Zhao Bingyan told Wang Bao not to be stingy with the shells, but to give him a hard hit, just rush forward and blast open the city gate directly to let the Yuan army know how powerful the Song Guards were.
As long as they were found to be true surrenderers and traitors, they would all be arrested, and all those with blood debts would be beheaded in public.
With full firepower, the Guards liberated all the counties and towns on the east coast of Qiongzhou in three days. The Yuan Dynasty officials in Linchuan and Ningyuan panicked and fled westward. Wang Baobao entered Ningyuan without bloodshed.
At this time, Liu Shiyong repelled two Yuan army attacks north of Wenchang and captured a large number of Yuan army clothing and weapons.
Later, Zhang Shijie arrived with a large team of troops. Zhao Bingyan believed that it was only a matter of time before taking Hainan, and he could send a message to Leizhou for a full transfer.
He immediately sent a transfer signal to Wen Tianxiang and led a commando team to Lingao, cutting off the connection between the west of Qiongzhou and Qiongzhou City.
After Sun Huchen's main force arrived on the island, Qiongzhou was already surrounded. Zhao Bingyan pretended to be a ghost and asked Zhuge Liang to lend him the only cannon. He aimed directly within 700 meters and fired three cannons at close range, directly destroying the state capital. The south city gate was shattered.
The third shell passed through the city gate and hit the edge of the government office, blowing up the stone lion at the gate and flying far away. The smoke of the explosion shot straight into the sky, scaring all the officials and officials to run away.
Encouraged by the loud charge horn, the Song army roared and rushed into the city.
The officers and soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty surrendered and committed suicide. The Hainan Xuanwei Division that the Yuan Dynasty had just established collapsed in an instant.
Within one month, the Guards of the Song Dynasty liberated the entire territory of Qiongzhou, and all the soldiers and civilians of the Small Court of the Southern Song Dynasty successfully completed their plan to move to Qiongzhou.
Zhao Bingyan placed the new palace of the Southern Song Dynasty in Danzhou, which is located in the hinterland of Hainan Island and on the west side of Qiongzhou. It is still a certain distance from the west coast, making it easier to defend and less likely to be disturbed by typhoons.
Zhang Hongfan, the head coach of the Yuan army, was shocked when he learned that the Song army had transferred to Hainan.
He didn't care at first, thinking that it would be easy for the Song army to conquer the island with such a small number of troops, but it would be impossible to capture the city and gain a foothold. When the Song army is in a dilemma, it is a good opportunity for them to attack from both sides and eliminate the Song army.
Zhang Hongfan and Ali Hague actively prepared to attack Suixi.
However, the Song army continued to resist and retreated towards Leizhou.
However, there were no telephone calls on both sides of the strait, and there was no telegraph or mobile phone. He had no idea that Zhao Bingyan was rapidly attacking cities and territories on Hainan Island.
When the news of the defeat of Qiongzhou came, he sat in a daze on the Taishi chair. When he woke up, he immediately drove his army south to attack Leizhou.
Zhang Hongfan ran too fast because of his impatience. The forward ran into Zhang Qi's ambush circle and was hit by a burst of volley fire without even seeing the Song army. The Guardsmen had two rounds of target training and never came back again. Dare to advance.
He did not carefully enter Leizhou City until all the defenders of the Song Army boarded the ship.
This guy was so depressed that he was so angry that he vomited blood.
Yang Shufei felt like she was on a trip this time. She left Leizhou leisurely to enjoy the scenery on the sea and was in a good mood.
After the group arrived in Danzhou, they were overjoyed to see that the well-preserved Yamen had been converted into her palace. The craftsmen had already installed the light-regenerating power station that had been moved from Naozhou Island. The LED lights were flickering to illuminate her.
Lu Xiufu said happily: "The King of Han is interested. Now, the Queen Mother can sleep peacefully."
Everyone was laughing.
Concubine Yang Shu said with a bright face: "Since the Ai family has the King of Han, the Ai family can sleep peacefully."
All the ministers laughed again.
Zhang Shijie said with emotion: "The Guards are really powerful, but although the army has captured Qiongzhou, there are still many rebels who have escaped into the mountains. It will take a lot of energy to completely eliminate them."
Zhao Bingyan nodded and said: "The next thing is to ask the general to take action. Let's set up the Qiongzhou garrison. It will specialize in the security and protection of Qiongzhou."
It sounded very fresh to everyone, and everyone was willing to hear the details.
He said that the Queen Mother had just arrived, and all the ministers and ministers were also tired from traveling and traveling. How about taking a day off to discuss it?
Everyone kept shouting for great kindness.
Although Danzhou is much smaller than Leizhou City, the government office is still complete.
After several battles between the Yuan and Song armies, all the wealthy businessmen and wealthy families fled, leaving enough houses to accommodate court officials.
