Things like trustworthiness are not worth mentioning in the face of such national events. Only benefits are eternal. When you give some benefits to the other party, they will not be grateful. Instead, they will take it for granted and try to take it for granted.
It is the nature of those in power to maximize profits and squeeze them dry.
This was the most vivid lesson that Kublai Khan taught Li Quancheng yesterday through his practical actions!
After meeting Kublai Khan in Xinting, Li Quancheng knew that Kublai Khan was tempted. After returning to Jiankang, Li Quancheng urged Sun Jiangong and others to set off overnight to withdraw from Jiankang. He was afraid that Kublai Khan would go back on his word. Facts have proved that Kublai Khan
Lie never intended to let Li Quancheng escape unscathed.
Along the way, Li Quancheng kept sending spies to prevent the Mongols from chasing after them. Fortunately, everything went smoothly for several days. When he arrived in Zhenjiang, he was about to rest for a night, and then set out to sea from Yangzhou overnight and headed straight to Quanzhou. Unexpectedly, he suddenly encountered something.
During the ambush, Li Quancheng never thought that Kublai Khan would arrange an army of 50,000 in Zhenjiang!
Even veteran generals like Lu Wenhuan were relaxed, let alone others. Therefore, when the Mongols fired the first round of volleys, the Jiankang army was stunned. It was not until arrows rained down and screams broke out that they finally
There were countless people running around for cover, falling into the water, and being hit by arrows.
After the third round of volleys was completed, the Jiankang Prefecture army was somewhat organized. The warships braved the rain of arrows and docked. Zhenjiang suddenly turned into a Shura battlefield. The Jiankang Prefecture soldiers were good at water warfare, although they were not good at land warfare
Poor, but fighting on foot against the Mongolian cavalry was like an egg hitting a stone. In the end, even Li Quancheng and Baiyi went into battle with their guns, and Yue Yin and others were almost killed!
A Zhenjiang Prefecture assembled an army of 150,000 for a melee. In the middle of the night, half of the Mongols were left behind. When they were retreating, Dou Wen and Yingying led troops to come forward. They killed them and left more than 10,000 corpses.
The Mongols retreated in panic, and were robbed and killed by Long Wenhu and Qi Zhiyun in Yangzhou, and then the entire army was annihilated.
Even so, Li Quancheng's heart was still bleeding. The Jiankang army suffered more than 60,000 casualties. Dou Wen's 25,000 cavalry also lost 8,000. Long Wenhu's navy suffered smaller losses, but
There were more than 5,000 people, that is to say, 50,000 elite Mongolian soldiers, who killed nearly 80,000 Li Quancheng and left tens of thousands disabled.
In the Zhenjiang and Yangzhou areas, corpses were everywhere. More than 130,000 people were left behind by the two armies. It could be said that there was a river of blood. It was foggy in the south of the Yangtze River. That night, the entire Zhenjiang Prefecture was filled with a bloody and reddish blood mist. It can be seen that the battle
Tragic, but in the middle of the night, the warships staying along the Zhenjiang section of the Yangtze River once again suffered a devastating blow. The fire filled the sky, like a fire dragon, covering its face for dozens of miles, reflecting the entire river. The fire burned all night, thousands of
The warships were reduced to ashes.
By the time Li Quancheng and others arrived with their troops, the Mongolian navy had already withdrawn, leaving a river in a mess. Looking at the broken pieces of wood floating in the water and the bloody corpses, Li Jianling let out a puff, knelt on the shore and cried loudly. Behind him, Lu Wenhuan
The others stood silently and fought all night long. Everyone was injured, but there was no time to bandage it.
Baiyi walked up silently and said: "We have found out that the Mongolian army that ambushed us came from Chuzhou, using grain ships as cover, and the war horses were provided by a group of Hu merchants!" One careless move, and everything is lost.
, 100,000 horses, a loss of 60,000, and the rest were injured. This was almost a complete defeat. It was the first time for Li Quancheng to suffer such a defeat in such a long time. Hearing Bai Yi's reward, Li Quancheng yelled: "Now we have found out.
What's the use! Sixty thousand people... Sixty thousand living people!"
"They shouldn't have died so cowardly. If I had known this, why would I have retreated!" Li Quancheng burst into tears, clenched his fist and punched himself in the face. Yang Yue'er exclaimed and hugged her.
Li Quancheng sobbed: "What are you doing... What are you doing? How can I blame you!"...
Sun Jiangong looked as if he had aged by more than ten years. His hair was gray and messy, and the wrinkles on his face were like dry tree bark. The most heartbreaking thing was Sun Jiangong. These 100,000 Jiangdong children were all his hard work. One night
Half of it was gone, it was like cutting the flesh of his heart.
"My lord, victory or defeat is... a common thing for military strategists..."
As he talked, Sun Jiangong burst into tears. He himself had not reached the state where he saw victory and defeat as a common matter for a military strategist, let alone Li Quancheng, who had been a "strategist" for several months, how could he see human life as a chess piece?
How common is victory or defeat?
"Sir...this is my responsibility..."
"I'm sorry, senior brother..."
Bai Yi and Li Quancheng spoke at the same time, and they both paused slightly. Li Quancheng wiped his tears, took a deep breath, and said: "It's not your fault. Senior brother, don't blame yourself. The lost brothers will not come back to life. We blame ourselves."
There is no meaning, we can only remember the lesson and avenge them in the future!"
suddenly
Bai Yi didn't say thank you, nor did he say anything about following him to the death, but he asked seriously: "Sir, what should we do next?"
