Zheng Biao was killed, someone shouted, and the scene suddenly became more chaotic.
"We are just petitioning His Highness, why do we want to kill people?" Zheng Biao was friendly with many people on weekdays. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for him to bring hundreds of people to find Duan Shao from the beginning. When Duan Shao was killed, his companion immediately roared: "We have endured till now, not seeking glory and wealth, but just a bite to eat, and you actually killed him for this?"
The status of the prince's guards in the Qi Kingdom is naturally not comparable to that of the sailors of the Eastern Qi State. They fundamentally look down on the sailors of the Eastern Qi State. Although there is no direct conflict on weekdays, there is not much communication.
In the eyes of the sailors, this group of prince's guards were very conceited, so they were very disgusted with these guards. At this moment, they only thought that it was the guard who stabbed Zheng Biao to death, and it was because of their hatred of the guard. Looking at each other angrily, several people were already pressing forward step by step, holding the knives in their hands tightly.
When the prince's guard saw Zheng Biao dying inexplicably, he didn't know why. Knowing that something was not good, he also changed his color. Seeing that the sailors in front of him were looking at him like wolves and tigers, he was a little panicked and shook his head. Holding the knife tightly, he said sternly: "You... what are you going to do?"
Duan Shao and Yuan Buye had already noticed that something was wrong. Yuan Buye shouted sharply: "Don't act rashly, Your Highness...!"
"You son-of-a-bitch Guard, His Highness dared to kill someone without giving orders. Kill this son-of-a-bitch." Someone shouted loudly.
When the sailors with low morale and rioting saw Zheng Biao being killed, they were like dry firewood in summer. Their suppressed anger gradually rose, and only a few sparks were needed to ignite it. At this time, when the man shouted, two people waved their hands. The sword rushed forward and slashed at the prince's guard.
"Kill them!" someone shouted again.
When the prince's guards saw the sword coming, they immediately retreated and waved their swords to block it. The other prince's guards didn't hesitate and stepped forward to stop the oncoming soldiers. It was okay that they didn't move, but this movement was even more disturbing. The other sailors were furious, and dozens of them rushed forward.
Yuan Buye and Duan Shao were both shocked. Seeing that the prince's guards and sailors were already fighting, Yuan Buye shouted loudly: "Stop it!"
Duan Shao also said loudly: "We are all our brothers, don't let your own people beat your own people!"
Although the two voices were loud, the sailors shouted loudly, completely suppressing their voices. Moreover, the scene was chaotic, and no one paid attention to the two people. In an instant, the prince's guards were surrounded by the sailors.
Although there are impulsive people like Zheng Biao among this group of sailors, there are also some who remain rational. They just feel that they are in difficult times and it is not appropriate to kill each other, so they step forward to persuade them, but there is no way to stop them at this time. They could hold on, but most of them didn't want to get involved. The two sides started fighting, and many people retreated instead of advancing, scattering around.
Even so, there were still hundreds of people involved. Although the prince's guards were very skilled, how could they withstand hundreds of sailors? It was extremely difficult to take the knife back after it was slashed out. In just the blink of an eye, two sailors and a prince's guard were killed.
Yuan Buye knew that things had reached this point and he couldn't stop him at all. He protected Duan Shao and whispered: "Your Highness, retreat quickly. This place... is dangerous here!"
Duan Shao didn't want to see the soldiers who had finally been brought here start fighting among themselves, but even though he shouted several times, no one paid any attention to him.
He knew that once these soldiers became mad and in chaos, they might not even be able to recognize themselves. He knew that what Yuan Buye said was true. When he thought of parting from Shentu Luo, Shen Tuluo had given him instructions. In desperation, They could only retreat under the protection of Yuan Buye. When they arrived at the big tree, they saw more than ten soldiers taking advantage of the fighting there to pry open the box and steal the silver from inside. Yuan Buye did not expect that the once well-trained Dong Qi sailors would now act like bandits, and shouted sternly: "What are you doing?"
The sailors were greedily hiding money on their bodies. When they heard the shouting, they turned around and were stunned for a moment, but they didn't pay attention at all and continued to take the money from the box.
Yuan Buye's face was filled with anger. He really couldn't look away. He grabbed his sword and rushed over. Seeing this, all the soldiers grabbed the silver and dispersed.
At this moment, he saw several figures rushing out from the side. Yuan Buzi shuddered, and saw clearly that it was the Feichan Miren who followed along the way. The Feichan Minin was not involved in the mutiny tonight. In the middle, a flying cicada secret nin came forward and said with cupped hands: "The sailors mutinied, we can't stay here anymore, we are willing to escort His Highness to Puyang!"
Another scream came from the other side, and Yuan Buye hurriedly said to Duan Shao: "Your Highness, I can't control those people anymore. Let's leave quickly." He actually ordered: "Each of you, take some money with you for emergencies." It's a long way from Puyang, and the situation is critical now. We can only leave here quickly and take the money with us on the road just in case. There is nothing we can do. I went to get some silver first, and the ninjas also took the silver each. At this moment , but saw dozens of people rushing over here. One of the first pointed his sword at the box and said, "It's over there. Let's take charge of the troops."
