Chapter 325: The Spring River Tide Connects the Sea
PS: I still want to silently ask for some monthly passes
More than a dozen huge sea ships slowly sailed towards the Qiantang River in the moonlight, and the bow of the ship was the same fluttering the flag of the Great Song Dynasty merchant travel, if you look at it from a distance, I am afraid that I really think that I don't know which merchant ship it is, and the large and small ships do not dare to come forward, after all, to have such a huge fleet, it can only be a wealthy family that they can't afford to provoke, so it is better to be far away.
It's just that if they really get closer, they will find that the draft of these big ships is very deep, but the details of the boats are different from the normal Song big ships, and the people standing on the boats are obviously burly, more like men sharpened in the northern wind.
Standing alone on the bow of the boat, although the night was deep, Zhang Hongfan's eyes were flashing. Bumpy all the way from Dengzhou, after hardships, and even several times almost found by the Song ships coming and going, all the way to escape Huanghuang like a lost dog, it can be said that Zhang Hongfan turned to the battlefield, whether it is success or defeat, there has never been such a grievance.
But all this patience is worth it, because Zhang Hongfan's eyes crossed the churning sea, and he could already see the black Qiantang River estuary, as long as this warship rushed into Qiantang, as long as Jia Rudao opened the city gate as promised, then the capital of the Southern Barbarians would groan under the hooves of the Mongolian horses, no matter how arrogant the Southern Barbarians were in Heluo, this battle was enough to settle the world!
Zhang Hongfan clenched the hilt of his sword, his heart was full of enthusiasm, as if he could imagine the scene of the mentally handicapped emperor of the Song people prostrate under his feet, what kind of anger it was.
Marshal Ashu, perhaps this is the only way to comfort your soul in the sky.
"General, it's not far from the mouth of the Qiantang River," a commander walked over quickly and bowed his hand respectfully, "We have sent out to contact the Southern Barbarians." β
Zhang Hongfan nodded: "Go and tell the brothers, the time has come for us to kill and have fun, no matter how hard and tiring these days are, endure it will soon pass." β
The commander's face was also full of joy, and he nodded solemnly.
Seeing his subordinates leave, Zhang Hongfan did not relax, but was still a little nervous, after all, he was taking a risk, after all, whether the Mongol Empire was going to the peak or dying, the burden had fallen on his shoulders, and after all, there were still many steps to go from success.
Now I've just touched the threshold of Lin'an.
For today's step, Mongolia has paid too much, in order to eliminate the Jiaozhou sailors, they have to transfer trebuchets everywhere, so that the Heluo area after the Song army's northern expedition can not even get together the trebuchets used to defend the city; In order to make it difficult for Ye Yingwu to take care of his back, even the old Prime Minister Shi Tianze, who was already old, had to go out in person and go south with the last cowardly Xue armyγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»
Zhang Hongfan didn't know how much support Kublai Khan could give him, and how much trust he could give him, but he knew that what he already had was enough for him to fight for Mongolia and the Great Khan! When a confidant died, Kublai Khan entrusted his hope to Zhang Hongfan, who said nothing could disappoint the Great Khan.
What's more, this is not only the hope that Mongolia will get out of the predicament now, but also the hope that it can wash away the grievances of the 150,000 sons and Marshal Ashu who died in the battle of Xiangyang. Thinking about his embarrassing escape in Anyang Beach and the breakthrough close to death in Lumen Mountain again and again, Zhang Hongfan's heart became more and more hot and hot, how long has it been since he saw victory?
The grievances of such a long time need to be diluted with the blood of the Southern Barbarians.
Nanbanzi, when you were drunk and dreamed of death in Lin'an, I don't know if you ever thought that death would be so close. Let's take a look, what kind of singing and dancing is in this place that is known as rich all over the world, and what kind of prosperity it is.
Zhang Hongfan narrowed his eyes, turned around and walked into the cabin.
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"Sure?" Li Si was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps and hurriedly opened his eyes.
