Chapter 8: Who Stays?

In the village, there were a total of seven people who set off to Goguryeo with Zhao Chen this time, and among them, there was the Shi Hu who was ambushed on the side of the road at the beginning and shot arrows at Zhao Chen.

These people are the same as Xu Yi, their ancestors once participated in the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, and they are also the descendants of those 300,000 people, who have been on the Liaodong side all these years, disguised as merchants and hunters, waiting for the opportunity to enter Goguryeo.

Over the past few years, these people have almost figured out the route of Goguryeo, and there is no difference between them and the real Goguryeo people.

What's more, these people did master the simple Goguryeo dialect, and under normal circumstances, even if they met real Goguryeo people, they would be able to cope with the past in simple Goguryeo dialect.

And it is precisely because of this that Xu Yicai suggested Zhao Chen at the beginning that he could bring these people as guides for the army!

A few people who are more familiar with the terrain of Goguryeo than Chang'an City, with their joining, this trip to Goguryeo is obviously a little more likely to win than at the beginning.

When I came, it took a few hours, and when I left, it was naturally a few hours, but compared to when I came, I stopped and saw the direction of stopping, and when I went back, it was obviously much faster.

When it was almost noon, the group had already arrived at the coast, and from a long distance of the coastline, they could see the sea at this time, with sails lined and dense.

Among them, there were not only more than 100 ships brought by Zhao Chen, but also more than 100 other ships, which stopped on the sea not far from the side of their fleet at this time.

These ships are different from the ships built by Li Er, the hull is long and narrow, and the top is made of the same hard sails as treasure ships, and the two ends of the hull are slightly upturned.

"It's the silence they're coming!" Seeing these ships appear, Zhao Chenna still didn't understand anything, and immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and he looked at the ships on the sea and said.

Cheng Chumo is his brother, but unfortunately, because of some things, the two brothers were separated, and now, they can meet again, and they are brothers joining forces, how can this not make Zhao Chen happy.

"Count the hours, it's time for them to arrive!" The heartless old eunuch on the side, when he heard Zhao Chen's words, suddenly narrowed his eyes, looked at the ships on the sea from afar, and said to Zhao Chen.

When they came, they came out in a small boat, at this time, the boat was docked on the shore, guarded by several wingmen, as soon as Zhao Chen and the others arrived, they immediately took the ship and headed towards the treasure ship in the distance.

Halfway through the boat, Zhao Chen saw that on the deck of the treasure ship, at this time, Cheng Chumo was standing there, holding a telescope in his hand, looking at the boat coming from afar, and his mouth was almost to the root of his ears.

"I didn't expect that the two of us brothers can fight together again!" When the boat approached the treasure boat, there were soldiers who immediately hung down the rope ladder, and when Zhao Chen climbed onto the treasure ship along the rope ladder, Cheng Chumo, who had been waiting impatiently, came up and gave Zhao Chen a big bear hug, and then grinned.

"Brothers work together, and their profits are golden!" was slammed into a bear hug by Cheng Chumo, Zhao Chen was almost suffocated by the smell of the sea on Cheng Chumo's body, and finally got rid of Cheng Chumo's bear hug, Zhao Chen gasped for breath, looked at Cheng Chumo and said.

"That's right!" Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Cheng Chumo suddenly laughed exaggeratedly and said: "This time our brothers enter Goguryeo, we will definitely turn that Goguryeo upside down!" ”

When Cheng Chumo said this, his demeanor seemed flamboyant and domineering, and he felt like the Cheng Chumo he knew when Zhao Chen first came to Chang'an, and he was always full of hope for the future.

It's just that Zhao Chen looked at Cheng Chumo, who had only been seen for half a year, and became more and more dark and thin, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

There is a strong smell of sea on his body, and his cheeks look darker than before, needless to say, Zhao Chen can also guess what Cheng Chumo has experienced in the past six months.

However, no matter what Cheng Chumo has experienced in the past six months, seeing this moment, Cheng Chumo has regained his self-confidence, and Zhao Chen is really happy for Cheng Chumo in his heart!

"That's right!" When Cheng Chumo was talking, he suddenly seemed to remember something, looked at Zhao Chen and suddenly said excitedly: "I almost forgot a big thing, I Cheng Chumo is going to be a father again!" ”

"Ugh!" Hearing Cheng Chumo's words, Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Cheng Chumo with a smug face and said: "It's such a coincidence, I'm about to become a father, I can see it this time when I go back from Goguryeo!" ”

“… Hahahaha! Hearing Zhao Chen's words, the expression on Cheng Chumo's face couldn't help but be stunned, but then he patted Zhao Chen's shoulder, raised his head and laughed: "It seems that the two of us brothers have rushed together for everything!" ”

"Congratulations on being a dad again!" However, just as Zhao Chen and Cheng Chumo were talking on the deck, Leng Buding's indifferent voice suddenly came from behind them.

Hearing this voice, Zhao Chen suddenly frowned in disbelief, and Cheng Chumo, who was still excited just now, immediately pouted at Zhao Chen and chuckled lightly after hearing this voice.

