When they were still about two miles away from Hengyuan Town, the soldiers from the front team came to report to Yu Zhu that they saw Mongolian rangers stationed on the river beach in front of Hengyuan Village from a distance. Yu Zhu ordered the whole team to hide in a nearby grove, ordered Cao Ergou to take two people to detect the situation of the Mongolian Rangers, and asked Huang Dagen to fetch the salt hidden in the cave behind Hengyuan Village. Not long after, Cao Ergou reported that there were eight Tatar soldiers and 26 war horses in the river beach. The Mongolian army is organized into teams of 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000 men, respectively, into squads, teams of hundreds, teams of thousands, and teams of ten thousand. The leading officers are called captains of ten, captains of centurions, captains of thousands, and captains of ten thousand. In the long-distance reconnaissance of the Mongolian Rangers, there are usually more than three horses per person or even as many as six horses. The night before, this Mongolian Ranger team was ambushed by Ouyang Xuan and the others, killing two people and four horses. Now it seems that the remaining Everyone is here. Cao Ergou also mentioned that the Tatar soldiers were not disarming their armor and their horses were not unsaddled, as if they were waiting for something. After a while, Huang Dagen also came back carrying salt. Li Shuang and Du Fu and his son only used ten kilograms when they exchanged food yesterday, and now they still have forty kilograms left.
Everyone has different opinions on how to deal with the current situation. Some people suggested sneaking into the village at night, others said they would attack the Mongolian rovers with the people of Hengyuan Village, and some people suggested staying where they were before carrying out a night attack. Ouyang Xuan had a plan in mind and wanted to speak out, but seeing everyone arguing, he swallowed the idea back. After all, the team's fortune and life were at stake, and he really didn't have the courage to speak out about an uncertain plan. Seeing that Ouyang Xuan was silent, Yu Zhu asked him what he thought. Ouyang Xuan saw that everyone was turning their attention to him, and although his heart kept beating, he still expressed his plan.
"There are still three hours before dark, oh, about an hour and a half. We will go directly around Hengyuan Village and into the mountain. When we reach the mountain pass, we will lead the Tatar soldiers to chase and anger them."
"The Tatar soldiers were attacked by us at night the day before yesterday, and they must be prepared for the night attack now. Even if we join forces with Hengyuan Village to fight outside the village, the Tatar soldiers can retreat with the strength of their bows and horses, which will only make us and other disciples Increase the casualties." Ouyang Xuan saw everyone's confusion and continued.
"Why don't you enter the stronghold at night and defend it? The Tatar soldiers can't do anything to us!" someone asked.
"We have killed the Tatar soldiers. According to their barbaric nature, they will never give up. The Tatar soldiers cannot capture Yongkang City, which has a tight defense, but they can definitely defeat the Hengyuan Village with a weak wall. We It is estimated that the Tatar soldiers are stationed on the river beach waiting for reinforcements to arrive." Ouyang Xuan continued. Everyone was silent after hearing Ouyang Xuan's words. According to the ferocious nature of the Mongolian soldiers, the city would definitely be massacred after the stronghold was broken.
"When we enter the mountain, bandits come to attack us. How can we resist them?" someone else asked.
"We arrived at the mountain pass first, then made a noise and started a fire, leaving behind horse skins and one or two kilograms of pickled horse meat. The Tatar soldiers will come to chase us, and the people of Hengyuan Village can take the opportunity to escape and hide," Ouyang Xuan said firmly . Mongolian soldiers cherish their horses very much. They are not only their most important possessions, but they even regard them as friends and comrades-in-arms. When he sees his horse being eaten and skinned, he will definitely be furious.
"The mountain road is narrow, winding and rugged, making it difficult to travel. The Tatar soldiers cherish their horses and must move slowly. If they cannot catch up with us, they will surely fall behind us."
"As for the bandits, there is no need to worry too much. We are traveling lightly. We only carry three or two days of food and water, no valuables, and we also carry swords, shields and spears. The bandits are not willing to come and rob us, which has neither oil nor water. The officers and soldiers are in trouble! Besides, the Tatar soldiers are still chasing us not far behind us, so the bandits will definitely not want to take a trip into this muddy water," Ouyang Xuan said with a smile.
