Duan Shao raised his eyebrows, his eyes were filled with light, and he said excitedly: "There was a fire in Huize City. Did you see it with your own eyes?"
The man said: "I have been staring at the city outside the south of the city. After an hour, I saw a raging fire suddenly broke out in the city. From outside the city, I could see the fire rising into the sky, turning the night sky red. I was convinced that there was a fire in the city. Come back immediately and report."
Although Duan Shao tried his best to control his emotions, he could not hide the excitement on his brows. He said to Shen Tuluo: "Grand Governor, if the grain burning is successful, there is hope for our restoration of the country."
Shen Tuluo said cautiously: "Your Highness, this person was only seen outside the city and did not enter the city. He also did not see with his own eyes that the fire broke out in the Huize granary. We are not yet completely sure whether the granary was burned."
Duan Shao nodded and said: "Yes, it must be confirmed."
"If those ninjas succeed, they will immediately withdraw from the city." Shen Tuluo said, "We will know whether they succeeded when they come back."
"It makes sense." Although he was not completely sure yet, Duan Shao knew very well that he could see the fire in the city shooting into the sky from outside the city. The ferocity of the fire can be imagined. If it was an ordinary fire, it would be impossible to see it from outside the city. At this time, only when the food and grass piled high with fire would be so ferocious, the group of ninjas had most likely completed their mission. They were in a good mood and said with a smile: "Grand Governor, we are not drinking at all these days. I am now I’m a little greedy, how about we have a drink together?”
Shen Tuluo acted cautiously, and at this time he did not dare to be completely sure that the mission was successful. However, seeing Duan Shao's excitement, it did not help the prince's mood. He smiled and said: "There is a fine wine in the cabin that was given by the late emperor. It has always been Store it in the bilge, I will order someone to fetch it immediately."
The warship Shentu Luo was on was the first warship of the Dongqi Navy. It was very large and the main cabin was also very spacious.
There were two jars of wine on the table, but the food to go with the wine was very simple. Now the navy is short of food, morale is unstable, and the soldiers are not full. If His Highness the Crown Prince likes wine and food at this time, the soldiers under his command will know it. It is inevitable that dissatisfaction will arise. Duan Shao has been eating with the soldiers for a while, so he naturally does not want to destroy the impression in the soldiers' minds that the prince shares the joys and sorrows with them.
After two glasses of wine, the smile on Duan Shao's face became even stronger and he said with a smile: "Grand Governor, I never thought that Feichan Miren could make such a contribution to our Daqi. After the restoration of the country, I really want to do a good job Reward them." After a pause, he added: "But the first contributor is Mr. Mo!"
Shentu Luo said: "Although Mo Ying has become a disciple of Donghai, since he is a member of the Shen family, he must stand up no matter where he goes or when the country is in crisis."
"Mr. Mo studied under the Imperial Master, and his abilities are naturally outstanding." Duan Shao held the cup and said, "Actually, I sometimes think that if the Imperial Master takes action and stabs the little emperor of Chu to death with a sword, the Chu Kingdom will definitely...!" Before he could finish speaking, Shentu Luo immediately interrupted: "Your Highness, you can't have such intentions at all. It is not difficult for the imperial advisor to assassinate the Emperor of Chu, but once this precedent is set, the consequences will be disastrous. The first victim will be It is His Highness. Beigong Liancheng of the Chu State is also a great master. Once the national master takes action, Beigong Liancheng will definitely follow suit."
Duan Shao smiled and said, "I just said it casually."
"Mo Ying's leaving the island to protect the country is already quite dangerous, but the agreement with Longshan did not restrict the great master's disciples from being involved in worldly affairs." Shen Tuluo said seriously: "I am only worried now that if Beigong also has a descendant , will they also be involved because of this?”
"Does he have a descendant?"
"No one knows." Shen Tuluo shook his head and said: "Beigong Liancheng is hiding his head and tail. No one knows his whereabouts, and no one knows what he has done in these years. If his descendant suddenly appears, I will not Surprised. It’s just that Daqi has reached the current situation, and Mo Ying has to come out, which has already taken a risk."
Duan Shao nodded slightly and asked, "Yes, I haven't seen Mr. Mo these days. Where is he?"
"Your Highness, he will naturally appear when he should appear." Shen Tuluo said: "It is better not to let too many people know that he has left the mountain. The soldiers under his command only thought that the flying cicada secret ninjas were raised by His Highness and did not know Their master is Mo Ying.”
Duan Shao said: "Yes, let's...!" Before he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside the cabin: "Captain, there is a signal from the shore."
Shentu Luo and Duan Shao stood up at the same time, walked to the window, and looked towards the south bank. When they saw a signal from the shore, Duan Shao said happily: "It should be the Feichan Miren who are back." He ordered: "Send the boat and let them come over! "
The two people got out of the cabin, and soon a small boat carried four ninjas onto the warship. These ninjas were all black and masked. The Feichan Mi Ninja always dressed like this, looking very mysterious and uninhabited. After seeing their appearance, Duan Shao stepped forward quickly and asked in a deep voice: "Have you completed the mission?"
