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

Chapter 245 Struggling
"What, Nanbing has already captured the Shuangcheng General Manager's Mansion and Xijing?" Naiyan's eyes widened and he looked at Huang Hai who reported the news in disbelief.

If Huang Hai hadn't been his confidant and favorite general, he might have shouted: "Come on, drag down and chop this man who shakes the morale of the army."

But Huang Hai would not lie to him. The 20 men under his command were really trapped in Goryeo.

The Shuangcheng General Controller controls the source of the Zhu River (Datong River), while Xijing (Pyongyang) is located downstream of the Zhu River. The two sides are closed, and the Mongolian army can only fly back.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we've fallen into Kublai Khan's trap." Tabutai gritted his teeth.

Naiyan tried to calm down and said: "The most urgent thing is how to leave Korea."

Compared with the cold and barren north, Goryeo is a place with abundant products and a good place to spend time and drink. Therefore, Naiyan saw the opportunity and planned to occupy this place permanently.

However, after joining hands with Song Jun, I discovered that it was not that Kublai Khan could no longer lift the sword, but that his appearance had faded.

Without guns or cannons, there is no way to fight.

So the question is, why didn’t Kublai Khan tell him the real situation?

Now is not the time to pursue this.

If you can't fight, run away. It's an old tradition of the prairie people that self-preservation is the most important thing. It's not something to be ashamed of.

The problem is that the river is blocking the road and we can't go.

"The Southern Army has sharp weapons, but the river is long and the troops are small. How can they guard them all? If that doesn't work, they can also leave through the two cities."

"The Confederate army only needs one or two artillery boats to cross the river to prevent us from crossing the river. It is better to rely on the speed of the horses and raid the twin cities."

"Shooting it while it is not on a firm footing may break it in one fell swoop."

"When we summon people from all over the country to gather together, there are 20 people, and each one of them can drown the southern soldiers with just a spit of spit."

There was a lot of discussion, and everyone's fighting spirit was high.

It was their first time to taste the power of artillery, and they didn't know what other methods the Song Army had besides artillery. Moreover, Mongolia's long-term victories gave them strong confidence that they could fight.

After all, the shelling outside Kaijing punctured the balloon in his heart, and he still fell to the ground.

Naiyan thought for a moment and ordered Tabutai to lead [-] troops as the vanguard, and the Yellow Sea gathered troops from all over the country as backup. Naiyan himself led [-] troops as the central army to attack the twin cities.

The river is very long, and it is impossible for the Song army to guard it everywhere, but there are only a few suitable places to cross the river. What's more, Naiyan has no boats, so it is difficult to cross the river quickly.

Rather than being blocked by the river or even surrounded by the Song army, it is better to go to the two cities, at least to use the speed of the cavalry.

With the plan in place, Tabutai led the army and quickly headed towards the Shuangcheng.

First, run west along the southern coastal plain, then turn north, pass through the low hilly area at the end of Langlin Mountain to the coastal plain on the back, and finally reach the Twin Cities.

There is no other way. More than [-]% of Goryeo's territory is covered with mountains, so we must take a detour.

At the end of February, Tabutai arrived at Duyingzhai with 3 troops, only to find that it was occupied by the Song army.

This is a small hill with a height of more than ten feet. There are two peaks of one hundred feet facing each other on the left and right, so it is named Duiying Mountain. The station in the middle of the road is called Duiying Village.

There are three roads for the army to pass, and Duiyingzhai is only one of them. While Tabutai prepared his army for war, he also sent fast horses to look at the other two roads.

If Naiyan really wanted to run away, he would definitely have a chance to cross the mountains, but he would not be able to bring back the 20 horses and the money, grain and population harvested from Goryeo, so he had to break through the Song army's obstruction.

Fortunately, the main stronghold established by the authorities only had a thousand men, and the secondary strongholds on the left and right tops of the mountain each had 200 men. Tabutai was confident of attacking by force.

Big deal is life for life.

After the whole army had a good meal and some mobilization, Tabutai sent 3000 men to attack three military strongholds at the same time.

After a while, Meng Bing entered fifty steps and began to draw his bow and shoot arrows, but Song Bing remained unmoved.

