After the Sizhou meeting, Zhao Bing followed the command of the Imperial Guards Command to Fuli. He abandoned his horse and took a boat to take a waterway along the canal. Since the new canal was built, the function of the old canal decreased and it was no longer dredged in time, resulting in the narrowing and shallowness of the silt river channel, greatly reducing its navigability, and it was difficult to pass through the large ship. The imperial boat was too deep to be stranded, so he could only transfer to a newly built medium-sized warship. He was very satisfied with the new ship and secretly praised Zhou Xiang for being really sensible.

Speaking of which, Zhou Xiang can also afford Zhao Bing's praise. He has a low background, but he has a high emotional intelligence, is good at observing words and expressions, and can do things for you without hesitation. Of course, he is valued, not only because he is good at flattering, but also has excellent organizational skills in doing things. Otherwise, he would not have been in charge of the inner palace craftsmen's workshops and military weapon workshops.

After regaining Jiangnan, Zhou Xiang realized that the emperor had few opportunities to go out to sea. Although the imperial boat was well maintained, it was still an old boat for decades. After several wars, it was also scarred. The young emperor also took imperial boats several times in Jiangnan, which seemed to be inappropriate for sailing on rivers. At that time, he planned to build a new boat for the young emperor.

The opportunity came soon. The young emperor designed two new types of ships and ordered Zhou Xiang to use the high-quality timber transported back from the South Ocean to supervise the construction. He also stated that these ships were mainly equipped for the ocean caravans to open up new waterways and long-distance trafficking of goods, and gradually replace the three major naval masters' old warships to strengthen ocean-going combat capabilities.

Zhou Xiang knew very well about Shengyi that the ocean caravan is a chicken that lays golden eggs. It can bring tens of millions of profits to the inner government every year and is also an important tool to maintain the government's finances. Naturally, it must be given priority. The three major navy soldiers mainly fight in the near-shore. When the Mongol Yuan navy is defeated, they are mainly responsible for protecting maritime business roads and providing support to the infantry. Strengthening ocean combat capabilities is not urgent when the Mongol Yuan is not destroyed. On the contrary, most of the warships of the Imperial Navy's front naval army are old and need to be updated.

Of course, Zhou Xiang understood that if he proposed to replace ships for the Imperial Navy first, others would not dare to object, but His Majesty would definitely scold him, and it would be impossible to change the ship. So he adopted the strategy of "curve the country in a curve" and put his ideas on the experimental ship used to test new ships, and then handed it over to the Imperial Navy in the name of waste utilization and experimentation to use, and the little emperor could not say anything.

So at the end of last year, three large Garen warships, six medium Garen warships and more than ten small gunships were sent to the Imperial Navy, replacing the old Imperial Navy and all escort and baggage ships, and renovating the original dragon ships in the name of major renovation. Several of the medium-sized warships used to inspect both rivers and seas were also sent to the Imperial Navy as failed items at the same time.

Zhao Bing turned a blind eye to Zhou Xiang's kindness and agreed. He actually knew his needs. The ships incorporated into the Royal Boat Fleet this time included a transformed medium-sized warship. The ships were more than twelve meters long and about three meters wide. They were three-layer decks, with a U-shaped bottom, with a displacement of about 500 tons, and two powers of sails and oars. They not only could sail in most rivers and lakes, but also had certain resistance to wind and waves and could sail near the sea.

The warship used as the imperial boat has been transformed. The bottom floor is used as the oar power compartment and material storage room, the first floor is used as the rest area for sailors, and the second floor is transformed into the work and rest area of ​​the surrender officials and guards. The entire third floor is the emperor's office and rest area, which is an independent space. Although it is an imperial boat, considering that the little emperor likes to rush forward in war, the warship still equipped seven small short-body cannons on both sides, and two medium-sized Weiyuan cannons are equipped with self-defense weapons on the front and tail.

In the early morning, Zhao Bing climbed the top deck and looked around. On the road to the north were the marching imperial guards and infantry and cavalry. Tens of thousands of marching brigades rolled and disappeared. On the canal, more than 20 warships of the imperial guards surrounded the imperial boats and rode upstream. In front were five dragon boats to attack the vanguard, two baggage boats accompanied, and behind were gunship boats guarding the personal guard regiment and baggage regiment transport ships. Behind were a large number of basket ships connected heads and tails were connected with baggage food and grass, and the inland river naval army was cruising forward and back to warn the river surface, and the sails covered the river surface.

The water and land army marched forward side by side, covering each other, and hearing the drums and yells. Zhao Bing looked at the spectacular marching scene and felt very moved. I remember that Jiazi Town was formed, and he was less than ten generals, and he was only a thousand soldiers, and he was hungry and food. He would not have thought of the grand occasion today. It was even harder to imagine that he could lead 200,000 troops to the Central Plains and enter the old capital.

"Looking at the Changhuai River, the gates are rampant and calm. The dust is dark, the frost and wind are strong, and the sound is quiet. I recall the past events, and it is almost the number of days, not human power. On the Zhusi, the strings and sing in the ground, and the smell is also smelly. The sunset in the water, the cattle and sheep are under the wings, and the area is scattered. Look at the name Wang Xiao hunting, the fire is bright, the drums are roaring, and people are shocked. I think of arrows on my waist, the sword in the box, and the empty worms are gone. What will happen? It is easy to lose time, but my heart is strong.

