Zhang Shijie was not afraid of Zhu Qing, but the entire army of the Song army had no intention of fighting, and only wanted to escape, what brave soldiers could the main general bring out? After being assigned to the task of pressing the formation behind the palace or mobile patrol, the generals on the warship felt that they were unlucky and received an unlucky task, so what would the soldiers on the ship think?

But the fleet of more than 1,000 ships was indeed huge, and Zhu Qing's did not dare to attack in an all-out way, but they just followed the Song army closely, and the Song army ships that fell behind due to breakdowns or other reasons were the small snacks they were looking forward to.

"Lord Zhang, the front is about to reach the Yangjiang sea area, there are several small islands in Jiangling Town and nearby, and there are mountain springs and fresh water on the islands, do you want to stop the boat to replenish it?"

Zhang Shijie passed by once, of course, he remembered that in Jiangling Town Island and the surrounding large and small Bangchui Island, where there are many fish and shrimp fat and products, many fishermen on land slowly moved to the island, and there is enough fresh water to cultivate the fields and plant, forming a small village hanging lonely on the sea.

"Okay, pass the order, anchor and assemble in Beigang, Jiangling Town, replenish fresh water and fresh vegetables, and give the villagers some more money!"

Zhang Hongfan's warship was quietly moored in the South Bay of Jiangling Town, and the soldiers held dried meat and flour cakes and shochu in their hands, chewing slowly without saying a word, and they didn't know when they would eat the next meal after this meal, and of course there would be many people who would never be able to eat the next meal.

When a large number of Song warships gradually approached the North Port in Jiangling Town, Zhang Hongfan's warships divided into two routes and quietly set sail from Nanwan. Eighty Divine Cannons were scattered over the ten ships, one for each of the first cannons, and three for each of the left and right strings. The huge barrel was tightly wrapped in an oilcloth to keep out the moisture and waterproofness of the sea, and the exclusive soldier was taking out a knife and peeling off the oilcloth layer by layer through the knots, revealing a hideous thick barrel of black and gray.

The one-inch square iron slag block, fist-sized iron balls, etc., served as the warhead to kill and injure the enemy, and was filled with six catties of gunpowder and tamped into the barrel. The Shenyong cannon was born from the Shenyong thunderbolt cannon in the Northern Song Dynasty, but the thickness of the cannon body and the length of the barrel were increased, and under the firing power of six catties of gunpowder, it could not have the power of the bore and could increase the firing range, and its great power had been verified under the city of Chaozhou.

The defenders of Chaozhou City suffered huge casualties, half of which were due to the Shenyong cannons, if it weren't for the fact that casting really consumed resources and time, Zhang Hongfan would rather wait a few more months to fight, and also equip dozens more Shenyong cannons.

"General, this battle must be a great victory over the Song army, if you can catch that little emperor of Song dog, the general will make an immortal achievement. The future status is only below Lord Boyan, and the marshal of the Han army, Li Heng, has to obediently follow the general. ”

Zhang Hongfan's first staff, Yelu Yumeng, a descendant of the Liao people who had studied in the Great Song Dynasty for more than ten years, was very flattering in filming Zhang Hongfan's sycophants.

Zhang Hongfan laughed and said: "Pacifying the Central Plains was originally my dream since I was a child, how could such a great river and mountain be in the hands of a group of cowardly Song dogs!" As for the credit, the Han and the prime minister are both immortal talents, and we also rely on their guidance to have such achievements, where is it worth taking out to invite credit.

Marshal Li Heng is already handsome, and he is a member of the Western Xia royal family, and he is much stronger than me, a commoner, but they can't be compared together. But this time he suffered a defeat in Guangzhou, and I am afraid that he will not be so arrogant in the future, and the marshal and I have written to him, and whether he is worthy of peace or not depends on whether he is smart or not. ”

Yelu Yumeng, as a staff member, is thoughtful and intelligent, how could he not be clear about the current situation, but never said anything, but looked at Zhang Hongfan with a puzzled face and asked: "I'm afraid he will be jealous of the general's merits in winning a hundred battles, and he doesn't want the general to enjoy the credit of winning a great victory, and he delays the general's hind legs with a bad mind, so how can it be good?" ”

Zhang Hongfan's face was bright, knowing that he was patting on the back, but listening to it was comfortable, and said loudly: "The prime minister's eyes are bright, where does he dare to play any small tricks, at most it is just a few days of delay." Zhu Qing's main force chased after him for a long time, and did not fight a hard battle, the Song army has always had the heart of underestimating the enemy, thinking that Zhu Qing, who was born as a pirate, did not dare to fight with them, how would they have thought that I have the latest warship, and the most powerful Shenyong cannon is waiting for them. Don't look at their fleet of more than 2,000 ships, I will ask him to go down by half in today's battle, who else dares to boast of such a sea port? ”

When the warship of the Yuan soldiers showed its sails, it was discovered by the clippers of the Song army, who were in charge of patrolling in Beigang.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ”

Three arrows exploded in mid-air to warn, and a dozen mobile warships on each side of the flotilla turned to meet the enemy, but when the entire fleet of Yuan soldiers was fully exposed, the captain of the flotilla who had rushed up was dumbfounded.

This time, I saw that the warship of the Yuan soldiers was even taller and more powerful than that of the Song army, and there was a platform erected on the bow, and the Shenyong cannon that had been filled with gunpowder iron was covered with a large piece of red cloth, and it had not yet revealed its hideous appearance for the time being.

The news soon spread to the building ship as the command hub, and the civil and military ministers were in an uproar, especially among the civil officials who were whispering, how could there be a large number of warships of the Yuan soldiers, and the main force of their sailors had always followed behind!

"A group of nerds who read and read stupidly, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, see you are scared, can you do it by talking and writing? It's not that you need a military general to calm the world. Zhang Shijie scolded silently in his heart, all the civil officials, including Lu Xiufu, may have some truth in his heart, but it has been a national policy for three hundred years, and it is difficult to change it!

Immediately after Zhang Shijie began to arrange the troops, arrange a group of generals to meet the enemy with various plans, and distribute them one by one, the building boat was quiet for a while.

From the more than 2,300 ships that were ready to be deployed, not many were lost in battle along the way, but they left the team without realizing it and disappeared into the vast expanse and the sea. A few of them are really due to malfunctions or special reasons, but the vast majority of them are intentional, and the main ones who leave the fleet are small boats such as carrying people or fishermen who have been following, and there are dozens of people on the boat, perhaps all members of a family, and it is easy to unify opinions.

The Yuan soldiers rushed to the front of five warships equipped with Shenyong cannons, and the oncoming Song army was more than a dozen warships, the crossbow bed trebuchets on the Song army's ships were ready, and the archers on the deck and the sword and shield men guarding around them were close together, preparing to attack the enemy at the same time, but also to guard against the arrows fired from the opposite side.

The distance between the two fleets was getting closer and closer, and the deck was full of armored sergeants with bows and unsheathed knives, staring at each other with wide eyes, gathering courage and strength for the upcoming life-and-death battle.

Wang Bao, the Song general in charge, stood on the mast of the warship, and because of his excellent eyesight, he personally went up to the mast to observe the enemy's situation.

What is that red cloth covered?