Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

They have to fight no matter what, otherwise, how will they explain to the millions of people of the Song Dynasty, how to explain to the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and to the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty when they go back!

Now everyone knows that under such circumstances, Hanzhong cannot be defeated at all, but even if they cannot be defeated, they will still fight because there is no other way!

If they don't fight and lose their troops, they will suffer various punishments after returning. Basically all the generals here will be dismissed and investigated.

Those with better luck would at best be demoted, while those with less luck would be exiled thousands of miles away, or even be sentenced to execution.

But if they want to fight, they have to think about how to fight. If the whole army is wiped out, they will be sentenced even if they go back.

(Actually, it is really difficult for military generals in the Southern Song Dynasty. On the battlefield, there are various restrictions from the supervisory army, and there are also some civilian officials who can remotely command the court. If you lose, you will be punished. If you win, you will not be given too much. Rewards, this caused the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty to basically think about how to save their lives, and those who could fight would be disappointed in the end.)

"Coach! If you want to fight, you need to be prepared!

Let the Xiang troops in some places fight first! As for our imperial troops, keep them and find a way to bring them back to the country! "A Southern Song general stood up and said.

Consumption also consumes these cannon fodder troops first.

"Starting from tomorrow, we will attack fiercely for three days, sending five thousand troops to each attack. After three days, we will withdraw our troops." Wen Xi said.

Withdrawing their troops after three days, they at least attacked Hanzhong, but they had to withdraw only because of the return of the Mongolian army. After all, the Jin Kingdom battlefield and the war were over, and the Mongolian grassland army could go south at any time.

They still have reasons to go back.

"Coach! We need to be fully prepared to withdraw. When the army retreated from the Guanzhong expedition, the Mongolian army had tens of thousands of cavalry out of the city to pursue them along the way.

The result was a major defeat for the expeditionary force. We can't even withdraw to Hanzhong. This time our army needs to be fully prepared before we can withdraw to Xiangyang. "A Southern Song military general said.

A lesson learned from the past, we must take precautions!

A large part of the reason why the last expeditionary force in Guanzhong was defeated was because of the Mongolian pursuit and killing along the way, and because some of the last generals were greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Well! This time, we are withdrawing in batches. The soldiers need to be careful along the way. After three days of fierce attack, 10,000 troops were left behind, and then the army withdrew." Wen Xi said.

All the Southern Song generals rolled their eyes when they heard this.

Isn't this the same as when the troops were withdrawn from Guanzhong?

Mr. Zhao, who was deployed in this way, and the Mr. Supervisor of the Army used this move, and the grass on the grave was already so high.

"Commander, it is not appropriate to withdraw like this. An army of 10,000 people cannot stop the Mongolian cavalry at all. If the Mongolian soldiers pursue us along the way, our entire army will still be annihilated." A military general said.

"Generals, do you have any good ideas?" Wen Xi asked with a smile.

I also know that this is a bit unsafe, but do you have any better way? The infantry and cavalry were so passive when fighting, what else could he do?

This is why it was difficult for the Central Plains dynasties to fight back against the grassland peoples, and the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty successfully fought back against the grassland peoples.

But that was basically the rhythm of wiping out all the family wealth accumulated by the Central Plains Dynasty over the past few decades.

They, the Song Dynasty, have been bullied by the grassland people for so long. It can be said that they know these grassland people very well, and they also understand the terror of these guys better.

To put it bluntly, these ten thousand people are staying, but after a while they are actually just cannon fodder. The main goal is to buy time for the main force to withdraw. This time, the road back to Xiangyang from Hanzhong was relatively easy, unlike retreating from Guanzhong to Hanzhong.

And the terrain of this area. They are also familiar with it and can arrange for people from Xiangyang Prefecture to come to support.

The difficulty of withdrawing the troops is much better than that of the previous army in Guanzhong.

"Coach! We, we might as well negotiate a peace with the Mongols! After the peace negotiation, we will wait until we retreat, so they will not pursue us." The general who just spoke gritted his teeth and said.

