Chapter 204: Decisive Battle in Jiangyin, Dimensionality Attack (Part 1)

On the deck of the "Miewo", the first ship of the Longcheng Navy Fleet, King Jin Chen Huaian, wearing golden armor and holding a monocular telescope, was standing proudly on the deck at the bow, holding the telescope and looking at the Yangtze River estuary.

Qi Jiguang, the admiral of the Longcheng Navy, came up to him and reported: "Your Highness, the Yangtze River estuary is ahead. After the Longcheng Navy fleet enters the Yangtze River waterway, it will only take half a day to reach Jiangyin;"

"Soldiers of the Navy Fleet, should we rest for one night after entering the Yangtze River waterway before marching to Jiangyin City?"

Hearing this, Chen Huaian immediately waved his hand and said: "General Qi, the Navy Fleet will not rest after entering the Yangtze River waterway, but will go directly to the enemy Navy camp in Jiangyin;"

"After wasting one night in Jiaozhou, our Navy Fleet has fallen behind in terms of seizing the opportunity;"

"If we rest for another night at the Yangtze River estuary, I am worried that Wu Sanjia's Huben Navy will seize the opportunity. If we let If Wu Sanjia arrives in Jiangyin first and successfully takes away Emperor Lingwu;"

"Then our Longcheng Navy Fleet's surprise attack to the south will be completely meaningless!"

Qi Jiguang immediately clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I understand!"

Then, Qi Jiguang hurriedly called over his personal soldiers and ordered, "Pass on this general's order. After entering the Yangtze River waterway, the Longcheng Navy Fleet will not stop at all and will go directly north along the river to Jiangyin;"

"Before dawn tomorrow, our Longcheng Navy Fleet must arrive in Jiangyin, without any mistakes!"

"I have received the order!"

When the Navy Admiral Qi Jiguang and his personal soldiers left, only King Jin Chen Huaian was left alone on the wide deck of the "Miewo".

He looked at the turbulent Yangtze River estuary and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Fang Tianyao, Fang Tianyao, you must resist Wu Sanjia's attack!"

"Don't let the Emperor Lingwu and the imperial seal fall into Wu Sanjia's hands!"

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A-choo——

In the hall of Fang Tianyao, the King of the Four Seas, in the Daxin Navy Camp, the general Wu Sanjia who came to the city to welcome the emperor sneezed several times inexplicably.

But Wu Sanjia was not a superstitious person. He just thought that he had not slept all night, causing the cold to enter his body and contracted the cold. He didn't think about whether someone was talking about him behind his back.

At this time, the Queen Mother Su of the Lingwu Dynasty of Daxin was holding the young Emperor Lingwu Zhao Lingwu, and took the main seat that originally belonged to Fang Tianyao, the King of the Four Seas.

Fang Tianyao and Wu Sanjia sat on both sides of the Queen Mother Su and the Emperor Lingwu respectively.

Then, the generals of the Huben Navy and the Daxin Navy gathered in the Navy Hall to discuss whether to return to the throne to quell the Lingwu coup and appease the people of the world.

As the commander-in-chief of the Daxin Dynasty and the person in charge of the rescue mission, Wu Sanjia was naturally the leader of this military meeting.

Wu Sanjia said slowly: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, now the treacherous minister Qin Ruhui controls the government and supports Zhao Lingzhan, the son of Prince Fu, as the Hongxi Emperor;"

"And spread the false news that the current emperor has passed away in order to confuse the public and fish in troubled waters."

"But it is precisely Qin Ruhui who uses such a clumsy trick to make countless people and local officials who do not know the truth believe it and express their support for the Hongxi Emperor's regime;"

At this point, Wu Sanjia's expression froze, and he said in a serious tone: "I am worried that if this continues, people in the world will really think that the emperor has met with an accident, and thus recognize the Hongxi regime. Orthodoxy and legitimacy;"

"Therefore, I and the officers and soldiers of the Hu Ben Navy will risk their lives to come here, just to welcome back the emperor and announce to the world that Qin Ruhui is a thief who stole the country, and Emperor Hongxi is just a puppet supported by him;"

"Only when the current emperor Lingwu returns to Jinling City can the turmoil of the Lingwu coup be quelled!"

"I dare to advise that the emperor and the queen mother set off overnight with the Hu Ben Navy army, return to the Hu Ben Army camp on the north bank of the Yangtze River outside Jinling City, hold high the banner of serving the king and saving the emperor, and call on people with lofty ideals in the world to come to Beijing to serve the king and save the emperor!"

When he heard that Wu Sanjia was going to take the emperor and the queen mother away overnight, the Four Seas King Fang Tianyao immediately refused.

You know, this emperor and the queen mother are the foundation of Fang Tianyao's invincibility in troubled times.

