From these two information, after a brief analysis, Zhao Bing found that due to food shortage, Empress Dowager Nanbi banned the transport of food to the northwest. This reason seems reasonable, but it is not difficult to find that he wanted to use this to threaten the kings of the northwest to compromise and thus control the real gold. This shows that Nanbi's struggle with real gold has entered a new stage. You must know that the northwest is not only the fundamental place of Mongolia, but also the area with the most frequent wars. Kublai Khan was in power every year to use most of the taxes collected from Jiangnan for the northwest. On the one hand, it is used as military rations, and on the other hand, it is also to win over the kings to stabilize the situation in the northwest.

Now that Nanbi is cut off food and grass, it will inevitably cause panic among the troops stationed in the northwest and will also make the morale of the army unstable. This will only produce two results: one will succumb to Nanbi, support its governor, or the prince who supports it will inherit the Khan throne; the other, Zhenjin takes this opportunity to propose conditions to support his succession, and promise to continue to feed the northwest, and the angered kings support Zhenjin to succeed the throne, and then legitimately deposed Nanbi.

But now there is another disturber, Duwa, who invaded Weiwuer and attacked the prefectures. Under the crisis, the kings were forced to end the dispute as soon as possible, elect the Khanate or support the South Viagra State, which will accelerate the fermentation of conflicts, trigger a war, and solve the problem with force. Under internal and external troubles, the Yuan court will further split. Of course, it is not ruled out that they may join forces to keep warm and temporarily reach a compromise and agree to the outside world. However, Zhao Bing thinks that the Jiangnan or the Northwest is important, and the Mongols have their own answer. In short, no matter what, they can fight for themselves for a while and survive this most difficult period.

After passing Xingguo Army for one day, the ship entered the war zone. The river surface narrowed, and the fleet turned into two columns and turned to the northwest to continue moving forward. At this time, the wind direction changed, and the warships could only sail by constantly adjusting the sails, and the speed slowed down. The fleet that was slow and lasted for several miles was also the most vulnerable to attack, especially the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were still under the control of the enemy. Zhao Bing ordered the increase of the watch post, and at the same time dispatched the clutch to patrol on the left and right sides to provide early warning to the fleet.

"It's snowing in the official family!" The sky has been gray since yesterday, and it started to rain lightly in the evening. As soon as the sky was dawn in the morning, Wang De, who was screaming, entered the cabin and reported.

"It's snowing?" Zhao Bing sat up and asked in disbelief. Although it was winter when he came to this world, he only experienced the winter rain, but never saw the snow. Not to mention it after arriving in Qiongzhou, he always thought that it would not snow in ancient Jiangnan.

"Take it seriously, the little one has seen it, and the deck has a white layer!" Wang De nodded vigorously and said,

"Oh, it's really snowing." Zhao Bing pulled his shoes and got out of bed and threw himself in front of the porthole. He pushed open the window and looked out. Sure enough, snowflakes were falling from the sky, and he shouted loudly.

"Official family, don't be frozen!" The little emperor was rarely so happy. Wang De also smiled and pulled the blanket and put it on.

"Change, I want to go up to the deck to see it. I haven't seen snow in many years!" Zhao Bing looked around in a blanket for a while, then turned his face.

"Yes, I have lived in Qiongzhou for ten years and I have never seen snow again!" Wang De also echoed, not understanding the meaning of it. He just simply felt that the little emperor was a child after all. Of course, he was very excited when he saw it snowing for the first time. He closed the window and asked someone to serve the little emperor to wash and change clothes.

Zhao Bing changed his clothes and couldn't wait to climb onto the top deck. However, seeing that there was already snow about a thick inch of snow on it, he stepped on it excitedly and heard the long-lost "creaking" sound. He reached out to catch a few falling snowflakes, watched it turn into water droplets in his palm, and licked it with his tongue, and a innocent smile appeared on his face.

‘dong, dong, dong!’ The sound of the drums woke Zhao Bing from a moment of sacred tour. The drum sound was a signal of the communication between the ships and indicating his position. He frowned and climbed the observation deck and looked forward. Due to the influence of rain and snow, the visibility became very poor. The head mast of the fleet could no longer be seen. The flying flag was even more blurred. Three miles away, only a blurred sail shadow was left. The river bank was even more covered in gray, and nothing could be seen, but the snow was getting heavier and he knew that it was very dangerous to sail in this climate, and the warship was carrying infantry, and the consequences of the collision were unimaginable.

