The prefect said: "That being the case, we have to mobilize the military and civilians of Xiangyang to prepare for war with all our might." ”In the next two days, the atmosphere in Xiangyang became more tense than ever, and the shops in the city were closed, even the city gates were closed, and no one was allowed to enter unless there was an emergency military intelligence.Fortunately, Xiangyang City has strong walls, and although there is no natural danger everywhere, it can still protect itself if it refuses to defend the city.The vicinity of Xiangyang is all plains, the terrain is wide, the Mongolian army is all brave and good cavalry, the Song army is basically infantry, if you go out of the city to fight, the Song army is not an opponent at all.However, the Song army is still quite good at defending the city, and over the years, the Song State has been defeated, either by the Liao State or by the Jin State, and as soon as the battle is defeated, he desperately sends money to sue for peace.Except for the era of the Yang family general and Grandpa Yue, there were few beautiful battles.Therefore, defending the city has become a common thing in the strategy of the Song army, and it can't be defeated anyway, so it will be defended.Don't lose a month, you can earn a year's blood, and if you don't have the patience to retreat, we'll win.This is also a way to do no way, not that the Song army does not want to take the initiative, but the military strength of the two sides is really far apart.The Mongols are fierce and advocate force, and with years of fighting in various places, all the soldiers have been honed into first-class elites.The Song State emphasized literature over military force, and from the time of Zhao Kuangyin, the founding ancestor of the country, he played a glass of wine to release military power, and began to continuously weaken the influence of military generals, and the status of civil officials was very high compared to military generals at the same level.Under the influence of this atmosphere, it is strange that the military strength of the Song Dynasty can be high.Even if Guo Jing is now training day and night, it will be difficult to achieve any results in a short period of time.The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses transferred by the imperial court were far from enough to guard the entire Xiangyang, so many of the Song army were young men directly recruited locally.Although these young adults have enthusiasm and have the idea of defending their hometown, they still have a long way to go before they grow into real elites.The words were divided into two ends, and it was said that on the side of the Mongol army, the 2,000 men and horses sent by Kublai Khan had received grain and grass from the rear, and rushed to the front line camp day and night.Kublai Khan expected the food and grass to arrive in two days, but in the end he was half a day ahead of schedule.The grain and grass are in place one by one, and the urgent need is temporarily solved.After resting for half a day, in the early morning of the next day, 30,000 light cavalry, as the vanguard, advanced at full speed towards Xiangyang under the orders of Kublai Khan.After that, there were the heavy cavalry, siege and baggage teams, which carried a large number of trebuchets, large heavy crossbows, ladders and other siege equipment, so the marching speed was not fast.The most important thing is that the Mongol army also captured tens of thousands of people from the Great Song Dynasty, and when they attacked the city, they pushed these people forward as cannon fodder, which would put the defenders of Xiangyang in a dilemma.It's all your own compatriots, do you fight or not?
If you don't fight, the Mongolian army will take the opportunity to attack the city, and how can you fight your own compatriots?
I have to say that this trick is really vicious and disgusting.The speed of 30,000 light cavalry was very fast, and it only took a little more than an hour to reach fifteen miles away from Xiangyang City, and they waited for military orders.It didn't take long for 10,000 heavy cavalry to arrive.The slow-marching siege and baggage teams arrived at the same time as it was dark, and began to camp in place, lighting fires and cooking.The Mongol army was ready for a decisive battle in Xiangyang.At this time, Xiangyang City was naturally tense.A large number of Song troops stood on the four walls of the south, east and west, and almost stayed awake all night.Guo Jing spared no effort to check everywhere, did everything personally, and constantly mobilized everyone before the war to boost morale.Lin Yuanjian and Xiao Zhao also stood on the city wall, looking out at the darkness of the plain from afar.Xiao Zhao glanced at Guo Jing, who hurried by on the city wall several times from time to time, and sighed: "Guo Daxia is really a true hero for the country and the people, no wonder a hundred years later, people in the rivers and lakes still respect Guo Daxia so much, Guo Daxia is really worthy of the name of Daxia." ”"Xiangyang City will be broken sooner or later, and all I can do is to help Xiangyang win the current battle cleanly."
Lin Yuanjian stood with his hands in his hands, his expression was solemn, his eyes were far away, and the spirit of a teenager could be vaguely seen between his eyebrows.Xiao Zhao looked at him stupidly, this is his sweetheart, young, beautiful, capable, even if he stands there quietly, he exudes irresistible charm.The whole night was peaceful, and the Mongols did not attack at night, but the spirits of the people were still tense all night.On the second day, when the morning light was faint, the drums at the head of the city were beating!
Lin Yuanjian and Xiao Zhao took a look at the city, only to see that in the glimmer of dawn, the Mongolian cavalry in a neat line had already approached the city.Tens of thousands of cannon fodder siege soldiers stood with shields in front, including many captured Song civilians, behind were nearly 100 trebuchets and heavy crossbows, then 10,000 heavy cavalry at the end, and 15,000 light cavalry on the left and right flanks."
Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!"
Guo Jing did not sleep all night, running everywhere, urging the soldiers to prepare bows and arrows, rolling logs, stones, golden soup, etc. to defend the city.In the rear of the Mongol army, Kublai Khan rode a tall sweaty and bloody horse, standing side by side with the king of the golden wheel."
National Teacher, in your opinion, how long will it take for us to capture Xiangyang?"
King Jinlun stared at the direction of Xiangyang City, muttered for a long time, and said: "Xiangyang City is extremely strong, if the Song army defends and does not attack, I think our army will not be able to attack it in a few months." ”Kublai Khan nodded slightly: "The views of the national teacher coincide with this king." ”King Jinlun said: "Please give the prince the order to attack." ”"First test the truth and the truth."
Soon, a military order was delivered to the front by the herald on behalf of Kublai Khan.The generals who received the military order immediately ordered: "Throw stones, release arrows!"
”In an instant, the overwhelming stones and arm-thick giant arrows frantically came towards the head of Xiangyang City.Guo Jing shouted loudly: "Hide, hide well!"
”The power of these heavy crossbows is no joke, and a single arrow can pierce five or six people at once.The trebuchet is also not to be underestimated, so many stones fall from the sky, you will die if you hit your head, and you will be seriously injured if you hit your body, which is enough to cause huge lethality to the Song army.All the soldiers shone down under the city walls, but the places to hide were limited, and it was impossible for everyone to take care of them.Some soldiers could only shrink their bodies as much as possible and raise their shields to block them, and whether they could survive or not depended on luck."
Xiao Zhao, hide."
Facing the sky full of flying stones and giant arrows, Lin Yuanjian actually stood motionless.Guo Jing was suddenly startled: "Young Master Lin, get down." ”In the face of the attack of the heavy crossbow, even the top martial arts master must temporarily avoid the edge!
The prefect lamented repeatedly, look at what you have blown him into, and beat the King of the Golden Wheel, and he was stupid when he came to the front of the two armies, this young man can't do it.Poor young man, he is dying at a young age, and he doesn't know how to hide, isn't this looking for death?