CHAPTER 40

The other members of the envoy group on the official ship were all pale when they heard Duan Chongyi's words.

Duan Chongyi's words have cut off everyone's hope of survival.

The official ship has been hit hard, and the speed of ten percent of the ship has not been able to exert fifty percent, and it is too much to avoid in the face of the sampan that pounces, let alone meet it head-on?

In the night, it was difficult for the arrows of the soldiers on the officer ship to hit the enemy on the sampan, but the enemy on the sampan easily hit the official ship, in this case, the officer ship sailed head-on, and there was only one result, it was hit by more rockets and burned in the center of the river.

In the hearts of everyone, at this time, the only way to quickly lean south to the shore is to swim ashore even if the official ship burns down before reaching the shore, so that at least not all of them will die at the bottom of the river.

But Duan Chongyi chose the opposite direction - to the north, everyone present knew that to the north was the waterway into the Minjiang River, and the official ships used the hull as a shield to cover the Ming ships to break through to the north, which was the only way to save the "princess" from danger.

Because the official ship docked to the south, it was obvious that the enemy's main target would not be the members of the envoy group, but the princess, and the members of the envoy group might be able to go ashore to escape, but the princess would never be able to escape.

Because since the enemy had already arranged a plan for attack, it was obvious that the intention of the official ship to land to the south would not be missed.

Although the remnants of the envoy group were unwilling in their hearts, they did not dare to speak out against it, and the bodies of several people who were killed on the spot in front were still bleeding on the deck, and no one dared to speak out against Duan Chongyi at this time.

When Duan Susu was taken back to the official ship by the Ming State guards, Duan Susu's eyes were moist, and she knew. The shipman will embark on the road of no return, but she cannot change what is going to happen, not even herself. There is still a fine line between life and death.

At the moment when Duan Susu left, Duan Chongyi knelt on the ground and bowed three times and nine bows, Duan Susu knew that this salute was not directed at her, but at her father and the Duan clan represented by her father.

Duan Chongyi is saying goodbye to the Duan family and receiving great grace. You should repay your fate.

After the salute, Duan Chongyi quickly got up and ordered the official ship to turn to the entrance of the Min River in the north. Burn the wind.

The ship's sudden turn and head-on collision was completely unexpected by the assassins who pounced on the deck.

The speed of the head-on collision made it impossible for the assassin to react.

Emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Although the official ship was damaged. But its size is still there, and when it collides with it, the sampan is undoubtedly like an egg hitting a stone.

In a matter of moments, the three sampans were smashed apart by the oncoming official ship, and the official ship broke away from the encirclement.

But the remaining twelve sampans, after coming to their senses, immediately outflanked the official ship.

And at this time, the third wave of attacks arranged by Gao Zhiping arrived.

Four small sampans appeared like ghosts in the battlefield and stood in front of the official ship.

When the official ship smashed the three sampans. The four small sampans burst into flames in an instant, and crashed into the official ship at full speed.

And the Ming ship took advantage of this gap. Quickly turn south, ready to land and flee.

In just a few moments, the four small sampans that were on fire collided with the oncoming official ship.

In an instant, the loud noise from the impact and the sky-high fire reached the Ming ship that retreated south, and at this moment, Duan Susu, who witnessed the tragic situation, could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes and cried.

Crying is a vent and a commitment.

Duan Susu was promising the lives of the shipwrecked that she would complete this mission to comfort their souls in the sky.

A weak woman becomes strong at this moment because she carries too many human lives on her back, and in her opinion, these people died for her.

There is a kind of person in this world who likes to involve everything and all responsibilities on himself, so that his every word and action has a strong sense of mission.

Duan Susu is one of the typical ones.

The official ship was already covered by fire, and people kept falling into the water, and the flames reflected the night.

And in this case, the southward escape of the Ming ship was revealed in front of the eyes of the assassins.

The remaining dozen or so sampans quickly turned and pounced towards the Ming ship.

The same wooden boat, a boat carrying more than sixty people, would certainly not outrun a boat carrying only twenty people.

Seeing the sampan getting closer and closer, the ship's guards glanced at each other.

Ten of them smiled and left the cabin and walked to the stern.

Just when Duan Susu didn't understand what the ten people were going to do, the ten guards jumped down the river with a "plop" sound.

Duan Susu still didn't understand, what they were going to do, in Duan Susu's eyes, they were sending to death, and it was meaningless to send them to death, rather than this, it was better to wait for the pursuers to come up, and they could kill a few enemies in a desperate battle.

Duan Susu looked at the leader of the guards with a reproachful look.

But after only a while, the violent explosion made Duan Susu stunned for a moment.

Chasing the nearest five sampans, the flames instantly burst into flames, and under the reflection of the firelight, Duan Susu seemed to see the smiling faces of the ten Ming people.

Duan Susu cried again, for the ten Ming people who didn't know their names, but were listed for her.

Ten men died generously, only to blow up the five sampans that were closest to them, and the remaining seven sampans still pounced unrelentingly.

Duan Susu suddenly found that ten Ming Kingdom guards with smiling faces stood up in the cabin again.

By this time, she already knew what these people were going to do.

Duan Susu shouted heartbrokenly, "Don't ......."

The terrible screams didn't even draw the ten people back.

In fact, Duan Susu didn't understand that these people definitely didn't die for her, even if she was the princess of Dali Kingdom, she must not let these people die for her.

They died for their country, for the big man Xu Shouren talked about every day.

Xu Shouren's iron law of selecting people, the first point is loyalty.

Loyal to Baili Wuji, loyal to the Ming Kingdom.

Even if Xu Shouren, who has followed Baili Wuji since he was a child, he still follows the principles of his family and country.

These people from the Military Intelligence Agency, under Xu Shouren's training, have already dedicated their lives to Baili Wuji, who does not know.

Actually, die-hard loyalists are a disease.

A contagious disease that is strict zhòng.

It's like a double-edged sword, you can kill the enemy, but you can also hurt yourself.

If Baili Wuji knew, it would definitely make Xu Shouren change his ways.

Because Baili Wuji knows that this kind of die-hard danger, as long as it is taken advantage of, it is very likely to cause civil unrest in the Ming Dynasty, because every sentence of Baili Wuji may be interpreted by people with a heart into two or more completely different meanings.

The resulting disputes will be endless, and each side will firmly believe that they are acting according to the leader's wishes, and this situation will evolve into a situation from which the Ming Kingdom will be plunged into civil strife.

This kind of brainwashing-like method can indeed maximize combat effectiveness, but the danger is also great. (To be continued......)