Du Duqiu came to Liu's Mansion again, and after the last military and political discussion, Dugu Qiuqiu visited Liu's Mansion on the same day, and Liu Shangdong promised to borrow 200 5,000 stone sea ships.

A sea ship can transport about 300 soldiers, and 200 sea ships can transport 60,000 troops, which should have been enough, but Guo Song, the king of Jin, thought about it repeatedly, and decided to deploy a cavalry in Jiangnan, which required another 10,000 war horses.

Dugu Qiu was a little worried, could the Liu family's sea ship transport war horses?

In the guest hall, Liu Shangdong and the lonely autumn equinox guests sat down, Old Man Liu didn't care much about family affairs, and if it wasn't for the regent last time, he wouldn't show up.

"What does the proprietor think of this matter, can you arrange to transport the war horses?" Dugu Qiu asked.

Liu Shangdong looked embarrassed, and said for a while: "This is not a problem with the boat, if the imperial court wants to borrow a boat, all the four hundred ships of the Liu family can be lent to the imperial court, but ...... Transport war horses, hey! The stakes are just too great. ”

"How big is the risk?" Dugu Qiu asked.

"Don't hide it from Xiangguo, three years ago, we transported a batch of donkeys to Silla, about 1,000 heads, starting from Jiangyang Port, more than 800 died after arriving in Silla, and the remaining 100 donkeys also died one after another, since this incident, the Liu family fleet has never carried livestock to sea."

"Could it have been a coincidence? For example, the donkey itself is sick, which leads to collective death. ”

Liu Shangdong shook his head, "Livestock are not as adaptable as people, they generally can't withstand the bumps of the waves, and they definitely can't take the sea route, unless they ......."

"Unless what?" Du Isoqiu heard that there was room in the other party's words, and hurriedly asked.

Liu Shangdong smiled and said: "Unless you take the Yangtze River water transportation, a 5,000-stone sea ship can transport a hundred war horses, with twenty grooms, you can take the Yangtze River shipping, but there are too many wolves along the way, river thieves are infested, there are many sentry posts, and a dozen sentry ships can intercept the entire fleet, and the risk is not less than going to sea." ”

"If you want to transport war horses, does the ship need to be modified?" Du Isoqiu continued to ask for details.

"It's a very simple transformation, just a few days."

Du Gu Qiu got up and said: "I'll go back and discuss with His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I will come up with a plan for water transportation on the Yangtze River as soon as possible, and I also hope that the Liu family will transform the ship as soon as possible, let's do it synchronously!" ”

.........

Dugu Qiu rushed back to Daming Palace and reported to Guo Song, the king of Jin, about the negotiation with the Liu family.

Guo Song pondered for a moment, and then said decisively: "Then take the Yangtze River water transportation, there is a naval army in Runzhou, and you can use that naval army to escort you." ”

Du Gu Qiu hesitated and said, "Wei Chen thinks that since the Liu family's fleet can go to the Yangtze River, then our transport army can actually go through the Yangtze River. ”

Guo Song shook his head, "I have considered this problem, mainly because it is too late, it will take at least more than a month to transfer ships from Mingzhou to Jiangxia and then transport troops from Jiangxia, but will Liu Shining let us settle down to transport troops?" Never, as long as he discovers our intentions, he will immediately launch a blitzkrieg and attack Jiangnan, what to keep filial piety for three months, he will not take it to heart at all. ”

Only then did Du Qiu understand King Jin's intentions, "Your Highness actually wanted to take the sea route by surprise?" ”

"Sangkook is right!"

Guo Song smiled slightly: "The way to use troops is to take Jingxiang by surprise, we take Jingxiang, of course Liu Shining sees it in his eyes, Han Rong takes Jingxiang to Chang'an to report on his work, he will also receive information, so judging from common sense, we should also start from Jiangxia and take the Yangtze River waterway, I believe Liu Shining will also judge in this way, this is originally our main purpose of seizing Jingxiang."

At this time, Zhu Zhu's army counterattacked Jingxiang, Liu Shining would think that we had no time to send troops for the time being, he had no pressure to send troops, of course, he had to do a big funeral for his father, in order to win the hearts of the army, so when he was not vigilant, we used the fastest speed to transport troops from the sea, and suddenly killed to the south of the Yangtze River, Liu Shining's dream of two Zhejiang should be shattered. ”

Du Isolated Qiu was deeply impressed, and said that King Jin was good at seizing opportunities and winning by surprise, and he only now understood that King Jin's foresight, no wonder he could win a hundred battles.

"Your Highness is clever!" Dugu Qiu gave a thumbs up.

..........

One hundred and twenty 5,000-stone ships sailed on the sea, and after leaving the estuary port, the fleet sailed all the way south, sailing along the ocean line, with a slight wind and waves, and seven days later, the fleet had gradually reached the mouth of the Yangtze River.

