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There were too many rockets, and the soldiers of the Song Army were afraid of being shot, but they had to put out the ignited fire.

Screams, noises, and roars kept coming, and the crowded Song Army warships were quickly ignited one by one. Although the wind on the river was not strong, it was these majestic prestige that made the fire spread quickly. All of a sudden, warships were engulfed in fire, and countless officers and soldiers of the Song Army died in the fire.

Many were forced to jump into the river, praying for their lives that they would not be swept away by the undercurrent below.

The fire burned on the river all night until the next morning, when the fire weakened, because by this time all the warships had been burnt and sunk, and the wreckage of many warships was still blocked by the iron chains on the river Crowded together, there are some soldiers of the Song Army lying on many floating planks on the river surface.

Zhao Junsheng woke up from his sleep, got up and exercised for half an hour.

Yang Lie came over to report: "Your Majesty, the Song Army warships on the river are basically burned out, but there are still many Song Army soldiers floating on wooden planks and small sampans on the river surface and blocked by iron chains!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Send someone to row a boat to capture these people and bring them ashore!"

"promise!"

"Also, is there any news from the front camp? Can Yang Dayan withstand Xiao Sihua's attack?"

"Return to Your Majesty, people have been sent to investigate, and there should be news coming soon!"

After breakfast, the scouts sent to inquire about the news came back to report that all the Song troops who attacked the front camp at night retreated, and Yang Dayan defended the front camp.

When Zhao Junsheng heard the report, he immediately ordered Yang Dayan to send craftsmen to repair the damaged camp, and send troops to replenish the loss of soldiers and defensive equipment.

In the morning, the remnants of the Song Army's defeated generals floating on the river were captured one by one by the search and rescue personnel sent by the Qian Army and brought back to the camp for detention.

"Your Majesty, Song has brought Xu Yibao here!" Li Bao went to report to Zhao Junsheng.

"Oh? Got Xu Yibao? Bring him in to see me!" Zhao Junsheng said immediately upon hearing this.

Xu Yibao was tied up with five flowers, and was led into the tent by several strong soldiers.

Zhao Junsheng looked at Xu Yibao, this person was in a mess, wet all over, he had been running in the river for too long, once his face was pale, his lips were black, his whole body was trembling, and his expression was tired.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Are you Xu Yibao?"

Xu Yibao hesitated for a moment, but still bowed down and said: "Xu Yibao, the general of the defeated army, has seen His Majesty the Emperor Daqian!"

Zhao Junsheng walked over to help him up, and signaled to the left and right: "Untie General Xu, let General Xu wash up first, change into clean clothes, and then come to see me!"

"promise!"

Xu Yibao was untied, he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Not long after, Xu Yibao, who washed up, changed into clean clothes and walked into the tent again, followed by several soldiers.

At this time, food and drinks had been placed on the royal case in front of Zhao Junsheng and on a low table next to him, after Xu Yibao walked in to salute, Zhao Junsheng raised his finger and pointed to the place next to him: "Excuse me, General Xu, please sit down! "

Xu Yibao turned his head and saw that wine and meat were placed on the side seat, and quickly bowed to salute: "Your Majesty is so kind, thank you for the defeat!" After speaking, he walked to the side seat and carefully sat down.

Zhao Junsheng picked up the wine cup and said with a smile: "General Xu stayed up all night in the river, he must be tired and hungry, let's eat first, and talk while eating! Come, drink up this cup!"

Xu Yibao immediately picked up the wine cup and drank it. He was not worried about the problem with the wine and food. Zhao Junsheng didn't need such a method to kill him, so he drank it boldly and refilled it in return.

