On the day of his defeat in Yesen Timur, Li Luo sent Hu Gu to lead 10,000 cavalry to return to Jiangnan to support Cui Xiuning. Then, he sent Zhu Han to lead 20,000 infantry to support Jiangnan.

Therefore, there were only a few more than 200,000 left to besiege Yesian Timur.

The next day, the coalition forces repaired and treated the wounded without any action. However, they did not slack off at all in the siege of the Yuan army camp.

Li Luo and Wen Tianxiang looked up at the Yuan army camp and gave up the idea of ​​attacking the camp.

The Yuan army camp was built on a high place and was very strong. If you attack hard now, there would be great casualties.

At night, the Yuan army camp was discussing nervously.

"King, our army is defeated today and its morale is sluggish. If Sudieer and Xiang Mango lose their money within a few days, it will be dangerous." Li Ting said.

The King of Yunnan also looked worried, "I am a trap for Li Luo to divide the troops. Now Yesudier and Xiang Mango have lost more than 200,000 troops and are blocked. It will be difficult to rush back for a while."

Boluo Huan comforted: "There are not many thieves who blocked Yesudier and Xiangmango, they just occupied the favorable terrain. Don't worry, as the last general, they can return to the rescue in three or five days at most."

The speed of Baoqing direction is only two days away. The distance between the mangoes in Qing County is only one day away. In theory, at least the mangoes in Qing County should have arrived.

When a few people recalled, they took two wrong moves. One was that they should not divide the troops, and the other was that they should not believe what Wang Wei, a surrendered general, said.

In the words of the Han people, it is just that one son is wrong and the whole market is lost.

Duan Qing said: "Our army still has 70,000 and 100,000 slaves. We have distributed weapons to them, and we are not without the power to fight again. The king should not forget that there are 120,000 war horses in the camp. Many infantry and slaves can also ride horses."

In addition to serving hard labor in the army, a large number of slaves in the Yuan army were also auxiliary soldiers when necessary. Therefore, military slaves were often young and strong.

However, the slaves have poor combat power and no armor, so they can only be used as cannon fodder, so they cannot fight tough battles.

The King of Yunnan nodded, "I have thought about this. It's not time to use slaves yet."

There are indeed many slaves who can ride horses, but once the slaves get war horses and weapons, they may cause trouble. Not only is it absolutely necessary, the King of Yunnan is unwilling to arm the slaves.

He was also unwilling to distribute the war horses to Duan infantry who could ride horses.

When Duan got the war horse, would he run away by himself? This is hard to say. At this moment, the King of Yunnan did not even believe Li Ting, the Jurchen general. What he believed was only Mongolian Seme generals such as Boluo Huan.

More importantly, he had already planned to abandon Duan's infantry when necessary, and use Duan's infantry rear to lead 20,000 cavalrymen to escape.

Of course, not only did he have to, he was not willing to do this.

"Tell them that they will first draw out some reliable old slaves, give them weapons, and ask them to help guard the camp. Tell them that if they can make meritorious service, I will abolish their slaves." The King of Yunnan said.

Everyone discussed the matter of waiting for aid for a while, and then returned to the camp.

After Duan Qing returned to the camp, he talked aside about the military discussion. After hearing this, Duan Zheng said, "Father, the king doesn't believe us. He is afraid that we will be assigned to the war horses and lead the army to escape alone."

Duan Qing nodded with an ugly face, "The king is unwilling to give us war horses. All we have left are infantry soldiers. If we are really defeated, we will not be able to escape."

Duan Zheng sneered: "The king may have already given up on my Duan's 50,000 infantry. Father, we must be careful, we cannot be thrown out of the palace by the king."

Duan Qing nodded, and he agreed with the words of this smart son.

"Perform according to the opportunity. If it is really a matter of course, don't do it..." He pointed to the direction behind the camp, "I will escape from the camp and cross mountains and ridges."

