Chapter 117: A Chance Encounter
After careful consideration, Wang Xiaotian chose two warehouses in the northeast and southeast as the targets. Because the warehouse in the southwest is too close to where the Emir and Mahmoud are staying, and it is dangerous.
At around two o'clock in the morning, Wang Xiaotian avoided the patrolling soldiers, quietly infiltrated two warehouses, chose the largest granary, and dropped the time bomb. Then, in the vicinity of several ships near the waterline, time bombs were also placed.
Burning some grain and destroying their transport ships, the army of the Canaanite Federation will definitely not be able to attack Dushante in a short time.
Then, Wang Xiaotian returned to the defenders, and when the bombs exploded, he took advantage of the chaos to fire two missiles at the two burning warehouses, further expanding the fire, until the fire spread, and he calmly left.
Behind him, the entire Port of Haili, a third of the area was in flames.
Wang Xiaotian didn't look back at his brilliant achievements. In fact, in his heart, he didn't want to do that.
Haili Port is not a military port of the Canaanite Federation, just an ordinary commercial port. There were a lot of civilians and caravanserais.
Although Wang Xiaotian tried not to affect civilians as much as possible in the burning of warehouses and ships this time, the fire and water were ruthless, and he did not dare to guarantee that the fire would not spread with the wind.
In addition, the materials of the Canaanite Federation army have lost so much, and they will definitely collect food from the people, and the residents and merchants of Haili Port and nearby cities will probably be unlucky and hungry.
However, even though Wang Xiaotian knew that it was cruel, he had to do it. Because, this is war. A war full of cruelty and helplessness.
The defenders carried Wang Xiaotian and advanced at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour. This speed is the economic speed of the defenders, with minimal energy consumption.
Although, Athena told him that he could go to the tower of the fence system at any time to replenish energy and weapons. However, in reality his authority is too low to do this.
Only when Athena is online can she recharge defenders beyond the permission lock. After the last beast tide, the energy reserve of the fence system consumes too much, and Athena itself consumes a lot of energy, so she needs to enter a dormant state in order to charge the fence system as quickly as possible. He frequently disturbed Athena, which was not conducive to the recovery of the entire fence system.
Therefore, although the defender is strong, he must use it with the same care as a miser does with every copper plate.
When Wang Xiaotian woke up, he had arrived near the border, and it was sunrise. He found a hidden place, lowered the defenders, put them into the Primordial Crystal Space, and then hurried to Kashgar on foot.
At noon, he arrived in Kashgar and went straight to the warehouse of Yu's trading firm.
When Yu Qi heard the guy say that there was a Wang Xiaotian at the door looking for him, he was immediately startled, and quickly threw down the wine glass, jumped off the fire kang, and trotted all the way to the door.
Seeing Wang Xiaotian standing alone at the door, Yu Qi hurriedly stepped forward, "I didn't know that Young Master Wang would be here today, but I can't welcome you from afar, I'm really sorry." ”
Wang Xiaotian said politely: "The matter is very urgent, I can only take the liberty to come to you for help." Sorry to bother you. ”
Yu Qi smiled all over his face, "No trouble, no trouble." If there is something you command. You're almost in the house and it's warm. ”
Wang Xiaotian followed Yu Qi and said as he walked: "You should have heard something about Dushante, right?"
Yu Qi nodded, "My young master said something to the villain. ”
Wang Xiaotian said bluntly: "There is some trouble over there. The troops of the Canaanite Federation are gathering in Haili Harbor at the southern end of the Wuhai Sea. ”
Yu Qi was taken aback, and the action of lifting the cotton curtain stopped. Soon, he reacted, quickly lifted the door curtain, and let Wang Xiaotian enter the house.
Wang Xiaotian entered the house, sat on the hot kang, glanced at the four plates of wine and food on the kang table, a pot of old wine, and said with a smile: "The little life is quite moisturizing." ”
Yu Qi hurriedly took a pair of chopsticks and respectfully handed them to Wang Xiaotiandao: "I just put them on the table, and I haven't had time to move the chopsticks yet, so if you don't dislike it, make do with two bites." ”
Wang Xiaotian took the chopsticks, sandwiched a piece of stir-fried mutton, put it in his mouth, and it was really hot.
