Facing nearly a thousand Yuan army warships, Li Beiyang's eyes were always fixed on the three main warships of the Yuan army. Although these three warships were incomparable with the Shenzhou giant ships, they were among the Yuan army's warships.
Stand out from the crowd.
The most important thing is that one of the warships is the flagship of the Yuan Navy, which is the ship where Liu Zheng is.
After withstanding another round of artillery attacks, all three warships lost their combat effectiveness. A fire was already ignited on one of the warships, and it was getting bigger and bigger. Seeing that they could not break out of the encirclement, the three warships unanimously chose
Fleeing back. When the remaining Yuan army warships saw their flagship retreating, they immediately turned their bows and turned back.
Li Beiyang looked at the dozens of small Yuan army warships that rushed out, sneered, and ordered: "Give me the order, each of the left and right wings will send a hundred fast warships to pursue the enemy fleeing eastward, and the remaining warships will pursue westward.
, and in one fell swoop, they annihilated all the Yuan navy in the Bohai Bay."
The deputy general on the side hesitated and asked: "Sir, do you want to chase the enemy's base?"
"Yes, Liu Zheng's behavior today is abnormal. If my estimate is correct, the Northern Expeditionary Army led by the Emperor on the central route should have already attacked Dadu. Then Liu Zheng was worried about being attacked from both sides, so he ignored the disadvantage that his army was far inferior to our army.
Forced breakout."
"Yes, sir."
Under the suppression of the artillery on the giant ship, the long-range weapons on the Yuan army's warships had no effect at all. Although the hit rate of the artillery was very low, the morale of the Yuan army's navy was low, and there was not even a trace of resistance. It was just a unilateral retreat.
, these Yuan army naval officers were eager to return to the camp immediately, abandon their boats and escape ashore.
Quite coincidentally, when night fell, the Song army in the capital city happened to reach one mile in front of the Yuan Dynasty palace, and the Song army navy led by Li Beiyang also happened to capture the Yuan army's naval base.
The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty in the base only resisted slightly and quickly chose to surrender without the command of their commander. After inspecting the three main warships and Liu Zheng's command post on land, it was already late at night, but Li
No trace of Liu Zheng was found in Beiyang. The Yuan army on the flagship unanimously recognized that Liu Zheng was not on the flagship. The other navy generals of the Yuan army did not know which warship their commander had boarded. As for whether he was alive or not
It is even more unclear whether it is death.
This should be Li Beiyang's only regret. Sitting in Liu Zheng's command post, Li Beiyang said to Ouyang Jianqing, the commander of another Shenzhou giant ship: "General Ouyang, expand the search range. At the same time,
Report the battle report of the naval victory to the emperor."
Ouyang Jianqing was stunned and said: "Sir, where is the emperor now?"
"It should be in the capital city." Li Beiyang said with a smile, "If not, just ask the messenger to go south along the road."
"Yes, sir."
Early the next morning, I stood in a secluded residence more than a mile away from the Dadu Palace, raised my telescope, and looked at the palace. "Although the outer walls of the Yuan Dynasty Palace are extraordinary, they are not inferior to the Dadu City Wall."
"Sure, it won't be long before it is destroyed by our army's artillery." I said while watching.
"Your Majesty, it will only take three days at most. Do you want to destroy the palace wall in one go?" Lu Wenhuan asked.
"No need." I thought for a while and said, "General Lu, we can just carry out the artillery bombardment according to the normal attack time of one and a half hours today."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Gongsun Xiaochen, please pass the order and ask Wu Jiu and a thousand other surrendered troops to carry out a full-scale search of the southern area of the city to see if there are any people who need help or any remaining Yuan troops."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Gongsun Xiaochen left, Lu Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, according to the people who were rescued by our army, there are not as many Han people in Dadu City as imagined. This Dadu City is a new city. From the time of my dynasty, Dadu City has been located there.
The land is the land of the Liao Kingdom. Although it was later recaptured by our dynasty, it was occupied by the Jin people more than a hundred years ago. Therefore, most of the people were from the original Jin Kingdom, and Han people only accounted for about 40%."
I nodded and understood what Lu Wenhuan meant: "General Lu, start the bombardment."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Thirty-one artillery pieces had been transported into the city. Following Wanyan Tianlei's order, the artillery battalion, which had rested for several days, began shelling again.
The increasingly experienced artillery battalion soldiers fired shells one after another at the gate of the palace and the walls on both sides.
"Accurate, getting more and more accurate." Fang Ling praised, "Almost all of the first round of shelling hit."
"This is inevitable. After countless actual battles, the accuracy of the artillery battalion has been very high in such close-range shooting."
"Brother, the artillery and the city wall are more than three hundred meters apart. Is it still a close distance?"
"Of course, it is normal for future artillery to have a range of more than one thousand meters."
"Is that an exaggeration?"
I smiled: "Don't say one thousand meters, ten thousand meters is not impossible."
Fang Ling stuck out his tongue and said with a smile: "Isn't one hundred thousand meters also possible?"
"Ling'er, how do you know?"
"Brother, you said it's not against the law to brag, so Ling'er can brag casually, one hundred thousand meters, one million meters."
