In the evening, the surface of the river was brightly lit.
Torches burned, dispelling the darkness, so that the warship was still as bright as day.
On the Jiaolong.
Du Qi sat on a stool, enjoying the river breeze, quite relaxed. Shangguan Yi and Guan Zhilan sat on the side, chatting with Du Qi about the attack on Jiangdu. Shangguan Yi seemed particularly relaxed. He said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the Tang dynasty lost hundreds of thousands of troops in this battle. For us, victory is already set."
"The Tang dynasty has no power to reverse the situation."
"Li Shimin wanted to compete with us on the river, but that was the most wrong decision. If Li Shimin didn't want to defeat us on the river, he might be able to survive for a while. But now, Li Shimin can only be defeated. "
Shangguan Yi said, "The situation is set. Xia Xia will accept the Mandate of Heaven and unify the world."
Du Qi said with a smile, "Li Shimin did make a big mistake. He thought that the Jiangnan navy was good at fighting, so he arranged for soldiers to fight. But he didn't know that our warship was even stronger. Even the keel of the warship was forged with fine steel, and even some parts of the warship were inlaid with iron sheets. Once it collided with an ordinary warship, we would definitely win. In the end, Li Shimin was one step behind. "
Guan Zhilan said, "It's all because of Your Majesty's wisdom."
Guan Zhilan also admired Du Qi from the bottom of his heart. Because everything that Xia had now was built up by Du Qi bit by bit. Take this warship for example. Although it was made by Tang Zhongsheng and other craftsmen, Du Qi's advice in these aspects couldn't be separated.
Without Du Qi, there would be no warship.
Du Qi was the key figure.
At this moment, a series of footsteps were heard. It was Xue Rengui who came to Du Qi's side. He cupped his fists and reported, "Your Majesty, the results of the battle have been tabulated.
One hundred thousand Tang soldiers were completely annihilated.
Our side won a complete victory.
"In this battle, we lost less than a hundred soldiers, but we killed countless soldiers. Because many people fell into the water and were killed in the water, we can't calculate the exact number of people killed. However, the number of captives is clear.
In this battle, we captured more than 40,000 Tang soldiers. Currently, these 40,000 people are temporarily placed on the warships. Some of them were placed on our warships, while the rest were placed on the Tang warships. After all, although some of the Tang warships were damaged, they did not leak and could be used again after some repairs.
As for the Tang soldiers who had escaped, there should be quite a number of them. It's just that we can't stop them now. After all, it's very likely that they've swum to shore after falling into the water. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "This battle was very good."
Xue Rengui continued, "Although we didn't capture much in this battle, according to the results of the arraignment. As for the Tang army, Commander Xue Wanjun and Strategist Xu Jingzong, seeing that they couldn't win, directly committed suicide. As for Xue Wanche, he took the soldiers and fled. "
Du Qi said, "An escaped Xue Wanche is not worth mentioning. As for Xue Wanjun and Xu Jingzong's bodies, if they're found, then give them a grand burial. After all, they're important officials. "
Xue Rengui said, "I understand."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "In addition, pass down the order. Our army has been busy for a day and will rest and reorganize by the shore for the night. Tomorrow morning, we'll continue our journey and rush straight to Jiangdu. "
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui immediately passed down the order.
By now, the soldiers who were in charge of cooking and living had already begun to get busy and quickly prepare dinner.
While Xia Xia's army was resting and reorganizing, some of the Tang army's bad guys who were tailing by the riverside had already left on their horses. They rode through the night and rushed to Jiangdu to report.
When the letter reached Wei Shuyu's hands, it was already past midnight. The sentries who returned to deliver the letter were already out of breath. Even the warhorses had directly fallen to the ground and spat out foam from their mouths.
After reading the letter, Wei Shuyu's face changed greatly.
Defeated!
The whole army was defeated!
One must know that there were a total of 100,000 soldiers and strong horses. Moreover, the warships of the Tang dynasty were the most sturdy. However, in the letter that was sent back, there was a piece of news that shocked Wei Shuyu. Xia Xia's warships were extremely sturdy. When the Tang dynasty's warships crashed into them, they were directly damaged. On the contrary, Xia Xia's warships were not damaged at all.
Compared to the Tang dynasty's warships, which were damaged by the bombardment, Xia Xia's warships were very sturdy. This Xia Country's warship was incomparably sturdy. This was what was most shocking. After all, Xia Country had always been in the north and was not used to naval warfare. However, Xia Country's warship was so powerful.
Wei Shuyu sighed in his heart.
The destiny was no longer in the Tang dynasty but in the Xia dynasty.
The Tang dynasty had prepared for half a year and gathered so many forces, but they were all destroyed easily in a naval battle. No matter who it was, such a result would be a huge blow.
Wei Shuyu knew that this situation could not be delayed. He must report it immediately. Even though it was early in the morning and the surroundings were dark, Wei Shuyu did not delay at all. He directly ordered the housekeeper to prepare a carriage, then he put on his clothes and went out.
When Wei Shuyu walked out of the room and came to the hall, he saw Wei Zheng in the hall. Wei Shuyu paused and asked, "Dad, it's so late. Why haven't you gone to bed yet?"
Wei Zheng said, "I heard someone knocking on the door just now. Someone came to report the news. I guess it was the news from the front line. Seeing you in a hurry, I guess the situation is not good. "
At this moment, Wei Zheng also looked worried.
Wei Shuyu sighed and said, "Dad, the army at the front line has been defeated. According to the news, the 100,000 troops were all defeated. Xue Wanjun and Xu Jingzong are dead, and Xue Wanche's life is unknown. "
Wei Zheng's expression changed greatly.
The loss was too great.
It should be noted that Xue Wanjun was the commander-in-chief and Xu Jingzong was the military counselor, but they were both buried in the front line.
Wei Zheng directly asked for the battle report. After reading it, Wei Zheng was speechless, so he went directly to the palace with Wei Shuyu. Although the two of them asked to see Li Shimin overnight, Wei Shuyu's identity was different, and Wei Zheng was the current Prime Minister, so the guards guarding the palace gate immediately went to report. Not long after, they received the news that Li Shimin wanted to see them.
The father and son entered the palace and entered the bedchamber. When they saw Li Shimin sitting on the bed in a thin robe, they quickly saluted.
Li Shimin said, "You two entered the palace at night. I'm afraid the front line has sent back bad news."
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Li Shimin smiled sadly and said, "If I were wise, the front line wouldn't have been defeated again. Tell me, what's the situation? "
Wei Shuyu handed over the report, and then he quickly explained.
Li Shimin read as he listened. When he finished, he was even more dejected. He said, "It's not surprising that Xia Xia can bombard with cannons. But why was Xia Xia's warship unscathed after the collision? Why? This situation was truly puzzling, and even more so, puzzling to the crowd. Could it be that Xia Xia is really invincible? "
Wei Shuyu and Wei Zheng looked at each other, both showing a helpless expression.
The pressure of fighting Xia Xia was too great.
Li Shimin continued, "I also know that after such a situation happened, the first thing to do is to come up with a countermeasure. It's just that Xia Xia's army is approaching now. It's estimated that tomorrow, Xia Xia's warship will certainly dock at the docks. In this situation, how should we deal with it? What do you think we should do? "
Wei Shuyu and Wei Zheng heard this and were slightly embarrassed.
Because at present, they really didn't know what to do in this situation. It was not easy to resist the menacing Xia Xia's army.
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