Chapter 777: Naval Raid and Capture of Huizong
Li Nan, who had enjoyed all the blessings, had just arrived in Yongzhou by car, when a team of galloping imperial messengers rushed after him from the rear.
Li Nan took the red-lacquered sealed letter from the messenger with some doubts, opened it and looked at it, and then couldn't help laughing.
The content of the letter is very simple, and it is not bad news, but it can be said to be great news.
When Yan Zonghan led the Western Route Army to attack near Tokyo City, Huizong Zhao Ji and a large number of palace concubines, as well as hundreds of civil and military officials, were so frightened that they fled, and they fled to Yangzhou City on Huainan East Road before stopping.
After Huizong Zhao Ji arrived in Yangzhou, he used this place as a temporary base camp and issued three orders in a row.
The first is that "Huainan, Liangzhezhou Army and other places sent a report to Beijing to deliver the corner, ordered to be intercepted, not to be released, and to listen to Hou's command." This means that the government in the southeastern part of the country was not allowed to transmit any official documents to the capital city of Tokyo, ordering these areas to "wait for command."
The second is that "the generals of Hangzhou and Vietnam, the generals of Jiangdong Road, the generals of each state, and the native soldiers and archers, etc., have not been united, and they have not been able to unite and set off, and they have to wait for the command to call, and they must first have a military tent to play", and "if the number of people has been sent, the performance will be intercepted." This means that the garrisons from all over the southeast are not allowed to go to Tokyo Qinwang, and the 3,000 soldiers of the two Zhejiang Qinwang who passed through Zhenjiang are intercepted as their own guards.
The third is to "transport the goods to the place where they are unloaded," that is, they are not allowed to transport any materials, including grain, to Tokyo, and all the passes and ferries are required to strictly observe discipline, and no pass is allowed without a permit issued by the camp.
The reason why Song Huizong issued these orders was that he hoped that the official documents and grain of the government would "not be obtained by the enemy", because Tokyo was surrounded by the Jin army at that time. In fact, he may also have a purpose, that is, he doesn't want Jin Ren to know his whereabouts.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty began to set up a palace in Yangzhou City, renovated the palace room, transplanted flowers and bamboos, and purchased garden land. In addition to relying on the support of the Yangzhou city government, he also wrote letters to the government offices in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, asking them to also give financial support.
However, Huizong Zhao Ji had abdicated after all and became the emperor, so his request was resisted by many local officials. This made Song Huizong's mood very bad, and his life in Yangzhou City was not easy.
Just when Wanyan Zonghan led his troops to attack Tokyo City, and when Huizong Zhao Ji was staying in Yangzhou to avoid the Jin, Kress led the Second Army of the Royal Army to attack the Liangzhejiang Road, and Spartacus also led the First Army of the Royal Army to launch an attack on the Jiangnan East Road.
The Great Song Dynasty fought a few battles with the emperor, and then made the second northern expedition to Liao, and then after the war with the Western Xia, it was fought down repeatedly, and the millions of troops in the country were seriously depleted.
Some time ago, in order to restrain Li Gang and the Seed Master, Zhao Ji of Huizong issued an order to Liu Yanqing to transfer soldiers and horses from various state capitals, so there was not much defensive strength in Liangzhejiang Road and Jiangnan East Road.
The two infantry regiments were equipped with the 'Southern Fire Serpent 2' rifle that used paper bullets, and there were also snipers who were specially trained to use a rifled special rifle named the Stinger.
The hand-made 'Stinger' rifle, both in terms of shooting power, accuracy and distance, is much stronger than the 'Southern Fire Serpent 2' rifle, and has the ability to snipe at specific enemy targets.
The two infantry legions crushed all the Song troops who dared to resist, and later, before the army arrived, the Song officials and garrisons in the city had already fled.
Seeing this situation, Spartacus and Kress really broke up the legions, and the troops radiated faster towards the two state capitals, and it took less than ten days to easily occupy the richest south of the Yangtze River in the Song Kingdom, and it was also an important base for grain production.
This time, the Royal Yellow Sea Fleet led by Asha also entered from the mouth of the Yangtze River to assist the two infantry corps.
