The hole in the bilge was still bubbling inward, Shen Tuluo walked to the side of the hole and squatted down, stretched out his finger and touched the edge of the hole, his face was even more gloomy, and a subordinate beside him had already asked, "Governor, do you mean that someone sneaked in through the bilge?" ”

"This is a sharp blade that cut through the bottom plate." A cold light burned in Shentuluo's eyes: "They touched the bottom of the ship from under the water, and then cut the bottom plate with extremely sharp blades, sneaked in and set it on fire. He got up slowly and said, "There is still oil stored in the bilge, which is just being used by them to increase the fire." ”

"The Governor, the lowly post has already sent someone into the water." The subordinate said: "If they hide under the water, they will be found out quickly." ”

Shen Tuluo sneered: "It's too late, when they put out the fire, they must have already escaped." He knew that the officers and men of our naval division had excellent water qualities, so how could he hide under the water and wait for us to catch them. He commanded: "Mend the gap, give orders, keep all the boats on guard, and although they may well have fled, send men into the water to search for them, just in case." ”

The subordinates had to be ordered to retreat, Shen Tuluo came out of the bilge, went to the deck of the warship, and scanned the Huaishui, the wind was not strong tonight, and the river was not alarmed, but under the calm river, there was a hidden murder opportunity.

At this time, he saw Duan Shao also board the warship, and stepped forward and said, "Grand Dudu, has the fire been extinguished?" ”

Shen Tuluo arched his hand and said, "It has been extinguished and is being repaired." ”

"That's good." Duan Shao bowed slightly, but his face was unsightly and abnormal.

"Your Highness, the enemy didn't really want to burn this ship, this warship is different from the grain ship that was burned just now, the grain ship is already small, plus there are sacks of grain in the ship, a little spark can start a fire." Shen Tuluo's expression was grim: "If this ship discovers the fire, it will be extinguished soon, although it will be damaged a little, but it will not be destroyed, it is impossible for the people of Chu not to know this truth, they deliberately burned the ship, just to discourage our army and deter us." ”

Qi Ning glanced at the sailors not far away, and saw that these well-trained Eastern Qi sailors were now obviously flustered on their faces.

The destruction of the grain ship has dealt a huge blow to the morale of the army, and now that even the warship where the Metropolitan Governor is located has been attacked by a sneak attack, the mood of the sailors is naturally a little flustered.

If they face the enemy head-on, these sailors are very brave and will not be afraid, but now the enemy they are facing is hiding in the shadows, and they don't know when they will shoot, even if their whole body is full of strength, they don't know where to fight, how could the officers and soldiers of the Eastern Qi Navy Division ever encounter such a situation.

"Your Highness, it's almost dawn." Shen Tuluo looked up at the sky and said softly: "Without further ado, the minister will gather the soldiers now, and when the morning dawns, you will lead everyone to land immediately, go in the direction of Xuzhou, and then make a detour to Puyang, there must be no delay on the way..... At this point, he paused and thought for a moment.

Duan Shao said in a low voice: "Metropolitan Governor, is it ..... Do you really want to go this far? ”

"There is no choice." Shen Tuluo said: "After His Highness left, the minister immediately took his men to the East China Sea, joined the fleet at the mouth of the sea, and first went to the East China Sea to find an island to live in. There are not a few islands that can survive in the East China Sea, and the geographers of the East China Sea know in their hearts that after bringing the fleet to the islands, the ministers will first use pirates as the foundation to plan for the future. ”

Governor Duan Shaoxin has no other way out so far, and sighed: "Governor Dadu, this palace is only worried that the people of the Chu State will keep an eye on the fleet, and after we leave, they will be unfavorable to you." There are many masters in the Shenhou Mansion, if they .....! ”

"Your Highness doesn't have to worry about the ministers." A chill appeared on Shen Tuluo's lips: "The minister hopes that they will come to the door." ”

At dawn, thousands of Eastern Qi sailors had already landed on the north bank of Huaishui, and Shen Tuluo left no more than 200 men behind to take the remaining ships out of Huaishui.

The sailors who landed on the shore were at a loss, the country was broken, the country of Qi fell into the hands of the people of Chu, the south bank was the territory of the people of Chu, and the north was in chaos, the southern Chu and the Northern Han were unable to hold each other, and there were crises everywhere, but now they don't know where to go.

The officers and men of the sailor division, who had lived on the ship all the year round, felt very uncomfortable when they landed on land, but everyone knew in their hearts that the grain ship had been destroyed, and if thousands of people continued to stay on the ship, they could only wait for death.

After landing on the shore, Shen Tuluo let people carry a few large boxes, the boxes were very heavy, Shen Tuluo looked at the team that had been lined up, his eyes crossed a trace of gloom, but the gloomy color flashed away, and said aloud to the soldiers: "Brothers, over the years, you have shared weal and woe, guarding the Great Qi together, your courage and loyalty, heaven and earth can be learned. The general will not hide it from you, the grain ship was destroyed, and the rest of the ships will be taken out of Huaishui, His Royal Highness will lead you to Puyang to meet with the Prime Minister, Puyang is under the control of our army, as long as you arrive in Puyang, you will be able to restore the country under the leadership of Your Highness. He said in a deep voice: "Yuan Buye! ”

Immediately, a subordinate general stepped forward and said, "The last general!" ”

"These boxes are guarded by you." Shen Tuluo said: "This is the military salary that should have been issued to you, after you arrive in Puyang, the general's salary will be issued to everyone, there must be no mistake!" ”

"The last will be ordered!"

