Sichuan, Zizhou Road, Hejiang County.∮

In the night, a fire dragon was still braved with continuous rain, rolling forward on the rugged road on the north bank of the Yangtze River. This was the army led by the Tanzhou defense envoy, the commander of the Xingyuan Prefecture army, and the governor of Hezhou Wang Jian.

Pu Zezhi's deployment, as mentioned in the previous article, was a long snake formation along the Yangtze River. The west end was in Xuzhou, which was later Yibin, with the middle in Hejiang and the east end in Luzhou. The west end was more than 200 miles apart, and the middle was connected by isolated camps of the Bozhou Army. The location where the Mongolian army appeared was more than 100 miles east of Luzhou.

In other words, the Liu Zheng's troops and Pu Zezhi's personal soldiers who set out from Luzhou were about 25,000, and they needed to walk a hundred miles to get there. The more than 20,000 Wang Jian's troops who set out from Hejiang had to walk 200 miles. The most unlucky one was Yu Xing, who was stationed in Xuzhou, who needed to walk 300 miles! Even if Wang Jian and Yu Xing could use ships to transport food, grass and equipment, these two or three hundred miles would still be exhausted. According to the standard speed of infantry marching at this time, forty to fifty miles a day, and two or three hundred miles a day would take four to seven days.

In other words, within at least four days, the more than 30,000 troops of Pu Zezhi, Liu Zheng and Chen Dexing were able to fight against the Mongolian army in Moshiling. Wang Jian, Yu Xing and Yang Wen's three troops had nearly 60,000 troops, which were completely useless.

By this time, everyone had already seen the loopholes in the military deployment of Pu Zezhi and Jiang Wanli. The three armies were too separate and it was difficult to support each other.

Moreover, if the Mongolian army had really had enough food for many days, then Pu Zezhi alone would be enough to annihilate it. Wang Jian and Yu Xing's army were driven to death. They were all exhausted and vomited blood and didn't have time to arrive before the end of the war!

On the contrary, if the Mongolian army that appeared in Moshiling was a trap, then Wang Jian and Yu Xing's two armies left the garrison and ran for two or three hundred miles. It was a very bad action - especially Pu Zezhi issued a strict order, allowing Wang Jian's troops to complete two hundred miles within three days and Yu Xing's troops to complete three hundred miles in four days...

"Sir, the guys can't walk anymore. They're so tired. Why not take a rest overnight before talking. Anyway... we can't catch up with the battle of Moshiling."

Wang Jian has been in the army for decades and has always been famous. The boys below dare not complain in front of him. Only Wang Yanei, his family, dared to speak.

"Hmph! Yan'er. Do you really think I'm for the credit of Moshiling Ridge?" Wang Jian used the stick in his hand to hammer the ground heavily - in order to set an example, he is also walking now!

"Sir, why are we so anxious for the sake of credit?"

Wang Jian sighed: "What are you doing? Of course, I will meet with Liu Zhongwu as soon as possible! Our Xuanfu, everything else is fine, but I like to divide the troops too much. Last time, he fought in Chengdu, split the three armies of Liu Zhongwu, Duan Yuanjian and Yang Dayuan, so that he could not defeat Chengdu and was defeated by Niao Lin. The situation in Sichuan has just become uncontrollable. Now, the three divisions of Liu Zhongwu and Yang Quanbin (Yang Wen) will be separated... If the Tartars still have the power to fight, Liu Zhongwu may not be able to resist!"

...

At the same time, it was like rain and rain, and the sky was as dark as ink.

Occasionally, a flash of lightning flashed, illuminating the large group of Mongolian soldiers moving forward in the dark and advancing towards the direction of Xuzhou.

Brother Mo was on a high slope near the road at this moment, watching the Mongolian army who had been exhausted after several days of marching, but was still gritting their teeth.

Whether it was Pu Zezhi, Jiang Wanli, or even Chen Dexing, they all underestimated the resilience of the Mongols. Even if they were in a dead end, the army was killed and the Khan was killed. The dilemma of epidemic epidemic in the army. They are still a daunting force!

In contrast, most of the Song army in this era lacked this indomitable resilience. With the inspiration of generous rewards, they could still rely on the danger of fighting against the Mongolian army, but once they faced the dilemma of exorcising all the money and helping, they could easily give up resistance. The early stage of Mengge's invasion of Sichuan was so smooth, which was related to the surrender and rebellion of the Song army surrounded by the besieged.

Mo Ge, Shi Tianze and others, who knew that the Song army were not resilient, now chose the stupidest and most difficult style of fighting. After losing a large number of horses, they used their legs to fight sports wars with the Song army! In the movement, they involved the Song army, thus creating the possibility of destroying part of the Song army.

Moreover, in order to attract the main force of the Song army to the east of Luzhou City, several heads of this Mongolian army also reluctantly abandoned all the Han army (except a few senior officers) and patients, as well as the newly formed female soldiers, a team of thousands of female soldiers. They will camp somewhere east of Luzhou City with the Mongol Khan's Jiuyubai Banner, holding high the Mongolian Khan, to attract the attention of the Song army.

