Lu Fuhai hurried over, cursing his mother secretly as he hurried on.
Donghai Barrier had just docked at Jinlongtan Pier more than half a month ago. He immediately met with this handsome prince who could mount a horse and fight. The monarch and his ministers had a pleasant conversation.
If the storm hadn't been too violent and Lu Fuhai was concerned about the fleet, the two of them would have been holding a candlelight conversation at night.
Such a huge typhoon also caused heavy losses to the East China Sea Barrier.
It was finally calm, and he quickly led his men out to take stock of the situation.
As a result, not long after I came out and wandered around, I received the news that Prince Qi was missing.
Missing?
At that time, Lu Fuhai almost fell into the water from the Hugongguo.
Many of his generals have disappeared these days, a total of 225 of them.
Most of them were swept away by strong winds or washed away by heavy rains when they came out to stabilize the boats.
His whereabouts are unknown since then, and his body is neither alive nor dead.
If Prince Qi is also washed away by the flood...
Lu Fuhai shuddered and did not dare to think about it any more.
The two parties met in Xiao Zheng's main tent. They ignored the pleasantries and hurriedly tried to find someone.
cough!
Shen Zhengchu over there reminded, "Two generals, this matter must not be publicized. Let's try to find the prince as quietly as possible."
Chen Xiuzhu has always been a handsome gentleman among the princes.
He is able to fight when he mounts his horse, and he can write when he dismounts his horse, which is widely talked about by the world.
only,
Outside there is a strong wind and heavy rain that is rare in a century. Here in Jinlongtan, from the general to the soldiers, everyone is working hard to protect the camp and position.
What would other soldiers think in their hearts if they knew that the famous Iron-Blooded Prince not only left the military camp without permission and hid in Wenrou Township, but also lost himself?
What if the news spreads back to Yun Chui and enters Star City, what will others think?
I heard that something called a newspaper is now popular in Yunchui.
The content covers astronomy, geography, and various aspects of the human world.
The headlines on the front page even wrote about the major events that had just happened in Yunchui and surrounding countries.
It is said that almost all the people in Yunchui who can read will come to have a look.
If word of this gets out, it will probably make the front page headlines at the end of July.
Main title, "King Qi is missing."
Subtitle, "It's called fighting abroad, but it's actually causing chaos abroad."
Thinking that such a title was circulated by wealthy families and common people all over the world, several staff members couldn't help but shudder.
"Why do you care about your reputation at this time?" Xiao Zheng was very dissatisfied. "The main business is to get the prince back safely first."
If anything goes wrong, they will lose their heads at worst, and will definitely be severely punished at worst.
"General Xiao, please be patient." Shen Zhengchu calmed down instead.
A few years ago, when the princes were practicing on the border, the eighth prince was unfortunately surrounded and killed by the rebels from Yingling and Tianshui counties.
Nowadays, in addition to the bodyguards in the palace, the princes are also equipped with highly skilled imperial guards for personal protection.
Because Chen Xiuzhu was in the war zone, Emperor Changxing even sent four people over.
They never found anything strange, so Chen Xiuzhu probably wasn't kidnapped. Most likely, he was accidentally washed away by the flood while he and the girl were making love at the window.
Fortunately, the place where Chen Xiuzhu disappeared was the Gaomen back house in the capital of Baekje.
In addition to the walls of the house, there is also the tall wall of Baekje Capital, so people are probably still inside the city.
"That's good." Xiao Zheng let out a long sigh of relief after hearing this.
He couldn't help but look around.
If Chen Xiuzhu was washed away by the flood here in Jinlongtan, Xiao Zheng felt that there was no need to look for him and he could report his funeral directly to Xingji City.
Several people quickly discussed how to find it and where to start.
However, the damage in various places in Jinlongtan was serious. From time to time, messengers would come in and out to report the situation. The series of "reporting reports" was very annoying.
"So," Xiao Zheng still remembered why he brought his troops to Baekje.
