"Hold your heads down! Who told you to draw your sword out of its sheath?!"
Yi Shiying cursed in a suppressed voice, with anger bursting out of his eyes.
The people he scolded were several soldiers of the Luzhou Army. They hurriedly put away their swords and lay down on the ground again.
Yi Shiying raised his head and glanced at Jinyun Mountain to the north, worried that the Mongolian military sentry would see the reflection of weapons.
He pressed his knife, walked through the array, walked to Li Xia, and said, "It's too risky to let these soldiers set up an ambush."
"yes."
Li Xia was looking at a hill across the river to the east. If there was any movement by the Mongolian army, there would be a red flag flying there; if the Mongolian army was advancing, it would be a green flag.
He nodded with deep understanding and said: "There are many soldiers in the army who were recruited from various places before the decisive battle between General Zhang Shi and Niulin. We can fight defensive warfare, but it is really not enough to fight ambush warfare."
Defense is different from ambush.
When defending, Minzhuang can also play a very important role in carrying heavy wood and throwing cannon stones.
Ambush is different. It looks at the shortcomings of an army and requires everyone not to expose any flaws.
If you are not a warrior who can fight a hundred battles, and you don't have a command that is like an arm guiding you from top to bottom, you can't do it.
The current group of Luzhou troops have not experienced the Battle of Laojunshan or the Battle of Chengdu.
Li Xia and Yi Shiying took over the command too soon, and they rashly led them to ambush the Mongolian army, which laid many hidden dangers from the beginning.
Of course they understand this.
They were originally leading troops to support Diaoyu City, but they didn't expect that Shi Tianze had already led his troops to kill them.
The two sides almost collided face to face.
Fortunately, Shi Tianze's march made more noise, and mountain people along the way came to report to the Song army, so the Song army could hastily set up an ambush.
In this battle, we meet on a narrow road. If we don't fight, we can only fight.
The reason why Shi Tianze came here was because he expected that Chongqing would have insufficient troops. This was true.
Compared with Lu Wende's tens of thousands of elite black charcoal troops and naval forces, Xu Lu's nearly 10,000 people, who were a mixture of civilians and regular troops, were nothing at all on such a battlefield.
It was necessary to give Shi Tianze a head-on attack and make him mistakenly think that Lu Wende's reinforcements had arrived.
Otherwise, the Mongolian army will soon know that the Tongchuan Prefecture Road is empty, and casually send another general to attack Lu, and they will be able to strangle the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
Then Chongqing is finished.
Therefore, the purpose of Li Xia and Yi Shiying's battle was not to defeat Shi Tianze, but to intimidate.
It even allowed the defenders of Diaoyu City to see Lu Wende's reinforcements coming. Of course, this was a strategic goal that was more difficult to achieve.
Even Li Xia felt helpless.
This is not a small battle involving thousands of people. In front of us are 20,000 Mongolian troops advancing by land and water, and behind them there are 100,000 troops.
After Meng Ge entered Shu, with the arrival of princes from various places and the surrender of Song generals such as Yang Dayuan, the military strength has been increasing instead of decreasing.
Under such circumstances, if Meng Ge had not died, no one would be able to turn the tide.
The situation is like this. Unprepared battles must be fought, and inappropriate strategies must be implemented. This is the helplessness of the passive.
Li Xia looked for a long time, and finally saw a green flag waving on the top of the mountain on the other side.
This time, we were lucky. The Mongolian army sentry scouts who had to climb high to see far away during the march did not find the ambush.
"The Mongolian army is coming."
Li Xia reached out and touched the amulet given to him by Gao Mingyue and put it away.
He held the sword in his hand and warmed up.
Yi Shiying also saw the green flag and began to lay out military orders one after another.
"How about asking Feiyu to lead Chang Ning's army as the vanguard?"
"yes."
Li Xia accepted.
With his vision in his previous life, he was pretty good at grand strategy, but he was still not as experienced as Yi Shiying at the specific tactical level.
Not only with the mentality of learning, but also to fight better in this battle, when Pu Zhe ordered him to lead the troops into battle, he still recommended Yi Shiying as the main general.
Therefore, the relationship between the two people was very strange. Li Xia formulated the strategy and commanded Yi Shiying to go into battle; when it came to the actual battle, Yi Shiying commanded the entire army.
However, they are very accustomed to this method and have a tacit understanding.
Li Xia strode to the Changning army formation, where Zhu Cheng had already led his troops to ambush.
"The Mongolian army's sentry did not find us, prepare."
There was no sound of drums or horns. The Song army quietly passed on orders and slowly drew their swords one by one.
After the Fujiang River and Qujiang River merge into the Jialing River, the water becomes stronger.
