After staying in Sanshui for two days, Li Heng received information from Maoming Kuaima that the main fleet of Yuan Bing had discovered Zhang Shijie's fleet and was chasing and intercepting it from the sea, and had just passed through Maoming.

"It's a good encirclement and interception, two-line attack! Seeing that you have planned so carefully, I, Li Heng, will cooperate with you once, Zhang Hongfan! If you let Song Jun run away, don't blame me for going to the Great Khan to join you! ”

Li Heng immediately called the golden general, arranged for the army to go down the river, turn from the Xijiang channel to the Pearl River, and then turn from the river to Xinhui County, where he went ashore and then divided his troops. Zhang Hongfan asked Li Heng to lead the army to quickly occupy the Pearl River and the surrounding wharves that flow into the sea, cutting off the retreat of the defeated Song army to go ashore or anchor.

Zhang Hongfan's 300 new-style warships and 100,000 elite troops were moored on the edge of the small island of Hailin Town in Yangjiang, and there was a calm water surface seven or eight miles wide in the leeward place, which was most suitable for a large number of warships to hide and moor, and if it were not for the ships passing through the bay, they would not be able to find it at all.

Yangjiang County and the surrounding ports and wharves that can enter the sea were all occupied in less than three days, and a county commander surnamed Guo, who had been leading troops to resist, fled north with the remnants of the Song army, and Zhang Hongfan did not bother to send troops to chase them.

His target is Zhang Shijie's fleet, where there are hundreds of civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty and a little emperor of the Song Dynasty, what does that represent? It is not simply a promotion to a knighthood, but a dream of his own, to be able to destroy a powerful country, and he can go down in history for several generations, which is a supreme glory that cannot be exchanged for any amount of money.

The latest news from Leizhou, Zhu Qing led the fleet that had been chasing from Fujian, and began to follow Zhang Shijie's large army from Leizhou, and the two sides had several small-scale battles, and there were no winners or losers.

Zhang Shijie wanted to get rid of the pursuit, but the main fleet had to intercept the Yuan warships behind, causing the overall speed of the voyage to be too slow, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get rid of Zhu Qing's entanglement. In terms of the number and tonnage of warships alone, the Song army had a great advantage, but the team was too large and it was very difficult to mobilize, and the ships of the people who were protected in the middle of the team became the biggest burden on the entire fleet.

The three-story boat of the young emperor and empress dowager is in the center of the procession, surrounded by more than 2,000 ships of all sizes, and the continuous fleet is more than ten miles long, and more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty are adrift in the wind and waves of the South China Sea.

On the wide bow of the ship, Zhang Shijie stood at the front and looked at the sunset in the distance, and after the sun set, the fleet gathered around the building ship, forming an offensive and defensive formation in the undulating sea.

On the deck and in the cabin gathered dozens of civil and military officials of the current dynasty, who had just had dinner and would discuss state affairs later.

"Lord Zhang, the Yuan army is in hot pursuit, and there is no shelter on the vast sea, how can we get rid of it?"

Zhang Shijie raised his eyelids, glanced at the newly appointed Shaoqing Qiao Wenda, and said in his heart, Lu Xiufu, don't you ask me directly, send him to talk, don't you look down on me?

"What do you think Master Qiao has about how to retreat from the enemy, Zhang is willing to hear about it!"

Qiao Wenda was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhang Shijie to ask himself.

"Lord Zhang, Wenda doesn't have the ability to deploy the army, how can he know how to retreat from the enemy!"

"You don't even know and ask a ......"

"You ......"

Zhu Qing's fleet was miles away, and it was also anchoring to rest, and he had no intention of sneaking up or attacking, and Zhu Qing didn't want to fight a decisive battle, but drove the fleet to continue until it fell into the big pocket that had been opened.

Zhu Qing had a total of 40,000 soldiers and more than 500 ships, and most of the best warships were taken away by Zhang Heng to transport grain and Lin'an's treasury treasures to the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, which was no less important than pursuing Zhang Shijie, so Zhu Qingcai sent Zhang Xuan to lead his elite men to escort him personally.

Otherwise, Zhu Qing's strength at sea has always been on par with Zhang Shijie, chasing thousands of miles of big fat, how would he be willing to share it with others? How could he pay a great price from Pu Shougeng, and after getting a new warship, he didn't use it himself, but handed it over to Zhang Hongfan on land, is it Zhu Qing's noble character and loyalty, for the sake of the country, and single-mindedly killing the enemy without caring about personal gains and losses?

Of course not, Kublai Khan made an attractive condition from the time he descended to the Yuan, as long as it was after the Song Dynasty set foot on the south of the Yangtze River, all the grain, salt, silk and tea in the north were transported by Zhu Qing and Zhang Xuan's private fleet, and the descendants could inherit and keep it unchanged for 30 years!

This is not a simple reward, but to give the two people a great wealth that honors the nine clans, and at the same time, the two of them have to work hard to ensure the smooth flow of waterway transportation between the north and the south. As long as the situation is not too unexpected, soon the two of them will be the big bosses of water transportation, with ready-made ships and ready-made people, and the future is bright and unlimited.

Another day of intense chase, two skirmishes of battle, with casualties on both sides, but both had the intention of restraint, and no large-scale conflict was formed. A small boat of the Yuan soldiers was crashed and sank, a clipper boat of the Song army caught fire, and all the mast sails were burned, and the oars alone could not keep up with the large army, and the Song army abandoned the ship in desperation.

On the boat of the Song army, the queen mother sat behind the dragon chair of the young emperor, although it was through the gauze curtain, the civil and military officials below could also feel her sorrow. Thousands of miles away on this road, every anchorage is full of hope, hoping that it will be a new starting point, to have a chance to recuperate, and no longer be harassed by the Yuan soldiers.

Since the escape of more than 500 people from Lin'an in four boats, the accompanying people and horses have gradually grown, and the 100,000 officers and soldiers of the naval division and loyal people in Wenzhou and Fuzhou have guarded the young emperor without fear of death, which made the empress dowager feel very comforted.

Morale is commendable but the result is not what you want, courage is important but the difference in strength is very large, the Song Dynasty has developed the economy for many years, and the evil consequences of emphasizing literature over military force are showing step by step. When the number of people and equipment and so on are superior, the result is always a failure, that is, there is an occasional chance of a miserable victory, and the Yuan soldiers take the initiative to evacuate when they see that it is not suitable, and they have not fought a completely victorious battle.

"Colleagues, why don't we all keep our mouths shut about our deliberations? Qiao Shaoqing, didn't you ask me yesterday if I had any good way to retreat from the enemy, why didn't you mention it in front of the Holy Driver today? "Zhang Shijie has the bottom in his heart, the power of Guangzhou's Hongyi cannon has been verified many times, as long as he reaches the city of Guangzhou, see if he Zhu Qing dares to go ashore to chase me? If you dare to attack the city, see if I don't blow up your two slaves.

Qiao Wenda's face turned red, it was not Lu Xiufu who asked Zhang Shijie yesterday, it was because he was a little hot-headed after he was promoted, and he was not angry when he saw Zhang Shijie's majesty, so he wanted to stimulate Zhang Shijie with words.

"Lord Zhang misunderstood, Wenda was just worried about the safety of the holy driver, and he was anxious in his heart and did not choose to speak, hoping that Lord Zhang would forgive his sins!"

Zhang Shijie snorted and said, "Hmph! Our mighty army of 200,000 is well-equipped and has abundant grain and grass, are you afraid that a small Chongming pirate will not succeed? ”