"Brother (King Yan!)" Guan Shan and others got off the ship and were very excited to see Yang Peng. Yang Peng smiled and patted Guan Shan on the shoulder, then walked forward and looked at the goods being unloaded from the cargo ship. , smiled and said: "Okay! It's a great harvest!" Everyone laughed, and Wang Rong said: "We made some statistics on the way and found that the value of gold and silver alone is about three million taels of silver. In addition, there are a large number of The total value of gold and silverware, porcelain, cloth, silk, grain, salt, etc. cannot be calculated at the moment!"
Yang Peng smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, navy officers! All officers and soldiers will be rewarded with five taels of silver, and the leader will be rewarded with an additional twenty taels of silver!" The commanders were overjoyed and thanked them one after another. When the reward order was issued to the entire naval force, the docks burst into cheers.
At night, cheerful music played in Yang Peng's room, which lasted until late at night before gradually stopping. It was dark outside, with the moon appearing and disappearing behind the clouds. The green phoenix blew the trees and made a rustling sound. The sound of a watch in the distance came rhythmically, occasionally mixed with a few dog barks.
Yang Peng was lying on his back on the bed, holding a beauty with messy hair and flushed face in his arms. She was none other than Wang Rong, the commander of the navy. Wang Rong gently bit Yang Peng's chest and said angrily: "How disgusting! It takes such a long time to be intimate once!" Yang Peng stroked Wang Rong's back and said with a smile: "Why don't we just move in? Come to the Liushou Mansion." Yang Peng wrinkled his nose and snorted, "I don't want it! You have five wives now, and I don't know how many more there will be in the future. I don't want to get involved!" Then he said teasingly. He smiled and said, "If your wives fight in the future, it will be very lively!"
When Yang Peng heard this, he subconsciously imagined such a scene in his mind and couldn't help but feel ashamed. "It shouldn't be possible!" Wang Rong chuckled. Then she squeezed into Yang Peng's arms and closed her eyes, "Don't move, I'm going to fall asleep." Yang Peng quickly shook her, "Slow down and sleep, I have something else I want to ask you. !”
Wang Rong opened her eyes and raised her head. Her bright eyes flickered in the silent night, which was particularly charming. Yang Peng couldn't help but kissed her lips, "After listening to your report, I have been thinking about Juehua Island. I am thinking about whether I can occupy Juehua Island?"
Yang Peng asked in confusion: "Why do you want to occupy an island so far away?"
Yang Peng's fingers gently slid on Wang Rong's skin and said with a smile: "Don't you think the location of that island is very important? If it is occupied by us, it will not only restrict the trade between the Khitan people, the Japanese and the Koreans, but also Being able to threaten the hinterland of the Khitan Kingdom at any time is like a sharp dagger pointed at the Khitan people’s buttocks!”
Wang Rong chuckled, rolled her eyes at Yang Peng, lightly hit Yang Peng's chest with her palm, and said angrily: "Just like what you did to me just now!" Yang Peng's heart skipped a beat, and he laughed, "Absolutely. Almost!" After a pause, "What do you think?" Wang Rong blushed and smiled infatuatedly: "It's good, I feel very comfortable!" Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, then laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, "What do you mean? Where have they gone? I’m talking about seizing Juehua Island!”
Only then did Yang Peng realize that he had misunderstood. He was embarrassed and annoyed. He punched Yang Peng hard and said angrily: "Just do whatever you want. I don't have any objections anyway." Yang Peng asked: "You are from the navy?" From a personal perspective, are there any problems?"
Wang Rong thought for a while, "Although the Liao navy still has many more warships than us, we have gunboats and can definitely defeat them! There should be no problem!"
Yang Peng showed a thoughtful look. When he thought about it and was about to rest, he found that the beauty in his arms had already fallen asleep. Yang Peng couldn't help but smile tenderly, kissed her forehead gently, hugged her and closed his eyes. …
In the early morning mist, a fast horse galloped into Yanjing City from the east. Running all the way to the left-behind residence, the rapid sound of horse hooves woke up the people who had slept soundly all night, breaking the tranquility of the morning. He shouted loudly while speeding: "Good news! Good news from Yingzhou!..."
