The Song army conquered Qingyuan Mansion, and the distance from Lin'an was only more than 100 miles.

The personal entourage of the handsome Boyan came to report, "The marshal, General Lu Wenhuan and General Lu ask to see you." ”

Hearing this name, Boyan replied coldly: "No." ”

Seeing that Marshal Boyan gave a clear answer, he immediately went out and told Lu Wenhuan, "General Lu." Dashuai has something, I can't see you today. ”

After getting this reply, Lu Wenhuan's expression was more disappointed and more disappointed. However, Boyan is the generalissimo of Mongolia and the person with the highest status in Jiangnan now, and Lu Wenhuan is just a general. If you don't see him, you can not see him.

had to leave the gate of the marshal mansion of Boyan, Lu Wenhuan only felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. The Lu family was already a great Song general, and he was already in a very prestigious position before he was favored by Jia Yidao. After being promoted and reused by Jia Rudao, he took on a heavy responsibility. Therefore, the Lu family has never despised Zhao Jiaren, who has been fighting for the Great Song Dynasty.

From the beginning of the Battle of Ezhou, Lu Wende believed that Zhao Jiaren was unparalleled in the navy. After Lü Wenhuan took over the important task of defending Xiangyang, he saw with his own eyes how Zhao Jiaren broke through the heavy encirclement of Mongolia and opened a passage in and out of Xiangyang. Asking himself, Lu Wende knew that he was not as good as this Great Song clansman. Now Lu Wende, as the opposite side of Zhao Jiaren, does not dare to underestimate the new Prime Minister Zuo of the Great Song Dynasty. Sometimes Lu Wende thinks that if Zhao Jiaren could have become the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty a few years earlier, the Great Song Dynasty would not have fallen into today's situation anyway.

But time has passed, and Lü Wende has to think about the problem on the side of his former enemy, Mongolia. As far as Lu Wende knows, Zhao Jiaren, he will never do things without purpose, and he will never give up until now. Lu Wenhuan firmly believed that Zhao Jiaren's next target after retaking Qingyuan Mansion would be Lin'an. It was going to be a brutal, brutal war.

After returning to his residence, Lu Wenhuan was anxious. The Mongolian army besieging Xiangyang a few years ago was not stronger than now, and the Mongolia at that time was defeated by Zhao Jiaren, and Zhao Jiaren was stronger at this time. Can Mongolia hold Lin'an?

Just when Lu Wenhuan was thinking nonsense, he personally entered the room and reported, "General, the blacksmith who forged the sword is gone." ”

"Gone?" Lu Wenhuan asked unhappily. There was originally a master craftsman in the city who forged swords, and his orders were always queued up until a few years later, and even the princes and nobles had to pay a deposit and wait slowly. Lu Wenhuan had long heard of this great name, and after the surrender of Lin'an, the previous orders of the craftsman were all nullified, so Lu Wenhuan asked the swordsmith to make a sword for him. I said that I was going to cast it recently, but I didn't expect things to change suddenly.

"Yes. I heard that he had been captured by the Mongols. The entourage informed Lu Wenhuan of the news.

Lu Wenhuan heard that the middle of building a sword must not stop, and it must be completed in one go. It stands to reason that the sword he ordered should be cast soon, but it was at this juncture. Lu Wenhuan said unhappily: "Hmph! Do you know who took them? Find a way to get people back. The Mongols always have to give this face. ”

He said in embarrassment: "Dashuai, I have inquired." The Mongols took many craftsmen, and they took them with them. ”

"Taken away?" Lu Wenhuan was stunned. He didn't expect the Mongols to do this, even if they were sword forging masters, there was no need to take them away. As soon as all kinds of thoughts passed through his mind, Lu Wenhuan was suddenly stunned.

At this time, Boyan began to dispatch troops, and the nearest route from Qingyuan Mansion to Lin'an was a Zhedong Canal. Boyan ordered to block the canal with a shipwreck first, so that Zhao Jiaren could go straight to Lin'an along the waterway. Then he ordered Zhang Hongfan to lead his troops to guard against Zhao Jiaren's surprise attack on Lin'an.

Zhang Hongfan acted quickly, and on the day he was ordered, he led his troops along the Zhedong Canal for more than 20 miles eastward. The next morning, they continued to set off, and at noon they encountered the Song army advancing west along the canal.

Sure that he had met the enemy, Zhang Hongfan had to sigh at the judgment ability of Marshal Boyan. Previously, Zhang Hongfan felt that the Song army might not move along the canal, and at this time, the boats on the canal were all controlled by the Mongol army, and the Song army came from afar, where could there be so many ships in the canal. Moreover, there is no room for a small boat with a maximum of 200 materials in the Zhedong Canal, and there is no room for a big boat like Song Jun.

