"Taibu. Ji Zheng's heart was uneasy, it stands to reason that he, the crown prince, has been deposed and can no longer command any ministers.

"Is the prince worried about those golden shells?" Shang Zhu laughed and said to Ji Zheng, "All the vassal states along the way need to be taken care of, this money and goods have been almost spent, and the amount left to Xiang Guogong is less than one-tenth of the original." ”

"It's not. Ji Zheng knew that Shang Zhu was comforting him, and suddenly a warmth welled up in his heart, "Tai Bu, Sun Yun Da Sima and Li Qingmu are still by my side, Xiao Wang is very pleased. Then he thought that the Spirit King had deposed him as the crown prince and ordered him to be killed, and his heart was as cold as ice.

Ji Zheng looked at the ups and downs of the Qingjiang River, and saw nothing else, only a few lonely boats sailing on the river, and thought that a few days ago he saw a huge sky in the sky, a wild goose flying alone, and he was as lonely as that lonely Hong, and his heart was full of melancholy at the moment: "My father must have listened to Concubine Ling's slander, and he will abolish my position as prince, otherwise, no matter how old and confused he is, he will not tamper with the law of his ancestors." He hadn't thought about whether the Spirit King had been coerced into doing so.

"Your Highness, at the beginning, Wei Chen had already calculated that within a month, there would be a big chaos in Jiande Palace, and now it is just a prophecy that has come true. Shang Zhu sighed slightly.

Taibu is like a god, Xiao Wang admires it very much. Ji Zheng is grateful from the bottom of his heart for helping business, it is his unpredictable prophet again and again, all the way to the advantages and avoiding the disadvantages, that can lead everyone to the present.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the top priority is to stabilize the morale of the army. The morale of the army is unstable, and I am afraid that I will not be able to move forward. It was Li Qing who interjected, holding the long sword and making a gesture that he thought was very handsome.

This is Li Qing, relying on his identity as a cultivator, not letting go of any opportunity to perform.

Ji Zheng felt that Li Qing was right, but before that, he still had to do something.

He looked at Shang Zhu, Sun Yun and Li Qing, and asked solemnly: "Xiao Wang wants to ask the three ministers first, now that Xiao Wang has been deposed and his status is no longer what it used to be, do you still really want to assist Xiao Wang?"

"Your Highness, now that we are in the same boat, we should be in the same boat and face difficulties together. Shang Zhu bowed to Ji Zheng, but he looked at him left and right, and did not answer Ji Zheng's question directly.

"Li Qing is willing to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the rest of his life. Li Qing saluted with his sword.

"The order that the minister received was to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to Tongbai Kingdom, and I don't know anything else, no matter what, the minister will do his best to complete the task. Sun Yun said.

"And after that?"

"Escorting His Highness back safely is within the mission. ”

"Very good. Sun Yun's words undoubtedly made Ji Zheng eat a reassuring pill.

"The Xuanshui Army has followed me for many years, and only obeys my orders alone, and will never rebel, please rest assured, Your Highness. Sun Yun saw Ji Zheng's worry and deliberately told him.

"Thank you. The three ministers are fully supported today, and Xiao Wang will not forget it in this life and this life, and when Xiao Wang returns to Haojing in the future and regains the position of prince, he will definitely not treat the three ministers badly. Ji Zheng bowed deeply to the three of them.

As the saying goes, the tree falls and scatters, and some people say that the husband and wife fly separately when the catastrophe comes, and at this moment of crisis, these three ministers did not abandon and leave, let alone turn against each other, and he sincerely felt grateful.

"Your Highness is serious. The three ministers said at the same time.

"What should we do next?"

"The goal remains the same, cross the Qingjiang River, arrive at Tongbai Country, and ask the master to go out of the mountain. Shang Zhu said.

"Taibu, there are many small countries in the Southern Barbarians, there will be bumps on the road, and the natives know witchcraft, I am afraid that I will not easily fulfill my wish. Ji Zheng's face was worried.

