In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 592 What if I can’t return to land?
The narrowest part between Lion City and Batam Island is only more than 20 miles. The Song army built artillery positions on both sides. The range of the Song army's breech-loading rifled cannons is enough to cover the entire waters by firing from both sides.

So even if there is a ship coming out of Malacca, if it has to pass through Singapore and Batam, this is also an insurmountable line of defense.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Zhao Qi brought a group of civil and military officials to the seaside artillery position. In front of them was a huge telescope that was enough to see dozens of miles away on the sea.

Through the telescope, I saw Zhao Yi’s two ships coming towards this side from the direction of Anle Island.

At this moment, Zhao Qi still didn't believe that his third brother Zhao Yi would cause chaos, because his father was still alive. If his father was not around, Zhao Qi would probably believe it if you said Zhao Yi would cause chaos.

He looked at the sea hesitantly, then quickly turned back and said, "Send a speedboat forward and ask the third brother to come up and talk."

"Yes." The commander of the Han Palace's personal guard camp immediately sent people and boats.

After a while, a speedboat left the port of Lion City and headed straight for the other side.

At the same time, Zhao Yi was at the bow of the ship, looking at Lion City through a telescope.

This is the last barrier blocking him. As long as he passes Lion City, he will be free to fly as high as a bird can and no one can stop him.

"Your Majesty, there is a ship coming from Lion City." Song Xiande pointed to the ship in the distance and said, "I think Zhao Qi wants Your Majesty to go to the island?"

"Don't pay attention to him." Zhao Yi said with a smile: "My elder brother is too weak, don't pay attention to him, just rush over."

"What?" All the generals around him looked incredulous.

"I know my big brother too well. Don't worry. Pass the order, speed up, and rush over."

Hiss, Song Xiande and other generals' faces changed drastically. There were dense artillery batteries on both sides of Lion City and Batam Island.

If hundreds of cannons were fired at once, their two ships would definitely be turned into a hornet's nest.

But Zhao Yi was extremely confident and the generals did not dare to say anything.

About a quarter of an hour later, a small boat from Lion City approached them, and the people on it shouted at them with a loudspeaker, asking King Ming to go and see the eldest brother King Han.

Everyone on the boat looked at each other.

"Don't pay attention to him, don't worry about him." Zhao Yi's face was gloomy. He adopted the policy of neither responding nor attacking.

After a while, the small boat on the opposite side became anxious and tried to get closer.

I still want to get on board.

Zhao Yi ordered the ship to turn around, and it hit the small boat with a bang. The small boat was almost capsized, and it was so scared that it dared not come closer.

The ships of both sides were entangled in the sea, and Zhao Qi and his men on the shore could see it clearly.

Yan Le said angrily: "It is clear now that King Ming has evil intentions. Please ask King Han to fire a warning shot to stop the ship."

Zhao Qi hesitated and agreed.

Boom! After a while, artillery fire started from the shore, three times in a row.

This was a warning to Zhao Yi to stop his boat. If he didn't stop, he would be bombarded.

Everyone on Zhao Yi's boat was horrified.

At this time, their ship had officially entered the firing range of the artillery batteries on both sides. The densely packed black gun muzzles on both sides looked very scary.

Everyone on the boat was very scared, except Zhao Yi who remained calm.

"Why are you panicking? I'm on the boat, charge forward." Zhao Yi said fiercely, "My elder brother won't fire."

Zhao Yi was sure that Zhao Qi would not fire, so he ordered the ships to charge forward at full speed.

When Yan Le saw that Zhao Yi's boat not only did not stop but was accelerating, he became even more anxious.

"My lord, are you going to fire?"

Zhao Qi stared at the ship in the distance. Malacca was certain that Zhao Yi was on the ship. How could they fire a cannon when his third brother was on the ship?
"Your Majesty, please give the order. If we don't fire now, it will be too late." Yan Le knelt down in front of Zhao Qi with a plop.

Zhao Qi's face was gloomy and he walked back and forth on the artillery platform anxiously.

As he thought about this, Zhao Yi's boat sped up faster and faster, and soon had passed halfway.

It won't be long before you're out of the turret's firing range.

Seeing Zhao Qi's indecision, Yan Le stood up and shouted, "Come on, fire your cannons!"

"You dare." Zhao Qi stomped his feet and stopped him immediately.

Yan Le looked at Zhao Qi in disbelief and said earnestly, "This is the last chance."

"If you don't fight here, the navy on the other side of the Vatican will not dare to fight, and no one can stop the Ming King."

"How can we fight? We don't even know what happened. Just because Niu Jun rebelled, you want to fight my third brother? How can I face my father?" Zhao Qi shook his head.

"Your Majesty is on his way to Hanzhou. The King of Ming has evil intentions and is obviously planning to ambush Your Majesty. King of Han, the situation in the Song Dynasty is about to change." Yan Le knelt heavily in front of him again, almost crying: "Please, King of Han, order the artillery to fire."

Zhao Qi still refused.

Meng Zhian, who had been silent, could not bear to watch and knelt down: "Why not gather the navy immediately and intercept them, and also order the Pala navy to intercept together."

