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    But this alone was not enough to scare off the capable Xihai soldiers under Niu Phosphorus. They all hit the huge iron shield with their broad swords and howled like hungry wolves.  The unison wailing of three thousand Caucasian men was enough to send shivers down the spines of everyone on the battlefield.  Then everyone stopped shouting at the same time, drove their horses, formed a wide horizontal formation, and quickly collided with the rushing red rapids.  The black and gray waves collided with the red waves, setting off countless swords and blood shadows. Perhaps the hand-to-hand combat of the Xihai soldiers was unparalleled in the world, but it was not enough to defeat the two lakes who were equally skilled in combat.  Cavalry, the two armies set up a battlefield on the south bank of the Yangtze River and fell into a large-scale cavalry stranglehold.  At this time, a Song general in red armor suddenly jumped out of the formation and led hundreds of cavalry into the Mongolian formation. The general's movements were so fast that the Caucasus cavalry in the front could not reach them.  He rushed into the enemy's siege, brandishing two long iron spears with silver rings. Every time he passed a Caucasian, he would pierce him. The spears danced so fast that it made people feel uncomfortable.  Dazzled, in an instant, he penetrated deep into the center of the Xihai soldiers' formation and rushed towards the back of the formation.  "It's Han Feng!" Someone in the neighboring military formation exclaimed: "It's the invincible Han Shilang who came to break out of the formation in person!" Although the Caucasian people could not understand Chinese, they came all the way and heard Han Feng.  The two syllables "front" have been used more than once.  And the general in front of him was indeed very brave. No matter how much the army boasted about their bravery and bravery, there were few warriors who could fight for three or five rounds.  For a moment, people were panicked, and the troops scattered to make way for this brave general.  The general led his men out from behind the Western Navy formation, reined in his horses, and behind him a tall Korean flag fluttered. He shouted in a green but extremely angry voice: "You only know Han Si, don't you?"  Do you know Han Jiu?" He waved his spear and turned back to the Western Navy's formation.  Vice-Admiral Xiang Shibi saw from behind that the Western Navy's battle formation was in chaos again. Han Dutong's brother was almost drowned out of sight in the crowd of thousands of troops. He said to Han Feng: "Should we pay for the little general to retreat for the time being?  If you sneak into the enemy's formation, you're just afraid of something unexpected." Han Feng snorted coldly and said, "If he falls into the hands of these unknown Tibetan people, it's because Han Rui himself is not good at learning. This guy is so frivolous.  Sooner or later, you will have to suffer some hardships. " Xiang Shibi did not dare to speak. He was much older than Han Feng. He knew a lot about Han Feng's military experience when he was young, and knew that Han Shilang was under Zheng Xianggong.  His subordinates also have the same style of rejoicing when encountering a battle, going deep into the enemy's formation and being surrounded dozens of times before fighting their way out.  Today, Han Dutong's younger brother can be said to be carved from the same mold.  Han Rui was indeed reckless, but his recklessness also created an extremely favorable situation for the Song Army. As Han Rui made repeated moves in the Caucasus cavalry formation.  The Caucasian cavalry finally began to collapse and fled in all directions.  The red-armored Lianghu Cavalry waved the steel swords in their hands and pursued them mercilessly.  The tactics of the Mongols have always been to leave when the situation is unfavorable, and Niu Phosphorus was not a fool who acted on impulse. As soon as he saw that the Caucasians could not resist the attack of this tiger general, he immediately ordered to retreat.  The results of the Battle of Bailingzhai were not very great, which was similar to the results of most Song and Mongolian cavalry battles.  It is not only the Mongolian cavalry that has difficulty moving in the water network area, this also limits the movement of the Song Dynasty cavalry.  After the defeat, the Song army could use ships to retreat and leave safely, while the Mongols used the cover of pontoon bridges and mounted infantry to escape calmly.  Seeing the New Phosphorus troops retreating continuously from the giant pontoon bridge, Han Feng had no choice but to build more than ten barriers of various sizes on one side of the pontoon bridge. Outside the barriers were dense antlers and fences.  There are also a large number of artillery and musketeers on standby behind the fortifications.  Obviously, the Mongolian army guarded the floating bridge very closely. Not to mention seizing the bridge head, the Song army could not even approach the Crescent Fort in front of the bridge head.  But Han Feng's victory was still decisive. The Song Army relied on a successful assault to advance the front line for more than a hundred miles. The siege of Hanyang was completely shattered. The Song Army established a solid position at the east gate of Hanyang.  On the supply line, the army also set up camp outside the east gate. Since firearms gradually became one of the dominant forces in warfare, deep ditches and high fortresses replaced mobile warfare as the dominant mode of warfare. It stands to reason that the Song Army should be more focused on ditch and fortification warfare in which manpower and attrition are used.  It's handy, but today's Mongol Empire will never fall behind even if it competes for national power.  The next day, Zheng Yunming boarded the west gate of Hanyang and looked at Ezhou City in the distance with the generals. Before setting off from Lin'an, the information obtained by the Song Dynasty was that the total strength of the Mongolian army was 400,000, known as 1.5 million. This was naturally unprecedented.  Strong enemy.  