Wang Da, who was standing in front of him, solemnly arched his hand: "Back to the capital, it is confirmed, the fleet I saw before is the warship of the Mongol Tatars, in addition to this fleet, the north has been as far as the mouth of the river, and the brothers have all scattered out and have not seen more and bigger." β
Li sighed and stood up: "Even if we are not sure, we can't just watch, where is the Bai Nutao fleet?" If this guy doesn't arrive on time, I'll have to chop him up! β
Wang Da replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Nu Tao has this thief's heart and doesn't have the courage of this thief, his fleet is now not far behind us, as long as Dutong gives an order, he can rush into the Qiantang River at the first moment, no matter how many warships the Mongolian Tartars have, they can all be burned to him!" β
With a sigh of relief, Li Si immediately walked towards Yutu and stared closely at the area around Shang'an: "In order to seize Lin'an, the Mongolian Tatars will definitely cross the Zheshan Mountain and the Niche Mountain, and go ashore directly under the city of Lin'an. Then our fleet was blocked at the mouth of the three rivers, and the Mongol Tartars would be fine even if there were ships that escaped. β
However, Wang Da hesitated, looked at Li and sighed: "Dutong, are we really waiting outside when we see death and don't save us?" In fact, the Mongolian Tartars are just ordinary ships, not even warships, don't look at our ships, it's not without a chance of winning if they rush up like this. β
Li Si glared at him, stretched out his hand and slapped it heavily on Lin'an: "Haven't you Wang Da understood it yet?" What a mess! β
Wang Da smiled and took a step back, not knowing what to say.
Glancing at the map, Li Si immediately sneered: "According to a certain person, you haven't made the choice you should have made until now, so you are really confused." Not because you didn't see it, but because you didn't want to do it. It's just that I ask you, you, me, do you have any other choice? β
Wang Da was silent for a moment, there was no other choice, not to mention that they had been labeled as Ye Yingwu, it was definitely in the interests of Ye Zhijun to let Lin'an fall, and it was in line with their interests if it was in line with Ye Yuanjun's interests; Just to say that no matter how stupid and loyal Wang Da is, he can see how the Great Song Dynasty has fallen now.
The terminally ill dynasty has been difficult to stop the pace of the Mongolian Tatars, and if you want to keep the continuation of the Chinese crown, you must have a new and vibrant dynasty to replace it, and Ye Yingwu is undoubtedly the best choice.
As long as you follow Ye Yuanjun closely, it will be the work of founding the country from the dragon.
A good man has ambitions for thousands of miles, who doesn't want such a famous feat in history?
Even Wang Da is no exception, in addition to following Ye Yingwu's path, he only has the option of destroying the decaying and decaying dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty, but this choice will be ignored by the vast majority of people, and Wang Da is also among them.
After all, they can be martyred for the survival of an entire nation, but they will not be martyred for a dynasty that has been torn apart, because there is still a long way to go, and after this sky falls, there is still a new sky that they need to fully support.
Seeing that Wang Da didn't want to refute, Li Si smiled slightly, and looked at the place that had been highlighted on the map: "When this battle is over, I'm afraid there will be no more 'Song' kingdom in the world, and after so many years of grievances and hatred, it can be regarded as being able to make a decision." β
Wang Da was silent, he also vaguely knew that Li Si and Song seemed to have a common hatred, Li Si had been living abroad before, and even did not hesitate to give advice to Haikou and disrupt Haijiang, so in the attitude of the Tianwu military system towards Song, Li Si has always been a staunch opposition, but Wang Da also has to admit that Li Si has some ability, not only to keep Yizhou Island in order, but to make Yizhou Island a favorite foothold for merchant ships from Quanzhou to the South Seas. And he continued to secretly help the six doors to move closer to the south, gradually infiltrating the southern state capitals.
It can be said that the six doors can easily progress in Fujian and Guangnan East and West Road, and there has always been a trace of Li Si behind it.
