Duan Shao dragged his exhausted body for a long time, and his legs no longer obeyed him. When he reached a river, his legs softened and he fell to his knees. Yuan Buye kept walking in front and heard Hearing the movement behind him, he immediately turned around and saw Duan Shao falling softly to the ground. He hurriedly ran over to help Duan Shao and said worriedly: "Your Highness, you...!"
Duan Shao smiled bitterly and said: "I can't walk anymore, my feet don't obey me!"
Yuan Buyi knew that it was not easy for Duan Shao to hold on until this point. He looked around and saw that there was a small flowing river nearby and a small forest not far away. There was no other person in sight. He said softly: "Your Highness, take a rest first." Go over. The water bag was filled with water by the river. When he came back, he handed the water bag to Duan Shao and said, "Your Highness, drink some water."
In the past, the river water in this wilderness would naturally not be delivered to Duan Shao, but now it is good luck to have this river water to drink.
Duan Shao's whole body felt weak, and he even had sweat on his forehead due to hunger. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was still a while before dawn. He turned around and saw the flying cicada secret ninjas. Seeing that these secret ninjas seemed to be full of energy, there was no Showing no signs of fatigue, I secretly thought that these Japanese ninjas really deserved to have gone through rigorous training, and not eating or drinking for a few days would not have much impact on them.
"Your Highness, there is still a long way to go." Yuan Buye was actually very tired. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Let's walk for a while and see if there are horses or ox carts."
Duan Shao smiled bitterly and said: "When the war broke out, a large number of horses were requisitioned, and oxcarts were also requisitioned to transport grain. Where can you see horses and oxcarts?"
Yuan Buye nodded slightly, raised his head and said to Feichan Miren: "Which one of you is the leader?"
In fact, he didn't know much about the Feichan Secret Ninja. He only knew that these Feichan Secret Ninja were ordered to protect His Highness the Crown Prince. They did accompany him along the way, but Yuan Buye really didn't know about this group of people. Who is the leader of the secret ninja
A ninja stepped forward and said, "I am Kotaro Hichan!"
"Feichan Xiaotaro?" Yuan Buye nodded and said, "His Highness can't walk. Chief Feichan, there is a forest over there. Can you bring someone over to make a stretcher, and we can carry His Highness forward."
Feichan Kotaro did not speak, but stared at Yuan Buye with strange eyes.
The eyes were very cold. Yuan Buye met his eyes, but felt extremely uncomfortable. Suddenly he saw more than ten secret ninjas coming behind Kotaro. They immediately formed a circle around him and Duan Shao. Surrounded by people.
Yuan Buye was taken aback. Knowing that something was not good, he had already grasped the handle of the sword at his waist and made a gesture to draw the sword at any time. He said in a deep voice: "What are you going to do?"
Duan Shao had also noticed that something was wrong, and wondered if his sailors were rioting. Could it be that these ninjas also had a rebellious heart? His heart shuddered, but he immediately thought that the Fei Chan Token was still on his body, so he quickly took it out and showed it to Fei Chan. Kotaro tried his best to appear calm and said in a deep voice: "Do you know this? The Feichan clan has sworn allegiance to Mo Ying. Seeing the Feichan Order is like meeting your master. Do the Feichan clan want to break their promise?"
"The Feichan clan will never break their promise." Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "This Feichan Order was made by Mo Ying after Feichan Dan's wife swore allegiance to Mo Ying. In other words, Feichan Dan's order was made by Mo Ying himself. If I see Fei Chan’s order, I will swear allegiance to him to the death.”
Duan Shao suddenly turned around, only to see that the person speaking was a flying cicada secret nin behind him. He frowned, but saw the secret nin walking forward. Before he got close to Duan Shao, there was a "choking" sound, and Yuan Buye With the knife already drawn in his hand, he shouted sternly: "Stop!"
The secret ninja had cold eyes, glanced at Yuan Buye, and said calmly: "I won't kill you. If you leave now, you can still save your life!"
Yuan Buye sneered and said: "If you don't kill me, I will kill you. You are treacherous. Since I protect His Highness, I naturally cannot let you harm His Highness at all."
The secret ninja raised his arm, but took off the scarf on his face. Duan Shao did not recognize that face and frowned. The secret ninja had already said: "The prince does not know me, but Captain Lucun will definitely not forget it." !”
Duan Shao's body was shaken and his face changed color.
Naturally, he would not forget Captain Lucun.
The Eastern Qi navy blocked the Huaihe River, and the Chu army's food route was blocked. Captain Lucun and several elite sneaked onto the ship in an attempt to assassinate Duan Shao and Shentu Luo, but fell into the trap set by Shentu Luo, and the entire army was wiped out. Duan Shao personally chopped off Captain Lucun's head.
"You... are you from the Shenhou Mansion?" Duan Shao felt a chill running down his spine.
The person in front of him is naturally Xuanyuan Po.
Qining subdued the Feichan secret ninja and deliberately set a fire in Huize City to let Shentu Luo fall into the trap. Xuanyuan Po and Qining pretended to be Feichan secret ninja and followed Feichan Kotaro on board the naval battle. Ship, they pretend to be secret ninjas, so they don't have to show their true colors, so they won't be discovered.
Although Xuanyuan Po didn't trust Feichan Miren at first, he felt that Qining and he were going to the Dongqi Navy. Once Feichan Kotaro boarded the ship and revealed the identities of Qining and himself, it would be a sheep in a tiger's mouth. However, Qi Ning was brave and talented. As the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. He insisted on going there in person. Xuanyuan Po followed Qi Ning on board the ship after all.
