626 Struggle
With the counterattack of the Song army, the Yuan army left on the island also knew that the situation was hopeless. In addition, the disappearance of the main general and the death of the leader, the army was shaken and the spirit of the leaderless army was difficult to organize resistance. The rise of the tide forced them to have nowhere to escape, and they could only swim back and forth on the beach. Some were killed, some were swallowed by the rising tide, and more people chose to surrender. The war on both sides of the river estuary was basically over in the afternoon.
Losing all the ships, the Yuan army on Baisha Island had nowhere to escape, trapping them like a cage. Today is the fifteenth day, and the area of Baisha Island is even smaller. Many soldiers do not even have a foothold on the island, and can only stand in the waist-deep sea water. The hungry and thirsty Yuan army could only catch seaweed, small fish, shrimp, crabs and seashells that rushed up, but there are still two on the island, and how can they be enough for 30,000 people just by these things?
At this time, the Song army on Haitan Island and Xinbu Island did not launch a counterattack. Except for some of the warships on the sea, they had already returned to the port to dock, as if they had forgotten them. As the old Jing who had been through the battlefield for a long time, Oluchi naturally knew that the Song army had not forgotten them. At present, Baisha Island was a prison, and even a guard was not sent to the station, and they were not afraid of them running away. Since this was the case, why waste troops and material resources to deal with them.
Auruchi also understood that they were completely defeated at the attack on Qiong Station. The infantry and cavalry were trapped on the island, the navy was defeated, and the battlefield was destroyed. The commander Ali Hague was not sure of his life and death. Even if he broke through the siege and fled back to the mainland, this attack on Qiong basically mobilized all the troops of Huguang Province. In addition to mobilizing the Jinghu Navy, almost all the river ships and sea ships belonging to the province were recruited, so Ali Hague could not rescue them if he could escape back.
As for the others, Auruchi knew that the troops of Fujian Province had already gone to attack Chameng. Only Li Heng from Guangdong still had some strength, but at this critical moment, he was afraid that the Qiongzhou army would attack Guangzhou again, so he would not take risks to rescue him. It was even more joked to mobilize troops from other places to save him. Even if the troops were transferred, it was used to prevent Qiongzhou from launching a large counterattack. He understood that no one was willing to give up such a good opportunity, and the thief did not want to waste his troops on himself, so he might be the same.
If people think too well, they will despair and feel that all efforts are meaningless. Aoluchi is like this. He sits on the verge of fighting for a piece of land, kills people for a sip of water, turns a blind eye to the generals who risk going into the water and flees, and allows them to surrender to Song without firing an arrow. The only thing he has to consider now is where he will go!
The road to life is broken, and death is not a big deal for the soldiers who are used to death and face every day. But how to die is indeed a problem. The Mongolians were born warriors, and death in battle was of supreme glory to them. Aoluchi knew that he was trapped in the cage, so the Song army was waiting for the moment when they surrendered when they were hungry and thirsty. He was a hereditary family, and the commander of the army was to shake his tail and beg for mercy to survive. He could not do anything.
Even if the little thief was able to treat the virtuous and give him enough face to surrender, Auruchi thought he could not surrender. If so, he could only live like a dog. And the Khan would definitely cut off his family's title and hereditary title, which not only shamed the entire tribe, but also implicated his family. The land, slaves, and property would be confiscated, and his children, wives and concubines would be sent to the family of heroes as slaves.
"Deputy Commander, what should I do? If this continues, we will be trapped to death!" Wulu and Yilie came over to sit down, saying with concern.
"What can I do? Those She soldiers stopped making trouble!" Oruchi turned his head and looked at the two generals. They were all injured and asked in a sigh.
"Oh, I can't come up with any idea to ask the deputy commander?" Wulu shook his head and sighed.
"Deputy Commander, those She soldiers hid in Hedong after the conflict. There were only a few thousand people left, and they could not beat us!" Yiqieli pointed to the She soldiers on a small sandbank over the river. It was the closest position to the Song army. He was worried that they would be attacked by rockets and dared not go. This made the She soldiers 'chew'. He also said sneeredly, "Those guys are still busy putting some broken boats into rafts, and it seems that they want to cross the sea and go home!"
"Where are their bad plans, they can cross the strait. I'm afraid they will be knocked over by the waves without intercepting the Song army. I think it's more realistic for them to go to Song!" Wulu said.
"Oh, if they dare to surrender to Song, I will shoot them to death first!" Yi Qinlie stood up and looked over there.