But whether it is Wang Da, Zhang Gui, Bai Nutao and others, they don't understand why Li Si has such a big hatred with the Great Song Dynasty at a young age, but he can faintly guess that it is the grudge of his ancestors, but no one has tried to ask, it is said that the entire Tianwu military system knows this only Ye Zhijun alone, but Ye Zhijun has been silent about it.
The warship began to shake slightly, and Wang Da suddenly said softly: "The river flows into the sea here, and it is the Qiantang River compared to the front." β
"If you entrust us here, you naturally can't let him down." Li Si didn't want to explain his background to Wang Da, but walked straight out of the cabin.
Wang Da vaguely guessed something, shook his head secretly and sighed, and caught up closely.
This long-cherished gentleman, maybe it is also a loyal and good queen.
It's just a pity that over the years, there have been too many self-destructive pillars of the Great Song Dynasty!
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"The tide of the spring river is even with the sea, the bright moon on the sea is born together, and the waves are thousands of miles, where the spring river has no moon." Ye Yingwu was lazily lying on the boat, holding a wine glass in his hand, and a bright moon was reflected on the sparkling canal water in front of him, and it was also reflected in the crystal clear wine in the wine glass.
"I have passed Huzhou, and Lin'an is in front of me, and I am still chanting poetry here." Zhao Yunshu looked at the river in front of him with some trepidation, and couldn't help but whisper.
Ye Yingwu casually put down the wine glass and stretched: "Anyway, there is no news from Lin'an, which means that the Mongolian Tartars have not yet moved, so there is nothing to panic about." For a certain person, Lin'an is dispensable, but it is just to take this opportunity to add a fire, even if you can't catch up, don't be afraid.
Seeing that Zhao Yunshu was silent, Ye Yingwu then said lazily: "What's more, they are all entangled in mundane affairs on weekdays, either they are fighting with Jia Rudao's party, or they are fighting with the Mongolian Tartars. β
"Aren't you afraid that the Mongol Tartars will defeat the mere five hundred men you are carrying?" Zhao Yunshu bit his lip and looked at Ye Yingwu curiously.
"It seems that this question has been asked before," Ye Yingwu scratched his head, and said slowly after a moment of silence, "For the Mongol Tartars, taking down Lin'an and making the Great Song officials submit to them is the top priority, and no one will care about a cavalry that comes and goes like the wind." What's more, it's not uncommon for a hundred battles to be alone, so why should a certain son be afraid! A vigorous battle is. β
Seeing that Zhao Yunshu was still looking at him, Ye Yingwu immediately said lightly: "From Macheng to Luzhou, and then to Suizhou and Xiangyang, which time was not killed in the sea of corpses and blood, and escaped from death, and experienced more blood and fire, these are naturally downplayed." β
Hearing Ye Yingwu muttering without knowing whether he was boasting or laughing at himself, Zhao Yunshu also sat back slowly, shrunk beside him, hugged his knees and said nothing, the wind blew his clothes, with a hint of coldness. Looking at Zhao Yunshu, who couldn't help but tremble slightly, Ye Yingwu sighed lightly, took off his robe, and carefully wrapped it around her: "Come here, get closer, it's too cold this night, if you don't walk back and forth, you will inevitably get chills." β
This time he didn't refuse, Zhao Yunshu leaned on his arms obediently, like a tired kitten, he had been worried about Lin'an not sleeping well these days, and now he finally couldn't support it, he was dizzy and about to fall asleep, Ye Yingwu also leaned lightly on the cabin, anyway, there was nothing wrong, it was better to close his eyes and recuperate.
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of horses' hooves on the shore, and then I heard Xiao Yangzi's familiar voice: "Is it Mr. Chen?" β
Jiang Tie breathed a sigh of relief, and said loudly: "Exactly, I don't know what kind of cousin my brother is?" β
"Tian Zi Tang!" Xiao Yoko replied with a smile.
"**** hall." Jiang Tie also nodded, this is not wrong at all, naturally there is no doubt.
