In the depths of the night, Chuzhou City, an important town in Huaidong, was completely silent. Darkness shrouded everything. The Chuzhou Prefectural Government Office, where the mansions were scattered, was completely dark, and you could not see your fingers. In the backyard, there were blazing torches, and female soldiers in armor were guarding the courtyard, with three steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry. The guard was tight.
This is the Chuzhou Villa of Li Quan, Huainan, Chuzhou Province, Shandong, Mongolia. As Li Quan led his troops south to attack the Song Dynasty, his wife Yang Miaozhen sat in the rear and became the commander-in-chief of Chuzhou City.
The luxurious and empty room was dark and unclear, and the owner of the room, Yang Miaozhen, was sleeping soundly. In the middle of the night, the weather is pleasant. For Yang Miaozhen, who has been busy with military affairs all day, this is a good time to rest.
In my sleep, I seemed to have returned to my youth, when I followed my brother Yang An'er to fight against the Jin. His brother fought fiercely with the Jin soldiers and fell into the water and died. The rest of the army was led by himself and his uncle Liu Quan, and they fought in the north and south, going through life and death until they met Li Jin in Donghai, Shandong. Complete.
At that time, Li Quan was only in his twenties, handsome and tough, with a friendly smile. As soon as he saw him, his heart started beating wildly, and he felt that he would be his support for the rest of his life. Becoming husband and wife with him, doing righteous deeds together, and the husband singing and the wife accompanying him seemed to be the best destination.
Li Quan defected to the Song Dynasty, and after occupying Qingzhou, he stationed his troops in Chuzhou, while Li Quan stationed in Qingzhou, facing each other from a distance. Chuzhou was an important border fortress in Huaidong during the Song Dynasty. The envoys of the Huaidong pacification system in the Song Dynasty were also stationed in Chuzhou. There were frictions between the two sides from time to time, thanks to myself dealing with them. However, the discord between his own tribe and the Song Dynasty was too deep, and Li Quan killed the Song Dynasty's important ministers in Chuzhou, which finally made the two sides strangers.
Li Quan finally surrendered to the Mongolian army, and she had to lead her men to break with the Song court.
From then on, she felt as if nothing was going right. Why did things happen like this?
She felt so tired, as if something heavy was pressing on her. She wanted to push it away but was unable to do so. She couldn't breathe and tried hard to wake up but couldn't...
Suddenly, the ground shook, and it seemed to be accompanied by bursts of thunder. Yang Miaozhen woke up from her dream and sat up suddenly.
At this time, she realized that she was already soaked to the skin, and her forehead and face were wet with sweat.
The thunder continued, making Yang Miaozhen confused. The thunder was so dense, was the sky going to change?
"Entang, Entang, it's not good!"
The guard knocked on the door outside, his voice very urgent.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Yang Miaozhen was shocked. She immediately got out of bed and put on her clothes.
"Entang, the Song army has invaded!"
The guard said urgently, with a look of panic on his face, which made Yang Miaozhen, who opened the door, feel frightened and fainted.
Did the Song army invade Chuzhou City?
How can this be?
"Why are you panicking? Go up to the middle floor!"
Yang Miaozhen stabilized her mind, picked up the spear before putting on her armor, and went straight to the side courtyard. From the tall buildings there, you can see the city.
As we climbed up to the middle building, the west city was filled with flames. The light along the road moved eastward from the west city gate, and seemed to be heading straight for the Chuzhou Government Office in the center of the city.
On the west wall, the fire spread from the middle of the wall to the south and north. Soon the entire west wall was blazing with flames. The fire turned and swam eastward from the north and south walls respectively.
"Entang, it seems that the entire west city wall has been lost!"
The guard pointed at the west wall and shouted in surprise.
"Xia Gu is a thief! He should have been killed long ago!"
Yang Miaozhen stared at the west wall with pain in her eyes.
Outside Chuzhou City, there are flat plains in three directions: south, south, north and south. There is no danger to defend. Only the West Lake in the west can rely on it to prevent the enemy from attacking. Unexpectedly, Xia Gu, the guard of Xicheng, defected to the Song Dynasty.
It is difficult to guard against domestic thieves. The Song army entered the city and everything was over.
"Entang, let's go! If you don't leave, it will be too late!"
The guard urged anxiously.
The Song army has taken control of the west city wall and is coming east from the north and south walls. Once all four walls are controlled by the Song army, it will be difficult to leave.
