Chapter 903
903 Smooth sailing
“Retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat, those Golden Dogs have retreated, retreat, retreat!”
“We won, Yingluo!”
Seeing that the remaining ships of the Jin dynasty did not dare to fight anymore and fled like rabbits, the soldiers and civilians of the song Dynasty on the river and on the shore cheered.
Lord, we’ve won! We’ve won! Xia Pingan said excitedly as he stood on the mountain and looked at the river in the distance. Shi Jun, who was covered in blood, came to Xia Pingan with a few guards who were also covered in blood.
Even though victory was right in front of them, and even though they had fought a bloody battle for more than half a day, the song Army still could not believe that they had won just like that. They had less than 20000 people, but they had actually forced back the hundreds of thousands of Jin dynasty soldiers.
“Everyone, you’ve worked hard. The Golden men have only retreated temporarily. Wanyan Liang’s Army is still here. We’ll call the Golden Bell and withdraw the Army,” Xia ping ‘an said calmly.
“Yes!”
The song Army warships on the river heard the signal to retreat and heaved a sigh of relief. One of the wheels of the stepping cart sea Loach boat turned over the snow White waves and returned to the south bank. This time, all the stepping cart sea Loach boats of the song Army did not suffer any losses. However, some soldiers on the boat were shot by arrows, and there were not many casualties.
Without Xia Pingan’s order, the people who were watching the battle by the river had already begun to make a din when they saw the song Army defeat the Jin men. They slaughtered pigs and sheep and sent carriages after carriages of good food and wine to the military camp.
Xia ping ‘an ordered that they were allowed to have a sumptuous meal, but they were not allowed to drink. All the injured soldiers were taken care of and consoled. All the doctors within a hundred miles had been summoned, and Xia ping’ an had even personally inspected the injured soldiers ‘barracks. Everything was arranged in an orderly manner, and he had also arranged for people to patrol the riverbank.
After the great victory, the song Army’s morale was high. It swept away the previous dejection and everyone was busy counting the results of the battle.
In the evening, Xia ping ‘an met with the song Army’s general in the big tent.
Zhang Zhen, Wang Qi, Shi Jun, Dai AI, Sheng Xin, and the other song army generals who had participated in today’s battle came to the tent in armor. The way they looked at Xia Pingan was completely different from before. They were all convinced.
generals, in today’s battle, we have killed more than 6000 Jin soldiers on the river and on the shore. Among them, we have killed three ten-thousand-man commanders and seven thousand-man commanders, and captured more than 400 of them alive. The first batch of soldiers who landed on the shore annihilated the entire Jin army. looking at these excited song army generals, Xia Pingan first reported the results of today’s battle, and then cupped his hands to the generals. yunwen congratulates you all for your contributions. After the battle is over, you will be rewarded according to your contributions. The fame and wealth that I promised the generals at that time is nothing less than a matter of fact!”
Hearing Xia ping ‘an’s words, these generals were all overjoyed. Previously, they had been fooled by Xia ping’ an in various ways, so they stayed behind. Unexpectedly, they had made a great contribution today. After exchanging a glance with each other, they bowed to Xia ping ‘an at the same time and said in unison, ” it’s all because of Lord Yu’s good command and strategic planning. Today, you were able to take the lead, so we could win today!
After the song generals stood up, Shi juncai knelt down on one knee again with an ashamed expression. Shi Jun was a little hesitant when he set up the formation by the river today. I even let you take the lead to attack the enemy’s formation. I am ashamed. Please punish me, Your Excellency!
Xia ping ‘an quickly helped Shi Jun up and said with a serious face, ” you’re too kind. General Shi fought valiantly today. You led your troops to annihilate the first batch of Jin dynasty soldiers who came ashore and repelled their attacks several times. In my opinion, general Shi only has merits and no mistakes. I hope you don’t take my words to heart!
At that time, the Jin dynasty soldiers had come ashore by boat. Shi Jun had led the Army in formation to wait for them, but he was a little hesitant and afraid to fight. Xia Pingan was at the side and said to Shi Jun, ” you have the courage to hear about the four directions, but you are like a woman after setting up the formation. When he had finished speaking, Xia ping ‘an had been the first to rush out. At that time, Shi Jun had been extremely embarrassed. When he saw Xia ping’ an rush out, he had also been shocked. It was only then that he had risked his life and led his subordinates to rush out and fight the Jin dynasty soldiers.
Shi Jun looked at Xia Pingan gratefully.
“I didn’t expect that Daren would have such exquisite swordsmanship and martial arts. It’s really admirable!” Zhang Zhen said in admiration.
