Chapter 336 The Wind

The flagship of the Huainan Zhoushi, the rhythmic sound of the oars in the bottom cabin mixed with the sound of water, the masts on the ship had already been sailing, but the distance from the Xuanzhou warships chasing behind was still shortening. At this time, the sunset had already sunk under the horizon. With the help of the cold moonlight, you can vaguely see the huge figures of the enemy tower ships. These shadows were like tangible and qualitative objects, pressing on the hearts of all the Huainan naval soldiers. The sergeant who commanded the oars in the bottom cabin urged the oars to speed up the rhythm of paddling, but the gap in physical strength between the two sides determined who the winner of this race was. Any Huainan sergeant knew in his heart that it would be a matter of time before the Xuanzhou naval army catch up.

"The governor, I can't escape anyway, so why not turn around and fight to the death. If you run like this, not only will you use up your brothers' physical strength, but you will not even be able to fight to the death. At that time, you are caught up by a rebel, and you can't fight to the death." Qin Fei said in Li Shenfu's ear in a low voice. He dared not speak loudly. The soldiers around him were already extremely nervous at this time. If they knew that even the generals were like this, they would be afraid that they would immediately collapse without fighting.

Li Shenfu didn't say a word, his eyes staring at the huge ship shadow of the Xuanzhou Navy behind him, not just glanced at the battle flag beside him. Seeing this, Qin Fei didn't dare to continue talking. After all, Li Shenfu was the leader of this army. Although he was a general in Huainan, he did not dare to be like the commander of Weiling.

Qin Fei was so anxious that he could not help but saw Li Shenfu turn around and whisper to the soldiers: "The oarsmen work harder, and at most another hour, there will be a turning point. When they fall, they will kill all the traitors."

Li Shenfu's voice was full of energy, and the soldiers on the boat could hear it clearly. Even the similar ships could hear it clearly. The boat was quiet at first, and then a burst of cheers broke out. These soldiers were veterans who had followed Li Shenfu for many years. They knew that he was cautious in his words and actions, and did not speak much, but he always had a good word. At this time, he must have made sense to say this. Maybe he had ambushed the strange soldiers waiting behind him. Suddenly, everyone was angry, and the paddlers seemed to have added a lot of strength to the arms of the oars, and the ship was much faster. For a moment, they had already distanced themselves from the pursuers behind.

Chasing the Xuanzhou warship in the front, the lookout soldiers on the tower saw the enemy soldiers suddenly accelerated, and quickly jumped out of the cabin and reported to Xu Du: "Captain, the Huainan warships have accelerated again, and the distance between us has been several feet wider."

Xu Du responded, jumped up to the tower quickly, carefully observed the situation of the Huainan army for a while, and sneered: "Don't be afraid, let them run. There is nothing to rely on in this big river. They can still run to the sky. They paddle so hard that when we catch up, we will see what strength they can fight."

The lookout soldier looked around and asked in a low voice: "Captain, are we slowing down the speed? Li Shenfu is also a famous general. Who knows if there will be any tricks, such as ambush, fire attack, etc."

Xu Du sneered and said, "The river surface of these dozens of miles is wide and unobstructed. How can we hide ambushers? If we attack with fire, we will move freely on this river, not to mention that the wind direction is strong against our army. If the Huainan army sets fire, it will probably burn its own house. Where will your courage go on?" Hearing Xu Du's sneer, the lookout soldier felt extremely ashamed and was about to bow to apologize, but he heard Xu Du whispering to the oarsman: "Just slow down and keep this speed, let other ships take the lead."

Seeing that the distance between the two sides gradually widened, Qin Fei's heart gradually fell down and came to Li Shenfu and smiled: "Why didn't you hear anything about the wind in advance? If I had known that you had an ambush in advance, a certain family would not be so worried."

Li Shenfu's figure was not moving at all. His eyes were still staring at the Xuanzhou warship behind him that was biting tightly through the night sky, and replied indifferently: "Who said I have left ambush? You don't know how many warships were walking along the way, they are all here."

Although Li Shenfu's voice was low, it seemed like a thunder came down in Qin Fei's ears, which made him shake twice. He almost sat on the ground. After finally standing firm, he pointed at Li Shenfu and said, "Do you really have not reserved ambush?"

"Why are you talking so loudly? Do you want to attract everyone on the boat?" Li Shenfu turned his head and whispered, with a smile on his face.

Qin Fei looked left and right, and sure enough, the soldiers beside him looked over in surprise. He quickly put away his arms and suppressed the anger in his chest. When everyone's eyes turned away, he approached Li Shenfu and whispered viciously: "You can answer my question now, right? Have you reserved ambush?"

"Of course there is no such thing. All the ships that followed me south are here. How can I ambush this big river? It is not enough for me to fight the whole army. How can I divide my troops?"

