Chapter 105: Ezhou Fierce Battle

Ezhou is now Wuchang Town, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. Wuchang Town is located on the Yangtze River Waterway and is an extremely important geographical focus. It has always been a place that military strategists must fight for. When Boyan began his great march towards Lin'an, he captured Ezhou, followed the Yangtze River and rushed straight to Lin'an.

When Boyan attacked Ezhou, the Song army resisted stubbornly, but due to the scattered parts and no unified command, Ezhou was eventually lost. Without Ezhou, Boyan's army could also march straight to Lin'an.

The importance of Ezhou to Boyan is self-evident. Boyan once sent 60,000 troops to station in Wuchang, and there were also troops nearby. The Mongolian army in this area was less than 100,000. This shows that Boyan attached great importance to Wuchang. A Shu entered the Yinghan area last year, considering that there were heavy troops here, he could achieve greater results.

Guo Kan's plan to destroy Song was to capture Lin'an with lightning speed. Boyan deeply understood the essence of this plan, except to defend Ezhou and other important areas, nor did he pursue the Song army in other places. Therefore, there were many Song army nearby Ezhou. A Shu was a good general. After arriving in Yinghan, he mobilized the troops here to clear the Song army in this area. These Song troops had lost contact with the court and fought on their own. Without unified command, it was even more difficult to obtain supplies. The reason why they could persevere was entirely due to their passion.

Under such difficult circumstances, it was naturally difficult for these Song troops to fight against A Shu, a good general. Not long after, A Shu destroyed many Song troops and occupied a large area of ​​land. The Mongol rule near Ezhou became more stable.

This is like great news for Mongolia, which has suffered consecutive defeats, even gods like Guo Kan, to fail. It is unique and Kublai Khan personally drafted the order and commended A Shu.

It is certainly a good thing to commend Kublai Khan, but A Shu is also very clear that the situation he faces is getting worse and worse day by day. It is unnecessary to think that after Li Jun ended the Jiangnan War, he would definitely mobilize heavy troops to attack Ezhou, a major area like Ezhou. It would be unreasonable if Li Jun did not attack Ezhou.

A Shu's worries finally came true. Not long ago, it was so huge that he could look at the Southern Song fleet and cross the river. Passing through Ezhou, A Shu had never seen such a huge fleet, and even the Mongolian navy in its heyday was not so huge. Especially the invincible warships like giants, he had never heard of it, and was surprised. He thought that the Song army had taken action against Ezhou and was anxious, and it could be said that it was a surprise overnight.

Facts proved that A Shu's worries were unnecessary. The fleet showed no sign of attacking Ezhou at all. A Shu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When he understood that the fleet was rushing to Sichuan, his heart was relieved and jumped to his throat again. It was unnecessary to think that this must be reinforcements sent by Li Jun to Sichuan. If such a large army arrived in Sichuan, he would have thought of the result of Sichuan, that is, the consequences of the Mongolian army stationed in Sichuan were very bad. It is more likely that once Sichuan was recaptured by the Southern Song Dynasty, the fate of the Mongolian army in Dali would inevitably be destroyed.

A Shu was a very responsible general, knowing that the only person who could save the Mongolian army in Sichuan was him, not Kublai Khan, who took on this burden without hesitation, mobilized all the ships to prepare to block the Song army's fleet.

His plans were indeed good, but things in the world were often not satisfactory. He mobilized nearby ships together, and there were only two or three thousand. Many of them were forced to recruit him, and they had no combat power at all and were useless. Thinking of the grand occasion of the Mongolian navy at its peak, A Shu had to sigh that the present was different from the past.

A Shu was still a person who refused to admit defeat. He immediately remembered the method Li Jun used in the naval battle in Ningbo. He immediately collected straw and threw it on the Yangtze River, hoping to stop the Southern Song Navy from advancing. His method was indeed good. Many ships of the Southern Song Navy were only driven by steam engines. The threat brought by a large amount of straw was extremely huge, and it can be said to be a fatal threat.

If A Shu had done this trick in the past, this trick would have been very good. The situation now was very different. The Southern Song Dynasty was full of talents. Zheng Jinghe, who was in charge of the navy, was a well-thought strategist. He was meticulous and had long considered various situations and prepared. As soon as A Shu's straw was released, thousands of salvage boats were immediately sailed out of the Southern Song Navy, with a large number of fishing nets hanging on the bow, leaving a single straw in the net without falling into the ground, and then catching it on the boat with people. A Shu's efforts had no effect at all, and I have to sigh that there were people in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhang Jue, Liu Hezi and Zheng Jinghe took into account that the war in Chongqing was intensified and could not get into trouble with A Shu, so they let him go and did not send troops to attack him. Otherwise, Ezhou would have been defeated long ago.

Another important reason why the three of them let Ezhou go without fighting was that Gundam patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, let's go, I guarantee your safety. If A Shu hurts a piece of hair, I will cut a pound of meat for you."

After the battle in Yingzhou, Gundam began to attack Ezhou. Gundam knew very well that the sooner he conquered Ezhou, the better. Yingzhou would naturally lead to Ezhou.

