I could clearly feel that the speed of the boat had slowed down.

I frowned slightly, didn't Pei Yuanxiu and them want to get rid of Wen Ruyu before? Slowing down now, is it a change of mind?

Thinking about it like this, I remembered that when he explained Han Zitong, he still hadn't finished half a sentence.

At that time, they were obviously also afraid of me being present, whether I was in their hands or not, they were obviously very wary of me, and even then they would not say their actions completely in front of me, but now it is obvious that they will not directly get rid of Wen Ruyu, or that they can't get rid of it, but have other plans.

And now, we should be very close to Gangneung.

Thinking of this, it was getting late, but I was completely tired, I put down the pen in my hand and listened to the sound of the murmuring water outside, and the sound of some people in the bow shouting loudly in the sound of the water.

Then, there was a muffled thud.

They anchored.

It seems that he really doesn't plan to leave.

But if this is the case, either Wen Ruyu will catch up with them now and fight them directly, avoiding Zhao Yuncheng on the Jiangling side; Either......

Do they have other arrangements?

I went to the window and looked out as hard as I could, and saw that the night was dark, and some dark shadows appeared in the river, some of them were moving forward, some were heading towards the stern of the boat, and in a short time they disappeared from my sight.

I couldn't help but frown.

If they go backwards, they should naturally stop the people who follow us, and why do they go forward?

I know that Pei Yuanxiu is very difficult to see through, I haven't been able to win against him in Xichuan before, and now, it's no longer a matter of intrigue between people, but a problem of war, I can't understand it anymore, I can only hold back the slight throbbing in my heart, try not to have any movement, just listen to the sound of the river flowing outside, and time passes.

In the midst of such the sound of water, I spent a sleepless night.

The next morning, there was a heavy fog on the river.

As I sat at the head of the bed, I could see the milky white mist slowly steaming into the window, bringing some moist coolness to the small cabin, and then, with the sound of a long trumpet outside, I felt a slight jolt of the ship, and began to sail forward.

I was wondering when there was a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, the little girl was standing at the door again, and when she saw me, her eyes couldn't help revealing a trace of fear, but she still mustered up the courage to say respectfully: "Miss Yan, Childe invites Miss Yan to come over and have dinner together." ”

“……”

I looked at her and didn't speak for a moment.

In the past few days, I have been guarding outside the door, and it is Mr. Xie who is spreading the word and doing things, why did she suddenly change her today?

What about Mr. Xie?

But I didn't hesitate for too long, just nodded, and walked towards Pei Yuanxiu's room.

This ship is not big, when it is moving, I can still feel a little bump, I faintly feel that the time they are driving is not slow, and when they arrived at Pei Yuanxiu's room, I saw that he was already sitting at the table, wearing only thin clothes, his chest was still wrapped in thick bandages, and his face was still pale and bloodless.

However, this time, it was much better than the one in Kichijo Village.

He looked up and even smiled at me: "You're here." ”

I only glanced at him, and then looked at the window on the side, which was much larger than the window of my cabin, and I could clearly see the scenery of the shore moving rapidly backwards outside--I don't know what happened that night, what their plans were, but the speed of the ship now, as the poem says--a thousand miles of Jiangling in one day!

Seeing that I frowned slightly, he smiled and said, "Come and sit." ”

I walked over and sat down.

He said softly, "I heard that your appetite is not very good these days. ”

I said, "I can't eat it." ”

"If you can't eat, you have to force yourself to eat a little, and your body can't collapse."

“……”

As he spoke, he glanced at the little girl, who immediately came and brought me a bowl of porridge, and brought it to me, and the various side dishes on the table were delicate and delicious, but as I said, I had no appetite, and put the bowl back on the table, and looked up at him.

"Pei Yuanxiu."

"Huh?"

I said, "What do you want?" ”

“……”

"I'm already in your hands, what else do you want to do?"

“……”

He was holding the porridge bowl in one hand, and the spoon in the other hand was about to put it in his mouth, and when he heard my words, he stopped, but did not say anything immediately, but maintained that motionless movement, and even the long eyelashes seemed to freeze at this moment, and completely obscured all the light in his eyes that I could see.

After a while, he looked up and said to me softly, "Eat first." I'll let you know when the news comes back. ”

After speaking, put that spoonful of porridge into your mouth.

However, it seems that he also eats the same as chewing wax, and his face is even more bloodless.

