Because the horse was going too fast just now, the horse had to circle twice before it could stop.
When he looked around, he saw a vast expanse of water, warships like clouds, and soldiers of the Song Dynasty with black crows on them, as chaotic as ants.
"Sign up the Song Army's camp!"
The cavalry circled Jia Sidao's tent and threw torches.
Smoke rises into the sky.
So the soldiers of the Song Dynasty became even more chaotic.
"Control the prisoners and seize the warship immediately!"
By this point in the battle, the rout had taken shape, and the Song army was obviously unable to reverse the situation.
Lu Xiaoyou then began to look for Jia Sidao's main battleship.
It's easy to find because it's very conspicuous.
Although Tang Jun Jia Sidao had already ordered the gold medal as soon as he discovered it, his building ship was too big and he was protected by a warship, so he could not leave immediately.
"Whoever captures Jia Sidao alive will be rewarded!"
When such shouts spread, the building boat was still clumsily turning around.
Suddenly, someone threw a hook and caught the boat.
This was terrible, as more and more warships rushed over.
When Lu Xiaoyou saw this situation, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He was not in a hurry to search for Jia Sidao because there were not many soldiers under his command who were good at water fighting.
Next, he just had to wait for the main force of the navy, Gao Changshou, to be killed and Zhao Shu to blockade the lower reaches. What he had to do was to lead the cavalry to block the river bank to prevent Jia Sidao from escaping by land.
"You gather the prisoners... the others are keeping an eye on them, don't let them leave in a small boat!"
In the evening, the battlefield was still in chaos. Suddenly a soldier shouted happily, "General, Jia Sidao has been captured!"
"Take me to see it!"
Lu Xiaoyou turned back and rushed to the river bank, where he saw a group of descending soldiers desperately trying to pull the building boat over.
Before the boat docked, soldiers immediately pushed a man in official uniform down.
"Capture Jia Sidao alive!"
Lu Xiaoyou stepped forward with the knife in hand, glanced at it, and said, "This is not Jia Sidao."
"How does the general know?"
"I've met Jia Sidao." Lu Xiaoyou said.
He couldn't help but think of the scene when he escorted Wang Cui to Tiantai Mountain.
After many years, he could still remember Jia Sidao's arrogance at the time, but today he has become his defeat.
Lu Xiaoyou didn't feel satisfied, on the contrary, he felt a little pity for the other party.
"Where's Liao Yingzhong?"
"Liao Yingzhong was not found..."
"Search!"
"General!"
But some soldiers shouted loudly, pointing to the Yangtze River and shouting: "There are small boats, there are small boats that have escaped!"
Lu Xiaoyou was furious, quickly rushed for more than twenty steps, got on his horse, and chased downstream.
The boat drifted very fast, and Lu Xiaoyou chased it on the shore very fast. During such rapid running, he even picked up the sight tube with one hand and looked at the boat.
The sight was very blurry, and this small boat was not the only one on the river. There were also warships retreating from the battlefield upstream. They were full of sails and drifted faster.
The boat did not dare to row toward the center of the river for fear of being hit.
With great difficulty, Lu Xiaoyou finally saw clearly that there were five people on the boat, one of whom was wearing a white middle coat.
When he turned to look ahead, his expression changed in shock, and he quickly pulled the reins.
It was only at this time that the war horse realized that there was a cliff ahead and stopped desperately.
Finally, they stopped at the edge of the cliff.
"Jia Sidao!"
Lu Xiaoyou couldn't care about anything else and shouted: "You won't end well if you run back!"
The next moment, he saw a warship crashing into the boat.
The boat was immediately smashed into pieces, and the people on it fell into the river.
Lu Xiaoyou was stunned for a moment, staring at the river, but no one came up for a long time.
He opened his mouth and said to himself: "Jia Sidao...is dead?"
Standing on the horse and looking around, all I can see is the rolling Yangtze River flowing across the sky.
Whether heroes or traitors, they have been swept away by the waves heading east.
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"Scrambled."
When the news of the defeat reached Lin'an, Chen Yizhong was silent for a long time and cursed like this.
In Jia Sidao's eyes, everyone else was clumsy, but Jia Sidao's performance in this battle was too sloppy in his eyes.
This is Jia Sidao who was recommended by Meng Gong in his posthumous form and who made Kublai Khan unable to conquer Ezhou even though he had 100,000 men, and who wore the armor of the Song Dynasty and was in danger.
"It's so sloppy."
Chen Yizhong sighed again and asked: "So, Jia Sidao is dead?"
"He must have drowned while escaping. Otherwise, if he had fallen into the hands of the Tang army, the Tang army would have used his reputation."
Chen Yizhong then looked at Zeng Yuanzi and said, "It's a pity that he died too late."
"Yes." Zhang Jian nodded.
