In Lin'an Prefecture, the Yuan army generals who went south from the Secretariat looked at the fleet on the Qiantang River with covetous eyes. There were three or five soldiers and a Lin'an Prefecture official standing next to him. The defense seemed to be extremely relaxed, but under the city wall was densely packed with Yuan army wearing helmets and armor, holding sharp blades. In addition, thousands of cavalry were ready to go behind the city gate opposite the river bank. As long as he gave the order, these cavalry would rush out of the city gate as fast as possible and kill the Song army who dared to go ashore.

"This time, as long as the southern barbarians dare to go ashore, they will definitely be able to come and go." Ali Hague, who was sent to the south by Kublai Khan, was not the kind of general who only knew how to defend the city. He not only wanted to defend Lin'an Prefecture, but also wanted to severely hurt the Song army. If it weren't for the short days of coming to Lin'an Prefecture, he would have to lay iron chains in the Qiantang River and use the trick of locking the Hengjiang River, blocking all the Song army fleets in the Qiantang River, making them unable to advance or retreat.

"What the marshal said is that these southern barbarians have always dared to use crossbows and firearms to fight the enemy from a distance. If the cavalry is fighting, they are the opponents of my Great Yuan Warriors." The officials of Lin'an Prefecture smiled flatteringly and praised Ali Hague. In his opinion, as long as the Song army dared to go ashore, they would definitely not be the opponents of the Mongolian Yuan cavalry.

Ali Hague also agreed with this. He had rarely met the Song army who could compete with him on the front battlefield for many years. His contempt for the Song army was engraved in his bones, and he even looked down on the tens of thousands of soldiers. What kind of incompetent general should be defeated by the Song people in the battle?

"The defenders on the city look less than when we came last time? Did the Mongolian Tartars not gain a foothold or had other plans?" Zheng He looked at the city from the bow of the boat.

"It's too late. There was news that the Mongol General Ali Hague and A Shu led their troops south to defend the coastal areas. Calculate the days, Ali Hague should also arrive at Lin'an Prefecture. Now there are only these soldiers above the city wall. I don't believe anything I say." Li You said with a smile. If there was really only such a little force, why would the defenders at the city wall be so calm?

"I guess this Ali Hague has already ambushed the heavy troops in the city and waited for us to get ashore." Zhang Shijie also realized something was wrong. "My Lord, since the Yuanlu are prepared, let's continue to go north and go to Songjiang Prefecture to take a look."

"If you leave like this, you will always be a little unwilling to accept it." Li You took out the telescope and looked at the situation on the city, trying to find the loopholes in the Yuan army. "I wonder if there is any way to use the tricks and slash the Yuan captain's aura?"

Ali Hague wanted to seduce Li You to lead a large group of people to ashore, but Li You also wanted to lure the ambush in the city to attack and annihilate him. The two commanders on the battlefield had their own thoughts.

"Ali Hague is a famous general of the Mongol Yuan. He followed A Shu to attack Xiangyang. It was he who said that he surrendered to the Xiangyang guard Lu Wenhuan that Xiangyang fell into the hands of the Mongol Yuan. Once Xiangyang lost, there was no way to stop the Mongol Yuan's city. Boyan and A Shu led their troops eastward and soon attacked Jiangsu and Zhejiang." When Zhang Shijie thought of all the past, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"If Ali Hague could be killed, then it would be a major blow to the Yuanlu?" These words not only did not scare Li You, but instead aroused the fighting spirit in his heart. Ali Hague's reputation among the Yuan army is far more valuable than Sodu. Killing him is much more cost-effective than killing Sodu.

"But now Ali Hague has occupied a strong city and has many elite soldiers under his command. It is not easy to kill him." Zhang Shijie hesitated a little. The long-term battle example made these generals of the Song Dynasty full of fear of fighting directly with the Mongolian and Yuan army. Even if they annihilate the Sodu army outside Quanzhou City, they cannot immediately reverse this idea.

"If Ali Hague cannot defend it, I have no good idea. But looking at his appearance, I'm afraid it's not just about defending the city, right? Cavalry will definitely go out of the city to raid. I heard that Ali Hague likes to lead by example. When attacking Ezhou, he was brave enough to take the lead and was injured by the ravage arrow." This is an advantage for a general, but a disadvantage for the commander. "I imagine that if we reveal a flaw, then Ali Hague will lead the troops to attack in person. This may be an opportunity."

Li You had already made a decision, Zheng He, Zhang Shijie, Yang Liangjie and others no longer advised him. Everyone made a plan. The fleet slowly approached the shore, put down countless small boats from the large ship, carried soldiers to land, and the large ship also lowered the springboard, and the soldiers came out one after another, among which the cannons were transported from the ship to the land, and the Song army looked like they were attacking.

"Okay, the Southern Barbarians have indeed fallen into a trap. If you pass the order, the defenders under the city should not be moved lightly. After the marshal's order, they will go to the city in batches." Ali Hague was overjoyed. He was afraid of scaring the Song army away, so he ordered the ambush troops under the city to endure it for the time being.

When the Song army arrived two miles outside the city, not far from the river bank, they stopped and began to build camps, as if they were preparing for a long siege. It was not until two hours later that several guns were fired far away for testing.

This move was somewhat beyond Ali Hague's expectations. He thought that the Song army would launch a large-scale attack as soon as possible, so he changed his order, "The cavalry will go back to rest for the time being. It seems that the Song army does not plan to attack the city today."

Looking at the Song army camp, Ali Hague thought of other ways. The construction of the Song army camp was a bit rough and lacked fortifications such as resisting horses and trenches to block the impact of cavalry. So maybe it was a night raid?

After nightfall, the Song army did not start to rest, but instead burned a bonfire and acted like a carnival all night, which strengthened Ali Hague's confidence. Since the other party was so careless, then I would teach them a lesson. If Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie could be captured in this battle, then the end of the Song Kingdom would have arrived.

The Song army was tossing until midnight before quieting down. Ali Hague waited for another hour. After not seeing any movement from the Song army, they came down from the city wall. They organized three thousand cavalrymen to carry horses and slowly came to the back of the city gate. He personally led the army and ordered people to quietly open the city gate and instructed the rest of their subordinates to prepare for the battle. As long as the Song army exploded the camp, all the defenders in the city would be dispatched, and all the Song army must be kept here.

The city gate slowly opened, and three thousand cavalry immediately rode their horses and arrived in an instant under the full speed of the war horses. As they were about to attack the Song army camp, Ali Hague showed a hint of joy on his face.
Chapter completed!