At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 76 The stalemate won’t last long
In Taizhou, above Rugao County, Li Tingzhi looked at the dust flying in the distance and couldn't help but smile to Miao Zaicheng: "Yuanlu is still building walls and digging trenches, but he has made no progress."

"What your husband said is true." Miao Zaicheng said, "It's just different from Yangzhou. At this time, the bandits only dare to station far away and don't dare to get close."

After the emigration, Li Tingzhi did not shrink back to Tongzhou in one go, but stationed 5000 troops in Rugao County and Shizhuang Town in Taizhou each.

Rugao has the Tongyang Canal as a retreat, and Shizhuang Town is adjacent to the river. Tongzhou support can arrive quickly, and A Shu has not recovered yet and does not dare to act rashly.

Li Tingzhi had just given up on Yangzhou, had not yet settled internally, and had no ability to make progress.

Therefore, Jiang Cai also dug deep trenches and built high walls in Shizhuang Town, forming a leaning angle with Rugao, and defending Tongzhou together.

In Yangzhou City, Boyan was beating people.

Of course, with Boyan's status, he definitely did not do it himself, but his personal guards were whipping Wanhu Wuma'er.

After a hundred lashes, Umar was already half dead, but Boyan did not let him go down to heal his wounds. Instead, he looked around and said: "Yangzhou is in ruins. It is understandable that you occupy unowned land as pasture.

However, the imperial court has repeatedly issued orders not to gather people into slavery. How dare you turn a deaf ear? "

It was Umar who was beating, and it was Ah Shu who was staring.

Why?

Because A Shu took the lead in raising slaves, the thousands of households below would naturally follow suit. If this evil wind was not killed, Yangzhou would only be dilapidated forever.

His confidant was beaten and disgraced, A Shu dared not argue, and said, "I will release all the slaves and restore the place as soon as possible."

Ah Shu took the lead and the others could only follow.

"Everyone," Boyan said, "Tongtai is still occupied by the Southern Army. If there is no one in Yangzhou, how can we conquer it?
Now Zhang Xuan is salvaging the thunder from the sky, and the imperial court is also studying it. The results will come soon. By then, the thieves from the south will be dead.

The top priority is to stabilize the place and win the hearts and minds of the people first. Therefore, I have repeatedly stated military discipline and do not kill people indiscriminately or rob people into slavery. "

"I would like to follow the prime minister's instructions." A Shu took the lead in expressing his opinion.

Boyan added: "Now that Li Tingzhi is retreating, all you have to do is dig deep trenches, build high walls and build fortifications to maintain a stalemate. The attack should not be rushed. When Song Ting is destroyed, the two states of Tongtai can decide."

After the reprimand, Boyan went out and led the army south.

He stayed in Yangzhou for so long, in addition to settling in, it was also because Zhang Xuan planned to go fishing for thunder, and it took a lot of time to select sailors and ships.

Boyan's main task was to go south to Lin'an to coordinate the attack on Song Ting, while Li Heng's main task on Jiangnan West Road was to protect Longxing Mansion.

After Peng Zhenlong was defeated in the last surprise attack, Li Heng felt that the Linjiang army could still be defended, so he stationed 6000 troops in Qingjiang County, with General Liu Guojie as the commander-in-chief.

Liu Guojie, originally surnamed Ugulun, was a Jurchen. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, he was promoted from a soldier to a thousand households. He first attacked the Southern Song Dynasty from Zhang Hongfan, fought thousands of miles, and made many military exploits.

In the tenth year of the Yuan Dynasty, during the battles to capture Xiangyang and Fancheng, he fought bloody battles with wounds and defeated generals. He was summoned by Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. He was rewarded and promoted to General of Wude and general in charge of the army.

Later, he marched from Boyan to the south, and made outstanding achievements in the battles of Yingzhou, Shayang, Dingjiazhou, and Jiaoshan.

In order to defend Jiangxi, Kublai Khan promoted Liu Guojie to the rank of general of the country, marshal of the Han army, and the provincial privy council.

At this time, Liu Guojie was outside the city, watching the soldiers pushing the cart and slamming it into the fortress wall.

The wood swung and hit the wall with a bang. Smoke and dust filled the air, bricks and stones flew, and a big hole appeared in the wall.

Liu Guojie waved his hand and said: "Kill."

"Marshal, spare your life, spare your life...ah..."

The knife flashed, the heads of hundreds of households who supervised the work fell to the ground, and the rest remained silent.

Liu Guojie said: "The southern soldiers are so powerful that they have to fortify their walls with solid walls. Anyone who cheats on work and cuts down materials to make up for the number will be killed without mercy."

