It was already noon after the sun, and wood chips floated on the banks of the Yellow River.

The Tang army's navy in the Yellow River has mostly disappeared after a morning of fierce fighting.

More than 40 warships of the Tang army were either destroyed or captured by the Zhao army. Huang Junhan, the general of Huaizhou, Tang army, was injured, and the general Zhang Yasha was captured. Only more than 500 people survived the two thousand Tang army naval forces.

The Zhao army lost only five or six warships, the navy suffered more than 300 casualties, and captured nearly a thousand Tang army. This complete victory was a complete victory.

Now on the bank of the Yellow River, the Zhao army fleet is on the Yumen Ferry at the north gate of Hulao Pass, completely cutting off the Yellow River waterway of Li Tang.

Cheng Mingzhen was full of confidence and stood on the warship. Zhou Zhou, Zhao Xin and other civil servants all stood by Cheng Mingzhen, and was very happy.

Zhao Xin bowed and said, "It's shameful to say that this battle is that I have never made any effort, which makes General Cheng laugh. The memorial for requesting merits in this battle must be for General Cheng's military achievements. I will report it to the emperor to know General Cheng's bravery!" Zhao Xin said this, and everyone was undoubtedly. As a county magistrate, he had the power to report to the emperor secretly without going through the Secretariat. At the same time, his official position is the highest among the people, and he should write the memorial on the battlefield.

Everyone thought that this person had good luck. If he had written it himself, he would not have written about his miserable appearance on the battlefield.

Cheng Mingzhen laughed, withdrew his arrogant aura when he was fighting just now, and bowed politely, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Zhao."

"Where, where." Zhao Xin smiled slightly.

At this time, two men, one high and one low, came to the end of the ship, one was wearing a Zhao army uniform, and the other was a young tall man dressed in short clothes.

The Zhao soldier bowed to Cheng Mingzhen and reported, "Report to the general manager, this is a boatman in the Yellow River. He just led our warships all the way and walked the Yellow River waterway. The general agreed that if he wins, he will be rewarded with ten cents of money. However, he doesn't want money and said he wants to meet the general. The general brought him."

Cheng Mingzhen said in a strange voice: "Why do you want to see me?"

The man was stunned for a moment. The soldier on the side said to the other party: "This is the general, you are talking so hard."

The other party was obviously very nervous when he heard that Cheng Mingzhen was a general. After a while, he stuttered: "Don't give me a reward, I beg the general manager to allow me to join Zhao's army."

"Oh?" Zhao Xin looked at the man's silly look and said a little displeased, "If you join Zhao Jun, you don't have ten cents of money. Do you still want to join?"

The man hesitated and said, "Then can I be a mate?"

As soon as this said, everyone laughed and the soldiers next to him said, "This is the envoy Zhao of Donglai County, you answer seriously."

It would be fine if you didn't say it, but when you said it, the other party was even more nervous. Zhao Xin smiled and said, "My Zhao army valued military merits the most and was promoted in order. If you haven't become a military citizen, it is impossible to be the chief of the team based on your merits. You have figured it out."

The man hesitated and weighed the pros and cons of the left and right, "I still want to join Zhao's army!"

Everyone was surprised that the money of ten coins was not a minority. This person actually didn't want money, and it was rare to join Zhao Jun.

"Why don't you love money and want to join our army?" Cheng Mingzhen asked.

The other party said loudly without hesitation: "Because I want to make a name for myself!"

"Okay!" Cheng Mingzhen patted the other party's shoulder heavily and praised, "If you have the ambition, you will reward him with ten coins of money, and then be promoted to the army as a junior!"

The other party was stunned and said, "General, you are really willing to give me money and let me join Zhao Jun again!"

Cheng Mingzhen nodded, and Zhao Xin was slightly unhappy when she saw the other party showing a joyful look. She was originally not interested in him as a person, but today he was too shameless, so he wanted to find some face.

He saw a jade pendant hanging beside the other party, and said immediately: "You said you are an ordinary boatman in the Yellow River, how could you have such a precious jade pendant?" When Zhao Xin said this, he took the jade pendant from the other party, and the other party was very excited to see it. He had already prepared for the Zhao soldiers to clamp him from the left and right.

"Give it back to me!"

"Be honest, damn, I really have a few kilograms of strength."

The man struggled hard, but was held tightly by the soldiers of Zhao.

Zhao Xin held the jade pendant. But when she saw a word carved on the jade pendant, she sneered: "This jade pendant is worth at least 100 points. How could you, a boatman, have such a priceless thing? Tell me, are you a detailed work by the Tang army?"

The man withdrew his timid expression just now and said seriously: "I'm not a careful work. This jade pendant is only worth ten or ten points at most. How could there be a hundred points?"

Zhao Xin snorted, "It's also easy for you to die peacefully. This jade pendant is obviously made by famous masters in the pass, and the jade quality is the best Kunlun jade. It will be no less than a hundred stalemates in any pawn shop in Youjing."

The man said, "Saying that she lied to me, oh, I understand. She was afraid that my father and I would not accept it, so she deliberately said that it was worth more than ten coins."

"Who is she?" Zhou Zhou asked forward. The man lowered his head, but gritted his teeth and refused to say anything again.

