"If I'm not mistaken, there will be heavy fog in this area in three days." Wen Liunian spread out the map on the table, "Combined with the trend of the sea current, the armored warship can easily approach Baiwu Island."
"My lord wants to sneak attack?" Ye Jin asked.
"It doesn't count, it doesn't count." Wen Liunian said, "The current situation on the island is unknown, and it's too risky for a large army to go there rashly. Besides, the iron-clad ship is very light and can only carry more than ten people at most. So I want to take advantage of the white When it's foggy, go to the island to see what's going on."
"My lord is going to Baiwu Island?" Mu Qingshan was surprised.
Wen Liunian nodded.
Chu Yuan frowned: "This move is too risky, I don't agree."
"The head of the family also agrees to risk your life?" Ye Jin asked.
Zhao Yue said: "I will protect him myself."
"What if there is danger?" Ye Jin disagreed.
"With me, I won't." Zhao Yue said, "If I'm not 100% sure that I can bring him back safely, I won't agree."
"Even if you really want to spy, Ai Qing doesn't have to go in person." Chu Yuan glanced at Duan Baiyue.
The King of Southwest said wisely, "I will go."
Ye Jin: "..."
"Since there is a maze in Bel-Air Bay, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be one on Baiwu Island. Besides, only a humble official can go to the island in person to find out the way to break the mourning bird." Wen Liunian said, "I also ask the emperor to promise."
"Tell me, if the other party finds out, how will Dadangjia and Aiqing plan to escape?" Chu Yuan asked.
"Get out." Zhao Yue said, "There is a deserted island near Baiwu Island. The armored ship just needs to stop at the shore. I will use the wind wings to take Xiaoliuzi to leave Baiwu Island."
"Rely on the wind?" Ye Jin's eyes widened, "What if there is no wind?"
"No." Wen Liunian shook his head resolutely, "I have checked a lot of ancient books these days, and there are rules to follow in the wind direction and tide, and there will definitely be a southeast wind!"
"Tell me about your plan." Chu Yuan said, "If it's not a perfect plan, I still won't agree."
Wen Liunian took out a stack of paper from his sleeve. It was densely written on it, not only about changes in sea currents, wind direction trends, but also the berthing position of ships and ways to escape. There is a cliff near Baiwu Island. If the enemy really finds it, even without the help of wind wings, relying on Zhao Yue's force is enough to take him away from Baiwu Island safely. At that time, the Chu army will send warships to cover it. They should be able to get away safely if the dark guards drive a boat to meet them.
"Of course, this is the worst possibility." Wen Liunian said, "If nothing happens, wind wings are enough."
"I will go with my lord." Ye Jin said.
"Guzhu doesn't have to go there in person, but he does want to help." Wen Liunian squeezed his chin with a thoughtful look on his face.
Everyone in the room looked at each other, not sure what he was thinking.
Three days later, there was indeed a vast fog on the sea. Chu Yuan sent a vanguard, led by the deputy general, to break through the wind and waves and approach Baiwu Island with great fanfare. to the destination.
It was the first time in his life that he was on the battlefield, so Wen Liunian was unavoidably nervous.
Zhao Yue took him into his arms: "Don't be afraid."
"Of course I won't be afraid." Mr. Wen was quite stubborn, and even planned to recite a poem.
Zhao Yue smiled and lowered his head to press a kiss on his forehead.
Wen Liunian blushed, slightly embarrassed.
The sailor sailor looked into the distance with resolute eyes to show that he didn't see anything.
So Master Wen stood on tiptoe again and kissed the corner of his mouth.
For this kind of thing, it's only fair that there must be reciprocity.
After receiving the notification from the guards that the battleship of the Chu army suddenly appeared in the sea ahead, Qingqiu was extremely vigilant and led the army to the sea to meet the battle, but he didn't see the other party approaching for a long time, but just stopped not far away. In the vast white mist, it was impossible to see exactly how many troops the opponent had come. Qingqiu didn't dare to act rashly, so he had to order the whole army to strengthen their guard in case the opponent launched an offensive suddenly.
The three armored warships docked quietly on the shore. A few black shadows descended from above, moving swiftly like ghosts, almost disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.
In the main camp of the Chu Army, Eunuch Sixi replaced Chu Yuan with cold tea, and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, it's time to rest."
