After coming out of the Qiantang River, Li You's army went ashore again without going far away. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Mongol Yuan gathering troops to regain Lin'an, and went straight to Jiaxing Road, killing all the few Yuan soldiers left in Haiyanzhou, and making a move to prepare to go deep into the inland to attack Jiaxing City. However, when the Yuan army hurried to Lin'an turned around and prepared to fight, they retreated like a tide and returned to the sea. The Yuan army general who was so angry that they were exhausted.

Just when they thought the Song army had gone far, Songjiang Prefecture, north of Haiyan Prefecture, was attacked again. Although Huating County in the inland was not attacked, the Yuan army along the coast and local officials were again slaughtered by the Song army. In addition, the Song army also left enough weapons and food for the local rebels. These people harassed everywhere, making the Yuan army exhausted.

"General Zheng revisited his hometown, don't know what he was in?" After attacking Songjiang Prefecture, Li Youyou directed his army to continue to go north and enter Pingjiang Road, and traveled along the Yangtze River. This was also the starting point for Zheng He to voyage to the West.

"It is really heartbreaking to see great country, but it is occupied by barbarians." Zheng He shook his head and sighed. The coast of the Yangtze River at this time was far less prosperous than he had seen at the beginning.

"This generation can only take advantage of the weakness of the Central Plains and steal the opportunity, and it will not last long." If it were normal development, it would probably take decades before Zhu Yuanzhang could drive the Mongolian Tartars out of the Central Plains. But now that Li You has come here, it will not be so easy for Kublai Khan to sit in peace and stability, and Li You must upset him.

Pingjiang Road and Songjiang Prefecture divided Shanghai into two parts. Liujiagang, the starting point for Zheng He's voyage to the West in the past, was located in Pingjiang Road. This was also an important shipbuilding base for Yuanting. Yuanting's sea grain transport also entered the sea from here and arrived in Dadu north. There were enough shipbuilding craftsmen here. It was precisely because of this that Zheng He chose Liujiagang as the shipbuilding base for treasure ships. In Li You's opinion, this was an even more important target of attack than Lin'an Prefecture.

Now Quanzhou has been occupied by itself, and all the ship craftsmen in Guangzhou have been taken to Liuqiu. If the craftsmen in Liujiagang will be swept away and all the shipbuilding equipment will be destroyed, then the Mongolian Yuan will only have a shipbuilding location in Goryeo, and the Song army's fleet can maintain its strategic advantage for a longer period of time, so this place must not be left out.

When the ship was approaching Liujiagang, the Yuanting Navy wanted to come out to meet the enemy, but when they saw the number of fleets far better than theirs, they turned the bow and fled to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River without saying a word. However, Zheng He was prepared and lined up the fleet at the forefront of the fleet. With the long-range attack of the cannon, it did not take much time. The small navy either buried at the bottom of the sea or surrendered quickly, and the gate of Liujiagang was opened to the Song army.

The surrendered Yuanting naval officers and soldiers were locked in the cabin, then they set up cannons and bombarded the port, driving away the pitiful Yuan army on the dock. Then the soldiers under Zheng He quickly rowed a small boat to land. In this way, without much twists and turns, another important shipbuilding base of Yuanting fell into the control of the Song Dynasty.

Surround Liujiagang, carefully screened the Yuanting officials who stayed in the town, and let the shipbuilders point out that the supervisors had long hated the officials who exploited them. Now Li You supported them, and some bold people stood up to respond, but more people were still timid and did not dare to step forward.

However, it is enough to have these people who have made their way. After picking up the Yuan Court officials, supervisors and some gangsters who are unpopular in their daily lives, Li You began to command the soldiers to transport all the useful materials in Liujiagang to the ship. With these things, the expansion speed of the Song Dynasty Navy will be greatly improved in the future, and they will be able to transport more troops to land and fight in the future.

It’s nothing if the things are packed. Even Li You, the skilled craftsman, did not intend to let go. Those craftsmen who identified the officials of the Yuan Ting naturally knew that if they stayed here, they would definitely not have a good end after the Yuan army came back. In addition, there were various benefits that were promised, so they simply packed up their things and prepared to follow them to Liuqiu.

But more people are still unable to leave their hometowns. They would rather stay in Liujiagang at the risk of being punished by Yuanting. According to their ideas, no matter which court needs people to build ships for them, right? At least there will be no problem with their own life safety.

Time was urgent, and Li You didn't care about patient persuasion, so he simply sent his soldiers to search from house to house, stuffing all the shipbuilders in Liujiagang onto the ship to accompany the captured Yuanting navy. Anyway, as long as they arrived at Liuqiu, they would still work for the Song Dynasty. At least no one would threaten their lives in the Song Dynasty. Li You offered shipbuilders much better treatment than here.

With Liujiagang's supplies and craftsmen, the fleet could no longer attack other prefectures and counties, so after coming out of the Yangtze River estuary, the fleet sailed directly towards Liuqiu. After a long journey, they finally returned to the long-lost port.

After hearing the news, Wen Tianxiang and other ministers rushed to the dock to greet him. After Li You entrusted the craftsmen and supplies to Wang Jinghong, he followed Wen Tianxiang and the others to the palace to pay homage to Empress Dowager Yang and the little emperor Zhao Bing, and told them about what happened after he came out of Lin'an Mansion.

"If it weren't for Mr. Lu, I'm afraid we would not be able to recover the remains of the ancestors." Empress Dowager Yang wiped her tears and was grateful for the reason. She thought that she would not be able to take down one or two prefectures and counties when she went to sea. Unexpectedly, in addition to regaining Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, Li You also captured Lin'an Prefecture and welcomed the remains of the ancestors. She also grabbed countless food and food from coastal prefectures and counties. There were so many young and powerful people coming to Liuqiu to ask for joining the army. She seemed to see the hope of the revival of the Song Dynasty.

Maybe you will be able to return to Lin'an when you grow up, right? She doesn't dare to think about reviving Tokyo Bianliang, but Lin'an seems to have such a possibility.

After a kind word, Li You were rewarded with some titles, medals, and scattered ranks. He invited ministers in the palace to celebrate Li You's contribution to going to sea. After three rounds of wine, Empress Dowager Yang asked again, "I dare to ask my husband, do you want to stay in Liu Ke for a while when you come back this time?"
Chapter completed!