Duan Zheng smiled bitterly: "I have to force myself to do this. The couple are still like birds in the forest. They fly away when the disaster comes, let alone my Duan family and the King of Yunnan?"

The father and son did not rest until midnight when they discussed it.

But the two were sleeping in a daze, and suddenly they were awakened by a loud noise, accompanied by screams.

It turned out that the Tang army suddenly bombarded the Yuan camp in the middle of the night, killing and injuring many infantry and slaves guarding the camp.

"Boom boom boom boom"

The Tang army's artillery bombarded several rounds in a row, causing devastation in the Yuan army camps, and thousands of casualties were killed or injured.

Yesen Timur was furious, but he had no choice but to order the slaves to repair the camp.

Li Luo felt sorry for gunpowder, and he didn't keep bombarding. After all, bombardment had fortification defense, and the Yuan army camp with higher positions was not cost-effective and the killing effect was not good.

However, the bombardment of artillery attacks had a great blow to the morale of the Yuan army.

On the third day, the Tang army besieged the Yuan army camp again shelled the Yuan army camp. The morale of the Yuan army became even lower.

What made Yesen Timur and others even more worried was that Yesudier and Xiang Mango lost their army, and they didn't even have any shadows.

At this time, the mangoshu in Yingxiang in Huang County had abandoned Huang County and was desperately attacking Tuoshan, hoping to return to the army to rescue the King of Yunnan.

However, although there were only 20,000 coalition forces occupying Tuoshan, they occupied favorable terrain. Under the leadership of the Tang general Shen Baisheng, they tightly guarded the Yuan army's attack, making it impossible for the Yuan army to move closer to Qiyang.

There were only a small number of firearms and soldiers in Shen Baisheng's army, but Xiang Mango's soldiers were mainly the Bagan tribe army of King Jinchi and others. Although they were wild and brave, they were very afraid of sharp firearms, which led to Xiang Mango's delay in capturing Tuoshan.

At the same time, Yesu Dier, who was in Baoqing's direction, also abandoned attacking Baoqing and wanted to return to Qiyang, but was also blocked by Zhang Lian's 20,000 troops at Yuecheng Pass. Jiang Jun, who was guarding Baoqing, also followed and entangled Yesu Dier with Zhang Lian.

Yesu Dier is difficult to take into account both the beginning and the end, and there is no way to take Yuecheng Pass for a while. I can only hope that the King of Yunnan will last for a few more days.

It can be said that although the Yuan army on Hengyang battlefield still had an army of 200,000 to 300,000, it was in full passiveness.

But the Liang army in Jiangling, as well as the Tang army in Fujian, Shang Zhu and Shi Yinnan, were also in a passive position.

Lu Wenhuan took advantage of the great victory and attacked the important city of Jiangling, which was in danger. Xiao Yin urgently summoned the "King" everywhere, but where were there any troops?

Although there are more than 100,000 Liang troops in Hengyang, there is no time to transfer them back.

Just as Lu Wenhuan was about to capture Jiangling, the 50,000 Tang troops led by Wu Yan had arrived. Lu Wenhuan had no choice but to temporarily give up attacking Jiangling and instead attack Wu Yan.

Lu Wenhuan's army exceeded 120,000, and there were 10,000 cavalry. Wu Yan only had 50,000 infantry, most of them were new recruits, and there was only one regiment of firearm soldiers.

But even so, Lu Wenhuan failed to defeat Wu Yan after several fierce attacks. In addition to the 30,000 Liang troops in the city, a confrontation was formed.

However, Lu Wenhuan's use of troops was obviously more experienced than Wu Yan, with more troops and many cavalry, so he still had the upper hand. Although he could not do anything to the Tang and Liang coalition forces in the short term, he also suppressed the Tang and Liang coalition forces barely supported it.

The Tang army relied entirely on the quality of the troops and a small number of firearms as its pillars, and joined forces with the Liang army to compete with the more than 100,000 Sichuan Yuan Army with 10,000 cavalry.