"Is there any movement outside?" Chu Yuan rubbed his eyebrows.
"Back to the emperor, the wind and sea are very calm outside." Si Xi was fair and fair, "Master Zhao's martial arts are very strong, and with the help of young heroes from Shadow Chasing Palace, there should be no accidents during this trip, Your Majesty, don't worry too much."
Chu Yuan nodded, got up and wanted to go out to have a shower, but saw Duan Baiyue was guarding outside, so he instinctively glanced to both sides.
Duan Baiyue said: "Guzhu Ye has already fallen asleep."
Chu Yuan: "..."
Duan Baiyue smiled and handed him a seashell.
"What is it?" Chu Yuan frowned.
"It will shine." Duan Baiyue said.
"So what." Chu Yuan turned and walked towards the cabin.
"No, I just think it looks good, so I want to get it for you." Duan Baiyue answered calmly.
Sixi's father-in-law Zhiqu stopped and stood outside respectfully.
"Go out." Chu Yuan didn't even look at him.
"I'll see you rest before I leave." Duan Baiyue twisted the towel for him and handed it over.
Chu Yuan stretched out his hand to catch it, but he grabbed his wrist, so his brow sharpened sharply, and he attacked with his hands.
Duan Baiyue didn't dodge, instead she took advantage of the situation and dragged Chu Yuan back.
"Be careful." Duan Baiyue hugged him, her breath almost falling to her ear.
Chu Yuan clenched a small white porcelain bottle tightly in his hand, and looked at him coldly.
Duan Baiyue remained calm: "Put it away."
"Let go of me." Chu Yuan's tone was cold.
"How about changing to a dagger next time?" Duan Baiyue suggested, as long as you don't use this bottle of medicine, you can stab anywhere.
Chu Yuan broke away from his arms, and the movement was a bit loud, causing the boat to shake slightly.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Sixi reminded in a low voice outside, "This boat is connected to Guzhu Ye's boat with an iron chain." So if it shakes for a while to wake Guzhu Ye up, I'm afraid it will...cough again.
Chu Yuan froze immediately.
A while later, Duan Baiyue came out of the cabin with three shoe prints on her body, but she was in a good mood.
"Walk slowly, the king of the Southwest." Eunuch Sixi looked at his nose, his nose, and his heart, knowing where to look and whether to look.
The night passed quickly, and there was still nothing abnormal around, only the sound of waves hitting the land.
"I don't know what happened to the adults and the others on the island." Ye Jin was worried and stayed up almost all night.
"Your Excellency has always been meticulous in doing things, but you don't have to worry too much." Shen Qianfeng said, "The person who should be worried should be Qingqiu." Not to mention that Zhao Yue is already a master of martial arts now, just Wen Liunian plus A group of shadow-chasing shadow palace guards is enough to give everyone a headache...
When the sky was about to dawn, the horn suddenly sounded in the middle of the sea, and the rebels cheered up instantly, thinking that the Chu army was about to launch an attack, but they didn't expect that after hearing the horn sound, the entire fleet turned their sails and headed towards the way they came. backed away.
"What exactly does Chu Yuan want to do?" Chu Cheng said sternly, "Pretending to be a ghost." After Qingqiu rescued him from Chu Yuan that day, the two reached an agreement to advance and retreat together to achieve great things.
"If we don't know the opponent's purpose, we won't rush to fight." Qingqiu said, "With Shen Qianfan and Wen Liunian in the army, you and I must not be careless."
"Why didn't you release the mourning bird?" Chu Cheng asked.
"There are only a dozen or so on the island, and not every battle can be used." Qingqiu said, "In order to save the son, I lost one. Before I saw Chu Yuan this time, these little fish and shrimp , it’s not yet my turn to use the mourning bird.”
Chu Cheng nodded and didn't say any more.
The area of Baiwu Island is huge, and the dozen or so people who secretly landed on the island last night alone are obviously not enough to investigate everywhere. However, they didn't plan to find out all at once. They just followed Wen Liunian's previous instructions and searched for sources of fresh water that could be found. They were all sprinkled with medicinal powder, and when night fell, they all retreated to the place where the battleship was hidden, and sailed away without a sound. interrogation.
