Liu Quanwanhu was in a very bad mood. Whoever loses more than forty ships and more than a thousand subordinates will not be happy. Therefore, Liu Quan's pro-soldiers did not dare to come out, for fear of being used as a punching bag by Wanhu.

"Wanhu, Marshal Ashu sent someone to invite." The soldiers outside the door came in with the news, which made the soldiers standing in the house breathe a sigh of relief.

Liu Cheng stood up angrily, just looking at his expression, he was going to vent his anger. However, what came out of Liu Quan's mouth was "I'll go now". Although angry, Liu Cheng was not to the point of resisting the orders of his superiors. What's more, he, a defeated general, has no qualifications to play with his temper.

Ah Shu didn't lose his temper, and when he saw Liu Cheng coming to see him, Marshal Ah Shu asked Liu Cheng to sit down, and then asked about the battle. After listening to the general introduction, Ah Shu asked, "Can you be sure that Zhao Jiaren led the army to come?" ”

"It must be his water army. In terms of the water army, no one in the Song Kingdom is above Zhao Jiaren. "Liu Cheng and Zhao Jiaren are just face-to-face friends, and there is no need to brag to Zhao Jiaren at all. At this time, Zhao Jiaren was blown into the sky to prove that there was a reason for Liu Cheng's failure.

To Liu Quan's surprise, Ah Shu didn't show the slightest expression of surprise at all, and he didn't make any comments on it. Such an unpredictable and profound performance made Liu Quan's psychological pressure increase a lot in an instant.

Just as Liu Quanxin was playing a small drum, Ah Shu asked, "Liu Wanhu, I know that your onslaught is very effective against other Song State naval forces. Not long after the establishment of our Mongolian naval army, we could only rely on courage to win when we encountered a strong enemy. Then the courage of Zhao Jiaren's department is better than that of our army? ”

This topic hit Liu Quan's sadness hard. His eyes were red, and he choked up and said: "Fighting with Zhao Jiaren, the first two warships sank. I want to save those men who have fallen into the water, and I also want to fight him to the death. So he sent two teams of ships to charge the battle. But Zhao Jiaren's boat actually played yin for me, and his boat turned sideways towards my fleet and hit my ship with bow and stern guns. As a result, there were huge losses! There were quite a few people from my clan in the fleet, but they didn't even make it back. ”

The content of what Liu Cheng said was the same as the information that Ah Shu obtained, so Ah Shu still didn't comment, but continued to ask: "I don't know how Liu Wanhu thinks he should deal if he wants to win." ”

Liu Cheng was also seriously considering this question of Ah Shu, and at this time he hurriedly replied: "I have to use my Mongolian tactics to lure Zhao Jiaren's naval army to our army's return artillery and hit him unexpectedly." But Zhao Jiaren is like a ghost, and he will never put himself in such a situation. Two days ago, they fought with Zhao Jiaren, and although they were also chasing, when they reached the range of the return artillery, their fleet immediately stopped. Even if I bought a flaw, they just shelled my boat, and they themselves did not enter it at all. This method can only be used by trying, whether it can be useful or not, I don't dare to pack tickets. ”

After talking with Liu Quan, Ah Shu went to another tent to meet Boyan, the commander of the Southern Expedition. After the two of them sat down, Ah Shu sighed: "The arrangement of Changshengtian is really wonderful, I have already talked about Zhao Jiaren before, but I didn't expect that we would have the opportunity to fight him now." ”

Boyan nodded slightly, "I was wondering if I would let the outer walled city sell a flaw and let Zhao Jiaren's fleet go upstream." ”

Ah Shu shook his head, "I don't think it's right. Liu Cheng said that Zhao Jiaren was extremely astute, and he was afraid that he would see through such flaws. Since the Great Khan values Zhao Jiaren so much, I don't think he will be as good as us. If the commander encounters an opponent who suddenly shows weakness, will he rush forward? ”

Without waiting for Boyan to speak, there was some movement outside. After a while, the guards walked in quickly with the heralds, and when they saw the handsome Boyan, the herald knelt down on one knee and saluted, "The marshal, I am under the command of the Chi Qianhu of the Longweizhou Walled City. The first two camps were besieged by the Song army. Seeing that the war was in great danger over there, he sent me to report to the commander. ”

After hearing the news, Boyan was finally a little moved. The two walled cities in the lowest reaches were the vanguard of the Mongol army because they faced the Song army, and Boyan had no intention of giving them to the Song army easily. Therefore, the walled city is not only strong but also huge, and the city can accommodate four or five thousand soldiers and horses. Now, although there are 2,000 people in each of the two walled cities, it is not enough to say that the siege is surrounded, let alone that it is impossible to break through.

Boyan's idea is completely in line with the ancient cold weapon war, but Zhao Jiaren has never regarded his troops as an army fighting with cold weapons. After careful surveying, Zhao Jiaren had been preparing since last night, and part of the squad had already brought artillery around the rear of the two walled cities. In the early hours of the morning, the troops began to move, and the sky was light, and the troops immediately began to encircle.

When the sky was bright, a large ship loaded with 10 pounds of guns was 200 meters away and bombarded the Mongolian army walled city.

At this time, it was already noon, and the Song army not only completely surrounded the Mongolian walled city, but also completed the siege. The power of the 10-pound cannon was huge, and after a single shot, the wooden structure of the building outside the Mongolian walled city was shattered. Even the rammed earth structure could not withstand the bombardment of the ten-pound cannon.

At this time, not only the outer walls of the walled city were broken, but the trebuchets inside also fell to the ground in pieces. The flotilla approached along the Han River, and in addition to the ten-jin guns, the five-jin guns also participated in the battle.

Ships carry a lot of load, and they are not sensitive to the weight of 1,000 catties or 2,000 catties. Heavy artillery joined in, and the Mongols were beaten and retreated from the city. Outside the walled city, the Song army, which had completed the encirclement, set up cannons at the intersection, and as long as the Mongol army rushed outward, it would be bombarded with two-pound cannons using scattered bullets.

There were blood stains on all roads, and many people were thrown within range of the Song artillery. The dead had been detached from the brutal battlefield, and the crawling and moving wounded probably returned to the Mongol army. The wounded who couldn't crawl moaned in pain, but no one cared.

On the command ship in the Han River, Zhao Jiaren watched the hot air balloon slowly rise. This was so that the Mongol army could be seen from a higher vantage point. Since you have gained an advantage along the river, you should use the side along the river as the direction of breakthrough. Zhao Jiaren's face was calm, but he was very sorry in his heart. Although he hoped to be able to completely overwhelm the enemy with firearms, he also knew very well that an army that could not be bayoneted was not really strong.

Before coming to Xiangyang's aid, Zhao Jiaren also felt that he would inevitably win against the Mongol army in the future. There is no enthusiasm for helping Xiangyang. Now that he is really engaged in the battle, Zhao Jiaren immediately feels the problem. There is no need to mention any military technology or tactics. Zhao Jiaren found that he didn't understand how his previous self had won.

Whether it's fighting pirates, or fighting the Pu family. Every time Zhao Jiaren has won before, he has built on the basis of playing more and fighting less. The situation of this war was completely reversed, Zhao Jiaren's troops were at a disadvantage, although he was barely in the upper hand in attacking the two walled cities, but Zhao Jiaren no longer had his own reserves. If something goes wrong in the fight, he has to 'improvise' instead of taking it in stride.

I underestimated the war. Zhao Jiaren said to himself in his heart.