already be regarded as a party guard.
Looking at Luzhou City, which was standing on the Shenjian Mountain not far away, Liu Cheng frowned slightly and said nothing. This is where she spent half of her life, but in the end, she was forced by Lu Wende to lead the army to hurry north. If Liu Quan's greatest wish at this time is to take this Luzhou city and break through Luzhou, although the defense line of the Southern Song Dynasty still has a great depth, but at least the news communication between Sichuan and Shu and Jinghu will be greatly hindered.
This is also why when Liu Chuan led the Luzhou defenders and sailors to surrender to Mongolia, Jia Nidao, who has always turned a blind eye and has more than one thing, will also be furious, and send three Song armies to attack in turn.
Luzhou City is a lifeblood throat of Sichuan and Shu in the Southern Song Dynasty, and this statement is definitely not false.
Now he Liu Cheng is leading the world's first elite foot rider to come to the city of Luzhou again. And on the big river not far away, the sailor disciples who went north with him were also gearing up, ready to teach the Song army sailor who didn't know the height of the sky a lesson, and by the way, avenge the countless robes who died in the battle on the water.
In the battle of Zishui, Liu Quan knew that he had lost completely, although the Song army infantry who came to stop him was killed and retreated, but at least from Zishui and the unknown cliff up and down, Liu Quan could be said to have lost in a mess. A Song army of no more than 2,000 people cooperated with the water division not only blocked his two reinforcements, but also the main force of the water division was even killed.
You must know that Mongolia has not paid attention to the sailors yet, so the warships in Liu Quan's hands can basically be said to sink one less than one.
Especially the lone army stationed on the cliff, stunned Liu Yuanli to repel several charges. If Liu Quan knew that it was Ye Yingwu who was on the cliff at that time, I am afraid that he would have mobilized a large army to personally command it, and no matter what, he would have taken down this young general of the Southern Song Dynasty who had gradually become a climate.
If this kind of talent is not eradicated as soon as possible, it will definitely be a nightmare in the future.
In the battle of Zishui, he missed the opportunity to defeat or even eradicate Ye Yingwu, and now God has sent this opportunity to Liu Quan, and it is with Luzhou City, which Liu Quanchao has been thinking about.
Luzhou, the majestic city, is just ahead.
Liu Cheng took a light breath and stepped forward slowly.
Immediately behind him, Liu Zi danced the flag in the wind.
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Looking at the Mongolian horse team that slowly stepped forward, Ye Yingwu and Gao Gao subconsciously glanced at each other, and their hands were already unconsciously holding the hilt of the knife. And the Song soldiers in the city also ran in a hurry, and the crossbows of the beds were slowly pushed, and the thick crossbows were wound under the pull of several people.
More soldiers inspected their crossbows and assault rifles.
As long as Liu Quan's horse team took another hundred steps forward, they would be greeted by the most sophisticated bows and firearms of this era.
In terms of bows, crossbows, arrows, and firearms, the Song army was far ahead of any northern dynasty.
Even the large trebuchets behind the city walls began to be on alert, and as long as Liu Cheng made any changes, these trebuchets did not hesitate to roar. This should also be regarded as the first time Ye Yingwu saw the trebuchet of this era, although it was smaller than expected, and the power and range were far from catching up with the "return cannon" used by Mongolia to pacify Xiangfan in one fell swoop, but it was better than nothing, if there were these trebuchets in Cixi and Macheng at that time, there was no need to be so desperate to engage with the enemy.
Having said that, these trebuchets were actually built when Liu Chuan was defending Luzhou, but later Liu Quan retreated and was damaged, after Lu Wende conquered Luzhou, these trebuchets were repaired and a batch of imitations were made, after all, the importance of Luzhou City is well known, so no one dares to slack off.
And not only trebuchets, but even some firearms that Ye Yingwu had only seen in the corners of the history books, including those earth-shaking thunders buried in the ground, Ye Yingwu was still very interested in this earliest mine, but he didn't expect that this kind of firearms that worked well did not get the attention that the Song army should have, that is, there were some stores in important towns like Luzhou. And other firearms, except for the primitive musket such as the assault rifle, including the firecaple terrestris, all the firearms that have been handed down in history do not have the status they deserve.
As for why, Ye Yingwu didn't bother to care about it at this time.
Now that I have come to this era, I will not sit idly by and watch the originator of all kinds of firearms, which was short-lived in history, die out.
Of course, the premise of these is that Ye Yingwu can return to Xingzhou safely.
A Mongolian foot soldier waving a white flag cautiously walked towards the direction of the city gate, although the Song army on the city was a little surprised, but Gundam did not give an order, no one acted rashly, and let the Mongolian soldier walk forward on thin ice.
