A horse can be killed by a row in the river, and a sailor can be rowed to death by a row in the sight of land.
In the afternoon, Lu Yulong could already see the land in the distance, but it was not until midnight that the Yulong fleet reached the shore.
Because a large fleet of Japanese pirates was discovered offshore, the originally bustling and busy Dinghai Pier was now sparsely populated with only a few ships.
All caravans or merchant ships rushed to leave as soon as they got the news.
On the shore, a smiling Mo Canghai was greeting them.
"General Lu," he patted Lu Yulong's arm with emotion, "you are finally back. I've almost been anxious to death these days."
Since receiving the message from Wei Junqian last month, Mo Canghai ordered his subordinates to rush to Dinghai Pier early to prepare for the Yulong Fleet and possible attacks by Japanese pirates.
The subordinates just waited and waited for nearly half a month, but the sea was calm and there was no sign of the Jade Dragon Fleet or the Japanese pirates.
Mo Canghai was even more anxious in his heart.
In Canglan County in the south, he personally trained the navy and was considered proficient in naval warfare. He understood the terror of the sea most of all.
On the surface, the water looks calm, but if it changes its attitude, a huge fleet can be sent collectively to the bottom of the sea at any time.
Not to mention that when the Jade Dragon Fleet comes back this time, it will specially go to the Sishan Islands to provoke the Japanese pirates on the islands.
On the vast sea, they were alone and weak, and they were outnumbered and had no support. It could be said that as long as they were surrounded by Japanese pirates, the Jade Dragon Fleet would be dead.
As a soldier, he has put life and death aside for a long time. There is nothing to say.
But if the Jade Dragon Fleet fails to achieve the goal of this trip, this will be the most troublesome thing.
As time passed, Mo Canghai became more and more anxious as he waited.
He met Ren Ning at the racecourse and saw off the young masters of the Central Army Corps. He rushed over without stopping.
It's a pity that Mo Canghai doesn't have many warships in hand, and he doesn't even have the qualifications to organize a ship to go to sea to explore the situation. It's useless no matter how anxious he is, he can only continue to wait impatiently on the shore.
Fortunately, God has his way.
At noon, fishermen out to sea and passing merchant ships docked one after another, bringing back news from the depths of the ocean.
"Lord Mo," Lu Yulong bowed his hand politely and had no time to chat with him.
"Where are the doctors? Let them come to save people first."
The Jade Dragon Fleet naturally has a number of officers on board, but there are not many of them, so it will be too busy for them.
Mo Canghai understood.
He has fought and experienced.
The moment we received the news about the Jade Dragon Fleet at noon, everything that needed to be prepared was already in place.
A big wave of his hand.
"Everyone should help carry the injured. Please be careful not to touch the injured brother."
"The doctor will save the patient immediately. Just ask for medicine."
As for other things, such as arranging coastal defense, keeping an eye on the sea, and arranging the food and accommodation for the fleet officers, the deputy commander or deputy general will naturally take care of it, so they don't need to worry about it.
After going around and around until midnight, the two of them finished everything and returned to the camp to sit down.
Lu Yulong drank a full pot of strong tea in one breath and then looked around at the small hall in front of him.
Ha ha.
He smiled sympathetically and said, "Master Mo, the environment here is not bad."
At least it's better than the cramped, damp, and sloshing cabins on battleships.
"How do you like it?" Mo Canghai said with his left hand, "How about I get on the ship and you guard the shore?"
"No!" Lu Yulong hurriedly waved his hand and refused, "I'm just so-so when fighting at sea, but I'm not familiar with guarding the shore. Let's forget it."
well.
Mo Canghai let out a long sigh.
The coastline to the east of Yunchui is so long, there are plenty of places to land.
As the saying goes, you can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days.
Mo Canghai didn't know when the Japanese pirates would attack, so he could only divide the people evenly along the long coastline and watch.
But he only has a few people at hand, and he has allocated nearly half of his strength to protect Jiuyuan Racecourse. Therefore, let alone guarding or keeping an eye on those coasts that need to be protected, it is still stretched.
