It's a pity that Li Wenhao's good mood did not last long. When he came to the pier, the scene in front of him was completely different from when he arrived yesterday.
The merchant ships that were originally going east and west were all replaced by puffing out black smoke and sailing westward with obvious scars from being bombarded by artillery.
Those who were able to escape were considered lucky, but most of them were unable to sail. There were hundreds of them, and they either tried their best to get closer to the river bank, or the people on board jumped directly into the river and swam to the shore.
This Mo River is not the river of the earth. The fish in the water are meat-eating. Screams and wails resounded across the river, and the originally clear river water was dyed blood red.
"Are Zhu Yingjun and others crazy? They actually attacked civilian ships? Order the Mohe Fleet to leave the port immediately and save people!"
Li Wenhao stood on the dock wall, his face so gloomy that water could drip from his face.
Without reporting from his subordinates, he could guess that it was the East China Sea Fleet attacking civilian ships on the Mo River.
There are no big sea beasts in the Mo River, and ordinary civilian ships are made of wood. How can they withstand the gunfire of warships?
It's just that he couldn't understand why Zhu Yingjun had been trying to win over the people of the Central Plains and just attacked the south bank of the Mo River that had been occupied by Langya. Why he attacked civilian ships in the Mo River indiscriminately.
You know, most of the civilian ships that were attacked were flying the flag of the Great You Dynasty.
"Your Highness, you cannot order the fleet to leave the port!"
Military advisor Fu Baichuan hurried up with several generals, ignoring Li Wenhao's cold eyes, clasping his fists and saying: "Your Highness, the East China Sea Fleet is only more than ten miles away from here and will arrive in an instant.
Ordering the fleet to leave the port at this time will undoubtedly lead to death?"
"If a soldier doesn't protect the people, what kind of soldier is he? We, the Langya Army, are not afraid of death!"
Li Wenhao glared angrily: "Send the order, the Mohe fleet will leave the port, the small ships will rescue people, and the medium ships will meet the enemy!
If anyone is greedy for life and afraid of death, behead him immediately!"
"Follow the order!" Qiao Feng took the order, looked back, and with a look of disbelief on his face, Fu Baichuan turned into a blue wind and left.
The dozen or so senior generals around him, including the newly surrendered noble general Xiao Jingchuan, all remained silent with complicated expressions.
In their minds, the death of thousands of people is nothing. How can it be compared with the precious fleet?
Fu Baichuan refused to give up and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness, the Mohe Fleet is the only fleet in our hands.
Once all losses are lost, will the entire Mo River route be controlled by the enemy?"
"I know!" Li Wenhao looked calm and turned around to look at the Mo River, which was more than twenty miles wide. He could not see the Mo River on the other side.
The waves rise and fall, just like the sea.
He is not stupid. With such a wide river, without the support of the fleet, you can imagine what the situation would be like.
But he had to do this. He wanted to build the Langya Army into a different army, an army that the people could trust.
In the short term, there will be some losses, but in the long term, the gains are unimaginable.
"What, your Majesty ordered us to leave the harbor to rescue people?"
In the Mohe Military Port, Huang Quliang received the order and almost thought that his ears were misheard. He left the shipyard behind him and used his only possessions to save some people who fell into the water?
What kind of king could give such a stupid order?
Huang Quliang drew out his sword and glared at Qiao Feng: "How dare you pretend to pass the king's order?"
"They are just civilians and businessmen. How can they risk leaving the port?"
"The East China Sea Fleet will arrive soon. If we go out to rescue people at this time, aren't we looking for death?"
"Yes, this order must be false, we won't listen!"
Most of the generals of the Mo River Fleet were from noble families. When they heard that they were asked to leave the port and use their valuable lives to save the lives of ordinary people, they all started shouting as they were willing to do so.
"Anyone who dares to resist the king's order will be killed!" Qiao Feng held the Golden Crow Order high in his hand.
"Your Majesty's Order!"
In the crowd, several fire spirit generals who had been silent all this time suddenly shouted loudly and drew their swords in unison.
"Stop!"
Huang Quliang was so frightened that his legs went weak and he shouted in a hurry, but unfortunately he was a step too late.
"Puff, puff, puff," the noble generals who had just shouted the most fiercely were all split in half. Blood splashed all over the deck and all over their bodies, and it was so hot.
These people, who are only a fifth-level person at the highest level, are no match for three sixth-level fire spirit leaders.
"Stop, stop quickly, the general will obey the order and leave the port now!" Huang Quliang shouted slowly, and three more generals who wanted to resist were killed.
I was so depressed that I wanted to vomit blood. I originally wanted to find some fire spirits to save my life, but it turned out to be a fatal Yama.
If he had known this, he would not have asked Li Wenhao for the fire spirit if he was beaten to death. He would have put a rope around his own neck.
"Boom!"
The Mohe Fleet finally left the port. Although it was reluctant, it was still very fast under the supervision of Huo Ling.
The spiritual light flows on the hull, forming a spiritual shield, and a gust of wind blows the sails forward in front of the river.
"The warships are coming, the warships of Langya Army are coming!
"Master Jun, help me, help me!"
"Your Majesty has sent a warship to rescue us. Woohoo, we are saved!"
The people who were still struggling in the river cried with joy when they saw the warships arriving and starting rescue operations.
Before the war comes, warships can be sent to rescue people. This is something that no one expected.
Ten miles away, more than thirty warships of the East China Sea Fleet formed a long snake and sailed upstream.
With the roar of cannons, the villages and towns on the south bank along the way, as well as the ships encountered, all became targets of attack.
Amidst the billowing smoke, the river surface has been dyed red, and broken corpses and various broken debris can be seen everywhere.
"Your Highness, our trip has been a bumper harvest. We have captured countless merchant ships and supplies, which is enough for us to build another big ship!"
On the flagship deck in the middle of the fleet, Commander Cang Tu put down the monocular in his hand, his face flushed.
This trip was originally meant for fighting, but unexpectedly, an indiscriminate plundering was ordered early in the morning. After a short period of discomfort, the captured merchant ships and supplies turned the entire fleet into a hungry wolf with red eyes.
"Don't just plunder, be alert to the movements of the Langya navy at all times!"
Zhu Yingjun warned softly and turned to look at Qing Yiyi, who was sitting on a recliner, drinking leisurely.
He did not want to attack civilian merchant ships, but after Langya Xiaoxiao left with the spar battleship, Qing Yiyi was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, so he insisted on attacking Langya civilians to vent his anger.
One side is a commoner, and the other side is Qingyun Sect's chief disciple Qing Yiyi, so he naturally knows how to choose.
"First class, Li Wenhao is not easy to mess with, that's alright. My purpose is to stop Lang Ya from crossing the river, not to provoke Lang Ya into a fight with me!"
Zhu Yingjun walked over, picked up the wine bottle, poured himself a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
The spicy smell of wine made him cough.
To be honest, he is quite wary of Li Wenhao now. He just wants to wait for the four tribes' coalition to destroy Langya and eat what is ready-made, and does not want to do it himself.