During the march, two days passed quickly.

The war really started in Leizhou.

Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng were marching in a hurry at the sea and were always on the road. They may not have a special understanding of the situation in the mainland.

They may know about Boyan and Yesuer's defeat, but they may not know that Dali has sent troops and is close to Leizhou.

Therefore, after the two led their troops to the coast of Leizhou, hundreds of large ships spread across the sea. After a little rest, they launched an attack on Leizhou.

Only more than ten miles west of Haikang County, Leizhou Bay. Yuan army naval warships cannot see the end of the sea.

Looking around, the sea was full of Yuan army flags.

On the beach, the only 20,000 soldiers left by the Leizhou Army stood along the coastline. The military flags were flying, and the thunder chariots and grenade launchers were also ready.

Zhang Jue, Zhao Da, Zhao Hu and Liu Hongyi marched overnight. Finally, they led their troops back to Haikang County before arriving in Leizhou.

Liu Hongyi was severely injured and was arranged to go home to recuperate. The Leizhou Army was under the jurisdiction of Zhang Jue.

The streets of Haikang and Suixi counties are extremely lively.

The constables of the Ministry of Social Security posted notices everywhere and recruited militias. It was obviously unlikely that Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng would be able to rely on less than 30,000 soldiers to do so.

The State Council ordered Lu Xiufu and Deputy Military Commander Su Liuyi to supervise the recruitment of militias.

The government offices of Haikang and Suixi counties were very busy.

It is too late to train militiamen, but they have to be given military uniforms and weapons. Furthermore, registering them is also a trivial matter.

In the past, the people were only voluntarily recruited the troops in the Song Dynasty. They were willing to join the army, and the only sons left in the family were not even allowed to join the army. But now, the constables and officials from various yamen knocked on the door from door to let the young and strong people in their families join the militia and fight against the Yuan Dynasty together.

Fortunately, the Southern Song Dynasty court has been very popular with the people over the past two years, so there are many people who respond to the court's call.

The military camps where the two counties recruited militias were crowded. All the young and strong people who came to join the army were indignant.

They finally lived a stable life in Leizhou, and the Yuan army came to invade again, which undoubtedly made them hate the Yuan army to their core.

At the time of the rise and fall of this country, there are still many young and strong people full of passion.

At sea, the sound of cannons finally resounded.

Along the coast, the Flying Dragon Army had 800 grenade launchers, and more than 200 grenade launchers manufactured by the Military Industry Department in recent months, totaling more than 1,000. Along the line, they were lined up on the beach, with soldiers kneeling behind them, and fired fire at the Yuan army's naval warships.

The sound of cannons continued.

This did cause a head-on blow to the Yuan army's ship formation.

However, the attack distance of the grenade launcher is also limited. For the time being, it can only attack the front of the Yuan army's front.

Moreover, the naval warships are extremely huge, and often if they want to sink a ship, they need more than ten shells to do so.

The Yuan army threw down the boat on the large ship, and countless soldiers who jumped into the sea climbed onto the boat and marched towards the coast.

At the last head of the ship formation, the drums were heard without stopping.

Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng had suffered a great defeat in Benzhou, but this time they came with the intention of becoming a good person if they failed. If they were defeated again, they would not have the face to go back to Dadu to meet Emperor Kublai Khan. The mentality of the generals often affects the soldiers. Therefore, the soldiers of the Yuan army were also extremely fierce this time.

They shouted loudly against the huge waves that were blown up by shells and kept approaching the coast.

The Yuan army naval warships behind them were also carrying shells, all sails were raised, and they were moving towards the coast at an extremely fast speed.

Wait a little closer, the Song army's thunderbolt chariot on the shore was also launched.

Although the power of the thunderbolt cannon is far less than that of the grenade launcher shells, if there are a few, it is still no problem to sank the Yuan army's boat.

Countless Yuan soldiers were blown into the water in the flying wood chips. Some quickly emerged, while others remained silent forever.

In just a few minutes, some of the Yuan army's naval warships had already docked.

The damage caused by the Song army's arrows to sea warships is almost negligible.

A Yuan army soldier stood at the bow of the ship, and the shield soldier shot arrows at the Song army soldiers.

Arrow feathers fly.

Stones and shells come and go in the air.

In just a short period of time, the scene became extremely tragic.

Zhao Dongting originally thought that after defeating Boyan and Yesuer, Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng would retreat. However, he had been delaying in Tengzhou for too long. By the time he defeated the Yuan army, Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng were not far from Leizhou. Not to mention that it would take time to return to Dadu from Tengzhou. Even if Kublai Khan received the news of the defeat in Tengzhou, it was obviously too late to send a message to Zhang Hongfan and his troops back.

