Chapter 459: The imperial commander’s personal expedition
The guard who came up with the idea immediately replied: "Yes, General,"
Ali Hague was at his wits' end. Seeing that the others had no solution, he said: "Okay, let's try it."
A group of guards quickly took out ropes and tied the mutilated corpses to several strong guards who were proficient in martial arts to make several "snowballs". With the help of others, these guards Then he lay down on the ground and kept rolling back and forth on the wall of fire. When the body was burned, he untied the rope, tied it to a new body, and rolled it over again. The burned body was put aside, and the rest After the personal guards extinguished the fire, they punctured the corpse with weapons, took out the blood from the corpse, and sprinkled it as water on the fire wall. At the same time, the Mongolian troops inside also sprinkled the destroyed earth wall on the fire wall, repeating the process several times. After several times, a small section of the fire was finally put out and a gap was successfully opened.
Ali Hague said happily: "Listen to the soldiers inside, everyone bends forward, holds your breath, and rushes out from the gap." The visibility in the thick smoke is extremely low, Ali Hague can't see the situation inside at all, he just keeps stopping. shouted loudly.
Under the guidance of Ali Hague's voice, groups of Mongolian soldiers rushed out of the gap. After a while, another section of the fire wall was destroyed by Kong Yuan and others ten meters away. Immediately, more and more soldiers came out of the gap one by one. Chu rushed out with his body hunched over.
Through the gap in the smoke, Niu Fu sighed: "It's a pity that we don't have enough time. Otherwise, we could dig more trenches. In that case, not a few of these more than 3,000 Mongolian soldiers could escape."
Fan Tianshun, the youngest of the three generals stationed in Fancheng, said: "After the war is over, if I have the chance, I would also like to study at Lin'an Military University for a year and a half."
After paying the price of more than 300 people being burned to death and more than 800 people injured, the Mongolian soldiers finally left the outer city, and 18 of the 30 members of the Song Army's death squads lay forever inside and outside Fancheng. between cities.
On the afternoon of April 31, the fifth year of Xianchun, I held a special meeting in the back hall of Lin'an Palace. This was an important meeting I held before going on an expedition. The meeting was attended by the main ministers of the Military Affairs and Government Affairs Houses. , there were ministers from various ministries, important ministers in the court and some relevant personnel. In addition, Queen Mother Xie Daoqing also sat on my right and personally participated in this meeting.
"Dear dear friends, the battle of Xiangyang has gradually entered a fierce stage. According to the battle report just received, the battle of the outer city of Fancheng has ended. The Mongolian army Ali Hague's troops broke through the outer city wall on April 24th. Of course, this It contains the intention of our army to take the initiative to retreat. In the fierce battle for more than 20 days, our army killed and wounded more than 16,000 enemy troops at the cost of more than 7,000 casualties. The ratio between the two sides was one to two. This is also in line with the normal ratio of casualties between siege and defense. According to the Fancheng garrison, due to timely treatment by military doctors, our army's death rate is far lower than usual,"
I first talked about the latest war situation in Xiangfan, and then said: "According to the plan, I plan to go on a personal expedition in the first ten days of this month. The main content of today's meeting is to make arrangements for the affairs of the DPRK and China after I leave Lin'an."
Most of the important ministers in the DPRK had heard about the fact that I would be a charioteer and go on a personal expedition. When they heard me formally propose it, they couldn't help but sigh.
"Before the meeting officially begins, I will first announce the commendation order for the Xiangyang Military Region, Xiaoqi, read,"
As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Wei Xiaoqi attended this meeting but stood behind me. Xiaoqi took two steps to the left and read aloud: "In recognition of the Fancheng defenders who performed outstandingly in the Battle of Fancheng Outer City, Wei Guohu, commander of the 228th Battalion of the 17th Wing and 46th Army of the Xiangyang Military Region, is specially awarded a Chinese Gold Medal, and is awarded the title of Captain of the Mounted Cavalry. He will be rewarded after he survives. It is specially awarded to those who died in the fire attack. Each of the eighteen death squad members received a Chinese Gold Medal and was posthumously named Xiaoqi Lieutenant; the other twelve suicide squad members were awarded the Xianchun Silver Medal and were awarded the title of Yunqi Lieutenant. They were each promoted to three levels according to their original military positions. The commendation order is circulated to the entire army by the Military Administration Council as an encouragement. I hereby express my gratitude."
After Xiaoqi finished reading, he retreated behind me again, and I continued: "Wen Aiqing, the Government Affairs Council will write down the heroic deeds of the Fancheng soldiers and publish them to the public, so that the newspapers in Lin'an City can widely publicize them, so as to establish heroes who resist the Mongols. Relevant materials were provided by the Military Academy, and this became a routine until the end of the war,"
Wen Tianxiang stood up and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Dear sirs, this meeting has officially begun. I will first talk about matters related to government affairs," I said with a serious expression. "After several years of changes, the government affairs of our dynasty have been on the right track. While I am away, All government affairs maintain the original order. In addition to developing the economy and refreshing the government as their main tasks, governments at all levels also need to cooperate with military logistics operations in various places. During the war, anyone who delays military affairs will be dealt with according to military law. This will , I announce two measures. First, the normal government affairs are supervised by the Queen Mother, and the Government Affairs Council cooperates. All ministries, departments, and offices must perform their duties with all their heart. Second, the Government Affairs Council needs to submit daily summaries of government affairs or memorials on uncertain affairs. and Jin Yiwei, and forwarded it to Yingzhou through a secret letter via carrier pigeon,"
The civil officials headed by Wen Tianxiang stood up and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order,"
In recent years, a large number of young officials such as Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu have grown up and become the core ministers of the Xianchun court.