"Then why do you still deceive the paddlers? Do you think you can escape like this? Our army goes from upstream, it is easy to advance but hard to retreat. The paddlers are not as physically as theirs, and they will definitely not be able to get rid of the enemy. This is obviously a poison to quench thirst. Once the soldiers find that there is no ambush, their morale will definitely collapse, and they will struggle to death." Qin Fei only felt a sense of aura in his chest and almost broke out. If he had not been with Li Shenfu for many years, he knew that he was resourceful and had to act like this, he would have cut off the other party's head and commanded the entire army by himself.

"Don't worry, at most an hour, there will definitely be a turning point. Then we can go back to the army to defeat the enemy." Li Shenfu said confidently, with a dizzy look on his face, making Qin Fei look half-doubtedly. After a while, he suddenly pulled out his waist and slashed on the side of the ship, and sighed: "Forget it, I have to take a try after getting on your pirate ship today!"

The pursuit of both sides lasted for half an hour. After all, manpower is sometimes poor, and the distance between the two sides has begun to shrink again. From time to time, the raft arrows shot by the Xuanzhou army fell into the cabin and inserted into the shipboard to make a "snatch, grab" sound. The soldiers on the side were also a little confused. Seeing that Li Shenfu and Qin Fei were standing on the tower, they felt assured again.

"Is the time you said has not come yet?"

"not yet."

"How long will it take to arrive?"

"The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed."

"You!" Qin Fei looked at Li Shenfu viciously, pressed his right hand on the hilt of the knife and used force. Half of the sword had been unsheathed, but it was fixed again. After a while, he pressed it back, turned around angrily and walked downstairs.

Just now, the wind suddenly sounded loudly. The shrilling Jiang Feng blew the sails and even the mast made a terrible creaking sound. Qin Fei, who had just turned around, suddenly turned black in front of him. He quickly reached out to block it, but the big flag behind him rushed towards him, covering his head and face. The fierce Jiang Feng slapped his face with a thick banner, causing pain.

Qin Fei was pulling the flag and suddenly heard a scream: "The wind has turned!" He pulled open the banner and saw that the river wind had turned, and the northwest wind suddenly turned into the southeast wind down the river.

"The wind has turned!" Qin Fei heard someone shouting again, and when he looked back, he found that Li Shenfu was no longer as damn good as everything was under control. His face was full of surprise and joy, his body kept trembling, and his voice had completely changed. No wonder he didn't hear the two screams just now being the voice of his old friend.

Qin Fei was still a little unresponsive, but saw that Li Shenfu's eyes were already flowing out of tears, muttering something, but he couldn't hear what he was saying. While he was confused, he saw that the other party was shaking and was about to fall down. He quickly rushed forward to support him. As soon as he touched the right rib, he felt that his hands were wet, but he couldn't see clearly what it was under the moonlight. He smelled it in front of his nose and was full of blood. He couldn't help but be shocked. He quickly helped Li Shenfu to sit down. When he looked in the moonlight, he had some idea of ​​a squirting arrow on his right rib, which happened to penetrate through the crack of the armor. It must have been shot at the top of the building. It was a blessing that he had been able to survive until now.

Qin Fei quickly stood up and wanted to call the doctor to bandage Li Shenfu's wounds, but he felt that his right arm had sunk and he was caught and unable to move. When he looked back, he saw that Li Shenfu was pale and his voice was low and powerful: "The wind is turning sharply, and the enemy will be in chaos. Our army is at the upper hand, which is an opportunity to break the enemy. If the soldiers know that the commander is in the hands of the commander, they will be afraid that the morale of the army will be disrupted and the opportunity to fight."

"This, this." Even though Qin Fei had been in the army for a long time and was decisive in the killing, he couldn't help but hesitate. Seeing his appearance, Li Shenfu on the opposite side couldn't help but feel anxious. He didn't know where he had a strength. He grabbed the other party's arm and said reluctantly: "The King of Wu fought for more than ten years before he could conquer this foundation and ensure the health of the people between the Jianghuai River. Now it is a good opportunity to break the thief. Tian and An are both old generals, and they have accumulated for many years and have been in the same day. Xuanwu, Zhu Wen, Zhenhai, and Lu Fang all have the intention of intervening, but they are weak or their foundation is unstable, so they have not sent troops.

If we cannot win today and the war is endless, the two thieves of Tian and An will definitely lead foreign invaders to respect themselves, and the people of Jianghuai will be poisoned. Li is only one person, which is the big one and the small one? Do you still understand the difference between the Qin brothers?"

When Qin Fei heard Li Shenfu's words, he had to stand up and shout to the messenger below: "Tele to all ships, prepare for firecrackers, and turn around and prepare for the battle."
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