84_84561 In October of the first year of Emperor Lizong of the Great Song Dynasty, the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge was struck by a flying stone and died. Not long after, Li Pu invaded from Shandong, took Haizhou and other four cities, said that he wanted to take Lin'an directly, and sent troops to rescue from all over the country, Kublai Khan surrounded Xiangyang, and the troops surrounded Ezhou, and the right prime minister and privy envoy Jia Xiangdaotun Hanyang to aid Ezhou. In November, the Mongolian general Wuliang Hetai entered Guangxi through Jiaozhi, connected Guizhou, Xiangzhou, Jingjiangfu, Pochenzhou, Yuanzhou, and reached the outside of Tanzhou, defeated the Song army of 200,000, heard that Kublai Khan's troops surrounded Ezhou, and then crossed north from Huangzhou, Ezhou, and joined the army. In leap November, Kublai Khan heard that Ali Buge was vying for the throne and wanted to withdraw his troops, falsely claiming that he would go straight to An'an to force peace, and the court was terrified. In December, Jia Rudao negotiated peace with Kublai Khan, and then took advantage of his retreat, led the crowd to advance, beheaded more than 170 people, and called a great victory. At this point, the war stopped, and Jia Rudao entered the young master with merit and was crowned the Duke of Weiguo.

"Ezhou won a great victory, beheading more than 170 people. Haha, this cricket prime minister, but seriously...... It's really funny!" Huang Yaoshi laughed when he heard the news. Although he said "funny" on his lips, there was no smile in his voice. Although Kublai Khan was cautious when he withdrew his troops, if the Song army fought hard, it would not be difficult to behead thousands, and it might even be a real victory. How can it be like now, only more than 170 beheadings, and dare to call it a great victory. What's even more ridiculous is that the imperial court actually believed it, which is really a strange story for the ages.

"The situation has eroded so far, and it is not the fault of one person. Jia Rudao dares to do anything, and he is far better than ordinary people, so don't be too harsh. Master Yilan said. When the Mongols invaded Dali, many of the defenders were willing to surrender and dare to resist, but there were only a few. Jia Rudao was ordered in danger, and it was rare to be able to make those unruly generals obey orders, and to be able to win, he could already be called a "good minister".

"yes! Who would have thought that the Tartars would have such a backhand. That Wuliang Hetai is just a partial division. You can enter Jiaozhi from Dali, ravage Guangxi, and break Hunan. If he hadn't joined forces with Kublai Khan, he was afraid that Tanzhou City might also be broken. The situation has eroded so far, and it is really powerless. Huang Rong also sighed. In the past, she asked Guo Poyu to follow Fang Zhixing to learn art in Chixia Villa. It is the intention of putting his son in the rear and getting out of the war. Now, it seems that it is not so secure. Yiyang County, where Chixia Villa is located, belongs to Tanzhou Mansion, and although it is guarded by the formation arranged by Fang Zhixing, it may not be able to stop the Mongolian army.

Fang Zhixing heard a few days ago that Wuliang Hetai led the army into Tanzhou, and his heart was also shaken. It was not because he was worried about Li Mochou, Hong Lingbo and others who were still in Chixia Villa, but because they were surprised by the strength of Mongolia and the weakness of the Song Dynasty. If it can be said that the attack of Li Pu in Shandong can be said to be a ploy, the attack of Wuliang Hetai. It's really a slap in the face. This time, the Mongolian cavalry led by Wuliang was only 3,000, and the rest of the tens of thousands of people could be called miscellaneous soldiers. Such a partial division was able to fight thousands of miles in a few months, in thirteen battles, breaking more than 400,000 Song troops, and finally rendezvous with Kublai Khan in Ezhou. From this point of view, the differences between Song and Mongolia are undoubtedly displayed. If it weren't for Kublai Khan's eagerness to return north to compete for the Khan's throne. I'm afraid that the destruction of the Song Dynasty mentioned this time is indeed somewhat possible. Xiangyang City has elite soldiers, facing such a general trend. is also powerless.

"Wuliang Hetai is Meng Ge's confidant, who once went west to conquer Porjee (Poland), pinched myths (Germany), went south to Thang Long Mansion, and forced to land in Jiaozhi, which can be described as a famous general in the world. Now Kublai Khan does not avoid this person's identity, leaving him and Shi Tianze in Henan together, and letting Zhang Rou stay in Bailuji, Ezhou, obviously to block our Northern Expedition. With these people here, we want to go on a northern expedition. I'm afraid it's hard to do. Fang Zhixing sighed. Wuliang Hetai grew up with Meng Ge, and served as Meng Ge's cowardly Xue chief. can be described as an absolute confidant, although now Kublai Khan has taken away Wuliang Hetai's son Ashu. However, he was relieved to let Wuliang Hetai stay in Henan, apparently having completed the integration of the Mongol army, and was not worried about this person's rebellion. Thinking that a few months ago, he was still thinking about the Northern Expedition when Meng Ge died, Fang Zhixing was overwhelmed with emotion. After months of campaigning, he finally understood what the general trend was, and the military might that Mongolia had formed since Genghis Khan was truly invincible. Even though there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xiangyang City, in the face of the general trend of the world, after all, it is like a mantis arm as a car, Guo Jing and Huang Rong's mood of defending Xiangyang, he finally realized it.

