72 The First Battle of the Taiwan Strait (20)

Chongwu Island.

Lotus Ye hugged the carrier pigeon and said to the water princess: "Princess, something happened in Yizhou." ”

The water princess was stunned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Lotus Ye hugged the carrier pigeon and said: "Look, this is the carrier pigeon released by the water chestnut." ”

The water princess said, "Did you bring a letter?" ”

Lotus Leaf said: "No." ”

The water princess said: "The whole army is ready to fight, set off immediately." ”

The water princess stood on the bow of the boat and said to herself, "What will happen?" What will happen to Yizhou? ”

Lotus leaves, Long Hong's faces are serious.

The four sisters of the water chestnut and the Hua family watched from the lookout.

The water chestnut wiped away his tears while looking at it and said, "Why did I have an accident as soon as I became the chief controller?" I'm so useless, real rice bucket. When Lotus Ye was the contemporary governor, although Bai Zhi gathered the crowd to make trouble, she handled it very well. ”

Zhao Yun comforted her on the side and said, "Water chestnut girl, you handled it correctly. It's just that some things are unpredictable. Don't blame yourself too much. ”

Hua Erduo suddenly said: "Look, the princess's fleet, the princess is back!" ”

Water chestnut and the four sisters of the Hua family waved flags together.

The water princess said: "It's almost time to reach Haimen, all the soldiers are ready to fight!" ”

The female soldiers of the whole ship immediately unsheathed their knives and wound their arrows.

Long Hong on board.

Long Hong ordered: "All the soldiers are ready to fight!" ”

The whole ship immediately unsheathed their swords and wound their arrows.

Lotus Ye said: "Princess, there are many people waving flags on the lookout. ”

The water princess took a closer look and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "It's water chestnuts and them." There seems to be no fighting. Why release carrier pigeons? ”

On the dock, water chestnut, the four sisters of the Hua family, Zhao Yun, Lu Wei, Xin Ge, Zhou An, and Wang Fei all greeted the water princess on the dock.

As soon as the water princess got on the dock, the water chestnut hugged the water princess and cried.

The water princess said, "What's wrong?" Water chestnut sister. ”

Water chestnut cried: "Brother-in-law, he ......"

The water princess said, "What's wrong with your brother-in-law?" What's wrong with Doro? ”

Water chestnut said with tears on his face: "Brother-in-law, he's gone." ”

The water princess said, "Doro is gone? Where did Doro go? ”

Water chestnut said: "Doro is gone with General Pingdong and General Fubo." ”

The water princess didn't care yet, and said, "Doro and the two generals left, so what? ”

Water chestnut cried: "He also took a lot of people. ”

The water princess said: "Doro took a lot of people to go with the Soochow fleet? How many people to bring? ”

Water chestnut said: "Bring more than 2,000 people." ”

The water princess was taken aback and said, "What? More than 2,000 people went with the Soochow fleet? ”

The water chestnut nodded.

The water princess said: "Doro didn't lead troops, how could he take more than 2,000 people?" ”

Water chestnut said: "It was convened by my brother-in-law himself, saying that he was helping the Dongwu fleet once, and he would come back immediately after a trip to Jianye." ”

The water princess felt that the situation was serious and said, "Hmph! He should be traveling to the sea! Let's go, go to the council chamber. ”

The chamber is a large grass liao.

The water princess and the generals sat down.

The water princess asked, "Water chestnut, you speak slowly, what the hell is going on?" ”

Water chestnut said: "Five days ago, General Pingdong and General Fubo completed a week around the island and returned to Hong Kong. I asked them if they were going to Bozhou? The two generals said: During the flotilla around the island, the sergeants went to the island under the pretext of illness and did not return to the convoy, the sergeants were seriously attritional, and they could no longer go to Bozhou, and the loss of attrition was too large, and they would be wrath when they returned to the court, so they were very worried. ”

The water princess said: "Sister water chestnut, how did you deal with it?" ”

Water chestnut said: "Water chestnut immediately arranged for Lu Wei and Xin Ge to notify the local governments of the whole island to check the recent arrival of the foreign population, and escort the fleet personnel on the island to the Houshan barracks, which will be received by General Zhou An, and after the fleet personnel on the island arrive, they will be handed over to General Pingdong and General Fubo." ”

The water princess said: "It's very appropriate to deal with it like this. What's the matter with Doro's summoning staff? ”

Water chestnut said: "Later, the two generals hurriedly left worriedly. Somehow, they found my brother-in-law, who gathered the people and boarded the boat, and when I knew it, the fleet was already out of the dock. ”

The water princess said: "Sister water chestnut, I don't blame you. It's all because Doro is too honest and doesn't know what is at stake in officialdom. ”

The water princess thought about it and asked Zhou An, "General Zhou, in the last few days, have you been sent by the fleet personnel?" ”

Zhou An said: "Yes." The crew of the flotilla is now being delivered one after another, and now there are more than 3,000 people. ”

The water princess was surprised: "There are so many people? ”

