Chapter 156: Give it a go
The victory in the first battle was a great encouragement to all the soldiers of the Loulan Kingdom, and even the battlefield was cleaned up much faster than usual. They received instructions from Hulan, and in a short time they collected the remains of all the soldiers who had died in battle on the ships that had been completely damaged.
Since it is a war at sea, the situation of sea burial is adopted, the raging fire brings the sky full of fire, facing the whistling sea breeze, the burning is more and more intense, and the gorgeous fireworks are the best tribute to them.
In the battle room of the commanding battleship, Qin Tian, Hu Lan and other military attaches of the Loulan Kingdom gathered here, although it was a big victory in the first battle, but the real cruel battle had just begun.
Just as a few people were discussing the next battle plan, a panicked soldier suddenly ran in and said hurriedly: "Report to the general, there is an urgent report that the 120,000 troops of the Sea Kingdom are hurrying towards our Loulan Strait. ”
"What?120,000?" Hu Lan suddenly stood up: "You kid think clearly, do you know what kind of crime it is to lie about the military situation?"
"The little ones don't dare. The soldier knelt down on one knee and said hurriedly: "But there are indeed 120,000 troops of the Sea Kingdom attacking. ”
Seeing the soldier's panicked appearance, Qin Tian faintly felt uneasy, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted: "Little brother, don't worry, tell me the battle report you got slowly." ”
The soldier glanced at Hu Lan and saw that he had no objections, so he spoke: "According to the first battle report received by our army, this time the Sea Kingdom attacked the ship regiment, and sent 30,000 sea cavalry first, and 70,000 sea cavalry later, a total of 100,000. But just now, our scouts came to report that after the 70,000 Hou Yu Hai Cavalry, there were 50,000 Sea Cavalry, which were led by the Sea King himself, and now they have met. A total of 120,000 are marching towards the Loulan Strait. ”
"Well, it seems that this old bastard has to put down roots on the land this time. Hu Lan scolded angrily, slapped the table and said: "Counting the 30,000 sea horses we have eliminated, this time the Sea Kingdom ship group has a total of 150,000 sea horses, which is afraid that all the family resources of the old bastard of Bingxiang." ”
"General, what now? Are we going to retreat into the bay of Aoi Tide?"
If there were only 70,000 sea cavalry, according to the current combat strength of the Loulan Kingdom, it would be possible to fight the Sea Kingdom in the Loulan Strait, but now there are suddenly 50,000 more, and the original battle plan will obviously not work.
Hu Lan thought for a while, and asked the soldier who came to report, "Where is the enemy army now, and how long will it take to reach the Loulan Strait?"
The soldier replied: "The enemy is now about two hundred miles away from our warship regiment, and at their present speed it will take less than an hour to arrive. ”
In less than an hour, even if they retreated to Loulan City, with the help of the Temple disciples, it would be meaningless, the victims in Loulan City had not been completely evacuated, and if the sea poison broke out again, the scene would be completely out of control.
Hu Lan's hands were tightly clenched into fists, and in the face of the 120,000 sea horsemen of the Sea Kingdom, he had only two choices, either to sacrifice the people in the city, or to start the ultimate battle with the enemy army at sea, but no matter which choice, it was almost impossible to see hope for the victory of the Loulan Kingdom.
"General, the last general has an urgent report!" In the tense atmosphere, another soldier with a panicked look broke into the war room.
"Speak—" Hu Lan had a headache, but she had to wave her hand.
"General, the last general is guilty of failing to take a good look at Miss Chu Yuan-" The soldier didn't finish speaking, but he suddenly knelt on the ground.
Qin Tian let out a "chuckle" in his heart, and he had a bad premonition, and he noticed that this soldier was one of the guards that Hu Lan had left for the girl from Chu Yuan.
"I killed you, what happened to Miss Chu Yuan?" Hearing this, Hu Lan became furious, and took the soldier in his hand in two steps.
After your fright, where can he still speak, Qin Tian hurriedly stepped forward and relieved the siege: "Brother Hu, don't worry, let me ask him." ”
Hu Lan snorted coldly, and then threw the soldier to the ground. Qin Tiandao: "What happened, what happened to Miss Chu Yuan?"
The soldier knew that he was guilty, and said with a slight tremble: "Just now when we were rushing back to Loulan City, a group of assassins suddenly rushed out and robbed the girl from Chu Yuan. ”
Assassins, where did the Assassins come from? There are Temple disciples stationed in Loulan City, what Assassin dares to be so bold?