“My sword and martial arts were taught to me by an extraordinary person in my early years. I didn’t expect to be able to go to battle with the generals in the Caishi Canyon today. I’ve not let down what I’ve learned.” Xia ping ‘an smiled slightly. She turned the topic and said with a serious face,”Wanyan Liang suffered such a defeat today. I’m sure he won’t be satisfied. He will certainly want to make a comeback. Generals, don’t be careless!””I’m sorry, but I’m sorry.”
When the few song generals heard this, they nodded their heads.
“Lord Yu, do you have any countermeasures?”
“I saw that after the Jin soldiers” ships retreated today, they all gathered at the Yanglin ferry in the north of the river. Wanyan Liang must want to send the ships to fight tomorrow!” Xia ping ‘an pointed to the map on the table and said to a few generals,”those Jin people have been invading South all the way. They’re powerful and arrogant. They’ve almost never encountered an attack from the song Army. So, I’m sure that Wanyan Liang didn’t expect us to take the initiative to attack. The Jin soldiers” defense is bound to be lax. Tonight, we’ll make some preparations. Let the sea Loach boat bring more gunpowder, rockets, and kerosene. Before dawn tomorrow, we’ll take the initiative to attack the Yanglin ferry and completely destroy those boats of the Jin people at the Yanglin ferry.”He’s going to cut off his hopes of crossing the river!”
Xia ping ‘an looked at Sheng Xin, who was commanding the Navy today, and said to him, ” the warship will still be under your command. Tomorrow, I’ll board the warship with you and attack the Yanglin ferry!
don’t worry, my Lord. I will do my best in this battle. Please wait for my news in the camp and don’t take any more risks! Sheng Xin quickly said.
“My Lord, please do not take any risks!” The other song army generals also tried to persuade him.
the lives of generals and soldiers are lives, and so are my lives. We’re all raised by our parents, so What’s the Difference? I can go wherever you can go. Since you’re willing to risk your lives for the country, how can I avoid you? since I’m the one who proposed this plan, I naturally dare to die with you! Xia ping ‘an laughed, and the song generals felt their blood boil.
Xia Pingan knew that this plan would definitely succeed. In addition to boosting the morale of the soldiers, he also wanted to find a chance to take a closer look at the man who was known as ‘I have three aspirations, all national affairs are my responsibility’. The Marshal fayuan held the ruler’s strength in front of him and questioned him. No matter if they are close or distant, they must be the most beautiful women in the world.” What did Wanyan Liang look like?
Wanyan Liang’s words were more profound and domineering than Louis XIV’s famous saying,”I am the country.” Louis XIV only had one-third of Wanyan Liang’s ambition.
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The sky had not yet brightened, and a layer of mist had risen on the river that was shrouded in darkness. Xia Pingan and Sheng Xin stepped onto the trampling sea Loach boat. Under the cover of the night, Song Jun’s trampling sea Loach boat moved out again.
This time, the power of the Loach boat was once again displayed. Whether it was going with the current or against the current, whether there was wind or not, the flexibility of the Loach boat on the river was almost comparable to that of a ship.
On the trampling sea Loach boat, in addition to the song Army soldiers on the boat, there were also more than a hundred bold young fishermen who had grown up by the river that Xia Pingan had previously asked Sheng Xin to recruit.
These fishermen grew up on the Riverside and could cross the Yangtze River with their eyes closed. Being stimulated by the great reward and the desire to protect their homes and the country, these selected young and strong fishermen were all rubbing their hands and preparing for a big fight.
The Loach boat followed the current, and in less than an hour, they had already quietly arrived outside the Yanglin ferry.
As Xia Pingan had expected, although the Jin dynasty soldiers had been defeated, they were still arrogant and did not arrange for anyone to patrol on the river. They were completely unaware of the arrival of the song Army’s warships.
It was just before dawn, the time when people were most fond of sleeping and relaxing.
everyone, I’m counting on you. Bring honor to our ancestors and kill the enemies for the country. Today, when we go back, I’ll celebrate with you all. Xia Pingan raised his wine bowl and drank all the wine in it.
my Lord, just you wait and see. On the shore, we can’t beat the Jin dynasty soldiers on horses, but in the water, they are one by one. I can catch all of them and feed them to the loaches in the river. It’s just a small matter of lighting a fire and throwing a can into the small boats of the Jin dynasty soldiers. It’s a piece of cake. a dark-faced fisherman grinned at Xia Pingan after drinking his wine. He threw his wine bowl into the river and then turned over to dive into the water silently from the deck of the boat. It didn’t even cause any waves.
After Xia ping ‘an toasted a bowl of wine to the hundred or so young and strong fishermen on the boat, the fishermen drank the wine to warm up their bodies and silently slid off the boat into the river.
