On the banks of the Huaihe River in Haozhou, several small boats docked at the ferry, as well as rafts built overnight by the Mongolian army, were set ablaze by rockets.

At this time, the Qi army fleet that set fire quickly left, and a group of Mongolian cavalry galloped on the shore chasing the fleet.

Lu Wenhuan stood on the bow of the ship, saw the cavalry on the shore, and took the initiative to provoke, "Get closer!"

In the past, Lu Wenhuan probably would not have had the courage to challenge the powerful Mongolian cavalry, but now he was on a boat, and Chuzhou and Chuzhou had greatly boosted the morale of the Qi army. The soldiers no longer feared the Mongolian army.

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This point is very important. Mongolia dominates the world. In addition to its own fierce fighting power, the ferocious slaughter of the Mongolian army and the deterrence brought by consecutive victories are very important.

In this terrifying atmosphere where the Mongols were invincible and invincible, and who would die if they resisted, people were timid before fighting and did not dare to resist, allowing the Mongolian army to win at a very low cost.

If the people of the world do not fear the Mongolian army and the soldiers and civilians dare to fight, even if the Mongolian army is powerful, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the Central Plains.

At this time, the cavalry on the shore saw the fleet approaching and rushed over with howls.

Lu Wenhuan waited for them to approach and immediately ordered: "God's arm bow, shoot the arrow!"

The Qi army sailors on the boat raised their crossbows and fired at the Mongolian cavalry indiscriminately, causing the Mongolian army to retreat quickly.

Seeing this, Lu Wenhuan couldn't help but laugh with the soldiers on the ship, while the Mongolian cavalry could only stand in the distance and curse.

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On the south bank, the Qi army camp.

After Zhao Tai learned of Wokuotai's arrival, he led 30,000 troops to the south bank and confronted 60,000 Mongolian troops across the river.

Although Zhao Tai won successively, he did not dare to underestimate the Mongols.

There is a large plain on the south bank of the Huaihe River. If 60,000 Mongolian troops cross the Huaihe River, there is really nothing Zhao Tai can do against Wokuotai.

Therefore, after Zhao Tai arrived, he immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters and issued three military orders.

First, send scouts across the river to monitor the movements of the Mongolian army.

Second, patrol the Huaihe River closely, especially heavily guarding each ferry.

Third, the water camp was ordered to take the initiative to attack, burn the Mongolian ships, and destroy the warships and river crossing rafts built by the Mongolian army.

Zhao Tai gave three orders to go down, and Wokuotai's army could only look at the river and sigh.

In the Chinese army's tent, Zhao Tai stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the map.

At this time, the curtain was raised, and Lu Wende entered the tent and saluted, "Your Majesty!"

Zhao Tai came back to his senses, turned around and asked, "Is it done?"

Lu Wende nodded: "Lu Wenhuan has returned to the water village, and the boats that the Tatars just built have been burned by us."

Zhao Tai nodded with satisfaction, "Well done! If the Tatars want to cross the river, they should first choose a tributary, build warships, and train the navy. When there are enough ships, the warships can then go down the river and enter the Huaihe River. Only in this way can they have a chance.

As they are now, the Huaihe River defense line is stable."

Lu Wende said: "Tatars don't know how to fight on the water! Now it's up to the Privy Council!"

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Hengjian Mountain.

After Zhao Tai led his army northward, Zhao Kui urged the Song army to launch continuous attacks day and night against Kublai Khan.

After half a month of fierce attack by the Song army, Kublai Khan's 30,000 remnant troops suffered heavy losses again. Now there are only nearly 10,000 people left, clinging to the main peak of Hengjian Mountain.

Now that the supplies looted by the Mongolian army from nearby areas have been exhausted, the remaining soldiers can only kill horses to satisfy their hunger, drink water from the springs, and struggle to support themselves.

The Mongolian army was reaching its limit, but the Song army was not feeling well either.

As the attacking party, the Song army suffered heavy losses. The huge casualties caused the morale of various departments to drop, and war fatigue began to appear in the army.

Under Zhao Kui's supervision, Shi Songzhi sent troops to attack the mountain, but he did not try his best.