Zhao Lihua, who was sitting in front of the dressing table in a daze when she heard the commotion on the street outside, couldn't help but frowned and asked loudly: "What's so noisy outside?" A personal maid ran in excitedly, "Princess, Princess. , the prince-in-law won the battle at the front!"
Zhao Lihua shouted angrily: "What prince-in-law?" The palace maid huffed and murmured: "King Yan, isn't King Yan the princess's prince-in-law?" Zhao Lihua snorted and said angrily: "You are not allowed to call me prince-in-law in the future. My name is King Yan." The palace maid responded, feeling very strange, but she didn't dare to ask.
"What great victory did you just talk about? Did he win another battle?" The palace maid nodded excitedly, "Just now a messenger came with news that Prince Consort, um, King Yan commanded the navy in Yingzhou to defeat the Liao navy. Now the navy of Liao Kingdom dare not come out of Guishuishui Village!"
Zhao Lihua couldn't help but sigh: "The imperial court keeps losing battles against the Khitans, why does King Yan win so many times?" The palace maid shook her head and said she didn't know. Zhao Lihua was silent for a moment, frowned and asked, "Is King Yan coming back?" The palace maid shook her head, "I don't know about this slave." Zhao Lihua was a little upset, "Okay, I want to take a rest, please step back. ." The palace maid responded and retreated.
Zhao Lihua couldn't help but take out the jade pendant given to her by Ni Chengmou, caressing it gently with her slender fingers, and became stunned. Suddenly there were footsteps at the door. Zhao Lihua's thoughts returned to reality, she frowned and shouted angrily: "Who asked you to come in?" The palace maid quickly stopped, looking hesitant. Zhao Lihua turned around and asked angrily: "What's the matter?" The palace maid quickly said: "Mother Princess Pang is here!"
Zhao Lihua was stunned, "Pang Taifei? Is she the former Miss Pang Taishi's family and the concubine of His Majesty Taizong?" The palace maid nodded. Zhao Lihua was very happy and walked out of the door quickly. I walked quickly to the front hall and saw the imperial concubine who was as mature and beautiful as ever. Zhao Lihua immediately felt excited about meeting an old friend in a foreign land, and she hurriedly stepped forward to pay her respects: "Lihua has met the concubine!" Concubine Pang hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and said with a smile: "You and my nephew, why are you so polite! "Zhao Lihua couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in her heart, and quickly asked Mrs. Pang to sit down. The two sat down across a small coffee table.
The maid brought two bowls of tea and withdrew. Concubine Pang asked with concern: "Are Lihua still getting used to living here?" Zhao Lihua sighed leisurely and nodded, "Are you okay?"
Seeing that Zhao Lihua was in a bad mood, Princess Pang asked puzzledly: "Lihua seems unhappy?" Zhao Lihua couldn't help but said quietly: "I got married according to the decree and gave up my true love. From now on, we will never see each other anywhere in the world. This love can only remain in memories. It's over!" Concubine Pang's heart moved, and she said meaningfully: "Lihua, it's enough for us women to follow a man who can protect ourselves in this life! How about true love? When the sky is turned upside down and the building is about to collapse, he still wants to preserve it. I abandon you!"
Zhao Lihua shook her head firmly and murmured: "Ni Lang can't!" Then she realized that she had said the wrong thing and looked at Taifei Pang uneasily. Princess Pang smiled and said: "Lihua, don't worry about anything! I am your relative, you don't have to be taboo about anything in front of me!" Zhao Lihua was deeply moved.
The two of them said many heart-warming words. When it was almost noon, Mrs. Pang was ready to leave. Zhao Lihua wanted to stay with Princess Pang for lunch, but Princess Pang politely declined. Zhao Lihua sent Princess Pang out of the gate and said goodbye.
Sitting on the carriage, Princess Pang murmured with a smile: "It seems that my good niece has a lover outside! How should I make good use of this?"
At this time, in the backyard of Liushou Mansion, Zhao Jinxi asked Yelu Hanyu with some uncertainty: "Princess Yelu, do you think we should go see Princess Lihua?"
