Summer has arrived, the river banks are full of greenery, and the river breeze blowing from the southeast is warm and humid, mixed with a strong fishy smell. Looking northwest from the porthole, the blue waves are vast, the white clouds change, the Surabaya Island is shining in the sun, the golden trees and silver flowers, like the fairy mountain on the sea, looking at it from afar, you can vaguely see the banner of the sword soldiers, lurking in the meantime.

Mi Ao was silent, put down his clairvoyance, and all the generals in the cabin looked at him in unison. He glanced at Zheng Jiancheng and said, "Brother Jiancheng, you said that there are 20,000 people on this Surabaya Island?"

Zheng Jiancheng said coldly: "Yes, as far as I can see, this isolated island is all the remnants of Dongyi who retreated from Yushan. ”

At the end of the war, Mi Xi had written to Chubo Xiong Zhi, saying that the 50,000 Dongyi army in Yushan had been completely annihilated. Now Zheng Jiancheng's words mean that there is a hidden suspicion of blaming Mi Ao for his ineffective operation.

It turned out that the state of Chu was transformed from the southern Wu clan and did not belong to the princes of the eight directions of the Zongzhou Dynasty. How can it be that the state of Chu has gone through thousands of years of rule in the south, and its national strength has become more and more prosperous. Even many small southern states enshrined by Zong Zhou were also annexed by Chu. Zhou Tianzi had no choice but to push the boat down the river and recognize the status of Chu in Kyushu. The Chu State pursues a completely different Zong Zhou canonical law, the people are proud of martial arts, among which the Xiong, Jing, Mi, Wu, Xiang, Guan, Lu, Ji eight tribes are the most, constituting the entire Chu ruling center, and the eight tribes are fighting with each other and suspicious of each other.

Mi Ao listened to what he said, and he didn't think it was angry, and said lightly: "Even the remnants of the Xu Kingdom, this time they will be wiped out, and the king also has a word first, if anyone can be the first to ascend Surabaya Island, he will be promoted to the third rank and given ten thousand taels of gold." ”

The generals were overjoyed when they heard this, and they were eager to try, and the limelight of the Battle of Yushan was robbed by the Flying Bat Army and the Tiger Cavalry led by Mi Ao, and the current Battle of Donghai City was led by Jing Yuan.

Although this garrison from the north of Hongze Lake was not an elite, it was formed by 5,000 soldiers from each of the other five tribes, and they were dissatisfied with sending them to Hongze Lake to burn and loot. At present, the war against Xu is coming to an end, if you can win such a credit, it will naturally be a small capital to make a big deal.

The day before yesterday, when Peng Zu went to Yingdu alone to meet Chu Bo, this Hongzehu army was led by Mi Ao to the north. When he was approaching the river, he met Zheng Jiancheng who was reining in the defeated army. Seeing the defeat of the invincible Jing family's army, the five clans combined their troops had a sense of schadenfreude in their hearts, and they were all itchy and covetous about this flying feat. At the moment, they all asked for war and boiled up, hoping to rush to Surabaya Island day and night to make meritorious contributions.

However, as one of the eight masters, Mi Ao was very sensitive to the internal strife of the Chu State, especially when Peng Zu left temporarily, he was even more suspicious in his heart, and it was expected that Peng Zu wanted to use his own hands to fight his disciples, but how could he become a spear in the hands of others, it was to slow down the march.

The generals only said that he was the head of the Mi family, and he selfishly didn't want the other five clans to make meritorious contributions, but because of his identity, it was not easy to attack. Sure enough, I heard him say again: "It's just that as a temporary commander, I don't have the right to order an attack, so let's wait for Peng Zu to order Yin to come before making a decision." ”

Zheng Jiancheng said coldly: "According to the intention of the head of the Mi family, if Lord Yin does not come for a day, will I not wait for a day?"

A smile appeared on Mi Ao's face, touched his chin and goatee, and said: "Exactly, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, and we will first surround Surabaya Island and cut off its grain and grass. Wait for Peng Zu to order Yin to return and attack again, and at that time, this credit will naturally not escape from the hands of you. ”

Zheng Jiancheng sneered in his heart, no wonder the head of the family often said that Mi Ao was good at calculating, and what he saw today was indeed true. But the three thousand sailors of the Jing family were defeated, if they didn't do some rescue measures at this time, I am afraid that in the future, the head of the Jing Yuan family would not be able to say anything about the king, and when he was about to argue, he suddenly heard a hearty laugh from outside the cabin: "The master of the Mi Ao family will really think about me." ”

The hearts of everyone in the boat were shocked, and their faces bloomed with joy, and they got up and shouted, "Lord Peng Zu, it is Lord Peng Zu who has returned." They rushed out of the cabin and bowed down to greet Peng Zu.

On the deck, Peng Zu stood on his own in the wind, and his clothes were inspiring. Fu Xu smiled and said: "All the soldiers have worked hard, and the king has sent an order to me to immediately destroy the remaining party of Xu Guoyu on Surabaya Island." ”

The generals rejoiced, although he was once the chief of the enemy country, but it was rumored that Peng Zu and Jun Shang were sworn brothers. Especially since Peng Zu led the five clans to join forces, he has slept in the same tent and eaten the same meal. It is completely different from the lofty style of the Chu family, because he got along for a short time, and the soldiers of the five clans admired him. In unison, he responded: "Only Lord Yin is the first to look forward." ”

Mi Ao's eyes narrowed slightly, the essence shone brightly, and he smiled: "If it weren't for Lord Yin arriving in time, I would almost not be able to restrain these guys." ”

Peng Zu laughed and said: "The head of the Mi Ao family said that my subordinates are a little rude, but when they fight, they are not sloppy at all. ”

When the soldiers heard this, they laughed and echoed one after another. While he was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of the drums of Surabaya Island shaking the sky and the flags swaying. Dozens of giant ships slowly approached from the dock on the island, and everyone felt a pang in their hearts: "What a Jing family, you have lost so many giant ships at one time, see how you shirk in front of the king in the future." ”

Peng Zu took the clairvoyance from the general and looked at the incoming ship. I saw that on the deck of one of the flagships, two majestic young men stood proudly, one was heroic, he was his beloved apprentice Ji Ziyu, and the other was fierce and wild, and it was estimated that he was one of Wu Zhiqi's two disciples.

The giant ship rode the wind and waves, and Ji Ziyu shouted loudly: "From the east of the Han River, the rivers are all the waters of my Xu Kingdom, and those who enter the border in vain will be killed." The voice was high and majestic, full of true energy, accompanied by that tone, sonorous and powerful, and the air soared into the sky.

The faces of all the soldiers changed greatly, and they asked Peng Zu to fight. Peng Zu immediately ordered: "This remnant party has captured so many huge ships, we don't need to make a hard connection with them head-on, let the fleet split into the east and west wings, and then listen to my orders and attack them left and right." "The generals are clear, and they are divided into various ships and are in place.

Peng Zu and Mi Ao commanded the main ship, sailing towards the west, flying together, the keel of the stern of the ship rotating rapidly, the speed of the ship was extremely fast, and it had entered the western defense line in a moment.

Peng Zu was lucky and shouted: "In Xia Peng Zu, the person who came is my beloved disciple Ji Feng." "It's full of real energy, and it is far away into the opposite battleship.

When everyone in Surabaya Island heard this, their faces changed greatly, especially Ji Ziyu's body was also shocked, and he hurriedly raised the clairvoyance in his hand, and sure enough, he saw a white-haired old man standing proudly on the command platform of the ship. It is the master who has been worried about him every year.