"Zhou Junzhi should not be humble, it is a great achievement to be able to stick to his duties in the moment of chaos, and this king will definitely play the royal brother's commendation!" Zhao Yu raised his hand and patted Zhou Xiang's shoulder and said.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your favor!" Zhou Xiang's waist was bent lower so that His Highness could shoot smoothly, and of course he was flattered by His Highness's intimate behavior.

"I don't know which army the Zhou military envoy belongs to?" Zhao Yu saw that he was 'sensible', so he said a few more words.

"Your Highness is ashamed to say that his subordinates are subordinate to the Right Wing Army of the Guards Infantry Division, and they serve in the Ordnance Supervisor." Zhou Xiang raised his eyes to look at Liu Huang, his eyes dodged, and his face flushed and said.

"Oh, it's really not easy for the Zhou military envoy to follow the imperial court for thousands of miles without fear of hardships and dangers!" Zhao Yu said as if he hadn't noticed his self-pity. But it is very clear in my heart that the Xiang Army is a local army in the armed forces of the Song Dynasty, called the Standing Army, which is actually a miscellaneous army of various state capitals and certain central institutions.

According to the modern point of view, it is more similar to the armed police, they are always subordinate to the guard Mahan Division, the guard infantry division, but under the control of the state government and some central organs, the main task is to build cities, make weapons, build roads and bridges, transport grain and reclaim famine, as well as as the official's guard, as a guard of honor, etc., generally no training, combat missions, low combat effectiveness, so in this tense time of war, Zhou Xiang is worried that the two adults dislike them useless.

"My subordinates have been eating food for many years and still know the superficial truth of raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, how can we sit back and watch the Tartars run rampant when the court is in trouble." Zhou Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this, and only thought that His Royal Highness didn't understand the Tao when he was young, thinking that he could go into battle if he was a soldier, and said arrogantly.

"I don't know how many military craftsmen Zhou Jun brought out from Beijing, and whether they are still in the fleet?" Zhao Yu didn't know what he was doing, but thought about something else and asked again.

"On the eve of the Tartars entering the city, there was already a mess in the capital, and the craftsmen of the military prison were also scattered, but when they learned that His Majesty and His Royal Highness were out of the capital to tour the south, the subordinates raised their arms and immediately thousands of people were willing to accompany them. It's just that the road is long, the fighting continues, and many people are separated. There were less than 1,000 people who arrived in Fuzhou, and after being incorporated into the front army of the palace, they were scattered to various departments, and there were only less than 100 people around their subordinates. Zhou Xiang said with a gloomy face, but the two eyeballs were not far from His Highness.

In fact, Zhou Xiang was very nervous in his heart, and he knew how much water his words were. On the eve of the destruction of the city, it was true that there was chaos in the city, and the temple supervisor and the young eunuch of the ordnance supervisor had long since disappeared, and only he, the prisoner, was still maintained. The Ordnance Supervisor has long been less prosperous than it was at the beginning, and the manufacture of weapons and other affairs have mainly been under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and the Imperial Ordnance Institute, where their affairs are sparse and degenerated into a place for reserving talents, and the number of people is only a few hundred.

The Great Song Dynasty has always attached great importance to the manufacture of weapons, and there are thousands of craftsmen in each workshop in Beijing, all of whom are requisitioned from all over the world, but the management of military craftsmen is very harsh, not to mention the high intensity of work and hard life, and they are all confined in the workshop, and they are not allowed to enter and exit at will. Now that the city is about to be destroyed, the leaders have fled first, and the warfighters are already panicking.

Zhou Xiang also knew that the Mongols were fierce, and although the craftsmen could survive after the city was broken, they were often moved to the north or fought with the army, and the taste of leaving their hometown to be cattle and horses can be imagined. So Zhou Xiang also had the idea of escaping, as the temporary supreme leader, he ordered his cronies to steal the warehouse and pack up some valuable things, ready to bribe the generals guarding the door to find an opportunity to slip away.

Zhou Xiang didn't do things secretly, as soon as he left, he was discovered by the warcraftsmen, and a swarm of people chased after him with his family and wanted to take a ride, and he felt cold when he saw this. If it is a few dozen people, it is easy to say, but it is more money, but so many people go out of the city at night, it is not regarded as a traitor who sacrifices the city. But surprisingly, when they arrived at the city gate, a large group of people was leaving the city, so these 1,800 people followed out of the city.

Successfully got out of the city, Zhou Xiang found that it was easy to get out, but it was difficult to escape again, they had been involved in the team that Empress Dowager Xie ordered Jiang Wanzai and others to escort the two little princes out of the city. In the chaos, no one investigated the intentions and origins of these military craftsmen, they were organized into a commander who became a member of the forbidden army who escorted the car, and Zhou Xiang also became the commander of this team.

Zhou Xiang followed the team escorted by the team to trek through mountains and rivers, hide in Tibet, and fight against the pursuing enemy army, and some of them continued to fall behind and flee, and by the time they reached Fuzhou, they had lost a lot of troops. And as the escort team continued to arrive, their ineffective team was also marginalized despite the 'dragon support', and they returned to their old profession - as a handyman. Today, in order to change his fate, Zhou Xiang brawled in front of His Highness regardless of his face, hoping to be favored by His Highness......

