Previously, when the Pili merchant ships went south to do business, they were escorted by navy warships. They also received Yu Xing's handwriting in Jiading - in fact, the taxes were paid into his private pocket. At present, Yu Xingyuan is fighting in Chongqing. His soldiers have no restraint and let themselves go. For reasons of confidentiality, the ships sent by the Perak Army to Banzhou did not fly the flag of the navy brigade this time, but only the flag of the caravan. Even the gunboats and escort ships were disguised as transport ships. In the eyes of Yu Xing's soldiers, these mighty ships are simply fat sheep that come to their doorsteps. It is difficult not to make a fortune today. Immediately the trumpets sounded, and they all surrounded them in boats.
As the saying goes, "hunger and cold arouse the desire to steal." Yu Xing was extremely greedy for money and often withheld military pay. These ruffians also lived in extreme poverty, and their thirst for property had reached a pathological level. Ren Rude ordered people to fly the flag of the Perak Army and produce an official letter stamped with the seal of the Yongkang Army. These soldiers still insisted that the flag and official letter were forged and had to board the ship for inspection. Lu Dezhi and Boss Qian didn't know the intentions of these ruffians. They just wanted to control the ships, kill people and steal goods.
As long as the benefits and temptations are big enough, these gangsters can really kill people and silence them. In their view, even if someone knew about it afterwards, the court would have nothing to do with them. After all, they still had to rely on them to kill the Mongols. As for Yu Xing, there is no need to worry. As long as he gives him some property, the matter will be settled. In this chaos of war and chaos, what laws are there? The fist is the last word.
In fact, the Jiading Army was not afraid of the Perak Army, but was slightly dissatisfied. On the one hand, this is the result of Yu Xing and his son deliberately vilifying the Pili Army and Ouyang Xuan. In particular, the navy that Jiading was proud of was suppressed by the Mongolian navy, but the Perak Army defeated the Mongolian navy. Many generals and veteran Youzi in the Jiading army who had been in the army for many years were not convinced at all out of jealousy. On the other hand, the Pili Army tolerates everything. Although Yu Xing was only the nominal superior of the Pili Army, Ouyang Xuan had been forbearing in his dealings with Jiading out of consideration for the overall situation of resisting Mongolia. For example, Yu Xing obtained the tax revenue from Baizhang City for free. In the opinion of some people in the Jiading Army, the reason why the Perak Army was able to fight the Mongols was just because they were defensive and had good luck.
Lu Dezhi would not allow these soldiers to board the ship. When they saw the large number of firearms carried on the ship, their desire to kill and steal goods became even stronger. The person in charge of the escort was Liao Nili. Lu Dezhi refused to give in, and it was even more impossible for him to let these soldiers board the ship. In Liao Nilu's eyes, these soldiers and gangsters only had more than 50 ships, mostly small boats, and only about 200 people in number. They actually dared to come and cause trouble. If you really want to kill them in a fight, it only takes a combined effort. It is no exaggeration to say that the combat strength of the mission's escort even exceeds a thousand new auxiliary troops.
For a time, both sides were at war with each other, and neither side was willing to give in. The Perak Army has no way to retreat, but the soldiers are like hungry wolves with red eyes, willing to give up the fat sheep easily. At this moment when the gun could go off at any time, Ran Zhong took a boat and walked to the middle of the confronting ships. He first cupped his hands and said: "Dear military lords, I am the steward of the Yang Mansion in Bozhou. I am going to Qiongzhou to purchase items under the order of the family leader. I hope it will be convenient for me to travel." After finishing speaking, he turned back and pointed out the largest boat behind him. The ship didn't know when a flag had been hoisted, with a big "Yang" on it. After saying that, he stepped forward and took out Banzhou's official documents.
The soldiers of the Jiading navy dispersed in a hurry. The Yang family in Bozhou was not something they could offend. Some of them had fought against the Mongolian army with the Bozhou Army. They had seen their bravery and fearlessness of death, and had also seen those poisonous arrows. They admired them for daring to confront the Mongols head-on. If they openly plunder Yang's ships, even if the Bozhou army doesn't come to retaliate, they will still be killed. Yang didn't even need to report to the court, he only needed to send someone to question Yu Xing, and Yu Xing would definitely hand them over. The consequences of handing it over to the Yang family are all possible, think about it. Maybe it is lucky to have the capital beheaded, but there is no chance that he will be punished by Ling Chi or light a sky lantern.
