Vol 6 Chapter 39: Counterattack the mainland

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One paragraph sums up the strategic plan for the next 20 years in the Southern Song Dynasty. Only Liu Taishi has this courage. If in the past, the ministers of civil and military affairs would inevitably have a fierce debate, but today no one responds, they are all fighting the Mongols. People who have dealt with them for many years know well the power of the Mongolian cavalry. The fact that the naval battle is lucky to win does not mean that the land battle will be able to win the battle. The opinion of the Taishi is worth considering.
But Zhang Shijie still spoke: "Quanzhou is afraid it is not easy to fight..."
During the Pu Shougeng rebellion two years ago, Zhang Shijie once attacked Quanzhou. Even with the response in the city, he still couldn't attack Quanzhou City. The Pu family was deeply rooted and his family had a big business. There were many vassals inside and outside Quanzhou, and there were a large number of navy ships. It is indeed a hard bone.
"I am responsible for fighting in Quanzhou and destroying Pu Shougeng. We can have at least five more years." Liu Yanzhi said that the Pu family has been in charge of the Quanzhou Shipping Department for hundreds of years. He is extremely proficient in maritime trade and ocean navigation, and has a large number of skilled sailors. With the Pu family, the Yuan Dynasty can create a new fleet in the shortest time. If Quanzhou is razed to the ground and the Pu family is wiped out, the Yuan Dynasty’s navy will be indefinitely, and it is even possible to change the national policy and implement it. The ban on the sea, in this way, the buffer space can be much larger.
As for the Pian'an overseas strongly suggested by Liu Yanzhi, in fact, the exiled court was not psychologically resistant. The Zhao family's Pian'an has an old tradition, from the Tanyuan alliance in the Northern Song Dynasty, the shame of Jingkang, to the Southern Song Dynasty for hundreds of years. In Hangzhou, they did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and the title of "Erchen" to please the powerful enemies in the north. They did a lot of this kind of aggrieved thing. The battle of Yashan was just a rabbit biting people in a hurry. They really said that if they want to go north, they have to quarrel first. stand up.
The strategic plan was settled in just a few words. The next step is how to implement it. Zhang Shijie suggested that the news of the Yuan Army Navy’s new defeat would not reach Quanzhou so quickly. It is better to use the captured Yuan Army flag ships to pretend to be Zhang Hongfan to deceive Quanzhou. The city, in this way, saved many swordsmen.
Although he is the navy general marshal, he is extremely dependent on Liu Yanzhi, so he said this in a negotiating tone.
Liu Yan hesitated for a moment and said: "It's okay, it's better to divide the troops into two places. Marshal Zhang leads the brisk warship to fetch Quanzhou. Let's take Guangzhou first to replenish the population with food."
The two prime ministers, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, had no objection. The direction of the battle was clear. Zhang Shijie still took his troops north to fight in Quanzhou, while Wen Tianxiang led the rest of the ships across the Lingding Ocean to take Guangzhou.
Liu Yanzhi officially opened his mansion and built his teeth. His Yamen in front of the temple was set on a warship, and his subordinates commanded three thousand elite troops. His robe was also replaced with a golden helmet and gold armor, and he was covered with a red robe, standing upright on the bow. When the sea breeze blows on his clothes, the people in the boat are shocked when they see it.
"Grandpa Yue is no more than this." Someone sighed.
A rumor spread like wildfire, saying that Liu Yanzhi was actually Yue Fei and Yue Wumu who went down to save the people of the Song Dynasty. The people only wanted to believe what they were willing to believe, and turned a blind eye to unreasonable details, so no one said anything too much. Laojun's green cow only said that Liu Yanzhi was Yue Wumu's rebirth.
Zhang Shijie took away 300 warships, the navy still had more than 700 warships, and the remaining 200 damaged warships remained in Yashan for repairs, and the rest were sent to Guangzhou.