Yihe? present. The generals are all a little confused. What do you think?

What qualifications do we generals have to negotiate peace with the Mongols?

If we make peace.

The Song Dynasty court would not recognize the results of their negotiations at all, and they would also be punished.

And why did the Mongols let us leave safely?

"Okay, don't say any more. Starting from tomorrow, we will attack the city for three days. All the attacks will be carried out by some servant troops recruited nearby." After Wen Xi finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked all the generals to go down and prepare.

And he himself came to his study and began to write a battle schedule for the emperor and all the civil servants in the court.

First of all, it is explained that after their army arrived at the border of Hanzhong, they encountered fierce resistance from the Mongols. They sent small cavalry units to harass them many times, and also used an extremely new type of gunpowder weapon.

This kind of weapon is buried underground. Sometimes it will explode when stepped on, and sometimes it will explode under human control.

They didn't know what it was, and they hadn't seen its specific appearance.

This new type of weapon was widely used by the Mongols, causing huge casualties to their Southern Song army.

But fortunately, the generals were united and the soldiers were united. With the Mongols' new weapons, the army finally arrived at the city of Hanzhong Prefecture.

As soon as they arrived at Hanzhong Mansion, they launched a fierce attack on the Mongols. The army fought for half a month and could not attack for a long time.

Received suddenly. According to the battle report in the Central Plains, the Jin Kingdom had been destroyed and the Mongolian army returned eastward. However, the King of Guanzhong returned to the border of Guanzhong with an army of one hundred thousand people, and then came non-stop to support Hanzhong.

They fought bloody battles for several days until they had no choice but to give up and withdraw, hoping the emperor would allow it.

He is not like those rigid generals. He writes his battle reports very seriously, with basically no exaggerated words.

You know, once those civil servants have any victory, they can exaggerate it ten times, make it look like an unprecedented victory, and then write it to you.

But once there is any unfavorable news, or the battle fails, they can reduce the loss ten times before writing it to you, and then put all the blame on their generals.

Therefore, since you civil servants can play like this, I can also play like this. I can’t put the responsibility on you, but I can exaggerate the results and battle reports.

After writing this battle report. Wen Xi immediately called for his envoy, and then asked the other party to rush the battle report back to Lin'an Mansion at a speed of 800 miles.

Now the emperor should have received the news of the complete defeat of the Jin Kingdom, and there should be no changes when he takes back his letter of withdrawal.

Because for a long time in the future, the Southern Song Dynasty will basically be in the dilemma of being passively beaten, let alone attacking. After all, the Xixia and Jin Kingdoms are gone. The Southern Song Dynasty is now completely directly bordering Mongolia, and conflicts between the two sides are inevitable.

According to the habits of the Mongols, fighting is inevitable, and the Mongolian army will definitely attack the Southern Song Dynasty.

Early the next morning, the Southern Song Dynasty army set up a formation and lined up neatly outside Hanzhong City. Dozens of drummers began to beat the thundering war drums.

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Five thousand members of the death squad were carrying ladders, pushing siege vehicles, and siege towers. They stood in front of the city wall of Hanzhong Mansion and kept shouting.

Yesterday, Wenxi gave an impassioned speech to the 5 suicide squads, and then made them a meal of broth and porridge. When the war started, he made various speeches.

"Brothers! Ahead is Hanzhong Mansion. The people there are being ravaged by the Mongols. We must capture this city to repay the emperor's favor and save the people from the fire and water."

"Repay the emperor's favor and save all the people from the fire and water." A dozen leading low-level officers drew out their sabers and began to roar loudly.

"The army is ready! Attack, boom! Boom!" Before Wen Xi finished his speech, and before the Southern Song army finished speaking to boost morale, the Mongolian attack had already begun.

Under Zhang Yong's order, the unscrupulous cannon on the tower immediately loaded a round explosive package, and then began projectile bombing!

