Chapter 254: Stalemate

Ali Hague followed: "Cannons can destroy wooden buildings, carts, and arrows, and it is difficult for horses and soldiers to get close to the city wall, so if we dig a tunnel and take soil near the city wall to build a small city......"

There were disdainful eyes in the big tent, I thought that Ali Hague could say something good, but I didn't expect that it was a number of tunnels that had been demonstrated countless times, if it was not surrounded by a big river, it was possible to dig directly into the city from the ground.

But this is Guangzhou, big rivers and small rivers are everywhere, this two-zhang wide moat is directly connected to the Pearl River, and the water is so abundant that people are desperate, how can they dig it up? It was the Song army at the head of the city that gave you the opportunity to dig outside the city wall, did you dare to dig through the moat, so that the river water would not be poured into the rat hole and your own soldiers were drowned.

Probably realizing that his statement was a bit imprecise, Ali Hague hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "If you can't bear it with wooden equipment, let's just use iron equipment earlier and see how they blow up, right, we make personnel carriers made of steel, won't we arrive at the city safely!" ”

This idea is really good, isn't this a small iron tank, if there is a main gun heavy machine gun, then conquering the world can be a success, this method that even Zhao Tianyou didn't dare to think of, just came out of Ali Hague's mouth.

Of course, the idea is right, and it is very advanced, but in this era of lack of steel, it is not difficult to build a steel troop carrier.

Pull a dozen soldiers and send them to the city, and then go back and pull down the next cart?

If this is really a tactic, at least more than 100 steel chariots must be built, and at the same time it will bring more problems, the wheels and axles need to be strengthened, otherwise it will not be able to bear the weight of thousands of catties of the whole vehicle.

"It's a good idea, but it's too difficult to build a chariot with so much steel! We don't have hundreds of thousands of catties of materials, let alone so many blacksmiths, and in the end it was empty. ”

Boyan has been frowning in recent days, the news of the defeat in Guangzhou has been transmitted back to the capital of Yuan, Kublai Khan, although he has been raised and lowered, did not express any dissatisfaction, wrote to comfort him and sent cattle, sheep, wine and labor. But Boyan knew very well in his heart that Kublai Khan had been waiting for a long time, the Song Dynasty would not be extinguished for a day, and he would not be at ease for a day in the capital of Yuanda, if Boyan still did not do well, Kublai Khan would not mind sending another candidate to preside over the overall situation.

"You can't outwit me if you attack strongly, it's really hard for me to die!"

Boyan slammed the teacup and brushed it away, leaving behind a tent of civil and military officials, as well as Ali Hague with an embarrassed face.

The city of Guangzhou is also not quiet, although Hong Kong Island has produced a lot of shells, but it is still much worse than the inventory before the launch, in order to reach the number of 40,000 shells, it is difficult to meet the production speed by simply buying coal at a high price.

There are coal mines at the bottom of Qingyuan Mountain, but Boyan regards Qingyuan as a base, and with the arrival of reinforcements from Ali Hague, he gradually wants to fight for a long time, which Zhao Tianyou can't accept.

The Yuan soldiers controlled the water and land transportation in three directions, and it was very convenient to supply grain and grass to their own troops and transport troops, but it was not possible in Guangzhou, and the current grain was transferred by Qiongzhou merchants at high prices, and the grain of the Qiongzhou government was fully supplying the Song army in Xinhui, and it was not directly sent to Guangzhou.

Grain, coal, and sulfur are the lifeblood of Hong Kong Island, and any one of them will affect the overall situation. Fortunately, the people in Panyu and other places are relatively wealthy, coupled with the abundance of fish and shrimp and aquatic products, and the food is not enough, it can also be topped, and it will not become a famine of starving people.

Even the grain in Qiongzhou can only be obtained by cultivation, and after May, the grain stock there is almost all transported, and it is necessary to wait for the new grain harvest in June before it can be supplied to the troops in Xinhui and Guangzhou.

What surprised Zhao Tianyou happened, Jiang Hanchen once again transported 8,000 war horses, nearly 30,000 horses before and after, could it be that he bought all the war horses in Quanzhou?

"This kid is really willing to spend his blood, if you want to buy these horses, let alone a trading house, even the court has to grit your teeth, there is too much money, they still have to eat forage, and they have to go in a lot of silver every day."

Sangou said with a smile: "General, this surnamed Jiang still has three boats of grain, that Wei October said that there are really no horses, and it is not good to come over empty, so he will collect some grain and send it, hoping to save the island in an emergency." ”

Zhao Tianyou thought for a while and ordered: "You go and invite Wei Shiyue to Guangzhou, I have something to ask him." ”

"Yes, General!"

At present, Guangzhou City is in a stalemate, Boyan will definitely not withdraw his troops and leave, and Zhao Tianyou cannot send troops out of the city to fight, which has become a situation where no one can help anyone. This is the last time Ah Shu was tricked to lure the enemy, and he was scared of the cannon once, and before there were good defensive measures, he would definitely not attack the city of Guangzhou to give him a good chance.

During this time, there was a shortage of materials, the speed of production slowed down, and the supply of artillery shells was much smaller, but after all, the number was still accumulating and increasing, and the combat effectiveness of the artillery gradually recovered. If Boyan continues to attack the city on the third day, he will find that there are really no shells in the city, and after the cannons become decorations, the Yuan army will dispatch hundreds of thousands together, and it is likely that the city of Guangzhou will be broken.

However, the good fortune of the world is no longer in favor of the Mongols, with Zhao Tianyou, an outlier that should not appear, the balance of victory is tilting little by little, and the Song Dynasty is surviving in the mortal situation, whether it is Guangzhou or Xinhui, they have survived tenaciously.

With these two tenacious fulcrums, there are countless Song people in the entire land of China who do not despair, although they bow their heads to show submission, but it does not mean that forever, from Guangzhou to the Quartet to convey the belief of strong resistance, in a little bit to change the attitude of the Song people.

"Mr. Wei, this time I have worked hard for you again, I was busy with things before, and I had no way to see you."

Zhao Tianyou met Wei October who came to Guangzhou on the site where the lecture hall was under construction, as the saying goes, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit a smiling person, no matter how many festivals he had with Jiang Hanchen before, but now the goal is temporarily the same, and Zhao Tianyou will not embarrass Wei October.

"Oh, General Zhao, you are trying to torment me, your great achievements have spread all over the southwest coast, and with every place the merchant ships go, your great name is known to everyone. The Great Song Dynasty fought against Jin and Liao, and also increased the number of famous generals, that is, Yue Fei once defeated the Jin soldiers, but he did not give you the record in Guangzhou.

In front of the city, 150,000 soldiers were destroyed, and there were only thousands of people who lost themselves, which is a peerless achievement of no one who has never been seen before, and there are many people who worship General Zhao in the market, and I have to worship again here. ”

Wei Shiyue, who had just hugged his fists and was rude, suddenly knelt on his knees in front of Zhao Tianyou and knocked his head three times.

Zhao Tianyou didn't react for a while, mainly because no one knelt down and kowtowed to him, and he was psychologically defenseless, so he stepped forward and quickly helped him up.

"Mr. Wei, what are you doing here, I can't afford it."

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