A Shu knew very well that Ezhou must have a battle, so he had already made preparations to transfer all the Mongolian troops scattered in various places to Ezhou and strengthen the city defense of Ezhou. In order to prevent the Southern Song Navy from going up the river, Zhang Jue and others sank many ships on the Yangtze River after Zhang Jue and others passed, hoping to stop the Southern Song Navy from sailing.

Sinking the ship before there was no better way is indeed a good way to stop the ship from sailing. Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager realized it later. If he took measures earlier, it would be much more difficult for Zhang Jue and his friends to enter Sichuan.

When the morning light comes, the sun has just revealed a little face. People who have just woken up from their dreams are busy getting up and preparing to start their day's life. However, today is destined to be an unusual day, and their normal life will be disrupted, because today is the day when the Gundam army arrives in Ezhou, and the fierce battle in Ezhou begins.

The people on the Yangtze River were surprised to find that at some time countless ships were moored on the Yangtze River, all of which were Southern Song warships filled with Song army flags. Since the fall of Ezhou, the people have been looking forward to the reappearance of the king's army and the court to fight back. Unexpectedly, this day actually came. The people were surprised and rushed to tell each other, spreading this good news to every corner of Ezhou as quickly as possible.

Gundam's army came very suddenly, and it was enough to tell the people that they became divine weapons from heaven. The most amazing thing was the three invincible warships, which were almost blown to the sky by the people. Giant warships like invincible warships were something that ordinary people in the Southern Song Dynasty could never think of. It would be strange if they didn't brag about them at first sight.

A Shu's reaction was definitely fast enough. As soon as Gundam's army arrived, he began to mobilize the army to prepare for the battle. This day will come sooner or later. A Shu was ready for battle, so of course he would not react slowly.

Gundam stood on the bow of the boat, his white beards fluttering, and his tall and mighty body was extremely majestic. He quietly looked at the Mongolian army running on the top of the city, smiling as if these Mongolian army busy preparing for war were monkeys jumping around, and he was just a crowd of spectators.

"General, fire the artillery." General Wang Jing advised Gundam and said, "If the Tartars are ready to complete, it will be much more difficult to fight. Never let them prepare to complete."

Gundam didn't care at all, and stomped his right foot on the boat board and said, "Is it strong? Invincible warships are different, the boat board is solid." Gundam has a special liking for Invincible warships. He walked up the river and stayed on the Invincible warships and did not leave. He loved them like a playful child holding a beloved toy.

"What is this? No matter how strong the boards of the invincible warship are, they cannot be used to fight the Tartars. It's really a mess." Wang Jing murmured the boss in his heart and said, "General, you can't let the Tartars prepare calmly."

Gundam immediately rejected his suggestion and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Don't worry, the Tartars have come to the top of the city, and the effect of the Invincible Battleship bombing is good. If the Tartars are fighting at this time, they will become turtles and retreat to the back. The Invincible Battleship is a treasure. Don't believe it? Just wait and see." Li Jun called Gundam an old naughty boy. It really makes sense. He actually called the Invincible Battleship a treasure. It was also because he was thick-skinned and didn't know how to blush.

After hearing what he said, Wang Jing opened his mouth so hard that he didn't know what to say.

Gundam watched the Mongolian army prepare for war under the command of A Shu, and only after all the Mongolian army was in place, he ordered: "Archive artillery! When the charge sounded, I would shoot me hard! Fire in crowded places!" After pausing, he immediately reminded me: "Remember, A Shu is mine, I can't blow it to death. Whoever blows it to death, I will compensate me."

What order is he? The shells don’t have eyes, so it’s normal for him to blow A Shu to death. Who can guarantee it? Besides, if you blow A Shu to death, who has the ability to make him alive, how can you compensate Gundam?

After hearing his orders, the generals felt ridiculous and sarcastic.

Gundam fought countless battles with the Mongols in his life, and he never fought with A Shu for a long time. If he could win alive or kill A Shu with his hand, it would be truly perfect and would be a pleasure to comfort his life.

As soon as the order was passed, the gunners began to load shells on the cannon. One by one, the cannons were facing the top of the city, and the muzzles seemed to the greedy mouth of the god of death, and they would eat the Mongolian army on the top of the city at any time.

The storm is coming, and the building is filled with wind. The tranquility before the war is only a moment, and the tranquility will end the war.

Gundam swung his right hand heavily downward and said, "Blow the trumpet!"

Hundreds of trumpet blowers stood neatly, and immediately brought the charge to their mouths. The movements were neat and uniform, showing good training. The clear and loud charge sounded immediately and floated on the river.

"This is the charge horn? Is it a long time to hear Daming, it is indeed beautiful." A Shu praised the pleasant sound of the charge horn in his heart. For the current Mongolian army, the Song army has already had several things to swear to them, one is the charge horn, the second is the artillery, and the third is the hand-thrown cast iron bomb. A Shu said that Daming for a long time is by no means false.

As soon as A Shu's thoughts were turned, a magnificent picture appeared before him, and a deafening roar sounded. The naval cannon began to show its might. Countless shells dragged their long tail flames and flew straight towards the top of Ezhou city with wonderful parabolas.

