"Charge!" The golden soldiers outside the city heard the horn and saw thick smoke rising from the city, and immediately rushed out like a flood.
There were not many brothers in the city, and they had to break the city and rush into the city before the brothers who sneaked in were eliminated.
Zhao Tai wore armor and rode a horse and rushed to the city. When he was out of the range of the bow and arrow, he reined in the horse and pointed forward with his sword, "Archers suppress the city, and the summit team rush up!"
Zhao Tai gained a lot from this attack on Shandong and already had considerable experience in how to command the army.
The golden archers rushed to the moat, then bowed and nocked arrows, throwing arrows at the city head, suppressing the city head with an overwhelming rain of arrows.
Haizhou is located in the hinterland of the Mongolian army, far away from the front line. Usually only troops guard the city gates, and there are no defenders on the city walls.
At this time, the defenders who heard the sound of the alarm bell had just climbed to the top of the city. When they looked up, they saw the sky darken and arrows falling like locusts, shooting down all the defenders who had climbed onto the city.
The Jin soldiers who rushed to the city quickly built a flying bridge on the moat under the cover of archers, and then rushed to the city carrying a simple long ladder.
The soldiers erected the ladder and put it up to the top of the city. The leading soldier in charge of climbing the city held his shield and bit the back of his sword, and rushed toward the top of the city.
On the north city tower, the defenders waved their swords to block the incoming arrows, and protected Li Zhongquan from retreating.
At this time, the defenders were stunned when they saw the fire in the city and the loud shouts of killing outside the city.
"Qianhu, it's bad! A large number of enemy troops are attacking the city, and our brothers can't defend it at all!" an officer shouted in horror.
Because it is located in the rear and is not a strategic location, there are only a thousand defenders in the city.
Nearly ten thousand gold soldiers suddenly attacked from three sides, and more gold soldiers sneaked into the city, making it impossible to defend the city.
In the blink of an eye, Li Zhongquan saw golden soldiers climbing up the city.
If this continues, it won't take half an hour for the golden soldiers to occupy the top of the city and invade the city.
Seeing that he could no longer hold on, Li Zhongquan hurriedly shouted, "Quick! Escape to Donghai Island!"
Li Zhongquan is good at making money, but his ability in fighting can only be said to be average. When he sees that the situation is not right, he immediately makes a wise decision.
The defenders on the city reacted and quickly followed him down the city, then fled towards the dock.
Although Haizhou's geographical location is not important, it is after all located in the north-south war zone of Lianghuai.
In order to prevent the war from spreading to Haeju, Li Zhongquan, who was good at business management, was well prepared. He stored a lot of money, food and supplies on Donghae Island, so that he could retreat to the island in case someone attacked Haeju.
At this time, Li Zhongquan had just descended from the city, and the soldiers of the Jin army occupied the city. The defenders on the city were either killed or knelt down and surrendered. The Jin army ignored the surrender, roared and rushed down the city, killed the soldiers guarding the gate, and opened the door directly. city gate.
"Come on!" When the golden soldiers outside the city saw the city gate open, they roared and swarmed in.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Jin soldiers rushed into the city.
Li Zhongquan led nearly a hundred of his subordinates to the dock in panic and wanted to take a boat to Donghai Island. However, they were blocked by Jin soldiers who had sneaked into the city. The two sides fought fiercely at the dock.
The two armies were in the small dock area, slashing with swords, clashing with shields, and soldiers kept falling.
"Kill me!" Li Zhongquan brandished his knife and roared, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of rapid horse hooves behind him.
Li Zhongquan looked back and saw a group of cavalry galloping towards him. The Mongolian troops on the street were all knocked away and scattered by the cavalry.
This made Li Zhongquan horrified, and he watched the cavalry rushing forward in horror.
Wu Xian rode on horseback and held a gun, killing everyone he saw. He was invincible. When he was about to stab Li Zhongquan, he saw him throw away the knife in fear, his voice changed, and he screamed and roared, "No fight, no fight. I surrender!"
