Since the beginning of July, the Yuan army has continuously invited the Song army to fight, and the scale is not large, basically less than 10,000 people. The Song army began to fight, but gradually felt struggling. Because the strength of the Yuan army was four times more than that of the Song army, the Yuan army took a long time to rest and recuperate, while the Song army fought frequently, and in the long run, it was naturally tired.

And neither side showed their hole cards - the Yuan army did not send the powerful cowardly Xue army and the Hebi Red army, and the dragon and bird army on the Song army's side did not fight. More than ten small and medium-sized battles in a row were fought by the Gadolinium Army, the Han Army, and the New Attached Army against the Qinwang Yishi and She Army. Although the casualty rate is far less than that of the Battle of Shuori, the casualties of so many battles are actually far more than the Battle of Shuori. As a result, in the end, the Song army had to start the second-line troops on the side of the Zhangzhou battalion.

The combat power of these soldiers was slightly inferior to that of the front-line troops, and some of them played normally and could still fight with the Yuan army, while others were quickly defeated and suffered heavy casualties. By mid-August, the two sides had been fighting for months, and the Song army had suffered many defeats and few victories, and suffered considerable losses. The arrogance of the Yuan army is gradually blazing, often galloping in front of the Song army camp in Tonggu Lake with hundreds of light horses, shooting arrows indiscriminately, although there is the protection of the walled gate tower shed, the killing effect is very small, but the arrogance is arrogant, it makes people angry.

Although the Song army also sent cavalry to expel from time to time, the Yuan army also figured out the cavalry tactics of the Song army, and never let the Song army approach within 20 steps, so that the Song army had a huge killing handcuff, but had no chance to play. The cavalry of the Yuan army could shoot thirty or forty paces with a bow and a long range, and the cavalry of the Song army suffered every time they moved forward.

Soon, the Song army forbade cavalry to go into battle - to play guerrilla warfare with these Mongol cavalry who played "Mangu", that is, with short blows and long blows. The real power of the cavalry of the Song army lies in the cavalry hedging, and we will see you when the decisive battle comes.

In the battle of the Song and Yuan dynasties, from July to August, the Yuan army faintly suppressed the Song army. However, none of the guns of the Song army that they wanted to see most appeared. Therefore, Boyan did not appear either.

Boyan has never fought uncertain battles, he is very patient, while waiting, while suppressing, so that the balance of war is tilted.

In mid-August, the Song Army's Tonggu Mountain Imperial Military Conference was held.

At the meeting, the Zanhua Department speculated that Boyan's purpose was threefold: first, to draw out the Song army's biggest hole card Dragon Bird Army, observe its tactics, and determine countermeasures; the second is to exhaust our army and frustrate my momentum; The third is to delay time, waiting for Li Heng and Wanzhi, who are to raid Guangzhou from a distance, to attack from the rear of our army, so that I will be exposed to the enemy on the back of the abdomen.

Ma Nanchun, counselor of the Zanhua Department, finally concluded: "Judging from the results of the fierce battle for more than a month, except for the Dragon Bird Army, the rest of our army is exhausted, and the attrition is serious, and it is difficult to fight again...... Boyan's second purpose has been achieved. ”

Jiang Fenglie raised the 400-mile urgent Tang newspaper in his hand: "The Guangnan Governor's Office urgently reported that Guangzhou has fallen, Su Liuyi and his son retreated to Xiangshan, and Jieshui Village resisted the enemy. The Yuan army's southward raid this time was almost all cavalry, and there were no ships to fight, so they led the troops to retreat, and only occupied the key passes of Guancheng with the new annexed troops that surrendered along the way, so as to block the army of Guangnan. And Li Heng and Wanzhi have already waved their troops to the north on August 12, attacking behind me...... Therefore, Boyan's third purpose has also been achieved. ”

Zhang Shijie was worried about Zhong Zhong: "In this way, the land grain route has been cut off, and our army has less than 100,000 grains under its eyes, which is only enough for two months." Although autumn is imminent, the land of southern Fujian is already rich in mountains and fields, the output is poor, and the autumn harvest is not enough to support the people, let alone raise soldiers...... Your Majesty, we are running out of time. ”

Zhao Lie nodded silently, yes, the war is about logistics. The reason why he only selected 30,000 soldiers and horses, in addition to the cheap command, another reason was that there were fewer men and horses, and the logistical pressure was smaller. However, in order to deal with the Yuan army's more than a month-long round battle, it almost squeezed out the Song army's combat effectiveness and logistics. Therefore, as Zhang Shijie said, Song Jun can't afford to drag it out.

"Boyan, this is a yang scheme." Wen Tianxiang sighed, "Fortunately, our army fought with huge casualties among the auxiliary troops, and we resolutely did not send the Dragon Bird Army, so we didn't let Boyan succeed." It's just that King Qin's righteous teacher and She Jun have suffered......"

