Several people chatted while eating, and what they ate was just white rice porridge, wheat cakes and pickles. Huang Dagen smiled and said to Zan Wanshou, this kind of talking while eating is called a dinner party within the Perak Army, which started when the Perak Army was founded. At first, it was advocated by Brother Xuan. Due to the large number of affairs in the early days, Ouyang Xuan often did not have time to discuss matters specifically. Ouyang Xuan used his meals to convene everyone to discuss matters. Over time, this discussion system was formed. Many important decisions of the Pili Army were made on such occasions. As for Zan Wanshou's question about whether the secrets would be leaked, Huang Dagen said that the people who prepared the meals had been reviewed at all levels, and irrelevant people were not allowed to be present during the discussions, and there were soldiers guarding the perimeter.
After eating, everyone discussed for a while. Ouyang Xuan and Huang Dagen first told Liu Daer and Cao Zhizhou's conspiracy in colluding with the Mongolian army in concise language. They heard Zan Wanshou and Hou Xing furious and frightened. What made them angry was that these two traitors would push the common people into a pit of fire just for the sake of greater official positions. What frightened them was the thoughts of these two people. It is a meticulous plan, and once its conspiracy is implemented, it will be impossible to resist it with the power of Jiading Prefecture alone. Hou Xing immediately shouted to report to the Sichuan Zhizhi Department and the Lin'an court, but Zan Wanshou stopped him.
Of course Zan Wanshou knew that the Pili Army did not report Liu Daer and Cao Zhizhou's conspiracy to the Sichuan Zhiji Department and the imperial court. Chongqing and Lin'an are far apart. Even if the news is delivered smoothly, it will take a month or two or even longer for the news to come back. The situation has already changed beyond recognition. It is true that water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near. Huang Dagen also said just now that it was precisely because of the urgent tense that the Thunderbolt Army did not bother to search for himself on the way to take office. Instead, he found a reed swamp near the enemy's ambush site and hid in it, and used a "mantis catching cicada" attack on the attackers. , oriole behind."
Even if the Pili Army reports the situation to their superiors, no one may believe it. Liu Dahuan and Cao Zhizhou had fought against the Mongols for many years and were the two main pillars of the Song Army in Western Sichuan against the Mongolian Army. Before the two people raised the flag of rebellion, it was really difficult for outsiders to believe that the two had different intentions. In fact, before Zan Wanshou came to Meizhou, Captain Ding had warned Liu Daer that he might have evil intentions, but he was not only ignored but even almost punished with a cane. Liu Da'er and Cao Zhizhou had already fed Yu Xing well, and many dignitaries in the court had also accepted a lot of bribes from them. Whether it was Yu Xing or the big shots in the court behind him, they would naturally speak to them. This is a serious crime of beheading one's head and confiscating one's family. It is easy for the two of them to falsely accuse the Perak Army of not sincerely resisting the Mongols, causing internal strife and causing trouble.
In fact, the land in western Sichuan is far away from the center, and warlords of various sizes have already formed. Lin'an is naturally very aware of the lawlessness of these warlords, and they try not to anger them while taking precautions. As long as these military leaders do not surrender openly, they will turn a blind eye to prevent them from defecting to the Mongolian army in anger. Besides, since Liu Daer and Cao Zhizhou dared to rebel, they would obviously prepare countermeasures in advance. The Sichuan Production Department and the imperial court also had their informants, and there were even many Mongolian spies. If the Pili Army reports the situation to their superiors, it will undoubtedly alert the enemy, allowing the enemy to get the leaked information in advance, and then be more fully prepared to respond.
Zan Wanshou understands these principles, but it does not mean that he can cope with the next challenges. He knew that facing the three-pronged land and water siege of Liu Daer, Cao Zhizhou and Erlin, it would be difficult to hold on to Jiading City no matter how steep it was. When Yu Xing was guarding Jiading Prefecture, whenever there was a large-scale warning, the Sichuan Zhiji Department and Luzhou, Bozhou and other places would inevitably come to help. Only by working together could we repel the Mongolian attack. Taking advantage of the opportunity he had just taken office, Olin not only gathered thousands of Mongolian troops from Chengdu and Longzhou, but also invited Mongolian troops from eastern Sichuan and even Longyou and Dali to contain them. More importantly, Liu Da's surrender not only caused Jiading Prefecture to lose the barrier of Meizhou, but also lost an elite combat force, especially the naval force. He understood that the only one who could save Jiading at the moment was the Thunderbolt Army.
