Among the allies of the Perak Army, the Yang family of Bozhou is related by marriage to the Perak Army and is the most reliable force. It's just that although the Bozhou soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and they are absolutely strong in defensive operations and mountain operations, they are unable to attack strong castles or engage in field battles with the Mongolian army. Ouyang Xuan is never willing to see Bozhou suffer because of aiding him. Their vitality was severely damaged; Zelang and other Yi and Tibetan forces had few soldiers and generals. It would be good if they could hold their own territory, but there was no hope that they would send troops for reinforcements. They allowed the Pili Army to do business, mine, and recruit soldiers locally, and Ouyang Xuan was already very satisfied.
As for Liu Zheng in Luzhou, who has no friendship, he will naturally not send troops to assist. Yu Xing, who was in charge of Chongqing Prefecture, was the highest official in Sichuan and should have sent troops to attack the rebel generals. However, he had just spent a lot of money to buy the position of Sichuan's envoy, and he was definitely not willing to take the risk of defeat and being fired from his official position. You must know that Pu Zezhi was removed from his official position by the Lin'an court after the failure of the Battle of Chengdu. Liu Daer has been his confidant for many years and has contributed to his wealth for many years. As long as Liu Daer sends him a lot of money, he will not attack with all his strength. At most, he will just pretend to deal with the Lin'an court. For the same reason, even if Zhang Jue and others from Diaoyu City want to send troops to assist the Pili Army, they will be suppressed by him.
In the plan proposed by Cao Zhizhou and Liu Dal to Niulin, Jiading was the core of the entire plan. In order to win Jiading, they formulated three strategies: upper, middle and lower. The best strategy is to send someone to kill Zan Wanshou on his way to take office, so that the leaderless Jiading Army can be controlled by the two men without any bloodshed; the middle strategy is to set up a Hongmen Banquet and launch a surprise attack on the top leaders of the Jiading Army, killing them. Catch them all. After Zan Wanshou took office, he would inspect all over the territory, and he would definitely go to Meizhou City first, and capture and kill him as soon as he entered the city. The next strategy was for the Mongolian Army, Meizhou Army, and Yazhou Army to jointly attack Jiading City. As long as Jiading City Once it is broken, its subordinate states and counties can make a decision. Although Jiading City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Liu Da'er already has accomplices in the defenders. When the time comes, all he needs to do is open the city gate and the three armies will rush in. Even if Zan Wanshou is a god descending to earth, he will not be able to escape. The fate of being defeated and killed.
In order to cooperate with the actions of Cao Zhizhou and Liu Daer, Niulin also prepared to contain the Song Army in central Sichuan from various aspects. He has contacted the secret agent Huoli and asked him to move his troops to Pixian County to contain the Perak Army in Guankou Village and Daojiang. When Kublai Khan and Alibuge competed for the throne, most of the Mongolian generals supported Alibuge in Mobei. This was partly due to the Mongolian tradition of "the youngest son guarding the stove", and Alibuge had absolute control. Most of the Mongolian troops were stronger than Kublai Khan. On the other hand, Alibaba adhered to Mongolian traditions, while Kublai Khan, who occupied Han territory, was enamored of Han culture. Niulin is an old fox. On the surface, he remains neutral, but in fact he is biased towards Alibu Ge. Therefore, most of the Mongolian generals have a favorable impression of him.
As a conservative member of the Mongolian aristocracy, Mi Zhe Huoli is a staunch supporter of Ali Buge. However, Liu Heima, Yelu Maizhu, Jiagu Longgudai and other Mongolian and Han generals who were in charge of Chengdu's government affairs supported Kublai Khan. The dispute over political opinions caused tension between the secret agent Huoli and Liu Heima. The secret agent Huo Li always looked down on the Khitan, Xixia and Han generals in the Mongolian army, but the defeat of Hengyuan Fort made him lose face, and many powers were transferred to Liu Heima by Meng Ge. This made the secret agent Huo Li extremely Hostile to Liu Heima, the relationship between the two became more tense. Niulin had a clear understanding of the current relationship between the two. He asked the secret agent to send troops to Guankou Village, not only to allow him to gain military merit, but also to prevent internal strife between him and Liu Heima.
