Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 317 The long night of darkness, accepting the navy

The river surface at night is like a huge piece of black jade inlaid on the earth, with little lights dancing in it, as if stars have fallen into the world.

But the cold wind howling on the river made the people on the boat unable to feel any beauty.

Hearing Nangong Xian's words, Zhang Feng looked sideways and laughed softly: "Don't worry, brother Xian is the father-in-law of Lord Chen Hou. Considering this relationship, Qingzhou will not abandon us or ignore us."

"Qu Shuai, stop teasing me. Chen Moke and I have never met each other. The marriage between Ru'er and him was decided by the family. He and I didn't have any friendship before. Besides, this kind of political marriage is very important. What comes first is profit. The Huai Army Navy is entrenched on the river. In such a cold weather, this is a thankless job." Nangong Xian said with a wry smile.

"Brother Xian, there is no need to be so pessimistic. When Qingzhou sent a letter before, he told us to wait, which shows that the family is behind the scenes. Our navy is the foundation of the family and will not be given up so easily."

Although Zhang Feng said this, he was not optimistic about the outcome. King Huai's blockade of Fengzhou was not only a blockade of food, but also a blockade of information.

This makes it difficult for Zhang Feng to get first-hand information from outside Fengzhou, and he doesn't know what is happening outside now.

And the Huai Army's pressing step by step has made the Tianshi Army's living space continue to be compressed. If there is no turning point, this group of people will eventually become the turtle in the urn.

Nangong Xian forced a smile on his face and looked at the line of fire in the distance on the river, which was a row of Huai Army naval warships.

Suddenly, Nangong Xian saw a spot of fire getting bigger and bigger in the line of fire.

Nangong Xian stared at it for a long time, then his pupils shrank slightly, pointing to the fire in the distance and said: "Qu Shuai. It seems that a warship is approaching us."

That's right, the growing fire spot is approaching the north shore of Fengzhou.

Not only Nangong Xian discovered it, but soon the various sentries arranged by Zhang Feng also discovered the fire point one after another, which also caused a commotion.

Thinking that the Huai Army's navy had already attacked, they blew the trumpet loudly and hurriedly took precautions.

After getting closer, they discovered that the spot of fire was just a small boat, and there were only two people on the boat. The leader claimed to be the envoy of King Huai and asked to see Zhang Feng.

After Zhang Feng learned the news, he immediately had the envoy who claimed to be King Huai brought to him.

But when the Huaiwang envoy saw Zhang Feng, he did not speak. Instead, he swept around Zhang Feng's soldiers and Nangong Xian. The meaning is self-evident.

Zhang Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the other party closely, then raised his hand and said, "You guys go down first."

Nangong Xian was worried and whispered in his ear: "Qu Shuai."

"It's okay, I want to see what he has to say." Zhang Feng knew what Nangong Xian was going to say, so he said it was okay.

After Nangong Xian and the others had gone down, the Huaiwang envoy first bowed his hand to Zhang Fenggong, and then said: "According to the prince's oral instructions, at the request of the Marquis of Pingting County, two days later, on December 18th, we A hole will be opened in the northwest to allow General Zhang's navy to pass. The password is: Long Night Is Not Bright.

Please remember, General Zhang, that only your navy is allowed to pass. If General Zhang brings others from the Tianshi Army, this order will be invalid. "

Hearing this, Zhang Feng was shocked.

Seeing that Zhang Feng remained silent, King Huai's envoy frowned and said, "Do you remember General Zhang?"

"Remember it."

After King Huai's envoy left, Nangong Xian came to Zhang Feng, looking curious.

Zhang Feng did not hide anything from Nangong Xian, and told Nangong Xian what the Huai King's envoy told him.

Nangong Xian's eyebrows narrowed: "Shuai Qu, is this a scam? If this is an ambush by the Huai Army, we will be dumped after we pass by."

Zhang Feng didn't say anything, because he couldn't guarantee whether there would be fraud here, but Linchuan City had been lost, and the Huai Army would come here sooner or later. It was just the difference between dying early and dying late, but if it was true, it would be possible Picking it up can save a life.

Didn't Chen Mo ask them to wait? Maybe they were just waiting for this.

"We are in a dilemma now. No matter it is true or false, we have to take a gamble." Zhang Feng made up his mind and said to Nangong Xian: "Brother Xian, in this way, in two days' time, I will lead the two battalions first. Go over there and wait a quarter of an hour. If nothing happens to us, you can take the rest of the people there."

"No, how can I let you, Qu Shuai, take the lead? It's me first." Nangong Xian started to fight first.

"Stop talking, this matter has been decided."

"Where is Zheng Zhong?" Nangong Xian whispered.