, the generals are zero in the year. The gods are in the capital. Gan Yu is far away, quiet beacon towers, and resting soldiers. The caps and caps are envoys, and they are rushing around, as if they are in love. When I heard that the old people in the Central Plains were old, I often look south and keep the red flags. When the travelers arrive here, they are full of loyalty and anger. Tears are pouring down..."

"Minwu, why are you so moved?" Zhao Bing suddenly heard someone singing beside him, and the lyrics and music were tragic and sad. He looked back and saw that it was Chen Shishi and asked.

"Your Majesty, when he was here, his subordinates suddenly remembered that Emperor Xiaozong launched an army to attack the north and recovered Suzhou. However, the generals and generals were dissatisfied with each other and defeated Fu Li. They had to negotiate with the Jurchens, called their nephews to the enemy, and cede land and pay tribute. All the people in the country were sad and angry. Since then, Suzhou has been away from the country for more than a hundred years. At this point, his subordinates not only sighed, but also remembered the works of Zhang Moge." Chen Shishi bowed to His Majesty.

"I have been established in the Song Dynasty for three hundred years. The humiliation caused by foreign races to our dynasty is more than this, and we must repay them one by one!" Zhao Bing sighed lightly and patted Chen Shishi's shoulder.

In Zhao Bing's memory of his previous life, there was only "roasted chicken" and the high-speed rail train named after it. Otherwise, I would not remember that there was such a place. But Fu Li is not as quiet as in his previous life. Fu Li was named because of the Fu Cao in Lishan real estate in the north. Qin Dynasty established Fu Li County as a county. The Han Dynasty was named a vassal state. The Eastern Wei renamed Suzhou Suinan County. The Tang Dynasty established Suzhou on the basis of Fu Li County and became the governor of Baojing Army in the Song Dynasty. The entire name of Suzhou Fuli County was the same city as Fuli County. Because it was above the Bian River, it became a major city in Tongdu, which was extremely prosperous.

Because Fu Li is close to the Huai River, it controls the tunnels that go south and north, and has become a place that has always been a battleground for military strategists. The excavation of the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties made Fu Li no longer just the center of north-south transportation, but also the throat of east-west water transportation. Because of this, Fu Li's strategic position is abnormal and has become a famous "Hundred Battle Ways" and "Fu Li Pass" since ancient times. It is by no means a small town that can only be remembered by roasting chickens.

Therefore, the main focus of the Longxing Northern Expedition initiated by Emperor Xiaozong was to open up this north-south road, but it was defeated here. Tens of thousands of troops were all lost and were forced to negotiate with the Jin Dynasty. This was called the Longxing Peace. The Longxing Peace was the second humiliating peace agreement signed by the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty after the Shaoxing Peace. It stipulated that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty changed the title of the Jin Dynasty to be a nephew; changed the title of "annual tribute" to "annual tribute", and reduced the number of silver and silk for the "Shaoxing Peace Agreement" to 50,000, to 200,000 taels of horses; the Song Dynasty cut off the four states of Tang, Deng, Hai, and Si, and then cut the Shang and Qin states to the Jin Kingdom.

The influence of Fu Li's defeat was not only to sign the "Longxing Peace Agreement" that lost power and humiliated the country, maintaining forty years of peace with the Jin Dynasty, but more importantly, the Song Dynasty lost its power to fight again and was unable to fight the northern expedition, which caused countless people to sigh and feel extremely sad and angry. Now Zhao Bing's northern expedition again fought for Fu Li again, not only to open up a path to the north to seize the two capitals, but also an important link to seize Xuzhou.

Fuli's city spans the Bian River and is located on the road leading north to Xuzhou. Only by seizing Fuli can you go north along the canal to Yingtian Prefecture and even Kaifeng, and form a cross-border attack on Xuzhou. As a must-fight for military strategists, Fuli has long built a city in the Tang Dynasty, with earth rammed in the city walls, with a circumference of more than six miles, and a pile of three feet high and two and five feet thick. There are four gates, and the Bian River runs through the city, so both east and west are water gates, and moats are dug outside.

What made Zhao Bing funny was that after entering the Song Dynasty, the city that was built hastily during the separatist period of the Tang Dynasty could no longer meet the needs of development. Zhou Yi, the governor of Suzhou, prepared to expand it into a new city with a circumference of 12 miles and start Lingbi to withdraw the town and build a county. However, Su Shi's "Article of Suzhou City Repair" made the outer city of the city unfinished, so its current scale is no different from the scale of the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, Su Shi, who had been well-versed in history, probably did not expect that Suzhou would become a front line to resist foreign invasions. Fuli City was an important city to defend against the two Huaihe Rivers. If there were any, they would be afraid that the coffin board could not be suppressed. Now, for Zhao Bing, the city had not been expanded and reinforced, otherwise it would have become a solid fortress in front of his army. No one could understand the matters of ancient and modern times, even the saints at that time.

However, after the opening of the new canal, Fuli's status as a transportation hub had declined greatly. In addition, the invasion and war between the Mongols and Yuan dynasties inevitably declined, and was merged into Suzhou by the Yuan court, Qi County, Linhuan, and less than a thousand households of Lingbi, Hong County and other counties. Fuli County was also reduced to Ji, and it no longer had its former glory. However, at this time it was also called the battlefield of the battle between the two countries and the land of destiny.
Chapter completed!