Shang Zhu and Cha Yinnan also fought hard on the defense line bordering Fujian and Guangdong Road.

The two had 70,000 soldiers, and most of their soldiers were the Fujian Han army that revolted before, and their combat effectiveness was not very strong. The Tang army trained in the Tang army model had only 30,000 soldiers, including Fujian new recruits and no firearms.

On the other hand, there were more than 100,000 chieftains and many cavalrymen who attacked Fujian. These chieftains came from more than a dozen chieftains and were all good at mountain combat. Although Shang Zhu and Cha Yinnan defended with Luoxiao Mountain, they could only defend.

In desperation, Luo Yu's navy had to give up the warships and sent 10,000 people ashore to become an army to assist in defending Luoxiao Mountain.

However, Zhao Liangqin from Guangzhou was still not confused. He used Lin Guifang, the Privy Councilor who had been defeated in Nanhai County (Foshan), and led 50,000 Song troops to threaten Tian Jinxian's retreat, making it impossible for more than 100,000 chieftain coalition forces to attack Fujian with all their strength.

The Fujian front was in a deadlock and temporarily stabilized. But overall, Tian Jinxian still had the upper hand. If there were no accidents, it would be a matter of time before the Tang and Song dynasties defeated the Tang and Song dynasties to invade Fujian.

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At this time, Cui Xiuning had already received a letter from Li Luo.

Li Luo's guess made her sweat.

It turns out that in history, Kublai Khan "crossed the river" and conquered Dali!

If you are familiar with history, don't wait until now to find out.

"Nayan's troops have left Yangzhou and headed west along the north of the Yangtze River. At this time, they have entered Anhui, which is later generations. Where will they cross the river?"

Cui Xiuning closed her eyes and recalled the approximate geography of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

When Naiyan's troops went west along the river, everyone would think that they were crossing mountains and ridges to Xiangyang, then entering Sichuan, and then crossing the river in a narrow middle and upper reaches that the Tang army navies could not control.

This line is extremely difficult for a large group of cavalry and takes a lot of time. It is not as easy as a detour to Tubo. At least, although Tubo is circling, the road is ready-made.

And Naiyan's troops did this, which was completely a new path.

Now Cui Xiuning understands, where are they crossing mountains and ridges to cross the river in Sichuan? They simply want to cross the river in Anhui in later generations!

Kublai Khan was cunning and he was familiar with the Yangtze River, so he must have secretly explained the location and method of crossing the river.

She was not very clear about the way to cross the river. Kublai Khan's operation was completely directed by secret orders and issued a closure order. Even the general of Naiyan's troops did not know the details, and the Special Inspection Bureau could not find out the information in the short term.

But she knew that the place where the Yuan army crossed the river was either Wuwei or Anqing! Or the two places crossed together!

Why? Because these two rivers are not only very narrow, but also the river flow is also flat and not turbulent.

She remembered that the river surface of Xiaogushan River in Anqing was only 700 meters. But Wuwei was less than 900 meters in the river surface. It was just the depth of the water.

In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there are only these two sections of the river less than two places wide. Most people who are good at swimming can swim. It is completely different from the river surface that is more than ten miles wide in the downstream.

Even the surface of these two sections of rivers is not wider than that of Jinsha River, and it is not as fast as that of Jinsha River.

According to the allusion of "Yuandu Kelan" mentioned by Li Luo, since the 100,000 Mongolian army could suddenly cross the river, why can't it be on these two sections of rivers?

Totally possible!

If it hadn't been for telling Li Luo about his doubts, if Li Luo hadn't inferred the conclusion based on his doubts, everyone would have been kept in the dark.

You should know that the warships of the Tang Army Navy in the Yangtze River were chain blockade, with only one warship on each section of the river, ranging from one mile to two miles apart.

There are many more than a thousand warships, but they are distributed on the river surface of two thousand miles, and their troops are very scattered. Moreover, no one could have thought that the Yuan army would cross the river without ships!

