In the face of the attacking Yuan army, Zhang Shijie ordered the armies to strictly guard the water village and not to go out, and the two armies launched an offensive and defensive battle in front of the wall. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Yuan Jun rushed to the front of the village several times by the tide, and was repulsed again and again. Zhao Hao's eyes were not in front of the most fierce wall, but on the battlefield in the east, the Yuan army quickly rushed into the waterway between Yashan Island and the Song army's navy with a Badu boat, and their goal was very clear that the Song army's water drawing boat and wood mining boat.

Previously, the Song army relied on the advantages of fast speed and strong maneuverability to maneuver with the enemy, but now in the face of the Batu ship, which is also known for its maneuverability and speed, it immediately lost its advantage, and was soon caught up and fought together. The Mongols accounted for thirty percent of Li Heng's army, and the rest were all the Southern Song Dynasty troops, but the Mongols who charged in front were all Mongols, they were good at foot combat, and they were good at using bows and arrows.

The Song army, which was already psychologically weak to the Yuan army, was powerless to resist in the face of heavy casualties, and soon more than a dozen warships were captured by the enemy, and the rest were limited to hard fighting. The bad thing is that the Yuan army continued to have warships rushing to join the wargroup, while the Song warships were strictly ordered not to leave the village, so as not to be ridden by the enemy, and could only watch the warships being captured one after another. Zhao Yu was also anxious when he saw this, but he still looked at the battlefield quietly, he knew that now was not the time to make a move.

Suddenly, hundreds of small boats from the north came at a rapid pace, and it was the volunteers who were anchored in the north of the water village who came to help in the battle, and they skillfully steered the small boats to rush into the battle group, relying on a few more boats to besiege an enemy ship, but there was no discipline, there was no cover between each other, they all relied on brute force to collide, or jumped on the enemy ship and slashed and killed indiscriminately. The Song army suddenly received 'strong reinforcements' and gradually stabilized its position, but the Yuan army was stunned by a 'chaotic stick' and hurriedly retreated. As soon as the Yuan army retreated, the Yuan army that attacked the water village also retreated.

Watching the Yuan army retreat, there were bursts of cheers in the Song army's camp. Zhao Yu couldn't help shaking his head, this battle seemed to be repulsed by the Yuan army, but they took the initiative to retreat, and the formation was not chaotic at all. The Song army could not be called a victory in this battle, not to mention the loss of more than 20 warships, and the casualties were also two or three hundred. However, this battle lasted less than an hour, and it was a tentative attack by the Yuan army, and what was even more worrying was that the Song army was not able to get water today, so it was a failure in every way. And he knew that with the addition of Li Heng's army, the advantage of the Song army would gradually be lost, and the Yuan army would gradually turn to the upper hand.

As soon as the Song army's water drawing boat appeared, the Yuan army would send Batu boats to harass it, and the Yuan army's infantry cavalry occupying the island would also assist and cooperate with each other to prevent the Song army from going to the island to collect wood and draw water. With the cooperation of Yi Yong, the Song army repelled the enemy ships one after another, and claimed to have won six battles and six victories, and asked the imperial court for rewards, but the fact is that there are fewer and fewer ships that have succeeded in obtaining fresh water, and the various departments have no firewood to light fires for cooking, so they can only satisfy their hunger with raw water and dry food.

There are more than 200,000 people in the entire dynasty, and even if each person only supplies two liters of water to maintain the most basic needs, he also needs more than 5,000 stone of fresh water. Less than 30 percent of the boats that can come back now rely on water stored in the past to fill the shortfall. However, the warships of the Song army were not as perverted as the warships designed by Zhao Yu, they could store fresh water and dry food for ten to fifteen days, and it would be good for them to store water for five days, that is, in a few days, the whole army would have no water to drink.

After a few battles, although Zhang Shijie has won successes again and again, no matter how stupid he is, he also realizes the crisis, although Xingchao has reserved enough food for the whole army to eat for half a year, but there is no water to drink, no firewood, everyone can't eat raw rice! And the fundamental solution to the problem is to pay for the mistakes he made before, and only to recapture Yashan Island, which he easily abandoned, otherwise they will be dying of thirst before the enemy army runs out of food and grass and retreats......

"Lu Xiang, Qiaoji Road has been basically cut off, although each person is only issued a small can of water every day, I'm afraid it won't be able to support it for a few days!" More than ten days have passed since the start of the war, not only have they not been able to repel the enemy army, but now they are in crisis, and all the ministers are very anxious, and Mao Xiang, the squire of the military department, is even more anxious after returning from the battle.

"Yes, now the armies are better, the volunteers are more difficult, some people have begun to disassemble the ship's planks to cook, and if it goes on like this, it will be a big mess!" Chen Zhong, the secretary of the ministry, said with a slight frown.

"Lu Xiang, now the situation cannot be solved without recapturing Yashan Island, and we should also urge Zhang Shumi's envoy to send troops quickly!" Wang Daofu, the secretary of the military department, suggested.

"If I don't want to, I have discussed with Mrs. Zhang many times and asked him to send troops to attack the island, but I have been repeatedly refused." Lu Xiufu sighed and said.

"Why, how can you resist the enemy if you go on like this? I think he's clearly cowardly. Xu Zongren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said angrily.

"Hmph, in my opinion, Taifu Zhang is worried about his face, it was he who did not consult with the land minister, and without the permission of the queen mother, he evacuated Yashan Island and burned the palace without permission, and now it is not disgraceful for him to retake it!" Deng Guangjian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, snorted coldly and said.

"Prime Minister Lu, the lower officials want to impeach Zhang Shijie for acting arbitrarily and recklessly, so that the dynasty will be in danger." Dali Temple Qing Gong Xingqing Shi Li said.

"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, the current situation is urgent, and we hope to put the country first, and the most important thing at the moment is to recapture Qiaoji Road to solve the current crisis!" Lu Xiufu saw that the crowd was excited, and hurriedly comforted. He knew very well in his heart that it was not a good time to impeach Zhang Shijie at this moment and seize his military power, and if he didn't do it well, it would lead to a mutiny.

"Lu Xiang is right, at the moment, we still have to focus on national affairs, and don't take the stage lightly." Zhao Hao, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly interjected.

"Your Majesty is right, but Taifu Zhang refuses to send troops to seize the island, and the Xing Dynasty will also fall into a situation where there is no water available, and it will be chaotic without a fight!" Xu Zongren said.

"The enemy is good at foot fighting, and some have already set up a fortification on the island, so it is not easy to attack. If you send a large army to attack, it will be a short blow and a long blow, and it will hit the enemy's treacherous scheme, and it is not wrong for Taifu to be cautious! Zhao Hao did not argue with him about right and wrong, but explained from a military point of view.

"Your Majesty, then let him act arbitrarily and sit back and watch the situation deteriorate?" Gong Xingqing refused to give up and spoke again.

"No, retaking Qiaoji Road is a top priority, and it is urgent!" Zhao Yu waved his hand.

"Your Majesty has a strategy to break the enemy?" Lu Xiufu asked expectantly.

"......" Zhao Yu was just about to speak, when there was a burst of shouts and killings outside.

"Your Majesty, the enemy army attacked the volunteer camp, and there was a fierce battle between the two sides!" Without waiting for inquiries, Zheng Yong came in and said...... (To be continued.) )