"Sit down, let them go!" Oruchi pressed his hands and asked him to sit down, "Now we are in a desperate situation, the army's spirit is shaken, and the soldiers do not want to fight. If suppression is inevitable, it will inevitably cause a mutiny. We are killing each other, which is what the little thief is happy to see. These She soldiers are not in the same heart as us, so it's better to let them go!"
"Deputy Commander, isn't this a good deal for them!" Yi Qinlie said angrily after sitting down.
"Can't you still see the current situation? Those soldiers and generals were hungry and could only use seaweed to satisfy their hunger and dew to quench their thirst, while reinforcements were nowhere to go. They all wanted to cut off our heads and surrender to Song. You still have trouble now." Wulu saw it timidly, patted his shoulder and said with a wry smile.
"This... then will we let them do whatever they want?" Yi Qinlie was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly looked back and glanced around. Sure enough, he found that some soldiers looked at him with their eyes that were wrong, and his face suddenly changed and murmured.
"Let's do that for now!" Oru said in a red voice.
"Now, the life and death of the handsome man is unknown. The navy is dispersed and we are trapped here. Da Khan will not ignore it, right?" Yi Lie asked timidly and carefully.
"Far-distance water cannot relieve near-thirst thirst. Even at this time, the Khan learned that we were defeated in the conquest of Qiongzhou, it would take more than a month to dispatch troops and support to come here at the earliest. I am afraid that we would have turned into dry bones at that time!" Wulu said.
"What should I do? You can't surrender that little thief!" Yi Qinlie said excitedly when he heard the last glimmer of hope that he was pinched off.
"How many soldiers do you have to fight under your command?" Wulu asked quietly.
"There are more than 6,000 people..." Yi timidly said, but when Wulu's slightly sarcastic smile changed his mouth, "But there are two thousand confidants who accompany me to go through fire and water!"
"Okay, there are still thousands of people under my command, and at least two thousand-man teams are available in the same place." Wulu chuckled after hearing this. He knew very well that in order to break through Haitian Island as soon as possible, all units mobilized elite soldiers with Mongolian and northerners as the main force. However, it was difficult to succeed after many attacks. Then he replaced the southern surrendered troops and She soldiers to consume the opponent's strength, and then organized several attacks and ended in failure. Therefore, he still retained recognition of Yiqieli's words.
"Wulu, do you have any idea?" Yiqili asked after thinking about it.
"Deputy Commander, I have a plan that I don't know if it is available?" Wulu ignored Yiqilie and turned to the Oru Equator.
"Tell me!" Oruchi said to him.
"Deputy Commander, in my opinion, those She soldiers will surrender to the Song Dynasty, but they are just waiting for the opportunity." Wulu said softly.
"Yes, they suffered heavy casualties, and they were dissatisfied with us as the pioneer, so they were already dissatisfied with us." Oruchi nodded and agreed with his opinion.
"I want to secretly mobilize available troops to lie behind them. The Song army will not let them land on the Tian Island in Shanghai, and will first send them to Xinbu Island for inspection and identification. We can follow them when they cross the sea and ask for surrender, and take the opportunity to seize Xinbu Island. The Dushang can quickly lead the army to the island. There are cities and villages, tamsui, food and grass, and military reserves. In this way, we still have more than 10,000 troops available, and we will be able to hold on for a while waiting for the Khan to send troops to aid, and we can still seize Qiongzhou as an internal person." Wulu said.
"Good idea, I Yiqielie is willing to be the front-lifter and lead the troops to seize the camp myself!" Yiqielie felt as if he had caught a life-saving straw when he heard this, and immediately said.
"Well, you can try it!" Aoluchi pondered for a moment. However, he was not optimistic about this plan. Now the Baisha navy has returned to Hong Kong and can reinforce Xinbu Island at any time. Even if they seized it, they could not defend it at all. Moreover, the success was very slim, but in order to stabilize the morale of the army, it could only give it a try, which would be considered the final struggle!
"Since the deputy commander agrees, we will summon our confidants separately and prepare to attack!" Wulu said with a look at Yiqilie.
"Well, I'll go and prepare now!" Yi Qinlie stood up and hurried away.
"You have something to do?" Oluchi asked in confusion when he saw that Wulu had not moved.
"Deputy coach..."
"You and I have been together for many years, what are you and I can't say?" Oluchi asked slowly when he saw his hesitant and wanted to speak but stopped.
"The deputy commander is very clear that this attack may end in vain. But if we do nothing, we will be unable to defend ourselves and always give them some hope. But I have a reluctant request, so I would like to ask the deputy commander to agree!" After Wulu said that, he knelt down on one knee and said.
