Chapter 374: Surprise

The captain was hit hard in the back of his head, and he fell heavily to the ground like a wooden stake, without moving.

Chen Zhang quickly rushed to the place where the captain fell. At this time, the flattering smile on his face was no longer there, full of wisdom and ability. He bent down and carefully observed the captain with the help of the faint light of torches not far away. He saw a deep wound on the back of his head, as if a huge mouth was opened, and blood and brain soil were pouring out from it, obviously he was not allowed to live. After confirming that the captain was dead, Chen Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and praised in a low voice: "Beautiful job!"

A man in erect bowed slightly, which was to reply to the boss's praise just now. He held a short axe in his right hand, and the blade of the axe was covered with red and white objects. It must have been the weapon used to kill the captain. It turned out that Chen Zhang had left a confidant in the bottom cabin when he sent people to the cabin to repair the ship tools and materials, and then lured the captain into the cabin. He pretended to fall off the torch to attract the other party's attention, and the man took the opportunity to take his life.

Seeing that the enemy soldier leader had already died, Chen Zhang ran out of the cabin and said that the damaged area at the bottom of the cabin was not big. The lieutenant sent him to find some people to repair it immediately. So he recruited seven or eight people to the cabin. He took out the hidden armored soldiers and put them on. After the attack, he suddenly broke out. The soldiers guarding the ship were already a little sleepy after eating. The leader was not there and there was no supervision. He happened to find a shelter to take a nap and take a lazy spot. He was determined to be unintentional. Three or four people served one, and he lost his life in a mess without even making a sound. The other ships were far apart, and it was dark again, and the guards above did not notice it at all. As a result, when Chen Zhang issued a signal according to the prior agreement, but during his breathing, the four or five guards on each ship either lost their lives or were tied up like rice dumplings, and could not move in the cabin.

When everything was dealt with, Chen Zhang immediately dispatched a post and was careful not to reveal any noise. However, he detained several guards who were captured alive and began to interrogate. Since he ventured to go to sea, he either struggled to survive at sea or waited for the opportunity. He did not know the situation in Ming and Taizhou states, and could be said to have dark eyes. At present, he had only less than two hundred men under him, but he lived in the tiger's den, and he had only the chance to make a desperate bet, so he must dig out the truth from the prisoners as soon as possible.

Yu Xiu closed his eyes tightly, as if he was sleeping. His eyelids could not help but show that he was actually just pretending. The sudden outbreak of killing scared him silly. The prisoners who were tamed like sheep half a quarter of an hour ago suddenly turned into devils and swung their swords and spears fiercely at him. Several companions who were faster were immediately chopped down on the deck. However, he was slow to react and had not yet figured out what was going on, so he was pressed on the deck, tied up like rice dumplings, and was lucky to survive.

Suddenly, a few slight metallic strikes sounds came. Yu Xiu could not suppress the curiosity in his heart. He opened his eyes slightly and used the gaps to see what the sound was. Several enemies were carrying the bodies of companions on the deck. What surprised Yu Xiu was that these people were actually wearing armor. The armor made of fine metal rings made a slight collision sound as the wearer's movements. Large pieces of metal forging pieces were inlaid on the chest, ribs and other key parts, and silver light was reflected under the reflection of the torch. They were covered with chain mail that was extremely rare in the Mingzhou army. What did these people come from? Yu Xiu's heart became tighter and tighter.

Just as Yu Xiu was still trembling, the enemies of unknown origin had already packed up the bodies on the deck and began to push Yu Xiu to the bottom cabin.

"Can they come to kill me?" Yu Xiu's blood almost solidified, but when he saw the shaking blades in the hands of the enemies on both sides, he walked towards the hatch door like a puppet at the mercy of others.

Yu Xiu came down from the cabin, his nose was filled with a mixed smell of tinder and blood. He saw that the floor of the cabin was filled with wooden barrels. The smell of tinder was floating over there. His brain, which was almost solidified by fear, began to loosen and quickly started to run. "These people were not pirates, otherwise they would not have such excellent armor and prepared so much tinder. They came for the moored fleet in the harbor." Yu Xiu immediately made a correct judgment. Compared to his reaction and courage, his mind was much better. He immediately judged that if he wanted to save his life, it would depend on his performance later. Thinking of this, he struggled suddenly and tried his best to spit out the cloth stuffed in his mouth.

Yu Xiu's struggle immediately attracted revenge. The soldiers who escorted him began to hit him on the head and back with the hilt and back of the knife, knocking him to the ground. Then the soldiers began to kick him hard. Yu Xiu tried his best to shrink into a ball on the ground to protect his head and chest and abdomen from being severely hit.

"Don't beat him anymore. Anyway, I'm not afraid of the sound coming out in the cabin. Let's remove the cloth from his mouth, so it's easy to ask questions." A low voice said. Yu Xiu immediately felt the punches and feet that beat him immediately stopped. Then someone removed the cloth from his mouth for him. He raised his head, and then the light on the bulkhead, Chen Zhang sat on a wooden barrel, his face no longer had the flattering smile he had since been captured, and he looked like a cool killer.

"Don't kill me, I'll say anything, and never hide it." As soon as the cloth in Yu Xiu's mouth was taken out, he fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, screaming loudly. Chen Zhang, who had prepared many methods of torture, was shocked, and then a smug smile appeared on his face.

