When the former army commander learned of this situation, he was in a dilemma, and in desperation, he hurriedly went to see Yan Yuanyi, the secretary of the military department and the commander of the soldiers and horses, and explained the military situation to him.

Wanyan Yuanyi was having fun with a beautiful woman in the military tent, and when he heard about it, he was shocked and hurriedly separated a group of women.

"How many ships and how many people does the Song army have in the river?"

"There are more than a dozen ships, but their ships are large, and the number is estimated to be one or two thousand."

"No sign of approaching the riverbank?"

"No, they are just shouting on the river, they have been shouting for half an hour, and they haven't stopped yet, which has made several armies stationed in Linjiang talk about it, and the army's mind has changed! Adults should think of a way, if it goes on like this, the army will be in chaos! ”

"What can I do, I proposed to cross the river quickly, but it said that I would choose an auspicious day and miss the best time to cross the river, and as a result, all the five thousand elites were killed on the other side and in the river. Originally, it was defeated, it was just a small defeat, it didn't hurt, it was a big deal to organize a river crossing, but you can see how many people were killed, and those soldiers who finally escaped from the river were not the last to be alive, and they were all killed. Now I don't know what the emperor thinks, he drinks and has fun with those concubines in the camp all day long, and when he crosses the river, there is no letter. ”

"What then? If the army is chaotic and the top is investigated, we are afraid that our heads will not be guaranteed! ”

"It's not that serious, the Song people scolded a few words, compared to the news from the north, it's nothing at all."

"My lord, what news is coming from the north?"

"This news is still confidential, I tell you, I trust you, don't spread it!"

"Don't worry, don't you believe in the last general? The last general is not the kind of person who talks nonsense! ”

"Well, I know, but just to warn you again, because the news is extraordinary. On the eve of the previous river crossing, news came from the north that on the fifth day of October, Yan Yong, who stayed behind in Tokyo, proclaimed himself emperor in Liaoyang and changed the name of the country to Dading! ”

"What! Someone in Liaoyang is called the emperor? So what do we do? Don't call back? ”

"What kind of fight, how big is Liaoyang, how much wind and waves can be tossed, wait for crossing the Yangtze River, take the Song Kingdom, and then go back to clean up Yan Yong. This is the emperor's original words, he didn't feel much angry when he heard the news that Yan Yong was called emperor, but he was very angry, because the era name 'Dading' was the year name he was going to use after destroying the Song Kingdom, and he didn't want to be preempted by Wan Yan Yong. ”

"My lord, there are people in the north who claim to be emperors, can this battle still be fought?"

"It's not that you can't fight, after four or five years of preparation, even the national capital has moved to Bianjing, and if you don't fight, you won't fight, how can that be possible. Wan Yan Yong is just a small character, as long as he takes the Song Kingdom, he can be destroyed by turning his head. However, before crossing the river, you must preserve your strength, not compete for the first place in everything, and when you cross the Yangtze River, you must fight bravely to be the first and conquer the city. At present, the armies are not moving, and the emperor is having fun with beauties and concubines all day and night, the situation is very delicate, so no matter how the Song people toss in the river, let them go, you restrain your subordinates, don't let them come out, and don't rush to show loyalty. ”

"Yes, the Admiral understands!"

"You might as well let out the words that the Song people shouted in the river and see what other people are doing."

"Yes, sir."

"Remind you again, don't leak the news from the north, otherwise I won't be able to protect you!"

"Don't worry, my lord, the last general will understand!"

Half an hour later, the words of the Song army disturbing the morale of the army in the river reached the ears of the commander of the Chinese army.

The commander of the Chinese army immediately convened his subordinates Meng'an and the commanders of the various armies to discuss the matter.

"You say, how do you deal with the arrogant and hard-mouthed Song people?"

"They only have ten ships, and they go out and destroy them!"

"Immediately crossed the river, went straight to Lin'an, captured their emperor's concubines and presented them to the emperor, and let them watch the concubines of the Song Kingdom serve our Dajin Emperor in public, and see that they are still hard-mouthed!"

"Yes, it's best to capture them all alive, let them be cattle and horses, and when the humiliation is enough, it's not too late to kill them!"

"No, we should kill them, kill all their men, leave all the women, brothers all the way south, can't leave the camp, they are almost suffocated, and there are a lot of big Jin Erlang who haven't even touched women, wait for the river to go down the Yangtze River, let them let go of their hands and feet, and try it!"

"Everyone, you shout and shout to kill, does the emperor agree to send troops to cross the river immediately? The emperor disagrees, no matter how strong you say, what's the use? ”

"Yes, whether you can fight or not, when you will fight, you have to wait for the emperor's order. Besides, we are the Chinese army, and if we want to fight, we should first go to the front army, where is our turn. ”

"Thousands of people are scolding, and they want to disturb the emperor? Don't you know that the emperor is in a bad mood and is busy at this time? If you want to die, go and report to the emperor! ”

"Don't make any noise, the Song army on the river must be driven away immediately! If the front army does not move, I will report to the emperor and punish them for the crime of letting the Song army and disturbing the morale of the army. However, there is really no need to report to the emperor now, and it is not too late to report to the emperor after driving away or eliminating the Song army on the river. Pass the order, order the navy to attack, and within half an hour, be sure to drive away the Song army! ”

The general of the Chinese military made a decision, and the generals stopped arguing, and the order was prepared, and those who had nothing to do continued to go back to the camp to rest and wait for other orders.