"Then I'll take a hexagram for this trip first. Shang Zhu was about to take out the yarrow, but heard a sailor report: "General, His Royal Highness the Prince, the bottom of the ship is leaking." ”

"Which boat is leaking?" Sun Yun frowned, after boarding the ship, he changed his usual absurd and uninhibited style, inspected the ship, observed the water conditions, commanded the fleet, and arranged various tasks in an orderly manner, showing what a general should look like.

"All seven ships are leaking. ”

"Plug the leak as fast as possible. Sun Yun's mind was full of Jiang Buqi's shadow, and he didn't blurt out the word conspiracy.

"No. The sailor took the order.

"I'll take a look. Vice Adjutant Zhao Ling followed down the cabin.

"It seems that Xiang Gong wants us to be buried in the Qingjiang River. Li Qing put the sword on his shoulder and pursed his mouth.

"I'm afraid it may not be what Jiang Buqi meant. Shang Zhu chuckled.

Shang Zhu guessed correctly, this matter has nothing to do with Jiang Buqi, it is a masterpiece of mourning.

Hiding from Jiang Buqi, he ordered someone to replace the thick wooden planks at the bottom of the cabin with thin wooden boards, and only used a small amount of adhesive to glue them, he calculated the time, when the boat sailed into the river, these thin planks were affected by the river, and they would definitely crack, and the river water would pour in, and the boat would sink, and Ji Zheng would be buried in the belly of the fish.

It's a pity that the sailors of the Xuanshui Army are not so wasteful as they look, and they found the problem as soon as the water leaked.

"Don't worry about ......it for now" Sun Yungang wanted the prince and his party to enter the cabin, and another subordinate reported: "General, I found that there are water ghosts scuttling the boat." ”

"Which boat?" Sun Yun frowned, he had just escaped from the tiger's mouth, but unexpectedly fell into the wolf's den again.

"It's this boat. The herald replied.

"Send out the water dragon battalion, and you must fight quickly. ”

The herald was ordered to go.

Just now, Jiang Buqi did not send a sailor to catch up, but released an arrow, clearly telling the natives on the south bank that the north bank was about to attack, and now the enemy sent a water ghost to scuttle the boat, which obviously achieved the goal.

Sun Zhizhi, who figured it out, scolded fiercely in his heart: "This Jiang Buqi is really a gentleman on the surface and a villain in secret." ”

Sun Yun saw that Ji Zheng was at a loss, and knew that he was completely panicked at this time, so he said to him: "Your Highness, this move by the natives of Nanzhou is clearly not allowing us to get close to the south bank, and it seems that it is impossible to land peacefully. ”

"What then?"

"Full speed ahead, armed landing. ”

Sun Yun was about to tell his plan, when another herald came to report: "Report, General, the Water Dragon Battalion did not see the enemy after it was launched, but it was hit by an unknown blow and suffered heavy damage. ”

"Unknown blow? He grabbed the herald by the collar and asked loudly, the more critical the situation, the more Sun Yun felt that his blood was in his veins, and the more he couldn't control himself.

"The other party is very fast, and his movements are very agile, not like a human. "This officer was familiar with Da Sima's character and didn't want to be beaten by him, so he spoke like a cannonball, and spoke very quickly.

"Is it a merman?"

"No, it's a finless porpoise. ”

Finless porpoise? Ji Zheng didn't know what it was.

Li Qing whispered to Ji Zheng to explain: "The finless porpoise is a fish that specializes in swimming in the river, and the mermaids feed on them, but there are also mermaids who use them to attack human fleets - tying a sharp blade to the snout. In addition, it is rumored that some barbarian tribes also keep finless porpoises as pets. In any case, it is a signal of the enemy's intent to attack. ”

"Withdraw to the water dragon battalion. Sun Yun let go of the officer's collar, he replied with a promise, and walked away quickly.

