The heavens start from the eight parts of Tianlong

Chapter 159 The Battle of Xiangfan
"boom!"

Fireworks soared into the sky, that was the sound of wooden thunderbolt explosions, under the city of Xiangyang, the sound of ballistas, shouts of killing, and the sound of knives and guns, one after another, the defenders of Xiangyang and the Mongolian cavalry had been fighting fiercely under Xiangfan for five years. is on stage.

Today's battle was particularly fierce. The Yuan army used Fancheng as a bait to force the Xiangyang defenders to come out of the city to rescue them, but Lu De refused.

Therefore, after discussing with Yunshu, he took the initiative to attack. On the shore, Yunshu deployed the "Water Fowl, Fish and Dragon Formation" with a group of heroes and rebels to defeat the main force of Ashu.

However, the Yuan army was powerful after all. Seeing this, the coach Boyan ordered Ali Haiya to support him from land, and ordered Shi Tianze's navy to charge and kill Liang Xiao's navy. The situation was immediately reversed.

Seeing this, Lu De backed up with "Flying Guns" and "Shocking Thunder". For a while, explosions resounded across the Yangtze River.

In the face of war, there is no right or wrong, only life and death. When the battle ends at dusk, both sides are jealous. If it is not for lack of strength, it may be difficult to stop.

A vicious battle, from morning to dusk, the land and water armies of both sides won and lost, the situation reversed several times, but in general, it was still a small defeat for the Yuan army.

Qincha's Mongolian iron cavalry and Zhang Hongfan's Han sailors, also known as the two heroes of the Yuan army, suffered a big loss today, and the Xiangyang navy suffered a lot, but in the end they sent countless clothes, armor, food and grass to Fancheng.

At night, Liang Xiaoyi stood at the head of Xiangyang city, looking at the Yuan army camp in the distance, dotted with stars, from all directions, surrounded Xiangfan land with water, feeling deeply in his heart.

At this time, Yun Shu came out from behind him and said, "Liang Xiao, General Lu is celebrating today's victory in the mansion, why did you come out by yourself?"

Liang Xiao said disdainfully: "There's nothing to celebrate, it's just a temporary victory, it's useless in the overall situation!"

Yun Shu smiled and said: "I know what you mean, but the Xiangyang defenders have been trapped here for many years and are exhausted physically and mentally. Today's celebration is also to boost their momentum. Otherwise, how can they stop the Tartar cavalry?"

"I understand the truth! Now, I can only hope that my master can succeed." Liang Xiao said.

"Liang Xiao, what did President Lu do?" Yun Shu asked.

"Master, he went to Dadu!" Liang Xiao looked at the north and said.

"Dadu? Do you mean that the leader is going to assassinate the Tartar emperor?" Yun Shu was quite shocked.

"En!" Liang Xiao said: "Only in this way can the Tartars retreat."

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Boyan also did not sleep, but gathered the generals to study today's situation, his expression remained unchanged, it seemed that today's defeat did not affect his mood at all.

"The Arab weapons experts have improved the return cannon. This kind of artillery is powerful, has a long range, and is accurate. It is enough to win Fancheng with a surprise attack."

Boyan said: "Liu Zheng and Ali Hague listen to the order!"

"The end is here!" Liu Zheng and Ali Haiya came out and said.

"Tomorrow, I will order the two of you to bring the new return artillery and attack Fancheng." Boyan said.

"The last general will take the order!" The two replied immediately.

"Tomorrow, the commander-in-chief will personally lead the main force to attack Xiangyang, and will involve the main force of the Xiangyang defenders for you. Be sure to take down Fancheng, or you will be punished by military law!"

These words were a bit heavy, Liu Zheng, Ali Haiya and others froze, knowing that the commander-in-chief was serious this time.

Boyan will make arrangements for tomorrow's battle one by one, and then said: "Everyone, Fan Wenhu is frightened, Zhang Gui and Zhang Shun died in battle, Xiangfan is already an isolated city, your majesty is still waiting for the news of our triumphant return, tomorrow's battle , There is victory without defeat!"

