Chapter 122: Attack on Dasan Pass
Cao Youwen said with a serious expression that these were the lives of tens of thousands of people, so careful planning was required.
Zhao Yulin habitually searched his pockets, wanting to smoke a cigarette, but where could he find one? The seeds were probably still in Mayi Country on Luzon Island. He rubbed his hands, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of water, saying that Lord Meng knew best. After the battle of Caizhou, the Mongolian army would not return Luoyang and Kaifeng to the Song Dynasty. We would take action as soon as we got the confirmation.
Lao Cao was a little anxious and asked how long he would have to wait for the truth to be revealed.
Zhao Yulin thought for a while and said, "Let's do it on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The battle in Caizhou will definitely end after the Lantern Festival, and both sides will have a showdown at that time."
He left Qingyeyuan and went back to Fengzhou. He saw the craftsmen were still repairing the plank road. Zhao Yulin told the logistics officer Yu Fuming to think about repairing the road at both ends and speed up the completion of the end leading to Dasan Pass, as there were only a few beams that needed to be installed.
Yu Fuming smiled bitterly and said: Third Young Master, the master starts working at dawn and finishes at dusk. Some time ago, the back pole of the swinging pole broke and someone died.
Zhao Yulin was speechless.
But time waits for no one, the war is about to break out, the old road of Chencang is the best passage, and repairing it is the best way to conceal one's tracks.
He said coldly: "The road must be opened within half a month, otherwise you will be subject to military law." After that, he left without looking back.
When Zhao Yulin returned to Nanzheng, he asked Lu Youpeng to collect intelligence about the Tulei family and Caizhou, especially information about Hubili. He was also unsure in his heart. Hubili knew his secret. If he sold him out, Lai Chuanfang would be dead even if 20,000 people entered Guanzhong.
He did not sleep all night and closed his eyes only at dawn. Lai Chuanfang came to the house in a hurry, but Chen Chen blocked his way and said that Brother Yulin had not slept all night and had just closed his eyes.
Lai Chuanfang walked back and forth rubbing his hands and said that it had reached the center of his spine, and the young master didn't give any orders. What should he do?
He waited for half an hour, and couldn't wait any longer so he decided to force his way in. Zhao Yulin came out and asked him why he was so nervous. As a commander, this was a big taboo, didn't he?
Lai Chuanfang immediately said with a smile that the young master had not slept all night and was just anxious.
Mag was so angry that he actually said it to him. Zhao Yulin raised his leg as if to kick someone. Lai Chuanfang immediately jumped away and asked, "What should I do, young master?" "Speak quickly."
He sat down, took the tea bowl handed to him by Chen Chen, took a bite and said, "What should I do? Let's put it in the cold."
Lai Chuanfang said like a young wife, "It's so frustrating. Master, just tell me clearly and stop playing tricks on me."
Zhao Yulin told Ma Linger that the Spring Festival was coming in a few days, and Nanzheng would hold a series of celebration activities to celebrate the new year happily. After the 15th, they should be ready to go. Let Yu Fuming allocate all the mortars to you for use.
Lai Chuanfang was excited when he heard this. The Third Young Master gave him all the mortars, so he was definitely going to travel light through Ziwu Valley. He stood up straight, gave a standard military salute, and turned to leave.
The Lin'an Palace had already been decorated with lanterns and colors, and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was delighted. Lizhou Xingyuan Prefecture took over the Partridge Mountain and established Baoning Prefecture for him. From then on, the troops in front of the emperor would have a pasture for war horses and a special supply prefecture.
Meng Gong of Jingzhou, with 300,000 stones of military supplies, was carrying out the joint campaign to destroy the Jin Dynasty, which was nearing completion, and the destruction of the Jin Dynasty was imminent.
The emperor held a grand banquet for his ministers in the palace, announcing that the world was at peace and the Song Dynasty had entered an era of revival.
Zhao Yulin was also watching a play in Xingyuan Prefecture. He was performing it for the Mongolian troops north of the mountains. Nanzheng set up a stage by the Han River to perform the play for three consecutive days, and set off fireworks at night, which attracted the people in the city to find high places and climb up the city walls to watch the spectacle.