Niu Lin also wrote to Qitai Buhua, the defender of Qingju City in eastern Sichuan, which is what Ouyang Xuan calls Nanchong City, and asked him to continuously attack the Song army around Diaoyu City and Chongqing Prefecture. This Qitai Buhua was originally Meng Ge's confidant and liked to plunder and kill. After Meng Ge died in the Battle of Diaoyucheng, he led four thousand elite cavalry to garrison Nanchong to prevent the Song army from counterattacking. Before his death, Meng Meng had left a last word that after the Diaoyu City was captured, everyone in the city would be massacred. Generals such as Qitai Buhua tearfully swore poisonous oaths to avenge Meng Meng. He would not give up his troops easily, and now that Niulin had another request, he would naturally intensify his efforts to attack and plunder.
Among the Mongolian troops stationed in Sichuan, there were also Mongolian and Han troops under Wang Liangchen and Wang Weizheng, as well as many new auxiliary troops. On the one hand, Niulin looked down upon the fighting prowess of these people, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to deal with these foreigners who openly supported Kublai Khan, and did not send anyone to contact them. In Niulin's view, the value of a military force lies in the quality rather than the number. The Mongolian army can be powerful overseas because of its cavalry that is strong, good at fighting, highly mobile, and can travel long distances. Therefore, he set his sights beyond the Sichuan battlefield, and sent envoys to Liupan Mountain in Longyou and Dali Kingdom in the south, requesting the local Mongolian generals stationed in the country to send troops, on the one hand to contain the Song army on the Sichuan border, and on the other hand to use The "Hanfu" strategy attacked the weakest areas of the Song army.
After Meng Ge died in battle, the 40,000 elite cavalry he led did not return to Mobei. Instead, some of them stayed in Sichuan and Guanzhong, and more than 20,000 people stayed in Liupan Mountain. The general commanding this cavalry was called Hunduhai, who was a supporter of Ali Buge. Niulin was certain that he would agree to send cavalry southward to Songzhou and Weimao. On the one hand, it is because when these two Khans are fighting for the throne, Hunduhai will definitely use this to win over Niulin to support Ali Buge. On the other hand, the cavalry that was wiped out in Widow Cliff is Hunduhai’s subordinates. With his vengeful character, he will never miss an opportunity for revenge.
The envoy sent by Niulin to the Dali Kingdom sought the support of the famous Mongolian general Wu Lianghetai. He is still the son of Subotai, the Mongol war god who conquered Eastern Europe. He has made great military exploits with the army on many western expeditions. When Meng Ge led an army of 100,000 people and was unable to capture Diaoyu City for a long time, Wu Lianghetai led 3,000 cavalry and 10,000 Dali barbarians, starting from Dali and passing through Guangxi and Hunan to Ezhou, Hubei Province, attacking the city and plundering the territory. He killed hundreds of thousands of Song soldiers and civilians, and finally successfully crossed the river to join Kublai Khan's troops. His commanding ability was really strong. Niulin asked Wu Lianghetai to drive the Dali barbarians to harass Bozhou and Miao territory, and sent cavalry to attack Jianlu from the grassland, and joined the Sichuan Mongolian army in Ya and Lizhou.
In addition to military equipment, Newlin also did not give up political offensive. He also sent envoys to Chongqing Mansion to recruit the Perak Army. However, the first two groups of envoys he sent were mistaken for spies by the guards at Sandu Shui, and they were bombarded without explanation. The third batch of New Lin envoys came to contact holding white flags - the new auxiliary army reminded them that they must hold white flags to negotiate with the Perak Army, otherwise they will be attacked. After being searched, the envoy was brought to Ouyang Xuan. As soon as he finished speaking, he got a reply. The result was obvious. Ouyang Xuan asked the envoy to tell the envoy Niulin that the Pili army would never surrender to the Mongolian army, and there would even be no peace between the two sides unless the Mongolian army withdrew from Han territory and compensated for the losses.
Niulin was naturally confused when he received the reply. He really couldn't understand that the offer he offered was so generous, but was flatly rejected by Ouyang Xuan. Niulin promised that if the Perak Army surrendered, not only could they occupy the current land, but the entire western Sichuan area could also be under the jurisdiction of the Perak Army, and Ouyang Xuan would also become the Chengdu Road pacifier. Speaking of such a high-ranking official position, Niulin did not have the authority to make promises, but he knew that the Pili Army only used firearms as a bargaining chip, and both Ali Buge and Kublai Khan would fulfill their promises.