The river loops through Hezhou, Diaoyu Mountain, breaks through the Yunwu Mountains and Jinyun Mountains, and rushes towards Peizhou and Chongqing.
It is the narrowest river in Jinyun Gorge and the fastest flowing water.
Therefore, this section of the road is known as the "Jialing Little Three Gorges".
Facing such terrain, Shi Tianze had to stop and rest.
He had 10,000 men under his command, plus Shi Shu's 5,000 vanguard troops.
In addition, hundreds of warships were captured at the navy dock in the south of Diaoyu City. Meng Ge also allocated some of the surrendered Song troops to gather 5,000 naval troops for him.
This navy was newly surrendered and still needed to be adjusted. Therefore, the Mongolian army was not in a hurry to attack Chongqing.
Even so, with 20,000 troops, advancing by land and water, they are almost invincible.
Shi Tianze looked up at Jinyun Mountain and saw the flags waving on the top of the mountain, but there was no sound of blaring, indicating that the sentinel did not find an ambush ahead.
He waved his hand and gave the order, ordering the vanguard to continue moving forward and the navy to accompany them with fifty warships.
Shi Tianze has been fighting for his whole life, so of course he would not cram an army of 20,000 into this ten-mile-long canyon.
Let some of the troops go ahead and seize the beginning and end of the canyon before they can advance calmly.
This has nothing to do with whether there is an ambush. It is common sense in marching and the experience of generals.
"Set off!"
Shi Shu sat astride his horse and drove his troops along the canyon.
This is a path along the river for trackers to pull fiber. In the narrow place, only two or three people can ride horses side by side.
Soldiers and horses are moving slowly.
After walking for more than ten miles, we saw that as soon as we left the canyon, the river would soon open up.
suddenly.
"Bang!"
The porcelain tribulus fireball was thrown down from above and landed in the Mongolian army's formation.
This porcelain tribulus fireball did not rely on the power of gunpowder to directly injure the men and horses. Instead, it exploded and shot out pieces of iron, causing the injured Meng soldiers to scream in agony.
The horses were frightened and neighed.
There was chaos.
"There's an ambush!"
When Shi Shu met the enemy, he did not panic. He turned over and dismounted and shouted: "Send the order to Shi Shaxian and lead the front army to advance immediately and break through the Song army's defense line. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
"Send the order to Shan Yunde, and the river boat will speed up immediately. Let me shoot the Song army from the river!"
"Shi Shawu, lead two hundred of the most elite warriors around, climb to the top of the cliff for me, and quickly wipe out the ambush on the mountain."
"Bang!" Fireballs kept exploding in front.
"Block the horse's ears! Keep marching!"
It must be said that Shi Shu was extremely calm.
He has been in the army since he was a child and fought with his father in the Jin Dynasty, so he has rich fighting experience. At this time, unexpected changes occurred, and his reaction made the Mongolian army feel at ease.
The road in the canyon is only so wide. If they retreat in a panic, they will not be able to squeeze back. Even if they escape back to Shi Tianze's formation, the Mongolian soldiers will be punished by military law. They can only obey orders and move forward.
"Kill it!"
Shi Shawu was at the front, and upon receiving orders from Shi District, he immediately led his troops to charge.
He is a general of the historian family.
During the Meng-Jin War, Shi Tianni, the eldest son of the historian, was deceived into attending a banquet by Jin general Wu Xian and was killed at the banquet. The historians deeply hated Wuxian, and most of the family generals named their sons after "Sha Wu" and "Mie Wu".
So far, this generation has become the most loyal and brave group of family generals in the history family.
Shi Shawu drew his bow and nocked an arrow, throwing it at the Song army, and at the same time kept driving the soldiers forward.
This place is already at the end of the canyon. The Song army blocked the wide area in front, standing in rows and rows. Taking advantage of the terrain, it formed an advantage for more than ten people to challenge one Mongolian soldier.
Shi Shawu had to push the Song army's defense line back so that the Mongolian army could assemble in a wide area.
This is difficult because the Song army on the mountain is still attacking.
Bodies soon piled up on the road.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer soldiers in front, Shi Shawu raised his hammer and charged forward.
"Bang!"
He had excellent equestrian skills. He controlled his horse and jumped on the shoulders of a Song soldier's shield hand, trampling the opponent to death with his horse.
The head hammer struck hard, killing three Song soldiers in an instant.
When the Meng soldiers behind saw him like this, their morale was boosted. They rushed forward, struggled to squeeze out of the canyon, and fought hand-to-hand with the Song army.
"Spearman! Stab!"
The Song army's spears were like a forest, and they stabbed suddenly.
