Vol 4 Chapter 1311: Bad news

The soaring flames reflected the surface of the river, and the soldiers all around could clearly see the sailors jumping off the ship. Among the fire, more screams came.
All the warships surrounding him had taken out the bamboo dragons and sprayed water on the burning ships.
Duan Shao looked pale.
Not long ago, he was still excited that Feichan Ninja burned the grain storage of the Chu people. His excitement had not passed, but his grain ship was probably in the fire, looking at the two ships that were falling apart in the fire, There is a blank in Duan Shao's brain, and he doesn't know what to do at this time.
The shouts, screams, and shouts all sounded together.
Some Dongqi ships tried their best to extinguish the fire, while others rescued fallen soldiers in the middle of the river.
Until Shen Tuluo came to his side, Duan Shao recovered, stared at Shen Tuluo, and immediately asked, "Great Governor, that ... those two are not food ships!"
Shen Tuluo didn't speak, only said: "Hour Highness, don't worry, advanced cabin!"
Duan Shao looked at the two sinking ships, turned around, and entered the cabin. He knew that there were sailors all around. Shen Tuluo had some words that were not clear in front of everyone. After entering the cabin, he anxiously said: Dudu .....! "
"His Royal Highness, the revenge of the Chu people came quickly." Shen Tuluo's face was also iron-green: "These two ships ... are food ships, and our food has been destroyed once!"
Duan Shao only felt that his legs were soft, and he was about to collapse, reaching for the table to support the body, closing his eyes, but he quickly said: "Dadu, this must not let the soldiers know ..." But as soon as the words were spoken, I knew in my heart that it was impossible to hide the grain ship after it was destroyed.
Not to mention that many of the soldiers knew that the food was on the boat, and even if no one else knew it, when the meal was over, there was no food available, and the soldiers could immediately understand that it was the food ship that was burnt down.
"The Chu people are so mean." Duan Shao sat down slowly, his face pale, as if he had forgotten to send someone to burn the grain storehouse in Huize: "Their grain storehouse was destroyed, it must be irresistible, so they sent someone to burn it down. Our grain ship. "
Although Shen Tuluo was the first famous general in the world, the destruction of the grain ship was obviously an unprecedented blow to him.
A clever woman can't cook without rice, even if Shen Tuluo has an unrivaled strategy, but how can a sailor without food have control?
"How do they know that the two ships are the grain ships?" Shen Tuluo looked cold: "Why did they look at those two ships?"
Duan Shao instantly realized that the situation was wrong, and asked, "Yes, how do they ... how do they know that it is a grain ship?" He reached out and grabbed Shen Tuluo's arm: "Dadu, are there any other ships on board?" Store food? "
Shen Tuluo shook his head: "Although the minister's boat is equipped with some food, a dozen people may be able to persist for ten days and a half months, but thousands of soldiers and a lot of money are useless."
"Then ... what can I do?" Duan Shao was anxiously anxious: "After a few hours, it's time to eat. Let's ... where do we find food?"
Shen Tuluo sighed: "Lu Zheng took another fleet on the upper reaches of Huai Shui. If we can meet them in time, there is still some food there, but the minister knows very well that there is not much food there. Suddenly more than two thousand people eat, and it won't last for a few days at all. "
"Then ... then let's go upstream and meet Lu Zheng immediately, and we can hold for a few days." Duan Shao immediately said: "Greatest Governor, hurry to order, we ... we can't delay!"
Duan Shao was very clear that once the soldiers knew that the grain ship was destroyed, the already depressed morale would completely collapse in an instant, even if no mutiny would occur, but this sailor would disappear instantly.
Shen Tuluo shook his head slightly and said, "His Royal Highness, once we meet Lu Zheng, it will only cause the naval architect to collapse faster. According to the estimate of the minister, Lu Zheng can last for another ten days, as long as he can sustain it, Huai Shui will Still under our control, the food of the Chu people cannot be cleared. "
"Then ... what shall we do?" Duan Shao sighed: "The grains of rice do not exist, are we here waiting to starve to death?"
"You can only abandon the ship and land on the shore." Shen Tuluo said: "Maybe there is still a line of life."
"Going on the shore?" Duan Shao Yizheng: "Where to go?"
Shen Tuluo said: "On the south bank of Huai Shui, the Chu people have been prepared and the people have moved back. Even if we boarded the south bank, we will not get any supplements. Instead, we are very likely to fall into the trap of the Chu people. The only way to do this is to go north to Puyang to meet Linghu. "
"Puyang?" Duan Shao frowned: "Dadu, there are soldiers and horses of the Qinhuai Legion on the north bank. If they land on the shore, wouldn't they want to confront the Qinhuai Legion?"
"Detour Xuzhou." Shen Tuluo said: "The Chu army now controls Linzi, and it is certainly not dare to divide troops into Xuzhou. His Royal Highness can lead the soldiers to bypass Xuzhou and turn to Puyang. Linghu Xiang led the guard to Xuzhou. After your Highness meets Linghu, you will be safe. "
Duan Shao frowned: "Dadu, you let this palace lead troops to go, then ... don't you go?"