Liangzhejiang Road and Jiangnan East Road are on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and if they want to return to the Song Kingdom, they can only cross the river, so these fleeing and defeated officials and wealthy merchants are like taking the initiative to send them to the door, and they are all taken by the Yellow Sea Fleet in the Yangtze River.
Asha is not a good man or woman, she is from the Greyjoy family, and she believes in pirates who believe in 'hard work is better than hard work', and these Song people fell into her hands, and she almost had her underwear ripped off.
While searching and torturing these captives, Asha unexpectedly got the news that Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Song Kingdom, and many court ministers were hiding in Yangzhou City.
The biggest problem of the Chinese Empire now is the inconvenience of communication, and it will take a long time to spread this important news to Li Nan or the capital Changsha, so Asha, who has a hard personality, decided to cut it first and then play it.
Led by the legendary battleship 'Sea King' and dozens of warships, Asha led the Yellow Sea Fleet directly from the Yangtze River to Yangzhou.
More than 4,000 Xiang troops, as well as 3,000 Shengjie soldiers brought by Tong Guan, and 3,000 Praetorian Guards led by Gao Yu, the former commander of the palace, this is all the troops in Yangzhou City.
"Go across the water and through the mountains, and chant more than a thousand poems. Huaibo is cold and heavy and the rain is sparse. There are herons on the smoke cage beach, and people sell the boat fish. The ancient temple has the right to live in the secluded room, and sleeps in the monk's residence late at night. The Dream Soul was startled and groaned. Worried about my heart, and tears to write back to the book. ”
Listening to the famous prostitutes in Yangzhou singing the small words of "Linjiang Immortal" that they made on the way to escape, imagining the sad predicament at that time and the future in the future, Huizong Zhao Ji's mood became more and more bad.
"Oh no! Oh no......" One of the guards shouted with a panicked face and rushed to the palace, but unfortunately before he could finish his words, gunshots were heard behind him.
Several blood holes appeared in the back of the guard, and he fell directly to the ground, and from where he ran flashed a group of soldiers in blue uniforms and muskets, led by a female general with a cold face.
"Who's coming? What kind of place is this? Seeing someone breaking in, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, who was guarding Zhao Ji's side, immediately pulled out his waist knife and asked angrily.
The female general at the head glanced at everyone present, pointed to Zhao Ji who was sitting on a mahogany chair, and ordered lightly: "Hehe, except for him, if everyone else dares to resist, then kill them all!" ”
"How bold!" The commander of the Praetorian Guard was furious and hurriedly ordered the other guards to step forward to kill the enemy, but unexpectedly, Asha and the Imperial Navy soldiers on the opposite side pulled out their short-handled muskets at their waists and began to shoot at them.
In the continuous gunfire of bang, all the guards who rushed to the door had blood on their bodies, and all of them were beaten into a sieve by the imperial soldiers.
The guards fell in a pool of blood, and the only remaining leader of the guards hurriedly blocked in front of Huizong Zhao Ji with a knife, but unfortunately Asha didn't give her any face, the short gun in her left hand hit him in the chest, and the long knife in her right hand slashed horizontally with all her might, and the sharp blade directly cut off the opponent's neck.
Gollum......
The great head of the leader of the Praetorian Guard fell to the ground, and the blood splashed on the body of Huizong Zhao Ji behind him, staining him into a bloody man.
Smelling this heavy smell of blood, Asha's pretty face was quite delicate, and there was an excited look, while Huizong Zhao Ji was shocked by this great change, and a few seconds later, Zhao Ji, who was frightened, was directly frightened and fainted.
"Hahaha......" Asha kicked Huizong Zhao Ji, who fell to the ground, and smiled proudly: "Tie up this dog emperor of the Song Kingdom for me!" ”
Just when Asha broke into the palace with an elite detachment, the entire Yangzhou City was also bursting with gunfire, and all the imperial navy that entered the city shouted: "Resistance will die!" Surrender or kill! ”
In April 1125, the Yellow Sea Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire was held in Asha. Under the leadership of General Greyjoy, he captured Yangzhou City, annihilated more than 2,000 Song troops, captured Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Song Kingdom, and left Tong Guan in Tokyo.