Ouyang Xuan didn't need to guess what Zan Wanshou was worried about, so he immediately asked Huang Dagen to tell the Pili Army's next plan. Although Liu Daer's Hongmen Banquet did not succeed this time, it also caused Jiading Mansion to be leaderless. Jilin, Liu Dal'er, and Cao Zhizhou will definitely take the opportunity to attack Jiading City. With the army pressing down on the border and the inducements to persuade them to surrender, it is only a matter of time before Jiading City falls into the hands of the Mongolian army. The plan for now is that Zan Wanshou must return to Jiading as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. After the Perak Army has stabilized the defense lines of Guankou Village and Baizhang City, he will then look for opportunities to annihilate the Mongolian navy heading south from Chengdu to relieve his worries. The next step is to concentrate on capturing Meizhou City, and then go south to support Jiading City by land and water.
Although Zan Wanshou is still worried, he also knows that this is the best way. Although most of the officers and soldiers in Jiading Prefecture were Yu Xingzhi's confidants, and there were also people with different intentions, most of them were unwilling to surrender to the Mongols. Even in the Meizhou Army, a considerable proportion of soldiers were unwilling to surrender, but were coerced by Liu Da'er and had to board the pirate ship. Zan Wanshou immediately agreed to the Perak Army's suggestion and immediately returned to Jiading to hold on and wait for reinforcements. But at the end of the meeting, he raised a doubt in his mind to Ouyang Xuan: "Why is Brother Xuan so clear about Zan's situation?" The dinner party has not yet ended, Zan Wanshou and Hou Xing have been infected by Ouyang Xuan's personality charm. , his title was also changed from Lord Ouyang to Brother Xuan.
Faced with Zan Wanshou's question, Ouyang Xuan laughed. Naturally, he cannot say that he is a time traveler, but he still remembers the description of him in the history books: Zan Wanshou (1242-1299), courtesy name Tianqing, alias Nanxi, was a native of Zan Village, Liqiao Town, Xuanzhou District, Anhui Province, and was a descendant of the Zan family of Zan Village. Grandson. At the end of the Song Dynasty, the governor of the Anti-Yuan Dynasty went out to govern Sichuan and Sichuan during the Lizong period of the Song Dynasty, and all the counties relied on it. At that time, the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty had crossed the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers and peeked into the sword pavilion. Zan Gong led his soldiers and people to fight back and drove hundreds of miles north, which greatly reduced the popularity of the Yuan Dynasty... In the history books, although Zan Wanshou also surrendered to the Mongolian army in the end, he also failed to do so. Just like Wang Li of Diaoyu City, he surrendered as a last resort in order to save the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city. In Ouyang Xuan's view, this kind of behavior that does not consider his own reputation but the common people is the real hero. At that moment, he said that Zan Wanshou had become the prefect at a young age, and his brilliance was so dazzling that it naturally attracted the attention of the Perak Army adjacent to Jiading, and the intelligence department naturally collected information about him.
To return to Jiading Prefecture, it is most convenient to take the waterway or the official road, but Liu Daer must have placed a blockade on these two roads, so he had to choose another way. The plan prepared by Huang Dagen was to start from Pengshan City and then head west to the boundary of Danling County, and then turn to the south. Although this section of road is long and mostly through mountains and forests, it is secretive and safe. It is the smuggling route of the Perak Army caravan. It is said that during the period when Yu Xing was in charge of Jiading, although the Perak Army sent a large amount of treasures to him every year and paid a large amount of taxes to the government, there were still many soldiers and petty officials extorting money along the way. In desperation, Boss Qian opened up this trail. . There are few people around this trail, so as long as you proceed carefully, the enemy will not notice it at all. To put it another way, even if Liu Daer's scout discovered him, the guarding Perak Army troops could protect Zan Wanshou's safety.