These fishermen were all wearing fishskin diving jackets, and there was a string tied to their wrists. At one end of the string was a sheepskin bag that had been blown up. The sheepskin bag was empty and floated on the water. Inside the sheepskin bag was a kerosene can and a wax-sealed fire starter. The task that Xia Pingan had given them was to set fire to the Jin dynasty soldiers ‘ships that were parked at the Poplar ferry.
This task was absolutely difficult for others to complete, but for these fishermen who lived by the river, it was a piece of cake.
In the night, after the frogmen fishermen disembarked from the trekking and sea Loach boat, it only took them five or six minutes to swim to the side of the Jin soldiers ‘boats at the Yanglin ferry. They stepped on the water and opened the sheepskin bags tied to their wrists that were floating on the water. They took out the kerosene cans from the sheepskin bags and a wax-sealed match. Once the match was opened, the fire rope outside the kerosene cans was lit up. Then, they threw the kerosene cans onto the Jin people’s flat-bottomed boat next to them. The ferry of the gold Men was set ablaze in the night, turning into a torch.
As the ships docked at the Poplar ferry were set on fire one after another, the entire camp of the Golden people was alarmed by the soaring flames.
The docked ships were set on fire continuously. In just a minute or two, more than 100 Jin soldiers ‘ships were all set on fire. The fishermen and frogmen who had completed their task did not return to the Loach boat after setting fire to the Jin soldiers’ ships. Instead, they swam directly back to the southern bank.
Under the light of the fire, they all screamed in fear. “Not good, the song Army attacked Xuanji at night.”
The Jin Army’s camp was in a mess. They saw the ship beside them set on fire. At this time, the sky was almost bright. The eastern sky was already lit up. Some Jin soldiers got on the ship and wanted to sail out of the ferry, but they bumped into the song Army’s trampling sea Loach boat that had been waiting for them.
The Thunderbolt Cannon’s roar sounded on the river surface outside the Yanglin ferry. The ships of the Jin dynasty soldiers that were lucky enough to cross the ferry repeated the scene from yesterday’s Day. They were either destroyed by the Loach boat or torn to pieces by the Thunderbolt cannon and turned into burning driftwood.
The God-arm crossbows on the chariot-stepping sea loaches were still firing at the Jin cavalrymen who were running around on the shore. Under the God-arm crossbows, the Jin cavalrymen on the shore were either dead or injured, and wails could be heard everywhere.
Xia ping ‘an stood at the highest point of the trekking and sea Loach boat. He looked at the camp of the Jin soldiers. Unfortunately, the river was still a bit far from the center of the camp. There was more than a thousand meters between them. Xia ping’ an could only see the location of the main tent of the Jin soldiers camp and Wanyan Liang’s flag. He could also see the location of the main tent. It seemed that a person, surrounded by many people, had climbed up the mountain at the side and looked over here. Presumably, that person should be Wanyan Liang.
Around that Wanyan Liang’s main tent, there were still many heads hanging. Those heads were the heads of the chiliarchs, Tribunus, Centurions, and aristocrats of the retinue, tribe, and Army who had been angered by him after the defeat in the battle yesterday.
“This guy Wanyan Liang probably doesn’t have many days left to live. After a few days, Wanyan Yong will rebel and cripple him. Then, Wanyan Liang will be killed by his underlings Huanhuan.” Xia ping ‘an shook his head. Perhaps, Wanyan Liang was a powerful character among the Jurchen, but, Wanyan Liang had a bad habit. When he saw a beautiful woman, he wanted to snatch her and sleep with her. This was one of the three great aspirations of his life. So, the wife and daughter of the ministers under him, As long as they were a little more beautiful, almost all of them had been humiliated by him. How could anyone tolerate him?
That’s why when he brought the troops out this time, someone in his base immediately revolted, cutting off his way out. And the moment these people who followed him saw Wanyan Liang being crippled by Wanyan Yong, plus the defeat in the war, Wanyan Liang was incomparably tyrannical. If he couldn’t cross the river, he would cut off everyone’s head. His people joined forces and directly cut off Wanyan Liang’s head and took it to Wanyan Yong to take credit.
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This time’s surprise attack was very beautiful. Almost all of the Jin dynasty’s ships were destroyed at the Yang Lin ferry. Wanyan Liang’s plan to cross the river at Caishi Ji was completely ruined.
If martial arts didn’t work, then he would use civil Arts.
Wanyan Liang saw that his boat was destroyed. The next day, he actually wrote a letter of persuasion and let the messenger cross the river to send it to Xia ping ‘an.
In the camp, Xia ping ‘an and a group of song Army’s generals looked at the letter that Wanyan Liang sent to persuade them to surrender. They didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. That Wanyan Liang, until now, still thought that the one commanding the song Army in Caishi Ji was Wang Quan, that rubbish softie. The letter to persuade them to surrender was sent to Wang Quan, and the eighteen thousand song Army in Caishi Ji was still regarded by Wanyan Liang as the song Army’s Huaxi main force.