They thought the Yuan army was really going to Sichuan!

If the Yuan army suddenly stopped to cross the river somewhere, it would be too late for the navy to assemble and intercept. Even if some warships gathered to intercept, they could only intercept some.

It is easy for a navy to deal with enemy ships. After all, the enemy ship has a big target. If you kill an enemy ship, the enemy will be ruined. However, it is not easy to deal with people in the water.

The Tang army relied on blocking the Yangtze River, and the Yuan army's navy was completely destroyed, and there was no arrangement of river defense troops along the river.

The Southern Song Dynasty Jiangfang stationed tens of thousands of troops all year round, guarding the narrowest river surface. At that time, there were dozens of Jiangfangjun towns in the Song Dynasty, with a maximum of 300,000 troops garrisoned.

Now it seems that it is not unreasonable!

With such a strict river defense, the Yuan army would not have a chance to cross the river even if they were Genang.

"Come!" Cui Xiuning suddenly stood up, "Tell me the order, five thousand townsmen will guard Lin'an! Ten thousand troops in Lin'an will follow me to fight!"

"The orders are sent to all prefectures and counties along the river to urgently recruit young and strong people, distribute weapons, and guard the south bank of the Yangtze River!"

"The navy commander..."

Cui Xiuning issued several military orders in succession, kissed the three children, and then dressed in red armor and prepared to leave.

The guards also quickly took action. The spies also took action. The order to mobilize troops was quickly passed to the Xiangyong Camp and the Lin'an garrison camp.

Yan Duo, who rushed over after hearing the news, asked, "My son, what big thing happened! The Chinese New Year is coming soon, why do you have to go to war by yourself?"

Cui Xiuning said aside his guess and said anxiously: "Dad, I guess the Yuan army is about to cross the river, and the navy and counties along the river are still unaware of it. There is no defense of the river defense and the mainland division in the south bank. It is urgent for 100,000 yuan, so I must go in person!"

All the generals of the Tang army went on the expedition, and Lin'an no longer had any generals above the brigade commander.

Yan Duo said in surprise: "If this is true, then Jiangnan is in danger! Tribes such as Shui Dada and Bone Ghost are the wolves in the water, and they are not afraid of rivers! However, since the Yuan army may cross the river in two places, they must divide their troops! They cannot be allowed to cross one place!"

Yan Duo was right. Even if he had only succeeded in crossing the river, even if he had only 30,000 cavalrymen ashore, then the south of the Yangtze River would be bloody.

All the elite troops in Jiangnan were released. Except for Lin'an, there were 5,000 troops, other cities, prefectures and counties, and they could only maintain public order. It was extremely empty.

All the firearms were transferred to the front line, and there were almost no one in Jiangnan.

Even the small number of garrisons scattered from all over the country were almost all new recruits.

"It's urgent! I'm going too!" Yan Duo said, "You lead your troops to Wuhu County! I'm going to Jiande (eastwards)!"

These two places are opposite the river between Wuwei and Anqing.

"But my father is old..." Cui Xiuning was worried about Yan Duo's health.

"It's okay!" Yan Duo smiled, "Although my father can't pull the bow, he can still ride a horse and lead troops! I'm worried about you, you rarely lead troops to fight!"

Cui Xiuning said: "Don't worry, Dad, my son is not a weak woman in the boudoir, he has fought in wars."

Although she was so stubborn, she knew very well that what she called fighting was just a lifetime battle. She was embarrassed to fight the Yuan army and had no experience.

But now, Lin'an has no general, so she can't do it if she doesn't go.

Soon, the township and the Lin'an defenders all gathered together. Cui Xiuning made a quick arrangement and led the army with Yan Duo.

They had no cavalry, and 50,000 people could only march on their legs and marched forward. However, all the armor and military weapons of the soldiers were carried by mules and horses, so it was much easier for people to do so.