Yelu Hanyu immediately raised her eyebrows, "Why should we go to see her? She is a princess, and am I not a princess too? Besides, we were the first to come in. Logically speaking, she should be the one to see us!" Zhao Jinxi felt that what Ye Qian Hanyu said was reasonable, so he put the matter down. She looked up into the distance with a look of longing on her face, "I wonder how my eldest brother is doing now?" Yelu Hanyu heard her mention Yang Peng and was filled with resentment, "He ran away on the first day after the wedding. How could we?" What an unlucky thing!" The maid chuckled, "It sounds like the eldest brother is running away from marriage!" Yelu Hanyu also laughed, "Humph! Although it's not that, but doing this is nothing like running away from marriage. Both! I think we have to punish him properly when he comes back!"
The maid smiled and teased: "I'm afraid that if you talk too much now, he will take down you in a few or two times!" Yelu Hanyu raised his eyebrows, "No way! When he comes back, I will... ..." An evil smile appeared on Yelu Hanyu's face.
Ah cut! Yang Peng, who was talking to the generals, suddenly sneezed. Yang Peng rubbed his nose and muttered: "Is it someone who is talking bad about me behind my back?" He smiled and shook his head, putting the matter behind him. He glanced at everyone and asked, "Do you understand everything I said?" "I understand!" everyone said in unison.
"Very good! Start preparing now and start taking action tomorrow!" Everyone clasped their fists in agreement and ran down, except Liu Zhiliang who did not leave. Yang Peng asked with a smile, "Is there anything else going on with Zhiliang?" Liu Zhiliang frowned and clasped his fists, "Brother, let me lead this assault on Juehua Island!" Yang Peng said with a smile, "I know you're a bit on my behalf. Worry! There is nothing to worry about! The plan is very thorough and nothing will happen! Just stay here and guard Yuguan for me!" Yang Peng had no choice but to clasp his fists and agree.
The naval officers and soldiers who had just rested for two days were preparing to go to sea again. At the same time, the 10,000 infantry troops were also making preparations before going to sea. At this time, Han Derang, the newly appointed governor of the Bohai Sea in the Liao Kingdom, had arrived in Laizhou. "I pay my respects to the imperial aunt!" Han Derang paid homage to Ye Qi Guanyin.
Ye Qi Guanyin handed the seal of the Bohai Governor into the hands of Han Derang. Handerang was very excited when he saw the seal in his hand. Ye Qi Guanyin said: "I have a few things I must tell you!" Han Derang said quickly: "Please give me your instructions." Ye Qi Guanyin said: "I can't talk about instructions, but I hope you can remember it. First of all, Qian We must not let the navy take the initiative to go to sea to fight. Our navy has suffered too many losses and cannot afford the losses anymore. If the entire navy is annihilated, then the entire Bohai Sea will become Yanyun's world, which will pose a serious threat to us along the Bohai Sea. Unimaginable pressure!”
"Yes." Seeing Handerang's absent-minded look, Ye Qi Guanyin immediately frowned and asked, "Are you trying to deal with me?" Handerang's heart trembled, and he quickly knelt down and said, "How dare I deal with the emperor's aunt! The emperor's aunt! I have already written it down!"
Ye Qian Guanyin's expression softened, "I hope you will do what you say. Second point, all coastal cities must be careful not to give Yan Yun's army any opportunity to take advantage of. You should be especially careful on Juehua Island! Stay away from there. The coast is in an important position. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be endless and difficult to recover!" "Yes! I will bear in mind the teachings of the emperor!"
"Get up." Handerang stood up. Ye Qi Guanyin glanced at Handerang, "If you remember these two points I mentioned, there won't be any big problems, and I can rest assured!" "Don't worry, Auntie Huang!" Ye Qi Guanyin clicked. Nodding, "Okay. It's time for me to go." Han Derang hurriedly said, "Send you off to the emperor!" "No need!" Then he led several generals towards the outside of the tent, and Han Derang quickly sent Wanyan Qingfeng out. The big account was opened.
Ye Qi Guanyin and others mounted their horses, turned to Han Deyi and said: "I'll leave the matter here to you! You must be careful! Don't take it lightly just because our army is far more than the enemy. On this battlefield, the army There is actually no advantage in having more!”
