It's okay to fall into the water in the summer, but the body temperature in the cold water will drop very quickly in the winter. Failure to rescue them in time means death. However, there is no one to rescue them at the moment. The remaining ships have no time to take care of themselves and are avoiding each other, which has caused chaos in the formation and collisions with each other.
The cries of the fallen soldiers and the cries for help... blended into a death prelude.
Sun Xinbo stood at the bow of the ship, facing the enemies who were wreaking havoc as if they were playing in the fleet, his eyes were splitting: "This... this is provoking the imperial court."
"Commander, please give the order quickly -" the staff grabbed him and shouted urgently: "We can't resist like this"
Sun Xinbo barely recovered from the gap between the Han navy and the Han navy, but he did not dare to directly counterattack when the opponent did not fire. You know, in the past three years, the Xiangzhou fleet had repeatedly used collisions to crush and bully the Han navy.
Master, there is nothing we can do now if we turn the other way around.
Once you fire first, the other party will definitely seize the opportunity and wipe you out.
The hatred accumulated over the past three years is enough.
In the midst of lightning and flames, Sun Xinbo weighed and weighed it again and took a deep breath: "The situation is unknown. Move ten miles downstream to report to the court. We were attacked by the Han army... flying ships..."
The generals secretly cursed in their hearts that they were indeed Sun Xinbo, a slippery dragon. They all looked ugly and returned to the squadrons to command, hoping that by turning around and heading down the river, they could escape the enemy's entanglement.
In the control hall of the airship at the head, there was a beauty in colorful palace attire who was concentrating on controlling the ship. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared on the screen, and a tall face appeared on the screen, asking: "Are you still chasing me?"
"Chase them to the end, smash the ones behind them, and drive them all out of the Yingxiang River." Nuwa gave an affirmative answer.
He knew the strategic value of this waterway and said with a smile: "When it is necessary to open fire, don't stop me."
After a while, Nuwa remembered something, connected to the ship where Da Siming's clone was located, and asked: "Your Highness, it seems inappropriate for you to participate in this matter..."
She had good intentions, but the girl in green on the screen smiled and said: "Why is it inappropriate? I heard that Ye Jun was going to do this, so he deliberately delayed his appointment as an angel, just in time to give Cai Chao a good beating. I don't like Cai Chao.
It’s been a long time.”
Nuwa suddenly remembered that she had heard that Da Siming and Cai Chao Taizu had an enmity when they were snatching meteorites in the void. She deeply felt that Ye Qing's assessment was correct. The gentleness of the female cultivators in Qingmai was just superficial, and one was more violent than the other in essence... Fortunately
Not an enemy.
This retreat lasted several ten miles. The enemy's air fleet was still pursuing them. The speed was so fast that the Xiangzhou Navy could not escape even if the sails were accelerated by the current and the northerly wind. During the retreat, countless ships were hit and sunk.
After the collision, all the generals felt something bad: "If you don't know, just drive out of the Xiangzhou River section..."
Last time, the Xiangzhou navy voluntarily ran to Xiaozhou to avoid the dispute between the Qing king and the Xianghou. They could use the excuse that the astronomical tides were not easily connected, but they also expressed their loyalty to the court. Although there was a minor offense, it was not a serious crime...provoking the dragon.
You are just unlucky. It is not the fault of the general, but you can still be accepted by the Qing Dynasty King.
But now, Marshal Sun has surrendered to Prince Qing, and the Xiangzhou navy is also under the control of Prince Qing. Half of the fleet has gone to Dongzhou. The responsibility of the remaining half is to contain Ye Qing, and if he messes up this matter,
…
Many people trembled, and Sun Xinbo also had a gloomy expression on his face: "Do they dare to destroy the entire fleet? No one dares to cause trouble. You can tell by the fact that they don't dare to fire..."
These words slightly boosted morale, and at that moment a dazzling flash of light filled the world.
"boom--"
A ray of faint blue crystal light struck the side of the flagship, and the general brushed against the ship, causing water waves to rise into the sky and drenching everyone on the bridge.
Sun Xinbo was stunned for a moment and shouted: "Even if they fire cannons, they don't dare to bombard the ship - they don't dare..."
The light on a fairy ship lit up, and the voice couldn't help but become quieter... What if you dare?
I don't know if the person driving it is Ye Qing himself. It's not a good idea to anger an immortal in person, especially an immortal from another lineage...
A large amount of water vapor evaporated at high temperature between the impacting water columns. Everyone was not interested in paying attention to the captain's gaffe. They all looked eagerly to follow the immortal thunder and saw that the two warships were attracted by the water concave, directly approached each other, and suddenly collided - the hulls were strong
It didn't sink. It dumped on the water like a crooked gourd. The sailors fell into the water like dumplings. Some of them were lucky enough to surface and call for help. But if they were unlucky, they were simply washed away by the rapids under the river and disappeared.
"You really dare..." The general was wet all over, and the coldness of the river water and cold sweat penetrated into his heart. He suddenly remembered the dangerous conflict with the Dragon Clan three years ago, and almost fell into the black-line human-dragon clan dispute.
The Xiangzhou Navy was in disaster
The general was brave for the three armies. The senior generals lost their courage, and the sailors below also looked dejected. They retreated all the way eastward, almost evacuating Xiangzhou and Xiaozhou, and twenty ships were destroyed. Sun Xinbo couldn't bear it and was furious: "Shu Zi is going to force me to die."
Then let's fight back with me—"
Fight back?
