Chen Yi led his troops downstream from Yangming Fort to intercept the enemy troops who reinforced Ezhou, but to be honest, he really didn't want to come. In the battle of Qiongzhou, the 40,000 naval troops were killed and almost refused to return, and three ten thousand men died. Fortunately, Ali Hague took the responsibility, but King Tuohuan of Zhennan was demoted to Ezhou and was not allowed to return to Beijing to meet him. He was also demoted from ten thousand men to centurion. This time, the reorganization of the Jiangnan army was re-appointed as a marching thousand households and organized under the ten thousand households of Baoding.

Chen Yi was naturally not convinced by this. He thought that he was the commander of the riverside army in the Song Dynasty, and the Zhang Yu family was just a bandit in the little water pill in Baoding. He knew that as early as the Jin Dynasty, Baoding mainly referred to two places, one was the Jin Baozhou. After the Mongolian occupied it, it was the base of the Zhang Rou family, the Han Marquis of the Han Dynasty; the other was Baoding County, which was similar to the geographical environment of the neighboring Xin'an, with dense waters and lakes. After the Mongolian army advanced south to invade the Song Dynasty, Xin'an successively served Zhang Fu and Zhang Jin, which was the base of Baoding and Xin'an and defended against the Mongolians.

Many years later, he was destroyed by Zhang Rou. After Zhang Jin surrendered to Mongolia, he followed the army south and died in Xuzhou. His son Zhang Rongshi followed Kublai and attacked Ezhou in the south. Kublai Khan ascended the throne to reward him with his achievements and received tens of thousands of navy families. He and Xie Cheng were also the two major navy families. After that, Zhang Rongshi participated in the quelling of the Li Chan Rebellion and the Xiangfan Battle, and led the new army to follow Boyan to attack Song. He successively belonged to the Ali Hague and Song Duda Group, participated in the war between the two lakes and Jiangxi, and served as the Xuanwei envoy of Hubei Dao.

Zhang Yu was the second son of Zhang Rongshi. He assembled his father's position and served as the Marshal of the Capital and the Marshal of the Navy. He guarded Huangzhou. At the beginning of the year, the garrison army in Jiangxi was reorganized. He abolished the Marshal's Mansion and recruited the Marshal's Mansion as the Wanhu Mansion. Zhang Yu was appointed as the 10,000 naval army households of Baoding, including Zhongshan, Dadu and the New Affiliated Army. He had more than 1,000 warships and more than 20,000 troops. Chen Yi was also incorporated into it, which made him, who was the dignified Dushen in those days, and naturally he was very reluctant.

The Baoding naval army was originally stationed in Pengze Lake, Nankang, and was stationed in Jiangzhou Yangtze River Defense Line. When the rebels in the Song Dynasty were about to attack Ezhou, they were ordered to go upstream to reinforce and stationed in Yangluo Fort. Jiangzhou was then lost and occupied by the Song army. Zhang Yu was heartbroken for this and was deeply ashamed of this, but Chen Yi was secretly glad that he escaped the attack of two Song naval armies. Otherwise, who would be ashamed of it!

Chen Yi knew very well that the situation is different from the previous few years. The Song army lost four ten thousand households stationed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, destroyed the Jiankang Longwan Navy, and wiped out all the grain transport troops of Wanhu Mansion on the sea route. Zhang Xuan's whereabouts are still unknown. In addition, all the important towns in Jiangnan have fallen besides Quanzhou, Fuzhou and Guangzhou, and now they can only be trapped in the city and are difficult to achieve.

But the enemy was narrow, and the Song Shui Army once again reinforced the battlefield in Ezhou. Others were not clear about it. Chen Yi had learned from the military information that the person who came this time was the little emperor of the Song Dynasty. His commander was determined to win Ezhou! He repeatedly advised Wanhu not to underestimate the enemy, and to defend and attack, he should not fight without authorization. As a result, he was not only teased by the generals, but also scolded by Zhang Yu's bandit grandson, who ordered him to go to meet the enemy as a vanguard and make a first contribution.

"Thousands of households, our army is less than ten miles away from the enemy fleet, so I'll ask for instructions!" Just when Chen Yi was very angry, the deputy general came to report.

"What is the reaction of the Song army?" Chen Yi asked with a frown.

"There are still flowing upstream along the middle of the river with two columns, but the distance between the two teams has narrowed a little!" the deputy general reported.

"What do you think?" Chen Yi asked.

"The Song army does not seem to take us seriously at all. Why would you teach them some lessons!" the deputy general replied.

"How do you teach them a lesson?" Chen Yi's brows frowned and he asked in a deep voice.

"We occupy the upper reaches of the river. We can first set fire boats downstream. When the enemy ships line up, they will definitely burn the company's army. We will then rush the army to capture the fake king. As long as they are captured, the siege of Ezhou and Jiangling will be lifted. Thousands of households will definitely be able to re-enforce thousands of households!" The deputy general said with a smile.

