A large flag with the word "Tang" appeared in sight, smoke rose from everywhere, and sharp warning sounds echoed...all indicating that the fleet heading south on the Yangtze River was Li
Rebellious rebel.
Lu Wenfu couldn't believe it.
One moment he was immersed in the confidence that his elder brother was about to win, and the next moment he saw the enemy troops advancing to Ezhou... Even in his dreams, he rarely saw such a ridiculous scene.
Gradually, many small boats can be seen getting closer and closer to the river bank. It can be seen clearly that the sailors are rowing desperately and shouting at the top of their lungs.
"The rebels are coming, the rebels are coming..."
The first boats on the Yangtze River to come to the south bank were more like the garrison on the north bank, rushing here to spread the news.
"The soldiers and horses of Jiangnan are preparing to meet the enemy! The rebels are coming!"
"There are rebels behind..."
The waves were rolling, and they tried hard to beat the water, and finally sent the news to the south bank of the Yangtze River.
But it's too late.
The battle report appeared almost at the same time as the rebels, so what’s the use?
"Fire the arrows! Don't let these people reach the shore!" Lu Wenfu had shouted the order.
Although he was surprised, he was a battle-hardened general after all, so he was not frightened and he finally began to respond.
Lu Wenfu didn't believe the sailors on those small boats.
Li Xia likes to use subterfuge in battles, and it is very likely that he deliberately sent soldiers to pretend to be the Song army who reported the news, and landed first.
"No landing allowed!"
Out of vigilance, the soldiers on the river bank immediately drew their bows and arrows and aimed them at the river. When they saw the boats still rowing towards the south bank, they fired their arrows without hesitation.
"The rebels are coming..."
Several Jiangbei Song soldiers who were still trying to report the news failed to react and fell on the boat after being hit by arrows.
The boats then quickly drifted downstream.
Further away, a row of warships of the Tang Army's navy was visible.
"Where is the patrolling navy? Come and fight the rebels for me!"
"Report to Lieutenant, the patrolling navy...is...over there."
Lu Wenfu turned around to look, and then remembered that he had ordered the patrolling navy to escort Tarupu Man across the river today. At this time, many sailors were still carrying goods on the shore.
If Kublai Khan attacked Ezhou back then, Lu Wenxin could still fight against it, but this time the rebels' offensive was even more sudden.
From the undeclared war at the beginning of the war to the sudden attack on Ezhou, every step taken by the rebels made the Song army unable to react.
It can only be said that Li Ni is more shameless than Kublai Khan...
"The navy retreats to the dock to defend! Return to the city, return to the city!"
Unable to think about anything else for the moment, Lu Wenfu could only order to return to the city first.
At least the city defenses of Ezhou City are strong enough and will not be easily captured.
Ta Lupu seemed to have forgotten that not long ago he had vowed to take Li Xia's head with his own hands.
Since entering the Song Dynasty, it was the first time that he obeyed Lu Wenfu's order like this, and without hesitation he rode his horse and followed Lu Wenfu to Ezhou City.
There were so many gifts and goods left on the river bank that I couldn’t take care of them for the moment.
"How could it be? Aren't you Song troops the best at water warfare? How could Li Xia defeat your more than 100,000 navy troops so quickly?!"
Da Lu Puman shouted and asked, increasingly regarding himself as Lu Wenfu's superior. "Is your Song Army so weak?"
At this time, even Lu Wenfu didn't know the details of many things and was really in no mood to answer.
If Lu Wende was present, although he was greedy for money, he was not afraid of the Mongols. He might have turned around and yelled a few words, "I don't need you as an outsider to talk when I fight the war." However, Lu Wenfu was far from this kind of momentum and just kept a calm face and did not answer.
He was irritated and did not realize that in the eyes of his soldiers, his general's behavior of not fighting back even after being scolded was like a subordinate of the Mongols.
This was another huge blow to its prestige.
"The sky is thousands of miles away and the autumn is clear; the water follows the sky and the autumn is boundless."
stand
Shi Jun, who was on the warship, raised his telescope and looked at the scenery of the Yangtze River, and these words came to mind.
The Han River is also a big river, but when it merges into the Yangtze River, you can see that the Yangtze River is wider and more majestic.
It was the water that followed the sky and the endless autumn that made Shi Jun think of Xin Qiji.
Living in this peaceful corner of Jiangnan, of course he also longed to regain the Central Plains one day.
But he didn't dare to read out the words that came to his mind, for fear that he, a "rebel", would ruin Duke Jiaxuan.
If today's battle was not the Southern Expedition against Zhao and Song Dynasties but the Northern Expedition against Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, he might not have such scruples...
Thinking of this, Shi Jun shook his head and told himself in his heart that there was no need to worry.
The peace treaty, the bargaining field in Xiangyang, the annual coins delivered, etc., one by one, actually made him understand that he must conquer Zhao and Song Dynasties in the south.
Although we are heading south today, it is the first step in the Northern Expedition.
