Tongzhou is an important town in Gyeonggi Province. It is the place where the imperial court, the east gate of the capital city from the north and south, and the Baihe River, Yuhe River and the canal meet.
Jia Cong stood on the highest teahouse on the pier, overlooking the busy people at Tongzhou Pier, and felt a lot.
"Old General, do you think that Huo An is stupid and wants to go to the South China Sea to raise fish for fun while leaving such a good prince behind? No, he is no longer a prince now."
Jia Cong thought about Huo An, who lost his title to the king because of his family, and laughed and said: "This Huo An also made some noise, do you really think he can escape?"
"He's not stupid. If he doesn't leave, the Huo family really won't be able to leave!"
Shen Lang was rubbing the handle of the knife nervously. He was risking the crime of beheading his head by following the little devil star of the Jia family. If he let the Huo family go, he would be in big trouble.
But if the Huo family is really blocked, it will be a great achievement and the risk is worth it.
Hearing Jia Cong's emotion, he sneered and replied: "You kid doesn't understand the power of the Huo family along the South China Sea. The Lingnan native emperor is not joking. When the old prince was here, all the land and naval forces in Lingnan were named Huo. Don't look at it like this Many years have passed, and the Huo family's power in Lingnan still firmly controls more than half of the army and officials. Every official who takes up a post in Lingnan must go to the Nan'an County Prince's Palace to send a greeting... Therefore, Huo An took the risk, He could already feel the rope around his neck tightening."
Jia Cong asked again: "Don't the saint and your majesty care?"
"Whatever!"
Shen Lang stood by the window, looking at the white land to the west, and sneered: "Do you think the four kings really like this beautiful capital in Beijing? It's not like the saint summoned them back to the capital to be 'grounded' when he lived for 500,000 years. Yes, the vassal king cannot leave the capital without an imperial edict. This is the first step to reduce the vassal state. If it hadn't been for the incident involving old Prince Yi Zhong, there would have been no Four Kings left in this meeting. "
It's another matter of the former prince's military remonstrance. It seems that there is more inside information about this royal murder case than he knows.
Boom, boom, boom!
"Little Third Master..."
"Uncle Thirteen, come in quickly!"
Jia Shisan's cloak was covered with snow. After he came in, he didn't bother to wipe the snowflakes from his eyebrows. He cupped his fists and reported: "The warships have quietly blocked the way south of the canal, and the artillery is already in place. News came from the Dragon Guards, Huo An and his party bypassed the Dingbian Guard Station and quietly sneaked along the Yu River to the dock."
It’s finally here!
Shen Lang asked happily: "How many troops are there?"
"Back to the old general, Mr. Xia's guess was correct. After Qiu Tong led his troops to surprise Zhengcunba, he sent most of his troops to attack Qinghe Store to attract the attention of the imperial army. He took two thousand elites and hid in Yu In a village by the river. This morning I met up with the Huo family who had fled the capital, and protected the Huo family and their entourage, planning to take advantage of the chaos and go south."
Just as Jia Shisan finished speaking, a captain from the Shenwu Zhongwei sent an urgent report: a huge fleet appeared in the canal, with more than ten large and small ships, under the banner of the South China Sea Navy coming to Beijing to escort the tribute...
Shen Lang slapped his thigh and exclaimed: "Oops, I forgot that tributes from various places will be sent to the capital at this time of year!"
Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "It seems like this wasn't just a last minute idea. This is right. Let me just say, with just this crude plot by Qiu Tong to attack the east and west, how could Huo An have the guts to take such a big risk?" .”
"My dear nephew, please stop analyzing. We have a navy, and our small boat is simply not enough to hit them. What should we do now?"
Shen Lang had to be anxious. He had mobilized his troops privately. If he let the Huo family go again...
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, Navy Master, I really can't do anything to him if he's on the sea... Haha!"
Jia Cong looked at the canal piers crowded with ships and the canal waterway far south, and grinned: "I remember we brought a lot of fire oil with us when we went out..."
There are a lot of people in the Huo family. Although the carriage is bumpy and the cold wind is howling outside, Huo An's face is full of joy.
"I finally left the capital. The Liu family is really nothing. They have suffered enough humiliation in the past ten or so years!"
Huo An took a swig of the wine in his hand, cursed for a while, and then heard a middle-aged man's voice coming from outside: "Your Majesty, Tongzhou is here! Our water
The division has arrived at the shore. The scouts investigated and found no one but merchants and common people! "
"Well done, Brother Qiu!"
Huo An opened the car curtain, and the wind and snow blowing in his face made half of his drunkenness dissipate. He said to Qiu Tong with a friendly look on his face: "As expected of a general that my father valued highly, this move has blinded the fools in the capital. I guess they thought we were at the Qinghe store when they got here!"
Qiu Tong glanced at the shadow of the looming pavilion and breathed a sigh of relief: "We finally arrived safely, Your Majesty, let's get on the boat and go south. The Qinghe store won't be able to guard for long, as the Japanese pirates and the white lotus sect's native chicken tiles will A dog can’t withstand several rounds of attacks.”
"Report!"
Just as he was talking, a cavalry galloped from the west. The cavalry had no time to dismount and reported: "Reporting to the prince and general, there are artillery roars on the east side of the capital. The scouts came to report that the imperial army and Japanese pirates were fighting in the area of Fahua Temple. Together, except for the Shenwu Central Guards who are rushing to Zhengjiaba, there is no trace of the Forbidden Army in the direction of Tongzhou!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Huo An cheered repeatedly and laughed to the sky: "Let's go to Tongzhou, let's board the ship and go back south! When we get on the ship, who can stop me!"
