"Inform the commander-in-chief that I remind him to pay close attention to the enemy's movements and keep enough reserves on hand." Ding Kui decided to observe first.
It is difficult to tell the intentions of the bandits from the existing information alone, but we must be more vigilant. The left and right groups of troops are disconnected from the center, which will inevitably give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.
"The latest news." A magician walked into the hall, "A large number of ships were found in the northern waters of Silver Sand Island, flying the flag of the Thousand Islands Alliance, and looking at the heading, they seem to be docking."
"Oh!" Ding Kui high-fived, "The enemy wants to run away!"
When fighting on an island, you don't have to worry about the enemy escaping unless there is someone at sea to respond. Now that the response person has arrived, it is easy to understand why the bandits suddenly changed their tactics.
In fact, Ding Kui had long expected that Yang Feng and others would escape to the Thousand Islands Alliance, and the best outcome for Shaodianyong's family would be to go to the Thousand Islands Alliance. It would not be good if they were rescued.
"Report! The enemy who attacked the grain transport team has retreated." The letter eagle was reported from the front.
"That's right! The enemy does not hesitate to take risks to attract our army's attention, so that the people in the rear can evacuate calmly." He did not know that Yang Feng and others had deeper considerations.
The more you take risks, the troops that come out for sneak attacks will naturally be sacrificed.
Xuanyuan Xiong and his staff were not stupid. They would make arrangements according to the situation of the Central Route Army being out of touch, and ambush and trap the enemies who attacked the grain road.
Ao Yu returned to Yinsha Island after having a feast in the depths of the West Sea. He noticed the signal of the appointment with Ding Kui and went to the island to find him.
"The Thousand Island Alliance ship is coming. I'm afraid Yangfeng will escape. Let's go to the north and keep an eye on it."
Ding Kui asked Gui Jing that as long as Yang Feng got on the boat and left Yinsha Island, he would have nothing to do with the bandits on the island, and he could take action.
The two of them can come and go freely on the island, and no one can detect them as long as they don't take the initiative to reveal themselves.
It happened that the crusade army won a great victory and successfully ambushed the right army's food road and defeated more than 40,000 bandit troops who came to attack.
Ding Kui and Ao Yu hid themselves among the defeated bandits and found the bandit's base camp, but did not find Yang Feng and Chu Kui.
"Let's go to the dock where the Thousand Island Alliance fleet is docked." Ding Kui did not hesitate.
Along the way, they discovered a large number of rogue bandits roaming around the city, plundering passing caravans and people, causing panic.
"Military discipline cannot be maintained. It seems that the top brass of the bandits are going to flee en masse." Ding Kui saw at a glance that the bandits were actually bandits.
But it was no longer his turn to control these matters. Strictly speaking, he couldn't control them if he wanted to, unless those bandits robbed him.
However, he was worried that Yangfeng would slip away, so he and Ao Yu flew to the harbor northwest of Yinsha Island as quickly as possible.
The Thousand Island Alliance sent a huge fleet, with 200 escort ships and no less than 500 merchant ships.
The West Sea Fleet has already wiped out the nearby waters, and there are only about 200 ships left on guard, so there is no way to intercept this fleet.
For such a large fleet to dock at a relatively large harbor, the most suitable one in the northwest of Silver Sand Island is Bailang Bay.
Ding Kui had specially studied Yangfeng's escape route and was already familiar with the relevant information. He took Ao Yu straight to Bailang Bay.
Bailang Bay is indeed an excellent shelter from the wind. Facing the sea, there are protruding peninsulas on the left and right sides, like two arms embracing each other, blocking the wind and waves on the sea, leaving only a narrow outlet to the sea.
Thousands of ships are parked in the harbor, completely invisible to the sea in the distance unless someone is watching from a high altitude nearby.
There are deep-water coasts on both sides of the peninsula, which are suitable for berthing giant ships. It adds many natural docks to Bailang Bay and can easily organize tens of thousands of people to board ships at the same time.
Ding Kui and Ao Yu discovered an endless convoy of vehicles dozens of miles away from Bailang Bay, driving towards the bay in a row.
"Damn it! They want to move all the rich households on the island, but leave behind those comrades who have fought bloody battles with them for a long time." Ding Kui's face was ashen.
"Why did they take away the weaker ones? Wouldn't it be better to take away the stronger ones?" Ao Yu didn't understand.
In his eyes, soldiers are much better than rich people, and they can help when fighting.
"People in the Thousand Island Alliance are not stupid. They know very well that wealthy households are more disciplined and easier to manage than soldiers. The weaker the foreign population, the better, and the stronger it is, the more troublesome it is." Ding Kui explained from the perspective of a ruler.
The fact was just as he thought, Shaodianyong and others had no choice in taking whomever they wanted to take away from Yangfeng or not. The Thousand Islands Alliance only allowed them to bring a small number of soldiers and horses on board.
Chu Kui also gave up the last struggle and issued the final order according to Yang Feng's plan. He harassed the rear of the crusade with all his strength and tried his best to prevent the crusade from advancing. If it was not possible, he disbanded and sneaked into the mountains.
He tightly blocked the news of the arrival of the Thousand Island Alliance fleet, especially the bandit troops on the front line, and only quietly left after seeing the last unit to carry out military orders go out.
Because of this, he arrived at Bailang Bay at about the same time as Ding Kui.
In addition to the troops who were ambushed during the sneak attack on the army's food road on the right, there were also five groups of troops who sneaked into the rear of the crusade, aiming directly at Silver Spoon City.
Now the magician's advantage once again plays a huge role. The Magic Guild of Silver Sand City is back in charge. How dare the magicians stationed there dare to be lazy? They have deployed many detection arrays on all passages.
Before the bandits saw anyone, they had already alerted the Yinsha City defenders. The well-prepared defenders cooperated with the reserve team dispatched in time by the headquarters, divided and surrounded five groups of bandits, and fought a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle.
Ding Kui didn't know the battle situation on the front line and was looking for traces of Yangfeng in Bailang Bay.
"It doesn't make sense. Yangfeng has not reached the sixth level of combat power and cannot predict the danger, so he can hide it so well." He was a little puzzled.
He searched many places, such as places with the strictest security, places with the highest management, places with the highest concentration of military flags, places with the Shaodian Yong family emblem, etc., but no trace of Yangfeng was found.
Bailang Bay is now a place where experts gather. It is inconvenient for him to use his mental power at will, and it is easy to alert others.
He has a portrait of Yang Feng, but it would be difficult to recognize Yang Feng if he puts on makeup.
"Just ask someone directly." Ao Yu came up with an idea.
"We could have done this before we were promoted, but it's not convenient now."
In the past, Ding Kui would have grabbed his "tongue" and asked, but now he can only really ask others, and there is nothing he can do if others don't answer. Want to force questions? No!
"He must be on the ship. Let's go look for the biggest ship." Ao Yu's idea is quite reliable.
Yang Feng made it clear that he wanted to run away, and there was only one way to go by sea. The Thousand Islands Alliance came to help him, so it was reasonable for him to get on the largest ship.
"Not necessarily!" Ding Kui shook his head, "This time it is a mixture of warships and merchant ships. It is hard to say whether he will be on the most powerful ship or the fastest ship. There are two possibilities."
"Then let's look for both types of ships." Ao Yu's logic was rarely so clear.
"There is really no other choice but to do this, but I observed that the surroundings are in good order, and Yang Feng may not have boarded the ship yet."