"I ordered the main masts of each ship to be raised and the sub masts of each ship to be raised and the yellow lights are raised and the sub masts of the ship to be raised and the ship should be kept at sixty steps apart to prevent collisions. The whistleboats expanded the guard circle, discovered the enemy situation, and released the cannon." Zhao Bing immediately ordered with a serious expression after discovering the danger, and the excitement just now swept away.

"Your Majesty, it is better to use the flag during the day, and the lights are better to use the lights at night. The red lights are warnings, but what does the yellow light mean?" Zheng Yong asked in confusion.

"How different is this kind of foggy day and the night? You must not be rigid, it should be different from the times." Zhao Bing wanted to look at the north shore through the telescope and explained casually, "The red light can be used for warnings, but the yellow light is more conspicuous than the red light in rain and foggy weather, which is conducive to the observation of the rear ship."

"Well, I'm taught!" Zheng Yong nodded. He also found that after the yellow lanterns were raised in front of the ship, it was indeed clearer than the red light on the mast.

“Huh…”

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Zheng Yong suddenly heard the little emperor's voice and asked hurriedly.

"Oh, it's okay!"

"..." The little emperor waved his hand and said it was okay, but Zheng Yong found that his eyes were obviously staying for a while before he moved away. He picked up the telescope and looked there with concern, shut up immediately, and immediately shifted his gaze.

The second warship that was accompanied by the starboard side of the imperial ship was carried by the officers and soldiers of the mountain brigade. A group of soldiers gathered on the deck. They were all born in Hainan. It was probably the first time they saw snow. They were even more excited than the little emperor and were playing together. One of the soldiers was wearing a white cloak with the same style as His Majesty, but with red edgings. The front seemed to be dotted with golden embroidery, which was very abrupt among the troops. They stood on the deck and were quietly looking at the imperial ship. The falling snowflakes had this beauty and more charming.

"Your Majesty, it's very dangerous to sail in the wind and snow. Why would you stay in Daye for a day before going?" Zheng Yong suddenly recognized that he was the daughter-in-law who had not passed by the little emperor. How dare he look again? His Majesty gave a surprised voice and saw the same scene without asking. He found that the little emperor's eyes were a little confused, and he always glanced in that direction intentionally or unintentionally, and asked with a chuckling.

"No, the fleet is moored on the river surface and is countercurrent. There are still enemy activities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Once there is a police officer who is difficult to act, it will be a disaster. Even if the speed of the cruise is slowed down, you must not stop the ship!" Zhao Bing immediately refused.

After passing Xingguo Army, the patrol ship kept reporting that enemy scouts appeared on the north bank of the river and tracked along the way, which indicated that the enemy had noticed their fleet and closely monitored their movements. This could not rule out that the enemy would take action. If the ship stopped, they would put down the fireboat and the warships that were traversing upwards would take time from anchoring to moving, and they would probably be scrambled to the formation without reacting.

"Your Majesty, this snowfall will be even colder. I am afraid that the soldiers of the mountain brigade will not be able to adapt. It is better to transfer them to the imperial ship." Zheng Yong suggested again.

"Hmm?!" Zheng Yong suddenly changed the topic, which surprised Zhao Bing. He frowned and looked at him in confusion.

"Your Majesty, there are currently only the guard camp and the imperial front office of the escort on the imperial boat. The guard brigade is on the baggage boat and can also carry a thousand people!" Zheng Yong looked at His Majesty and explained.

"Are you cold?" Zhao Bing immediately understood what he said. This was to create opportunities for himself, but he was a moral model and a benchmark for the people. It was explained that he had brought Li Sanniang into the palace to recuperate, but in the wartime, wouldn't this destroy himself? But he did not say it out loud, and he could not explain it, but asked.

"I'm not cold!" Zheng Yong replied honestly for some reason.

"This is the first time that you Dan tribe has encountered such cold weather?" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"This... this is my subordinates who are used to wind and waves on the sea, and they are easy to adapt to the sea." Zheng Yong replied a little embarrassedly, but he also understood the meaning of the little emperor.

"In the future, we will go deeper into the north, the climate there will be colder, and the snow is even more common. In the past, the Jin people's land was as snowy as mattresses, but there were no people and animals. Even Bianjing was several times colder than here. Our army was all southerners, so I and the army must gradually adapt." Zhao Bing sighed lightly and said. It is not easy to think about the emperor as an emperor. Before Jiangdong was completely recovered, he had to think about the Central Plains, Northeast and Northwest. I don't know how many years the war would end.

