[594] Southbound
The autumn wind is whisking, and the rain is fine and dense The autumn rain, after falling with the wind, emitted a thin ghost mist on the ground in the courtyard, and the floor tiles slowly wandered away.
From the eaves, the tiles carved with various ghost patterns are dripping rain one after another, jumping and scattering on the ground in front of the house.
The female girl was silent for a long time, and stood staring at Shi Cianming, allowing tears to pour out from the corners of her eyes and slowly slide down her cheeks, leaving a series of eye-catching tear stains.
Looking at the stone cassia on the tip of his toes, he suddenly saw the tears on the ground soaked in the floor tiles, and he was suddenly startled under nervousness, and hurriedly raised his head to look, and saw that the female girl was already in tears, and the clear teardrops stood on her slender eyelashes, which was even more lovely.
The stupid Shi Cassia was at a loss, and he didn't know what to do for a while to stop the tears of the female girl. I had to look at the female girl with red lips slightly open, and I was frightened in anxiety.
"Did I do something wrong?" asked Shi Cianming urgently after a moment of anxiety.
"No, I just feel that I am about to part with you, and I am suddenly a little reluctant. The female shook her head slowly, but she still couldn't stop the tears on her face.
Shi Cassia was stunned in place, speechless for a while, and his whole body was as stiff as a stone in an instant. Even when he looked at the female girl's eyes, he didn't turn them anymore after they opened them.
Incredible colors continued to surge in his eyes, and in an instant, his two eye sockets were filled.
He never imagined that the rumored female who had experienced a hundred battles and could not only play the Xudu army around, but also kill all the way from the siege of the Northern Yin Dynasty, would say such tender words.
As everyone knows, it is the struggle on the battlefield that has created the straightforward character of the female who dares to love and hate. When she thinks of something, she will express it, and she will not be too cowardly.
On the contrary, Shi Cassia was very shy, and he still couldn't ease his senses after a long time, just staring deeply at the female lu in front of him. But for some reason, after staring for a long time, even he was reluctant to look away, and the reluctance in his eyes increased.
"Thank you, thank you for taking care of me with all your heart and soul for the past ten days, and you have never seen me as a displaced person. At this moment, the female lu who couldn't bear the throbbing in her heart had already taken a step forward: "I'm waiting for you to come back in Yuque City." ”。
The female was so close that Shi Cianming could clearly hear the violent heartbeat in the other party's chest, and naturally he had his own.
"You must fight for it, and strive to return to Yuque City to see me as soon as possible. The female girl with flying cheeks spread her slender arms desperately, hugged Shi Cassia in front of her, and whispered softly and softly, "Promise me that I must return to Yuque City, okay?"
After that, his brows furrowed slightly were a little worried.
As a military general, Shi Cianming fought on the battlefield was commonplace for him, but at this moment, the scope of the female Lu couldn't help but make her worry because of these things. In addition to worrying that Shi Cassia would have some accidents on the battlefield, he was also worried that Shi Cassia would not answer and did not respond to her.
Shi Cassia, who still hadn't eased up, sniffed the faint fragrance emanating from her hair, and after a moment of speech, he nodded his head in a daze, put away his panic, mustered up the courage to raise his slightly trembling hands, and also hugged the female wolf, and replied solemnly: "Okay, I promise you." ”。
Outside the house, the autumn breeze turned lightly, the autumn rain lingered, and the two ghosts forgot to be together, and hugged each other tightly......
On the sea of Huangquan, where the sky is high and the clouds are light, you can clearly see the silence between the sea sand at the bottom of the sea, the outer circle is cyan like jade and non-jade, and the middle is like a crystal and non-crystalline, and on the sea mirror of the protruding white stone that is clear through the bottom and the sky, there is a pillar of light that erupts out and rushes to the sea. It is like a fountain rushing out of the sea from the bottom of the sea, creating a faint halo on the swaying sea.
The skeletons sunk in the sea sand around the sea mirror can also be seen clearly under these pillars of light.
The demon soul skull and beast soul ribs were lying horizontally and vertically at the bottom of the blood-yellow seawater. Hundreds of years of seawater erosion have made the surface of these skeletons smooth.
A fleet of more than 100 warships of all kinds shuttled between the pillars of light, sailing from south to north on the blood-yellow sea water surging with the wind.
Under the smell of the sea breeze, the canvas on the mast of the fleet warship was encouraged forward, and the flower flag on the other side of the Nine Shadows Country on the top of the mast was also swaying in the wind, and the hunting sound was non-stop.
On the flagship three-masted Fukuku ship in the middle of the fleet, the idle Juhiro stood on the bow deck, looking out at the place where the sea and the sky met in the distance.
The yin energy emitted by the cloudy light of late autumn is not strong, and it is not too cold, shining on Juhong's face, bringing a little warmth. The short-term comfort and the oncoming sea breeze made Juhong feel comfortable.
The steel armor on his body shone in the cloudy light. The cloak draped over his shoulders was lifted backwards by the sea breeze, along with the helmet on his head.
It was only after a short period of relaxation that Juhong cheered up again and stared at the front with full attention.
Today, his task is not to patrol the sea, but to escort Xiao Shizhu all the way south from the sea, and his responsibilities are heavy and cannot be neglected. Not the slightest slip-up can't happen.
Xiao Shizhu was going back to the capital Yuque, but he handed over the flying thunder car and Xiancha to the army left behind in Dongyizhou, and could only cross the sea by boat.
But Xiao Shizhu was a ghost who didn't want to go back quietly, and he didn't feel comfortable without doing something before leaving, so he didn't directly order Ju Hong's fleet to go southwest, but a heavily armed army came southward first.
To the south of Dongyizhou, on the sea surface of the southern part of Huangquan Sea, there are 28 large and small islands, 14 sandbanks and 7 atolls, as well as a platform reef and a reef beach.
