Chapter 903 Smooth Sailing

"Retreat...retreat...Those golden dogs have retreated..."

"We won..."

Seeing that the remaining ships of the Jin people on the river here did not dare to fight anymore, the remaining ships fled like rabbits. Countless Song Dynasty soldiers and civilians on the river and the shore suddenly cheered.

"Sir... we won... we won..." Caishiji, Xia Ping'an stood on the mountain and looked at the scene on the river in the distance. Shi Jun, who was covered in blood, came with several guards who were also covered in blood. When he came to Xia Pingan, he wiped the blood from his face and said excitedly.

Even though the victory is already in sight, even after a bloody battle for most of the day, no one in the Song army here dares to believe that it is really such a victory. They have less than 20,000 people, but they actually defeated the hundreds of thousands of golden soldiers on the opposite side. Repelled.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. The Jin people are just retreating temporarily. Wan Yanliang's army is still there. Please call the Jin troops first to retreat..." Xia Pingan said calmly.

"yes!"

The Song Army warships on the river breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the signal to withdraw troops. The paddles of the bicycle loach boats turned over the snow-white water waves and returned directly to the south bank. This time, the Song Army's warships went out to fight. All the bicycle and loach boats actually suffered no losses, except that some soldiers on board were hit by arrows and suffered minor casualties.

Without Xia Ping'an's order, the common people watching and supporting the battle on the riverside saw the Song army defeat the Jin people. They had already killed pigs and sheep with gongs and drums, and sent carts and loads of food and wine to reward the Song army to the military camp.

Xia Pingan ordered that teeth can be beaten as a sacrifice, but no alcohol can be consumed. All wounded soldiers were sent to take proper care and comfort. Doctors within a hundred miles radius had been summoned long ago. Xia Pingan also personally visited the wounded soldiers camp to arrange everything. It was well organized, and people were arranged to patrol the river.

After the great victory, the morale of the Song Army camp was high, and the decadence and laxity before had been swept away. Everyone was busy counting the results.

In the evening, Xia Pingan met with the generals of the Song Army in the big tent.

Zhang Zhen, Wang Qi, Shi Jun, Dai Gao, Sheng Xin and other Song generals who participated in today's battle wore armor and came to the tent. Their eyes when looking at Xia Pingan were completely different from before, and they were all convinced.

"Generals, in today's battle, we killed more than 6,000 Jin troops on the river and on the shore. Among them, we killed 3 heads of 10,000 households and 7 heads of 1,000 households. We captured more than 400 Jurchens alive. The first batch of Jin troops to land were completely destroyed. ..." Looking at these excited Song Army generals, Xia Ping'an first reported today's results, and then bowed his hands to the generals, "Yunwen is here to congratulate you all. These contributions are all made by you. Wait for the big battle. At the end of the day, rewards will be given based on merit, not to mention the fame, wealth and honor I promised you at that time!"

Hearing what Xia Pingan said, these generals were all happy. They had been deceived by Xia Pingan before, so they stayed. Unexpectedly, they had really made great achievements today. Several generals looked at each other and at the same time looked at Xia Pingan. Ping An bowed and said in unison, "It's all because of Mr. Yu's well-organized command and strategy, and his ability to take the lead today that we can win today!"

After all the Song generals stood up, Juncai knelt down on one knee again with a look of shame on his face, "Shi Jun was hesitant when he set up a formation by the river today, and asked your Excellency to take the lead in attacking the enemy's formation. Shi Jun is ashamed and please punish me." !”

Xia Ping'an quickly helped Shi Jun up and said with a serious face, "By the way, General Shi fought bravely today. He led his troops to annihilate the first batch of Jin soldiers who landed ashore, and repelled several attacks by Jin soldiers. In my case, It seems that General Shi only has merit and no fault. If I provoke General Shi on the battlefield today, General Shi should not take it to heart!"

At that time, the Jin soldiers came ashore by boat, and Shi Jun led his troops in formation, but he was hesitant to fight. Xia Ping'an was nearby and said to Shi Jun, "You have the guts to hear about the four directions, and you will be like a woman after you stand in formation." "After saying that, Xia Pingan was the first to rush out. Shi Jun was so ashamed at that time that when he saw Xia Pingan rushing out, he was also frightened. Then he rushed out with his men desperately. A bloody battle broke out with the Jin soldiers.

Shi Jun glanced at Xia Pingan gratefully.

"I didn't expect that your Excellency also has exquisite swordsmanship and martial arts, which is really admirable!" Zhang Zhen also said in admiration beside him.

