Many days later, the fleet turned from the sea into the Sanggan River and gradually approached Yanjing. Zhao Lihua became even more nervous than before when she thought about meeting that rude and violent husband. There was the noise of people talking outside, and Zhao Lihua, who was in a bad mood, asked angrily: "Why is it so noisy outside?"
The cabin door opened immediately, and the personal maid ran in excitedly, "Princess, come out and have a look, it's such a beautiful scenery!"
Zhao Lihua was bored in the cabin. After hearing the palace maid's words, she couldn't help but yearn for it. He stood up, walked out of the cabin with the help of the palace maid, and came to the deck. The cool river breeze blew in front of her face, and Zhao Lihua couldn't help but feel relieved. Turning my head and looking towards the shore, I saw under the bright sunshine, green grass and green trees, green mountains and flowing clouds in the distance, field songs nearby, and the melodious sound of bells coming from the official road on the horizon. It turned out to be a The caravan is coming from afar.
Zhao Lihua was very surprised. She had never seen such a peaceful and beautiful scenery. For her, she had only seen all this in books. It seemed to be a scene that only appeared in legends! "This, this is Yan Yun?!"
The maid next to her nodded, "I heard that this is the boundary of Yanyun's Sixteenth Prefecture Wu'an Army." Zhao Lihua widened her eyes and murmured: "Yanyun is actually like this! So peaceful!? I thought... "The fleet is sailing up the river, and the scenery they see is so peaceful. When passing by Wuqing County, the county magistrate led his Yamen staff to the shore to meet Zhao Lihua and his party, and presented them with sumptuous food. The fleet stayed here for one night and continued up the river.
Two days later, an extremely majestic city came into view. It was located in the endless grain fields and next to the sparkling Sanggan River. It was breathtaking. Although we are still very far apart at this moment, we can already feel the extremely lively and busy atmosphere of the pier. There are ships of all sizes parked on the pier, and there are mountains of various goods piled on the pier. The maid next to Zhao Lihua couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so prosperous! It's much better than Bianjing!" Zhao Lihua couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and she couldn't help but feel curious about her husband whom she had only heard of legends but never met. I feel like: Isn’t he just a common man? Why can he manage the territory so prosperously? !
A fast boat with a double-winged flying tiger war horse went down the river, came to the side of the fleet, turned around and walked alongside the fleet. A man who looked like an officer on the boat clasped his fists and shouted loudly: "Military Captain Yanyun pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Zuo Mou stood on the boat and shouted: "You lead the way from the front!" The captain responded and ordered the speedboat to speed up. . The clipper accelerated to the front of the convoy and led the way.
The fleet slowly entered the port following Yan Yunjun's clipper, and the ships docked at the port one after another. Zhao Lihua saw thousands of uniformed sergeants standing on the dock. Various flags were fluttering in the wind like colorful clouds. Under the shadow of the flags, there were many people standing, including generals in armor and men in civilian robes. I just didn’t know Who is the legendary King of Yan Yang Peng? It seems that no one is as fierce and terrifying as the legend!
Pairing palace lanterns and pairs of palace fans lead Princess Lihua, who is wearing a bright red palace dress, to the boat downstairs. The surrounding people stood on their feet and raised their heads to look at the scene. When they saw Her Royal Highness the Princess holding the moon under the stars, they started to express their astonishment one after another. But some people said: "It's beautiful, but compared to Mrs. Yelu and Mrs. Chai, it's about the same!"
When Zhao Lihua heard such discussions, she couldn't help but feel unconvinced.
Zhang Xiang quickly led the civil and military personnel who stayed in Tianjing New City to come forward to pay their respects. When Zhao Lihua saw that the leader was already over middle-aged and had a pleasant smile, which was very different from the image she had imagined, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, but she was also very disappointed. She originally thought that the legendary and powerful King Yan was a terrifying figure who could swallow up thousands of miles like a tiger, but she didn't expect that he turned out to be such an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with no imposing manner in front of her!
