Gaoyou, between Yangzhou and Chuzhou, because of its four corners of the depression, the city base is high, and Qin Post Pavilion, so the name Gaoyou.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Gaoyou County still belonged to Yangzhou. Later, he was promoted to the Gaoyou Army, and it was abolished and restored. The Song Dynasty crossed to the south, and still placed the Gaoyou army, because of the perennial war, it was ruined, and it was useless, and the military defense capability was extremely weak.

It was afternoon, by the canal, watching the warships carrying a full load of soldiers crossing the river, Li Quan's face was ugly, and his heart was extremely restless.

"It's been half an hour, and less than 10,000 people have crossed. Wait for all the people to pass, and wait until the Year of the Monkey and the month of the Horse? ”

The speed of crossing the river was too slow, and Li Quan couldn't help but have a seizure.

The Song army will chase after it at any time, and if it doesn't speed up, once it is caught up by the Song army, I'm afraid it will be another fierce battle, and I don't know how many soldiers will die.

"Enfu, there are only a dozen warships, and there are baggage, and it can only pass two thousand people at a time. There's really no way to speed it up. ”

Zheng Yande's face was full of tiredness, and the battles he had fought for several days, and he had barely slept last night, made him unable to lift his spirits.

What's more, he felt that he didn't have that heart anymore.

"If Song Jun comes with him, I don't know how many soldiers will be lost?"

Li Quan replied dissatisfiedly, and finally did not break out.

In the second half of last night, the troops were withdrawn, trenches were dug to release water, and boats were dug to block the river, the purpose of which was to stop the Song army from pursuing. Now it seems that it has effectively prevented the Song army from catching up.

"Enfu, if you cross the Huaishui from Chuzhou, you may be able to catch the Song army by surprise."

Yang Miaozhen's uncle Liu Quan was looking at the chaotic Meng soldiers on the shore and worried.

"You know!"

Li Quan scolded Liu Quan angrily, which made the latter's old face blush.

"If Chuzhou is still there, where are there so many things? Even if the Song army of Chuzhou was defeated, how could they cross the Huaishui River and go north? In case it was bitten by the Song army, how many men and horses would be lost? ”

Li Quan's irritability was in his eyes, and all the generals were awe-inspiring, Yang Miaozhen hurriedly stepped forward and pulled away his red-faced uncle.

At the critical juncture, the tree falls and scatters, but it must not happen.

"Uncle, drink saliva, don't worry!"

Yang Miaozhen comforted her uncle, but did not refute Li Quan.

She lost Chuzhou, Li Quan's evil fire couldn't be sent at her, and her uncle became a scapegoat. She can also understand Li Quan's irritability, Song Jun will come at any time, and it will be a tough battle at that time.

"Brothers, go and urge, let everyone get ready, hurry up and cross the river!"

Yang Miaozhen ordered to go down, and the generals listened listlessly and walked away.

"Siniang, I'm not talking about you, don't care."

The generals walked away, and Li Quan said a word, his face still gloomy.

In the final analysis, this vicious battle is lost! Utterly defeated!

"I know, you don't have to say it. Over the years, how many times have there been no way out, and the sea of swords and fires has come over. Let's look away, it's a big deal to start all over again, it's not a big deal. ”

Yang Miaozhen's words made Li Quan laugh bitterly.

Back to square one? How easy is it to say?

"Siniang, you say, is it too rash for me to refuse Emperor Song?"

Li Quan looked at the sparkling canal and suddenly let out a sigh of emotion.

He not only looked down on himself, but also far underestimated the combat power of the Song army.

Now, it's too late to regret it.

"Officials, don't think about this now, let's look forward. There are a lot of hurdles ahead, waiting for you to appease the army! ”

Yang Miaozhen said categorically, making up her mind for Li Quan.

Now, Chuzhou has been lost, Yangzhou has been defeated, can it still beg to the Song Emperor again?

The current cost is not as good as before. Even if Emperor Song can forgive them, the scholars and doctors of the Song court, and the proud soldiers and generals of the Song army will probably not agree.

What's more, there are still tens of thousands of troops, and it is far from the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted. As the commander of the first army, he must not be discouraged.

"Siniang, what you said is true! My life is up to me! My Li family was ruined and killed, all thanks to the Song army. I just fought hard, and I had to fight with Song Jun! ”

"Official, you still have Li Pu, and so many brothers, what are you worried about?"

Yang Miaozhen continued to cheer Li Quan up.