But perhaps it was God's blessing that the Mongolian soldier didn't touch the pit, so he walked to the city gate peacefully, and shouted loudly: "The generals in the city, a certain Liu Dashuai wants to take a look at you, I don't know if it's okay?" ”
Gundam took a breath of cool air gently, what does Liu Cheng mean by this? Could it be that he still wants to persuade him to surrender? This is not Liu Quan's character, this person has always been happy to enmity and revenge, Ye Yingwu and the Luzhou soldiers under the command of Gao Gao killed his sons and daughters on the bank of Zishui, and the blood stained the river, the two sides have actually formed a beam that is difficult to resolve, and it is impossible to come over to persuade him to surrender at this time.
Just by virtue of Liu Quan's betrayal of the Southern Song Dynasty because of the small contradiction between him and Lu Wende, you can see how clear this person is.
"Let him come, whatever he says, we'll follow." Ye Yingwu stood beside Gundam and said softly. Gundam was slightly stunned, but finally nodded. Although he still has the final say here, for Ye Yingwu, a young talent, Gundam is still happy to listen to his opinion.
After all, Zishui fought beautifully, and he was as high as an old man who was half-cut into the ground, and there was no need to be jealous of a rising young star.
At that moment, Gundam glanced at a soldier, and immediately a loud person shouted loudly: "Let you Liu Dashuai come over!" ”
As if he had been granted amnesty, the Mongolian soldier hurriedly followed the footsteps he had just followed towards his own military formation. And a moment later, more than a dozen cavalrymen were guarding a middle-aged man dressed as a general.
I have to say that this Liu Cheng is really a bold man, if the arrows are shot down in the city, I am afraid that more than a dozen of them will have to become hedgehogs.
Seeing Liu Cheng coming slowly, Gao Gao frowned and said, "If you let him come and go so easily, wouldn't you see the military situation above and below the city clearly?" What's more, will there be any words that will demoralize the soldiers at that time? ”
Ye Yingwu said with a smile: "If we don't let him come, wouldn't it be even more demoralizing to us." Sitting on a fortified city, but not daring to meet with the enemy commander under the city, who is cowardly? What's more, I'm afraid that there are a few catties and taels in this city, Liu Quan knows it, after all, he has poured too much effort into this Luzhou city. How to arrange the city defense, how can he not know? ”
Gundam nodded slightly, "I hope." ”
And Ye Yingwu's eyes have been staring at Liu Quan, who is getting closer and closer in the distance, this should be the first time he has met with this general who finally influenced the overall situation of the Song and Yuan wars since he came to this era, although Ye Yingwu has been holding back a stomach for a long time and wants to talk about Liu Quan's removal as soon as possible.
If there is no Liu Quan, I am afraid that Mongolia will have to linger outside the turtle shell of the Southern Song Dynasty for decades, for such a wise and brave figure, Ye Yingwu does not dare to take it lightly.
Or for the people above and below the city, the siege has now begun.
"Is it General Gao and General Ye in the city?" In the distance, Liu Quan's voice was already coming with the wind. Although Ye Yingwu was killed in Luzhou, whether it was Tianwu Jun or Gundam and others, it did not mean that Liu Cheng could ignore his existence.
Even in Liu Quan's heart, Ye Yingwu, who had suddenly risen to prominence and made the famous Mongolian general Ah Shu suffer a big loss, was even more tricky than the dying Gundam.
Not only Gundam, but Wang Shichang and other civil and military officials of the Song Army all set their eyes on Ye Yingwu, if they admit it at this time, they don't know how to deal with the aftermath. If the Jia Xianggong in the court caught this clue and pressed it down with the crime of bullying the king, I am afraid that these people present would not be able to eat and walk around. Fortunately, it is impossible for Wang Shichang and other young officials not to worry about the top on their heads, after all, they still have a long way to go.
Ye Yingwu just smiled to himself, and after resolutely playing his banner on the cliff by the Zishui to boost morale, he had no intention of hiding it from Liu Quan. At that moment, he gestured slightly to Gundam, Ye Yingwu took a step forward and shouted loudly:
"An uninvited guest in the city, but General Liu Cheng?"
After a while, Liu Cheng had already approached, and Ye Yingwu could clearly see that this was a middle-aged man who was not good-looking, but he was sitting on horseback like this, but he gave people a feeling of being as stable as Mount Tai, but what Ye Yingwu felt more was that Liu Cheng had a lot of murderous aura, after all, whether it was in the Southern Song Dynasty or Mongolia, Liu Cheng was an out-and-out main battle faction.
is such a person, and finally consumed the little vitality left in the Song Dynasty.
Since then, Huaxia Yiguan has fallen, knowing that Huaishang cloth clothes are rising according to the sword.
Liu Quan's slightly frowning brows stretched, and he laughed loudly: "I'm afraid the uninvited guest should be General Ye, right?" As for so-and-so, this Luzhou City was originally so-and-so, and so-and-so is now just here to get back what so-and-so should have. ”
"Rampant!" Wang Shichang slapped the brick wall hard, gritted his teeth and shouted coldly.
