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In addition to the lack of troops, another reason why Li Xin chose to wait for the Hailong Army was the artillery and heavy fire oil.

Needless to say, artillery, the accuracy of these things is too small. Only when they are concentrated and used on a large scale can they be fully utilized. On a small scale, they are just a shock.

Bronze cannons have been produced in Chengtian Prefecture. After the capital was moved to Changsha Prefecture, the Ordnance Department came over to produce them. However, most of the bronze cannons came from Lingnan, so the output was not large. The Dongting Lake Navy only had about 20 cannons.

Several large ships have been renovated.

How could twenty cannons capture the tightly defended Jinling City, so they could only wait for the Hailong Army.

Another reason is the lack of fire oil.

When encountering an attack by the enemy navy, Meng Huoyou made a great effort to reverse the situation in one fell swoop.

After all, he was a navy man with many years of experience and had been trained for a long time. Although he was lonely, he could still not be underestimated. With bronze cannons, many men and ships, and the assistance of fierce fire oil, he established the dominance of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop.

After use, the fire oil will naturally be insufficient.

The application of fierce fire oil (petroleum) was actually in the Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan Dynasties. Historically, the Champa Kingdom paid tribute to the Northern Song Dynasty with a lot of fierce fire oil, which contributed to the construction of the Northern Song Dynasty. The Champa Kingdom was rich in fierce fire oil, which is why Li Jia established it.

The reason for occupying the Protectorate was not just because of its geographical location.

The "Yuanhe County Chronicles" of the Tang Dynasty once recorded: In the first year of Xuanzheng in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Turkic soldiers surrounded Jiuquan, and the local soldiers and civilians used "Shizhishui" to burn the enemy's siege tools.

Later, the smart Chinese used oil and set up a "fire oil tank", which was shaped like a box type pump and contained fire oil (petroleum).

During battle, use a pump to spray out fierce fire oil to attack enemy warships or city defenses with fire.

In the Five Dynasties, in 913 AD, Li Ba, the king of the Later Liang Dynasty, launched a rebellion in Yangliu, Shandong. He used "long poles to bind Buwoqu" and burned the Jianguo Gate of Yangliu City.

In 919, Qian Liu of the Wuyue Kingdom dispatched a navy to attack Huainan, using "fire oil to burn enemy ships".

Since the fierce fire oil almost came from Champa, only the Southern Han, Wuyue, Southern Tang and other coastal countries could obtain it at that time. Other countries, such as the Khitan Central Plains, almost regarded a barrel of fierce fire oil as a national treasure, and it was Wu Yue who made his fortune.

One of the means.

However, since the capture of Champa City, fierce fire oil has naturally become the exclusive property of the Tang Dynasty and is widely used in naval battles.

"Hahaha, there are some small boats, but I don't dare to be bold when I see you!" Seeing the dozens of small boats at Zhenjiang estuary shivering and not daring to come out, Zhou Kui smiled proudly:

"It seems that the Jiangnan Navy is just a mediocre person, not very impressive."

"Commander, let's go to Jinling as soon as possible. The Dongting Lake Navy is probably going to get angry with anxiety!"

Deputy Commander Chen He sighed and urged.

"Someone knows!" Zhou Kui waved his hand and looked at Zhenjiang Port getting further and further away, and couldn't help but said: "This place is only more than a hundred miles away from Jinling. We will arrive in a few hours. There is no rush for this!"

Sure enough, just as Zhou Kui said, the Hailong Army arrived at Jinling City in more than two hours.

When the Hailong Army arrived outside Jinling City, their banners covered the sun with such mighty force that they seemed to fill up the entire Yangtze River. They were tens of miles from end to end, and their momentum was so majestic that it was worth two or three Dongting Navy divisions.

Yes, after all, lakes are different from the Yangtze River.

Looking out from Jinling City, huge ships of thousands of materials, like islands, are moving on the Yangtze River. The ships are full of people and occupy almost all the river surface. They are endless and extremely scary.

After Li Yu got the news, he immediately climbed up the city tower with a group of ministers and looked at the Yangtze River in the distance. He seemed to be shocked. He was speechless for a while and his face was extremely ugly.

"Is this the Hailong Army of Lingnan?" Li Yu's voice was a little hoarse, but the ministers didn't care about it.

As a big country in the south, we naturally know how powerful the navy is and how important it is.

"Reporting to your Majesty, the only one with so many ships in the world is the Lingnan Navy Dragon Army!"

Han Xizai was different from others. Although he was shocked, he was not frightened. He said calmly:

"Ships are not war horses and cannot go ashore to fight. Therefore, the only thing to worry about is the soldiers on the ship. Adding them to the navy that came ashore before, there are still 30,000 to 40,000 people. But the art of war says that if there are ten people to surround them, it will be false.

How can we attack a city if we don't even have twice as much power as ours?"

"What Han Qing's family said is true!" Li Yu smiled reassuringly: "The navy is not an infantry, there is no hope of attacking the city, it is just a common man who clings to the powerful, not worth mentioning!"

The words of the emperor and the Minister of War made the middle and lower-level officials feel at ease. As for the senior officials, they naturally knew how terrifying a team with thunder weapons and fierce fire oil could be.

However, since they have reached this point in their official positions, they are naturally not idiots. They will not speak out, let alone undermine the emperor. Instead, they all nodded in approval and agreed.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that the puppet country has an archery division who specializes in lurking in ambushes. When the army attacks the city, they will make a lot of trouble and seize the gate. I ask your majesty to rotate the guards to guard the city, and then strictly guard the city gate and implement a curfew. The people are not allowed to

Come and go as you please.”

At this time, You Pushe and the Privy Council envoy Yin Chongyi spoke up. He had some say in military matters, but he would not let Han Xizai steal the limelight alone.

"This is a first-class good advice!" Li Yu was surprised, but he followed the advice quickly and quickly obeyed. It was good for defense and he liked it very much.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of some people in the official team suddenly changed, but they soon returned to their original state.

The other officials glanced at Yin Chongyi in surprise. It was really surprising that a scribe still had such awareness.

After speaking, Yin Chongyi felt his presence and stopped talking.

When it comes to literary talent, Yin Chongyi is one of the best. Most of the imperial edicts, edicts and diplomatic documents of the Southern Tang Dynasty were written by him.

At that time, he was ordered to write the "Stele Record of Yangzhou Xiaoxian". As soon as the article was published, it was copied by the government and the public and widely circulated. Later, when Zhou Shizong invaded the Southern Tang Dynasty, he read the "Stele Record of Yangzhou Xiaoxian" written by Yin Chongyi at Xiaoxian Temple in Yangzhou.

He also admired his literary talent.

But when it comes to bad luck, he is also top notch.

At that time, Zhao Kuangyin wore a yellow robe and changed the country's name to "Song" and Yuan to "Jianlong".

The Southern Tang Dynasty sent Yin Chongyi as an envoy to Bianliang, the capital of Song Dynasty. He met Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Guangyi asked: "Don't you know that I have declared the temple taboo?" At that time, the Southern Tang Dynasty had already belonged to the Song Dynasty.

Changed the surname to "Shang", Yin Shang, Yin Shang, the two are integrated.
Chapter completed!