Qi Ning claimed that he could buy at least five days for the Chu Transportation Team, which really surprised Shen Tu Luo.

Shen Tu Luo divided his troops to cruising in the Huai River to guard against the Chu people's search for loopholes to transport food. He had already found out that the food sent to the Qinhuai Legion was in Huize City. This was a foregone conclusion. Because of this, he had always sent people to keep an eye on the movements in Huize City.

As long as Huize City transports grain out of the city, the fleet will immediately be prepared.

Knowing oneself and enemy, one will never be defeated in a hundred battles. This is common sense for military strategists. Shen Tu Luo naturally would not have known it. Therefore, he investigated the situation of Chu State very clearly.

After the last Qinhuai War, the Chu State was exhausted and the treasury was empty. Shen Tuluo even knew that it was because of the confiscation of the Huainan Prince's Mansion and the search of a large amount of property from the East China Sea that the Chu State's treasury had recovered some vitality and prepared a lot of food and fodder.

The granary of Huize City was already a huge effort to reserve the state of Chu. Shen Tu Luo knew that it was difficult to raise more food with the current situation of Chu, so he always stared at Huize City, and his fleet was always on the line of Huize City.

Sending Lu Zheng to the upper reaches of the Huai River was nothing more than foolproof and guarding against the fact that Chu State attracted the attention of the Dongqi Navy with Huize City, but gathered grain from the upper reaches to smuggle it. Although he knew that Chu State could not bring too much food, Shen Tu Luo hoped that a grain of food would not be sent to the other side.

The Dongqi Navy took Shen Tu Luo as the main force and was in charge of the Huai River Center. Although Lu Zheng's activity area was upstream, Shen Tu Luo had always maintained contact with Lu Zheng.

In order to maintain contact, Shentuluo specially trained pigeons. Every three days, Shentuluo would let the pigeons go out without any letters. As long as Lu Zheng saw the pigeons, he knew everything was safe. The return of the pigeons also meant that everything went smoothly on Lu Zheng.

Shentu Luo led his subordinates to ashore, but he was not worried that Huize City would be able to transport grain smoothly. If Lu Zheng didn't see a pigeon for three days, he would definitely go down the river. In the latest two or three days, he would be able to arrive in front of Huize City. Chu State wanted to transport grain, but three days was definitely not enough. If Lu Zheng's fleet appeared, it would definitely defeat the grain team in one fell swoop.

But Qi Ning was full of confidence at this moment, which made Shen Tu Luo very suspicious.

"The Grand Governor wondered why there were five days?" Qi Ning smiled and said, "In fact, this is not too long. If Lu Zheng hadn't noticed it for a long time, it would have been longer."

"What do you mean?"

"Actually, it's okay to tell the Grand Governor." Qi Ning said: "Does the Grand Governor know that there is a place called Huangyandu upstream of the Huai River?"

"Huangyan Ferry?" Shen Tu Luo looked even more suspicious. He naturally knew that Huangyan Ferry was two days away from the place where he evacuated, but he didn't understand why Qi Ning mentioned Huangyan Ferry at this time.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "I have sent someone to Liangcheng to inform the people there to organize their hands to transport grain to Huangyan Ferry."

"Transport grain to Huangyan Ferry?" Shen Tu Luo sneered: "Apart from Huize City Granary, where do you have any other food to Huangyan Ferry? Even if there is food, don't you know that Lu Zheng's fleet has been staring there."

"Huangyan Ferry is a relatively narrow place along the Huai River, and the time it takes to cross the river is the shortest. It is natural for Lu Zheng to keep an eye on it." Qi Ning smiled and said, "Grandmaster, if Liangcheng organizes manpower to transport a large amount of food and grass to Huangyan Ferry, I wonder if Lu Zheng will keep an eye on it?"

Shen Tuluo snorted coldly, but he was even more suspicious, thinking that if you Chu State had no other excess grain and grass to transport it to Huangyan Ferry. Even if you really gathered it secretly, how could you transport it to Huangyan Ferry? Lu Zheng was cruising upstream, and the most cautious place was Huangyan Ferry. Isn’t it a fool to want to transport grain from Huangyan Ferry across the river?

Suddenly, Shen Tuluo's body shook, as if he understood something, and he spit out two words: "Fake food!"

"The Grand Governor is the Grand Governor!" Qi Ning smiled and said, "In a word, the food and grass transported by Liangcheng were all weeds and bricks. There was no flaw in it from the outside. When Lu Zheng saw the movement of Huangyandu, he would naturally stare at it. Even if he didn't see the carrier pigeon, he might not dare to leave easily. He would never give up Huangyandu easily and let us transport the food smoothly? When he realized that the food on my side had already been transported."

Shen Tu Luo took a deep breath, but he didn't expect that Qi Ning was so cunning.

He knew that Qi Ning was right. If Huang Yandu pretended to transport grain, Lu Zheng would definitely stare at it. He would just wait for the grain to cross the river and launch an attack. He knew that with Lu Zheng's personality, it would never be possible for him to ignore it.