It's not just him, Baizhan and the generals of the Luzhou garrison are all clenched into fists. As for those Song soldiers, they couldn't wait for the commander to give an order to shoot this person who didn't know the height of the sky into a hedgehog, so that he also knew that the defenders of Luzhou were not vegetarians!
Liu Quan looked at the angry Song soldiers in the city, smiled to himself, and then said loudly: "What you have lost, you will get it back." And I came to this city today, not to persuade him to surrender, this is a good Luzhou city, I don't want to watch him hang the white flag directly. I just want to see and see, who defeated a certain elite foot soldier and sailor on the bank of Zishui? ”
"Please stand up and answer!" Apparently having received orders, Liu Cheng's personal guards and cavalry had already shouted loudly before he could finish speaking.
Slightly stunned, Ye Yingwu shouted: "The merit on the water is General Zhang, the commander of the Jinghu Water Division of the Great Song Dynasty." And on the land, it is here that General Liu and below. ”
Hearing Ye Yingwu mention himself, Liu Xiong took a step forward with his head held high, he actually fought fiercely in Zishui, but he had too few sons under his command, and he was still defeated by Liu Quan's elite reinforcements, and lost more than half of them, but he finally dragged Liu Quan's reinforcements to death.
No one can take this credit away.
"Then it's General Ye who wants to answer? It's really a young talent! Liu Quan's voice was very loud, echoing between heaven and earth, "It's just that why did I hear that General Ye was not in Xing**?" Why did you appear here, isn't General Ye afraid that your officials will blame him and lose his head? ”
It turned out to be for this!
Ye Yingwu's face was pale, and his eyes looked at Liu Cheng under the city like a torch.
And Gundam and the others were also secretly surprised in their hearts, Liu Quan's news was fast, Ye Yingwu was here, I am afraid that it was the most secret and only weakness, he actually risked his life and came to the city to break this weakness!
I'm afraid that only when Liu Quanqin comes can Ye Yingwu feel the pain of his heart.
This is Chiguoguo's sowing discord, and it is an irresistible conspiracy.
For Liu Quan, even people like Jiang Tie, who followed Ye Yingwu to fight everywhere and were not afraid of heaven and earth, subconsciously shivered in their hearts. Wen Tianxiang looked sideways slightly, looking at Gao Da and the others. As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for half his life, Gundam has long been able to change everywhere without being surprised, and then he is indifferent after losing color for a while.
And Wang Shichang had long planned to be loyal to Ye Yingwu, although his face was a little uncertain at this time, he still stood there quietly after all. As for Liu Xiong, following Ye Yingwu in Zishui, he was very clear in his heart how much ability Ye Yingwu had, and at this time, in addition to looking at his peers around him, his position was also very firm.
As for the Luzhou officials outside the three of them, the expressions on their faces can be said to be wonderful, and even some of them have frowned, obviously starting to plan how to keep themselves out of the matter. Wen Tianxiang snorted softly, but Yang Xu, who had been silent beside him, turned sideways slightly, with a cold smile on his pretty face.
At this time, he was shaken, and the six doors and the brocade guard naturally made him unable to eat and walk around.
For these colleagues who are not interested in him, Ye Yingwu is not as generous as Zhang Shijie, even if these accounts are not reported now, they must be recorded.
Stretching out his hand and slapping the city wall, the iron blue on Ye Yingwu's face finally retreated slowly, staring at Liu Cheng with a lively expression under the city, Ye Yingwu finally said slowly: "If General Liu has the ability, he will come to attack the city, and it is not a heroic means to sow discord." ”
Liu Cheng smiled indifferently: "In that case, take a ride over there and take a look." ”
Before the words fell, Liu Cheng had already taken the lead and went back along the old road. His goal has been achieved, and there is no need to stay in the city at this time and hang his life by a thread. And Liu Cheng returned, the Mongolian infantry cavalry outside the range of the Song army also slowly moved forward, and the shields had been erected, if the Song army in the city released arrows at this time, I am afraid that these Mongolian infantry cavalry would not hesitate to rush up to cover.
Several Song generals hurriedly looked at Gundam.
Gundam squinted slightly at the wind, but shook his head after all.
After all, Liu Cheng came with a white flag, and if he was shot, it would be Song Jun who would not keep his promises. The Mongolian Tatars are barbarian states, but how could the Huanghuang Great Song Dynasty lose a reputation before this barbarian. But the proper send-off etiquette is still needed.
Gundam immediately commanded.
A series of arrows roared through the air, crossed over Liu Quan's head, and neatly planted on the ground in front of the Mongolian cavalry. Several Mongolian commanders looked at this formation, and they were really frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing Liu Cheng go away, Gao Gao, Ye Yingwu, one old and one young had gloomy faces, and they didn't say a word. And the atmosphere on the entire city gate is gradually cold.