After listening to Shi Songzhi's words, Meng Gong was a little confused, "My lord, the army is approaching Nanyang. We have been preparing for many days. Why do we stop attacking?"

Shi Songzhi said in a deep voice: "I have received a letter from Lin'an. The Mongolian army is approaching the Yangtze River, and there is a crisis in the south of the Yangtze River. Now we continue to attack Nanyang. The distant water cannot quench the thirst of the nearby rivers, and we cannot relieve the siege of the Jianghuai River. We must immediately move eastward and follow the Huaihe River.

Come down and rescue the Jianghuai River."

After Li Zhixiao understood Zheng Qingzhi's deployment and saw that the imperial court decided to recruit Zhao Tai and make Zhao Tai king, he was worried that the credit for forcing the Mongolian troops to retreat would be taken by Zhao Tai and Zheng Qingzhi, so he wrote to Shi Songzhi.

This time Mongolia went south, it was an opportunity for the Lord Peace Sect.

The performance of the Song army in Jiangnan confirmed their judgment that the Song Dynasty was no match for Mongolia and that peace must be made as soon as possible.

If the main fighting faction repels the Mongolian army, then the main fighting faction will continue to control the court, and the Song Dynasty will never have peace.

Therefore, it must be the power of the peace faction to force the Mongolian army to retreat, and then follow the trend of peace talks, in order to bring peace to the Song Dynasty and the people of the world.

In the battle between Song and Jin that year, after the Song Dynasty won the victory on the battlefield, it quickly negotiated peace with Jin, which resulted in the peaceful coexistence between Song and Jin.

Previously, Shi Songzhi misjudged Mongolia's intentions and made a lot of mistakes, which must be made up for.

After he received Li Zhixiao's letter, he naturally would not let go of this opportunity to gain credit.

Although the current attack on Nanyang and the threat to the Central Plains will make up for the past, the achievement of attacking Nanyang cannot be compared to directly forcing the Mongolian army to retreat.

Now Mongolia and the Song Dynasty are fighting in three directions: Dashanguan, Xiangyang, and Huainan, but the main battlefield must be Huainan.

Because this place directly threatened Jiangnan, even if Shi Songzhi made meritorious service in the Central Plains, it would not be as good as his meritorious service in Huainan, where he directly forced the Mongolian army back.

After receiving the letter, Shi Songzhi hurried to the front line, preparing to mobilize troops and horses to march eastward to win the victory.

Of course, he could not say it clearly, he could only tell the Meng Communists and others that it was because Jiangnan was in danger that they had to change the direction of the attack.

Meng Gong frowned, cupped his fists and saluted, "My lord! The Mongolian troops in Jianghuai and Huaihe are gathering, and the Central Plains is relatively empty. The imperial court's previous strategy was for us to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. Now we have given up the strategy of attacking Nanyang and chose to march eastward to Jianghuai. I think we must think carefully!"

"

Shi Songzhi's eyes were sharp, "Do you have any objection to my decision?"

"I don't dare!" Meng Gong quickly lowered his head and clasped his fists. "I'm just a little worried. We have a long way to go to Huainan, so we may not be able to make it in time. Secondly, the main force of the Mongolian army has gathered in Jianghuai. If we go there, there will be a decisive battle! I think there will be a decisive battle.

Right now, the time is not ripe for a decisive battle!"

Shi Songzhi stared at Meng Gong for a while, stood up and walked to him. He suddenly softened his tone and patted his shoulder, "I know your worries and can understand them. But you must also understand that if the Mongolian army crosses the border,

What should we do if we cross the Yangtze River and capture Lin'an? Can you shoulder this responsibility?"

"This..." Meng Gong was speechless for a moment.

Seeing this, Shi Songzhi patted Meng Gong on the shoulder again, "Go and get ready!"

The Meng CCP could only salute, "Here! I understand your humble position!"

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Jianghuai.

After Wu Lianghetai led 50,000 Mongolian troops to invade Huainan, Zhao Fan held on to Chuzhou.

Unscrupulous Hetai is a powerful Mongolian general. When he saw that Chuzhou could not be captured for a while, he did not hesitate at all and continued to advance southward. He wanted to capture Yangzhou, Hezhou, Zhenzhou, and directly cross the Yangtze River.

