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Chapter 407: Maintaining Stability

Zhang Shijie's retreat in the last battle caused a chain reaction. The Song army fled or surrendered, which was beyond Zhao Bing's expectations. He thought that as long as he opened the fire, he could stabilize the right guard, and as long as he mobilized the army to block Zhang Hongzheng who was attacking the left guard. But now the defeated left guard not only disrupted the central army, but also broke a gap in the defense line in the north. He followed the commander's ship to the north despite the safety of friendly troops, which was equivalent to throwing the mess to himself.

"Transfer the order to guide the retreating warships from the eastern waterway to the formation. Those who violate the order will be sunk by the enemy!" Zhao Bing was originally worried about injuring his friendly troops, but he could only make up for the overall situation.

"Your Majesty, there are those who are forced to surrender to the enemy, so I hope to be cautious. As long as your Majesty wins, they will definitely return to the right!" 6 Xiufu saw that His Majesty was about to sink the surrendered ship, and said anxiously.

"Hmph, as long as the flag is raised, we are our enemy. If we have the will of loyalty to the emperor and defend the country, we would not be like this!" Zhao Bing snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, not all of them are willing to surrender to the enemy. Most of them are coerced. I hope they will let them live!" 6 Hideo advised again.

"The 6 sayings are reasonable. But at this time, I cannot distinguish who is the mastermind or who is the threat. In the extraordinary times, I can only do extraordinary methods!" Zhao Bing hesitated for a moment. Now it is time for you to die and I live. If you have the kindness of a woman, it will harm others and yourself. So he said with a hard heart.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with making a decision immediately. Only in this way can we intimidate the unrighteous people in the army!" Deng Guangjian stood firmly on the side of the emperor and said with a dark face.

"Oh, Your Majesty is a tyrannical heart at such a young age, it is not a good thing to have tyrannical hearts!" 6 Hideo sighed.

"6 Prime Minister, at this moment, they have violated the righteousness of abandoning the lord and surrendering to the enemy. Your Majesty is doing the way for heaven and maintaining the court's principles. He will never be called tyrannical!" Xu Zongren said.

‘Boom…’ Zhao Bing was unintentionally listening to them arguing about whether his behavior was just or not. He was more concerned about the situation of the war. At this moment, the Sheji continued to signal the Song army warships in flags. A warship rushed towards the front despite the orders. Zheng Yong now shot a round of stone bullets on his bow to warn him, but he still refused to turn. The second round was replaced by a real flowering bullet. The bow of the ship came to the ship immediately ignited a fire. Seeing this, the ship behind immediately turned to the waterway to the east and did not dare to break again. And he was not so polite to the surrendered Song ship. Anyone who was attacked indiscriminately in the shooting world was attacked with their new master.

Although Zhao Bing's series of orders did not fundamentally change the situation of the battle, the continuous shooting of rockets still made Zhang Hongzheng temporarily give up the attack and retreat and reorganize the formation. The raised royal flag was like the smelly meat that caught flies, firmly attracted Zhang Hongfan, who hoped to make a brilliant contribution. He kept urging the army to attack, trying to capture the remnants of the Song Dynasty who were close to Kublai Khan's steps, but the distance of 100 steps seemed to be crossing the two of them, making him unable to get close.

The Emperor Zhou still insisted on fighting, but now it became a beacon in the hearts of the Song army. Under His Majesty's tough means, they chose the right path, and used the guard's artillery fire and rockets to retreat northwards and hide behind the Emperor Zhou. But many of them soon felt that they were really shameless. They should have rushed forward to protect the emperor and the court, but now they have to rely on His Majesty's help to escape the enemy, and rely on His Majesty's protection to avoid the enemy's pursuit.

"Your Majesty, the commander of the civilian army, Liu Shiyong, led the army to protect the enemy and requested to join the formation!" Guan Tongshou reported.

"Authentication, let him serve as the deputy commander of the Palace Front Army, gather the remaining troops, and line up in the northwest!" Zhao Bing replied.

"Your Majesty, the commander of the Huai Army's rear army, Lu Shicheng, led the rear army to come to protect the enemy and requested to return to the battlefield!"

"Accurately, let him also take charge of the remaining troops of the Huai Army and make an array in the Northeast!" Zhao Bing replied.

"Your Majesty, the Privy Council Senator Du Hu led fifty warships back and requested to return!"

"Accurate, enter the Central Army to protect the enemy!"

"Report to Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, the Minister of War, came back with thirty warships, and asked to enter the formation to protect the harem!"

"Report to Your Majesty, Gao Gui, the assistant of the Privy Council, led forty warships to enter the formation to protect the harem!"

"Your Majesty, Right Prime Minister Yao Liangchen leads ten thousand soldiers and hundreds of ships, and asks to enter the formation to protect the ship!"...

At this moment, under the blocking firearms of the guards, the Yuan army was forced to stop the attack. The two armies faced each other and re-arranged the troops. As many officials and civilians returned, more than 400 warships of all sizes and small, with tens of thousands of personnel gathered in the guards' formation. There was no time for inspection, but there should be no less than 20,000 people. Under the command of Zhao Bing, each returned to his position and formed a circular formation. The front of the enemy was the guardian warship as shield, and the two wings were strengthened. The Huai Army, temporarily led by Du Hu and the scattered soldiers who could not return to the team, and then the gathered volunteers and civilians and the family members of the army.

The situation was a little stable, but Zhao Bing did not dare to relax at all. While arranging people to find the Queen Mother's boat, he arranged people to appease the military and civilians. In addition, he sent court officials to convey the imperial edict to pursue the generals of the army. At the same time, the guards inspected and replenished ammunition, renovated weapons, prepared to fight again, and arranged medical staff to rescue the wounded and sick. After all the orders were completed, he breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, both sides fought fiercely for a day, and suffered heavy casualties and were exhausted. What made Zhao Bing pleased was that he had the guards to wait for their time to work, and the dragon fleet had already detoured behind the enemy. Although it was a little thin, it was hiding from both sides.

"When is it now?" The sky was dark, with wind and rain, and the sun was invisible. Zhao Bing couldn't tell the time, so he turned around and asked Wang De.

"Your Majesty, it's early in the hour of You. Drink some tea to moisten your throat!" Wang De saw that His Majesty finally had time to deal with him, so he quickly held the tea ceremony.

"The tide is about to fade away in one hour, so I can bring me some food." Zhao Bing felt that his throat was already smoking when he saw the water. Just now, he kept sending orders at the top of his throat and shouted hoarsely. He took a sip of tea and murmured. But thinking about what he did just now, he suddenly realized that he might be the leader's information. Such a big scene and such a chaotic situation were stabilized under his own dispatch, and he couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

"Your Majesty, what do you want to eat? If you don't raise the banner today, I'm afraid... Alas, I'm still scared when I think about it now!" Wang De said with lingering fear.

"Just take some jerky meat, eat well and prepare for the next time!" Zhao Bing said casually.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to fight?" Wang De said tightly in his heart when he heard this.
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