Ali Hague stood on the deck and looked up to see that the smoke had gradually dissipated. The bright moon in the sky was like a plate, illuminating the sea. He looked at the coastline again, but saw the light of fire, and it had not seen the end from Baisha Island to the west, just like a fire dragon intercepting his fleet on the sea. The troops on the ashore had no progress, which made him anxious but helpless.

What made Ali Hague most angry was that all the Qiongzhou navy troops had returned to the rescue, not only defeating the escort fleet, but also cutting off their own retreat. At present, all the troops suffered heavy casualties, especially the three 10,000 teams attacking the river mouth were all damaged. More than a thousand warships were destroyed, stranded, fled, and... and those who surrendered to the Song army that he did not want to see, and there were only less than three hundred ships left for him.

What does this mean? Ali Hague knew very well that he had fallen into a desperate situation. Now he had only two 10,000 troops left in his hands. The She soldiers recruited and the signed troops recruited had been sent to Baisha Island and Jiangkou to participate in the attack. The withdrawal of troops could not provide enough ships, nor did he have warships to escort them. He believed that he could not cross the strait and was completely wiped out by the Qiongzhou navy, which was eyeing the outside world.

"The capital is the commander, and tens of thousands of households of all departments have already boarded the ship!" Just as Ali Hague was in confusion, a personal soldier reported.

"Yeah!" Ali Hague nodded, and he took advantage of the darkness to order all tens of thousands of households to board the boat to discuss matters. Although he was used to the battlefield and was used to fighting, he was still stunned when he entered the cabin and saw everyone. These tens of thousands of households were covered in dust and covered in blood and mud, and even more so, they were covered in wounds.

"Oluchi, how are you doing?" Ali Hague asked after he sat down without waiting for everyone to greet him.

"DuShi, we have attacked more than twenty times since we went to the island, but the pontoon bridge was destroyed and the forced ferry failed. Even though some people successfully rushed to Tiandao, Shanghai, there was no support and they were quickly killed by the Song army!" Oruchi sighed.

"How is the situation of the various armies on the island?" Ali Hague asked again.

"The hard battle has not made any progress in no time, and the deaths and injuries have caused great morale to be extremely low!" Orucchi sighed again.

"Du Shuai, what the island lacks the most now is water. The ships are destroyed, and they are full of salt water that cannot be drunk. The soldiers can only chew raw rice to satisfy their hunger and suck wild grass juice to quench their thirst. However, tens of thousands of people on the island are extremely rare now. If this continues, how can we talk about combat effectiveness!" Wulu said.

"Yes, they are all handsome!" Yiqilie also interrupted, "There are tens of thousands of people gathered in a small area of ​​Baisha Island. The Song army's meteor cannons can cover the entire south of the island. Our army has no city to rely on, and there is no need to hide it. The soldiers can only gather on the north of the island or even on the beach. Once the tide rises tomorrow and the sea water rises, most of them will be drowned without the attack and killing of the Song army."

"Du Shuai, the same is true for the direction of the river estuary. After the high tide, the Song army's barrier was only a hundred steps away from the beach. The soldiers were all within the range of the crossbow. At that time, the high tide would either be shot to death or drowned. We still need to make plans early." said Bowen.

"Then you have not been able to break through for a long time, so haven't you looked for another breakthrough from it?" Ali Hague asked.

"Du Shuai, we have also tried to break through from a small sea slab or a loose defense area, but the Song army either buried bamboo sticks in it, arranged traps, and cut the river bank into steep slopes, making it difficult for the soldiers to climb." Qi Rongzu said, "The Song army lit bonfires everywhere along the coast, and even in difficult land areas, they arranged patrols. We sent troops looking for breakthroughs, either to be found and captured or to take the opportunity to escape!"

"Escape?! There are deserters, so why not enforce military law!" Ali Hague said furiously after hearing this.

"The commander of the capital, the southerners surrendered in the army accounted for more than half. Now that the long-term war in Qiongzhou has not made any progress, and there are many casualties, it is not uncommon for those southerners to sneak away. If you can enforce military laws, you must first catch them. The current situation is chaotic and critical. Even if you catch them, how can you dare to enforce military laws!" Qi Rongzu said with a wry smile.

"Do they still dare to mutiny?" Ali Hague's military has always been strict. There was a large-scale escape incident in the army, and the chief general dared not stop it, which shocked him.

"Haha, let alone mutiny, the soldiers are now suffering heavy casualties, and they can't even eat or drink water. After they eat, we have all the hearts of our hearts. Once the generals start to make trouble, how can we hold on! Is it, Chen Wanhu?" Tuowen Buhua said with a wry smile, then looked at Chen Yi and said.