Xue Wang led people to shout in the river for more than an hour, although they took turns shouting, but after a long time, their voices couldn't stand it.

At first, ten ships shouted together, then five ships together, two shifts, and then later, only three shifts, and for the first time, they felt that shouting was actually more tiring than fighting, and if they had a choice, they would rather go to war than bother talking here.

"General, when are we going to shout, the people on the opposite side are all shrunken turtles, shouting for so long, they don't come out, we won't shout for an afternoon!" A subordinate general beside Xue Wang asked.

"What's the hurry, I don't believe they can sit still. There are too many enemies, hundreds of thousands of people, and the news will come into the city layer by layer, and it will take more than half an hour, and when the order comes down, it will be another half an hour, and when they are ready to come out of the river, it will take half an hour, and it will not take two hours to come and go? Be patient, there is no rush to war. ”

Xue Wang was a person who had been on the battlefield in his early years, and he also fought with the Jin people, the Jin people came and went like the wind, and the emphasis was on speed, once they were dragged down, they could disrupt their formation, and there would be an opportunity.

"Let the brothers cheer up, don't be discouraged, the success or failure of this battle depends on us, if we can't lure the enemy army, this battle can't be fought, and our toss will be considered a toss in vain." Xue Wang raised his eyes and looked at the enemy military camp in the distance, but he didn't find any movement, and he was still a little anxious in his heart.

"Yes, I understand!" The generals were ordered to leave.

Xue Wang has been in Nanyang for more than ten years, serving as the head of the Nanyang Governor's Office, eating and drinking well, and having what he wants, but at night when no one is around, he will always be unable to sleep, often thinking of the Great Song Dynasty, thinking of his hometown, remembering the original battlefield, and after a long time, he asked to return to the army without hesitation, he wanted to return to the Great Song Dynasty, return to the battlefield, and the battlefield was where he galloped.

Back in the Great Song Dynasty, the Battle of Song and Jin broke out, which was definitely good news for Xue Wang, this was a battlefield that belonged to him.

Compared with Yuan Hua, Su Zhong, Pan Cheng, Luo Cong, and Yao Chang, Xue Wang delayed too much time in Nanyang, he failed to participate in the Battle of Guangnan, and he failed to get a reward from the imperial court.

Therefore, in the first battle of the north, the battle of the Saponaria Forest, he took the lead and won a lot, if it comes to personal merits, he should be in the forefront.

This time he came to Taiping Prefecture to support, and fought with enemy ships in the river, and the warships he led were also charging forward, shuttling back and forth, encircling and chasing and intercepting, destroying and sinking more than a dozen enemy ships, killing nearly 1,000 enemies, and discussing meritorious deeds in detail, which was also one of the best.

It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of the warships he led in the river that Yang Congyi asked him to lead the warships to cruise in the river and establish the first line of defense.

Since Yang Congyi trusted him and gave him the opportunity to lead the troops, he couldn't do his best and do his best, so no matter how difficult the mission was, he had to complete the task and lure out the enemy ships.

Another hour had passed, and there was still no movement on the riverbank and at the mouth of the river in the distance.

The shouting and scolding in turn continued, but the enemy did not give him any response, because Xue Wang didn't know how effective it was, and now it was almost two hours, if the enemy hadn't reacted, today's words would have been in vain.

Looking at the quiet enemy camp not far away, Xue Wang had no bottom in his heart.

"Look, General! The enemy ship is out! ”

Suddenly, the general shouted excitedly, and instantly pulled Xue Wang's gaze from the riverbank to the direction of the estuary three or four away.

He fixed his eyes and saw that a few small dots had already appeared in the river, and a few more appeared after a while, and sure enough, the enemy ships had left the river where they were anchored and entered the Yangtze River!

"Brothers, be louder!" In addition to the excitement, Xue Wang ordered loudly.

The order was immediately transmitted to the surrounding warships through the flag, and the Great Song soldiers who received the order tore their throats and shouted in unison, and the sound spread for several miles.

"Wanyan Liang killed the king and usurped the throne, lewd ** girl, cruel and easy to kill, absurd, ruthless and unrighteous, disloyal and unfilial, rebellious ministers and faint kings, the sky is intolerable, and people and gods are indignant....."

Xue Wang always paid attention to the direction of the enemy camp on the opposite bank and the mouth of the river upstream in the distance, and was always on guard against the long-range attack weapons of the military camp on the other bank, and cooperated with the enemy ships going down the river to inflict heavy damage on them.

Seeing that the black pressure upstream pressed a group of enemy ships down the river and approached quickly, Xue Wang immediately ordered to anchor and ordered all the warships to stay away from the river bank and retreat to the center of the river to avoid the enemy's long-range attack and suffer from the enemy on their backs.

Just when the enemy ships were more than a mile away from the Great Song Dynasty warships, all ten warships returned to the center of the river where the water was turbulent, facing the enemy ships and going upstream.

"Attack! Take the enemy estuary! ”

Upon learning that a large number of enemy ships had left the estuary, the fleet that had already been ambushed at the southern tip of the island immediately ordered to anchor and encircle it.