While the attack and defense of Jiading City was in full swing, the Perak Army had yet to move. This is not because Ouyang Xuan wants the Mongolian army and Jiading army to fight so hard that both sides will lose, and then he can clean up the mess, but he is waiting for the opportunity. To be precise, they were waiting for the arrival of the Mongolian navy in Chengdu. Only by once again crippling the Mongolian navy can we solve the worries of going south to reinforce Jiading. Last year, Peng Shanshui led the navy brigade Le Quan'an led to defeat the Mongolian navy, which severely damaged its vitality. After that, although Liu Heima built many ships and trained and recruited many sailors, his strength was far less than before, and he did not dare to go south. After all, the Mongolian army also knew that its own navy was not only small but also inexperienced, and was nothing more than a weakling in front of the Perak navy.
The reason why the Mongolian navy dared to go south again this time was because of a letter written by Niulin to Liu Heima. In the letter, Niu Lin stated that he would be able to succeed in his three-pronged siege of Jiading, but the Meizhou navy had nothing to do with the Jiading navy and was quite restrained in the war. In the letter, he assured Liu Heima that the problem of the Perak Army and Navy that he was worried about had been solved at the moment - Pengshan City had secretly surrendered to him. After the surrender of Pengshan City, the Mongolian army was not only able to block the river with artillery in the city, but also obtained the surrendered navy gunboats, which could completely prevent the Perak Army from attacking from upstream. The Mongolian navy goes south to Jiading and together with the Meizhou navy, they will definitely be able to defeat the Jiading navy. Without the support of the navy, Jiading City will be captured quickly.
Liu Heima was not stupid. He knew that Pengshan City's secret surrender was not reliable. You should know that he had surrendered the Perak Army and its generals many times in the past two years, but it had no effect and even lost many spies sent there. Since the rise of the Perak Army, those who have surrendered have always been small shrimps like Chang Yuan from Jiangyuan City, and no mid- to high-level military officers have ever surrendered. It's just that at the moment when the two Khans are fighting, it is extremely important for Niulin to remain neutral. If the navy is dispatched to help him, not only can he win over Kublai Khan, whom he supports, but he can also get a share of the victory in Jiading. , the risk is worth taking. Generally speaking, a large number of Song troops surrendered, but there were only a handful of people who repeated and pretended to surrender.
Niulin naturally knew that Pengshan City's acceptance of surrender was not as firm as Liu Dal'er claimed. The Mongolian army had always looked down on the new annexed troops, not only because of their low combat effectiveness, but also because these troops had no faith at all and were often betrayed and capricious, so he did not fully believe Liu Dal'er's words. It's just that we are in urgent need of water now, so we have to take the risk and give it a try. If Pengshan City really surrenders, not only will Jiading be secured, but the Perak Army can even be defeated in one fell swoop. As for the navy taking risks? That's Liu Heima's navy, the so-called "a dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist". It would be better if Liu Heima suffered a loss, which was equivalent to Kublai Khan's strength also being weakened. Niulin is neutral on the surface, but in her heart she supports Brother Ali.
"Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups." Liu Dal'er was also an official to be able to become Yu Xing's confidant and take charge of Meizhou. Although Zhou Jianshen wrote a blood-stamped letter of surrender and the roster of participating officers and soldiers, and even sent Pengshan City's troop strength, warship status and defense plans, Liu Da'er was still uneasy. Before heading south to Jiading, he sent several confidants to inspect the situation. These confidants saw that the flags of the Meizhou Army and the Mongolian Army were raised in Pengshan City, and an official document accusing Ouyang Xuan and the Perak Army was posted at the door of the county government office. I even went to the gunboat on the pier for an on-site inspection, and I was already eighty-nine percent convinced.
These confidants then relayed Liu Dal'er's request: hand over the seal of Pengshan County, accept hostages from the Mongolian army, and send officials from Meizhou to take over the city. Zhou Jianshen was furious at this request and claimed that the seal could be handed over, but the hostages and Meizhou's takeover would never be agreed to. Firstly, he had no relatives, and secondly, the Mongolian army had promised him to be the magistrate of Pengshan County, so how could he go back on his word? They also questioned whether Meizhou had been taken over by the Mongolian army and whether they had taken hostages. Liu Daer's confidants were speechless and had to return to Meizhou to report to him truthfully.