"What's going on?" Ali Hague asked with a frown.

"Last night, a warship under Chen Wanhu wanted to enter the Song Army Water Village from the mouth of the river, but it ended up stranding on the shore!" Tuowen Buhua smiled.

"Du Shuai, that was a warship from a humble man who went to help in the war. Unexpectedly, Trek." Chen Yi hurriedly explained after hearing this.

"Haha, is there anyone who came to help with the white flag?" Tuowen Buhua seemed to have heard the most ridiculous thing and laughed.

"This... how is this possible? The law enforcement of the humble officials has always been very strict. It must be because they read it wrong." Chen Yi looked embarrassed and quickly explained.

"Chen Wanhu, I saw with my own eyes that seventy or eighty boats drove into the Nandu River along the mouth of the river, but obediently like a lamb, and obediently did not shoot a single arrow or a shot. What was it not to be a rebellion?" Qi Rongzu continued to expose with a sneer.

"It's so handsome, it's really not that I'm not willing to do my best!" Chen Yi heard it and sweated coldly on his face, and knelt down and said, "The Qiongzhou navy mostly destroyed Song's old subordinates, and they lost one after another. Unexpectedly, they could not withstand their lobbying, and the temptation of heavy rewards they offered were all surrendered..."

"You...you, I'm the handsome guy!" Ali Hague, who had always been gentle, was also angry when he heard this strange explanation and shouted.

"Du Shuai, Bei Yi has indeed tried his best to restrain him, but the enemy's naval division's firearms are so sharp that they can't resist it!" It was nothing new for the Mongolians to kill the generals in the face of battle. Seeing the two personal soldiers approaching Chen Yi was frightened and explained constantly.

"We are handsome, something is not good!" At this moment, someone hurriedly broke in and said.

"What's wrong? Why are you panic!" Ali Hague was angry, looking at Wanhuzar, who was left behind in the central army, shouted sternly.

"Du Shuai, I just urged the ships to dock and increase troops, but the She soldiers actually wanted to snatch the ships and demanded to return to their hometown." Zhalaer replied.

"Rebellion? They actually dared to steal ships. What's going on?" Ali Hague's head immediately swelled around when he heard this. The southern soldiers' escape there had not been resolved yet, and the She soldiers here had already blatantly rebelled.

"Du Shuai, the She soldiers suffered heavy casualties in this battle, and they were inevitably dissatisfied. Who knew that they had done such a thing!" Qi Rongzu thought for a while and said.

"There are great casualties, how many people have died?" Ali Hague asked with a frown.

"There are thousands of losses in the two 10,000 teams, and there are no injuries. However, these She soldiers are indeed very brave and good at fighting in wars. They broke into the camp several times, but unfortunately they failed to succeed in the support!" Qi Rongzu said a little regretfully, but his expression was obviously not regretting the heavy deaths of the She soldiers, but his heartache that he failed to successfully seize the camp.

"We must stop them, otherwise we will kill them. These She people have always been dissatisfied with the court, so it's better to die!" Ali Hague did not feel surprised when he heard this. When the She people pacified Guangdong and Guangxi, the She people resisted extremely fiercely, and repeatedly sent to help the disabled Song Dynasty. They also took great efforts to divide and disintegrate and use civil strife to subdue them. However, some tribes are still unstable to rebel. The She people are born in a barbaric land, fierce and aggressive, and hold grudges. They are constantly attacking and killing each other. It is also their usual practice to save the troops from the front and consume the enemy's troops.

"Yes, I'll send the order now!" Zhalaer hurriedly left the cabin to deal with it.

"Du Shuai, the Han army signed for conscripts on the island is also unstable. If they continue to fight, they may mutiny. Should they withdraw first?" Oruchi thought for a while.

"Hmph, will they also take the ship if they are removed? Let them build a floating bridge for the vanguard and order their own troops to supervise the battle. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!" Ali Hague snorted coldly. His meaning was very clear. He had already used these Han troops as consumables, and he would die.

"Yes, I understand!" Oruchi replied.

"Chen Wanhu, you get up first!" Ali Hague looked at Chen Yi who was still kneeling on the ground and hesitated.

"Thank you, my husband, won't behead you!" Chen Yi kowtowed again, then got up and retreated to wipe his cold sweat. He thought to himself that he was lucky. If the She soldiers hadn't happened to make a fuss about his life, he would have felt very disappointed.

