Tiger Roar (6)

"Wenzhou victory, General Xiao Mingzhe killed the new annexed army to use South Korea, and then gave up Wenzhou!"

"Qingtian won a great victory, killing more than 4,000 enemies. Our army is slowly disengaging from enemy troops! ”

"Tingzhou is in an emergency, the defense line around Lingdong Mountain has been broken through by the enemy, General Tao led the eighth standard to retreat across Rongyang Water, and is building a new defense line on the east bank of the Rongyang River!"

"The enemy army was found in the direction of Ningdu, and the Mongolian army of more than 3,000 people led by the Northern Yuan general He Lahuan approached in the direction of Ninghua the day before yesterday, and the forward has arrived in Shicheng..."

"Guangnan East Road urgently reported that Mrs. Xu and General Zhang Yuan were in the area of Luofu Mountain and met Zhang Hongfan's soldiers and horses. The rescue operation was blocked and could not move forward as originally planned! ”

"Guangnan East Road urgently reported that the Jianghuai army was blocked in Qingyuan, and after a day and night of fierce fighting with the Yuan army, it failed to break through the enemy's defense line, and the partial general Zhou Deying did not fight!"

…….

A group of staff officers were busy, marking the latest situation with colored pens on the map in the center of the chamber according to the battle reports that came in from all over the country. With each stroke, the situation on Quang Nam East Road became tense. Every time he was nervous, Wen Tianxiang's brows looked deeper.

Outside the curtain, the torrential rain is like a note.

It was as if someone had opened a hole between heaven and earth, releasing the wind and the rain together. The big rivers and small rivers are full of water, and even the waves of the Minjiang River, which has always been known for its tranquility outside the city, are also rolled up more than a foot high. It was as if the sea not far away could no longer hold so much water, and everything had to be poured back upside down.

The sound of wind and rain and waves can't cool the anxious mood. Despite the muffled voices of all as they spoke, and the slowing down of all as they walked. But the gestures of the argument and the traces of the corner flag moving on the sand table still look crazy.

Silent pressure is more suffocating than sound wind and thunder.

At this time, the staff officers had to admit that Zhang Hongfan was an outstanding handsome talent, and his ability to use troops was really not at the same level as the others. On the sand table, the review and deduction of the battle situation on Guangnan East Road is simply using a living example to tell the staff officers what is the trick of soldiers.

Zhang Hongfan's punch was heavy and sobering.

From the moment Zhang Hongfan entered Jiangnan West Road, the broken army had already fallen into the calculations of others.

Zhang Hongfan, who is well versed in the three flavors of soldiers, knows that Wen Tianxiang will arrange a dense eyeliner on Jiangnan West Road to monitor his every move. So, he took full advantage of this disadvantage. deliberately hid the old opponent of the Broken Army, Li Heng's banner.

The meticulous work of the Broken Capture Army and all the people in the Dadu Governor's Mansion were really confused by this abnormal behavior of the Yuan Army. When they focused their attention on tracking down Li Heng's movements, Zhang Hongfan himself led his troops quietly around Guangnan West Road.

The intelligence agency of the Broken Army confirmed the news that Li Heng was in the Xinfeng camp, which made everyone secretly breathe a sigh of relief. No one expected that this was Zhang Hongfan deliberately misleading them. When the intelligence agencies analyzed that the Yuan army might be playing tricks to attack the west according to the clues, Zhang Hongfan's battle flag had already been planted on the city wall of Tengzhou.

Because Zhang Shijie's action in the whole army was too urgent and too blunt. As a result, the local tycoons who followed the dynasty were moved by their future and completely despaired. Zhang Hongfan, who smelled the clues, decisively adopted the dual means of striking and pacifying, and the defense line on the outskirts of Guangzhou collapsed in an avalanche.

The barrier of Yashan, Teng, Gao, En, and Xin Prefecture was lost, and the defense line arranged by General Zhang Shijie in Meiguan and Shaoguan immediately lost its meaning. Considering the safety of the imperial court, the main force of the Jianghuai Army had to return to Guangzhou at night. The withdrawal of the main force of the Jianghuai Army caused the defense of the Shaoguan front line to be empty. Li Heng, who was good at capturing fighters, took the opportunity to break through the barrier, and the entire Guangnan battle situation took a sharp turn in an instant.

Zhang Shijie was worried about the imperial court and returned to the army too quickly. Braving the pouring rain, they still marched more than 100 miles a day, with people and horses, and their combat effectiveness dropped sharply. Zhang Hongfan, who rectified the rebels' soldiers and horses, decisively divided his troops to meet the attack. The two sides fought fiercely in Qingyuan, and when all the offensive weapons such as artillery were discarded, the extremely tired Jianghuai strong brigade was unable to break through the heavy defense line set up by the Yuan army.

