On the southern city wall of Yingtianfu, Zhang Jun, accompanied by a group of officials, looked at the huge southbound fleet on the Bianhe River, frowning, as if thinking.

"Father, the imperial court moved south, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and there were thousands of horse troops on the shore alone, and the soldiers were strong and strong, and they could be worry-free along the way."

Zhang Jun's third son, Zhang Ziyan, saw the army heading south and said enviously.

The southward migration fleet arrived at Yingtianfu in Nanjing, and Zhang Jun, who stayed in Nanjing, personally arranged the pick-up and drop-off, and sent supplies to Sheng'an.

Zhao Ji stayed overnight in the city, and the others stayed on the boat as usual. Early the next morning, everyone boarded the ship and left, and continued south.

"The court moved south, and I didn't let my father escort me all the way. Now we are staying in Yingtianfu, with Fanbing in the north and Liu Yu in Shandong in the east, which is not optimistic. ”

Zhang Jun's second son, Zhang Zihou, was worried and upset for his father. In their opinion, their father has been on the battlefield for a long time and is cautious, which is not comparable to these ignorant and incompetent generals in the DPRK.

"If it weren't for the change in the imperial court and the southward relocation of the imperial court, my father would already be a prince, how could he be left behind in this little Nanjing?"

Zhang Ziyan was indignant and cried out for his father.

However, far away from Hedong, it is also much more comfortable, unlike Taiyuan City, where the sound of Jin Ge is endless all day long, and there is no peace at this moment.

"Third brother, don't mention the past, lest my father feel unhappy."

Zhang Zihou saw that his father's face was sinking like water, and said softly in his younger brother's ear, Zhang Zihou quickly closed his mouth.

"Wang Yuan is dying, Liu Guangshi is stupid and incompetent, Miao Fu has been in the forbidden for a long time, and he knows the affairs of the rivers and lakes."

Zhang Jun looked at the ship heading south, his brows furrowed, and his voice immediately became louder.

"The peace agreement has been made, and Fanzi will not make trouble. Along the canal all the way to the south, Yongcheng, Suzhou, and Sizhou, were still under the control of the imperial army. But after entering Lianghuai, it is a haunt of bandits and Liu Yu's subordinates. ”

From Sizhou to Chuzhou, it is the confluence of Surabaya, Huaishui and Bianhe River, that is, the waters of Hongze Lake in later generations, where the terrain is complex and there are many bandits, and it is the place where several forces meet.

"Father is worried about the attack on the imperial fleet?"

Zhang Zihou followed his father for a long time and soon understood what his father meant.

"Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, and Zhao Gou, the king of Kang, lead the defense, both of them grew up in the palace, how do they know about the military and the world."

Zhang Jun's face was solemn, since he served as a left-behind guard in Nanjing, he can be regarded as quite aware of the customs and customs on both sides of the canal.

Liu Yu of Shandong controlled the two Huai, Li Cheng, the bandit who crossed the two Huai, had tens of thousands of soldiers, and Zhang Yu in the Suqian area had strong soldiers and horses, and all kinds of entrenched forces were spread on both sides of the canal. These people don't care whether you are in the court or not, once they encounter it, I am afraid they will have to be plundered.

In the troubled times when people eat people, who cares if you are an official prince or not, as long as there is food, gold and silver treasures, interests, and women, what kind of things they dare not do.

Zhang Jun suddenly raised his head and said to his sons.

"Erlang and Shiro, you two bring a few warships and protect the imperial ships all the way. The Father will lead the rest of the sailors' ships to be stationed in Sizhou. If there is an enemy, report it to your father immediately!"

Zhang Zihou saw what his father said solemnly, nodded yes with his younger brother, and left one after another.

Zhang Jun sighed. As long as there is the slightest potential opportunity, it is necessary to grasp it without hesitation. It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to succeed in things, and if you miss the opportunity, you won't come back.

In Zhao Ji's cabin, Zhao Kai and Zhao Gou were reporting to Zhao Ji about going south.

