From the moment Huo Qinglin was born, he was destined to become a martial artist. After the gate, five generations of martial arts and four chariot generals, the world said that the chariot general seal is the family heirloom of the Huo family.

Only in Huo Qinglin's father's generation, because of his congenital weakness, he couldn't go out of the battlefield, and even so, he worshipped the military department.

It is precisely because his father has regretted his life that he teaches Huo Qinglin extra strictly, and his expectations are extra high. His father had tried every means to let Huo Qinglin return to the disciples of the Mu Yun clan, so that his son could receive the true transmission of Mu Yun's art of war.

At that time, the third master of Mu Yun was still alive, Mu Yunduo just excused himself in every way, and said politely, saying that the Huo family's art of war and Mu Yun's art of war have their own merits, and there is no need to join another teacher, but in fact, he doesn't want to teach Mu Yun's art of war to outsiders. However, the Huo family was in a hurry, and it was difficult for Mu Yunduo to save face, so he had to change his words and promise that his sons Mu Yunyou and Huo Qinglin, who were of the same age, could privately learn some ways to use soldiers.

Unexpectedly, Huo Qinglin's father was firm-minded, and he was willing to put his face aside, so he let Huo Qinglin perform the ritual of apprenticeship to Mu Yunyou! You must know that Huo Qinglin is one year older than Mu Yunyou. This incident can be regarded as enough to give Mu Yun's face, and it also shows Huo's persistence.

And so this is what happened.

Huo Qinglin and Mu Yunyou have been friends for a long time, but the guidance they receive is only superficial. It's not that Mu Yunyou hides his clumsy refusal to teach, it's just that although Huo Qinglin is brave in martial arts, his qualifications in the art of war are mediocre.

The way of military strategy is not like martial arts that can be practiced to make perfect, and can be accumulated over time. If you don't have enough understanding, it's hard to adapt to change.

Huo Qinglin's use of soldiers is more than steady, and his tricks and tricks are insufficient, which is really far from the treacherous use of soldiers, which is already contrary to the purpose of Mu Yun's art of war.

Therefore, although Huo Qinglin has always been proud of inheriting Mu Yun's art of war, he actually knows very well in his heart that unless Mu Yunyou taught him a certain strategy in its original place, he would really not use it, such as this surprise attack strategy.

However, Huo Qinglin is by no means a mediocre person. In the past ten years, there have been cross-border commotions in the surrounding small neighboring countries, most of which are because he and Ye Zhiqiu's Ministry of Rites sang and harmonized, saluting first and then soldiering, so that the Cangwu country was graceful and powerful, and all countries came to the court.

And the Qingfeng battalion under Huo Qinglin is full of experienced battlefield veterans, and the combat effectiveness is still above Han Fu's Songyang battalion before, but Han Fu has a magic battalion in his hand that relies on skillful skills to fight, so he and Huo Qinglin can win a five-five situation.

Huo Qinglin took a fancy to Emperor Wen, and there was also a word "loyalty". Since her sister married into the palace and became Concubine Hui, the relationship between the Huo family and the royal family has become closer and closer.

Although Emperor Wen only has one prince like Li Chongyan, not the queen of the Huo family, Li Chongyan's mother has already passed away, which makes the concubines of the palace have no difference in the eyes of the prince. In this way, it will naturally be easier for the Huo family, who is an important minister in charge of military power in the future, to get closer to the side of the king. Therefore, Huo Qinglin was extra attentive to the matter of the emperor's heir.

At this time, Huo Qinglin was at the bow of the boat, looking at the Hanjiang estuary in the distance.

Two days ago, the hot spring water melted the ice on the riverside, and all the 33 ships that Cangwu had secretly supervised had re-entered the water. Among them, Huo Qinglin led eighteen ships, each of which was equivalent to the level of the Blue Sea Tiger Head Ship or above, and the momentum was huge.

Because of this, Huo Qinglin knew that the next march was very important. Neither too close to Binzhou on the east coast, nor too far to the sea. He knew that there were some uninhabited islands in the waters near the mouth of the sea, and although the ship's supplies were enough for three months, if he could, he still hoped to see if there was a place to settle down when passing through these islands, in case of sudden storms.

The battle of the raid may be the most important battle in his career. If you succeed, you will go down in history, and if you fail, you will destroy your reputation.

Huo Qinglin thought about every detail that Mu Yunyou had mentioned at that time in his mind. He felt that there was nothing wrong, at least during the five-day trip to the sea, Mu Yunyou didn't explain anything special at the beginning, it was just a few uninhabited islands, and he just marched as usual.

Countercurrent, cold wind, lonely, hurrying.

Huo Qinglin ordered all the ships to line up in pairs, following closely in front and behind.

The gray sky and the sea have become one color, as if there is no end in sight.

The soldiers of Cangwu are accustomed to mountain battles, road battles, plain battles, and siege battles, but they are not accustomed to water battles. Just standing on the deck and barely being able to hold back from throwing up is good enough.

This is the weakest moment of the Blue Blade Battalion, and it is also the moment that needs to be guarded against the most.

That's why Mu Yunyou chose such an unaware route as a means to cover up.

It was daytime, but the sky was as overcast as the evening. Huo Qinglin looked at the map under the lamp, thinking to himself.

