Zhao Taiwei personally presided over the land reform, which does not mean that he left everything behind. The cable telegraph could not only ensure that Zhao Taiwei could grasp the information in a timely manner, but also ensure that Zhao Taiwei quickly issued orders. In August, for example, Captain Zhao's orders reached the troops stationed in Guide Province. Captain Zhao ordered the 6th and 8th Divisions to send troops to occupy Xuzhou (Xuchang).

Division Commander Li Yun and Division Commander Xu Qinghui immediately began to prepare for the attack. After the Mongols and the Great Song Dynasty destroyed Jin together, Guide Fu (Shangqiu) belonged to the Great Song Dynasty, and Xuzhou (Xuchang) was occupied by the Mongols. After the Mongols carried out a series of blows against the Great Song Dynasty, the glorious task of recovering the lost territory of the Song army was carried out by two teams of young people, and the whole army was very happy.

Chen Zaixing, who came to convey the order, told the thoughts of the imperial court. After occupying Xuzhou, the troops moved south from Xuzhou to attack Huaixi Road, and liberated Huaixi Road from both sides. Looking at the young soldier's happy expression, Chen Zaixing smiled and said, "Both, you definitely can't participate in the battle to the south this time. A considerable number of the soldiers in your unit have reached the three-year service period, and they are about to retire. ”

"Retired?" Xu Qinghui glared at Chen Zaixing and asked in surprise, "Is this going to come really?" ”

Chen Zaixing was amused, "Ha! What do you call it real? Before joining the army, I told everyone that I would retire after three years of military service. You, the division commander, have you never even read the Military Service Law? ”

Xu Qinghui was now sure that the "Military Service Law" was true. He was annoyed in his heart, and couldn't help muttering: "This soldier has been trained with great difficulty, and he will disperse no matter how he says." ”

In terms of mood, Li Yun and Xu Qinghui are actually the same. After listening to the muttering of my comrades-in-arms, I also have a relationship with Li Yun. However, he came out of Li Hongjun's house, and when he saw Xu Qinghui muttering, he immediately remembered that his father Li Hongjun would go home when he encountered such things, and he muttered a long sigh, but after a period of time, he would tell Li Yun from the bottom of his heart, 'Don't worry about things in the future, don't be self-righteous, it's not good for yourself and others'.

Thinking back to his father, even if he was also distressed by the loss of the hard-trained army, Li Yun did not do futile acts, but quietly listened to what Chen Zaixing said.

Chen Zaixing was indeed not silent, he said to the two division commanders: "The Great Song Dynasty is no longer a conscription but a conscription, so naturally there is a military service period. Conscription once a year and discharge from the army once. But everything has a first time, and then you get used to it. ”

Faced with such a clear statement, Xu Qinghui was frustrated and silent, as if hoping that his silence would delay the implementation of the military service law. Li Yun spoke instead, "When will the recruits be sent to us?" Whether it is before or after the retirement of veterans. ”

Chen Zaixing was very satisfied with this question, and he replied briskly: "It's wartime, so naturally we can't arrive after retirement." Therefore, after you capture Xuzhou, you don't need to participate in the southward movement, and after the handover of veterans and recruits, the troops will be trained in Xuzhou. But can you two arrange combat training personnel? ”

Li Yun did not return to the matter of combat training, he asked: "Is there no way to leave the backbone of the army?" ”

"Look at the military service law for yourself. There is a distinction between compulsory service and voluntary service. However, the captain has explained that he will never be forced. There is also one thing, the society wants to develop members in the army. Chen Zaixing said several things one after another.

Xu Qinghui, who listened, was a little confused. Li Yun heard that things were complicated, and he didn't know how to do it, so he asked, "Then can Chen Jian Jun stay here to preside over these things." ”

"I'm not a prisoner." Chen Zaixing emphasized helplessly, "I am the representative of the society in the army. ”

From the map, to the left, that is, more than 350 miles to the west is Xuchang. The upper part of these two places, that is, in the north, is Bianliang. Bianliang was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty and was a very important city during the Jin and Mongol eras.

The straight-line distance from Xuchang to Bianliang is 200 miles, and the straight-line distance from Guide to Xuchang is more than 350 miles. The Song army marched all the way, and not long after the departure, Mongolian spies who were very concerned about the actions of the Song army began to send news. The defenders of Bianliang only knew that the Song army was heading west, and did not know where the Song army's target was. On such a large plain, the Song army could walk as much as he wanted.

It was determined that the Song army pounced on Xuchang on the fourth day after the Song army set out, and on the fifth day, the Mongol exploration horses galloped into Bianliang exhausted, bringing the news of the Song army's attack on Xuchang. The general of the Bianliang defenders, Li Huachi, did not dare to be completely sure when he heard the news, and he cautiously ordered another investigation. So the Mongol army spent two days running back and forth on a distance of 200 miles.

Tanma was tired and a little crumbling, and he barely cheered up and said: "Qiqi Wanhu, the Song army has arrived at the city of Xuzhou. It should be attacking Xuzhou. Look at their number, it's around 20,000. ”

There are 3,000 people in Xuzhou City, and 10,000 households feel that although it is critical, it is not to the extent that it cannot be resisted. He has not been idle in the past few days, and has already made the troops ready for battle. Hearing the accurate news, he ordered Liu Yin Wanhu to lead 10,000 horses to help.