"We're leaving. What will happen if the general comes back?"
Yang Miao was really flustered and had lost her sense of proportion.
"The general has thousands of troops, and he has his own navy to escort him. Let's take the young general away and leave a bloodline for the general!"
The guard's reminder made Yang Miaozhen nod repeatedly.
"Quick! Take the Major General with you and order the troops to rush out from the two southeast gates, break out to the south, fight a bloody road, and meet up with the General!"
Two of Li Quan's three sons were killed by the rebels Zhang Lin and Yan Tong during the last civil strife in Chuzhou. Now there is only one Li Fen left. If he does not escape, the Li family will be extinct.
On the city wall, the sound of artillery and thunderous explosions were deafening. After taking control of the west city wall, the Song army began to extend to the north and south city walls. The city wall is narrow and straight and there is no way to avoid it. The iron ball ran wildly on the city wall, and the iron pill destroyed everything. There were fierce winds and rain all the way, and there was a bloody massacre. After the Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties, they desperately fled towards the city.
The Song army that entered the city continued to fire artillery, and threw thunderbolts wildly. The Mongolian army that tried their best to block them was constantly maimed. Even if they were hiding in hidden corners and courtyards, they were killed by thunderbolts, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere. Show mercy.
Since the advent of firearms, whether it is field warfare, siege warfare, or street fighting, the form of warfare has changed greatly.
Pillars of smoke billowed, explosions continued, screams were everywhere, flesh, blood and broken limbs were everywhere. The streets were full of Mongolian troops retreating hastily. They left corpses and wounded everywhere and swarmed in from the southeast gate. Go out and rush towards the southern night in chaos.
Outside the south city of Chuzhou, the Song army's formation was blazing with fire, illuminating the surrounding wilderness as if it were daytime. The Song army was ready, and the muzzles of the artillery were faint, pointing directly in the direction of the city gate.
In the Song army's formation, Meng Gong, the commander of the Jinghu border army, looked at the south city gate opened in front of him. Countless Mongolian troops poured out, a mixture of men and horses, a mess, and everyone looked panicked.
Meng Gong's eyes were cold and stern, but also a little regretful.
The Mongolian army has been defeated. An interception at this time will definitely kill the opponent to the maximum extent.
But is this the ending he wants to see? Not to mention that victory comes without force, many of the people here are from poor backgrounds, and they are forced to drift with the crowd and cannot help themselves.
The emperor was even more hesitant about annihilating Li Quan, and even wrote a personal letter to Li Quan to persuade him to surrender, but was rejected by Li Quan, an arrogant man.
Who can give up easily once they get a taste of being in power?
Outside the city, the Song army's formation was blazing with fire, and they were ready. The Mongolian army who fled in a hurry was terrified. They were walking and riding in a chaotic manner, and their shouts were chaotic.
More than 10,000 troops plus their families were accompanied by tens of thousands of Song people. Everyone was under threat and could not help but move forward. They filed past on the suspension bridge, a mixture of civilians and military personnel.
"General, do you want to fire?"
Wei Jinyu, the commander of the artillery camp, asked dumbly.
"The artillery is aimed at the Mongolian cavalry, and the archers are ready. Anyone carrying a sharp weapon or wearing armor will be shot! Anyone who threatens the people will be killed!"
Meng Gong had no choice but to choose indiscriminate bombardment, and the anger in his heart was burning.
To use coercion and intimidation on the people as a shield is worse than a beast. He was still a little hesitant, but now he suddenly became cold-blooded.
There is no kindness for women on the battlefield. Only with a few shots can these guys give up threatening the people.
"Puffy!"
The artillery of the Song Army outside the southern city opened fire at the same time, resounding through the dawn before the night. The solid iron ball screamed crazily and roared into the Mongolian cavalry in the team. The sound of cracking bones was heard in the firelight, and the horrifying screams continued. The horses fell to the ground and screamed. People and horses fell into the river one after another, and the sound of "plop" falling into the water was endless.
The artillery was fierce, the storm was violent, and the Mongolian cavalry and the accompanying people were all killed and wounded. The Mongolian cavalry fought hard, separated from the people, and moved forward one after another, fleeing into the endless night.
These Song soldiers were so ruthless that they even shot and killed their own people. The shield was of no use, so they had no choice but to flee in a hurry.
At this moment, most of them lost the courage to fight the Song army.