On the east side of Guangzhou, Mrs. Xu received the news of the critical situation of the imperial court and hurriedly raised troops to rescue her. The soldiers and horses were blocked by the enemy at the foot of Luofu Mountain.

The line of dynasty set up in Yashan is in danger.

Faintly, the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, and in the wind and rain, the sound broke people's hearts.

"According to the report, Guangzhou was lost, General Ling Zhen retreated to Xiongzhou and Xiangshan Island in the east and west (note that the current Zhongshan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macao in the Song Dynasty are all on the same island), and Huang Jingyao, the commander of the Guangzhou Naval Division, could not evacuate and was forced to land by Zhang Hongfan!" A scout, drenched as if he had been fished out of water, rolled over and dismounted, holding a silk scroll high and shouting.

The rain was heavy and the wind was strong. None of the insects' pigeons could be released. The news sent from all parts of the front line and in various places was transmitted by the post stations set up by the Broken Prisoner Army. Fortunately, a few years ago, the Prime Minister's Mansion exchanged steel crossbows for many good horses from the north to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the news.

The staff officers and generals raised their heads one after another and looked at Wen Tianxiang.

Wen Tianxiang, the governor of Fujian, who was usually talking and laughing, seemed to have changed his face, his face was pale, and he held the arrow in his hand to mobilize troops and horses, raised it several times, and put it back in place several times.

At this moment, judging from the map of the situation drawn by the staff department, Yashan is like a magnet, and all the forces of the enemy and us are attracted by this island that stretches more than 30 miles from north to south, controls the sea in the southeast, and has harbors in the north and south. Zhang Hongfan commanded the headquarters and the rebels' soldiers and horses to tightly lock the line of Xinhui, Guangzhou, Zengcheng, and Dongguan, as if a fierce tiger had opened its mouth and would swallow Yashan Xingchao into its belly at any time. And Zhang Shijie and Mrs. Xu's soldiers and horses, like the double edges of scissors, slashed towards Guangzhou. As soon as the blades meet, Zhang Hongfan's army will be cut into several sections, and there will be no return.

Behind Zhang Shijie, it was the 300,000 army led by Li Heng and Zhang Hongzheng who rushed down like a torrent. As long as it takes ten days, General Zhang Shijie will not be able to break through the defensive line arranged by Zhang Hongfan. The 50,000 Jianghuai troops will be wrapped in layers by the Yuan army. In the absence of food, grass and ordnance replenishment, no matter how brave the Jianghuai soldiers were, they could not stop the enemy's attacks in turn.

I am among you, and I have you. The Yuan army, the Song army, the Song army, the Yuan army, all kinds of soldiers and horses centered on Yashan, forming a huge whirlpool. Which way is slightly slower to capture the fighter plane, which way will be swept underwater.

The thunder was rolling, and in the dark, there seemed to be a voice urging him to send troops, send troops quickly. Join this battle group and wipe out the 300,000 troops of the Northern Yuan in one fell swoop.

The sound of the rain was earnest, and in his ears, it was as if a calm strategist was admonishing him, be cautious, be cautious. Since Zhang Hongfan can lay out such a big game, he has the certainty of controlling the situation. Hastily decided, perhaps not only could not save the dynasty, but also compensated for the foundation that the army had just established.

If it is still like before the Battle of Jiangnan West Road, there is no experience in organizing and commanding large-scale battles. Perhaps, at this moment, Wen Tianxiang will decisively order the entire army of the Broken Army remaining in Fujian to be dispatched. However, at this moment, he is no longer the proud Wen Tianxiang of the year. After more than three years of actual combat, he has learned too many things. I learned to face the strength of the enemy, and I also learned to face myself.

Unlike the previous two rash attacks and fell into the trap of the Broken Army, Li Heng and Zhang Hongfan came prepared. Before the end of the rainy season, the Broken Army did not have much advantage over the Yuan Army.

In addition to being well-trained, the three treasures of the Breakers are artillery, grenades and bows.

Zhang Hongfan chose to fight during these two months in order to take advantage of the opportunity that the artillery and grenades equipped by the Song army could not be used in the wet weather.

And at the moment, the advantage of the Broken Bow is also suppressed by the Shooting Army organized by Zhang Hongfan.

According to the information sent from the front line in the past few days, there were archery teams in the Yuan army under the banner of shooting and specially used for long-range shooting. The weapons used were all long-range strong bows, which posed a great threat to the Song army.

Intelligence shows that the Shooting Army was formed by Zhang Hongfan by making full use of the manpower, material and financial resources of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and concentrating all the archery masters and famous bows in the army. It can be said that it was specially formed to target the shortcomings of the Broken Bow's lack of fast fire.

