How did the 3000 Iron Blood Volunteers in the Southern Song Dynasty rush to help Xiangfan?

The battle between Xiang and Fan (now Xiangfan, Hubei Province) lasted for three to nine years (AD 65438 +0267 -65438 +0273) (from four to ten years in Yuan Dynasty), which was an important battle of patriotic soldiers and civilians in the Southern Song Dynasty against the Mongolian (Yuan) army. Who are Xiang and Fan? The throat of Wu, Shu and Song? It is a battleground for military strategists. ? There are things in the central plains, which can be obtained in the southeast and southeast, and can also be mapped to the northwest. . For this strategic location, the Yuan ruling group has been besieged by heavy troops for a long time. Xiangyang was besieged for six years and Fancheng was besieged for four years. Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui, the leaders of the volunteers, led 3,000 volunteers to rescue Xiang and Fan, which was the only effective rescue in the Southern Song Dynasty. The heroic deeds of the 3,000 militiamen led by Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui reflected the strong will of the broad masses of soldiers and civilians in the Southern Song Dynasty to fight against strong enemies and defend the country.

Kublai Khan (Yuan Shizu) succeeded to the throne. After several years of fierce fighting, he defeated the conservative forces among the Mongolian aristocrats headed by Alibaba Buge, and then turned to the Southern Song Dynasty. He adopted Liu Zheng's suggestion that attacking the Southern Song Dynasty must first take items and models, and actively deployed siege items and models. In A.D. 1263, he sent envoys to bribe Lv Wende, the envoy of Jinghu Lake in the Southern Song Dynasty, to set up a monopoly market outside Fancheng, and built earth walls and fortresses on the pretext of protecting goods, and established a preliminary stronghold in the suburbs of Xiangfan. In the winter of 1267, soldiers from all walks of life were recruited and sent to Xiangyang by General Arjun and Liu Zheng, commander in chief of the Southern Song Dynasty. In A.D. 1268, they built cities in Lumen Mountain and Baihekou successively, and built platforms in the hinterland of Hanshui River, which blocked the way for the Southern Song Dynasty to rescue Xiang and Fan from the downstream. In the spring of the sixth year of Jian 'an (1269), Shi, a senior minister, and Ma Hu, a deputy, led various reinforcements to meet Xiang and Fan to discuss the commander's plans. Build a long fence, starting from Wanshan and covering Baizhang Mountain, so that the north and south are not connected. Fanshan Mountain and Hutou Mountain are also built as a word city, which has long been connected with the castle. ?

AD 1270 again? Build a mountain to break its west, build a fence to fill the beach to break its east? . After 78 years of operation, the encirclement of Xiangfan has been tightened by water and land. Naturally, Xiangfan Road is out, so food aid will not continue? . Contrary to the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, Jia Sidao, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, tried to whitewash the peace. Xiangfan, an extremely important strategic place, has never seriously considered the seriousness of the situation and the whole situation, nor has it organized a truly effective direct rescue.

In July (A.D. 1269), Xia Gui, the deputy envoy of Duzong Xianchun, attacked the new city built by the Yuan Army, and was defeated by Yuan Wan Hu, and fifty warships sank in the river. Fan, deputy commander in front of the temple? With the help of the boatman, have you reached Guanzitan? , also defeated by the yuan army, is fan? Escape by canoe? . In the sixth year of Xianchun (A.D. 1270), he became the ambassador of Jinghu Duhu, and led his troops to the south to conquer Xiang and Fan. Jia Sidao ordered Fan to pin them down, and borrowed soldiers to stop the way. An imperial edict was given to Fan, ordering him? In front of the presidential palace, the two armies of Huai and Huai were deployed to assist and prepare for defense. And then what? To the author of the manuscript1500,000 yuan? . In desperation, Fan joined the army twice in April and June in the seventh year of Xianchun (AD 127 1). As a result, he was defeated by rapids for the first time, and by Lumen for the second time, failing to get close to Xiang Hefan's city. Especially in the second war, Fan led a crew of100000, but he was defeated and abandoned because he was afraid of the enemy and had poor command? Battleship, invincible in one battle? .

It was in the case that the siege of Xiang and Fan by the Yuan Army became more and more successful that Fan and others in the Southern Song Dynasty lost their teachers again and again, and it was almost impossible to rescue Xiang and Fan. Three thousand militiamen led by Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui, with great bravery, rushed out of the iron drum of the Yuan Army and rushed into the tight encirclement, reaching Xiangyang City, which had long been eager for reinforcements.

The reason why this militia team is brave and good at fighting is because they come from the front line of the western hills of Xiangyong and have been through war. As soon as they got rid of the intrusion of the nomads from the army, they were killed and plundered by the Yuan army. They are eager to live a stable life without border troubles and have always hated the invaders. At present, the soldiers and civilians in Xiangcheng and Fancheng have been sticking to the city for a long time, attracting a large number of Yuan troops and restraining their power to continue southward. Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui led the Xiang army and the battalion of 3,000 people, and naturally had the desire to defend the countryside, save Xiang army, save Fan army and repel the Yuan army. Under the call of Jinghu emissary, they rescued Xiang and Fan without hesitation.

In the eighth year of Xianchun (A.D. 1272), Li Tingzhi, the ambassador of Jinghu to Yunzhou, learned that there was a river in the northwest of Xiangyang, which originated from the county Hefang, that is, a Zhonghe village was built in Shangshuiyu, and 100 light ships were built. Mifune was combined into one ship, and the middle ship was loaded with goods. The left and right ships are disguised bottomless ships with neutral flags. A reward was offered for recruiting death squads, and 3,000 militiamen were rewarded. The generals are Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui, the leaders of the militia.

