Section VII

The sun has set, and the burning sunset is fading.

Lan Ling thumped his somewhat sore waist, and then got up from the recliner. In the past few days, he has been singing day and night with Bai Lan, even with his body as a nine-stage master, he feels a little unbearable. He sighed secretly, it seemed that he was still old, and he couldn't accept it.

Bai Lanting Tingyu stood beside him and said coquettishly: "Master, how many days can I go to Hanshui?" ”

Lan Ling pinched her delicate face and smiled: "Little baby, this time it is smooth sailing, the boat is extremely fast, it was originally a voyage of ten days, but it is estimated that it will take seven or eight days." Now just past the entrance of the Landian River, after here, down the river, it will take less than a day to arrive. ”

Bai Lan stretched, yawned and said, "I'm sleepy, hurry up these days." It's really a toss-up, but it's coming. If there is a next time, the concubine will not take the waterway after being killed, let Sister Qianzi accompany you. ”

The bee waist is shrugged, round and enchanting, she stretches her waist and shows off her beautiful figure undoubtedly. Lan Ling saw that his index finger moved, and he couldn't help but pat it on his buttocks, and said with a smile: "It's not because Xiahou Ba's old boy is in a hurry, otherwise, the scenery on this big river is enough to see." If there's a next time, let's have a good time. ”

As the two were talking, the voice of the soldier sounded at the door of the cabin: "Lord of the city." ”

Lan Ling's face straightened and said, "Come in." The door opened, and the pro-soldier Nian Shun stood at the door, and saluted: "Lord of the city." ”

Nian Shun's home site is near the organ city, and his father Nian Fengge was Lan Ling's early personal soldier, and after his death, Nian Shun took over his position. Nian Shun is loyal and honest, and because of the relationship between Nian Fengge, Lan Ling trusts him even more.

"Is there something wrong?"

When Lan Ling said this, he was obviously a little impatient, and Nian Shun said a little crampedly: "My lord, the sailors are a little dissatisfied. ”

Lan Ling was stunned, and said a little angrily: "Dissatisfied? What if you are dissatisfied? Didn't I say it earlier, let them bear with it, and they will soon reach their destination. ”

Because of the urgency of the Han River, the fleet has been traveling day and night in the past few days, and many sailors have not been able to rest, and they have been complaining for the past few days, but after Lan Ling killed the two people, these complaints disappeared immediately.

Nian complied with the voice, still expecting to say: "This, I'm afraid it won't work this time, because someone fainted." ”

Lan Ling's heart sank, if someone really fainted from exhaustion, then he had to come forward to deal with it. Otherwise, this kind of dissatisfaction will accumulate even more, and it will be even more difficult to deal with it when it gets out of control. He said, "Tell me what the hell is going on." ”

Nian Shun lowered his head, lowered his eyebrows and said, "It was someone from the former army who fainted, and General Feng stopped the boat and said that no matter what, he would like to see the adults." ”

General Feng in Nian Shun's mouth is Feng Xianchun, the general of the First Water Army under Lan Ling, who is very good at water warfare and is a veteran of the organ city. During the First Battle of Hanning, Feng Xianchun was unable to make the trip because of trivial matters at home. Later, when the Southern Han Dynasty marched westward, Dai Yu led the army to surround the organ city, but was defeated by the Lan Gao army. Its pioneer is Feng Xianchun.

This is going to Hanshui, and what kind of boat will stop. Lan Ling's heart was already burning with anger, and he snorted, "Let's go, let's go out and have a look." ”

As he spoke, he greeted Bai Lan and walked out with Nianshun.

Presumably due to the seasickness, the entire fleet has come to a halt. The sky was about to darken, the wind was much stronger, and the sound of the river waves rang out for a while. When the two of them went out, they saw a white-bearded veteran standing on the deck, and seven or eight sailors guarded him, and at his feet lay a man, probably the one who had fainted.

As soon as they saw Lan Ling coming, everyone saluted, Lan Ling was irritable, and said a little angrily: "Old General Feng, why did you stop?" ”

Feng Xianchun finished the salute, pointed to the sailor who fainted under his feet and said: "Lord of the city, someone is tired and faints, if you don't rest well, I'm afraid you will ......."

Lan Linghuo said: "I know that someone has fainted, but Hanshui City is very critical, just a few days, the northern governor Xiahou Ba has been several times and three times, and several letters have come to urge, saying that the Southern Han Dynasty not only has the Jiangnan Navy on the line, but even the main force of the Jingtao Army has come." The naval army of Hanshui City has lost the defense line of the river cleanly, and the enemy has built a high ground in the center of the river, and bombarded the city with thunderbolts every day. Hanshui and the organ city are connected from end to end, once it is lost, the organ city is lonely, and it is even more dangerous. Don't you understand this truth? ”

He was angry in his heart, and when he came up, he was scolded for splitting his head and covering his face, Feng Xianchun was speechless, but said: "Yes, the city lord said very much." ”

Lan Ling continued: "So the soldiers are fast, if we arrive a day early, Hanshui City will be less dangerous. ”

As soon as he saw that he had finished speaking, Feng Xianchun cleared his throat and said, "Lord City, my subordinates naturally know these truths, but because of this, we should be cautious. The subordinate Jianyì rested here for one night, and after recuperating his energy, he set off again tomorrow. ”

Lan Ling was a little puzzled and said, "Why is this?" ”