"Everyone, please sit down. The second thing I am talking about is about the defense of Lin'an City. Currently, the number of imperial guards in our court has increased to one thousand two hundred. This time I will take away one hundred people and another one. A team of 100 people will be stationed at the Gunpowder Supervision for a long time. The remaining 1,000 people will be under the control of Lan Yu, the commander of the bodyguards, and will be controlled by the Queen Mother to ensure the tranquility of the palace. As for the defense of Lin'an City, it will be fully responsible for the Lin'an Admiral General Zhao Bao. , and set up a temporary garrison, composed of the 16th Army under the jurisdiction of the Second Wing of Lin'an Military Region, the Independent Wing of Lin'an Military Region, and the 5,000-strong Marine Corps under the jurisdiction of General Zhang Gui. The 20,000 soldiers returned to the military The court and the Queen Mother jointly control it."
Relatedly, Lan Yu, the imperial guard commander, Zhao Bao, commander of the Second Wing of Lin'an Military Region, Zhang Gui, commander of the Marine Corps, and others stood up and said: "I obey the order,"
"Well, please sit down. The third thing is that I announce that the accompanying personnel for this imperial expedition, Shichen, Zhao Shunsun, Zhao Aiqing, Lu Xiufu, Lu Aiqing, and Jiang Wanzai Jiang Aiqing, the four of you represent the Privy Council, the Government Affairs Council, and the Military Administration respectively. ,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order,"
"Okay, my beloved ministers, I would like to focus on matters related to military affairs. Wen Aiqing and all the beloved ministers in the government affairs system, please retreat first."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll take my leave. Queen Mother Shouhe, I'll take my leave."
After I watched Wen Tianxiang and others leave, I said again: "This Xiangyang battle is the most critical battle in the Song-Mongolia war. If our army wins, we can take advantage of the opportunity to expedition to the north. Therefore, all generals must obey military orders and march forward bravely."
, there must be no mistake,”
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Shi Yanzhi Shi Aiqing, Fan Wenhuan Fan Aiqing,"
"I am here,"
"Shi Aiqing is temporarily in charge of the Military Academy left in Lin'an. The two of you will coordinate all the logistics supplies of our army to ensure the military supplies for the frontline soldiers. At the same time, we need to arrange this year's recruitment work and complete the recruitment of 20,000 recruits before September.
mission,"
"Yes, I obey the order,"
"Everyone, I have decided to set up a special force composed of members of the Lin'an Military Region's independent wing and some members of the Marine Corps. This force will go north from the coast, land on the Shandong Peninsula, and then penetrate directly into the hinterland of Mongolia. This force will take
It’s called the Advancing Column, and its mission is to turn things upside down within the enemy. This task is very arduous but at the same time of great significance. The success of the Advancing Column will create favorable conditions for our army’s comprehensive Northern Expedition.”
I paused and said: "The Lin'an Military Region's institutional envoy Yin Yinglei, and the military region's independent deputy commander Han Jing obeyed the order,"
"I am here,"
"Qing Yin Ai, I appoint you to serve as the commander of the advancing column, and you will be granted the title of Supreme Protector, with a gold belt. Han Jing will be appointed as the deputy commander, and you will be granted the title of Feiqi Lieutenant."
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
"Two dear friends, the advancing column will set off on May 5th and will be escorted by the North Sea Fleet to the landing site,"
Yin Ying Lei said: "Yes, I obey the order."
"The next step is the military affairs arrangements for the Sichuan Military Region, Guangxi Military Region, and Miao Military Region in the southwest. Tian Xiuyan, the counselor of the Royal Forest Army, will follow the order,"
In July last year, after Tian Xiuyan and Gongsun Xiaochen left Lin'an Military University, I arranged for them to join the Imperial Forest Army and serve as military counselors.
"I am here,"
I looked at this disciple of the great wizard Jiang Yang and said: "Xiu Yan, I appoint you as the imperial envoy. You will set off tomorrow and rush to Chengdu Prefecture to convey my instructions to General Gao Da, the commander of the Sichuan Military Region, and lead him
The 22nd Wing of the Sichuan Military Region, and
You go south together with light equipment and defeat the Mongolian army in Dali as quickly as possible. In order to unify the command of the battle of Dali, I decided to establish the Southwest Provisional Military Region, with General Gao Da as the commander, General Fan Wenhu and Great Wizard Hongyuan as deputy commanders.
Set envoy,
Wang Lixin and Wang Aiqing served as counselors of the military region. The troops under their jurisdiction were half the strength of the Guangxi Military Region. The Miao Military Region and the 22nd Corps totaled 35,000 people. After defeating the Mongolian army in Dali, some troops formed the Yunnan Military Region on the spot.
, and stationed
Yunnan, the rest of the people returned to Chengdu with Gundam. I have written the specific plan and sealed it in these two tips. The content of the first tip is the battle plan for recovering Yunnan, and the content of the second tip is about Yunnan.
Plans for the End of the War,"
Young Tian Xiuyan said excitedly: "Yes, I obey your order,"
I smiled and asked Xiao Qi to hand the two tips bags to Tian Xiuyan, and then said: "Li Beiyang and Li Aiqing listen to the order,"