Chapter 69 Who Dares to Settle the Storm (2)

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"Damn Sinan Siren, he actually reneged on his promise and did such a despicable and shameless deed! I thought Zheng Yunming was a real warrior, but I didn't expect it to be a villain who broke the promise and sneaked attack! "When Tasi's blood surged upwards and he scolded, he forgot the exploits of the first Great Khan Temujin who had led his army to attack Wang Han's garrison in the starry night after negotiating peace with the Kereh Ministry. Of course, Tath understood that at this juncture, the Song army attacked the soft underbelly of the Mongols.

At present, there are still more than 30,000 people left in Jiangnan who have not returned, and it is absolutely difficult to cross the river with 2,000 fishing boats and rafts in less than an hour. Of course, he imagined that the large and small warships of the Song army would attack these small boats full of soldiers and baggage like crazy. These heavy boats were as unguarded as sheep being grazing, and even if the soldiers on board resisted desperately, it would be difficult for them to resist the firearms of the Song warships. But he didn't dare to put all the rafts and boats into transportation, after all, he still needed some ships as a barrier to engage the Song warships to cover these hastily transported ships.

The lack of a strong navy has become a fatal loophole since the Mongol army's southern expedition, and the Song army has seized this weakness and is turning a passive defense battle into a good show of large-scale attack. If Tath is not careful, he is likely to fall hard in the final stages of the southern expedition.

He almost subconsciously ordered: "Order the former army to continue to move forward and ponder." Kuduhu and Liu Wei returned and ordered Zhang Zhongren, the commander of the artillery and naval forces, to counterattack on the spot and intercept Sinansi's ships downstream. The order was to collect all the ballistas and shoot the enemy ships on the shore. Ordered Yang Weizhong to transport troops and transport the fishing boats, abandon all baggage and property, and only grab the people and horses! Order Shi Tianze to lead his headquarters to line up along the river, shoot the enemy sailors with random arrows, and try to kill and damage the enemy's ships! Zhang Rou! ”

Zhang Rou promised loudly, and Tasi shouted loudly: "The situation is critical, do you dare to lead five hundred soldiers to cross south, go to the front to resist the attack of the Sinan Si people, and let the soldiers in the south cross the river safely!" ”

What he understood was that he wanted Zhang Rou to act as the responsibility of the palace army. It would be fine if Zhang Rou's headquarters were here, but Zhang Rou's headquarters had already been opened as soon as possible, and now it will take time to temporarily turn back, and now the Mongolian army needs time most.

Tath shouted angrily, "Where did you go if you didn't spend your mouth warm?" ”

After hearing the news of the peace agreement and the secret report of Qu Chu's illness and death, the little Kouwen Buhua obtained in the south ignored the overall situation that the main force was still in Xiangfan, and Gu Zi led 30,000 households to retreat first, because they carried less capture and marched quickly, and now they have entered the territory of Tangzhou and are returning to the north.

It is conceivable that the army that has already crossed the river and is now returning north has long lost the fighting spirit, and is eager to return to their hometown to rest and recuperate, so that they can temporarily turn back to participate in the battle, which is completely different from preparing to intercept the enemy's pursuit in advance. Although Jiangnan still had a solid 10,000 soldiers and Wu'er infantry as the rearguard, Tath knew that with these military horses, he would not be able to resist Zheng Yunming's desperate bet.

But in any case, as long as the army in Jiangnan can successfully get out of danger, it is the biggest victory, even if Yan has to lose thousands of people, he can't care about much.

When the Mongol army dispatched troops and hurriedly responded, the warships of the Jingchu army had already crashed headlong into the hastily formed fleet array of the Mongol army on the Hanshui River. The twenty Iron Harrier boats and the forty water sentry horses, all of which had been modified and equipped with the guns of General Bamboo, spread out in a line on the river, and as they approached the enemy ships, the eight-chariot boats gradually slowed down, and the iron harriers and water sentry horses leaped forward and became the vanguard of the whole fleet. The Mongol troops on both sides of the river began to shoot arrows on the river, and the Mongolian archers on the fishing boats on the opposite side also began to draw their bows and shoot, and the rain of arrows from three sides suddenly caused a lot of casualties to the forward's vehicles and boats, and the commander of the iron harrier boat looked back anxiously at the vehicles and boats, expecting the order to fire, but Zhang Weixiao was unmoved.

The young conductor, of course, was not so composed. It's just that Meng Heng has already issued a strict order, and no artillery is allowed within less than 100 steps. Meng Heng also had the general cannon purchased from Jing Chujun and allocated by the imperial court at the prescribed price, and he knew much more about the weaknesses and advantages of the general cannon than Zhang Weixiao. At a hundred paces, the cannons are incredibly powerful, but beyond a hundred paces they cannot maintain basic accuracy. Only within a hundred steps can General Zhu wield his terrifying ability.

