I don't know how long it took to run out, it was almost dusk, the water was rippling in front of me, and a big river blocked the way, and it turned out that I had reached the edge of Huaishui.

"Find the boat!"

Li Quan commanded the soldiers to look for a boat, and everyone ran for miles along the coast, but they didn't find a boat.

Li Quan was anxious and angry, Yang Miaozhen pointed behind him and said in a trembling voice:

"Official... People, Song... Army! ”

On the field on the south bank of Huaishui, densely packed, the Song army came from all directions, the banners were boundless, and the crowds were crowded, I don't know how much.

"Song Army's warship!"

Liu Quan exclaimed.

Li Quan raised his eyes and saw that above the Huaishui, the Song army warships were coming from the east and west, and the Song soldiers on the ships were loading ammunition and were busy.

"Pong! Disheveled! Disheveled! ”

Li Quan was in a trance, the warships on the river suddenly opened fire, a burst of gunpowder smoke filled the air, the cannonballs shot fiercely, stumbled, and flew into the edge of the Mongolian army, and immediately there was an earth-shattering scream.

"To the southwest!"

Yang Miaozhen shouted categorically, grabbed Li Quan's horse reins, and urged the horse to the west.

"I want to escape!"

On Huaishui's warship, seeing Li Quanquan fleeing to the southwest, Meng Heng put down the clairvoyant mirror and snorted coldly.

"Fire!"

Although the south bank of Huaishui is flat, there are potholes and many swamps. Fleeing to the southwest, the war horse could not run at all.

"Puffy Puff!"

The Huai River was filled with smoke, the sound of artillery came and went, and countless solid iron balls went straight to the Mongolian army that fled in a hurry. Those Mongolian troops who had no time to dodge, especially the Mongolian soldiers, were smashed to pieces, which deepened the panic of the fleeers.

The artillery of the Song army continued, the Mongolian army sacrificed its life to flee to the south of Huaishui, there were constantly war horses screaming and falling, and the Mongolian army was constantly falling into the swamp, desperately struggling, crying for help, and the wasteland was full of chaotic scenes.

Under the fire of the Song army, he had to avoid the swamp on the ground, and unconsciously, Li Quan and Yang Miaozhen and others had separated, his war horse ran too fast and couldn't fall to the ground, and the war horse immediately sank down, and the mud had reached the horse's neck in an instant.

"Official!"

"Enfu!"

"General!"

Yang Miaozhen and the others reined in their horses, dismounted and galloped to the edge of the swamp, handed over the spear, and wanted to pull out Li Quan, whose legs were stuck in the mud.

"Entang, Song Jun is catching up!"

The subordinate general Li Jun shouted in horror.

"Continue to the House of Salvation! Against! ”

Yang Miaozhen looked at Li Quan, who was struggling desperately, turned around and got on his horse, gathered the remaining crowd, and rushed towards the Song army opposite.

Falling in love with Song Jun and killing each other for so many years, if you surrender, you will die, and if you don't surrender, you will die, it is better to rush and kill for a while, so that Li Quan has a chance to escape.

Yang Miaozhen was surrounded by fierce generals who had experienced a hundred battles, and the matter had come to this point, and they had no way to retreat, only a final blow.

Seeing that the Song army was all over the mountains and fields, and dozens of small cannons had been erected, Li Quan, who had just climbed up, had a painful look in his eyes and cried out in a lost voice.

"Siniang!"

The thunderous sound of artillery rang out, and Yang Miaozhen and other horsemen who were rushing forward fell one after another, and the riding array instantly thinned out a lot. The sound of artillery continued, and the number of Yang Miaozhen's troops became smaller and smaller, and as the infantry of the Song army rushed up, Yang Miaozhen's troops disappeared in the frenzied assassination of the Song army.

"Enfu, take the young general away!"

Li Quan was pushed onto the war horse, surrounded by dozens of horsemen, panicked, and ran westward for about dozens of miles, and there were no Song soldiers chasing after him. The mountain peaks in front of you are protruding, the vast Huaishui is adjacent to the north, and at the foot of the north mountain, a wide mountain road is forward.

"Nanshan!"

Li Quan was in a better mood and moved forward.

Nanshan, the first mountain in Huainan, faces a thousand miles of Changhuai, leans on nine beautiful peaks, because of the elegant environment, it has been a place where literati and writers, government and dignitaries gather for generations.

When you get here, you should have escaped.

"Puffy Puff!"

A thrilling sound of artillery rang out, and a raindrop-like earth-shattering thunder fell down, and a piece of flesh and blood flew miserably.

Immediately after, a group of Song knights rushed down from the mountain road and rushed into the remnants of Li's entire formation, shooting crossbow arrows and slashing mercilessly.

