Qiming 1158

Chapter 1061 Now, it's time for you to repay the Song Dynasty
There was no objection to this matter within the group of six, and Chen Kangbo decided to use his power to force the bill to pass.

The re-activation of Yao Zhong, who is awaiting trial, has caused a lot of controversy in the DPRK and China. It is already a central discussion without anyone's help.

However, Chen Kangbo defied the opposition at the DPRK meeting and argued with many opponents, insisting that the country's crisis is greater than everything else, and capable generals should be used to avoid a worse outcome.

Because of Chen Kangbo's tough stance and the support of the main battle faction ministers, this motion was passed, Yao Zhong was released, and he was appointed as the appeasement envoy for the Southwest Road of Beijing, who could lead the Sichuan and Shu troops out of Sichuan to urgently assist Xiangfan.

After Yao Zhong heard the news, he immediately went to thank Chen Kangbo, and then left Lin'an quickly. With the order to mobilize troops, he galloped towards the land of Sichuan and Shu, preparing to mobilize troops and horses to go out to Sichuan for emergency support.

Although this set of actions will take at least three or four months to mobilize enough troops to go out to fight in Sichuan, he believes that the Xiangfan army can persist until that time.

He has confidence in the army he trained with one hand.

In a state of crisis, the bureaucrats of the Southern Song Dynasty also broke out a lot of motivation in order to survive.

In the face of Ming's second southward invasion, they hated Ming's treachery, but were afraid of Ming's vital attack. They pinned their hopes on the army's desperate battle, and were willing to endure a little bit of their greed.

However, the bureaucrats of the Southern Song Dynasty who had not been efficient for a long time did not achieve much success occasionally. The army of the Southern Song Dynasty was rectified and rectified. When the vanguard army under Li Xianzhong was ready to set off, it was already April 21.

At this time, half a month has passed since the Ming army shelled Fancheng and Xiangyang. Fancheng's city wall has been damaged in many places, and Xiangyang's city wall has also been severely hit.

Su Yonglin mobilized Zhongdu's manpower and material resources to send ten large general artillery units and [-] chariot general artillery units to the Shenji Battalion to enhance the firepower of the Shenji Battalion.

After He Feihu got the equipment, he immediately stepped up his bombardment of Fancheng.

To be funny, the defenders of Fancheng have begun to use the iron bullets that the Ming army launched into the city to attack them to forge weapons for defense.

However, the Ming army's attack on Xiangfan was not limited to the artillery bombardment on land.

In response to the fact that the two cities of Xiangyang and Fancheng rely on the Han River to exchange supplies and exchange supplies, the Ming Army Navy organized a large number of people to start an attack on the Song Army Navy in Xiangfan area.

Xiangyang City and Fan City stand between the water, relying on the water army, even if the land traffic is cut off, they can communicate with each other through the Han River. For example, Xiangyang City provides a lot of manpower support to Fancheng because of the relatively sufficient manpower.

Wang Yan also tried to send the water army to the rear of the Ming army to attack their food route through the Han River, in order to repel the Ming army.

But this attempt was shattered by Zhang Yuejing, who had long been accurate.

After getting the news that the Song army dispatched the navy to break the deadlock, Zhang Yuejing ordered the temporarily formed Ming army inland river navy to launch a strong attack on the Song army's Xiangfan navy to cut off the last communication channel between Xiangyang City and Fancheng.

He didn't allow the two cities to communicate with each other to help each other under his siege, and he couldn't allow Song Jun to think about using the navy to copy his way.

The strength of the Xiangfan Navy of the Song Army is not weak. The main station is the two docks in the north of Xiangyang City, and the number of ships is about [-].

So Zhang Yuejing organized more than 300 large and small warships to enter the Han River, strangled the advance route of the Song Army Navy from the east and west sides, and fought fiercely with the Song Army Navy.

In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the navy, Zhang Yuejing also asked the soldiers of He Feihu's Shenji Battalion to transport some chariots and cavalry cannons to a slightly larger warship.

So when the navy of the Ming army and the navy of the Song army played against each other, the power of the artillery was once again reflected.

On April 22, the fifth year of Hongwu, the navy of the Ming army concentrated its main force to launch a strong attack on the navy of the Song army.

