The Chinese martial arts officials of the palace were in an uproar when they heard this, although the Yangzhou Yun family is famous all over the world, it has always been just a legend, and no one has verified how strong it is.

I didn't expect that this time it was such a big move, and everyone was amazed and whispered.

The eunuch stepped forward to take it and respectfully presented it to the dragon case.

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the volume and had four copies, one was the structural design drawings of various ships and warships; One is a detailed description of the list of all vessels; There is also a copy that reads "The Illustrated Legend of the Hengjiang River"; The last one was a letter written by Yun Moxi, which expressed the Yun family's support and loyalty to the imperial court, and also recommended Fan Ruoshui.

After reading the letter and probably flipping through the other volumes, Long Xin was overjoyed and said loudly: "Okay! The Yun family sincerely helped, and these warships were much better than those built by the city. Is the design and supervision all from the hands of the gentleman? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it is not all the credit of the grass people to participate, this is the result of the joint efforts of thousands of Yun families in the shipyard. It's just that this "Diagram of the Hengjiang River" is an atlas drawn by the grass people who have measured the water ripples for many years and based on the geographical water potential of the Yangtze River, hoping to be helpful for this river crossing operation. ”

"Very good!" Zhao Kuangyin praised loudly, "With this atlas, it is easy for the Great Song Dynasty to cross the Yangtze River to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty." It's rare for a gentleman to have such talent and be so humble, but he is willing to stay and serve the court and the people? ”

"If the grass people can be useful if the emperor does not give up the useful place, they will be grateful and will not give up."

"I will appoint you as the squire of the Ministry of Works, and assist the King of Wei in preparing all matters for the crusade against the Southern Tang Dynasty."

"Weichen takes the order, thank Long En!" Fan Ruoshui knelt down to receive the order and thanked him.

Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, who stood at the top of the courtiers, sank in his heart.

The Great Song Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty originally had a huge difference in power, if it weren't for the Yangtze River blocking the Southern Tang Dynasty as a barrier, then destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty would not be a problem at all.

Now that the imperial court has been preparing for a long time, and this time there is the help of the Yun family, this barrier is no longer a problem, and whoever can lead the army to the battle is an easy first achievement.

Not only can he establish prestige in the hearts of the courtiers, but he can also control more military power.

The last time he conquered Shu, although he was a general, he was robbed of the limelight by Zhao Ting. Up to now, whether it is the court or the people, it is Zhao Ting's might and merits that are praised and praised, and no one remembers him at all.

Zhao Guangyi was not convinced, he wanted to take advantage of this crusade against Nantang to win back a game, but he didn't expect to listen to the meaning of the imperial brother and didn't plan to give himself a chance at all.

For the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is for the King of Wei to prepare, where he will stand in the future.

He is not a person who can bear it, and he said: "Brother Huang, the fourth brother has just returned from Yangzhou to supervise the construction of warships, and he has been working hard, as for the preparation of the crusade against the Southern Tang Dynasty, the younger brother is willing to share his responsibilities, and on the day of the army, he will ask to be in command and lead the troops to go." ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "It is precisely because he has been in Yangzhou for a long time that he is familiar with the terrain of water transportation and all parties is more suitable to be in charge of Shuaiyin, let Ting'er go this time!" The affairs of the DPRK and China are heavy, and I still need you to help me more with my third brother. ”

"But...... Brother, obey the order!" Zhao Guangyi said stupidly, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart.

Zhao Kuangyin said to the ministers: "Although Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty went to the country to claim the title of a minister to the Great Song Dynasty, I announced that he was summoned to Beijing, but he repeatedly refused to come under the pretext of being ill. And the spies reported that Nantang was also secretly recruiting troops to prepare for war, which was not sincere. Therefore, it is imperative to crusade against the Southern Tang Dynasty. ”

The ministers echoed in unison, and no one objected.

"I appointed Zhao Ting, the king of Wei, as the general in charge of the handsome seal, Cao Bin and Pan Mei as the deputy generals of the left and right, led the navy and army of 100,000, and sent troops to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty in a month." Zhao Kuangyin stood up and announced loudly.

Zhao Ting led Cao and Pan to stand in the hall and knelt down to receive the holy decree.

"Your Majesty! King Wei is mighty! The Song army will win! The ministers immediately cheered, and the Song Dynasty was strong at this time, and the whole country firmly believed that this battle would be won.

Zhao Guangyi glanced at Zhao Kuangyin resentfully, lowered his head and echoed sullenly.

Under the supervision of Zhao Ting, all parties stepped up their preparations, and finally everything was ready, and after a month, Zhao Ting led the army to lead the army.

In a few days, the army drove mightily to the long side.

Thousands of warships waited in an orderly manner for the signal to attack.

Zhao Ting stood on the shore with the two lieutenants and Fan Ruoshui, but he was a little worried.

This time, I wanted to take advantage of Nantang to secretly cross the river and catch the other party off guard.

However, if you want to attack Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, you must cross its important port, Quarry Rock.

This quarry rock is a military fortress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, not only equipped with heavy guards, but also a wide river here, with turbulent water and turbulent undercurrents.

If the battleships of the Great Song Dynasty could not cross the river too fast, such a large formation would definitely alarm the other party.

Most of the elite troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty were pressed here, and they were more experienced in water combat than the Song sailors. Once alarmed, it will inevitably encounter a strong resistance, and it will definitely not be able to make a silent landing.

Song's advantage is on land and not on water.

More importantly, the opposite shore is at a high place, once the Song army crossing the river is in the middle of the river, even if there are more warships, they can only be beaten passively, which will inevitably cause huge losses and casualties.

Although Fan Ruoshui knew the topography and water ripples of the river well, he was not a general after all, so he could only suggest the best landing place and arrange ships to dispatch warships to operate, but he could not give combat arrangements.

Zhao Ting led the lieutenant generals to discuss, and all the generals lacked experience in water combat. The Song Dynasty was the new dynasty, and its naval army was also established not long ago, and it lacked experience. Therefore, after two days of continuous discussion, I still couldn't make a decision, so I didn't dare to cross the river rashly.

This night, he came back from his inspection of the river, and saw the faint light on the other side of the river, as well as the report of the spies, and the Southern Tang Dynasty stationed 50,000 troops in Quarry Rock.

If the order to cross the river is ordered in this way, at least half of the losses will be required to successfully cross the river.

This is a crucial battle, and if this battle is successful, it will be able to go straight to Jinling. If he loses, he may die in this expedition.

Frowning and hesitating, he walked around the tent.

The army has been here for several days, and if a decision is not made sooner, there will be many suspicions that the army is unstable.

Because Song had been preparing here for a long time, and the ships and warships had been docked for some days, Nantang was nervous at first, but after a long time, he gradually relaxed his vigilance, and he didn't know what Song was doing.

What's more, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty had already declared himself a vassal to Song, so the garrison on the opposite side did not think that Song was going to start attacking.

That's why I want to take advantage of his unpreparedness to take it by surprise, and I don't want to delay too much time in the process of crossing the river so that the other party has a chance to prepare.

So tonight, no matter what, I have to make a decision.

Seeing that the east was a little pale, and the night was about to pass, Zhao Ting gritted his teeth, since the arrow was on the string, he had to send it.

The guard suddenly came in and reported: "Your Highness, someone outside the tent is asking to see!" ”

"Who?"

"Just say that the Yun family sent it!"

"The Yun family?" He perked up, "Please!" ”

The guards withdrew.

After a while, a man walked in, wearing a black cloak covering his head and face.

"You ......"