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Chapter 718 Wrestling

The Yidu Army belonged to the 10,000 households, with 7,000 soldiers. However, the Mongolian and Han Army were not all cavalry, including infantry and artillery troops. Liu Guojie avoided both sides of the canal along the way and led his troops to Shaoxing. There were still messengers urging him on the way, saying that the Song army wanted to break through, and the Shangdu Army could only support them and asked them to quickly support. But even so, Liu Guojie still did not dare to take the boat south, and only ordered the army to speed up the journey. When he arrived in Hangzhou, he met with the 3,000 tribal troops and artillery troops recruited by the Shangdu Army, replenished the baggage and rushed to the mausoleum area.

When Liu Guojie led his army to the mausoleum area, he found that the situation was even worse than what he knew before. The Shangdu Army had suffered more than half of the casualties. They probably were mostly infantry, so they were worried that they would be chased during the retreat. Otherwise, the current strength of the above Du Army would not be able to stop them. However, he did not believe these reasons very much, because he knew the strength of the Song Shui Army. Not only was Zhang Hongfan defeated, but Ali Hague was also killed in the attack on Qiong. Li Heng and Liu Shen were far away and fled, and entered and entered and entered and entered the southeast coast as if they were no one. At present, even those Otu merchants who were rampant in the Yuan Dynasty had to pay tribute to them to sail to Qiongzhou.

So Liu Guojie felt that as long as the little emperor must have a navy on the sea, he could evacuate at any time as long as he wanted to leave. He could not stay for a long time. He was just worried that after evacuation, the Yuan army would destroy the emperor's tombs again; or the mausoleum area had not been renovated, so he did not forcefully break through and leave. However, he secretly scolded Yang Lianzhenjia for making trouble in the monks, and with the favor of the Khan, he actually went to dig the imperial tombs, which made the little king of hell come to chase after him thousands of miles. Not only did he lose his life, but he also caused such a big mess and asked so many people to bury him.

Although he thought so, Liu Guojie could not say it. He thought the best solution at present was to hope that the young emperor of the remnant Song would retreat as soon as possible. But he also knew that this was just his wishful thinking and that if he wanted to leave, he had to put some pressure on him. He was still confident that the Qiongzhou navy could do his best to dominate the sea, but on this land was the world of the Great Yuan Iron Cavalry...

Zhao Bing walked out of the hall gate. The sky was already bright. He squinted his eyes and looked at the rising sun in the east. The mist shrouded over the mausoleum area had gradually dissipated. This was the tenth day they arrived at the mausoleum area. He rubbed his eyes hard and stretched his long and long waist. The Yidu army, who had just arrived yesterday, was restless and sent several troops up the mountain to find a way, trying to open a breakthrough from the flank. As a result, it triggered a landmine and fought with the guards on the mountain. The gunshots and explosions did not stop all night, making it difficult for him to sleep.

"Official family, wash and change clothes!" Su Lan put a cloak on the little emperor and said, but her nose wrinkled. The valley was filled with a stench that had not yet gone away. It was the smell of rotten decay from the deceased.

"Sister Su didn't sleep well last night?" Zhao Bing turned around and asked Su Lan to tie him up. Seeing that he was also red-eyed, he smiled.

"Fortunately, the official family went back to the hall to change their clothes and have dinner earlier. I am afraid that everyone will come to discuss the matter after a while!" Su Lan urged.

"Well, I'm afraid I won't be able to have a stable meal in the next few days." Zhao Bing nodded with a wry smile.

"Official family, are we going to leave here?" Su Lan asked after hearing this.

"Oh, how do you know Sister Su!" Zhao Bing said in surprise.

"It's very simple. Yesterday, the official family asked someone to collect the bones of the princes and officials who were robbed by the demon monk and buried them secretly. They loaded all useless things on the ship, probably just to prepare for the evacuation of the mausoleum." Su Lan said.

"You are always so careful that you can't escape your eyes in everything!" Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"The official has been criticized!" Su Lan said with a polite manner.

"If there is no war, I would rather stay in this beautiful place forever, but I am afraid there will be no such blessing." Zhao Bing said with a sad face. He knew the risks contained in this expedition. If he was defeated, he would be lucky to return to Qiongzhou safely. Bintian would no longer have the chance to return to the ancestral tomb afterwards.

"The official family has been planning for many years and has collected ten years of strength in this battle, and it will definitely be successful." As the personal palace maid around the little emperor, Su Lan certainly knew how much effort he had devoted to today and how many sleepless nights he had spent. But when the little emperor said this, he was obviously determined to burn his boat.