After drinking three cups in a row, Xu Yibao's face flushed a little, and he also had a hint of drunkenness. He clasped his fists and said, "I was originally a general of the Song Army. I served the Song Dynasty to attack His Majesty but was defeated by His Majesty. Not only did Your Majesty I feel ashamed for not taking your anger out on me, but still treating me so graciously!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand and said: "General Xu is a minister of the Song State, and it is only natural to serve the Song State to attack me. I have no personal grievances with General Xu. Now that General Xu is in my camp and poses no threat to me, General Xu will also I am no longer my enemy, I have heard of General Xu's reputation before, and hosting a banquet to invite General Xu to drink is considered a kindness of the landlord! Come, have another drink!"

Xu Yibao sighed: "Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, and I, Xu Yibao, respect you!" After speaking, he picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp.

Zhao Junsheng greeted Xu Yibao to drink and eat food, you are welcome, Xu Yibao repeatedly agreed, and then Zhao Junsheng chatted with him again, and the two talked very harmoniously.

When the wine was drunk, Zhao Junsheng said: "I heard that General Xu is quite proficient in water warfare. He is a rare naval general in ancient and modern times. Now the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is incompetent. The officials only care about their own interests and exploit the people unscrupulously. The whole court is full of smog, treacherous ministers are in power, and virtuous ministers are excluded. It is a pity that the talent of General Xu has been repeatedly criticized and cannot be reused! My career is flourishing now, and I need generals like General Xu who are good at water warfare to form a team. I don't know if the general is willing to condescend to the navy that runs vertically and horizontally on the great river?"

Xu Yibao has been marginalized after Liu Yikang's death. If it wasn't for the fact that he had a fleet in his hands, he would have been wiped out long ago. This time he patted his chest in front of Xiao Sihua and issued a military order. Now this The task was not completed, and he was captured in a disastrous defeat. Even if he fled back, he would be doomed. He thought that he would be excluded in the Southern Dynasty anyway, so he might as well vote for the Qian Kingdom. At least he was personally surrendered by the emperor of the Qian Kingdom. In the future, no one in Qianguo court can underestimate him casually.

Thinking of this, Xu Yibao got up on the spot and came out to bow down: "Your Majesty, regardless of past suspicions, has shown me kindness, my life, Xu Yibao, is worthless, and now I leave it to Your Majesty, please accept my worship! "

Chapter 1030 True Purpose

Zhao Junsheng got up and helped Xu Yibao up with a smile, and said: "With General Xu here, I believe that I will soon be able to build an invincible navy on the river. Come, come, get up!" !"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Yibao said and saluted Zhao Junsheng.

At this time, Li Bao came in and clasped his fists to report: "Your Majesty, when Xiao Sihua led the army to attack the front camp of our army last night, Yang Dayan's deputy general Luo Chong fled without authorization at a critical moment, causing chaos. If Yang Dayan hadn't led the army Resist desperately, I am afraid that the front battalion has been captured by the Song army! The escaped Luo Chong has been captured and has been taken outside the tent to wait for His Majesty to deal with!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Junsheng said to Xu Yibao: "General Xu, sit down!"

Xu Yibao saluted again, and retreated to the side seat to sit down.

Zhao Junsheng returned to the first seat and shouted: "Bring Luo Chong in!"

A middle-aged general in his thirties with a lot of hair was escorted in by several soldiers. The soldiers escorted Luo Chong to kneel in front of Zhao Junsheng, and then stepped aside.

Luo Chong saw that Zhao Junsheng looked over with supreme majesty in his eyes, trembling all over, and tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me, the general knows his mistake, as a deputy general, he should not escape without authorization and disturb the morale of the army. The crime deserves ten thousand deaths, and please give the last general another chance, let the last general take the crime and make meritorious deeds!"

Zhao Junsheng slapped the table and was furious: "I only have generals who died in battle, and no generals who escaped! Because you escaped without authorization, you disturbed the morale of the army, and almost broke the morale of the soldiers in the front camp. In order to block the attack of the Song army , Do you know how many soldiers died in the front camp? If I spare you, how can I be worthy of those heroic spirits who died in battle? Come on, drag it down, and cut it off!"