Cui Xiuning and Yan Duo and other generals are still equipped with double horses. Yan Duo is already seventy years old and has white hair. He is wearing a black armor and holding a spear, and is still majestic.

"Speaking of this, I haven't been in battle for more than ten years." Yan Duo sighed, "I didn't expect that I would have a chance to go into battle before my death."

Cui Xiuning, wearing red armor next to her, said, "Dad, don't say such ominous words. With Dad, it is not impossible to live a hundred years old."

The two of them were quite anxious, but tens of thousands of soldiers were infantry, so they couldn't get up even if they wanted to. Cui Xiuning only hoped that Naiyan would not cross the river so quickly.

According to information, Naiyan's troops have not completely crossed the Jianghuai hills, but they are also fast. Climbing over the hills is Chaohu Lake, and bypassing over Chaohu Lake is Wuwei.

In short, Yan will definitely be able to cross the river within five days.

Cui Xiuning was anxious and could only order the village hero to hurry up. The messenger who notified the local officials in the Yangtze River had already gone on a fast horse, but there were no soldiers in the prefectures and counties in the Yangtze River.

Cui Xiuning hoped that all speculations were wrong, and the Yuan army had no plan to cross the river.

Fortunately, after more than a month of hard training, the local hero has become different from the past. At the end of the year, he braved the wind and snow to go out to fight, but he has no complaints, but is in high interest.

Shi Shanhu and other guards also followed Cui Xiuning closely, and the group braved the wind and snow to rush forward.

The next day, the team rushed for more than a hundred miles and arrived in Guangde, and divided into two groups. Yan Duo led 20,000 people west to Jiande, while Cui Xiuning led 30,000 people north to Wuhu.

"Take care! If there is any dissonance, don't insist. Retreat to Jiangning City (Nanjing) immediately!" Yan Duo waved his hand and said.

Cui Xiuning's eyes were wet, "Take a good care, don't be dissatisfied with old age!"

"I can't save you! Zheng'er has not been made the crown prince yet, so I can't bear to die! Drive!" Yan Duo whipped hard, rode his horse and walked to the front of the team, slowly disappearing in the wind and snow.

"Go!" Cui Xiuning also walked in front of the horse and shouted crisply: "As long as the descendant is here, the Tartars will never be allowed to poison Jiangnan!"

The local brave men cried and cried: "The Tang Dynasty has won thousands of victories! The Queen has won thousands of victories!"

"We must fight to the death to kill the enemy, so we cannot let the Queen have any mistakes!"

"That's it! The queen personally led her troops to the battle, let alone us wait for men! It's nothing more than a life, and we will never stop until we die!"

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Just as Cui Xiuning and Yan Duo's troops were divided into two groups, the earth-shaking neighing of horses came from the Jianghuai hills in the north of the Yangtze River. Slowly, a large number of war horses and cattle and sheep climbed over the hills and came to the flat fields...

There are more and more people, constantly coming out of the Jianghuai hills. Many people are so tired that they sit in the snow when they get off the mountain.

A fur warrior with a bearded face untied his sword and cursed in a Hu language outside the gate that the Han people could not understand: "How many more mountains do you have to climb! Damn it, the way through either big or small mountains, people and horses have lost weight!"

"Ayahu, please say less! Man, you have complained all the way. This is not the temper of our Shui Dada! We are in our hometown and have also climbed mountains a lot."

Another warrior said in Hu language, "Nayan Han said, we get a lot of slaves, salt, women, and money."

Ayahu snorted coldly: "Bahai, do you think I, Ayahu, are afraid of fatigue? I don't know where I am going! If the Khan King doesn't say it or the leader doesn't say it, it's as mysterious as a wizard's spell."

Bahai said: "To be honest, even the leader doesn't know where to go. Don't ask so many questions, just leave. As long as you can grab slaves and good things, it's the same wherever you go!"

The so-called Shui Dada actually has a lot to do with the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty in later generations. In fact, they also gave birth to Jurchens, but they never thought they were Jurchens.