From this, Shi Jun's eyes became more determined. Finally, the south bank of the Yangtze River was getting closer and closer, and the outline of Ezhou City appeared in sight, with smoke rising from the top of the city. "Report to the commander, the gate of Ezhou City is closed.
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"Report to the commander-in-chief that the Song Navy has occupied Fankou and is trying to prevent our army from anchoring."
Shi Jun shouted and asked: "Where is Qingshiji?"
"There are Song Army fortresses in both Qingshiji and Huhuangzhou!"
"Send the order and order He Tai to attack Qingshiji."
"yes!"
"The right wing will follow our central army and attack Wuchang Gate!"
Soon, the command flag on the main battleship waved, and most of the Tang army's navy was heading straight towards Wuchang Gate in the north of Ezhou City. Today was to attack Ezhou. He Tai did not take the same boat with Shi Jun, but commanded a group of warships alone.
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After receiving the flag order, he immediately led the troops to Qingshiji.
"Get ready for gunfire!"
Because the warships were looted, there were no artillery on board, only a small number of original gun carriages.
This is also what worries He Tai the most.
As an important town on the Yangtze River, Ezhou City has very strong city defenses. After Kublai Khan attacked Ezhou, Ezhou City built a new city wall, which can be said to be impregnable.
However, the Tang army came from afar and lacked siege equipment. They also took a detour to attack. The main force of the Song army behind them would soon return for reinforcements, so there was not much time to attack the city.
He Tai thought it was better to attack by sneak attack rather than by force.
Unfortunately, the Yangtze River is too wide, and the Song army is still on guard. Today they can only seize a station and "throw stones!"
"Bang."
Just as the warship was approaching Qingshiji, the huge boulder hit the city fortress on Qingshiji, creating a gap in the city wall.
He Tai raised the lookout tube and saw several artillery carts placed on Qingshiji, and Song soldiers were preparing to throw stones.
"Damn it! How can we stand it when we hit each other?"
He turned around and took a look again, and found that there were still many soldiers of the Song Dynasty running towards the back of the city fortress. He couldn't help thinking that the gate behind the city fort must not be closed, and the Song army was in a hurry, and the garrison must be
not much.
"Let go of the boat! Let go of the boat! Follow me up to Qingshiji to kill the enemy."
At this juncture, He Tai, who is no longer young anymore, once again showed his bravery when he crossed the chasm and defeated Xinyang.
The golden ring pierced his hand with a single sword, and he jumped off the warship and stepped on the canoe.
Behind him, there was a "bang" sound. It was the Song army's artillery stone hitting the river next to the warship, causing a big wave.
"Kill!"
When the killing cry came, Shen Huancai, the deputy transport envoy of Jinghu North Road, could not bear to leave Xishan.
He turned around and looked around and found that the rebels were already attacking Ezhou City.
"The city gate won't be closed, right?"
Shen Huan was panicked and thought that he should not go to Xishan to play today.
"Let's go! Let's enter the city through the south gate"
"Mr. Shen, look there quickly!"
When I turned around again, I saw several small boats moored on the cliff near the Yangtze River. There was actually a group of rebel soldiers trying to climb up the cliff and land.
"Rebel
The army wants to sneak around and attack Ezhou!"
The person who spoke was a young scholar, a disciple of Shen Huanyi's friend, who actually stepped forward to hold Shen Huan back.
"Mr. Shen, you have ten guards, why don't you order them to stop the rebels from a high position?!" Shen Huan was startled and shouted: "No!"
"Why not?"
"Let me go." Shen Huandao said, "The most urgent task is to immediately notify the Ezhou garrison to close the west gate. Don't show off your courage at the south gate."
As he spoke, he kept walking and continued to rush down the mountain.
But to their surprise, the rebel team was extremely agile. Before they left Xishan, two people had climbed up the cliff.
There is a high official there!
"Get him!"
Everyone on Shen Huan's side was shocked, so frightened that they completely forgot that they had just discussed how to stop the rebels when they were far away. They saw two rebel soldiers chasing after them with swords drawn. The official guards here totaled nearly two people. But a dozen or so people were pissing themselves off.
"Take him down." Shen Huan was horrified and quickly took off his official robe, threw away his official hat and went into the woods.
Panting and escaping for a long time, Shen Huan accidentally rolled on the spot and rolled down the hillside.
In a hurry, he looked back and saw from a distance that the two rebel soldiers fired their crossbows and shot down the two guards, then jumped into the crowd of officials and struck them with the hilts of their knives.
Fortunately, there were only a few people on the other side, so he couldn't subdue everyone immediately, giving him a chance to escape.
There was a village at the foot of the mountain. Shen Huan hurriedly fled into a farmhouse and saw an old farmer sitting by the stove wiping tears.
"Huh...huh...Old man, the rebels are here, save me, the rebels?! The old farmer also changed his color in shock and was trembling with fear. "Rebel, rebel, rebel, Shen Huan couldn't care about anything else for the moment, so he blurted out. One sentence.
"Don't be afraid, old man, the rebels will not touch the people...save me, save me first..."