Five of the six islands have passed, and the last and largest one remains------ Meilongyu.

Strictly speaking, this island is no longer within the territory of the Cangwu Kingdom, but the Bihai Kingdom does not seem to have any desire to include it in its territory.

There are no resources, no people, no strategic value, and there is really no other use than a hill that is neither high nor low to shelter from the wind and rain.

But after this island, it is the country of the blue sea!

Huo Qinglin couldn't help rubbing his hands, after Meilongyu, it would only take one day to enter the southwest waterway. This means that you will encounter Liu Mingyan's Kuntou ship at any time, and you must always be vigilant!

He put away his map and walked outside, and the sea was confused.

"What's the matter, the sea fog?"

"General, there's a sea fog ahead. It was sunset, so it was hard to see what was ahead. ”

"How long will it take to get to Meilongyu?"

"It will be about half an hour to pass."

Huo Qinglin squinted and looked ahead, this was really a strange sea fog. Judging from the direction, it happens to be in the middle of the fleet and the entire Meilongyu Island, and it is impossible to see the shoals on the edge of the island clearly, nor can it grasp the nearby reefs.

And why is this sea fog faintly purple...... Could it be that the sea fog of the blue sea country is also different from my Cangwu country?

Anyway, I didn't plan to go ashore in the first place, so I might as well turn the rudder and go around.

"There is a lot of fog ahead, don't rush in, first release three light ships to rush forward to investigate, once there is anything unusual, immediately warn with signal flares!" Huo Qinglin gave the order, and the soldiers immediately passed it on.

Soon, three small Mengchong ships lined up in a zigzag and quickly sailed forward, plunging headlong into the dense fog.

If there is an enemy situation, the Mongolian Chong ship will release a red signal flare, and if there is no police situation, it will release a green one.

However, the three ships sank into the sea like rocks after entering the thick fog, and there was no sound again.

Huo Qinglin was shocked and suspicious.

What's going on? Did you encounter a legendary sea monster?

"Pass my order, put the ballista on the fire arrow, and shoot a dozen arrows at that mist." Soon, the huge bolts shot into the fog like meteors in the night sky with the light of the fire, but the firelight only lit up for a moment, and then disappeared into the fog like the ships.

Huo Qinglin was surprised to find that even where the giant crossbow mat was carrying a strong wind, the purple fog still showed no signs of being blown away.

There are definitely ghosts in this fog!

"All ships, pause!"

Huo Qinglin stood at the front of the deck, and in front of him was still the silent sea, so silent that it made people's hearts tremble.

Suddenly, a soldier behind him hurriedly reported:

"General! The port side of the E number was damaged and flooded and is being repaired. ”

"General! The starboard side of the Gengzi was damaged, and although it did not enter the water, the hull tilted slightly. ”

Huo Qinglin asked in surprise: "Why is the good one damaged?" Why? ”

"There were many scorch marks on the damaged areas, and the nearby soldiers heard a popping sound, which seemed to be caused by the detonation of gunpowder."

Maybe it was the cold wind blowing, Huo Qinglin couldn't help but shiver.

Gunpowder burst...... The E and Geng are the two ships that are loaded with the most military rations, and they are extra vigilant against open flames, how can gunpowder be detonated? This is clearly deliberate.

From the outside, these two ships are exactly the same as the ones before and after, but someone can know the military resources so accurately, and they have done their tricks on the two ships at the same time, what kind of person is this?

It must be known which ships are the vanguard of the outpost, and which ships are transporting supplies, and they are all in strict accordance with the ship formation laid out by Mu Yunyou when he gave instructions at that time, and it is a secret in the army, how can this person find out clearly?

But if this person wanted to sneak attack, why did he just pick the inconsequential left and right sides of the ship, instead of the load-carrying bottom or the bow at the helm? And the damage was so light that it even made this sneak attack seem almost meaningless.

Wrong...... The purpose of this man's sneak attack was not to hurt my fleet, but to serve as a warning.

Huo Qinglin's forehead was already oozing with sweat.

If it was on land, he had no fear. Whether it was immediately reorganizing and changing the formation, or retreating or attacking forward, he dared to lead the army to fight and reverse the unfavorable situation.

However, this was at sea, when the Blue Blade camp was at its weakest.

Moreover, he did not even see the shadow of his enemies!

At this time, a soldier on the edge of the boat shouted: "General! The wreckage of a ship has drifted over! ”

Huo Qinglin looked at it, and sure enough, some broken wooden blocks and military flags floated along with the waves.

A soldier had already hooked the flag with a hook, and Huo Qinglin's heart was furious.

It was the word "Huo", which was the military flag hanging on the three Mengchong ships that had just been released.

As soon as the news spread, the soldiers couldn't help but whisper.

The enemy is fierce and not terrible, but the terrible thing is that you don't know what the enemy looks like until you die.

The human imagination is always unconsciously linked to the sense of fear, and the longer it drags on, the more cringed it becomes.

Huo Qinglin saw that the sky was dark, and it became more and more difficult to see clearly on the sea. However, the whole fleet can't just sit on the water without advancing or retreating, right?

Huo Qinglin knew that if he retreated here, he was afraid that the army's heart would collapse and retreat, if the enemy was aiming at this point and choosing this node to pursue, it would be completely finished.

And the only way to move forward is to enter that fog.