Hichan Kotaro returned to the ship and immediately sent out a signal to the Hichan ninjas on the ship. Since those Hichan secret ninjas knew that Hichan Kotaro was the new leader, they naturally followed Kotaro's orders. Under the instructions of Hichan Kotaro, , burned two grain ships and gave Shentu Luo a fatal blow.
After landing, Qi Ning stayed on the ship, while Xuanyuan Po mixed in with the team and left with Duan Shao along with Feichan Kotaro and others.
The sailors rioted. Duan Shao and Yuan Buye escaped with only a group of flying cicada secret ninjas. At this moment, Duan Shao was only guarded by Yuan Buye. Facing Yuan Buye and a group of flying cicada secret ninjas, he was truly in a desperate situation.
"Hahaha...!" Duan Shao suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Brilliant, indeed brilliant!" He stood up slowly and said, "Using these despicable ninjas to plot against, sneak into the fleet, and set fire to the food, this is really The tricks of the Shenhou Mansion.”
"Feichan Danfu is loyal to Mo Ying, but the leader died, and the life-and-death agreement between the Feichan clan and Mo Ying was immediately terminated." Feichan Kotaro said: "The current master of the Feichan clan is... Chu State!"
Duan Shao put his hands behind his back, stared at Xuanyuan Po, and sneered: "So now you are planning to kill me?"
Xuanyuan Po's eyes were like daggers: "You killed people from the Shenhou Mansion. According to the rules of the world, I should have chopped off your head with a knife. But since you are the crown prince of Qi, I naturally have to take you back to Jianye and pay your respects." Give the Holy One a lesson!"
"Your Majesty?" Duan Shao snorted coldly: "He is the emperor of your Chu State. What qualifications do you have to punish the prince of Qi State?"
However, Yuan Buye held the sword in one hand, guarding Duan Shao, and stared at Xuanyuan Po.
Xuanyuan Po stared at Yuan Buye and said calmly: "I told you, you will die if you stay!"
Yuan Buye knew he was in a desperate situation, but he laughed loudly and said, "Let's see if you have this ability!" He shouted loudly, stepped forward, and slashed at Xuanyuan Po with his sword.
Xuanyuan Po did not dodge but faced him, and his sword was like lightning. The two people's bodies were instantly intertwined. Yuan Buye staggered forward for a few steps and turned around. There was already a blood mark on his throat. Duan Shao felt cold all over. He lost his voice and said: "Yuan... Yuan Buye!"
Yuan Buye's feet stumbled, and he fell forward and fell to the ground. He twitched twice and then stopped moving.
Yuan Buye was only a captain in the Eastern Qi Navy. Although he was brave, his martial arts was very ordinary. His internal strength was sealed, but on the way from Xichuan to Huize City, Qi Ning had been helping him relieve his acupuncture points. Now that he had recovered his internal strength, he faced Yuan Buye in a head-on confrontation. Yuan Buye was naturally far from his opponent.
Duan Shao also had a sword on his waist. Seeing Yuan Buye die at the hands of Xuanyuan Po in the blink of an eye, he knew that there was no way he could survive today. He slowly pulled out the long sword and said with a faint smile: "I am the How could the Prince of Daqi fall into the hands of young men like you!" He suddenly turned the hilt of his sword over and wiped it from his own neck.
How could Xuanyuan Po let him succeed? He stepped forward and stabbed Duan Shao's wrist with the blade. Duan Shao screamed and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. Xuanyuan Po said in a deep voice: "Hold him!"
Feichan Kotaro had already bullied him from behind and punched Duan Shao in the back of the head. Duan Shao was dizzy, fell to the ground and fainted.
Above the Huai River, the Dongqi Navy fleet was still heading east. Shen Tuluo's laughter could be heard from inside the cabin, and the sailors patrolling outside could vaguely hear it. However, without the orders of the Grand Governor, who would dare? Enter the cabin to disturb.
"There is no conspiracy." Qi Ning said calmly: "It's just stating the facts to the Governor. The life or death of the Qi army in Puyang is under the control of the Governor!"
Shen Tuluo actually reached out to pick up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it all, and then smiled and said: "As a soldier, you should be loyal to the country, even if you know that you will die on the battlefield, the Qi State The soldiers will not back down. You really underestimate my Daqi soldiers." There was a cold look in his eyes, and he sneered: "Submit to your Chu State, why don't you form an alliance with the Northern Han people? I, Daqi, occupy Puyang, and there are countless Ten thousand elite soldiers, as long as the Northern Han people propose to join forces with them to deal with the Qinhuai Army, do you think the Northern Han people will refuse?"
"Of course the Northern Han people will not refuse." Qi Ning said: "But at that time, the Qi army can only become the tools of the Northern Han people and die on the battlefield for the Northern Han people. And... they will not be able to reunite with their families!"
"When you go out to fight, you are risking your life to survive. No one expects to come back alive." Shen Tuluo put the tea cup in his hand back on the table.
Qi Ning laughed and said, "Is the Governor acting out of anger? In order to vent his anger, he disregarded the lives of tens of thousands of Qi soldiers?" He shook his head and sighed: "If you don't think about them, don't you think about Duan Shao as well?"
The corner of Shentu Luo's eyes flashed. Qining stared at Shen Tuluo and said, "The Crown Prince of Dong Qi is now in the hands of our Chu State. The Governor will not care about his life or death, right?"