Sichuan, Zizhou Road, Hejiang County.

In the night, a fire dragon still braved the continuous rain, rolling forward on the rugged road on the north bank of the Yangtze River. This is the defense envoy of Tanzhou, the army of Xingyuan Mansion is under the control, and the army led by Wang Jian of Zhihezhou.

Pu Zhizhi's deployment, as mentioned above, is to place a long snake formation along the Yangtze River. The west end is in Xuzhou, that is, Yibin in later generations, the middle is in Hejiang, and the east end is in Luzhou. The west and east are more than 200 miles apart, and they are connected by isolated camps of the Banzhou army in the middle. However, the place where the Mongol army appeared was more than 100 miles east of Luzhou.

In other words, the personal soldiers of Liu Quansuo's department and Pu Zezhi who set out from Luzhou were about 25,000 people, and they needed to walk 100 miles to get in place. The more than 20,000 people of Wang Jian's department who set out from Hejiang had to walk 200 miles. The most unlucky thing is that Yu Xing, who is stationed in Xuzhou, has 20,000 people, and he needs to walk 300 miles! Even considering that Wang Jian and Yu Xing could transport grain, grass, and equipment by boat, they would still have to break their legs after traveling two or three hundred miles. At the standard pace of infantry marching at this time, it would take four to seven days for forty to fifty miles a day, and two or three hundred miles.

In other words, at least within four days, the only people who could fight against the Mongol army in Moshiling were more than 30,000 people of Pu Zezhi, Liu Quan, and Chen Dexing. And Wang Jian, Yu Xing, and Yang Wen's three armies of nearly 60,000 were completely useless.

By this time, everyone had already seen the loopholes in the military deployment of Pu Zezhi and Jiang Wanli. The three-way army is too separated, and it is difficult for each other to support each other.

Moreover, if the Mongol army had really run out of food for many days, then the 30,000 men under the command of Pu Zezhi, Liu Chuan and Chen Dexing alone would be enough to annihilate it. Wang Jian and Yu Xing's armies just drove them to death. All tired and vomiting blood, and it was too late to arrive before the end of the war!

Contrarily. If the Mongol army that appeared in Moshiling was a trap, then the two-way army of Wang Jian and Yu Xing left the garrison and ran two or three hundred miles exhausted. But it was a terrible action - especially Pu Zhizhi also issued a strict order, allowing Wang Jian's department to walk 200 miles in three days, and Yu Xing's department to walk 300 miles in four days......

"My lord, the sons and daughters can't walk anymore, they're too tired, so it's better to rest for the night. Anyway...... We can't catch up with the battle of Millstone Ridge. ”

Wang Jian has been in the army for decades, and his prestige is well-known, and the sons below dare not complain in front of him, only his Wang Yanei dares to speak.

"Humph! Inflammation. Do you really think that the old man is for the credit of Millstone Ridge? Wang Jian slammed the ground with the stick he was holding in his hand - in order to lead by example, he is now marching on foot!

"My lord, why are we in such a hurry if it's not for merit?"

Wang Jian sighed: "What are you doing? Of course, it is to join Liu Zhongwu as soon as possible! We are this Xuanfu, everything else is fine, but I like to divide the troops too much. In the last battle of Chengdu, the three armies of Liu Zhongwu, Duan Yuanjian and Yang Dayuan were separated and used, so that Chengdu could not be defeated, and they were broken by Niu Ling. The situation in Sichuan has just gotten out of control. Now, he will disassemble his father, Liu Zhongwu and Yang Quanbin (Yang Wen...... If the Tartars still have the strength to fight. Liu Zhongwu may not be able to resist! ”

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At the same time, in the rain, the sky was as dark as ink.

Occasionally, a flash of lightning flashed on, illuminating the Mongol horses that were marching in the dark. Heading in the direction of Xuzhou.

Brother Mo was on a high slope near the left side of the road at the moment, looking at the Mongol army that had been exhausted from days of marching, but was still gritting its teeth.

Whether it is Pu Zhizhi or Jiang Wanli, or even Chen Dexing. All underestimated the resilience of the Mongols. Even if it is cut off from the back road, the Great Khan of the unified army is killed. The plight of the epidemic in the army. They are still a formidable force!

In contrast, the vast majority of the Song army in this era. All lack this kind of indomitable tenacity. Encouraged by a generous reward, he was still able to rely on the danger to confront the Mongol army, but once faced with the dilemma of running out of money, it was easy to give up resistance. The early days of Meng Ge's invasion of Sichuan could be so smooth, which was related to the fact that the Song army that was surrounded and attacked surrendered one after another.

Mo Ge, Shi Tianze and others, who knew that Song Jun's resilience was insufficient, now chose the most stupid and bitter way to play. After losing a large number of horses, he used his two feet to fight a sports war with the Song army! In the movement, the Song army was involved, thus creating the possibility of destroying the Song army.

Moreover, in order to attract the main force of the Song army to the east of Luzhou City. Several members of the Mongol army had reluctantly abandoned all of the Han army (except for a few high-ranking officers) and sick men, as well as the newly formed Thousand Female Soldiers, who had set up camp somewhere east of the city of Luzhou to attract the attention of the Song army.

The rainy weather for days gave Mo Ge and others a better chance. Because in such weather, the Song army will not be able to use their most powerful weapon, the Heavenly Thunder! This means that the outcasts east of Luzhou can buy more time for the main army.