"How many generals like Wuliang Hetai are there in Mongolia?" asked Huang Yaoshi to Guo Jing. He is conceited and extremely intelligent, and he is all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, medicine and astrology, farmland and water conservancy, and the art of war, but in the face of Wuliang's achievements, he has to express his admiration. With more than 10,000 soldiers and horses led by Wuliang Hetai, he was able to attack the rear for thousands of miles and defeat dozens of times the Song army, which is really incredible. Huang Yaoshi thought to himself, even if he let him lead so many people, he was afraid that it would be difficult to do this. Thinking that this person was just a lackey under Kublai Khan, he sighed even more in his heart, if there were a few such generals in the Song army, why worry about no one everywhere.

Hearing his father-in-law's inquiry, Guo Jing said: "Wuliang Hetai is the son of Subutai, four years older than me, when I was in Mongolia, he had not yet shown his talents, but I didn't expect it to be now...... Alas!" Thinking that the characters he didn't pay attention to back then have now become famous generals, Guo Jing was also overwhelmed with emotion in his heart. He and Wuliang Hetai are considered to be peers, and now they are facing each other, which can only be said to be impermanent.

"In this way, Mongolia should not be short of generals like Wuliang Hetai. Mongolian Tatars dominate the world, and they should not be underestimated. When Huang Yaoshi heard this, he sighed with emotion. A figure who was far inferior to Guo Jing back then now has such ability, and Mongolia has been fighting for decades and has trained many generals. In contrast, the Great Song Dynasty has emphasized literature over military force for hundreds of years, which is really very different.

"Ali Hague, who was shot by me in Ezhou a few days ago, is also a fierce general. Guo Jing said. Kublai Khan's troops entered Ezhou, and he and Lü Wenhuan also went to the rescue under the order of Jia Yidao. During the siege of the city, Ali Hague bravely climbed first, and was shot through the neck by Guo Jing with an arrow, but this person suffered a big life, but he was not killed because of this, but was praised by Kublai Khan, and the name of bravery was heard by both armies.

Hearing this, everyone was silent. In the past, they mostly paid attention to Meng Ge, Kublai Khan and others, even if they expanded, they only paid more attention to King Jinlun, Xiao Xiangzi and others, but now it seems that it is too narrow. The Wuliang Hetai, Li Pu, Zhang Rou, Shi Tianze and others who appeared in this war cannot be ignored, and the younger generation of Ashu, Ali Hague and others are also famous generals. As for the descendants who are familiar with Boyan and Zhang Hongfan, one is now following the Xulie Wu expedition to the west, and the other has just emerged, which shows the prosperity of Mongolian talents. With these people commanding an elite Mongol army that has been honed over the years, who in the world can be opposed?

"Pull out the mountains and cover the world, and the times are not good. Even if there are thousands of good plans, what is the use? Haha......" In the long laughter, Huang Yaoshi's voice gradually lowered, and his figure had gradually faded away. After several months of fighting, the soldiers and horses of Xiangyang City were tired, and they were scattered a lot, and there were Wuliang Hetai, Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou and others who led the army to guard, and if they wanted to go on the Northern Expedition, the hope was extremely slim. Huang Yaoshi knew that there was little point in staying, so he left.

Seeing this, Hong Qigong also sighed, encouraged Guo Jing, and left.

Seeing the two leaving, Fang Zhixing's heart was empty for a while, and he didn't know what to think. For this Northern Expedition, he began to plan a few years ago, although he did not stand in the front like Guo Jing, but he put a lot of effort behind the scenes, and now he is about to be completely disappointed, and his heart is extremely complicated.

"Virtuous nephew, Ci'en is there, and I hope that the virtuous nephew will come to the rescue!" said Master Yilan. He came to Xiangyang this time, in addition to helping Guo Jing and others defend the city, he asked Fang Zhixing to go back to heal Ci'en, but he didn't expect that the war would last for several months, and several people had no time to get out. Seeing that it was difficult to make progress in the war on Xiangyang's side, and Ci'en's injuries would get worse and worse, Master Yideng finally brought it up again.

Hearing this, Fang Zhixing took a long breath and said to Master Yideng: "The master is serious, and the poor road will go back in the near future." Then he said to Guo Jing: "Guo Daxia, Poor Dao has some personal matters, and now I will go back first." If it is the time of the Northern Expedition, please let me know. After speaking, he told Yang Guo to assist Guo Jing in guarding the city here and deliver the news to him.

Although they were reluctant, Guo Jing, Huang Rong and others knew that Fang Zhixing and the others would not stay anymore, so they discussed it, and everyone said goodbye.

Fang Zhixing went, Master Yideng, Zhou Botong, Yinggu, Fang Yuxia, Divine Condor, etc., also left. Shen Qingchen and other Quanzhen disciples also returned to the north, and Guo Xiang and Guo Poyu's brothers and sisters learned martial arts with Fang Zhixing because of their months of fighting. For a while, the lively Guo Mansion in the past only left a few people such as Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Zhu Ziliu, Yang Guo, etc., which was very different from the previously lively and slightly crowded scene.

Looking at the sparsely populated courtyard, Guo Jing and Huang Rong glanced at each other, a little sentimental, but also a little sweet, cheering up and arranging Xiangyang affairs. The big war is over, things are complicated, and they still need to work hard!