"Get up quickly, I agree!" Oluchi was shocked when he saw this. He understood that Wulu was going to fight to the death and was ready to explain his funeral to him.
"Deputy Commander, a Batu ship sank on the beach there. The ship is intact and will be revealed after the tide is receding. It can be used as long as you clean water. I have secretly selected a good choice for water, able to control the boat and get water, and I know that the soldiers in this sea area are guarding there, and prepared food." Wulu said softly, "After we start the attack, the Song army will be busy collecting the surrendered army and blocking the attack. Most of the Song army warships on the sea can be used to rely on the port, so the deputy commander can take the opportunity to return by boat, but you must first go east and then turn west to prevent the enemy from pursuing."
"You want me to abandon my army and escape in the battle. You are not saving me, but harming me!" After hearing this, Oruchi raised his foot and kicked Wulu down and scolded him.
"Deputy Commander, I have no intention of being injustice in the case of the deputy commander. Now the general is not sure about life and death. The Khan is thousands of miles away. Only when the deputy commander returns can he rectify the army and horses to come for rescue. Otherwise, we will still be trapped on the island!" Wulu crawled over and said while kneeling.
"This... there are no soldiers available on the coast of Jiangnan, so how can we help!" Oluchi sat down dejectedly after hearing this. He knew that he had found an excuse for him that he could not refuse and used his own death to cover him to break through. He was both moved and felt powerless, and said sadly.
"Deputy Commander, you are our hope. If you really can't come to help, you can report the truth to the Khan. All this was because Ali Hague refused to listen to the advice and acted recklessly, which led to the annihilation of the 100,000 troops attacking Qiong. I thought we would seek justice. In addition, please take good care of our family!" Wulu said with a sob.
"Okay, I agree, please get up quickly!" Oruchi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, helped Wulu up and hugged him tightly and said...
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Zhao Bing returned to the city after the war was basically over. He fell asleep on the boat, but Ni Liang carried him to the bedroom. He slept until after the next day, but he woke up. But he still felt dizzy. He seemed to hear constant explosions in his dream, but he was too tired, and he really thought that he had thought about what he had at night.
"Official family, Minister Gao is already waiting outside!" Seeing that Zhao Bing woke up, Wang De lifted the curtain and said.
"Oh, why didn't you call me?" Zhao Bing rubbed his eyes and sat up quickly and said.
"The official family is too tired. Yesterday, the cannon sounded and didn't wake up in the middle of the night. The young man thought about letting the official family sleep for a while." Wang De hurriedly helped His Majesty get out of the bed, put on his clothes and said with a smile.
"I was really shooting a cannon last night. I thought I was dreaming. What happened?" Zhao Bing asked anxiously on his shoes.
"The officials, the young ones only heard that they were surrounded by the Tartars on Baisha Island wanted to escape. Our army fired artillery to stop them. The young ones didn't know the details." Wang De replied, asking someone to serve His Majesty, wash up, and change clothes.
Zhao Bing was anxious to know what happened last night, and he didn't care about breakfast. He grabbed two pieces of snacks while walking and went to Qinzheng Hall to summon Gao Yingsong. After he arrived, Gao Yingsong immediately presented the latest battle report. He opened it and found out what happened after he returned to the palace.
It turned out that after the ebb, the She soldiers took advantage of the darkness of the night to cross the sea and asked for surrender. Just as Zhao Mengjin commanded the headquarters to build a bridge to respond to their island, suddenly an enemy army took the opportunity to attack Xinbu Island. The enemy's offensive was even stronger than the day before yesterday. They took advantage of the chaos to go to the island to seize the siege. Zhao Mengjin led the army to fight, and with the reinforcements of the navy, they killed all the enemies and attacked Baisha Island. The enemy's deputy commander Aoluchi committed suicide after our army attacked the island. In this battle, he killed more than 3,000 Yuan troops from Wanhuwulu and Yiqilie, recruited more than 5,000 She soldiers, and more than 10,000 Yuan enemies were requested to surrender.
Zhao Bing immediately issued an order to capture the enemy and send the injured, and the dead were buried. He also restrained the bodies of Aoluchi and several tens of thousands of households, and sent a ship to escort back to Leizhou with his confidants. At the same time, the Ministry of War immediately sent personnel to Haikou to verify the casualties, verify the military merits, and seize them; ordered the Ministry of Revenue to send the dead to the cemetery for good burial, verify the survivors, and distribute pensions; ordered the coastal prefectures and counties to strengthen searches to prevent the scattered enemy soldiers from entering Qiongzhou to hide.
Chapter completed!