I still sat there without any appetite, and in a few moments he came back with the "news".

It was Mr. Xie who brought it back.

He strode in and saw me and Pei Yuanxiu sitting at the same table eating, but he didn't say much, and Pei Yuanxiu also put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, looked up at him, and Mr. Xie handed a letter to him.

I was also lifted in my spirits.

Who's coming from the letter?

What to say? Is it related to the current situation?

I watched him take the letter, only to realize that the envelope had been opened a long time ago, and I pulled out a piece of paper from it and opened it to look at it, with a faint smile on my face.

Then he looked up at me and said, "Didn't you just ask me what to do?" ”

“……”

"Look."

After speaking, he raised his hand, but he pulled the wound on his chest, and suddenly stiffened, Mr. Xie hurriedly reached out and handed me the letterhead on his behalf, and I took it and looked at it, and there were a few neat lines of neat words written on it-

Mr. Zhao's step:

Wen Jun set up a formation in Jiangling, and was anxious to meet, and he would be in Yiling at three o'clock today. A gentleman will not disappoint me.

This is a war letter.

My heart sank slightly—yesterday I had already realized that this time they were not going to rush back to Jinling immediately, but to take this opportunity to take Jiangling, which had been lost before, and it seemed that I was right.

So, did Zhao Yuncheng see this war letter? He retreated again?

I was puzzled, when I suddenly noticed that there was writing at the bottom of the letterhead, and I hurriedly let go of my hand, and saw two simple words below-

Available.

This is Zhao Yuncheng's reply.

I immediately understood.

No wonder since last night, the speed of the boat has slowed down, and even stopped in the middle of the night, and the black shadow I saw moving forward should be Mr. Xie who went to Jiangling to make a war letter, according to the current distance and speed of the ship, it can just arrive in Jiangling before the three minutes agreed in this war letter!

It seems that this battle is inevitable!

I couldn't help but breathe a little tighter, and raised my head to look at Pei Yuanxiu, but he was quiet, without the tension and restlessness on the eve of the war, just looking at me lightly.

I said, "You're going to fight Gangneung." ”

"You know, this place is very important to us," he said. ”

"You sue me like this, and you're not afraid of me—"

“……”

He looked at me with a smile and didn't answer.

I smiled myself, indeed, I am now in their hands, even if I have great ability, I can't turn it into the palm of his hand, he showed me the battle book and Zhao Yuncheng's reply, I think he is completely prepared.

I slowly put the letter back on the table.

He said, "Eat something, it's still some time away." When the time comes, you may not be able to eat. ”

……

A qiē, as he expected.

The speed of the boat was very fast, and in less than an hour, it had reached the waters of Yiling.

The sound outside became more and more noisy, and I had been staying in Pei Yuanxiu's room, and I was also a little restless at this time, but he and Mr. Zhao were very quiet, until someone came to report and said.

I immediately looked up at them.

Pei Yuanxiu said: "Are you ready?" ”

"Yes."

"Let's go."

After saying that, the men came and helped him, and they also walked out with me. When I boarded the deck, I immediately felt a cold wind with water vapor, chairs had been set up on the deck, Pei Yuanxiu sat there directly, and when Mr. Xie and I followed, I saw that there were many warships around this ship, I don't know when they appeared, as if they suddenly came out of the water overnight.

It seems that they have been prepared for this battle!

The mist is confused.

I have also passed by here when I took a boat back to Xichuan before, and I know that the water flow in this section of Yiling is very turbulent, and the river surface is also extraordinarily wide, and there is a large rocky beach in the south of the river, which separates the waters of this section into two sections, north and south, which also causes the situation of turbulent water flow and turbulent undercurrent, and it is difficult for ordinary small boats to pass through this section. If you want to fight a war and occupy Gangneung, this place is a unique strategic location.

However, if Zhao Yuncheng wants to guard Jiangling, this place should also be an excellent barrier that can take care of each other with the north bank.

However, when we boarded the overtime and looked ahead, I was stunned.

That big rocky beach was empty!

Zhao Yuncheng didn't set up any soldiers and horses on that rocky beach at all, not even a fence!

Didn't he wait for the men to occupy this rocky beach and then launch an attack on the north shore?

My idea was immediately confirmed, and there were already two tall and burly-looking middle-aged men around me, wearing armor, who were overjoyed to see it: "God help me!" ”

"This guard of Jiangling is a mediocre talent!"