The large army fleet, mighty and mighty, went all the way north, and almost encountered any Yuan ships to stop it. It is not surprising that the coastal governors of Quang Nam rebelled and fled, and almost all of them fell into the hands of the rebels. Even if there are still a few state capitals still in the hands of Meng Yuan, or they are frequently harassed by the rebels, they dare not go out in the city, or they are weak, and they dare not fight the front of the dragon and bird army.

Wang Shi went north, smooth sailing, and unobstructed. From time to time, groups of large and small ships appeared, waving the Song flag, to welcome the king. After passing the verification, it was attached to the stern of the fleet and moved with the army. From Qiongzhou to Xiangshan, it was only thousands of miles, and the size of the fleet snowballed, tripling in size—as expected by the Imperial Council.

Zhao Lie met with the leaders of the Zhulu Righteous Army one by one, encouraged and rewarded them, and depending on the number of soldiers under the command of each leader, he was canonized as an official and won a voice of loyalty. For Zhao Lie, these are just empty titles, benefiting but not costing, no need to spend a little bit of military rations, you can collect a large number of people and ships with a single move, why not? Although these so-called Qinwang ships have different specifications, there are few regular warships, most of them are merchant ships and sea ships refitted, and most of them can only be used as grain ships on the battlefield, and the Zhulu Righteous Army is also uneven, and it is difficult to take on a big task, but it is still possible to help individuals and wave flags and shout.

At the end of April, the fleet arrived in Xiangshan, and Su Liuyi and his son and Ma Nanbao brought thousands of soldiers and civilians to eat pot pulp, and the mountain shouted long live to welcome the king.

Zhao Lie was stationed in the Ma Mansion, and after careful calculation, this was the second Great Song official family received by the Ma family in Xiangshan. The heroic squires near Xiangshan are all secretly envious, this Ma can be regarded as climbing the phoenix branch, and it is difficult to rise if you don't want to.

Ma Nanbao was originally seriously ill when he was in Yacheng, which was quite worrying, but after revitalizing on his own, his heart knot disappeared and improved a lot. After returning to Xiangshan's hometown, the whole person was even more refreshed and radiant, and it was hard to imagine how he was terminally ill a year ago.

However, Su Liuyi's father and son's faces were not very good, and their expressions were quite haggard, and it seemed that the siege of the South China Sea was not going well.

Sure enough, Su Liuyi then reported on the battle with Li Heng during this period, and the results were worrying.

The South China Sea is the Foshan of later generations, after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it is the smelting center of the whole South China, and the iron of Lingnan is half from this. Tracing back to the source, Foshan iron smelting originated from this time. However, this Nanhai is still just an iron-smelting workshop in Guangzhou, of course, it is a relatively large scale, equivalent to an arsenal, its importance is self-evident, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, Li Heng will ensure that it will not fall into the hands of the Song army.

It took Su Liuyi only a month to gather more than 30,000 troops and horses in Xiangshan, and immediately launched an attack on the South China Sea. According to his thoughts, Li Heng and his subordinates are all remnants of the defeated army, and the people who can be used are nothing more than thousands of soldiers and horses who stayed in Guangzhou who did not accompany Li Heng to the south to conquer Qiongzhou before. Attacking it with ten times the strength of the army today, even if it cannot win a big victory, at least it can give the enemy a headache, inflict heavy damage on the enemy, raise the prestige of our army, give the newly opened Quang Nam Governor's Mansion a good start, and present a great gift to the new lord to ascend the throne.

At the beginning of the battle, it was quite smooth, and the two sides first sent a number of white teams to reconnoiter and spy on each side, but each suffered losses. However, there are far more people on the Song army's side than the Yuan army, and under the same loss, it is obvious that the Yuan army can't bear it. After that, the confrontation between the two teams became more and more intense, and more and more troops were invested, and finally it turned into a head-on battle.

In mid-March, the two armies set up in a wilderness under the Yufeng Peak in the North of the South China Sea and confronted each other head-to-head.