Explosive packets were launched one by one, and then drew a perfect arc and landed in the Southern Song Dynasty army camp more than 200 meters away.

The sound of violent explosions sounded among the Southern Song army.

"These Mongols really don't have martial ethics. I was waiting for them, but before they launched an attack, they actually attacked first." A Southern Song general said through gritted teeth.

"How can there be so much benevolence, justice and etiquette on the battlefield? We are not fighting in the Spring and Autumn Period! This is life-threatening." A military commander next to him said. "Soldiers! Attack the city!" Wen Xi no longer wanted to say anything to encourage morale. He directly drew his sword and gave the order to attack.

A large number of Southern Song soldiers, pushing siege vehicles and siege towers and carrying ladders, began to charge towards Hanzhong Mansion.

Explosive packs continued to explode around them, and rockets continued to shoot at the siege tower. Unfortunately, this time the Mongolian army did not have the magic weapon of gasoline and could not achieve some violent ignition effects.

When they were still more than a hundred steps away from the city, the Mongolian army no longer bombarded them with thunder cannons and artillery, but began to use some conventional defense equipment.

For example, there are rolling logs that have been prepared in advance, fallen rocks collected, various bows and arrows, and kerosene.

"Ah!"

"Help!"

Under the attack of these weapons, the Southern Song army could not touch the city tower at all, and soldiers continued to suffer casualties. The battle started in the morning and only lasted until noon. The five thousand Southern Song soldiers who came to attack the city were basically destroyed. There were only a few hundred people, and finally they fled back to the Southern Song Dynasty camp.

The first day of the siege battle ended in an absolute failure. The cannon fodder regiment selected by the Southern Song generals had no effect.

There was no result. On the second day, the Southern Song army also formed a formation, dispatched a Xiang army of 5,000 people, and launched another attack.

The same scene happened again, but this time the charging soldiers did not have the same fighting will as the attacking soldiers on the first day.

The failure the previous day left a huge psychological shadow on them, and this attack looked extremely brave.

But the soldiers basically raised their shields timidly, for fear of being hit by falling rocks, rolling logs, stray arrows, etc.

Even so, the Southern Song army suffered a round of bombing on the eve of the charge, and a large number of siege equipment was destroyed by the Mongols.

The flint cannons and sky-shattering cannons of the Southern Song Dynasty army had no effect at all. The Southern Song army also wanted to use these two weapons to fight back, but they were helpless!

This kind of weapon cannot be placed under the Mongolian city tower, and it will be blown up by the Mongolian artillery.

Those responsible for the design of firearms are such rubbish!

Mongolian steppe barbarians can make such powerful firearms, but you cannot design a weapon that can suppress the Mongols.

The attack the next day also ended in failure.

But there is good news this time, that is, more than 3,000 soldiers fled back when they saw that the situation was not going well, with only more than 1,000 people killed and more than 1,000 injured.

After all, no one is a fool. Human beings are very smart and afraid of death. They will naturally run away when in danger.

On the third day of the attack, the Xiangjun troops sent by the Southern Song Dynasty only walked half the way symbolically, and then ran back collectively. This time not many people were killed.

"Why don't you attack the city? Do you want me to handle it with military law?" Wen Xi looked at the Xiang army soldiers returning from the battlefield and asked angrily.

"If the general wants to kill us, he can do it directly. Why bother borrowing the help of the Mongols?" A low-level Southern Song general who led the charge said.

Why have their attacks become worse every day in these three days?

Why did hundreds of people escape on the first day and all the others died in the battle?

Nearly half of them came back on the second day, and not even a few people died on the third day. They came back after walking halfway?

Now any discerning person can see that they are just a bunch of cannon fodder.

This group of main forbidden troops didn't even move. The only ones fighting were the Xiang troops who gathered from these places and were risking their lives.

"You dare to disobey military orders! Pick up the siege equipment immediately, and then attack the city for me." Wen Xi said.

"We Xiang troops! We have been attacking for three consecutive days.