Zhao Bing had no more time to sigh. After having breakfast, he changed into military uniforms and went to the hall to discuss matters. Maybe everyone realized that there would be a big battle today. Even the old ministers changed into military uniforms, and the generals were all dressed neatly. After the ceremony, everyone sat down and were all solemn.

"Shangshu Chen, can everything be settled?" Zhao Bing first asked Chen Zhongwei.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Xuan Palace in the tombs of the emperors and empresses has been filled with iron and can hardly be opened. The corpses of the princes and ministers who were buried with him have been recontained into the coffin. According to Your Majesty's wishes, they will choose a secret place to be buried without sealing or tree, and no trace will be left. They will wait for the restoration of the country to be buried again." Chen Zhongwei replied.

"Yeah!" Zhao Bing nodded and asked again, "Shangshu Xu, can the corresponding funeral be arranged?"

"Report to Your Majesty, all the tombs have been repaired, and all the craftsmen and servants have been rewarded and returned to the ship. You can follow the army at any time!" Xu Zongren said.

"Okay, these craftsmen come with me thousands of miles away, and we must ensure their safety!" Zhao Bing reminded him again.

"I will follow the order and will do my best to do my best." Xu Zongren said.

"Master Ma, how many days will our food and grass be available?" Zhao Bing asked Ma Tingluan again. People come with him and cannot be used as decorations to hang them, so they can supervise the food and grass.

"Report to Your Majesty, the food stored on the ship can last for more than half a month!" Ma Tingluan replied.

"Well, how was the battle last night?" Zhao Bing asked Ni Liang again.

"Report to Your Majesty, the enemy dispatched a small team of troops last night to try to penetrate into the valley from Wulian Mountain and Wuhuling, and were all repelled by the Second Brigade's troops. This morning, the troops were sent to search and found more than 40 enemy corpses, most of which were killed by landmines. More than ten lost enemy soldiers were captured. After interrogation, they were confirmed to be affiliated with the Yidu Army." Ni Liang replied.

"Liu Guojie took action as soon as he arrived. He wanted to give us some advice. I am afraid that the Third Brigade will have a fierce battle today!" Zhao Bing said with a knock on the book case.

"What Your Majesty said is exactly. According to the report of the lookout post in front, the enemy is deploying scattering aircraft, and more than ten have been set up!" Lin Zhiwu said afterwards.

"This situation must be taken seriously. During the previous battle, it was discovered that the enemy artillery army had also improved the cannon stones, hollowed out the center of it and filled it with gunpowder, which looked like the flowering bullets of our army, so it is necessary to do a good job of artillery fire!" Zhao Bing said, "In addition, their infantry is also equipped with copper cannons. Although the caliber is not large and relatively bulky, its power cannot be underestimated."

"Yes, I understand!" Ni Liang replied.

"It's not OK to understand. You must discover it early and clear it early. The artillery will destroy it at any cost!" Zhao Bing said. He knew that the giant stone thrower had a long range. Although the accurate head was almost there, it gave people a very strong psychological shock. Think about how it felt like a big stone of dozens or even hundreds of kilograms fell from the sky. Even the brick and stone walls could be destroyed, let alone their simple fortifications.

"Yes!" Ni Liang replied again.

"How are you preparing for by Commander Tian?" Although Ni Liang only said one word, Zhao Bing was relieved and asked the brigade commander Tian Zhong with his head tilted.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, you've been suffocated these days, and you can attack this day!" Tian Zhonglu has been a choreographer these days. Seeing that the people were fighting fiercely, he didn't even have the chance to beat the side drum, he really felt that he was so cowardly. It was not until last night that His Majesty decided to launch a decisive battle, and with their brigade as the main attack, so he felt that he was able to feel comfortable.

"Your Majesty, the cavalry brigade industry is ready to attack!" Before His Majesty asked, Fang Sheng, the commander of the cavalry brigade of the guards, reported.

"Can you guarantee that the cavalry will attack smoothly on time?" Zhao Bing asked with a stern face.

"Your Majesty, I dare to use my head to guarantee it!" Fang Sheng patted his chest and said.

"It seems that you haven't been in vain these days." Zhao Bing said with a smile on his lips.

