Chapter 548 Soldiers are not bloody

After the shelling on the third day, when Dong Wenbing, who was full of worries, returned to the Shuaifu, he saw Dong Shixiu hurriedly entering and said: "Father, the big thing is not good, General Ha Tingwu of the Yizhou garrison led 5,000 elite soldiers out of the city last night, intending to sneak attack the Song army, but he was ambushed, and the whole army was exhausted, and even General Ha Zhugu was killed by the Song army's grenade."

"Huh?" Dong Wenbing said anxiously and hatefully, "What about Yizhou County?" ”

Dong Shixiu said: "Father, after the Song army defeated our army, they put on the armor of our army and opened the city gate at night. ”

"Ha Tingwu, misunderstand my big thing." Dong Wenbing sighed and said, "If Yizhou is lost, Teng County will be difficult to protect, if the Song army recaptures Teng County, Yizhou will become an isolated city, whether to defend it or not, there is no need to discuss it again." ”

"Father, then let me lead the army to recapture Yizhou."

Dong Wenbing shook his head and said: "Shixiu, the Song army is good at defending the city, and it has firearms, so it is difficult for our army to recapture it in a hurry." ”

"That ......"

"Shixiu, you go and call Wenyong, Yingdu and the generals of all the armies."

"Yes, Father."

After a while, Dong Wenyong, Tian Yingdu, and Ou Luchi, the deputy commander of the East Route Army, who had just returned to Yizhou City from Dadu, and other major generals came to the marshal's mansion one after another.

Seeing Oluchi entering, Dong Wenbing was stunned for a moment and said, "General Oluchi, when will you come back?" ”

"I just returned." Ou Luchi's face was calm and said, "Dong Shuai, I heard that Yizhou has been lost?" ”

Dong Wenbing said indifferently: "Yes, General Oluchi, General Ha Tingwu of the Yizhou garrison did not respect the military order, and went out of the city to attack the enemy without permission last night, and encountered an ambush by the Song army, and almost the entire army was annihilated. ”

The Eastern Route Army of the Yuan Dynasty was dominated by Han soldiers, and the main generals in the army were also Han Chinese, among which there were only three senior Mongolian generals, one was the deputy marshal Oluchi, the other was the commander of the ten thousand masters, and the other was the Jinan garrison and the deputy envoy of the Shandong Road Army, Hahewu, who was the brother of the Ha Zhuwu, who stayed in Jinan and led the new army. These Mongolian generals have always looked down on the generals of the Han army, and they always feel superior to others on weekdays, because the relationship with Dong Wenbing and others is not harmonious.

Born in a cowardly background, Oluchi once served as Möngke Khan's personal guard, good at riding and shooting, and wise and brave. However, Oluchi was quite dissatisfied with Kublai Khan's appointment of Dong Wenbing as the commander of the Eastern Route Army, and the two had a problem with it. A few months ago, Xuzhou was captured by Li Tingzhi, and Oulu, as the main general, was slightly wounded, so he returned to Dadu on the pretext of recuperation.

After the battle of Xuzhou, Ou Luchi also put away his contempt for the Song army. During his stay in Dadu, Kublai Khan specially summoned Oluchi and said to him that since the emperor of the Southern Dynasty drove his own expedition, he had repeatedly gained the upper hand with the advantage of firearms, and after the defeat of our army in Xiangyang, he lost Dengzhou, Bianliang and other places one after another, and the situation was not optimistic. For this reason, we should unite all the Han and Jin people in our court, especially the three major forces among the Han people. Dong Wenbing, the commander of the Eastern Route Army, is loyal, brave and strategic, and must help each other, and must not be evil.

Although Ou Luchi was good friends with Ha Tingwu, he also knew that Ha Tingwu did not carry out Dong Wenbing's order, so he smiled slightly and said: "Dong Shuai, when I returned from Dadu, the emperor once said that the development of muskets in our dynasty has made a breakthrough and will soon be produced on a large scale. Before that, it was not advisable for the officers and men of our army to fight hard with the firearms units of the Southern Dynasties, and if they encountered the use of firearms by the troops of the Southern Dynasties, they should not attack lightly, but should avoid their sharp edges in order to preserve their strength. Ha Zhuwu disrespected the order and sent troops privately, violating the military discipline of our Eastern Route Army, and I will report it truthfully to the emperor. Dong Shuai, what should our army do next? ”

Seeing that Oluchi was very different from before, Dong Wenbing's tone also became polite: "Ao Shuai, this Shuai plans to retreat north to Jinan." ”

"The city walls of Jinan are tall, and the outside of the city is open, our army should be able to attack from different directions at the speed of cavalry, and may be able to defeat the army of the Southern Dynasties. Since Dong Shuai has a plan, then I will support it. ”

"Okay, Ao Shuai, please report to the emperor and the Privy Council of Dadu immediately, and our army will evacuate Yizhou tonight."

"Yes, Dong Shuai."

"Dong Wenyong, Tian Yingdu."

"The end will be."

"Pass the order to go down, pack up, and tonight, go out of the city from the north gate, and return to Jinan with the whole army."

"Yes, the last will obey."

"Dong Shixiu."

"The end will be."

"You immediately go to Teng County and order Dong Wenzhong to evacuate tonight."

"Yes, the last will obey."

After the generals left, Ou Luchi took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Dong Wenbing: "Dong Shuai, this is the emperor's handwritten letter. ”

"What the emperor wrote?" Dong Wenbing hurriedly took the letter and read it.