At this time, the Mongolian army was really fierce and unscrupulous. They divided their troops into several groups and agreed with their subordinates that no matter who took the ferry first, they would cross the river directly.

I don’t blame the unscrupulous Hetai for being arrogant, it’s really Song Jun’s performance that stretched his hips too much.

The elite troops of the Huaihe Army lost tens of thousands and have not yet recovered. Most of the remaining elite troops are in Kaifeng, and the Imperial Guards who are defending cannot fight at all.

After the Mongolian army entered Huainan, more than a hundred cavalrymen frightened tens of thousands of Song troops who did not dare to leave the city. The Song army collapsed at the first touch more than once.

Different from the stubborn resistance encountered in Pizhou, after the Mongolian army invaded the Southern Song Dynasty, they encountered almost no decent resistance. Except for Chuzhou, which was heavily garrisoned and could not be captured, the other prefectures and counties were easily captured without much effort.

Under such circumstances, it was difficult for the Mongolian army not to be crazy. There was even a Mongolian army claiming that as long as a thousand cavalry crossed the river, they could conquer the south of the Yangtze River and capture Lin'an.

For a time, the Mongolian army advanced rapidly, and the Jiang defense was in danger.

The confidence of the unscrupulous forces to join Taiwan increased greatly, and the army only attacked the north bank of the Yangtze River. However, as the Mongolian army moved southward, and with the continuous spring rain after the beginning of spring, the situation gradually changed.

The Huainan area is different from the north in that there are dense water networks and continuous rice fields.

The north is mainly dry land, and war horses can gallop freely. However, in the rice fields in the south, the soil is soft. When the rain soaks, what is even more terrible is that the war horses will bury their calves with one hoof, making it impossible for the cavalry to ride.

This allowed the Mongolian cavalry to only take the official road, and the narrow roads limited the Mongolian army's combat capabilities.

Soon, the vanguard troops entering Yangzhou were ambushed by the Song army.

After the Mongolian army invaded Huainan, the Southern Song Dynasty court immediately sent the privy envoy Zhao Kui to the north of the Yangtze River to supervise the war. After Zhao Kui arrived in Yangzhou, he immediately gave up a large area of ​​​​land and brought the low-powered Forbidden Army into the city, luring the Mongolian army to go deep into the Yangzhou area.

Then select the best to fight.

After the vanguard of the Mongolian army entered the boundaries of Yangzhou, the army was unable to expand due to the river network and rice fields, and the team was stretched into noodles.

At this time, the elite soldiers selected by Zhao Kui suddenly rushed out, using their divine arm bows and crossbows to shoot the Mongolian troops on the road.

The Mongolian army was suddenly ambushed, but they did not panic. Instead of running away, they rushed down the official road and killed the ambush Song soldiers. However, the Mongolian cavalry who went to the fields soon became trapped in the rice fields.

At this time, the Song army, with their trouser legs rolled up and barefoot, rushed out. The Mongolian army's horses were stuck in the mud. The soldiers were wearing leather boots. They filled the mud with water and could not walk. They were immediately killed by the Song army by surprise.

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After the Mongolian army went south, they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil. The people nearby hated the Mongolian army deeply. The strong men in each village and town, under the organization of the clan elders, picked up rakes and carrying poles and beat up the lone Mongolian army.

For a time, the rice fields, ponds, hillsides, woods, and official roads were filled with corpses of killed Mongolian soldiers.

The battle lasted for three hours. The Mongolian army lost more than 2,000 people, and the remaining soldiers fled back. The unscrupulous Hetai was shocked and did not dare to advance carelessly again.

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After Zhao Kui arrived in Jiangbei, the defenses of Yangzhou, Zhenzhou, and Hezhou gradually took shape. However, Wulianghetai lacked troops and was not familiar with the terrain. Several raids to the south did not go smoothly, and in the end he had no choice but to move the army.

Stationed in the north of Yangzhou.

This situation reached Wokuotai's ears. In order to force the Southern Song Dynasty to surrender, Wokuotai ordered Kublai Khan to lead his troops south. With the arrival of Kublai Khan's troops, the Mongolian army rushed south again and
Chapter completed!