"Liu Xiong." Liu Guojie shouted.

"The general is here." Guard Qianhu Liu Xiong came out to respond.

Liu Guojie ordered: "Lead the troops to search all directions, but if anyone hides glutinous rice and refuses to donate it, his village will be slaughtered!"

Liu Xiong received the order and immediately ordered his troops to leave the city. Liu Guojie continued to inspect various construction sites.

The city is surrounded by a fortress, and a deep ditch surrounds the fortress. The city also digs ditches and builds walls. As long as the Song army enters the city, it will be divided.

Gong Xin saw the actions of Qingjiang County, but he was not in a hurry to send troops.

His subordinates are training. If they send out troops hastily, even if they can break through the city with thunder, the losses will be heavy. By then, the successors will be weak and it will be difficult to make progress.

Outside Fuzhou City, the Yuan army's cavalry had withdrawn. Li Heng's eldest son San Mu led the navy across Ru River. However, when Song soldiers and civilians approached the shore, they immediately approached and fired arrows.

Although the rear was rushing to build ships, it could not be accomplished in a day, and Jiang Wanzai could only stand still.

On Jinghu South Road, Ali Hague is doing similar things.

Digging trenches, building walls, building fortresses, harassing cavalry, and blocking roads with the navy, this is what Ali Hague and Li Heng came up with together.

It's hard work, but this is the best way Yuan Jun can come up with.

In Guangzhou, Ling Zhen personally took fifty ships and two thousand soldiers out to sea.

His purpose was to hunt down Zhang Wangxuan, Luo Bi and others to avenge Pingyang County. However, the sea was vast and it was not easy to find a fleet.

"So, we are going to harass various places in Leizhou and force the thieves to fight." Ling Zhen Yingfeng said.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy." Ling Fangju said: "In the battle on the sea toward the sun, the bandit general Zhu Qing was given the title, and Zhang Xuan only escaped with his own body. I'm afraid he and others would not dare to fight head-on."

"It's not easy, I have to do it." Ling Zhen sighed.

Originally, Jiang Qiu planned to go deep into Guangxi before the Yuan army gathered. However, Nan'en Prefecture was attacked and he had to withdraw his troops to defend the coast. Therefore, Zhang Wangxuan and his group had to deal with it, no matter how difficult it was, otherwise the coast would be unstable and the internal affairs would be unstable. Lu Ze was restrained
The coast is long, and even though most of them are local soldiers, they still lost more than [-] troops. The frontline troops are not strong enough, so they cannot make progress. Of course, part of the reason is that the summer harvest is coming, and Jiang Xu has devoted a lot of attention to this. .

In Chongqing Mansion, Zhang Yu watched the grain team leave the city and then turned around and climbed down the city wall.

"Taiwei," Zhang Wan said, "Chongqing Prefecture can be handed over to me for guarding. The Taiwei may as well return to the state. If things go wrong, he can retreat to Diaoyu City to wait for the king's division."

"Everyone has risen up because of me, how can they bear to abandon me?" Zhang Yu shook his head.

At present, Yuanting is mobilizing troops and will attack soon. It is unpredictable how long Chongqing can hold out. Therefore, Zhang Yu and others went to Diaoyu City to hoard food and soldiers in order to leave a nail for Sichuan.

Of course, the Yuan army was not willing to sit back and watch Diaoyu City prepare for war safely. However, Zhang Yu's raid on Chongqing Mansion did injure the Yuan army. Moreover, the mountains were high and the roads were far away. It was not easy to deploy troops. At present, they could only surround Diaoyu City from a distance but could not launch an attack immediately. At this time, they returned to Diaoyu City. Unobstructed.

"If something unexpected happens to the Taiwei, the people's hearts will definitely be shaken. Even if there is a fortified city, so what? At that time, the king's army comes back and there is no way to guide him. With the added obstacles, the Taiwei should focus on the overall situation." Zhang Wan continued to persuade.

"This matter will be discussed later." Zhang Yu said: "The stalemate won't last long now. Let's prepare for the war when the food is in storage."

Thinking about the Chongqing mansion, everyone broke the city for his internal response. According to the Mongolian tradition, if the city is broken by force, the city must be slaughtered. Zhang Yu really couldn't bear to abandon everyone.

At the same time, Timur Buhua, the privy envoy to Sichuan, received the 1 yuan army from Guanzhong and immediately sent orders to all parties to prepare to besiege Zhang Yu's tribe.

Timur Buhua was also a veteran general. He knew that it was difficult to attack a mountain city, so he asked his ministries to prepare more food and grass and be prepared for a long siege.

(End of this chapter)