"Your Majesty, Liu Guangshi led the Ma army to patrol both sides of the canal and be responsible for the safety of the shore. Miao Fu and Chen led the sailors in front, and Wang Yuan and King Kang protected the rear wing of the fleet, and vigilance was not a problem. ”

Zhao Kai spoke eloquently, clearly organized, and his tone was indifferent.

"Your Majesty, when we arrive in Chuzhou and Yangzhou, the fleet will rest for a while

。 On the side of Jiangning Mansion, the Ministry of Works and the Craftsman Supervisor have already arranged for people to go to repair and renovate, and when His Majesty arrives, everything will be ready. ”

"King Yun and King Kang, you two brothers are bothered, go down and rest."

Zhao Ji nodded lightly, along the way, there were Yun King Zhao Kai and the ninth son Zhao Gou to coordinate and coordinate, everything was orderly and orderly, and he didn't need to bother.

The third son is talented and has outstanding literary talents, while the ninth son is slightly inferior in literary talent, but he is both civil and military. The two are equal, but they are lackluster and lack of development in marching and fighting, opening up and expanding territory.

But the eldest son who was imprisoned in seclusion, he didn't want to see him since he was a child, and he was forced to become an emperor helplessly, but he was easily pushed down by himself.

Although the eldest son is indecisive, he has changed a lot in recent years. has experienced the torment of breaking the city and breaking the country, and has become much more mature in behavior.

The emperor's grandson Zhao Chen is also smart and clever, young and old, but the wood is already in the boat, he can no longer push the emperor's grandson to the throne and slap himself in the face.

Zhao Ji walked up to the bow of the boat and glanced at Zhao Huan's ship in the distance. The wood is already in the boat, and it is impossible for him to re-support his eldest son and grandson to the throne, so he can only do it and watch.

As night fell, large ships were moored at the mouth of the Huaiyin Mopan, which was already the course of the Huai River, and was the confluence of Surabaya and Huaishui. It was late at night, and everyone on board had fallen asleep, except for the faint light of the lantern at the bow of the ship.

"With so many ships and the water level so low, there must be a lot of gold and silver treasures on them!"

In a grove of trees on the shore, a black-clad masked man whispered, his eyes full of greed.

"Carefully note down the number of ships, go back and report to the eldest brother, this is a big fat sheep!"

A group of men dressed in black, with swords in their hands, each agile and agile, emerged from among the trees one after another, like ghosts.

Another man in black hesitated: "This is a ship of the Great Song Dynasty, this move is to turn against the court, isn't it a bit risky?"

"You guy, you're so scared!"

The black-clothed man who took the lead said contemptuously: "As far as these birdmen in the Great Song Dynasty are concerned, they are very afraid!" Even the two rivers were ceded to Fanzi, and they were all soft eggs. You are here to watch, and I will go back and report it. ”

The man in black who took the lead counted the number and left in a hurry with a few people. The few remaining men in black quietly hid and blended in with the pitch-black woods.

The sky was bright and numb, a layer of fog floated on the canal, and the boats loomed against the shore. The people on the ship were still in a deep sleep.

On the north bank of the Huai River, a large number of men with knives and guns are densely packed, all over the mountains, bending over, tiptoeing towards the ships on the shore.

Looking at the huge fleet of ships, Li Cheng couldn't help but swallow his saliva. If you succeed in one blow, I don't know how much benefit there is.

Some tents were set up on the banks of the river, next to the boats. Apparently the people on the boat did not feel comfortable sleeping on the boat, and arranged their resting place on the shore.

"The straight sitch thief is quite good at enjoying it!"

Li Cheng scolded softly.

On the tall trees on the south bank, there were tall and slippery horses tethered, everywhere, and at a rough glance, there were two or three thousand.

Li Cheng's heart was pounding. If you take all these war horses, you can also build a decent horse army, vertical and horizontal.

The sergeants on the other side seem to be quite elite, and just those two or three thousand majestic cavalry are probably not easy to deal with.

"Brothers, first deal with the cavalry on the north bank, the cavalry on the south bank can't come for a while, and then rob the horses and ships."