"After this commotion, I hope that other county lieutenants along the coast will be more vigilant, and at the same time, your Majesty will send people over as soon as possible to support." Mo Canghai said.
"This is indeed the case." Lu Yulong nodded.
In this way, it was not in vain that he led the fleet and risked huge risks on the sea for so long.
Suddenly, Lu Yulong seemed to remember something, and his expression became strange.
"Master Mo, I read the newspaper and said that your hair has turned white because of this matter..."
He looked Mo Canghai up and down.
Although Lieutenant Mo could not hide the fatigue on his face at this time, at least the hair on most of his head was black.
It can be seen that the contents of the newspaper are somewhat exaggerated.
Mo Canghai was startled, subconsciously touched the top of his head, and then waved his hand nonchalantly.
"It's just a trivial matter."
"As long as it attracts the attention of Star City, I'll be happy even if the newspaper says that I lost my limbs due to exhaustion."
Ha ha……
The two laughed and chatted for a while about the newspaper before Mo Canghai got back to business.
"In this troubled time, General Wei suddenly asked Ren Ning to go home to visit relatives as deputy general. I don't know what happened."
He looked at Lu Yulong questioningly.
"General Lu, before you return from Jinlongtan, do General Wei or Uncle Xiao have any reminders?"
"No." Lu Yulong thought carefully for a while before silently shaking his head.
"I'm not familiar with Vice-General Ren, and I've never seen him before."
"As for General Wei, although I have always admired the Starfall Legion and General Wei, after all, I belong to the East China Sea Barrier and I have only met him once or twice."
"This order to return to Yunchui was conveyed by General Wei to General Xiao."
"As for General Xiao," Lu Yulong thought about Xiao Zheng's appearance and couldn't help but sigh slightly, "In fact, his situation is relatively difficult."
It's easy to say that the Japanese pirates' attack will be resisted by everyone with the same hatred.
It's just that since Lu Fuhai arrived at the Baekje Peninsula, most of the soldiers in Jinlongtan have changed their minds under the provocation of some people, and many people are clamoring to return to the East China Sea Barrier.
It seems that if King Chen Xiuzhu of Qi hadn't disappeared suddenly, disrupting everything. And Lu Fuhai would have needed a few more people to take the blame, otherwise Xiao Zheng would have been eliminated long ago.
It can be said that what Xiao Zheng can really command now is Lu Yulong's Jade Dragon Fleet and his personal guards.
Hold!
After clearing his thoughts, Mo Canghai couldn't help but cursed, his face looking very ugly.
After a while, he calmed down.
"Today's news has reached Jinlongtan. I wonder if General Lu will come back with the East China Sea Barrier to support?"
East China Sea Barrier, as the name suggests, guarding the East China Sea in Yunchui is their main duty and business.
"It's hard to say." Lu Yulong pondered carefully for a while before speaking slowly.
"Last time, the Japanese pirates attacked Jinlongtan and burned a large number of warships on the East China Sea Barrier. Your Majesty and the Ministry of War were furious. General Lu was afraid of His Majesty's punishment, so he was thinking about making amends."
"From this point of view, it is very likely that he will immediately come back with the East China Sea Barrier for support, or even directly lead a team to attack the Sishan Islands."
"but,"
Speaking of this, Lu Yulong hesitated for a moment, "There is another thing on the Baekje Peninsula that may trip him up."
Mo Canghai reacted immediately, "The missing King Qi?"
"Yes!" Lu Yulong nodded calmly, "Everyone with a discerning eye knows that King Qi was actually lost by General Lu and a few staff, and he has not been found now. Maybe he will want to stay and find him first."
"Of course, General Lu would never say that on the surface."
With that said, Lu Yulong walked to the map, stretched out his hand and clicked on the sea on the east coast of Baekje.
"There is also a Japanese food island here, Dongjing Island. It is very likely that General Lu used this as an excuse to continue to stay on the Baekje Peninsula."