While Li Bao was wrestling with the Ming army soldiers, other people on the ship were also fighting for their lives amidst the violent explosions.
They were gradually surrounded by burning ships, and it was unclear whether they belonged to the Ming army or the Song army.
Many warships were burning violently, and thick black smoke covered the sky, so much so that even the newly brightened sky could not penetrate the thick darkness.
The cruelty of war is evident from the fact that even the light of day cannot penetrate it.
After all, the Ming Army's navy defeated the enemy with more troops. The Song Army's warships were sunk one by one, captured one by one, and burned one by one. The Song Army's sailors either died on the ship or died in the water, which was even worse. Still died on the shore, burned to death.
The Ming army became more and more courageous as they fought. Several ships surrounded a Song army warship, including Li Bao's flagship.
The flagship slowed down because it crashed into a Ming warship. It was quickly targeted by more Ming warships and approached. The Ming warships rushed to fight Li Bao's flagship, or to block or simply block it. Gang-hopping operations were carried out, and more and more Ming soldiers rushed to Li Bao's flagship and fought desperately with the Song soldiers on the ship.
It can be said that these soldiers of the Song Dynasty were brave and tenacious. They fought tenaciously with more and more Ming soldiers, facing each other tit for tat, without flinching. Their desire to survive also increased their combat effectiveness.
Unfortunately, it was difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. Facing the increasing number of Ming soldiers, the Song soldiers gradually became exhausted and could not continue fighting. In the end, they died one after another.
Either they were pierced through the chest, or their bodies were cut off, or their heads were chopped off, and they lost their lives. In the end, all the Song soldiers on the flagship were wiped out, leaving only Li Bao, who was covered in blood and was still fighting with his sword. .
The soldiers of the Ming army gradually surrounded Li Bao, who was stubbornly resisting. Li Bao turned a blind eye and swung his sword to kill all the Ming soldiers he could see around him. He slashed with the left and right, roaring until his voice became hoarse and exhausted.
In the end, Li Bao didn't even have the strength to swing his sword, but the Ming soldiers saw his extraordinary attire and knew he was a big fish, so instead of killing him, they surrounded him and tried to capture him alive.
Everyone knows that the merit level of killing an enemy general is different from that of capturing an enemy general alive.
Looking at the Ming soldiers forming a circle around him, Li Bao realized that all the soldiers around him had died in battle and he was the last one standing.
Li Bao was filled with hatred, sadness and self-blame.
He hated the cruelty and cunning of the Ming army, mourned the deaths of his subordinates in battle, and blamed himself for his incompetence.
If I could think more, pay attention to the movements of the Ming army, and realize that the Ming army might sneak attack the Dinghai port from land to break the deadlock, maybe the outcome would not be like this.
But it's useless to think about it now, there are no ifs in the world.
The Mingzhou Navy was finished, the Suzhou Ocean Gate was opened, Lin'an was in danger, the emperor was in danger, and the Song Dynasty was in danger. Whether this battle could be fought or not became a question.
But he suddenly remembered that he had promised Yue Fei that no matter what, no matter what the situation, no matter how difficult it was, he would kill thieves for the country at all costs.
Only now, he is finally coming to an end.
The original Yue Family Army no longer exists. The old troops are scattered, dead and retired. He is the only general who continues to serve in the army after Yue Fei's death. If he ends here, then the Yue Family Army will really 's no longer exists.
Li Bao thought about his life with various emotions.
After a while, he sniffed, stretched out his hand to wipe his face, looked up at the Ming soldiers surrounding him, and listened to the sound of flames burning wood in his ears.
He knew that these Ming soldiers wanted to capture him for military exploits, but he, Li Bao, would not be a prisoner of the Jin people back then, and he certainly would not be a prisoner of the Ming people now.
"I know what you want, but I didn't kneel to the golden thief back then, and I won't kneel to you now. There are no cowards under General Yue, and I, Li Bao, have also followed General Yue, so I am definitely not a coward!"
He shook his body and reluctantly stood up, then held the knife in both hands and took a few breaths to steady his breathing.
"Put the knife down!"
A Ming army officer roared angrily.
Li Bao glanced at him contemptuously.
"I said, I didn't bend the knee back then, and I won't bend the knee now, so please take credit for it with my body!"
Li Bao smiled coldly and stabbed himself with a sword as fast as lightning.
He moved so quickly that even the soldiers closest to him had no time to stop him.
Li Bao's body shook a few times, then fell softly to the ground, twitched a few times, and stopped moving.
