Feng Fei finished lunch and returned to the study to deal with official business, and suddenly saw the report sent by Ning Haiwei last night on the table, and remembered that he sent someone to Yantai Mountain to deliver the letter early this morning, and it seemed that he had not come to return to him, so he immediately called someone in and asked: "Let Jia Liu and Zhang Huzi go to Yantai Mountain in the morning, are these two back?"

The subordinate replied: "These two people have not yet turned around, and I don't know what the situation is." ”

Feng Fei was a little unhappy when he heard this: "Go to Yantai Mountain to deliver a letter, and you have to be lazy to fish, this rule is really messy!"

The garrisons of the guards in many areas of Shandong have more or less lost part of their structure in the Denglai Rebellion in the previous two years, and the defects in the army's command system have also caused the military discipline of some of the guards to gradually become slack, and it is not uncommon for soldiers and even officers of some ranks to find opportunities to sneak away and be lazy. Feng Fei thought that the two personal soldiers he sent out to give orders had not returned so far, and they probably took this opportunity to go out of the city to wander around, otherwise it was only more than ten miles back and forth from Qishan City to Yantai Mountain, how could he not come back for half a day to recover his life. Feng Fei decided that after these two guys came back, he had to scold them well, otherwise the most basic rules in the army would be gone, and how would he be able to command the people under the jurisdiction of these thousand households in the future.

But things seemed to be a little different from Feng Fei's expectations, and he felt a faint pain in his waist after handling official duties, so he went to lie down on the couch and fell asleep in a daze for a while. When he woke up and asked for news from the two people, he hadn't come back yet, Feng Fei felt that something was wrong, these pro-soldiers were not newcomers who didn't know the rules, even if they slipped out to have fun, they wouldn't have been delayed outside for so long. Feng Fei immediately sent someone in and ordered a team of soldiers to go to Yantai Mountain to see if there was anything going on there.

Feng Fei's order this time was very clear, requiring the officers who led the team to go to Yantai Mountain to confirm the whereabouts of the two people sent over in the morning, and to return as soon as possible after confirming the situation.

The officer who led the team was named Luo Biao, and his current position was Baihu, and he was also an old subordinate who had followed Feng Fei for many years. He also felt a little strange about such a mission, there was no one between the north of Qishan City and Yantai Mountain, and the people who originally lived in this area had long since died and fled, leaving only some abandoned fields and abandoned houses, it was obviously unreasonable to say that Feng Fei's personal soldiers stayed in this kind of place for a few hours. As for sneaking back into the city, it is even more impossible, there are only two crossed streets in Qishansuo City, and as long as they come back, someone will definitely see them.

According to Luo Biao's opinion, most of the two pro-soldiers hit it off with Zheng Laoqi, who was greedy for cups but had a bad amount of alcohol, and he couldn't come back after drinking too much over there. Originally, this was just a trivial matter, but after being delayed outside for too long and being noticed by Feng Fei, the nature was serious, and after being brought back this time, it was probably going to eat military sticks.

Luo Biao rushed to Yantai Mountain with people all the way, and then found two things that shocked him, one is that all the garrisons of Yantai Mountain piers and outposts are missing, and the two people who came here to deliver the letter in the morning are also missing. But after Luo Biao looked around, there was no trace of a fight, and the personal belongings and weapons in the barracks were well placed, but the owner disappeared.

And the second thing that shocked Luo Biao was the huge fleet of ships moored in Zhifu Bay. Not only him, but everyone present who saw the scene of Zhifu Bay was stunned, and Luo Biao instantly thought of the reason why Feng Fei sent someone to Yantai Mountain to deliver the letter, that is, because the nearby Wei Institute found that there was an unidentified large fleet at sea, so he sent a report to the Qishan Institute to assist in the investigation. Luo Biao didn't even need to ask, he was basically sure that this was the fleet that many guards in Dengzhou Mansion were looking for, because a fleet of this size probably couldn't find a second one in the entire Jiaodong Peninsula.

With so many sailing ships docked on the shores of Zhifu Island, Luo Biao estimates that the fleet carried at least a thousand people — several times the actual number. In the case of not knowing the other party's origin, Luo Biao did not dare to go straight to Zhifu Island with the current little people, and immediately decided to leave a few people to hide in the forest of Yantai Mountain to continue to monitor, and the rest of the people withdrew to Qishan City first and reported the situation.

"Are you really right?" Feng Fei was also taken aback when he heard the news that Luo Biao brought back, and specially asked for confirmation.

