Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, Ezhou City is one of the important towns in the Yangtze River Basin, and after development, it has become the largest city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the Great Song Dynasty, and has become a regional political, economic and cultural center. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Through the successive additions and repairs of the city, the area of Ezhou City has doubled.

Twenty-four miles around the city wall, two zhang and one foot high, there are six gates, Qingyuan in the east, Wangze in the south, Pinghu in the west, and there are three smaller bamboo gates, Wuchang gates, Hanyang gates.

At this time, the Huguang Consulate General was near the Wuchang Gate in Ezhou City.

Tens of thousands of troops are stationed here, and the salary of the six roads is given to the general leader of the six roads in Hunan, North and South, Guangxi and West, Jiangxi, and Jingxi, and the troops stationed in Ezhou, Jiangling, Xiangyang, and Jiangzhou should be stationed in four places, and the troops in 19 prefectures and counties should be divided.

People can often see huge amounts of grain and grass entering Ezhou through the Yangtze River and Hanshui waterways, and then transiting to various places.

The west end of Ezhou City is mainly government offices at all levels; Along the Huanghu Mountain, the line that spreads from west to east, in addition to the official offices, there are mainly schools, temples and other cultural and religious buildings; Residential houses and markets are mainly distributed in some low-lying areas in the east, north and south of the city; Due to the population growth, it is difficult to accommodate the old city, and the expansion of residential houses and markets to the east and south outside the city is more prominent. The area along the river in the west of the city has also become an area where transportation and trade flourish, and ships and people are densely populated.

At this time, Ezhou City is known as "today's giant town", the business in the city is prosperous, there are many wealthy businessmen, they are here to open a big deal, the goods are rich, the transaction is prosperous, for a county.

There is also a lively night market in the city of Ezhou, known as "the candle sky and the lights of the three watch cities, the moon and the flag of the boat for thousands of miles".

Until now, merchants from all over the world have gathered here, the city is quite prosperous, and the houses are in the market. Miles endlessly, there are alleys and alleys in the meantime, and the back and forth are like weaving.

The river outside Ezhou City is wide and the port is busy, which is not only for merchant ships to berth, but also for warships to go out of the river for drills. Jia Boat Passenger Boat. It is incalculable, and the number of people who are not endless, from the west of Jingkou is not enough.

There are 700 large ships in the Ezhou City Naval Army, all of which are twenty or thirty zhang long, with city walls and towers on them, and the banner is shrewd.

When Wang Wan, the commander of the Ezhou City Water Army, heard that Lu Wende, the commander of the Jinghu Army, relied on the thunderbolt cannon to defeat Liu Quan's Navy patrol team in one fell swoop, he was very happy!

Okay, since Liu Cheng betrayed the Great Song Dynasty, he has always been arrogant. He dared to put the patrol team's warship on the river of Ezhou City!

Wang Wan, the commander of the Ezhou City Water Army, was reluctant to start a war with him, but he was very happy with the results of the Jinghu system......

He immediately sent people to Xiangyang City to congratulate him, and at the same time expressed his hope for the support of the Jinghu Theater...... Comparatively, Ezhou City is also a top priority.

At this time, Lu Wende was rewarding the three armies...... In the first battle, he destroyed Liu Quan's three warships and captured one hundred and fifteen enemy sailors, which was a great result, but it could not be reported for military merit!

The reason is simple. The Tatar bandit group has not yet declared war...... Once the military merit is reported, it will be said by others to start the war lightly.

So. I can only close the door and be happy by myself, and let my subordinates have a big meal!

When the envoy from Ezhou City came to congratulate, Lu Wende was even happier, he couldn't report his military merits, but he liked that others knew about it in private!

Of course, he also values Ezhou City. Immediately agreed to also help the Ezhou City Navy equip its own weapons.

Ezhou City is a sad place for him, and one of his younger brothers, Lu Wenxin, died in Ezhou City.

It was the third day of September 1259, and Kublai Khan crossed the river.

At that time, the wind and rain were dark, and the generals thought that they could not cross the river. Kublai Khan did not obey, so he ordered the banner to be raised and the drum was divided, and the troops were divided into three directions.

Kublai Khan's brave general Dong Wenbing led dozens of brave soldiers to rush forward, and rushed forward with drums and drums, reaching the south bank.

Kublai Khan's subordinate general Zhang Rongshi, who was good at water warfare, led his army to fight on the north shore in a light boat, captured 20 of our Great Song warships, captured 200 people, and beheaded his younger brother Lu Wenxin!

Zhu Guobao, another general of the Naval Army, led elite soldiers to fight with our Great Song army in the middle of the stream, where 17 battles, captured more than 1,000 Great Song Dynasty warships, and killed and drowned many of our Great Song soldiers, so the Great Song Dynasty army was defeated in three ways.

At that time, under the command of Jia Rudao, reinforcements from all walks of life rushed to rescue Ezhou.

In particular, his own troops went down the river, and after defeating the interception of Zhang Rou's troops in Yuezhou, they were sent to Echeng on the first day of November, so that the city was more and more fortified.

Thinking of this, Jinghu made Lu Wende sigh very much, if he had the weapon he had now, where would he let his younger brother die in battle?!

The Lu family also has a very important industry in Ezhou City, so they will help them no matter what.

When the envoy asked him about his future plans, Lu Wende looked up to the sky and laughed and said, "Liu Quanneng will send an inspection team to our surroundings, and we will also send an inspection team to him...... Ha ha! ”

Lu Wende did what he said, he sent his own inspection team, and they all directly crossed Fengjie!

At that time, after several frictions between his patrol team and Liu Cheng's navy, Liu Cheng urgently ordered the navy not to leave the water village...... He couldn't stand such continuous losses, and for several days in a row, he lost more ships than he had built, and the sea salt that had been forbidden had quietly returned, and it was sold even deeper.

Now, he can't take care of that.

He is well versed in water warfare, and now he knows that this place of Xiangfan should not be underestimated.

He is going to figure out the reason, and then make a decision, that guy Lu Wende is an old opponent, where can he suddenly be so powerful?!

At this time, he sent out one after another to find out what he really understood.

The salt merchants came to Liu Cheng again, where can he still take care of them now, and he called people out in a fit of anger!

In this time and space, both sides are still very good at using the intermittent work, and both know that there are works in their cities, but it is really difficult to catch.

Lu Wende learned the lesson of the last stone artillery, and during training and military exercises, he drove away the idlers who were dumbfounded, and even if they practiced on the water, they also found an extremely hidden place and did not allow others to watch.

Therefore, he was able to catch Liu Quan off guard for a while.

Not to mention how to inquire about it, Liu Cheng personally found the craftsmen and directly told him what he knew through the defeated soldiers who fled back.

The craftsmen thought for a moment and said, "The use of stone cannons on that warship is not new, but how can their medicinal power be so great?" ”

Liu Cheng actually couldn't figure it out, and said, "I heard that they have arquebuses, what do you think?" ”

A craftsman said, "The small one can only see the real thing, and then he can tell a thing or two------

Liu Cheng nodded to show understanding, and said, "In this way, wait a little longer------ can the bed crossbow also be strengthened?" ”

"Absolutely, just a little bigger------"

"Okay, you go and make the bed crossbow bigger, think about it, and increase the power of the medicine, they can do it, there's no reason why I can't do it------" (To be continued.) )