On the Yangtze River, Zhao Tai led the Qi army to cover the river and descend.
On the river, Qi army warships stretched one after another for several miles.
On the shore, tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry marched along the Yangtze River, and the scene was majestic.
At this time, Zhao Tai was standing on the building of a ship, with the river breeze blowing, his clothes fluttering, and he was full of high spirits.
"Your Majesty, look!" Wang Bin pointed forward.
Zhao Tai looked up and saw a shadow of a sail appearing on the river in the distance, as if there were clouds on the river.
Zhao Tai then took the telescope from his subordinate and looked at the river ahead, only to see countless tall buildings and boats covering the river.
After a while, Zhao Tai put down his telescope and said, "The Song Army has quite a few warships!"
Wang Bin said: "In order to prevent the Eastern Route Army from forcibly crossing the Yangtze River, the Song Army concentrated its elite naval forces downstream. There were many warships and masts in front of them. It seems that the main force of the Song Army's navy came to intercept them."
Although Qi's main opponent has been Mongolia in recent years, and most of its military expenditures have been spent on the cavalry and infantry armies, without funding for the navy, with the development of the past ten years, Qi's navy has become quite strong.
However, the navy of the Qi army was mainly active along the coast of Shandong, interfering with Song-Mongolia maritime transactions, and near Yangzhou, to deter the Song army and wait for opportunities to send the Eastern Route Army across the Yangtze River.
Therefore, the main force of the Qi Army's navy is located along the coast, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The strength of the Qi Army's navy is relatively weak.
Now Zhao Tai is moving down the river. The main force of the Qi army's navy is to attack the Song Dynasty. A partial naval force is trained in Baihe. Most of the Qi army's ships are merchant ships and fishing boats obtained from Jingchu, as well as surrendered Song army warships.
Now Zhao Tai is coming with great momentum, but in terms of the strength of the naval force, it is definitely not as good as the Song army that came to block it.
Zhao Tai only watched for a while and knew that the strength of the Song navy in front was not weak, but Zhao Tai was full of confidence, "The Song navy has many large ships, but in Gu's opinion, they are easy to defeat!"
At this time, as the distance got closer, Wang Bin could already see clearly with the naked eye the Southern Song navy blocking the road ahead.
The warships of the Song Army were tall and numerous, and they were all serious warships.
Most of the Qi army's side are cargo ships and fishing boats, and they will definitely not be able to hit the Song army's warships. When the Song army is approaching, the Song army will be condescending, and the Qi army will be like attacking a city.
In addition, in recent years, the Southern Song Dynasty relied on its financial resources to manufacture artillery crazily, and the Song army's warships were equipped with many cannons.
Under such circumstances, it can be said that it is very difficult for the Qi army to forcibly defeat the blocking Song navy.
As if he had read through Wang Bin's thoughts, Zhao Tai raised his finger and pointed at the Song Navy in the distance, and smiled, "Judging from the number of warships and equipment, the Song Navy in front of us is better than us. But, if it is only better than us, Equipment, the Song Dynasty should be invincible in the world."
Wang Bin nodded slightly, then smiled and said: "What the king said is true, war cannot only depend on the strength of troops and equipment, but also depends on the time, location, people, strategy, commander, and morale..."
"Not bad!" Zhao Tai said enthusiastically, "The Song Navy in front of us only has one sharp weapon and nothing else. Isn't it easy to defeat it alone?"
"Hahaha~" After saying this, Zhao Tai couldn't help laughing proudly.
This is not because Zhao Tai started drinking at halftime, but because he was indeed confident.
Wang Bin couldn't help but ask: "How is your Majesty going to defeat the Song Navy in front of you?"
This battle may be the last battle of the Qi-Song War. Wang Bin still hopes to understand it clearly and fill in the gaps for Zhao Tai.
After this battle, the Southern Song Dynasty could no longer organize large-scale resistance, and the small court in Lin'an either surrendered or was destroyed.
In Wang Bin's opinion, he still liked the toughness of the Southern Song Dynasty and hoped that Lin'an could persist in resisting.
At that time, the Qi army surrounded Lin'an and attacked. Zhao Yun had better commit suicide, and Zhao Tai could ascend the throne as emperor without any hindrance.
If Zhao Yun surrenders, Qi will have to find a way to arrange it, which will affect the speed of Zhao Tai becoming emperor.
Zhao Tai didn't know that Wang Bin had already thought of attacking Lin'an, how to arrange Zhao Yun. He pointed at the navy in front and sneered: "Now the morale of the Song army is low and people's hearts are shaken. Although the Southern Song navy in front is strong, it has lost its intention to attack. .so
The enemies are easy to deal with. The king is now based in the upper reaches, and the ships can go down the river, taking advantage of the geographical advantage. You have people prepare some fire boats and cruise on the river. The Song army is already afraid. Seeing that Su Gu is about to attack, the whole army must be tense. In less than three days, the Song army will be mentally exhausted. By then, he will attack with his troops alone and will definitely defeat the enemy! "
Zhao Tai's idea is actually very simple. The Qi army is strong and the military front is in full swing.
Now that the Song army was facing the Qi army, they must be frightened, and the whole army was tense.
At this time, any move by the Qi army will make the Song army prepare for the attack with full vigor.
Therefore, Zhao Tai planned to make a gesture of attacking with fire, and the Song army would not dare to slack off.
After all, people are not machines. If they are mentally stressed for a long time, they will definitely be exhausted physically and mentally, and fatigue will make the morale of the Song army even lower.
If Zhao Tai waits for the Song army to be exhausted physically and mentally and has low morale before launching an attack, he is afraid that the elite Song army in front of him will collapse quickly.
Wang Bin thought for a moment and smiled, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "Since sir, you think Gu's strategy is good, then let's make arrangements according to Gu's wishes!"
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Dingjiazhou, Song Jun water village.
At night, the sky darkened, but the lights in the Song Army water camp were brightly lit.
On the river, Song army ships shuttled back and forth, the decks were also lit with torches, and the soldiers watched the river warily.
During the day, the Qi army arrived at Dingjiazhou. The Song army originally thought that the Qi army was going to attack immediately, but unexpectedly the Qi army stopped and confronted the Song army.
The Qi army came from upstream, and the ships they captured were all cargo ships and fishing boats, which could not be compared with the Song navy warships.
In the boarding battle, the tall building ships of the Song Army were like castles on the water. Ten cargo ships and fishing boats could not defeat a single building ship.
The Qi army had just arrived and were not used to water warfare. This was an opportunity for the Song army.
Jia Sidao suggested an attack, but the civil and military forces of the Southern Song Dynasty had long been frightened by the Qi army and did not dare to take the initiative. Instead, like an ostrich, they chose to defend.
It seems that if they don't take the initiative, the decisive battle will not be fought.
There was no movement from the Song Army. In the afternoon, the Qi Army collected their movements and selected hundreds of small boats, which were piled with firewood, kerosene and gunpowder, and seemed to be preparing for a fire attack.
The Qi army occupied the upper reaches, and the small boat moved down the river at an extremely fast speed. However, the Song army had a large ship and it was difficult to maneuver and avoid it, making the Song army immediately nervous.
The Song army was already afraid of the Qi army, and the soldiers were already nervous, fearing that they would be attacked by the Qi army.
Now it was discovered that the Qi army was going to attack with fire, and the generals of the Song army did not dare to sleep. During the day, they stared at the river. At night, they urged their troops to guard and defend, and they did not even dare to sleep.
