"After we sent people to follow quietly all the way, we have discovered that the Tatar warship is about to dock on an uninhabited island not far from the beach in the east of Jiangfu!"
A fisherman dressed as a man came to report to Xu Xian, who was patrolling Pingjiang Mansion.
"Since the Tatar navy came from Haizhou, they will definitely find a place to rest and prepare for the raid on Lin'an tomorrow!"
"It's already dusk now. It seems that the Tatars may temporarily dock on that uninhabited island to rest!"
"Prime Minister Xu!"
"How about we think of a way to launch a surprise attack on the Tatar Navy tonight while they are resting on the island?"
After Yue Lin heard the report, he immediately suggested Xu Xian.
"We were not prepared for it before, how could we surprise the Tatar Navy at this time?"
Xin Qiji, who was depressed because of Geng Jing's death, finally spoke up.
"How could we be unprepared for the Tatar navy heading south?"
"Follow me first!"
Xu Xian smiled mysteriously at the two of them.
Afterwards, the two of them followed Xu Xian to a hidden coast. At this time, the shore was so densely packed with warships that they couldn't even see the edge at a glance.
"Prime Minister Xu!"
"What...what the hell is going on?"
Xin Qiji was instantly shocked by the scene in front of him.
"Of course I have already arranged for people to prepare this!"
Xu Xian smiled slightly at Xin Qiji.
It turned out that after Xu Xian learned that the Jin navy was heading south from Haizhou and expected that the Jin people would repair nearby islands, he decisively sent people to mobilize all the ships with fighting capacity in Yangzhou and even in Jiangsu to this place along the coast of Pingjiang.
Hidden beach, preparing for a decisive battle with the Jin Navy on a nearby uninhabited island. This is naturally something the Jin people could not have imagined.
"So that's the case!"
"Then if the Tatars cross the Yangtze River from the south, won't our front-line defenses on the Yangtze River be empty?"
Xin Qiji was naturally a little worried about Xu Xian's behavior.
"You don't have to worry too much about the Yangtze River line now. After all, the north bank is still under our control. Even if the Tatars move south, it will not be easy to cross the river!"
"And I have asked Yu Yunwen to take the initiative to attack the Huaixi Tatars in order to contain the main Tatar forces!"
"Even if the Tatars attack Yangzhou at this time and want to cross the Yangtze River and go south, I'm afraid they are just trying to contain our navy so that their navy can sneak attack Lin'an!"
"So I have asked Liu Qi to give up Yangzhou for the time being, to defend and retreat!"
"As long as we eliminate the Tatar navy that can help their cavalry cross the river, even if the Tatars occupy the entire north of the Yangtze River, we can still completely block the Tatars' intention to cross the south based on the Yangtze River's natural chasm!"
Xu Xian explained to Xin Qiji and Yue Lin one by one.
"But why don't the Tatars wait until all their main forces occupy the north of the Yangtze River before sending naval forces to assist them in crossing the Yangtze River and invading the south? Wouldn't they be more secure?"
Yue Lin raised a question at this time.
"How could the Tatars ever think of this?"
"But according to news from the northern Tatars, Wanyan Yong has proclaimed himself emperor, and is approaching Yanjing, the central capital of the Tatars, with great momentum!"
"Presumably the Tatar Emperor is naturally more eager to destroy our Song Dynasty at this time!"
"It is conceivable that the Tatar emperor could do this!"
Xin Qiji also started to analyze.
"It's almost dark now!"
"It's time for us to fight to the death with the Tatar Navy!"
"Walk!"
Xu Xian said, taking Xin Qiji and Yue Lin onto a war ship, and then sailed eastward along with these densely packed war ships.
After Xu Xian's warship sailed for a while, he finally saw a small island with a faint glow of fire in the distance.
"Command down!"
"All ships should stop immediately, extinguish all lights, do not make any noise, and prepare for war!"
"do you know?"
At this time, Xu Xian first signaled all ships to temporarily stop sailing.
After all the ships stopped, Xu Xian's Zhu warship began to sail forward alone, and then checked the preparations of other warships one by one.
"How are the Tartars doing on the island?"
After Xu Xian's main warship arrived at the front, Xu Xian first inquired about the two fishing boats ahead to get information.
"Return to the Prime Minister!"
"Those Tatars are setting up bonfires on the island right now, eating meat and enjoying the dance music!"
A fisherman from Qiaozhuang on the fishing boat responded to Xu Xian.
"Why is this Tatar so interested at this time?"
"Let's explore again!"
Of course Xu Xian knew that at this time, he must be cautious and not act rashly.
"Report to the Prime Minister!"
"Tatar seems to have eaten and drank enough now and is getting ready to sleep!"
After a while, the fisherman came back again.
"good!"
"Explore again...explore again!"
Of course Xu Xian wanted to wait for the Tatars to rest and launch a surprise attack.
"The Tartars have stopped dancing and started to sleep!"
Sure enough, after a while, the fisherman came to report again.
"Okay, the time has come!"
"Commander Xin, General Yue!"
"You give the order immediately!"
"Let all ships prepare to set sail and raid the island ahead!"
"This time we must wipe out all the Tatars on the island!"
Xu Xian knew at this moment that it was time to attack.
Xin Qiji was appointed by Xu Xian as the military advisor for this expedition, so he was changed to Military Advisor Xin at this time.
However, as soon as Xu Xian finished speaking, the ship suddenly shook violently. Xu Xian and the generals were so shocked that they almost fell to the ground.
After the ship stabilized, Xu Xian felt strangely that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of anything wrong, so he unconsciously walked into the cabin.
But at this moment, Xu Xian's feet stumbled over something, causing Xu Xian's feet to feel a little painful.
So Xu Xian looked down angrily under the light and found that he had just stepped on a big turtle.
When I squatted down and took a closer look at the turtle shell, I saw that there seemed to be some dense carvings on it.
What's going on?
This turtle that suddenly appeared actually has writing on it?
Who carved it?
What words are engraved on it?
So Xu Xian quickly called Xin Qiji and asked him to help him see what was carved on the turtle shell.
"There is an island ahead, and there is a fox in the island. Don't underestimate the enemy, and don't attack it rashly. If you want to know more about it, go five miles south!"
Xin Qiji began to interpret it for Xu Xian.
Could this turtle be someone who secretly came to help me?
Could it be Xiaoqing?
The boat shook violently just now, it must be Xiaoqing hinting at me!
It seems that Xiao Qing must have helped me find out the true situation of the Tatar navy ahead, so he reminded me like this.
"not good!"
"No, I almost fell into a trap!"
"Commander Xin, give your orders immediately!"
"All orders I just issued are invalid. Let everyone stand by and be on guard, and do not act rashly!"
"I'll make a decision when I come back!"
So Xu Xian quickly asked Xin Qiji to give instructions. This chapter has been completed!