Chapter 278: Return to Jiading
Huang Dagen smiled at Zan Wanshou and said that this kind of talking while eating is called a dinner meeting within the Perak Army, which started at the beginning of the Perak Army's business and was advocated by Brother Xuan. Due to the large number of affairs in the early days, Ouyang Xuan often had no time to discuss matters, so Ouyang Xuan used the time of dinner to gather everyone to discuss things, and over time this kind of deliberation system was formed, and many important decisions of the Thunderbolt Army were made on this occasion. As for Zan Wanshou's question about whether secrets would be leaked, Huang Dagen said that the people who prepared the meals were all reviewed at various levels, and unrelated personnel were not allowed to be present during the discussion, and there were also soldiers guarding the periphery.
After eating, the crowd discussed for a while. Ouyang Xuan and Huang Dagen first used concise language to tell Liu Daer and Cao Zhizhou's conspiracy to collude with the Mongolian army. Hearing this, Zan Wanshou and Hou Xing were furious and frightened, and what made them angry was that these two traitors were going to push the people into the fire pit just for a bigger official position, and what made them frightened was that these two people were well-thought-out and well-planned, and once their conspiracy was implemented, they would definitely not be able to resist it with the power of Jiading Mansion alone. Hou Xing immediately shouted to report to the Sichuan Preparation Division and the Lin'an Imperial Court, but was stopped by Zan Wanshou.
Of course, Zan Wanshou knew that the Thunderbolt Army did not report the conspiracy of Liu Daer and Cao Zhizhou to the Sichuan Establishment Division and the imperial court. Chongqing Prefecture and Lin'an are far away, and even if the news is delivered smoothly, it will take a month or two or even longer to come back, and the situation has already become unrecognizable, and it is really far from quenching the thirst of the near. Huang Dagen also said just now that it was precisely because of the urgency of the situation that the Thunderbolt Army did not bother to find himself on the way to take office, but found a reed near the enemy's ambush site and hid it, and said to the attacker "Praying mantis catches cicadas, and yellow finches are behind".
Even if the Thunderbolts reported the situation to their superiors, no one would believe them. Liu Da Earphone and Cao Zhizhou have resisted Mongolia for many years, and they are the two pillars of the Song army in western Sichuan against the Mongolian army. Before the two raised the flag of rebellion, it was really difficult to convince outsiders that the two had different intentions. In fact, before Zan Wanshou wanted to come to Meizhou, Company Commander Ding reminded Liu Daer that he might harbor evil intentions, and he was not only ignored but even almost reprimanded. Liu Daer and Cao Zhizhou had already fed Yu Xing to their heart's content, and many dignitaries and dignitaries in the DPRK and China had also accepted a lot of bribes from them, whether it was Yu Xing or the bigwigs behind him, they would naturally speak to them. This surrender is a big crime of killing the head and stealing the family, and it is easy for the two to accuse the Thunderbolt Army of not sincerely resisting Mongolia and causing internal strife and causing trouble.
In fact, the western part of Sichuan is far away from the center, and large and small warlords have been formed, and the Lin'an side is naturally very aware of the rampant lawlessness of these warlords, and at the same time try not to provoke them. As long as these military leaders do not openly surrender to Mongolia, they will turn a blind eye to prevent them from defecting to the Mongolian army in anger. Besides, since Liu Daer and Cao Zhizhou dared to rebel, they would obviously prepare countermeasures in advance. The Sichuan Preparation Division and the imperial court also had their eyeliner, and there were even quite a few Mongol spies. If the Thunderbolts report the situation to their superiors, they will undoubtedly be alarmed, so that the enemy will get the news of the leak in advance, and then have more adequate preparations.
Zan Wanshou understands these truths, but it does not mean that he can meet the next challenges. He knew that in the face of the three-way land and water encirclement of Liu Daer, Cao Zhizhou and Yu Lu, it was difficult for Jiading City to hold no matter how steep it was. When Yu Xing was guarding Jiading Mansion, whenever he encountered a large-scale police signal, the Sichuan Preparation Division and Luzhou, Banzhou and other places would inevitably come to help, and only by working together could they repel the attack of the Mongolian army. Taking advantage of the time when he had just taken office, he not only gathered thousands of Mongolian troops in Chengdu and Longzhou, but also invited the Mongolian troops in eastern Sichuan and even Longyou and Dali to contain them. What's more important is that Liu Da's headset surrendered, which not only made Jiading Mansion lose the barrier of Meizhou, but also lost an elite combat force, especially the combat power of the naval army. He understands that the only one who can save Jiading at the moment is the Thunderbolt Army.