"Well, you're right. If you can make such a great contribution, you will definitely benefit. Go and prepare!" Chen Yi said with a smile on his face.

"Qianhu, let's go and prepare to set up the fireboat!" The deputy general Shi Li said goodbye, but as soon as he turned around, he felt a chill in his chest. He looked down at the tip of the knife exposed on his chest in surprise. He didn't seem to believe it. But he had already made a sound and felt that the knife was stirred in his chest and then pulled out. The person fell to the ground, and blood spurted out along the cabin, forming a puddle in front of his eyes.

"Uncle, you are... you killed Deputy General Qin, how can we explain!"

"Qingping, now those thieves regard us as slaves, calling us around. We are all fed up with their composure. Why don't you turn back to Gui Song? What do you think?" Chen Yi turned around viciously and said.

"Uncle, my nephew is willing to follow me!" Chen Qingping looked at his uncle's eyes and bowed his head and said.

"Okay, let the head of this thief be hung on the bow of the boat, put down the mast and raise the flag!" Chen Yiyan said.

"Uncle, will the troops obey orders, will the Song army surrender?" Chen Qingping said guiltily.

"Our army has been greatly excluded since its defeat in Qiongzhou. The Yuan court also looked at us new subordinate troops differently. After learning that our dynasty counterattacked Jiangnan and regained lost territories, the generals and officials of each unit had already wanted to return to the Song Dynasty, and they would definitely follow him." Chen Yiyan said, "The current army is an army led by the Emperor of Song. At this time, we will definitely accept it when we turn against each other in the battle. This is much different than being defeated and surrendered again."

"My uncle is right, but my nephew said that the little emperor has always been cruel and ruthless in dealing with traitors. People are often beheaded, their families are exiled, and their property is lost!" Chen Qingping said in fear.

"I don't know, but Zhang Yu's child who treats us as a vanguard is a killing trick. He goes forward and dies, but he still dies after retreat. Then it's better to bet last time. If we win, we can retreat unscathed and return home to be a rich man; if we lose, it's just a death!" Chen Yiyan said. He knew that he took the initiative to surrender. The little emperor would not kill himself, whether for the sake of face or for the future surrender of old ministers, but would give him a heavy reward. The possibility of continuing to be an official is not high. No one will trust those who rebel again and again. Continuing to be an official will cause disaster. But things were unexpected, but now it was over, so he could only survive in his death...

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Chen Yi came to surrender, which surprised the generals of the Song army who were ready for battle, and also surprised Zhao Bing. It was the first time he had encountered an enemy who surrendered voluntarily for the first time after fighting for so many years. But he thought that the change in the situation of the enemy had also made the enemy unstable, especially the old Song Dynasty troops, who had acted as cannon fodder and were discriminated against over the years, so he was naturally extremely dissatisfied, so he was not surprised to return to Song. But he could not rule out that they had other thoughts.

"Bring Chen Yi here!" Zhao Bing thought about whether it was true or false, he would meet him at the same time, and turned his face to speak to Chen Dun.

"Yes!" Chen Dun waved his hand and asked the guards to bring Chen Yi in from the outside of the cabin.

"The criminal general Chen Yi bowed to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" As soon as Chen Yi entered the cabin, he knelt down and bowed, shouting long live.

"General Chen abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, how could he tie it up? He almost loosened the rope!" Zhao Bing looked down and saw that Chen Yi's armor was all out, wearing only a cloth coat, kneeling on the ground, making people loosen their ties.

"Thank you, your Majesty, the generals surrendered to the Tartars in the past with fear of death. They know that they have committed a crime. The serious crime has been made. I do not ask Your Majesty for forgiveness, but I hope that you can be loyal to Your Majesty, and there is no regret to die in the battlefield!" Chen Yi, who was tied up, kowtowed again with tears in his face.

"The saint once said: It's not too late to die in the morning and night. General Chen can repent and return to the court, so I feel no comfort!" Zhao Bing saw through Chen Yi's thoughts at a glance, but he could not break it, and could only say in a fake manner.

"The general of the crime thanked Your Majesty for not killing you. He is willing to attack and destroy the enemy for the sake of his forward and help Your Majesty seize Ezhou!" Chen Yi was loosened and listened to the little emperor's words. He did not exceed his expectations. He felt half of his heart, and kowtowed to thank him again. He did not dare to get up without listening to the instructions.

"General Chen has been in the Yuan Dynasty for many years, and it is really rare that he has not lost his loyalty to the emperor!" Zhao Bing said with a sip of tea.

"Your Majesty, the crime is that he is in Cao's camp and is in Han. He was forced to live in the enemy camp that day. He was forced to attack Qiong and led his troops to the scene. He wanted to turn against him at the last minute, but Ali Hague has been in charge of the central army, so..." Chen Yi's heart that had just been relieved and quickly explained.