On the other side of the island, Wen Liunian was crouching behind a boulder, nervously looking forward.
Zhao Yue was funny: "The head is well hidden, but the buttocks are outside."
Master Wen moved quickly.
"Still not afraid?" Zhao Yue asked.
Wen Liunian thought for a while, and said honestly: "A little bit." So he had to coax him.
Zhao Yue pinched his chin and leaned over to kiss him. There was a "quack" sound not far away, especially shrill in the dark night.
"If there are only a dozen or so in total, there is nothing to be afraid of." Wen Liunian said, "As long as there are not hundreds or thousands, they should not pose too much threat to the Chu army."
"Let's go." There was a faint sound of wind in the distance, and Zhao Yue led him into a rocky mountain and passed Yuxiao over.
Wen Liunian calmed himself down, and then slowly blew out a melodious tone. Although the sound of the flute is not loud, it is enough to be heard clearly in the night sky after being refracted by layers of echoes from the surrounding boulders.
The name of this mountain is Jiuhuiyin, Wen Liunian learned about it by accident in the basic ancient book, and never thought it would come in handy.
On the surface of the vast sea, the Chu State fleet appeared strangely again. It was the same as the night before and would not advance or retreat, confronting the rebels at a distance. Chu Cheng vaguely heard the sound of the flute in front of the formation, and thought it was Qingqiu who was about to launch an offensive. He was about to send someone to ask, but a guard came to report in a hurry, saying that outsiders had infiltrated the island, and Chu Cheng was bound to guard the waterway.
"But people from Chu Yuan?" Chu Cheng asked.
"My subordinates don't know, the master has already gone to check." The official said, "As soon as there is news, I will report it immediately."
"Who is playing the flute?" Qingqiu asked angrily as torches were lit everywhere on the island.
"It should be in the Nine Echoes. I don't know where it came from. Additional people have been sent to search for it, but there are echoes everywhere in the mountains, so I'm afraid it's hard to find." The guard said urgently, "The other party seems to be proficient in rhythm, but Do you want to move the flock of birds elsewhere first?"
The heavy iron chains clanged, and more than a dozen giant birds were bewitched by the sound of the flute. They were all anxious to break free from the restraints. The huge wind brought by the flapping of their wings almost knocked everyone who approached them upside down.
Qingqiu took out the short flute, trying to suppress the other party's voice, but a mourning bird broke free from the chain and flew into the air, flapping its wings towards the source of the sound of the flute.
"It's really useful." Wen Liunian felt complacent when he heard the wailing screams continuously coming from the night sky. It was really worthwhile to practice secretly in the mountains for a long time.
"What should I do, I won't be able to escape." Zhao Yue pinched his nose, "There are at least a hundred people here."
There was a lot of noise outside, and the flames almost set the whole mountain ablaze, Wen Liunian leaned forward and said, "Then give me a kiss first."
Zhao Yue was amused, and just about to take him to Gaogang, a black shadow suddenly swept over his head.
"It's a mourning bird." Wen Liunian was surprised.
"Grab it!" someone yelled.
The mourning bird circled over again, with a piece of iron chain and stake still hanging from its ankle.
"Can you attract it?" Zhao Yue had a new idea in his heart.
"It should be possible." Wen Liunian nodded, "What do you want to do?"
"Don't use Wind Wing, let it take us out of the island." Zhao Yue said.
Wen Liunian was surprised: "Is it possible?"
"You can lure it here." Zhao Yue said.
Wen Liunian held the jade flute to calm down for a while, then took a deep breath and started blowing again, louder than before.
The mourning bird really turned back in the air, leaned over and rushed down.
Qingqiu saw the clue, and led the men and horses straight to the hiding place of the two. Zhao Yue hugged Wen Liunian tightly, and when the mourning bird was about to land, he jumped onto its back and landed firmly on its back. His right hand was like an iron thorn stuck to its neck, and the mourning bird screamed in pain, flapping its wings and flying to high places go.
Wen Liunian's heart was beating so loudly that he almost jumped out of his ear, Zhao Yue whispered in his ear: "Don't be afraid."
Of course, I am not afraid! Master Wen took a deep breath, carefully opened his eyes a crack, and saw the flames spreading below him, and he didn't know how high he flew.
