Chapter 110: Feigned Withdrawal of Troops
On Boracay Island, Li Zhixi looked at the heads of his two sworn brothers on the table, and was furious in his chest: "Come on, drag this Yan army envoy out for me and cut it down, kill my brother, and dare to come to me to show off his might, it's really hateful." ”
The envoy of the Yan army shouted: "Li Zhixi, if the two armies are fighting, you can't kill me." ”
Li Zhixi was angry: "Phew, you killed my brother, I am now taking revenge, how can there be so much morality to talk about." Prepare my warship for me, and I will now go and take down the heads of Shi Luosheng and Ning Unyielding to avenge my brother. ”
"You can't fight, big boss." It was Li Zhixi's right and left hand who spoke, and Yue Shouming, who was also the military advisor of Boracay Island: "Ning Buqu sent people to send the heads of the second and third masters just to provoke you and let you fight, but once we fight, we will lose our geographical advantage." Our warships are not as many as their five-way coalition army, and our chances of winning a direct naval battle will be very low, now we can only rely on the death defense, Yan State is facing the threat of Qi State, and will not dare to fight for a long time, as long as the Yan army withdraws, the other four-way coalition forces will also withdraw, and the siege of Long Beach will naturally be solved. ”
Li Zhixi calmed down after listening to Yue Shouming's words, and said: "If it wasn't for Shouming's reminder, I almost fell for it, but this Yan army envoy came to me to show off his might, it is really hateful, and he must not be let go. ”
Yue Shouming didn't stop him this time, although he also agreed with the rule that the two armies would not fight each other, but Li Zhixi was angry now, and if he didn't let him vent, I was afraid that he would really go to war.
Ning Buqu saw that Li Zhixi was not fooled, but killed the messenger he sent out, and was almost so angry that he was about to lead troops to attack Boracay Island on the spot, but fortunately, Niu Qingyuan next to him stopped him.
Huang Songsheng also said a little depressed: "Li Zhixi was not fooled, we have to change other tricks." ”
Liu Zixuan proposed: "Why don't we sneak into the island with me and the two masters like last time, and come to meet with the outside." ”
Shi Luosheng shook his head and said: "No, the main reason why we succeeded last time was because the two generals, Huang and Niu, had a lot of influence on Shangchuan Island and Xiachuan Island, and they could mobilize the people on the island to help." But this time you can't do it again, although you and your master and uncle's martial arts are all first-class, but there are 20,000 garrisons on Boracay Island, plus the people on the island, just the three of you, you can not play a big role. ”
Liu Zixuan said a little unconvinced: "Then what should we do?" You can't just keep it going. ”
Ning Buqu was also anxious, and looked at Shi Luosheng with an anxious face.
Shi Luosheng thought for a while and said, "Of course we can't just consume it like this, since there is no way for the time being, then let's withdraw our troops and go back." ”
"What ......" Shi Luosheng's words made everyone present instantly petrified.
Shi Luosheng looked at everyone's surprised expressions, and said seriously: "You heard it right, we can't capture Boracay Island in a short period of time, so there's no need to spend it here." Penglai City is empty, and Commander Ning has to go back to garrison, and be careful of the Qi army's sneak attack again. ”
Huang Songsheng asked a little unwillingly: "General Shi, then won't my third brother's revenge be avenged?" ”
Niu Qingyuan also followed: "Yes, so many of my soldiers on Shangchuan Island died at the hands of Li Zhixi, and I am really unwilling to withdraw my troops like this." ”
Shi Luosheng said with a smile: "Everyone, I just said to withdraw the troops, not to say that I won't take revenge." Li Zhixi still has to be killed, but the army must be withdrawn. ”
Huang Songsheng seemed to understand something: "General, you mean that the army withdraws, but we stay?" ”
Shi Luosheng said: "Yes, if our army does not withdraw for a day, Li Zhixi will always hide on the island, we can't attack it, and Li Zhixi can't kill it, so it's been consumed like this, when will it be a head?" It's better to simply withdraw the army, and when Li Zhixi is completely relaxed, we will sneak back to the island and slaughter him. ”
Huang Songsheng and Niu Qingyuan have seen the martial arts of Zu Qingzhi and Hua Haoxuan, and when the upper and lower Sichuan Islands are so tightly defended, the two of them can still walk around the island swaggering around like no one without being discovered. If Boracay's defenses were to be slackened, they would have no doubt that with the skills of Zu Qingzhi and Hua Haoxuan, it would be as easy as finding out Li Zhixi's population.
The decision was made, and Dong Liang and Xun Yuqing set off back to Xianghu with the Great Song Navy that night, and Ning Buqu then returned to Penglai with the Yan State Navy. Huang Songsheng and Niu Qingyuan did not go with each other for the time being, but returned to their upper and lower Sichuan Islands respectively, while Shi Luosheng and Liu Zixuan and others followed Ling Zhen and withdrew to Changxing Island.
The army surrounding Boracay Island was withdrawn overnight, Li Zhixi couldn't believe his eyes, and asked Yue Shouming: "You said that they came all the way to me, and they withdrew without fighting, will there be fraud in this?" ”
Yue Shouming was looking at the sea level and was distracted, and when he heard Li Zhixi ask himself, he replied: "Shi Luosheng and Ning Buqu are both the best of the younger generation of generals in Song and Yan, and it is reasonable for them to withdraw their troops, and Boracay Island is not something that can be taken in a short time." The Yan State itself is still facing the threat of the Qi State, and the withdrawal of the Yan army will make it more difficult for the Song army to break through our defenses. ”
Li Zhixi still didn't believe it: "Regardless of whether they really withdraw or not, the vigilance on the island cannot be relaxed, in case they kill a horse gun, we will suffer a big loss." ”
Yue Shouming praised: "Big boss, you're right, I will also send someone to Xianghu and Penglai to check later to see if they have really withdrawn." ”
"Luosheng, Li Zhixi has ordered the de-alerting of Boracay Island yesterday, when will we set off again?" Liu Zixuan had just received the news from Boracay Island, and he was excited to go up to the rock.
For more than a month, the two have been hiding on Changxing Island to pay attention to Li Zhixi's movements, and it was only when the spies sent by Yue Shouming confirmed that the Song and Yan naval armies had withdrawn to their respective ports, Li Zhixi breathed a sigh of relief, but he was cautious by nature and waited for half a month before announcing the lifting of the island's security.
Shi Luosheng was playing chess with Shi Pre, and when he heard the news brought by Liu Zixuan, he put down the chess pieces in his hand and said with a smile: "This Li Zhixi is really careful, I got the news half a month ago, and I didn't lift the guard until now, he is indeed a talent, but it's a pity that for Huang Songsheng, I can only kill him." ”
Shi Yu also smiled: "You can't have both fish and bear's paws, do you still care about Li Zhixi with Huang Songsheng?" Besides, Huang Songsheng is a loyal and righteous person, although Li Zhixi is also a talent, but he is a villain who forgets his righteousness, so he doesn't need such a person. ”
Shi Luosheng said: "What Mr. taught me is that Luosheng is too greedy. Zixuan, we will leave Boracay tomorrow, and Master and Uncle will also go with us, and Wang Chiji will also go, and he will stay on the boat to meet us. Mr. Ling led the troops to Shangchuan Island and Xiachuan Island to meet Huang Songsheng and Niu Qingyuan, and after we succeeded, they brought troops over to take over Boracay Island, and Mr. and other Day-by-Day Seven generals stayed on Changxing Island. ”