Qian Letian said apologetically: "Princess, forgive me, because there was a sudden alarm at the border, King Yan went to the border to defend against the enemy!" Zhao Lihua was stunned for a moment, then frowned, "So you are not King Yan?" Qian Letian He said with a smile: "Xiaguan is the chief historian of Prince Yan's palace, and he is here to wait for the princess on King Yan's order! King Yan had already told her when she left that no matter what the princess needs, I will do my best to satisfy her! "
Zhao Lihua snorted, "Prince Yan is too arrogant! I am marrying him, shouldn't I come to welcome him in person?" "Princess, forgive me! It really happened suddenly! The princess once went south because of the Khitan people in the south. And living with His Majesty, I must be able to understand that military affairs are no small matter!"
Li He, the Minister of Etiquette who sent him off, glared and shouted: "How dare you! How can you talk to Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Qian Letian smiled and said: "I am just telling the truth, why should I be angry!" Li He, a court who is used to being arrogant in Bianjing, said with a smile. When the senior officials saw that Qian Letian dared to talk back, he was very angry and was about to get angry. It was Zhao Lihua who said: "Forget it! It's understandable that King Yan can't come to pick him up in order to fend off the enemy!"
Qian Letian clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness the Princess is wise!" Then he said: "The carriage is ready, Your Highness the Princess, please get on the carriage!" Then he led the Princess and her two personal maids to a large and luxurious double carriage. Please let the princess get on the bus. The two maids helped the princess into the carriage, and then also got on the carriage. Immediately Qian Letian ordered to return to the city, so the huge team marched towards the city with a lot of music. Both sides of the road were crowded with people watching the excitement.
Zhao Lihua sat in the carriage, looking at the crystal clear jade pendant in her hand, with a firm look in her eyes, and held the jade pendant tightly.
Soon after, the team arrived in front of the princess's house. This Princess Mansion is two streets away from the Liushou Mansion. It was originally the residence of a prince of the Liao Kingdom. When the Liao Kingdom fell, the prince also died unexpectedly, so this mansion became ownerless property and fell into Yang Peng's possession. in hand. After Yang Peng received the news of the marriage grant from the court more than a month ago, he took out this mansion as a residence for the princess. Of course, this mansion is also the new home of Yang Peng and the princess.
Qian Letian got off his horse, came to the princess carriage, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, we are here."
The curtain opened, and the two maids got off the carriage first, and then the princess came out. The princess stepped out of the carriage with the help of the maids. Stopping at the foot of the steps and looking at the grand mansion in front of me, I felt infinite desolation in my heart. In her heart, the mansion in front of her was clearly a prison that imprisoned her. From now on, she didn’t know how many years or months she would be able to see Li Lang again! I collected myself temporarily and walked up the steps.
At this time, in the Liushou Mansion, Zhao Jinxi heard the lively sounds of playing and beating two streets away, and knew that the legendary Princess Lihua must be here, and felt very unhappy. Jiang Li came in from the arched door and came straight to Zhao Jinxi. She clasped her fists and said, "Madam, what are your instructions?" Zhao Jinxi asked, "Is that Princess Lihua here?" Jiang Li nodded, "Yes. .Just now Master Qian led everyone to the pier to take Princess Lihua to the princess mansion." "Did you see that princess?"
Jiang Li nodded, "I saw it." "How does she look? Is she as beautiful as the legend says?" Jiang Li said, "She is indeed very beautiful, but she is much inferior to Madam!" Zhao Jinxi couldn't help but reveal. smiled. "Okay, there's nothing else to do. You can go and do your work." Jiang Li bowed to Zhao Jinxi and left.
At the same time, Yang Peng's other wives were also paying attention to the new Princess Lihua. Yang Tong and Chai Yonghui were worried, feeling that with the arrival of such a princess, life would be even more difficult in the future. However, Yelu Hanyu was very annoyed after seeing the huge ostentation of the Song princess, and said angrily: "She is so flamboyant. ! Huh! You are a princess, am I not a princess too?"
Yelu Hanyu's words soon reached the ears of Zhao Lihua, who was afraid of chaos in the world. Zhao Lihua said coldly: "How dare the barbarians from other countries dare to compare with this princess? It's simply beyond their capabilities!" These words were quickly heard by Zhao Lihua. When Yelu Hanyu learned about it, he was furious and threatened to break into the princess's house to curse! Fortunately, she was stopped by her maid, otherwise there would have been a big disturbance!
