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Chapter 1212
On the Yangtze River, the fleet of the Song Army is slowly going up the river, with a length of more than two hundred miles from the beginning to the end, which is magnificent.

But Jia Sidao's main battleship has been changed.

When he arrived in Huzhou, his warship was too big and heavy, and it ran aground in the weir. Liu Shiyong, the governor, personally led more than a thousand people to pull it in the water, but it couldn't be pulled, so Jia Sidao had to transfer to another ship. ship.

This incident is obviously a bit unlucky, but it also explains many problems from the side, such as the disrepair of the water conservancy of the canal, and the decline in sailing skills of the navy.

It was not until more than ten days after leaving Huzhou that Jia Sidao's mood recovered a little.

When they arrived in Anqing, Xia Gui, who was the envoy of Yanjiang Zhizhi and the envoy of Sichuan at that time, arrived, and Jia Sidao invited him to board the main ship to discuss matters.

This warship is also big, and it only shakes slightly.

The large cabin is covered with thick soft blankets, and one cannot feel that one is on a ship when one is in it.

"The final general has met Ping Zhanggong!"

Xia Gui had to salute as soon as he boarded the boat, Jia Sidao quickly stepped forward to support him, fixed his eyes on Xia Gui for a long time, and asked, "Xia Qier can still fight?"

On the seventh day of November, Zhang Hongdao stationed troops on the south bank of the Tang River to confront the Yuan army.

In fact, there are not many generals available in the Song Dynasty today.

Including the Yuan army in Shanxi, Ahema has been retreating to Taiyuan, ready to return to Baozhou at any time.

"You mean, there are insiders in Baozhou City who can turn against each other?"

"I know all of this." Xia Gui said, "I'm asking, has Kuizhou been captured?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Pingzhang, the general still has a lot of strength." Xia Gui's voice was so loud that it was hard to believe that this was a 70-year-old veteran.

"This is the Yangtze River. After our navy regained Jiangling, they marched westward against the river and crossed the Xiling Gorge, Wu Gorge, and Qutang Gorge. This is the most difficult part of the journey."

Kublai Khan's intentions were already obvious. He withdrew his troops, used Baozhou as a buffer, defended Yanjing, dragged down Li Xia, and waited for the counterattack.

Dong Wen's eyes darkened, and he said slowly: "He is waiting for... Zhang Hongfan."

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone sat down.

"There is no chance of winning by force. The Yuan army has been conserving its strength, and most of our army has soldiers from Sichuan and Shu, who are not resistant to severe cold. Baozhou should be outsmarted."

"Would it be possible for these generals under Wugu to persuade them to surrender?" Dong Wenyong asked again: "If we can send someone over, maybe we can find out."

Recently, Li Xia has been busy appeasing the newly attached cities, as well as preparing the supplies after winter, and handed over the full power of Baozhou World War I to Zhang Hongdao.

The commander-in-chief of the Yuan army is the ancient belt of Hejian Wang Wugu of Meng Yuan.

Jia Sidao spoke first and said, "Tell Marshal Xia about the battle in Sichuan and Sichuan."

"This is Baidi City, which is located in the heart of the river. It faces Kuimen in the east and Yong'an City in the west. It has been an important place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack since ancient times. When Yu Jie was in office, he built Baidi City and made it a Sichuan city. One of the East Eight Pillars..."

Xia Gui then asked: "I heard that our army has breached Kuimen, so can Kuizhou City be breached?"

"There are not many troops." Xia Gui said, "But do you know how many times Kuizhou City has repelled the Mongolian army?"

Jia Sidao was both gratified and emotional.

The wrinkles on Xia Gui's face deepened, thinking that this has not yet reached Wanzhou, and behind Wanzhou there are Zhongzhou and Fuzhou.

He pointed again to the west of Qutang Pass.

In this way, he can calm people's hearts in winter, and wait for the beginning of spring to directly attack Yanjing City, which has lost its barrier.

Liao Yingzhong's movements froze slightly, she didn't answer right away, but waited for the map to be laid out, and then pointed out to the generals.

"Marshal Xia is right. Kuizhou is very difficult to conquer, so we hope to recruit Zhang Qiyan, its defender, and Zhang Wan, his lieutenant. These two are Yu Jie's former troops, and they may still be loyal to the Song Dynasty."

Zhang Hongdao lowered his head and pondered.

Along the way, there were hundreds of people in this small pass, and 2000 people in that big city. The Tang army deployed the least number of troops, but when will the fight continue like this?
This made him feel the pain of the Mongolian army trapped in the defense network of the mountain city in Zhongshu.

Liao Yingzhong talked for a while, then pointed to the west, and continued: "After taking Kuizhou, it will be the Yun'an Army..."

The problem is that the Mongolian army is still going down the river, but the Song army is going up against the river.

Wu Gudai was the grandson of Kuo Liejian, the sixth son of Genghis Khan, and he might not have fought very well, but he commanded the army in the name of Zongwang mainly for the purpose of coordinating the various troops.

"Duke Pingzhang." Xia Gui finally sighed, "This battle is more difficult than General Mo expected."

"Master."

Under his command are Zheng Yunbiao, Wanhu of Shunping, Dijia, Wanhu of Xingtang, Zhang Hongqing, Wanhu of Shuntian Xuanquan, etc.

