Chapter 425 Tips

Seeing that his father refused with a military order, Lu Shikui said anxiously: "Father, the second uncle is right, this is a good opportunity."

"Nonsense, you dare to disobey the emperor's orders?"

Lu Shikui saw that Lu Wende was angry, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

Lu Shimeng, who was on the side, suddenly spoke: "Father, second uncle, eldest brother, before I returned to Xiangyang, that is, on the afternoon of September 6, the emperor specially called me to the Shifeng Trading House, and handed me a bag in person, saying that if the Mongolian army tentatively attacked Xiangyang City in the near future, then when it intends to retreat, you can open the bag and take a look." In the siege of the city in the first two days, although the Mongols used large equipment such as ladders, siege vehicles, and siege crossbows, they were obviously just for show, and their purpose was nothing more than to understand the confidence of our army's counterattack and the deployment and control of the city defense, and they did not do their best at all, which is completely consistent with the temptation that His Majesty said, if the situation analyzed by the eldest brother is true, then ......"

Lu Shimeng, one of the founders of the Military University, conveyed to me through President Shi Yanzhi his desire to return to the Xiangyang Military Region and join the battle.

After receiving my approval, Lu Shimeng returned to Xiangyang on the evening of 15 September and assumed the post of staff officer of the military region.

"Shi Meng, then what are you waiting for, take it out quickly and show it to the second uncle." Lu Wenhuan was impatient.

There is a note in the bag, which reads: Lü Wende and Lü Wenhuan of the Xiangyang Military Region, two Aiqing, the Mongol army will carry out a tentative siege in the near future, after that, the main general Ashu will plunder the surrounding property and return to his territory from the northwest, you can set up an ambush on Anyang Beach in the west of the city, and send a naval army to choke his way back.

"Haha." After reading it, Lu Wenhuan laughed three times and said, "God, Your Majesty is really a god." However, as soon as Lu Wenhuan finished laughing, he heard Lu Wende say: "Second brother, what Your Majesty mentioned in the bag is the generalissimo of the Mongolian expedition to the south, Ashu, but what our army has learned is only the vanguard officer of the expedition to the south, which is ......."

Lu Wenhuan calmed down, thought for a while, and said: "Big brother, Your Majesty once said that a god is a human after all, maybe there is a slight deviation, this is also normal." Your Majesty is thousands of miles away, and this prediction made more than ten days ago, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, and for this matter, Your Majesty authorized us to act at the opportunity, then it is not a violation of military orders. ”

Lu Wende nodded silently, then got up from his seat, walked back and forth in the room for two or three times, and said, "Shikui, you go and call your third uncle, Shi Meng, put the map on the table." ”

"Yes, father." Lu Shikui happily replied that his third uncle Lu Wenxin is the number one general of the Xiangyang Military Region, and the current commander of the most elite black charcoal regiment in the military region.

"Second brother, Shi Meng, wait for the third brother to come, and let's work together to make a specific plan for this action." Lu Wende said.

"Father." Lu Shimeng said again, "I still remember an incident, the emperor ordered that the Mongols must not know that the number of cavalry in my Xiangyang Military Region is as high as two or three thousand, so the emperor suggested that the infantry should surround it and attack it with cavalry. ”

Lu Wende praised: "Your Majesty's plan is good, although this group of Mongolian troops is all cavalry, but they carry with them the property and prisoners that have plundered the people of our court, and our cavalry will suddenly attack, it will definitely disrupt its formation, this is indeed a good way." ”

There were not many cavalry in the Song Dynasty, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, due to the loss of horse breeding in the north, the cavalry was even more scarce. In the last years of Jingding, the number of cavalry in the entire Southern Song Dynasty was about 17,000, of which the forbidden army in Lin'an had nearly 10,000 cavalry, and among the remaining more than 7,000 cavalry, Yangzhou and Sichuan accounted for 3,000 each, and the number of cavalry in Xiangyang Military Region was less than 1,000.

Since the military reform, all the cavalry of the original forbidden army have been assigned to the Lin'an Military Region. In the past two years, Lu Wende has sent people to buy war horses, and by taking advantage of the convenience of the field, he has met many merchants who traveled between the north and the south, and has also purchased 1,000 war horses in bits and pieces, plus 200 good horses from the Mongols, and the current Xiangyang Military Region also has 2,000 cavalry.

Lu Wenhuan smiled and said, "Big brother, have you thought of one thing with Your Majesty?" ”

Lu Wende smiled silently and looked down at the map.

Anyang Beach is located in the northwest of Xiangyang, east of the Han River, from Xiangyang to the north, through Anyang Beach, and then through the Wudang Mountains is the shortest road.

On September 18, at noon, more than 3,000 Mongol cavalry troops slowly came to Anyang Beach with looted goods, led by Ah Shu and Ah Thorn Han.

Everywhere the Mongols went, they would plunder the local possessions and women as spoils of war, which was a characteristic of the Mongols, and no one would think that there was anything wrong with this habit since childhood, but the Mongols were nomadic peoples, and their soldiers were heroes by the amount of booty, and they themselves could get a part of it. With the regularization of the Mongol army, this situation began to change somewhat, but after all, it could not be completely eliminated.