Now, most of the warships of the Daxin Navy under his command have been burned by Wu Sanjia in the waters outside the camp, which is equivalent to cutting off one of Fang Tianyao's arms;

If Wu Sanjia is allowed to take Emperor Lingwu and Empress Dowager Su away at this time, it will be cutting off another arm of Fang Tianyao.

Afterwards, whether Emperor Lingwu regains power or Emperor Hongxi supported by Qin Ruhui wins the victory of this palace coup, Fang Tianyao will not get any good from either side.

So, he must not let Wu Sanjia take the emperor and the empress dowager away from him.

At least, he can take people away so easily without paying any price.

Fang Tianyao immediately raised objections, saying: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I think General Wu's move is inappropriate!"

"Not to mention, this night voyage is extremely risky. If anything goes wrong, who can take the responsibility? What will happen to the country and people of the Great New Dynasty in the future?"

"Moreover, the Emperor and Queen Mother are both worth a lot of money, and the Hu Ben New Army camp on the north bank of the Yangtze River outside Jinling City is the front line to quell the Lingwu coup. General Wu is the commander-in-chief, doesn't he even understand the principle that swords have no eyes?"

After a pause, Fang Tianyao also expressed his attitude and responded strongly: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I think it is more stable and safe for the Emperor and Queen Mother to stay in the Jiangyin Navy Camp;"

"Jiangyin is far away from the war zone. The soldiers and civilians in the surrounding cities all support the Lingwu Emperor's regime. There is enough popular support to ensure the safety of the Emperor and Queen Mother."

"In my opinion, looking at the entire Daxin Dynasty, there is no place more suitable for the Emperor and Queen Mother to temporarily settle down except Jiangyin."

After thinking for a while, Fang Tianyao added, "If the Emperor and Queen Mother find the conditions of the temporary palace in the Navy Camp difficult, they can also move to Jiangyin City to find a temporary palace;"

"I can lead all the naval officers and soldiers to station in Jiangyin City to escort the Emperor and Queen Mother!"

Hmph!

When Wu Sanjia heard Fang Tianyao dare to refute his proposal, he immediately understood Fang Tianyao's intention. He was afraid that he would lose control over the emperor and the queen mother, which would result in Fang Tianyao not getting enough benefits in this Lingwu coup!

The country is about to perish, but he is still thinking about internal fighting!

How sad!

Wu Sanjia, who felt compassion, was even less likely to give in and compromise on this issue. He said tit for tat: "Your Majesty, are you considering the safety of the emperor and the queen mother?"

"In my opinion, you are clearly considering your own black gauze hat. You are afraid that the emperor and the queen mother will leave the navy camp, and you will lose the black gauze hat of the Four Seas King on your head, right?"

"Wu Sanjia--"

Fang Tianyao, whose thoughts were exposed, turned red and white, and immediately roared like thunder: "Wu Sanjia, you are... You are slandering me!"

"If I were to ask you, now that you, Wu Sanjia, have your own army and want to bring the emperor and the queen mother to the camp of your new tiger army, your actions will inevitably make people wonder what you are up to?"

"Fang Tianyao!"

Wu Sanjia was also angry. When he was about to fight Fang Tianyao, he heard a cry: "Enough!"

It was the queen mother Su Wan'er who was sitting in the main seat. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, she had to stand up and stop the two from arguing.

Su Wan'er even saw that the generals under Wu Sanjia and the soldiers under Fang Tianyao had quietly put their hands on the hilts of their swords.

If they didn't stop them, I'm afraid the soldiers under the command of these two would fight on the spot.

Su Wan'er was in the Golden Palace after all. As the queen mother who had been ruling the country behind the curtain for several months, she had already cultivated some of the majesty of the emperor's mother.

Her cry really stunned all the generals in the hall.

Those generals who quietly stretched out their hands to hold the swords, under the majesty of Queen Mother Su, retracted their hands again.

Pairs of eyes subconsciously stared at Queen Mother Su who was sitting on the main seat in the hall.

Su Wan'er was intimidating without being angry, and said in a cold tone: "General Wu, Prince, what you two said makes sense, and I have listened to your suggestions and opinions."

"The safety of the emperor is as important as quelling the Lingwu coup. I have to consider this matter!"

After a pause, Su Wan'er continued: "Prince, General Wu, I have seen and remembered your loyalty;"

"You two pillars have helped the new dynasty to collapse in times of crisis. After the turmoil of the Lingwu coup has subsided, I will fulfill my promise to you two and all the soldiers of the Great New Dynasty on behalf of the emperor; "

"Please rest assured on this point, my dear ministers!"

"Let's stop here for today's matter. Let me think about it for one night and give you a reply tomorrow!"

"Your Majesty is tired, let's adjourn the court!"

"Adjourn the court--"

Queen Dowager Su Wan'er finally put an end to the tit-for-tat quarrel between General Wu Sanjia and King Fang Tianyao of the Four Seas on the pretext of thinking about it for one night.