This is just the beginning. The days to come are still long. I really don’t know what kind of things will happen? Put aside the things here for now and turn your attention to Yingzhou. After Yang Peng arrived in Yingzhou, he quickly received new military reports: 300,000 Khitan troops had gathered in Laizhou, and the Liao navy had left the Laizhou water village and came to Yanyun. .
"It is estimated that in three days, Xiao Tianzuo's 50,000 navy troops will appear on the sea outside Yingzhou." Wang Haidao. Wenren Shichong said: "Our army only has 10,000 people. The difference in strength between the two sides is too big. If there is a head-on confrontation, there is no chance of winning!" The Yanyun navy originally only had 5,000 people, but it expanded to 10,000 people during this period. Even so, compared with Liao, The gap between the national navy and the navy is still huge.
Yang Peng looked at the sea map in front of him with a thoughtful look on his face. Suddenly pointing to two small islands more than ten miles south of Yingzhou, "Where are these places?" Wang Rong said: "That's Zimu Island." "Is it big?" "It's very big. But because there is no fresh water, it is Two desolate islands." "How far apart are the two islands?" "Only two or three miles." "Are there any reefs?" Wang Rong shook her head, "No. Even the largest building boats can travel unimpeded."
Yang Peng turned around and said to the generals: "I have an idea. If everything goes well, maybe we can teach the Liao navy an unforgettable lesson!" At this time, in Laizhou, Yeli Guanyin was also staring at Looking at the chart, he frowned. The general next to him smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Our naval force is five times that of the enemy. I believe there will be good news within a few days!"
Ye Qi Guanyin frowned and shook her head, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. According to the intelligence, Yang Peng has arrived in Yingzhou, and I'm worried about what tricks he will play!" The general laughed: "Princess, you are worrying too much, no matter how powerful Yang Peng is There is no way to reverse the huge gap in the navy's strength!" Ye Qi Guanyin thought and nodded, feeling that he might really be worrying too much.
At the same time, the huge fleet of the Daliao Kingdom was cutting through the waves and heading westward along the coast. The port of Yingzhou was suddenly put under martial law by the Yanyun Army, and no idlers were allowed to enter. Some merchants who were eager to transport goods gathered outside the dock to negotiate with an officer of the Yanyun Army. Among these people was a young man who looked like a merchant in his clothing. However, he was not as anxious as the other merchants and did not go to talk to him. As the officer negotiated, a pair of eyes glanced at the busy dock. At this time, on the dock, Yan Yunjun was transporting many huge boxes onto several large barges.
The merchants negotiated with the officers for a long time, but the officers did not give in at all. The merchants had no choice but to disperse. The young man quickly returned to an inn in the city, whispered a few words to the boss, and then quickly went to the back.
As night fell, the gate of Yuguan suddenly opened. General Zhan Jinguo led two thousand Xuanjia troops out of the gate and disappeared into the thick night.
Laihegan, who was stationed in Runzhou, received an urgent report from the scouts that Yanyun Xuanjia's army suddenly left the border and was missing, and he immediately became vigilant. At the same time, he sent orders to all battalions and garrison troops to strengthen their vigilance, and at the same time, he sent messengers to Laizhou to report the news to Yeqi Guanyin.
After receiving the report from Laiheqian, Yeqi Guanyin quickly walked to the map, looked at it, and frowned tightly. "Is the Yan Yun army trying to be mysterious?" one of the generals asked. Ye Qi Guanyin couldn't make a judgment, but her intuition told her that the Xuanjia Army suddenly came out of seclusion, and it shouldn't be as simple as making a mystery! But what is their purpose? Attack our army's logistics? There's no way they stand a chance!
At this moment, an officer hurried into the tent, knelt down behind Yeyi Guanyin, held up a small bamboo tube with both hands and reported: "Princess, there is information from Yingzhou Xizuo!"
