Chapter 1313 Night Guest
The fleet went east for two days, and beyond Shen Tu Luo's expectations, everything went surprisingly smoothly, and there was no trace of the Chu people again.
More than 200 people left were distributed on more than ten ships, and the food was cut off. They could only salvage some fish and shrimp from the river to eat every day. This would take a lot of time every day, and there were not many fish and shrimps caught. After all, there were more than 200 mouths, and everyone could only barely fill their stomachs every day. If they had enough, it would be far from being full.
The Dongqi Navy was once a major weapon of the Dongqi country. It was the best among the Dongqi army in terms of equipment and treatment. No one expected that the Dongqi Navy, which had defeated the Donghai Navy not long ago, would have to catch fish and shrimps in person to fill its stomach.
Under the night, the fleet still maintained its formation and sailed eastward.
There was no wind blowing, and all ships could only sail by manpower. On the ship where Shentu Luo was located, except for a small number of manned patrols on the front and rear decks, most of them were sailing in the bottom cabin. Because of this, the entire ship looked empty and deserted at first glance.
Shen Tu Luo was still in a state of disarming armor, sitting in the cabin, staring at a map on the table.
This is a map of Dongqi. The two states are not big, but Shentu Luo stared at him for more than half an hour.
Although the Chu army was only stationed in Linzi, there was no other army that could be used in the entire Dongqi original territory.
In addition to the powerful navy, the elite troops on the road were divided into two parts, one was used to garrison Linzi, and the other was a group stationed in Maling Mountain, guarding the throat of the northwest of Qi and preventing the Northern Han people from coming.
In addition, Xuzhou also stationed many soldiers and horses, but after the rebellion of Taishan King, Prince Duan Xuan cleaned up the troops of Xuzhou in order to prevent the remnants of Taishan King in Xuzhou's army. In addition to replacing many generals, he also greatly reduced the guards of Xuzhou.
After the Chu army headed north, Qi immediately gathered troops and launched an attack, with the Maling Mountain defenders as the main force. Not only did they draw a large number of troops from the garrisons in the capital, but they also transferred many troops from the few defenders in Xuzhou. The troops left in Xuzhou were only enough to maintain the public order in Xuzhou, with only two thousand people.
The Qi State was already weak, so it was naturally unable to accumulate a large number of troops. Attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, more than 20,000 troops were gathered. After the main force of this Qi army attacked from Maling Mountain, Qi's defense was immediately empty, which made the Chu army succeed in sneak attacks. Not only did it easily capture Maling Mountain, but it also rushed straight into Linzi City.
The troops were approaching the city, and there were only a few thousand defenders in Linzi City, and they were caught off guard. After the city was broken, the defenders in Linzi were almost gone.
Shen Tuluo once hoped that Xuzhou could be defended, but what happened later made Shen Tuluo frightened and angry.
The Chu army captured Linzi City and was about to divide the troops to capture Xuzhou, but they knew that the troops had not arrived at Xuzhou City, and the prefect of Xuzhou Situ Mingyue actually sent a letter of surrender and handed over Xuzhou to him.
This is something no one expected.
Situ Mingyue was once the chief minister of the Crown Prince's Mansion of Qi and was the number one confidant under Duan Shao. Duan Shao trusted this person very much. The rebellion of Mount Tai failed. In order to firmly control Xuzhou, Duan Shao recommended Situ Mingyue as the prefect of Xuzhou. However, he never expected that Situ Mingyue, who was highly anticipated by him, surrendered without fighting.
Perhaps Situ Mingyue saw that Linzi City was broken and Qi was in a desperate situation, so she surrendered and protected herself. With Xuzhou's troops and the Chu army arrived, it was impossible to stop it. Since this is the case, it would be better to surrender early. At least in this way, it would be better to surrender actively, and at least to seek surrender can ensure the glory and wealth of the rest of her life.
Shen Tu Luo stared at the Dongqi map, but could not find any power that could be used.
The lights flashed, Shen Tu Luo finally stood up and walked to the window.
Looking out the window, it was pitch black, but I didn’t know where Duan Shao was now.
Shentu Luo's troops were divided into two groups and wanted to ensure these warships. Although it was for the Dongqi Navy to make a comeback and preserve its strength and use it to restore the country, he also made the worst plan in his mind.
The Eastern Qi Navy suffered a heavy blow. Now Qi State is only the lonely army that controls Puyang. The main force of the Northern Han Dynasty is dealing with the Chu people and has no time to take care of the Qi army. However, no matter who wins in the Northern Han and Southern Chu in the end, Puyang will not be protected next.
At this point, Shen Tu Luo was planning to allow the remnants of Qi to retreat to the East China Sea once the Qi army was defeated. Even if they became pirates floating on the sea, they would still have to save their last hope of restoration. Before restoring the country, they would just be king outside the island.
Because of this, warships must not suffer any further losses.
According to the current navigation speed, you can reach the estuary in another four or five days. As long as you reach the sea, no one can do anything about it.
The night was quiet and everything was quiet. Shen Tu Luo stood by the window for a long time, and suddenly heard a light cough from behind him. His heart sank. Not to mention that no one dared to enter his cabin without his permission. What shocked him the most was that he had not found anyone entering at all.
After all, he had been through a long battle, and when he was about to make an appointment, he became more and more calm. He carried his hands on his back and slowly turned around. He saw a chair not far behind him, sitting on it. The man was covered in black and masked, dressed up as if he was flying cicada secretly.
Shen Tu Luo was stunned at first, and soon his pupils contracted, and his strong body began to tremble slightly.
"So it's you!" Shen Tu Luo's eyes showed an unconcealed look of horror: "Have you betrayed Mo Ying?"