Guangzhou was the governing office of Guangnan East Road in the Song Dynasty. It is equivalent to the provincial capital of Guangdong. It is the nearest big city. It has hundreds of thousands of people. It needs a large number of immigrants from overseas. This trip is to gather people and the fleet will pass through Lingding. When he was a foreigner, Wen Tianxiang thought that he was still a prisoner not long ago, and now he has become the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty. He has mixed feelings and wrote a poem, but it is much worse than the previous one and has not been passed down through the ages. This is not to mention.
The fleet was unimpeded and arrived in Guangzhou smoothly. There were tens of thousands of Yuan troops in Guangzhou, but news of Zhang Hongfan’s defeat has been heard. The whole army was violent and did not dare to beat the Song army. After the rolling wood and stone, only waiting for the Song army to attack.
On the surface of the Pearl River, the Song Army battleships lined up. The sailors fixed the captured return artillery and threw stone at the city wall of Guangzhou. The city head also hit back with a bed crossbow. The two sides started the first round of battle with long-range weapons.
Liu Yanzhi directs operations on his flagship, and his deputy Liu Handong stands beside him. Since he is a commander, he has the right to form his own team. Liu Handong is his deputy commander.
Deputy Liu rushed his hands and said, "Brother Zhi, make a big move."
Liu Yan said straightforwardly: "We are now the regular army of the Great Song Dynasty. Those who are nicknamed "brothers and brothers" seem to be so rich, so call me the official title."
"Yes! Master Taishi, let's put a thunder. It's the same as the one put in the street fighter." Liu Handong arched his hands.
Liu Yan sighed secretly. He didn't want to use a big move. A fireball smashed into a big hole in the city wall of Guangzhou, but the energy ball didn't seem to be released at all times. It might have to be emotionally brewing to a certain point. This law he I haven't found it yet, but I can't say this, I can only smile lightly: "Are they worthy?"
"Yes, the younger generation is not worth the magnificent effort of Master Taishi." Liu Handong is a very good supporter, brandishing a knife and pointing at the city wall and saying, "Let me lead my troops to attack the city."
"You save the province, the casualty rate of the ladder soldiers is 90%, and you can't afford to go up." Liu Yanzhi vetoed it immediately. He is not the kind of coach who has accomplished everything, he is very sympathetic to soldiers, and he is not a last resort. Will not fill up with human lives.
But how could he take down Guangzhou without depleting the soldiers? Liu Yan broke his mind. When he was unable to do anything, a miracle happened.
Guangzhou City is actually an empty city. The Han residents had been killed by the Yuan army for a long time. The people ran out of the city and hid in Tibet, fearing the massacre and looting of the Yuan army. At this time, the Song Fleet arrived. Every family walked out of the hiding place and came to the river to ask to board the ship to escape the war.
Overnight, the fleet added 100,000 people, and the originally narrow space became more crowded, but Liu Taishi ordered that those who came were not rejected. They were all citizens of the Song Dynasty, and the court had an obligation to protect them.
On the second day, there was no movement at the head of Guangzhou. Liu Yanzhi sent Abukai to detect the enemy. Costin looked down on the inside and outside of Guangzhou. The city was empty like a ghost city. It turned out that the Yuan army was weak. It was dark last night. Abandon the city and leave.
Liu Yanzhi was overjoyed and personally led his troops into the city of Guangzhou. The soldiers regained the largest city on Guangnan East Road. The Yuan army went in a hurry, and did not take away any food, grass, and everything. A large number of weapons, armor, bows and arrows were cheaper than the Song Army.
At the head of Guangzhou, the banner of the Song Dynasty was gradually raised, and the emperor and the queen mother also went ashore, taking the Guangzhou Palace Office as a temporary residence.
But this place shouldn’t stay here for long. It won’t take long for the Mongolian brigade to arrive, so we must take advantage of this window period to rush to transport materials, food, and population. These matters can be handled by the two civil servants, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, Liu Yan remembered. On the Quanzhou front, he worried that Zhang Shijie could not win.
