Facing the Yuan army coming to attack, Zhang Shijie ordered the troops to strictly guard the water camp and not to take the battle. The two armies launched an offensive and defensive battle in front of the village wall. For a moment, the stone arrows covered the sky and the sound of killing was loud. The Yuan army rushed to the front of the camp several times by the tide and was repelled again and again. Zhao Bing's sight was not in front of the most intense camp, but focused on the battlefield in the east. The Yuan army rushed into the waterway between Yashan Island and the Song army's naval forces with the badu ship. Their goals were very clear, which were the Song army's water-drawing ships and woodcutting ships.

Previously, the Song army fought with the enemy with the advantage of fast fighting ships and strong maneuverability. Now, facing the Badu ship, which is also known for its maneuverability and degree, it immediately lost its advantage and was soon caught up in the battle. The Mongols accounted for 30% of the army in Li Heng's army, and the rest were all surrendered troops of the Southern Song Dynasty, but the ones charged forward were all Mongols. They were good at fighting in infantry and were even better at using bows and arrows. Before the two armies could fight, the Song army was shot into the water one after another. When the warships came into contact with them, they immediately jumped to fight.

The Song army, who was psychologically weak in the Yuan army, was unable to resist the situation of heavy casualties. Soon, more than a dozen warships were captured by the enemy, and the rest were limited to hard fighting. What was bad was that the Yuan army continued to rush to join the battle group, while the Song army's warships were strictly ordered not to leave the camp, so as not to be ridden by the enemy. They could only watch the warships one by one. Zhao Bing was anxious when he saw this, but he still looked at the battlefield without showing any silence. He knew that it was not the time to take action.

Suddenly, hundreds of small boats rushed from the north. Looking closely, it was the volunteers who were mooring in the north of the water camp to help the battle. They skillfully controlled the boats and rushed into the battle group, relying on a few more ships to siege an enemy ship, but they had no rules and had no cover for each other. They were all brute force to collide with or jumped onto the enemy ships and chopped and killed them at all costs. The Song army suddenly got "strong aid" and gradually stabilized its position, but the Yuan army was stunned by a "stumbling stick" and retreated in a hurry. As soon as the Yuan army retreated, the Yuan army attacking the water camp retreated.

Seeing the Yuan army retreating, cheers came from the Song army camp. Zhao Bing kept shaking his head. This battle seemed to be the Yuan army being repelled, but they took the initiative to retreat, and the formation was not at all chaotic. The Song army was not a victory in this battle. Not only did they lose more than 20 warships, but there were 20 to 300 casualties. However, this battle lasted for less than an hour, and it was a tentative attack by the Yuan army. What was even more worrying was that the Song army could not get water today, so they were all defeated in any aspect. He knew that with the joining of Li Heng's naval army, the advantages of the Song army would gradually lose, and the Yuan army would gradually turn into the upper hand.

The next few days of battle revolved around the water drainage channel. As soon as the Song army's water drainage ship appeared, the Yuan army would send the Badu ship to harass them, and the Yuan army infantry and cavalry that occupied the island would also assist and cooperate with each other to prevent the Song army from going to the island to pick wood and draw water. With the cooperation of righteousness and courage, the Song army successively repelled the enemy ships, and claimed to have won six battles and six victories, and requested the court to reward them. However, the fact is that there were fewer and fewer ships that had successfully obtained fresh water, and each unit had no firewood to ignite fire and cook, so it could only satisfy its hunger with raw water and dry food.

There were more than 200,000 people in the entire dynasty. Even if each person only supplies two liters of water to maintain the most basic needs, he still needs more than 5,000 stones of fresh water. To ensure the supply, a hundred small boats with a load of hundreds of stones can be successfully fetched water and returned to the camp. Now the water-drawing boats that can come back are less than 30% of them, and they rely on the water stored in the past to make up for the gap. However, the warships of the Song army were not as perverted as the warships designed by Zhao Bing. They can store fresh water and dry food for ten to fifteen days. It would be good if they could store water for five days. In other words, in a few days, the entire army would have no water to drink.

After a few battles, although Zhang Shijie repeatedly reported victory, no matter how stupid he was, he realized the crisis. Although Xingchao had reserved enough food for the entire army to eat for half a year, there was no water or firewood, so everyone could not eat raw rice! The fundamental solution to the problem was to pay for the mistakes he had made before, and the only way to regain the Yashan Island that he had easily given up was to regain the food and grass, otherwise they would be thirsty before the enemy could exhaust their food and retreat...

"Sixth, Qiaoji Road has been basically cut off. Although each person only signs a small jar of water every day, it will probably be supported for a few days!" More than ten days have passed since the war started. Not only has it been unable to repel the enemy, but now it is in crisis. All the ministers are very anxious. Mao Xiang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was even more anxious after returning from the battle.

"Yes, the army is better now, and the volunteers are even more difficult. Some people have begun to dismantle the boards and cook. If this continues, it will be a mess!" Chen Zhongwei, Minister of Personnel, said with a frown.

"Six ministers, the current situation cannot be solved without retaking Yashan Island. We should also urge the envoy Zhang Shumi to send troops!" Wang Daofu, the Minister of War, suggested.

"I have discussed with Taifu Zhang many times and ordered him to send troops to attack the island, but he was repeatedly rejected." 6 Xiufu sighed and said.

"Why, how can you fight against the enemy if this continues? I think he is obviously afraid of fighting." Xu Zongren, the Minister of Rites, said angrily.

"Hmph, in my opinion, Grand Tutor Zhang was worried about his face. At that time, he did not discuss with 6. Without the permission of the empress dowager, he evacuated Yashan Island without permission to burn the palace. Now that he wants him to retake it, wouldn't it be a shame to lose face!" Deng Guangjian, the Minister of Rites, snorted coldly.

"The six ministers, the subordinate officials want to impeach Zhang Shijie for abuse of power and act recklessly, so that they will go to court to danger." Gong Xingqing, the minister of Dali Temple, said.

"Everyone is worried. The current situation is urgent. I hope that the country will be the first priority. The important thing at the moment is to regain Qiaoji Road to resolve the current danger!" Seeing the passion of the crowd, 6 Xiufu hurriedly comforted him. He knew very well that impeaching Zhang Shijie at this moment and seizing his military power is not a good time, and it will lead to mutiny if he is not done well.

"6 The emperor is right. At present, we should put state affairs first and never raise a censorship lightly." Zhao Bing, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly interrupted.

"Your Majesty is right, but Grand Tutor Zhang refuses to seize the island, and the court will fall into a state of no water. It will be a mess without fighting!" Xu Zongren said with politeness.

"The enemy is good at infantry fighting, and it has set up camps on the island, so it is not easy to attack. If you send a large army to attack, you will use a short attack to attack the enemy's treacherous plan. It is not wrong to be careful with the Taifu!" Zhao Bing did not argue with him right or wrong, but explained from a military perspective.

"Your Majesty, then let him act recklessly and wait for the situation to worsen?" Gong Xingqing refused to give up and said again.

"No, it's urgent to regain Qiaoji Road, and it's urgent!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said.

"Your Majesty already has a plan to defeat the enemy?" 6 Hideo asked expectantly.

"..." Zhao Bing was about to speak when there were bursts of shouts of killing outside.
Chapter completed!