It takes a lot of force to draw the bow, and the longer it takes, the more difficult it is to control the stability of aiming. For the Song people living south of the Yangtze River, physical strength and arm length determined that it was difficult for them to have a sharpshooter who could draw a longbow and shoot at a target 200 steps away. The Song Dynasty's long-term neglect of ordnance manufacturing and the complexity of the bow-making process also made famous bows with a range of more than 300 steps a rare treasure. Therefore, a steel crossbow that does not need to waste physical strength to open the bow before shooting can stand out in recent wars.

But for Beiyuan, these two weaknesses are not difficult to overcome. Among the Mongol army and the northern Han army, the number of archers has been accounted for about sixty percent, from which repeated screening, the best of the best, in addition to the accuracy of the hit requirements, can pull out the strong bow, shoot the arrow to more than 200 paces of soldiers can find more than 100 in each 10,000 people.

The Mongolian double-arc war bow made of ox tendon and tough wood has a range of 300 paces away. When Zhang Hongfan combined excellent marksmen and high-quality bows and arrows, the appearance of the Broken Bow gave the Song army a long-range attack advantage, which was already not so high.

According to the information collected by Hosaku from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the double-arc war bow was made of horns and wood, and the outer one was wrapped with ox tendon. According to the standard calculation unit of the Broken Army, it takes at least 80 catties (kilograms) of strength to fully open a double-arc reverse curved bow. The arrows shot can easily pierce a strong bull. What's even more indignant is that Zhang Hongfan also ordered his soldiers to apply poison to each arrowhead. (Drunkard's note: This description of the Mongolian bow is from Marco Polo's travels)

The Broken Bow belongs to the category of strong crossbows, with an effective range of only one hundred and fifty paces, and it needs to go through four steps before shooting: stirring, loading, fixing, and firing. The double-arc battle bow is drawn and fired, and both the shooting speed and range far exceed the Broken Bow.

In the absence of superiority in numbers and combat capabilities, the Captives must reconsider the balance of strength between the enemy and the enemy.

And, right now, the door to the flank of the Broken Army is open. Li Heng could send troops and horses to break into Nanjianzhou from Longyan, Yongding and other directions at any time. The few men and horses who stayed in Fujian had to defend the long defense line from Shaowu to Zhangzhou, and the distribution of troops was already a little stretched.

At this time, Fan Wenhu, who had been beaten by the Broken Army and fled in embarrassment, also came to his senses. Taking advantage of the large number of soldiers and horses under his command and the familiar terrain, he pestered Li Xing and Xiao Mingzhe like flies. Defeated once, and then counterattacked again in a few days. At the expense of blood, he vowed to drag the main force of the captive army in Liangzhe.

"Prime Minister, you can't hesitate any longer, if you hesitate any longer, long live, the dynasty will be over!" A crying voice rang out from the corner. Wen Tianxiang raised his head and saw Zhao Shijun, the marching staff officer, stumbling over, rushing in front of him, kneeling on the ground with a thud, and kowtowing again and again.

Blood immediately flowed down Zhao Shijun's forehead and covered his handsome face. This face is no different from Zhao Shisheng, who pretended to be Wen Tianxiang and generously went to death when the empty pit was defeated. The two are cousins, also from the Zhao royal family, and they also devoted themselves to Wen Tianxiang's account in order to serve the country.

"Shi Jun, get up, get up! What are you doing? Wen Tianxiang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, using all his strength, but he couldn't pull Zhao Shijun for half a point.

"Prime Minister, please, save the emperor!" On Zhao Shijun's face, blood and tears flowed down together.

Everyone looked at each other. The imperial court used to be sorry for everyone, but back then, Zhao Shisheng saved more than a dozen of the current senior generals of the Broken Army from escaping with the life of one person.

The grace of life cannot be repaid.

In a corner of the conference hall, Chen Hangyan and Li Guida, who were gesturing with their fingers to argue, stopped their gestures and turned to the map in the center of the hall together.

The two had been arguing about whether to rescue the imperial court just now. As a senior general in the Broken Army, Li Guida believes that time is no longer delayed. And Chen Hangyan, who has a heavy army, is unwilling to let his subordinates go out easily to die. In fact, the views of the two also represent two different factions among the staff officers and officers.

Li Guida believes that the imperial court has to be saved.

Although the Xing Dynasty has only brought trouble to the Broken Army so far. But if you sit back and watch the dynasty perish and don't save it, the army and the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will lose their cohesion to the heroes of the world.

Although there are many people in the Broken Army, it is okay not to save such a court. But in the eyes of most people in the world, the emperor is still the symbol of the country. In the past five years, there has been an emperor who surrendered, an emperor who fell into the water and died, if the last emperor is lost, it indicates that the Great Song Dynasty has no national fortune and no qualifications to compete with the Northern Yuan.

