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Chapter 213 Ma Hujiang

Mahu County is located in the southwest of Syria, on the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, probably later Leibo County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

This place is named after "Mahu". Mahu is a lake on the west bank of the Jinsha River, surrounded by mountains, and only the underground undercurrent flows into the Jinsha River.It is said that in ancient times, there were dragons and horses mating in the lake, and they gave birth to different horses.

Because of this lake, Jinsha River is also called "Mahu River" in this section.

Simply put, the Mahu River is a section of the Jinsha River.

The river is turbulent, with treacherous waves and rough beaches. There was a poem at that time: "Slant the corners of the rain towel, and bend the small boat house to start. The higher the stone wall, the farther away the sky is, and the chaotic clouds are deep in the city."

Zhang Shi has led [-] sailors in a horizontal boat on the Mahu River, and tried his best to resist Wuliang's cooperation.

This is the battlefield he specially chose.

The terrain on both sides of the Mahu River is difficult and dangerous, which is not conducive to the deployment of Wuliang Hetai's troops.And the navy of the Great Song Dynasty could shoot arrows on the boats and severely defeat the Mongolian army.

The timing, location, and harmony of people are all in the hands of the Song army.

In mid-November, Wuliang and Tai marched to the river valley, leading twelve Mongolian troops to explore the Ma Red Army, with a total of more than [-] people, and more than [-] Dali servants, with a total of more than [-] people.

The forces of both sides spread out.

The fierce battles continued for several days, and the sounds of killing shook the sky.

The sound of countless arrows piercing the air gathered together, roaring together with the river wind.

The archer fell into the river, was swept by the monstrous waves, and was instantly annihilated.

The screams frightened the beasts in the mountains, and they fled in all directions...

Zhang Shi is quite confident in this battle.

He is by no means mediocre, but has experienced dozens of battles with Yu Jie, and has made great achievements in battle.

However, the Song army took advantage of the boats and ships to advance and attack, and to retreat and defend, and they were almost invincible.

Even so, Zhang Shi did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and often supervised the battle himself.

However, the Mongolian army was not defeated as he expected. Instead, they built artillery vehicles in the mountains and forests day and night, intending to destroy the ships of the Song army.

When the battle lasted until November [-]th, Zhang Shi knew that the Mongolian army was on the verge of defeat, and ordered to rain arrows on the Dali servants.

It is still raining arrows like locusts all over the sky.

The blood-stained banks of the Mahu River look like red leaves in autumn from a distance, but look like purgatory when viewed up close.

Suddenly there was a loud bang of "Boom!"

Zhang Shi looked back on the boat, and saw small bamboo rafts knocked down upstream, crashing into the small boat in front of Song Jun.

In this regard, Zhang Shi has long been prepared.

He knew that he was not good at water warfare, and that there were not enough soldiers under his command who were good at maneuvering boats, so he had already ordered the boats to be connected by iron cables and anchored on the Mahu River.

Otherwise, the river is so fast that the boats would have been washed away by the flood.

Of course Zhang Shi knew that this method was also used by Cao Cao, and later he had the fire to burn Chibi.

However, the Mongolian army did not have a navy and did not have the conditions to set fire at all. Even if a small bamboo raft was built to collide, it would not be able to carry enough firewood and kerosene.

This kind of collision is not enough to cause chaos in the Song army's boats.

More and more bamboo rafts hit the upper reaches, and some Dali servants used them to climb under the boat of the Song army, but more of them drowned in the river.

"Shoot them down!" Zhang Shi shouted.

Soon, the flag was waved, and many Song soldiers turned around and shot arrows upstream.

I saw a column of Lemon troops rushing out of the valley...

"Dutong! It's a pontoon! It's a pontoon!"

Zhang Shimeng turned his head and saw from a distance that the Mongolian army really built a pontoon bridge by the river.

He was stunned for a moment.

For a long time, he thought that Wuliang Hetai was building cannons, which would be used to destroy warships from afar, but he did not expect that they were actually preparing floating bridges.

"Quick! Order all ships to unchain, quick!"

"Quick! Untie the boat and row the boat away..."

Jiang Feng blew away Zhang Shi's shouts.

A soldier of the Song Army raised his head and looked at the flag order on the general's ship. He didn't realize what it meant for a while.