The distance between the two armies was approaching quickly, and seeing that the distance between the advance and the enemy ship was less than 100 paces, Zhang Weixiao suddenly shouted: "The front army fires!" ”

The long line of light warships rose through the smoke of gunpowder, and the sound of cannons sounded like rolling thunder. The fishing boat on the opposite side may begin to sink slowly, even if it is unsunk, once it is hit by a stone bullet, it will be flesh and blood, and it will no longer be able to fight.

After the strikers opened fire, the fire retreated, giving up the battlefield to the huge vehicles and ships behind them.

Zhang Weixiao stood at the bow of the ship, the divine arm bow in his hand kept shooting, and several sailors around him were in charge of winding the bow of the divine arm. But this general was far from what the Mongols feared the most, and after the chariots and ships rushed forward, they broke into the Mongol convoy in a column under the cover of water sentry horses and iron harrier boats. Even if the archers with paper armor on the chariot and ship were lined up, the Mongol army was confident that it would not be inferior in the bow and arrow battle, but it was not the bow and arrow of the Song army that were terrifying. The generals' guns on both sides opened fire one after another, and a single stone and grapeball rained down into the unsheltered flotilla. When the ships and rafts of the Mongol army were crowded in the narrow river, the power of this advanced warship increased exponentially, and the fishing boats and rafts that were beaten by the artillery retreated to both sides of the river, but the Mongolian archers on the shore were no better, and when the boats and boats approached the shore, the intensive artillery fire also suppressed the archers on the shore, and as long as a few stones fell into the ranks of the archers, the whole column immediately retreated, not daring to raise their bows to shoot.

On the wall of the west gate, Zhao Kui raised the telescope in his hand, and the qiē in the mirror made him feel excited, and the Great Song Dynasty naval army, which had been content with ease and began to decay, was revitalized, and with the addition of artillery, it constituted a huge advantage over the Mongols' boats. He saw that under the cover of artillery, the archers on the ships began to shoot point rockets, and the Mongol ships were burning one after another, and almost the entire surface of the Hanshui River was obscured by the smoke from the burning of rafts and fishing boats.

It was time, Zhao Kui gestured towards the banner soldier, and the flag soldier waved the two red flags in his hand cross. The war drums at the head of the city began to beat, the city gates slowly opened, and the final battle was finally about to begin!

The gates of the city were filled with warriors in full swing. In this battle, the troops of the Jing-Hubei Commandery, which fought as the vanguard, were also informally called the troops of the Jingchu Army, and all its 12,000 elite troops were dispatched. Commander Wang Deng led 3,000 people as the vanguard, Commander Yang Luo led 3,000 people as the receiving team, Zheng Yunming, deputy commander of Jing'e and Hubei Province, and 6 Xunzhi led 5,000 people as the main team, and Ge Huai, the commander of the command, led more than 1,000 people as the flank guerrillas. The brigade marched to the sound of rumbling drums and spread out the array outside the west gate.

Zheng Yunming, the deputy commander of Jing and Hubei with silver scale armor and a brocade robe, rode his white horse, which was already familiar to the soldiers, and slowly walked in front of the formation, Han Feng held the military flag, Ren Xiongwei followed behind with a sword, Zheng Yunming looked down at these generals who followed him in a bloody battle, a year ago, they were still at a loss when they encountered the enemy, or they would forget to light the torch first when they set off the general cannon, and they were a chaotic rabble that would be pulled as soon as the battle line was held. Now the word Shen Yi is written on everyone's face, although the army is not the slightest noise, it is far more terrifying than the scolding and shouting army. At the beginning of the establishment of the army, he vowed to establish an elite field army that was enough to match the Yuejia army, and today after many twists and turns and battles, although this army is not yet comparable to the Yuejia army, but he is confident that with such an army in his hands, the Mongols' plan to attack the Great Song Dynasty is only afraid that it will not be as smooth as in history.

"Three years ago!" When the general spoke, everyone's eyes focused on the general's young and handsome face: "When I arrived in Xiangyang three years ago, I was just a lowly civil official, and you! Zheng Yunming waved his horsewhip and pointed at the soldiers whose eyes were gradually sharpening: "Most of them are ordinary people who have never picked up a sword. Think about the drills and battles that have been practiced and fought every day for three years, and think about what we've all been through together! In Shatou City, we blocked the first attack of the Mongols with hastily erected ramparts. At the camp of Raven Mountain, we fired at the Mongol artillery carts to repel them! In Wulipo, we killed Li Quan's number one fierce general! When Xiangyang is facing the threat of rebellion, who will take the lead and calm the chaos! When the Mongols were plotting to go south again, who would strike first and wipe out the enemy's elite cowardly troops! The west wall of Xiangyang witnesses your glory, and Huilongshan witnesses your courage, but these are not the achievements we will make today for future generations to remember! Today, we want to inflict unprecedented defeat on the invincible Mongols! Our great achievements will forever be recorded in the annals of history! Don't think I'm talking big, after today's victory, I will personally take the most outstanding heroes in the battle to Lin'an to meet His Majesty, and let the historian record their names, you all know who I am, Zheng Yunming did what he said! ”

Of course, everyone knows his origins, and what this Yanai said may really be able to do.