"My swordsmanship and martial arts were taught by a stranger in my early years. I didn't expect that today I would be able to fight with the generals here in Caishiji to kill the enemy. I have lived up to what I learned." Xia Pingan smiled slightly, turned around, and his expression changed. Right, "Wan Yanliang suffered such a defeat today. I am sure that he will not be reconciled and will definitely want to make a comeback. Generals, please do not be careless!"

Several Song Army generals also nodded after hearing this.

"I wonder what countermeasures Mr. Yu has?"

"I saw that after the Jin soldiers' ferry retreated today, they all gathered at Yanglin Ferry in the north of the Yangtze River. Wan Yanliang must want to send another ferry to fight tomorrow!" Xia Pingan pointed to the map on the table and said to several generals, " Those Jin soldiers invaded all the way south, and they were so arrogant that they almost never encountered the Song army taking the initiative to attack. So I concluded that Wan Yanliang did not expect that we would dare to attack. The Jin soldiers' defense was bound to be lax. We will prepare for it tonight. , let the bicycle and loach boats bring more gunpowder, rockets and kerosene. Before dawn tomorrow, we will take the initiative to raid Yanglin Ferry, completely destroy the Jin people's boats crossing the river at Yanglin Ferry, and cut off all other ferry crossings. Jiang’s hope…”

Xia Ping'an looked at Sheng Xin, who was commanding the navy today, and said to Sheng Xin, "You are still in charge of the warship. I will board the ship with you tomorrow to raid Yanglin Ferry!"

"Please rest assured, sir, I will do my best in this battle. Please wait for my news at the camp and don't take any risks again!" Sheng Xin said quickly.

"Please, sir, please don't take risks!" Other Song Army generals also quickly advised.

"The lives of your generals and soldiers are lives, and my life is also my life. We are all raised by our fathers and mothers. What's the difference? Wherever you can go, I can go too. If you risk yourself for the country, how can I?" To avoid it, since I came up with this plan, I naturally dare to live and die with you!" Xia Pingan laughed, which made several Song Army generals boil with excitement.

Xia Ping'an knew that this strategy would be successful. His purpose for boarding the ship was not only to boost morale, but also to find an opportunity to take a close look at the commander-in-chief who said, "I have three ambitions. All major national affairs are my responsibility." The second thing is to attack a distant place and take charge of the leader and ask the people in front of him for his crimes; the third thing is to have the most beautiful woman in the world as his wife, no matter how close or distant he is." What does Wan Yanliang look like?

Wan Yanliang's words were more profound and domineering than Louis XIV's famous saying "I am the country". Louis XIV only had one third of Wan Yan Liang's ambition.

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It was still dark, and a layer of mist rose on the night-shrouded river. Xia Ping'an and Sheng Xin boarded the bicycle loach boat. Under the cover of night, the Song Army's bicycle loach boat sailed again. Move out.

At this time, the power of the bicycle loach boat was once again shown. No matter whether it is with or against the current, windy or not, the flexibility of the bicycle loach boat on the river is almost comparable to that of a ship.

In addition to the officers and soldiers of the Song Army on the bicycle, there were also more than a hundred bold and young fishermen who grew up on the river that Xia Ping'an had asked Sheng Xin to recruit before.

These fishermen grew up by the river. They are all white stripes in the waves. They can cross the Yangtze River with their eyes closed. Under the stimulation of generous rewards and defending their homes and country, they heard that they can hunt golden dogs. These selected young and strong fishermen The fishermen are all gearing up and ready for a big fight.

The bicycle and loach boat traveled down the river, and in less than an hour, they had quietly arrived outside Yanglin Ferry.

As Xia Ping'an expected, the Jin soldiers were still arrogant and arrogant even though they had suffered a defeat. They did not arrange for anyone to patrol the river at all, and they knew nothing about the arrival of the Song army's warships.

This time is before dawn, when people are most sleepy and relaxed.

"Everyone, please, Guangzong Yaozu killed the enemy for the country today. When I get back, I will celebrate for you..." Xia Pingan raised the wine bowl and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

"Sir, just look at it. On the shore, we can't defeat the golden soldiers on horses, but in this water, every one of the golden soldiers counts. I can catch them all and feed them to the loaches in the river. No. Just light a fire and throw a jar into those Jin soldiers' boats. It's a trivial matter..." A dark-faced fisherman finished his drink and grinned at Xia Pingan, threw the wine bowl into the river, then turned over and got out of the boat. The people on the deck sank into the water silently, without even stirring up any waves.

After Xia Pingan toasted the more than a hundred young fishermen with a bowl of wine on the boat, after the fishermen drank the warm-up wine, they slipped silently from the boat into the river one by one.