Li Bao's death was of course the end of the Mingzhou Navy's annihilation.
On the sea where black smoke obscured the sky and the sun, the Ming Navy achieved a complete victory over the Song Navy and completely destroyed the Mingzhou Navy.
In this battle, the Ming army captured more than 110 Song warships and captured more than 1,700 Song sailors.
It was April 10th. The Ming army had not yet crossed the Yangtze River, but the navy had completely wiped out the main naval force of the Southern Song Dynasty, opened the Suzhou Ocean Channel, and could directly threaten Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, considering that he only has 8,000 troops at his disposal, this amount of troops will certainly be a surefire success when used in water battles, but it is slightly insufficient when used in land battles.
Despite this, if strategic deterrence can be achieved, it may be possible to coordinate the army's actions and cause Song Ting's defense to collapse faster.
As he said, he reorganized his army after Kong Zhende's victory. On the morning of April 11, he led the main force of the navy to march towards Lin'an, preparing for a strategic deterrent against the Southern Song Dynasty.
After wiping out the Mingzhou Navy, the Ming Navy's navy was now unimpeded and unstoppable in the Suzhou Yangtze area, and there was no need to worry about logistical issues.
Firstly, they were on the water, and secondly, they captured Dinghai County by defeating the Mingzhou Navy. They also replenished a wave of food and supplies. Now that they had enough troops and food, it was time to prepare to work hard and make further achievements.
As Kong Zhende led the navy to Lin'an through Suzhou Ocean, it was also the process in which news of the Song Army's navy being destroyed and the water portal opening was constantly being passed to Lin'an.
The two sides moved forward at almost the same time, Kong Zhende never stopped, and the message did not stop passing through the post system.
So almost on the evening of April 12th, the news that the entire Mingzhou Navy was annihilated and the Ming Navy had a complete victory was quickly sent to Lin'an.
In the early morning of April 13th, Kong Zhende led the main force of the Ming Navy to the Hangzhou Bay area and discovered a fleet of warships being prepared by the Song Dynasty in the waters of Hangzhou Bay, which seemed to be intended to expand the navy's strength. of.
Needless to say, of course, Kong Zhende gave an order, and the Ming Navy navy swarmed forward, using both long-range and short-range strikes. It took a morning and a noon to destroy all the Ming Navy navy, which numbered about two hundred. The new naval force of warships has not yet been completed.
The road to Lin'an suddenly became clear. As long as Kong Zhende was willing, he could lead the navy soldiers to land, go to Lin'an, and attack the imperial capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, this choice is not very practical for Kong Zhende, because according to intelligence, the number of the forbidden troops of Lin'an Sanya is almost 100,000, and he only has 8,000 sailors. If he had cavalry, he would still dare to give it a try, but the sailors... forget it.
Despite this, he was not going to sit here and wait for the Ming army to arrive. He decided to do something within his power.
For example, they blocked the Hangzhou Bay and captured the merchant fleet to attack the maritime commerce of the Southern Song Dynasty and hindered the maritime trade operations of the Southern Song Dynasty, thus hitting the economy of the Southern Song Dynasty.
And Jiaxing Prefecture, north of Hangzhou Bay, was an important salt-producing area in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The navy could not confront Lin'an's 100,000 Sanya imperial guards, but attacking a Jiaxing prefecture, destroying the salt-producing areas of the Southern Song Dynasty, and destroying the official salt system could gain a favorable position for private salt sales from the Ming Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty.
When the army was stationed in Haizhou, Kong Zhende also heard that the Southern Song Dynasty restricted the import of private salt from the Ming Dynasty by cracking down on the Chuzhou private salt dealer group, thus affecting the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue. He was very dissatisfied with this and decided to take this opportunity. Clean up the Southern Song Dynasty severely.
As soon as he said it, Kong Zhende first sent ships from the water to block the way for sea ships to reach Lin'an from Suzhou Ocean, and then sent a fleet to search and capture the merchant fleet of the Southern Song Dynasty in the entire Suzhou Ocean area.
When he saw the merchant fleet, he rushed forward and captured it without saying a word. He arrested the merchant and all the goods became trophies, in order to deter the maritime trade routes of the Southern Song Dynasty.
In addition, they sent people to land and destroy several large salt fields in the coastal areas of Jiaxing Prefecture, capture the salt workers, and destroy the institutions, thereby destroying the official salt system of the Southern Song Dynasty and causing it to face the dilemma of lack of official salt.
Even if they can't attack Lin'an directly, they still have to make the Song people unbearable!
