Chapter 136 of the Empire is always seeking 5

As the sun sets, the pirates retreat, and the gunship of the South China Sea Navy's gun ship is anchored again...

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After a day of hard battle, the river was covered with wreckage of warships, especially near the main channel. The large number of wreckages of ships made navigation extremely difficult. For the South China Sea Navy, blocking the Pearl River Estuary became much easier. Zhao Xingde ordered the captured warships to sink the Pearl River Estuary, and cut down huge trees to strand in the shallow water, almost completely blocking the Pearl River Channel. Logically speaking, after the victory, the South China Sea Navy did not take advantage of the victory, but blocked the Pearl River Channel, which was a sign of weakness. However, the battle during the day was too beautiful. The South China Sea Navy not only defeated the pirates by one place, but also suffered very few losses. The officers did not question any of Zhao Xingde's decisions.

This battle sank countless pirate warships, and it is difficult to count all the corpses floating on the river. However, the South China Sea Navy ships gathered together, only more than ten people died or were seriously injured in the battle, and more than twenty others were slightly injured. Such casualties made the navy officers and soldiers who participated in the battle personally feel unbelievable. The big victory and complete victory made many officers so excited that they had a fever, and even felt dizzy and in the clouds. When the soldiers carried out the military order to chisel the ship, the officers' thoughts remained in the daytime battle. Although the tactics of gunships were practiced at sea, this real and almost dreamy battle touched many officers.

"It doesn't seem to be true." Feng Mi watched the sailor unzip the cable and left an empty ship on the channel.

For the navy, the ship was a very important seizure. Zhao Xingde ordered the large number of captured ships to be sunk, which was a huge waste. However, there were no officers in the navy, and there was no voice to oppose the stroke. After this unreal victory, the atmosphere in the navy seemed a little strange. Scholars like Feng Mi knew the significance of this great victory, and were even embarrassed.

"All cities by the water are unlikely to be able to withstand it." Ma Yuan whispered. Ezhou and Bianliang are all relying on water.

There was loud cheers coming from afar, and the sailors did not have as many complicated ideas as officers. A perfect victory only made them excited. Sinking the captured enemy ships and blocking the channel means that they would not take the initiative to attack in the next few days, and the sailors could rest. Therefore, most people watched the big ships being sunk on the channel with the mood of watching the excitement. Every time the water ghost raised his head from the river and made a gesture to his colleagues watching the side of the ship, a shocking cheer erupted on the side of the ship. Many ships acted as boat-drilling water ghosts and became the beauty of being fought over by sailors. This can be a lifetime thing to brag about.

In a short period of time, the opportunity to show off, rather than rewarding money, has become the most favored reward for sailors.

"We are soldiers of the Song Dynasty." Feng Mi looked a little complicated, "We are people of the Song Dynasty. General Zhao is also. It is our responsibility to protect the country and the people. Not the other way around." He sighed and did not say anything more. Feng Mi was a person who had experienced the change in Ezhou. No matter how powerful the troubles were in the city of Linsheng, the army entered the city, and wherever the troops passed, all resistance was turned into powder. General Zhao was not Dong Zhuo, Zhu Wen and others, so he did not repeat the mistakes of the military chaos of the Five Dynasties. However, when he held a strong soldier that could be enough to look down on the world and could not be restrained, would he still be the same as before? Even if General Zhao was loyal, what would the court think after knowing the result of this battle? Using civil and military power was the system of the Song Dynasty, no one wanted to be too arrogant.

The two fell silent, their eyes fell on the governor's boat not far away, Zhao Xingde stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, as if he was admiring the sunset on the river, his figure seemed particularly lonely

The morale of pirates in the upper reaches of the South China Sea Navy and on the river near Guangzhou was extremely low.

After a whole day of tossing and fighting, the tug-of-war on the river surface was extremely heavy, both the Dashi Navy and the local pirates in Song State were extremely injured. The smoke of gunpowders was filled with gunpowders, and there was no time to count the casualties. Everyone was panicked and didn't feel it. After the battle, the pirates of various stocks discovered that the casualties suffered on this day actually exceeded all the casualties since the uprising. The Dashi Navy lost nearly 2,000 sailors, and even the powerful generals like Saif Ding were killed in battle. The Song State pirates suffered more casualties. The only good news was that the scouts came to report that the South China Sea navy was digging a ship to block the waterway, which means that they did not intend to take the initiative to attack in the near future. Many pirate leaders were secretly relieved.

"It's strange that the government army won a great victory, not only did it unintentionally attack, but it cut off the channel, looking like it was showing weakness."

There are several pirate leaders in Guangnan. Jiutou Jiao Liu Tai looked lucky and a little incredible. The other pirate leaders also looked thoughtful. These people were originally rampant heroes and rude people. Now everyone looks cautious and thoughtful, and the atmosphere looks very strange. The general story translated the nine-headed dragon into a great vernacular. Famaitu looked at Qiu Darui. At the beginning, everyone agreed that only this Song merchant opposed attacking from the sea. Although Famaitu was dissatisfied with him, it now seemed that among the collaborators of the Song Dynasty, the one with a brain was the profiteering businessman.

Hunjiang Longli Laoba said seriously: "Will the official army play the trick of "openly repairing the plank road and secretly Chen Cang"?"

"Oh? It's really possible." "Damn it, the surname Zhao is too sinister."

"Maybe, there is a gap in their channel to let us relax our guards, and it will be dark and the night will strike."

Among the many pirate leaders, Li Laoba was a mess and his power was not outstanding. However, his suspicion resonated with the pirate leader. The South China Sea Navy beat Zhao Xingde's general flag, and everyone knew that they were fooled. Everyone hated the shamelessness and cunning of the official army, so they guessed that the every move of the official army was hidden.

"Can't cross, cross your mother," Liu Tai cursed, "Where can the official army be familiar with us in the Zhuhai waterway?"

"Your mother" Li Laoba's face turned red, but his power was far inferior to Liu Tai, so he only dared to yell.

"A foolish thing, so many eyes are staring at me. Do you think he can hide it from the river? Is there any hole in the river? Is it possible to hide it? Is it dark, you old hen?" Liu Tai cut off Li Laoba's face and turned to Qiu Darui and said, "We are all rough people, Qiu Daguanren, you have a lot of knowledge and are familiar with the official face. Tell me, what is the official army's mind?"
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