The Hanzhong Basin, located between the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain, in the upper reaches of the Han River, has been known as the national treasure Tianfu and the land of fish and rice since ancient times.

The Hanzhong Basin starts from Wuhou Town in Xixian County in the west and reaches Longtingpu in Yangzhou in the east, with a length of about 200 miles and a width of about 10 to 50 miles from north to south.

Yangzhou Longtingpu, located in the eastern edge of the Hanzhong Basin, north of the Qinling Mountains, south of Bashan, between the north and south more than ten miles, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, the terrain is steep, the Yangzhou defense line of the Song army is set up here.

It's already winter, the mountains are stacked, the clear springs are everywhere, and in the early morning, the cold wind is cold, but it is inspiring.

On the south bank of the Han River, countless Song military camps are in general, from north to south, from high to low, directly to the shore of the Han River. The battalions of the Song army were arranged from south to north. The three large arrays are separated by about two miles, from the edge of the Han River to the side of the mountain, stretching for several miles, which is magnificent.

Since the Song army operated the Hanzhong border fortress, Hanzhong is a big city, and the military camps are set up in a steep place near mountains and rivers.

To the north of Hanshui, another Song army camp was condescending, taking advantage of the mountain to defend the danger. A lot of traps were dug under the western slope and thistles were sprinkled to prevent the enemy from crossing the Han River and escaping from the south bank of the Han River.

The two northern and southern military camps of the Song army faced each other across the Han River, ensuring that the eastern front of the Han Dynasty was foolproof.

North of Hanshui, the northern camp of the Song army, on a huge mountain ridge, surrounded by earthen bags, hundreds of artillery muzzles facing outward, Wang Jian stood on the mountain ridge, holding a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, and was looking in the direction of Hanzhong in the west.

In the past few days, the weather has become clearer, and the scouts have been dispatched, and there seems to be nothing unusual on the side of Xingyuan Mansion, and the eastern Yangzhou defense line, all the generals are anxious, but they can only wait.

Wang Jian, the commander of the Yangzhou defense line, looked west for a moment, turned his head, and saw Cao Youwan sitting on the ground with a sad brow, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Cao Er, don't think about the past. The big war is coming at any time, so you can't be distracted! ”

Cao Youwan is good, but he is too righteous and sometimes takes it for granted. As the eldest brother, he and the Cao brothers get along well, and Wang Jian whispered to Cao Youwan.

I'm afraid that these young generals will collapse and give up on themselves.

"General Wang, let Your Majesty down, I regret it in my heart!"

Cao Youwan whispered, his brows furrowed, obviously not in a high mood.

Among the three generals who committed the crime, Yang Dayuan and both of them have already surrendered to the law, but Wang Kui, the commander of Yangzhou whom he single-handedly promoted, fled to Jinjing and has not been heard from since.

"Cao Er, Your Majesty hates iron but not steel. He hopes that the generals will be Yue Fei, and the civil servants will be as good as Wang Anshi. The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. However, Your Majesty still believes in you, otherwise you would not have been allowed to come here to make meritorious contributions. You have the "soul of a soldier", and you are the pride of Jinling Martial Arts Hall, don't let Your Majesty down again! ”

Wang Jian reminded and comforted Cao Youwan in a serious manner.

Cao Youwan is still too young, he was mentioned to be the coach all the way in his twenties, and it is understandable to make some mistakes, and the emperor did not beat him to death with a stick, but still gave him a chance.

"General Wang, what you said is true! I can't let Your Majesty down any more! I want him to know that there are still characters like Yue Wu Mu Xin Jiaxuan in the world! ”

Wu Ruyue Fei is not afraid of death, and Wen Ru Wang Anshi is for the country and the people.

He was a handsome man on the side at a young age, with thousands of troops under his command, and the emperor was not kind to him, and now was the time to repent.

Cao Youwan held the short sword at his waist and finally lifted his spirits.

"Soldier's soul", that represents his former pride, and he can't let this pride disappear.

"That's right! Cao Er, you are not in your twenties, and there are many opportunities to make contributions. Once the Tatar army strikes, this is the opportunity! ”

Wang Jian persuaded in a serious manner. In fact, he himself has just been established, and he is also young and vigorous.

"General Wang, you are not a few years older than me. I heard that you have three wives and four concubines, do you still have the strength to fight? ”

Cao Youwan's mood recovered a lot and made a joke about Wang Jian.

Indeed it is! Dai Sin's meritorious service is in front of him, and he is afraid that the Mongolian army will not come.

"My brother likes to have many children and grandchildren, isn't that okay?"

Wang Jian quickly diverted the topic, pointed to the boundless cavalry battalion, and solemnly admonished:

"Cao Er, the cavalry battalion on the left flank of the army will be handed over to you! If a Tatar cavalry breaks through, I'll ask you! ”

Once the Yangzhou defense line was broken, there was the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty behind him, and the road was smooth, and he could not withstand the ravages of the Mongol army.

"Don't worry! General, you will not be disappointed! ”

Cao Youwan nodded, solemn.

The Mongol army had already invaded Hanzhong, and if you wanted to pass through the Yangzhou defense line, you had to step on his corpse first.

"I don't know, how is the fight over there in Xingyuan Mansion?"

Wang Jian's topic unconsciously returned to the war in the west.

"With the emperor in charge, the six armies are killed, and the Tatar army wants to break the Xingyuan Mansion City, dream about it!"

"I just don't know, your eldest brother, what is the situation now?"

The two were talking, and suddenly the wolf smoke on the beacon in Beishan rose to the sky, followed by the flag waving on the arrow tower, the horn in the camp moved, the golden drum sounded in unison, and the troops came out of the camp tent one after another, and quickly assembled in front of the camp, and soon a phalanx stood up.

