At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 153 Overwhelming Sea
The night was like water, rattling, and the ship swayed accordingly. Zhang Xuan stood on the deck, motionless.

Because he had soaked in the sea water for too long, one of his eyes was useless, so Zhang Xuan wrapped it in a black cloth and looked like he had become a pirate again.

However, he is a member of ten thousand households, and the ten thousand households ordered by Yuanting are guaranteed to be replaced.

He was just free riding, after all, he was working for Tian Lei.

At this time, his subordinate Gangshou came over and said: "Wanhu, we are here."

"It's dark, don't stay stranded." Zhang Xuan ordered.

The ship sailed slowly toward the shore, anchored about three miles away, then put down two small boats, and more than ten people rowed to the shore together.

After a while, the ship docked, and a dike stretching along the seashore appeared in front of us.

Defending the sea weir, commonly known as Huang'an.

In the second year of the Dali reign of Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cheng, the deposed envoy of the Huainan West Road, built this large embankment from Chuzhou (Huai'an) to Yangzhou Hailing (Rugao).

Due to the weak construction of the embankment and the long-term disrepair, it burst in many places when the tide came. The sea tide poured in, and the brine flooded, submerging large areas of fields, cottages and salt stoves near the sea, making the people miserable.

When Fan Zhongyan was appointed as the salt official of Xixi, he saw that the tide was raging and the people were in dire straits. He wrote to the court and suggested rebuilding the sea-defending weir.

Song Renzong approved the decree, and in the autumn of the second year of Tiansheng (1024), Fan Zhongyan recruited more than [-] migrant workers to start embankment construction.

In mid-winter, the weather was freezing, heavy snow fell, and the tide was strong. Part of the embankment that had been built was washed away again. More than [-] migrant workers died of cold, starvation and exhaustion.

Song Renzong sent Hu Lingyi, the Lianghuai transfer envoy, to inspect the project. Fortunately, Hu Lingyi agreed with Fan Zhongyan's idea, so the construction continued.

Once, it rained heavily and the wind was strong. The deeper we dug, the more quicksand we dug, and the project became more and more difficult.Fan Zhongyan braved the wind and rain to inspect the construction site in person. During the period, the construction funds were insufficient, and he also posted his official salary.

After three years of concerted efforts, a new embankment of more than 400 miles was built along the coast. From then on, the coastal people of the three states of Tongtai, Chu, Gaoyou and Yijun were completely free from the influence of the intrusion of the tide and lived and worked in peace and contentment.

The seaweir in Rugao accounts for [-]% of the entire seaweir. Zhang Xuan's goal is this seaweir.

"Slow down, don't disturb Song Bing." The leader of the team shouted in a low voice.

Too much to worry about.

This dike can't be seen to the end. The Song army didn't have that many manpower to guard it, and the people were moved, so they didn't have to worry about being discovered.

Several people went ashore and crossed the embankment. When they got to the inside, they took out their shovels and hoes and started digging.

Outside, the waves hit the embankment, making a banging sound, and inside there was only the sound of gasping.

Destruction is much easier than construction. Within a quarter of an hour, a hole appears.

The Mongolian Sky Thunder Hand, who had been restrained all this time, took off the clay pot from his body, inserted the live wire into the hole, and then carefully pulled out the live wire.

After pulling it out for more than ten feet, it reached the end, lit it, and ran like crazy into the distance.

There was a loud bang, and the sky was filled with mud, sand and gravel, and when the dust settled, a three-foot-long gap appeared.

wow~
The waves crossed the gap and flowed inside. Before the sea water could flow out, the waves behind it had already poured in.

Under the back and forth washing, the gap visibly expanded to the naked eye.

"Withdraw!" Zhang Xuan nodded with satisfaction, turned the ship around, and sailed away.

In Rugao City, Miao Zaicheng heard a faint explosion and immediately sent someone to check.

At dawn, the soldiers came back and reported: "Marquis Xu, something bad has happened. Huang'an was bombed by Tartar dogs!"

"Dog thief!" Miao Zaicheng was shocked and angry, and asked, "What's the situation?"

"There are thirteen places in total, ranging from five to six feet in length to more than ten feet in length. They are washed by sea water and are still expanding." the soldier replied.