"My lord, that fleet is in Zhifu Bay at this time, and there is no lie! If your Excellency leaves the city and goes to Yantai Mountain at this moment, you should still be able to see them. Luo Biao almost trotted all the way back this time, and he was still panting when he saw Feng Fei. This time is still a while before the sun sets, so hurry up to catch up and go to Yantai Mountain again before dark to confirm.

Feng Fei saw that he said it categorically, and he muttered a little at the moment: "Zheng Laoqi's gang has all disappeared...... I don't know if it has something to do with this fleet...... Luo Biao, did you find anything suspicious near that pier?"

Luo Biao responded: "I checked the pier and barracks, and found no traces of blood or fighting, and there were no missing materials and weapons......

Feng Fei interrupted him and said, "Where are the weapons of those two people going in the morning?"

Luo Biao said: "This ...... He didn't find any clues related to Jia Liu and Zhang Huzi. However, he checked the stove of the barracks, and there was still a little warmth, and he should have made a breakfast this morning. ”

Feng Fei couldn't help frowning, if he hadn't found the items left behind by these two people, he didn't know if they had disappeared after going to Yantai Mountain, and it was difficult to confirm whether their disappearance was the same thing as the disappearance of the defenders of Yantai Mountain. And the clues that are known now can only prove that the local garrison disappeared after this morning.

Naturally, it is impossible for a dozen or so men with good hands and feet to disappear out of thin air without any reason, but if it is said that there is an invasion by foreign enemies, how can it be that there is not even a trace left? Feng Fei naturally did not expect that the first and second groups of people were all tied up and did not put up any resistance, and when the Haihan army withdrew with the prisoners, they carefully cleaned the scene of the incident, so naturally they would not leave any valuable information for the Ming army.

However, for the Ming army, the biggest suspect at present is still the mysterious fleet in Zhifu Bay. Although, according to Luo Biao, the place where the fleet docked was a whole Zhifu Bay away from Yantai Mountain, the timing of its appearance was too coincidental for people not to associate the missing Ming army with it.

Feng Fei slowly stood up, walked to the map of Dengzhou Mansion hanging in the house, and began to sort out the relevant time context against the map.

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Feng Fei finished lunch and returned to the study to deal with official business, and suddenly saw the report sent by Ning Haiwei last night on the table, and remembered that he sent someone to Yantai Mountain to deliver the letter early this morning, and it seemed that he had not come to return to him, so he immediately called someone in and asked: "Let Jia Liu and Zhang Huzi go to Yantai Mountain in the morning, are these two back?"

The subordinate replied: "These two people have not yet turned around, and I don't know what the situation is." ”

Feng Fei was a little unhappy when he heard this: "Go to Yantai Mountain to deliver a letter, and you have to be lazy to fish, this rule is really messy!"

The garrisons of the guards in many areas of Shandong have more or less lost part of their structure in the Denglai Rebellion in the previous two years, and the defects in the army's command system have also caused the military discipline of some of the guards to gradually become slack, and it is not uncommon for soldiers and even officers of some ranks to find opportunities to sneak away and be lazy. Feng Fei thought that the two personal soldiers he sent out to give orders had not returned so far, and they probably took this opportunity to go out of the city to wander around, otherwise it was only more than ten miles back and forth from Qishan City to Yantai Mountain, how could he not come back for half a day to recover his life. Feng Fei decided that after these two guys came back, he had to scold them well, otherwise the most basic rules in the army would be gone, and how would he be able to command the people under the jurisdiction of these thousand households in the future.

But things seemed to be a little different from Feng Fei's expectations, and he felt a faint pain in his waist after handling official duties, so he went to lie down on the couch and fell asleep in a daze for a while. When he woke up and asked for news from the two people, he hadn't come back yet, Feng Fei felt that something was wrong, these pro-soldiers were not newcomers who didn't know the rules, even if they slipped out to have fun, they wouldn't have been delayed outside for so long. Feng Fei immediately sent someone in and ordered a team of soldiers to go to Yantai Mountain to see if there was anything going on there.

Feng Fei's order this time was very clear, requiring the officers who led the team to go to Yantai Mountain to confirm the whereabouts of the two people sent over in the morning, and to return as soon as possible after confirming the situation.

