City of Light (2b)

The wind blew the smoke away. The dark red sea is full of the corpses of the water warriors. The broken deck, the broken mast and the broken battle flag vaguely tell a nightmare like a bystander, a nightmare that makes people cold from the heart to the depths of the bone marrow.

The Marquis of Minxiang of the Great Song Dynasty woke up sullenly and put away the clairvoyance in his hand, leaning his tired body on the mast behind him. The sea breeze whistled across the sails above him, and the blue sky seemed to echo with the sound of morning cannons.

The Su family's fleet did not participate in the siege of Quanzhou Port, or rather, Wen Tianxiang rejected the Su family's kindness to send a fleet to participate in the war. When the three parties met to discuss the passage of Quanzhou, Wen Tianxiang gave the Su family an easy task to transport logistical supplies for the captive army and the Fang family. Therefore, Su Xing had to reluctantly drive the ship to observe the combat effectiveness of the new ships and weapons on the periphery of the battlefield.

The observed results are alarming. The water war is over, but the old man Su, who has fought a water war all his life, feels like knocking over a five-flavor bottle in his heart, and the sweet and sour feelings are intertwined, and he can't tell what the taste is.

The guns of the five new warships should have been given priority to the Su family. It was because he, the head of the family, hesitated at the critical moment that the Fang family of the pirate family seized the opportunity and took the chariot pulled by the Eight Horses of the Broken Army. If it weren't for the critical moment when he tried to get left and right, if it wasn't for the critical moment when he tried to grab more benefits for the family......

"Ahem, that Pujia fleet is really bearish, and as soon as the old party was frightened, he retreated. They really rushed up, and in today's battle, I don't know who killed the deer! The straightforward and loud voice of his son Su Gang came from the back deck, which made Lao Su wake up with more troubles in his heart.

If the two armies fight, they know themselves and each other like bystanders, so what is the use of scheming! This brainless son only fantasizes about how to compete for the world all day long, but never thinks carefully about the strength of his opponent. The way of using soldiers pays attention to the words virtual and real. The five ships of the Fang family's fleet were fighting in and out in front of the Quanzhou Naval Division, and the new attached army of the Pu family had already been frightened down, who would have thought that there was no artillery on the sixty big ships behind! Besides, even if you think about it, the lesson of the past is in front of you, who is willing to be the first to rush to death!

"Young master, let me see, you have to come forward in this matter, go to the old master and ask for an arrow. With the current title and identity of the old master, why bother to listen to Prime Minister Wen's scheduling. Our fleet and the Fang family blockaded the port side by side, which can be regarded as a contribution to the Great Song Dynasty! As the footsteps got closer and closer, the voices became clearer and clearer. It was a staff member of the Su family who made this suggestion, and his idea was very practical. The port of Quanzhou is the only port on the southeast coast that has not been looted by the Mongols, and the warehouses are full of spices, and the treasury is said to contain tens of millions of taels of silver. The gems of Macaulano, the red sandalwood of Gina, and the pearls of Gazurat, are all sky-high prices for a few ships to be shipped out to the north. These riches are about to be divided among the victors, and as an ally of the Broken Army, the Su family fleet can only watch the lively power from the sidelines, how can this make people happy.

"Dad has been very angry recently, and the second uncle is not here, I'm afraid, it's useless!" Su Gang's voice slowly lowered, getting closer to where his father was standing, and he was doubly careful in all his actions, lest he say something wrong or do something inappropriately and touch his father's head.

Nowadays, the situation on the mainland is turbulent, and if you land one day earlier, you will be able to leave your name in history one day earlier. Instead of making Dad angry and being at home by him, it is better to pretend to be submissive and let him fly solo a day earlier.

Hearing his son's words and the sound of softer and lighter footsteps, a wry smile bloomed on the old awakening face. The son's heart is very much like himself back then. I always want to go to the world alone, but I don't understand the experience and insight of my fathers, which is a more valuable wealth than family power. Thinking of this, he shook his head and slowly looked away from the distant sea.

The Su family is slow, step by step, after the decline of the Pu brothers, it is a foregone conclusion that the sea power is the only one who is the head of the Fang family. Unless Wen Tianxiang is defeated, according to the current momentum, Wen Tianxiang will be defeated. From the broken bow, the sail battleship to the side artillery, God knows, there are still treasures in the Prime Minister's Mansion that can turn the tide.

Now the hope of catching up is only with this short-tempered son who is full of joy and anger.