Why don't you invite all the Forbidden Army to participate in the siege, so that we can see the combat power of the Forbidden Army? "Another ordinary Xiang army general in charge of siege said.

It is impossible for us to die.

At this time, these low-level Xiang army officers did not expect that Marshal Wen Xiwen's real goal was to withdraw his troops. Instead, they thought that they were probably just a group of cannon fodder troops.

It is used to consume the physical strength of the Mongols and the defensive equipment in the city. Who is willing to do this kind of fatal business?

"You dare to disturb the morale of the army. Where are the people who came to supervise the team? Drag these people out and kill them." Wen Xi's expression changed and he gave the order directly.

Immediately, the members of the supervising team immediately dispatched and beheaded all the dozens of soldiers who were the first to run over, as well as a few low-level officers who were the first to speak.

"You will rush forward to attack the city. If there is any neglect, I will kill you without mercy." Wen Xi said.

The Southern Song Dynasty Xiang army had no choice but to grit their teeth and once again launched an attack against the Mongolian arrows.

That same day! After most of the five thousand troops who retreated were killed in the battle, they had no choice but to withdraw.

In the entire Southern Song Dynasty military camp, four to five thousand wounded soldiers appeared in just three days of siege. These wounded soldiers were lying in the camp tents, constantly wailing and screaming.

Screams resounded throughout the military camp.

Some soldiers who were injured by bows and arrows were doing better, at least there was a chance of treatment.

But those who were hit by falling rocks and rolling trees, or even directly attacked by explosive packets, would be miserable.

There was a sound of wailing throughout the Song Army camp.

"Generals, we are now unable to attack Hanzhong. We planned to lead the imperial army back to Xiangyang Prefecture to make temporary adjustments, leaving 20,000 Xiang troops behind. We will continue to besiege Hanzhong Prefecture here until the army arrives next year. Come and attack the city." Wen Xi said.

"What the coach said is absolutely true!" All the generals present cheered.

After all, the only people like them who could enter this large tent of the Chinese army for meetings were high-level officers, all of whom were from the Imperial Guard.

Those low-level officers of the Xiang Army had no chance of entering this large tent of the Chinese Army. All they had to do was accept their orders.

On the fourth day, the Southern Song army took some rest. At night, Wenxi began to retreat with more than 60,000 forbidden troops and 10,000 Xiang troops, a total of 70,000 troops.

"What is this? Let more than 10,000 of us besiege Hanzhong Mansion! He will take his people back to Xiangyang Mansion to rest first?" a Xiangjun officer said.

"Speaking of returning to Xiangyang Mansion to rest, I think this guy surnamed Wen probably left us here, waiting for us to fend for ourselves. Didn't you see? He didn't even take away the wounded, he threw them all to us .”

"We don't have enough people to fill the gap between the Mongols. The whole army only has more than 15,000 people, and the rest are wounded!"

Their Xiang army has the habit of eating empty pay. Each army is basically short of hundreds of people. Plus a large number of wounded people left behind. Although it is said to be an army of 20,000, the real number is only Just over 10,000 points.

With just a few people besieging Hanzhong Mansion, there are at least 70,000 to 80,000 Mongolian troops in Hanzhong Mansion. Are you kidding me?

"It is said that the Mongolian army only has 10,000 people, and the rest are our Han troops."

"Can those Han soldiers let us go, or can they still become one of our own?" A low-ranking general looked at his colleagues with contempt and said.

"No, I mean us. We can surrender to the King of Guanzhong. Anyway, most of the territory of the King of Guanzhong are Han people. It is not a shame for us to surrender to him." The general of the Xiang Army who just spoke He spoke.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of many generals present suddenly lit up.

This seems to be a good method. Anyway, it was Marshal Wen who abandoned us first. You wanted us to stop you, and then delayed the Mongolian army again, even leaving thousands of wounded to us.

Since you are unjust, don't blame us for being unfaithful. (End of chapter)