"Your Majesty, after all, there are female soldiers in the mountain brigade, and they are not as harsh as men." Zheng Yong had no choice but to remind him directly, hoping that His Majesty would be pity for the fragrance and jade.

"Send them some blankets!" Zhao Bing knew that in order to facilitate the care and protection of Li Sanniang, there was a team of female soldiers in the mountain brigade as his personal soldiers. After a little consideration, he still refused them to board the boat, but he still allowed some care...

Affected by rain and snow, the next morning, the fog locked the river, and the visibility was further reduced, and the fleet could only move forward at a snail speed. The forward sentry ships and enemy ships frequently encountered in the fog, and often had a short conflict and then evacuated. The ships responsible for the pilotage were still ships sent by the Xingguo Army Water Village, and the ships conveying the war report had not appeared for three days. This shows that they had entered the periphery of the Ezhou battlefield, triggering the enemy's guard circle, and fighting could occur at any time.

Zhao Bing ordered the small sentry ship to retreat to the two wings of the fleet as an external guard, and the dragon ship with strong combat power and protection should be used as the patrol mission, so that they would not suffer losses in encounters and could quickly escape when encountering strong enemies. At the same time, the fleet entered the first-level combat readiness. Not only did the warships pay more attention, but the troops also added watchtowers, and sent troops to take turns to guard against enemy ships infiltration and sneak attacks.

On December 18, the fleet affected by the weather delayed its journey, and it was more than a hundred miles away from Ezhou. Fortunately, the sky had cleared and the wind turned southwest. If it was smooth, it would take up to two days to arrive. What made Zhao Bing happy was that the warship sent by Wen Tianxiang finally delivered the latest battle report. However, when he saw the broken Clippers, he felt nervous and recruited the generals who delivered the letter to the ship to ask in person.

After asking, Zhao Bing was even more frightened. Just two days after the two sides lost contact, the Yuan army took advantage of the heavy fog to attack the Song army camp. The two sides fought fiercely and repelled the enemy with their camps. The enemy naval forces also frequently dispatched to block the river. They sent warships to contact each other many times, but were intercepted by the enemy. This time they sent five clutches, but only one of them broke through the encirclement and arrived. The rest of the ships were probably in danger.

After hearing this, Zhao Bing sent a messenger to rest for a long time. The severe situation in front of him made him feel quite uneasy. After returning to the command room, he carefully looked at the battle report written by Wen Tianxiang. He opened the map and marked the latest battle situation on it. He looked at it for a long time. Ezhou is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and crossed the Han River entrance. However, it had not yet formed a modern Wuhan scale during the Song Dynasty. It was only the size of a military prefecture. It was under the jurisdiction of Jinghu North Road in administrative divisions, and formed the Jinghu War Zone with Xiangyang and Jiangling. It was adjacent to Huainan West Road and bordered the Xingguo Army of Jiangnan West Road. The situation was very dangerous.

It is precisely because Ezhou can assist Shu in the west, Huai in the east, and Jinghu in the north, since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ezhou City has been one of the important towns in the Yangtze River Basin. After development, it became the largest city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the Song Dynasty, a regional political, economic and cultural center. In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, famous generals Yue Fei and the Yue family army stationed here, which shows its important military and geographical significance.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Ezhou was known as the "giant town today". The city was prosperous, and wealthy businessmen appeared. A lively night market was opened in the city, known as "the third update of the candlelight in the sky, and the moon was shaking flags and boats". Merchants from all directions gathered, and the city was quite prosperous, with houses and markets endlessly. There were alleys and streets in the city, and there were many streets and traveling. At the same time, Ezhou had a large population, and before reaching Ningzong Jiading, it reached 100,000 households. Therefore, it was also an economic center in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and an important trade channel connecting Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

Zhao Bing knew that the Yuan army did not intend to give up this important stronghold in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. During the Mongolian-Yuan War, Kublai Khan personally conquered Ezhou, and the city was besieged for six months and failed to break the city and returned without success. Later, Boyan led his army to attack Ezhou, first captured Xiangfan, and then wiped out all the Song Jinghu Navy before breaking the city. The Yuan army broke through the Yangtze River defense line and the army went south to the south of the Yangtze River.
Chapter completed!