The intercontinental missiles of later generations can shoot to a distance of 10,000 kilometers. If I tell it, Fang Ling will definitely think that I am awesome enough to blow the sky.
As expected, more than an hour later, the walls of the palace were already covered in cracks.
After the bombardment stopped, Wanyan Tianlei entered the hut where I was and said: "Your Majesty, according to today's firing rate, the city wall can be destroyed the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, General Wanyan, please order the artillery battalion to stand ready. If the Yuan army does not move, our army will rest on the spot."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wanyan Tianlei continued, "Your Majesty, thank you very much."
"Thank you?" I said blankly.
"Your Majesty, many of the people in this metropolis are from the Jin Kingdom. Your Majesty will help them regardless of past grudges. I will thank you for them in the end."
"I see." I smiled, "General Wanyan, aren't they also my subjects?"
In the evening, I had just finished dinner when I received a battle report sent by Li Beiyang: Yesterday, our army fought a decisive battle with the Yuan Dynasty Navy and completely defeated it. Last night, we landed in the Bohai Bay. The Yuan Army Navy Commander
Liu Zheng's whereabouts are unknown, and the battle statistics are still being compiled. Please give your Majesty's instructions on our navy's next move.
"Okay, okay." I said with a smile, "The navy of the Yuan Army has disappeared. According to the order, the navy will rest on the spot."
Almost at the same time, Kublai Khan also learned the news that Liu Zheng's entire army had been wiped out. Although he had expected this, he did not expect that his navy would be vulnerable to a single blow. In just one day, he was defeated by the Southern Dynasty.
The navy was completely wiped out.
Kublai Khan was so depressed that he didn't even eat dinner. He just sat alone in his study and told the guard at the door that he didn't see anyone.
About the time I touched the child, a voice sounded outside the study: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
The irritated Kublai Khan was about to get angry, but he still heard the voice of the shaman supreme Cienjiya: "Supreme lord, please."
After entering the house, Cai Enjiya said: "I have met the emperor."
"Your Majesty, please sit down."
Cai Enjiya smiled, sat opposite Kublai Khan and said: "Your Majesty, during the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago, there was an emperor named Li Longji. His capital was once captured by the rebels of Anlu Mountain. He
They could only escape to central Sichuan, but in the end they gathered various armies and defeated the rebels; they confronted our army
The Southern Dynasty also experienced the humiliation of Jingkang. A temporary defeat is nothing. Our army still has more than 100,000 soldiers on the east and west routes. There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the Western Regions as far away as Xanadu. Therefore, our army
It is suggested that the emperor should first avoid his influence, return to Xanadu, and then regain his strength."
Kublai Khan shook his head and said: "Sir, as the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, how can I retreat back to Xanadu after defeat? This kind of thing is not what I did."
"Your Majesty, there is an old saying among the Han people that as long as the green hills are there, there will be no need to worry about running out of firewood. In the past, King Xiang showed his personal heroism and killed himself in the Wujiang River, so that Chu was no longer around. However, Liu Bang endured the humiliation and shouldered the heavy burden, so that the Han Dynasty could prosper. Today, Your Majesty is wise and powerful.
Pretend
In time, when the firearms of our dynasty are fully developed, we will be able to compete with the Southern Dynasty again." After saying this, Enjiya's expression became solemn and continued, "Your Majesty, how can personal honor and disgrace be compared with that of our dynasty?
How about comparing the foundation?"
Kublai Khan had a thought in his mind and thought for a long time before saying: "Your Majesty, there are nearly 3,000 musketeers in our dynasty, and they can definitely fight against the Southern Dynasty."
Cai Enjia sighed and said: "Your Majesty, even if our musketeers in the North Dynasty can fight one to two, but the Southern Dynasty has more than 30,000 musketeers, plus artillery and fire bombs, our army is still at a disadvantage in this battle.
Defeat is inevitable. Moreover, even if the real golden prince returns,
The capital, but the prince is gentle by nature. He is actually a king who protects the country, but he is not a king who opens up new territories. Once the emperor coexists with the capital, the Western khanates will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble. By then, our country, Mongolia, will be in chaos.
, maybe, maybe it will go back to the past."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it more."
"Okay, Your Majesty." Cai Enjiya said resolutely, "If the Emperor decides to live and die with Dadu, then Yin Shenzun, Fang Chenqian, I, and I will look for opportunities to assassinate Zhao Yu in the Southern Army Camp."
"No." Kublai Khan refused without hesitation, "Sir, you and Yin Shen Zun are the pillars of our dynasty. There are many masters around Zhao Yu. Although, the three of you have a great chance together, but even if
Assassination successful
It is also difficult to get rid of the whole body. If anything goes wrong, it will be like a collapse of Mount Tai for our court. What's more, it is not necessary to assassinate Zhao Yu at this moment. When he returns to the palace and is not surrounded by a large army, he will be killed.
There’s a better chance.”
"Your Majesty is right. Opportunities will always exist." Cai Enjiya regained a smile on her face and said, "Your Majesty, you and I are both indispensable to the Yuan Dynasty. Please think twice and put your personal reputation first.
Finally, put national interests first. I estimate that the walls of the palace will be destroyed by artillery from the Southern Dynasties in the day after tomorrow, and tomorrow night will be the last chance for our army to retreat."