Zhao Yue tightened his arms and hugged him even tighter.
Master Wen Liunian tightly closed his eyes again.
Slight urgency.
The mourning bird screamed hoarsely in the air. At first, it wanted to shake off the person on its back, but was hit hard on the top of the skull by Zhao Yue. The severe pain and dizziness made it lose seven points of its arrogance, and it became dizzy. The feathers around the neck were pulled by someone, and the direction was manipulated to fly into the distance.
The signal flare rose from the other side of the sea, and the Chu army's warships got the order, and they also turned around and retreated. Chu Cheng, who had been guarding all night, was at a loss, and hurried to find Qingqiu, but saw his face livid, still standing in the chaos. In the stone mountain.
"Who did it?" Chu Cheng asked.
Qingqiu's eyes were almost bleeding.
"I don't know where the other party came from, but he has already mastered the art of controlling the mourning bird." The adjutant explained in a low voice, "Last night I played the flute for nearly half an hour, and finally left on a mourning bird, and the rest of the birds also I am already exhausted, and my paws were injured when I struggled, so I am afraid that I will need to take care of it for a while."
Chu Cheng frowned when he heard the words, and was about to ask a few more questions, but received a report from his subordinates, saying that there were abnormalities in several water sources on the island.
"What?" Qingqiu's face turned pale with shock, and Chu Cheng's heart sank. One of the reasons why Baiwu Island is easy to defend and difficult to attack is that the island has enough fresh water, no matter how long it takes to consume it, and now if the water source is polluted, the only way to go is to fight to the death.
The sun was very strong, and the grass by the water source was shining brightly, with a silver-blue luster, which made people feel a little nervous.
Everyone knows that Ye Jin is a genius doctor and a master of poison. Although it is not clear who the uninvited guest who broke in last night is, there are nine out of ten people from Chu Yuan. Looking at the glittering powder floating on the water, Qingqiu's face became more and more gloomy, and the surrounding subordinates became more and more silent.
"Go and count how many places have been drugged." Chu Cheng ordered, "Then protect the rest of the water sources."
"Yes." The subordinate left in a hurry, and came back a few hours later to report that there were still seven water sources on the island that were not damaged.
Chu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the situation was not out of hand.
"There is one more thing." The subordinate said cautiously, "Just now each battalion counted the troops and found that five people were missing."
And where these five people are now, it is natural not to think about it.
The boat was swaying, and the dark guard squatted around with his cheeks propped up, feeling quite guilty.
The beating was too heavy, and I haven't woken up yet.
Wen Liunian was grilling fish on the shore next to him, the smell was extremely enticing.
The dark guard sniffled: "Your Excellency brought peppers?"
"Yes." Wen Liunian carefully applied the seasoning, swallowing.
The dark guard said: "I don't know if the mourning bird can be roasted and eaten."
Wen Liunian immediately looked disgusted, and turned to look at Zhao Yue.
"It's grown from Gu poison, I'm afraid it can't be eaten." Zhao Yue walked over, "The blood is all black.
"It's a pity that the boat is too small, so we can't take it back together." The dark guard was very regretful, "Otherwise, Guzhu Ye would definitely like it." He was black and full of long hair, decisively meeting Guzhu's preferences.
"I haven't slept all night, so I should be tired." Zhao Yue said to Wen Liunian in a low voice, "Sleep for a while after eating, and the boat will arrive after noon."
"En." Wen Liunian leaned in his arms, feeling even proud.
Riding a huge black bird to fight out in the rain of arrows is even more exciting than a small story book.
"What are you happy about?" Zhao Yue was a little amused.
Wen Liunian rubbed against his chest, his eyes sparkled: "You are really amazing."
"You only know now?" Zhao Yue pinched his nose.
Master Wen lay on his shoulders, teasing in a low voice: "You were also very good back in the cave."
Zhao Yue's expression froze, and he reached out to pat him on the back, a little dumbfounded.
Wen Liunian didn't know why, but felt that his voice was so low that no one could hear him, so he was still laughing secretly.
The guards around them looked solemn, staring at the five unlucky prisoners of war collectively, worrying about the country and the people very much.
We really didn't want to eavesdrop on purpose, but there's nothing we can do if our martial arts are too good.
My lord, you should keep talking...