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What happened after was the same as in history. The Jin army suffered a great defeat in Caishi, but another Jin army made a breakthrough in gua Zhou. After Wanyan Liang heard the news, he decided to lead the Army to Yangzhou and then cross the river in gua Zhou. It wasn’t until this time that li xianzhong, as the Commander-in-Chief of the battlefield, finally arrived at Caishi.
Faced with Caishi’s great victory, li xianzhong was dumbfounded. After Xia Pingan and Li xianzhong took over, he led a team of people and a Loach boat to gua Zhou to attack the Jin army again.
In gua Zhou, facing the song Army’s main force from huaidong and Yu Yunwen who had rushed to gua Zhou, Wanyan Liang had crossed the river several times to test the waters. The result was that he lost some soldiers and generals. He didn’t gain the slightest advantage.
On the 26th day of the 11th month, Wanyan Liang, who wanted to destroy the great song and then return to pacify the internal strife to achieve a “double victory,” gathered his troops in gua Zhou and ordered the Jin army: “If you can’t cross the river in three days, all the military ministers will be executed.” In order to intimidate the entire Army, Wanyan Liang even executed the execution method in the Army. He killed a few ministers to establish his power. As a result, everyone in the Jin army was in danger.
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The next day, when the Jin Army’s camp in gua Zhou had a mutiny and Wanyan Liang was being strangled, Xia ping ‘an was carrying a poem. With light steps, he once again went to see the sick Liu Jie. These days in gua Zhou, in addition to continuing to make things difficult for Wanyan Liang, Xia ping’ an and Liu Jie had become friends despite the age difference. The two appreciated each other.
“Father bin has come to visit me again? the battle at the front line in gua Zhou can’t be delayed. Father bin’s prestige in the Army is as high as a mountain. As long as father bin is in gua Zhou, the soldiers in the Army will be at ease. They know that Wanyan Liang won’t come back.”
Xia ping ‘an smiled slightly,”it doesn’t matter. The great change in the camp of the Jin dynasty is imminent. In a few days, they will retreat. Wanyan Liang has one foot in the gate of hell. I know that uncle Xin likes poetry. Usually, you have also written a lot. Today, I got a poem and specially brought it to uncle Xin to see!””Uncle Xin, you’re right.”
the last time you came to see me, you told me that there was a great change in the Jin Kingdom. But now, the camp of the Jin soldiers is still fine! Liu Da shook her head with a bitter smile, but she could not help but ask, ” what word is it? ”
Xia Pingan handed over the script in her hand.
shuidiao getou: Wen Caishi defeats the Tao Wu. Liu Chang was shocked when she saw the name of the poem, and then continued to read, ” the snow washed away the dust, the wind asked Chu yunliu to stay. Who wrote the tragic story and blew the horn of the ancient city Tower? The peaceful lake and sea gave rise to a heroic spirit, the current scenery of the pass, cutting candles to look at the hook. Where the joyous flame rhinoceros was, the stormy waves and the sky floated. He recalled the past, Zhou and Xie, Fu Chunqiu, Xiao Qiao’s first marriage, her fragrant pouch still unopened, and her noble career. The head of the red Cliff shone on the ground, the withered grass by the Feishui bridge made one sad. I want to leave the wind to strike down vowing middle-stream.”
good lyrics, good lyrics. Did you write this, father bin? ” Liu Ying looked at the joints and praised.
“I can’t write it, this poem was written by Zhang Xiaoxiang”
Just as Xia Pingan finished speaking, the world in the realm Pearl suddenly shattered.
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In the secret room, after the fluctuation of divine power in his body had subsided, Xia Pingan opened his eyes and smiled. another divine bone has been added. This is already the 29th divine bone. I guess no one can surpass this speed of cultivation advancement. at this moment, after Xia Pingan had integrated the previous 16 realm beads, he had more than 28 divine bones in his body. He had already become a level three God’s chosen one.
He then took a look at the time in the backroom. It was already past 8 am the next morning. He had started to integrate realm beads since he came back last night. He didn’t finish integrating those realm beads until this morning.
He looked at the realm pearls beside him. There were still two realm pearls that had not been fused. One was ” mountain and water “, and the other was ” stuck together. it would not take long to fuse these two realm pearls.
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Forty minutes later, Xia Pingan was already having breakfast in the dining room. He was still thinking about whether he should go and claim his 10000 Thale bonus today. Then, the villa’s doorbell rang. Madam Caitlin’s carriage, which had not appeared for many days, was already parked outside.
Xia Pingan felt that something good was about to happen again.