In the blink of an eye, it was the 19th of May. The Battle of Cliff Mountain had officially begun.
Because he couldn't figure out the sequence of events of the battle on Cliff Mountain, Ouyang Shuo chose the Royal Navy, the only mixed infantry and cavalry division of the Imperial Guards, the Fourth Legion, and the three thousand Divine Guards.
Compared to the First, Second, and Third Corps of the Imperial Guards, who had gone through a series of bitter battles, the Fourth Corps of the Imperial Guards followed Bai Qi to Hanoi in the battle of Annam. In the process, there were not many casualties. In fact, they did not even have to fight fiercely before the entire battle ended.
Coupled with the fact that the Fourth Imperial Guard Corp was a mix of infantry and cavalry, it had greater adaptability, so it was fortunate that it was chosen by Ouyang Shuo to follow him on this expedition.
At nine o 'clock in the morning, the system announcement rang.
"System Announcement: In the year 1279, the Meng Yuan Empire's army went south to destroy the Song Dynasty. After capturing the Southern Song Dynasty's capital, Lin 'an, they continued south to wipe out the remaining resistance forces of the Southern Song Dynasty. Both sides fought at Cliff Mountain, ending with the complete destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty. The ninth epic battle, the Battle of Cliff Mountain, officially begins! "
Checking the conditions for participating in the battle, assigning the participating troops …
"System Notification: In the Battle of Cliff Mountain, the Inhuman Army has chosen to join the Southern Song Army, no need to choose."
Ouyang Shuo was silent. He was already mentally prepared for this.
System Notice: Teleportation has begun!
After experiencing a short period of dizziness, Ouyang Shuo and the others appeared on the battlefield.
[System Notice: Welcome player Not Wearing Clothes to the Southern Song Faction Headquarters — Lin 'an.]
"Lin 'an?!"
Ouyang Shuo was instantly dumbfounded. How could it be Lin 'an? Lin' an had already fallen during the Battle of Cliff Mountain. What did Gaia do in this battle?
In next to no time, Ouyang Shuo had an answer.
Right at this moment, a battle announcement sounded.
"Battle Announcement: The Battle of Cliff Mountain is a time-limited battle to defend the city. It has nothing to do with the real history. The Inhumans must defend Lin 'an for a month under the attack of the Mongolian army. Then, they will be judged to have won the battle, and they will be rewarded handsomely. If Lin 'an falls, it will be judged as a failure in the battle, and all battle contribution points will be cancelled. "
"Ruthless enough!"
Gaia was forcing them, the Overlords, into a dead end. They could only win, not lose.
If they failed, not only would they not receive any rewards, but they would not even receive any Contribution Points. Naturally, the soldiers who died on the map would not be able to be resurrected.
What made Ouyang Shuo even more depressed was that since it was a time-limited defensive battle, the Royal Fleet that he had brought with him had come here for nothing. They could only stay in the nearby waters and do nothing.
Ouyang Shuo temporarily suppressed his thoughts and looked around. He found that the place where they appeared was not in the military camp outside the city like in the previous battle, but directly in Lin 'an City.
Did this mean that the Mongolian army had already reached the city?
In history, Lin 'an surrendered without a fight.
"Battle announcement: Six lords participated in the Battle of Cliff Mountain, with a total of 400,000 troops. According to the results of the nobility and merit test, the mutants in the Southern Song camp are represented by Wei Yue Wuyi and Wang Jue. "
…
Because there was only one faction, the [Mountain and Sea Alliance] and [Yan Huang Alliance] were going to fight alongside each other. In terms of military strength, Ouyang Shuo and Di Chen each led 100,000 soldiers, while Feng Qiuhuang, Lord Chunshen, Xiong Ba and Wolf Warrior each led 50,000 soldiers. In terms of military strength, [Yan Huang Alliance] still held the advantage.
Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo was the representative of the Mutants, so he had the upper hand.
Compared to the Anshi Rebellion not long ago, the Lords participating in the war were much more deserted without Army Kill Ripper and Wandering Soul. If there were no surprises, there would only be two or three lords left in the next war.
The effect of the war on the lords was rapidly weakening. The main purpose of the war was to draw out one dynasty after another, speeding up the process of history and completing the layout of the entire history.
The two sides in the Battle of Cliff Mountain were the Southern Song Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. It was unknown if Gaia would add the Yuan Dynasty into the history of the wilderness after the war.
Or would they add the Yuan Dynasty in the next war?
If it was the former, then the only battles left in China would be the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After every battle, there would be one less battle. Five thousand years of history would soon come to an end.
… …
During the registration, Ouyang Shuo saw Di Chen and the others.
In the Battle of West Chu, Ouyang Shuo had cheated [Yan Huang Alliance] twice. Di Chen hated Ouyang Shuo to the core.
As the saying goes: When enemies meet, their eyes turn red.
Although they were in the same faction, Di Chen did not have a good expression.
Seeing that Di Chen and the others had an unfriendly expression, Feng Qiuhuang walked over and stood behind Ouyang Shuo. Although [Yan Huang Alliance] had 100,000 more soldiers than them, Feng Qiuhuang was not afraid.
Beside Feng Qiuhuang was the famous general of Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi.
The two sides were silently facing each other, and the atmosphere was a little heavy. Ouyang Shuo had no intention to argue and was about to leave. At this moment, Xiong Ba suddenly spoke, "Brother Ouyang, how have you been?"
No matter what, they had to fight side by side this time. As an ambitious person, Xiong Ba was quite pragmatic. He did not want their relationship to be so stiff that it would affect the next war.
Furthermore, Ouyang Shuo was the representative of the mutants. Without Ouyang Shuo's message, [Yan Huang Alliance] would have a harder time in this war.
