In November of the second year of Xiangxing, the last storm in Qiongzhou brought the most violent attack of the Yuan army to an abrupt end and gave up halfway.

The intensity of this storm is not too great, not to mention that it cannot be compared to the typhoon season in July and August, and even the hurricane in early October is far better than this one. But for the two armies, especially the besieging side, such a storm is also impossible to fight. A timely rain saved the dying dynasty.

Ali Hague only said: "Let it breathe for a few days, and the Song Dynasty will be destroyed within the year." ”

The troops were immediately dismissed.

The storm lasted for three days before receding, and according to Ali Hague's plan, wait another three or five days, when the sun had dried the muddy ground, and the soldiers had recovered their spirits, and then they could destroy the city and destroy the country in one go.

Yes, after several attacks, Ali Hague already knew in his heart that the Song army would not be able to bear it. As long as you work harder, God doesn't make trouble, you can destroy the city and the country in one fell swoop.

This place in Qiongzhou is good in the right time and place, and bad in people.

Hurricanes, tsunamis, torrential rains, jungles, plus strait intervals, away from land...... Without these natural environmental factors, thousands of remnants of Song soldiers and horses would have been wiped out many times. However, there is something to gain and something to lose. Qiongzhou has a favorable time and place, but there is a lack of people.

There are few Song people here, and they gather more in Qiongguan, when Yacheng is still called Jiyang Military City, in addition to guarding the city more than 100 Song soldiers and their families, there are almost no Song people. After the remnants of the Song Dynasty captured Yacheng, the only supplement was the more than 1,000 new attached troops deployed by the Xuanwei Division of Qiongzhou to defend the Jiyang Military City. And Li Fang near Yacheng, familiar with Li Li's early conquest of pawns. As for Sheng Li, it's okay if he doesn't rebel against the border, but if he wants to turn a barbarian into a soldier, how difficult it is, at least he can't do it in just a few months.

Therefore, the Song people's previous advantage on land, the endless manpower, disappeared on the island of Qiongzhou. One of their soldiers died one less and could not be replenished. In the past few days, the Yuan army has suffered no less than five or six hundred casualties, and the Song army has also suffered two or three hundred casualties. How many troops is there in Yacheng? Is there any three thousand? Can they bear to die three hundred, but to die to a thousand?

Ali Hague has 8,000 soldiers under his command and nearly 10,000 auxiliaries, and his army can bear a mortality rate of less than 5,000.

During this period of truce due to the storm, after military discussions, generals such as Ali Hague, Dewen Buhua, Guan Zhige, and Langzhong Monk of Jinghu Province unanimously agreed that the previous siege was tactically correct. There is no need for trickery, no need for tricks, just wait for the wind and rain to pass, continue to attack, and consume the Song army.

This battle will be won, and all the generals of the Yuan army are full of confidence until ...... Suddenly, the defeat of The Hague arrived.

On November 15, a week after the storm, seven or eight warships under the banner of the Yuan army appeared at the junction of the sea and the sky. Although the ship was tall and densely packed, it could not hide the rush, and the flag was weak.

The fleet of the Yuan army stationed in Fanfang Port and Dagang immediately sounded the horn to warn, and more than 20 ships Zhang Fan greeted them, and the sergeants on both sides of the ship stood for them.

When the two sides approached and exchanged flags, they learned that the comer was actually the lost Hague army that was supposed to be the Wan'an army to suppress the enemy...... Uh, the remnants.

This is...... Could it be ......

Soon, the news of the defeat of the Wan'an army in The Hague spread in the camp of the Yuan army of the Southern Expedition, and such a major event could not be concealed.

The Yuan army shook up and down, and the final blow that was supposed to be launched against Yacheng had to be urgently stopped.

On the same day, the Hague was ambushed in the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, and told the details of how the Wan'an army was defeated one by one, and asked the marshal to punish the crime.

Listening to the series of fiascos of the Hague, especially the last time that a team of the Dragon Bird Army forcibly broke into the dock, causing panic and finally attracting a big defeat. The generals of Meng Yuan were stunned and even more shocked, when did the Song army become so powerful? Is this still the impression of Song Jun? Thinking of the Song army that attacked Yacheng in the past few days, the Song army resisted hard, and was attacked several times, if it weren't for God's help, the banner of Yacheng would have been replaced with the banner of the Great Yuan King.

is the same Song Jun, why is the gap so big?

