When the sun was about to set, the envoys of Prince Azobala, who was guarding the forest, arrived at several Mongolian tribes. It was not even necessary to see the yurts destroyed by shells in Gureyan, just by looking at the nervous crowd, the messenger already knew that something was wrong.

After the two sides talked, the envoy was disappointed to receive an answer from the tribe refusing to send troops. Some tribes not only refused to send troops, but also begged the prince of Azobala, who was in Holin, to send troops to help them drive out the Song army. During the day, these Song troops once again launched a series of attacks on the Mongol tribes grazing along the river, and the Mongol cavalry, knowing that it was not feasible to be beaten passively, also bravely fought back. The fierce battle between the two sides, although short, was extremely bloody. In an open area with no ambush sites, the Song cavalry carried out a one-sided massacre of the Mongol cavalry.

In addition to these tragic frontal battles, the Mongol tribes also sent a number of reconnaissance teams in order to find safe migration routes. Seventy percent of these scouts did not return. The tribal elders begged bitterly, "Please send troops to help us." The only one we can rely on now is the prince. ”

The envoy had no choice but to ask how many Song cavalry there were. Hearing the news of seven or eight thousand cavalry, the messenger also felt a chill in his heart. As a subordinate of the Mongol prince, the envoy knew that the Song state in the south had a huge population. I know that the Song State in the south has sharp firearms. These seven or eight thousand cavalry are not the kind of army that Mongolia pulled out during wartime, but a real standing army, which is equivalent to the pro-army of the Mongolian prince. They train every day in addition to training, and that's a very powerful army.

Now the prince who is stationed in Helin looks like there are thirty or forty thousand horses under his subordinates, and the real pro-army is only seven or eight thousand. In the face of tens of thousands of sweeping Great Song troops, the prince of Azobala had to gather troops from various tribes to have a numerical advantage.

In the face of such a plea, the envoy could only pretend to be angry and said: "You go to help the prince first, and defeat the Song army that attacked Helin, and then the prince can come to help you." The Song army attacking Helin is the root, and the Song army attacking you is the branch. After digging up the roots, there are still branches that can stand. ”

This statement in the style of Mongolian chanting sounded very reasonable, but it failed to impress the group. If these herdsmen had read "Zhuangzi: Foreign Objects", they would have told the story of Zhuangzi in a more elegant way.

Because of his poor family, Zhuangzi went to borrow rice from the petty officials who managed the river. However, this petty official was unkind to the rich, and he pretended to say: "Okay! After I collect all the rents in my fiefdom at the end of the year, I will definitely use a lot of money to help you, okay? ”

After hearing this, Zhuangzi mocked: "I was walking with my head down on my way to you, when I suddenly heard someone calling me halfway. I looked for it and found a small crucian carp lying in a dry rut, breathing nervously. So I asked, 'Crucian carp, what's wrong with you?' It replied, 'I am the water officer of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, can you save me with the water of Dousheng?' I told the crucian carp, 'Yes! I was about to travel south to the kingdom of Wu and Yue, and when I got there, I persuaded the monarch there to build a canal, which would not only bring a lot of water, but also follow the river back to the Dragon Palace. Is it okay to do that? When the crucian carp heard this, he cried out angrily: 'I have lost the water on which I live, where can I live?' Now, I only need the water of Dousheng to live, but you refuse to give charity, and when you come back from the kingdom of Wu and Yue, go to the dried fish market to find me!" ’”

Unfortunately, the herders did not know the story. 100% of them don't know Chinese characters. Illiterate did not mean that the herders were stupid, and they immediately said that they could not send troops. No matter how clever the messenger is, it is useless. In the end, a few tribes were really under the influence of the Son's family, and they had to send men and horses. But only a dozen cavalrymen were sent. At the same time, the six-character mantra was launched, 'Love wants, don't roll'.

The envoy had no choice but to stay in Guleyan for the time being. Hopefully, the next day will continue to convince the tribal leaders. The night passed in less than six hours, and as soon as the sky was gray, the messenger was awakened by the sound of cannons. The Song army began a new offensive. Unlike the previous attack, this time the Song army had already completed the work of stepping on the point, and at this time pushed the artillery to the vicinity of Guleyan and began to attack with shells.

The shelling was completely indiscriminate, and some of the hapless herders were killed by shells while hiding in or outside the yurts in Gureyan and before they knew what was going on. At this time, the Song army was just firing into it vigorously, and hitting or not hitting people was not the focus of their concern at all.

After a burst of shelling, the high probability event that the Song army was expecting finally appeared. Under the bright sun, the scorching cannonballs finally ignited some of the yurts made of felt in Gureyan. The fire began to rise. According to the rules, none of these yurts were built by the river, and in order not to disturb the holy god of water, the Mongolian shaman did not allow anyone to build yurts by the river. You are not allowed to bathe in the river. These shamanic rules became strictly enforced after the sons and daughters became in power.

There were so many fires that there wasn't enough water in Gureyan to put out the fire. And now that the shells are flying, the Mongols can only huddle in what they think is safe and shiver, who dares to run out to put out the fire. Not to mention going to the river to fetch water. Too many people have been killed by the Song army by the river these days.

At this time, it was not only the herdsmen who went to the river to graze their cattle that were burning, but also the distant city of Helin began to burn at this time. The Song army, which had already begun to besiege the city, did not immediately storm it, but only surrounded the city and fired iron drums filled with shell oil into the city with improvised rockets. A bomb with a fuse strapped to the inside of the barrel. After hitting the ground, it exploded after a while. Oil from Sriwijaya has a very low ignition point, and when it is ignited by bombs, it ignites patches of fire in the city. There were many haystacks in this and Lin City, and finally one of the haystacks was ignited, and soon thick smoke billowed and flames rose in the city.

Seeing that the situation was like this, he immediately led his troops to break through. The Song army did not completely encircle Helincheng, and when the Song army finally sent troops to plug the gap, the pro-army led by Azobala, who was not besieged by the Song army, had already escaped from the place where the Song army was not besieged.

When he came to report the news, the chief of staff of the vanguard was a little uneasy. Although it was discussed that the Mongols might easily abandon the city, they did not expect the Mongols to be so decisive. After the chief of staff reported the news to Yang Tiexin, he stared at the commander's face, hoping to see the reaction.