Liao Yingzhong clicked on the west side of Qutang Gorge and said: "This is Qutang Pass. Qutang Pass is Kuimen. Our army has captured Kuimen. Speaking of the battle of Kuimen, the Tang army deployed [-] troops in Qutangguan. Elite soldiers, and placed two cannons, and sunk us..."

"Yes."

It stands to reason that Dong Wenyong is very impulsive when talking about Zhang Hongfan like this.

While he was contemplating, someone suddenly announced from outside the tent.

Dong Wenyong went to Gaocheng, but failed to surrender Gaocheng as expected, and was injured instead.As a result, the injury has not healed yet, and he heard about the Dong family being ransacked and beheaded in Yanjing, obviously it was a huge blow.

"Yes."

Liao Yingzhong nodded lightly, and said: "But Kuimen has already been captured. The Tang army deployed [-] elite soldiers in Baidi City. Our army was caught by surprise and regardless of casualties, and blocked the waterway supporting Qutangguan with warships. We successfully captured Kuimen."

Liao Yingzhong immediately began to arrange for soldiers to spread out the map.

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Time soon arrived in November, and there was heavy snow in the north.

If possible, he certainly didn't want to storm the city built by his father.

"If it's not hard to fight, why should I go out in person?" Jia Sidao asked back, got up, patted Xia Gui on the shoulder, and said, "This is the only chance."

There used to be a lot of them, but they just killed and fled, but now they still have to use veterans like Xia Gui.

Li Xia's strategic plan is to win Baozhou before the New Year's Eve.

It can be said that since the Tang army broke through Luoyang, it has hardly fought a few tough battles, and has successively recovered a large number of cities such as Henan, Hebei, and Shanxi.While the supply line is stretched, some cities also need to be stationed separately.

Baozhou was originally the city he was most confident in winning, but because of the Zhang family's relationship, Kublai Khan was the most guarded against Baozhou.

Xia Gui wondered: "You mean, Baidi City has not yet been captured?"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Hongdao sighed, pretending he didn't recognize Dong Wenyong's killing intent, and said, "That's right, for the Yuan army, the most suitable candidate for Shoubao Prefecture is Zhang Hongfan, not Wugudai. Go down, Zhang Hongfan will be there."

Since Li Xia persuaded Xingzhou to surrender, the Yuan army gave up the counterattack against Zhending Mansion, and then resolutely gave up Gaocheng, and directly retreated to Baozhou.

"Zheng Yunbiao and Zhang Hongfan have been close friends since childhood; the Di family has a personal enmity with me, and it was the Di family that I framed back then; as for my eleventh brother, he has been a hostage in Mengting since he was a child, but maybe he can give it a try..."

"Secondly, do you know why the Wugu belt can't hold on, what are you waiting for?"

But he was unusually calm, and said: "Over the years, we have been smuggling with the North, and I have always joined hands with Zhang Hongji. I don't believe that Zhang Hongji did not leave behind when he was taken out of Baozhou."

Coupled with the colder weather, many soldiers from the south were not used to it, and the offensive finally began to slow down.

Dong Wenyong turned his head to look at the wind and snow in the north, and said: "There must be, but now the army is facing each other, and the other party is not easy to contact."

Zhang Hongdao originally intended to attack by force, but was persuaded by Dong Wenyong today.

But what he didn't expect was that he insisted on returning to Zhang Hongdao's army with his strength.

"Because it is an isolated island in the middle of the river, it can be besieged."

"You say it's difficult, Li Xia is more difficult than us. Let me tell you, Kublai Khan hasn't made a full attack yet, in order to wait for Li Xia to pull the baggage line, and then drag him to death. Therefore, our chances of winning will become better and better. big……"

Liao Yingzhong moved her finger a little further to the west, and said: "This is Kuizhou City. The Kuizhou government office had originally been moved to Baidi City, but after Li Xia became the commander of Shu, he moved the government office back to Fengjie County. The strength of the Tang army in Kuizhou City Not many, less than 2000 people."

If the terrain in Sichuan and Shu is to be regained, the best route for the Song army is to attack Chongqing by water, and then go to Chengdu by water.

Jia Sidao listened to this, took out a wine bag from his bosom, and took a sip, as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Yes, in the current situation, the sooner you win Yanjing, the better." Dong Wenyong said, "I can see that you are in a hurry."

Liao Ying said: "Marshal Xia, don't worry, just listen to me."

In his words, there is no one more suitable for conquering Baozhou than Zhang Hongdao.

"Baidi City is less than half a river away from Qutang Pass. After taking Kuimen, our army has been attacking the city for at least a month. An isolated island in the middle of the river has not been taken yet?"

The vigor at the beginning inevitably faded.

He only realized a problem today. Recently, the news of the breach of Kuimen came, and the Song Dynasty was in a state of turmoil, as if the recovery of Sichuan and Shu was just around the corner.But there are some deeper issues that Jia Sidao obviously didn't mention before.

When Zhang Hongdao heard about the soldiers in Sichuan and Shu, his heart tensed a little, and he thought of the news of the fall of Kuimen. It's better sooner rather than later, for one thing, the Yuan army wants to delay, but our army needs to take it quickly."

"what happened?"

"There is a secret letter for you, shot in with an arrow."

Zhang Hongdao took a look and was very surprised.

He subconsciously glanced to the north, and murmured, "Why?"

(End of this chapter)