After receiving the military order, Liu Yunwanhu immediately led the troops to the battle. Finally having the opportunity to fight with the Song army, Liu Yunwanhu was very excited. His father was the Mongol navy Wanhu Liu Quan, who was defeated and captured and executed by the Song army. It is now determined to be the highest-ranking known Mongol officer in the Mongol War. Liu Cheng was defeated and killed in the water battle, and Liu Yin knew that he had no way to take revenge in the water battle. Finally able to fight the Song army in a land battle, Wan Hu made up his mind to avenge his father.

At this time, the Mongol army was no longer the Mongol army of Genghis Khan's time, and the proportion of cavalry in the army was greatly reduced. Among the 10,000 horses led by Liu Yunwanhu, there were only 2,000 cavalry, and the remaining 8,000 were infantry. The infantry marched more than 30 miles a day, and the plains were easy to march, but they only walked more than 40 miles.

After two days of walking, the Mongol army walked less than half the distance. On the evening of the second day, he set up camp in the evening, and after Liu Yin and ten thousand households were ready to eat, he patrolled the camp in a hurry, and came in in a hurry outside, and when he saw ten thousand households, he immediately said: "Ten thousand households, someone has escaped from Xuzhou." ”

There was a bunch of fragrant food on the table, and Liu Yunwanhu completely lost their appetite. Before leaving, Wanhu was full of thoughts about entering Xuzhou and using the local city walls to kill the besieging Song army. If Xuzhou really falls, there is no point in him moving forward.

"Bring him in." Ten thousand households are lifed.

The Mongolian soldiers who escaped looked like they were in a hurry, and their standing position was not far from Wanhu, and they could even smell the fresh smell of sweat and the smell of dust on their bodies. After saluting Liu Yin, the leader hurriedly said: "General, the Song army is attacking the city fiercely every day, and our brothers at the head of the city have suffered heavy casualties. I also ask 10,000 households to hurry up and help. ”

Having experienced the identity of these people, Liu Yin is not worried that these people are spies. After carefully inquiring about the news, he immediately sent scouts to strengthen the surveillance of the Song army, while the Mongol army continued to maintain the current pace of marching.

There was movement in Mongolia, and the Song army began to feel it. The first to be pressured was the cavalry of the Song army, even if the two thousand Mongol cavalry only maintained an average reconnaissance number of more than a hundred cavalry, the two hundred cavalry of the Song army began to be overwhelmed. In order to expel the Mongol cavalry, the cavalry of the two hundred Song troops had to tense their nerves at all times. It lasted less than two days, and with continuous battle losses and physical exhaustion, the cavalry personnel of the Song army fell 30 cavalrymen. Scouting can only be performed at the edge of the infantry's field of view.

This made Li Yun and Xu Qinghui feel unexpected. However, the two division chiefs of staff were still able to stabilize their mood, "We are in the open, the enemy is in the dark, and we have to rely on numerical superiority to hold on." Now our cavalry is numerically superior to the enemy, and it is normal to have this result. If you feel worried, don't do anything to encircle and send reinforcements, and honestly take Xuchang before the enemy arrives. ”

Li Yun replied without hesitation: "I think so." Then he turned to Xu Qinghui and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Looking at Xu Qinghui's face, he was very unhappy, but what could he do if he was unhappy. If this continues, the cavalry will be exhausted in about two days. Seeing Xu Qinghui like this, Li Yun patted him on the shoulder, "There will be horses, and there will be cavalry." Let's let everyone live until that day. ”

I didn't like this, but Xu Qinghui didn't refute it. His current order can mean the lives of many people, and if it is a frontal battle of infantry, Xu Qinghui will not hesitate to execute anyone who escapes. But that's because the Song army had infantry combat capabilities, and sacrifice was the inevitable price to be paid for victory, not because some specific people would face death. Now you have to compete with the Mongol army in cavalry, that is, you are forcing the cavalry to die. If sacrifice and death had meant the same thing, the two words would have been labeled synonymous long ago.

Mongolian Wanhu Liu Yun didn't expect that a very ordinary order of his would affect Song Jun's judgment. It is still 30 miles away from Xuzhou, and it only takes one day to arrive. The scout cavalry brought back a few Mongol soldiers with gunshot wounds. One of the seriously wounded Mongol soldiers vomited blood and died after shouting, 'My brother is still in the city, please save him......

It was learned that the Song army had stepped up the siege of the city and had broken through the city walls. Liu Yun Wanhu could only order the Mongolian army to rest early, set off before dawn the next day, and rushed to Xuchang at noon in the face of the big sun panting, only to see that the city was already full of Song army flags, and when the Mongolian army arrived, the Song army immediately opened the city and sent troops.

Ordered the cavalry to cover the array, and Wanhu reluctantly ordered the Mongol army to retreat. According to the Mongolian navy who fled back during the southern expedition, Liu Yinwanhu's father died of not being cautious enough. If he hadn't fought fiercely with the Song army's sailors, he would probably have survived.

10,000 against 20,000, 10,000 households in Mongolia Liu Yun thinks that he doesn't need to repeat the mistakes of his father Liu Quan.