"I didn't expect that the Yangtze River Navy is so brave. Their more than 50 warships dare to attack our fleet! What effect can such a small number of their ships do?" Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the Yangtze River Navy rushing towards them from a distance and couldn't help but wonder.
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"I wonder who the commander of the Yangtze River Navy is? This man can be called a warrior. I want to meet this man." Zhang Shunye said with a smile.
"Deputy Commander, the commander of the Yangtze Navy seems to be named Wang Sheng!" said a staff officer next to him.
"Order, the ten flagships ahead prepare for artillery attacks! When the enemy comes into range, fire a salvo immediately!" Ruan Xiaoqi was already giving the order.
As his order was issued, the ten flagships in front of Liangshan had begun to prepare artillery! Hundreds of naval artillerymen ran to the bow of the ship, and the artillery shells had been put in. They were just waiting for the enemy to arrive!
The 50 warships of the Song Dynasty Yangtze Navy are getting closer and closer to the Liangshan Fleet. The officers and soldiers of the Yangtze Navy have expressions of horror on their faces! They are also ships, but their ships are much smaller than the other party's ships!
Moreover, important positions on the other side's ship are covered with iron armor! If their ship collides with the other side's ship, they will probably be knocked over by the other side's ship!
"No, I can't die here!"
"Get out quickly! Get out quickly!"
The officers and soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy had already shouted!
"Withdraw! Withdraw immediately!" At this moment, Wang Sheng, the commander of the Yangtze River Navy, finally regained some "courage" and he was finally able to speak!
However, at this moment, the Yangtze River Navy has entered the artillery attack range of the Liangshan Navy!
I saw flames appearing on the bow of the Liangshan Navy, and then the rumbling sound was deafening!
Countless cannonballs fell from the sky and landed on the ships of the Yangtze River Navy!
The soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy were stunned at this moment. They all looked at the sky above their heads in horror! Some were blown to pieces by the falling shells, some were injured all over their bodies, and some reacted quickly and tried to avoid it!
But in front of the artillery, they had no place to hide! Not only on the ship, the water around their fleet was full of cannonballs! Some warships had been penetrated and began to sink into the water!
For a full quarter of an hour, the sound of artillery roared non-stop! More than 50 warships of the Yangtze River Navy were all sunk! More than half of the soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy were killed, and a small number of people fled into the Yangtze River.
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At this moment, the sound of "swish, swish, swish" sounded, and countless bows and arrows were shot towards the water below!
The entire Yangtze River has turned red, and the smell of blood is rising into the sky!
At this moment, the noise on the river finally quieted down.
"Let's see if anyone is still alive?" Ruan Xiaoqi stood on the bow of the boat and said calmly.
Soon, dozens of naval officers and soldiers who were not killed by bombs or shot were captured! And the commander of the Yangtze River Navy, Wang Shengfu, was lucky. Not only did he not die, but he didn't have a single wound on his body!
Wang Sheng knelt on the ground, trembling all over! Although he was not injured, he was extremely terrified in his heart!
"Are you Wang Sheng, the commander of the Yangtze River Navy?" Ruan Xiaoqi said with a smile.
"It's...a humble position. A humble position is called general!" Wang Sheng said tremblingly.
"How dare you bring 50 warships to attack our Liangshan Navy fleet? You can be considered a warrior in the Song Army. I will not kill the warriors, but I will spare your life!" Ruan Xiaoqi said.
After hearing these words, the fear in Wang Sheng's heart suddenly disappeared, and all the strength in his body seemed to disappear with it. He was almost paralyzed on the ground! Soon he reacted and hurriedly kowtowed on the board of the boat with a "bang bang" sound.
"There was a constant sound, and I heard him say: "Thank you, general, for not killing me! Thank you, general!"
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "How many defenders are there in Yangzhou City now?"
Wang Sheng said: "There are still 30,000 defenders in Yangzhou City! This Yangzhou City is an important town in the south with a lot of troops! However, the general has magical weapons in his hands. He can drop thunder from the sky. It is easy to conquer Yangzhou City!"
Ruan Xiaoqi nodded!
In fact, while Ruan Xiaoqi and Wang Sheng were talking, Zhang Shun had already led the Marine Corps of the First Navy to land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, aiming directly at Yangzhou City! It was getting dark now, and they braved the night and galloped forward!