These two heroes are both farmers, and they have their own nicknames with strong local flavor. What is Zhang Gui's name? Short? , Zhang Shun's name? Zhu Yuanzhang? . They were appointed as leaders. Before leaving, Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui said to the militiamen. There is only death in this trip. Your generation is not your own heart. You should hurry up and don't let me down! ? After hearing this, the militia was very moved and prepared to fight to the end. In May, the Hanshui River just rose, and 100 canoes set out. On average, each ship carries 30 militiamen, a bag of salt, 200 pieces of cloth and other materials. On the 22nd, I entered the foot of Tuanshan a little. Two days later, I entered Gaotou Port and arranged the boats in a square. Each ship is equipped with muskets, cannons, burning charcoal, axes and crossbows. In the third quarter of the night, leave the port and leave the river with the red light as the signal. They took Zhang Gui's boat as the front and Zhang Shun's boat as the rear, braving the wind and waves, and went straight to the encirclement of the Yuan Army. At that time, on the Mohong Beach of Hanshui River, the river was covered with boats of the Yuan Army, and there was no gap at all.

Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui led 3,000 militiamen to cut off hundreds of chains and wooden pillows in advance. When the Yuan Army fought, those who were close to the fleet led by Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui jumped into the bottomless ship, and many Yuan Army members drowned in the water. The militia led by Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui fought in 120, and they were invincible. They arrived at the gate of Xiangyang in the early morning of 25th. Xiangyang city has been cut off for a long time. When the soldiers and civilians in the city heard the arrival of rescue soldiers, everyone was enthusiastic and courageous. However, when the militia counted the number of people, only the main commander, Zhang Shun, did not show up. A few days later, Zhang Shun's body was floating in the Hanshui River. He was shot four times and six arrows, but he still held a bow and arrow in his hand, and his face was full of anger. He died heroically in a bloody battle that rushed into the tight encirclement.

After Zhang Gui and other militiamen entered Xiangyang in May, they fought side by side with the original soldiers and civilians guarding the city and fought fiercely with the Yuan Army for more than two months. In July, Zhang Gui took the initiative to contact Yunzhou (now Zhongxiang, Hubei) for reinforcements. According to Zhao Zhonglu, it is extremely difficult to get in touch with Yunzhou? Biography of Zhang Gui: At that time, the encirclement and blockade of the Yuan Army were very tight. Lumen waterway chain is dozens of miles, dotted, although fish and shrimp are not suitable? . Zhang Gui found two brave men from the militia who could risk their lives to accomplish this important task. The two of them? Can you stay underwater for a few days without eating? . Zhang Gui wants them? Take the wax book and ask Ying for help. ? They left Xiangyang to get water. What were they doing in the water? I sawed it off when it touched the Chinese toon and the fence, but it was as bad as it could be.

The two warriors returned to Xiangyang after completing the task and reported: Fan Huwen? Xu Fabing 5,000 troops stationed in Longweizhou? . Zhang Gui and other agreed dates arrive, that is, bid farewell to the militia led by Lu and disembark from the shipowner. When Zhang Gui boarded the ship to inspect the militia he led, only one person who was punished for the first day's mistake was missing. Zhang Gui startled the sun: My business is leaking! In a hurry, he may not know? . It is impossible to recover the hidden traces of imperial chess pieces, but you can raise guns to make noise and send ships, and break through the downstream walls and rush forward at night, so that everyone can relax. In other words, it is dangerous and it is dark at midnight. In the small new town, tens of thousands of troops were invited to attack and refused to fight with death. The coastal areas were set on fire and candlelight was like day? .

When I arrived at Zhu Lin Beach, not far from the appointed meeting place, I saw the flags of warships parked in Longweizhou. Zhang Gui and other militiamen cheered and gave a contact signal? Meteor fire? Contact. Did you see the military ship parked in Longweizhou? Meteor fire? That is, we set sail to meet Zhang Guichuan. When the two fleets were very close, we saw that the ships from Longweizhou were all warships of the Yuan Army. Why is it a warship of the Yuan Army? According to Zhao Zhonglu? Zhang Gui biography:? Two or three days ago, Gaiying's soldiers retreated to the village for 30 miles with feng shui (rain). The Yuan Army got the news of desertion, so it took Longweizhou as its base. . Due to the sudden encounter between the two armies, Zhang Gui? Without preparation, the battle was trapped, and by surprise, all of them were killed. (Zhang Gui) was shot dozens of times, exhausted, and was held hostage by the Yuan army, unyielding? .

The 3,000 armed militiamen led by Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui are much worse in number and equipment than the Yuan army surrounded by Xiang and Fan, and also much worse than the regular army wiped out by Fan and others due to cowardice and incompetence in the Southern Song Dynasty. However, these militiamen, who were not afraid of violence and were determined to defend their country to the death, broke through the heavy blockade of the Yuan Army, completed the task of rescuing Xiang and Fan, and added a group of soldiers with high morale to Xiang and Fan Zeng. At the appointed time, they rushed out of the encirclement and arrived at the scheduled meeting place. Unfortunately, due to the defeat of Fan's army, Zhang Gui and other militia fought again and died heroically. Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui led 3,000 militiamen to rescue Xiang and Fan, which showed the indomitable fighting spirit of the broad masses of people in the Southern Song Dynasty to resist the enemy and save the country. We won an extraordinary victory in the very difficult battle at that time. Zhang Shun, Zhang Gui and so on. Revered by future generations, even though they are still alive after death!