Early July.

The situation in Sichuan and Shu is turbulent.

The main force of Liu Quanshui's water division was dispatched, and Zhang Jue's infantry had to retreat to Yuzhou to prevent Liu's water division from sneaking attacks and two-phase attacks. And Zhang Shijie led the Jinghu Water Division to appear in Yuzhou, and Liu Quanyu Water Division was like a vicious wolf smelling blood, hurriedly pounced.

After all, although Zhang Jue's troops in the city are strong and difficult to shake, after all, the strength of the sailors in Yuzhou is very weak, and the Liu Quanshui Division, who once dominated the Sichuan and Shu River, naturally does not take it to heart, and what they want to annex even more is the Southern Song Dynasty Sailor who made their own robes almost annihilated by the entire army on the Zishui. I don't know what kind of skills these Xiajiang people (the name of the Sichuan Shu people for the Jianghuai people in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River) have, and they can make the water masters who have not tasted defeat lose their armor.

On July 6, Liu Quanyu's water division bypassed Yuzhou and entered the river, and the Southern Song Dynasty's Yuzhou water division retreated to Kuimen.

On July 7, the Qixi Festival, the sentinel in front of Liu Quanyu's water division came with news that Zhang Shijie's Jinghu water division had slowly retreated to Luzhou. After all, the lesson of the sneak attack of the Southern Song Dynasty sailors in the first battle of Zishui still has to be learned, and the Yushui sailors just slowly marched west along the Great River, without the slightest intention of chasing and killing with all their might.

On the same day, the deputy envoy of Tongchuan Fulu led the infantry to retreat to Luzhou.

On July 8, Liu Quan's army, which learned the news of the water division, began to move south, and the troops pointed directly at Luzhou! And Zhang Jue also reacted quickly, and the Song army of Chongqing Prefecture divided into two routes, one to the north to feint to attack Tongchuan Mansion, while the other road hurried to Luzhou. At the same time, the surrounding state capitals controlled by the Southern Song Dynasty, such as Kuizhou and Dazhou, were also colonized in the north.

On 9 July, more than 10,000 troops from the Mongolian Chengdu Prefecture made an attack posture to the south, and the commander of this strong reinforcement was Liu Yuanzhen, a general under Liu Quan, Liu Yuanli's brother who had just been deflated by Ye Yingwu.

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July 12th.

In fact, the speed of Liu Quan's army was not so fast, and it could almost be said that it was pressing in the direction of Luzhou step by step. I have to say that Liu Cheng's march like this was not only stable and solid, but also did not show any flaws to Ye Yingwu and Gao Gao, but also gave the Luzhou defenders an irresistible sense of oppression.

What people fear most is not the moment of death, but the process of death that is slowly approaching but irresistible.

It's just that although Liu Quan's army advanced slowly, the speed of the scout's advance surprised many people, and even a sentry with the Mongol cavalry as the main force had arrived under the city of Luzhou, and the entire Luzhou was also alarmed.

The next day, Baizhan and Luzhou cavalry also went out.

In the hundred-mile vacuum where the two sides have not yet contacted, the scouts are inseparable.

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A light horse without a banner appeared in the sky, and the slanting sunset shone on them, dyeing the men and horses red. It's just that this light cavalry just buried its head and kept urging the war horses and galloped in the direction of Luzhou in the south.

A moment later, another hundred cavalrymen had already caught up from behind, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. And the cavalry of more than 100 people is under the banner of the Mongolian army, which is a team of 100 people.

I'm afraid that only an empire like Mongolia, which founded a country with cavalry and swept across Europe and Asia and dominated the world, would directly send a hundred-man team as a scout so tyrant.

"Dutong, the Tartars are about to catch up." The Song army scout cavalry galloping in front actually numbered thirty or forty people, compared with the Song army in other places, they were already wealthy, but when they were behind a Mongolian hundred-man team, they were still only hunted down.

Although the name of the Hundred Battles Capital is "Du", the number of people is a full 500 people, and they are all elite cavalry, so the commander of the Hundred Battles Capital Jiang Tie is called "Dutou" again, which is inevitably a bit cheap, so the people in the Hundred Battles often call it "Dutong". Ye Yingwu also smiled at this and said nothing.

Originally, Baizhan was just a name for the outside world, after all, no matter what Ye Yingwu was, he was just a local magistrate, a commander, and a pro-army with five hundred cavalry, it was good to keep a low profile, and it was one less to give Jia Yidao a handle.

Jiang Tie looked at the Mongolian cavalry that was getting closer and closer, and couldn't help but take a breath lightly, although the southern horses he rode were quite fast, and charging into battle was the best choice, but he had to admit that the foot strength of the northern Mongolian bantam horses was not ordinarily good, and this Mongolian hundred-man team had been chasing for half an hour, and they couldn't get rid of it.

On both sides are low slopes, on which there is only a few wild grasses. And the wide official road stretches straight to the south, if this is the case, I am afraid that Luzhou will not be able to support Luzhou at all, and it will be bitten by these damn Mongolian Tartars.