Li Quan was lying on the ground, his legs were dripping with blood, and seeing the surrounding Song army knights, all of them murderous, with a fierce light in his eyes, Li Quan struggled to retreat, and shouted loudly in his mouth.

"Don't kill me! I'm Li Quan, take me to see Emperor Song! ”

"You are also worthy of seeing my Great Song Tianzi!"

The knight on the horse sneered and jumped down, spear in hand and a hideous look in his eyes.

"When I got to Lord Yama, remember, my name is Zhao Bisheng, the general of the Zaoyang Army of the Jinghu Border Army!"

"Don't! Other! Don't ......"

Zhao Bisheng's spear stabbed directly, and after a few consecutive blows, Li Quan did not finish his words, and blood was dripping in his chest and throat.

Zhao Bisheng stepped forward with his sword, cut off Li Quan's head, and mounted his horse and raised it high.

"Brothers, Your Majesty's reward is for you to share! But the "military soul", no one should rob me! ”

The cavalry of the Song army were in high spirits, raising their swords and guns and cheering.

"General, there's a child, I'm blown up, it's not a big deal."

"It should be Li Quan's son. Take it back and ask Your Majesty for credit! ”

The corpses were buried, the troops cheered away, the green mountains were silent, and the Huai water was still flowing eastward, as if nothing had happened.

In the Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall, in the imperial study, the news that Li was all defeated came, and Zhao Hong sighed, without the slightest joy on his face.

The Loyal and Righteous Army, it is difficult to say that the Loyal and Righteous Army is dominant, or the Song Dynasty's national policy is swinging, in short, such a wonderful flower born in the troubled times has died like this.

"Your Majesty, Yang Miaozhen and Li Quan have been killed, 100,000 Mongolian troops have been wiped out, Chuzhou has returned to the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, and the east of Huai is peaceful."

Wei Liaoweng whispered and put the fold on the table.

For the Great Song Dynasty, the extermination of Li Quanquan was good news. The three fronts of the Great Song Dynasty, the northwest, Jinghu, and Huaidong, at least Huaidong was slightly safer. However, the emperor did not seem to be excited.

"Fighting, killing, and killing consumes the vitality of the Han people themselves. It wasn't supposed to be this way. ”

Zhao Hong shook his head, picked up the fold and looked at it, frowning and silent.

Yang Miaozhen, the long-legged beauty, also died.

"Your Majesty, Li Quan's only son Li Pu is still alive, what should I do with it? There are still more than 30,000 prisoners of the loyal army, and what should be done with them, please make it clear to Your Majesty. ”

Wei Liaoweng knew about the emperor's sullenness, and played cautiously.

In the first battle of Huaidong, Li was almost all killed, and there were more than 30,000 prisoners alone, who were imprisoned in Yangzhou and Chuzhou, and they were overcrowded for a while. The Song army had strict discipline and never killed prisoners, but how to deal with it still needs to be dealt with by the imperial court.

"Gong Wei, what do you think?"

Xuanxuan is very old, and most of the government affairs of the Ministry of War have been taken over by Wei Liaoweng. It won't be long before Wei Shilang will become Wei Shangshu.

"Your Majesty, Li Pu is Li Quan's only son, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and cannot leave future troubles. Among the captured prisoners of the Loyal and Righteous Army, there were nearly 1,000 generals above the rank of captain alone. If you let them bite each other, remove their first evil, and let them be incorporated into the army and serve the country. Our army and the Tatars may be launched at any time, and it is also a good strategy to take prisoners and replenish them. ”

Through screening, the most heinous criminals were removed, and the rest of the soldiers were incorporated into the army to strengthen the strength of the border army, which was just right to deal with the southward movement of the Mongol army.

"What waves can a ten-year-old child make? Let him go to school and live well. As for the prisoners of the Loyal Army......"

Zhao Hong pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Biting each other, in addition to their first evil, this strategy is feasible, and it is necessary to wipe out the middle and low-level generals. Integrate their captives into the army, forget it. Our Great Song Dynasty border army is all from a good family, and joining these prisoners will make the soldiers uneasy and the army's morale unstable. Soldiers are proud of them. Not everyone can become a soldier of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

The current Song army is implementing a policy of elite soldiers, and if it were not for the ferocity of the Mongol army, the number of border troops would not have increased greatly. Even so, the newly recruited soldiers of the Great Song Border Army were all innocent and innocent people of the Great Song Dynasty. The evil phenomenon of "thieves matching troops", including "redundant troops", has basically disappeared from the border army of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, after screening, what should the captives do?"