Li Cheng commanded in a low voice, and all the bandits were extremely excited, and they all rubbed their hands and gently approached the ship.

Zhao Huan got up very early, he came to the bow of the boat, and the fresh air in the morning lifted his spirits. He stretched and looked towards the shore.

As far as the eye can see

, The shore was densely packed with hideous-looking bandits, Zhao Huan couldn't help but be stunned, and before he could react, a feather arrow whistled and hit him in the shoulder.

Zhao Huan accidentally fell directly into the water from the bow of the boat, splashing a large splash.

"Shoot!"

Li Cheng didn't know that it was the prince of the Great Song Dynasty who was shot into the water by himself, and seeing that he had been exposed, he made the first move, so he shouted loudly and stood up.

Hundreds of archers behind Li Cheng released their arrows together and shot at the Song soldiers who were still sleeping by the fire on the shore.

The bandits rained down arrows continuously, and the Song troops on the south bank woke up one after another, but they had already been shot over.

"Kill the officer!"

Li Cheng roared and led the endless bandits towards the ships on the south bank.

After being shot down a lot, the Song soldiers reflected it, and when they heard the shouts of the tsunami from the mountains on the shore, they ran directly to the war horse, and after hitting the crotch, they fled after hitting the horse.

The unarmed palace people and ministers on the shore and on the ship were stunned one by one, and the Song soldiers only fled, without even looking at them, and before they could fight, they had already dispersed.

"Brothers, Song Bing are all soft eggs, rush up and kill them!"

Li Cheng shouted loudly, and the bandits screamed wildly, rushing up towards the boats on the river. The boatmen were so frightened that they rowed their boats and rowed desperately into the river.

The two fleeing ships slammed into each other, one spinning on the river, the other being knocked off course and heading straight for the shore.

The bandits were overjoyed, and they all flowed through the low water area, climbed onto the boat one by one, and exchanged hands with the Song soldiers on board.

Seeing the few Song soldiers rushing over, Li Cheng's face became hideous, and with a wave of his hand, a large group of bandits roared and greeted him.

The bandits scattered the Song soldiers in front of them, and a group of bandits rushed to the bow of Zhao Huan's boat, rampage, and under the wanton killing, the people on the boat jumped into the river one after another.

"Daddy!"

Seeing his father Zhao Huan struggling in the river, Zhao Chen was so anxious that he jumped into the river and reached out to save his father.

Empress Zhu and a group of female dependents were scattered by the bandits who rushed up and fell into the river one after another, and the water around the boat was a mess, full of people who fell into the water and shouted.

"Help, help!"

Empress Zhu shouted a few times, exhausted, and after pouring a few mouthfuls of water in a row, her hands and feet could no longer exert her strength, and she slowly sank from the surface of the river.

Zhao Huan and Zhao Chen, father and son, hid under the corpse, and while no one was paying attention, they drifted with the water to the depths of the aquatic plants on the shore.

"Pong! Ponto!"

Several artillery pieces opened fire together and hit the shore, and the bandits fell one piece, and the rest were frightened and lay on the ground, not daring to get up.

"Straight mothers and thieves are all for Lao Tzu to get up and rush forward!"

"Shoot these shit!"

Li Cheng took the lead, led the archers next to him, and kept shooting arrows, and the gunners on the ship were shot over one by one, suffering heavy losses, and soon scattered.

Qin Hui talked with Geng Nanzhong and the others for a long time last night, drank some more wine, and didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night. Hearing the noise outside, Qin Hui suddenly opened his eyes and got up from the wooden board covered with brocade quilts.

"Official, what happened?"

The Hunjia Wang next to him was also awakened by the sound outside, and she sat up, her face pale.

Originally, she slept well on the boat, it was much safer, she had to be elegant, experience the customs of Huaiyin, live on the shore, toss all night, and couldn't sleep at night, so that the bandits came to a good meeting.

"Lady, stay in the tent for a while and don't move, I'll go out and have a look."

Qin Hui got out of the tent, took a few steps forward, stepped on a high ground in front of him, and looked around.