"Sons, three ways apart!" Jiang Tie roared angrily, grabbed a few thistles from his horse and threw them backwards.

This kind of relatively primitive grenade actually appeared in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, but few soldiers were willing to use it, after all, with a dangerous firearm thrown in their hands, anyone should be afraid in their hearts, especially at the turn of the Song and Yuan dynasties, when firearms were just starting.

However, the Hundred Battles and even the entire Tianwu Army are forced to train and use all kinds of firearms, so at this time, the Hundred Battles Sentinel Cavalry led by Jiang Tie himself is quite easy to throw thistles. Dozens of small thistles whistled away with the wind.

Then a series of explosions rang out from behind him. In fact, even if this kind of primitive firearm exploded, it would cause little damage to men and horses, but it was possible to block the Mongolian cavalry for a minute and a half, and more than a dozen cavalrymen in the front row screamed and fell off their horses, while the Mongolian cavalry behind had to hurriedly hold on to the reins of their horses.

And taking advantage of this effort, the Song army's sentry cavalry was divided into three, and continued to gallop forward along the barren slopes and official roads on both sides.

"Chase! These cunning Nanban! The Mongol centurion was furious, and the elite cavalry composed of Mongols and Semu hurriedly roared after him. This is the time of face, and the majesty of the Mongolian cavalry sweeping the continent cannot be trampled on by this weak Southern Barbarian cavalry!

The cavalry of the Song army took advantage of this messy few arrows to shoot, but they only fell hastily in the wind and dust, and even the Mongols and horses did not touch them.

And the Mongol cavalry swept by with a roar!

However, when the more than 100 Mongolian cavalry chased the Song army on the far left and galloped up the barren slope, they found that the other two Song cavalry, who should have fled desperately, turned back and raised their crossbows in their hands at the same time.

Unlike the bows to which the Mongols were accustomed, the crossbows of the Hundred Battles were more elaborate, more complex, and naturally more accurate. A dense stream of arrows burst through the air from behind, and a platoon of Mongol cavalry had fallen silently from their horses.

The mocked Mongol centurion roared angrily and ordered his troops to divide into three routes, and must crush the Song army that dared to challenge his majesty into powder.

When the three Song cavalry saw the Mongol cavalry separate, they immediately dispersed in a hurry, until they made a big circle in front and reunited again. It's just that after such a toss, the number of Mongolian cavalry has been reduced to more than eighty.

Not a single southern barbarian was killed, but he lost nearly twenty people in vain, which was unacceptable to anyone, not to mention that this Mongolian centurion didn't want to lose face in front of the Han army general who was quite trusted by his boss.

More than eighty Mongolian cavalrymen sentry divided into two directions, and the speed of the horses became faster and faster, like an open mouth of blood, trying to bite off the prey in front of them. At the same time, the Mongolian cavalry also bent their bows and arrows, and the Song cavalry continued to scream and fall off their horses. In desperation, Jiang Tie had to scatter the last thistle terrestris.

Explosions came and went, and smoke and dust were kicked up.

A light cavalry of hundreds appeared in the distance, and in the center of the cavalry, a red flag fluttered fiercely in the wind. More Song soldiers stood up from the barren slopes on both sides, all holding crossbows with divine arms, and aimed straight at the Mongol cavalry that had just been freed from the explosion.

The Mongolian centurion is not a fool, otherwise it would not be possible to be sent out to carry out the scout mission, a cursory glance at the Song army's strict formation and dense divine arm crossbows, after taking a light breath, more than eighty Mongolian cavalry hurriedly restrained their horses outside the range of the divine arm crossbow, and turned to gallop north.

Jiang Tie and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, although they didn't know who this group of their own family members who suddenly killed was, but they managed to escape.

"Jiang Dutou is so embarrassed." The army array separated, and a woman in black held a sword in her arms, just looking at him with a smile, "If it weren't for the fact that Liu Cheng suddenly increased the strength of the sentry cavalry after receiving the tip, so that Jun ordered his subordinates to lead the army over, Jiang Dutou is afraid that it will be difficult at this time." ”

If others talk like this, Jiang Tie will jump to his feet and scold, but now it is Yang Xu who is sneering, this little woman is only sixteen or seventeen years old, but she controls the information of the six doors of Sichuan and Shu Zuo and Jinyiwei in her hands, and insiders know that with her and Ye Yuanjun's daily life, even if it is not how it is now, I am afraid that it will be indispensable in the future, Jiang Tie, who is under Ye Yingwu's great grace, naturally did not dare to refute, but just snorted lightly.

"Thank you and all the brothers." There should be politeness after all, Jiang Tie took a breath lightly, this little ancestor should not be offended.

