"If you want to stay, stay, and if you want to follow us, get on the ship." After the matter of Dadu was handled, Li You ordered people to seal the heads of the descendants of the Golden Family and those Mongolian senior officials. His army was ready to go. Before leaving, he looked at Fan Wenhu and other senior Han officials who had blood on their hands and asked.

"The villain is willing to leave with the Prime Minister." Fan Wenhu hurriedly knelt down and begged. His troops were killed or injured when siegeing the city, and he had no way to deal with the Mongolian reinforcements who came straight to the capital. Staying here is just a dead end. Perhaps there is still a glimmer of life if he follows Li You to leave from the sea.

The rest of the people also had their own choices. Most of them were willing to go south with Li You, and some of them were consciously trying to protect themselves. Seeing that Li You had no intention of driving them out of their own way, they hurriedly borrowed a few horses and rushed towards their territory, hoping to win a life with their troops. Li You of course was happy to see them causing more trouble for the Mongols, and even made a promise that as long as they had demands in the future, he would definitely transport food, grass and weapons to them by sea.

When everything was ready, Li You, Zheng He, Fan Wenchao, Zhang Shijie and others quickly rushed east to the flotilla. Compared to when they came, there were many more captured Han officials among them. In addition, the Mark Polo, who came from Venice, also escaped his life and followed Li You to the sea. Li You also wanted to understand the current situation in the West through him and see if he could find an opportunity. The territory of the Song Dynasty is now small, and it would definitely not be able to support it without sea trade.

"When our family led the fleet to the West, we also heard in Tianfang, Hudumus and other places that there was a Venetian city in Taisie. There were many merchants in the city and the goods were piled up like mountains. It was one of the most prosperous places in Taisie." Zheng He interrupted after listening to Mark Polo's description of Venice. He was quite interested in the Venice described by Mark Polo. "At that time, he could not go to Venice to see the true face because of many problems. Unexpectedly, he met a merchant from Venice today."

"I also planned to go out to sea from Hudums and take a boat to the east." Marco Polo was very happy when he heard the familiar place name from Zheng He. Hudums was near the mouth of the Persian Gulf today. Marco Polo set out from Venice into the Mediterranean Sea, then crossed the Black Sea, passed the Mediterranean Basin and came to Baghdad, the ancient city of the Middle East, from here to the sea outlet of the Persian Gulf, and then took a boat to China.

However, they met robbers here. After a turmoil, only Marco Polo, his father, uncle, and other travel companions were left without a trace. They came to Hormuz and waited for two months, but they did not meet a ship to China, so they had to change to land. They walked east along the Silk Road that Li You opened during the Han Dynasty. They arrived in Dadu five years ago and gained the trust of Kublai Khan. They stayed until this time, and then fell into Li You's hands with his father and uncle.

"After I arrive in the south, I will order someone to prepare a ship for you. You can return to Venice from the sea with silk and porcelain from the east, and then lead the Venetian merchants to the Song Dynasty for transactions." Although with current navigation technology, it is not easy to complete such a long journey, Li You still wants to give it a try.

Marco Polo went to the East to seek wealth, but now a new path of wealth appeared in front of him. Of course, he was very happy and nodded repeatedly. He also knew everything about Li You's next question. He drew a map of the West according to his memory. Li You and Zheng He took it over and modified it separately, and the sea route to the West gradually became clearer.

"My Lord, I will probably arrive outside Fuzhou in two days. Now Mrs. Xu is fighting on land with Boyan. Will we go ashore to help?" On this day, Zhang Shijie hurried over and asked. There was a small boat sending news, and Boyan's army was pressing step by step, and Mrs. Xu was gradually losing support.

"It seems that most of the capital was burned at this time, and the news that Kublai Khan had already given him the title had not reached Boyan's ears." Li You guessed that either the Mongolians had lost their composure when they saw the tragic situation of Dadu, or the Mongolian nobles who were the first to enter Dadu had other plans. Otherwise, Boyan would have led his troops back to Dadu long ago.

Since the Mongols did not spread the news to the south, Li You didn't mind helping them, so as to relieve Mrs. Xu's pressure earlier. Of course, it would be even better if you could find a suitable opportunity to deal with Boyan severely. Therefore, the order was immediately issued, "Send the order and prepare to land in Fuzhou, and let Fan Wenhu and the others play the vanguard. If they can conquer Fuzhou City, I will definitely report their achievements to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, and the court will reward you."

Although these people have no moral integrity, they still have some soldiers under their command. In this era, they are much more useful than those scholars who only know how to understand. Therefore, Li You temporarily decided to give them a chance.

"Sir, obey the order." Zhang Shijie was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly went down to prepare for the relevant matters of attacking Fuzhou. After experiencing the Battle of Dadu, his last fear of the Mongols also disappeared, as if he had seen hope for the revival of the Song Dynasty.

So the entire fleet became busy, and the sailors began to turn slowly. The huge fleet turned a corner on the sea and gradually headed towards Fuzhou. The horse and infantry on the ship began to be ready to face the upcoming battle. Fan Wenhu and others breathed a little relieved after hearing Zhang Shijie's order. Since the Song Dynasty still had somewhere to use it, then their life might be saved.

Two days later, the sea outside Fuzhou City was densely filled with ships of all sizes, and the sails almost covered the entire sky. Seeing this, the defenders in Fuzhou City hurriedly closed the four gates and drove the young and strong people in the city to climb the city wall to prepare for the attack of the Song army. At the same time, they secretly prayed in their hearts, hoping that these Song troops would show their faces and rush to other places like the previous few times. You must know that most of the defenders in the city have been taken away by Boyan, and they have no more troops to use to defend the city.

Unfortunately, their thoughts were empty this time. They saw large ships docking one after another, putting down the gangway, and countless Song troops came down from the ship to surround Fuzhou City on three sides, leaving only the city gate to the west for them to escape.

The defender on the city saw that the Song army did not start the attack directly, but instead pushed out a young man dressed in a Mongolian noble from the formation, holding a brocade box in his hand and slowly heading towards the Fuzhou city. What is he going to do? (To be continued.)

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