These fishermen were all wearing fish skins, with lines tied to their wrists, and a blown sheepskin bag tied to one end of the line. The sheepskin bag was empty and floating on the water. The sheepskin bag contained a can of fire oil. There were also fire certificates sealed with wax. The task given to them by Xia Ping'an was to light up the Jin soldiers' boats parked at Yanglin Ferry.

This task is absolutely difficult for others to complete, but for these fishermen living by the river, it is a piece of cake.

In the darkness, after the frogmen and fishermen got into the water from the bicycle loach boat, it only took them five or six minutes to swim to the side of the Jin soldiers' boat at Yanglin Ferry. They stepped on the water one by one and opened the water on their wrists. The sheepskin bag floating on the water took out the fire oil jar in the sheepskin bag, and then took out the wax-sealed fire bag. Once the fire bag was opened, he lit the match rope outside the fire oil jar, and then moved the fire jar to the golden place next to them. With a throw of the man's flat-bottomed boat, with a bang, the golden man's ferry burned into the night and turned into a torch.

As the ships moored at Yanglin Ferry were set ablaze, the entire Jin camp was suddenly alarmed under the sky-high flames.

Parked boats kept being set on fire. In just a minute or two, more than a hundred Jin Bing's boats were all ablaze. The riverside fishermen and frogmen who had completed their tasks set fire to the Jin Bing's boats. After that, I didn’t go back to the bicycle loach boat, but swam directly back to the south coast.

Under the light of the ignited fire, everyone screamed. "No, the Song army attacked at night..."

The Jin soldiers' camp was in chaos. They saw the boats around them being set on fire. At this time, it was almost dawn, and there was already light in the eastern sky. Some Jin soldiers got on the boats and wanted to sail the boats out of the ferry. , but ran into the Song Army's bicycle loach boat that had been waiting for a long time.

The roar of thunderbolt cannons sounded on the river outside Yanglin Ferry. Those Jin Bing ships that were lucky enough to sail out of the ferry once again reenacted the scene of yesterday's day. They were either hit by bicycles and sea loach boats, or were torn apart under the thunderbolts. , becoming burning driftwood.

The divine arm crossbow on the bicycle loach boat also opened fire at the Jin soldiers' cavalry running around on the shore. Under the divine arm crossbow, the Jin soldiers and cavalry on the shore were killed and injured in a mess, and there were wailing sounds everywhere.

Xia Pingan stood on the highest point of the bicycle loach boat and looked at Jin Bing's camp. Unfortunately, the river was still a bit far from the center of Jin Bing's camp. There was more than a kilometer between them, so Xia Pingan could only see When you look at the location of the main account of the Jinbing Camp and Wan Yanliang's flag, you can also see the location of the main account. It seems that a person, surrounded by many people, climbed up the mountain next to it and looks towards this place. It must be that person It should be Wan Yanliang.

There are still many heads hanging around Wanyan Liang's main account. Those heads are the heads of his subordinates, the captain of thousands, the captain of tens of thousands, the captain of centurion, and the nobles of the tribe and army who were angered by him after losing the battle yesterday.

"Wan Yanliang probably doesn't have a few more days to live. In a few days, Wan Yanyong will rebel and destroy him, and then Wan Yan Liang will be killed by his men..." Xia Ping An shook his head. Shaking his head, Wan Yanliang may be considered a powerful character among the Jurchens, but Wan Yanliang has one of the worst problems. When he sees a beautiful woman, he wants to snatch her over and sleep with her. This is one of his three major ambitions in life. , so almost all the wives and daughters of his ministers, as long as they were pretty, were insulted by him. How could others tolerate him?

So as soon as he led his troops out this time, someone in his hometown immediately rebelled, cutting off his escape route. As soon as these people following him saw that Wan Yanliang had been deposed by Wan Yanyong, and the war was defeated, Wan Yanliang was extremely cruel and would chop off the heads of everyone who could not cross the river. His men joined forces and directly chopped off Wan Yan Liang's head and took it to claim credit for Wan Yan Yong.

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This raid was very beautiful. Almost all the Jin Bing's ferries were destroyed at Yanglin Ferry. Wan Yanliang's plan to cross the river at Caishiji was completely ruined.

If you can't do it in martial arts, then you can do it in literature.

Wan Yanliang saw that his boat crossing the river was destroyed. The next day, he actually wrote a letter of advice and asked the envoy to cross the river and deliver it to Xia Pingan.

In the camp, Xia Ping'an and a group of Song army generals couldn't laugh or cry when they looked at the letter of persuasion sent by Wan Yanliang. Until this moment, Wan Yanliang thought that the one who commanded the Song army in Caishiji was Wang Quan, that rubbish man. Dan, the letter of persuasion to surrender was sent to Wang Quan, and the 18,000 Song troops in Caishiji were regarded by Wan Yanliang as the main force of the Song army in Huaixi...

