Mongolian Southern Expedition

Mongolian Southern Expedition (1235-1279) The first stage: Wokuotai attacked the Song Dynasty (1235–1241) 1235: Battle of Mianzhou, Battle of Tangzhou 1236: Battle of Yangpingguan, Battle of Jiangling, Battle of Zhenzhou 1237: Battle of Huangzhou 1238: Battle of Luzhou, Battle of Jingxiang 1239: Battle of Dayazhai 1243: Yu Jie's battle against Shu 1244: Battle of Shouchun The second stage: Meng Ge attacked the Song Dynasty (1253–1259) 1256: Mongolian attack on Sichuan 1257: Newlin's attack on Sichuan 1258–1259: Battle of Ezhou, Battle of Diaoyu City (Meng Ge died in battle) 1264: Battle of Huxiao Mountain The third stage: Kublai Khan's southern expedition (1268–1279) 1268–1273: Battle of Xiangfan (key battle, conquering Xiangyang and Fancheng) 1273–1275: Battle of Huaixi 1274: Battle of Yingzhou, Battle of Shayang New City, Battle of Ezhou 1274–1275: Battle of Jiading 1275: Battle of Dingjiazhou, Battle of Yuezhou, Battle of Jiaoshan, Battle of Lin'an, Battle of Changzhou, Battle of Tanzhou 1275–1278: Battle of Chungking 1275–1276: Battle of Yangzhou 1276: Battle of Jingjiang 1276–1277: Battle of Luzhou 1276–1278: Wen Tianxiang's counterattack against Jiangxi 1279: Battle of Yashan The Mongolian Southern Expedition covered many fronts including Jingxiang, Jianghuai, and Sichuan, and finally destroyed the Song Dynasty in 1279.