The Song army was 15,000 against the Yuan army of 5,000. The Song army has the advantage in numbers, but the Song army is formed by a number of Qinwang righteous divisions, each with its own mountain, although they are all under the orders of Su Liuyi, but when the battle is commanded, whether it is the commander Su Liuyi or the leaders of the righteous divisions, they have their own interests to protect, it is difficult to do the soldiers with their lives, and even in the battle, they will control each other, and they can't give full play to the numerical advantage at all. This situation has always been a drawback of joint operations, both ancient and modern.

Although the Yuan army has a small number of troops, it is completely under the strong command of Li Heng, and it can squeeze out every ounce of combat power.

As a result, the two sides fought fiercely for seven days, and the Yuan army, which was mostly composed of the defeated army of Qiongzhou, actually blocked the sharp edge of the Song army with one enemy and three enemies.

After a series of battles, the 5,000 Yuan Army suffered heavy losses on the frontal battlefield, and if it wasn't for Li Heng's strong suppression, I am afraid it would have collapsed long ago.

The Song army was also uncomfortable, the shortcomings of the coalition army appeared, and the leaders of the rebel army from all walks of life complained about the loss of their soldiers and horses and the distribution of grain and grass, all of which were suppressed by Su Liuyi's prestige. At the same time, the enthusiasm of the leaders in the battle is not as good as before, after all, no one wants to lose too many soldiers and horses. Although Su Liuyi promised to replenish after the war, how could the recruits be compared with the veterans? What's more, for the Zhulu Righteous Army, this is not only a veteran, but also an old brother.

The Su father and son promised various benefits, including distributing part of the iron materials of the Nanhai Smelting Mill to the leaders, and finally mobilized the enthusiasm of the leaders of the rebel army again.

At the beginning of April, the two armies fought a decisive battle again. Just when Su Liuyi's father and son were full of ambition, they were ready to break the enemy in front of them with one drum and kill the enemy chieftain. But I don't want the sound of the rear hooves of the army to sound like thunder, riding shadows, like hammers and knives, hitting the flanks.

Iron Harrier!

It turned out that Li Heng had already prepared, and used the remnants of the army to show the enemy to be weak, and used five hundred elite iron harriers to circumvent a large area, and suddenly appeared in the rear of the Song army's flank, and dealt a heavy blow.

Behind the Song army's array were two Qinwang righteous armies defending, how could they resist this row of iron cavalry rushing formations like mountains and seas—not to mention that they didn't want to resist desperately at all.

The large array dispersed as soon as it rushed, causing a great rout of the whole army, and the defeat was like a mountain. If it weren't for the hundred-man musket team led by Su Jingyu to resist desperately with Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles, shooting nearly 100 iron harriers and forcing the enemy to retreat, the Su father and son would have to confess here.

After listening to Su Liuyi's report, the originally joyful scene slowly cooled down. The generals of the Dragon Bird Army had a bad face, and a group of remnants of the defeated generals couldn't clean it up, which really made them angry.

Su Liuyi, Su Jingzhan, father and son all bowed their heads and apologized.

Zhang Shijie said: "Fu Han (Su Liu Yizi) lost this time, and he should be punished according to the law." However, at present, all the Qin kings are gathered, and the handling of this battle affects people's hearts, so it must not be careless. I hope that Your Majesty will be sake. ”

Zhang Shijie didn't talk much, he took it at one point, but everyone here could understand it. If the Su father and son are severely punished, I am afraid that it will cause the Zhulu Righteous Army to be unstable, after all, this battle is fought by everyone, and everyone is responsible for fighting like this. At the current juncture when more and more rebel armies are converging, if one is not handled well, it will chill people's hearts at the light and scatter people's hearts at worst.

Zhao Lie pondered for a while and slowly spoke: "I intend to attack Guangzhou in three days and fight a decisive battle with Li Heng." As for the punishment of the generals of the Quang Nam Governor's Office, it will be discussed after the war. I hope that you will take the lead bravely, and be ashamed before the snow! ”

Su Liuyi's father and son were in a stirring mood, this is to make them Guangnan Governor's Mansion collectively guilty and meritorious.

The father and son shook their heads together and were about to thank them.

A long and urgent report came from outside the hospital: "Your Majesty! Guangzhou Urgent! The thief chief Li Heng set fire to the city, led three thousand horsemen, opened the north gate and fled north! ”

The needle drop in the courtyard can be heard for a while, and the generals are surprised.

Li Heng, unexpectedly, escaped?!