"Jiang Chao!" Zhao Chen frowned slightly, turned around, looked at Jiang Chao, who was leaning on the mast, dressed in a black robe, and said in a somewhat unbelievable way: "Why are you here too?" ”

"He's hard!" Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Jiang Chao, who was standing there, didn't have time to speak, but Cheng Chumo on the side had already spoken: "I saw that he was purely idle, so I agreed to let him bring his people with him!" ”

"People brought it too?" It's good that Cheng Chumo didn't say this, but when he heard Cheng Chumo say it, Jiang Chao actually brought his people over, Zhao Chen's face suddenly flashed with surprise, and he looked at Jiang Chao and said.

The people under Jiang Chao's subordinates were naturally the rebels who were bewitched by Feng Ang in private, and later, they were besieged to death in the Falling Moon Valley and secretly received death training according to the method given by Zhao Chen.

However, whether those people are rebels and natives of Lingnan have only been around for half a year, and even if there is Zhao Chen's method, Zhao Chen is not sure whether he can really train these people.

It was precisely because of this that Zhao Chen was surprised when he heard that Jiang Chao had actually taken those people out of the Falling Moon Valley so quickly, and was ready to take them to Goguryeo.

"I always want to see the world!" Jiang Chao seemed to understand Zhao Chen's concern, and after hearing this, he stood up from the mast, looked at the ship in the distance, and took a deep breath and said.

Jiang Chao is still responsible for the position of the training envoy of the Nanfu Regiment, and he is nominally an official of the Tang Dynasty, but what he is really doing is still private, and even Ma Zhou is also half-understood.

At this time, the ship was full of outsiders, even if Zhao Chen had something to ask, he could only hold it in his heart for the time being, and it was not too late to ask Jiang Chao when there was no one around.

A few people on the deck, exchanged a few words of greetings, and then the group came to the cabin of the treasure ship, which was originally an activity room, but now it has been temporarily turned into a conference room.

On the bulkhead inside, a huge map of Goguryeo hangs, which clearly marks several important places, Anshi Fortress, Liaodong Fortress, and the most important Jingguan Temple, Maqisu, where it is located.

In the middle of the conference room, there was a long table with chairs around it, and at this time, Cheng Chumo and others were sitting around the long table, looking at the huge map on the bulkhead with solemn faces.

"Now, all our troops add up, a total of 12,000 people!" Zhao Chen stood in front of the huge map, looked at everyone in the cabin, and said: "Among them, there is also a new military camp, a thousand people equipped with rifles, and the strength is enough!" ”

"So, I'm going to split my troops into two ways!" When he said this, Zhao Chen turned around, put a piece of blue cement at the entrance of the Liao River, and said: "According to the information that Shi Hu and the others have, here at the entrance of the Liao River, the Goguryeo people built a water village, and if you want to enter the Liao River, you must pass through this water village!" ”

"How many people are in this water village?" Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Jiang Chao, who was sitting there, immediately frowned, looked at the place where Zhao Chen marked with cement, and asked.

"About 500 people, with 20 riverboats!" Hearing Jiang Chao's words, Zhao Chen's eyes looked at Shi Hu over there, nodded slightly, and Shi Hu, who saw him, stood up and said to Jiang Chao and the others.

"There are only more than 500 people, and they also want to stop us!" Hearing Shi Hu's words, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but pouted and sneered, looked at the entrance of Liaoshui on the map, and said nonchalantly.

"That's not the problem!" When Zhao Chen heard Cheng Chumo's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and as he spoke, he turned around and suddenly pointed to Anshi City on the map and said: "The problem is that this water village is actually under the jurisdiction of Anshi City, that is to say, if we want to solve this water village, then we must do it without moving!" ”

As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, the cabin suddenly fell into silence, and it was naturally easy to solve the five hundred people in the water village, but it was a bit difficult to do it all.

"Anshi City is heavily guarded!" Zhao Chen looked at the people in the cabin, who suddenly fell silent, and said: "Therefore, solve the five hundred guards of the water village, and leave some people on the side of the water village, so as not to be discovered by Anshi City and cut off our back road!" ”

"I'm just going to Jingguan!" Hearing Zhao Chen's words, after everyone sitting was slightly silent, Cheng Chumo was the first to speak: "Therefore, among the people who stay, it will definitely not be me!" ”

"Same!" Cheng Chumo's voice fell, and Jiang Chao on the side also spoke: "Jiang Mou came here this time, and the target is also Jingguan!" ”

Zhao Chen understood what these two people meant, they thought that only going deep into the Maqi Water was the most dangerous, so they all wanted to rush to take the risk and leave the errand that they thought was the least dangerous to others.

"Don't be too busy fighting!" When thinking of this, Zhao Chen couldn't help but wave his hand and said: "Actually, whether you stay here or go deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo, it is the same, and the responsibilities on both sides are equally heavy!" ”

When he said this, Zhao Chen paused slightly, and then looked at everyone and said, "I mean, the Lingnan Sailor will stay here, and Benhou will take the others to go deep into Maqishui together to complete this mission!" ”

"I don't agree!" As soon as Zhao Chen's words fell, Cheng Chumo was the first to raise his hand and objected to Zhao Chen: "Lingnan sailors are all people who are proficient in water, and they have an absolute advantage over other people's temporary practice of water, why do you want to keep the sailors and use others?" ”

Hearing Cheng Chumo's words, Zhao Chen was speechless, and he wanted to say something to refute it in his heart, but suddenly found that he was a little speechless!

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