My nephew was humiliated by his subordinates in the mountains and Hengyuan Village, and no one could swallow this breath. Although Ouyang Xuan and Xiong Ben were only nominal subordinates, and Pan Tongzhi never regarded them as his own, they had no choice but to do so when the Mongolian army was about to invade. Pan Tongzhi also knew that it was useless to write a letter of rebuke, but now he could only wait for the Mongolian army to retreat, and then it would not be too late to deal with Ouyang Xuan and Xiong Ben. He has received news that since the beginning of autumn, the Mongolian Wang Liangchen's cavalry stationed in Lizhou has been dispatched frequently, and a large group of Mongolian army Liu Heima's cavalry has also gone south to the bank of Jialing River.
Pan Tongzhi's messenger first arrived at the nearest town of Hengyuan. Xiong Ben only thought that the words in the letter were farts. When he got the letter, he tore it into pieces without even reading it, and shouted loudly, "What kind of bird letter is this? You are bullying Mr. Xiong for being illiterate! If you have anything to say, say it, and if you have farts, just say it." put....". The messenger had never seen such a rough official before. He hesitated in fear and let Xiong Ben rush out. Yongkang County Magistrate Cheng Jinyong read the letter from Chongqing Mansion, snorted coldly from his nose, and said slowly: "Master Pan only listened to his nephew. As far as I know, the property Pan Luohuan collected was originally owned by Xiong Ben, and it was in Hengyuan. The town just got back its own property, so how could it be said that it was robbery? As for the soldiers who were killed, according to Xiong Ben, it was Ouyang Xuan who did it..." After Ouyang Xuan read the letter, He asked Yang Xiucai to write a reply in the name of Yu Zhu, describing the situation one by one. Whether Pan Tongzhi listened or not was his business. In the letter, he also mentioned that he had received news that the Mongolian cavalry would raid Chengdu City, and he hoped that Lord Pan would inform you to make early preparations. Although Ouyang Xuan knew that Chengdu City had long been dilapidated and the Chengdu Road Government Office had moved to Yunding City, there were still many people in the city. He is worried about the safety of the people.
In Ouyang Xuan's memory, in the fifth year of Baoyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, that is, in the autumn of 1257 AD, Liu Heima from ten thousand Mongolian households raided the city of Chengdu, but the specific time is unclear in the history books. From a cautious point of view, he had already ordered each trade team to complete the transaction and rush to the mountains. During this period, various caravans have transported back a large amount of food, salt, cloth and other daily necessities. Currently, only one caravan that went to Meizhou and Jiading Prefecture has not yet returned. In addition to the preparation of strategic materials, in order to prevent the Mongolian army from possibly invading the mountains, the construction of the fortress at the Wanjiaping T-junction is also in full swing.
Time flies to the end of September. When the leaves in Wanjiaping began to turn yellow and red, the new Liulizhai inspector sent by Chongqing Prefecture came into the mountain. This person was a confidant of Pan Tongzhi. He had a good reputation in the government office because of his careful handling of things. Pan Tongzhi also sent him to the mountains because of his tact and sophistication, hoping to win the hearts of the mountain people with soft means, so he only brought more than 20 old and weak soldiers for this new inspection. But when they reached the T-junction, they were blocked by a group of mountain people, claiming that they did not welcome people from the government. The new inspector tried to persuade the mountain people with his sharp tongue. Unexpectedly, after just a few words, the rough mountain people blocking the road became angry and beat them with sticks without explanation. The new inspection had no choice but to Flee in panic. This was repeated several times, but the new inspection still couldn't get into the mountain, so he had to return to Fucheng in despair.