No one would doubt the combat effectiveness of The Hague and its 8,000 Yuan army, then, there is only one possibility - the weapons of the Dragon Sparrow Army.

In the case of the loss of The Hague, the new weapon of the "musket" aroused great concern among the generals of the Yuan army, such as Ali The Hague.

Flames gushing, smoke filling, sound like thunder, pills can break armor...... Muskets again!

When crossing the sea expedition, Ali Hague expressed his concern about the musket to his son Guan Zhige, but at that time, both father and son thought that under the general trend, the weapons were strong for a while, and it would be difficult to resist the might of the army. Unexpectedly, it was this "mere weapon" that they looked down on, and it was the 8,000-strong army that was defeated and almost annihilated.

What is this musket? How did the Song people invent it all at once? Obviously, it was unheard of when they were in the mountains, otherwise they would have taken it out to fight, so why would they be beaten like that.

Dewen Buhua suddenly shouted: "At the end of that day, the general Baoyin led a team of warriors of our clan to rush to the city, and they had already killed the city, forming a group, and the Song people could not drive it away, and they were about to expand the results of the battle, but after a burst of thunder and flames, they all died in the city...... Could it be that the musket? ”

Suddenly The Hague said: "There must be no doubt. ”

Brother Guan was puzzled: "If this musket is really like Acre...... It's really as powerful as Wan Hu said, why don't the Song Army of Yacheng use it? A squad of musketeers was transferred only when the situation was in danger? ”

The monk's eyes flashed: "Could it be that the Song Army of Yacheng only has a small number of muskets, and a large number of muskets are equipped with the Dragon Bird Army?" ”

Brother Guan was even more puzzled: "Yacheng is the foundation of the Song Dynasty, and Zhang Shijie and Huang Tiancong, who defend the city, are also the generals of the Song Forbidden Army, but they have excellent weapons, how can they not equip the forbidden army and equip the box army?" ”

The monk said: "Otherwise, if you go forward carefully, you will know a lot of things related to muskets." The earliest was the attack on Zhang Qi's fleet and the robbery of Prime Minister Song; and then to the defeat of Thousands of Households in Manxiang Mountain; and then to the Beiting Hundred Households Tumi Su Naval Battle defeated and died; and then to the loss of the Jiyang Military City, and the defeat of Ma Fuji...... One by one, they are all closely related to Song Zhixin, Anhou Zhao Hunt and his Dragon Bird Army. According to the humble speculation, this musket must be the first to be used by Zhao Hunt's Dragon Bird Army, and there are many weapons, and they are equipped with the whole army. Zhang Shijie was very late and the utensils were insufficient, so there were not many firearms in the army. ”

The generals of the Yuan army all nodded when they heard this, thinking that only this statement could explain why the Song army in Yacheng had almost no sharp weapons like muskets. Only this statement can explain why the Song army was not seen using this sharp weapon during the Battle of Yushan. Because whether it is this Xin'an Hou Zhao Hunt or the Dragon Bird Army, they all suddenly emerged after the Battle of Yushan, and the musket, a weapon that brought huge casualties to the Dayuan army, must also be brought by Zhao Hunt's Dragon Bird Army.

Zhao Hunt! Dragon Sparrow Army! Let's wait for a while, and then after I destroy the city and destroy the country, I will turn back and clean you up!

Ali Hague grinded his teeth, and the pupils of the same color as the tiger flashed with a red and fierce flame.

After looking at the musket map presented by The Hague, Ali Hague issued three orders: "1. Strengthen patrols in the north from now on, and all warships in Fanfang Port and Dagang will remain vigilant and wait for orders to attack at any time. 2. Integrate the remnants of the army and choose a day to attack the city. 3. After the city is broken, the physical muskets of the Song people must be seized. ”

In the end, Ali Hague glanced at his eldest son who was bowing in front of the case, and then gave an order: "Ten thousand households in Qiongzhou suddenly lost The Hague, and surrounded the Wan'an army with 8,000 troops. Remembering that the Song people had sharp weapons, this defeat was not a crime of war, the death penalty could be avoided, the living crime was not spared, and the heavy responsibility was fifty military sticks. Ben Shuai will write to the imperial court and ask for the loss of the lord of the Hague ten thousand households. All the kings should take this as a warning, work together, break the cliff city, and win this immortal achievement! ”

All the generals obeyed the order.