Now the horses reported that the Song army only used boats to load grain and other supplies, and the army still marched along the canal on two legs. This fact proves that Marshal Boyan's judgment of Song Jun is correct.

Of course, Zhang Hongfan didn't know that Boyan's understanding came from Marshal Ashu's combat experience. The Song army marched south along the canal to aid Yangzhou, using the tactic of ships transporting supplies and infantry protecting the ships south. This combination allows the infantry to carry a minimum amount of equipment when marching and fighting, which is ideal in areas such as canals, which are relatively easy to walk along the river.

Zhang Hongfan also brought a ship, but the purpose of his ship was not to transport supplies, but to block the shipping channel by sinking the ship. Ordered his subordinates to scuttle a dozen ships laden with masonry and clog the canal. Zhang Hongfan divided the troops into two parts, the infantry retreated to ten miles west of the blockage, and the cavalry stopped at a position far from the blockage of the canal to see if there was a chance to launch a surprise attack on the Song army.

After such an arrangement, Zhang Hongfan still felt uneasy. He ordered another group of ships to be scuttled at the location where the Mongol infantry had stopped, and sent men to scuttle the last group of ships blocking the channel ten miles west of where the Mongol infantry had stopped.

It was Song Jie who led the Song army to launch a feint attack on Lin'an, and after listening to the reconnaissance troops tell the Mongol army about the response, Song Jie was so angry that he first frowned and walked back and forth. But walking back and forth didn't work, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally laughed angrily.

In everyone's surprised gaze, Song Jie looked up to the sky and laughed, and then said viciously: "Tomorrow, I will go to meet the Mongolian army later." ”

The next day, without waiting for the Song army to attack, Tanma came to report. The Mongol army, which was ten miles away, actually built a barrier by demolishing people's houses, and the barrier was quite well defended. Although Song Jie had fought many battles, he had never seen such an enemy. In addition to the history books, in these years of crusades and westward expeditions, in addition to Zhao Jiaren's troops paying special attention to defense, it was the first time he knew that there was such a Mongolian army.

When I led my troops, I saw the Mongol fortress from afar. It's really interesting to repair, the wood is made of pillars, and it is stuffed with dirt or something. Song Jun didn't say a word, set up the two-pound cannon of the army, and put a cannon on the wall, and the three-pound cannonball hit the wall, at most it could break some wooden planks, but it could not cause any damage to the soil. The troops stepped forward to test it, but they were soon fired upon by the Mongol archers, and the advantage of the archers was manifested. Because of the curvature of the bow and arrow, the archers standing behind the ramparts could attack the Song army, and the Song army using muskets had no way to attack the archers.

"Straight sissy thief!" Looking at the Song army who had to retreat neatly from the front of the Mongol army barrier, Song Jie couldn't help but curse.

The northernmost part used to fight in Zhigu Village, and the southernmost part used to fight in Champong. Song Jie can be regarded as a cross-winder, this is the first time in his life that he has had to retreat from the front of the enemy line. No matter how correct this choice of retreat was, Song Jie felt humiliated.

The division staff officer and the division commander Song Jie cooperated for a long time, and when he saw Song Jie's expression, he hurriedly persuaded: "Division Commander Song." We're just here to pin down the Mongols. ”

"I'm not going to give the order to storm the ramparts." Song Jie squeezed out this sentence from between his teeth. But no matter how strong the rationality is, in the feeling of shame, Song Jie still feels that the barrier of reason creaks under the impact of the flood of shame.

Zhang Hongfan, who was behind the barrier, did not have the slightest idea of underestimating Song Jie. If he knew Song Jie's mood at this time, Zhang Hongfan would probably be stunned in surprise. After so many years of fighting, Zhang Hongfan saw for the first time that an army could retreat neatly under the cover of a rain of arrows.

The shield raised high blocked all the rain of arrows. The few unlucky Song soldiers who were shot neither shouted in pain, nor staggered. They were dragged away by the people next to them, and there were special people who carried them and special people who held shields to protect them. Even though Zhang Hongfan ordered the archers to shoot at the Song army as quickly as possible, the Song army still did not panic in the slightest, and they calmly retreated in the rain of arrows, and when they withdrew from the area covered by the rain of arrows, there was nothing left on the ground except arrows, let alone the dead and wounded. The wounded soldiers retreated neatly with the brigade beyond the rain of arrows.

Zhang Hongfan had always hoped that the rain of arrows would disrupt the Song army's array and give him the opportunity to send infantry to attack. I tensed my nerves and waited for an opportunity, but I never saw the slightest opportunity. If the Mongol army launched an attack on the Song army, it would inevitably run headlong into the neat array of the Song army, hitting the head and breaking the blood.

