Standing on the high platform, Zhuang Ji looked at the neatly arranged warships, the soldiers set sail, ready to go, just waiting for an order.

He was very excited at the moment, but he thought that the 100,000 army was going out to win the battle, not to play around, so he calmly suppressed his fiery passion.

The four pillars of the Jiangtai were planted with fluttering battle flags, and Zhuang Ji burned with passion in such a specific environment. He announced loudly: "All the soldiers, before the departure of the army, this general is hereby announced by the order of the king that the general is as follows: make Xiaobu the left general; Ding Huaiyue is the right general; Wu Shixun's expedition to the west; Tian Shifei is the pioneer of the guard; Zhong is unified as Bai Chang...... Each of the above orders performs its own duties. A Thousand Ships Ready - Go! ”

After Wu Shixun, who was on the escort ship, heard the general's order, he said to Tian Shifei: "Grandma, let me be the pioneer of the expedition to the west, isn't this asking me to send me to death?" Alas, what bad luck. ”

Tian Shifei then analyzed: "You don't want to give it well, you don't know it, you think, the pioneer of the expedition to the west, it means that there is still military power; As for me, I am just an errand runner, and I run in front of everything, blocking the general's gun, which is worse than your death. ”

On the other side, Ding Huaiyue said to Xiao Bu: "You see how confused the general is, he actually appointed Wu Shixun and Tian Shifei as pioneers, and these important positions were given to the two of them, didn't they insert two knives into the ribs of the 100,000 Chu army?" I'm so worried about how long we'll live. ”

"You don't have to think too much about it. Although Wu Shixun and Tian Shifei are both Jin Shang's people, they were also agreed by the king to join the Chu army, if the general does not get a hat for them to wear, it will be difficult to explain in front of the king. Xiao Bu analyzed, "The commander is General Zhuang, what are you afraid of?" ”

Ding Huaiyue said in agreement: "Hey, after you say so, yes, but will they sincerely help the general fight?" I think as long as they don't do sabotage, it's a blessing and a blessing. ”

Who knows, Zhuang Ji suddenly appeared in front of them, pointed at them and said, "At this time, you are still talking nonsense?" A big man in the west must have courage. ”

Xiao Bu and Ding Huaiyue immediately stood up: "Yes, General." ”

Zhuang Ji said to Xiao Bu Ling: "Everyone is ready, let's go!" ”

The first warship to be launched was a command building ship called "Ship".

To say, this ship commands the ship, and there is a story.

It was during the reign of King Gong of Chu (600-560 BC) that Chu and Wu fought a water war in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

At that time, the state of Chu relied on the upstream momentum to send dozens of large ships down the river. When he was about to approach the Wu ship, he rammed into the enemy warship.

The warships of the Wu State in the lower reaches were hit and sunk, turned over, and rotten, and there were ships that were not damaged, but they were knocked to the riverside, stranded and could not move, and could not play the slightest role.

A good start made Chu State believe that this time the water battle would be a complete victory.

Unexpectedly, just when the Chu army was dreaming of a complete victory, suddenly, a large warship appeared from the lower reaches of the river, with dozens of small boats, coming to reinforce.

If you look closely at this big ship, it is as tall as a three-story building, and the ship itself is wide enough, so it is called a building ship.

The fleet of Wu State moved forward in an orderly manner, and under the command of the Lou boat, it quietly concentrated the Chu ship around the generals, and then, the role of the Lou ship was brought into play. I saw that it collided with the warships of the Chu army, like a big fish eating a small fish, hitting one, and sinking one of the Chu ships......

The warships of the Chu State were far lower than the Lou ships, and they could not withstand the collision of the huge Lou ships, and seeing the warships sinking and sinking, the generals of the Chu State had no choice but to abandon the ships and flee.

This water battle, which was won first and then lost, gave Chu a long insight. The Chu army remained silent, and did everything possible to capture one of Wu's building boats, drag them back to their own territory, and conducted a detailed study of this building ship, and finally figured out its structure and construction process materials, and why it was durable and durable.

In this westward expedition, Zhuang Ji's command building ship was modeled after the bow of Wu State. Standing on the top of the ship, he wielded his arrows and directed the ships to start.

Wu Shixun and Tian Shifei each led a fleet, lined up on both sides of the ship. In addition, more than a dozen boats were sent to the left to sail straight to Dongting Lake, obviously aiming at Qianzhong County.

