The ship in front could not go, but the boat behind could move fast and follow closely, and in a moment, dozens of sea ships were huddled together.

Seeing that the opportunity was rare, Yang Congyi immediately commanded the warship to rush north to kill it.

When supervising the construction of warships, hard logs were used in the bow, and the whole log was anti-insect miasma and collision, and the impact force was also extremely strong.

As soon as the Annan ship got closer, Yang Congyi ordered the Xuanwei army to ignite the thunderbolts they were carrying and throw them directly onto the crowded boat.

Thunderbolts are a batch of firearms that were specially requested in Lin'an. When he left Qiongzhou, considering the possible crisis, Yang Congyi transferred some firearms, including this kind of thunderbolt.

Two thunderbolts were thrown at one small boat, and in a short time, dozens of small boats were set on fire, and other small boats fled in all directions when they saw that one of them was on fire.

The rest of the Xuanwei army, armed with bows and crossbows, lined up on the deck, and shot several rounds of arrows at the crowded boats, and there were not many people still running on the nearby boats.

The small boat on the periphery, seeing that it was difficult to resist, quickly turned around and ran, and in a blink of an eye, it was far away from the attack range of the Xuanwei army.

Seeing more than a dozen small boats fleeing, Yang Congyi did not order the warships to chase after him.

More than a dozen Annam boats that caught fire gradually burned down, and many Annam sergeants ran away with no way out, and threw themselves into the sea when they had no choice but to survive.

The sergeant of the Xuanwei Army, seeing the Annan soldiers who were screaming and throwing themselves into the sea, turned their heads and couldn't bear to look at them directly.

Yang Congyi then ordered the warship to turn around and head south to rendezvous with the three sea ships.

After turning around, Yang Congyi looked at the sergeant of the Xuanwei Army on the deck, and said in a loud voice: "Brothers, many of you have never fought before, and it is the first time that you have clearly and watched others die, and so is Yang. Maybe many people don't even dare to kill a chicken at home, but everyone must remember that at this time, here, you want to be merciful, but the enemy will not give you a chance, if we are in those small boats today, the Annamite people are driving big ships, and those who are running for their lives at this moment are us, and we are the ones who jump into the sea to survive.

Therefore, you must put away the sympathy and pity in your hearts, you must know that from the moment you leave the Great Song Dynasty and leave Qiongzhou, any place we are in is a foreign land, and it is a battlefield for the Xuanwei Army, and on the battlefield, either you die or I die, and you can't be allowed to have a trace of pity for the enemy! Have you memorized them all? Before returning to the Great Song Dynasty, every place we went to must be regarded as a battlefield, otherwise we will die without a place to be buried! ”

On the deck, all the soldiers listened to their ears and were silent, the battle was so cruel, and the heart-rending cries were heard in their ears and beat their hearts.

What if they can't bear it, if the other party doesn't die today, they are the ones who will die, they naturally understand this truth, but they are sad when they listen to the screams.

After a not-so-fierce naval battle, although Lord Dai didn't know what was happening, he could clearly see that the Annamites who were chasing on the small boat wanted to kill them at all.

I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete the work of the envoy, so it is better to leave here. Dai Cong was very helpless to tell Yang Congyi what he thought in his heart.

However, Yang Congyi said that the contradictions intensified, and it was probably inappropriate not to investigate the truth of the matter clearly at this time, and rashly report the matter of Annan to the imperial court. For the sake of today's plan, we should continue to wait for the news of Li Quan. Moreover, outside Ha Jing City, there were still a hundred Xuanwei troops lying in ambush there, perhaps they had already received accurate information at this time.

Whether or not the mission can be carried out smoothly this time is still secondary. Whether the Great Song Dynasty and Annam are at war, or continue to maintain a stable relationship, is all in their thoughts, if not properly handled, the imperial court in the south, there may be a big battle to fight. At this time, the imperial court had just negotiated peace with the Jin State in the north, and the country was in ruins, and it would be very inappropriate to fight with Annam in the south.

It has been fighting in the north for decades, and all the main forces are also stationed in the north, and there is no army to fight in the south, if the northern armies are transferred to the south, first, the cost on the road is too great, and second, whether the northern soldiers can adapt to the climate here in the south, is also unknown. Therefore, it should still be clarified whether all this is the intention of Li Quan, the assassin, or the meaning of King Annam in Thang Long City.

Master Dai has nothing to say, he naturally understands these truths, even if he continues to send Annan, he has lost his previous good impression of Annan in his heart, and he no longer has such a positive desire to go to Annan as before.

Dai Cong doesn't plan to participate in the rest of the matter, let Yang Congyi and Xuanweijun do it.

After rendezvous with the three sea ships, Dai Cong moved to the sea ships with three hundred guards and forbidden troops. They then moved further away from the coast and were on guard in case the Annamites attacked again.

Yang Congyi told Dai that if the Annam people attacked, the sea ships should not turn around and resist, and immediately go south with the wind, or turn east and return to Qiongzhou.

And he himself, with two warships, returned north again.

In the sea, a few lonely boats are still burning, whether there are people on board, Yang Congyi doesn't know, in fact, there is no need to look, if there are people, they will die long ago. A few ships that are burning may not be long before they will sink.