The rainy weather in recent days gave Mo Ge and others a better chance. Because in such weather, the Song army would not be able to use their most powerful weapon - Tianlei! This means that the abandoned son east of Luzhou can gain more time for the main force.

Countless Mongolian tactics that seemed to be thin were marching. Most of them had no horses. They just carried weapons, armor and various dried meat (including human flesh) as military rations. They endured the dampness and rain, wore straw sandals, and walked on muddy roads. For the Mongolians who lived in the north and were used to marching on horseback, this march was definitely a very difficult task. Just marching, I don’t know how many people and horses would be lost!

But Brother Mo firmly believed that even the extremely tired Mongolian warriors were enough to defeat the same number of Song troops in the field... except for Chen Dexing's Pili Navy!

At this time, Niao Lin rode his horse and arrived beside Brother Mo, whispering: "King, the Yangtze River is 20 miles away! No trace of the centipede ship was found on the river surface!"

Brother Mo smiled: "Let the men work harder. Tonight we will go to the riverside and set up a sheepskin raft. Tomorrow morning, we will cross the Yangtze River and catch the Southern Barbarians off guard!"

With his order, the horn sounded whimpering, and the Mongolian soldiers in the rain suddenly accelerated their march.

Brother Mo listened to the horn and prayed softly: "Brother, I'll avenge you!"

After saying that, he strode down the hillside, and his personal soldiers brought him a war horse, but he pushed it away. The grandson of the Mongolian king, Genghis Khan, walked step by step towards the bank of the Yangtze River like an ordinary Mongolian warrior.

...

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, near Moshiling Ridge, a mist is everywhere.

The large army and horses have begun to cross the Yangtze River!

The muddy and tired Song army infantry were not at a loss at this time. They boarded the boat amid the officer's orders, and then tried hard to row towards the beach on the other side.

In the Yangtze River, there are twenty three-layer oar-mounted warships, which also lean as far as possible toward the south bank of the Yangtze River. Regardless of the erosion of the rain and tides on the strings, they used the three-bow bed crossbow on the ship to shoot giant arrows to the Mongolian army formations on the shore again and again, preventing them from approaching the river beach to attack the Song army crossing the river.

Although the whole scene was a bit chaotic and embarrassing, in the view of Chen Dexing, who commanded twenty three-layer oar-mounted battleships on the spot, what is happening now is a very primitive amphibious landing battle!

There were special warships that used firepower to suppress the enemies on the shore, and at the same time, they used small boats to transport soldiers to the shore and occupy the beachhead positions.

The person who crossed the river under the cover of Chen Dexing's fleet was Liu's army who had been rushing to death from a hundred miles away.

As we walked all the way, there were many people who were left behind and lost. Even those who could still persist were extremely tired and could barely maintain it. If it weren't for the fact that the sky was in the forefront, these soldiers wouldn't have been involved in combat under such circumstances.

To a certain extent, this mobile war, which was launched at the junction of the Chengdu Plain and the southern Sichuan mountainous areas, was about enduring hardships, perseverance, and the determination to overcome difficulties.

Being able to endure hardships and be tenacious enough is actually fighting power!

After a day and night of construction, the Mongolian army's camp was first formed, and the original scattered troops gathered together, and they set up villages on the hillside of Moshiling Ridge, posing as a guard.

The Mongolian veteran general Shu Suhuli stood behind his own camp wall. He was not moved by the scene of the army rushing to cross the army in front of him. He reached out to take a piece of human jerky from his personal soldiers, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it hard for a few times before swallowing it. Then he smiled and said, "These Southern Barbarians are not good, they are far worse than the Pili Navy we encountered in Nantuochang... It's only a hundred miles away, and they are so tired. Look, if you are unstable when standing, how can you fight us?"

When the old Mongolian general said this, he looked up at the centipede ship in the river. The Pili Navy, which killed the lives of the Mongolian Khan, was on it! If they got off the ship, the more than 10,000 defeated soldiers under his command would not be supported for long!

You have to think of some solutions...

He turned his head suddenly and said to Brother Wang Tian, ​​who was standing beside him, with a dull look, a beard and a thin cheek, "Is there anyone in the army who can speak eloquently?"

Brother Wang Tian was stunned and nodded and said, "Marcedes-in-law, what have you thought of?"

Shu Suhuli said: "If you go to make peace with the marshal of the southern people, it is said that it is the will of the Khan... As long as the southern people let us return north, we will cut Sichuan, Dali, and all the Great Mongolian troops that fought to Jinghu will be withdrawn. From now on, the Southern Emperor and Northern Khan will not invade each other!"

Brother Wang Tian's face suddenly flashed: "Marcedes-marshal! Marshal is really smart... The commander of the Southern people is mostly Pu Zezhi. This nerd is best fooled, so he will definitely win some time." He paused for a moment and added, "But the conditions we gave are too good, so I'm afraid that Pu Zezhi will be suspicious."

"Oh? That's great?"

"You can ask for annual monies, one million guan of copper and one million pieces of silk every year, and there is no need to cede Dali."
Chapter completed!