However, they are not the same as the Jurchens who founded the Jin Kingdom.

The main body of the Jin Dynasty, especially the Wanyan tribe, was mainly "people in the forest". Shui Dada was "people by the water". The two did not agree with each other, and there were differences in customs.

It was not until an hour later that more than 100,000 cavalry, more than 200,000 war horses, and even larger sheep and cattle all came out of the hills of the Jianghuai River, and the mountains and fields were filled with people.

Such hills are everywhere on the north bank of the Yangtze River west of Yangzhou, stretching for hundreds of miles, and can only be crossed.

Although the hills are just small hills, they are painful enough for the cavalry. They have crossed this hill for half a month.

Everyone was exhausted, and the horses were fattened, and the cattle and sheep were fattened.

Fortunately, this place was under the rule of the Yuan court in Jiangbei, and they were not afraid of enemy attacks.

The tall Naiyan, whose originally gorgeous fur has also turned into rags. The three kings of Ulus (fair kings) including Nahaer were also in a very embarrassed state.

"Come on, my brother and my two uncles, we have passed this damn hill, let's make up for it." Naiyan said panting.

Four noble Kings of Ulus left their generals and guards and came to an empty place and sat down to discuss major events. In addition to them, there was also a guard of Qiexue who suddenly hid.

Tuzang was Kublai Khan's confidant guard, and he was also sent by Kublai Khan to guide Naiyan and others. This man was taciturn and cautious, so Kublai Khan told him all his plans.

"It's great." Naiyan smiled, "No one knows where we are going." The man pointed to the south. The rebels must have thought we would continue to cross mountains and rivers to Sichuan. They would never have thought that we would cross the river."

In fact, although Naiyan and others knew that Genang crossed the river, they didn't know where to cross the river. They knew nothing about the terrain of the Yangtze River.

I suddenly took out a piece of parchment paper and opened it. It was a map of the Yangtze River, and it was very exquisitely drawn.

"Here," Chuzang pointed to the opposite side of Wuhu, "called Wuwei. There are less than two places on the river."

He pointed to Anqing again, "This is Xiaogu Mountain in Anqing, and the river surface here is narrower, only one and a half miles. These two places are the narrowest and easiest places to cross the river. Dahan chose these two places."

Less than two miles? Naiyan and others couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

It was so easy to cross the roe bag in less than two miles.

"I was only sixteen years old when the Khan crossed the Jinsha River."

He said without saying anything, "The Jinsha River is more than two miles away, and the water flows very fast. At that time, a army of 100,000 troops crossed the river. After crossing the opposite side, there were only more than 80,000 people and 170,000 horses. Many people and horses were actually washed away by the flood."

"If this section of the river is not as wide as the Jinsha River, it might be better to cross. However, is the water flowing very fast?"

He was nearly fifty years old, and he participated in the conquest and destruction of Dali with Kublai Khan.

Suddenly, he shook his head, "The water flows without being fast, it's deep."

He didn't laugh dryly and said, "What are you afraid of? You're afraid of being lenient and anxious. So, there's no problem."

Naiyan said: "Shui Dada in the army is not afraid of this. But my sudden hiding, can you guarantee that the rebels do not have troops guarding the river on the other side?"

Shiduer also said: "If there are troops on the other side, it would be a big trouble to go ashore. The warriors are still in the water and cannot fight back, so they can only be shot and killed by the rebels on the shore. Moreover, we are cavalrymen, and we always have to spend time on the shore to ride a horse in the whole team."

Suddenly, a stiff smile appeared, "The rebels fought with the king of Yunnan. Jiangsu and Zhejiang were like sheep pens without hunting dogs. Apart from the rebel navy, there were no soldiers on the shore."

Naiyan nodded, "So, as long as we cross the river quickly and cross before the rebel naval forces assemble, it will be fine? However, I heard that the rebel naval forces are very strong, and Fengjiang is also very dead. No matter how fast we move, we will inevitably encounter several warships intercepting them. I guess the losses will not be small."

