Hu Buqi, director of the communications department, hurriedly walked into the big tent and said to Tu Xicai and Master Weijie: "Marshal, minister, there is a new situation. ”

Tu Xicai asked, "What's new?" ”

Hu Buqi said: "Let's look at the hot air balloon and find that the Xuanyi left its original position, it should be a sampan, followed by the Queen Mother's fishing boat, and then the Xuanyi to the south and east, and another sampan, which should be in the direction of the trestle." Along the way, there was a signal. ”

Tu Xicai was a little stunned, and looked at Master Wei Jie, Wei Jie asked, "Do you know what kind of place it is?" ”

Hu Buqi said: "I don't know, I should ask Hongshan, the militia of Hongguanya." ”

Tu Xicai said: "Yes, yes, yes, call Hongshan over, where is he?" ”

One of the guards said, "Captain Hong went to guide the well drilling team just now, and he should still be there at this time." ”

Wei Jie said: "Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and find it." ”

Tu Xicai said: "Master Weijie, what happened to the Xuanyi when it left its original position?" ”

Wei Jie said: "It's not enough to just think about it, I'll go to the hot air balloon to take a look." ”

Tu Xicai said: "Master Weijie, you are old, let's go to the eagle's beak rock." ”

Wei Jie thought for a while and said: "The height of the eagle's beak rock is still insufficient, no, you must go to the hot air balloon." We're not out of the woods. Now the Venerable Master is on the Xuanyi, according to the old saying, that is the emperor of our dynasty, we are now divided into two places, it is really unacceptable, the Xuanyi has no supplies, and the Xuanyi does not even have the ability to move. To be honest, I'm not sure. ”

Tu Xicai said: "Yes, in this case, let's call Jiang Chen over."

Wei Jie said: "Okay, the current situation we need to work together, yes, call Hongshan over." ”

After a while, Jiang Chen and Hong Shan came to the big tent, and Tu Xicai said, "Director Hu, you can come." ”

Hu Buqi said: "Okay, two words ago, we found that three ships of the Xuanyi moved south to east, and one sampan moved in the direction of the original trestle. ”

Tu Xicai said: "We have been away from the Xuanyi for a few hours, now Meng Yuan and the rout activities are very active, we lack fast horses, the military information cannot be transmitted, now the well has just been drilled, if you want the whole army of 20,000 people to take a sip, it will be difficult to tomorrow morning." If all the soldiers and horses attack, we can just transport it, and if we want to fight, it is estimated that it will be enough. Master Wei Jie proposes to take a dip in the hot air balloon. Everyone has three ideas, let's discuss them. ”

Jiang Chen said: "Marshal Tu, my Ministry of Civil Affairs has no soldiers now, and now if it weren't for the scribes from Minister Weijie to allocate a team of 100 people, I can't do anything now, and now I hold Hongshan, the militia of Hongguanya, in my hands, we have a black eye here, I, now I want Hongshan to serve as the head of Hongguanya Township, this young man is not bad." You want to put Hongshan in a hot air balloon, as long as you Marshal Tu and Minister Weijie go up, I won't say anything. ”

Hong Shan immediately said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I Hongshan has a cheap life, thanks to the marshals and ministers, I am willing to climb up by myself, you are now carrying it underneath, and the telescope is for me to hold, I am familiar with Hongguanya." ”

Wei Jie Says:

"I have to go up, you guys, there is too little experience in fighting, especially the experience of fighting big battles, we and Meng Yuan, this is the war of annihilation, the Song soldiers have more than 100,000 soldiers in name, Meng Yuan is known as 500,000, the number is tens of thousands, there are no banks, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, there are advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that with so many people, the pile can also kill the opponent.

The disadvantage of this is that there are so many people who are fed and drunk, as long as the supply is cut off, within three days, the soldiers will immediately disperse or even mutiny.

Traditionally, this is to bury pots to cook or houses to light chimneys, Mengyuan burns dung heaps, and a rough judgment can be made by cooking smoke.

Sea vessels can be roughly judged by looking at the masts and sails.

It is rare to look at the specific unit number and mixed area. ”

Tu Xicai said: "We now have 20,000 people in the Xuanyi Army!" ”

Master Wei Jie said: "These 20,000 people have not seen blood yet, and they did come to us, but they really have nothing to eat. Including a busy afternoon, and still haven't drunk enough water and eaten enough. If they fight at night, their physical strength is not good.

The Mongolian soldiers are a people who drink mare's milk and eat mutton, and their physical strength can keep up.

However, don't be discouraged, we have built a lot of new weapons today.

Some of these weapons can be used to threaten the enemy army, and some can be used to deter the Song soldiers.

Telescopes are a kind of weapon.

