Although the Mongolian army's attack on Jiading was unsuccessful, it could not be called a failure. In fact, the three siege Mongolian armies did not lose many men and horses. Although Yang Dayuan's tribe, which suffered the most losses, killed and injured many siege technicians, it was not to the point of breaking out. As for the cavalry-based Yelvmaizhu tribe and Wang Dechen's Mongolian and Han troops, their losses were very small. The Mongolian army suffered the most losses from its navy. Liu Heima's newly trained navy suffered many casualties in this battle, and more than half of its ships were damaged. Of course, the Jiading navy was also seriously injured. Fortunately, only the ship was seriously damaged. Many navy soldiers were familiar with the water conditions when the ship sank and successfully escaped back to Jiading city. Compared with the losses of the navy, the losses of the Jiading infantry were more serious. In fact, the Jiading infantry did not suffer any losses during the siege. Only dozens of people were killed or injured by crossbows and trebuchets. The biggest losses were the soldiers who were chasing Yang Dayuan's partial division and those who could not escape when Meizhou City fell.
According to the Song Army's unspoken rule of falsely reporting military exploits, "blow sesame seeds into the size of watermelons, and watermelons into the size of houses", Yu Xing greatly exaggerated the military exploits and called it the "Great Victory in Jiading" in an official document reported to the court. Repulsed the attack of tens of thousands of Mongolian troops. This unparalleled achievement was of course attributable to his wise and skillful command, as well as the brave soldiers of the three armies who fought to the death. The people under his rule were enthusiastically supported by the Song Dynasty. The official document reporting the war situation was written into a letter of commendation. After reading this official document from Pei Ran, Yu Xing and his generals also fell into self-hypnosis and were moved by themselves. It turned out that he was so majestic! "I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain." I will never underestimate myself in the future. They all forgot that they were defeated by the Mongolian army who returned and shot them, and that Meizhou City was still in the hands of the Mongols.
In fact, the Mongolian army only withdrew from the boundaries of Jiading Prefecture, and the two sides did not return to the pre-war boundaries. On the east bank of the Minjiang River, the Mongolian army still occupied the counties of Longzhou. On the west bank of the Minjiang River, out of the need to shrink defense, Mongolia plundered Qingshen County and Danling County, abandoned the two counties and defended Meizhou. The main force remaining in the above-mentioned areas were the newly surrendered auxiliary troops. In order to make up for the lack of troops, the Mongolian army recruited many bandits and rogues to help defend the city. Wang Dechen and Yang Dayuan continued to retreat eastward, and they would report to the Mengge Khan in Diaoyu City. The Yelvmaizhu cavalry returned to the Muma Mountain area in Shuangliu County, Chengdu Prefecture.
Although the main force of the Mongolian army withdrew one after another, Yu Xing still did not dare to send troops to regain the lost ground. At present, the Jiading Army has been severely weakened, and its military reserves have also been greatly depleted. It needs to recuperate and gather strength to fight again. Moreover, the Yelvmaizhu tribe is only one or two hundred miles away from Meizhou and Longzhou. With the mobility of the cavalry's rapid march, it only takes a day or two to come to support.
The journey from Jiading to Lin'an was long, and it had to bypass Chongqing Prefecture, where the Mongolian army gathered, so the messenger who reported the meritorious service was fully prepared. In the past, Yu Xing's military exploits were only reported to Pu Choi in Chongqing Prefecture, and then reported down the river from Chongqing Prefecture to Lin'an. Now that Yu Xing had become the deputy envoy of Sichuan Province, he took advantage of the siege of Chongqing Prefecture to leapfrog his rank and send an official letter to Lin'an. It is said that Meng Ge Khan personally conquered Sichuan, and the Song army suffered successive defeats or surrendered one after another. I heard that the Song army suffered consecutive defeats in the battlefields of Lianghuai and Jinghu, and the voices of surrender and peace were heard from all over the court. Yu Xing estimated that reporting Jiading Mansion's achievements would surely allow the important ministers in the court to see a glimmer of light in the gloomy fog, and they would be overjoyed and rewarded heavily.
