Out of fear of the Ming army sweeping across Jiangnan and even Lingnan, Zhao Gou decided to stay away from the mainland and move overseas based on his previous successful experience of being chased by Jin Wushu and escaping.
Knowing that Liuqiu Island was very large and had always had some commercial contacts with the coastal areas, and that some Han people had settled on Liuqiu Island, he quickly sent people by boat to check the situation of Liuqiu Island.
Later, he learned that Liuqiu Island was inhabited, had economic activities, and had Han and aboriginal people. However, it had no city and no strong political power for the time being. It was isolated overseas and could be used as a refuge.
So Zhao Gou decided to make Liuqiu Island his last place of refuge, and officially included Liuqiu Island under the rule of the Song Dynasty.
While taking refuge in Wenzhou, he continued to collect money and sent fleets to Liuqiu Island for construction. He invested heavily in building cities and planned to build a kingdom of refuge for himself.
This is not a secret in Wenzhou. There are many people who know about it, including spies from the Skynet Army. When Zhou Mancheng decided to go south, he also knew that Zhao Gou was hiding in the fleet he built and was always planning to Flee and seek refuge.
How could he be allowed to escape?
Zhou Mancheng then began to plan, and sent a Marine Corps to land, launch a feint attack on Wenzhou from the northwest, build up momentum, and let the Tianwang Army spies inside Wenzhou spread the news that the Ming army was attacking Wenzhou to capture Zhao Gou.
At that time, Zhao Gou had just learned that there was a coup in Lin'an, that Shen Gai and others had abolished Zhao Jun and replaced Zhao Dun with others. He even learned that the Ming Dynasty was preparing to let the Southern Song Dynasty give up its national title and become a nondescript Jiangnan Kingdom.
He was greatly shocked and angrily rebuked Shen Gai and others for not being human beings and actually doing things that only rebels would do. They were all traitors and bastards. They should be exterminated. Their heads should be hung on the top of Lin'an City to announce the rebellion to the world. end.
As a general of the bodyguard, Yang Cunzhong was very annoyed by this incident and immediately suggested that Zhao Gou should not recognize the Lin'an regime and directly re-assume the throne of emperor, with Wenzhou as the center, calling on the Qin kings of other prefectures and counties that had not yet fallen.
Then he called on everyone to organize an army and move the army closer to Wenzhou, under the direct command of Zhao Gou, and then launch an attack on Lin'an, overthrow the Lin'an regime, and restore the Song Dynasty.
"The Supreme Emperor has been the emperor for decades and has been respected by the world. Now that the Song Dynasty is in danger of annihilation, it is the time for the Supreme Emperor to return to the throne and call on the loyal and righteous people in the world to go to the disaster. As long as the Supreme Emperor returns to the throne, he will definitely be recognized by the people of the world. He will definitely be recognized by the people of the world. We can gather a large army to capture Lin'an and re-establish the Song Dynasty!"
Not to mention, Yang Cunzhong's suggestion really made Zhao Gou slightly moved.
If nothing else, let's just say that in Wenzhou at this moment, there are a large number of bureaucrats and soldiers who have escaped from Lin'an, and they can almost form a small-scale functioning court. The number of troops is not small. If they are integrated, There can also be 20,000 to 30,000 people, enough to protect ourselves.
Now that he has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor again, announced that he will not recognize the Lin'an regime, and calls on the world to be diligent, it is not impossible.
But before Zhao Gou could discuss his thoughts with Yang Cunzhong to see if he could put them into action, news of the Ming army's attack on Wenzhou suddenly became widespread.
The Ming army is coming?
so fast?
What are you waiting for?
Moisten it quickly!
Zhao Gou was immediately frightened and immediately ordered to start a plan to escape to the big island.
No matter how large the land army was, it could not defeat the Ming army. Zhao Gou knew this more clearly than the people in Lin'an City. So as soon as he learned the news, Zhao Gou immediately ordered all the members of the escort fleet to board the ship and prepare to moisten it. Liuqiu.