"There is victory but there is no defeat!" The crowd responded generously.

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Liang Xiao always thought that it was human effort. He once promised his teacher Lu Yuan that he would stick to Xiangyang for half a year, but now it has only been two months, and the situation has taken a turn for the worse.

The first was the fall of Fancheng. Boyan finally won by surprise with a new type of return artillery improved by Arab weapons experts. After bombing Fancheng for seven days, he finally broke Fancheng.

Without Fancheng as a support, Xiangyang is now just an isolated city.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At the top of Xiangyang City, Huihui Artillery attacks came one after another, and countless huge falling rocks slammed into the city. In Xiangyang City, there were also "Tiangang Breaking Array Crossbows" improved by Liang Xiao and Yun Shu in response.

Although the performance of the returning artillery is not as good as that of the Tiangang formation-breaking crossbow, the Dayuan army has abundant manpower and material resources.

On this day, General Ali Haiya of the Yuan Army came to Xiangyang City again to persuade him to surrender, saying that Xiangyang was already an isolated city, and it would be useless to defend it.

Although Lu De wanted to make a move, considering that Liang Xiao and Yun Shu were both around, he thought for a moment and still refused.

In this way, the two sides fought fiercely for another three days.

On this day, in the big tent of the Yuan army's central army, Boyan talked eloquently and arranged the battle. He had already seen that Lu De's resistance was becoming less and less obvious, and Xiangyang City was about to be destroyed.

Prepare to go all out and take Xiangyang.

"Report! Urgent report from Dadu!" At this time, a messenger from Dadu came to report the news.

Seeing the panicked expression on the messenger's face, Boyan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly opened the letter to take a look, and his expression changed drastically!

"Marshal, what's the matter?" Ali Hague asked.

Boyan managed to regain his composure and said, "Your Majesty... is dead!"

"What!" Ali Haiya and other generals of the Yuan Dynasty all changed their faces.

Seeing that Xiangyang is about to be destroyed, and the destruction of Song Dynasty is only in front of our eyes, why did His Majesty pass away at such a critical juncture?
"Lu Yuan, the leader of the League of Heroes, assassinated His Majesty in the Daning Palace half a month ago." Boyan was also shocked.

His teacher Xiao Qianjue is already the top master in the world, a grand master of martial arts, but he can't treat the tens of thousands of forbidden troops as nothing, manpower will eventually run out.

But this Lu Yuan was really terrifying. Tens of thousands of forbidden troops and masters in the inner circle seemed nothing in front of him. Not only did he successfully assassinate His Majesty, but he also escaped with his whole body.

"Your Majesty died half a month ago, why did the news arrive today?" A Shu asked a more important question.

"Your Majesty left too suddenly. In order to stabilize the court situation, His Royal Highness Zhenjin wanted to keep it a secret. However, the news still leaked out, and His Royal Highness Zhenjin hurriedly succeeded to the throne. His Royal Highness, the fourth prince, Tuohuan, Mobei Haidu, was about to make a move. Let me wait for the class teacher to work hard for the king." Boyan said.

It can only be said that Kublai Khan was too important to Dayuan. With him, he could balance all parties.And once he dies, all the contradictions and crises hidden under the Great Yuan will surely break out one by one!

"Haidu is far away in Mobei, so the threat is actually not that great, but His Highness Tuohuan already has the support of Ahema and the others. If we don't rush to deal with it, most of them... are in danger!" Boyan said.

"How could this be so!" Liu Zheng said, "It's only one step away, just one step away from capturing Xiangyang!"

Boyan paced back and forth and said, "It's not too late, Ali Haiya, Ashu, you will take the lead in inspecting the iron cavalry to return to Dadu, and then I will lead the main force of the Chinese army to go north. As for the situation in Xiangyang, it depends on General Shi and General Liu. "

When a major event is approaching, Boyan certainly knows the priority of the matter. If the situation in Dadu is unstable, the Yuan Dynasty will fall apart in an instant. In contrast, the matter of destroying the Song Dynasty is indeed not in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)