"Yes, I still have sons, you and these brothers. I'm not going to throw in the towel easily! ”

Sure enough, Li Quan's expression was full of excitement and his fighting spirit became high.

Yang Miaozhen secretly put her mind at ease. Li Quan is the backbone of the whole army, everyone is watching, and he must not let the army down.

On the wall of the Gaoyou army, Chen Qiu, the Gaoyou Zhijun who was looking northwest against the wall, watched a boatload of Mongolian soldiers crossing the river, and there were thousands of troops and horses on the bank, densely packed, and his face couldn't help but turn pale, and his body trembled slightly.

Although there are 3,000 soldiers in Gaoyou City, compared with the 50,000 or 60,000 Mongolian troops outside the city, it is not worth mentioning at all, let alone fighting in the city.

Fortunately, these guys were in a hurry to cross the river, otherwise, the Gaoyou army would definitely not be able to hold it, and their own lives would be over.

"Xianggong, these dog thieves suddenly crossed the river, they must have been defeated! Now that they have even lost Chuzhou, it looks like they are going to flee for their lives! ”

Deputy General Du Zhiguo whispered beside Chen Qiu. From the beginning of the afternoon, people who fled one after another fled in, and from their mouths, it was learned that Chuzhou seemed to be occupied by the Song army.

"It must have crossed Gaoyou Lake, crossed the Huaishui from the Xuyi army, entered Sizhou, and fled to Jinjing!"

General Liu Wenbin frowned and analyzed.

"What if we escaped, we didn't just watch. There are so many thieves, what can we do? ”

Chen Qiu came back to his senses and replied lazily.

"Look at these guys, the cavalry is at least tens of thousands, who can resist it? However, these guys are gone, Huainan is also quiet, and the people can live a few days in peace. ”

"Xianggong, Chuzhou has been recovered, will the emperor let you be the prime minister of Chuzhou?"

Liu Wenbin said with a smile.

"That's it. Li Quan is gone, who knows if he will come back? Chuzhou is evil, all the court officials who took office, such as Xu Guo, Yao Chong, etc., then there is a good death? Although the imperial court has recovered Chuzhou, it is better to stay away from the important towns on the border! ”

Chen Qiu said with emotion, Du Zhiguo and Liu Wenbin looked at each other, their eyes separated.

The emperor talked about military training, even if these scholars wanted to take charge of the army, I am afraid it would not be easy.

Suddenly, Liu Wenbin pointed in the direction of the north and said in surprise:

"Look, what's that?"

"There are also in the south!"

Du Zhiguo was also full of surprise.

"This is the official army of the imperial court, what are you afraid of!"

Chen Qiu suddenly spoke, he could see clearly, on the mast of the warship on the canal, the big flag with the word "Song" was flying high, and it was extremely cordial.

"Officers and soldiers!"

Everyone was in good spirits, they looked east and west on the city wall, only to see the north and south directions, above the wilderness, the flags fluttering, the tide of the Song soldiers, marching neatly, the cavalry to protect the flanks, forming a fan-shaped large encirclement, to the canal side of the Mongolian soldiers to encircle.

And the countless Song army sailors were facing each other north and south on the canal, and went straight to the Mongolian army on the canal.

At this time, the Mongolian army crossed the river with no more than 10,000 people, not even 20,000 people. Fortunately, most of the cavalry was transported, but most of the infantry remained on the east bank.

"This time, there are these dog thieves who have good fruits to eat!"

Liu Wenbin slapped the city wall, his face full of excitement.

"Happy what? Most of these Mongolian soldiers were Han Chinese. If the world is peaceful, do you think they are willing to be thieves? ”

Chen Qiu snorted coldly, his eyes complicated.

Du Zhiguo nodded secretly. Although Chen Qiu is timid and afraid, when it comes to being honest and honest, he loves the people like a son, which is still admirable.

On a warship crossing the canal, Li Quan looked at the Song army rolling on the east bank of the canal, the flag was flying, the iron armor of the Rui soldiers was running through, and the war horses were like a wall, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and his face was like earth.

The Song army is like locusts endlessly, and I am afraid that there are 100,000 people. There are so many that the water around the east bank of the canal is impassable, and most of the soldiers behind can still be lucky to cross the river?

And looking at the posture of the Song army, they did not mean to stop at all, they raised their heads and chests, stepped on the points, and went straight to the Mongolian army on the east bank of the canal.

Li Quan came back to his senses, and his eyes swept to the Song warships coming from the north and south on the canal, and there were still two or three miles left, and the gunners on the ships were already hurriedly loading ammunition, ready to fire their guns at any time.