The officer who led the team was named Luo Biao, and his current position was Baihu, and he was also an old subordinate who had followed Feng Fei for many years. He also felt a little strange about such a mission, there was no one between the north of Qishan City and Yantai Mountain, and the people who originally lived in this area had long since died and fled, leaving only some abandoned fields and abandoned houses, it was obviously unreasonable to say that Feng Fei's personal soldiers stayed in this kind of place for a few hours. As for sneaking back into the city, it is even more impossible, there are only two crossed streets in Qishansuo City, and as long as they come back, someone will definitely see them.

According to Luo Biao's opinion, most of the two pro-soldiers hit it off with Zheng Laoqi, who was greedy for cups but had a bad amount of alcohol, and he couldn't come back after drinking too much over there. Originally, this was just a trivial matter, but after being delayed outside for too long and being noticed by Feng Fei, the nature was serious, and after being brought back this time, it was probably going to eat military sticks.

Luo Biao rushed to Yantai Mountain with people all the way, and then found two things that shocked him, one is that all the garrisons of Yantai Mountain piers and outposts are missing, and the two people who came here to deliver the letter in the morning are also missing. But after Luo Biao looked around, there was no trace of a fight, and the personal belongings and weapons in the barracks were well placed, but the owner disappeared.

And the second thing that shocked Luo Biao was the huge fleet of ships moored in Zhifu Bay. Not only him, but everyone present who saw the scene of Zhifu Bay was stunned, and Luo Biao instantly thought of the reason why Feng Fei sent someone to Yantai Mountain to deliver the letter, that is, because the nearby Wei Institute found that there was an unidentified large fleet at sea, so he sent a report to the Qishan Institute to assist in the investigation. Luo Biao didn't even need to ask, he was basically sure that this was the fleet that many guards in Dengzhou Mansion were looking for, because a fleet of this size probably couldn't find a second one in the entire Jiaodong Peninsula.

With so many sailing ships docked on the shores of Zhifu Island, Luo Biao estimates that the fleet carried at least a thousand people — several times the actual number. In the case of not knowing the other party's origin, Luo Biao did not dare to go straight to Zhifu Island with the current little people, and immediately decided to leave a few people to hide in the forest of Yantai Mountain to continue to monitor, and the rest of the people withdrew to Qishan City first and reported the situation.

"Are you really right?" Feng Fei was also taken aback when he heard the news that Luo Biao brought back, and specially asked for confirmation.

"My lord, that fleet is in Zhifu Bay at this time, and there is no lie! If your Excellency leaves the city and goes to Yantai Mountain at this moment, you should still be able to see them. Luo Biao almost trotted all the way back this time, and he was still panting when he saw Feng Fei. This time is still a while before the sun sets, so hurry up to catch up and go to Yantai Mountain again before dark to confirm.

Feng Fei saw that he said it categorically, and he muttered a little at the moment: "Zheng Laoqi's gang has all disappeared...... I don't know if it has something to do with this fleet...... Luo Biao, did you find anything suspicious near that pier?"

Luo Biao responded: "I checked the pier and barracks, and found no traces of blood or fighting, and there were no missing materials and weapons......

Feng Fei interrupted him and said, "Where are the weapons of those two people going in the morning?"

Luo Biao said: "This ...... He didn't find any clues related to Jia Liu and Zhang Huzi. However, he checked the stove of the barracks, and there was still a little warmth, and he should have made a breakfast this morning. ”

Feng Fei couldn't help frowning, if he hadn't found the items left behind by these two people, he didn't know if they had disappeared after going to Yantai Mountain, and it was difficult to confirm whether their disappearance was the same thing as the disappearance of the defenders of Yantai Mountain. And the clues that are known now can only prove that the local garrison disappeared after this morning.

Naturally, it is impossible for a dozen or so men with good hands and feet to disappear out of thin air without any reason, but if it is said that there is an invasion by foreign enemies, how can it be that there is not even a trace left? Feng Fei naturally did not expect that the first and second groups of people were all tied up and did not put up any resistance, and when the Haihan army withdrew with the prisoners, they carefully cleaned the scene of the incident, so naturally they would not leave any valuable information for the Ming army.

However, for the Ming army, the biggest suspect at present is still the mysterious fleet in Zhifu Bay. Although, according to Luo Biao, the place where the fleet docked was a whole Zhifu Bay away from Yantai Mountain, the timing of its appearance was too coincidental for people not to associate the missing Ming army with it.

Feng Fei slowly stood up, walked to the map of Dengzhou Mansion hanging in the house, and began to sort out the relevant time context against the map.

(End of chapter)