"You guys discuss the results first, and I will give you my full cooperation. When the time comes, we will need people and efforts, and we will definitely cooperate with your efforts to find the prince back."
After saying that, he turned around and went out to continue patrolling various positions.
"General Xiao, Uncle Xiao," the staff were shocked, "you must not leave at this time."
On the surface, the first two generals appear to have the same military positions. However, Lu Fuhai is the commander-in-chief of the East China Sea Barrier, and is actually Xiao Zheng's vanguard.
It's just that Xiao Zheng has been in Baekje much longer than Lu Fuhai, and he guarded the important area of Jinlongtan and blocked the Japanese pirates on the southern sea. His reputation spread throughout Baekje.
If Xiao Zheng hadn't been there to lead the way, it would have been almost impossible to quietly enter the city and retrieve the King of Qi's people.
Xiao Zheng was noncommittal.
At the beginning, the war was urgent and the anti-landing fortifications had not been completed yet, so the Japanese pirates might break through Jinlongtan at any time.
He repeatedly urged Chen Xiuzhu to go to the city to protect his own safety, but Chen Xiuzhu flatly refused and insisted on staying in the military camp to live and die with other soldiers.
Xiao Zheng had no choice but to place Chen Xiuzhu's camp under heavy protection or siege by the Japanese army.
Now that he thought about it carefully, he had no idea how Chen Xiuzhu managed to avoid flirting with him and the wealthy people in the city, and even managed to quietly leave the military camp and enter the city to have a tryst with the girl.
cough.
Shen Zhengchu and other staff couldn't help but look at each other with Lu Fuhai, and their expressions were a little strange.
I see.
Xiao Zheng was not stupid either, he suddenly understood.
Thinking about the fact that other officers under his command would come to him from time to time and ask him when he would return to the naval fleet, he could only let out a long sigh.
at this time,
Dang-dang-dang, Dang-dang-dang...
The gong sounded rapidly and rapidly, the sound was breathtaking and deafening.
what's the situation?
Several people in the tent suddenly changed their colors.
Personal guard Xiao Yong shouted and broke into the camp.
He hurriedly raised his hands and saluted, "General, a Japanese pirate fleet has arrived from the southern sea. There are fifty warships in the war general class, at least 180 ships in the battle camp class, and countless battleship class ships."
What?
Xiao Zhengna didn't care about Chen Xiuzhu, so he grabbed his sword and binoculars and rushed out.
"Who is the command flagship?"
It's quite a distance from the pirate's mooring point to Jinlong Beach. Unless they don't check the condition of the boat and just wait for the wind to subside and set off immediately, they won't be able to get here.
"It says Ishikawa."
Ishikawa Taki!
Xiao Zheng nodded.
As expected, this old rival is as ruthless and determined as ever.
The last time he led troops to attack Jinlongtan, there were thousands of living Japanese pirate sailors floating on the sea, but Ishikawa Taki turned a blind eye and watched them being killed one by one by the Japanese army, still indifferent.
Such a leading general is undoubtedly very terrifying.
"How many broken crossbows and heavy crossbow carts have been repaired?"
"Under the general's order, broken crossbows were given priority for repair. There are still five that have not been repaired. Fifty heavy crossbows have been temporarily repaired. It's just..."
Xiao Zheng's heart sank and he couldn't help but raise his voice, "Just what?"
"It's just that most of the winding machines sent by the Ministry of War were destroyed or gone, and a lot of broken crossbows and heavy crossbow arrows were washed away by the water."
Xiao Zheng's scalp felt numb.
The anti-landing fortifications in the front were completely destroyed, and the deterrent weapons in the rear lost their effect. Fortunately, not many Japanese pirates came...
Not long after, Xiao Zheng climbed up the newly built watchtower, and the sea appeared in front of him.
He raised his telescope and looked at it, and soon became speechless.
The Japanese pirate ships had no intention of attacking their position, but collectively headed to the left.
That's where the East China Sea Barrier Fleet is anchored.