Ye Qi Guanyin immediately turned around. A female guard stepped forward, took the bamboo tube, and presented it to Yeqi Guanyin. Ye Qi Guanyin took the bamboo tube, crushed the mud seal, and poured out a small paper roll. Unfolding the paper, I saw what was written on it: Recently, the Yanyun Army suddenly blocked the Yingzhou port and transported many huge boxes onto several large barges. The large barges headed to the southern sea. The purpose is unknown.
Ye Qi Guanyin frowned, "Big barge? Big wooden box? What on earth does Yang Peng want to do?" He turned around and looked at the map and began to think. Suddenly he turned around and ordered to a general: "Notify Xiao Tianzuo immediately, be vigilant, report any situation immediately, and don't act without authorization!" The general agreed and ran down.
The huge fleet of Daliao Kingdom is still heading west. The largest building ship looks like a hill moving on the sea, and it is Xiao Tianzuo's ship. Xiao Tian, who was wearing black armor and a black cloak, stood on the deck with his sword pressed to his left and looked at the vast distance. Behind him stood his eldest son Xiao Bang and two close subordinates, one named Feng Lin. The other one was named Xiao Zuo. Xiao Tianci was high-spirited and full of expectations for the upcoming battle.
"We should be almost at the sea surface of Yingzhou, right?" Xiao Tianzuo asked. Xiao Zuo glanced at a small island in the distance to the left where countless seabirds lived. "This is the bird island, which is more than twenty miles away from Yingzhou." Xiao Tianci asked with a smile: "You said Yan Yunjun saw it How will a fleet as large as ours react?"
Feng Lin laughed and said: "You will be so scared that you can't move!" Several people laughed. A goshawk flew over the fleet and let out a roar. Several people looked up and Xiao Bang said: "It's the princess's flying eagle message!" Xiao Tianzuo nodded. The goshawk hovered over the fleet for a moment, and then fell straight towards Xiao Tianzuo's ship. Chopin raised his right arm, and the goshawk landed steadily on Chopin's right arm. Chopin untied the small bamboo tube tied to the eagle's foot, released the goshawk, and then handed the small bamboo tube to his father Xiao Tianci.
Xiao Tianzuo took the bamboo tube, crushed the sealing mud, poured out the paper roll, spread it out, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Princess is too cautious! She actually asked me to report anything I found out, and also Don’t act rashly!”
Xiao Tianzuo thought: "Maybe the king has discovered something?" Xiao Tianzuo waved his hand, "What can happen? The Yanyun Army just sent reinforcements, but they are of no use to us at sea. !" "Father, do you want to retreat to Runzhou Port first and wait for orders?" Chopin asked. "That's not necessary!" Xiao Tianzuo said. He looked up at the sky and said, "It's still early today. We can arrive at Yingzhou Port before nightfall. Let's stab him first and give him a blow!"
"But father, the king asked us not to act rashly!" Xiao Tianzuo said with a smile: "Princess, you are too careful. Besides, the general will not accept your life! Pass my order, the whole army speeds up, and must attack Yingzhou before nightfall. Attack the port!" The three generals agreed in unison.
The fleet accelerated towards Yingzhou Port and arrived outside the port before evening. People in the port suddenly saw Liao warships covering the sea, and they were all frightened. Then the scene became panic, and the people abandoned what they were doing and ran towards the city; sirens pierced the sky, and Yan Yunjun hurried to Port mobilization.
The Liao fleet rushed towards the port at full speed. When it was about a stone's throw away, the Liao fleet stopped. Then a rain of fire rose from the Liao fleet and then fell into the port. In an instant, countless fires rose up, and in the blink of an eye, the port was engulfed in flames. Cargo ships, passenger ships, and ancillary buildings on the dock were all engulfed in flames. At the same time, the heavy crossbows and small stone cannons on the warships were also exerting their power. Huge guns, arrows and stones roared towards the Yanyun army. Many Yanyun soldiers were knocked to the ground, and the Yanyun army had to withdraw. port.
The Liao fleet really wreaked havoc for a while before turning the bow and sailing away in a swagger. Under night, the Liao fleet returned to Runzhou port at a medium to low speed. Suddenly, the soldier standing on the oar in charge of the lookout saw many warships appearing on the sea in the south, heading here at full speed. He was startled and quickly picked up a wooden stick and struck the gong.