"Dad, Brother Zhenyue played really well today!" Su Gang saw his father turn his gaze to him, and praised it insincerely.

"Well, the power of artillery and sails has been brought to the extreme. When you have time, remember to learn more from him, after all, they came into contact with artillery earlier than we did. Lao Su Xing nodded, and instructed earnestly. Although the scale of today's naval battle is not large, the rumbling sound of artillery reveals the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. From then on, the mode of fighting, which relied on crossbow arrows and slapsticks and arson ships, was destined to change to the tandem shelling method. Those who take a step ahead are far ahead.

"I know, I'm going to visit on the boat tonight and talk to Brother Zhenyue for advice!" Su Gang agreed, but he was thinking about something else, chatted with his father casually, and changed his tone and brought the topic to the artillery, "Dad, has Prime Minister Wen promised our artillery when it will be delivered?" ”

"Then wait for your second uncle to come back from the north and bring back the goods and receipts on Tokyo Road (around Jinzhou)!" Su Xing sighed and replied with some frustration. His right-hand man Su Heng was entrusted by Wen Tianxiang to bring 300 short-handed crossbows and 20,000 short arrows to the port in the far north, but there has been no news for more than half a month. At this time, there were more winds and waves on the sea, and once something went wrong, not only would the fleet be in danger, but the gap between the family power and the Fang family would become bigger and bigger.

Speaking of those short-handed crossbows, Su Xing couldn't help but have some unfavorable rumors about the recent line. It is said that some people in the Xing Dynasty asked Wen Tianxiang for steel crossbows and artillery, but Wen Tianxiang refused on the grounds that the army was not heavy enough and the roads were impassable. The captive army, which refused to provide steel crossbows for the imperial court, was able to take out three hundred crossbows to exchange cattle, sheep and war horses with those barbarians in the north.

Although the range of the hand crossbow was only thirty steps, it was far less than the broken bow currently provided to the Su family and the Fang family. But this kind of action undoubtedly shows the world that the distance between the captive army and the imperial court has become farther and farther.

What's more, while refusing to supply the imperial artillery, the Prime Minister's Mansion armed the Fang pirates with sufficient artillery.

For the sake of the overall situation, the imperial court endured this. Or angrily issued an order to reprimand, forcing the captive army to break with the imperial court, and within a few months, it will definitely be clear.

The princes have their own thoughts, and they may not be willing to take into account the overall situation of the anti-Yuan Dynasty. Lu Xiufu is a loyal and upright minister, but now that the Broken Army is so prevaricating with the imperial court, the more loyal and upright the minister, the easier it is to react to extremes. As for Zhang Shijie, in the eyes of Su Xing, he is a backbone general, but he is not a big-minded ruler.

Choosing to follow Wen Tianxiang is right or wrong. Every day, deep in my heart, I wake up and question myself countless times. The growing strength of the Broken Army forced him to make up his mind to follow. And Wen Tianxiang's more and more abnormal behavior made him regret his decision more and more.

The Great Song Dynasty needed a far-sighted prime minister to solve this dilemma. But such a prime minister obviously does not have a dynasty. Seeing his father's lonely look, Su Gang's emotions were somewhat infected. Getting artillery one day earlier means that the Su family's escort fleet can gallop across the ocean one day earlier. But at present, the initiative of supply is in the hands of the Broken Army, and the price paid by the Fang family for these dozens of artillery pieces Su Gang also knows that his family retreats at a critical moment, and it is really no wonder that others have seized the opportunity.

Accompanying his father to sigh, Su Gang took out a small steel crossbow from his pocket and said, "Actually, Prime Minister Wen Cheng's willingness to entrust such a large batch of goods to us shows that he still values our family's maritime strength very much." I've used this crossbow a few times, and I've found some knocks, and although it's not as long as the Broken Bow we use, and it's quite wasteful to reload, it's quite stable, and it fires in a small boat with one hand, and it's not affected by the wind and waves in the slightest! ”

"You mean, these crossbows were specially created by Prime Minister Wen and used in actual combat. And not deliberately misleading the inferior goods of those barbarians? Hearing his son's analysis, Su Xing asked thoughtfully.

On the question of whether to support the Great Song Dynasty, there were some cracks in the cooperation between the Su family and the Broken Army. As the head of the family, Su Xing took these rifts very seriously, and over time, some suspicions and estrangements became deeper and deeper, and he was not as optimistic as his simple-minded son.