After entering the mouth of the Yangtze River, the wind and waves disappeared, the water began to become gentle, the river was breezy and the sun was warm, and the soldiers came out of the cabin and came to the deck to feel the sun.

On the bow of the first big ship, Li Bing held on to the side of the boat and looked into the distance, he was tossed miserably this time, he was seasick more than ordinary soldiers, and he vomited all the way to the dark, but fortunately, his body was strong and he was able to support it.

"General, the medicine is boiled, go drink a bowl!" A pro-soldier persuaded him.

Li Bing waved his hand, "That thing has no effect on seasickness at all, go drink it!" I won't drink it. ”

At this time, a hearty laugh came from the side, "General, today's medicine is not to treat seasickness, it is to restore physical strength, we crew members must drink it, and we will see the effect in one day, otherwise, no matter how good our body is, we will have to recover for three or four days." ”

The leader of the fleet who spoke this time, called Liu Wu, is Liu Shangdong's nephew, about thirty years old, eighteen years old on the ship, with the fleet to the north and south for more than ten years, very experienced, he has a cheerful personality, along the way and the Jin army soldiers talked very happily, along the way to Li Bing helped a lot, if he didn't use Nanyang mint to help Li Bing treat seasickness, Li Bing may have to go ashore halfway.

Li Bing nodded, "I'll drink medicine later, bask in the sun first, it's very warm and comfortable." ”

"That's right! Spending time in the sun can also help with restoring strength. ”

Li Bing asked again, "Where are we now?" ”

Liu Wu smiled and said: "This morning, we passed through a big island called Hu Douzhou, and seeing it means that we have entered the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then the general looks south!" ”

Liu Wu pointed to a long shore in the south and said: "That is the boundary of Suzhou, the waterfront of Changshu County, where thousand-stone ships can dock, but our five-thousand-stone ships can't, we must go to Runzhou." ”

"When can I get to Runzhou?"

Liu Wu calculated the time and said: "Probably tomorrow morning, general, drink two large bowls of medicine, and then sleep well, and when you get off the boat tomorrow, your strength will be restored." ”

"Will the other brothers be able to drink the medicine?"

"Yes, don't worry! We have enough medicinal materials, and each ship has boiled a few large barrels, and the tube is full! ”

After saying that, everyone laughed together, and finally arrived at the destination, and everyone's mood became very happy.

.........

In the early morning of the next day, the fleet was finally about to arrive at Runzhou Port, and there were more than ten miles away from the port. While! While! While!

The rapid alarm bell caused the soldiers to walk out of the cabin one after another, Li Bing also walked quickly to the deck, drank the medicine, and slept sweetly for the night, he woke up in the morning and was really energetic, and his physical strength was completely recovered.

He walked quickly to the bow of the ship and looked at the two warships in the distance, at this time, Liu Wu shouted: "Don't be nervous, it's the warship of Runzhou!" ”

Li Bing was puzzled and asked, "Why do you know that it is the Runzhou fleet?" “

Liu Wu said with a smile: "First, there are no thousand-stone warships in Yangzhou, and second, there is the Tang Dragon Flag hanging on it, which is not far from Runzhou, so it can only be them." ”

After a while, two warships caught the leader of the big ship left and right, and a general asked in a loud voice: "Excuse me, are you from Chang'an?" ”

Han Rong had already sent an eagle letter to Runzhou in advance, and the Runzhou Navy knew that they were coming, Li Bing hugged his fists and said: "Li Bing, the hussar general under the command of the King of the Lower Jin, led the army to support Jiangnan under the order of the King of Jin!" ”

The generals on the warship were overjoyed, and hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted back: "In Xia Runzhou, General Wu Shuangxi, welcome General Li and the brothers!" ”

The two warships immediately turned around and led the fleet towards Runzhou Harbor......

The fleet finally arrived at the port of Runzhou, and the big ships began to dock, and a group of soldiers got off the ship and quickly assembled on the shore.

The Runzhou Assassin was Han Gao, the second son of Han Rong, who came to the dock with a group of officials to meet the imperial army.

Han Gao had received an eagle letter from his father a few days ago, and his father made it clear that he would stay in Chang'an to spend his old age, and the regent had agreed that he Han Gao would serve as the observer envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces, and the army was sent by the imperial court to protect the safety of Jiangnan, which made Han Gao's hanging heart finally fall.

Han Gao knew that this was the agreement reached between his father and the regent Guo Song on the resettlement of the two Zhejiang provinces, and his father was not a feudal town in the first place, but he did not recognize the imperial court controlled by the eunuchs.

In addition, my father is old and misses his hometown Chang'an, so this agreement was also reached taking into account the interests of both parties, which can be regarded as a happy ending.

As long as the imperial army was in charge of Liangzhedao, they no longer worried about Liu Shining's threat.

At this time, Lang General Wu Shuangxi led a general wearing a silver helmet to come, this should be the main general, Han Gao's heart was hot, and he hurriedly greeted him.