In a time of peace and prosperity, there were actually officers and soldiers looting!
When Tongzhou City saw a large group of unidentified soldiers and horses rushing towards the city, they immediately closed the city gate. Huo An didn't intend to disturb this place for too long. While arranging to board the ship, he asked Qiu Tong to let the accompanying soldiers plunder the merchants and people on the dock.
Jia Cong, who was hiding in the distance, kept silent until all the Huo family and his entourage boarded the Nanhai Navy ship, and more than half of the rebels also boarded the ship, then he made a gesture to Shen Lang.
Boom boom boom...
In a moment there was a volley of artillery fire.
After the huge roar, there were explosions on the pier and on the canal.
After a salvo, this artillery with limited accuracy sank a merchant ship docked near the navy ship in the South China Sea.
The accuracy is not good enough, but Huo An's panic cannot be tolerated.
He immediately realized that he had been ambushed, and quickly called for the fleet to set off, not even paying attention to the more than a thousand rebels on the shore who had not yet boarded the ship.
The rebels who were plundering were also dumbfounded. They watched the rescue ship leave the dock. After a brief period of confusion, someone called the people around them to disperse and escape.
Unfortunately, the soldiers of the Shenwu Central Guard could no longer stand it any longer, and immediately used crossbows to force him back to the dock, and then pounced on him with howls...
There is no need to pay too much attention to the fighting on the shore. The two thousand Imperial Guards who are replenishing their energy are facing off against the exhausted Tuntian Guard rebels. If they lose again, they may just wipe their necks.
"My dear nephew, are you sure about your plan?"
Shen Lang was still full of doubts about Jia Cong's plan to allow the Nanhai Navy fleet to leave Tongzhou, fearing that it would be self-defeating.
Jia Cong patted his chest and made a promise: "Don't worry, this junior is learning from Zhuge Wuhou. When they arrive at Linhe Chaoguan, the river in that area is narrow. Once the fireboats are released, his Nanhai navy will be our job." target!"
Although he abandoned a thousand elites, Huo An still breathed a long sigh of relief while sitting in the cabin of the warship.
He also didn't expect that there would be people from the imperial court in Tongzhou. Fortunately, he was now on his own warship, and from now on he would be able to fish into the sea without any worries~
"Father, my son is not at ease..."
Huo Lan glared at his younger brother Huo Qiu who was huddled in the corner, looked at the map in his hand worriedly, and said to Huo An: "Ahead is Linhe Chaoguan, the river is narrow, and my son is worried about an ambush by the imperial troops."
Huo An laughed loudly: "Linhe Chaoguan only has two petty officials the size of sesame seeds and mung beans, plus the Chaoguan yamen and a team of less than a hundred soldiers. Our family has more than a thousand land divisions and nearly two thousand naval officers. It is an advantage. at me!"
"But... the people who ambush us in Tongzhou cannot let us go easily with just one round of artillery fire!"
Hearing his son's question, Huo An confidently explained: "You don't understand. In order to control the imperial army, the Liu family set the rules when the country was founded. In the capital city, there is no imperial edict to mobilize more than five hundred soldiers and horses to kill! No matter where it is, Are the ones ambushing us in Tongzhou the Ding fullbacks or the Shenwu central defenders? The most they can do is adjust
Move 499 people, fire a round of artillery, and then let others charge and kill for a while. This can be regarded as a job for the imperial court... Isn't that what official business is all about? Haha, I understand this! "
Huo An did understand the unspoken rules of officialdom, but unfortunately he failed to realize that he asked the Nanhai navy to collude with the Japanese pirates to launch a surprise attack on the capital, blocking Jia Cong, an alien, outside the city.
At this time, Jia Cong and others were riding a horse-drawn sleigh and had long been hidden in Linhe Chaoguan. After seeing the only fleet on the canal from a distance, I immediately sent the two fireships that were prepared to set off...
The Chao Pass was right in front of them. The Nanhai Navy's passenger ships, which were transformed from warships, slowed down their speed, intending to control the Chao Pass and pass through one by one.
Suddenly, several low and dilapidated boats turned out from the fork of the river ahead, blocking the front of their own fleet.
The leading captain showed his displeasure and ordered his men: "Go quickly and drive these ships away..."
boom!
Following the sound of explosions, fire broke out on the small boats. Several people faintly jumped into the water from the boats and swam to the shore, while the explosion boats continued to rush towards their own fleet at a fast speed!
"Oh no, there's an ambush! Back off! Back off!"
boom!
Dang Dang Dang...
The alarm bell sounded, and the situation at the rear of the fleet was similar. In the narrowest channel of the canal, more than a dozen ships, large and small, were blocked tightly by two teams of fireships, leaving no room for movement.
"Quickly knock this fire ship away and rush over!"
Bang!
The first ship that tried to ram the ship not only failed to ram it away, but instead trapped itself in it.
Because these fire ships were not only filled with kerosene, but also connected with iron chains.
The kerosene spread in all directions and gradually spread on the water. The wind helped the fire, and the area of the fire suddenly expanded several times...
Jia Cong jumped up and shouted: "Zhuzhu, where's your damn Franco machine gun!".z.br>
"fire!"
Boom boom boom...
The way forward and backward for the ships of the Nanhai Navy was blocked by fire ships. The kerosene on the river was also ignited. Suddenly the entire river was in flames. The soldiers of the Nanhai Navy were too late to put out the fire. Seeing the fire Slowly approaching their own fleet, they all jumped ship to try to survive.
At this moment, the roar of artillery came from both sides of the river, followed by an overwhelming barrage of shells...
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