Wu Xian reined in the horse so hard that its front hooves were suspended in the air, and then fell heavily in front of Li Zhongquan. He was so shocked that he sat on the ground, his face as white as rice paper.
Following Li Zhongquan's surrender, the defenders in the city quickly gave up resistance.
Zhao Tai immediately led his troops into the city, took control of the city defenses, and then went straight to the dock.
"Xuan Xiang, the marshal has gone to Donghai Island!" Seeing Zhao Tai coming, a subordinate immediately reported it.
Zhao Tai immediately got on a boat and came to the island pier. Xu Erzhu greeted him, "My lord, your humble position has fulfilled your mission. Control the pier. Not a single ship on the island has left!"
"Well done! I'll mark your merits!" Zhao Tai nodded with satisfaction, and then asked casually: "Where is Mr. Hengshang?"
Xu Erzhu said: "I'm going to check the warehouse!"
Zhao Tai ordered: "You keep an eye on the ship here and don't allow anyone to leave by boat. Then send someone to take me to the warehouse to take a look!"
Xu Erzhu took the order, and Zhao Tai immediately followed a soldier to the villages and towns on the island, where he saw Wuxian and others standing outside a warehouse, talking in a good mood.
At this time, Wu Xian saw Zhao Tai coming, and said from afar: "Brother Xian, come quickly and take a look, now we are rich!"
Zhao Tai walked over, and Wu Xian pulled him into the warehouse. When he went in, he saw that there were piles of grain, and then he was pulled into another warehouse, which contained bunches of copper coins.
Zhao Tai looked at it and couldn't help but feel a little scared, "Why do you have so much money and food?"
At this time, Li Zhongquan, the original owner of the money and food, was like a squirrel whose home had been stolen. Not to mention how uncomfortable he felt that all the family property he had worked so hard to save went into someone else's pocket.
However, he forced a smile and stepped forward to salute, "These are the villains who have accumulated little by little. I am willing to give them to my husband for the great cause of fighting against Mongolia!"
When Zhao Tai came to Haizhou, he found that it was different from other states and counties. It was not so shabby. When he entered Haizhou City, he found that the streets were lined with shops and were more prosperous.
Now seeing the warehouse full of money and food, Zhao Tai was even more surprised.
Wu Xian introduced: "This is Haizhou Guard Qianhu Li Zhongquan, who has surrendered to us!"
Although this guy surrendered a bit quickly, he should be a talented person in terms of governance and making money.
Zhao Tai made a judgment immediately, then nodded slightly, "Yes! Since you have surrendered to Lord Hengshang, you are one of our own. Let me ask you, how many ships are there in Haizhou, and how many people can they take out to sea at one time?"
Li Zhongquan said: "Haizhou has more than 500 fishing boats and ten cargo ships, which can take 5,000 people out to sea. However, these ships are not big and can only sail offshore, not too far!"
Zhao Tai asked: "Is it possible to sail along the coast and reach the Southern Song Dynasty?"
Li Zhongquan knew Zhao Tai's intention and thought for a while, "Cargo ships often go to the Southern Song Dynasty, but fishing boats never go there."
Zhao Tai saw that the money and food in the warehouse on the island should be enough for a period of time, enough to send 5,000 people to the Southern Song Dynasty first, and then turn back to pick up the remaining troops.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai immediately ordered: "Li Qianhu, please assist me and gather all the fishermen and sailors who will be driving the boat!"
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In Huainan, the 150,000 Song and Mongolian troops have been fighting for many days.
Both sides launched several small-scale attacks, testing each other's defenses and looking for their own weaknesses.
At this time, both sides wanted to defeat the other side as soon as possible, but neither side was willing to take the initiative to attack.
However, this stalemate was soon broken because another Mongolian army crossed the river on the north bank.
July 28th.
Zhao Fan was worried that the Mongolian army would continue to cross the river secretly and strengthen Kuaduan's troops, so he finally made up his mind and ordered more than 100,000 Song troops to form a large formation in the wilderness.
When Kuo Duan saw the Song army coming out of the camp, he was not to be outdone and led more than 50,000 Mongolian troops out of the camp. The decisive battle was about to begin...
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