Chapter 43: Am I Wrong?
The gunboats were bombarded, and the two armies were evenly matched. The Great Song Dynasty Sixth Town Naval Guard Army and the Expeditionary Army, which hung the banner of the Li Dynasty, suffered certain losses. The Sixth Town Army won because there were many ships, and the expeditionary army won because of the sharp equipment.
"Damn it. When did the Cochin people have such a large sailor? Bai Bolang scolded and scolded, and then ordered: "Hu Zhihai led a detour, He Qiushui led a ship to intersperse, and Pan Jie concentrated thunderbolts to kill their big ship. Damn, no matter how small you are, Lao Tzu will beat you so much that you don't even recognize your mother! ”
"Commander Zhang! Look there! A flotilla suddenly appeared in the northwest! An adjutant general suddenly said loudly to Zhang Zanpeng, who was commanding the operation.
Zhang Zanpeng was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly raised his head to look in the direction of his finger, and when he saw that there was a walking boat in the northwest direction that was rushing towards them quickly, his face changed greatly: "Beat the drum and give orders!" The left flank army fleet immediately turned to the northwest and met the battle! ”
"It's worthy of renovating the expeditionary force warship, so fast!" Fan Chunren, who was supervising the battle on the side, said secretly, and was particularly worried that this battle might not be won.
By the time he gave the order loudly, the sailors of the Sixth Town under his command had already seen the fleet that had suddenly attacked from the rear. When they clearly saw the enemy's cheeks, the sailors of the sixth town suddenly became confused, where is this Jiaozhi people who disguised the Great Song Dynasty fleet to attack Qiongzhou, this is obviously our expeditionary force! For a while, I don't know whether to fight or not?
They were all too familiar with the ships of the expeditionary force, each of them was as tall as a building, and they had undergone special modifications, and they were much sharper than the ships of the Sixth Town. The hull of the ship, which was agreed to be painted golden yellow, looked domineering and majestic in the sunlight, and the fleet coming against the wind was not slow at all, and the towering masts and sails were connected together, giving people the feeling of covering the sky and the sun.
This is the expeditionary force that the sailors of the Sixth Town Sea Guard dream of joining! For a time, the morale of the sailors in the sixth town was greatly frustrated.
"It's not good, they are really an expeditionary force, and we are hanging the banner of the Jiaozhi people to sneak attack the Jiaozhi people. Aren't you now your own people beating your own people? "The sailors of the Sixth Town quickly realized the problem.
"Hit Ben! What a flute! "A lieutenant of the Sixth Town Water Division picked up a leather whip and whipped the soldiers.
"They are really an expeditionary force led by the Holy One!" The soldier shouted in response.
"They're in disguise, fight now, the enemy is rushing!" The lieutenant screamed and whipped the soldier with his whip.
"Fuck you, it's my cousin standing on the platform of that ship. Can I still recognize the wrong person? The soldier grabbed the whip and cursed.
Suddenly, the fleet of the Sixth Town Water Division lowered the banner of the Li Dynasty one after another and raised the number of the Song army. On every boat, it's a mess. Ordinary sailors fought with the Warlords, lowering their flags and sails and surrendering.
"Speed up and cut through the enemy!" Hu Zhihai shouted, and the standard-bearer hurriedly waved the flag.
With Hu Zhihai's order, the move accelerated a few more points. All ships that did not lower their flags and sails and surrendered were hit and in chaos.
"Okay, Hu Lao Wu has succeeded, it's my turn." He Qiushui clapped the strings of the boat and shouted excitedly.
More than thirty ships divided into three teams and interspersed with the sixth town fleet, the bazooka cars roared angrily, and the rockets in the sky were launched as if they didn't want money. The sailors of the Sixth Town Water Division, who were not equipped with bazooka vehicles, shot rockets desperately, but they couldn't raise their heads under such a dense rocket on the ships of the expeditionary force, and many of the ships of the Sixth Town Water Division were set on fire, and the warships were full of rockets, and countless casualties were inflicted.
"No, the flag can be camouflaged, but the equipment can't. How can the Jiaozhi people have rocket launcher vehicles equipped with expeditionary forces, this is our expeditionary force! The commanders, the wrong shots, the wrong ones, they are really our expeditionary force! A sailor who was the flag bearer shouted at Zhang Zanpeng.
Zhang Zanpeng and Fan Chunren had gloomy faces. Zhang Zanpeng glanced at Fan Chunren and shouted at the sailor: "There is no mistake, pass the order, and fight back to Ben Shuai!" ”
However, they had no chance to fight back. Interspersed with the ships was the headquarters of the Sixth Town Water Division, and the Water Division began to command without moving.
