A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1321

[Chapter 1311 Bad News Repeatedly]

The sky-high flames lit up the river, and the surrounding soldiers could clearly see the sailors who jumped off the boat. Amidst the raging flames, there were even more shrill screams.

The surrounding warships have taken out bamboo dragons and sprayed water on the burning ships.

Duan Shao’s face was pale.

Not long ago, he was still excited that the flying cicada ninja burned down the granary of the Chu people. The excitement had not yet passed, but his grain boat was probably in the fire. Looking at the two ships that were falling apart in the fire, Duan Shao’s mind was blank, and he didn’t know what to do at this time.

The screams, screams, and shouts rang together, and the river was very lively.

Some Dongqi ships tried their best to put out the fire, while others rescued soldiers who fell into the river.

It wasn’t until Shentuluo came to his side that Duan Shao came back to his senses, stared at Shentuluo, and immediately asked: “Great Governor, then… those two are definitely not grain ships!”

Shen Tuluo didn’t say anything, just said: “Don’t worry, Your Highness, go to the cabin!”

Duan Shao looked at the two sinking ships, turned around, and went into the cabin. He knew that there were sailors all around, and Shen Tuluo had something to say in front of everyone. After entering the cabin, he said anxiously: “Damn Governor…!”

“His Royal Highness, the revenge of the people of Chu came so quickly.” Shen Tuluo’s face was also ashen: “Those two ships… are grain ships, and our food has been destroyed!”

Duan Shao only felt that his legs were weak, and he was about to collapse. He stretched out his hands to support the table to support his body, and closed his eyes, but quickly said: “Captain, the soldiers must not know about this…!” But as soon as the words came out, I already knew in my heart that it was impossible to hide the destruction of the grain ship.

Not to mention that many of the soldiers knew that the grain was on the boat, and even if no one else knew, when it was time to eat, there was no grain to use, and the soldiers immediately understood that it was the grain boat that was burned.

“The people of Chu are so despicable.” Duan Shao sat down slowly, his face pale, as if he had forgotten that he also sent someone to burn down the granary in Huize: “Their granary was destroyed, they must be furious, so they sent someone to burn it down. Our grain ship.”

Although Shen Tuluo was the world’s number one navy general, the destruction of the grain boat was obviously an unprecedented hit to him.

A clever woman is hard to cook without rice. Even if Shentuluo has an unparalleled military strategy, how can a sailor without food be able to rule?

“How do they know that those two ships are grain ships?” Shen Tuluo said with a stern expression: “Why did they choose those two ships?”

Duan Shao also realized that the situation was wrong, and asked back: “Yes, they…how did they know that it was a grain boat?” He reached out and grabbed Shen Tuluo’s arm: “Captain, are there…other boats? Stock up?”

Shen Tuluo shook his head: “Although there is some food on the ship of the minister, a dozen or so people may last for ten days and a half months, but thousands of soldiers and soldiers are useless.”

“Then… what should we do then?” Duan Shao was in a hurry: “After a few hours, it will be time to eat. Let’s… Where do we find food?”

Shen Tuluo sighed: “Lu Zheng took another fleet upstream of the Huai River. If we can join them in time, there is still some food there, but the minister is very clear that there is not much food there, even if we meet, Suddenly there are two thousand more people to eat, and it can’t last a few days.”

“Then…then let’s go upstream to meet Lu Zheng immediately. How many days can we last?” Duan Shao said immediately: “Captain, hurry up and order, we…we can’t delay!”

Duan Shao knew very well that once the soldiers knew that the grain ship was destroyed, their morale, which was already depressed, would collapse completely in an instant. Even if there was no mutiny, the navy would disappear in an instant.

Shen Tuluo shook his head slightly and said, “Your Highness, once we meet with Lu Zheng, it will only make the navy collapse faster. According to the minister’s estimate, Lu Zheng can last for ten days. As long as he can last, Huaishui will be destroyed. It is still under our control, and the food supply of the people of the Chu country cannot be cleared.”

“Then…. what should we do?” Duan Shao sighed: “There is no grain of rice,

Are you here waiting to starve to death?

”

“You can only abandon the ship and land.” Shen Tuluo said: “Maybe there is still a chance.”

“Landing?” Duan Shao was startled: “Where are you going?”

Shen Tuluo said: “On the south bank of the Huai River, the people of the Chu country have already taken precautions, and the people have moved later. Even if we board the south bank, we will not be able to get any supplements, and we are likely to fall into the trap of the people of the Chu country. The only plan is to go north and go to Puyang to meet Linghu.”

“Puyang?” Duan Shao frowned and said, “Captain, there are soldiers and horses of the Qinhuai Legion on the north bank. If they go ashore, wouldn’t they want to confront the Qinhuai Legion?”

“Bypass Xuzhou.” Shen Tuluo said: “The Chu army is now in control of Linzi, and now they will not dare to divide their troops into Xuzhou. Your Highness can lead the soldiers to bypass Xuzhou and turn to Puyang. Prime Minister Linghu led the army to defend Xuzhou. After His Highness and Linghu meet, they will be safe.”

Duan Shao frowned and said, “Captain, you asked Ben Gong to lead troops there, so… don’t you want to go?”