Yu Qi hurriedly took a wine glass, poured it full of spirits and offered it to Wang Xiaotian with both hands. Wang Xiaotian was not polite, took the wine glass and drank it. It's freezing cold, and it's necessary to warm up with a glass of spirits.
Yu Qi hurriedly took the wine jug and poured the wine, and asked as he poured: "Young Master Wang, you just said that the army of the Canaan Federation is assembled in Haili Harbor, I don't know how many people there are?"
Wang Xiaotian said while eating: "At present, no less than 5,000 people have been assembled. ”
Yu Qi was taken aback, "Five thousand, so many!"
Before Yu Qi's surprise fell, Wang Xiaotian suddenly noticed that there was a very powerful guy outside, quietly approaching this side.
He immediately put down his chopsticks, motioned for Yu Qishan to step aside, and then slowly stood up and squatted on the kang so that he could fly out at any time.
As for the weapon, don't worry, as long as you find the target, you can take out the sixth-level long sword that you just took from Xia Xianlong's warehouse at any time from the original crystal space.
The mighty guy stopped at the door. He seemed to have noticed that Wang Xiaotian was on guard and did not immediately push the door in.
The two of them confronted each other nervously through a door. The atmosphere became very depressing, so much so that Qi was already covered in cold sweat and looked at Wang Xiaotian tremblingly.
The guy outside, didn't move for a long time. This made Wang Xiaotian very puzzled. In Yu's firm, in addition to Yu Qi, there are many men, grooms, and maidservants.
Isn't it strange that the other party is standing outside the door in broad daylight? Why didn't they hear any of their movements?
Wang Xiaotian's mind was in a hurry, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Brother Yu, what are you doing standing outside? It's so cold, let's hurry in and drink two cups to warm up." ”
Yu Wanlai's laughter came from outside the door, "You kid, you are really smart." Before the words fell, the door was pushed open, and Yu Wanlai stepped in.
Wang Xiaotian jumped off the kang in two steps, reached out to hold Yu Wanlai's hand, and said, "It's great that you came." I'm asking you for help. ”
Yu Qi hurriedly stepped forward to greet Yu Wanlai and let Yu Wanlai onto the kang. Yu Wanlai pulled Wang Xiaotian to sit on the kang and sat down. Then, he took off his fur hat, took off his leather robe, set it aside, and instructed Yu Qi, "Go and get some more hard vegetables, and bring a jar of good wine." ”
Yu Qi immediately responded, turned around and trotted out to Zhang Luo.
Yu Wanlai said: "Xiaotian, shouldn't you be in Dushant at this time? Why did you appear here?"
Wang Xiaotian gave a general overview of the recent events. As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Qi took a few maidservants and brought the wine and food over.
After putting away the wine and food, Yu Wanlai said to Qidao: "You go and get busy first, and I will call you if I have something." ”
After sending Yu Qi away, Yu Wanlai said to Wang Xiaotian: "There is no problem with Yu Qi's loyalty. But his strength is not high, he knows too many secrets, and he is not safe for him. ”
Wang Xiaotian secretly thought in his heart that Yu Wanlai's sense of secrecy was really strong, and he was worthy of engaging in secret work. He was secretly glad that he hadn't told Yu Qi something important just now.
Yu Wanlai and Wang Xiaotian drank two glasses of wine before slowly saying, "Princess Nia wants to control her own destiny, which is indeed a good idea. However, now is not the best time. ”
Wang Xiaotian was very puzzled, "Why?"
Yu Wanlai analyzed: "The target that Princess Nia wants to win over should be closer to herself, or remain neutral. And General Mahmoud, who is now appearing in the port of Haili, should have been sent by the eldest prince. The reason is very simple, if you were the eldest prince, would you send a general who is not your confidant to handle such an important matter?"
