Fang Ling opened his eyes and asked seriously, "What about the other pier?"

Dong Canghai and Chen Mou glanced at each other, and said with a serious expression: "It's a military dock, where warships are docked, and there is a camp next to it, although there are not many people, but they are heavily guarded. Its warships are divided into two types, the large ones dock in the river bend, and the small ones dock directly outside the dock, both of which are very fast, enough to catch up with the merchant ships in a short time. ”

Fang Ling's heart moved, touched his chin and asked, "How many people can be carried on a small warship?"

Dong Canghai replied: "About thirty or forty people. ”

Chen Mou seemed to hear something and said, "Your Highness, you shouldn't think of the idea of fighting a warship, right?"

Fang Ling didn't answer directly, but said: "Whether it is Zhou Yongcheng or He Bao, they must think that we will only take the road of merchant ships, and they should not have expected this point of warships." Master, how likely is it that we will get on the warship?"

Dong Canghai thought for a while and said: "According to my observation, there are a total of more than a dozen small warships on the periphery, divided into two layers, the deck and the inner cabin, and there are no people on them on weekdays, but there are soldiers guarding outside the dock. Since the merchant ships were suspended after nightfall, and each merchant ship would be inspected early the next morning, there were not many guards at night. But I haven't tried it, and I don't know what the chances of success are. ”

Chen Mou reminded at this time: "Your Highness, even if we get on the warship, there is no way to get out. Because once the warship is activated, other warships will inevitably chase after it, and the situation will be even more dangerous at that time!"

Fang Ling smiled slightly: "Let's go to the dock first." ”

Chen Mou saw that Fang Ling insisted, so he had no choice but to nod, at this time the night was not deep, the city gate was still open, because the merchant ships had stopped sailing, the guards at the city gate were not as strict as the front gate, and they seemed relatively loose.

When you come to the market, there are many vendors closing their stalls, and there are some small fishing boats docked along the river, on which fishermen are cleaning up their things and preparing to return to the city.

Standing in front of the market, you can see the scene near the pier at a glance.

Outside the market, the military and commercial docks are largely side by side, with a long distance in between, a shoal stretching under the pier, and the camp is a few hundred meters away from the military dock.

Looking at the fishermen who were packing up the boats, Fang Ling's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "There is a way to get on the warship." ”

Dong Canghai couldn't help but wonder: "Your Highness, what method?"

Fang Ling said: "Although the warships are far away from the merchant ships, the fishermen's boats between the two piers can dock freely, at this time, the soldiers are eating, there are not many guards, the sky is dark, we sneak in from the shallows, and the fishermen who have come ashore and entered the city are just able to block the sight of the guards." ”

Dong Canghai clapped his hands and said, "In this way, it is indeed no problem to get on the warship." ”

Chen Mou frowned and said: "Your Highness, don't you want to sail at night?" We also asked earlier, in this winter season, the field of vision at night is limited, even the most experienced fishermen dare not go out of the river." If it's daytime, the boat will be spotted as soon as it leaves. ”

Fang Ling turned around and walked towards the city, and said with a light smile: "Then think of a way that allows us to leave in a warship without being discovered by others." ”