"You are a smart person." Chen Zhang smiled and said, "I like to deal with smart people the most. This is very labor-saving and good for you and me. Okay, you start talking! But." Chen Zhang suddenly paused and pointed to the few corpses piled up beside him. He deliberately moved these corpses to the bottom cabin to intimidate the enemy soldiers who were interrogated. "If you don't tell the truth or hide something, you have to ask you to be your companion with those people. Anyway, they haven't died for a long time, and they just happened to be on the way together, and they are not alone on the way."

Yu Xiu's eyes couldn't help but look at the pile of corpses with Chen Zhang's fingers, and immediately shrank back. His body couldn't help but tremble. He kowtowed to the ground again, and said "I dare not", and explained everything he knew. Chen Zhang sat on the wooden barrel and listened carefully, and began to ask for details from time to time. After half a cup of tea, he finished the question. After the question, Chen Zhang's expression looked much better and he smiled and said, "Okay, go to the side to rest. If you tell the truth, I will not only not kill you, but also give you a lot." Then Chen Zhang ordered his subordinates to escort Yu Xiu to the deck.

Yu Xiu went to the deck, and the sergeant guarding relaxed the rope a little and brought him some wine and food, but the guards were still very close. Yu Xiu thought to himself that it must have been the instructions given by the enemy general who had interrogated him before, and he calmed down a little, picked up the wine and food on the deck and ate it. Although his wine and food were now like chewing wax in his mouth, this also showed that he accepted the other party's kindness, and there was a big change. I don't know when I would eat it in the next meal. At this time, eating one more cent would add more strength and more hope to survive. Yu Xiu slowly ate all the wine and food, and then sat down aside to rest, so he would be able to nourish his strength.

Under the deck, Chen Zhang had interrogated all the five captured Mingzhou soldiers, combined the confessions of these five people, and outlined a rough outline of the battle situation in front of him. How should his insignificant power be used in this battle situation? Chen Zhang began to ponder.

"General Chen, it's already two o'clock. Now Zhao's army has been dispatched. It's useless for us to escape quickly. Whether we are rushing back to Hangzhou to inform the military information or going to Wenzhou, we should set off immediately. The enemy lieutenant had said before that there were many reefs in the east of the port, and there were no patrol ships at the third o'clock. Let's change boats quickly and flee." Lu Shiwu said anxiously. Although he had been dissatisfied with Chen Zhang before, he saw Chen Zhang so powerful that he turned the situation silently. The thought had long been thrown out of the sky. He just felt that it was getting late. He saw Chen Zhang dying there without saying a word and couldn't help but remind him.

"Oh, it's already two o'clock." Chen Zhang nodded, repeated Lu Shiwu's words, turned his head to order the soldiers behind him, "Go and prepare a small boat, load it with fresh water food, and let Shiwulang get on the boat."

Lu Shiwu was about to turn around and leave, but he heard something wrong and turned around and asked, "General Chen, what do you mean? Just let me leave alone, where are you going?"

Chen Zhang seemed to have not heard Lu Shiwu's question, and stood up and bowed and said, "After Shiwulang returned to Hangzhou, he will report to his wife, saying that Chen had discovered the nest of Zhao thieves in Mingzhou, so he should fight against the thieves bravely. He also asked his wife to wait for the good news."

"What? You want to stay and attack this port. General Chen, do you know how many guards there are on this island, with a total of 1,500 people, and our army has only 200 people. They have more than 6,000 civilian sailors, and there are more than 60 ships in the Everbright. Are you crazy? Isn't this hitting stones with eggs?" Lu Shiwu widened his eyes. Chen Zhang almost turned into a monster in his eyes. He couldn't help but shouted loudly.

"So what?" Chen Zhang's face was very calm: "Although the enemy soldiers were numerous, in order to take good care of these civilian sailors, they were only scattered and arranged, and only a hundred people stayed in the central army in Wengshan City. Moreover, due to the strong storm on the sea, the ships had been docked in the port for a long time. The soldiers and sailors were very tired, and the sailors and civilians were even more resentful. As long as we suddenly attacked and killed their leaders, our Zhenhai army would arrive one after another, and we were just a vanguard. The enemy soldiers were tired, and suddenly fell from the sky in the wind and rain. The enemy's situation was unknown. Relying on the reputation of Xianggong Lu, we would definitely make unparalleled achievements."

When Lu Shiwu heard this, his heart felt a little relaxed, but after careful consideration, he still felt that this risk was too great. As long as there was a slight mistake, it would be a disaster that would never be restored. On this isolated island, there was no place to run. He held a glimmer of hope and advised: "General Chen, although what you said makes sense, after all, there are many enemies and few. If there is a slight mistake, there will be no room for maneuver. Please think twice!"

Chen Zhang stood up and pointed at the soldiers standing beside him and said sternly: "Are they taking great risks with me to go out to sea? They are trying to make great contributions and win their wives and children. Now that they have an opportunity, they flee to the enemy. Wouldn't the more than a hundred brothers who don't know how to live or die? Back then, Ban Dingyuan led dozens of people across the Western Regions, and the situation was still far from that, so how could they have the idea of ​​escaping the throne? Captain Lu, you are a relative of the wife. If you don't want to stay, you can leave alone. Don't let our army be discouraged." Chen Zhang said in the end, he was extremely unpolite. He clearly had the meaning of his words for the sake of his wife, and he would kill you, Lu Shiwu on the spot for the crime of Jujun.
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