Some small Song army warships had bad luck. They were lucky to be hit by Ming artillery. The hull was broken in one blow, and most of the sailors on board were killed and could not continue to fight.

After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the Song army Xiangfan Naval Division was completely wiped out, unable to continue to control the Hanshui waterway.

The two wharves in the north of Xiangyang City were captured by the navy of the Ming army. The ships of the Ming army approached the north of Xiangyang City, and they used chariots and generals on board to bombard the north city wall of Xiangyang, which was only more than 40 meters away from the Hanshui River, which caused a huge deterrent to the defenders of Xiangyang.

The annihilation of the Song Army Navy made the two cities of Xiangyang and Fancheng unable to communicate with each other from now on, and faced with helpless isolation between each other.

Zhou Benyuan and Wang Yan witnessed the defeat of the Song army navy, and witnessed the dazzling force of the Ming army after the victory of the naval battle.

But for Xiangfan Second City, the biggest threat is not the Ming army navy, but since the war began, the Ming army has never dispatched an infantry to attack the city.

The only few encounters were outside the military village. At that time, the Ming army had already destroyed the military village through powerful artillery fire, forcing the remaining Song troops to confront it head-on, and then won a big victory.

They don't even know how many people the Ming army has lost since the start of the war.

And they have indeed reduced their staff by more than 500 people, and there are more wounded lying in hospital beds. Recently, wounded soldiers have been dying, and their losses are still increasing.

So for them, the most terrifying thing now is not the navy, but the Ming army created a new way of warfare.

Heat weapons war.

Firearms, which had never been considered by the Song army as the main weapon of the battle, were suddenly greatly improved in the hands of the Ming army. The Ming army suddenly used firearms to increase the temperature of the battlefield and dominated the battlefield.

They launched artillery attacks on the Song army city at a super long distance, and the Song army wanted to fight back, but it was almost ineffective, because their weapons could not reach the distance of the Ming army.

How is this fight going?
At this time, the reinforcements of the Song Army had just set off from the gathering place. It would take about half a month for the fastest vanguard to reach the Xiangfan battlefield.

Zhou Benyuan and Wang Yan were anxious, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and they were waiting for Song Jun's help.

At the same time, in addition to dispatching troops to assist Xiangfan, Lin'an did not have other actions.

Yu Yunwen realized that time was running out, so he decided to quickly implement his strategy of destroying the Yellow River Dam in the Ming Kingdom.

He decided to attack Ming's weakness and forced Ming to retreat.

If there was a slight sense of condemnation in his conscience before, then now, he has no such feeling at all.

He must act as soon as possible to avoid a devastating blow to the Southern Song Dynasty. If the Southern Song Dynasty is gone, what value does his conscience have?

So he came to the secret farm outside Lin'an City, gathered the [-] "fighters" who participated in this operation, and told them the news of the upcoming mission.

Three hundred "fighters" had different feelings about this.

Some people are terrified by this, some are disappointed by this, some feel very sad, and only a very few idiots are excited about it.

"Da Song provides shelter for you, and provides you with food, shelter, clothing, and daily necessities. It costs a lot for you. Now, it's time for you to repay Da Song..."

Yu Yunwen stood in front of 300 people and delivered a "pre-war mobilization speech" to them.

It focused on the various services that Southern Song Dynasty provided them after they arrived in Lin'an, how much they spent, how much convenience was given to them, etc., but did not mention that the money they brought with them when they came was enough for these people to be safe and secure in Southern Song Dynasty. stable for a lifetime.

It's a pity that all that money fell into the hands of the bureaucrats of the Southern Song Dynasty.

So now they need to pay some remuneration for their efforts in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the content of the remuneration is to let them sneak into the Yellow River construction site to destroy the Yellow River dam.

To do this, they need to learn the use of various tools, learn to swim, learn to hide themselves, learn to act at night, learn to maximize the destruction of engineering.

In order to let them master professional skills, Yu Yunwen also arranged for them to observe and practice on the spot, and personally operate to demolish a small-scale abandoned dam.

This is a compulsory course for them.

They need to fully master these skills in order to dismantle the Yellow River dam better and faster.

(End of this chapter)