Shen Liangqiu had a careful plan, and Qi Ning knew that in order to capture the black tiger shark, this General Shen had indeed wasted a lot of thought.

"On the sailor's side, will you patrol the sea often?" Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu said: "A few ships will be sent out every month, and occasionally a dozen ships will be dispatched, one is to deter the bandits, so that they dare not approach the coast, and also for military training. This time, the general sent three people in the name of patrolling the sea, which is also something that the sailors do several times a year, even if the pirates get the news, they will never know our true intentions. The other two men patrolled the sea as usual, and the lowly general did not disclose this operation to them, so they only regarded it as a real patrol. ”

"Using those two groups of men and horses as a cover, so that the pirates can't figure out our true intentions, and then silently stab the black tiger shark like a sharp blade, this smoke bomb is a good release." Qi Ning thought for a while, and finally said: "Since there is such an opportunity, even if the news is inaccurate, it really shouldn't be missed." General Shen, when are you going to go? ”

Shen Liangqiu heard Qi Ning's agreement, and immediately said: "Master Hou, the three fast boats used this time can travel more than ten nautical miles every hour, but in order to achieve the purpose of a surprise attack, we will try our best to avoid the sea area where bandit activities are frequent on this trip. He opened his hand, pressed his palm to an area on the chart, and explained, "So let's avoid this area as much as possible." He stretched out a finger and drew an arc, and said softly: "In this way, we need to go around in the southeast direction, so that to reach the nameless island, it may take an extra fifty or sixty nautical miles, and the total will be more than three hundred nautical miles......!" ”

"In other words, it will take two days to arrive from here at the earliest?"

Shen Liangqiu said: "We don't stop day and night, if everything goes well, we should be able to arrive within two days." He arched his hand and said: "Hou Ye, without further ado, the humble general is ready to leave tonight, and I also invite the Hou Ye to sit in the navy and wait for the good news of the humble general!" ”

"General Shen is saying to let Benhou stay in the camp?" Qi Ning sighed: "The old marquis asked Ben Hou to come to the East China Sea to find out the cause of the death of the Grand Governor, and now that he knows that the death of the Grand Governor is related to the black tiger shark, how can this Hou sit here and wait, naturally he wants to see the black tiger shark being captured with his own eyes." ”

Shen Liangqiu was stunned and said in surprise: "Master Hou, what do you mean?" ”

"General Shen, don't get me wrong." Qi Ning said with a smile: "In this operation, Ben Hou went with you, just to see the Black Tiger Shark being captured and brought to justice, and he never wanted to attack with General Shen." ”

Shen Liangqiu was taken aback, and immediately knelt down on one knee, Tang Hui and Zhu Shuo also knelt down immediately, Shen Liangqiu said with a hint of trepidation: "The inferior general has no such idea, Master Hou .....!" ”

"I know, I know." Qi Ning helped Shen Liangqiu up, and said with a smile: "In this operation, Ben Hou is just a spectator, you can rest assured, before the operation is over, everything will be commanded by you, and Ben Hou will never interfere in this matter." You can think of Benhou as a sailor on your ship. ”

Shen Liangqiu hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "The inferior general doesn't have other ideas, but ..... Worried about the safety of Hou Ye. In order to be as secretive as possible, this operation does not bring many people and horses, once....! ”

"Is General Shen worried about being trapped by bandits?" Qi Ning smiled: "Didn't you say that all three of our ships are clippers?" If we really encounter danger, even if we retreat, the group of pirates will not be able to catch up. He patted Shen Liangqiu's arm and said, "You don't have to look ahead, this operation, we call it a shark hunting operation, I hope it will be successful." If you really catch the black tiger shark, not only will you get rid of a major scourge in the East China Sea, but you can also comfort the spirit of the Metropolitan Governor in the sky, and then Benhou will personally write to the court and give you your credit, and the court will have its own reward. “

Shen Liangqiu bowed solemnly and said, "Humble General Xie Houye!" ”

After discussion, Shen Liangqiu immediately led Qi Ning to the beach, and as far as the eye could see, there were sailor warships docked on the sea in an orderly manner, with masts like forests.

Qi Ning also had a little understanding of the naval division earlier, and now the East China Sea Division has 20,000 troops and more than 200 warships, although the strength and combat experience are slightly inferior to the Eastern Qi Water Division, but in addition to the Eastern Qi Water Division, the East China Sea Division is already the most powerful naval division in the world.

The East China Sea Division is formed by the Golden Dao Hou Tai Huang, and it is also the most powerful strength in the hands of the Golden Dao Tai Family, over the years in terms of the Sailors, the Tai Family has not bothered to think less, among the two hundred warships, half of them are built year by year after the formation of the East China Sea Division, which has cost huge financial and material resources, but the performance of the warship is also very good.

The warship that Qi Ning saw was not equipped with cannons, and he knew that the cannons had not yet appeared at this time.

The largest ships could accommodate two or three hundred people, the smallest one could accommodate thirty or forty people, and the fifteen large ships were the main ships of the East China Sea Division.

These fifteen warships were built after the formation of the East China Sea Army, and a large amount of silver was allocated from the imperial court, just like fifteen sea beasts, the warships were equipped with catapults in the bow and stern, and when fighting with enemy ships at a long distance, bows and arrows and catapults became the most reliable weapons, and once they approached the enemy ships, ramming the enemy ships became an important means of warfare.