Just like Great Xia, Handan City, Blood Red City and Hegemon City had more or less brought some navy over, but they were all useless.
The war had not even started and the Southern Song's camp had already 'lost' more than 60,000 mutants.
The more it was like this, the more they had to cooperate.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo cupped his fists and greeted Xiong Ba. He also did not want to have any 'internal strife' in the war map. That would be too unstylish.
Seeing this, Xiong Ba's smile became wider. He was obviously happy that Ouyang Shuo was giving him face. He purposely teased, "Brother Ouyang is not kind. You were plucking peaches from West Chu, but you even stole the beauty Yu Ji away!"
This was the brilliance of Xiong Ba.
The war of West Chu was the crux of both sides. Xiong Ba took the initiative to mention it, not because he wanted to expose Di Chen's scars, but because he wanted to let this matter go and not only affect the cooperation between both sides.
Purposely not mentioning it meant that he was very concerned about it.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo looked at Xiong Ba with admiration and a smile finally appeared on his face. "Then there's no other way. Great Xia is Yu Ji's maiden home."
Hearing this, Di Chen and the others were speechless. They had never seen such a shameless person. Even if he wanted to find an excuse, he should find a more reliable one. "What maiden home? That's pure nonsense! "
Fortunately, with Xiong Ba's teasing, the relationship between both sides was finally broken. Di Chen and the others no longer had a deadpan expression. They warmly greeted Ouyang Shuo and Feng Qiuhuang.
Of course, that was as far as they could go.
It was impossible for both sides to cooperate sincerely. Not to mention on the battle map, even in the country war in June, the [Yan Huang Alliance] wouldn't listen to Ouyang Shuo, the 'leader of the country war', as he wished.
The best situation would be for both sides to fight on their own.
Ouyang Shuo did not want to stay for long. He said to Xiong Ba, "The current situation is unclear. After I see the Song Emperor and understand the situation, I would like to invite brother Xiong Ba to my humble abode to discuss how to defend the city."
"I will do as you say!"
Xiong Ba was overjoyed. Wasn't this what he wanted to say?
… …
The place where the mutated army landed was originally a small military camp in the west of Linan City. It was one of the bases of the Southern Song Imperial Army. After Gaia's renovation, it became a super military camp that could accommodate 400,000 to 500,000 soldiers.
After settling the troops, Ouyang Shuo led his personal guards to the palace under the guidance of a Southern Song soldier in the military camp to see the Southern Song Emperor.
In history, the Song Emperor, Zhao Xian, was in charge of Linan City. However, after Ouyang Shuo inquired about it, he found out that Gaia had reversed history. It was completely different from the real history.
The person in charge of Linan City now was the last Southern Song Emperor, Zhao Kuang, who was carried into the sea by Prime Minister Lu Xiufu during the battle of Cliff Mountain. He was only eight years old.
Zhao Kuang was assisted by the famous' Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty ', Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shijie, and Wen Tianxiang. In addition, there were 100,000 Song soldiers stationed in Linan City. They were the last military force of the Southern Song Dynasty.
It seemed that defending the city was not a difficult task.
However, Ouyang Shuo did not dare to take it lightly. Since the defenders had changed, the attacking force must be different. Gaia would not let them complete the task easily.
The palace, the Hall of Diligent Government.
"How can a mutated man be without clothes? Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Under the guidance of a eunuch, Ouyang Shuo finally met Zhao Kuang. The eight years old Emperor tried his best to put on a 'dignified' appearance. However, his eyes revealed fear and uneasiness.
Especially in front of Ouyang Shuo, a true Emperor, Zhao Kuang was at a loss.
Clearly, it was impossible to rely on the young Emperor to make decisions. In Linan City, the real masters were the Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty.
Among the Three Heroes, Lu Xiufu was a civil official, while Zhang Shijie and Wen Tianxiang were military generals. In the history of the Battle of Cliff Mountain, the three of them had different encounters.
Needless to say, Lu Xiufu was defeated at Cliff Mountain. After driving his wife and children into the sea, he carried the young Emperor to his death at the age of 44.
In the battle of Cliff Mountain, the Southern Song Dynasty's towering general, Zhang Shijie, had the thought of 'where there's life, there's hope'. He led his troops to break out of the encirclement. Along the way, they encountered a storm and unfortunately drowned in the storm.
The one who grieved the most was Wen Tianxiang.
Before the battle of Cliff Mountain began, Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured. He was escorted to Cliff Mountain by the Mongolian general, Zhang Hongfan, who asked Wen Tianxiang to write a letter to summon Zhang Shijie.
On the Mongolian warship, Wen Tianxiang saw the tragic scene of the Song army being defeated by the Yuan army. He felt like his heart was being cut by a knife. He hated his son for not living up to his expectations, causing such a defeat and the destruction of the dynasty.
It was at that time that Wen Tianxiang wrote the famous' Crossing the Zero Ocean '.
Once hardships arise, weapons fall around the stars.
Mountains and rivers are broken. Wind blows. Life floats in the rain.
Fear on the beach says fear. Alone in the Zero Ocean sighs.
Who hasn't died since ancient times? Leaving a loyal heart to shine in history.
After the battle of Cliff Mountain, Wen Tianxiang was escorted to Yan Jing. Khubilai tried many times to persuade him to surrender, but he failed. In the end, he died a martyr at the age of 47.
Wen Tianxiang left these words in his belt, "Confucius said to die for a righteous cause. Mencius said to take righteousness. Only when righteousness is done can one be benevolent. What have I learned from the books of sages? I have no regrets now. "
Looking at the three heroes of the Late Song Dynasty standing in the court, Ouyang Shuo was full of emotions.
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