Tsuka said, "If you can pass by 80% of the horses, you will succeed. How can you not die when you fight? Didn't the Khan promise to a few kings? You can do whatever you want after crossing the river."

"Okay!" Naiyan slapped his thigh, "Then we will listen to your arrangements to slam the tide. We don't want to do anything to uncle. How much time did it take to cross the Jinsha River? From slaughtering cattle and sheep to crossing the river?"

Genang crossed the river and wanted to slaughter cattle and sheep. This slaughter was very skillful. Apart from the neck and limbs, the entire cow and sheep skin was not sewn.

Then use a windmill to blow the cattle and sheepskin into a bulging airbag and tie it into a hole. Then tie the airbag to the horse. When crossing the river, the horse swims in the water, and the person rides on the horse to paddle to help the horse accelerate.

Horses can swim and can also carry people to swim. However, the swimming distance of horses is limited and will not exceed one mile in the river. If they carry people, the distance will be shorter.

But if the horse has airbags tied, that would be another matter. In that case, the horse would not sink into the water, the horse's head would be exposed to breathe, and the people on the horse's back would help paddle, which would greatly increase the distance between the river. Even if the horse is tired, you can stop and rest.

However, the disadvantages of this method are also obvious. First, it is that it is impossible to carry supplies and heavy weapons across the river, and it is almost a desperate bet. Once it cannot win quickly, it will be exhausted.

Second, it is difficult to counterattack the enemy when crossing the river and cannot defend and set up formations. Once there are enemy troops on the other side, they will suffer heavy losses and even be wiped out.

Hearing Naiyan’s question, he recalled it and said, “It took only half a quarter of an hour to cross the river. It took only one hour to make a leather bag. However, the addition of the front and back is only one hour.”

Tsu Zang said, "Then slaughter cattle and sheep here, and take away the skin. If you slaughter here, you are no longer afraid of spreading it to the rebels' ears and making them suspicious."

This place is only a few days away from the crossing of the river. Not to mention that the rebels may not know how to slaughter cattle and sheep, even if they find it, there is no time to stop it.

"Okay, then slaughter it here!" Naiyan immediately issued an order to slaughter cattle and sheep.

One hour later, all the cattle and sheep were slaughtered, the meat was taken away, and the bones were buried on the spot.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Tang Navy, the Yuan army did not approach the riverside, but dozens of miles away from the riverside.

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"General! The Queen urgently ordered!"

The Yangtze River Navy Camp stationed in Jiangning (Nanjing), a messenger sent by Cui Xiuning arrived in a hurry.

Han Shao, the commander of the Yangtze River Navy, saw Cui Xiuning's secret order, and his expression changed drastically.

"Send orders! Fire a fire and warn..."

"Boom!" The six kilograms of bullets on the flagship of the Yangtze River Navy were bombarded, and the flags were uttered, and more and more warships began to gather and head west.

Other messengers also rode fast horses to Xunyang (Jiujiang) and other places, informing the navy there to come east to intercept them.

But the problem is that the navy's speed on the river was really slower, and Han Shao could not be faster even if he was anxious.

Although the queen is a possibility and is not sure, Han Shao's intuition feels that what the queen said might happen.

We must stop them before the Yuan army crosses the river!

At the same time, more than 1,000 new Tang army soldiers who were defending Jiangning City were also sent out to hurried westward. The only one who led the troops was a regiment general.

Three days later, Cui Xiuning marched for 400 miles and finally arrived in Wuhu County, but it was still twenty miles away from the bank of the Yangtze River.

Thirty thousand soldiers and horses were exhausted. Cui Xiuning's originally bright eyes were covered with bloodshot at this time, and the inner side of her legs were worn out.

Later, she had to get off the horse and walk. When her subordinates advised her, she insisted not to ride on the carriage.

Of course, the news that Cui Xiuning came had already alarmed Wuhu County Magistrate Wang Fusheng.