If it is really like what his son said, attacking Quanzhou and contacting the northern barbarians will become two tasks of similar weight. The weight of the Su family in Wen Tianxiang's eyes will not be too much lower than that of the Fang family.

Su Gang slowly twisted the strings of the crossbow and added two short bolts to the crossbow slot. With one hand, he raised his crossbow arm and pointed the crossbow at the white gull hovering in mid-air.

"Collapse, collapse" two consecutive crisp sounds, crossbow arrows flew out one after the other, and two seagulls flying around the sail fell in response. While cherishing the hand crossbow, Su Gang explained to his father: "This is not a bad product. I've heard people say that riding a horse is like driving a boat, and it is just as bumpy. If the cavalry is equipped with such a short crossbow, the two armies will suddenly pull out of their waists when they meet......."

It was an absolute one-sided slaughter. Su Xing was stunned, his eyes lit up, as if he saw the legendary steppe in the north, two teams of Mongols with different banners, waving sabers and approaching quickly. Suddenly, a group of Mongols pulled out their crossbows from their waists and fired them at the moment when their horses were about to collide with their opponents.

It's a poisonous plan! I suddenly woke up, and sweat broke out on my forehead. The Mongols were constantly fighting among themselves, which was no secret to the maritime merchants who traveled between the northern and southern ports all year round. In the past few years, wars broke out on the steppe, and the Mongol tribes who supported the Tatar leader Kublai Khan and his younger brother fought fiercely, and in the end, it was only with the strength of the Han army and the Tanma Red Army under his command that Kublai Khan suppressed the resistance of the tribes.

If at this moment, those suppressed tribes, with the weapons supplied by Wen Tianxiang, will resurrect. Kublai Khan was about to face the threat of being attacked on his belly and back. Even if the rebels could not bring Kublai Khan down from the throne, at least half of the Mongol army and the Tanmachi army would have to be stationed in the steppe for a long time. This is a rare opportunity for the more powerful the army to break the captives.

Kublai Khan's seizure of the Khan throne was all about his efforts to destroy the Song Dynasty, which was not completed by two generations of Mongol heroes. If the banner of the Song Dynasty, no matter who is in the hands of the Song Dynasty, it will not fall. The situation in the north will become more and more chaotic, and the more chaotic the situation in the north, the more opportunities and time there will be for the broken army to gain a firm foothold, and the more opportunities and time will be available to resolve the internal disputes of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Prime Minister Wen is a person who has won the Book of Heaven, and there is no second person in the Great Song Dynasty who can see farther than him. You see, he didn't take Fuzhou, he built a sea ship first. I haven't decided on Fujian, and my eyes have been set on Mobei. Such a person with great wisdom should not speculate on him with the heart and vision of ordinary people. I think the later you follow him, the greater the loss! Su Gang looked at his father's expression and muttered tentatively.

In a word, Su Lao's body shook and almost fell.

Perhaps, others can't be the prime minister who integrates all the power of the Great Song Dynasty, and Wen Tianxiang himself is. Su Xing completely woke up in contemplation, looked at the vast ocean, and said loudly. "The intelligence from the eyes of the north, your second uncle's fleet has passed through Ninghai Prefecture (Yantai, Shandong), I estimate according to the current and wind direction in the past few days, if there is no wind and waves, at present, he has already landed at the mouth of the Liao River!" He had already understood Wen Tianxiang's actual intentions. The Fang family is a family of pirates, so the Broken Army uses it as an assistant in naval warfare to conquer cities. And the strength of the Su family is in trade. Therefore, Wen Tianxiang did not use the power of the Su family in the war.

Leave a way out for the Su family, and there will be more room for cooperation between the two sides in the future. Quanzhou's trade with the Northern Yuan region required an independent fleet that could not offend the warring parties. And the Su family is undoubtedly a trustworthy choice for Prime Minister Wen.

"Dad, am I wrong again?" Seeing that his father's expression was suddenly solemn, Su Gang asked tentatively.

"It's not that you're wrong, it's that Daddy is old!" Su Xing let out a long sigh, and he finally thought of a proper path for the development of the family. "You're right, we're slow. This crossbow is not inferior, it is for cavalry"

"Well, Prime Minister Wen sold crossbows to the northern barbarians and let the Mongols kill themselves, which is more effective than the destruction of the army himself!" Su Gang, who was rarely praised, said sarcastically.