Zhao Bingyan was too disgusted with living in the courtyard house of a wealthy businessman, so he asked his brothers who came back to run errands to live in his house.
The next day, Queen Mother Yang Shufei presided over the court meeting radiantly. However, the layout of the meeting hall has changed significantly.
The high-ranking throne that symbolized imperial power was gone, and was replaced by a large, long discussion table. There were pens, ink, and paper in front of each seat, and a secretary was taking notes in the back row.
Zhao Bingyan invited her to sit down at the chief seat.
Concubine Yang Shu was stunned for a moment, then sat down with a smile.
Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie who came later were also stunned when they saw this arrangement and did not dare to take their seats.
Concubine Yang Shu said happily: "The King of Han asked me to change it. We only have a few people to discuss matters without being too restrained. This is very good."
After the three people sat down carefully, Zhao Bingyan spoke.
He said: The imperial court came to Danzhou, and it has long been fragmented. Now it has a place as big as the palm of Hainan, so it has a place to stay. We might as well be more generous and upgrade Qiongzhou to Hainan Road to strengthen the centralized governance of the Song Dynasty court.
Everyone thought for a moment and nodded one after another. Concubine Yang Shu said happily: "Great Good Lord, how about leaving this matter to Prime Minister Lu?"
The princes nodded.
Zhao Bingyan continued: "Now we will discuss all matters together, and the Queen Mother will make the decision. Our court should simply slim down. We must at least prepare six ministers, each of whom can perform his or her duties."
Yang Shufei thought it was good and asked him what to do?
He said he hadn't decided yet and had to ask the princes to make up his mind.
However, from now on, we will formulate a rule of procedure. The appointment of officials above the county level in Zhongzhou and the promotion of generals in the army should be approved by the Queen Mother.
Yang Shufei looked at him doubtfully, turned her eyes to Wen Tianxiang and the other three and said slowly: "It's not necessary, is it?".
Wen Tianxiang immediately seconded the proposal. He said that the Queen Mother is now in charge, and the affairs of the DPRK and China should be decided by the Queen Mother.
Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie immediately seconded the proposal.
When they fled from Lin'an, they were the two of them who made almost all the decisions, and Concubine Yang Shu became a deaf ear, which was seriously inconsistent with the Queen Mother's status as regent.
Wen Tianxiang believes that the most important thing at the moment is to prepare officials from all prefectures and counties in Hainan, and there can be no delay.
Concubine Yang Shu thought for a moment and asked him to discuss with Lu Xiufu to quickly rectify the officials in each place during the trip from the south to the north.
Zhao Bingyan fiercely praised the Queen Mother for her wisdom. The two prime ministers would definitely be able to capture and stabilize the place when they went on patrol.
Zhang Shijie also followed suit and flattered the Queen Mother.
The matter was settled immediately.
After the court meeting, Zhao Bingyan took a rare opportunity to go back to his house to sit down and rest. As soon as he took a nap under the banyan tree, Zhang Shijie came to the door.
After the two of them had tea, he said: "The prime ministers on the left and right are busy, but I am very relaxed here. Yesterday, the king of Han proposed to reorganize the army. Zhang is willing to ask for details."
Zhang Shijie was able to put down his arrogance and condescend to come to Zhao Bingyan's house, which made great progress.
He said: Everyone knows that the Guards using new firearms are powerful, and the general should know that we cannot completely rely on Mr. Zhuge. There are only so many new weapons, and it is impossible to arm the entire army. He plans to divide the country's troops into the Guards and the Garrison.
The garrison is responsible for catching and collecting thieves, maintaining local security, calming down local disturbances and supporting frontline operations. The equipment used is the Yuan army weapons currently captured.
Such traditional weapons and equipment are easy for Zhang Gong to command.
I would like to request the Empress Dowager's permission to appoint Zhang Gong as the Hainan Defense Envoy to command the Hainan Standing Army to defend the enemy and protect the rear area for the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Shijie was surprised.
In his mind, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Zhao Bingyan is very likely to kill him, so why let him go out to lead the army, or even entrust the backing of the Song Dynasty court to him?
Zhao Bingyan said slowly: "Mr. Zhang is familiar with water fighting, but I don't know how to fight with water."
Zhang Shijie immediately interrupted him and said: "The king of Han has superb commanding skills, but Zhang is far behind."
Zhao Bingyan shook his head with a smile and continued: "Hainan Road needs to be prepared with enough coast guards, and new firearms will be uniformly dispatched by Mr. Zhang. In this way, Hainan Road can be defended."
Zhang Shijie was happy when he saw that he really handed over the team. He said excitedly: "Shijie served his country loyally and died, and he will definitely be able to defend the Hainan Road."
