At 8:00 a.m., Kublai Khan arrived as scheduled.

Along with Kublai Khan, there were 200,000 troops stationed in Sanhe City. Kublai Khan's golden carriage was heavily guarded by a large army, which was both eye-catching and grand.

Zhang Hongfan rode a black war horse and served around the imperial carriage.

In front of the army were 100,000 Han people, who were as pale as the face, thin as the eyes were dull, the same ragged clothes, thin as the bones, and the same panic.

Since Mongolia attacked the Song Dynasty, the entire Chinese land has been moaning under the Mongolian iron hooves, and countless Chinese children have been ravaged and killed. The entire nation has been experiencing a dark period.

Historically, after the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Song Dynasty, in order to maintain the autocratic rule of the Mongolian aristocracy, the fourth-class system was implemented, first-class Mongolians, second-class Semu people, third-class Han people, and fourth-class southerners.

The third-class Han people do not refer to the Han people, but to the Han, Khitan, Jurchen people in the original Jin Kingdom north of the Huai River, as well as Sichuan and Dali people who were conquered by Mongolia later, and then the Goryeo people in the northeast.

The fourth-class southerners were the people of all ethnic groups in the former Southern Song Dynasty who were finally conquered by Mongolia.

In other words, the real Han people were at the lowest level in the entire dynasty, and suffered all kinds of unequal treatment and discrimination, which was no different from slaves, such as prohibiting Han people from hunting, learning boxing and martial arts, holding weapons, gathering and worshiping gods, going to markets to trade, and walking at night, etc.

The Yuan Dynasty controlled the weapons of the Han people to an incredible level. Every ten Han people could only use a kitchen knife and provide a Mongolian soldier to monitor them. A girl who got married must give it to the Mongolians on the first night. The Han people could not even have names, and could only be named after the date of birth.

The Yuan Dynasty law also stipulated that if you kill the Mongols, you should pay for your life, and if you kill the Semei people, you should pay for the price of a donkey.

In the war of conquests, the differential treatment was even worse than usual. For example, in 1286, in order to attack Annan, only two of the three Semu people were confiscated, and all the horses of the Han people were confiscated, regardless of the number of horses.

All local chief executives above the A-level government are held by the Mongols. When the Mongols are not distributed enough or the Central Asians are bribed enough, they are held by the Central Asians.

Most of the Mongolian officials were hereditary, and every Mongolian chief executive, such as the governor and county governor, was his fief, and the Han people were his serfs. They had no political responsibility or legal responsibility to the Han people.

The Mongolian emperor could regard the Han people as the farmland of life at any time, and together with the Han people on the farmland, they would reward the royal relatives like slaves - princesses or heroes.

In a reward held after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the few gave dozens and hundreds of households, while the many gave 100,000 households. Each household was calculated by five people, and they received 500,000 serfs at one time.

The Mongols could even occupy farmland at will. They often suddenly drove the Han people away from the fertile farmland, allowing the farmland to be deserted and grow weeds for livestock.

Or it was precisely because of such a brutal rule that the Yuan Dynasty was replaced by the Ming Dynasty for only 98 years.

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At 8:10 am, Kublai Khan's carriage was welcomed into Beidaying.

After seeing the Northern Camp garrison, Kublai Khan left the imperial carriage and climbed the command tower of the Northern Camp. He saw the 200,000 troops gathered outside the city at a glance. His eyes were fixed and he said, "I'm a little brave!"

This move by the Southern Song camp was also beyond Zhang Hongfan's expectations, and he said carefully: "Your Majesty, should we attack the city as planned, or should we deal with the enemy troops that are currently in trouble first?"

"As long as the original plan!" Kublai Khan was so proud. "Let's leave 400,000 troops in the north, and the remaining 300,000 will be allocated to the other three sides. Be sure to take down Lin'an."

"promise!"

According to the information previously reported by secret spies in the city, the Southern Song camp eliminated the 200,000 troops outside the city, and only 140,000 infantry remained in the city. Once the city was broken and the army entered the city, these troops were not worth worrying.

As for the newly recruited recruits in the Southern Song Dynasty, Kublai Khan did not see them.

Since the attack on the Southern Song Dynasty, the people of the Southern Song Dynasty have been synonymous with weakness in Kublai Khan's eyes. They have been obedient and have no blood. No matter how the Mongols drive them, they dare not resist.

How can these people produce strong troops?

Although Kublai Khan's view was biased, it hit the nail on the head. The Southern Song Dynasty had been in peace for a long time, and the people had long been away from war. It was an indisputable fact that the people's physical fitness was generally weak.

But what Kublai Khan didn't know was that people could burst out with terrifying energy in despair.

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Soon, the Mongolian army scattered with Zhang Hongfan's arrangement, and the 100,000 Han people who accompanied him were also divided into three routes and rushed to the three walls on the east and south sides of Lin'an.

By 9 a.m., the Mongolian military formations on all sides had already taken their place one by one.

"Siege!"