Qin Tian glanced at him and said, "How are those assassins dressed, what kind of weapons are they using, are there any casualties? ”
The soldier nodded again and again, and returned: "That group of assassins are all armed with short knives, black clothes and masks, but their strength is extremely strong, after killing and injuring a few of our brothers, they robbed the Chu Yuan girl and quickly retreated, and the momentum was only a few moments, as if it had been premeditated. ”
Since she came straight to Chu Yuan, presumably her life should not be in danger for the time being. While Qin Tianyan breathed a sigh of relief, he continued to ask, "That group of assassins, is there anything else special about it, and in which direction did they go in the end?"
"After the group of assassins robbed the girl of Chu Yuan, they retreated to the sea, and when I and the other surviving brothers tried to pursue them, they were blocked from a curtain of flowers, so I don't know which direction they are going. The soldier replied honestly.
"Flower curtain?" Qin Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had caught some thoughts, and said hurriedly: "The flower curtain you are talking about, is it the cherry blossoms that are scattered?"
"It's Sakura, how do you know?"
That's right, since they were able to retreat to the sea in the air, it showed that the strength of this group of assassins must be good, and the only ones who used the cherry blossom curtain as a trick were the group of killers they met at sea that night.
Seeing Qin Tian's thoughtful appearance, Hu Lan said, "Brother Qin, do you know who arrested Miss Chu Yuan?"
Qin Tian didn't answer, but asked rhetorically, "Brother Ku, who are hostile to the Sea Kingdom, are there any other powerful forces around here, such as the killer group or something?"
Hu Lan thought for a moment and said, "That old bastard has always had a violent temperament, and almost all the forces around the Sea Kingdom have been plundered by him. But the only one who can be hostile to him is an organization called Sakurasha. However, this organization is extremely secretive, so I'm not sure if it's the killer group you're talking about. ”
Sakura, presumably they are not wrong. With what they did that night, they definitely had a lot of hatred with the Sea Kingdom, and judging by the current situation, they must have wanted to take advantage of the war between the Sea Kingdom and Loulan. Chu Yuan was in their hands, although it would not be life-threatening for the time being, Qin Tian was still a little uneasy.
Since they were going to take action against the Sea Kingdom, they must be hiding somewhere around the Loulan Strait now. However, it is now less than an hour before the arrival of the Sea Kingdom's army, so the immediate priority is to find out their location first.
Seeing that Qin Tian was silent for a long time, his face changed impermanently, Hu Lan was a little anxious, and said, "Brother Qin, do you have any clue?"
Qin Tian came back to his senses, nodded and said, "Brother Hu, now I can basically determine that the one who robbed the girl of Chu Yuan was the organization called Sakura. And, if I expected it to be true, they are now hiding somewhere around the Loulan Strait. ”
Qin Tian was halfway through his words, but Hu Lan obviously understood what he meant, and after a moment's hesitation, he spoke: "Brother Qin, do you mean that this Sakura Cha wants to use my Loulan forces to take action against the Sea Kingdom tonight?"
"Exactly!" Qin Tian nodded and said, "But since that Sakura Cha can borrow the hand of our army, in turn, we can also borrow her combat power, with the current situation of our army, this may be the last hope." ”
Hu Lan was expressionless and silent, and she didn't know what she was thinking, and after a while, she said: "Brother Qin, since the invasion of the Sea Kingdom, countless people in my Loulan Kingdom have relied on the help of Miss Chu Yuan to survive the disaster, so she must not have any more accidents." I'll trouble you, go find out the cherry blossom in the dark. As you said, my Loulan Erlang has no way to retreat now, but to give it a go, tonight, either the enemy dies or I die!"
Qin Tian patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Miss Chu Yuan is the sister of one of my brothers, and I will take her safety to heart. However, Brother Hu doesn't have to think too badly, the so-called crisis is often accompanied by opportunity in danger, and Loulan can't say it once and for all. ”
"Once and for all, haha, Brother Qin, then I'll borrow your auspicious words. So far, Hu Lan has seen it. personally sent Qin Tian to the deck.
Qin Tian hugged his fists and said goodbye: "Brother Hu, when I find the girl of Chu Yuan, I will use the ice flower as the number, then the cherry blossom is to borrow the hand of our army, and it will definitely surprise from the rear of the Sea Kingdom, and you will lead the brothers to hold on." ”
Hu Landao nodded: "Brother Qin, you can go with confidence, I have already asked the disciples of the temple for help, and I believe that Brother Nangong will arrive with the disciples soon." ”
After the two discussed, Qin Tian didn't stop any longer, turned around and rose into the sky, and in a moment, he disappeared into the vast night.