Things are not as bad as Hong Tao thought, this fleet is indeed the Strait Company, and they were not held hostage by the Southern Song Dynasty court, they really came to help in the war. After the fleet passed by Hong Tao the day before yesterday, they did not chase it again, because they knew that they could not catch up, so they had to go to the mouth of the Qiantang River, where they ran into the ships of Zheng Qingzhi and Wen Nan. On the ships of these two there was also Emperor Lizong of the Great Song Dynasty, who heard that there was a fierce friction between Zhao Fan's sailors and Hong Tao's fleet, and they all opened fire, and the emperor could no longer sit still, regardless of the obstruction of the ministers, and insisted on taking the Imperial Forest Army down the Qiantang River, not to settle accounts with Hong Tao, but to persuade him.

Emperor Lizong and Zheng Qingzhi were both the Song people who had the most contact with Hong Tao, and they knew very well what the Great Song would face if they lost Hong Tao's fleet in this situation. Others can make small moves in private, but they don't dare, seeing that their court and country have just breathed a sigh of relief, and there must be no more civil strife. But they came late, and they didn't see Hong Tao but caught up with Luo Youde's volunteer fleet.

When Emperor Lizong learned that this fleet was spontaneously formed by the southern maritime merchants to help the imperial court fight against the Mongol sailors, he immediately ran out of brains. He had never encountered such a situation, how could the usually docile countrymen suddenly dare to spontaneously form a militia and go to war? Or in the face of the Mongols with extremely strong combat effectiveness, this Nima is not logical!

"The hearts of the people are available! My Emperor's Fortune! Blessing to all people! Zheng Qingzhi didn't think about the reason, but as the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, he is still very experienced in dealing with this kind of problem, so let's stabilize the scene first, as long as these people are not here to make trouble, then it is easy to say anything.

"Is this possible?" Emperor Lizong confused Zheng Qingzhi again, is it really a good thing to let these ordinary people go to the battlefield? He wasn't sure.

"Official, Zhao Fan's ship has been sunk by Hong Tao's fleet, and no one is allowed to rescue it. I want to come to this half a day. It is unlikely that Lord Zhao will survive. Now is not the time to hold accountable, but if the court does not hold accountable, the face of the imperial court will not pass, and those ministers who have always opposed the cooperation between the government and Hong Tao will not give up. Originally, this was a dead end, but with this volunteer army, it was all alive. Since the beginning of the dynasties, there has never been a precedent for the people to take the initiative to help the imperial court on a large scale. If we make proper arrangements and let this situation ferment, we can not only boost the morale of the front-line soldiers, but also make the prestige of the imperial court and officials unprecedented. The minister dared to ask for his life, and personally commanded the soldiers of my sailor to meet with the warriors of the volunteer army to fight the enemy, and they did not win and did not return! ”

Compared with Zhao Fan, Zheng Qingzhi's political skill and courage are a notch higher. It is also a risk, and he has to be more sure of this risk, and the benefits are much greater. As long as it is not a fiasco, it is not clear how high the prestige of the court can be, anyway, he is the prime minister who is famous for eternity, and it will be difficult for anyone to challenge his authority in the future. The real record of live ammunition is here, and the most important thing is that there are countless people in the Great Song Dynasty as witnesses, and after the fact, it will soon be known to everyone in the Great Song Dynasty. Although the common people are usually nothing, once there are too many of them, they are also an irreversible force.

I don't know if Hong Tao is a good fate or a little back. This sea battle was fought at a very high level. It was already defeated, and suddenly hundreds of main forces of the Southern Song Dynasty Navy Division came. There are also dozens of reinforcements from the Strait Company, which is a bit of a salted fish turning over. What he couldn't refuse the most was that Zheng Qingzhi's posture was very low, and he even threatened to hand over the command of the Southern Song Dynasty Navy Division and let him command it in a unified manner. Then he also said a lot of heart-warming words, praised the contribution of the Royal Navy to the Great Song Dynasty, and patted his chest to reassure Hong Tao. After the victory, he will definitely strive to give the highest courtesy and compensation to the dead and wounded officers of the royal fleet to the imperial court, and must not let the benefactors of the Great Song Dynasty shed blood and tears.

"Zheng Xiangyan is serious, the Great Song Water Division and my country's Water Division are not the same system, it's not that I don't want to command. It's the inability to command. Since Zheng Xiang is the coach, it is better for Zheng Xiang to command, and the Minister of Culture and Culture is by your side, which can help us communicate information with each other. Our two countries are allies in the first place, and it is normal for allies to cooperate with each other. "If he kills Hong Tao, he will not believe that what Zheng Qingzhi said is all credible, and whoever believes the words of politicians will be the first to die, this is an eternal truth.

But it happened suddenly, and Hong Tao didn't have enough information to make a judgment, although Wen Nan was there, but at this time, he couldn't leave Zheng Qingzhi and Wen Nan alone to talk in detail. Since Wen Nan did not explicitly oppose it, it means that these Southern Song Dynasty sailors did not come to harm themselves, and the right should be the joint resistance of the allies.

"That's fine, I don't know if Your Majesty has any strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Zheng Qingzhi gave up his old roots for the sake of his fame, not only with a gentle attitude and reasonableness, but also attached great importance to Hong Tao's opinions, as if Hong Tao would do what he said.