"Kublai Khan conspired with us to prevent our 100,000-strong army from going south. Now that we have no ships, we will definitely not be able to keep up with the speed of the Mongolian army. For the current plan, we can only send an order to all armies to stop their respective tasks immediately and join forces with Fuzhou
, gather in Quanzhou and be ready to cross the sea at any time!"
Li Quancheng thought for a while and said: "Senior brother, General Lu, and Mr. Sun will arrange the specific matters regarding the garrison of the various route armies!"
"Sir, the Yangzhou Navy still has a thousand warships available!"
"General Qi, thank you for your hard work!" Seeing Qi Zhiyun, Li Quancheng forced out a smile and said, "Can you mobilize all these warships?"
"Sir, a few days ago, the imperial court issued a document to move the capital, and a third of the Yangzhou navy and navy fled. The remaining people were divided into two groups. One group advocated responding to the imperial call, and those of us advocated
We held on and continued to transfer supplies. Later, General Qi secretly contacted fifteen far-sighted naval generals and launched military remonstrances, so now the Yangzhou Navy is in our hands!"
When it comes to mood, Long Wenhu is in the best mood here. When he talks about military admonishment, he is even more excited. However, at this moment, a fast horse gallops over and neighs. The knight jumps off the horse and everyone looks at him.
When I went, I saw Qi Zhiyun had already rushed out.
After a while, Qi Zhiyun ran over with a heavy face and said: "Zhizhou Han Shizhong and Zhijun Wu Hui launched a mutiny to seize the ship. Now we are blocked in the naval camp. Both sides are evenly matched and are at war with each other!"
Long Wenhu's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If I had known this, I would have saved him and killed him with one sword!"
Li Quancheng also became serious. At this juncture, he must not cause any trouble again, especially with warships. Thinking of this, Li Quancheng quickly asked Dou Wen, Yue Yin and others to lead the troops, although Qi Zhiyun and Long Wenhu went there.
He asked Long Wenhu for support, and specifically told Long Wenhu, "Just disarm, but don't hurt anyone!"
By the time Li Quancheng and others arrived at the Yangzhou Navy Barracks, the situation had been brought under control. When he learned Li Quancheng's identity, Han Shizhong immediately cursed and said: "Li Quancheng, the court has treated you well and named you King of the Moon. You
Why are you still making trouble!"
Li Quancheng's face darkened and he shouted coldly: "I have been supervising the war in Jiankang Prefecture. Until last night, I was still fighting the Mongols. You said that I committed a rebellion. How can I commit a crime? How can I cause a rebellion?"
"Is it possible that I, Li Quancheng, still know the art of avatars, and while I am fighting healthily, I still offend the emperor in Lin'an City? Is it possible that in the eyes of you, Han Shizhong, I am fighting against the Mongols and still causing chaos? I will make chaos for you!"
Within a few days, Li Quancheng was first tricked by Empress Dowager Xie, causing his plan to almost go to waste, and then tricked again by Kublai Khan, causing him to lose his troops and destroy all his warships. Now he was pointed at his nose by Han Shizhong and scolded him for "committing rebellion".
Li Quancheng was immediately furious. Empress Dowager Xie was far away in Fuzhou and he had no choice. Kublai Khan had no choice but Han Shizhong was given to him to vent his anger...
Li Quancheng yelled and cursed, and Han Shizhong rolled his eyes in anger, but could not say a word. When Wu Hui saw this, he spat at Li Quancheng and sneered: "The imperial court issued a secret decree, and the emperor sealed it."
The jade seal, the queen mother of the two palaces has stamped it with the Yizhang, is this still fake?"
"The emperor issued a secret edict, saying that I violated the superior and caused chaos?" Li Quancheng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed with a ferocious face, saying: "In that case, if I don't commit an offense against the superior and cause chaos, then I will be rebelling against the edict!"
"Brothers, I, Li Quancheng, and the soldiers under my command have saved the nation from danger and have done a great job to shock the Lord. I am a criminal and fought bloody battles with the Mongolian cavalry. Just last night, in Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, we killed 50,000 elite Mongolian soldiers.
But 80,000 brothers fell, and more than 3,000 warships were destroyed in the river. This is a rebellion!"
Li Quancheng glanced at the troops and shouted: "Then which brother is willing to join us to commit rebellion!"
The deathly silence lasted for several breaths, and then a loud shout broke out: "Follow the King of Mingyue to the death - commit rebellion - follow the King of Mingyue to the death - commit rebellion!"
Even Han Shizhong's people began to shout that they were committing rebellion. Han Shizhong, Wu Hui, and some of the complicit generals all turned pale and their bodies were shaking like chaff. Han Shizhong shouted sharply: "Li Quancheng, you...
You treacherous ministers and traitors will not die well!"
Li Quancheng waved his hand, and the sergeant slowly calmed down. Li Quancheng looked at Han Shizhong and sneered: "If you want me to be loyal to such a court, I, Li Quancheng, would rather be pierced by thousands of arrows in the battle with the Mongols!"
"We are both descendants of Han Chinese. I will not kill you and others. I will go back and tell Queen Mother Xie and Lu Xiufu that I, Li Quancheng, have chosen the wrong comrades. If possible, I will ask them to live a long life. Then they will see if I, Li Quancheng, am who they thought.
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Later generations of Mingyue History recorded this incident as King Mingyue's official break with the Song Dynasty court. As a "rebellious minister and traitor", he took up the banner of anti-Yuan. At the same time, Mingyue History recorded a small detail.
When King Mingyue issued his declaration, "The king announced his rebellion, the storm surged, the blood mist gathered in the camp, and the dragon condensed on the top of the king's head." It is not clear whether this detail is true, or whether it is a rumor or a lie by the historian.