Liu Daer knew that he was in the wrong. In addition, several of his confidants took away a lot of Zhou Jianshen's belongings and spoke to Zhou Jianshen. He immediately believed that Zhou Jianshen not only surrendered with his infantry battalion, but also encouraged the navy and city officials to surrender as well. . Now his worry is how to place these surrendered Perak Army officials. You must know that he has already promised the positions of counties in Meizhou to his generals, and even Zhou Jianshen's position as Pengshan County Magistrate was secretly promised to his confidants. His wishful thinking was that after taking control of Pengshan City, he would seize Zhou Jianshen's military power and transfer him to a casual position. This not only brought benefits to his confidants, solved hidden dangers, but also obtained an elite army. It could be said that he killed three birds with one stone.
Liu Da'er felt happy at the thought of becoming the Lord of Jiading. At that time, he will have the land of two (prefectures) and eleven counties, plus the Pili weapons and weapons obtained from the surrender of Pengshan City. He can compete with the Pili army in the north and seize the land of Xuzhou in the south. Not only Cao Zhizhou He will also look up to himself, and even Niulin will think highly of him. If he pays more beautiful women and treasures to the Mongolian Khan, maybe he can become a hereditary Han army prince like Wang Dechen, with descendants of his family. You can also enjoy all the glory and wealth.
Liu Da'er's wishful thinking was rattling, but he didn't know that Cao Zhizhou was not a kind person either. Although he and Liu Dal'er discussed that after Jiading was captured, the Meizhou Army would take over Jiading, but he knew how the Mongolian army would tolerate Liu Dal'er becoming powerful, and would definitely take measures to limit his power in the future. This was why he dared to promise the Yi and Fan tribes The reason why he and the Qingqiang tribe settled in Meizhou, Jiading was because the Mongolian army was absolutely happy to see other forces checking and balancing Liu Daer. What's more, the Perak Army will not be willing to let Jiading Meizhou fall to the Mongolian army. The two sides will definitely fight endlessly. Although Liu Da'er has the support of the Mongolian army, it is really difficult to withstand the powerful offensive of the Perak Army. This was his deliberate show of weakness and concession in front of Liu Daer and Nulin. It was actually a plan by the director to drive away the wolf and devour the tiger. When both sides are defeated, it will be the time for the Yazhou Army to reap the benefits.
All parties to the Mongolian army attacking Jiading were calculating their own interests, and the Perak Army was also calculating how to achieve the greatest results at the smallest cost. The Mongolian navy has been unable to retreat before, and the waterway leading from Pengshan City to Chengdu is not wide, and the Mongolian army has deployed many defenses on both sides of the river. The risk of attacking is too great, so the best way is to lure them Come out, and Pengshan City is the bait. In order to make the false surrender more realistic, the staff took great pains to coordinate the false surrender operation. The letters of surrender sent to Liu Daer and the roster of officers and soldiers were all real, and the blood seals on them were also real - dog blood. For this reason, the staff also killed a dog. The Pengshan County seal Zhou Jianshen promised was also real, but the Pili Army didn't use it at all.
The strength of Pengshan City, the status of warships, and the defense plans given to the Mongolian army were half-truths and half-falsities. After all, these things were in full view of the public, and complete fraud could not deceive anyone. As for the official document posted at the gate of the county government office attacking Ouyang Xuan and the Perak Army, it was written by Cao Zhizhou. It was a letter he had previously written to a high-ranking official in the DPRK, but it was intercepted by the Perak Army, and the staff immediately used it for editing. The modification is used. Before using this letter, Huang Dagen specifically asked Ouyang Xuan for his opinion, to which he replied: "Regardless of means, only the results." To him, being scolded is just a trivial matter, as long as it can achieve the purpose of beating up the enemy.