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What happened next was the same as in history. The Jin Army was defeated in Quarry, but another way the Jin Army made a breakthrough in Guazhou. After Wan Yanliang heard the news, he decided to lead his army to Yangzhou and then attack Guazhou. Zhou crossed the river, and it was only at this time that Li Xianzhong, as the battlefield commander, finally arrived at Caishi.

Faced with Quarry's great victory, Li Xianzhong was dumbfounded. After Xia Ping'an and Li Xianzhong handed over, he took a team of people and a bicycle loach boat and rushed to Guazhou again to snipe the Jin army.

In Guazhou, facing the Song Army's Huaidong main force and Yu Yunwen who rushed to Guazhou, Wan Yanliang's several attempts to cross the river resulted in the loss of troops and generals, without any advantage.

On November 26, Wan Yanliang, who wanted to destroy the Song Dynasty and then return to quell the civil strife to achieve "double victory", assembled troops in Guazhou and ordered the Jin army: "You will not be able to cross the river for three days, and the ministers who will accompany the army will do their best." Beheaded." In order to frighten the whole army, Wan Yanliang also implemented the method of sitting in succession in the army and killed several ministers to establish his authority. As a result, everyone in the Jin army was in danger.

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The next day, a mutiny broke out in the Jinjun camp in Guazhou. When Wan Yanliang was being strangled, Xia Pingan went to visit the sick Liu Qi again with a poem and relaxed steps. These days in Guazhou , in addition to continuing to cause trouble for Wan Yanliang, Xia Pingan and Liu Qi have become close friends, and the two cherish each other.

"Has Father Bin come to visit me again? The battle on the front line in Guazhou cannot be delayed. Father Bin now has a mountain of prestige in the army. As long as Father Bin is in Guazhou, the army officers will feel at ease, knowing that Wan Yanliang will not make it. ..." Liu Qi was very happy to see Xia Pingan come to see him again, but he still tried to persuade Xia Pingan.

Xia Ping'an smiled slightly, "It's okay, the Jin army camp is about to undergo a huge change, and the troops will retreat soon. Wan Yanliang has one foot in the gate of hell. I know that Uncle Xin likes poetry, and you have written a lot on weekdays. Today I I got a poem and sent it to Uncle Xin to see!"

"The last time you came to see me, you said that the Jin Kingdom had undergone great changes, but now the Jin Bing camp is still fine!" Liu Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he still couldn't help but ask, "What word is that!"

Xia Pingan handed over the words in his hand.

"Shui Tiao Ge Tou·Wen Caishi defeated..." Liu Qi was shocked when he saw the title of the poem, and then continued reading, "The snow washes away the dust, and the wind leaves Chu Yun behind. Who writes the tragic and stirring ancient city of blowing horns? Building. The lake and sea have always been heroic, and the scenery is now in the pass. I cut the candle and look at the Wu hook. The place where the rhinoceros is burning is left, the waves and the sky are floating. Recalling the past, Zhou and Xie, the rich spring and Autumn period, Xiao Qiao got married for the first time, the sachet was not unpacked, and the good deeds were achieved Therefore, you can travel leisurely. The sun is falling on the red cliff, and the grass is fading by the bridge over the Feishui River. The vagueness makes people sad. I want to leave the wind behind, and I will blow the oath in the middle of the stream."

"Good words, good words, father Bin, did you write this?" Liu Qi admired after reading the verses.

"I can't write it. This word was written by Zhang Xiaoxiang..."

Just as Xia Ping'an finished speaking, the world of the World Pearl suddenly shattered.

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In the secret room, after the fluctuations of divine power in his body subsided, Xia Pingan opened his eyes and smiled slightly, "Another divine bone has been added. This is already the 19th divine bone. It is estimated that no one can advance at this speed." "..." At this moment, Xia Ping'an, after fusing the previous sixteen world beads, has more than 18 divine bones on his body, and has firmly become a third-level divine scroller.

Looking at the time in the secret room again, it was already past eight o'clock in the morning the next day. He started to fuse the world beads when he came back last night, and it was not until this morning that he could fuse the world beads on his hand. complete.

He looked at the boundary beads around him, and finally there were two boundary beads that had not been fused. One was "mountain water" and the other was "glue-like paint". It would not take long to fuse these two boundary beads.

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Forty minutes later, Xia Pingan was already having breakfast in the restaurant. He was still thinking about whether he should collect the bonus of 10,000 thalers today. Then, the doorbell of the villa rang, and Mrs. Caitlin's carriage, which had not appeared for many days, Already parked outside...

Xia Pingan felt that something good was coming to his door again...