"Fuck, the Jiaozhi people were beaten stupidly?" The commander of the command, who was watching the battle head-on, was happy when he saw the two strange soldiers succeed, but found that something was wrong.
"Take advantage of its illness to kill him. Pass the commander's order, the gunboats press the formation, the whole army presses up, and the enemy army is annihilated! "It doesn't matter that there are so many white waves, it is the last word to win.
As the standard-bearer beside Bai Bolang sounded the flag, the entire Expeditionary Force Naval Division was divided into six columns, and pressed towards the Sixth Town Naval Division like a large net. On the contrary, the Sixth Town Naval Division, which had a larger number of warships, was squeezed together, distributed in a small sea area, and nested a large number of troops.
"It's over, we're done. Fan Cifu, the last general can't do anything. If this continues, we will be wiped out! Zhang Zanpeng looked frustrated.
"Providence! It's a pity that the death of the Great Song Dynasty is not far away! Fan Chunren sighed, pulled out the Qinglong knife and was about to kill himself.
"Fan Cifu, let's escape! It's not to the point of suicide yet, and the government will find another way. Zhang Zanpeng knocked off Fan Chunren's Qinglong knife and admonished.
Fan Chunren sat on the ground and was silent.
"Pass the order, and the whole army retreats to the southwest." Zhang Zanpeng shouted loudly.
A fierce battle at sea ended dramatically in less than half a day. More than 200 warships were burned and more than 300 warships were sunk, losing almost half of them. The sea battle city was full of broken planks and floating corpses, and more than half of the more than 20,000 sailors of the Sixth Town were killed in battle. Zhang Zanpeng only led a few battlefields to flee with the wind, and all the others surrendered.
In the dragon boat cabin, Zhao Ji's face was gloomy, and Li Xiangan was crying on the side.
"Holy Lord, let's go to Lingya too! If it goes on like this, Da Song will be tossed to the end! Li Xiang'an couldn't cry.
In the midst of Li Xiang'an's crying, the generals of the expeditionary force gathered in the imperial cabin and reported the results of the battle to Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji was silent, the greater the results, the heavier his heart. If the Hui Dynasty regains the throne, how many people will have to die?
"Take good care of the wounded brothers of the Sixth Town. Let's all go down, I want to be quiet. Zhao Ji waved his hand and turned around and entered the cabin.
After cleaning up the battlefield, the expeditionary fleet continued north and returned to Qiongzhou. As the days passed, Zhao Ji's whole person lost weight, and he was stuffed in the imperial cabin every day, refusing to meet any generals. Zhao Ji kept asking himself, "Am I wrong?" ”
The expeditionary fleet, plus the Sixth Town Water Division, and caravans, totaled nearly 2,000 sea ships and more than 20,000 personnel. Finally, ten days later, he returned to Qiongzhou. Ten thousand soldiers of Qiongzhou Prefecture hurriedly led hundreds of civil and military officials and people of all ethnic groups to welcome the triumphant return of the expeditionary force.
Although Wan Bing is not a reformer, he is an honest and honest official. Born in an ordinary border family in Shaanxi, he saw that he was trapped in border affairs and was determined to become a soldier to guard the frontier. However, being a soldier is a lowly status, and finally passed the Ming Jing examination and became an official. After becoming an official, he thought that his talent could not be displayed, and he was depressed. Because of exposing the life of the scholar, it is not tolerated. Sent to this wild place to be the governor.
With the arrival of Zhao Ji, Qiongzhou was exempted from taxes for a year, and also brought a large number of merchants and funds. Qiongzhou is in a vigorous development momentum, although the ten thousand soldiers who are the governor of Zhizhou are tired enough every day, but they have the opportunity to show their talents in the busy.
When he arrived in Qiongzhou, Zhao seemed to have figured out a lot of things. Although he has lost a lot of weight, he is still in good spirits.
"Wechen knocks on the saint, long live, long live, long live." "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Led by 10,000 soldiers, the entire Haikou port fell into pieces.
"Flat! From now on, Qiongzhou will never levy agricultural taxes! Zhao Ji shouted loudly.
What the? Wan Bing barely believed his ears, and the people lost their voices for a long time. Then there was a long cheer. Once the emperor came, he was exempted from taxation once, and this time he was completely exempted, forever. The people of Qiongzhou now almost regard Zhao Ji as a god!
