At the end of the war, the soldiers of the Song army were cleaning the battlefield outside the city, and in the original Mongolian army camp, there were broken flags and cars, corpses in the camp tents, and countless dead horses and wounded horses. The trenches, in particular, were filled with carcasses of people and horses.

Dead horses were cut up for meat, and the corpses of the Mongol soldiers were buried to avoid illness in the hot weather.

"General, this time it's earned! Let's Lizhou West Road, we can form several cavalry battalions! ”

On the city wall, Lu Yuanting looked at the countless war horses outside the city and smiled.

The Mongol army camp outside the city was captured, and more than 3,000 horses were captured alone, which was enough to form a cavalry army.

"Tartar is a hero! I am afraid that there are nearly 10,000 dead horses and injured horses. The Tatar cavalry has one person, two horses, or even three horses, which is really enviable! ”

Wang Jian looked at the dead horses everywhere on the battlefield outside the city, and his face was full of regret.

There are only two or three thousand cavalry on the entire Lizhou West Road, and the quality of the war horses is different. Compared with the Mongolian army, heaven and earth.

"The Song dynasty crossed to the south and lost the land of raising horses in the north, resulting in a lack of horses and cavalry in the army. The reason why the Tatar cavalry can dominate the world is not that there are many war horses and unparalleled in the world. If you win, you can't pursue, expand the results of the battle, and if you lose, you will be crushed for thousands of miles and slaughtered. This is the sore spot where there is no place to raise horses, and people are helpless. ”

Cao You smiled bitterly when he heard this, and his words were helpless.

Although the Song army had sharp weapons, it was difficult to expand the results of the battle due to the lack of cavalry. Otherwise, last time, he would have led his subordinates directly to the lair of the Mongolian army in Lintao Mansion.

"What can you do if you have a horse breeding land, if you don't have blood, you know that it is not difficult for Jingkang to govern the military and suppress the generals with culture, and the Song Dynasty will cross to the south?"

After Wang Jian finished complaining, the topic suddenly changed.

"General, Your Majesty will lead troops to annihilate the enemy outside the city. We stay in the city, it doesn't seem like it's like it. ”

He looked to the north, and the Song army was advancing in the northwest direction, and there seemed to be no intention of stopping.

"More than half of the brothers were killed and wounded, and they fought for more than half a month, and they need to recuperate. The emperor personally drove the expedition and led fifty or sixty thousand soldiers, but there were only two or three thousand soldiers in the whole city, even if they all went with the emperor, it would not play a big role. ”

Cao Youwen said softly, his eyes also looking into the distance.

"I saw clearly on the city wall just now that Lu Wende and Ma Zhong's troops followed the emperor to chase down the remnants of the enemy. Most of his subordinates are Biansai's disciples and are familiar with the opposite shape. With them, the army will not be ambushed. ”

"I'm not afraid! The chariots of the army are complete, the firearms are sufficient, and the Tatar rout flees even if it does, if it happens, it must be a fierce battle, see how much blood they have flowed! ”

Wang Jian smiled coldly, full of confidence in the combat strength of the Song army.

The 50,000 or 60,000 Song troops were well recuperated and equipped with firearms to deal with the exhausted and more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry.

"General, how do I think that His Majesty is leading his army to the northwest, and it seems that he is not chasing the remnants of the Tatar army!"

Wang Jian raised the clairvoyant mirror to look at it carefully, and said in surprise.

Cao Youwen was also taken aback, he observed carefully for a moment, put down the clairvoyant mirror, and frowned.

"The remnants of the Tatars fled in the direction of Qinzhou in the northeast, but our army went straight to the northwest along the Western Han River to the direction of the Tianshui Army and Xihezhou. The cavalry of our army, as the front army, has broken away from the infantry formation, and it seems to be ...... in the direction of Taozhou and Lintaofu"

The two looked at each other, and Wang Jian blurted out.

"General, do you mean that Your Majesty is waving his troops north, wanting to occupy Lintao Mansion and other places in Jin?"

