Ouyang Xuan believed that Pu Ze's move by the Sichuan troops in the Southern Song Dynasty to counterattack Chengdu was a major event in the fight against Mongolia. This battle not only related to the gains and losses of the entire Xichuan, but also had a great relationship with the future of the Perak Army, and he must not stay out of it. It's just that Wanjiazhai is in the northwest of Chongqing Prefecture, while Xinjin City is in the southeast of Chongqing Prefecture, and they are at the two ends of the narrow area of Chongqing Prefecture. If you go to Xinjin Village in peacetime, you can take a boat down the Wenjing River from Hengyuan Village and reach it in one day. However, since the Mongols took control of the Navy Dock in Chongqing Fucheng, which the waterway must pass through, the waterway has become unfeasible. And if you want to go around the prefectures and counties occupied by the Mongols, the distance is too far and it will take at least half a month. This is also the reason why the messenger team sent by Pan Tongzhi chose to risk their way through the Mongolian-controlled area. There are enemy cavalry patrols on the official roads in the Mongolian-controlled areas, but there are many rivers and marshes outside the official roads, and the paths are hidden, difficult to find and easy to get lost. Just going to Xinjin City to make contact. Although the journey is difficult and dangerous, it is a risk that must be taken. Ouyang Xuan thought over and over again and decided that Dong Hu would lead his people to Xinjin City to meet Pan Tongzhi. In addition to Dong Hu's superior martial arts skills, he was also familiar with Pan Tongzhi because he had visited Chongqing Mansion many times and often sent valuable mountain goods on behalf of the Perak Army. More importantly, he did not throw his head behind Pan Luohuan's expulsion incident. Showing his face, he never forged any hatred with anyone from the Chongqing government office.
Dong Hu, who received the task, approached Le Quan'an and asked him to describe the situation along the road in detail and draw a sketch of the path. He did not take Le Quan'an back to Xinjin Village this time, not only because his origin could not be proven, but Le Quan'an's body was also severely overdrawn when he came, and he could not withstand high-intensity actions in a short period of time. Moreover, when traveling through the Mongolian-controlled area, the smaller the number of people, the smaller the chance of being discovered by the enemy cavalry. Therefore, Dong Hu only selected four elite colleagues in the reconnaissance company. These four people are not only agile and highly skilled in martial arts, but also quite skilled in the use of enemy mines. . In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of several people, Ouyang Xuan also asked them to bring a new type of grenade that the research institute had just trial-produced, but the number was small, only two per person. The main difference between the new grenade and the old model is the firing method. When using the old grenade, you need to open the cover, light the fuse with fire and then throw it out. Not only is it troublesome to use, but the rate of duds is high, it also takes longer to learn to use. The new type of grenade does not require the use of fire. You only need to open the cover and pull the fuse, and the explosive mercury inside the projectile is detonated. It is not only easy to use, but the dud rate is also greatly reduced. However, since granular black powder is still used and the powder charge has not been increased, the power is not much different from the original grenade.
After Dong Hu went to Xinjin City, his duties were temporarily replaced by Huang Dagen. In order to cope with the changes in the situation, know ourselves and the enemy, and fight every battle, the Pili Army urgently needs to master the intelligence of the current situation outside the mountain. The Pili Army's spies originally were mostly in nearby Yongkang, Hengyuan and other places, and they had very little information about places farther away. Especially after the arrival of the Mongols, they also lost contact with Chongqing Mansion and other places. According to Ouyang Xuan's arrangement, the Internal Guard Battalion needs to send reconnaissance personnel to find out the information about the Mongols in the plains of western Sichuan within 200 miles of Wanjiazhai. This includes more than ten prefectures and counties, including Chengdu Prefecture, Chongqing Prefecture and Qiongzhou Prefecture. , for this reason, the Internal Guard Battalion sent out elite reconnaissance teams to form more than ten reconnaissance teams, with groups of five or six people disguised as refugees and other people of various colors to sneak into various places for reconnaissance.
Although Dong Hu and his party of five went to Xinjin City with twists and turns and spent a lot of time hiding along the way, they arrived at Xinjin City on the fourth day after departure. On the one hand, this is because all five of them are hunters and have strong survival abilities in the wild. On the other hand, they also benefit from the simple map drawn by Gen Le Quan'an, which helped them avoid the Mongolian troops patrolling the official road - this indirectly The identity of Le Ping'an's envoy's entourage was confirmed, and Pan Tongzhi also confirmed that what he said was not false.