Shen Tuluo shook his head and said: "If the subjects go together, should these warships be abandoned? If you want to burn these ships, the subjects can't bear it, and the navy is the main force of my Daqi restoration, and the ministers must keep these ships anyway." After a pause, he continued: "The minister will leave some loyal and reliable sailors. The number is small, and the river is fishing for food, barely able to support the boat out of the Huai River."
"The great governor, Lu Zheng's navy is still there, and the grain of Chu State is still in our hands. Why don't we go to negotiate with the Chu people?" Duan Shao said with a sneer: "Although they burned our grain ship, but Their own granary was also burned by us. "
Shen Tuluo shook his head and said: "Since the Chu people have succeeded, we know that we can't hold on, even if we go to talk, they won't accept it."
At this moment, when he heard that there was noise outside, Shen Tuluo frowned and got up to walk outside. Duan Shao also knew that something was happening outside the cabin, and went out immediately. When he came out, he saw the deck. The last group of people was twisting into a ball. After Shen Tuluo came out, Shen Sheng shouted, "Stop!"
The people were separated, many people were not well-dressed, and their faces were still painted.
"There is a clear order in the army, private brawlers, 30 military sticks punished, you even think of military law as nothing?" Shen Tuluo pressed the handle of the saber with a gloomy face.
The soldiers bowed their heads, and the two burnt ships over there were mostly submerged in the water. The soldiers who knew the fire obviously knew that they were unable to return to the sky, and they no longer continued to extinguish the fire, but saved the soldiers who fell into the river.
Duan Shao also frowned: "Why fight privately?"
One person came forward and said, "His Royal Highness, the great governor, they said that it was the grain ship that was destroyed. We will continue to starve to death. This coward has a heart of defection, so ..." he After the words were finished, someone immediately said: "His Royal Highness, the Governor, he spurs blood on us. We have no heart of defection, we just say that the grain ship is destroyed, and worry ... I am worried that there will be no food to eat next, so there will be more With a word, they slandered us for being rebellious! "
After this person finished speaking, many people spoke one after another, and the two sides immediately disputed, but Duan Shao and Shen Tuluo were present, but no one dared to start.
At this time, Duan Shao was sinking his heart. He had expected that the destruction of the grain ship would inevitably occur. He could not think of what he was most worried about. Although these soldiers had not been in trouble, since they dared to talk about the grain ship blatantly, And because of the large number of people, it is clear that the military has become disorganized.
"You are all Daqi's warriors, and are deeply honoured by the country. Now it is the time of the national crisis, and you are even handicapped." Duan Shao coldly said: "Don't you have the idea of ​​returning to the country?"
The soldiers were speechless, and at this moment, they heard a cry of exclamation again: "Fire, fire!" But it came from Shen Tuluo's main battleship.
Shen Tuluo's face changed suddenly, rushing to the side of the ship, thinking about it, had already jumped from the ship's side, landed on the boat, and said sharply: "Come on!"
The sailor hurried to the warship.
Duan Shao had seen the figure on the battleship swell, and vaguely saw the fire light coming from the side window of the cabin, knowing that the fire was burning from the bottom of the cabin, and was shocked.
He thought that after the Chu people burned the grain boat, he immediately fled, but he did not want the group to stay.
Only two grain ships were on fire, and everyone's attention was attracted. The Chu people must take this opportunity to directly burn the main warship.
He felt chills in his heart, and he didn't know how many people had been sent by Chu this time, but what can be seen in the dialect, except for the soldiers and soldiers of the Dongqi Marine Division, where can he see Chu assassins?
Shen Tuluo boarded the battleship ~ EbookFREE.me ~ 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 extinguish the fire.
If he is fighting the enemy directly on the water, Shen Tuluo has no fear, and the East China Sea Division is under the command of being beaten up almost by the whole army, but he cannot think of these tricks of the Chu people. A better way to deal with it, he was annoyed in his heart, before the grain ship was burned, he should watch out for the enemy to continue to set fire to other warships, but the two ships that were burned were grain ships, making him think that the purpose of the other party was just Grain ship only.
Fortunately, the fire was discovered in time, and the fire was not completely burned, but even so, this warship was also seriously damaged. After the fire was extinguished, Shen Tuluo entered the cabin to check, the smoke still did not dissipate, and many places in the cabin had been destroyed. Burnt dilapidated.
"Where does the fire start?" Shen Tuluo asked coldly.
"It seems ... it seems to be the bottom of the bilge!"
"Where is the guard?" Shen Tuluo said angrily: "Who can enter the cabin and set fire?"
There were soldiers guarding before and after entering the cabin, and Shen Tuluo really couldn't understand how the other party dived into the bottom cabin.
Suddenly heard footsteps, the two rushed over and said: "Greatest Governor, the bilge .... the bilge is flooding. Someone ... someone destroyed the bilge!"
Shen Tuluo immediately went down to the bottom compartment, and saw that a soldier was blocking the hole in the bottom of the bilge with a wooden board. There was a huge hole in the corner of the bottom compartment. At this time, the water came in from the hole, and the bottom compartment The thick smoke was so smoked that people couldn't keep their eyes open. Shen Tuluo even smelled a smell of fuel and glanced around, seeing that the deck of the cabin was burnt more seriously, and charcoal has been burned in many places. Instantly understood, muttered: "They set fire from the bottom compartment!"