When Pan Tongzhi's plan failed, he tried another one. A few days later, he sent a messenger again. Because this time the messenger claimed that he was here to confer an official position on Yu Zhu, the mountain people who blocked the road let him go when they saw that it was a good thing. After the messenger found Yu Zhu, he deliberately shouted loudly that Pan Tongzhi had appointed him as the new inspector of Liulizhai to take charge of the affairs in the mountain, and everything could be done expeditiously. The confused Yu Zhu came to his senses, grabbed the appointment certificate and tore it into pieces. Pan Tongzhi wanted to use the tactic of alienation to provoke internal fights within the Perak Army, and then defeat them one by one. Although this vicious plan was too obvious for a loyal person like Yu Zhu to see through it at a glance, Pan Tongzhi did not expect that a letter would achieve his goal. His real purpose was to create rifts within the Perak Army. It's just that he underestimated Ouyang Xuan's influence and the cohesion of the Thunderbolt Army. Not to mention Yu Zhu, Huang Dagen, Cao Ergou and other brothers who have been through life and death sincerely admire Ouyang Xuan. They admire him for leading everyone step by step from the edge of destruction to today's strong army. His benevolent government and love for the people also make him popular among the mountain people. He has gained a lofty prestige, not to mention the thunderbolts, artillery, folding shields and other inventions he brought that made the Thunderbolt Army invincible. The industrial and mining industry and the organization of trade teams allowed the mountain people to gradually get rid of the dilemma of lack of supplies... .
After driving away the messenger from Chongqing Mansion, Yu Zhu was still uneasy, so he took Li Shuang and hurried to Ouyang Xuan to explain the situation to avoid misunderstanding and estrangement. After Li Shuang came to the mountains, he could no longer march and fight due to his disabled legs, so Ouyang Xuan asked him to manage various government affairs besides military affairs, and he was also very busy. Ouyang Xuan had been notified of the situation of the Chongqing Mansion courier. Seeing that Yu Zhu was uneasy and unable to let go, and seeing that Li Shuang also had a serious face, he made an exception and asked someone to put out drinks to drink with Li Shuang and Yu Zhu while reminiscing about the past. It was so enjoyable that the three of them seemed to have returned to the afternoon when they first met. While the wine was warming and his ears were full of wine, Dong Hu walked into the room sweating profusely. He said hurriedly: "Brother Xuan, something bad has happened." After saying that, he looked at Yu Zhu and Li Shuang but stopped again. mouth. "It doesn't matter, we are all our own people, just say it." Seeing Dong Hu hesitate to speak, Ouyang Xuan motioned for him to continue. "The Mongolian army has occupied Chengdu city."
What is coming has finally come. Since Ouyang Xuan traveled to this parallel world, all the preparations he has made are to deal with the Mongolian invasion again. He knew that the Mongolian army Liu Heima had quickly raided the old city of Chengdu with light cavalry, and would soon use this as a base to send a large number of rangers to plunder states and counties. The situation in the states and counties in the western Sichuan Plain would become extremely bad. Wherever the Mongolian army's front went, except for the naval force, which had the strength to fight, the rest of the official army collapsed at the first touch in front of the Mongolian army, and fled or surrendered in the hope of wind.
After finishing speaking, Dong Hu took out another letter and told Ouyang Xuan that the guards dressed as mountain people intercepted another courier from Chongqing Mansion at the T-junction. Seeing that the courier could not enter the mountain, he dropped the letter and hurriedly gone. Ouyang Xuan opened it and saw that the letter was written to him by Pan Tongzhi himself. Although his tone was still condescending, his attitude was much more humble than before. In addition to words such as the emperor's grace and imperial decrees, the core of Pan Tongzhi's autographed letter was the recruitment of troops. He asked Ouyang Xuan to immediately recruit the strong people in the mountains and prepare their own weapons, and then rush to the capital to obey the order. Ouyang Xuan read out the contents of the letter and said with a smile: "President Pan really thinks highly of Ouyang Xuan. I am neither a patrol inspector nor a court official. Why should I obey his military orders? We have to recruit soldiers, but they are only to protect the people, not to protect the people." Those officials in Chongqing Mansion. Come, drink this glass of wine, and let us begin to prepare for the arrival of the Mongols."
