Chapter 262: Persuasion is useless
"I have been looking up for a long time, I have long heard the sharpness of the prince's musket army, and today I can see that it is really worthy of its name, but there are doubts below. With the wisdom of the prince, can't you see that the Southern Song Dynasty has exhausted its qi? The court and the ministers are in charge, and the upper and lower levels are extravagant, what else is there to compete with the Yuan Dynasty? The so-called general trend of the world, the lack of manpower is worrying, and I hope that the prince will see the way forward clearly and join our Yuan Dynasty as soon as possible, and our Great Khan will definitely give the prince undue glory and wealth! ”
Zhao Rui understood, this is to see that he is good, and he specially took a boat to surrender, Yuan Ren is also arrogant, he takes himself too seriously.
Zhao Rui couldn't help but sneer: "Who are you?" ”
"Contemptible Liu Zheng." The man on the boat said with a slight salute.
Zhao Rui's pupils shrank, although it was difficult for ordinary people to see his face clearly at this distance, but Zhao Rui's eyesight was superhuman, and he had already seen Liu Zheng's appearance clearly.
This person is brave and upright, and his appearance is also dignified, probably close to forty years old, but I don't know why he became a lackey of the Yuan Dynasty.
"It turns out that you are Liu Zheng......"
Zhao Rui said this, obviously having heard of himself, and Liu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little proud at this time.
There are thousands of so-called Song officials who took refuge in the Yuan Dynasty, and there are really not many who can achieve their positions.
"Yes, I think that the prince's combat power is extremely precious, and it should not be consumed in vain in the war where the situation has been decided. If the prince worked for the Great Khan, the Hu people in the west could find a piece as a fief, of course, it would be much larger than that given by the emperor of the Song Dynasty. "Liu is a smart person, and he knows that Zhao Rui is also a smart person, so it is much easier for a smart person to talk to a smart person.
Give me the West......
Zhao Rui thought silently, I don't know if it is Europe or Arabia, although the Yuan Dynasty army at this time has a huge territory, but they are still a group of robbers, they only think about plundering, and they have no intention of operating half of it.
Now that Liu Zheng is saying this, it is definitely not the meaning of the Great Khan, it is just his idea, so that he is going to run the fiefdom, on the one hand, he has stabilized the control of the Yuan Dynasty, and he can also give financial support for taxes from afar, and when the Yuan Emperor tastes the sweetness, he will definitely turn back and praise Liu Zhengda.
However, these are Zhao Rui's subconscious thoughts, and he will naturally think of these, which shows that Liu Zheng is really a bit of a bit of a heart as said in history.
But for Zhao Rui, glory and wealth are all illusory, what is more exciting than the development of science and technology and the great rise of the Chinese nation?
Therefore, Liu Zheng's seemingly shrewd rhetoric did not have any effect, because Zhao Rui's thoughts were not on the same plane as the ancients for a long time.
There is another important reason, that is, their Yuan Dynasty slaughtered the people of Taiyuan Prefecture, which was the direct factor why Zhao Rui decided to confront the Yuan Dynasty in advance.
It was the Yuan army that wanted to occupy Xiangfan at the beginning, so Zhao Rui went out to sabotage their plan.
"I'm sorry, your Yuan army is a beast in my eyes, and you have no qualifications to negotiate with me!"
Zhao Rui said loudly, his tone was natural and peaceful, as if he was telling a truth that everyone in the world knows.
Liu Zheng's face was not very good-looking in an instant, the Yuan Dynasty was not a human being, so what was he?
"Hmph, Zhao Rui, let me tell you, those who know the times are Junjie! Now our troops in Xiangyang are unimaginable and impossible to fight, I advise you not to wait until an irreparable situation has been created, and then regret it! ”
"It's irretrievable, hehe......"
Zhao Rui said lightly: "If you want to say that it is irretrievable, when will the people of the Yuan Dynasty still do something irreparable?" What do you say about the Song people you slaughtered? And you have also given me the roots of Taiyuan Prefecture under my jurisdiction, which is really capable! But with this item, I, Zhao Rui, can't spare you! You Yuan Dynasty want Xiangfan, don't you, remember, with me, you will never succeed! ”
Zhao Rui's words in his heart have not been mentioned to anyone, and now saying it makes Liu Zheng understand the discord and reconciliation contradictions, and also makes Zhao Rui's soldiers understand the prince's intentions, it turns out that from beginning to end, the prince just wants to seek justice for those dead people!
Among the soldiers, there were also Jiaozhi people from Taiyuan Prefecture, they listened to Zhao Rui's words, and shed uncontrollable tears.
Because the prince is avenging their Jiaozhi people, it may also be the Buddha's punishment for the Yuan army in the dark!
As soon as the prince's firearms come out, who in the world can compete with them!
Zhao Rui's reason was said, Liu Zheng was shocked, and at the same time realized Zhao Rui's purpose, to put it bluntly, he was revenge, how could he surrender to the banner of the Yuan army!
At this time, Liu Zheng also gave up the idea of persuading again, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Zhao Rui, I originally thought you were a smart person who knew the overall situation, but now it seems that this is just the case! Let's not talk about how you deal with our army of nearly one million, just talk about this Han water, how do you spend it! Without material assistance, how long do you think Xiangyang can hold out! Ha ha! Come on, give me action! ”
While Liu Zheng finished speaking, the warship moved, but not in the direction of Zhao Rui, but towards the position of Xiangyang.