When Dong Hu met Pan Tongzong, in addition to presenting the letter from the Perak Army, he also presented mountain products-leopard skin and deer antlers according to the old practice. Presumably because of the strength shown by the Perak Army after defeating the new annexed army, Commander Pan was polite to Dong Hu and his party this time, and he agreed to Ouyang Xuan's idea of taking Yongkang City first and then jointly attacking Chongqing Fucheng. When Pan Tongzhi asked about the details of defeating the new vassal army, he praised the thunderbolt weapons and lamented that Ouyang Xuan was the pillar of the country. Finally, he asked about the manufacturing methods of grenades and artillery. After Dong Hu was silent for a while, he deduced that the method of making firearms was taught to craftsmen by Ouyang Xuan himself, and that he and his party did not know it. He hoped to donate some of the grenades he carried with him to Pan Tong for imitation by the craftsmen of Xinjin Village. Seeing that Dong Hu's words were reasonable, Pan Tongzhi did not have any doubts. He only asked the Pili Army to send some artillery and craftsmen after the traffic became smoother, and asked the Chongqing Prefecture Xiang Army to also be equipped with such weapons.
Dong Hu has a natural acumen for military affairs, which is why Ouyang Xuan chose him as the intelligence chief of the Perak Army. By walking around and wandering around, he got a clear picture of the situation in Xinjin City in a short period of time. Xinjin City is located at the intersection of three major rivers: Nanhe River, Wenjing River and Jinma River, the main stream of Minjiang River. It firmly controls the waterway of the Sichuan Army's southward march to Meizhou and Jiading Prefecture. Its geographical location is extremely important. The Mongolian army attacked and plundered cities everywhere in western Sichuan, but its several attacks on Xinjin failed. Xinjin was surrounded by water on three sides, and the river was wide and deep, making it extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack. There was also a powerful naval force stationed there.
The Mongolian army was not good at water warfare and could only attack from land, but it was blocked by the tall city wall. Moreover, the moat of Xinjin City is more than ten feet wide and is connected to the river surrounding the city. When the Mongolian army attacks the city wall from land, it will be attacked by naval forces on both sides. The machine was destroyed and had to retreat in dismay. The Mongolian army could not capture Xinjin City, so they had to take a detour to attack Meizhou and Jiading Prefecture downstream. It's just that the pressure of land transportation and baggage is too great, and the naval forces of Xinjin City and Pengshan City downstream use the Minjiang waterway that extends in all directions to attack the logistics, so the Mongolian army's attacks on Meizhou and Jiading Prefecture have been repeatedly frustrated.
In Pan Tongzhi's boast, he recently commanded the navy of Xinjin City to go up the river and attack Qiongzhou, Dayi, Wenjiang, Pixian, Qingshen, Daojiang, Yizheng and other prefectures and counties along the river. If not The Mongolian cavalry is fast and mobile and will surely be able to recapture some states and counties. After listening to Pan Tongzhi's statement, Dong Hu disagreed. He knew that the navy might succeed in a sneak attack, but it would be difficult for the infantry to defend the city, because according to his observation, the combat effectiveness of the infantry in Xinjin Village was better than that of Xinfu who invaded the mountains. The army cannot be much stronger, because it is impossible to evaluate the combat power of the navy because it does not understand water warfare. What's more important is that even an outsider like him can vaguely see the discord between the infantry and infantry. Xinjin Village now has 2,000 infantry troops and 1,000 naval troops. The infantry was mainly brought from Chongqing Mansion by Pan Tongzhi, and his generals were all his confidants. Chongqing Mansion originally had 3,000 people. When Pan Tongzhi retreated, he left behind 1,000 old and weak soldiers and occasionally rebellious generals to defend the city. However, those who were abandoned were not willing to defend the city. They either ran away and became bandits or Surrendered the Mongolian army. The navy army was the original garrison of Xinjin City. Although it was nominally under Pan Tong's command, it was its own faction. The navy originally numbered 1,500 people, but under the command of Pan Tongzhi, it was reduced by one-third in a few battles, and even the original navy commander was killed. Pan Tongzhi took the opportunity to let Pan Luohuan serve as the commander of the navy. Within a few days, this playboy made people angry, which made the navy soldiers even more alienated. This in turn led to Pan Tongzhi's double suppression.