"I don't know. However, Ma Zhong and Su Haoxin are familiar with the terrain of the border fortress, and with them, the march will not be a problem. It seems that scouts must be sent out of the city to confirm the intentions of the army to His Majesty. ”

Cao Youwen's words made Wang Jian nod.

Zhao Hong did things imaginatively, and neither of them could guess the emperor's thoughts.

"General, look!"

Wang Jian pointed to the north of the city, only to see smoke and dust billowing in the distance, hundreds of horsemen coming in the dust, until they stopped under the city wall. One of the knights on the horse shouted loudly to the city.

"General Cao, Your Majesty led an army of 70,000 to the north, and sent a subordinate official to deliver an edict, so that you and Gao Xianggong will stick to Chuzhou, comfort the wounded and the people, and don't attack with the army. When the army is stationed, it will naturally notify you so that the grain and grass can be transferred! ”

"Dare to ask General Zhang, where is Your Majesty's army going?"

Cao You's eyes were sharp, and he recognized at a glance that the person shouting in the city was Zhao Hong's personal guard Zhang Hong.

An army of 70,000 is enough for a national war!

"General Cao, General Wang, Your Majesty led the army, chased the remnants of the Tatar army all the way, and went straight to the Golden Realm. It seems that it is the direction of Lintao Mansion! ”

For Cao Youwen and Wang Jian, Zhang Hong is also undisguised.

"Lintao Mansion? That's gold! Your Majesty doesn't plan to station a large army in Chuzhou? ”

Sure enough. Cao Youwen suppressed the suspicion in his heart and asked loudly.

"Xia Guan doesn't know. However, Xia Guan heard His Majesty say that he would defeat the Tatar army in one fell swoop, go all the way north, occupy Lintao Mansion and Lanzhou and other places, and open up the passage with Western Xia. Xia Guan also has to go to Xihe Prefecture and Fengzhou to convey military orders, so he will leave! ”

After Zhang Hong finished speaking, he turned the horse's head and left straight away.

At the head of the city, Cao Youwen and Wang Jian looked at each other, both speechless.

Occupy Lintao Mansion and Lanzhou, and open up the passage with Western Xia?

You'll never know what he's going to do next!

"General Cao, outsiders say that you are bold, and give you the nickname "Cao Daring". Compared to Your Majesty, you are a small thing! ”

Wang Jian was shocked and sighed sincerely.

Directly waving troops to the north, to open up the passage between the Song Realm and Western Xia, this courage and self-confidence are not common people.

What he didn't know was that now Genghis Khan was sick and dead, the Mongol army was disheartened, the internal plague was epidemic, the soldiers had no will to fight, and the people's minds were home.

And Zhao Hong took advantage of the civil strife in the Mongolian army to take advantage of the fire.

"I, "Cao Daring", have nothing to show for it, His Majesty the Emperor is really brave and fearless, and he is really full of courage! ”

Cao Youwen was full of emotion, and subconsciously complimented Zhao Honglai.

But it's okay in this way, once the Song army occupies Lintao Mansion, the Western Xia passage will be unimpeded, and the situation on the Western Xia side can be known as soon as possible.

"General Cao, how is the prisoner being examined, is there any news from the Western Xia?"

Sure enough, Wang Jian began to ask about the situation of the Song army's entry into the summer.

Yu Jue and Cao Youwan led troops into the summer, which attracted the attention of the soldiers of the entire Lizhou and the two roads.

"In February, the Tatar army had not yet captured Lingzhou. But what it looks like now, they don't know. These captives were ordinary soldiers of the Tatar army, and not much is known. To know the details, I'm afraid you'll have to find a few Tatar generals. ”

Cao Youwen shook his head, worried.

"You don't have to look for them, you can't look for them. His Majesty led an army of 70,000 to come, and it was not a problem to fight to the Yellow River. News from the Western Xia side will be available soon! ”

Lu Yuanting's consolation made Cao Youwen and Wang Jian both nod.