After that, the rogue literati, celebrities, and great Confucians who worked for the Northern Yuan Dynasty would quickly agitate their lips and tongues to build the Northern Yuan into a Zhengshuo in the traditional sense. No matter how good the captives are and how prosperous Fujian is, the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is nothing more than a traitor to one side.

In the face of righteousness, Prime Minister Wen should not hesitate again and again.

Over the past few days, the staff department has discussed many operational plans. Among them, one of the most feasible battle plans is to take advantage of Li Heng's initial entry into the Guangnan East Road and his foothold is not stable, send troops to Meizhou, recapture Mei and Xunzhou, and then send troops to Mei and Shao, and make a situation to cut off Li Heng and Zhang Hongzheng's back road. Li Heng and Zhang Hongzheng are threatened behind their backs and will definitely return to fight.

As long as the two of them return to the division, the Jianghuai army under Zhang Shijie will be able to breathe. Then, the Jianghuai army could move eastward, open the Luofu Mountain defense line from behind, and join forces with Madame Xu's men. Then, the two teams worked together to defeat Zhang Hongfan.

And this plan was fiercely opposed by Chen Hangyan and other bandit-born generals.

According to Chen Hangyan's estimate, under the current weather conditions, if this plan is to be effective, the captive army will at least send more than 50,000 soldiers and horses.

That means that Fujian is drawn into a land without soldiers. Any enemy army on the Jiangnan West Road and the Guangnan East Road can easily enter Fujian.

By the time Zhang Tang retreated from Liangzhejiang with the main force of the Broken Army, the commercial port in Quanzhou, the salt pan in Putian, and the workshop in Shaowu's mines had become the pockets of the Yuan army.

The Broken Army can save the dynasty on this trip, but they have to risk the safety of the entire Fujian Road.

Wen Tianxiang looked at Zhao Shijun, looked at Chen Hangyan, and then looked at Li Guida, and Zou Xun, who was on the side of the council hall, refused to speak, but had been silently watching him, and suddenly found that he had reached the time when he had to make a decision.

Let go of Zhao Shijun, turn around, and he felt towards the wooden box where the arrow was placed.

Zhao Shijun's face was happy, and he wiped his tears with his hands. Tears, snot and blood wiped all over his face. Chen Hangyan's face turned blue instantly, his teeth clenched, and he endured it and didn't say a word.

Wind and thunder.

At this moment, staff officer Zeng Huan hurriedly ran in from outside and handed a water-stained official document to Wen Tianxiang. "Prime Minister, the Xing Dynasty sent people to brave the waves to urge the Broken Army to fight!"

"Who, where are the people?" Wen Tianxiang's movements were interrupted, stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise. The rain outside still has no intention of abating, and standing in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, you can hear the sound of the waves at the mouth of the Minjiang River. At this time, he rushed to Fujian by sea from Yashan, and this person was really bold.

"It's the old general Yu Ruqi, the person is already exhausted, and the medical officers are feeding him ginseng soup to continue his life. He said that at this moment, he did not dare to send the prime minister and the brothers of the Broken Army to death by the emperor's order. I just hope that the adult will save his grandson for the sake of many years of friendship! Zeng Huan's answer made Wen Tianxiang's heart tighten.

The current emperor is not born to Empress Dowager Yang, and Yu Ruqi is his maternal grandfather. Back then, Wen Tianxiang was upright, and there were not many friends he could talk to in the court, and Yu Ruqi was one of them.

"Prime Minister!" Zou Xun, Wu Xizao, and Liu Zijun were moved at the same time, and the meaning beyond the words was self-explanatory.

Chen Hangyan, Li Xiang, Yang Xiaorong, Lu Chengjiu and other generals all sighed and turned their heads. They had no good feelings for the Great Song Dynasty, but they couldn't bear to refuse an old man's cry for help from his grandson who was about to drown.

The arrow that dispatched the troops and horses was tightly grasped by Wen Tianxiang in his hand, and in Zeng Huan's eager gaze, the arrow seemed to weigh a thousand catties.

Wen Tianxiang's hand was actually a little shaky, and the green tendons on his forearm jumped suddenly.

"Report, an eight-hundred-mile urgent report from an old friend on Jiangnan West Road that Da Chun has returned from Luoxiao Mountain and will arrive in Jianchang in the near future!" Outside the door, another scout jumped off the fast horse with a gasp.

"Huh" Zeng Huan, the chief of staff, let out a sigh ......of relief, took off his coat, and hung it on the wooden shelf at the door.

Lightning pierced the sky, wind and rain were bleak, and the waves crashed on the shore.

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