At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 175 Landslide
In July of the third year, the weather was getting colder and it was a good time to use troops.

The Song army crossed the Yangtze River and landed in Tongzhou. After a brief rest, they headed for Rugao.

On the top of the city, Zhang Shijie and Li Tingzhi stood side by side, looking at the fleet on the canal.

"Privy Council..."

"Hey." Zhang Shijie interrupted: "I am no longer a privy envoy, but the director of Jianghuai. Li Xiangmo must be wrong."

"Mr. Fan Yang." Li Tingzhi changed his title and said, "I wish you could live up to your name as soon as possible."

"I don't want to think about that much for the time being. I just want to recover Jianghuai." Zhang Shijie said.

We don’t know when we will reach Fan Yang. We just need to recover the Jianghuai area.

This is also the goal that the imperial court has repeatedly agreed upon. After all, to defend the Jiang River, defend the Huai River first... Oh, there is no Huai River now, only the Yellow River.

In the fifth year of Mingchang reign of Emperor Zhangzong of Jin Dynasty (1194), the Yellow River broke through the old embankment of Yangwu. The flood engulfed Fengqiu County and invaded the Huaihe River channel below Huaiyang all the way south.

Since then, "whenever the Huaihe River is in full swing, the west wind whips up the waves, and the white waves are as white as mountains. For hundreds of miles along the Huaihe River, public and private people are in panic, and no one dares to rest their heads." Despite this, the Jianghuai area is still of great significance to the defense line of the Yangtze River.

Besides, when recovering lost territory, how can we consider whether the place is a sacred place?
At this time, outside Rugao City, the Song army was digging trenches, facing the Yuan army's stronghold.

The action was so obvious that Ah Shu immediately looked at it and immediately made a judgment: "It seems that he is going to take the initiative to attack."

"How dare they?" Shi Bi didn't quite understand.

The Yuan army was obviously powerful, so why did the Song army take the initiative to attack?
In the city, Miao Zaicheng was doing mobilization and said: "Everyone, return home today, and move forward with all your strength!"

"Swear to the death to serve the imperial court." The generals shouted.

"set off!"

Miao Zaicheng shouted loudly, and the cavalry lined up and left the city gate one by one.

On the Tongyang Canal, ships carrying soldiers entered Rugao City and were immediately distributed everywhere, waiting for the upcoming battle.

At this time, under the Diaoyu City in Hezhou, Timur Buhua received Zhang Wan.

Photographed by the Yuan Army. The sky thunder was fierce. Zhang Wan, who was responsible for the defense of Chongqing, chose to surrender in Kaicheng out of consideration for saving the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city.

It cannot be said that he was disloyal. After all, the isolated city was poor and there was no choice but to surrender. Therefore, Zhang Wan was able to go to Diaoyu City to persuade Zhang Yu to surrender and come back alive.

"Marshal." Zhang Wan bowed: "Diaoyu City will not surrender."

"I thought Zhang Yu was a good talent, but he was so ignorant of current affairs that he was seeking his own death!" Timur Buhua said, "Come here, please send a message to the front and set up a line of fire."

Zhang Wan was shocked and asked: "Marshal, where is the line of fire?"

Timur Buhua sneered and said: "The whole army has spent more than a year digging dozens of caves at the foot of the mountain, which have long been filled with thunder. Now Zhang Yu and below are stubborn and should be eradicated together!"

"Marshal, have mercy, Marshal, have mercy." Zhang Wan kowtowed and begged: "Let the general go one more time, and he will surely come down from Diaoyu City."

"No need." Tamerlane Buhua said: "In accordance with the instructions of Mengge Khan, break the city and massacre them all. The Great Khan is merciful, so he surrenders. He doesn't know the time, so he should descend and destroy them with thunder."

When Zhang Wan wanted to make another request, Li Dehui, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of Xichuan and the Prime Minister of Anxi, said: "The army is stationed in the camp and it is only a waste of food and grass. Diaoyu City has been leveled today. The people of Sichuan can live and work in peace and contentment. Don't say more and just retreat."

