84_84561 In October of the first year of Kaiqing, Emperor Lizong of the Great Song Dynasty, the Mongolian Khan Mengge was attacked by Feishi and died. Soon after, Li Feng invaded from Shandong and seized four cities including Haizhou. He said that he wanted to directly seize Lin'an. He sent troops to rescue him. Kublai Khan surrounded Xiangyang and surrounded Ezhou. The right prime minister and Privy Councilor Jia Sidao stationed in Hanyang to help Ezhou. In November, the Mongolian general Wuliang Hetai passed through Jiaozhi and entered Guangxi, connected to Guizhou and Xiangzhou, entered Jingjiang Prefecture, broke into Chenzhou and Yuanzhou, and arrived directly.

Outside Tanzhou City, 200,000 Song troops were defeated. When Kublai Khan heard that his troops were besieging Ezhou, he crossed north from Huhuangzhou in Ezhou and joined the army. In November, Kublai Khan heard that Ali Buge was fighting for the throne and wanted to withdraw his troops. He pretended to be the general to go straight to Lin'an to force peace. The court was frightened. In December, Jia Sidao and Kublai Khan discussed peace. Later, he took advantage of his retreat and led all the generals to advance, beheading more than 170, and reported a great victory. At this point, the war had stopped, and Jia Sidao promoted the young tutor with his merits and was granted the title of Duke of Wei.

"The great victory in Ezhou was beheaded more than 170 people. Haha, this cricket prime minister is really... really interesting!" Huang Yaoshi laughed when he heard the news. Although he said "interesting" in his mouth, 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 of people, and he might even achieve a great victory. However, like now, if he only beheaded more than 170, he would dare to claim a great victory. What's even more absurd is that the court actually believed it, which is really a strange story for the ages.

"It is not a one-person fault that the situation is so decayed. Jia Sidao dared to take responsibility, which is far superior to ordinary people. We should not be too harsh." Master Yideng said. When Mongolia invaded Dali, many defenders surrendered and dared to fight, but there were only a few. Jia Sidao was ordered in the face of danger and was rare to make those rebellious generals obey the orders. Being able to win can already be called a "good minister".

"Yes! Who would have thought that the Tartars would have such a backhand? Wuliang Hetai was just a partial army. He could enter Jiaozhi from Dali, ravage Guangxi, and defeat Hunan. If he hadn't joined forces with Kublai Khan, he would have been defeated. The situation was so deteriorating that it was really weak." Huang Rong sighed. In the past, she asked Guo Polu to learn skills at Chixia Villa with Fang Zhixing. She wanted to place her son behind and escape from the war. Now it seems that it is not so stable. Yiyang County where Chixia Villa is located belongs to Tanzhou Prefecture. Although it is protected by Fang Zhixing, it may not be able to block the Mongolian army.

Fang Zhixing heard that Wulianghetai led his army to Tanzhou a few days ago, and his heart was also shocked. It was not because he was worried about Li Mochou, Hong Lingbo and others who were still in Chixia Villa, but because he was surprised by the strength of Mongolia and the weakness of the Song court. If Shandong Li's attack could still be said to be a strategy, Wulianghetai's attack really gave people a blow. This time, Wulianghetai's attack led only 3,000 Mongolian cavalry and tens of thousands of people were led by Wulianghetai in Taipei this time.

, both can be called miscellaneous soldiers. Such a partial army can fight thousands of miles in a few months, defeating more than 400,000 Song troops in thirteen battles, and finally meeting Kublai Khan in Ezhou. From this point of view, the differences between Song and Mongolia can be said to be fully demonstrated. If Kublai Khan had not been eager to return north to compete for the Khan throne, I am afraid that the destruction of the Song court this time would be possible. Even if there were elite soldiers in Xiangyang City, facing such a general trend, they would be unable to turn the world back.

"Wulianhetai is Mengge's confidant. He once went west to Bolieer (Poland), went south to Shenglong Prefecture, and forced his submission to Jiaozhi. He can be called a famous general in the world. Now Kublai Khan does not avoid this person's identity, and left him with Shi Tianze in Henan, and asked Zhang Rou to stay in Bailuji, Ezhou, which is obviously to block our Northern Expedition. With these people here, we want to fight the Northern Expedition. I am afraid it will be difficult." Fang Zhixing sighed. Wulianghetai grew up with Mengge and served as Mengge's Chang. He can be said to be an absolute confidant. Although Kublai Khan has taken Wulianghe away, he has taken Wulianghe away.

Taiwan's son A Shu, but he was relieved to let Wulianghetai stay in Henan. He obviously had integrated the Mongolian army and was not worried about this person's rebellion. Thinking that he was thinking about taking advantage of the death of Mengge, Fang Zhixing was very moved. After months of war, he finally understood what the general situation was. The military power formed by Mongolia since Genghis Khan was really invincible. Even though there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xiangyang City, in the face of such a world-wide trend, he finally felt like a mantis armed and was like a mantis chariot. Guo Jing and Huang Rong were defending Xiangyang to the death. He finally realized it.