Wei Liaoweng's old face turned red, and he was secretly frightened. Zhao Hong's words decided the fate of nearly 1,000 middle and low-level generals in the Loyal and Righteous Army.

Most of the generals of the Loyal and Righteous Army are extremely vicious and vicious, and their hands are stained with the blood of the common people, and it is not enough to get rid of the anger of the common people. The emperor was decisive in killing, and he was really ruthless enough.

"I once said that even a piece of paper that wipes your ass has its value. There are more than 30,000 people, and there are many things that can be done. Our army is colonizing Africa, so there should be a shortage of immigrants, so let's break them up and send them to Africa. ”

Africa, what is that like?

When the steamship succeeds, he must sail south and west to travel around the world.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers obey the order!"

Wei Weng led the order, and then said with a smile:

"Your Majesty may not know that since the promulgation of the immigration decree, the wealthy families in Lin'an Jinling and the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River have been comparing themselves and are proud to have overseas estates. Borneo, Australia, Ceylon, and even Africa are now full of the industries of our Great Song merchants. Just like the eldest son of the minister, because of the trade with Nanyang, there is now a manor in Longmen, with tens of thousands of acres of land, thousands of trees alone, hundreds of slaves, taking care of the manor, planting rice, fruits and vegetables, but it is amazing! ”

Longmen is the Singapore of later generations, Wei Liaoweng's eldest son Wei Jinsi and Zhao Hong's father-in-law run a shipping business together, mainly engaged in overseas trade, but I didn't expect that a few years later, there was already a manor overseas.

"Your Majesty, in fact, it is not only the rich family, but also many middle-class people in my Great Song Dynasty, and when they go overseas, they have hundreds of acres of land, and they have become the families of the extremely rich. If they stayed in the Great Song Dynasty, it would be difficult for them to have such an opportunity. The captives of the Loyal Army went overseas, and after a few years, perhaps none of them wanted to come back. ”

Wei Liaoweng continued. The Great Song Dynasty sailors colonized overseas and enriched a large number of Great Song nationals.

"yes. Very good, are the local natives easy to get along with? ”

The biggest advantage of overseas colonization is that it solves the problem of overpopulation in China, and at the same time, the middle class of the Great Song Dynasty began to turn overseas to seek wealth, and it is no longer an involution in the Great Song Dynasty.

Just like Wei Liaoweng's son Wei Jinsi, there are tens of thousands of acres of land overseas, two to three crops a year, and the growth of wealth is self-evident, so there is no need to toss in the Great Song Dynasty.

"Since the entry of the official army of the Great Song Dynasty, the construction of water conservancy, reclamation and cultivation of fields, the repair of roads and houses, the construction of schools, the rescue of the wounded, etc., those natives can eat their stomachs, can cure diseases, it is too late to be happy, and they are very easy to get along with. Compared to those slave masters, it's much stronger! Of course, some natives did not accept the king, and they had to crusade. ”

Wei Liaoweng's words made Zhao Hongwan smile.

The Great Song Dynasty colonized overseas, and the interests of those slave owners overseas were damaged, and they must take revenge. The officers and troops of the Great Song Dynasty could only open the way by force, appease the ordinary people, and educate Confucianism.

With the combat effectiveness of the Great Song Dynasty Water Division, who can compete with those small states and tribes overseas?

"Duke Wei, you are a squire of the military department, if you have time, you can also go to the South Seas with me, inspect overseas, soak a few foreign girls, and enjoy the exotic customs."

Zhao Hong laughed, not ashamed.

His father-in-law, Zhou Jiacheng, has a manor in Borneo and Australia, and he is rich enough to rival the country, and it is estimated that there will be no shortage of beauties. Australia's gold mines, copper mines, iron mines, etc., Zhou Jiacheng's ship line has made great contributions.

hopes that his father-in-law's family will come out of the incident of Zhou An's murder as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go overseas with Your Majesty to have a look, but now that the wind is about to rise, let's get through the current Tatar army going south."

The Great Song Dynasty "expelled" the Mongolian envoys, and destroyed the Mongolian Li Quanquan, plus the Song army rescued Xia a few years ago, and also captured Hexi from the Mongolian army. If there is no retaliation, what is the face of Mongolia?

"The Mongol Empire, my henchmen are in great trouble!"

Zhao Hong leaned back in his chair and sighed leisurely.

If, as in history, Torre led the Mongol army south to forcibly borrow the road, he must give it a thunderous blow, so that the vitality of the Mongol army will be greatly damaged, and the offensive and defensive momentum between the Great Song Dynasty and the Mongol Empire will be reversed.

As for now, first of all, I must go to Chuzhou, and then go to Hanzhong, to prepare for the future war.