The bow and stern of the ships were armoured, and the spikes were deliberately stretched out for close-quarters combat.

The three fast boats that Shen Liangqiu said were already docked on the shore and ready to set off at any time, and the helmsmen, food, and clean water on the ship were already ready, because of the emphasis on speed, the volume of the three ships was not very large, and the gap with the main warships of the East China Sea Division was not small, but it was much larger than ordinary fishing boats.

Each clipper can accommodate up to forty people, and Shen Liangqiu plans to arrange thirty elite soldiers on each ship, but Qi Ning wants to participate in this operation, Hou Ye will go into battle, and Wu Dalin and other ten guards will naturally follow, so the total number of people is 100 people, Shen Liangqiu can only change the plan, and transfer five people from the boat he is on to the other two ships, and Qi Ning and his ten people will take Shen Liangqiu's ship.

At dusk, Shen Liangqiu issued an order, and the soldiers who had been assigned in advance immediately boarded the ship, Qi Ning saw that the soldiers of the navy army were in good order, without the slightest sense of chaos, and he was quite admired in his heart, no matter what, the East China Sea division was indeed trained to become a combatable army.

The 20,000 sailors are the family of the Tai family, so the selection of soldiers is also very strict, each soldier is a capable man, all are young and middle-aged, both physical strength and energy are in an excellent state.

Qi Ning observed the actions of these naval forces, and knew that the East China Sea troops had indeed undergone extremely strict training, and the orders were prohibited.

Zhu Shuo and Tang Hui also led their soldiers to board the ship, Shen Liangqiu invited Qi Ning to board the ship, and Wu Dalin and the others had already changed into sailor uniforms and followed Qi Ning to board the ship.

Before dark, the three sailors set off separately, one to the northeast, the other to the southeast, and the three clippers to the east.

Water navigation, the most important thing is to be able to identify the direction, fortunately in this era Sinan has appeared, there is a special person on the ship to control the direction, in fact, for people who have lived at sea for a long time, from the wind direction can even roughly judge the direction.

Shen Liangqiu has a chart of the East China Sea, as the commander of the East China Sea Division, the map in his hand is naturally the most accurate chart at present, but all the islands and reefs marked on the map are almost all accurate locations, and Shen Liangqiu has already determined the exact location and distance of the Nameless Island, and then according to the speed of the ship, you can judge how far away from the Nameless Island.

These sailors are carefully selected elite soldiers, not only are they fierce, but they are also very familiar with the environment at sea.

There is a special person to pay attention to the direction, there is a special person to test the speed of the ship, and all kinds of information is sent to Shen Liangqiu, Shen Liangqiu can rely on the information at hand to control the direction of the ship, Tang Hui and Zhu Shuo, the two clippers are like two wings to follow on both sides, like three sharp arrows sailing quickly on the sea.

Because Qi Ning accompanied him, one of the only two cabins on the ship was vacated for Qi Ning to rest, and the other was used as Shen Liangqiu's command room.

Early the next morning, Qi Ning saw the rising sun in the bow of the ship, and determined that the direction of the ship was indeed correct.

Today is a good day, after a night of sailing, the ship has already been far away from the coastline, the wind is calm, the blue waves are like washing, looking at the endless sea, but it makes people feel relieved, and the seagulls hovering on the sea surface also add a little vitality to the vast sea.

"Master Hou got up early!" Qi Ning was feeling relaxed and happy, there was a voice behind him, there was no need to look back, Qi Ning had already heard that it was Shen Liangqiu, and when he turned around, he saw Shen Liangqiu coming over, nodded with a smile: "General Shen slept very late yesterday, right?" ”

Shen Liangqiu looked a little haggard, and at a glance, he knew that he had stayed up all night last night.

Shen Liangqiu just smiled, walked to the piercing railing, and said: "Sailing on the sea, it's okay during the day, but I'm afraid that the weather will change suddenly at night, and once there is a storm, it will be a little troublesome." There was a faint sound of thunder last night, and the general was really worried about a storm, but fortunately everything went well. ”

"It's all right." Qi Ning smiled: "If you can successfully catch the black tiger shark, this trip will be considered a full harvest." ”

Shen Liangqiu nodded slightly, and Qi Ning suddenly asked, "General Shen, I heard that you are the righteous son of the old marquis?" ”

Shen Liangqiu was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Qi Ning to suddenly mention this topic, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded lightly: "Back to the Hou Ye, my father once followed the old Hou Ye to fight and became brothers, after my father passed away, it was the old Hou Ye who raised the humble general, and the humble will be the righteous son." ”

"The old marquis mentioned it." Qi Ning sighed: "The old marquis also said that you and the second son of Tangtai had a similar temperament and became the Jinlan brothers, and then the second son passed away due to illness, and you were sad in your heart and traveled for three years. ”

Shen Liangqiu's expression was gloomy, and he said with a wry smile: "The humble general has always been taken care of by the second son, he treats the humble general like a brother, and he died suddenly, the humble general ..... It is really unbearable to be a humble general, and the years of traveling are actually to relieve the grief in my heart. Looking up at the sky, he muttered: "If the second son is alive, he must be the pillar of my Great Chu!" ”

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