"Yes, I have written it down!" Ye Qi Guanyin glanced at the western sky, sighed with some regret, and then urged his horse to gallop away from the camp, followed closely by the generals and his own troops. After Ye Qi Guanyin and the others left the camp gate, they turned around and returned to the big tent. Immediately, the gathering drum sounded. Hearing the sound of the drum, the generals of the land and sea armies rushed to the tent to pay their respects to Handerang, the new governor of the Bohai Sea.
After the two sides met, Han Derang raised his voice and asked: "Where is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy?" Xiao Tianzuo quickly came out and responded: "The general is here!" Han Derang glanced at Xiao Tianci, snorted coldly, and asked: "Where are you?" As the commander-in-chief of the Navy, you have been defeated again and again, and yet you still have the dignity to stand in this big tent! Don't you know what shame is?"
When Xiao Tianzuo suddenly heard such an accusation, he was surprised and at a loss. Han Derang said loudly: "For a defeated general like you, it is not enough to improve the morale of the army without killing him!" Xiao Tianzuo was shocked. Handrang shouted: "Come here!" Several soldiers came in immediately. Handerang pointed at Xiao Tianzuo and said: "Drag this guy who insults the military power and chop him down!" All the generals realized at this time, Han Derang was trying to kill the general to establish his power!
Several soldiers stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Tianci and dragged him outside. Xiao Tianzuo struggled and shouted: "The Governor is Rong Chou, the Governor is Rong Chou!"
Handerang shouted: "Slow down!" Several soldiers immediately escorted Xiao Tianzuo back. Han Derang walked in front of Xiao Tianci, "What else do you have to say?" Xiao Tianzuo swallowed his saliva, "The Governor, the general, although the general failed miserably, it was not the general's responsibility. It was all because of the princess's command error! Otherwise! The navy of the last general will not fall into the trap of Yan Yun's army!" In order to save his life, Xiao Tianzuo did not care about anything and put all the responsibilities on Ye Qi Guanyin.
Handerang seemed to believe it but not believe it. Xiao Tianzuo hurriedly said: "Please spare the life of the Commander-in-Chief, and the Commander-in-Chief will definitely be punished and perform meritorious service in return for the Commander-in-Chief!" "Oh? Are you sure you can defeat the Yanyun Navy?" Xiao Tianzuo saw that Han Derang's attitude relaxed, In order to save his life, he vowed: "The previous defeat of the navy was not due to war! Now the navy under the general's command is still twice as powerful as the Yanyun navy. It can definitely defeat the Yanyun navy, as long as the governor gives the general a chance. , give the general time!"
Handerang thought for a moment, "Okay! I, the Commander-in-Chief, will give you this opportunity to lead the navy into battle immediately and make meritorious deeds!" Xiao Tianzuo was overjoyed and kowtowed in thanks. After settling the accounts, Xiao Tianzuo returned to the navy camp. His sons Xiao Bang and Feng Lin Xiaozuo immediately came forward. Seeing Xiao Tianzuo's depressed expression, everyone was very surprised. Xiao Bang quickly asked: "Why does father look so worried?"
Xiao Tianzuo walked to the commander's seat and sat down, and cursed angrily: "That Han Derang, as soon as he came here, he actually wanted to kill me to establish his authority!" Everyone was shocked, and Feng Lin hurriedly asked : "Then how did the governor get away?" Xiao Tianzuo sighed, "I put all the responsibility on the princess, and I promised him that I could defeat Yan Yun Shuijun and get rid of the crime, so I was able to get away! "Everyone was stunned, and Xiao Zuo hurriedly asked: "The governor is not really planning to go to war, is he?"
Xiao Tianzuo sighed, "I have issued a military order, and now the arrow is on the string and I have to fire it!" Xiao Bang said in a panic: "What should we do? The Yanyun navy has cannons, how can we defeat them?" Tianzuo thought: "That's not necessarily true! Our warships are twice as many as Yanyun's army. If we attack with all our strength, we may be able to win!"
Xiao Zuo smiled bitterly and said: "This is like hitting your head against a wall!" Xiao Tianzuo said helplessly: "Now there is no other way but to fight to the death!" Then his eyes condensed, "I have made up my mind, immediately Send someone to declare a battle to the Yanyun Army and fight to the death with the Yanyun Army!"