The people on Zhao Rui's side couldn't understand it, what was going on, he said it so aggressively, but he turned out to retreat, what is the reason?
Just when everyone was surprised, dozens of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared from the cabin, each with a bow and arrow, seemingly wanting to shoot at Zhao Rui's side.
But Zhao Rui and Zhao Gong, as well as the soldiers, are not afraid at all, at such a distance, it is almost the limit of the bow and arrow, and when it comes to the front, there is no strength, and it can't hurt people at all, Liu Zheng won't be so stupid, think the bow and arrow will pose a threat?
But an unexpected scene happened again, and I saw that the Tartar soldiers around these men with bows and arrows shook their fires one after another, and lit them on the arrows, which seemed to be wrapped in oilcloths, and suddenly ignited flames.
"Not good! They want to burn the bridge! ”
Zhao Rui was also defenseless, and was suddenly shocked by Yuan Jun's actions, when he had just taken the bow and arrow from Zhao Gong's hand, the rocket on the ship had already been shot.
At the same time, the Tartars, who had just been ignited, took out oil cans and threw them at the bridge.
The canister filled with grease fell on the bridge and shattered, and the bridge was already covered with oil, and just as the rocket had been shot out and inserted into the wooden bridge deck, a raging fire immediately ignited.
"Young master, use a gun! The bow and arrow are too far! ”
Zhao Gong didn't have a rifle with him just now, just carrying a bow and arrow, just now Zhao Rui asked for a weapon and he handed it over, and then asked the soldiers behind him for a rifle, just like shouting Zhao Rui's hand.
It's not that Zhao Gong can't shoot at such a long distance, but if Zhao Rui shoots, it may be more accurate.
However, at this time, Zhao Rui had already pulled a full attack, shook his head slightly, and said that he no longer needed a musket.
Looking at Zhao Rui's posture, the Yuan army also realized that Zhao Rui was going to shoot arrows, but at such a distance, I am afraid that the marksmen in the Yuan army would not be sure to hit, so what could he do if he was a prince?
Liu Zheng was clasping his hands in front of his chest at this time, watching how Zhao Rui made a fool of himself, as a general, of course he understood the range of the bow and arrow, and the current distance, I am afraid that even if it is thrown, it will not be able to cause any damage to the people on the warship.
However, it seems that Zhao Rui is aiming at himself?
Liu Zheng looked at it disdainfully, he may know something about firearms, but I am afraid he doesn't know anything about Zhao Rui's strange power.
The soldiers on Zhao Rui's side are also worried, if Zhao Rui can't shoot anything, wouldn't it be invisibly that he has weakened his morale? Plainly bowed his head?
The longbow in Zhao Rui's hand has been full, but Zhao Rui feels that it is still not enough, Liu Zheng can't stay, Zhao Rui wants to shoot an arrow that he can't dodge!
"Squeak ......"
The sound of the bow body suddenly sounded, and the soldiers were all surprised, they didn't expect that the longbow had been pulled to the limit by Zhao Rui, this was the sound of the bow body about to break!
Zhao Rui also understood at this time, thinking that this was it, it was really uncertain whether he could kill Liu Zheng.
Immediately, Zhao Rui let go of the arrow, and the feather arrow turned into a virtual shadow, crossed the sparkling river, and went straight to Liu Zheng's front door.
"What!"
Liu Zheng was shocked, from looking at the speed of the arrow to find that it was not good, Liu Zheng hurriedly dragged the Tartar soldier next to him over, the action was just completed, the arrow had already arrived, straight into the Tartar soldier's eyebrows, so that people did not have time to react.
Liu Zheng was so frightened that his face turned white, if he hadn't reacted quickly just now, then he would be the one who was pierced through his head now, and he burned the pontoon bridge, which shows how much Zhao Rui hates himself!
"Alas, it's a little bit worse, give me a gun."
As Zhao Rui spoke, he put down his bow and arrow and landed on the ground, and casually took the musket in Zhao Gong's hand.
The bows and arrows are so accurate, how bad can the muskets be?
Liu Zheng didn't care about anything else, and ran into the cabin as fast as he could, and at the same time, the Tartar soldiers on the ship also knew the power of the musket, so they followed Liu Zheng and ran in together.
But there are dozens of people on the boat, after all, it takes some time, and Zhao Rui has already shot at this time.
Zhao Rui measured in advance, and the result seemed to be that some of the Tartar soldiers behind him deliberately wanted to hit the bullet, and more than a dozen people at the back died in an instant.
Zhao Rui was still angry at this time, and shot out more than a dozen bullets in the back of the cabin.
The bullet "suddenly" passed through the wooden hull, and I don't know how many people were killed, but the warship had already run away, and there was no need for Zhao Rui to continue shooting.
Now Zhao Rui turned his head to look at the burning bridge, his brows furrowed slightly, thinking about what Liu Zheng said, now is really too difficult for Xiangyang.
Previously, the Yuan army attacked Fancheng, which was just doubling the strength on the basis of usual, their main purpose was still in Xiangyang, and the reason why they wanted to take Fancheng first was to cut off the route of Xiangyang's material replenishment.
But now that the pontoon bridge is burned, and there are still Yuan Dynasty sailors in the water who are ready to fight at any time, Zhao Rui really feels that the situation is really difficult.
Now whether it is a mortar or a musket, the ammunition has bottomed out, although more than 100,000 Yuan troops have been killed, but there are nearly a million people behind, which is also a bottomless figure for the consumption of ammunition!