"Alas, it's a pity, these talented people are rare talents!" Zhao Hao sighed and said, his face full of regret.

As a manufacturing practitioner in his previous life, Zhao Yu certainly knew the importance of skilled workers, and his social value was immeasurable. But even in the later generations of advanced science and technology, it will take years, even more than ten years, to train a good skilled worker from school to factory. In ancient times, the cycle of cultivating a good worker by teaching by word and deed would be longer, and how could it not be distressing to waste it now.

"What Your Highness said is extremely true, those warcraftsmen can't charge into battle, but they are all leaders in the industry, making weapons, building houses and building cities, and I ask Your Highness for mercy." As soon as Zhou Xiang heard His Royal Highness's words, he immediately put on a sad look and said, but his sad expression was also very true, after all, these people were brought out by themselves, but it was also very sad to watch them die one by one in the battle.

"Lord Liu, do you think it's okay?" Zhao Hao didn't answer him, but looked up at Liu Huang for advice.

"Your Highness, now is the time of turmoil, how can we leave our posts without permission, and besides, they are under the command of the army in front of the palace, we can't say much." Liu Huang thought for a while and said, in fact, he felt a little strange in his heart that His Highness was troubled, the craftsman was engaged in a cheap business, if it wasn't for the critical situation, how could he talk to them, but His Highness asked him face-to-face that it was not good to refuse directly, so he pushed back with things that did not belong to him.

"Having said that, as the saying goes, 'make the best use of things, make the best use of talents', wouldn't it be against the law of heaven to use military craftsmen as soldiers." Zhao Hao was a little disappointed, but he still insisted. He thought that Liu Huang was a righteous person, and he had a reputation for caring for the people's livelihood, so he would not look at the craftsmen differently, and he would definitely agree with the boat, but now it seems that he still underestimated the hierarchical concept of these scholars.

"I am willing to follow you with all my brothers in the mansion until death!" Originally, seeing that His Royal Highness had intended to help, but Lord Liu shirked in every possible way, seeing that things were going to be ruined, but His Royal Highness's reply made him feel that there was still a door, Zhou Xiang hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and several people behind him also realized that this was the moment to change their fate and kneel down and kowtow.

"Everyone, please get up, everything will be said when you meet with the brigade, and this king will start to play the Queen Mother and Your Majesty's words, so that you can make the best use of it." Zhao Hao hurriedly helped, he understood that the value and role of these military craftsmen were by no means lower than the role of an army, but at this moment, the situation was unclear and he did not dare to say anything, so he could only choose another opportunity.

"Thank you...... Thank you, Your Highness! Zhou Xiang kowtowed and said, although his purpose was not fully achieved, but a child often thinks of where to say, and His Royal Highness is sincere and does not seem to coax them to play, and he also understands his identity, if it is not for the coincidence that it is difficult for him to see His Highness, His Highness promised to speak for his own people It is already a big face.

"Envoy Zhou, since no enemy troops have been found around, you can send people to the island to inspect if there are people's homes and water sources, so you can replenish some supplies." Liu Huang was a little dissatisfied with His Royal Highness's indiscriminate kindness, but at this time, it was the time to employ people, so he didn't want to say much, so he wanted to break him away.

"Yes, you can go to the island to inspect it!" Zhou Xiang also bowed down and prepared to go in person, but at this moment, suddenly there was a noise on the sea, and everyone raised their eyes to look in the direction of Haikou......

Zhao Mengjin's entourage, who searched for the capsized enemy ship, gained a lot, not only found the weapons and armor they urgently needed on the ship, but also found a lot of property, and couldn't help but cheer. The things that were delivered to the door could not be avoided, and Liu Huang ordered the people to transfer everything that could be moved to the shore through the small boat first, but unfortunately they could not straighten the boat, and could only watch it rise and fall in the gradually rising tide, dismembered by the waves.

The weapons collected were quickly distributed to the ships, and now everyone had a guy in their hands, and even Zhao Yu had a long Mongolian short knife hanging from his waist. This was the one he picked from the pile, probably the guy that the Mongols carried with them for eating, because he found that there were actually two chopsticks in the scabbard. But there's no way around it, the length of an ordinary single knife is about the same as his, and it's hard to hold, let alone dance, but even this shortest meat chopper is straight to the foot.

Not to mention that people need to be dressed, once the people on the ship are put on, their temperament will immediately be different, especially those who have been on the battlefield and killed. Of course, it's not about any military appearance, but it's true that everyone has a guy in their hands, and they are a lot more courageous.

After a careful search, no enemy troops were found on the shore or in the nearby sea, so Liu Huang ordered all the ship's personnel to go ashore. Because they have been floating at sea for more than ten days in a row, the fresh water is almost consumed, and it needs to be replenished; Then there are the few stranded enemy ships in Haikou, because the tide rose and flooded part of the cabins, Zhao Mengjin and others still wanted to wait for the tide to go back to the ship to try their luck......