The Forbidden Army of the Southern Song Dynasty initially thought it would be a meritorious service and was very enthusiastic about attacking the mountain. However, after days of strong attacks failed to capture Hengjian Mountain, the huge casualties made the Forbidden Army fearful and reluctant to attack vigorously.

Now only Zhao Fan's Huai army and Zhao Tai's Qi army are still attacking fiercely.

In the middle of the Song Army, Zhao Kui rode on a war horse and watched with a gloomy face as the attacking troops retreated.

At this time, a Song general was escorted to the horse by his own soldiers. Zhao Kui looked at him coldly and said, "Zhang Zongrui, do you know your guilt?"

The general was Zhang Zongrui, the chief minister in front of the palace. His attack just now was unsuccessful and he retreated in a hurry, resulting in the loss of last night's victory.

The mountain road was narrow, and the Song army had no troops, but could not deploy them. As soon as Zhang Zongrui retreated, the Mongolian army regained its position, and the Song army had to fight again.

"The general admits his guilt! However, the northern army was fierce, and the general did his best." Zhang Zongrui quickly confessed, with fear on his face, but not much.

Zhao Kui didn't listen to his explanation and waved his hand, "I have something to say first. Anyone who is afraid of fighting will be killed! Drag him down and chop him down!"

Generally speaking, the court's approval is required to deal with officials, but there are exceptions in special circumstances. Zhao Kui crossed the river with the mission of resisting the Mongols, and Zhao Yun gave him the right to deal with generals below the fifth rank.

Zhang Zongrui happens to be a fifth-rank concubine. Hearing Zhao Kui's words, he was instantly shocked, "Prime Minister, please spare my life. After the last general, Prince Qinghe, the prime minister will give me another chance!"

"My lord, please give Liu Yuhou another chance!" A group of Forbidden Army generals begged for mercy.

Zhao Kui knew Zhang Zongrui's background as a distinguished member of the Western Army. He came from the Western Army lineage, and over the course of a hundred years, the generals of the Western Army had married each other. If one person was killed, many people would be offended.

However, the current situation is urgent, and Zhao Kui must rely on killing people to frighten the generals of the Forbidden Army and urge them to attack the mountain with all their strength.

Zhao Kui was unmoved and shouted: "Pull him down, anyone who dares to intercede will be guilty!"

When he roared, the generals did not dare to say anything. Seeing this, several soldiers looked at each other and could only step forward to control Zhang Zongrui and drag him back.

"The last general is not guilty! The last general is not guilty!" Zhang Zongrui was so frightened that he shouted repeatedly, but to no avail.

At this time, just as he was being held down and about to be beheaded, a group of cavalry suddenly came galloping from a distance.

Everyone turned around and saw them galloping up to the banner. They showed a gold medal to the leading cavalry and announced loudly, "Your Majesty ordered that the Song Dynasty will negotiate peace with Mongolia today. There is nothing going on at the border. Privy Councilor Zhao Kui will set up envoys for the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River."

Zhao Fan and Zhao Tai, the king of Linyi County, immediately called a truce and went to Beijing to be granted official positions. Huainan's military affairs are temporarily in charge of the Jinghu envoy Shi Songzhi. All the meritorious officers and soldiers in the three armies will be rewarded. I appreciate this!"

When Zhao Kui heard the decree, he felt thunder explode in his head, and his body was shaking on the horse. He was so shocked that his guards exclaimed, "Your Majesty the Privy Council!"

Although Zhao Kui knew about Shi Song's letter, he did not expect that the court's attitude would change so quickly.

Generally speaking, major matters such as peace negotiations definitely require discussion among the courtiers, but with Zheng Qingzhi at the court, Zhao Kui thought that the court would definitely have to debate for a while, but he did not expect that the decree would come so quickly, and that it would be a gold medal as soon as it came.

Zhao Kui didn't know that since Zhao Tai defeated the Mongolian army in Chuzhou, Kublai Khan withdrew his troops from Yangzhou, and the threat from Jiangnan was lifted, there had been calls for peace talks in Lin'an.

When the news of the great victory in Chuzhou reached Lin'an, the voices of Zhuhe had the upper hand. When Shi Songzhi's memorial was delivered, Zheng Qingzhi entered the political hall with his right foot, was expelled by Zhao Yun, and was sent to Guangnan East Road to make a machine.
Chapter completed!