The finless porpoise is extremely fast in the water, ordinary sailors can't keep up with their speed, and they will only be sent to death in vain, the water dragon battalion is the elite of the Xuanshui Army, and Sun Yun will not be stupid enough to send his own elite to death.

"Inform all the sailors to enter a state of readiness, and the oarsmen accelerate their rows, set sail to the highest speed, and cross the Qingjiang River at full speed. Sun Yun arched his hand and said to Ji Zheng, "Your Highness, now that the deck is open, it is the focus of the enemy's attack, and it is very dangerous, please go to the cabin to command the battle." ”

"I don't know much about war, so I trouble General Sun to lead us to the shore smoothly. In the future, when I return to China, I will never forget the achievements of the general. Ji Zheng bowed to Sun Yun.

"Your Highness is serious. Sun Yun asked Li Qing to escort Ji Zheng and Ting Yan into the cabin, and Shang Zhu followed behind.

At this time, another herald came to report: "General, the finless porpoise suddenly gave up the attack and left the fleet on its own initiative. ”

"Got it. Sun Yun didn't have time to think about why the water ghosts and finless porpoises took the initiative to leave the battlefield, and the most important thing now was to land when they launched their second attack.

Originally, there was a leak of the building boat, and after the water ghost chiseled the boat and the finless porpoise impacted, all the building boats were spared, and the bottom of the boat was all pierced through a big hole, and the river water was frantically poured into the boat.

The captains of the ships on each floor instructed the sailors to scoop the water out, and the boatmen were replenishing the boats, and the speed of the ships suddenly slowed down, and the fleet began to disconnect from front to back, with the least damaged ships rushing to the front, and the other ships falling far behind, and there was no way to reach the highest speed.

In desperation, Sun Yun had no choice but to let the boat slow down to repair the leak, and he took advantage of the situation to change the fleet from three columns to a zigzag forward. First, it can confuse the opponent so that they cannot see how many of their own people there are, and second, they may be attacked by unknown blows when landing, and they can minimize losses.

Sun Yun has been swimming between Jianmu Lake and Gyeonggi Lake, most of the time in Jianmu Lake, facing those sharks who attack humans all the year round, he has a lot of experience in water warfare, and he is also familiar with the water combat power between various countries.

Among the many countries in Kyushu, the strongest military strength on the water is the Great Xia Kingdom.

The Great Xia Kingdom is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Chijiang River, the domestic rivers are vertical and horizontal, very dense, the river flow rate is gentle, and the calm and open river surface is the most suitable for training sailors. The sailors are good at swimming and fighting, and the officers are good at commanding, and they are the first naval division power in Kyushu, followed by Dingguo, which is also adjacent to Jianmu Lake, and then Xuanyuan Kingdom.

As for the southern bank of the Qingjiang River, Sun Yun knew very little about the water strength of the natives and barbarians of Nanzhou.

It is also strange to say that Xiang Guo has guarded Qingjiang for generations, but there are not many records about this aspect, not only in Xiang Guogong's Mansion, but also in the local county annals.

Yesterday, Sun Yun sent his men to inquire about the fishermen on the shore, but found that there was no one living on the edge of the Qingjiang River, and the nearest house was two miles away from the riverside.

As for the situation on the other side of the river, no matter how much they asked, these fishermen just didn't open their mouths. At the mention of the subject, they looked around in a panicked manner, and made sure that no one had relaxed a little, and if they wanted to ask a few more questions, the fishermen were far away, and if they were in the house, they would simply shut the door.

"What is on the other side of the Qingjiang River?" Sun Yun held a telescope in his hand and looked at it, and at the end of the lens, he only saw a line of black pressure.

At the same time, every once in a while, a sailor reported the latest situation to Sun Yun:

"Fifteen miles from the other side. ”

"It's ten miles from the other side. ”

"All ships have been repaired. ”

"Full speed ahead. ”

......

"Ready to arrive. ”