"I am stupid and cannot understand Your Majesty's deep meaning." Fang Sheng quickly laughed. When His Majesty asked them to shed horses on the east side of the mausoleum area, he really thought it was just because of the abundant water and grass there. However, in the horse shed, they found that although there were dense streams and many meadows, they had to pass through. If they could successfully cross this area, they could bypass the bride's twilight and detour to the side of the Yuan army, and suddenly gave the enemy a fatal blow. So he personally led his troops to open up a path where two horses could run parallel and pretended.

"The Second Brigade has the heaviest task today. You must not only withstand the enemy's repeated attacks, but also make the enemy believe that we are short of troops. As long as we use some more effort, we can succeed. In order to continuously consume their troops and win the opportunity for the decisive battle!" Zhao Bing said to Li Zhenyan, the commander of the Second Brigade.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, I will never let down my mission!" Li Zhen stood up and promised.

"The mission of the Third Brigade seems to be easier, but you not only have to be alert to the detours on both wings, but also quickly take a navy warship to attack Shaoxing overnight after the war, so as to get a foothold for us to repair and obtain supplies for us!" Zhao Bing also said to Sun Jindao, the commander of the Third Brigade.

"Yes, I will be able to fulfill my mission!" Sun Jin replied respectfully.

"Zheng Yong, you must properly dispatch the ships. Not only do you need to clear obstacles along the canal, but you must also ensure that the Third Brigade is sent to Shaoxing as quickly as possible." Zhao Bing looked at the deputy commander of the Guardian Army and the commander of the Navy, Zheng Yongdao.

"Your Majesty can rest assured, I have written it down!" Zheng Yong stood up and saluted.

"Today's battle is about the beginning of the restoration of the country. I hope all the generals will work together to achieve this victory!" Zhao Bing stood up and said loudly.

"I will win, I will win, I will win!" The generals stood up and responded in unison, shouting...

Both sides wanted to defeat each other in one battle, so the war was destined to be extremely fierce. Both sides chose to start with artillery battles. For a moment, the sound of cannons echoed in the valley and smoke filled the air. Even Zhao Bing, who was watching the battle far away on the high ground after the building, looked at the battlefield with a telescope, and saw more than 30 stone throwers arranged one mile away from the building, and threw the stones to the Song army's position under the drag of manpower.

Zhao Bing breathed a sigh of relief after seeing it. It seemed that the Mongolian artillery army's technology had not continued to rise much. When the Mongols completed unification under the leadership of Temujin, they took the step of expansion. Within five years, the Mongols quickly occupied North China and North Korea, and they unscrupulously burned, killed and looted cities and villages. At this moment, Genghis Khan found that the problem arose. The Mongolian army's siege ability was seriously insufficient. They could not conquer cities with high walls simply by relying on cavalry. Although they eventually captured some cities, the casualties were also relatively large.

The Mongols had the advantage of constantly learning from their opponents in the war. After the war with the Jin Dynasty, the Mongols learned to make siege equipment. Immediately afterwards, the Mongolian army began the first Western Expedition, and the Western Liao and Khwarezm countries became history one after another. After a series of wars, the Mongolian army summarized more war experience. In the process of jointly destroying the Jin Dynasty with the Song Dynasty, the Mongolian army's ability to cooperate with the entire army was significantly strengthened, and they learned to make crossbows and stone throwing machines.

In the next twenty years, Mongolia fought with the Southern Song Dynasty on the one hand, and began another western expedition. Mongolian cavalry appeared in all countries in West Asia, and the Arab world was also invaded. At this time, the Mongolian army learned a powerful weapon to siege, that is, the Huihua cannon. In fact, it was a super-large stone thrower. This thing was not advanced, but after amplification, it erupted with great power and was used in the war to attack the Song Dynasty.

Seriously speaking, the Song army's firearms were much more advanced than the Mongolian Hui artillery. However, these firearms were in the initial stage and were difficult to operate, with limited range and power. However, the Song army was definitely awesome in defending the city. The cooperation of various crossbows, firearms, and defensive equipment was very clever, and the Song army's crossbows were far superior to Mongolia in terms of range. Therefore, if the Mongolian army wanted to occupy a city, it still had to pay a huge price.

After this, the Mongolians thought of a huge stone thrower like Huihui cannon, which can fire hundreds of kilograms of large stones, which hit the city wall with huge impact. Although the city wall is relatively strong, it is difficult to withstand long-term impact. In addition, the artillery of the Song Dynasty army was not as good as Huihui cannons in the range, so they could only be passively beaten. After discovering the huge power of the stone thrower, the Mongolians formed the artillery army or gunner army by craftsmen who made the stone thrower and formed a professional artillery team.
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