The Yanyun navy was about to leave for Juehua Island, but suddenly received a letter of challenge from the Khitan army to fight to the death with the Yanyun navy off the coast of Runzhou. Yan Yunjun was very surprised when he suddenly received such a letter of challenge. "Could this be a trap?" Guan He said. Guan Shan frowned and said: "It's hard to say that Xiao Tianzuo has no reason to take the initiative to fight with us!" Wang Rong snorted, "I don't think there is any need to think too much! There is no obstruction on the vast sea, what tricks can he play? ?”
Yang Peng nodded and said: "Wang Rong is right. Xiao Tianzuo may have some last resort reasons, so he had to take the initiative to fight our army! I mean to agree to their challenge!" Everyone nodded. Guan Shan said: "King Yan, should we detach a fleet to follow the fleet in order to deal with unpredictable emergencies?" Yang Peng thought and nodded, "That's okay." He glanced at everyone. , asked: "Do you have any other opinions?" Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. "Well, send someone to reply to Xiao Tianzuo immediately!"
Soon after, Yan Yun's reply was delivered to Xiao Tianzuo's hands. After Xiao Tianzuo read the reply, he frowned and said: "Yan Yunjun has accepted our challenge!" Several people around him couldn't help but become nervous. Xiao Zuo couldn't help but said: "I really don't know what the outcome of this battle will be. !”
Xiao Tianzuo threw the letter of war on the desk, frowned and said: "There is no turning back when you shoot! I just hope God will bless you! Our warships are twice as many as Yanyun's army, and we may be able to defeat them!"
Two days later, warships from both sides gathered on the sea off Runzhou, and the war was about to break out. Xiao Tianzuo stood on the platform of the flagship, looking at the Yanyun warship in the distance. He did not see the cannon, and his original nervousness faded a lot. He couldn't help but think in his heart: Maybe the previous speculation was not true, and Yan Yunjun did not move the cannon onto the warship. Thinking of this, Xiao Tianzuo seemed to see the dawn of victory.
Xiao Bang quickly stepped onto the platform, clasped his fists towards Xiao Tianzuo and said, "Father, General Feng and General Xiao are ready." Xiao Tianzuo looked at the left and right wings, hesitated for a moment, and said decisively: "Send the order, the whole army attacks. !" The Liao Navy moved, and hundreds of large and small warships formed a huge phalanx and pressed towards Yan Yun's army. The war drums of the Yanyun Army sounded. To Xiao Tianci and others' expectations, the Yanyun warships did not come towards them, but instead turned their hulls horizontally and faced them. Xiao Tianzuo frowned and muttered: "What the hell are they doing? Facing our attack like this is asking for death!"
Soon he knew the answer. I saw rows of small doors opening on the side of the Yanyun warship, and then I saw the barrel of the cannon sticking out. Xiao Tianzuo was shocked. At this moment, I saw the opponent's warships spitting out countless fireworks. Immediately afterwards, water pillars shot into the sky in our own fleet, and many warships had broken walls and masts. Several soldiers on a warship were running on the deck. It happened that a few soldiers were running on the deck. The stone bullets roared in, immediately beating the soldiers to pieces and leaving flesh and blood flying everywhere, and then penetrated the entire cabin in one fell swoop.
After a round of bombardment, the Khitan army and navy suffered heavy losses and were already in some confusion. Xiao Tianzuo, however, strictly ordered all armies to continue charging! He also worked hard! The Khitan fleet advanced under fierce artillery fire, and saw that warships were constantly being bombarded by artillery fire and were riddled with holes and torn apart, and then either lost power or sank into the water.
Finally, the Khitan army's desperate advance paid off. They had approached less than two arrows away from the Yanyun fleet, and were already within the range of bed crossbows and small stone cannons. Amidst the stern roars of the Khitan generals, countless huge guns, arrows and stones were seen flying into the sky and roaring towards the Yanyun fleet.
It fell into the middle of Yanyun's fleet, causing countless splashes of water. Stones, spears and arrows fell on Yanyun's warship, and the sails were immediately broken and pierced. One warship was particularly seriously damaged, and a large amount of seawater poured in. In an instant, Then the whole thing turned over.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