"Haha, I understand the situation that day. General Chen was helpless in joining the enemy. It was not too late to return to justice today. I will give him a seat!" Zhao Bing smiled twice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Yi thanked again, then got up and sat half his butt.

"I personally led the troops to conquer Ezhou this time, but I don't know the current enemy situation and I have to ask General Chen for advice!" Zhao Bing asked again.

"Report to Your Majesty, you will be sure to know everything!" Chen Yi hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"As soon as you return to the right, the general will no longer be called a criminal minister. I have appointed you as the General of the Protective Country, the Marquis of Xiakou County, and the Commander of the Guiyi Navy. I will give you tens of thousands of qians of money and thirty pieces of silk and silk." Zhao Bing thought for a while and said.

He knew that Chen Yi had already seen through the unspoken rules of the officialdom. If he killed him, no one would surrender voluntarily, but instead would fight to the death. So you could only give him a kind reward to show his merit of returning to the right so as to set an example for other people with ideas. In the final analysis, even if you know that he is guilty and the crime is extremely serious, you can do nothing to him for the time being. You can only endure the breath of following the "rules" to show magnanimity, without any grudges, and only use your talents.

Since he spent a lot of money, Zhao Bing naturally had to try to recover the cost. In addition to inquiring in detail about the Yuan army's defense and equipment, he also asked him about the garrison of the Baoding Navy. He learned that in addition to sending warships to patrol the river, the enemy naval forces were stationed with Yangluo Fort. One was to control the river surface and ensure the water passage in Ezhou; the other was also worried that the Song navy, which was reinforced by Jiangling, launched a raid from the upstream. This was consistent with the information he learned, indicating that Chen Yi was still honest and had no concealment.

This time, Zhao Bing dispatched more than 200 warships from the Imperial Guard Navy, and the number of enemy warships was several times higher than that of him. He was confident that he would defeat them, but it was very troublesome to entangle and lasted for a long time. But what he lacked was time. Of course, it would be best to wipe out the enemy in one battle, or to destroy them before being able to help Hubei.

However, the enemy navy was stationed in Yangluo Fortress. They could not defeat the Han River and escape, but they did not dare to pursue them too deeply. However, the enemy was able to harass the river at any time and attack the fleet on the river. Therefore, Zhao Bing thought that occupying Yangluo Fortress was the best strategy to block the river. However, the best way to annihilate the enemy's navy was to cut off the enemy's retreat route and gather them to annihilate them. However, his fleet had to go up the river and seize the upper reaches without being discovered by the enemy, which was almost impossible to complete.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to be the pioneer, cover the army to seize the upper reaches, block the river surface and cut off the enemy's retreat!" Chen Yi volunteered to hear the difficulties of the young emperor. He knew his situation very well. If he wanted to be a traitor, he had to be aware. Just a deputy general's head could not afford to be a lie to be a lie to be a fortune. If he wanted to live a good life in the future, he had to come up with real materials.

"It's not right. You haven't returned for a long time. How could Zhang Yu not send someone to find out the situation? If you go back, how could he not be suspicious?" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said.

"Your Majesty is very ignorant. Those northerners think they are superior to our southerners, and they are extremely distrustful of us, the new subordinates. Zhang Yu's thief just let the general act as a dead army. We will not take our lives seriously. We will definitely not have reinforcements to support the formation." Chen Yi sighed, "General Mo only needs to send people forward to repay, saying that when he saw us going downstream, he did not dare to fight, he turned to flee to Daye. Now he has snatched more than ten warships and is still pursuing him. He will definitely call us back!"

"Why is this?" Zhao Bing was a little surprised when he heard this. He still retreated after winning the battle. What kind of way is this? He asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that Zhang Yu is in charge of the Baoding Navy for three generations. In fact, he was able to attack his post only by Zu Yin. He has never participated in the war except for suppressing the bandits. He is arrogant and domineering. He doesn't think that we surrendered troops will steal his limelight, so he will definitely make the last general retreat." Chen Yi said with a wry smile.

"So that's it!" Zhao Bing nodded. He understood that sometimes the master was not scary, and that he thought he was a slave to his master. It was just as the saying that a senior official killed people. The King of Hell was willing to see a little ghost and could not stop him. The invading alien rulers often liked to strengthen their rule in the way of "using barbarians to control barbarians", and were happy to see them fighting and restraining each other.

"Please beg your Majesty to atone for your sins!" Chen Yi said again.

"Okay, according to your plan, let's take a fish-eye and get them all in one go!" Zhao Bing thought that this plan was indeed feasible. Even if there was a fraud, he would not be afraid of it. At most, he would have to let go. If he succeeded, he would be able to cut off the retreat route of the enemy in Ezhou and replenish the materials and troops. In a short period of time, it would be difficult for the enemy to restore the navy to ensure the success of the battle. In short, trusting it is more beneficial than disadvantages.
Chapter completed!