It was only at this moment that Zhao Gou finally realized that he had no courage to confront the Ming army, no courage to re-enthrone as emperor and restore the country.
He had long believed that the Southern Song Dynasty could not be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty, so he abdicated and gave the throne to Zhao Hao. If not, why did he abdicate? Wouldn't you be happy to die as an emperor?
However, he really had no choice but to leave the throne to Zhao Zhen and let him clean up the mess. But the facts proved that Zhao Zhen's words were not small, but his achievements were very small. He soon made the already messy situation even more messy. , it’s even better now, the country is directly subjugated, and he himself is captured and becomes a prisoner.
Return to the Hammer Kingdom?
Escape is the most important thing now!
Speaking of escaping for his life, Zhao Gou had something to say.
When it comes to escaping from the competition, no one of his generation is more professional than Zhao Gou.
He said that he was the second life in the Escape Master Competition, and no one dared to say that he was the first in front of him.
With his order, the Wenzhou government and his escort gathered a large amount of copper coins, grain, chicken, duck, fish, fruits and vegetables, gold and silver treasures and various craftsmen, building materials, minerals, etc. and loaded them on ships at a high speed. The long-trained sailors and The sailors also boarded the ship.
All the population and materials that were enough to establish a small city-state were put on the ship and became Zhao Gou's refuge.
He almost emptied the wealth and young population of Wenzhou just to survive.
Yang Cunzhong suggested that he fight a few battles to test the strength of the Ming army before deciding whether to board a ship and escape, but he had no intention of doing so. According to him, there was no need to continue fighting a war that he knew would be defeated, and he could just escape. That's it.
There can be more soldiers to protect his safety.
However, he didn't know that at this moment, Zhou Mancheng had already determined his position. One day and one night after he set sail for Liuqiu, Zhou Mancheng was ready to annihilate him.
Zhao Gou thought he had successfully escaped.
Although the mainland has been lost, after escaping to Liuqiu Island, he can still become a native emperor and gain a pleasant comfort zone, where he can continue to live a life of drunkenness and dreams.
When he lost sight of the land, he was sure that he was safe, so he still happily drank and sang on the ship, singing and dancing with the beauties whom he wanted to favor but could not do anything about.
He danced, drank, and fished on the boat, and then made the fish he caught into raw fish. He followed the methods of the big fishermen on the coast, dipping the crystal clear fish meat in high-quality soy sauce and eating it raw. He immediately felt something special. taste.
He began to enjoy the delicious taste of fresh sea fish.
In order to allow the fleet to better catch high-quality sea fish, he also ordered the fleet to slow down.
Yang Cunzhong, who had been accompanying Zhao Gou and loyally protecting Zhao Gou, was very worried about Zhao Gou's behavior.
He was worried that the Ming army would catch up soon. In that case, wouldn't Zhao Gou be doomed?
So he remonstrated with Zhao Gou and begged Zhao Gou to order the fleet to advance at full speed and rush to Liuqiu Island to deploy defenses as soon as possible. Then everything would still be possible. If the Ming army caught up with him at sea, it would be ruined.
At this moment, Zhao Gou suddenly became interested in sea fishing and liked to eat the fish he caught raw. He was very unhappy about this.
"The ships of the Ming army are also ships, and they are all on the sea. Can they be faster than us? Besides, this is a vast sea. Without a reliable guide, the people of the Ming Dynasty will get lost and die! The old general is too worried. Now We are already safe, come here, I will reward you with this fish, take it and eat it!"
Zhao Gou smiled and rewarded Yang Cunzhong with a fish he caught personally. Yang Cunzhong reluctantly took it and thanked him.
He had no choice, Zhao Gou was too crazy.
Zhao Gou believed that what he felt was what he said, and he didn't listen to anyone. He was extremely excited, got drunk again at night, and had a party. If he still couldn't raise his head from below, he probably could have torn the ship into pieces.
Then his evacuation fleet was dumped by the Weihai Navy of the Ming Army prepared in advance.
