Sichuan, Wanzhou. The city wall near the Yangtze River was full of people at this time, all of them were Great Song generals with helmets and armor, and they were stretching their necks to look at the strange-looking warships on the water surface of the Yangtze River - it was Chen Dexing's three-layer oared warship.

These three-layer oared warships do not look very big on the river near Yangzhou, but when they reach the Sichuan River, they have become like giants! The width of the river is usually no more than 400 paces, and the current is so rapid that there are usually no large ships to sail. Even if there is a big boat, it is the kind that goes down the river and never comes back. As for the boat sailing against the current, it is still a big ship that relies on its own propulsion, anyway, Lu Wende's elder brother, Lu Wenhuan, who controlled the support of the Sichuan army, saw it for the first time on the river near Wanzhou.

Lu Wenhuan is in his early forties this year, and he is extremely strong, but his skin is a little darker. He is the sixth brother of Lu Wende, the leader of Anfeng Jiangmen, and the number one general under Lu Wende. However, although this general is big, he is a little too cautious, and he is a little timid to say that it is not good - of course, he is timid on the battlefield, which is completely inconsistent with his majestic and rough appearance.

However, cowardice also has the advantage of being timid, Lu Wende is very relieved to hand over the capital of the Anfeng Lu family to him to command, and there is no need to worry that Lu Wenhuan will rashly use troops to lose all the capital. It's just that sometimes Lu Wende himself can't stand the caution of his sixth brother, and even "killed his relatives in righteousness" a while ago, and asked the court for Lu Wenhuan, saying that he couldn't delay it, and demoted two levels of officials to retain.

It's just that after being demoted, Lu Wenhuan is still cautious, and he can't let go in the face of Niu Lu, who has only more than 10,000 people. Tens of thousands of troops were blocked in Wanzhou like this. Therefore, when Chen Dexing arrived, on the river near Wanzhou City, countless warships were lined up in long lines, and the company camp was several miles long, so that a large army gathered.

"Straight mother thief, there are so many soldiers in this Wanzhou City, why can't you take Fuzhou...... Big brother, it seems that this Tartar in Fuzhou is very capable, not as easy to deal with as Liu Gan. ”

"Yes, eldest brother, I heard that the army of the Great Khan of the Tartars is in Hezhou, and it is not far from Fuzhou, if the two troops are combined, this battle will not be easy to fight."

Talking to Chen Dexing were two fierce generals under his command, Land Rover and Gao Da.

Chen Dexing snorted, and pointed to the small wooden boat moored on the bank of the river with a pu fan in his hand: "The warship of the Sichuan River seems to be a shrunken three-layer oared ship, thin, long, and thin, and it can't be touched at all." If the Beiyu side is also full of such goods, what else do we have to worry about? ”

Gao Da only nodded when he heard this, "The warships of the Sichuan River are like this, they are like dragon boats, they are all fast sentry ships, but the number is also troublesome." In addition, the northern captives can also set fire boats down the river. The military newspaper said that the Lu Jiajun did not suffer less from the fireboat. ”

Chen Dexing waved his hand lightly: "There is nothing to be afraid of in the fireboat, it's a big deal to go backwards, I have practiced it during training, and the bow of the three-layer oarship still has an angle of attack, and it is not difficult to smash it." He shook his fan slowly, "Now I just don't know if the military situation in Fuzhou has changed, if there are only 15,000 people in New York, our twenty oars will be enough to deal with it." ”

Chen Dexing brought a total of 30 boats to the Sichuan River, of which only 20 were oars, and the rest were vehicles and ships carrying supplies, which were dragged by the people and also came to Wanzhou. However, it is impossible to hit the Fuzhou pontoon. Therefore, the only thing that can fight is twenty oars, and they can carry 5,000 or hundreds of people when they are fully counted. It is almost only a third of the opponent, but Chen Dexing still has the confidence to win.