Don't argue, I'll go up with Hongshan, you guys will lower the balloon now, and we'll go up to scout and draw the note. ”

Hu Buqi said: "Master Weijie, you are right, also, hot air balloons are also in need of our communications department now, is it from Master Weijie's scribe team to draw ten more soldiers, and then from the Xuanyi army to draw ten soldiers, we have materials in the eagle's beak rock, Song Yuan is here with drawings, let's do three or five, and organize a hot air balloon flying guard." ”

Master Wei Jie said: "This is a good idea, it is said that the General Staff should be in charge of communications, but I don't quite understand the meaning of setting up a separate communications department today. But at present, everything is mainly war, I think Director Hu, you still cooperate with the official work of the General Staff, and among the scribes, you can choose directly, Marshal Tu, you Xuanyi Army, let Director Hu choose by himself. There is also the matter of making hot air balloons, which is not a small craft, and there are definitely not enough people in Song Yuanzheng. ”

Hu Buqi said: "As long as the people are in place, the people of Song Yuanzheng only need to serve as guides." ”

Master Weijie said: "Director Jiang, since you have been ordered to serve as the important task of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you must have high hopes, and now we have no subordinate people, and your Ministry of Civil Affairs is also cooperating with the campaign." However, my opinion is that you should reserve officials, and the Venerable Master's plans are very great, and if you have any difficulties, you can always say that in the future, the important tasks of the herdsmen will be in your hands, and you should do it yourself, just like Director Hu. ”

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Not long after, the hot air balloon landed on the eagle's beak rock, Wei Jie and Hong Shan climbed into the hanging basket, and the hot air balloon gradually rose.

The cold wind blew the hanging basket, and the two felt very cold, Master Weijie tightened his wool coat, picked up the binoculars, and looked around carefully.

Hongshan's operator of the fierce fire oil blowtorch put enough pressure on the fierce fire oil blowtorch with a pump, and then looked at Wei Jie and said in surprise: "Minister Yuan, I never thought that people could be in the sky, it's really interesting." ”

Master Weijie looked at it for a while and asked, "Hongshan, where do you see the direction of the three ships of the Xuanyi?" ”

Hong Shan turned the telescope, carefully observed it for a while, put down the telescope, and handed it to Wei Jie: "Minister Yuan, I really don't know where they are going, but I guess they may want to go there to a reef beach." ”

Wei Jie looked at Hong Shan: "Why do you want to go to Reef Beach?" ”

Hong Shan blinked: "I thought of a possibility, the reef beach boat walked in, there is a shallow bay. Repulse Bay is close to land and near. ”

Wei Jie said suspiciously: "Repulse Bay? Can the Xuanyi get in? ”

Hong Shan said: "I can't get in, Repulse Bay." ”

Wei Jie said: "No, the three ships are sailing one after another, so cautious, it is impossible to be targeted." If you think about it again, what's the benefit? ”

Hong Shan said: "The benefits, I can't think of it, up and down the goods? We drive fishing boats, and sometimes we load and unload from there. ”

Wei Jie said: "That's right, isn't the Xuanyi going to receive the goods now?" ”

Hong Shan said: "However, it is only a shallow bay, and it is very difficult for big boats to get in and out, and our fishing boats can sometimes do it." ”

Wei Jie said: "It's not all cowardice there, think about it, find a reason to go in, and it should be a reason to go." ”

Hong Shan smiled: "Master Weijie, if you want to explain the reason, I think the only thing is to facilitate the receipt of goods, but that is dangerous, a loach ship like Xuanyi, you can't get out if you go in." ”

Wei Jie asked, "Oh, why?" ”

Hong Shan said: "In that fjord, a ship like Xuanyi has been at high tide for more than half an hour, so it can barely stay, and at other times, it can only run aground!" Once it runs aground, it is a proper dead end. It's not the old fishermen and helmsmen who are not locals, and they have no way of knowing the exact time. ”

Wei Jie exclaimed: "The helm head Fei stopped on the Xuanyi, and they knew the tide. Do you know where that fjord is? ”

Hong Shan said: "During the day, you can see it when you look inside this hot air balloon, but at night, it is difficult. Master Weijie wants me to be a guide, and the general direction is okay. But it's too hard to walk underfoot. ”

Master Wei Jie asked, "Do you know how long the tide will be going today?" ”

Hong Shan said: "That, it's not particularly accurate, maybe there is still an hour." ”

Wei Jie looked around again, saw the tents and torches in the Eagle's Beak Rock camp, and suddenly realized: "Suffer, it turns out that they saw the torches in the Eagle's Beak Rock Camp, which has been extending, but as everyone knows, it is our place that is not conducive to the layout." And ready to deliver supplies.

Hongshan, land a hot air balloon immediately!

From now on, we have to compare the speed with the tide, and we must send the materials to the Xuanyi before the tide falls. ”