Easily shoot the opponent into a hedgehog.

The combined navy of the Song Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty was now under the control of Cao Bin and Pan Mei, and they were heading down the river towards the oncoming fleet.

Cao Bin was filled with pride, and so was Song Wumian. Perhaps this was the largest naval battle on the river in thousands of years, and the number of battleships far exceeded that of the Battle of Chibi.

Song Wumian was familiar with the artillery. Before the opponent could enter the shooting range, he sent the order to form a formation. The huge fleet spread out on the river, revealing the ferocious muzzles of the guns. The opponent's crowded formation was the time when the artillery showed its power.

"Light the fire!" Song Wumian showed a proud smile. Such a battle was simply crushing.

Hundreds of dark cannonballs, carrying huge power, smashed into the enemy navy, and sawdust suddenly flew across the usually hard hull.

The entire navy suddenly fell into panic, and they suffered heavy losses in this wave.

"Quick, speed up, charge forward!" Cao Bin ordered. He didn't expect that the rumored weapon would actually be used on the navy. If they couldn't get close, they would have to be beaten passively.

At the moment, they were heading against the wind and had no use for sails, so they could only rely on human power to speed them up.

"Boom~boom~" Under the command of Song Wumian, the artillery fired again. The small boat rushing in front was hit by the cannonball, and a huge hole was directly punched out. It was about to sink.

Cao Bin soon became desperate. The opponent's soft sail was actually able to accelerate against the wind. No matter how hard they tried, they still could not get closer and could only stay one mile away.

"General Zhao, it's up to you!" Cao Bin knew that if he didn't think of a way, they would be doomed.

"General Cao, the wind is strong on the river..." Zhao Chongyan's mouth twitched, that's not how rockets are used.

"A dead horse is a living horse doctor, so there is no need to worry about so much." If we can't deal with this fleet, how can we cross the river?

A moment later, hundreds of rockets flew from the Song Dynasty Navy fleet, spraying fireworks in the air, and continued to accelerate towards the Zhongyong Army Navy.

Song Wumian ignored it directly, so what if he hit it, it was just a rocket. There was no flammable material on the deck, and it was extinguished by stepping on it. As for the gunpowder, there were special gunpowder barrels placed to prevent fire and waterproof.

As expected, it was not as expected by Zhao Chongyan. It could barely fly to a distance of two miles, but it was not accurate at all and caused very little damage.

There was another round of artillery fire, one of which hit the flagship directly. The huge impact force directly knocked a large hole in the building ship.

"General Cao, we might as well cross the river quickly and ignore it for the time being." Zhang Wen saw that he had a chance of winning. He would only be passively beaten, so it would be better to cross the river directly, and the damage he could do to the opponent would be average.

"No, if we can't solve this problem, how can I make fun of my life, Song Erlang?" Cao Bin refused without hesitation. If he succeeded in crossing the river, but was cut off from his retreat, so what if he saved Jiangning?

"Then withdraw!" Pan Mei also saw that it was impossible for them to eliminate each other. Since they would not cross the river, it would be better to withdraw than to be beaten in vain.

"Set the sails and retreat to the water village!" Cao Bin nodded. Since Pan Mei thought the same way, he no longer had any worries.

"Two generals, no, Jiangning is in danger..." Zhang Wensheng was dumbfounded. What would he do if the Song army withdrew?

"Don't say any more, the military orders are like mountains!" Cao Bin didn't care about this. The ships were now under his control.

Seeing that the opponent was retreating, Song Wumian chased after him and fired several rounds of artillery fire until the opponent entered the water village and it would be dangerous to pursue further, so he returned towards Jiangning.

In late May of that year, the navy of the Zhongyong Army was on the river and defeated the navy of the Song Army, leaving it unable to retreat. At the same time, a branch of the partial division continued westward and headed north to Jiangling, and the Yangtze River waterway officially changed ownership.

At the same time, Gao Jichong, the general of the Zhongyong Army, succeeded in attacking Yuezhou City and burned all the food and supplies of the Song army. Cui Yanjin, who was attacking Hengzhou, had to retreat and hurriedly returned to Tanzhou to continue farming.

At the end of May, Sun Yu, the loyal and brave king, led an army to conquer Jiangning. Li Congshan abdicated the throne and was succeeded by Li Zhongyu, the eldest son of the original ruler Li Yu. Sun Yu was granted the title of King of Qin and commanded the court.

Immediately, Sun Yu sent troops to Suzhou. One hundred thousand troops met with Cheng Zhenbei of Xiuzhou and crushed them with the power of Mount Tai. Lu Guwei opened the city and surrendered.

At the beginning of June, Zhu Lingyun, the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Divine Guard Army, came forward to surrender. The various states heard the news and came forward one after another.

At this point, the south of the Yangtze River was officially unified, and the Southern Tang Dynasty, which occupied the Yangtze River waterway and had a population of nearly 10 million, had the confidence to challenge the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, when are we going to reach the other side?" Xu Yi looked at the fishing rod in his hand, but there was no movement.

"Wait for the opportunity. Right now, what we have to do is to work hard on internal affairs, and the Song Dynasty will definitely cause trouble." Sun Yu looked at the other side. He was still young and had plenty of time, and Zhao Laoer should have been almost restrained.
Chapter completed!