The Changning Army, commanded by Li Xia, not only blocked the exit of the canyon, but also continuously shot the Mongolian troops from high places.
Normally, as long as this section of the defense line is held, the Mongolian army will be defeated sooner.
However, Shi Wusha almost forced the Song army to retreat with the courage of one man.
Moreover, on the Jialing River, the Mongolian warships were anchored and slowing down. They accelerated to the gentle river downstream of the canyon, moved closer to the shore, and began to shoot arrows at the Song army.
Due to Shi Shu's calm response to this ambush, the Mongolian army gradually calmed down from their panic and tried to turn the tide of the battle.
Li Xia quickly ordered Zhu Cheng to replenish the defense line, and at the same time turned his head to look at the river bank behind him.
The Mongolian navy also needed Yi Shiying to command the rear defense in order to ensure his side's advantage.
A large flag was erected on the hillside, with the words "The Great Song Dynasty Baokang Army Jiedu Envoy, Sichuan established Deputy Envoy Lu".
Under the banner, Yi Shiying stared at the battlefield with anxiety in his eyes.
Not being good at water fighting is a shortcoming between him and Li Xia.
According to legend, the Lu Navy had suffered heavy losses since Zhang Shima's defeat at Hujiang. Although they captured Niulin's ships this time, Yi Shiying did not dare to lead his fleet up the Jialing River.
In a water battle, it is not impossible to win if you stay downstream, but it is very difficult. To defend and counterattack requires strong strength and commanding ability. In this regard, he is indeed inferior to Lu Wende.
In addition, if you use the navy to go to Hezhou, you will definitely be detected by the Mongolian army's sentry horses.
Therefore, Li Xia boldly proposed to use infantry to penetrate the Jinyun Mountains, surprise the Mongolian army, and at the same time strangle the canyon.
Unexpectedly, I bumped into Shi Tianze again.
The Mongolian army had water commanders, but the Song army did not, so it suffered heavy losses when the war started.
If Yi Shiying could not inflict a serious defeat on the Mongolian army, it would be difficult for people to believe that the banner of Lu Wende above his head was real.
"I have ordered Wang Yixin to lead the Luzhou army and hook the Mongolian army's ships to the shore!"
"charge!"
Luzhou military commander Wang Yixin pulled out his sword and roared loudly.
When the whimpering horn sounded, he was the first to rush out.
A large number of Song soldiers in the rear also rushed towards the river facing the rain of arrows.
The man who was hit by the arrow screamed and fell to the ground, his body still twitching, but the other soldiers still rushed to the river.
"Pull the boat over!"
Wang Yixin personally swung the rope hook in his hand and threw it heavily.
He once fought with Zhang Shi in the Battle of Mahujiang.
At that time, their ship was dragged to the shore by the Mongolian army, and the water battle turned into a land battle.
The world is unpredictable. Who would have thought that one day, the Mongolian army would have a navy, but the Song army would not.
This time it was the Song Army who wanted to use this method to deal with the Mongolian Navy.
Damn it! The Mongols still have naval forces. Oh, these people at the naval dock in the south of Diaoyu City.
Wang Yixin was not easy to scold. During the battle at Mahujiang, he himself was captured by Wu Liang Hetai.
At that time, if Shi Jun had not defeated Wu Lianghetai, he would have become a Mongolian soldier today.
In short, today is the day to avenge our past humiliation!
"Quick! Pull!"
"Hurry and help General! Pull one ship with all your strength, and the one behind will be easy to fight!"
"Shoot them!"
On a warship behind, the Mongolian navy general Shan Yunde kept shouting.
He is different from Wang Yixin.
The battle of Mahujiang was only about whether he could block the Wulianghetai, and the commander-in-chief Zhang Shi had fled at that time, so Wang Yixin had no choice, so he could return to his rightful ways after being captured.
The battle of Diaoyu City was related to the national destiny of the Song Dynasty, and when the South Navy dock was breached, Diaoyu City was still there, and the commander-in-chief Wang Jian was desperately trying to rescue him, but Shan Yunde was the first to surrender. After he surrendered, the thirteen sailors
The division general committed suicide and died for his country.
Shan Yunde's future was cut off, and there was no possibility of reforming, so he could only focus on helping Mongolia and making contributions to the Great Khan.
Following his command, arrows fired from the warship.
"Puff puff"
The blood of the Song army flowed into the Jialing River.
Wang Yixin was wounded and refused to retreat, vowing to pull the boat to the riverside.
There is a section of iron chain at the hook, and the soldiers on the ship are working hard to chop it.
Seeing him like this, Song soldiers rushed forward. Some people protected Wang Yixin, while more people shouted slogans and pulled the rope desperately.
At this point, the battle situation has become increasingly stalemate