Ouyang Xuan didn't have to guess to know what Zan Wanshou was worried about, and immediately he asked Huang Dagen to tell the Thunderbolt Army what the next step was. Although Liu Da'er's Hongmen banquet did not succeed this time, it also caused the situation that the dragons in Jiading Mansion were leaderless. Yu Xuan, Liu Da'er, and Cao Zhizhou must take the opportunity to come to Jiading City, and the army is pressed and persuaded to surrender, and it is only a matter of time before Jiading City falls into the hands of the Mongolian army. The plan for today is that Zan Wanshou must return to Jiading as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation, and after the Perak army stabilizes the defense line of Guankou Village and Baizhang City, he will find an opportunity to annihilate the Mongolian army and navy southbound in Chengdu to relieve his worries. The next step is to concentrate on taking Meizhou City, and then go south from both land and water to support Jiading City.
Although Zan Wanshou still has worries, he also knows that this is the best way. Although most of the officials and soldiers of Jiading Prefecture were Yu Xing's confidants, and there were also people with different intentions, most of them were unwilling to surrender to the Mongols. Even in the Meizhou army, there were a considerable proportion of soldiers who were unwilling to surrender, but they were threatened by Liu Da'er and had to get on the thief ship. Zan Wanshou immediately agreed to the Thunderbolt Army's suggestion, and immediately returned to Jiading to hold on and wait for reinforcements. It's just that at the end of the meeting, he raised a question in his heart to Ouyang Xuan: "Why is Brother Xuan so clear about Zan Mou's situation?" "The dinner party has not yet ended, Zan Wanshou and Hou Xing have been infected by Ouyang Xuan's personality charm, and their titles have also been changed from Lord Ouyang to Brother Xuan.
Faced with Zan Wanshou's question, Ouyang Xuan laughed. Naturally, he can't say that he is a traverser, and he still remembers the description of him in the history books: Zan Wanshou (1242-1299), whose name is Tianqing, is called Nanxi, a native of Zan Village, Liqiao Town, Xuanzhou District, Anhui Province, and is the tenth grandson of Zan Village. At the end of the Song Dynasty, the governor of the anti-Yuan Dynasty went out to pacify Shuzhong in Sichuan during the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, and the counties relied on it. Shi Yuan's soldiers had crossed the Jianghuai, peeking at the Sword Pavilion, Zan Gong led the soldiers and people to counterattack, chasing hundreds of miles north, and lost Yuan's popularity........ In the history books, although Zan Wanshou also surrendered the Mongolian army in the end, he was also like the king of Diaoyu City, in order to protect the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, he had to surrender to Mongolia. In Ouyang Xuan's view, this kind of behavior that does not consider his own name but the people is the real hero. At that moment, he said that Zan Wanshou became the prefect at a young age, which was really dazzling, which naturally attracted the attention of the Thunderbolt army adjacent to Jiading, and the intelligence department naturally collected his relevant information.
To return to Jiading Mansion, it is most convenient to take the waterway or official road, but Liu Daer must have arranged a blockade line on these two roads, so he had to choose another way. The plan prepared by Huang Dagen was to start from Pengshan City, first advance westward to the boundary of Danling County, and then turn south. Although this section of the road is long and full of mountain and forest roads, it is better to be hidden and safe, and it is the smuggling route of the Perak army caravan. It is said that during the period when Yu Xing was in charge of Jiading, although the Thunderbolt army had to send a large amount of treasure to him every year and pay a large amount of taxes to the government, there were still many soldiers and ruffians who extorted money along the way. The trail is inaccessible and uninhabited, so if you are careful, the enemy will not notice it. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if it is discovered by Liu Da'er's scouts, the Thunderbolt troops guarding it can protect Zan Wanshou's safety.