Shen Tuluo shook his head and said, “If the ministers go together, will these warships be abandoned? If these ships are to be burned, the minister cannot bear it, and the navy is the main force of our country to restore the country, and the minister must keep these ships no matter what.” After a pause, he continued: “I will leave some loyal and reliable sailors behind. There are not many sailors. They fish on the river for food, and they can barely hold the boat out of the Huai River.”

“Captain, Lu Zheng’s navy is still there, and Chu’s grain supply is still in our hands. Why don’t we negotiate with the people of Chu?” Duan Shao sneered: “Although they burned our grain ships, they still have to deal with it. Their own granaries were also burned by us.”

Shen Tuluo shook his head and said, “Since the people of Chu succeeded, they knew we couldn’t hold on, and even if we went to negotiate, they wouldn’t accept it.”

At this moment, when suddenly hearing the noise from outside, Shen Tuluo frowned, got up and walked outside the cabin. Duan Shao also knew that something happened outside the cabin, so he went out immediately. When he came out of the cabin, he saw the deck. The previous group of people were scrambling into a ball. After Shen Tuluo came out, he shouted in a deep voice, “Stop!”

Only then did everyone separate, and many people were disheveled and their faces were painted.

“There is a clear order in the army that those who fight in private will be punished with thirty military sticks. You actually regard military law as nothing?” Shen Tuluo put his hand on the hilt of his saber, his face gloomy.

All the soldiers bowed their heads. The two burned boats over there had already sunk most of the water. The soldiers fighting the fire obviously knew that they were powerless to return to the sky, so they did not continue to put out the fire, but only rescued the soldiers who fell into the river.

Duan Shao also frowned and said, “Why are you fighting privately?”

One person stepped forward and cupped his hands: “His Royal Highness, the Governor, they said that what was destroyed was a grain boat. We will starve to death if we hold on to it. These cowards have the heart to defect, so…!” He Before the words were finished, someone immediately said: “His Royal Highness, the Great Governor, he is bloody, we have no intention of defecting, just saying that the grain ship was destroyed, we are worried… worry that there will be no food to eat in the future. After saying a word, they will slander us as treason!”

After this person finished speaking, many more people spoke out, and the two sides suddenly quarreled, but Duan Shao and Shen Tuluo were present, but no one dared to act.

Duan Shao’s heart was sinking at this time. He had expected that there would be a change in the destruction of the grain ship. He didn’t expect that what he was most worried about would come. Although these soldiers had not been in turmoil, since they dared to talk about the grain ship openly, And there are so many people, it is obvious that the military is in chaos.

“You are all warriors of Daqi, and you are deeply favored by the country. Now is the time of national disaster, and you can actually kill each other.” Duan Shao said coldly: “Don’t you have the idea of restoring the country?”

All the soldiers were silent, but at this moment, they heard the exclamation: “It’s on fire, it’s on fire!” But it came from Shentuluo’s main battleship.

Shen Tuluo’s face changed suddenly, and he rushed to the side of the boat. Without thinking, he had already jumped off the side of the boat and landed on the boat. He said sharply: “Come on!”

The sailors hurried to the warship.

Duan Shao had already seen the figures on the warship moving, and vaguely saw the fire coming from the side window of the cabin. Knowing that the fire was burning from the bilge, he was shocked.

He thought that the Chu people would flee immediately after burning the grain boat, but he didn’t want the group to stay.

Just now, the two grain ships caught fire, and everyone’s attention was attracted. The people of Chu would definitely take this opportunity to steal the main battleship directly.

He felt a chill in his heart. He didn’t know how many people the Chu State sent over this time, but what the dialect saw, apart from the officers and soldiers of the Eastern Qi Navy, where else could Chu State assassins be seen?

Shen Tuluo boarded the warship. The fire in the bottom warehouse was still not extinguished. Thick smoke came out of the cabin. The officers and soldiers were quickly spraying water into the cabin to put out the fire.

If he were to fight head-on with the enemy on the water, Shentuluo would have nothing to fear. Under his command, the East Sea Division was beaten so badly that the entire army was almost wiped out. However, facing these sinister tricks from the people of Chu, he could not think of it. A better way to deal with it, he was annoyed, just now the grain ship was burned, he should beware of the enemy continuing to set fire to other warships, but the two ships were burned to be grain ships, which made him mistakenly think that the other party’s purpose was only Just a grain boat.

Fortunately, the fire was discovered in time, and the fire did not fully burn, but even so, the warship was seriously damaged. Burnt and dilapidated.

“Where did the fire start?” Shen Tuluo asked with a cold face.

“It seems… it seems to be a bilge!” Someone said on the side.

“Where are the guards?” Shen Tuluo said angrily, “Who can enter the cabin and set fire to it?”

There are soldiers guarding the front and rear of the cabin, Shen Tuluo really can’t understand how the other party sneaked into the bottom cabin.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps was heard, and the two of them rushed over and said, “Captain, the bilge… The bilge is flooding, someone… Someone has destroyed the bilge!”

Shen Tuluo immediately went down to the bottom cabin, and saw that soldiers were blocking the hole with wooden boards at the bottom of the bilge. There was a huge hole in the corner of the bottom cabin. The thick smoke was so smoky that people couldn’t keep their eyes open. Shen Tuluo even smelled a smell of fuel oil. He glanced around and saw that the ship’s deck in the bottom cabin was burned even more seriously, and many places had been burned to charcoal. Instantly understood, and murmured: “They set fire from the bottom!”