Liu Jinli hired people to work in the mountains at a high price, and originally wanted to think of an excuse that could prevaricate, otherwise the villagers would ask you why you were smashing pits and digging holes in the mountains, and you would not be able to lie when the time came, but after the silver was taken out, who cared what you were digging pits for, and wanted to make more money in the troubled times, as long as the price you gave was appropriate, someone would do it if you hollowed out the mountain.

The rough work of digging rocks can be hired, but the transport of cannons for the sake of secrecy cannot be done by them, because a lot of pulleys and ropeways are required, and these jobs must also be done by skilled people on the island of Hong Kong. Although the Hongyi cannon is designed to reduce weight, it deliberately adopts a lightweight prefabricated structure, which is to facilitate transportation towards the mountain, but it is not easy to get to the top of the mountain.

Fortunately, the Tangbeizui Mountain has been completed, and the eighteen Hongyi cannons have been put in place, which can be said to lock half of the river near the mouth of the sea.

Liu Jinli was also annoyed by the tiger-headed warship that went upstream, obviously there are many adults in your boat, and there are miscellaneous boats chasing behind you, why don't you dare to open the formation to fight one! The Great Song warship with distinct armor was chased by a bunch of miscellaneous hairs of the Yuan army, which was really a waste of those ships and equipment, and it was simply a waste of good things.

He knew very well that there was a shortage of boats on Hong Kong Island, and there was only one big boat for him to use, and he had to return to work on other things immediately after sending him off.

If these fifty tiger head clippers belonged to Hong Kong Island, how good would it be, turning his head to look at the Great Song warship that had already sailed in the direction of Xinhui, and then looking at the Yuan soldier warship cruising outside the mouth of the sea, Liu Jinli shook his head in disappointment.

But he still has to work harder, although Zhao Tianyou said to him at the beginning that it is likely that these cannons will not be used at all, and there will be no war here, but the ships of the Yuan soldiers have already chased after them, will the war be far away?

In the vicinity of Sanshui Hekou Town, where the Sanjiang Gathering Place, the patrol boat under Xie Guoyong, a waterway patrolman, had already selected a wharf suitable for mooring troop carriers, and was ready to guide the troop carriers to dock according to the original plan, unload the loaded soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and then send troops to Guangzhou after reorganizing the army.

"General Xie, the marshal has an order, choose a shoal with a slow flow of the river to temporarily stop the boat, and no berthing is allowed on the shore!"

The herald sat in a small boat, rowed to the pier quickly, got on Xie Guoyong's patrol boat, and conveyed Li Heng's latest order.

"Ah, just anchor in the shallows of the river, in case there is a Song army attacking, the slow transfer of the warship is easy to become the target of the attack, this is too dangerous!" Xie Guoyong was a little puzzled, and expressed his concerns to the herald. If it was before, Xie Guoyong would not have questioned any of Li Heng's orders at all, and when he heard the herald's instructions, he would follow them as soon as possible.

However, this military order was a little strange from the first day of the camp, the slow marching speed, the deserted riverbank along the way, and the vanguard cavalry that arrived in ten days, everything was unusual, which made Xie Guoyong ask more heartily.

"The marshal said, wait for the order on the spot, maybe the ship will be sailed at any time, maybe it will rest for a few days, General Xie, don't worry, the marshal has his own arrangements."

"Good! Honorable Order! ”

The 8,000 Mongolian cavalry who had crossed the Beijiang River through Sihui were still a few dozen miles away from the city of Guangzhou, and at this time they could already look at each other from a distance with the fast horse scouts of the Song army.

"Ten days is really sad, it's very tiring to whip up quickly, and it's also a torment to walk slowly!"

That day, Song stretched his waist and took out the bag that he had been carrying for ten days from his arms, which was given to him by Li Heng before he sent out the army, and was strictly ordered not to open it outside the city of Guangzhou. Although there are still dozens of miles to go, if there is a need, just beat the horse and whip, and it will not take long to kill him outside the city, but Li Heng's orders still dare not disobey, and after pinching it, he put the bag back in his arms.

The 8,000 cavalry finally came to Lishui Town, more than ten miles outside the city of Guangzhou, the town that was noisy and lively two days ago is now uninhabited, and the Yuan soldiers set out from Wuzhou this time, and they have been under the supervision of the Song army scouts, and they have evacuated the people along the way in advance.

"Set up camp in this town temporarily, send scouts to search and reconnoiter the enemy's situation on all sides, and report as soon as you encounter the enemy!"

After giving the order, he walked into the tavern at the crossroads, and although it was empty, the tables in the hall were still clean. looked at the surroundings and no one was paying attention, took out the bag from his arms and opened it little by little, inside was a piece of parchment folded together, and the upright font on it looked like it was written by Li Heng himself.

That day, Song Tsai carefully read the content in his heart several times, and Li Heng ordered him to break it into pieces, disperse into several mobile and flexible teams, and tour outside Guangzhou City to harass the people who were still living nearby, the main purpose was not to attack the city, but to prevent troops from being sent out in Guangzhou City to support another battle.

"No wonder he deliberately delayed time, the Song Army scouts who did not shy away from reconnaissance along the way, it turned out that his own people were here to scare people! So Li Shuai's army is all on the waterway, and they can only go south by boat along the Xijiang River, where do they go? ”

Li Heng's order was written concisely and to the point, and he didn't tell him where his army was going to fight, but this life was too easy in Na Risong's opinion, where was it worth being so mysterious, just tell me when you set off.

That day Song was actually afraid of the cannons in the city, and when the vanguard officer came, he felt quite burdened, and what could he do if he led the cavalry to the city, and there was a possibility of being bombarded by cannonballs within a mile of the city wall.

There are powerful cannons at the head of the city of Guangzhou, and it is a joke for you to let me directly attack the city, to say that I surrounded the city of Guangzhou with 8,000 Mongolian cavalry and cut off the road for the support of the troops in the city of Guangzhou, it is really a child.

Why do you need to divide the troops into several routes, it is enough to send scouts to patrol and monitor all day, I led a large group of men and horses to camp five miles away from Guangzhou, the Song army lacked flexible and mobile cavalry, leaving the artillery to get the attack range, I called them all to come and go.

That day Song thought well, if he was just besieging and harassing the city of Guangzhou, beware of the Song army in the city sending troops to help others, although his tactical arrangement was a bit big, but relying on skillful riding and archery skills, even the infantry of the 20,000 Song army went out of the city, and he was not afraid of talking and laughing.

There is a very important thing he overlooked, that is, the tens of thousands of war horses that were abducted by the big black horse last time, and these war horses have formed a very good combat effectiveness, and they are staring at his team, ready to eat him in one bite!