The north wind blows, the war drums beat, I have a wife, who am I afraid of?

Gather the three armies, prepare armor and equipment, and boost morale before going to war. Han Shizhong lowered his head to glance at the manuscript prepared in advance by his wife, and spoke with a righteous tone.

"General Han Shizhong, I hereby announce to all our armies that we are about to march out to challenge the Jin Tartars for a showdown. All units must maintain strict discipline and obey my command. The Jin Tartars have invaded our land uninvited, besieged our capital, Bianliang, and spread their scourge upon the people... I hope that all our officers and men will have the courage and honor to die on the battlefield, rather than the shame of cowardly desertion. Upon our return from victory, those who fought bravely will be rewarded, while those who cowered will be subject to military court."

After giving encouragement, Han Shizhong ordered people to bring baskets of copper coins and asked each soldier to grab a handful. The meaning was self-evident: if they failed, they would die.

"Get on board!"

"Get on board!"

More than 25,000 people lined up in neat rows and boarded the 120 warships docked on the shore in an orderly manner.

At this time, the Dengzhou Navy had a total of five naval camps, namely the Water Left Camp, Water Right Camp, Water Middle Camp, Water Front Camp and Water Rear Camp.

Each battalion had a commanding officer, two sentries, each with a sentry officer, and each sentry was equipped with two large cart ships and eight Flying Tiger warships. Thus, the Dengzhou Navy comprised five battalions and ten sentries, possessing a fleet of 120 warships of varying sizes.

The large chariot, over thirty zhang long and four zhang wide, was five stories tall and equipped with twenty-four wheels, each operated by twelve men. Its three-story superstructure reached a height of over ten zhang and could carry a thousand soldiers. Undoubtedly, this chariot, using wheels instead of oars, was the most advanced of its time.

The Flying Tiger battleship has four wheels on the side of the ship, each with eight oars. It is a miniature version of a large cart ship that can carry sixty soldiers. It is maneuverable and flexible and is often used when approaching the coast.

Han Shizhong looked at the compass and saw that the fleet was sailing towards the northwest, heading towards Nanjing, the capital of the Jin Dynasty.

At this time, more than 400 large and small warships seized by the Jin Kingdom after conquering the Liao Dynasty were still staying in the port to bask in the sun, and had not yet noticed the movements of the Song Kingdom's Dengzhou Navy.

Who could have imagined that without any warning, the Dengzhou navy suddenly went out to sea, and resolutely sent out the entire army, without even leaving a single logistician behind.

Now, the secret agents that the Jin Kingdom had ambushed in the Dengzhou navy were useless. They were all captured on board, so how could they report the news?

Wanyan Liang, the naval leader of the Jin Dynasty, was proudly admiring his more than 400 warships and dreaming of becoming the overlord of the sea.

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In the Jin army camp, when Wanyan Zongmou was selecting 5,000 elite soldiers to carry out a decapitation operation, he happened to discover three brothers who were extremely tall and strong, and he was bewitched and included them in the operation.

Who were these three brothers? Wanyan Zongbi's old rivals were Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, and Wang Gui.

Wanyan Zongbing had just conquered Tangyin in Xiangzhou, the hometown of the three brothers, forcing his mother-in-law and her group to flee all the way to Gongxian County in Anhui. It wasn't too petty of him to take revenge three or five days later.

In the city of Bianliang, Zhao Huan walked down the city wall and headed towards the Bianjing Palace. He passed by a restaurant with a long name written on its sign: The Golden Man is Not as Good as the Niu Ye Chain Store, abbreviated as the Golden Bull Chain.

"Taurus Chain?" Zhao Huan felt very familiar with it, although the Taurus he remembered was a store that sold sockets.

"Go in and take a look!"

It cannot be said that Song Huizong Zhao Ji did not do any good things. During Huizong's time, he was quite good at sharing happiness with the people. In addition, Song Huizong often went out of the palace for outings, visited brothels, and stayed in teahouses.

The emperor felt no pressure at all when strolling around the city of Bianliang, as he was used to it.

There was a hall on the first floor with more than thirty tables densely packed inside. Since it was not meal time, there was no customer at all. There was only a bitchy-looking woman leaning coquettishly on the counter, concentrating on fiddling with an abacus.

There was a lot of clacking and clacking, and she was working like a tiger, but when she looked closely, she was stuck in the same place. Even an amateur like Zhao Huan could tell at a glance that the proprietress was completely messing around and was not calculating the bill at all.

"Boss, is there anything to eat?"

The sudden voice startled Shen Jiaxin, and her face turned red. She quickly reached out to tidy up her clothes and walked out shyly to greet the guests.

"I'm sorry, it's not dinner time yet and the chefs haven't come to work yet."

“Ahhh!”

"Sorry, sorry." Zhao Huan waved his hand: "Then let's order two bowls of noodles."

The shopkeeper went to the kitchen to cook noodles. Zhao Huan found a seat in the hall and sat down. He saw a tall and burly black man crawling out from the space under the counter and glaring at him fiercely.

Zhao Huan looked at the big black man and his face couldn't help but twitch.

No wonder the shopkeeper could mess up the abacus like this, it turns out someone was digging a ditch for her.

Zhao Huan pointed at the corner of the black man's mouth and kindly reminded him, "Brother, wipe it quickly."

The big black man didn't appreciate it. He gestured towards Zhao Huan with his fist as big as a sandbag, making a punching motion.

Zhao Huan looked at Wang Huaiji beside him and felt much safer. He asked in a low voice, "How is it? Can you beat him?"

Wang Huaiji had a sad face and looked embarrassed: "I am useless, how can I be a match for Niu Gao."

"who?"

"Niu Gao!"

"What do you want me to do?"

"Are you Niu Gao?"

"Yeah, not so good."

Wang Huaiji quickly stood in front of Zhao Huan and said, "Niu Gao, please do not be disrespectful. This is the emperor."

Zhao Huan was stunned. This is my lucky star, the rough fellow Niu Gao? I'm blind. This meeting doesn't feel natural.

Zhao Huan carefully examined Niu Gao. He was as muscular as a black bear, yet as playful as an iron bull. His eyebrows were crisscrossed with red and yellow, and his eyes were tangled with red hair. His furious hair was like an iron brush, and his ferocious expression resembled that of a lion.

He was indeed mighty and domineering. The next moment, a strange thought came to Zhao Huan's mind. Could such a person also suffer from kidney deficiency? What would that cause?

Niu Gao was also sizing up Zhao Huan: "Is this the emperor? He's quite handsome, but a little thin!"

"What did I do just now? I think I threatened the emperor. I hope I won't be caught and beheaded. Otherwise, I'd better run away."

"No, I think I did something great. I killed Wanyan Zongfu first, then Tong Guan. The emperor even said he would reward me, but I didn't go. No, I didn't go..."

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Niu Gao's mind, and he just stared at Zhao Huan blankly.

Wang Huaiji quickly ran over and whispered to Niu Gao, "Kneel down and kowtow."

"Oh oh oh!" Niu Gao nodded repeatedly, then knocked his head on the ground, forgetting the lyrics.

A moment later, good fortune arrived. Niu Gao shouted, "Good Emperor, Niu Gao kowtows to you!"

Wang Huaiji was choked by the words "Long live the emperor!" that he hadn't said out loud.