Several soldiers quickly dragged Luo Chong away, no matter how much he struggled and shouted, he ignored him, dragged outside and was held down by two people kneeling on the ground, one of them drew his sword and chopped him down.

Soon, the executing soldiers took Luo Chong's head into the commander's tent to pay the order.

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "Take it out, don't obstruct my eyes!"

Xu Yibao, who was sitting next to him, saw the whole process in his eyes. Just now he was a little complacent because he was valued and reused by Zhao Junsheng, but this incident made him feel sorry for him, and he no longer dared to be complacent. The rank of the former lieutenant general was not low, Zhao Junsheng killed as soon as he said it, without any hesitation, if he, a surrendered general, also escapes when fighting the Song army in the future, I am afraid that Zhao Junsheng's knife will cut faster.

Luo Chong's head was taken away, Zhao Junsheng said to Xu Yibao: "General Xu, do you think Luo Chong deserves to die?"

Xu Yibao hurriedly said: "Running before the battle, disturbing the morale of the army, the crime deserves to be executed, Your Majesty killed well!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "I have strict military discipline and law. If you have made meritorious service, you must be rewarded. If you have committed a crime, you must be punished! You can't mix it up, let alone offset your merits and demerits. I appreciate General Xu's talent very much. You can use it to your heart's content. I have plenty of opportunities here. Well, don't let this matter affect your drinking mood. Come on, let's go again drink!"

"Your Majesty!"

The two drank another cup, and Zhao Junsheng put down the cup and asked, "General Xu, even I, who doesn't understand water warfare, know the dangers of sailing at night, but the general took such a risk and launched an operation with a large fleet. It stands to reason that the general is proficient in water warfare, so he shouldn't be so reckless, I wonder if the general can clear up my confusion for me?"

Xu Yibao slapped his thigh and sighed: "Chen Chen was fooled by Wu Daoyan!"

"Who is Wu Daoyan? General, can you tell me what's going on?" Zhao Junsheng asked, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Xu Yibao clasped his fists together: "Wu Daoyan is Xiao Sihua's dog-headed military adviser! It's embarrassing to say this, but until now, there is nothing to talk about. Since the death of Song Guoxian, the minister has been squeezed out, and his military power He was repeatedly deprived, and was finally transferred to Berkshire to garrison. For many years, the imperial court has ignored the water army of the minister, and the food and supplies are often in short supply! This time, the minister is also eager to make contributions, and wants to turn himself around in Liu Jun's heart. Therefore, he took the initiative to invite Ying to join the army to fight, and the court agreed, and let the minister return to Xiao Si to speak moderation!"

"A few days ago, Wu Daoyan went to the minister's camp to have a drink with him. In the gossip, he seized on the minister's eagerness to make contributions and lured me to talk to Xiao Sihua by sending troops by water to the rear of His Majesty's army to wait for an opportunity! At that time, I shook my head and refused, what a joke, the risk of sailing at night is very clear, this is something only a lunatic would dare to do, but Wu Daoyan's next words made the minister unable to refuse and had to take risks, he said The embarrassing position of Chen and the navy under his command in the Southern Dynasty, if he does not take the risk of making great contributions, I am afraid that the navy of Chen will be dismantled by the court, and in the end it will be difficult for him to protect himself. It was a last resort!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "I appreciate General Xu's familiarity with the waterways in this area. In fact, if I hadn't ordered the iron ropes to cross the river, General Xu's fleet would have passed quietly!"

"This minister has only such a little ability, it's nothing, Your Majesty's absurd praise!" Xu Yibao said hastily.

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and asked: "Do you think the reason why Xiao Sihua sent Wu Daoyan to persuade you to take the fleet to go to the rear of our army at night to wait for an opportunity is because he deliberately sent the general, the navy, to a dead end, or he Another intention? Or is this just his cover-up, at the cost of sacrificing the general's fleet, to attract the attention of our army, so as to play a secret plan?"