A Shu has long been famous for the Song army's artillery, and it is well-known, but I haven't learned it myself. I thought it was the artillery, it was very beautiful. It would be even more beautiful on a dark night and would be unforgettable at first sight.

A Shu has been influenced by Han culture for a long time and has read many books. He really became popular in poetry, so he wanted to write a poem. Unfortunately, the poetic spirit was shocked by a shocking explosion in his heart. The poetic spirit that was originally about to burst out suddenly could not even find a shadow.

A Shu stared at the scene that was unbelievable in surprise. In the smoke, there were many cracks in the originally solid city wall. It was obvious that if there were a few more rounds of bombing, the Ezhou city wall, which has always been famous for its sturdyness, would not be able to withstand it and would collapse.

A Shu had absolute confidence in the solidity of the Ezhou city wall. He believed that except for the Mongols' Hui Hui cannons, it would be difficult to attack with weapons. Looking back at the scene when the Mongols attacked Ezhou that day, they fired countless huge rocks and tried their best to achieve such an effect. He never expected that the first round of bombing of the Song army's artillery would have such a good effect. He couldn't be surprised.

Many Mongolian soldiers who were alive just now fell in pools of blood and were obviously dead. The injured soldiers were all broken limbs and howling, as if a demon was ruthlessly tearing their bodies apart.

A Shu had to accept a real experience: he might have made a huge mistake, deploying the Mongolian army on the top of the city, just within the range of the Song army's naval guns. This is a delicacy he sent to the Song army's mouth. It would be unreasonable if Gundam didn't eat it.

A Shu, who understood this, really wanted to order a retreat, but when he thought that if he evacuated the city, the Song army would enter the city without siege, he was unwilling to accept it. This order was really difficult to give it, and two words "chicken ribs" suddenly appeared: It's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to throw it away.

A Shu was unable to make a decision, and Gundam made him quickly make his mind, which was to give him a gift to the overwhelming cannonballs, blowing the city to a mess, with corpses everywhere, and he couldn't even retreat in the face of huge casualties.

A Shu estimated the situation and ordered the retreat and retreated the army to the range of the Song army's artillery. No one could deny that A Shu was an extremely excellent military strategist. After bombing Gundam's artillery fire, he immediately realized one thing, that is, the Mongolian army could not defeat the Song army with firepower support. The best way to defeat the Song army was to use the Mongolian army's superb chopping skills to engage in street fighting with the Song army. He had a certain idea and ordered the Mongolian army to be scattered in a team of hundreds of people in the building complex in Wuchang City to prepare for street fighting.

At this time, Gundam was excited and didn't care about those things. The Mongolian army was no longer on the city. He still ordered a fierce bomb. Of course, it was not for demonstration, but for breaking out several gaps to facilitate the Song army to enter the city. After several rounds of bombing, there were loud bangs, and many gaps appeared in the solid Wuchang city wall. Gundam roared: "Baby boys: Bounce me." He held up his sword and jumped into the river first and rushed into the city.

The Song army, with strong morale, followed him and the wind rushed into Wuchang City as if it was a craziest.

In previous battles, the battle was basically over to this extent, but this rule would be broken today, because the person in charge of Ezhou military affairs was A Shu, a good general who was the important minister of Kublai Khan. He was tenacious and never gave up. What Gao Da never expected was that A Shu would use countless buildings in Wuchang City to fight street battles with him. As soon as the Song army entered the city, he was stubbornly resisted by the Mongolian army.

Gundam touched the white beard and smiled and said, "Ashu, this Tartar, really doesn't know the current affairs. I didn't know that there was a talented commander like Huang Han who was good at street fighting in the Song Dynasty. I thought that the Tartars could turn the situation around with the broken scimitar. I dreamed." After mocking, he yelled: "Babys, don't save grenades for me, throw them into the Tartars' nest. Throw too much, and there are many rewards!" He took the hand-throwing cast iron bomb from his personal soldiers, ignited it and threw it hard, as if the hand-throwing cast iron bomb was really worth money, and I don't know how many it threw for him in one breath.

If the excited Gundam knew that Li Jun was having a lot of trouble in raising military expenses, I wonder if he would throw it away like this?

The hand-thrown cast iron bomb was designed specifically for street combat under Huang Han's suggestion. It can be said that it is a "right medicine". If A Shu wants to fight street combat with Gundam, wouldn't he begging for trouble? With the help of the hand-thrown cast iron bomb, the Song army advanced in a street formation. When encountering resistance from the Mongolian army, he didn't say anything. He threw the grenade and flipped him first. If the grenade was not killed, the Song army, regardless of whether he was willing to surrender, would stab him in the deadly place first. If this knife was not dead, he would be qualified to be a prisoner.

The main reason for this situation is that the Mongolian army killed too much and accumulated too deep hatred. The Song army wanted them to die, so they wanted them to be captured.

A Shu, who received a huge report of casualties, had to face reality. Today he made another mistake: fighting street battles with the Song army, who had street fighting weapons and were good at street fighting, was tantamount to commit suicide.
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