Countless emaciated Mongol tactics were on the march, the vast majority of men without horses, carrying weapons, armor, and various kinds of dried meat (including human flesh) as military rations, enduring dampness and rain, wearing straw sandals, and walking on muddy roads. For the Mongols, who lived in the north and were accustomed to marching on horseback, this march was definitely a difficult task. Just on the march, I don't know how many men and horses will be lost!

However, Mo Ge firmly believed that even the extremely tired Mongol warriors would be enough to defeat the same number of Song troops in the field...... Except for Chen Dexing's Thunderbolt Army!

At this time, Niu Ling rode his horse, came to the side of Brother Mo, and reminded in a low voice: "King, the Yangtze River is 20 miles away!" No trace of a centipede boat was found on the river! ”

Brother Mo smiled: "Let the sons and daughters work harder, we will go to the river tonight, set up a sheepskin raft, and tomorrow morning, we will cross the Yangtze River and take the southern barbarians by surprise!" ”

As soon as he gave the order, the trumpet sounded, and the Mongol warriors in the rain suddenly accelerated their march.

Brother Mo listened to this trumpet, and prayed in a low voice: "Big brother, so-and-so will avenge you!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he strode down the hillside, and his own soldiers brought him a war horse, but he pushed him away, and the Mongolian king, the grandson of Genghis Khan, walked to the bank of the Yangtze River step by step like an ordinary Mongolian warrior.

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On the north bank of the Yangtze River, near Moshi Ridge, there is a mist of water.

The brigade of military horses has begun to rush across the Yangtze River!

The foot soldiers of the Song army, who were covered in mud and tired, could not take any time to rest at this time, and under the sound of the officer's order, the whole team boarded the boat, and then tried to row to the river beach on the opposite bank.

In the middle of the Yangtze River, there are also twenty three-story oared warships, which are also approaching the south bank of the Yangtze River as much as possible. Ignoring the erosion of the tendons and strings by the rain and moisture, he used the three-bow bed crossbow on the ship to throw huge arrows at the Mongolian army formation lined up on the shore again and again, preventing them from approaching the river beach to attack the Song army who were crossing the river.

Although the whole scene was a little chaotic and wolf-like, in the opinion of Chen Dexing, who commanded twenty three-layer oar-seat warships on the spot, what was happening now was a very primitive amphibious landing operation!

There were special warships to suppress the enemy on the shore with firepower, and at the same time to use small boats to transport soldiers ashore and occupy the beachhead.

The one who was crossing the river under the cover of Chen Dexing's fleet was none other than Liu Quan's department, who had arrived from a hundred miles away.

All the way to this point, there are a lot of people who have fallen behind and lost, even those who can still hold on, but they are also extremely tired, and they can barely maintain, if it weren't for a splashing credit, these soldiers would not have been put into battle in such a situation anyway.

In a certain way, the sports war that unfolded at the junction of the Chengdu Plain and the mountainous area of southern Sichuan is more than the determination to endure hardships, tenacity, and overcome difficulties.

Being able to endure hardships and being tenacious enough is actually combat effectiveness!

After a day and night of construction, the Mongolian army's camp was first formed, and all the units that were originally scattered on the beach also gathered in one place, and set up a stockade on the slope of the millstone ridge, putting on a posture of stubborn defense.

The Mongolian veteran stood behind the camp wall of his house suddenly, unmoved by the scene of the army rushing to cross the river in front of him, reached out and took a piece of human jerky from his own soldiers, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it vigorously a few times before swallowing it. Only then did he smile: "These southern barbarian soldiers are not good, they are far worse than the Thunderbolt Naval Army we encountered in Nantuochang...... It's only been a hundred miles, and I'm tired like this, look, I'm not stable on my feet, how can I fight with us? ”

When the Mongolian veteran said this, he looked up at the centipede ship in the river, and the thunderbolt army that killed the Mongolian Great Khan was there! If they get off the ship, the more than 10,000 remnants of the army under their command will be defeated, and I am afraid that they will not be able to support it for long!

I've got to figure out something......

He turned his head sharply and said to Brother Wang Tian, who was standing beside him, with dull eyes, a bushy beard, and thin cheeks: "Is there anyone in the army who can speak well?" ”

Brother Wang Tian was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Marshal, what solution have you thought of?" ”

Shu Su suddenly said: "If you go to make peace with the marshal of the Nanren, it will be said that it is the will of the Great Khan...... As long as the southerners let us return to the north, we will cut Sichuan and Dali, and all the great Mongolian troops that fought to Jinghu will also be withdrawn. In the future, the Southern Emperor and the Northern Khan will not invade each other! ”

Brother Wang Tian's face suddenly flashed with brilliance: "The marshal is clever!" The marshal is really clever...... Most of the bosses of the southerners are Pu Xuezhi, and this nerd is better fooled, so he will definitely be able to buy some time. He paused for a moment, and then added, "But the conditions we gave are too good, and I am afraid that Pu will be suspicious." ”

"Oh? That's great? ”

"You can ask for the annual coin, one million copper and one million pieces of silk every year, and there is no need to cede Dali."

"This ...... I'm afraid that Pu Zezhi won't agree, right? Shu Su suddenly thought to himself, if he was Pu Xuezhi, he would not agree, and he would not dare to agree. The battle has been fought to this extent, and then agree to give as many coins as possible, and the officials of the Song State will not cut off Pu Zezhi's head? (To be continued......)