The warship slowly left the dock and moved into the river.

At this time, a woman ran towards the dock, and she shouted loudly as she ran, "General Zhuang, wait...... Wait......"

Xiao Bu, who was standing next to Zhuang Ji, saw it and said, "General Zhuang, it looks like ...... Oops, it's Princess Jingyin. ”。

Zhuang Ji said suspiciously: "Why is she here?" The king did not approve of the princess's expedition, so leave the docks and leave her alone. ”

King Qingxiang, who was sitting in the car, also found his little sister Princess Jingyin, and he immediately said to the chief of the guard beside him, "How do you guards take care of it?" Let her run out and be embarrassed. Quick, get her back. ”

Ah Cai, who had been hiding in the cabin, stuck her head out of the porthole and secretly looked at Princess Jingyin, wanting to call her, but after thinking about it, she swallowed her words.

King Qingxiang was staring at Lou Chuan at the moment, hating his little sister for not being angry, and he wanted to follow Zhuang Ji. Suddenly, he saw a woman's head sticking out of the window on the lower floor of the ship, and this face was very familiar, as if he had dreamed of it in a dream, so he asked, "Look, who is the person who sticks out his head to see on the boat?" ”

"Yes, let's go down and have a look." After the chief of the guard agreed, he hurriedly chased after Zhuang Ji's building boat with one person, and shouted, "General Zhuang, General Zhuang, stop, stop, the king has an order." ”

Zhuang Ji said in surprise: "Did the king stop it?" The order was given to stop the ship. ”

"Alas, it's really unlucky that the warship has just started and has to stop before it leaves the dock." Ding Huaiyue sighed

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Xiao Bu was angry, but he still stopped Ding Huaiyue and said, "What are you talking about? The king ordered the ship to stop, and it may be necessary to explain important things to the general, which will only be good for us, how can it be unlucky? ”

The boat slowly approached the dock, and before Zhuang Ji could figure out what was going on, more than a dozen guards flew on board the ship and searched in the various cabins.

Xiao Bu stopped them and asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

The guard said impatiently, "The king has an order to search for a young woman." ”

Xiao Bu immediately understood, and hurriedly told Zhuang Ji about it.

Originally, Zhuang Ji didn't know that Ah Cai was hiding in the bilge of the ship, but after Xiao Bu Yi said, he was in a hurry, how could such a secret thing be discovered by the king?

He hurried down the cabin to see that more than a dozen guards had surrounded the bilge.

Ah Cai didn't know that these guards were here for her, and still shouted Zhuang Ji with a big grin: "Brother Zhuang, I'm here." ”

The guards heard the woman's shouts and gathered around them.

The captain of the guard who led the team pointed at Ah Cai and said, "The king sees her, take her away." ”

Zhuang Ji stepped forward to protect Ah Cai and asked, "Why do you arrest people casually?" She is our Dongdi soldier and cannot be taken away. ”

"Nonsense, the king wants her." The team leader and the guard said forcefully, "What are you doing in a daze?" Catch her. ”

Zhuang Ji protected Ah Cai with his body and said calmly: "Excuse me, what is her name that the king wants?" You can't just catch a woman when you see her. ”

"This ......," the lead guard thought for a moment and said, "yes, it's called...... Call...... Ah Cai. I was present when the king was with her and knew her. ”

"Okay, you ask her what her name is." Zhuang Ji deliberately diverted the topic.

The team leader and guard asked, "Say, is your name Ah Cai?" ”

Ah Cai said shyly: "The little girl's name is Wu Ying, and she has never known Ah Cai. ”

The team leader and guards saw that the name was not right, but they did not give up, and said with their heads raised: "Okay, the name doesn't matter, the king wants a person, it's you, it doesn't matter what your name is." ”

Zhuang Ji escorted Ah Cai to retreat, and said to the team leader and guards: "Hey, you are a little unreasonable, people and names are the same, how can you say that the name doesn't matter?" I call you a pig, can you be indifferent? ”

"General Zhuang, I am performing official duties under the order of the king, if you are messing around again, don't blame me for complaining to the king." The guard waved his head and said, "Take her ashore." He turned his head and said to Zhuang Ji again, "Of course, if the king sees that it is not her, he will promise to send her back." ”