"What a clever plan, the Mongolian sailors have been crippled by us! There are so many ships and so many soldiers, rushing up to three boats against one, and biting them all with your teeth can bite them all to death. Don't count on us anymore, my uncle's brother is dead! Zheng Qingzhi's question made Weng Ya angry, and the sailors of the Southern Song Dynasty were endless, not a thousand, but also eight hundred, among which there were many tall building ships, Guangzhou ships, and lucky ships. Although the speed may not be as fast as that of the Mongolian sailors, what kind of trick is there for this number, just pounce on it, as long as you dare to fight, you won't lose.

"Your Majesty's brother......!" Zheng Qingzhi didn't bother with Weng Ya, and he didn't expect that Hong Tao's younger brother would die in battle, this favor was too great. If some soldiers died, the Great Song Dynasty would be easy to do, and there would be no need to issue any awards, and it would be enough to reward some money and goods. But the younger brother of the Allied Emperor died in battle, and it is a little troublesome to use what specifications should be used to commemorate this thing, and there is no precedent for this before.

"Qi Hong is martyred!? This...... How is this possible, I ...... I came to Lin'an last year, and he sent me by boat......" Wen Nan was really surprised, he and Chen Qihong were more familiar than Hong Tao. Because Hong Tao is not in Jinhe City most of the time, and Wen Nan will always have the opportunity to contact these people, whether he is in the Great Song Dynasty or Jinhe City.

His battleship was surrounded by Mongol sailors, and he was mortally wounded and unable to move, and finally detonated the ammunition depot and perished with the enemy...... Let's put this matter aside for a moment, he died in battle for the Jinhe Empire, this is the fate of soldiers, and he died unjustly and without a bag. As for how to evaluate his merits, I will submit a bill to the parliament when I go back, and I will give him a reasonable treatment. My fleet has indeed suffered a lot of losses, as you can see if you look at my flagship, and if it weren't for God's favor on me, maybe I would have been gone. ”

"What Captain Urn said is also reasonable, the Mongolian sailors at this time are also a remnant army, with more than half of the losses, and there are probably about 300 ships left. We caught up, and they had nowhere to go. Captain Kong, the combat strength of the Great Song Naval Division, told me that it is not worse than them at all, and now our morale is flourishing and the people's hearts are available, there is no tactic or tactical, just fight. First half of my fleet was divided to flank harassment and distract their attention, and the remaining half was more seriously damaged, so I could only stay behind the Great Song Naval Division to watch the battle. If there are fish that slip through the net, they can't run away with the speed of my boat, I don't know what Zheng Xiangyi will do? ”

Hong Tao didn't take care of it this time, he tried to give as much help as he could, and he didn't support it where he couldn't do it. Weng Ya is right, the future of the Great Song Dynasty should not be solely responsible for itself, and they must be involved. If they don't want to live, it's useless to give them artificial respiration every day.

"Your Majesty's words are extremely true! Then so-and-so will go first, and ask Your Majesty to give a certain observation of the enemy! Please also ask Your Majesty not to personally risk it, and Luo Yishi's ship should not approach the front line, and he will accompany Your Majesty. "Zheng Qingzhi understands it, and the Mongolian sailors and Hong Tao's fleet are defeated! This Nima is too perfect, the remaining more than 300 warships are not enemies, it is their own credit! This amount is just right, so it doesn't seem like you're taking advantage of the opportunity, and it won't be too dangerous. If the Southern Song Dynasty sailors can't defeat a remnant of the Mongolian sailors, then don't mess around, surrender quickly, so as not to kill many people.

When the ships of the Southern Song Dynasty Navy Division drove north, Hong Tao did not break his promise, and he sent the more mature Kong Pei to select six relatively complete Jiao Shark-class warships from the two attack fleets, and used the speed advantage to cross the Southern Song Dynasty Navy Division and take the first step to search for the traces of the Mongolian Navy Division. However, he specially told Kong Pei that after discovering that the Mongolian sailors could only harass and shoot from a distance of 500 meters, and could not get close to Hubo, which was the only remaining sea force of the Royal Navy of the Jinhe Empire. The heart of harming people is indispensable, and the heart of preventing people is indispensable, and the Southern Song Dynasty court can only think badly, and cannot be optimistic at all.

Subsequently, with the help of Luo Youde's merchant ships, Hong Tao transferred all the wounded in the fleet. The living conditions on the merchant ship were more comfortable, and the wounded were loaded and immediately returned to Ximaozhou Island. There is a special medical course in the nautical school, and the teachers are the best candidates to treat trauma, and there are more medical conditions and equipment there than anywhere else.

"Your Majesty, this matter shouldn't have been mentioned now, but I'm afraid that there will be any sequelae, so I'll talk about it first. You killed Zhao Fan, the envoy of the two Huai systems, the envoys along the river, and the commander of the naval division, in the Lisi archipelago. The Zhao family has a deep foundation in the imperial court, and Shi Miyuan did not dare to touch the Zhao family lightly when he was in power, for fear that there would be people in the court who would slander His Majesty. After finishing these things, Luo Youde got into Hong Tao's cabin, looked at the big holes and small holes above his head, and began to ask Hong Tao in a low voice.

(To be continued.) )