Yan Ledao, Zhao Yi's two ships are both fast ships, and they are very fast. It takes time for our navy to gather in a hurry. By the time we gather and go out to sea, the enemy will have already run away without a trace.

Yan Le just started to assemble the navy after receiving the telegram, but it is not fully prepared yet. It is not as easy as saying it is to assemble the navy.

As for the Borneo navy, without Zhao Qi in charge, the ships over there would not dare to fire even if they stopped Zhao Yi. If Zhao Yi forced his way in, the other side could only stare at him. The key point was that after Zhao Yi passed Batam Island and Singapore, the sea became wider and he could go wherever he wanted. Even Borneo might not be able to stop him.

While Zhao Qi was still considering how to intercept, Zhao Yi's ship had already rushed out of the area between Lion City and Batam Island on the sea.

At this time, the artillery on both sides could still hit the target. Yan Le knelt down and begged Zhao Qi to fire, but Zhao Qi was still hesitant.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Yi's boat was seen getting farther and farther away, and Yan Le remained silent at this time.

He stared blankly into the distance, feeling mixed emotions, not knowing what to say.

He had tried his best, but Zhao Qi was really disappointing.

"Wow!" On Zhao Yi's boat, everyone cheered as if they had won a great battle.

No one expected that Zhao Qi was actually seen through by Zhao Yi.

Just now when the ship rushed towards Lion City, everyone was terrified, but Zhao Yi was the only one who was as steady as an old dog.

Veteran General Song Xiande was looking at Zhao Yi from behind, his face full of admiration.

This is the true appearance of an emperor.

"My king, where are we going next?" Song Xiande hurried forward and asked.

Up to now, their plans have all been according to Zhao Yi, and no one knows what Zhao Yi wants to do.

"Full speed." Zhao Yi said in a deep voice, "To Tianjin."

"Ah" Song Xiande obviously didn't expect that Zhao Yi would go straight to Tianjin.

Tianjin Port is right next to Yanjing, and Zhao Yi is going straight to the capital.

His Majesty the Emperor is at sea, and Zhao Yi is going to the capital? What is this routine?
But after what happened just now when they broke into Lion City, no one would question Zhao Yi anymore.

"Full speed, to Tianjin." Zhao Yi's ship accelerated madly and headed for Tianjin Port.
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Zhao Yurui slowly flipped through the book in front of him.

This is the newly compiled law of the Song Dynasty. It has been revised several times and has become increasingly perfect, but compared with later generations, there is still much room for improvement.

Zhao Yurui used to take things for granted because he was a time traveler. After being emperor for so long, he gradually discovered that some things could not be done based on his past life’s experience.

He was just thinking about his mood when Quan Yong came in.

"Cousin, we've arrived in Hanzhou."

Quan Yong is also the only relative in the Song Dynasty who does not have to call him His Majesty the Emperor.

"Oh." Zhao Yurui smiled and quickly stood up.

The two brothers walked out of the cabin side by side.

The Hanzhou horizon not far away appeared before their eyes.

"Telescope." Zhao Yurui held out her hand and someone handed her a telescope. There were already quite a few people on the shore, many civil and military officials standing on the shore waiting.

The telegram from Zhao Yurui's ship has just contacted the shore. Qin Chen should be bringing people to greet Zhao Yurui on the shore.

His boat was getting closer and closer to the shore. Zhao Yurui looked at the familiar and unfamiliar people on the shore, and a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Long time no see, has Fatty Qin gained weight again---Hey--"

Zhao Yurui looked around but didn't see Qin Chen.

What's going on? Zhao Yurui thought she was old and had presbyopia, so she quickly turned around and asked Quan Yong, "Have you seen Qin Xiaopang?"

Quan Yong was also holding a telescope, looking confused: "I was just about to say, why don't I seem to see Qin Chen."

Zhao Yurui immediately asked Quan Kang: "Have you seen Qin Chen?"

"Your Majesty, I didn't see it."

Quan Kang said: "I saw Qin Shouwen and Liu Yuan."

"You didn't see Qin Chen either?" Zhao Yurui put down the telescope in disbelief.

Quan Kang shook his head: "I will look for it again."

Zhao Yurui and Quan Yong searched again and were sure that Qin Chen was not on the shore.

"Send a telegram and ask where Qin Chen is?" Zhao Yurui's expression changed slightly: "Don't go ashore yet."

He looked back at his fleet. His fleet consisted of nine ships, two of which were sent by Zhao Feng, the son of a senior official, and were relatively small in scale.

At this time, the front ship was less than a mile away from the shore.

Quan Kang quickly sent someone to send a telegram.

Zhao Yurui had just opened the telegram on the ship and had only contacted Hanzhou so far.

After a while, Quan Kang came to report that Hanzhou said Qin Chen had a stroke and was unconscious.

Zhao Yurui was furious: "Why didn't you say it just now?"

Quan Kangdao said that Qin Shouwen was afraid that His Majesty would be sad and it would harm the emperor's health, so he concealed the news.