They are not sailors at all, and they are not familiar with water warfare, so they feel that this flag order is so strange.

Before the boats in the middle of the Song army had time to paddle, the pontoon bridge had already reached the side of the boats. The Mongolian army threw hooks, hooked the boats, and desperately climbed up.

"boom!"

The boats in the front row of the fleet were hit hard by bamboo rafts again.

More and more bamboo rafts got stuck in the middle of the fleet, and there were many corpses of Dali's servants lying on them.

There was another collision with the bamboo raft, and the Mongolian soldiers jumped onto the bamboo raft stuck in the middle of the fleet, threw the hook rope, and climbed onto the boat.

The water battle of connecting boats with iron cables and crossing boats across the river was finally turned into a "land battle".

More and more Mongolian soldiers boarded the warships of the Song Army.

……

"Kill it!"

The roar of the Mongolian army kept echoing in the valley.

"Pfft!"

Another Song soldier fell into the river screaming.

The broken wood and floating corpses on the Mahu River were a mess, and then corpses flowed down the river...

~~
Chongqing Prefecture.

On a large map, someone pointed at Shunqing Mansion with their finger, going down the Jialing River.

"Nan Yongzhong and Gaogui, the guards of the Longqing Mansion, surrendered. They were the pioneers of Tiege Huoluchi's men and horses. They defeated Jiao Da and obtained all the resources he transported. Now they are forced to Shunqing Mansion and want to go to the Jialing River to attack. Hezhou."

Pu Zezhi, the newly-appointed governor of the Sichuan appeasement system, became calmer after hearing this, and asked again, "Where are you taking the answer?"

"Take Da'er from Micang Mountain, intending to cross the Bahe River, enter the Qujiang River, and attack Chongqing along the Qujiang River."

Pu Zezhi murmured: "Brother Tie Huo Luchi went to the Jialing River; took Da'er to the Qujiang River; Wuliang Hetai went to the Jinsha River... This is a joint attack on Chongqing and Hezhou."

"Yes, Wang Dechen is also frequently attacking in western Sichuan."

Pu Zezhi was very decisive, and said: "Break Lulu, first fight Dai Da'er with all my strength, I will personally supervise the battle, in order to destroy Dai Daer as soon as possible, and then face Tiegehuo Luchi and Wuliang Hetai."

"Pu Shuai is here, is Zhang Dutong expected to lose?"

Pu Zezhi sighed slightly, and said: "It's good to win. If I lose, write a memorial for me to plead guilty. I just took office. I don't know that Zhang Shi is not good at water warfare and employs improper people."

"Pu Shuai, this..."

Pu Zezhi waved his hand with a firm and unquestionable expression.

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Zhang Shi is a good general. I, Shu Shuai, can't do anything else. At least I will take the blame for the soldiers and let them have no worries. Mo Duo said, arrange it as soon as possible."

"Yes……"

~~
November 21st.

Two dilapidated warships crashed into the Sanjiangkou Wharf.

Zhang Shi, who was covered in injuries, was staggered off the boat with the help of his own soldiers.

"Quickly, inform Shi Jun..."

Shi Jun didn't sleep all night.

He had discovered floating corpses on the Jinsha River yesterday, and there were more and more Song soldiers.So I already felt bad in my heart.

Finally, when Zhang Shi was welcomed into the city, he looked at the river and couldn't react for a while.

"Zhang Dutong...just...just come back with these two ships?"

Zhang Shi choked speechlessly, blood and tears flowed from his red eyes, and nodded.

"Failed... defeated?"

"A big defeat."

Shi Jun frowned, not knowing what to say.

It's not that he didn't think that Zhang Shi would lose, but he still couldn't believe it when things came to an end.

"Then... all [-] soldiers died in battle, and more than [-] ships were destroyed?"

Zhang Shi raised his head.

The big brute was already in tears.

"Soldiers... Countless beheaded... The rest, including sailors... were all captured."

Shi Jun was taken aback again, his face was pale and bloodless.

Zhang Shi couldn't bear to look at him anymore, turned his head and said: "The ships... more than two hundred ships were all obtained by Wu Liang Hetai."

"This……"

Shi Jun's feet went limp, almost unable to stand up.

"Zhang Dutong said... Wulianghetai won a navy after this battle...?"

(End of this chapter)