Under the city of Qiongguan, one after another huge military camps rise from the ground, surround the city, form four large military camps in the direction of concentric circles, east, west, north and south, from the dense camp to recognize the flag and tents, the number is afraid of no less than 100,000. No matter which direction you look at, you can't see the edge. It can be said that since the opening of the sea in Qiongzhou, there have never been so many troops, even if all the troops stationed on the island in all dynasties combined, there are not so many.

Outside the Baisha Gate, the medium-sized harbor is being expanded into a large harbor, and the ant-like craftsmen are busy under the scorching sun. The sea is full of sails, one after another, merchant ships and supply ships, almost end to end, pouring into the harbor, transporting a large amount of material resources in a steady stream.

On the Qiongguan City, the two people standing in front of the fence of the tower were silently watching the ships coming in and out of the barracks and harbors that stretched almost to the sky under the city. Although the soldiers are strong and the grain and grass are like mountains, the two supreme commanders of this powerful army are not looking good at the moment, and they can even be said to be dignified.

A person on the left, dressed in a light green round-necked right dress, wears a corrugated hat, a jade pendant hanging from his waist, and no other decoration. Such a simple costume, coupled with his slightly sickly handsome face, elegant three locks of long beard, if you see it on the street, no matter what, people will not think that this person will be a world-famous general, the sharpest scimitar under the command of Xue Chan Khan, who was favored by Changshengtian, and once won the title of "Batu Lu" (warrior) - Zhang Hongfan, the marshal of the nine Badu, Mongolian, and Han armies.

"Although the scimitar is sharp, although the longbow is strong, but the rat is hidden in the mountains and forests, I don't know when it will be able to bind the Great Khan...... cough, cough, cough, cough ......" Zhang Hongfan just sighed, and covered his mouth and coughed. After the Battle of Kushan, he was already ill and returned to the capital, but with the defeat of Ali Hague, he was regarded as the nemesis of the Song people because the Battle of Kushan almost destroyed the Song State, and he was used again, leading more than 100,000 Mongolian and Han troops to the south, and launched a fatal blow to the dying and struggling remnant Song Xing Dynasty. Days' travel and military fatigue had made his condition even worse, and the death of his most beloved eldest son, Zhang Qi, made his condition even worse. He not only coughed recently, but also had hemoptysis, and he had a hunch that maybe the day of the end of this war would be the time when he died - in fact, in the original history, Zhang Hongfan died of illness around this time.

"The trapped beast is still fighting. Confined to the deep mountains, there are no soldiers and no food, there is no hope of escaping, even if the mountains are high and the forests are dense, I see how long they can hide! The person who spoke was on Zhang Hongfan's side, his eyebrows were like two iron brushes, his eyes were like knives, and when he looked at people, he was like two razors scraping back and forth on people, and the prominent cheekbones on his cheeks gave people a feeling of yin. He stood there with his hands in his hands, his back slightly arched, his eyes narrowed in a line, like a vulture that had found carrion and was ready to pounce on and devour it.

It was Deputy Marshal Li Heng.

These two are difficult brothers, and they lost their sons at the same time, and they have both national hatred and family hatred for the Song army, and they both have the will not to destroy the Song family and not to withdraw the army.

Zhang Hongfan looked at the banner outside the city, his face was dark: "This Zhao Mengbei is very smart and decisive, first abandon Leizhou, then abandon Qiongguan, and even escape in the mountains." He's playing 'go' and we're having to ......."

Li Heng's face also sank.

The Song army defended Qiongguan for a full month before retreating, seemingly trying their best, but was finally defeated and retreated. In the eyes of generals like Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng, the Song army did not do its best in terms of strength and resistance. If the Dragon Bird Army is such a strength, then how low can Ali Hague be before being wiped out? Is Ali Hague imbecile? From Jiangnan to Lingnan, the countless generals of the Song army who died under him were afraid that they would jump out of the ground one after another to express their dissatisfaction.

The Song army took the initiative to retreat rather than retreat, which Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng were very aware of. Obviously, Song Jun's wishful thinking was to consume with them. For Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng, they can't afford this battle. An army of 100,000, even if it sits still, the daily consumption of money and food is a terrible number. What's even more terrifying is that these supplies have to be brought in by sea. This transportation line is not stable, and in the event of a typhoon or rain, shipping will have to be interrupted, and even the army will suffer considerable losses in stockpiling food.

In addition, Zhang Hongfan has one more thing that he can't afford to delay, and that is time. His time is running out, and if he drags on any longer, I don't know if Zhao Lie will die, but he is dead!

Li Heng suddenly said: "It's better for me to bring a Tanma Red Army into Limu Mountain......"

"No." Zhang Hongfan shook his head and vetoed, "If he wants me to go, how can I do it?" Before there is Song Jun - to be exact, until there is clear news from Zhao Mengbei, it cannot be moved lightly. ”

"But it's not a way to drag it out like this......"

"Don't worry, we are sad, and Zhao Mengbei in the deep mountains and jungles is also sad. If he wants to boil, we will boil with him. A faint sickly red tide floated on Zhang Hongfan's cheeks, and a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes, "I can't imagine that I can meet such an opponent before the deadline of Zhang Hongfan." Nice, nice ......"

Li Heng seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "That's right, let's wait a little longer, wait for the craftsman battalion to imitate the musket, equip the army, and repay the other in the other way, breaking the biggest reliance of this dragon and bird army." ”

At the beginning, Li Shi'an had gotten a musket from Luo Dianman, but before this gun could be sent, the Leizhou Rebellion occurred, and it turned around and returned to the hands of the Dragon Bird Army. Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng destroyed Liu Xiaozhong's Song army, but none of the Song troops in the department were equipped with muskets. It wasn't until the Battle of Qiongguan that the second general really saw the benefits of muskets.

It is the benefit of the musket, not just the power of the musket.

With more than ten times the number of troops, they attacked a small city with average defense, and they fought for more than a month, and the number of dead and wounded almost caught up with the number of defenders, and finally the enemy took the initiative to retreat to occupy the city. A large part of the reason for this is that the enemy's firepower is too fierce, and there is almost no shortage of fire.

If the opponent's resource cost is low, and the cost of one's own resources is much higher than that of the opponent, then it will be very difficult to fight, not to mention the low cost of manpower of the Musketeer...... Therefore, in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, what they see is the power of muskets, but in the eyes of generals such as Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng, what they see is the benefits of muskets.

Such a weapon is too suitable for extensive equipment of the troops, and the Yuan army must also have it.

If there is anything that can be gained from the battle of Qiongguan, it is that in more than a month of fierce fighting, because some of the dragon sparrow musketeers were killed and wounded in the battlement wall, the guns fell off their hands and fell under the city, and they were desperately snatched by the Yuan soldiers. The soldiers who captured these muskets were all rewarded heavily, and their officials were promoted several levels.

After the musket was handed over to the craftsman of the craftsman battalion to see it, the craftsman said that it could be trial-made, and now after more than half a month, judging from the news from the craftsman battalion, the imitation did not go well, and it would take more time......

Just as Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng were discussing and deciding to go down with Zhao Lie, one of the ten envoy teams they sent out to contact with the Eight Barbarians came with exciting news: they had successfully persuaded the lord of Lu Fan, one of the Thirteen Peaks of the Eight Barbarians, and this person revealed a heavyweight news - where the base camp of the Dragon Bird Army was located.

An even more intense collision is coming.