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In the south of Quanzhou city, the Pu family’s mansion covers an area of ​​300 acres. In the study of the head of the family, Pu Shougeng, the General Zhenguo of the Yuan Dynasty who fled here, and the General Marshal Zhang Hongfan of the Southern Expedition, depressed and sighed. Sitting opposite him is the ruler of Quanzhou City. , General Zhaoyong of the Yuan Dynasty, Ma Zhaoshou Envoy, Superintendent of Fujian and Guangxi Province, also promoted the political affairs of Fujian, Guangdong Shibo, Fujian Provincial Governor, Jianghuai Province Zhongshu Zuocheng and Quanzhou Provincial Pingzhang political affairs, Semu Man Pu Shougeng .
Pu Shougeng is already an old man. Although he was born in Quanzhou, he still maintains the traditions of his ancestors. At this time, he was wearing a loose white robe instead of official clothes. His gray eyes and gray beard on his chin all showed He looks at the characteristics of people.
Zhang Hongfan was a little jealous of this old man. You must know that Zhao Song was extremely generous to the Pu family. Knowing that they were not Han people, he let the Pu family take charge of the Quanzhou Municipal Bureau for generations and accumulated hundreds of millions of fortunes. But when the Song Dynasty went down, Pu The family had no intention of knowing the gratitude, instead they betrayed the Song Dynasty without hesitation, surrendered, and killed tens of thousands of the Song Dynasty clan, officials, and soldiers in Quanzhou City as a surrender. Sigh.
He was very worried that the Yuan Army navy was lost, and the Song Dynasty slowed down again. Will this cunning old thing turn around and sell himself for a good price? After all, Pu Shougeng is just a businessman, and the businessman is not moral. , Don’t talk about shame, as long as you can make money, you will sell the rope to the hangman who hangs himself.
Of course, this worry is unnecessary. The feud between Pu Shougeng and the Song Dynasty cannot be resolved by turning over. He and the Pu family have been tied to Dayuan’s chariot and cannot get off.
On the surface, Pu Shougeng was calm and calm, but his heart was full of turbulent waves. He never expected that Zhang Hongfan would return in a big defeat. He knew the combat effectiveness of the navy of the Yuan Army, including the navy personnel who surrendered to the Song people and sponsored by the Pu family. Sea boats and sailors, it is not a problem to cross the South China Sea, how can it be all the army in one day.
"Song people have evildoers to help in the fight." Zhang Hongfan took a deep breath and told Pu Shougeng of the fact. "This handsome has seen with his own eyes, there are monsters, there are monsters, and they can release a fireball the size of an ice plate within a thousand steps. The army is invincible, and it is not a crime of war."
After the battle ended that day, Zhang Hongfan fled alone. There were tens of thousands of navy officers and no more than a hundred warships. Only one ship and dozens of people remained. He knew that the city of Guangzhou was weak and could not stop the counterattack of the Song army, so he went straight to Quanzhou. Since then, Pu Shougeng's family has a great career, and he can make up hundreds of ships, and tens of thousands of people will make money for himself.
He must turn over the book, otherwise the Zhang family will be completely finished, losing so many soldiers and horses, and all his previous combat achievements have to be offset. Fortunately, most of Fujian and Guangdong are thousands of miles away, until the news of the defeat reaches Dadu~www. EbookFREE.me~ At least it will be a few months later, and then wait until the emperor's decision to issue a punishment, and it will be another few months. During this period, if you rebuild the navy and defeat the Song army, everything can be restored.
Success or failure lies in Pu Shougeng's thoughts.
The old man finally spoke, his voice hoarse, but it was pure Hokkien: "Marshal Zhang, the old man is willing to help you, how can you repay it?"
"A businessman is a businessman, and everything can be regarded as a business." Zhang Hongfan felt contemptuous, but a stone fell to the ground, he coughed dryly: "What the Pu family needs, Zhang can provide."
"What else do you have?" The old man smiled slyly.
Zhang Hongfan was a bit sullen. Even if he was defeated, he was still the Marshal of the Mongolian Han Army in the Yuan Dynasty, the general of the town, and the Jiangdongdao propaganda. It was just a sentence to kill Pu Shougeng, the old dog at both ends of the first rat.
But he couldn't be arrogant, killing Pu Shougeng, there was no possibility of a comeback.
He can only endure, endure anger and hatred and contempt to make a deal with this shameless businessman.