When they entered twenty steps, there was a bang, bang, bang, and the Yuan soldiers threw themselves down. It seemed that 80 people died in an instant. The rest were frightened and retreated one after another.

Seeing this, the left and right armies who were still climbing the mountain retreated hastily.

There was smoke coming from the seven orifices of Tabutai, and he shouted: "Come on, push Aguduo out and behead him in public!" "Marshal, spare your life." Aguduo, the leader of Qianhu, knelt down and begged for mercy, saying: "The southern thieves have sharp weapons and they really can't be killed. ah."

At this time, a group of Goryeo soldiers came out of the stronghold to replenish the wounded but not dead Mongolian soldiers.

Tabutai became even angrier when he saw it, and shouted: "If we go up again, if we can't break the stronghold, don't come back."

"Thank you Marshal for your kindness." Aguduo kowtowed, turned around and led his troops to launch an attack.

Seeing the Mongolian soldiers coming again, the Korean soldiers quickly retreated.

Aguduo, whose name is Qianhu, is actually the heir of a small tribe. He and Naiyan came to Korea to make a fortune, but they didn't want to cause any trouble.

I dare not disobey orders, Naiyan's headquarters has more than 20 people, and his tribe was easily crushed.

After a while, gunfire started again.

Bang bang bang, the Song army did not use the terrain to throw rocks and wood, but bang bang bang, and within a moment, more than half of Agudo's men were gone.

"Marshal, let Agudo come back."

"That's right, the southern bandits are so sharp that they can't be defeated by a strong attack. We should find another way."

"Agudo has tried his best and can atone for his sins."

The leaders and generals of various tribes came to persuade the tower not to stand.

It's not that they don't want to break the Song Army's stronghold, but they are afraid that Tabutai will take the opportunity to push them up. None of us have a big business like the Naiyan family. Thirty to fifty thousand people don't matter. If we really want to lose a thousand or eight hundred, I'm afraid the tribe will be swallowed up. .

"Retreat the troops." Tabutai ordered bitterly, and then said: "The southern troops are in charge. If they cannot be defeated, they will all die without a place to bury them. Is there anything you can do?"

The other two roads were almost the same. As long as the Song army established a military stronghold, the terrain would be blocked by one man and no one could cross it, so no one mentioned changing the road.

However, faced with such a situation, there was no other way but to attack by force.

The Song and Yuan Dynasties had been fighting for so many years, and the hatred was as deep as the sea, and it was impossible for the other party to give way.

"Come on, send out another 3000 men. All armies will be ready day and night. I don't believe that the Southern bandits are made of iron." Tabutai said fiercely.

Of course, the Song army is not made of iron, but firing a gun is not like drawing a bow. As long as the bullets are enough, the physical strength is enough.

Besides, Sanzhai has 200 or [-] people, which is enough for the rotation of musketeers. No matter how Tatai deploys his troops, it will be useless.

After three days of onslaught, with nearly five thousand casualties, Tabutai finally calmed down.

You can't stay calm.

Even if Kublai Khan's cowardly Xue army suffered [-]% casualties, what about this rabble?If we continue to suppress the various ministries and attack forcefully, we are afraid that everyone will rebel.

In desperation, Tabutai sent scouts to find the way, and at the same time asked Naiyan for help.

In fact, in his heart, Tabutai knew that the Mongolian soldiers could not fight, so he could only hope to find a new way.

This is not an easy task.

The mountains are endless, and small groups of troops can try to walk if they don't lose their way. Large groups of troops can't carry supplies at all, and I'm afraid they will starve to death on the way.

After waiting for another five days, the scouts did not report back, but they arrived in Naiyan.

Gathering troops and horses along the way, Naiyan's Chinese army already numbered 7 people.

To be honest, seven thousand versus twenty thousand is a crushing match no matter how you look at it. However, looking at the red and black hillside, Naiyan fell silent.

Unwilling to give it a try, Naiyan launched a fierce attack, even sending out his own bodyguards.

Of course there was success, once he reached within five steps, but with a bang, everything was still in vain.

(End of this chapter)