A small city in Chongqing that changed the course of European history

Xiangyang is the most famous city in Jin Yong's martial arts world. In "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Jin Yong described how Guo Jing and Huang Rong defended Xiangyang against the Yuan army. The two defended Xiangyang for decades and died for their country when the city was broken. In history, there was indeed a city that blocked the Mongol army. When it comes to the "Mongol Army", many people's impression of it is basically two words - domineering! As a grassland nation with a small population, the Mongols conquered the world with only 100,000 Mongolian troops. However, it was just these 100,000 people who conquered the Western Xia, Western Liao, Khwarezm, Jin and Southern Song dynasties one after another. During the reign of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian army's conquests had already reached the Black Sea coast. During the reign of Ogedei, the territory of the Mongol Empire expanded to Central Asia, North China and Eastern Europe. It can be said that the Mongols had almost no defeats in their wars to conquer the world, and the Mongol army rarely encountered any opponents. However, such an invincible and powerful army suffered repeated setbacks when attacking the small city of Chongqing. In the end, not only did they lose many soldiers and generals, but even "Mongke Khan" died here. Fishing Town A small city in Chongqing that changed the course of European history The Southern Song army and civilians relied on the advantage of being surrounded by water on three sides to defend Shicheng The Mongol Khan Mongke died under this city after being severely wounded. The Mongol princes who had marched westwards to Europe returned to compete for the Khanship. This saved Western Europe from invasion and allowed the history of the Southern Song Dynasty to continue. After the civil war in the Mongol Empire ended, Kublai Khan, who had won the throne of Khan, resumed his conquest of the Southern Song Empire. However, Kublai Khan did not attack Song Dynasty from Shu like his elder brother Mongke Khan did. Instead, he tried to capture Xiangyang and headed straight to the south of the Yangtze River. He finally captured Lin'an in 1276 and forced the Southern Song court to surrender. It is worth mentioning that after the fall of the Southern Song Empire, the military and civilians in Diaoyucheng continued to resist the attack of the Mongolian army. It was not until the first month of 1279 that the military and civilians of Diaoyucheng officially surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty. At this time, the military and civilians of Diaoyucheng had been stationed in the isolated city for 36 years, and this marked the tragic and desolate end of their lives. The Battle of Diaoyucheng not only prolonged the Southern Song Empire's reign for 20 years, but also changed the world situation in the 13th century. In addition, some people even believe that the "Battle of Diaoyucheng" saved half the world! As the last city gate to be opened in the Southern Song Dynasty, The bravery and unyielding loyalty of the soldiers and civilians of Diaoyucheng are destined to leave a mark in the heroic history of the Chinese nation.