Lu Youpeng reported to him that Tu Lei's wife and family members left Chang'an and went to Yan'an Prefecture, Hubili went to inspect Tongguan, his personal soldiers molested the mother of the Jin general and forced himself to sleep with the Jin general's wife, causing a quarrel and a quarrel. The little prince left in a triumphant manner with his men.
Haha, interesting.
Zhao Yulin felt that this was probably what this kid meant by help.
He asked Lao Lu to pay close attention to the news from Chang'an, Baoji, Pingliang and Gongchang Prefecture, and tell him immediately after the battle of Caizhou was over.
In Zhending Prefecture, Hebei Province, the Mongol Khan was very unhappy when he learned that the Shenwei Army had captured Partridge Mountain. This was tantamount to blocking an important channel for him to attack the Southern Song Dynasty from the west.
The Khan lifted up the beautiful concubine beside him and said viciously to Yelu Chucai, "Let the Shenwei Army remain magical for a few more days. After he destroyed the Golden Dog and recovered his breath, he would kill Zhao Qi'er and see how magical he really is."
In the west, in Gongchang Prefecture, the last military group of the Jin people, Wang Shixian was having New Year's Eve dinner with her family. Information came down that Caizhou City would fall in the next few days.
Wang said helplessly that it would take a few days for the information to be transmitted, and perhaps it had been .
The eldest son's arrow wound had healed long ago, and he was sitting next to him and saying that there was more to it. Zhao Qi'er was really lucky. He married Yangjin, the daughter of the great Tibetan king Putuowa, as his wife. The Shenwei Army advanced into the Partridge Mountain, and the Hanshui Morning Post had publicly announced the establishment of Baoning Prefecture.
Wang Xian said harshly that no matter how capable Zhao Qi'er was, he would not dare to take the initiative to fight against the Mongolian army, because the emperor in Lin'an was watching over him.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yu Fuming came to pay New Year's greetings to Zhao Yulin and reported that the section of the plank road leading to Dasan Pass had been repaired.
He was in a good mood and said, "See, fish won't jump if the water is tight. You will never be able to complete it if I don't increase the burden on you. Do you understand the key?"
Yu Fuming said nervously that he knew, the newly built plank road was durable and wide, and he had already informed Qingyeyuan.
He said that it was good to know, and there was no need to rush during the lunch break. He would return to work after the 15th and work hard once he returned.
Yu Fuming nodded repeatedly and said that he would assign someone to be responsible for it.
He asked how the weapons were prepared.
Yu Fuming said that according to his request, the twenty mortars and two thousand shells delivered from behind were given to Lai Chuanfang, and the other columns were supplemented with new catapults and could still fight.
He distributed the mines and grenades that had just been delivered equally between the East and West Groups, including my sister-in-law's Third Column.
Zhao Yulin said seriously that of course, everyone is treated equally.
When he mentioned the Three Columns, he thought of the Fire Phoenix, and he always felt that the Phoenix should be moved to another position.
As soon as we mention Cao Cao, he appears.
Zhao Yulin saw Huo Fenghuang stepping into the yard and walking towards them. Yu Fuming saw him staring blankly outside without saying anything, turned around and saw Huo Fenghuang, and immediately said that he had something urgent to do, and got up and slipped away.
Seeing that there was no one around, Fenghuang went in and sat on his lap, putting her arms around his neck. Zhao Yulin kissed her and told her to get down quickly, as it would be bad if others saw her. She was wearing so many clothes, which were so heavy that their legs were numb.
Fire Phoenix ignored him and said that if her request was not met, she would just sit there and not get up.
Zhao Yulin hurriedly called out to his aunt to tell him quickly, and he would agree to any request she made.
Huo Fenghuang said that if he wanted to go to Guanzhong via Ziwu, he must take Sanzong with him.
Zhao Yulin was in a dilemma and said that Ziwu was extremely dangerous and was purely a gamble.
Phoenix put her little mouth close to his face and smeared a circle of saliva on it, saying that if they were to die together, they would die together. If he dared to bet, it would definitely work.