Under the imperial steps, Mrs. Xu, Chen Hangyan, Huang Hua, Li Zifa, Huang Xian, Luo Bantian, Chen Guilong and other generals of the Fujian and Guangzhou departments all bowed and bowed, and said in a loud voice: "If I return my rivers and mountains, there will be sacrifices." As long as I can expel the Tartars and win the Northern Expedition, why do I regret this as a disciple of southern Fujian (Guangnan)! ”

In the sonorous words, in the expectant eyes of the generals, Zhao Lie raised his eyes, looked at the dark clouds rolling in the distance outside the hall, and said softly: "The wind is rising." ”

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At the same moment, on the high arrow tower tower of the Chinese army in the Yuan army camp, Boyan was dressed in civilian clothes, looking at the direction of Tonggu Mountain with his hands in his hands, and the generals of the Yuan army behind him were all on standby.

After a long time, Boyan retracted his gaze, knocked lightly on the fence, and said, "It's almost." ”

The generals of the Yuan army perked up and said in unison: "Please give the Prime Minister's order." ”

After more than a month of fighting, Boyan and other generals of the Yuan army also roughly figured out the reality of the Song army except for the Dragon Bird Army, if it weren't for the fear of the Song army's artillery that Li Heng said "one cannon blasted out and eroded ten miles", if it weren't for waiting for Li Heng and Wanzhedu's cavalry to arrive at the preset battlefield, he would have fought a decisive battle with the Song army a long time ago, after all, he couldn't afford to delay his time. The Song army didn't have much time, so why wasn't the Yuan army like this?

It's just that the Song army didn't move the artillery for a long time, and even the musket was chosen, which made Boyan realize that Zhao Lie, the lord of the Song Dynasty, really wanted to leave him "good things", and if he didn't come to the battlefield in person for a day, he wouldn't be able to see what he wanted to see.

Bo Yan was about to speak, when suddenly a gust of wind blew, fascinating Bo Yan's eyes, dark clouds were faintly visible in the sky, Bo Yan subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the wind and sand, frowned and said, "Huh? The wind is blowing. ”

On August 17, just when the two armies of the Song and Yuan dynasties were determined to fight a decisive battle, they did not expect that God suddenly did not agree. Two days later, a storm broke out over the sea, heavy rain poured down, and bad weather also affected Longyan and Shanghang. This storm immediately postponed the decisive battle between the Song and Yuan armies indefinitely.

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The heavy rain is like a note, thousands of miles into the country, and the noisy fighting for many days finally stops. The camps of the Song and Yuan armies were shrouded in mist and rain, and except for the necessary sentry posts, all the soldiers huddled in their tents, cursing the damn God.

Only the Tonggu Mountain Imperial Camp School Field, as always, was filled with sky-shattering shouts and explosions, and the three hundred martial arts team members were divided into several major areas for training in turn. There are mud fights, galloping horses and rapid fire, long-range target shooting, and obstacle crossing assaults...... From the martial arts team's general Long Feiyi to the ordinary team members, they all crawled and rolled in the mire, and they all became mud figures.

The martial arts team is the special forces of the Song Dynasty, and the more extreme the climate, the more it shows its edge.

In the rain shelter on the south side of the school field, Zhao Lie, who was dressed in civilian clothes, watched with his hands and was quite satisfied, which was a bit of a special forces.

The storm can stop the decisive battle of the army, but it can't stop the training of martial arts members - and they have to train in such extremely bad weather to be worthy of the world's strongest soldiers.

"You're doing a great job...... It's better to come back safely. Zhao Lie watched the players train, but said to Ding Xiaoyi behind him.

Ding Xiaoyi bowed his head and replied: "Fortunately, I don't disgrace my life." ”

Zhao Lie's chin was a little forward: "Xiao Yu, they have already returned, saying that you and Hongyun are going to temporarily stay with the two daughters of Prime Minister Wen to train Prime Minister Wen...... It's too risky. ”

"I think that their sister's stay in the palace may be useful in the future, and it is worth taking some risks, besides, ......" Ding Xiaoyi looked up at Zhao Lie, his lips moved slightly, and he stopped talking.

Zhao Lie looked back and smiled: "Even if I put on a dragon robe now, you can still be your big brother Zhao in private, and you can say anything directly." ”

Ding Xiaoyi's eyes were happy, and he said, "Before leaving, Zhao ...... The thing that His Majesty gave me to protect myself and save my life, I left it to Huanniang...... I think she needs it more. ”

Zhao Lie smiled disapprerovingly: "What should I be...... Just give it to her, I hope to see her reunite with the prime minister's father and daughter in the future. ”

As he was talking, he saw a clay figure on the school field running quickly, sitting under the rain shelter, taking off his combat boots and falling down, and the uproar was full of muddy water.

The man wiped a handful of muddy water from his face, revealing Ding Xiaoyi's lean face: "What kind of wind and rain, other armies can't go into battle, but it has no impact on our martial arts team." If you want me to say, Your Majesty should send us to call the battle to see if those Tartars dare to come out. Let these bastards taste the shitty we've been suffering these days! ”

Ding Xiaoyi frowned and said, "Xiaoyi, don't talk nonsense, go to training." ”

"I'll just say that casually." Ding Xiaoqi looked bitter, "Sister, you can do well, let your brother take a breath." ”

Ding Xiaoyi snorted coldly: "I see that you are very energetic, you don't have to breathe when you speak, where do you need to rest?" ”

Zhao Lie listened to the two sisters and brothers bickering with a smile on his face, and suddenly realized, touched his chin that had grown a short mustache and thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Xiao Qi is right, it's time to return the color." ”