The Battle of Xiangyang Finally Came to an End

The Battle of Xiangyang Finally Came to an End

By Lily Pennington

Yuan Dynasty Globe Staff

June 5th, 1273

Yangtze River- A six year battle, where the Mongols and Southern Song were trying to take over the Yuan Dynasty is finally over. The Mongols and Southern Song dominated the Han River so they could get to the Yuan Dynasty. Once the Yuan army occupied the Xiangyang, they traveled ships down the Han River and down to the Yangtze River.

The Mongols had many military campaigns that conquered many countries such as Russia, Siberia, Tibet, Korea, North China, Yunnan Iraq, Anatolia, and Iran. But the Southern Song was hard to conquer and fight. The Southern Song armies guarded the waterways of the Han River because the Han River was connected to the Yangtze River. It finally collapsed and the Mongols had easy access to the Southern Song. Two enemies came together and fought against the Yuan Dynasty.

“I had no idea that they were going to come to us after they fought each other, at first I had no idea what was happening, we should have had more people helping out,” says Bing-Chong, a soldier from the Yuan Dynasty army. The Yuan army was not prepared, only six-hundred people fighting against the thousands the Mongolains and Southern Song had.

“Maybe we should always come together!” he exclaims “We can fight any people at anytime!” said the leader of the Mongol leader, Kublai Khan.Kublai Khan was the leader of the Mongol and Southern Song, now he is the leader of the Yuan Dynasty to.