At this time, Chen Dexing's Tiger oarship had already docked an empty dock, and Chen Dexing waved his fan violently: "Let's go, get off the boat and meet Lu Liuweng." ”

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"There is no change in the military situation, and the enemy in Fuzhou is still about 10,000. However, the terrain of Fuzhou is dangerous, and the north is sometimes operating, so I am afraid it will be difficult to break for a while. Liu Zhongwu had already recruited dead soldiers in Chongqing, and a certain family had also raised hundreds of dead soldiers, preparing to send a small boat north from Fengdu County, and surrendered and set fire to the Fuzhou pontoon bridge on a dark and windy night. ”

In Wanzhou City, in Lu Wenhuan's camp, a small military discussion was underway. Chen Dexing and Lu Wenhuan, as well as Fan Wenhu, who arrived a few hours later than Chen Dexing, and Chen Dexing's deputy Lu Shihu, all gathered in a side hall of Lu Wenhuan's government office at this time, discussing the military situation around a wooden map.

"You don't have to sneak attack, just fight in a dignified formation, and at the end of the day, I will bring twenty oars, all of which can shoot thunder, and only pontoons are not a problem."

Chen Dexing did not approve of a sneak attack, because if he wanted to sneak attack, he would have nothing to do. The three-layer paddle ship is a giant on the Sichuan River, but it is not used for surprise attacks. And he does have a certain win, if ...... Fuzhou really only has 15,000 Mongol troops.

Although Lu Wenhuan was a little unhappy, he exchanged glances with Lu Shihu, and still nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then the virtuous nephew will go to Fengdu to camp first, and after five days, a certain family and Wenhu will also lead troops there, if it doesn't work, find a way to sneak attack." ”

……

On the same day that Chen Dexing arrived in Wanzhou, on the Jialing River and the Yangtze River outside Chongqing, a more powerful army was advancing by land and water, heading east for the first time!

On the river, the white flags and sails of the Mongols almost obscured the sky. Hundreds of warships, end to end, swaggered from under the noses of tens of thousands of Song soldiers in Chongqing. Then it turns from the Jialing River to the Yangtze River and goes down the lì. On the west bank of the Jialing River and the north bank of the Yangtze River, there was also an army of tens of thousands of people, about half of whom were on horseback, and they were the most elite Mongolian cavalry. The Mongol Great Khan Meng Ge was also among these Mongolian cavalry, under the command of 10,000 cowardly Xue elites, accompanied by his civil and military generals, and dozens of beautiful concubines, rode forward, and did not look at the city of Chongqing on the other side of the Jialing River.

"Möngke Khan is there!"

On a slender warship in the middle of the river, Li Cuixian, dressed in men's clothes, frowned lightly, and asked Monk Liu in a monk's robe next to him, "Do you remember his appearance?" ”

"Remember, you can recognize him when you turn to ashes!" Monk Liu gritted his teeth and lowered his voice.

Under Li Cuixian's arrangement, Monk Liu had already met Meng Ge a few times, of course, they were all glimpsed from afar, but it was enough for him to remember Meng Ge's appearance. It's just that he doesn't quite understand what it is useful to remember what Meng Ge looks like on the battlefield?

Li Cuixian opened a fan and shook it gently, as if he was talking to himself: "Brother Meng is going east, and the battle situation is about to change!" I don't know where Keiyuki is now? Has anyone sued him that Möngke has already gone east? ”

At the same time, on the winding mountain road in the jurisdiction of the Shizhu Pacification Division, Liang Chongru also rode a Dian horse, under the escort of more than a dozen Song soldiers, walking slowly, muttering in an inaudible voice as he walked: "The Great Khan of the Tartars has gone east, if Chen Dexing's guy hits him headlong, there is a chance that he will die, as long as he dies, I, Liang Chongru, can be an official with peace of mind." It's just that the country is going to be a tiger general because of this, which is really a pity, and I can only compensate for today's ...... by serving the court with more loyalty and diligence."

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