Attacked from the east, south, and north, and the shore and the men who were boarding the ship, they ......

"Don't look at it, come to the shore! Ashore! ”

Seeing that Li Quan was lost and depressed, Yang Miaozhen commanded the boat to dock, dragged Li Quan, and climbed to the west shore of Gaoyou Lake.

"Entang, will the ship be returned?"

The sailor on the ship asked in confusion.

"It's too late, hurry ashore!"

As soon as Yang Miaozhen's words fell, the sound of "Pengpeng" artillery sounded from three directions, southeast, north and south, which made her heart tremble.

The soldiers who are crossing the river, and perhaps some of them can survive, and those subordinates waiting to cross the river on the east bank of the canal may not be able to escape.

Seeing the Song army emerging in all directions, the Mongolian soldiers who were boarding the ship and waiting to board the ship were all taken aback, the shore was crowded, and the Mongolian army was in a commotion.

"Panic what! The cavalry attacked the Song army's large array, and the archers formed a formation to block the Song army's warships and hurry up to cross the river! ”

Zheng Yande shouted loudly, commanding the panicked Mongolian army, wanting to stop the Song army.

Eyes swept to the other side of the canal, Li Quan and his wife seemed to have landed on the shore, Zheng Yande exhaled lightly.

This may be his last moment on earth.

"Brothers, fight with Song Jun!"

Zheng Yande got on the war horse and pulled out his sword.

"Fight!"

The Mongolian cavalry raised their sharp blades and shouted, and the momentum was violent.

"Fight!"

Zheng Yande gathered all the soldiers and led more than 2,000 cavalry under his command who had not yet crossed the river, and went straight to the surging Song army in the south.

The Song army was in a big formation in the south, and the Chinese army was in a big position, watching Zheng Yande and other Mongolian cavalry rolling in, Du Shu couldn't help but sneer.

The Northern and Southern Song armies flanked and directly looked for the Song army in Yangzhou, is this revenge and revenge, or is it here to find the field?

"Artillery ready!"

Last night, the Mongol army suddenly withdrew, the sunken ships blocked the canal, dug trenches and diverted water to make a swamp, and the Song army had to fill in the earth and fish for the boats, and it took two hours to clear the obstacles.

Sure enough, the Mongol army had already crossed the river for nearly half of the time.

Then, those who did not cross the river should not think of being safe and sound.

The cannon sound of "Peng Pengpeng" sounded, and the iron ball and iron pellet split the head and covered the face, smashing into the galloping Mongolian cavalry formation.

The smoke of gunpowder was filled, the sound of artillery was earth-shattering, and the Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses one after another, breaking their tendons and bones, and killing and wounding countless people. In the dust, there were still many knights who rushed out of the barrage, and the feathers and arrows were fired in unison, heading straight for the Song army's large array that was close at hand.

"Grenadier, destroy them!"

The officer shouted angrily, and hundreds of grenadiers stepped forward and threw out the ignited earth-shattering thunder.

Zheng Yande carried a spear in his hand, galloped on his horse, and saw that the large array of Song soldiers was in front of him, and several smoking earth-shattering thunderbolts fell in front of the horse. Zheng Yande was shocked, and as soon as he stuck to the horse's back, an explosion sounded, and the smoke and dust shrouded Zheng Yande.

The cavalry of the Mongolian army was bombarded indiscriminately by artillery and earth-shattering thunder, flesh and blood flew sideways, either dead or wounded, and the tragic situation could not bear to look at directly, and the generals of the Song army who watched the battle such as Xiang Shibi were all frightened.

The Mongolian cavalry was not afraid of death, which made him admire. But the ferocity of his own firearms also made everyone in the Song army excited.

Firearms have changed the fundamental way warfare is fought.

The shells poured down from all sides, and the Mongolian soldiers who were boarding the boats on the bank of the canal panicked, and before they had time to dodge, they were stoned to death and wounded hundreds of people, and the warships were even more beaten and swayed on the shore.

Tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers gathered on the shore, crowds of people, artillery roared together in all directions, and iron balls flew in the air, like huge raindrops, smashing into the crowd of Mongolian soldiers on the ferry, a blend of iron and blood.

Several Mongolian warships on the river rowed desperately to the west, and a few more were beaten and sunk and swirled, and the rest finally fled to the west bank and left in a hurry.

On the shore, on the river, there were corpses everywhere, and there was blood everywhere. The Mongolian army could not retreat, and the brave mustered up their courage and rushed towards the Song army, and the bloody battle began.