But this is just a number on paper after all. Only after seeing it with your own eyes can you understand how terrifying this huge army is.  Huge tents everywhereNeedless to say, within the field of vision, even in the direction of Fuzhou and Shatou City in the north of the Yangtze River, there are all people, horses and camps within sight.  The thunderous noise, endless war drums, and loud singing of Hujia blended into a chilling piece of music, which seemed to be mocking the inferior Song army who had traveled thousands of miles to die.  Ezhou City has completely disappeared from sight. This is not to say that Ezhou was razed by the Mongolian army overnight, but because the Mongols actually built an outer city outside Ezhou City. This is the advantage brought by a large number of people.  The Mongols built fortifications with earth, which were higher than the city walls of Ezhou. Archers and light cannons shot down at Ezhou. Such a huge project was actually completed by Meng Ge in a very short time.  It benefits from the superb construction skills of the craftsmen in the Western Regions, but if they are not strong enough, it is impossible to complete this amount of soil work in a short period of time.  It doesn't take much thinking to imagine what kind of pressure Wei Sheng and Chen Guang are facing now. At least they haven't seen the flags raised on the city yet. For this reason alone, the defenders in the city can boast that they are loyal to their duties.  .  But the horror doesn't end there.  The fire and smoke when the giant artillery is fired can be clearly seen even from such a distance. Along with it, the earth and the river tremble slightly due to the loud noise of the launch. After one shot, inside the towering earth wall  There will definitely be a column of smoke rising into the sky.  Zheng Yunming had absolute confidence in the city he built. After the expansion of Ezhou City, the perimeter of the city wall expanded from five miles to more than ten miles, but the defense was not weak but greatly strengthened.  In terms of the city walls and city defense facilities alone, they are by no means inferior to Xiangyang or any frontier fortress.  But he also knew that under such an unprecedented powerful artillery attack, even the double-layer brick-clad city wall would not be as strong as before.  But it is difficult to rescue Ezhou. Needless to say, as long as you see the clouds of sails and sails on both sides of the huge pontoon bridge, and they are all guarding warships, and there are many barriers at the bridge head, and the appearance of horse and infantry gathering, you will understand that in the short term  The chance of capturing the pontoon is too small.  At this time, the Mongolian navy was marching majestically on the Yangtze River. Tortoise-shell warships that looked like giant turtles were cruising back and forth on the river. The Song army ships that had the upper hand in the past all retreated to the east of Red Cliff.  Use the well-defended water fortress and the cover of shore artillery to temporarily protect yourself.  "This is not a way!" Zheng Yunming put down his looking glass and said angrily: "Since ancient times, the Yangtze River has been the natural moat in the south of the Yangtze River. If the navy fails to fight and loses the natural moat, how can we defend Ezhou? If the enemy is smart, leave one force in Ezhou to contain our army.  , the army flows down the river, copying the Huaihe people, and goes straight from Qiantang to Lin'an. Who can stop it? " He turned around and asked: "Why is there so few naval forces in Jinghu that can resist the Mongols? There are thousands of battleships in Jinghu?  "There are at least one or two hundred giant ships. Where have they gone?" Bai Yijie, the new counselor of the Supervisory Office and the pacifier of Jinghu North Road, just arrived from Jinghu South Road. He didn't even have time to take a breath.  He hurried to the city wall and discussed the shortcomings of the Jinghu navy. He was a personal participant and naturally had the most say.  "My husband is focused on doing things in Lin'an, so naturally he doesn't know Jia Sidao's methods." Now that Xiangyang has fallen and the Mongols have invaded in large numbers, Jia Sidao is a guilty minister, so there is no need to show mercy to him. Bai Yijie just told the truth:  "Jia Gong took sole control of Jinghu and dismantled Xianggong's old army to pieces. The Dongting gunboat was one of Xianggong's core combat forces. How could it be tolerated by Jia Gong? As soon as he arrived in Jinghu, he used various reasons to  The officers and soldiers of the Dongting gunboats were dispatched to insignificant places. Now Peng Man is assisting Yang Chunfu in Yunnan, and Zhang Weixiao leads the navy to be responsible for military transportation and supplies in Xishu. Most of the Dongting gunboats are staffed by Jia Sidao.  Take over. These people are used to driving Meng Chong. How can they control a giant artillery ship? Being defeated by Mongolia's new warship is really expected." He took a step forward and said, "The top priority is to quickly order Zhang Weixiao to lead the army.  Rush back from Sichuan, regain control of the gunboat fleet, and then have a showdown with the Mongols. "Zheng Yunming said without thinking: "It's too late. Zhang Weixiao led his army eastward, which will take at least ten days. The situation is so critical now, how can it be in vain.  Wait for ten days! Moreover, the Mongols have stationed tens of thousands of troops at the mouth of the gorge and surrounded Jiangling. Even if he can arrive in time, he will not be able to reach Hanyang smoothly. "It is true that there are no reinforcements from Sichuan. Wang Deng, the commander of Sichuan Army.  Taking over the overall situation as the deputy commander, he personally raised 30,000 troops to rescue Jinghu, but was stopped by thousands of Mongolian troops in Guizhou. The terrain of the Three Gorges area where one man can block the way and ten thousand can't open it, only a few troops can block the exit.  .  Although Wang Jingsong was known as Little Sun Wu, he was helpless in the face of the tight defense of the Mongolian army.
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