And in fact, after receiving the Tengzhou war report, Kublai Khan had no intention of letting Zhang Hongfan withdraw his troops.

He has half his body and an unparalleled force, so he naturally has his pride.

When did the cavalry of the Yuan army encounter such a great failure?

The emperor is also a human being. Although Kublai Khan is wise, he is also out of anger when he receives the war report.

On the same day, after receiving the war report, he tore the secret letter to pieces in front of all the ministers, gritting his teeth, "I will never give up until the Song Dynasty is destroyed!"

Originally, there were court officials who learned that Boyan was defeated and wanted to persuade Kublai Khan to withdraw his troops. Seeing that he was like this, they didn't dare to speak.

As a result, most of the Yuan Dynasty did not allow Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng to withdraw their troops at all.

In other words, Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng either win or lose in Leizhou, otherwise it would be impossible to withdraw the troops.

Several miles behind the coast, more than 200 hot air balloons suddenly rose up.

Seeing that the front line was in a tight position, Zhang Jue finally used this secret weapon.

Although the power of the sky-bombing thunder is not as powerful as that of the shells, it is undoubtedly a greater threat to the sea warships when they are thrown down from the sky.

More than 200 hot air balloons quickly flew to the sea and threw thunder at the Yuan army naval warship below.

Amid the continuous explosions, in just a short time, several Yuan army naval warships were blown into pieces and sank.

The battle lasted for nearly half an hour.

The Yuan army's naval warships were probably damaged by more than a hundred, and there were countless small boats.

A few soldiers ran to the coast, but they were not as good as the weather and were soon killed by the Song army.

However, the Song army also suffered some losses due to the arrows and catapults of the Yuan army. Even the Thunderbolt chariots were destroyed a lot.

The Yuan army had too many naval warships, and the range of the catapult was only slightly lower than that of the grenade launcher, which was much farther than that of the thunderbolt, which naturally posed a significant threat to the thunderbolt. More importantly, there were also thunderbolt cannons in the Yuan army. Although there were not many, their power was much greater than that of the stone.

Zhang Jue lacks military strength and can only defend himself. It is inevitable that he will suffer losses.

But after all, the Yuan army's offensive was defeated by the Song army.

Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng kept receiving the news of the sinking of the warship in front, and they were also very distressed.

When the sound of gold in the Yuan army spread, the Yuan army's naval warship turned into sails and slowly retreated to the back.

There were many broken pieces of wood and corpses floating on the sea.

Some Yuan troops, who were still struggling on the water, were quickly shot by the Song army with arrows, and the blood quickly spread out in the sea water.

The Yuan army was still on the shore even more miserable, but only a few hundred people were covered by the Song army's arrow formation and shot into hedgehogs before they could run away.

Zhang Jue watched the Yuan army retreat, without thinking too much, and immediately asked the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.

In the afternoon, the Yuan army naval warships drove along the coast again.

Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng were obviously also competing against each other, wanting to capture Leizhou before Zhao Dongting rushed back.

However, they were still defeated by Zhang Jue in this wave of offensive.

The Song army occupied the coast with convenient convenience and many firearms. Although the Yuan army had 150,000, it was difficult for them to capture the coast.

The sound of cannons almost stopped for the whole day.

At this time, the shortcomings of the weak national strength of the Song Dynasty were finally reflected.

The grenade launcher's shells are almost running out.

When Yesuer was fighting in Guangxi and Boyan, the artillery shells were consumed a lot. Now the artillery shells in the Southern Song Dynasty could not withstand such consumption.

Zhang Jue had to let the soldiers of the Feilong Army save shells, but this also caused the Song army to suffer greater losses in the morning.

And at night, a message that made him even more anxious was transmitted to his tent.

A Yuan army landed in the bay more than 20 miles north of Leizhou at night and was marching towards Leizhou.

Although the scout also said that the deputy military aircraft ordered Su Liuyi to lead the militia to stop it, this still made Zhang Jue feel a little embarrassed.

He had only less than 30,000 soldiers in total, and it was impossible for him to defend the entire Leizhou coastline.

However, can Su Liuyi, who only led the militia, stop the landing Yuan army?

Zhang Jue was in a dilemma.

He divided his troops to rescue him, afraid that the Yuan army would take the opportunity to attack the coast again. If he did not go to rescue him, he was worried that Su Liuyi would not be able to resist and that Leizhou would be in trouble.

The Yuan army had 150,000, even if it was divided into several groups, it could pose a great threat to the Song army.

In the end, Zhang Jue had to send the Flying Army to the end.
Chapter completed!