It didn't take long for the Great Song warship to come outside the port of Ha Jing again.

This time the ships were not so close to the port, and all of them were anchored five miles from the coast.

Looking at the port of Hajing from five miles away, it is no longer clear, and looking at the warships on the sea from the port, of course, it will not be so clear.

The warships waited quietly in the sea, and when it was completely dark, the two warships immediately went ten miles north.

The night was dark. The ship waited for a long time in the old place where it had docked several times before.

On the deck, a group of Xuanwei troops stood there like javelins, waiting for the order to land.

Yang Congyi looked at the blurred shore, as if waiting for something.

Zhang Liu, who was beside him, suddenly said, "Lord Yang, the person you are waiting for seems to be here." ”

Shortly after the words were spoken, a strange birdsong was heard from the shore, and then a figure was seen, jumping out of the miscellaneous trees on the shore and approaching the warship.

When I looked closely, the person who came was Shi Xing, who stayed in Hejing City to inquire about the news.

The sergeant lowered the bridge and he stepped a few arrows onto the deck.

As soon as he got on the deck, he reported to Yang Congyi: "The matter has been investigated clearly, and it is indeed his idea that Li Quan, the assassin, sent troops to surround the mansion of the Great Song envoy and go to sea to pursue the Great Song fleet. After the pursuit failed, there was no trace of him in Ha Jing City, I don't know whether he left Ha Jing City, or hid in a hidden place, and there was no news of him in the city for the time being. ”

As soon as he heard this, Yang Congyi immediately understood that everything was directly related to Li Quan. But it is still unclear whether he handled this matter single-handedly, and whether there is anyone else behind him.

It is said that Li Quan is only a local governor, and he has no power at all, and he does not dare to interfere with or sabotage the envoys of other countries at will. There should be people behind him, and people in the direction of Shenglong, but it is not King Annam, so it is difficult to say. If you want to figure out the specific situation, this assassin Li Quan must grasp it in his hands.

Yang Congyi immediately explained to Shi Xing that Li Quan's news should continue to be investigated, but no matter whether there is news or not, don't startle the snake first, and in the end, the important thing is not to reveal your identity, rest assured that you can lurk in the city, be ready to take root in Annan, and don't rush to withdraw the fleet for the time being.

Then he asked, what is the situation of the Annam army coming from the direction of Thang Long, and where is it at present?

Shi Xing told him that the army was afraid that it would arrive in Hejing City early the day after tomorrow. Although their purpose is still unclear, based on these events in Ha Jing City, it is speculated that they are undoubtedly coming to Ha Jing City, and it is very likely that they are here to assist Li Quan in dealing with the Great Song Mission.

Yang Congyi told them to pay attention to safety at all times in Hejing City, and Shi Xing should accept it, and then disembarked and left.

The warship went offshore again and went fifteen miles south, arriving at the place where two teams of Xuanwei troops had stopped before.

With a soft whistle, a man came out of the weeds on the coast, and then a slogan sounded: "Eat well, fight well".

They are very familiar with that slogan, and when they were training in Changguo, everyone in the Xuanwei army knew it.

The man hurried to the side of the ship, stepped onto the bridge and boarded the ship.

Without waiting for Yang Congyi to ask, he said, "Lord Supervisor, we have been lurking here for a day and a night, and we have not received any special news. Is Xuanwei Jun going back to the ship? ”

Yang Congyi immediately said: "I don't need to come back for the time being." After replenishing some supplies, we will also lurk here, and I am afraid that in the near future, a large army of Annan will reach Ha Tinh City. ”

The man didn't say anything, and the ship immediately replenished them with a small amount of supplies, and told them to continue to wait in hiding.

Zhang Liu, who was beside him, suddenly said, "I'll go into the city to have a look." Six words, a simple sentence, listened to him speak lightly, as if he was going to the city to buy something.

As soon as Yang Congyi heard this, he knew what he wanted to do, so he didn't refuse.

After going to sea for nearly two months, in addition to practicing and teaching swords every day, Zhang Liu has not done anything else, eating and drinking for two months, so he naturally wants to make some efforts, and this is the time to use people.

Zhang Liu's martial arts, Yang Congyi was very clear, so he only said four words: "Pay attention to safety." ”

After Zhang Liu clenched his fists, he quickly jumped off the warship and went ashore to find the Xuanwei army that had been lurking earlier.

After some disguise, under the leadership of the Xuanwei army, who entered the city first, Zhang Liu successfully sneaked into Hejing City.

Find the assassin Li Quan, although Yang Congyi didn't say it, Zhang Liu knew that this was the most important thing to do at the moment, Shi Xing and they couldn't find anyone, he had to make a lot of effort.

I don't know how many Li Quan's residences in Hejing City are, and only a few of them can be mastered by Shi Xing, whether he is still in Hejing or not, and where he lives, Shi Xing still doesn't know, and he must go to his mansion to inspect them one by one.

Shi Xing didn't have that kind of ability, but Zhang Liu did, so the errand of the investigation was naturally done by Zhang Liu, which was also the purpose of his initiative to get off the ship and land on the shore.

Investigating the news, it is inconvenient for many people to go together, Zhang Liu Daoming is the only one who goes, there are capable people to go out, of course Shi Xing will not go to join in the fun.