Zhou An said: "Yes, more than 3,000 people. They are all Jin Nanzai, about twenty years old. ”

The water princess said: "It turns out that they are all student soldiers. Brother Sun Quan, did you use the young general to lead the student army, did you want Dongwu to produce another generation of Sun Lang and Zhou Lang? Brother Sun Quan is really well-intentioned. ”

The water princess asked again, "Will there be any crew members who will deliver it?" ”

Water chestnut said: "Yes." According to the two generals of Pingdong and Fubo, the reduction of the fleet amounted to eight or ninety percent. ”

The water princess was surprised again: "Eight, ninety? That's more than 8,000 people? If this group of young recruits is well trained, they will be the iron army defending Yizhou, and if they are not trained well, they will become a tiger and wolf army that endangers Yizhou. ”

It was only then that the generals realized the importance of this new force.

The water princess thought about it, looked around again, and said, "General Zhao Yun." ”

Zhao Yundao: "Yes." ”

The water princess said: "General Zhao, in Yizhou, only you can lead this new army. From now on, General Zhao Yun is the governor of this new army. Long Hong, Wang Fei. ”

Long Hong, Wang Fei said: "Yes." ”

The water princess said: "The two generals are General Zhao Yun's deputies, and they are both appointed as deputy governors. The three generals, in addition to military training, mainly taught them to love Yizhou, the people of Yizhou, and the mountains and rivers of Yizhou. Tell them that Yizhou is their eternal home. ”

Zhao Yun, Long Hong, and Wang Fei said: "Yes." ”

The water princess said again: "General Lu Wei, General Xinge." ”

Lu Wei, Xin Ge said: "Yes." ”

The water princess said: "After this new army is trained, the veterans of the past will be disarmed and returned to the field. The two generals are asked to get a good grasp of the work of placing veterans to start a family and start a business. It is necessary for the officers and men of the New Army to see with their own eyes that those who have contributed to the defense and construction of Yizhou will be given a stable and happy home by the government. ”

Lu Wei and Xin Ge said: "Yes, the subordinates must hurry up and do a good job in this work." ”

The water princess said to Long Hong again: "General Long Hong, after this new army is formed, you and General Lotus Ye will lead 2,500 people to Chongwu Island. The veterans of the former Chongwu will also be disarmed and returned to the field one after another. Therefore, the two generals should also do a good job in this regard. ”

Lotus leaf, Long Hong said: "Yes." ”

Water chestnut said: "Princess, aren't you going to return these fleet personnel to the emperor?" ”

The water princess smiled: "I will give it back to him, does he dare to accept it?" ”

Water chestnut said: "Why doesn't the emperor dare to accept it?" ”

The water princess said with a smile: "The Dongwu fleet has only circled the island for a week, and more than 8,000 people have traveled to Yizhou. If Brother Sun Quan takes back these more than 8,000 people, these more than 8,000 people will be passed on to ten, ten to hundred, I'm afraid that there will be no 70,000 or 80,000 people coming to Yizhou? What did Soochow do at that time? Only take the sea ban. Among the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, Eastern Wu was rich only because of the opening of overseas trade. And after the sea ban, how will overseas trade be carried out? Therefore, if Soochow receives more than 8,000 crew members, it will definitely do more harm than good. ”

Water chestnut said: "What about my brother-in-law and our more than 2,000 people?" ”

Sally said: "My hand-holding also went with my brother." ”

The water princess said: "Our people, we must come back." Originally, I didn't want to go to Soochow anymore. I don't want to cause disputes between Wu and Shu because of my presence in Soochow. Now it seems that only if I personally go to see Brother Sun Quan can I bring back more than 2,000 people from Yizhou. ”

Water chestnut, lotus leaf was surprised: "Princess, you want to go back to Soochow?" ”

Princess Shui said: "When I go back to Soochow this time, Brother Sun Quan may ask me to bring back more than 2,000 people from Yizhou, but he may also imprison me permanently, or he may let me really die." But if I don't return to Soochow, more than 2,000 people will definitely be sent to the front line in the north and become the bones of the battlefield. ”

When Sally heard this, she immediately began to cry: "My hand-holding man, what should I do if you die?" ”

Patriarch Uza also wiped away tears and said: "Doro, boy, you were confused for a while, and you killed more than 2,000 people, and you also killed yourself. ”

Zhao Yun said: "Abba, don't worry, I will accompany the princess to Dongwu, and I must bring Brother Doro back." ”

Lotus leaf, water chestnut said: "Princess, the two of us will accompany you to Dongwu for a walk." ”

The water princess said, "Thank you for your sisterhood. Now it's not as good as before, the two of you have your own responsibilities, how can you be separated? Lotus Ye wants to return to Chongwu Island immediately to garrison, and the water chestnut still has to be the acting governor of Yizhou. General Zhao Yun went to Soochow with me, and the new army was presided over by Long Hong and Wang Fei, and everyone's affairs were very important and important. Do your own thing, don't come to send it tomorrow, General Zhao Yun and I will take the 'Haifu' of Boss Yu back to Soochow in plain clothes. ”