The vanguard officer who walked in the middle of the procession, Ah Tinghan, said: "Great Shuai, why did the Great Khan insist on attacking from Xiangfan this time? The city of Xiangyang is strong and tall, and it is not easy to break through it. ”

"Liu Chuan proposed, if there is no Xiang, there will be no Huai, and if there is no Huai, Jiangnan will be at your fingertips, and Ben Shuai also agrees that as long as Xiangyang is taken, the entire Mongol-Song War should end."

"Dashuai, is this battle of Xiangyang really so important?"

Ah Shu said: "A Thorn Han, for the understanding of the Southern Dynasty, Liu Quan is naturally stronger than us, and once Xiangyang is broken, it can take Shu into the river, sweep Jiangdong, and go straight to Lin'an." This time I came to Xiangyang, the commander has a good understanding of the surrounding terrain, although it is very difficult, but fortunately, there is a Lumen Mountain field, our army builds a fortress in it, and can establish a stronghold, plus the fortress in the Baihe City field to be completed next year, our army can be a battalion step by step, forming a situation of encirclement. Although Xiangyang City is strong, as long as it is trapped to death by our army, it is only a matter of time before the city is broken. ”

Ah Tinghan seemed to understand and said: "Great commander, the last general understands, but I don't know why Lu Wende would allow me to build a fortress here." ”

Ah Shu smiled, looked around, and asked, "Ah Tinghan, where is this?" ”

"Back to Dashuai, this is Anyang Beach, and further north is the Wudang Mountains."

"Anyang Beach?" Ah Shu muttered, his expression was a little heavy and said, "This is a good place to set up an ambush, the east is blocked by high mountains, and the west is the Han River, as long as the north and south attack together, Anyang Beach will become a dangerous situation." ”

A Tinghan said: "Don't worry, the army of the Southern Dynasties has always relied on the city, how dare you come out and fight our army head-on?" Besides, with the ability of our cavalry, even if we encounter an ambush by the enemy, we can rush out. ”

"Dashuai." Huai Du on the side pointed to the Han River in the west, and suddenly said, "Dashuai, General Azhuhan, the three warships of the Southern Dynasty Naval Division." ”

"Yes, it's the sailor of the Southern Dynasty."

As soon as the words fell, I saw about 2,000 Song Dynasty cavalry rushing out from the south of Anyang Beach, and it seemed that there were 3 or 4,000 infantry troops behind them. Two thousand knights in black trench coats, led by a black-faced general, rushed towards Anyang Beach like a gale. At the same time, flags were prominently displayed in the groves to the north, gongs and drums were noisy, and wolf smoke was everywhere, and it was obvious that there were also a large number of enemy soldiers in ambush.

Ah Tinghan was surprised: "How can there be so many cavalry troops in Xiangyang City? ”

"Black charcoal group, two thousand people." Ah Shu sneered, "Lu Wende is really willing to spend his blood, don't you still want to keep Ben Shuai here?" Ashuhan, herald the soldiers, give up the items in their hands, line up to meet the enemy, first clean up the black charcoal regiment, Huaidu, your department is responsible for monitoring the water surface and the enemy in the north, and the commander will go to block the black charcoal regiment first. ”

Ah Shu turned the horse's head, carried Suluding in his hand, and came to the south of Anyang Beach under the escort of fifty cowardly Xue soldiers, at this time, the black charcoal regiment was less than thirty meters away from Anyang Beach. "Who is coming, this handsome gun will not kill the nameless."

Lu Wenxin, the commander of the Black Carbon Regiment, saw Ah Shu appear in front of the formation, although he didn't know what kind of person the other party was, but he could feel that the person was extraordinary and full of energy, and he didn't answer at the moment, and ordered: "Shi Shuo, Shi Dao, you two lead the army, take advantage of the chaos of the enemy's formation, and rush straight to its formation, Shi Bao, take 200 people to immediately besiege this person." ”

Lu Shidao said that Lu Shidao is the son of Lu Wende's late eldest brother, and Lu Shibao is Lu Wende's adopted son, and the three of them are all generals in the Black Carbon Regiment. Anfeng Lu family woodcutter was born, and his ancestors realized a set of Lu family knife techniques in chopping wood, and the people of the Lu family used big knives as weapons.

"Yes, General." Lu Shibao responded and led his two hundred soldiers to rush towards Ashu.

Thirty meters away, for the cavalry, is just a blink of an eye.

Lu Shibao took the lead, came to the front, and without making a sound, raised his knife and slashed towards Ah Shu. Ah Shu snorted and said, "It's a good time." Then he held the gun in both hands and faced Lu Shibao's big knife.

Knives and guns collided, and there was a loud bang in the air. When everyone didn't see the advantages and disadvantages, Lu Shibao only felt that his arms were numb, and he actually had a sense of detachment, and the secret way was not good, you must know that he was using the power of the impact of the war horse, and he hit with all his strength, and the opponent just raised his gun to block it at will, and the difference was not a little bit. It was too late, and Lu Shibao didn't have time to change his tactics at all, when he saw that the opponent's second shot quickly stabbed him in the throat.

Fortunately, Lu Shibao has rich experience in facing the enemy, although his arms are weak, but he is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he bowed his head and dodged this fatal shot. Ashu's Su Luding did not stab the enemy's throat, but he tore Lu Shibao's helmet to the ground, which made Lu Shibao break out in a cold sweat. However, the spear in Ah Shu's hand did not stop, and Su Luding once again stabbed at Lu Shibao with great speed.

"My life is at my disposal." Lu Shibao's martial arts are not weak, so he naturally sees the power of the other party's shot, and he has no way out.