The siren quickly spread throughout the fleet, and the sailors who had already taken a rest rushed to their positions. Xiao Tianzuo and his son quickly came to the deck and looked towards the south. At this time, the bright moon has just risen above the sea, and the waves on the sea are sparkling like daylight. On the distant skyline, countless small black spots are rapidly approaching. Xiao Bang said excitedly: "It must be the Yanyun Navy!" Xiao Tianzuo said with a grin: "If you want to intercept us, you are simply coming to die!" Turning to the messenger, he said: "Immediately order General Feng and General Xiao to outflank me with the left and right wings. !" The herald agreed and immediately sent an order to General Feng Xiao in a flag language. Xiao Tianci said to Xiao Bang again: "Instruct the Chinese fleet to charge forward!"
The huge fleet of the Liao Kingdom immediately changed direction and pressed towards the Yanyun fleet in three groups: left, center and right, with a majestic momentum. Seeing that the raid failed, the Yanyun fleet quickly turned around and retreated to the southwest. "Father, they ran away!" Chopin said. Xiao Tianzuo sneered: "I can't run away! Send an order to all ships to catch up with me at full speed!"
The Liao fleet was in hot pursuit, while the Yanyun fleet was desperately escaping in front. "Father, why is the Yanyun fleet just trying to escape? Is there any trap?" Chopin asked uneasily. Xiao Tianzuo said mockingly: "What kind of trap can there be on this vast sea?" The Liao fleet chased them all night, and two islands that looked like twins appeared on the sea in front of them. The Yanyun fleet dived into the strait between the two islands.
Xiao Bang said anxiously: "They got in!" Xiao Tianzuo sneered: "This is really called driving a dog into a back alley! Don't even think about running away when you get here!" Then he said to the herald: "Send the order to General Xiao's fleet. Go around and come to the front to intercept them!" The herald immediately issued the order in a flag language.
The fleet led by Xiao Zuo bypassed the big island on the left, while Xiao Tianzuo led the main fleet into the strait. He saw the Yanyun fleet in front, and its speed was obviously slower than before. Immediately, the Yanyun fleet in front turned around and formed a battle formation. Xiao Tianzuo laughed mockingly: "There is no way to escape, I want to fight for my life! Send an order to Feng Lin to attack from the left, and we will attack from the right..."
Chopin was about to pass the order when he suddenly saw countless Yanyun troops appearing on the islands on both sides. He was startled and hurriedly shouted: "Father, there is an ambush!" Xiao Tianzuo quickly looked towards the island on the right, and sure enough, Seeing the crowds of people on the island, they were all clearly Yan Yun's army. Xiao Tianzuo was not surprised at all, but smiled and said: "What's the use of being so far apart?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud thunderous noise suddenly came from the island on the right. Xiao Tianzuo was startled, and then he saw a black shadow streaking across the sky at an extremely fast speed, falling into the middle of the fleet, and causing a column of water to reach the sky. Xiao Tianci's eyes widened, "How could...?"
At this moment, the islands on both sides were flashing with fire, followed by an earth-shaking loud noise, and countless black shadows roared towards them. Then they saw countless water pillars rising into the sky in the fleet, and many warships were destroyed by the walls and masts. They had no idea. The Jin soldiers were horrified and at a loss as to what was going on. After everything calmed down, the scene was in chaos. Dozens of warships were sinking. Many people jumped into the water and swam to the nearby warships. There were countless wooden components of various sizes floating on the water.
"Then, what is that?" Xiao Tianzuo shouted with his eyes widened. Chopin shook his head in horror.
A thunderous noise came again, and the stone bullets fired from both sides flew over the sea, boiling the sea, destroying the warships, and some warships hurriedly trying to escape slammed into each other, and both of them lost their lives. Roll over and sink. More than two hundred artillery pieces on the two islands were bombarding desperately. The sea seemed to be turned over, and the Liao warships in it seemed to be thrown into a huge oil pan and simmered!
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
