At the same time, two hundred warships were fully prepared and ready to set off at any time to cross the Huaihe River and attack the Kingdom of Jin.
After everything was prepared, Zhao Fan personally took command and announced to the outside world that he had an army of 100,000 men and vowed to go out for battle.
Zhao Fan was in a state of excitement and said loudly: "I know that everything will be in vain after I die, but I will not see the same sorrow as Jiuzhou. Wang Shibei set the day of the Central Plains, and he never forgot to tell Nai Weng for family sacrifices. Soldiers, our homeland is still there, and our villagers are still there.
Here, they are waiting for us, they are waiting for us!”
"Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition.",,,
The blood of the 20,000 soldiers was boiling with enthusiasm, and they shouted in unison, with overwhelming momentum.
Although this time is just a trial, if you fight well, the trial will expand and eventually turn into a decisive battle. Therefore, the outcome of the battle depends entirely on your own ability.
"Set off."
In this way, two hundred warships, carrying 20,000 Song army soldiers and food and baggage, slowly sailed away from the river bank and headed towards the Jin occupied area on the opposite side.
Such a large fleet naturally quickly attracted the attention of the Jin Kingdom.
"It's not good, it's not good, a large fleet is coming from the Song Dynasty, please come quickly!"
A Jin soldier discovered the situation first. He yelled in fright and hurriedly came to report.
"I'm so panicked, my soul is screaming so early in the morning!"
Yang Qinian, the general of the Kingdom of Jin, was angry. He was having a sweet dream just now, but he was woken up by this soldier. As soon as he saw the person, Yang Qinian kicked him directly and threw the soldier to the ground. It hurt.
He bared his teeth and was in agony.
Then Yang Qinian came to the shore and looked around. He saw a dark fleet approaching. He was immediately frightened. He didn't expect that the fleet was so big. Wasn't this going to be a war?
"Quick, go and report to the peak."
As he spoke, Yang Qinian also directed his soldiers to board the ship and go to intercept it.
Yang Qinian and the Jin soldiers under him are actually Han people. However, they have been under the rule of Jin for hundreds of years and have long forgotten their ancestors.
So at this time, their instinct was to regard the Song Dynasty south of the Huaihe River as an enemy country, and the Han people who were also compatriots as enemies. This has to be said to be a kind of sadness.
Soon, Yang Qinian led more than a dozen ships to block the Song army's path.
Yang Qinian ordered his people to wave flags and convey the message, asking the other party to stop advancing and send envoys to negotiate and explain the reasons.
Zhao Fan ignored him and said directly: "Send the order, fire."
Zhao Fan gave the order and the mountains fell. Immediately, the thunder cannons and iron artillery guns on the Song Army's warships kept firing towards Yang Qinian. The rumbling sounds came one after another, which only shook the Jin Kingdom's ships and turned them three to four times.
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However, when the cannon stones on the Jin Dynasty ships tried to hit the Song army, they could not reach them. The gap was more than ten feet away. In the end, they all fell into the water one by one, and nothing was gained except a little splash.
When the Northern Song Dynasty perished, the Southern Song Dynasty court managed to maintain peace in the south. A very important reason why it was able to maintain peace in the south was that the Song Dynasty had outstanding naval warfare capabilities. Its warships, sailors, and weapons were all higher than those of the Jin Dynasty.
Therefore, the Southern Song Dynasty had a huge advantage in the naval battle against the Jin Kingdom, which prevented them from crossing the Huaihe River and attacking the southern land. In addition, the Jin Kingdom's follow-up power was not strong and stable enough, which resulted in a century-old confrontation between the north and the south of the Huaihe River.
At this time, Zhao Fan's warship team naturally took full advantage of this naval battle, leaving the Jin Kingdom's ships unable to fight back.
"Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick."
Seeing that he could not defeat Yang Qinian, he quickly ordered the fleet to turn around and wanted to escape. However, how could the Song army let him escape so easily?
"Instruct Zhao Kui to pursue."
Zhao Fan gave an order, and Zhao Kui chased Yang Qinian with seven or eight boats. Soon, Zhao Kui caught up with Yang Qinian's boat, and then rammed it hard, almost destroying Yang Qinian's boat.
Knocked over.
"The child shall die!"
Zhao Kui was very brave. With a roar, he jumped up from his own boat and jumped onto Yang Qinian's boat. Then Zhao Kui opened and closed and rushed towards Yang Qinian like a giant spirit god.
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Seven or eight golden soldiers tried to stop Zhao Kui, but they were no match for Zhao Kui. Zhao Kui chopped them all down one by one.
Zhao Kui was so brave that no one of the Jin soldiers dared to approach him. Some of the Jin soldiers were so frightened that they jumped directly into the water.
Yang Qinian was shocked and said hurriedly: "Don't come here, don't come here, I'm not a leader, I'm not a general, I'm just a soldier."
While Yang Qinian was talking, he quickly took off his armor and tried to disguise himself as a soldier.
However, with his appearance at this time, everyone knew his identity, and Zhao Kui was not a fool. How could he be deceived by him?
"Hahaha,,,"
Zhao Kui laughed and said: "You look like this, it is God who has blessed us in the Song Dynasty."
Yang Qi thought that many Jin soldiers were greedy for life and afraid of death, and were weak. Seeing this, Zhao Kui felt proud and full of confidence in this battle.
Soon, Zhao Kui caught Yang Qinian like an eagle catching a chicken, and then brought him to Zhao Fan.
Zhao Fan looked at Yang Qinian coldly. Immediately, his eyes were like knives piercing Yang Qinian's heart. He was so frightened that Yang Qinian was sweating all over his body and kept kowtowing to beg for mercy.
Zhao Fandao: "How many troops do you have? Who is the general? Where is he now?"
Yang Qinian did not dare to lie and told him honestly, "Back to the general, our general is Wanyan Sabu. He was ordered to lead an army of ten thousand and stationed in Pizhou. Now he must be living happily in Pizhou city."
Wanyan Sabu was a famous general of the Jin Kingdom. More than ten years ago, the Jin Kingdom launched a war to replenish the South and the North, and Wanyan Sabu was one of the main generals.
The Jin State ordered him to be stationed in Pizhou to prevent the Song State from sending troops. It can be seen that he is very capable and cannot be a cynical person. But in front of his subordinates, as long as they don't see their superiors, they will think that he is taking a carefree life.
happy.
Zhao Fan knew clearly in his heart that this was basically consistent with what he got.
After asking, Zhao Fan said: "Are you willing to turn your back on the dark side and turn to the light anyway?"
Yang Qinian hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly, "Yes, I have always longed for the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is my homeland, the Song Dynasty is my parents, and the Song Dynasty is my ancestor."
Yang Qinian kept saying good things and just wanted to get through the current difficulties. As for what would happen in the future, of course he no longer cared about it.
Yang Qinian's villainous face immediately made Zhao Fan disgusted. Zhao Fan said calmly: "I will give you a way to survive, but you don't cherish it. You are prevaricating here with no sincerity. How can I spare you? Come on?"
He tied his hands and feet and threw him into the river to feed the fish."
"General, spare your life, general, spare your life. I am really willing to return to the Song Dynasty and my motherland."
Yang Qinian kept begging for mercy, but no one paid attention to him. Soon, he was thrown into the river.