In fact, the gap between the losses of the two sides is not too big, and it can only be said that the Jin Army won narrowly. VIII (< 1 Chinese )).〉8〉1) However, in the past, the Jin navy was almost defeated in repeated battles with the Great Song Dynasty, and did not taste a victory, and this time it was the first time that the Great Song naval army failed in the battle with the Jin army. This victory was crucial to the morale and morale of the Jin army. After this battle, the fear of the Jin army for the Song army's naval army was greatly reduced, and the whole army was full of confidence in this naval raid. Moreover, the Jin State Navy is almost out of the nest this time, far more numerically than the Song army, even if it is a hard fight, it can also consume the Song army.

The next day, the Jin army, which had been repaired all night, regrouped and came to challenge the Song army again. Li Bao saw that the Jin army was strong, there were many ships, and the morale was booming, and the Song army had just been defeated yesterday and there were less than 100 warships available now, so he did not dare to fight lightly, but only ordered the Song army to strictly defend Donghai County and not easily engage the Jin army.

And Wanyan Changzhi saw that the Song army would not fight, and he did not dare to attack easily, because their target was not Donghai County. Therefore, after joining up with the warship loaded with soldiers and horses behind it, he bypassed Tokai County and headed south.

Two days passed, and Li Bao was surprised when he saw that the Jin army was attacking Donghai County in the future, and then the spies reported that the Jin army bypassed Donghai County and went south. Li Bao was taken aback when he heard it, he is also proficient in the art of war, a general who has experienced a hundred battles, at this time, there is still no understanding of the intentions of the Jin army, now the people and horses of the Great Song Dynasty are concentrated on the border, the coastal defense of Haizhou is very empty, and there are not many troops left in Lin'an, once the Jin army is really in Jiaxing Mansion or Pingjiang Mansion around the shore, it is not conducive to a sharp knife in the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty, at that time, Lin'an is only afraid that it will not be able to be saved.

Therefore, Li Bao hurriedly rushed to Haizhou overnight to see Wei Sheng, and told Wei Sheng in detail about the incident, and Wei Sheng was also surprised after hearing it, and asked: "Li Zhishuai, then what should we do, should we immediately write to Lin'an and let the imperial court strengthen the coastal defense." In case the Jin army kicked the shore. ”

Li Bao smiled bitterly and said, "I have already gone out of the official document, but now even if the court receives the official document, I am afraid that it will be useless." I didn't expect that there would be such a figure in the Jin Kingdom, so that such a trick could be used to raid from the sea. ”

When Wei Sheng heard this, he was also silent, he also knew that now Lin'an was only guarded by the first army of the palace front division, and there were less than 70,000 men and horses, so it was impossible to hold the coastal place, and all the defense lines of Jianghuai were also contained by the Jin army, and it was difficult to draw troops back to defend Lin'an. What's more, after the Jin army bypassed the East China Sea, it would only take five or six days at most by sea to reach the seashore of Jiaxing Prefecture, so after notifying the Jianghuai armies, it would be impossible to take precautions.

At this time, Li Bao said: "The only way to do this is to give up Haizhou and withdraw all the troops in Haizhou to Lin'an to garrison, even if it can't stop the Jin army from kicking the shore, but it can also increase the strength of the troops guarding Lin'an, and insist on the people and horses from other places to come to the rescue of Lin'an." ”

Wei Sheng nodded and said: "Commander, I'm afraid that this is also the only feasible plan now, but in case the Jin army is not raided from the sea, then what if the court investigates the fault of Haizhou?" I see if it's clear in the decision. ”

Li Bao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I also want to find out before making a decision, but after I hear it clearly, I am afraid that the Jin army has already stepped on the shore in the Great Song Dynasty." Therefore, do not hesitate, you immediately prepare men, abandon Haizhou, and rush back to Lin'an for rescue, and I will immediately lead the navy to chase after the Jin army's fleet, and delay them as much as possible. If the imperial court wants to pursue the fault of abandoning Haizhou, I will bear it. ”

When Wei Sheng heard this, he immediately got up and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, I will immediately prepare men and horses, and set up troops overnight to rescue Lin'an." In the future, if the imperial court really wants to pursue the fault of giving up Haizhou, the last general is willing to bear it with the adults. ”

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Li Bao's official document was sent to Lin'an in an expedited manner of 800 li, which immediately caused the shock of the Manchu Dynasty. Because just a few days ago, Yang Yan's official document was transmitted to Lin'an, reporting to the imperial court on the pacification of pirates, which also mentioned that the Jin army might raid the territory of the Great Song Dynasty from the sea, and asked the imperial court to strengthen the coastal defense.

However, almost all the ministers at that time did not take Yang Yan's official document seriously, because "the southerners sail the boats, and the northerners ride horses" has become a theorem in people's hearts, how could the Jin army raid the territory of the Great Song Dynasty from the sea? What's more, in Haizhou, there is still Li Bao sitting there, how can the Jin army get by again. Long Dayuan and Shi Hao even asked the imperial court to issue an edict and ask Yang Yan that as the envoy of Guangnan, he should not take care of the affairs of the Jianghuai area.

Although Chen Junqing and Han Yanzhi defended Yang Yan, saying that he did this out of good intentions and should not be blamed, they also felt that Yang Yan was thinking too much, but since the pirates were almost calmed, they should hurry back to Lin'an, after all, now that the Jin army is going to invade the south again, there are more than 40,000 Sanya forbidden troops left in Guangnan, which is really too expensive.

Although Zhao Tuan did not issue an edict to blame Yang Yan for being troublesome, he also felt that Yang Yan was in charge of things that should not be managed, and it was too alarmist, all these years of continuous wars with the Jin State, Zhao Tuan Ziyi was also proficient in the art of war, thinking that Yang Yan was simply whimsical, but he also agreed with Chen Junqing's opinion and issued an edict to transfer Yang Yan back to Lin'an.

But at this time, after Li Bao returned to Lin'an, the ministers knew that Yang Yan's prediction was correct, and the Jin army really came over from the sea.

Long Dayuan immediately said: "Your Majesty, now that the defense of Lin'an is empty, and the Jin people invade from the sea, how will we resist, the minister thinks that we should negotiate peace with the Jin State, so that the Jin people can retreat and keep the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise it will ......"

"Shut up." Before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Hu Quan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Hu Quan said angrily: "Lord Long, as a politician, you are a politician, solve problems for the country, and share worries for the king. ”

Hu Quan has always been a firm minister of war, and upright, unyielding power, when Qin Hui was in power, presided over the peace with Jin Guo, Hu Quan once risked death to write a book, begging Qin Hui, fierce rhetoric, so that the government and the opposition are happy. This recital has also been widely copied and engraved. Even if he was seized by Qin Hui and exiled to Hainan for more than 20 years, he was still unyielding, and only after Zhao Tuan succeeded to the throne was he recalled to Lin'an, first as the middle of the imperial history, and then as the secretary of the military department.