Yuan Buye knew that more soldiers would rush over soon, so he took Fei Chan Mi Ren to protect Duan Shao and retreated.
Sure enough, more people rushed over soon, and several large boxes containing silver were already surrounded by soldiers. Then they heard the sound of quarreling, and some people even swung their swords to kill each other in order to fight for the silver. , the whole situation has long been beyond the control of no one.
Yuan Buye grabbed Duan Shao's arm, and without caring about anything else at this time, he took Duan Shao away and was followed immediately by more than a dozen Feichan Miren scattered around.
After running for several miles, Yuan Buye stopped. As soon as Duan Shao stopped, he felt that his legs were weak and he was almost unsteady.
He looked back in the direction of the forest, with a shocked look on his face, and murmured: "I, a warrior of Daqi, why... have I become like this?"
Yuan Buye looked solemn and sighed: "Your Highness, this is the sinister nature of people's hearts. With enough food, clothing, and military pay, they are naturally loyal Daqi warriors, but in desperate situations, people will turn into beasts." I know. Although the Prince of Dong Qi also had Machiavellian tactics, after all, he had grown up in the palace since childhood, so how could he know that human nature is so ugly.
"Your Highness, there are only a dozen of us now, so it's not a bad thing." Yuan Buye looked sad when he saw the shortage, and comforted: "This will not attract attention, and it will be easier to get to Puyang."
Duan Shao knew that the matter had come to this and there was no other way. He nodded slightly: "Let's go!"
When Duan Shao was rushing on the road late at night, Shentu Luo was staring at Qining with a strange look, but Qi Ning did not look away, looking at each other. After a period of deathly silence, Shentu Luo suddenly raised his head and laughed. , as if hearing the funniest and most ridiculous story in the world.
"The Governor thinks my request is ridiculous?" Qining remained calm and composed.
Shen Tuluo's laughter had not stopped, but he had already asked: "Do you know who this general is?"
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Qi Navy!"
"Now that you know it, how dare you say such ridiculous things in front of me?" Shen Tuluo said with a playful look on his face: "Do you think that if I am in trouble, I will beg for surrender from your Chu country?"
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "I'm not begging for surrender, but I'm begging you to surrender!"
"Whether it's begging for surrender or inviting surrender, I, Shentu Luo, don't have the word "surrender" here!" Shen Tuluo said with a smile: "You burned my fleet, do you think that the Qinhuai Army has no worries? I was just being too careless. You actually overlooked that those Japanese ninjas had betrayed Daqi, and you took advantage of it. Without them, how could you have succeeded?"
"What the Governor said is not wrong." Qi Ning sighed: "The Feichan secret ninja sneaked into the city and set fire to it. They fell into a trap and were persuaded by me to switch to Da Chu. I know nothing about the situation on the Governor's side. I must To use their power, a fire was carefully arranged in Huize City, just to prevent the Governor from becoming suspicious of those few flying cicadas. In fact, if I were the Governor, I would also be fooled. Without them, It’s really hard for me to find out which grain ship it is. Without them, I wouldn’t be able to get close to the Grand Governor’s fleet and board your warship.”
"You look very proud." Shen Tuluo sneered: "But even if the granary is intact, can you transport the grain across the Huai River?"
"I understand what the Governor means. You are talking about another navy of the Eastern Qi Dynasty." Qining said: "If I am not mistaken, there is a fleet of Lu Zheng on the upper reaches of the Huai River, with more than ten ships. Warships, what the Governor wants to say is that as long as they are here, we will not be able to transport food across the river!"
"You have no idea where Lu Zheng is now." Shen Tuluo stared at Qining: "If we just transport grain across the river, once Lu Zheng's fleet appears, your grain ship will be sunk in an instant."
Qi Ning nodded and said: "I believe this. We need to prepare grain ships, transport the grain to the river, and then transport the grain there. Without three to five days, it will be difficult to transport sufficient grain across the river. We Once the grain transport ship is discovered by Lu Zheng's fleet, it will indeed suffer disaster!" A slight smile appeared on his lips: "The governor knows that after heading east the day before yesterday, Huize City has already moved towards the Yangtze River. If my estimate is correct, the food has already begun to be transported to the other side!"
Shen Tuluo's expression changed slightly.
"Lu Zheng's fleet is on the upper reaches of the Huai River. Not to mention that he can't get any news at all. Even if he gets the news and rushes to the grain transportation point without rest day and night, it will take at least two days." Qi Ning said: "But I We can guarantee that Lu Zheng will never harass us for at least five days!"
When Shen Tuluo saw the confident look on Qining's face, his heart trembled. He vaguely felt that Qining not only burned down his grain ship, but also set other traps.