This time, Zhao Ji did not go to the barracks, but held a court meeting in the Yamen of Qiongzhou, where officials of Qiongzhou, generals of the expeditionary force, representatives of merchants, and generals of the Sixth Town Water Division were all present.
"The news of the new emperor's accession to the throne has also spread to Qiongzhou, and you must all know about it. Since I ascended the throne, I have not done anything unethical, and even if I implement a new law, I have obtained the consent of the vast majority of people. I don't understand, why have all the people who supported me in the first place have betrayed me now? Zhao Ji said.
"The ministers support the Holy Lord, and they are willing to serve their lives." The yamen hall knelt on the ground.
"I know your faithfulness. Otherwise, I have no place at this moment. Get up! I couldn't figure out why I had been turned on by them. Zhao Ji raised his hand and said.
"Holy Lord, it's just some rebellious ministers and thieves usurping the country and disrupting the government. Most of the officials and people of the Great Song Dynasty supported the saint, as long as the saint returned to the court, the rebellious ministers and thieves would inevitably defeat themselves without a fight. Wan Bing, as the governor of the state, was the highest-ranking civil official in this small court, and hurriedly stepped forward to express his position.
"Holy one, there will be a book to play at the end." Zheng Di Yong, the fire cavalry team lined up outside the yamen, saw that the small court hall was silent for a while, and hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"The Holy Lord, the last general believes that there are at least three kinds of people in the Great Song Dynasty who will never betray the Holy Lord. First of all, the people, the saints abolished the servants, the immigrants developed, and the people all benefited. The second is the Shang League, the Shang League's sons and nephews are all serving the saint in the fire cavalry, even if it is for the life of the son and nephew, the Shang Alliance will never betray the saint. Finally, there are the scholars, who have built schools in the Holy Church, carried out indoctrination, and selected the best and the best, and the vast majority of the scholars have the opportunity to show their ambitions, so they will never betray the Holy One. With these three, the saint is worry-free. Di Yong stated.
Di Yong's analysis made Zhao Ji understand a lot at once. The hearts of the people are all there, and more than 5,000 of the sons and nephews of those big businessmen of the Shang Alliance are serving as soldiers in the fire cavalry, and to a certain extent, they are hostages of Zhao Ji, and they dare not betray.
"But the scholars and doctors who are in power in the court, as well as the officers and soldiers of other armies, are no longer loyal to me. If I return to Bianjing, it will inevitably ignite the flames of war. The death and injury of the soldiers of the Sixth Town has already made me very heartbroken, and I don't want to see the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty shed any more blood! Zhao Ji said sadly.
"Holy Lord, I will speak bluntly. For more than 100 years in the Great Song Dynasty, the scholars were extravagant, corrupt and degenerate, and the literature could not be peaceful, and the military could not determine the country. In the past hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, the people have rebelled, and the homeland of the Han and Tang dynasties has never recovered every square inch. How can a scholar ever contribute to the country? Except for the fire cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty and the water divisions of various towns and towns formed by recruiting from the fishermen after the change, the Great Song Forbidden Army and the Hunan Army were just a group of bandit slaves raised by scholars, and they were not considered warriors of the Great Song Dynasty. The more Di Yong spoke, the more angry he became.
For a hundred years, the anger of the Great Song generals seemed to have been all spoken by Di Yong.
"Di Qing's family, is this too much?" Zhao Ji was taken aback by Di Yong's completely negative statement.
Could it be that the Song Dynasty was so unbearable? Later generations of Zhao Ji still liked the wealthy Song Dynasty very much, but he often lamented that the Great Song Dynasty was not good at martial arts.
"Holy Lord, Weichen agrees with General Di's words. The Great Song Dynasty is terminally ill, and it is in need of the Holy Lord's change of law and hard work to sweep away the haze of a hundred years. The Holy One shall not have the kindness of a woman, and shall tolerate the rebellious ministers and thieves. If the saint rises up to the Northern Expedition against the rebellious ministers and thieves, the 200,000 people in Qiongzhou will definitely swear to the death. Qiongzhou Zhizhou Wanbing stood up and said loudly.
Di Yong's words slandered the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty to a certain extent. The complete denial of the civil and military generals of the Great Song Dynasty is equivalent to a complete denial of the merits of the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty. Seeing that Zhao Ji was not angry because of Di Yong's words, Wan Bing simply stood up and spit out his anger at being demoted to Qiongzhou for many years.
"Northern Expedition?" Zhao Ji was startled again. At this time, there must be no civil war in the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise the northern territory may fall into the hands of Western Xia and Northern Liao. Zhengshitang is worried about this, and Zhao Ji is also worried about this.
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