The Mongol army has been dispersed, and the 70,000-strong army is heading north, and the news of the Song army such as Yu Yu and Cao Youwan will be known soon. As for the ending, it can only be left to fate.

"You say, if my army of 70,000 is against an army of 100,000 Tatars, who will win and who will lose?"

Lu Yuanting suddenly asked with great interest.

"On the ground of Lintao Mansion, the weather is so hot, it is not easy for Tatar to win, and even if they win, it is only partial, and it is a tragic victory, just like this battle of Chuzhou. With firearms, the cavalry superiority of the Tatars was no longer there. ”

Cao Youwen carefully analyzed, and there was emotion in his words.

"Even if our army can win, it will be difficult to expand the results of the battle. In the final analysis, there are still too few cavalry in our army. If there were enough horses, the Tatars would not have any advantage. For now, the two sides are evenly matched, and it is difficult to say whether they will win or lose. ”

The three of them were speechless, watching the Song army going northwest farther and farther away, slowly disappearing from everyone's field of vision.

"Look, General. It seems to be the brother of Lizhou East Road? ”

Wang Jian suddenly pointed in the direction of the smoke and dust in the east, breaking the silence.

Cao Youwen and Lu Yuanting looked up at the east of the city, and sure enough, countless Song troops rode with banners and banners, and the dust was flying, and they came straight to the city of Chuzhou.

"It's Jiang Wanzai. Why did he come and bring so many soldiers? ”

Cao Youwen was surprised, Jiang Wanzai had already led several horsemen to the city wall.

"Jiang Wanzai, why did you come to Lizhou West Road?"

Cao You frowned when he heard this, and asked loudly.

"General Cao, His Majesty the Emperor is personally driving, I am not at ease, I brought 10,000 soldiers here, and the artillery and chariots are complete. Please show the general! ”

Jiang Wanzai clasped his fists and saluted, and said loudly.

Yu Jue and Cao Youwan went to Western Xia, and the soldiers and horses of Lizhou were all under Cao Youwen's control. If it weren't for the military order, he would have led his army north.

"The general can rest assured that there are large armies stationed in Wuxiu Pass and Xingyuan Mansion, and they will not let the Tatars take advantage of it."

Seeing Cao Youwen's brows frowning slightly, Jiang Wanzai hurriedly added.

Wuxiuguan and Chuzhou are two fortresses that enter Hanzhong and Sichuan, and both have heavy troops, which is enough to reassure.

"Jiang Wanzai, you came at the right time!"

Cao Youwen thought about it slightly and immediately made a decision.

"Wang Jian, you are familiar with the terrain of Lizhou West Road, you take three thousand soldiers and Jiang Wanzai to go straight to Lintao Mansion to act as a vanguard for Your Majesty, so as not to ambush our army by the remnants of the Tatar army."

The military states on the Lizhou West Road are well defended, and the Xingyuan Mansion is in the rear, so there is no need to hoard a large army.

In this way, there are 80,000 Song troops in Lintao Mansion, which is even more foolproof.

"The last general obeys!"

Wang Jianxi smiled and immediately received the order.

This time, I can finally fight a good fight.

"Yang Dayuan, you led an army of 3,000 and occupied Taozhou City in the west, so as not to be attacked by the Tatars from the southwest."

Yang Dayuan received the order and left in a hurry.

"Gao Xianggong, you stay in the town of Chuzhou, take the soldiers to defend the city, I will go to see the wounded soldiers, and then transfer the grain and grass to the Jinjing, thinking that the emperor is backing up!"

Cao Youwen was excited and said loudly.

In this way, the emperor's back road is guaranteed, not to mention, the entire Lizhou West Road is strong and strong, and there is no need to worry about the invasion of the Mongol army.

It is hoped that the Song army can smoothly capture Lintao Mansion and Lanzhou, and open up the passage with Western Xia. In this way, it is better to know the situation in Lingzhou as soon as possible.

"General Cao, you must ensure the safety of Your Majesty!"

Gao Jia solemnly bowed and said.