Yang Xu nodded slightly, walked to Jiang Tie's side, and said in a very low voice: "Quickly return to Luzhou City, Liu Quan's army suddenly accelerated, and the situation has changed." ”

Jiang Tie was stunned, Liu Quan's hand was really unprepared. The stalemate between the two sides has begun to change dramatically because of this. No wonder there were so many Mongolian sentinels encountered just now, I think it was because Liu Quan's army was advancing rapidly, and the main force of the Mongolian cavalry was about to appear.

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More Song army sentry cavalry finally returned to the city safely, and the gates of Shenjian City slowly closed in the setting sun. Suddenly, the tragic sentry cavalry battle caused the Tianwu army to lose nearly fifty cavalry in a hundred battles, but fortunately, Ye Yingwu reacted very quickly, and one team after another of the Luzhou soldiers and the Jinghu sailors stayed behind to guard the warships out of the city one after another, and finally received most of the sentry cavalry back.

And the vanguard of Liu Quan's army, a thousand light cavalry, has appeared on the distant horizon.

Perhaps Luzhou has been on the front line of the Mongol and Song battles for many years, so the defenders of Luzhou did not have the slightest nervousness about the Mongolian cavalry that appeared, but just watched them appear coldly. The dangerous terrain of Luzhou City was indeed not conducive to cavalry charges, and the steep slope easily made the cavalry a live target for the Luzhou defenders.

Therefore, the 1,000 vanguard cavalry just galloped far from the city, and then disappeared into the distance, and it seemed that they had no intention of setting up camp to monitor the city gates.

And Ye Yingwu and Gao Gao, who hurriedly boarded the city gate, did not just make a false alarm, everyone's faces were solemn, because according to the information received, the Mongolian army in Chengdu Mansion also suddenly accelerated its speed, and it was already in peace with the people behind Liu Quan's palace today. As for Zhang Jue, who had just received the news, there was still a day or two to go from Luzhou.

As for the river, there were also a few warships of the Jinghu Naval Division and the vanguard fleet of the Yushui Naval Division, but both sides maintained great restraint, and after a moment of confrontation from a distance, the Jinghu Naval Division's warships slowly moved north.

And the Yuzhou Navy Division warships also realized that they were only more than ten warships, and it was not enough to rush too forward to stuff people's teeth, so they also slowly retreated and waited for the main force.

Although the two sides are still only staying in the sentry battle, everyone knows that the atmosphere of this bloody battle has become stronger and stronger. What's more, adding fuel to the fire is that the six doors and Jinyiwei's manpower in Kuizhou urgently sent the news that Weng Yinglong had appeared in Kuizhou.

Although in Sichuan, which is far away from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the power of the Imperial City Division was suppressed by the Six Gates and the Jinyi Guard, but it was still possible to let Weng Yinglong hide. What's more, no one dares to guarantee that Weng Yinglong will stop in Kuizhou, if he is allowed to go deep into Sichuan and Shu, with his ability to provoke infighting, I am afraid that not to mention Luzhou, even Chongqing may be in danger.

For Weng Yinglong, it doesn't matter if he loses Sichuan Shu that he can't control, not to mention that he can also hit Zhang Jue, Gao Gao and Ye Yingwu, Jia Xianggong's thorns in the eye and flesh in the process.

As long as Luzhou, Chongqing and other places can be kept, even if Dazhou and other strategic towns are lost, it is not a big deal.

Ye Yingwu did not hesitate, the enemy's enemy is a friend, Weng Yinglong's news of entering the Sichuan not only informed Gundam, but also sent people Pegasus to Zhang Jue's army. This is also why Gundam has guarded Luzhou again and again, and he can be regarded as a rare battlefield veteran in the Great Song Dynasty, but this time his face is still solemn.

It is not a simple and easy thing for anyone to fight in front of them and beware of their own people stabbing them in the back.

Even Yang Bao, who was the first to receive the news, rarely showed a bit of ruthless killing intent on his face, in his opinion, Weng Yinglong's kind of goods should be eliminated quickly. As a veteran of the battlefield, he may cowardly run away, or he may face life and death indifferently, but he can't bear that his own people are preparing to do the black.

The entire Sichuan and Shu undercurrents gushed out, and it seemed that they were ready to explode completely at any time.

Countless flags appeared from the sky, and Ye Yingwu and Gao Gao couldn't care about what would happen to Weng Yinglong in Kuizhou for a while, because Luzhou would usher in another war. In the endless afterglow of the sunset, a full three or four thousand cavalry appeared in the sky, followed by a large group of Mongolian foot soldiers, all kinds of banners have been dyed with the color of the sunset, but the black armor on their bodies, the snow swords and guns in their hands are showing that this is not the Song army, but the Mongolian warriors who swept through Europe and Asia, and they are the strongest army in the world!

Taking a light breath, Ye Yingwu looked at Gundam with his spare eyes.

Gundam just stood up straight, his hair fluttering, and his gaze grim.

This veteran is like the Divine Arm City, although it is ancient, but it still stands fearlessly in this sunset.

The heavens and the earth were much quieter, except for the roar of the river behind the Divine Arm City.

The torrent will eventually gush!