"Everyone has seen the current situation. It is difficult to seize the beach after a lot of hard fighting. The navy has been defeated and no longer has the power to fight. The warships have almost been lost. The enemy navy has cut off our retreat. I thought the thief was preparing to launch a decisive battle after dawn. At that time, the tide will rise, and our army will be trapped on the coast again under two sides. What strategies do you have to break the enemy?" Ali Hague asked with a glance at everyone.

"Du Shuai means that if we still cannot break the village and land in Qiongzhou before the tide rises tomorrow, will we have a dead end?" asked Kui Wu first.

"That's right!" Ali Hague nodded. As soon as this was said, the cabin immediately calmed down, as if everyone was holding their breath, and they couldn't even hear the sound of breathing.

"Master Du, our army has suffered more than 30% casualties. If we still cannot break through the enemy's city at dawn after fighting again, it is true that the Master Du said. It would be better to break through the army overnight while the strength is still there, and reorganize the army and fight again!" After a while, Oluchi broke the dullness and said.

"Deputy Commander, do you mean you are not sure to break through Haitian Island and land in Qiongzhou before the high tide?" Hearing that Aoluchi actually advocated withdrawing the troops, he was shocked, but he still kept calm on his face.

"Well, this battle is so fierce and the casualties are so great. I haven't seen each other for many years after the Battle of Xiangfan." Aoluchi sighed and said, "It would be fine if this battle was won, but if it is defeated, all the troops in Huguang Province and Fujian Road will be released at this time, and the Qiongzhou army can cross the strait without any effort and sweep across the southeast coastal prefectures and counties. At that time, the situation will be even more uncontrollable!"

"The deputy commander made sense. Now our internal forces are empty. Once the army invaded Qiong loses too much, they will be unable to return to the rescue. I cannot explain it to Dahan!" Tuwen Buhua immediately agreed.

"Yes, what if we take Qiongzhou? Their navy has almost no loss. They can abandon the island and go to the sea or move to the mainland. Our warships have been destroyed and we are powerless to pursue them. Instead, they will be trapped on this isolated island. This is like letting a tiger return to the mountain and letting a dragon and a sea of ​​people!" Qi Rongzu also said.

"This..." Ali Hague pondered without saying a word, clenching his fists. In fact, he already knew exactly what these people meant, and they no longer wanted to fight. He even sighed that since pacifying Jiangnan, all the people on the seat had collected huge wealth, occupied the fields for thousands of acres, and arbitrarily plundered the people as slaves, which made these powerful generals gradually lose their enterprising spirit and their courage were also wiped out in extravagant voices.

"Du Shuai, now it's past midnight. It's possible to break through the enemy's navy blockade while it's dark. It's even more difficult to wait for dawn!" Yiqilie said again when he saw that he didn't speak.

"Stop the mouth, the remnant Song will not be destroyed, and they can sit in court and rule the rule, which makes the Jiangnan mobs be lucky and cause constant turmoil. Only by suppressing Qiongzhou and capturing and killing the pseudo-emperor can the long-term stability of Jiangnan be achieved." Everyone asked to withdraw their troops one after another. Ali Hague was angry and could not help but cultivate it. He slapped the table and said in a deep voice, "The Khan has entrusted us with important tasks. Now he has retreated after a little setback. Have you been soaked in your bones by women and blinded by money? You no longer have the courage of the past!"

"Master, we are not afraid of the enemy, but are thinking about the country. Once our army fails, the small thieves will rush to the sea to haunt all directions. It is difficult to pacify them without heavy troops. Instead, it is better to trap them on the island!" Oruchi advised again. In fact, he had already understood that when the troops were in full swing yesterday, he could not break through the first line of defense of the Song army in one fell swoop. However, his side failed to fight in the waters and had no support. If they wanted to win when the troops were trapped, they would be almost impossible, but they would face the danger of annihilation of the entire army.

"Please think all the time!" The generals also petitioned.

"If you want to retreat again, you will be killed!" Ali Hague did not compromise, but shouted sternly, "Everyone will turn around and lead the troops to attack immediately. Be sure to conquer the barriers and occupy the coast before dawn, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"As for the order!" Everyone looked helpless after hearing this, and knew that their determination had not been changed. They could only salute each other, and then disembarked one after another and returned to their own troops.

"Chen Wanhu, you immediately lead a hundred warships to the rear army to block the attack of enemy ships. If one ship invades the formation, come and see you!" Ali Hague looked at Chen Yi, who had never dared to say anything.
Chapter completed!