Wang Fusheng sent the county officials to welcome Cui Xiuning and had been waiting at the inn.

"I am the queen of Wuhu County, Liu Jiulang, pay homage to His Highness!" Liu Jiulang is an old man from Haidong, so of course he knew Liu Jiulang.

"Mr. Liu, is there any movement on the other side of the Yangtze River?" Cui Xiuning asked at the beginning.

Liu Jiulang said: "Not yet, but the magistrate Wang has summoned 6,000 young and strong civilians in this county and two neighboring counties to patrol the river bank. The nearby warships have also notified you. Please rest assured."

Choi Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's fine if it's okay..."

As soon as he said this, suddenly the bell rang on the official road ahead, and a harsh gong sounded. At the same time, the knight immediately shouted: "The Yuan army crossed the river, quickly pick up the agricultural tools and guard the river by the river! The county magistrate and the officials urgently ordered it!"

Cui Xiuning's head buzzed, and she turned over without thinking, "The Yuan army is coming, hurry! It's too late!" She took the lead and rode the horse.

Shi Shanhu and other guards followed together. Sanwan Township Yong simply ran.

At this time, tens of thousands of Yuan troops suddenly entered the water and came to the other side on the river less than two miles wide.

Dozens of warships that had gathered were intercepting them. The sailors on the ship shot arrows and shot the swaming Yuan army.

It turned out that after the Yuan army arrived at Chaohu, it was divided into two, and 70,000 people continued to go west and 70,000 people went south. Naiyan led 70,000 people to go south, stopping ten miles from the river to make leather bags, tied to the body of war horses.

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Each war horse was tied with more than two leather bags. In order to maintain balance in the water, the leather bags were tied with great care.

The cavalry of the Yuan army were all wearing leather armor and carrying cavalry bows, while swords, guns and feather arrows were also floating with leather bags.

Next, with Naiyan's order, a 70,000 army came to the riverside and began to launch the water in batches on the river bank that was several miles long.

Although the nearby Tang army naval warships were discovered, they were useless. The number of warships was too small, and the number of Yuan troops crossing the river was too large. When warships from further places arrived, the Yuan army had already crossed the river.

"Kill!" Seeing a large number of Yuan army navys launching the water, dozens of ships formed a defense line, but the gap was still very large and it was impossible to block it.

You should know that the Yangtze River Navy warships are all small and medium-sized warships. Dozens of intercepted ships rushed from nearby waters of fifty miles, but the troops were actually only a thousand people. How could they block tens of thousands of troops covered with the river?

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"Kill!" The navy fired arrows and fired guns in shock. But they were equipped with only small cannons.

The Yuan army navy rode on the horse, with the horse's head exposed to the water, and most of the knight's body was also in the water, but above their chests, the water surface was exposed.

They rode on the horse with difficulty, trying to use a bent bow to shoot the Tang navy on the ship. It was like tens of thousands of troops charging and shooting on land.

Although the power and accuracy of the arrows are much worse than on land, they are too many people after all, and the arrows are like rain for a while. The Tang army navy suffered more than 100 casualties and could not resist the dense rain of arrows.

The number difference is too large.

In a blink of an eye, tens of thousands of troops crossed to the middle of the river and approached the Tang army's warships. Although many Yuan troops were killed and injured by the Tang army's navy, their huge number was nothing compared to theirs.

"Kill! Don't cross the Tartars!" Wuhu County Magistrate Wang Fusheng shouted with bloody eyes. He looked at the thousands of young and strong people behind him, "We will all die when crossing the Tartars, guard the banks of the river and block them in the river!"

Thousands of young and strong men holding pot lids, bamboo guns, and farm tools shouted together: "Or the Tartars cross the river!"

Wang Fusheng had already prepared a day in advance. He prepared a large number of obstacles to block the river bank. Even if the Yuan army came to the riverside, they would not be able to get ashore for a while.
Chapter completed!