"Tatar dogs!" Miao Zaicheng gritted his teeth angrily and said, "Come on, send a message to the Prime Minister to order Qian Yi to send troops to take revenge!" The Rugao seawall was destroyed, and Chuzhou Gaoyou Army belonged to Yuanting. He would not be willing to go back without revenge. .

When the news reached Tongzhou, Li Tingzhi did not rush to find Jiang Cai and Qian Yi. Instead, he asked people to count their food and grass savings first.

The left and right were puzzled and asked: "Prime Minister, why don't you discuss military matters?"

Li Tingzhi replied: "Since the Imperial Bank is destroyed, we cannot grow grain and cook salt. We have to rely on the imperial court to support us. If the Yuanlu navy attacks with all its strength, the grain route cannot be defended and we will be in trouble again."

"Don't worry, Prime Minister." Qian Yi strode in and said, "If the navy is not destroyed and the food route is endless, Tongzhou will not be short of food."

"Consider defeat before you think about victory. You have to be on guard." Jiang Cai walked in and said, "What is the prime minister's plan?"

"The Yuanlu were unable to attack Rugao, so they wanted to repeat their old tricks and trap Tongzhou, and the first priority was on the grain road." Li Tingzhi expressed his inference.

Defending the sea weir was destroyed and most of the farmland was submerged. Tongzhou was unable to be self-sufficient and had to rely on sea transportation.

As long as the Yuan army defeats the Song army's naval division, Tongzhou can only sit and eat, and within three or two years, it will naturally be won.

"The most important thing is that Tongzhou can't produce Tianlei on its own. When the inventory is exhausted, Yuanlu will definitely do his best." Li Tingzhi added.

Jiang Cai nodded and said: "So, there must be someone in Yuanlu who can give guidance, but I don't know who it is."

General Yuan Tingliang had so many advisers that it was difficult to guess. The three of them put the matter aside and discussed how to deal with it.

Things on land are not urgent. The Yuan army's methods will not be effective for three or two years. The main thing is how to deal with the invasion of the Yuanlu navy.

Chen Shengxing's failure at Qiantangkou taught everyone a lesson - ships should not wave on the river.

Now that the Yuan army has thunder, sea ships will not be able to take advantage. If the Yuan army takes advantage of the calm wind to launch a large-scale attack, even if the Song army hides in the port, it will not be able to gain any advantage.

Therefore, we must go to sea immediately.

Li Tingzhi sighed: "For a long-term plan, we will ask the Lin'an Navy to go north to attack Taihu Lake to draw down the Yuanlu troops."

"It's too bad that the five-toothed ship can't pass through the canal. Otherwise, why would Yuanlu worry about it?" Qian Yi continued.

With the big five-toothed ship as the core, sea ships as auxiliary, and small boats interspersed in the middle, it's directly in front. How can there be so many worries?

At this time, in Yangzhou City, Ashu held Meng Qi's hand reluctantly.

"I hope the angel will tell the Khan and give me more time." A Shu said.

"Marshal, don't worry, the strategy has been decided and there is no reason to change it halfway." Meng Qi said.

He was ordered to go to Lin'an as an envoy and gained nothing... No, you can't say that. Being able to figure out the little emperor's character is already a considerable gain.

In order to attract Kublai Khan's attention, he decided to return to Beijing to report on his work. When passing through Yangzhou, he paid attention to A Shu.Zhu Yu

"Marshal, we still need to urge the navy to strictly guard the coast, lest the southern troops destroy the sea-defending weirs in the territory." Meng Qi said.

"Don't worry, angel. There are many undercurrents in the sea in the north of the Yangtze River. It's just a matter of time if the Song ship doesn't come. There will be no return." Ah Shu was full of confidence.

The Yellow Sea is shallow and does not affect sailing. However, there are many undercurrents. If a sharp-bottomed boat encounters it, it will shake violently, or the boat will be destroyed and people will die. Therefore, there are many sand boats, that is, flat-bottomed boats, for sailing in the north.

This is the reason why Qian Yi has not gone north to harass the coast.

Of course, this situation won't last long, because the Jiangbei Marine Division has gathered a lot of sand ships, and they can launch an attack as long as the sky thunder is in place.

The Yuan army noticed the clues and stationed fleets in various northern ports early.

Now that the thunder is being transported one after another, Ah Shu is not only confident that he can defend, but even plans to take the initiative to attack.

(End of this chapter)