Song Duanzong, who ascended the throne in Fuzhou, was only eight years old, and all the political affairs of the court were in the hands of Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu, and Chen Yizhong.

But at this time, Quanzhou Pu Shou Geng descended to the Yuan, which dealt a huge blow to the ****** of Fuzhou, not to mention the Song clan relatives and the thousands of Huai soldiers who were killed, but only said that the money and food supply was not in Quanzhou, which was a very big problem.

In a fit of anger, Chen Shijie confiscated all the Quanzhou-registered cargo ships docked in Fuzhou, and the warehouses of the commercial houses to which the Pu family belonged were confiscated as long as they were slightly involved with the Pu family, in retaliation for Pu Shougeng's massacre of the Song family.

The damage was too great and the scope was too widespread, and in the process of re-confiscation, many soldiers were filled with their own pockets, and the merchants and people of Fuzhou were full of complaints, and Chen Wenlong, who had a great reputation among the people of Fujian, was also deeply dissatisfied.

If the army from Fuzhou is waved south at this time, Pu Shougeng's troops in Quanzhou are insufficient, and the 30,000 cavalry who went south to Quanzhou by Suoduo detour are exhausted, and it is very likely that Pu Shougeng will be defeated in one fell swoop and take control of Quanzhou.

At this time, Chen Yizhong advocated avoiding the Yuan army first, continuing to move south to Guangdong, and then gaining a firm foothold in raising troops to resist the Yuan. Fortunately, there were still many places to go at that time, but just leave the people who support you the most, what capital do you have to fight against the Yuan soldiers, but unfortunately Chen Yizhong's idea prevailed again. 170,000 soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty sailed out to sea in several parts, and more than 2,000 ships left Fuzhou and fled southward.

The first wave of pioneers, Li Zerong, the general of the naval division, had a total of 36 warships and more than 6,000 elite soldiers on the sea more than 80 miles northeast of Quanzhou, and met Xiao Tianxiong's pirate ship. Xiao Tianxiong only has 600 pirates and more than 1,000 people, except for a dozen clippers who can fight with the Black Tiger flagship, the remaining 30 or so ships are weak in combat effectiveness, and they are only cargo ships carrying personnel and supplies.

Xiao Tianxiong stood at the bow of the Black Tiger flagship, not feeling in his heart, the opposite side was full of elite sailor warships, not that he was afraid of war, but that the gap in numbers was too big. As long as the Great Song Naval Division on the opposite side begins to attack, the dozen or so warships on his side are all one enemy and two, and their flagship will definitely be besieged, and according to this situation, the whole army will basically be annihilated.

Besides, these pirates are familiar with wolf pack tactics, and when they are outnumbered, they are all brave and invincible, and they basically can't run after surrounding the cargo ship. Large cargo ships are heavily guarded, but pirates are highly mobile, surround you and attack from all sides, tearing apart your defenses one bite at a time, swallowing them at the last bite.

When encountering a sailor or a very powerful fleet, the pirate ship will take advantage of its speed and run away with a bite. If the strength is not good, it will run away, and if there is a fight, it will find a way to continue to bite you, anyway, on the vast sea, the speed of the cargo ship will never be faster than the pirate ship, and it can only passively take a defensive position.

But today's situation is completely different, on the opposite side is a regular sailor, and the advantage of his own clipper can only be used to escape, and rushing up to his own more than 1,000 people is really not enough to stuff his teeth. Xiao Tianxiong plucked up his courage, but he was still unwilling to float on the sea and bury this little clansman who had been recuperating for a hundred years here.

"Pu Shougeng, you are ruthless enough! I have been a thug for you for more than ten years, and finally sent me a mortal errand. Xiao Tianxiong muttered to himself, turned to Xiao Qiyong, the deputy leader beside him, and said, "Beat the flag, get out of the way, and let the Song Army sailors pass." ”

"Yes!"

Xiao Tianxiong's pirate ship slowly moved out of the way, gathered its own ships, and turned its bow to prepare to head east, but turning the hull like this was equivalent to exposing his ass.

"Report to the General, the pirate ships have begun to gather and get out of the way. They had turned and were ready to head east, and asked the general to decide. ”

Li Zerong was overjoyed when he heard this, the outpost warships had already reported, the other party's ships were of different sizes, and the main force was only a dozen small clippers, and the reason why they did not rush directly at the beginning was that Li Zerong was afraid that it was the other party's empty plan.

If these pirate ships are afraid, it means that the other party is not deliberately blocking the waterway, and it is not the same thing as Pu Shougeng, who has already lowered the yuan.

"Report to the general, the pirate ship came with a flag, saying that it had no intention of stopping us, but just passed by and met by chance."

Li Zerong laughed and said: "What a chance encounter, obviously because he saw that we have many soldiers and strong strength, and he didn't dare to confront us again." As a pioneer in Guangdong, we have the responsibility to eradicate the bandits on the sea and clear the way for our emperor to move south. Come on, little ones, pass on my orders, and surround me on all sides to take down all these pirate ships, and not let go of any of them. ”

As the saying goes, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, Xiao Tianxiong should not take the initiative to retreat, but no amount of courage under the disparity in strength can not change the result, it can only make your death a little more exciting and beautiful.

Xiao Tianxiong believed Pu Shougeng's news and ordered them to intercept the scattered ships heading south and arrest the Song Dynasty officials who had fled from Wenzhou, Fuzhou and other places. Such an order made Xiao Tianxiong greedy, otherwise in this situation, how could Xiao Tianxiong, who had long held the heart of going east to Taiwan, come here to block the waterway.

The officials who fled south and the sporadic ships, these two sentences pitted Xiao Tianxiong, presumably there must be a large amount of gold and silver on the ships, and the official who fled south must not bring his full net worth with him. Xiao Tianxiong still hasn't calculated Pu Shougeng, as long as he comes to this sea area, it is impossible to die well. A large number of naval warships in Quanzhou were already ready to go in the port, ready to pursue the passing southward fleet, and Xiao Tianxiong blocked the channel in front, and even the value of a bait was not as good.

The formation of the Great Song Sailor warships changed, and the left and right sides were outflanked by Xiao Tianxiong's fleet, seeing such a formation, Xiao Tianxiong chuckled in his heart, and secretly shouted that it was not good to be finished now. He immediately made a decision, and immediately ordered his clippers to be divided into two parts, one to cover the personnel and supplies all the way to the east, no matter what the battle situation here was, and never stop the ship or turn back to join the battle.

The other part of the eight clippers followed the Black Tiger flagship and retreated in the direction of Quanzhou Wharf, desperately dragging this part of the Song army, and the rest could only rely on God. If the sailors of Quanzhou Port do not move, their ships will not be lucky, and the dream of reviving the Khitan Dynasty will be one step closer to being completely shattered.

Xiao Tianxiong watched as his ships kept heading eastward, and more than a dozen Great Song warships followed all the way, and soon became a small dot, rising and falling on the skyline. And the other dozen or so warships, occupying three directions, like dumplings, formed an encirclement towards the Black Tiger flagship.

The only way to survive is to retreat in the direction of Quanzhou Port!

"Order, Xiao Fang's boat will meet it, and it will not be defeated or retreated!"

The flag was issued, and the broken clipper turned its rudder and crossed the front of the pursuing fleet, dozens of archers waiting for the two ships to meet and enter the range of the bow and arrow.