After this twists and turns, on the way to Luzhou, Lu Dezhi ordered to slow down the advance, first sent a fast ship to scout ahead, and then sent a escort ship ahead. After there was no abnormality ahead, the fleet continued to go. It was certainly safe to sail in this way, and we encountered no more trouble along the way, not even water bandits, but the speed was much slower. When we arrived in Luzhou, it was already mid-July. At this time, the fleet received shocking news: the Mongolian army had retreated from Diaoyu City and was now retreating to northern Sichuan. Yang Yan immediately decided to change her original plan of getting off the boat in Luzhou and taking the land route. Instead, she continued to Fuzhou and then upstream the Fu River to Bozhou. This Fushui is the Wujiang River in Ouyang Xuan's mouth.
Ouyang Xuan also received news of the retreat of the Mongolian army. This news was sent back to Jiading from Chongqing by Su San'er using carrier pigeons, and then sent back to the Pili Army via Jiading's "Fire Fox". Homing pigeons are difficult to train and can easily reveal the identity of spies, so "Firefox" is rarely used risk-takingly. It's just that this news is extremely important, and Ouyang Xuan has specifically warned it, so he has to take the risk. Su Saner stated in the secret letter that tens of thousands of Mongolian troops suddenly retreated overnight for no reason. Lu Wende thought it was due to a lack of food and an epidemic, and sent troops to chase them, but he was unexpectedly ambushed. It turned out that the Mongolian army still hid three thousand elite cavalry near Diaoyu City.
After Ouyang Xuan received the news, he immediately called for the senior executives of the Pili Army to discuss the matter. He did not waste too much time during the discussion, but directly divided the work among the top management and divided them into three groups to deal with the current situation. On the first route, Huang Dagen will lead his team to Diaoyu City to inquire about the details. Since Su San'er was not a high-level official, he only knew about the general battle and did not understand the details, so he needed someone to go to Diaoyu City in person. Except for Ouyang Xuan among the top brass of the Pili Army, only Huang Dagen was familiar with Zhang Jue and Wang Li, so he became the first choice without hesitation. The most important task Ouyang Xuan gave to Huang Dagen was to confirm whether Meng Ge Khan was dead.
On the second route, Boss Qian led the caravan to Lin'an. Because he can obtain extremely important strategic resources, Ouyang Xuan attaches great importance to overseas layout. Even if the resistance against Mongolia fails, it can still gain new living space for the Perak Army and even the Chinese people. It's just that overseas development is extremely difficult, even more dangerous than fighting the Mongolian army. Although Liuqiu Company led by Li Kaipeng had a good start, its human and financial resources were far from enough. This time General Qian led a company of armed caravans and brought a large amount of property and weapons to speed up overseas development. During this period, the Perak Army obtained a lot of jewelry, antiques, gold and silver through seizure and business. These treasures did not have much practical value, so Ouyang Xuan ordered Boss Qian to take them all with him. Except for sending some to Jia Sidao, Lu Wende and other senior officials along the way, the rest were all used for the management of Liuqiu Company. Lu Wende is currently in Chongqing Mansion, while Jia Sidao should be confronting Kublai Khan's Mongolian army on the Ezhou front line.
The third way is to prepare for war. The Mongolian army retreated suddenly, but it did not mean that it would withdraw from Sichuan. After withdrawing from Diaoyu City, the Sichuan Army will intensify its offensive against the Perak Army and Jiading Army. Ouyang Xuan asked the entire army to prepare because Cao Zhizhou might surrender to Mongolia. Historical records have recorded that Yazhou, together with Li, Diao, Yan and other states, surrendered to the Mongols, but the exact time is not known because the words are unclear. Following the seizure of letters between Cao Zhizhou and the Mongolian army some time ago, the Pili Army spies discovered that Yazhou officials and the Mongolian army in Chengdu had frequent contacts recently, which increased Ouyang Xuan's worries. Once Yazhou falls into the hands of the Mongolian army, the Pili Army will be in a state of being attacked from both sides. Ouyang Xuan would never tolerate this situation, so he ordered the field brigade and special brigade to prepare for sending troops from Baizhang City and Changqiu Mountain Area.