"How many generals like Wulianghetai are there in Mongolia?" Huang Yaoshi asked Guo Jing. He was extremely smart, with great skills in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, medicine, astrology, farmland and water conservancy, and military strategies. However, he had to admire Wulianghetai's achievements. Wulianghetai's troops were only more than 10,000 troops, and could fight thousands of miles to attack the rear, defeating the Song army dozens of times. It was really incredible. Huang Yaoshi thought to himself that even if he led so many people, it would be difficult to do this. Thinking that this person was just a lackey under Kublai Khan, he sighed in his heart, if there were a few such generals in the Song army, he would not worry about no one everywhere.

When he heard his father-in-law ask, Guo Jing said, "Wulianhetai is the son of Subutai, four years older than me. When I was in Mongolia, he had not yet shown his strength. Unexpectedly, now... Alas!" Thinking that the person he didn't pay attention to at that time has now become a famous general, Guo Jing was also very moved. He and Wulianghetai are of the same generation. Now they are facing each other, and they can only say that things are impermanent.

"It seems that there should be no shortage of generals like Wulianghetai in Mongolia. The Mongolian Tartars dominate the world and should not be underestimated." Huang Yaoshi sighed when he heard this. A person who was far inferior to Guo Jing back then has such ability. Mongolia has been fighting for decades and has trained many generals. In contrast, the Song Dynasty has emphasized culture over military affairs for hundreds of years, which is really different.

"Ali Hague, who was shot by me in Ezhou a few days ago, is also a powerful general." Guo Jing said. Kublai Khan's troops entered Ezhou, and he and Lu Wenhuan also went to rescue under the order of Jia Sidao. When siege, Ali Hague bravely climbed first and was shot through the neck by Guo Jing. However, this person was very lucky, but he was not killed because of it. Instead, he was praised by Kublai Khan. His reputation for being brave was heard of both armies.

Hearing this, everyone was silent. In the past, they mostly paid attention to Mongke, Kublai Khan and others. Even if they expanded, they only paid more attention to King Jinlun, Xiaoxiangzi and others. Now it seems that it is too narrow. The Ulianghetai, Li Yan, Zhang Rou, Shi Tianze and others who appeared in this battle cannot be ignored. The younger generation of A Shu, Ali Hague and others are also famous generals. As for later generations, they are familiar with Boyan and Zhang Hongfan, one is now in the Western Expedition of Xulagu, and the other has just emerged and the Mongolian talents are so prosperous. This shows how these people have led the elite Mongolian army that has been tempered for many years. Who can compete in the world?

"The strength is to pull the mountains and the spirit is vast, but the time is not good, and the horse will never pass away. Even if there are thousands of good plans, what's the use? Haha..." Amid the long laughter, Huang Yaoshi's voice gradually lowered, and his body gradually faded away. After several months of fighting, the troops in Xiangyang City were exhausted and dispersed many times. There were Wuliang Hetai, Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou and others leading the army to guard the northern expedition, and hope was extremely slim. Huang Yaoshi knew that it would be meaningless to stay again, so he left.

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

Seeing the two left, Fang Zhixing's heart was empty for a while, and he didn't know what he was thinking. For this Northern Expedition, he started planning several years ago. Although he did not stand at the front desk like Guo Jing, he put in great effort behind his back. Now he is about to fail completely and his heart is extremely complicated.

"Nephew, I hope that the nephew will help you!" said Master Yideng. This time he came to Xiangyang, in addition to helping Guo Jing and others defend the city, he invited Fang Zhixing back to treat Ci'en. Unexpectedly, the war lasted for several months and the few people had no time to escape. Seeing that the war in Xiangyang was difficult to make progress, Ci'en's injuries would be heavier and heavier, Master Yideng finally brought it up again.

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhixing sighed and said to Master Yideng: "Master is so serious, I will go back soon." Then he said to Guo Jing: "Haven Guo, I have some private matters, so I have gone back first. If it is during the Northern Expedition, please inform me." After that, he instructed Yang Guo to assist Guo Jing in defending the city and convey the message to him.

Although he was reluctant to leave, Guo Jing, Huang Rong and others knew that Fang Zhixing and others would not stay again. After a discussion, everyone said goodbye.

When Fang Zhixing left, Master Yideng, Zhou Botong, Yinggu, Fang Yuxia, Shen Diao, etc. also left. Quanzhen disciples such as Shen Qingchen returned north, and Guo Xiang and Guo Polu brothers and sisters made great achievements in the battles for several months and learned martial arts with Fang Zhixing. For a time, the lively Guo Mansion in the past only left Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Zhu Ziliu, Yang Guo and others, which was very different from the lively and crowded scene before.

Looking at the sparsely populated courtyard, Guo Jing and Huang Rong looked at each other, feeling a little sad, but also a little sweet with the same heart. They cheered up and arranged the affairs of Xiangyang. The battle was about to end, and the matter was very complicated, and they still needed to work hard! (To be continued).

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