"I'll go! The Tatar army is really coming! ”

Cao You shook the ground and stood up from the ground.

"With so much wolf smoke, it must be tens of thousands of Tatar troops coming!"

Cao Shixiong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say loudly.

"It seems that the Tatar army can't capture Xingyuan Mansion City, and wants to go east!"

Wang Jian looked at the generals around him, his eyes were cold.

"Brothers, go down and prepare!"

Cao Youwan couldn't wait to get on his horse in a few steps, beat his horse and galloped towards the cavalry formation in the south, and said a loud word in his mouth.

"General, I'm going to the cavalry array!"

"Order, the whole army is ready to fight!"

When the generals left, Wang Jian loudly passed the military order, picked up the clairvoyant mirror, and looked in the direction of the west.

In the west, along the direction of the Han River, dozens of Song army scouts fought war horses along the official road, and after passing the ceremony, they galloped into the camp.

"General, the Tatar army is coming, there are about thirty or forty thousand, and there are all foot cavalry!"

The scout came to report, his mouth exhaling white air, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.

"Homecoming!"

Sure enough, the Mongol army marched eastward. Wang Jian lifted his spirits and raised the clairvoyant mirror again, only to see the smoke and dust billowing in the west, countless heads of people and horses surging up, flags covered in his eyes, and the ground began to tremble, becoming more and more intense, making people's hearts beat. The Mongolian army rode on the ground with mercury, overwhelming, and the sight was full of war horses and human heads. It was not until about five miles before the Song army's main formation that the Mongol army stopped advancing.

"I'll go!"

Wang Jian suppressed his heartbeat, he put down the clairvoyant mirror and shouted loudly.

"Whole army, prepare!"

With so many Mongolian foot cavalry, it seems that this is about to break through the defense line of the eastern Han Road in one fell swoop. If there were no firearms, I am afraid that they would really not be the opponent of the Mongolian iron cavalry.

In the midst of the Mongolian army's array, under the Chinese army's big army, the Mongolian army commander Torrey and others were also watching the Song army's array.

The large array of the Song army went from south to north, and one by one the phalanxes slashed with knives and axes, standing still; The soldiers are dark and strong, with helmets and armor, and cold light iron clothes; Under the banner exhibition, the swords and guns are like a forest, and the artillery is quiet; There are also towering arrow towers, fences and trenches.

Obviously, Song Jun has made a long-term plan.

"These Song dogs have been prepared for a long time, they are really insidious!"

Kuoduan held a clairvoyant mirror, observing the Song army's defense line from north to south, from high to low, and scolded angrily.

The Song army was in a neat array, and there were more than a few of them, and it was not surprising that this was premeditated.

"These Song dogs, they dare to fight in the field with my Mongolian army, they really don't know whether they are alive or dead! Marshal, give the order! ”

The titan Ta Bujier scolded indignantly.

The Mongolian iron cavalry dominates the world, and the field battle is unparalleled in the world, and the Song army wants to kill the Mongolian iron cavalry, which makes him unbearable.

Xingyuan Mansion City was difficult to break, and it was blocked by rain for half a month, and he was about to go crazy. It's time to fight and vent the evil anger in your heart.

"Marshal, give the order! In one fell swoop, he broke the Song army's large array and killed them all over the field! ”

Broad-ended's eyes were excited, and they were also ready to move.

Under the impact of the Mongol iron cavalry, the Song army's infantry was not defeated in one fell swoop.

"Marshal, the Song army's firearms are fierce, it's better to be careful!"

The siege of the city could not be attacked, and there was an obstacle to the east, Liu Heima subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

The Song army is in a large array, the north is mountainous, there are many small cannons, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Mongol army wants to break the formation, so it has to dismount and attack.

Needless to say, the more than 10,000 Han troops under his command are about to charge into battle again.

The Song army is an artillery position, a large array of foot soldiers, and the terrain is slightly flat, but hundreds of artillery pieces are bombarding indiscriminately, and my scalp is numb when I think about it.

As for the left flank of the Song army, in addition to the large array of foot soldiers, thousands of Song cavalry were cold-clad and iron-claded, and even if they broke through the large array of the Song army, it would not be easy to think about it.

"Set up camp, plunder the surroundings first, and the craftsmen will build the equipment."

Torre looked at the large array of the Song army in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly.

In the current situation, he also probably understood that the Song army had ill intentions and wanted to block the Mongol army in Hanzhong, flanking the front and back, and killing and wounding them on a large scale.

Only by opening up the passage to the east can we break the current deadlock and take the initiative.

"Marshal, why don't you storm the Song army in one fell swoop?"

Kuoduan stared fiercely at the Song army's defense line in front of him, his eyes lit up, and he was a little impatient.

"Marshal, the left flank of the Song army is full of cavalry, just break them directly, and the Song army's large array will be broken from the left flank!"

Liu Heima is also ready to move.

"There are so many artillery pieces on the right flank of the cavalry of the Song army, is it just decoration? Don't rush for now, let's try it out. ”

Torre whispered, and the generals who didn't even look at the fighting spirit passed down the military order.

The defense line of the Song army is impermeable, the artillery is secluded, and if you attack strongly, you don't know how many soldiers will die.

From beginning to end, Torre and the others did not think of crossing the Han River south and attacking the southern camp of the Song army. They also understood that in the south, most of the Mongol troops were cavalry, dismounted and attacked, but they were afraid that the casualties would be greater, and the possibility of victory was almost zero.

The Mongol army set up camp, cutting down trees everywhere and building equipment, but the Song army just watched coldly and did not go out of the camp to attack. Probably they also know that behind them is the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty, so they can't be careless, so they still hold the line of defense.