Adjacent to Yangzhou, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it was originally a prosperous place of pleasure, but now it has become more and more tense.

Garrisoned in the Jiangdu base camp was the garrison of Liu Meng, the Duke of Jin Guoan.

In the conference hall, Liu Meng looked at the two military information that came, and his face became more and more difficult: "It's really unfortunate for the imperial court......"

Liu Meng said, and threw it on the table weakly.

The generals in the hall were silent, and after a while, a golden general spoke: "Marshal, now that the war between the east and west of the imperial court is tense, why don't you mobilize soldiers and horses from our army to help the danger of the east and west roads?" ”

"Yes, Marshal, our army is strocating 200,000 troops along the Yangtze River, which is really a bit overkill......

"The last general thinks that even if the Song army is powerful in firearms, it is also facing the problem of natural danger, and our army has been unable to go south because of the Yangtze River natural danger, and now it can also use the Yangtze River natural danger to block the Song army from going north......"

"Song Jun is not enough, so why should he be afraid......"

The generals have expressed their opinions, but the old Liumeng has been silent.

After a long time, when the voices of the soldiers in the hall gradually stopped, Liu Meng opened his mouth and asked everyone: "Could it be that to this day, you still think that Song Jun is a lamb to be slaughtered?" ”

"This ......"

One sentence asked everyone who didn't know how to respond, even if they looked down on the Song people in their hearts, but this battle report, as well as the fact that 100,000 troops were destroyed in the northwest, is also an indisputable fact.

Even if they don't want to admit it, the firearms of the Song people are against the sky, and the crazy combat power of the Song people at the moment is beyond their imagination.

Liu Meng immediately glanced at his nephew Wan Yan Tuo, and saw that he seemed to have something to say, so he snorted coldly: "If you have something to say, you can talk freely about the military~!" ”

"In the humble opinion of the last general, although our army has not been able to break through the Yangtze River for many years, the Song army also does not dare to step across the north of the Yangtze River, as the generals said, the Yangtze River natural danger is a natural danger for our army in the past, and now our army has taken defensive fortifications, so the Yangtze River is also an insurmountable natural danger for the Song army......

"And no matter how powerful the firearms of the Song people are, how much effect can they have on the Yangtze River? As long as our army guards the north bank of the Yangtze River, does not let the Song army dock, and appropriately uses surprise attack methods, then their firearms will naturally become ornaments......"

Wan Yan Tuo's analysis was recognized by everyone present, and they all nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Liu Meng slapped the table and snorted coldly: "Ignorance! ”

“……”

Wanyan Tuo thought that his uncle would praise him, but he didn't expect this result in exchange, and his face suddenly turned a little red.

"A sheep leads a pack of wolves, and the pack will eventually degenerate into docile sheep......"

Liu Meng said this, and then said coldly, "And a fierce tiger leads a flock of sheep, then this group will transform into a fierce tiger group, hum!" To underestimate the enemy is to sow the seeds of calamity for one's own death! ”

"The marshal reprimanded, but the east and west are ......"

Before the generals finished speaking, they were directly interrupted by Liu Meng waving his hand: "Now is the eventful autumn of my great gold, about the war of the East and West Second Route Army, this commander has already played the emperor and borrowed troops from the Mongolian tribes in the grassland, and we still want to defend this Yangtze River as a priority!" ”

"Yes!"

……

On the eighth day of the lunar month, it is already close to the end of the year, but although this year's winter is very cold, the river is only covered with a thin layer of ice, which basically does not affect the navigation of the warships.

On this day, the stars were bright at night, and the entire Yangtze River was reflected in a hazy anomaly.

With the afterglow of the stars in the night sky, thousands of large and small warships of the Song army and sailors flocked to the north of the river.

Thousands of warships on the river were advancing at high speed on the wide river, which was originally very wide, but it seemed a little crowded for a while.

The Jin army in Jiangbei had already discovered the enemy situation in the sentry tower, so they went to the general's mansion to reveal the military situation.

And Liu Meng, who learned of this, was heartbroken, because he was good at battle formation, and he knew that the Song army's attack was unusual, because he was very particular about the choice of time.

As a qualified general, how to lead the three armies is a must, in addition to being proficient in warfare and the art of war, and most importantly, knowing astronomy and geography.

Because only by understanding astronomy and geography can we avoid some natural disasters, such as when it is easy to march and hurry, and when to find a suitable place to garrison for shelter.

These are not considered when the clouds and clouds change, but are based on astronomical and geographical speculation.

And the reason why Liu Meng felt that the Song army's attack this time was too strange was because this year's climate would really enter the stage of sudden cold and ice after the eighth day of the lunar month.

When the weather enters the sudden cold, the entire Yangtze River will be covered with ice in a large area, and even if the Song army wants to lead the army across the Yangtze River, it can only be out of reach.

But at this juncture, the Song army suddenly began to cross the river in an all-round way, how could this not make his heart begin to sink?

Although there are doubts in his heart, he still has to command the determined dispatch of troops to carry out all-round alert.

"Pass on the commander's military order, our army's naval division retreats to the coast for defense, and must not approach the Song army without permission!"

"But ......"

"But what?" Liu Meng twisted his eyebrows, and waited coldly for the deputy general Nahedoye beside him.

"But General Wanyan has already led the naval division of his headquarters and left the riverbank to meet the Song army......"

"What!" Liu Meng grabbed the other party's collar tightly, very annoyed, "What a bastard!" Hurry up and lead the reserve sailors to reinforce them, remember to only rescue and not clash with the Song army at close range! ”

"Yes!" Nahedoye hurriedly retreated, and summoned the reserve sailors to go to reinforce Wanyan Tuo.

"It's really unbelievable!"

Liu Meng scolded resentfully, he was really disappointed in this Wanyan Tuo, the firearms of the Song army could be projected from a long distance, as long as the warship was close to it, it was playing with fire and setting himself on fire.

That's why he ordered the garrison to guard the main roads along the north coast of the Yangtze River, because along the coast he not only set up a large repeating bed crossbow, but also more than several thousand catapult firearms machines that rushed to work overnight, forming a huge long-distance defense projection system.

Although Jin Guo's firearms are not as advanced as Ye Yu's grenades, as a fixed defense of the launch and throwing, the power it shows should not be underestimated.

Especially for the wooden ships of this era, as long as a urinal is filled with fire oil, after being thrown by a trebuchet, it is not a small blow to the Song army's warship.

And the ensuing tight and seamless defense system was enough to block the Song army south of the Yangtze River.

This is the first time that Liu Meng, a veteran of the Jin Kingdom, has treated the enemy army in a dignified manner, and it is the first time that he has treated the Song army, who is as docile as a lamb.

At this time, on the bank of the river, Wan Yantuo led the 5,000 naval divisions of his headquarters to meet the Song army.