At midnight that day, 50,000 Marines arrived at Yangzhou City, and they launched an attack on Yangzhou City during the night.
The soldiers held up the ladder and went up, but there was no defender from Yangzhou City to stop them!
It turned out that at such a moment, the defenders of Yangzhou City were still sleeping soundly. They did not realize that the soldiers of Liangshan had rushed up! It is simply unbelievable that the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were so weak.
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Liangshan's navy of 200,000 men entered the Yangtze River in early July. By mid-August, almost all the important towns along the Yangtze River were captured by Liangshan!
Including Yangzhou, Jiangning, Jiangzhou and other places, they are now under the control of Liangshan Navy! In addition, Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River was also captured by the Second Navy Army along the coast! This Hangzhou was originally the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty in history, and it is also an important city now.
, there are also 30,000 soldiers here, but when the Liangshan soldiers arrived, all 30,000 soldiers surrendered, and no one was willing to take up arms and surrender!
At this moment, Zhang Shun is standing on top of Jiangzhou City with an excited smile on his face! This is where he left with Zhang Heng, Tong Wei, Tong Meng and others, and now he has finally returned here! Now his identity and
It was completely different back then, a huge difference!
"There is Xiangyang City ahead. If we take Xiangyang City, the entire Jiangnan will be under the control of our navy! Our navy has such a small number of people, but it has captured so many places. This war is going so smoothly!"
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled.
Historically, the Southern Song Dynasty was able to resist the attack of the Jin State. On the one hand, the strength of the Jin State was greatly reduced. The older generation of warriors of the Jin State who came out of the deep mountains and old forests had gradually died of old age. Another important reason was that the Song Dynasty at that time
The Forbidden Army and the Western Army have all been crippled. The Southern Song Dynasty's resistance to the Jin soldiers relied on new troops recruited from the people! The four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei's army came from the "Eight-Character Army" in the north, which was mainly composed of peasants.
The rest of Zhang Jun's and Han Shizhong's armies were also recruited from the civilian population. If they had relied on the previous Forbidden Army, it would have been impossible for the Western Army to stop the Jin soldiers! But now, the navy suddenly came from the Yangtze River, and what they encountered were real
The officers and soldiers of the Northern Song Dynasty, these officers and soldiers were extremely vulnerable! And Liangshan were Han people, different from foreigners. When they came here, they did not encounter the fierce resistance of the people when the Jurchens and Mongols invaded in history!
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Bianliang City has been surrounded for more than a month now!
Outside Bianliang City, there are dense military camps and countless traps. Now everyone in Bianliang City knows that it is impossible for them to escape from here!
Song Qinzong shed tears every day, and at this moment, the morning dynasty had also stopped!
On this day, Song Qinzong called several ministers over and asked, "Yang Shi, why hasn't Wu Min returned yet?"
The ministers below looked at each other, and naturally they didn't know the reason.
"These two damn things, could they have escaped on their own? Damn it, really damn it! I should punish these nine tribes!" Song Qinzong said angrily.
"Your Majesty, no! Maybe they have been imprisoned by the Liangshan bandits!" Zhao Ding said hurriedly.
"I sent someone to give an order to the Western Army and asked Master Zhong to come to King Qin. Why hasn't he come yet?" Song Qinzong asked again.
"This...he should be coming soon?"
In fact, Song Qinzong's imperial edict had already reached the Western Army! By mid-August, Song Qinzong's second imperial edict had also arrived, and Zhongshi Dao was worrying about the imperial edict!
This imperial edict was extremely severe. It rebuked Master Zhong for being greedy for life and afraid of death. He knew that the emperor was in danger but did not rescue him. He was simply the biggest sinner of the country and deserved to die!
Zhong Shidao looked at the imperial edict and let out a long sigh.
"Commander, what should we do now?" Qu Duan looked at the imperial edict and frowned.
"I must go to rescue Your Majesty! I can't let the hundreds of years of reputation of the Zhong family be ruined in my hands!" Zhong Shidao sighed.
"The Liangshan army is all in the Central Plains. If we leave Tongguan and enter the Central Plains, we may not be able to match the Liangshan army!" Qu Duan said.
"If His Majesty is really killed, how should I explain to the world? How will history write about me in the future? How will my family army be written about? We are said to be greedy for life and afraid of death, but when His Majesty needs help the most, we just watch from the sidelines.