Tianquan Island!

Tianquan Island!

My heart was beating faster, pounding in my chest as if it was about to burst out of my body, and I hurriedly leaned against the fence and leaned out to look at the little black dot on the sea level.

Tianquan Island, the stronghold of the Iron Mask King, the place where the Franc machine artillery is hidden, has finally appeared!

I looked at the little black dot nervously, as if I was afraid that if I blinked, or if the waves were too big, it would disappear and be swallowed up by the waves.

But, of course, it won't.

As our boat moved forward, the island slowly grew larger and clearer in our view.

When it became almost the size of a fist in our sight, I finally saw the appearance of some islands, only to find that Tianquan Island was very similar to the nameless island we had drifted to before, the island was oblong, and the center of the island was also a rolling mountain range, magnificent, traversing the north and south, and the ridges showed one after another in the sun, like a huge sea dragon crawling on the sea, with its head, tail and limbs submerged into the sea, only revealing the protruding back of the ribs.

It's just that, in terms of distance, this dragon's back-like mountain range, this Tianquan Island, is much larger than the nameless island we have stayed on before.

Moreover, it seems that the mountain is much more dangerous than the previous one.

Seeing that our sea crossing Feiyun was slowly approaching Tianquan Island, Xiao Yusheng's boat, which had been keeping pace with us, also followed, and for a while, everyone's feelings became tense, and even their breathing was a little stagnant. And just as we were nervously looking at the island in front of us, suddenly, the Iron Mask King walked to the bow of the ship and shouted, "Stop!" ”

When the sailors heard this, they immediately shouted without asking why.

After a while, the sail is retracted, and the anchor is dropped.

A few of us were stunned, looked at each other, and were all puzzled, Han Zitong hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Why do you want to stop the boat?" ”

"yes." I also stepped forward: "Aren't we going to hurry to Tianquan Island?" ”

The Iron Mask King didn't speak, but waited for those sailors to put away their sails, the hull of the ship slowly stopped, and the boat that had been following our Xiao Yusheng also hurriedly closed its sails and stopped the ship when he saw this, and from a distance, although he couldn't hear what they said, he could also see those sailors standing on the side of the ship waving their arms vigorously.

Obviously, they couldn't understand the Iron Mask King's approach either.

The Iron Mask King didn't answer us immediately, just leaned on to the fence and looked calmly ahead.

Liu Qinghan walked up to him and asked softly, "Senior, why-"

The Iron Mask King said lightly: "Can you see the flames of war? ”

What?

As soon as he said this, we were all stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked forward carefully, and sure enough, the wind and waves around the island were calm, not to mention the war, and there were no waves even bigger.

My heart thumped.

There is no war on the island of Tianquan, that is to say-

"Tianquan Island has been occupied." The Iron Mask King said coldly: "At this time, when the boat passes, first startle the snake, and then plan anything, it's too late." ”

“……”

"I have been armed on the island, and now that Tianquan Island is occupied by them, those defenses will be used against us, and their numerical power is not small, and it will not be so easy for us to land on the island now."

“……”

We immediately understood.

His meaning is already very clear, after Tianquan Island, which was his lair and his fortress before, was occupied by the Sea Serpent Gang and Yan Qinghan's people, it could be used against us in turn, and how much it cost them to take down that island, we will have to pay the same price.

No, it's not the same!

If they find the Franc cannon, then the price we have to pay may not be comparable to what they paid before.

Could it be that after all, World War I was inevitable?

When I think of this, my heart can't help but tighten.

Turning his head to look at Liu Qinghan, the half of the mask on his face was shining coldly in the sun, and his expression was extraordinarily calm, he didn't say anything to meet my gaze, only nodded slightly.

At this time, the Iron Mask King said to a sailor at the bow of the ship: "Wave the flag, let that surnamed Xiao come over!" ”

"Yes!"

Two flags waved in the hands of the sailor against the wind, and after a while, Xiao Yusheng boarded the sea and flew into the clouds.

As soon as he got on the boat, he immediately asked, "Senior, Tianquan Island is calm and calm, and it seems that it has been occupied by the Sea Serpent Gang. How are we going to capture Tianquan Island, do our predecessors have a plan? ”

This person is really good at looking at the situation.

The Iron Mask King also saved some explanations to him, and said directly: "Attacking from the front alone is the most disadvantageous, first, we don't have many people, and the people of the Sea Serpent Gang are waiting for work, and our chances of winning are not great." You'll have to think of another way. ”

"What's the solution?"

"Flanking."