The Song Army's artillery fire continued, and the Mongolian cavalry could only widen the distance between each other, staying far away from the Song Army's formation, and fled to the southeast. On the way to escape, countless cavalrymen were knocked off their horses, and the fields were full of corpses and wounded.
The sky was slightly bright, and the Mongolian cavalry fled without a trace, but the Mongolian infantry fell into the siege of the Song army. The Song army's arrows fired in unison, shooting down the Mongolian infantry one after another. Some civilians also became innocent victims. Heart-rending cries were heard everywhere in the wilderness.
Countless people were shot down, countless people were pushed down, countless people were trampled on, and countless people were trampled to death. The Song army's cavalry rushed into the defeated army one by one and separated them from each other. They slashed with knives, stabbed with spears, and fired volleys of bows and crossbows. Every blow was dripping with blood. When they encountered the Mongolian army that formed a formation to resist, they used thunder to cut open the enemies. The defeated soldiers howled like ghosts and fled desperately, but the Song army risked their lives to pursue them, killing them mercilessly and wantonly. The wasteland was dyed red with blood, and corpses were everywhere.
It was already dawn, and the entire southeastern direction of Chuzhou City was densely packed with fleeing Mongolian soldiers all over the mountains and plains. Even if some of the defeated troops formed a formation to resist, they were devoured by the Song Army's cavalry attacks and ferocious firearms.
The Mongolian army's formation was too spread out and scattered, making it difficult to assemble into a formation. They were separated and surrounded by the Song army's cavalry, spearmen, swordsmen and shield bearers. The entire wilderness fell into a madness of chasing and being chased.
"Stop killing! Surrender!"
"Spare your life! We are Han too!"
Unable to bear the bloody massacre, the Mongolian soldiers, who usually killed many people, threw away their weapons and began to kneel down and beg for mercy.
"You threaten the people and are willing to be the eagle and dog of the Mongolian army. You are worthy of being Han!"
"Abuse the people, burn, kill and loot, you deserve to die!"
The Song army was hard-hearted and showed no mercy. Each and every one of the surrendered soldiers was hacked to pieces and covered in blood. They let out shrill screams, which were particularly ear-piercing in the early morning before dawn.
Looking at the tragic fighting scene, Meng Gong frowned.
After seizing Chuzhou, Li Quan's retreat was cut off. He needed to deploy in Huainan to completely eliminate Li Quan's cancer.
Yang Miaozhen was so distraught that she mingled with the Mongolian cavalry, beating her horse and running wildly. The bloody fighting scene behind her seemed to have nothing to do with her. Cavalrymen kept being knocked off their horses around her, but she remained indifferent, like a zombie. She was lucky enough to rush into the night, but there were only a hundred knights around her.
Everyone escaped from Baili Di and entered the Gaoyou ground. Only then did they stop. Everyone was tired and thirsty.
"Entang, what should we do?"
Yang Miaozhen's uncle Liu Quan handed over the water bag, but Yang Miaozhen gently pushed it away. She asked in despair:
"Uncle, is the Major General still here?"
"Hui Entang, Major General, everything is fine. Where should we go next?"
Liu Quan couldn't help but ask again.
"Where else can we go? Go to Yangzhou and join the general."
Yang Miaozhen's answer was weak. Without Chuzhou City, their way back was cut off, and they could only hope to capture Yangzhou City.
"But the lost brother is coming towards us from behind..."
"Leave some people to wait for them, and the others will go to Yangzhou."
Yang Miaozhen steeled herself and made a decisive decision. These days, there has been no news from Yangzhou, which really worries her.
If Yangzhou also loses, then...
Yang Miaozhen's heart couldn't help but clench into a ball.
"Entang, look!"
After everyone ran for dozens of miles, the guard suddenly reined in his horse, pointed forward, and shouted loudly.
Yang Miaozhen and others also reined in their horses one after another, and looked at the smoke and dust ahead, filled with surprise and doubt.
"This is a subordinate of Enfu, our own brother!"
Li Jun, the general, saw it clearly and cried out.
Yang Miaozhen looked at the Mongolian troops coming from a distance without unfurling their banners, with anxious expressions, like bereaved dogs, and her heart sank.
Why are Li's entire army attacking Yangzhou like this? Wouldn't they also be defeated?
If this is really the case, then there is really no way to save the world, and there is no way to go to the earth.