I won't know it when I get ashore? I won't be sad?
"All health."

"The minister is here."

"Generate electricity and have Liu Yuan and Qin Shouwen come up to see me in a small boat. Our fleet will not dock for the time being."

"According to the order."

Quankang immediately sent someone to send a telegram.

But the telegram sent fell on deaf ears and received no response.

Zhao Yurui looked at the coast with a telescope and vaguely saw that Qin Shouwen and Liu Yuan seemed to have met and talked about something.

Then I saw a team of soldiers moving by the dock, heading towards a ship docked in the distance, and Liu Yuan seemed to be leaving the dock as well.

Damn it, Zhao Yurui cursed inwardly.

He looked coldly at the horizon of Hanzhou and flicked his sleeves fiercely: "Turn around and leave immediately."

"Ah?" Quan Yong was stunned. He didn't expect the emperor to turn around. But he didn't hesitate and said quickly, "Understood. Turn around quickly, turn around."

Quan Kang's face changed drastically. He didn't expect the emperor to suddenly change his mind. He stammered, "Then your majesty, where are we going?"

Zhao Yurui took out a telescope and looked at the sea. After thinking for a while, he asked Quan Kang: "Who is the commander-in-chief of Guangdong and the commander of the navy?"

He was old and had a poor memory. Moreover, the territory of the Song Dynasty was too large, and many civil and military officials were replaced frequently, so he couldn't keep track.

Quan Kang has been in the Imperial City Office for many years and knows all the important officials in the country well.

Quan Kang immediately said, "The commander-in-chief is Li Tingzhi, and the naval commander is Bian Juyi."

"Go to Guangdong." Zhao Yurui said immediately.

"promise."

Zhao Yurui's fleet immediately changed direction, left Hanzhou and headed directly to Guangdong.

Quan Yong's expression was also nervous at this time. He didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly turn around and leave, and he didn't even go to Dayuan, but went directly to Guangdong. It was obvious that he didn't even trust his son Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng has two ships following them.

But Zhao Yurui strode back into the room and called the naval general Zhang Gui, the imperial city officer Quan Kang, his cousin Quan Yong and others on the ship.

Everyone stood cautiously in front of the emperor, not daring to breathe.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, which was beyond anyone's expectation.

"Order Guangdong Commander Li Tingzhi to immediately integrate the troops——"

"Order Zhao Feng—"

"Inform Kublai Khan's ship that after entering the South China Sea, it does not need to follow us and returns to Tainan first--"

Zhao Yurui issued more than a dozen orders in one breath, contacting his eldest son Zhao Qi, his second son Zhao Xie, Zhao Feng, as well as civil and military officials in nearby provinces such as Guangdong and Fujian.

Quan Kang was taking notes in a small notebook and then turned around to send a telegram.

There was one person who did not need to send a telegram, namely Kublai Khan who was following them. He only needed to send someone to signal with a flag to let them leave.

Kublai Khan also had no telegraph on board, which would have been the quickest way.

At the same time, Admiral Zhang Gui reorganized the fleet and arranged them in battle formation.

Of course, it takes time for the fleet at sea to line up, which is a long process.

All the generals were preparing themselves. Zhao Yurui sat in the room, rubbing his head, looking puzzled.

When Qin Chen suddenly got into trouble and Qin Shouwen and Liu Yuan disobeyed the imperial order, Zhao Yurui knew that something might have happened.

But he couldn't imagine who would dare to do this?

He is still alive now. Who can compare with the prestige of the Song Dynasty?

As long as he returns to land, he will be able to control everything immediately.

Wait, what if I can't get back to land? The more Zhao Yurui thought about it, the scarier it became.

Just when Zhao Yurui was wondering what would happen and who was plotting.

Kublai Khan, who was not far away, had already received the flag signal.

"Father, Zhao Yurui's ship asked us to return to Tainan, so there's no need to follow." His son Zhenjin reported to Kublai Khan immediately.

Kublai Khan looked around and said in a deep voice: "The plan has changed. He didn't come ashore, so let's proceed to the next step." Zhao Yi already had a backup plan.

According to Zhao Yurui's order, their ship continued to follow Zhao Yurui's fleet. About three days later, all the ships entered the South China Sea and approached Dayuan. Zhang Gui in front told them that they could leave and go to Dayuan.

"Let's go." Kublai Khan immediately summoned his personal guards.

There were more than two hundred people on the ship, but Kublai Khan's personal guards, about twenty people, were all Mongolians.

Kublai Khan brought out two ships. At this time, he was gathering his personal soldiers on his own ship, while signaling the other ship to leave the fleet first and head towards Tainan.

His boat continued to move forward, accelerating towards Zhao and Rui's boat.

Zhang Gui soon discovered that Kublai Khan's ship was approaching.

He was furious and ordered people to send flag signals again: "What does Kublai Khan want to do? Tell his ship not to come up. If it comes up again, I will open fire."

Kublai Khan's ship ignored him and continued to move forward.

Kublai Khan had already walked into the second-floor gun cabin, where there were more than a dozen cannons on the left side.

(End of this chapter)