Shen Tuluo turned his head to look at Duan Shao, and saw Duan Shao's solemn expression, so he stepped forward and arched his hand: "Your Highness, take care all the way!" ”

"The Grand Duke!" Duan Shao seemed to have a full stomach, but he didn't know what to say at this time.

Shen Tuluo waved his hand to Yuan Buye, and Yuan Buye said loudly: "Go!" He led the soldiers to the northeast, but many people looked at the river and saw the ships anchored on the river, and they were quite reluctant.

"Your Highness.....!" When the team started, Shen Tuluo leaned in and whispered, "The guards around Your Highness are brave and loyal, and Your Highness will definitely let them guard by your side at all times." ”

When the Chu army broke through Linzi, Duan Shao knew that the general trend had gone, so he could only flee in a hurry, and he had a group of brave and warlike prince guards, after the city was broken, it was more than a dozen prince guards and the cicada secret ninja sent by Moying to escort him from Linzi.

These dozen or so guards guarded Duan Shao's side day and night, and they were extremely loyal.

But Duan Shao instantly heard what Shen Tuluo said, and when he saw that the team had already started, he asked in a low voice, "Governor, are you..... Are there any concerns? ”

Shentu Luo groaned slightly, and then approached Duan Shao's ear and said: "Your Highness, if these soldiers have any abnormal intentions, please ask Your Highness to leave with the guards, don't worry about them anymore, and rush to Puyang as soon as possible." ”

Duan Shao's body shook and changed color slightly: "Grand Dudu, do you think they will .....?" ”

"I hope not, but people's hearts are unpredictable, so Your Highness should pay more attention."

Duan Shao said: "The country is broken, they can still hold on, and this palace believes that they will be able to hold on to the end." And this palace will share the weal and woe with them, and they will have no different intentions. After a deep groan, he asked, "Governor, why is Mr. Mo still missing?" ”

Shen Tuluo also seemed to think of something, and took out a diamond-shaped iron plate from his arms, and the iron plate was engraved with a flying cicada: "Your Highness, the more than ten cicada secret ninjas are also in the team to protect His Highness, this is the flying cicada order, back then, Moying and the flying cicada secret ninja made a life and death covenant, and created this token, and the cicada secret ninja saw this token, just like if he saw Moying." These Toei ninjas take the oath very seriously, but they only obey the owner of the covenant, in their eyes, only Moying makes their master, without this token, even His Royal Highness, it is difficult to drive them. ”

Shen Tu Luo took the order of the flying cicada, and Shen Tu Luo continued: "Your Highness, Mo Ying left a few days ago and is not here. ”

Duan Shao was surprised: "He.... He's gone? ”

"Before he left, he handed over the cicada order to me, so this time the cicada secret forbearance went to burn the granary of Chu State, and the flying cicada secret forbearance only thought it was Mo Ying's order."

"Why did he leave?" Duan Shao said: "Where are you going?" ”

"Your Highness, when Moying left, she didn't report to Your Highness, and I hope Your Highness will forgive your sins." Shen Tuluo said in a low voice: "It's just that he has something important to do, which is related to the future of my Great Qi, Your Highness, no matter what kind of difficulties you encounter, you must not give up, although the current situation is difficult, but as long as Mo Ying's plan is successfully completed, my Great Qi is still expected to return to the country." ”

"Plan?" Duan Shao frowned and said, "What plan?" Why..... Nothing does Hongu know? ”

Shen Tu Luo said: "Mo Ying acts secretly, but His Highness must believe that he is all for the sake of Daqi. What is the plan, the minister doesn't know the details, but Mo Ying has been planning for many years for the sake of Daqi, and it won't take long for the results to come, and when Moying sees His Highness again, it will be the time for my Daqi to return to the country. ”

Duan Shao looked puzzled, he really couldn't think of any way for Mo Ying to turn things around when Qi Country reached such a field as it was now.

"Your Highness, let's go on the road!" Shen Tuluo fell to the ground on one knee: "After the minister finds the island and settles it properly, he will immediately send someone to Puyang to report to His Highness, Your Highness..... Take care all the way! ”

Duan Shao took a step back, bowed deeply to Shen Tuluo, and without saying a word, he turned around and left, followed by more than a dozen guards waiting on the side and a group of black-clothed and masked cicadas Mi Nin.

Shen Tuluo looked at Duan Shao and led the team away, and then looked up at the sky, the sky had already brightened, and there were a few black shadows in the sky that had been restored to brightness, soaring in the sky.

Now the prince of Eastern Qi took a group of unstable Qi sailors to Puyang to meet Ling Huxu, the future is uncertain, the group of sailors who landed on the shore is not an exaggeration to say that it is a group of stragglers, and he himself in order to make a comeback in the future Eastern Qi sailors, leading this fleet to the east to go to sea to find shelter, it can be said that with the sea bandits drifting on the sea, these remnants of the Qi country, if you want to restore the country, it is really difficult.

After successfully burning down the Huize granary, the situation was very good, who knew that last night a few fires not only burned down the grain ship, but also burned the already planned plan for the restoration of the country.

Shen Tuluo turned around and put his hands behind his back, looking at the Huaishui flowing from west to east, knowing that under the calm water, there was an undercurrent surging, and it would not be easy for him to successfully bring this team out of Huaishui.