"The Grand Governor should understand why I told you this." Qi Ning sighed: "Food crosses the river, and the Qinhuai Legion's plight is immediately resolved. I know that the Grand Governor wants to restore the country, but you have no chance. The country has been destroyed, and relying solely on the troops in Puyang, how can we talk about restoring the country? Although Linghu Xu can govern the country, his ability to govern the country is really not worth mentioning. The Qi army can still be at peace in Puyang at the moment, but it will inevitably end up being destroyed."

Shen Tu Luo smiled and said, "Even if the entire army is wiped out in the end, His Highness the Crown Prince will take my soldiers to fight to the last moment!"

"Your Highness of the Crown Prince?" Qi Ning chuckled and asked back: "Duan Shao took the soldiers to Puyang. Others don't know, but the Grand Governor knew very well that it was just a fool. They had no food to eat, and there was no trace of people on the north bank of the Huai River, and there was no supply at all. At most, the remaining soldiers would disappear. If Duan Shao had no chance to arrive in Puyang, the Grand Governor should not forget that those flying cicada secret enslaves are still by Duan Shao, but Duan Shao had no idea that they had defected to my Great Chu!"

Shentu Luo's pupils contracted.

He had known that Feichan Miren had defected to Chu State before, so he knew that something was wrong. Of course, those Feichan Miren could not really accompany Duan Shao to Puyang and follow Duan Shao, of course, because he was ordered by Qi Ning. Duan Shao was not wary of those ninjas. As long as the Feichan Miren found an opportunity, he could easily assassinate Duan Shao.

Duan Shao is the banner of Qi's restoration. It is precisely because of Duan Shao's existence that the restoration of the country has a name and can Duan Shao gather people's hearts. However, once Duan Shao makes any mistakes, the Great Qi royal family will have no successor.

In addition to the prince Duan Shao, Dongqi originally had two princes, King Taishan and King Linzi. However, King Linzi was poisoned and King Taishan was already dead. Duan Shao was the only heir to Qi. If Duan Shao died, Qi would have no successor, so naturally there would be no restoration.

"Those who know the times are heroes." Qi Ning's expression became serious: "The situation in Qi State is hopeless and there is no hope. If the Grand Commander can submit to our Great Chu, his talents will definitely be of use. Moreover, the soldiers and horses of Puyang will also survive!"

"Escape from death?"

"No matter who wins and loses in this battle, once there is a result, the next Bingfeng will inevitably point to Puyang." Qi Ning said lightly: "The Grand Governor thinks they can always defend Puyang?"

Shen Tu Luo had long known this.

Although he was in Huai River, his morale in Puyang was also clear.

The Qi army left Maling Mountain and took advantage of the confrontation between the Chu army and the Han army, and expanded greatly and seized a lot of land in the Han army. When morale was strong, the backyard caught fire and the Chu people actually attacked Linzi. Moreover, they were guarding Maling Mountain. The Qi army was powerless to return to aid. The originally inspired morale fell to the bottom of the valley in an instant.

Linghu Xu fled to the north and immediately ordered the Qi army stationed in the northern cities to gather together and defend Puyang City.

Puyang City is an important town in the north, huge and solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack. When the Qi army evacuated from other cities, they swept away the food and grass and took them all to Puyang. Now Puyang has no big problems with food and grass, but they dare not divide their troops out of the city, but instead make every effort to strengthen Puyang's defensive fortifications.

Shen Tu Luo knew that the Qi army was almost waiting to die. When the Qi army conquered the Han area, it killed many people and set fire, which made the Han people angry and resentful. The Qi army was in Puyang. It could not get the support of the local people at all, so it could only huddle in Puyang City like a turtle. The longer the time, the more the morale would be. Once the Chu and Han Dynasty decided to win, the winner was when the morale was strong. If the troops were moved to attack Puyang, there was no need to force the attack. As long as the Puyang City was surrounded for a year and a half, the Qi army would collapse without fighting.

In the end, the Qi army could not defend Puyang no matter what.

"What if I can't hold on, what can I do?" Shen Tu Luo said coldly: "It's just that I die with Puyang City."

Qi Ning sighed: "The Grand Governor said this very easy. I heard that the Grand Governor loves soldiers as much as his son, but this sentence is cruel and ruthless. The Grand Governor really wants to watch tens of thousands of soldiers die in Puyang? And the innocent people in the city follow them to bury them with them?"

Shen Tu Luo stared at Qi Ning with a sharp look and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Their lives are actually in the hands of the Grand Governor." Qi Ning said: "I know that the Grand Governor is the first general in Qi State. The soldiers of the Qi army are very respectful of the Grand Governor. They dare to follow the words of the Grand Governor. In this situation, I believe that the Qi army soldiers in Puyang do not want to continue to fight. Most of them have wives, children, and old mothers. In Puyang, they will die in the battlefield for an impossible goal and leave their wives, children, and old mothers. "I guess no one is willing to do it." He stared at Shen Tu Luo: "If the Grand Governor can persuade them to surrender, I guarantee that they will be safe and sound. Those who are willing to return home will let them meet their parents, wives, and children. Those who want to continue eating military food will be properly placed and incorporated into our army. In this way, no one will die in vain."
Chapter completed!