A ninja came forward and knelt down on one knee: "Burn the granary and complete the mission!"
"Okay!" Duan Shao clapped his hands and said, "You did a good job, hahaha... Grand Governor, now it seems that we really need to have a few drinks."
Shentu Luo glanced at it, but asked calmly: "There are five of you on a mission, why are only four of you back? Where is the other one?"
"When we were retreating, we were chased by the officers and soldiers in the city. Leader Danfu was hit by an arrow, so he led the pursuers away." The ninja said: "The leader will temporarily stay in the city to recuperate and gather information. Once his injuries recover, he will return immediately. "
After the task of burning food was completed, Duan Shao actually didn't care whether Feichan Miren was damaged or not. At this time, he still asked hypocritically: "Is he seriously injured? Do you want to send someone to rescue him?"
"The injury is not serious, but the leg is injured and it is difficult to move." The ninja said: "The leader is good at hiding his whereabouts, and the pursuers can't do anything to him."
Duan Shao said with a smile: "That's very good. You have made great achievements, and you will be rewarded greatly when you come back. Go down and rest first." He waved his hand to the Feichan Minin to retreat. After the four ninjas retreated, Duan Shao said: "Great Commander, we're done, we can rest assured. The granary in Huize City was burned, and the news will spread out soon. If the Chu State Court learns of this news, it will definitely be in chaos. We can board it for a few days, and then we can fight with the Chu State. Contact the people of the country and ask them to withdraw their troops from Linzi." Feeling that there is hope for the restoration of the country, he stretched his waist and said: "The Governor has not rested for a few days. Now you can have a good sleep and recuperate. We have many things to do next. Things to do.”
When Shen Tuluo learned that the granary had indeed been destroyed, his expression became much more relaxed, and he smiled and said, "Your Highness is really tired these days. It's almost dawn, so Your Highness should rest early."
Duan Shao did not rest on the big ship, but on another inconspicuous ship.
The Dongqi Navy had dozens of warships, but they were divided into three branches. Except for one group that guarded the eastern entrance of the Huai River, the other two were cruising on the Huai River.
After the defeat of the Donghai Navy, the Dongqi Navy had no rivals on the water. Even if they divided their forces, no navy could pose a threat to them.
The navy led by Shentu Luo had two main warships and a dozen small warships, and the total number of sailors was more than 2,000.
Duan Shao rests in a different place every night. He takes turns resting on more than a dozen ordinary warships, so that people can't figure out where he is.
After the excitement, there was a surge of tiredness. It was only an hour before dawn. I was lying in the cabin. Although my tiredness did not diminish, I still couldn't fall asleep, but I was already thinking about the next negotiation with Chu State.
Duan Shao holds the lifeblood of the Qinhuai Army, but he doesn't want to simply ask the Chu State to withdraw its troops. Even if the conditions he finally gets are not many, once the negotiations start, the lion will naturally open his mouth at the beginning, which involves tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Chu State. The life and death of the Chu State will directly affect whether the Chu State can compete with the Northern Han Dynasty in the future. Duan Shao believes that the Chu State will make huge concessions.
In his daze, he suddenly heard the sound of exclamation coming from outside. Duan Shao sat up suddenly and heard the messy footsteps on the deck. He knew something was wrong, so he didn't bother to put on his outer clothes and rushed out. cabin, saw the figure shaking outside the cabin, and was about to ask, when he suddenly felt something unusually bright at the corner of his eye, he turned his head and looked over, his expression suddenly changed.
I saw flames rising into the sky not far away, and two warships were actually on fire.
Duan Shao was shocked and rushed to the side of the ship. He put his hands on the side of the ship and opened his eyes wide.
At this moment, it was just dawn, and two warships were wrapped in fire. Shouts were heard from the burning warships, and someone was seen jumping from the ship into the river. Duan Shao trembled all over, turned around, and stood behind him Dozens of sailors were already gathered around, all with swords unsheathed, but they could only watch helplessly as the fire engulfed the warship.
"What's going on?" Duan Shao shouted.
"Your Highness, the two ships suddenly caught fire, and... and the burning speed was extremely fast. In just a moment, they were swallowed up by the fire." A guard behind Duan Shao. The guard also had a look of shock on his face.
"Get closer and put out the fire quickly." Duan Shao waved his hand and said, "Then... is that a grain ship?"
The Dongqi Navy had two ships dedicated to storing grain in the cabin. At this time, Duan Shao didn't care how many sailors were burned to death on the ship. What he immediately thought of was the safety of the grain ship.
Surrounding the main warship were more than ten warships, all of roughly the same appearance. Although Duan Shao knew that there were two warships specially used for storing grain, he was not sure which two they were. The two warships were on fire at the moment. Ships, what he fears most now is that the two grain ships will be destroyed.
Once the grain ship is destroyed, the Dongqi Navy's food supply will be cut off instantly, and the two thousand officers and soldiers will start to starve from today on.
At this moment, several warships had already approached the burning ship, obviously trying to put out the fire. However, the fire was too fierce. If the two burning ships were indeed grain ships, it might be too late to rescue the grain at this moment.