Historically, Li Dehui was the person who advocated surrender and was responsible for the specific implementation, but that was because Diaoyu City really could not be captured.

Now the Yuan army was also unable to kill them, but they could level the entire mountain, and preparations were in place, so there was no need to persuade them to surrender.

Because the entire mountain was to be blown down, the Yuan army had to retreat to avoid being affected by flying rocks.

Diaoyu City was condescending and saw the Yuan army retreating, so they immediately asked Zhang Yu and other generals to come and see.

After Zhang Yu and others discussed it, they thought they could send a group of people out to try to contact the court.

Timur Buhua made a comeback, and Diaoyu City was completely surrounded. At this time, he finally saw an opening and it was worth trying. In order to cover the messenger, Wang Li decided to lead a wave of troops to disrupt the Yuan army's deployment.

At night, Wang Li selected more than a hundred elites, personally led them down the tunnel, and then fell down the rope.More than ten messengers disappeared into the darkness separately, and Wang Li led his troops towards the river.

Act separately, advance by land and water, and do everything possible to contact the court. This has no practical significance, but is just for faith and sustenance.

As they approached the river, they saw more than a hundred Yuan troops patrolling the river.

The majority of the troops had withdrawn, and only a small group was on alert. Wang Li took the lead in killing them with his double axe.

The incident happened suddenly, and the Song army was determined to fight and disrupted the Yuan army's formation in just one move.

"Coward!" Timur was furious and cursed: "How can you be a great warrior like this?"

The troops must be mobilized immediately to encircle and suppress them.

"With just a hundred people, it's nothing to worry about. The top priority is to capture Diaoyu City!" Li Dehui advised.

"Light the fire, light the fire!" Timur didn't want to see the Diaoyu City destroyed with his own eyes, he just wanted to kill people.

After receiving the order from the front, they immediately ordered their troops to retreat. The Yuan troops from all walks of life ran back desperately, not caring about the Song troops coming down the mountain.

When Wang Li was confused, he heard a loud bang.

Diaoyu Mountain collapsed.

Flying rocks filled the sky, mountains fell and the ground shook, people could not stand, and the rivers were rolling.

"Thief..." Wang Li burst into tears as his eyes shed tears.

Fishing City is gone.

Sichuan was lost.

"Brothers, follow me to kill the Tatar camp and take revenge!" Wang Li shouted with blood-red eyes.

"Revenge!" Song Bing's eyes turned red.

Killing one is not a loss, killing two is a gain, and Song Bing doesn't even want to live anymore.

"General!" Lieutenant General Zhao An shouted: "The fall of Sichuan has a bearing on the overall situation. We must report it to the court. Break through along the river and try to send the news!"

"You divide ten of them and go along the river, and I will kill the rest!" Wang Li said.

Zhao An hesitated for a moment, randomly named ten people, kowtowed to Diaoyu City, and left in a hurry.

We have traveled two thousand miles, and there are bandits and bandits along the way. The same narrow escape will not be easier than storming the Yuan army camp.

After watching Zhao An leave, Wang Li led the troops to kowtow to Diaoyu City and rush towards the central camp of the Yuan army.

The ground shook and the mountains shook, and the Yuan army was in chaos. Wang Li easily reached the outskirts.

The vigilant Yuan army collapsed at the first touch. Yang Dayuan's son, Marshal Yang Wencan of Shunqingdu, led a thousand soldiers to intercept and were killed in an instant.

At this time, the Yuan army had already reacted to the chaos and immediately formed a large formation to surround Wang Li and others.

"Take the living!" Timur yelled calmly.

Although I didn't see the details, the thorn stuck in my throat was pulled out, and my whole body felt like a fairy.

It was just a slap in the face, and Tamerlane felt unhappy if he didn't spend it.

Four to five hundred of his own people were already dead, and Wang Li and the others were just a stone's throw away. They were really in trouble.

"Use the thunder, use the thunder!" Tamerlane was furious.

The people in the south don't know their destiny, so they have to seek their own death, so they have no choice but to fulfill it.

(End of this chapter)