After the Mongols surrendered to Yongkang and Hengyuan, their spies heard that there was also an army in the mountains. The Mongolian general Yelu Maizhu who had captured the area ordered Yongkang County to send people to recruit them. Yelv Maizhu was a general under Liu Heima. , is also a Khitan.

It's just that Xiong Ben was eager to use the hands of the Mongols to destroy the Perak Army, so he was willing to send people there. However, he still had to show off, sending people back halfway into the mountains and reporting back with added fuel and jealousy, saying that Ouyang Xuan despised the Mongolian army.

Yelv Maizhu sent Mongolian envoys to the mountains. Although the soldiers and people along the way were not friendly to the Mongols, they did not cause trouble to the envoys.

The messenger claimed that as long as the Perak Army surrendered, Ouyang Xuan and others could save everything, but the result was obvious.

From Yelv Maizhu's point of view, the impact of the Perak Army's refusal to surrender was very bad. However, the Mongolian army was currently focusing its main energy on conquering the plains and was currently short of troops, so it only sent a small number of troops to harass them.

In the description of Xiong rushing to buy a house in Yelu, the Pili army was just a small group of fleeing Xiang troops, which gathered in the mountains and forests after threatening a large number of mountain people who were not convinced by the king.

This made Yelv Maizhu think that they could surrender as long as they sent people to threaten them with force. This was the first time the Mongolian army harassed the mountains.

When the incoming Mongolian army reported that the mountains were steep and well-defended, he still didn't take it seriously, so he sent another hundred-man team to use force.

"Persuasion". There are also large and small factions in the Mongolian army. Under Yelu Maizhu, there are Mongols, Xixia people, Jurchens and Han people.

The first time the Mongolian centurion harassed the mountains was the Jurchens who surrendered. Yelv Maizhu sneered at his words.

The status of surrendering generals and soldiers was not high in the Mongolian army, and the hatred of Jin for destroying Liao caused a gap between the Jurchen and Khitan tribes in the Mongolian army.

Yelu Muizhu, who was a Khitan like Liu Heima, naturally regarded his tribe as his close confidants. Most of the centurions who entered the mountain for the second time were Khitan, and the centurion was his cousin.

But he never expected that the Perak Army not only refused to surrender, but his cousin was killed under the strong wall. After this battle, after many inquiries, Yelv bought a preliminary understanding of the strength of the Perak Army. Although his intelligence The source is not reliable.

The more he got to know him, the more he felt that this Song army should not be underestimated and was not a mob as Xiong Ben said. Although Yelu was very angry about his cousin's death, those who fought in the army were used to life and death.

However, the Perak Army persisted despite the wave of surrender and became a role model for the anti-Mongolian forces, which had a greater political impact. Therefore, he decided to attack the Perak Army and completely level the anti-Mongolian forces in the mountains as a special effect.

Yelu Maizhu learned through intelligence that the Perak Army had 200 people and about hundreds of militiamen. This information was actually deliberately spread by Dong Hu's intelligence personnel, but everyone, including Xiong Ben, believed it.

Because in their eyes, this mountain is a poor place, and the Perak Army does not tax or exploit the mountain people. It is already very good to be able to support an army of two hundred people. The Perak Army never exceeds 200 people every time it goes into battle. It's clear evidence.

If it were in the plains, Yelv Maizhu was convinced that with the Mongolian army's invincible cavalry and shooting, he could easily defeat the Perak Army by sending only a hundred-man team. As for the militiamen with hoes and pitchforks in their hands, they were just a scrap of numbers. That's all.

As for the statement that the thunderbolt weapons are more powerful than the sky thunder, it is just a rumor spread by the Xiang army and bandits of the Southern Song Dynasty who had low combat power to make excuses for their incompetence.

But Yelv Maizhu also knew that if he wanted to attack the steep fortress in the mountains, his own troops would be insufficient and he would not be good at it.

As a commander of thousands, Yelv Maizhu's Mongolian army had been decimated several times and actually only had more than 800 men. Recently, Liu Heima transferred 300 cavalry to the direction of Meizhou. Now he only has more than 500 troops.

Plain areas such as Chongqing Mansion, as newly conquered areas, are also the focus of operations. They need highly mobile cavalry to maintain pressure, and it is impossible to deploy large-scale deployments to attack the mountains.

Therefore, Yelv Maizhu decided to dispatch a hundred-man team from his headquarters to guard the formation this time, and let the new auxiliary army, the Southern Song Dynasty Jiangjun, attack the Perak Army.

For Yelu Maizhu, this is a no-win deal. Defeating the Perak Army is of course a good thing. If not, it can also take the opportunity to consume the strength of the new vassal army and eliminate the threat of their rebellion.

Of course, he believed that although the new annexed army was weakened in combat power, it was good at siege. As long as the number was sufficient, it could still defeat the Perak army that was defending in danger.

For this purpose, Yelv bought 1,200 new auxiliary troops. These new auxiliary troops were 600 from Dayi County, 400 from Qingcheng County, and 200 from Yongkang County. These soldiers were all former Song Dynasty soldiers.

Military compartment army.

Yelvmai lived in Chongqing Mansion and took command. He sent a cavalry team of 100 to follow the newly attached army, both to guard the formation and to monitor this military operation.

The person who commanded the new auxiliary army was Zhao Shicai, the magistrate of Dayi County newly appointed by the Mongols. This man was originally the magistrate of Dayi County in Qiongzhou. When the Mongolian army invaded, he killed the magistrate and presented the city to surrender.

He was the most enthusiastic and proactive in sending troops this time, and he was also very good at flattery, so Yelv bought him and appointed him as the commander of the new annexed army.

Zhao Shicai was so excited after receiving the appointment that he vowed to defeat the Perak Army and capture Ouyang Xuan alive, so as to pave his way to promotion and wealth.

Compared with the arrogant Zhao Shicai, Xiong Ben is much more low-key. On the one hand, he is really frightened by the firearms of the Pili Army, and he really doesn't want to be the leader; on the other hand, even though he hates Ouyang Xuan, he also wants to eat meat.

I am sleeping, but I still have doubts about whether I can defeat the Perak Army.

It was this desire for revenge and fear of damage to his strength that made Xiong Ben shrink back and hesitate. He first acted cunning and complained to Yelv Maizhi in tears, saying that Yongkang County had a small population and was in decline due to the looting of the Perak Army. Now,

There were few young generals and many old and weak soldiers, so it was not easy to pick out 200 soldiers. He also offered advice to Yelv Maizhu, saying that although the fortress was strong, the guards were stupid, so they could send people pretending to be refugees and merchants to trick the gate into opening.

Xiong Ben has lived in the mountains for many years and is very familiar with the conditions in the mountains. His analysis of the pros and cons is also clear and logical. In addition, his acting skills are realistic, which makes Yelu win over and he nods his head repeatedly.

Seeing that he was affirmed, Xiong Ben took the opportunity to propose that the soldiers in Yongkang City were weak in combat and were not suitable for a frontal attack, but that capable personnel could be selected to sneak attack Wanjiazhai from the side roads in the direction of Yongkang City, and could also take on the responsibility of guarding grain and grass. These requests were also approved.

Yelu is allowed to buy and live.

Zhao Shicai had no objection to Xiong Ben's treacherous behavior of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. He was now eager to win the favor of Yelu Muizhu by expressing himself, and was afraid that others would steal the credit from him. Xiong Ben offered to be an assistant, which was exactly what he wanted.
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