He actually had to fight against such an army, even if he was experienced in a hundred battles, Zhang Hongfan still felt fear in his heart. If Zhang Hongfan hadn't ordered the construction of the barrier according to his own personality, and there happened to be a Song town nearby that could be used, the two sides would probably have engaged head-on on the flat terrain. Zhang Hongfan is not very confident in the performance of his troops.

The two sides began to confront each other. The Song army is now a division above the battalion in the army, and Zhao Jiaren has not yet completed the establishment and training of regiments and brigades, so he simply let a division have eight battalions under its jurisdiction, with a strength of 9,000 troops. A division of 9,000 men could not effectively supply the 30,000 Mongol troops behind the barrier. The two-pound cannon can't deal effective damage to the barrier.

The confrontation lasted for three days, and no matter how Song Jie challenged, the Mongol army could not hold on. On the fourth day, it rained.

Soon after the Chung Yeung Festival, it is the beginning of winter. Even though the beginning of winter in the south of the Yangtze River is still some distance from the cold, when it rains, the temperature drops a lot. Song Jie could only hold on to the camp to prevent the Mongol army from taking advantage of the superiority in strength to carry out a surprise attack. The string of the bow and arrow is greatly affected in rain and snow, and the arquebus of the musket is also limited in rain and snow. If the Mongol army took advantage of the numerical advantage to engage in close combat, the Song army was afraid that it would suffer.

The rain stopped for three days, and on the fourth day, it was overcast, but it didn't rain. Song Jie continued to challenge the Mongol army, but saw that the banner on the Mongol army's camp had absorbed water and hung down. Some of the people above shrank their heads and moved.

Song Jie angrily looked at the binoculars, the helmet and everything was there, but no matter how you looked at it, it seemed that something was wrong. Sending a reconnaissance team to check over, Song Jie saw that the tense reconnaissance team walked step by step under the Mongolian barrier. This result was so unexpected that the reconnaissance troops finally took a personal ladder up to see it with trepidation. Moments later, everyone in the reconnaissance force climbed the barrier and turned to wave the signal flag desperately at the troops.

Song Jie didn't dare to be careless about this change, he first sent a company of troops over. Soon, the company's flag bearer sent a flag message, and the Mongol army had retreated. Only then did Song Jie lead the large army over.

Sure enough, the Mongol army had completely retreated by this time. Judging by the situation in the camp, the infantry of the Mongol army has been gone for at least two days. But Song Jie was sure that the cavalry of the Mongolian army was still there yesterday. They have been appearing in front, on the side, and behind the Song army camp. It caused a lot of pressure on Song Jie.

Now, the Mongols used cavalry to cover their infantry. The Song army, which had no cavalry to confront the Mongol army, fell into the calculations of the Mongol army because of its prudence.

"Commander, do you want to chase?" The reconnaissance company commander asked.

"Be cautious." Song Jie replied with a dark face: "Since they have all been calculated by the Mongols, at least they will only eat this calculation." Hurriedly chase down, if you are ambushed again. Isn't our previous caution useless? ”

Song Jie contacted another division in Qingyuanfu, in addition to informing them of the Mongol army's movements, and asked them to send three battalions to take over the halfway barracks. When the reinforcements arrived, Song Jie set off from the camp. When he arrived outside Lin'an City, he saw that the city was empty. Sent troops to check, and there were no Mongolian troops in Lin'an City.

Entering the empty Lin'an City, Song Jie asked the people in the city. The people in the city cried and told the Song army that the Mongol army had suddenly retreated six days earlier, and that many people had been captured before leaving. The last troops left Lin'an only yesterday.

Knowing that he was one step too late, Song Jie had to smile bitterly. He never expected that he would become the hero of the recovery of Lin'an, and this great achievement was given to him by the Mongols.

However, Song Jie did not dare to relax in the slightest. His 9,000 people are not enough to defend Lin'an, not to mention defending the city, in case the Mongols hide ambush soldiers in the city, Song Jie is afraid that he will suffer some losses.

A small number of troops were sent inside the city, and Song Jie was stationed outside the city that night. The carrier pigeon informed Zhao Jiaren of the situation in Lin'an on the same day. Not only the imperial court and cadres, but even Zhao Jiaren was puzzled by the choice of the Mongol army.

By this time, Zhao Jiaren had already recruited 110 battalions of troops and made 25,000 muskets. Even if he knew that if the Mongol army blindly stayed south of the Yangtze River, it would inevitably be counterattacked by Zhao Jiaren. Zhao Jiaren still 'felt' that the Mongols would insist on staying south of the Yangtze River.

And it turned out that the Mongol army was indeed an army in its heyday. Regardless of the extent of the previous tactical losses, the Mongol army did not let Zhao Jiaren take advantage of the slightest advantage in terms of strategic judgment.

Two days later, the carrier pigeon brought another piece of news. Before the Mongol army left Lin'an, they dug up Song Lizong's grave and took Song Lizong's body along with the coffin.