"The Condor Heroes" The second Xiangyang War was not in Xiangyang in history, so where was it?

The place where the Second Xiangyang War happened in history was Fancheng, in the present Hubei area.

The battle of Xiangyang in history had the significance of changing dynasties, which led to the collapse of the Southern Song Dynasty. Xiangyang city not only has strong walls and strong artillery power, but also has a superior geographical position, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In order to form a trend of echo, Dasong also built the attached city Fancheng.

After the city was reinforced, Qi Weiwang sent Lv Wende, a military genius, to guard Xiangyang. Upon arrival, Lv Wende lived up to expectations. In addition to the reasonable arrangement of Xiangyang's defense work, he did not forget to support Lujia vigorously, which was a bit selfish. However, he did make a contribution to anti-Mongolian. At that time, the king and the ruling class were very satisfied with what he had done, because he never let the Mongolian army capture Xiangyang city during his tenure.

It stands to reason that Mongolia should return to its old job and continue to herd sheep on their grasslands after it cannot stabilize Xiangyang City. But the situation is different now. Mongolians have learned the siege techniques of westerners because of their years of experience in invading the west.

By 1273, Xiangyang city had been besieged by Mongols for six years and was already facing considerable difficulties. The Mongols also adopted a new siege machine, which can not only launch boulders weighing more than 700 kilograms, but also have a very long range, easily breaking the Yugoslav capital of Fancheng.

After the wall of Fancheng was breached, the Yuan army poured in, and the defenders of Dasong would rather die than surrender, which led to the total annihilation of Song Jun.

However, with the fall of Fancheng, it is difficult for Xiangyang City to continue its defense. Officials and soldiers in the city have no fighting spirit. They already know the powerful strength of the Mongolian army, and they also understand that a solid Yugoslav capital is bound to die, which makes many people feel that the defeat is set. In order to cope with the changeable weather, many officers and men in the army crossed the city at night and surrendered to the enemy.