The largest of these islands has an area of more than 900 hectares, and the smallest has an area of more than 300 hectares. These small islands, atolls, sandbars, and other sea and land were still under the control of the Northern Yin Dynasty.
In these places, Emperor Xudu arranged hundreds of warships and nearly a million Xudu troops, enslaved tens of millions of ghost slaves, and planted the Empty Grass and Shadow Wood for the Northern Yin Dynasty in these places, as well as the unsinkable wood that Xiao Shizhu had always dreamed of.
Since Emperor Xudu planned to temporarily abandon Dongyi Continent and focus on Kunlun Continent and Dongying Continent first, the Xudu Army and ghost slaves on these islands have become broken kites, basically in a state of anarchy, and have to destroy themselves in the vast Yellow Spring Sea.
After Xiao Shizhu's Xuanjiao disciples finally got this information, Xiao Shizhu was ready to deal with this archipelago located in the southern region of Huangquan Sea before returning to the capital, and included it and the ghosts on its island into the Nine Shadows Kingdom.
He ordered Yunmengzhou to send troops, and set out from the northeast of Yunmengzhou with the Suixing Water Division of Yunmengzhou to capture the west and south of the archipelago. Together with him, Juhiro led the newly established naval division of Aoki Prefecture to the south along the west coast of Dongyizhou and captured the areas north and east of the archipelago. Then complete the encirclement and take the archipelago as their own.
After that, he took a boat to the west, landed east of Yunmengzhou, went to the Guixu Trench by land, and returned to the capital along the newly built long bridge over the trench.
At the same time, Ju Hong and his subordinate sergeants had to ensure that Xiao Shizhu arrived at Yunmengzhou safely, so Ju Hong not only had the slightest relaxation, but also had a twelve-point spirit along the way.
Just as Ju Hong was engrossed in looking around ahead, a ghost soldier rushed from behind him, stood beside him and said, "General, the lord wants you to see him." ”。
"Got it. Ju Hong turned around and strode towards the cabin.
Ju Hongcai walked into the cabin that could not illuminate the light of the night moon, and the shadow of the bulkhead shrouded him, and a cold chill followed, making him shudder.
He walked briskly through the cabin, and came to a cabin in the middle of the cabin. When the two guards guarding the door saw him coming, they pushed open the hatch for him.
As soon as the hatch is opened, you can see that the interior of the cabin is simply furnished, and on one of the bulkheads, there is a complete map of the ten continents of the underworld hanging out, covering the entire bulkhead tightly.
The soft light emitted by the centipede beads in the cabin illuminated the dimly lit cabin. Xiao Shizhu is standing in front of the map with his hands in his hands, his eyes staring at the mountains and rivers drawn on the map. Ju Hong raised his legs across the threshold, walked into the house, and stood beside Xiao Shizhu, the guards guarding the door slowly shut.
"My lord. Ju Hong bowed to Xiao Shizhu and bowed respectfully.
After Xiao Shizhu snorted a hum with his nose, he slowly asked Ju Hong, "Where are we now?" Saying this, Xiao Shizhu's gaze moved away from the map, and after glancing at Ju Hong beside him, he once again moved his gaze to the entire map of the Ten Continents of the Underworld in front of him.
"We have entered the coastal area west of Manjiang County, and in a day or so, we can reach the southwest sea area of Dongyizhou. After thinking about it for a while, Ju Hong took a step forward, pointed his straight index finger to the map, and marked the location of the fleet at this time for Xiao Shizhu: "Probably here." ”。
"Hmm. Xiao Shizhu, who had been silent for a moment after hearing this, turned around and paced towards the desk in the room: "You calculate how much time it will consume if the fleet turns around and goes to Shanwan after entering the southwest sea area of the Huangquan Sea. ”。
After that, Xiao Shizhu had already sat down behind the desk, pointed to the chair on the right hand side in front of him, and motioned for Ju Hong to sit down and speak.
"Aren't we going south to the southern islands of Huangquan Sea?" After sitting down, Ju Hong took off his helmet and scratched his head, puzzled what the purpose of Xiao Shizhu's sudden decision was.
Xiao Shizhu saw the confusion in his eyes, and after guessing the incomprehension in his heart, he smiled indifferently, and explained simply: "The southbound journey is to continue, but we have to go to Shanwan first, and we will continue to go south after staying in Shanwan for about an hour at most." You don't have to go into the specifics of the purpose, just tell me how much later it will be than the scheduled trip. ”。
Xiao Shizhu, who doesn't know anything about navigation, can't calculate these things. Therefore, in all matters related to sailing on the sea, he could only humbly ask the sailors and generals who were proficient in this way.
After hearing this, Ju Hong turned his head over, looked at the complete map of the Ten Continents of the Underworld on the wall not far away, and then visually measured the approximate distance, and after secretly calculating in his heart according to the proportion of the topographic map on the map, he turned back to Xiao Shizhu thoughtfully: "It's late autumn, and there is not much wind in the day on the Huangquan Sea, and during this time, the days on the Huangquan Sea are slightly shorter and the nights are slightly longer. Therefore, if you must go to the mountain bay, it will take about two days in the evening. ”。
"Two days. Xiao Shizhu muttered and groaned again.
There will be many variables in the two days, and the sailor's itinerary to the south cannot be changed, but he must go to Shanwan again, which makes Xiao Shizhu a little dilemma for a while.
After a long time, he thought of a compromise solution, so he raised his eyes to look at Ju Hong, who was waiting quietly: "The army continues to move south, and when it reaches the southwest coast of Dongyizhou, send a small boat to send me to Shanwan, and you don't have to worry about the rest of it, just concentrate on attacking the Southern Islands." ”。