None of the generals said anything, and they were all very afraid of engaging in a firefight with the fairy ship. In fact, this so-called counterattack was just sacrificing their lives to complete the mission of holding on - the other side did not dare to kill too many, but the question was, how many would be killed before the other side stopped?
Who is the lucky one who has survived the critical line?
Who was the unlucky one to be hit by the gun?
Just like two and a half years ago, the Xiangzhou Navy dared to collide with civilian ships and break into the military port. Recently, it was secretly reported that a civilian ship was destroyed in the East China Sea. It relies on nothing but strength. Under the overall situation of fighting against foreign lands, the Xiangzhou Navy can be regarded as a force in surface defense operations.
Therefore, the victims must have been the weaker civilian ships and the Han navy.
But now it's the other way around. The one who will be sacrificed will be himself. Even if the fairy ship has such a big bargaining chip, it might not be painful to hit dozens of them. If the number of the squadron is blocked and hit ninety-nine, then
Doesn't it mean that if you are unlucky enough, there will be a bunch of people at the gunpoint?
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief - Urgent News of the Dragon Talisman from the Imperial Court"
"Bring it here."
Sun Xinbo calmly took it, and the eyes around him were eagerly focusing on the order letter: "Commander, what does it say?"
"Say... withdraw to Xiaozhou..." Sun Xinbo's tone was a little difficult.
As soon as these words were said, many voices of relief were heard. Some deputy governors secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was strange that the chief governor was not happy to avoid war... This is not Hualong's character.
"My future is over."
Sun Xinbo let the piece of paper fall from his hand, looking at the waterway between Yingxiang and the five hovering airships. The surging river water rolled away, and the blockade of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Xiangzhou Navy in the past three years
Work hard, today is completely ruined
It is conceivable that when the people of the world heard that the imperial court had lifted the ban, they thought not only of the actions of the Marquis of Han in Dongzhou and the bargaining significance of the powerful strength of the fairy ships, nor of the concessions under the special circumstances of the heavens, but of
"Hey, the imperial court can't even deal with one and a half states and a half of the princes." "It seems like it's going to end."
And all the pressure from public opinion will be concentrated on himself. As the scapegoat of the imperial court, he can be appropriate even if he is not appropriate.
"Ye Qing... is indeed an immortal. He chose a good time." He sighed slumped, and without looking at the river, walked back to the command room with heavy steps: "Let's go, let's go."
A confidant asked: "Why is the commander like this? It was just a small incident..."
"You don't understand Ye Qing. If he doesn't take action, he will kill him if he does it... Yes, the imperial court can try to learn how to make this flying ship, and even ask Taizu's immortal forces in heaven for support, but this will take time.
...It took Ye Qing three years to build this fleet, do we still have this time now? It will be soon...
He paused and said nothing. Only the higher-ups in the human world knew for sure about the ringing of the Zixiao Palace's sky clock. The middle-level managers themselves had some rumors and were making war preparations, but they could not leak it to the subordinates to cause panic.
But military morale still became sluggish, and in the coach's depressed mood, many generals realized that something was wrong.
After the Xiangzhou Navy retreats, it may be difficult to return to this water area in the future.
Fengliang County
King Xin arrived in the county. This is the capital of Xiangzhou. Although it is only an isolated city at the moment, it is still prosperous.
Although he was a thin chariot, the soldiers were still tightly surrounding him. Although Prince Xin was a little tired, he was in good spirits. It seemed that he was very happy to have arrived in this county this time.
Xiaoxiao looked at the official and saluted, and smiled: "It feels good to have an additional county..."
"Since the emperor's brother has gone to Dongzhou, whether he succeeds or not, Fengliang County belongs to us. Taking advantage of the fact that the Xiangzhou Navy has blocked the Qianjing River, the Hanhou Mansion is now unable to reach out to southern Hunan... We just use this county as a wedge to attack
Enter Xiangzhou, and wait for opportunities to devour Xiangzhou in future wars with foreign lands..."
As he spoke, he looked at everyone again. At this moment, everyone felt that he was radiant.
"Your Highness is wise," everyone shouted, secretly admiring him in their hearts. Others were beating him to death, but this Prince of Xin County quietly annexed two states and intervened in Xiangzhou.
People who are hopeful have seen that originally the blue and purple aura was just a symbolic trace, a symbol of the prince, but now, the rich green aura has become a cloud, and they can't help but think to themselves: "He must be a wise king who is famous in both the government and the public."
"Even the Marquis of Han is far inferior in terms of energy."
At this moment, a general reported: "The Han army's air fleet drove away and isolated the Xiangzhou navy."
"The flying fleet, what is that?" Prince Xin was a little surprised, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. He took the detailed report from the court and started reading it.
The more he looked down, the more livid his face became: "Sun Xinbo is a loser."
The scolding continued, but it could not change the reality - the imperial navy retreated, the river was unobstructed, and Ying and Xiang were completely connected.
The important ministers took the message paper and read it over, their expressions were solemn...
No matter how large the transportation volume of a few airships is, it cannot carry the water transportation artery. However, once the imperial court loses its ability to control the downstream in the "Yingxiang-Taiping Lake" waters, the entire downstream control and even the control of the East China Sea will gradually fall.
, Ye Qing will gradually connect the Qingmai power states along the coast, and even the Eastern states, by waterways. How big of a benefit is this?
Even the development of King Qing's side will fall into a situation where it is difficult to guarantee backup... What a terrible scene this is.
"The court will have countermeasures..." King Xinjun muttered to himself. The situation at this moment was special and he could only hope that the court would not make too many concessions.
However, after looking at Fengliang County, he had an ominous premonition.