Everyone in the Privy Council was silent again.
First, they couldn't bear the news themselves, and then they couldn't explain it to the people of the country and future generations.
What to do?
The only way is to find a sinner to bear the consequences.
"Treacherous ministers in power bring disaster to the country and the people. If the country of the Song Dynasty was destroyed, it would be Jia Sidao's crime."
"Tomorrow I will invite the Queen Mother to hold a court meeting to announce Jia Sidao's serious crime..."
Everyone discussed in a muffled voice, but never mentioned how to defend the country next.
After finally deciding Jia Sidao's crime, Chen Yizhong proposed to move the capital to Pu.
"If the capital is moved, it will shake the foundation of the Song Dynasty and should not be discussed lightly. Let's wait for the exact news to arrive."
Zhang Jian sighed and waved his hand.
Chen Yizhong thought about it, and it made sense, so he responded: "That's fine, let's wait for more concrete battle reports."
…
The next day, Chen Yizhong was just about to go out when he heard a piece of news.
He didn't believe it, shook his head and whispered: "How is this possible?"
"Ms. sir, this is true..." Pu
"It must be that Prime Minister Zhang is absent, and people have misunderstood." Chen Yizhong was already a little displeased and said: "At a time of national crisis, there are still people who dare to spread such rumors."
"However, someone did see Zhang Xianggong leaving Lin'an City overnight and heading south."
"Where can he escape to..."
In the middle of Chen Yizhong's words, he suddenly thought of Zhang Jian's expression last night and was stunned for a moment.
He didn't care about waiting for the sedan, and hurried past the Privy Council. From a distance, he could already see officials gathering on the Imperial Street, talking in low voices.
When he came closer, the officials had not noticed him yet.
"The most famous person in the world really escaped." Pu
"If you read his poems again, you will realize his lifelong career and livelihood, and his determination to save the country through thousands of miles of mountains and rivers."
"It's true that we have traveled thousands of miles to save the country..."
Chen Yizhong walked past these people, entered the Privy Council, and looked at Zhang Jian's office. What he saw was still the officials gathered together and whispering.
"The Song Dynasty is really going to die. Even the left prime minister fled overnight."
"Did the Right Prime Minister also escape?"
The official who spoke turned his head and saw Chen Yizhong standing there blankly, and quickly saluted.
"Right Prime Minister." Pu
Chen Yizhong ignored them and stepped forward to push Zhang Jian's office open, only to see no one inside.
He said nothing and turned around to go to his office.
I saw a few officials from the Jian Yuan coming over with a large stack of memorials.
Chen Yizhong managed to calm down and said: "Follow me into the palace with the zhezi."
"Right Prime Minister, these facts..."
"I know, Jia Sidao was impeached."
"Should the Right Prime Minister still take a look first?" Pu
Chen Yizhong said: "Put it on my desk and you go out."
Finally being alone, he took off his official hat and put it on the table, rubbing his forehead. In fact, he had not yet recovered from Zhang Jian's escape.
After a while, he picked up a memorial.
When the rows of words fell into his eyes, he was stunned again. He strode open the door and shouted at the supervisory censors.
"Stop! Who asked you to impeach important officials of the imperial court?"
"Your Majesty... I can... I can speak to you in private."
"Come forward and talk." Pu
"Yes, Mr. Ni ordered me to impeach him."
"What?" Chen Yizhong was surprised.
"Xianggong Ni no longer wanted to be an official, so he asked me to impeach him."
Chen Yizhong was stunned for a while, then turned over the memorial on the table.
There were signatures from Wen Ji, Minister of the Privy Council, and Ni Pu, Minister of the Privy Council... dozens of important officials of the imperial court, large and small.
"Ridiculous! Tang Jun hasn't come yet!"
Chen Yizhong shouted, summoned the minor officials, and ordered: "Go and call Wenji Weng, Ni Pu and others!"
"Right Prime Minister..."
"What? Do you also want to abandon your official position and run away?"
"I don't dare. It's just that Mr. Wen and Mr. Ni have not arrived at the Privy Council today."
The censor next to him whispered: "Your right prime minister, Mr. Wen and the others also escaped last night."
"..."
Chen Yizhong didn't know what to say.
Everything that happened before him made him feel that the phase he had worked so hard to achieve suddenly became so worthless.
Last night he scolded Jia Sidao for his sloppiness. When he woke up, he found that his newly built court was even more sloppy than Jia Sidao's.
If Meng Yuan attacked today, he would still be able to scold these people in the name of righteousness.
But at this moment, the censor continued to say: "Xiangong Wen also said that Li Xia had a great cause in expelling Meng Yuan, and he did not want to be his enemy."
"Shameless!" Chen Yizhong finally became furious, "They are so righteous, why didn't they go north earlier?! This is especially shameless..."