Zhao Xin said: "If you hand this person over to Fengwensi, Shi Tou will also speak in Fengwensi."

"Slowly," Zhou Zhou stepped forward and said, "I wonder if I guessed it right. This jade pendant was given to you by a girl. What kind of kindness does this girl owe you? Will you use the jade pendant to pay it back later?"

Seeing the man's expression, Zhou Zhou smiled and said, "It seems that I guessed it."

Zhou Zhou said: "Mr. Zhao County, the most important thing about this matter is not this person, but this jade pendant. What girl gave him the jade pendant is the key."

Cheng Mingzhen said: "After you two talked, I kept my head around, but I believe he is innocent and there is no need to know about the Wind and Wen Shi. If those guys intervene in, the matter will be over!"

"Thank you, General." The young man looked at Cheng Mingzhen gratefully.

Zhao Xin glanced at Zhou Zhou and knew what he understood, but with the bad relationship between the two, the other party would never tell him.

Hulao is closed.

Li Shimin witnessed the destruction of the Tang Dynasty's naval army from beginning to end.

Seeing the warships being burned and the soldiers sank in the water and yelling and struggling with powerlessness, Li Shimin could only look away from afar and helplessly. He could not help with all this. Li Shimin was self-conceived in the battle of horses and infantry, and the Tang army was unmatched in the world, but when it comes to water wars, who is a disciple of Guanlong, dares to be proficient in it?

Li Shimin was powerless and watched the elite soldiers defeat the battle. This scene made him very angry. He had never been defeated in his life, but he did not expect that his navy was defeated on the Yellow River.

"Your Highness, King Qin!" Hou Junji said on the side.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Huang Junhan's naval army is all the strength of our army on the Yellow River. Now that it is destroyed, I have no ship to send."

Li Shimin is telling the truth. Although Guanzhong to Guandong is high in the west and low in the east, it has the high-level and profound momentum mentioned in the art of war. However, this is only compared to land and water routes, and the advantages of Sichuan and Shu over Jing and Yang states are simply not as good as those of the Yangtze River.

In other words, although Li Tang occupied the upper reaches of the Yellow River, due to the obstacles of the tampering stone, it was impossible for ships from the upper reaches of the Yellow River Weishui in Guanzhong to leave Sanmenxia and go down the Yellow River. Therefore, in the Central Plains, only the navy of Huang Junhan could rely on.

However, the Zhao army was different. Li Chongjiu relied on the Yongji Canal to use military service, and also collected the Liaohai ships of the Great Sui Dynasty from Donglai County as the main warship. His craftsman's workshop also imitated the warships such as the Five-Toothed Ship.

A five-toothed ship takes at least two or three years to achieve success. Did Li Chongjiu decide to use the Hebei Navy to seize the Hulao Pass and fight with him two or three years ago?

In this way, it is really a very deep plan. If it were Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, how could he have such a vision?

Huang Junhan was helped to Li Shimin and limped, saying, "The last general is incompetent, and he was defeated by the Zhao army."

Li Shimin looked at Huang Junhan. Although he had the intention to kill him at the moment, there was no one under his command, and he was the only one who could rely on him. He said with a faint expression: "You have tried your best, go down and rest first!"

Huang Junhan looked at Li Shimin and said immediately: "King of Qin, the last general has another word, please let me finish it."

"After saying this!"

"After the Zhao army broke through our naval army, it is likely to go upstream. We must strengthen the defense of Heyang and Huiluo!"

Li Shimin nodded with a stern face and said, "Go down!"

Huang Junhan sighed and went down with the help of the soldiers.

Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin: "Your Highness of the King of Qin. At present, the Zhao army, Xu Shiji, the king of Ma and Han troops, launched an offensive in Henoi. The King of Huai'an only has a few thousand remaining soldiers. If the King of Huai'an is defeated, the Zhao army will capture Henoi, attack and attack the three cities of Heyang on the water and land, then once the Zhao army robs Mengjindu, they can reinforce Luoyang from the north."

Li Shimin did not speak, Du Ruhui said: "It would be fine for the three cities of Heyang. If the Zhao army cooperated with the main army with warships and attacked Hulao together with water and land, our army would probably be in danger. Our army made a secret report that this time the Zhao army went south and carried a powerful weapon of siege bombs. Once this object came out, it would be difficult for Hulao to hold on."

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and the two confidant advisers looked worried and not optimistic.

Hou Junji said: "At present, is it the only way to invite Chang'an and send reinforcements to Luoyang?"

After hearing what Hou Junji said, Li Shimin shook his head. At this time, a person outside the door quickly came forward and said, "Your Highness, the imperial edict from Chang'an is here, and it was sent by the 600-mile fast horse."

Li Shimin paused after hearing this.

Soon the incense table was put on, and the eunuch in the palace who was delivering the order met Li Shimin and smiled and said, "Your Highness, Congratulations, I will congratulate you first."

Li Shimin greeted him and smiled and said, "Dad, what's the matter? I'm so tired from traveling and driving to send an order to the orphan. I'm too late to thank me."

The eunuch laughed and said, "Your Highness of the King of Qin is just polite, then I will announce the order."
Chapter completed!