"How to flank?"

The Iron Mask King led us into the hall, and with a wave of his hand, several sailors came over with a large bag of scrolls, and he spread out one of the maps on the table, pointed to it, and said, "This is the topographical map of Tianquan Island. ”

I took a closer look, and it was indeed the same as I had seen and guessed before, Tianquan Island was very similar to the nameless island that we drifted to, the difference was that the tall and majestic Longji Mountain occupied almost seven or eight tenths of the entire island, and only the part to the west, which is now facing us, had a large area of flat land and jungle, and in addition, the east side of the island was almost all mountainous, and it could be seen that the mountains in some places were very steep.

The Iron Mask King pointed to the map and said, "We are now on the west side of the island, and all the defenses I used to make on Tianquan Island are also facing the west, and the mountains on the east side are steep and difficult to attack, and there is almost no one to guard them. Even if the Sea Serpent Gang goes to the island, they must not be able to take care of that side. ”

Liu Qinghan frowned slightly: "You want to break through from the east?" ”

The Iron Mask King nodded.

"But what if the Sea Serpents also send someone to guard the cliff to the east?"

The Iron Mask King glanced at him, only pondered for a moment, and then said, "Our Sea Crossing Feiyun will attack Tianquan Island head-on from the west to attract their attention, and then you will send a group of people to land on the island from the east to form a flanking attack from the east and west. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.

Xiao Yusheng, Liu Qinghan, Han Zitong, together with me and Xue Muhua, none of them squeaked.

The Iron Mask King glanced at us and said coldly, "What's wrong?" Why don't you speak? ”

“……”

"Do you think this is not going to work?"

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and still no one speaks.

The atmosphere in the hall became a little dull and eerie.

In the end, it was Xiao Yusheng who spoke, and he smiled and said respectfully: "Senior, it is certainly a good way to flank the east and west, but the problem is that it is already difficult for us to land from such a dangerous mountain. What's more, there are not many people who can go up to such a mountain, otherwise, you wouldn't have considered deploying in the east when you were on the island before. ”

“……”

"Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if our people successfully land on the island, according to our previous estimates, the Sea Serpent Gang plus Yan Qinghan, and possibly Pei Yuanfeng's men and horses, in this way, the strength of the island is not weak, even if we are caught between the east and the west, I am afraid that it will hit the stone with an egg, and it will not play a role."

“……”

"If there are not many people who can successfully land on the island, it will be even more of a sheep."

The Iron Mask King didn't speak, only squinted slightly.

"So, according to the students, this kind of thing is really not the best method we can choose now."

With that, he looked at us as well.

This time, everyone didn't speak, but the expressions on their faces and the expressions in their eyes were already explained - what he said was exactly what we had been worried about.

After all, the east-west attack is just a sentence, but whether it can be achieved or not is entirely the result of the accumulation of human lives and blood.

And the most realistic situation is that our numbers and strength are too small and weak compared to the number and strength of the possible tripartite alliance on Tianquan Island.

War, not afraid of war, but not lightly war.

The Iron Mask King looked at us, and after being silent for a while, he smiled faintly and said, "What you are worried about is that there will not be too many people who will land on the island from the east, so that the disparity in power will be too great, and the people who will land on the island from the east will eventually become the souls of the sea snakes who help them, right?" ”

Liu Qinghan pondered and said, "This is the truth. ”

The Iron Mask King said coldly: "Then what if, the disparity in power is not huge? ”

“……”

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly emptied.

When everyone heard this, they almost subconsciously frowned, and then they all looked at the Iron Mask King.

What do you mean?

According to his assumption and the judgment we can make, even if all the centaurs brought by Xiao Yusheng are sent to the east, it will not be enough to shake the Sea Serpent Gang's deployment on Tianquan Island, and this disparity in power is definitely not something that can be changed lightly.

Unless-

I suddenly thought of something, and suddenly my whole body was excited, and I stared at the Iron Mask King with wide eyes.

Not only me, but at this moment, everyone seemed to realize something, and they all looked at him.

A faint smile appeared on the Iron Mask King's handsome face.

However, I don't know if it was because of the dim light in this hall, or the impending storm that made everyone's mood a little fluctuating, or, for some other reason, although he didn't wear the ghost mask with blue fangs, his smile at the moment actually gave people a hideous feeling.

It's as if an evil ghost from hell is about to open its bloody mouth and devour the creatures in front of it.

Then I heard his deep voice in the empty hall—

"What if, those who landed on the island from the east, were able to attack with Franc artillery?"