With a command, the Han people were driven forward like cattle and sheep by Mongolian cavalry. If they took a step slower, they would be shot and killed on the spot. The scene was extremely bloody.

Stimulated by this, the people cried and pushed towards the city gate.

It is strange that the suspension bridges of the three main city gates in Lin'an, east and south, have been lowered and can be passed by the Han people, but the city gates are closed and I don't know what the purpose is.

When the Mongolian cavalry in charge of supervising saw this, they were preparing to take a volley to force the enemy to open the city.

At this moment, a pair of banners fell on the city tower, with bright red characters written on them, "Comrades walk across the wall and enter through the north city gate."

At the same time, soldiers on the top of the city kept shouting, guiding the people to gather at the northern city gate.

This made the Mongolian cavalry a little confused and reported it immediately, and it soon reached Zhang Hongfan's ears. Kublai Khan did not personally command the attack on the city, and gave it full power to Zhang Hongfan.

This is already a great honor for Zhang Hongfan.

Zhang Hongfan frowned and was not surprised. He had fought with the Ineman Legion several times, knowing that the other party was not an easy person and it was impossible to just submit easily.

At critical moments, some means must be used.

"Send the order to allow the cavalry to shoot freely and force the people to attack the city gate." Zhang Hongfan ordered.

"promise!"

After a military order, the people outside the city will suffer.

Mongolian cavalry was skilled in bowing and horses, and they shot and killed unarmed people. In just ten minutes, the people at the end of the team fell in large numbers.

The blood stimulated the desire for survival of these people. They rushed forward one by one, some of them kept slapping the city gate and wailing: "Let us in, let us in!"

They just wanted to avoid the threats from behind, but they had no time to think about what kind of disaster would the Mongolian cavalry drive straight into the city once the city gates were wide open.

In the face of death, people are selfish.

There were also those clever ones who ran along the city wall to the north gate with a try attitude.

When the Mongolian cavalry saw them, of course they would not let them go. The focus of shooting was shifted to the people who tried to escape. If they really let them go, how could they force the Southern Song Dynasty to open the city gate?

Because the people leaned against the base of the city wall, if they wanted to shoot, the Mongolian cavalry had to lean forward. This way, they immediately entered the attack range of the defenders.

"shooting!"

With the order at the top of the city, the archers and the bed crossbowmen began to fight back together, causing the Mongolian cavalry to flee in a panic and had to retreat and escape from the land with an arrow at the top of the city.

However, Jia Xu's plan cleverly used the structure of the city wall to create a blind spot for the people outside the city, or a safe haven, which could allow them to escape the shooting of the Mongolian cavalry.

The fierce counterattack of the defenders on the city wall allowed the people who were already walking at the base of the city wall to see the hope of survival. They all ran to the north gate without thinking too much.

Some people take the lead, and some people follow the trend.

The situation is already very obvious. The city gate will definitely not be opened. If you squeeze here, you can only wait for death. It is better to take a risk and follow the banner instructions to the north city gate.

In an instant, a large number of people rushed to the north.

The Mongolian cavalry now didn't know what to do, and even Zhang Hongfan was a little troubled. He now understood why the Southern Song Dynasty arranged a total of 200,000 troops in the north, but it was escorting the 100,000 people.

As a result, Zhang Hongfan's plan had been half failed. Thinking of the faint eyes of His Majesty, Zhang Hongfan was shocked and his whole body was chilled.

Zhang Hongfan was ruthless and ordered the army from three sides to attack the city immediately.

The 100,000 people that were bound to be used for nothing. At least all the suspension bridges in Lin'an City were put down, making the moat surrounding the city useless.

As long as you break through the city gate, you will still win.

Yes, the Mongolian army is indeed dominated by cavalry, but it does not mean there are no infantry.

In addition to riding horses and shooting archery, the Mongolians also like to wrestle and fight, which is commonly known as "Boke". Among the three major Mongolian sports - wrestling, horse racing, and archery, Boke ranks first.

The popularity of the fighter gave birth to a group of Mongolian warriors.

What Zhang Hongfan is going to use now is such a trump card, sending out the most elite Mongolian warrior commando, pushing the city cone to directly attack the city gate.

At the same time, the Mongolian army launched a Hui gun, which was brought from six bases, and there were also a batch of mobile arrow towers and cloud ladders. Although it was simple, it could be regarded as siege equipment.

With Zhang Hongfan's order, a large-scale siege began on the east and south sides.

Zhang Hongfan thought that the Southern Song camp would draw 200,000 troops to station outside the city, and the defenders in the city would be very empty. Under the attack of the 300,000 troops, they would probably not be able to hold on for a day.

When the Lin'an City was captured, the army stationed outside the city of the Southern Song Dynasty became a decoration.

"It's so stupid. Just for the worthless 100,000 people, they wasted the combat power of the 200,000 army. It's really pedantic." Zhang Hongfan despised the Southern Song Dynasty's approach in his heart.

For the people of Lin'an, the biggest test came as scheduled. They had to withstand the fierce attack of the Mongolian army and create a chance to kill for the 200,000 troops outside the city.
Chapter completed!