Feng Xianchun pointed to the sailor who fainted on the ground, and then said: "In the past few days, we have been traveling day and night, and everyone is tired. The helmsmen and oarsmen, in particular, have scarcely rested, and if the enemy gives them a head-on blow, in their present state, they will surely suffer a great loss. ”

"Old General Feng is worried," Lan Ling interrupted him with a smile: "According to the news obtained from Hanshui City, at present, the Jiangnan Navy and the Jingtao Army are surrounding Hanshui City. It is precisely because of this that this seat makes everyone rush overnight. ”

Feng Xianchun's face was still full of worry, and he thought for a while and said, "But it's better to be careful." Not to mention anything else, now everyone is tired, the guide is full of complaints, morale is low, and when we arrive at the destination tomorrow, it will definitely be a tough battle, with our current state, once we face the enemy, it is very worrying. ”

This is a problem, Lan Ling thought about it, and was about to say something. At this time, a personal soldier next to Feng Xianchun said: "General, the two small boats sent out to explore the road just now have not returned. ”

Feng Xianchun is a veteran, and he is even more cautious, although the army is moving extremely fast, but he still sent four people to drive two small clippers to explore the road in front, and take shifts every day, and the four people sent out today have not come back yet, and I don't know if there is something wrong. Hearing what the soldiers said, Feng Xianchun's heart sank, and he shouted: "Tell everyone to be careful." ”

Lan Ling said with a smile: "The old general is inevitably a little full of soldiers, and then send two small boats to the front to take a look, and the whole army is still advancing at the original speed." Maybe their boat was entangled in some kind of aquatic weed. ”

It's wartime, the river is quite restless, there are few boats on the river, and now it's spring, and the water and grass are very lush. Boats like theirs, which can carry 100 people, can't get entangled in the weeds, and if the boats sent out to explore the way get entangled in the weeds, it is a headache. Feng Xianchun was going to say more, but when he saw Lan Ling speak, he didn't say anything, and just said to the pro-soldier: "What are you still doing in a daze, you can't go down and make arrangements." ”

The setting sun retracted his last rays, slowly sunk below the horizon, and fell asleep quietly. The original group of followers burned the clouds, but they also gathered their interest in time and transformed into dark clouds, waiting for the glory of tomorrow. After being reminded by Feng Xianchun, Lan Ling was much more cautious, the speed of the fleet slowed down, and after another journey, the sky was completely dark, and in the distance, I saw a spark of fire going upstream, and a small boat was coming here at high speed, which was one of the two small boats sent out just now. As soon as he arrived at the side of the Blue Spirit ship, Feng Xianchun took the lead in asking, "Have you ever found the missing person?" ”

The sailor on top said loudly: "No, but general, there is a chain blocking the river ahead, and the fleet is stuck and can't pass." ”

Iron cable barrage? Feng Xianchun thought for a while and asked, "What is the specific situation?" Can it be broken? ”

The soldier replied, "I'm afraid it's a bit of a problem, and according to the craftsmen who accompany the army, it will take about an hour to break it." ”

If it's an hour, it's okay to wait, and it shouldn't delay much. Feng Xianchun said: "Tell the former army to break the iron chain, and the rest of the people will rest for a while." The soldier took the order, drove the boat away slowly, and saw that the boat had gone far. He frowned and said, "This iron chain must be a famous name made by Nanning, what do they want to do?" ”

Lan Ling smiled and said, "What else can we do, delay our actions, so that our army can't rush to the Hanshui battlefield as much as possible." ”

This is possible, after all, the truth of the speed of soldiers is not only understood by oneself. The commander of the southern army is said to be Wu Ming, the governor of China and the West. This guy is very knowledgeable, and he must want to use iron cables to block the river to slow down the movement of our army. But does it really work? Feng Xianchun couldn't help but shake his head, as the saying goes, it is easier to destroy than to build, this iron cable is very delicately made, and it must have taken a lot of thought in the south, but it only takes an hour for him to untie it, and the effect of this is limited.

Lan Ling still smiled and said: "Old general, you see, as expected by this seat, as soon as the enemy saw our army coming to help, it seems that he was also in a hurry. It is said that Wu Ming uses soldiers like a god, and I think it's just like that, but now his skills are exhausted, otherwise why not stop there? ”

His words were just casually said, but Feng Xianchun stood up straight as if he had been electrocuted, and said to Lan Ling with a frightened face: "Lord City Lord." ”

His face was as pale as paper, which startled Lan Ling and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"When I passed through the mouth of the Landian River just now, my subordinates saw that there were many fresh anchor marks around."

Lan Ling was even more inexplicable: "General Feng, it's normal for there to be an anchor mark at the mouth of the river, it must have been left by those fishermen." ”

Feng Xianchun shook his head and said: "Otherwise, it's spring, the weather is still a little cold, and besides, now in wartime, it is even more impossible for fishermen to come out." The anchor tooth marks were very thick, and they were not found on ordinary fishing boats. ”

Lan Ling's face also sank, and he didn't speak, at this time, a light boat rushed to the side of the boat, and the sailors on the boat looked anxious, and said loudly: "My lord, general, General Huang of the rear army has sent an urgent report, saying that a large number of enemy ships have been found sailing out of the mouth of the Landian River, the enemy is coming extremely fiercely, and the forward has engaged our army. General Huang was caught off guard and suffered a big loss. ”