But after adjourning the court, Wu Sanjia still did not give up, and secretly chased to the bedroom of Queen Dowager Su and Emperor Lingwu, and reported to Queen Dowager Su that the Governor-General of Liangjiang Su Chen was willing to abandon the dark and join the light and return to the Lingwu Dynasty.

After meeting Empress Dowager Su Wan'er, Wu Sanjia said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I was able to lead the Tiger Marines to Jiangyin along the river without any danger this time;"

"It was Su Chen, the commander-in-chief of the Jinling Defense War and the Governor-General of Liangjiang appointed by the treacherous minister Qin Ruhui, who secretly facilitated and transferred the bandit troops deployed on the Yangtze River;"

"In order to avoid more trouble, I still dare to advise the emperor and the queen mother to return to the Tiger Marines camp with the Tiger Marines overnight!"

Humph!

Upon hearing the name of the Governor-General of Liangjiang Su Chen, the queen mother Su Wan'er snorted coldly.

At the beginning, it was this Governor-General of Liangjiang Su Chen who led his 50,000 Liangjiang new troops to attack the imperial city of the capital, which forced Empress Dowager Su and Emperor Lingwu to abandon the city and flee.

Then, they began a life of exile and living under the protection of others.

Su Wan'er wanted to kill all the nine clans of Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang.

She replied in a cold tone: "General Wu, Su Chen, that two-faced villain, is willing to give convenience to the Tiger Guards Navy. He must have put forward some conditions, right?"

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

Wu Sanjia did not hide it and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Su Chen wants to change his past, leave the treacherous minister Qin Ruhui and the Hongxi Dynasty, and return to the Lingwu Dynasty;"

"He gave me convenience so that I could lead the Tiger Guards Navy to Jiangyin to welcome the emperor back, and said that if I could successfully welcome the emperor and the queen mother back;"

"Su Chen is willing to lead the Liangjiang New Army stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River to cooperate with the Huben New Army on the north bank to quell the Lingwu coup d'état!"

After a pause, Wu Sanjia continued: "But Su Chen also made a small request. After the matter is accomplished, he wants the position of Minister of War of the court!"

Humph!

Queen Mother Su Wan'er snorted again and said unhappily: "I knew that Su Chen had no good intentions. He must have failed to get the position of Minister of War in Qin Ruhui's hands;"

"That's why he set his sights on me and the emperor!"

"This kind of villain, no matter how unreasonable I am, can't hand over the Minister of War of the Lingwu Dynasty to him so frivolously!"

"Queen Mother, please calm down!"

Wu Sanjia patiently explained: "Your Majesty, you don't know that the Great Xin Dynasty is in need of people. It's really hard to rely on the new tiger army in my hands!"

"That traitor Chen Huai "The rebels of Longcheng in An have already conquered Jinan Prefecture, the last important town of Daxin on the way to the south, and are heading straight for Jinling City;"

"According to the information I have, the rebels of Longcheng will reach the north bank of the Yangtze River in ten days at most;"

"Therefore, I dare to ask the Queen Mother to first put the country of Daxin Dynasty first, and stabilize the Governor of Liangjiang Su Chen with the empty post of Minister of War, and wait until the Lingwu Rebellion is quelled before making a decision!"

As he said, Wu Sanjia knelt down in front of Su Wan'er, and said word by word: "Minister, please think twice, Queen Mother!"

Ah——

Queen Mother Su Wan'er sighed, how could she not know the current situation of Emperor Lingwu?

It's nothing more than that she couldn't swallow the bad breath of being driven out of the palace by Su Chen!

Su Wan'er even had complaints about the Four Seas King Fang Tianyao.

After pondering for a moment, she finally said: "General Wu, the emperor's northward journey to Jinling City will be subject to your opinion!"

"However, if we leave overnight, it may cause dissatisfaction among Fang Tianyao and the navy officers and soldiers, and even bring the risk of mutiny. This kind of fighting will eventually consume the military strength of Emperor Lingwu!"

Finally, Su Wan'er made the decision: "In this way, I and the emperor will stay in the navy camp for another night, and set off to return to Jinling early tomorrow morning;"

"I will also take this time to draft an imperial edict to stabilize the morale of Fang Tianyao and the navy officers and soldiers!"

"Empress Dowager——"

Wu Sanjia wanted to say something, but was finally interrupted by Su Wan'er rudely: "General Wu, this matter has been decided, you can leave first!"

Until Empress Dowager Su issued an order to expel him, Wu Sanjia left Empress Dowager Su's palace in a huff.

He looked back at the slowly closing door every few steps, and finally shook his head helplessly.

Afterwards, they returned to the dock outside the navy camp without stopping, and assembled the officers and soldiers of the Huben navy on board overnight to prepare for battle, ready to welcome the emperor back early the next morning and return to Nanjing.