In fact, Jiang Tie and Xiao Yangzi can also hear each other's voices, but after all, they are outside Lin'an City, and it is right for everyone to be cautious after all.
Ye Yingwu Huoran opened his eyes and patted the person in his arms: "Shu'er, Shu'er, wake up." β
Zhao Yunshu hummed softly, the boat had already swayed to the shore, Xiao Yangzi took three steps and made two steps to get on the boat, and arched his hand at Ye Yingwu: "Envoy, the fleet of Mongolian Tartars has entered the Qiantang River, Li Dutong is waiting at the mouth of the Sanjiang River with his manpower, and the other fireboats are waiting in Xiaoshan, as long as the envoy gives an order, the Mongolian Tartar warships will not be able to run away." β
"Is there any movement in Jia Rudao?" Ye Yingwu asked in a deep voice.
"Well, Jia Rudao has already left Geling and is heading to Lin'an, and the city gates in the east and south of Lin'an have been sealed, and our people are also running out while the Yuhang Gate in the north is still open." Xiao Yangzi replied a little anxiously.
Ye Yingwu nodded: "Jiang Tie, Yutu!" β
Jiang Tie hurriedly unfolded the map, and didn't bother to light the candles, Ye Yingwu simply took a closer look through the moonlight: "If it is Jia Yidao, the best way is naturally to directly open the tide gate, let the Mongolian foot ride into the city, and then open the Lizheng Gate in the south, and the Hening Gate in the north, as long as the official family falls into the hands of the Tartars, even if it is done, when the forbidden army puts down its blades, Lin'an will naturally not be able to resist." β
"Envoy, what should we do?" Jiang Tie, Wu Chucai and others all hurriedly came over.
"Armor!" Ye Yingwu looked at Jiang Tie in a deep voice.
Jiang Tie responded, and Wu Chucai quickly brought Ye Yingwu's armor over, and seeing a few people in a hurry, Zhao Yunshu hurriedly grabbed Ye Yingwu's saber and handed it to him: "Is the envoy planning to directly seize Yuhangmen and enter the city?" β
Ye Yingwu took the sword and tied it to his waist, and his armor flashed in the moonlight: "Jiang Tie, Wu Chucai, one of you with two hundred cavalry, optimistic about Qiantang Gate and Genshan Gate, Xiao Yangzi, with a hundred elite men, follow a certain into the city." In addition, the people in Lin'an City can withdraw as much as they want, and tell the Six Gates and Jinyi Guards that they must set fire to the enemy in the city. β
Without looking at Zhao Yunshu's increasingly pale face, Ye Yingwu still said coldly: "Even if the entire Lin'an is burned, it can't let the Mongolian Tartars get a complete Lin'an!" β
"The last general obeys!" The three shouted in unison.
Ye Yingwu turned over and got on the horse, pulled the reins fiercely, then looked at Zhao Yunshu, and after hesitating for a moment, he solemnly stretched out his hand: "Get on the horse, if you have time, you can also enter the imperial city in front of the Mongolian Tartars, so that you can take another look at the scene in the palace." β
This time it was unexpected without hesitation, Zhao Yunshu grabbed Ye Yingwu's hand directly, stepped on the stirrup and turned over, she had already changed into a man's clothes, and then she was wearing Ye Yingwu's coat outside, which looked a little nondescript, but now she can't take care of it so much.
"Sit tight." Ye Yingwu whispered in Zhao Yunshu's ear, "Also, if you see someone killing later, close your eyes." β
"Is this palace afraid?" Zhao Yunshu shrank slightly, although he said it was tough, but in fact, he was already proving it with his actions, and it was strange if he was not afraid.
Ye Yingwu was secretly amused in his heart, but he didn't bother to compete with this little girl, the whip in his hand was whipped fiercely, the war horse neighed, and the cavalry of the hundred battles who had been walking day and night for the past few days showed their figures in the moonlight, and quickly divided into two teams and left.
A bright moon rose higher and higher in front of them, and the clear light sprinkled the sky and the earth. (To be continued.) )