Wang Xiaotian was stunned, "You mean, Princess Nia went to meet the general who led the troops, and it is very likely that she will fail?"
Yu Wanlai nodded and said, "That's right." ”
Wang Xiaotian thought for a moment and asked, "How many troops are there in the Canaan Federation?"
Yu Wanlai pondered for a moment and said, "At least 500,000." However, the most effective army had 150,000 men, which was controlled by the second prince Maktoum. The rest of the army, except for the royal guard, which was 30,000 men, was controlled by the eldest prince Lafad, and the rest were scattered in the hands of the generals of the various tribes. ”
Among them, there was a great general Khalid, with 100,000 elite soldiers, stationed in Wazhi, not far from the capital of the Canaanite Confederacy, the city of Macka. If Khalid's army has a different heart, it can directly threaten the capital city of Maika. ”
Wang Xiaotian asked, "Where is the army of the second prince?"
Yu Wanlai said: "In the north and northeast of the Canaan Federation. In the northern part of the Canaanite Commonwealth, on the border with the Kingdom of Cilo, there were frequent wars between the two sides for control of the straits. In the northeast of the Canaanite Federation, there is a very powerful tribe, the Spa tribe, which has always disobeyed the rule of the Canaanite Federation and often rebelled. ”
Wang Xiaotian asked, "The Spa tribe has been around for a long time, isn't it? Why didn't the Canaan Federation put down the rebellion of the Spa tribe?"
Yu Wanlai said: "The place where the Spa people live is a mountainous plateau, the terrain is complex, and the transportation is difficult, which is not conducive to the operation of the army. Moreover, the warriors of the Spa tribe are fierce by nature, can fight habitually, and their individual qualities are much stronger than those of the soldiers of the Canaanite Federation. ”
Wang Xiaotian nodded, "I understand." To put it simply, you can't beat it if there are fewer people, and you can't catch up if there are more people, right?"
Yu Wanlai picked up the wine glass, smiled and touched Wang Xiaotian, "That's right." That's it. He drank all the wine in the cup, watched Wang Xiaotian pour him wine, and said: "Moreover, if the army of the Canaan Federation is too weak, the Spa tribe will counterattack the territory of the Canaan Federation and plunder." ”
"Therefore, the Canaanite Federation must have sufficient troops stationed on the border with the territory of the Spa tribe to maintain a deterrent to the Spa tribe at all times. Previously, this work was carried out by a general of the Canaanite Federation. Fifteen years ago, the second prince, Maktoum, suddenly decided to take charge of the work himself. ”
Wang Xiaotian's heart suddenly moved, and he asked, "The second prince went to suppress the Spa clan, before or after the old king fell seriously ill?"
Yu Wanlai thought for a while and said, "I don't know the specific time, but these two things should not be far apart." ”
Wang Xiaotian nodded thoughtfully, "Fifteen years ago, the second prince Maktoum should have only been in his twenties, right?"
Yu Wanlai said: "Eighteen years old. Today he is only thirty-three years old. ”
"Oh. It is said that he is cruel and self-serving?"
Yu Wanlai said with a smile: "There is a way to be kind and not to be in charge of soldiers, and to be righteous and not to manage money." The second prince has been in charge of the northeast for 15 years, and the territory of the Spa tribe has become smaller and smaller, which shows that he does have two brushes in the military field. ”
Wang Xiaotian suddenly jumped up and said, "You say, if the second prince knows that Princess Nia is in Dushant and the eldest prince has also sent troops over, will he also send troops to fish in troubled waters?"
Yu Wanlai was stunned when he heard this. He pondered for a moment and said, "What you said is very likely. I'll send someone to pay attention to the things on the second prince's side immediately. ”
Saying that, Yu Wanlai was about to get off the kang and go out.
Wang Xiaotian hurriedly called out to him, "Hey, don't go, there is something more important, I haven't said it yet." ”
Yu Wanlai stopped moving, looked at Wang Xiaotian and asked, "What else is more important than this?"