Kublai Khan said in his letter that the Arms Warden, with the assistance of His Holiness Supreme Lord, had succeeded in making muskets, and it was estimated that 1,000 muskets could be produced every month. From the time of receipt of this letter, the battle plan of the Eastern Route Army was formulated by Dong Aiqing on his own, and there was no need to report it to the Privy Council.

After reading it, Dong Wenbing's heart was hot, and he secretly thought to himself that the emperor's intention was very obvious, whether to fight or leave, it was all up to him to decide, which was equivalent to completely handing over the power of the East Route Army to himself.

In the eastern, central, and western armies of Mongolia, the commander of the west road, Hedan, and the commanders of the middle road, Ashu and Boyan, are all Mongolians, and only Dong Wenbing, the commander of the east road, is a Han Chinese.

"Ao Shuai, did the emperor say anything else?"

Oulu said: "Dong Shuai, the emperor personally mentioned, 'Dong Aiqing is doing things, I can rest assured.'" ’”

"The emperor is very gracious to the last general, and the last general should be broken to repay the emperor's kindness." Dong Wenbing sighed for a while, and then said, "Ao Shuai, have the injuries on your body healed?" ”

In the early morning of the next day, Li Tingzhi led the army to the outside of Yizhou again. From a distance, the generals saw that the area around the gate of Yizhou City was already in tatters.

Xia Gui said with a smile: "Xiangfu, you can completely destroy the Yizhou City Gate today." ”

Li Tingzhi nodded and said, "Well, it is unheard of to destroy the enemy's city gate from a distance without a single soldier." The power of artillery is enough to change the siege tactics of the past, General Xie, how many artillery pieces does our army currently have? ”

Xie Daolin stared at the city wall for a moment, and then replied: "Hey, it's a little strange, today's Yizhou City seems to be unpopular. ”

Xia Gui said: "General Xie, it must be that the Yuan army was so frightened by our army's artillery that they didn't dare to put it on the city wall anymore." ”

Xie Daolin shook his head and said, "Not really." ”

"We'll find out later." Li Tingzhi said, "General Xia Song, order the artillery battalion to open fire, and the rest of the armies are ready to charge." ”

"Yes, Marshal."

Dozens of breaths later, twenty artillery pieces began shelling. About a quarter of an hour later, Li Tingzhi saw that the city gate of Yizhou was basically in a state of collapse, so he immediately ordered: "Order the artillery battalion to shell the city gate left and right to cover the attack of the army." ”

The officers and men of the artillery battalion, who received the order, immediately adjusted the angle of the artillery and turned to fire at the walls on both sides of the city gate. After three rounds of shelling, Li Tingzhi ordered again: "General Xia Song, pass the order, according to the plan, the troops will attack." ”

The Breakers took the lead, rushing out of both flanks like lightning. Then, a box of infantry troops rushed out from the middle and attacked the city gate, followed by all the officers and men of the Second Division of the Imperial Forest Army.

Li Tingzhi and Xia Guizhuo immediately looked at the city gate with a hint of nervousness in their excitement. Both of these commanders were experienced in many battles, but it was the first time that they had attacked the city under the roar of artillery. The continuous shelling caused smoke to fill the city walls, blocking the view of the two men. It was customary for the defenders to return fire with long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, but there was no movement on the walls until the Breakers rushed in through the collapsed gates.

"No one?" Li and Xia felt that what Xie Daolin said just now was not groundless. The two didn't have time to think about it, so they listened to Xie Daolin beside them: "General Jiang has rushed into the city." ”

Jiang Cai was the first to enter the city with a spear in his hand, and when he looked left and right, there was no one in sight.

"Could it be that the Yuan army escaped?" Jiang Cai stood in front of the culvert of the city gate, and said to the broken sergeant who entered, "Scatter left and right, and patrol back and forth within fifty steps." ”

After a while, Shi Zhong led his foot soldiers to rush into the city. "General Jiang, what's going on?"

"General Shi, I don't know, I haven't seen a single Mongolian soldier since I entered the city."

"Did you escape?" Shi Zhong's first reaction was the same as Jiang Cai's.

"It's possible."

At this time, one after another, the soldiers of the Broken Army returned to the city gate and reported: "General, no Mongol soldiers have been found within fifty paces on the left. ”

"General, there is no enemy within fifty paces to the right."

Jiang Cai said: "Expand the scope and continue to search in the city." ”

Shi Zhong also ordered: "The 31st Army, the target, the east gate of Yizhou, the 33rd Army, the west gate of Yizhou, the north gate of Yizhou of the 34th Army, the 35th Army and the 32nd Army, cooperate with the Broken Army, search in the city." ”

When Li Tingzhi, Xia Gui and others entered Yizhou City, they saw two or three Han people who looked like merchants saying something to Jiang Cai and Shi Zhong. Li Tingzhi quickly whipped his horse and came to the front.

As soon as Jiang Cai saw Li Tingzhi, he hurriedly pointed to one of the elders and introduced them to both parties: "Dashuai, this is Dongfang Xuan, the person in charge of Yizhou Dragon Tooth. Mr. Dongfang, this is Marshal Li Tingzhi, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army on my East Road. ”

"Marshal Li, I have admired the name for a long time." Dongfang Xuan saluted, "Marshal Li, the Mongolian army has left Yizhou City last night, and at present, there are no Yuan troops stationed in various places and gates in the city. ”

Li Tingzhi, as a member of the dragon's tooth, dismounted and saluted back: "Mr. Dongfang, it's been a hard work. ”

"Marshal Li, I'm finally looking forward to you." Dongfang Xuan was very excited, "The old man will take you to the city guard mansion first." ”

"Okay, there's Mr. Lao Dongfang."