In fact, there is another reason in Ouyang Xuan's mind that he cannot express, that is, the Mongolian army is about to launch a massive attack on Sichuan. When Li Shuang told him that this was the seventh year of Chunyou, that is, 1257 AD, he didn't pay attention. He thought it was just an ordinary year in the more than 40 years that Mongolia had brought trouble to Sichuan. However, in his spare time, the history of the Southern Song Dynasty that he had learned before gradually came to mind. When things became clear, he was horrified to discover that Sichuan would usher in another wave of invasion and massacre by Mongolian soldiers in 1257. In that year, Meng Ge, the Great Khan of the Mongolian Empire, issued an order to attack the Southern Song Dynasty. When he first confirmed that he traveled through time and space, he was depressed, regretful, unwilling, and always had luck. The experiences of the past few days have made him sober up, and he understands that he must cheer up if he wants to survive in this troubled world. If history books remember correctly, in July of this year, Mongolian general Niulin's army attacked Sichuan; in October, Wanhu Liu Heima and Jiagu Longgu led the Mongolian Han army to raid Chengdu; in the following 1258, Meng Ge general He personally conquered Sichuan and died in battle at the Diaoyu City in Hechuan in 1259. In this war where the Mongolian army invades Sichuan, all areas in western Sichuan, including Chongqing Prefecture, will fall into the hands of the Mongols. The soldiers and civilians will either surrender to the Mongols or be massacred. It's just that Ouyang Xuan is a man of few words these days. If he tells his historical knowledge, will everyone believe it? And is the end of the Southern Song Dynasty the same as the original history? Perhaps the time and space disturbance caused by his time traveling changed the original course of history. Therefore, he either did not say anything about the direction of history, or he could only use other words to cover it up. But he knew in his heart that he could no longer stay in the plains, and he had to convince everyone to go to the mountains to find a shelter.
In his memory, Longmen Mountain, which lies in the northwest of the Chengdu Plain, is the best hiding place. Take the mountainous area in the northwest of Yongkang County as an example. Wenjing River, Ganwuli River, and Weijiang River originate here and form three valleys. Each valley branches off into several small ravines. Among these three river valleys, the one formed by the Wenjing River and its dozens of tributaries is the deepest and largest. This mountainous area is called Jiguan Mountain because the highest peak is shaped like a chicken comb. Jiguan Mountain Area borders Hengyuan Town to the south and the border of Fan District to the north. It is nearly a hundred miles long from north to south and about thirty miles wide from east to west. In addition to the high mountains and dense forests that make it easy to hide, Ouyang Xuan values the resources in the mountains. There are coal, iron sulfur, limestone, saltpeter and other minerals here, as well as a large number of forests and exploitable water resources, and a large amount of hillside land that can be reclaimed. At the end of the 20th century, there were a large number of coal mines, iron mines, steel plants, cement plants, hydropower stations, sulfuric acid plants and saltpeter plants here, forming two towns with large populations. This place has a good foundation for the development of industry and agriculture. Ouyang Xuan believes that as long as the rich resources in this mountain are utilized with modern scientific and technological knowledge, it will definitely become a paradise in this war-torn world. More importantly, the terrain here is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is only a five-foot gravel mountain road in and out of Jiguan Mountain. On one side of the mountain road is a tall mountain and on the other side is the surging Wenjing River. You only need to build forts at a few dangerous locations. If you defend it, it will be difficult for the enemy to attack. Because the terrain is easy to defend, there was once a heavy-duty prison here, which was not moved until the 1990s. Of course, there are mountain roads leading to nearby Dayi County and Qingcheng County in Qiongzhou, as well as Weizhou, Maozhou and other places in Fan District, but the roads are extremely dangerous and only a few hunters and herb collectors can pass through, and the large army cannot pass.
Ouyang Xuan's words were well-founded and well-planned, and everyone was convinced and agreed. After the discussion, Yu Zhu arranged for his men to follow the plan, and sent people to sneak into Hengyuan Village to inform them of the situation. He notified Du Fu and his son to organize the people to leave the village and hide after the Mongols chased them into the mountains. At that moment, Yu Zhu took the whole team and sneaked to the mountain pass. He lit a fire according to the plan and made a loud noise, which attracted the Mongolians to look at him. He immediately left the horse skin and horse meat and walked directly along the mountain road up the Wenjing River into the mountain. After walking for about two or three miles, Cao Ergou from the rear team sent someone to report that the Tatar soldiers were furious after chasing them to the mountain pass. However, only seven Tatar soldiers led a horse each and pursued them into the mountain. The rest of the horses were led by a horseman. He turned around and went back, probably to meet up with reinforcements.