He knew he couldn't get rid of Fenghuang, so he hugged the woman and stood up and said, "Let's go gamble together."
Ten days later, Shunfeng received accurate information: the battle of Caizhou was over, General Meng obtained most of the corpse of the Jin emperor, and the Mongols and Song Dynasty joined forces to massacre the city of Caizhou.
This is why Zhao Yulin was unwilling to send troops to destroy the Jin Dynasty. He knew that if he worked together with the Mongolian army, the brutal fighting and the accumulation of national hatred and family feuds would lead to a massacre in the city after it was captured.
After receiving the news, Zhao Yulin immediately rushed to Qingyeyuan and told Lao Cao that the battle in Caizhou was over, that the Mongolian army would never exchange Henan in accordance with the alliance, and that the period of the Song-Mongol alliance was over.
Lao Cao had not made up his mind yet and asked if they should attack Baoji immediately.
Zhao Yulin said of course that was the case. He would expose in the Hanshui Morning News the Mongolian army's betrayal, failure to abide by the alliance to return the three capitals, and brazen attack on Dasan Pass.
Cao Cao then made up his mind and said that he would hand over the cavalry to Zhao Yulin for dispatch, and he would personally lead the infantry to support Dasan Pass. Zhao Yulin asked Cao Erge to take the cavalry to Miao Gui to act together. The two agreed that Cao Cao would set out in three days and launch the Battle of Baoji within ten days.
Zhao Yulin said goodbye to Lao Cao and rushed to Wuxiu Pass. He ordered Wang Hancheng to send two battalions to take the Baoxiade Road as a feint, and two battalions to take the Tangluo Road as a feint, and the rest of the troops would follow up along the Chencang Old Road.
Late at night, he returned to Nanzheng to find Lu Youpeng, and gave him the secret letter he wrote to Wang Shixian and Wang Gui, asking his brothers to deliver it to him in ten days. Then he asked Shunfeng to pass the order to Miao Gui: act according to the plan.
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to see his second brother Zhao Yujiang, and wrote an article in his study room, scolding the Mongolian army for their betrayal and refusal to hand over the Henan land, saying that breaking one's word was not what a gentleman should do. He asked Zhao Yujiang to gather writers to discuss and denounce the Mongolian army, and the article would be published in the newspaper the day after tomorrow.
His second brother looked at him with wide eyes and asked in confusion, "Is it true?"
This Zhao Yujiang is even worse than a woman. His second sister-in-law pulled Zhao Yujiang's sleeve and said that it was written by his third brother himself. How could it be false? The northern barbarians burned, killed, and looted. If they were not given, they would beat them. If they were not satisfied, they would kill and burn. What can't they do?
Zhao Yulin nodded and said it was absolutely true. Everyone in Hanzhong should know their true colors. Right now, the Mongolian army is provoking us north of the Qinling Mountains. General Cao has personally gone to Dasan Pass. After scolding the Mongolian army, my second brother should immediately compile information about their harassment of the border within five days and ask everyone to unite to fight against the Mongolian army.
Zhao Yujiang agreed without thinking.
Zhao Yulin didn't care about his feelings, nor could he explain any more. He returned home and explained to the two women: Five days later, Hanzhong will switch to a wartime mechanism and mobilize all forces to support the march into Guanzhong.
The two women had long felt that a war was about to break out, but they had never expected their husbands to plan such a big operation. Chen Chen hugged him with tears streaming down her face and refused to let him go.
He said that the Shenwei Army had been planning this since they entered Hanzhong, and if they did not act now that they had a great opportunity, who knows how many people would be sacrificed in the future.
Ma Linger gently pulled Chen Chen away and said, "Brother Yulin already had a plan. We will provide good service in the back to ensure that the army will not starve or get cold."
He pulled the two women to his side and hugged them, saying that he had not told anyone else that in five days Ma Ling would be in charge of Xingyuan Prefecture in Hanzhong, and anyone who disobeyed would be arrested directly.
After Zhao Yulin finished his explanation, he went straight to Yangzhou under the cover of the guards and met Lai Chuanfang and Huo Fenghuang the next afternoon.