Wake up as if you don't know it, and take a closer look at your stunned son. Until he saw his son's face red, he finally laughed, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Daddy is old, I should have let you out as soon as possible." You're young, you don't have that much experience, and you don't have so many scruples. In the affairs of Quanzhou, our family can no longer interfere. But with the friendship between Dad and Old Fang Shopkeeper, you can go to Fang's house to watch the battle and see how others fight. When your second uncle comes back, we have artillery, and the first fleet will also be handed over to you, let you compare with Fang Zhenyue's kid, and see if the descendants of his Fang family are powerful, or the descendants of my Su family have the ability! ”

"Daddy!" Su Gang was stunned for a moment, he didn't know which tendon the old father was wrong today, and he actually accepted what he wanted without waiting to speak. His inner wish was fulfilled, but he didn't know what to say at the moment. I looked at the sea in the distance, and then looked at my father whose hair was gray nearby, and I couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"When your second uncle comes back, my father will give you a fleet. I hope you don't lose the face of our Su family. We are the first family to sail to the sea after the Three Sus, and among the descendants of the Great Song Scholars! Lao Xing patted his son's shoulder and said with a smile. My eyes were a little wet unconsciously.

"I swear not to dishonor the name of the Su family!" Su Gang straightened his chest and replied.

"Good, good!" Su Xing looked at his son, as if looking at himself when he was young. "However, you have to agree to two conditions for your father!"

didn't hear the reluctance in his father's mouth, Su Gang thought that his father was going to change his hexagram again, so he nodded hurriedly, "Dad, you say, I will do it!" ”

"First, you lead the fleet, throw yourself under Prime Minister Wen, and join his sailors. After Quanzhou is captured, Du Hu will definitely withdraw from the Chaozhou area to help Prime Minister Wen Cheng organize his own water division. When the time comes, you will join in with people and boats, which is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow! ”

"Hmm!" Su Gang nodded in agreement, albeit with some reluctance. But thinking about Du Hu's prestige in southern Fujian, it is not a grievance for him to be sheltered under such a general.

"Second, after joining the Broken Army, you are no longer allowed to play the banner of the Su family. Before the Tartars are expelled back to Mobei, the Su family will not recognize your existence! Lao Su woke up and looked at his son, his face full of determination.

"Ahh Su Gang, who was as excited as standing in the clouds just now, suddenly fell to the bottom of the sea. By doing so, the father expelled him from the house, or rather, he was allowed to set up his own door. This sudden change was really beyond his ability to bear.

Lao Su woke up and looked at his son, smiling bitterly, with helplessness and pride in his voice. "You have grown up, so what you want to do, you have to bear the consequences yourself, you can't always count on the Su family to support you behind your back!"

"But, but then, what does that have to do with me leaving the Su family?" Seeing that his father didn't seem to be joking, Su Gang asked hesitantly.

"Today, the world is in chaos. No one knows what the future holds. Dad's every move is related to the rise and fall of the family, so he has to be cautious. And the more cautious you are, the more opportunities you miss. Just like this time when choosing between the court and the prime minister, both parties did not dare to offend, and neither party was pleased. Su Xing slowly explained to his son, with the patience he had never had before, as if Su Gang was already a senior staff member under him who participated in decision-making, and was no longer the stunned young son who didn't grow up.

"And once the whole family is involved in the turmoil, it is like being involved in a gamble. If you lose, you will lose everything. Therefore, for the sake of this family, you and your second uncle go to gamble, go all out to accompany Prime Minister Wen, and gamble on the fortunes of China. And I, go back to Liuqiu (Taiwan) and guard the foundation of my ancestors. On the one hand, I will give you the opportunity to guard this home, and on the other hand, I will seek opportunities to develop to the southwest. In the future, whether it is success or failure, you have participated in it, and you can have no regrets. And I kept this family business, and I also gave an explanation to my ancestors! ”

"Yes, Daddy, the child understands!" Su Gang bowed to his father. For a moment, he understood all the pains of his father, who was sometimes decisive and sometimes hesitant.

No matter how much you think about Huaxia in your heart, if you think about contributing to the country. My father had to put the interests of the family first, which was his responsibility and the tradition of some big families. It is this tradition that makes some big families still maintain their bloodline after countless troubled times.

And he is different from his father, as the eldest son, his task is to pioneer. In the bloody rain and bloody wind, a bigger world came out.

This is the responsibility of the eldest son of the family, and he has already borne it from the day he was born. You can't escape, and you can't escape.

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