Just as the messenger reporting his military exploits was about to leave, someone from Yazhou arrived. This Cao Zhizhou was a veteran in officialdom. He knew that once the Mongolian army retreated, Yu Xing would brag to the court about Jiading's victory. He sent people here this time to get a piece of the pie, and the reason was quite good: "The Yazhou army overcame difficulties and dangers to leave Hongya, so that the Mongolian army who wanted to advance westward could not advance even an inch, and lost all their covetous intentions; our army's array was blocked by After that, the army was so shameless that even Yu Dazhong couldn't stand it anymore. However, Cao Zhizhou was well versed in the unspoken rules of officialdom, and the people he sent also brought a large amount of property - plundered from the people of Hongya City. Seeing that Cao Zhizhou was so successful, Yu Xing, although reluctant, also added the names of Yazhou officials to his credit book.
Playing with a jade Buddha sent by Cao Zhizhou, Yu Xing suddenly had an idea in his mind: Why not report that boy Ouyang Xuan to him as well, so as to sell his personal favor and make some money at the same time? He also thought that Yazhou did not contribute any force, but was clearly listed in the credit book, while the Pili Army sent troops to ambush a small group of Mongolian troops in Meizhou, disturbing the Mongolian army and having to send heavy troops to protect the grain road, and also sent many grenades. Although these achievements are not worth mentioning in Yu Xing's eyes, they are much better than Yazhou, which has not even built a small amount of achievements.
Yu Xing was not stupid either. He also learned through insider information that Cao Zhizhou was secretly colluding with the Mongols, but he had neither the evidence nor the strength to capture Yazhou in one fell swoop. Besides, Cao Zhizhou was protected by high-ranking officials in the court, so even though he was his superior, he had nothing to do with him. If he suppresses it too hard, he will push Cao Zhizhou, a weakling, to the Mongols. Similarly, if Ouyang Xuan's achievements are not reported, will the Perak Army be pushed towards the Mongols? Thinking of this, he immediately sent a messenger to Chongqing Mansion.
After listening to the messenger's statement, Ouyang Xuan certainly knew what the old fox Yu Xing was thinking. Worried about him surrendering to the Mongolian army? Ouyang Xuan's answer is absolutely impossible. As for the imperial court's reward? Ouyang Xuan didn't care. He was really disappointed with this corrupt regime and didn't care about official positions at all. But he repeatedly reminded himself in his heart that those who have achieved great things since ancient times should not act on their own initiative, and should not put personal likes, dislikes and emotions above the cause of anti-Mongolia. Even if what you do goes against your own values and will be reviled by others, as long as it is beneficial to the anti-Mongolian cause, you must continue to do it. In his words, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"
When the messenger returned to Jiading Mansion, he brought back many jade toys. These things were seized from the corpses of the Mongolian army by the special forces of the Perak Army, and the Mongolian army plundered the people of Meizhou. The original owners of these items had already fallen victim to the swords and arrows of the Mongolian army, and were confiscated by the Perak Army. "Cultural relics in prosperous times are gold in troubled times." In troubled times, the most precious things are food, iron, cloth and other daily necessities. Such things as gold, silver, literary works, etc. are often expensive but not marketable, and those who demand them are either rich or expensive. The Pili Army caravan did not need these things under normal circumstances, so Ouyang Xuan simply gave them to Yu Xing.
Ouyang Xuan doesn't care about jade playthings, but that doesn't mean they are worthless. In fact, these things are worth a lot of money. Therefore, Li Shuang sent several elite guards to accompany the messenger back to Jiading. The apparent reason was that the journey was far and unsafe, but in fact he was afraid that the messenger would get lost in his belongings and run away. Of course, the Pili Army also gave the envoy and the accompanying guards a lot of money, but it was nothing compared to what they gave to Yu Xing.
There is a proverb in western Sichuan that goes: "When the fire is too hot, the pig's head will rot, but when the money is enough, official business will be done." After taking the Pili Army's money, Ouyang Xuan's name would naturally be listed in the credit book. Among the official documents submitted to Lin'an, Yu Xing certainly had the greatest credit, followed closely by Yu Dazhong - of course there was no mention of abandoning Meizhou and fleeing. Ouyang Xuan ranked third, before Cao Zhizhou. . It is said that Yu Xing is also a principled person. The reason why Ouyang Xuan is ranked before Cao Zhizhou is not because Yu Xing believes that Pili's contribution is greater than that of Yazhou Army, but because the property sent by Pili Army is much more valuable than that of Yazhou.
Precisely because Yu Xing only had money in his eyes, he did not list the Luzhou Army and Liu Zheng on the credit list. When Yu Xing asked for help, Zhu Xusun, the magistrate of Luzhou, sent Liu Zhen to lead his troops. However, when the Luzhou army arrived, the Mongols had already retreated, so Yu Xing sent someone to send Liu Zhen back to Luzhou Divine Arm City.