When he saw that the Feichan Secret Ninja actually broke into his cabin and even sat steadily on the chair, he immediately understood a lot. He immediately thought of the Feichan Secret Ninja who followed Duan Shao to protect him.
If Feichan Mi Ren had betrayed Mo Ying and even defected to the Chu people, then Duan Shao was in danger now.
The flying cicada secret nuns and the Eastern Palace guards were all protected by Duan Shao's side. Once the flying cicada secret nuns suddenly attacked, Duan Shao would never have expected it.
Thinking that he even handed over the flying cicada order to Duan Shao, Duan Shao had the flying cicada order and was even less likely to be suspicious of the flying cicada secretly. Shen Tu Luo's whole body was chilling, and his heart had already sunk to the bottom of the valley.
The man sitting on the chair chuckled and said, "The Grand Commander is calm in the face of danger. As expected, he has the spirit of a general. The world's most famous general is indeed well-known." After saying that, the man raised his arm and took off the black scarf covered with his face. Shen Tu Luo's eyes were like a knife, staring at the face. After realizing it, he said in a lost voice: "It's you!"
When Qi Ning took the Chu delegation to Dongqi to propose marriage, Shen Tu Luo had met Qi Ning and immediately recognized him.
Qi Ning smiled and said, "The Grand Governor still remembers me? Then I don't have to report myself."
Shen Tuluo looked around. Since he knew Qi Ning's identity, he immediately thought about whether his fleet was trapped by the Chu army. There was silence everywhere. The warship was moving forward at a constant speed on the Huai River, and there was no other trace. Shen Tuluo frowned and said, "Are you alone?"
"I came here without invitation and was already rude, so it was natural that I couldn't bring too many people around." Qi Ning smiled and said, "Governor, now it's late at night and there are no one else to disturb me. I wonder if the Governor is willing to say a few words to me?"
Shen Tu Luo remained calm and moved to the chair opposite Qi Ning to sit down, staring at Qi Ning's eyes.
"If it were someone else, I would have called soldiers in." Qi Ning also stared at Shen Tu Luo's eyes: "Mainland
The governor was very calm and did this right. At this time, he called in and just let them die in vain. At this point, these people can still follow you, and they are all loyal and righteous people. I don’t want to hurt such people.”
Shen Tu Luo sneered on his lips: "When did the people in Jinyi's family become so arrogant?"
"Arrogance is based on strength." Qi Ning said calmly: "And what I said is not a arrogant saying. The Grand Governor may not believe it. If I wanted to kill you just now, you would be a corpse without any sense of consciousness."
Shen Tu Luo thought that this person had just entered the cabin silently, but he didn't notice it at all. This also shows that this person's martial arts are really amazing. Seeing that he is calm and slow in speaking, he doesn't look like a young and frivolous person making a frivolous voice.
"Of course those fires are your work?" Shen Tu Luo was very calm at this time: "But you didn't seem to have any advantage when you exchanged the two ships of food for the Qinhuai Legion."
"Two ships of grain?" Qi Ning smiled and said, "The two ships of grain are indeed not much. At least two hundred ships of grain are stored in the grain warehouse in Huize City. For one to a hundred, it seems that the Grand Governor has indeed taken a big advantage. Unfortunately, these two ships of grain have very much significance to the Grand Governor. That is your last grain. After the grain is burned, the team under the Grand Governor will come to an end." Rearing on the chair, maintaining a very comfortable posture: "And how can the Grand Governor definitely burn the granary in Ze City?"
Shen Tu Luo's eyebrows twitched, and Qi Ning said lightly: "Since Feichan Mien has already voted for his other leader, how could they really burn food?"
Shen Tu Luo shook his head and sighed: "Young thieves, you really can't believe it, but since they can betray Mo Ying, they will naturally betray you one day!"
Qi Ning smiled and said, "The Grand Governor has resentment towards those Japanese people. Do you want to sow discord and use my hand to get rid of them? However, the Grand Governor's reminder was not wrong. Since there is a lesson in the past, I will naturally be careful in the future."
Shen Tuluo was wondering why the Chu people so accurately found two grain ships to burn them. At this time, they naturally understood in their hearts that the flying cicada secret sects have been protecting Duan Shao for a while. They were good at observing, so they naturally confirmed which ships the grain was stored on.
Mo Ying asked these secret nuns to follow Duan Shao just to ensure Duan Shao's safety. Who knew that raising a tiger would become a disaster? In the end, the fleet was in a desperate situation because of those flying cicada secret nuns.
Naturally, Qi Ning would not continue to explain to Shen Tu Luo that Feichan Secret Nervous was the reason why he had a new leader and chose his master. He looked out the window and said, "He came to visit the Grand Commander tonight. I believe the Grand Commander has guessed my intention."
"If you want to kill me, it's not easy!" Shen Tu Luo said coldly.
Qi Ning shook his head and said, "The Grand Governor misunderstood. In fact, there are indeed many people who want to kill you, but I really can't bear to do such a thing unless I have to." He sat upright and said, "Not long ago, the Donghai Navy was defeated by the Grand Governor. I know that although Xin Ci was not a famous general, he had been practicing troops on the water for many years. At least he could be considered a brave general. The Donghai Navy under his command had many warships, and even the troops were not inferior to the Dongqi Navy. In terms of overall strength, he was not weaker than the Dongqi Navy, but in the end he was defeated by the Grand Governor. I really admire the power of the famous general of the Grand Governor."
"You can't beat me when you are open and honest, so you use such conspiracy?" Shen Tu Luo's eyes were quite disdainful.
Chapter completed!