Since the navy commanded by Zhang Feng belonged to the Nangong family, in order to ensure that the navy obeyed the orders of the Tianshi Army, Luo Guang arranged for a believer to come to the navy to serve as a supervisor, and the supervisor would need to The daily situation of the navy is reported to Luo Guang.

And Zheng Zhong is the supervisor of this navy.

Since we were going to retreat in two days, the order must be passed on in advance, and it was impossible for Zheng Zhong, as the supervisor of the army, not to know about it.

And although this navy Luo Guang only sent one supervisor, who can guarantee that there will only be one ear wire.

Perhaps the news of the visit from King Huai's envoy just now reached Zheng Zhong's ears.

Zhang Feng paced back and forth for a while, then looked hard: "I made a sign on my neck. Since I want to bet, I will do it without stopping."

Zheng Zhong is a sixth-grade warrior.

The seal is the fifth grade.

As for why the supervisory army was not as powerful as the commander-in-chief Zhang Feng, it was entirely because Zheng Zhong represented Luo Guang's will. Killing Zheng Zhong would be equivalent to falling out with Luo Guang.

Therefore, whether the supervisor's strength is high or not is not the key.

"I understand." Nangong Xian went down to inform Zheng Zhong. Just as Zhang Feng had guessed, Zheng Zhong did know the news about the visit of King Huai's envoy. In his opinion, King Huai wanted to persuade Zhang Feng to surrender.

Therefore, when Nangong Xian found him and asked him to go to Zhang Feng to talk about the news of King Huai's visit, Zheng Zhong did not doubt and left.

Soon, a scream came from Zhang Feng's cabin, but under the cover of the howling cold wind, it didn't attract the slightest attention. The guards outside only saw something splashing on the window.

...

Two days later, Zishi.

It was late at night, there was no moon on the river, and the cold wind was lonely. Seven large warships left from the north bank. The lights on the warships were extinguished. Only the dim light in the wheelhouse floated toward the northwest like a ghost.

Soon, they arrived at the defense line of the Huai Army Navy, and the Huai Army Navy sentry found them.

The crossbows on the warship were all aimed at Zhang Feng and the others.

By the firelight on the Huai Army's warship, Zhang Feng looked at the bed crossbow with a cold light, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, thinking that it was really a scam.

Fortunately, a man in a battle armor from the Huai Army Navy came next. He had a solemn face and said in a deep voice: "The password."

"It's a long night of darkness." Zhang Feng answered personally.

The armored man waved his hand, then boarded the ship to check, roughly counting the number of people on the ship to see if there were any major leaders of the Tianshi Army among them.

Only after inspection will it be released.

As the entire navy passed the blockade of the Huai Army Navy and headed towards Qingzhou, and the Huai Army did not pursue them, Zhang Feng's heart was finally relieved.

……

Before that, Pingting County.

After reading the secret letter sent by Fifth Fusheng, Chen Mo stopped waiting and directly ordered: "Sun Meng, pass the order and ask Li Yunzhang and Wen Heng to order five thousand elite troops each and follow me to pick up the guests."

"No." Sun Meng quickly went down to deliver the order.

...

The wind on the river was extremely strong. Going from Fengzhou to Qingzhou was going in the opposite direction, and the night was hazy. Zhang Feng did not dare to let the navy go too fast. If it hit the reef, the ship would sink.

If it falls into the water on such a cold day, it will kill someone.

It wasn't until dawn that Zhang Feng and Nangong Xian were on the deck and saw the land of Qingzhou. It was foggy in the morning. Zhang Feng couldn't see clearly where the dock was, so he could only let the people below move forward slowly based on experience.

As Zhang Feng's navy got closer to the shore, the outline of the dock was also revealed. A sudden northwest wind blew away the fog around the dock. Zhang Feng and others were shocked.

Around the dock, countless sergeants were seen wearing armor and holding guns. There were no noises or signs of impatience. They were lined up neatly, with flags fluttering, hunting sounds, and murderous intent.

As the fog returned again, the sergeants were hidden again.

The soldiers stood solemnly in the cold wind without a trace of noise, and they stood there for more than an hour and a half. With the knowledge of Zhang Feng and Nangong Xian, they immediately realized that this was a strong army.

"It should be the defenders from Qingzhou who are coming to greet us." Nangong Xian said.

Zhang Feng called his soldiers and said, "Tell me, general, to approach quickly in the direction of the dock."

"promise."

……

Chen Mo was standing on the shore. After Sun Meng's reminder, Zhang Feng and Nangong Xian realized that Chen Mo had actually come to greet them in person, and they couldn't help but feel a little moved.

But what he didn't expect was that he would soon become unmoved.

"General Zhang Feng, please see the Marquis." Zhang Feng took a step forward and bowed to Chen Mo.

Zhang Feng had also been granted a title by the imperial court before, and in a sense, he was also a military commander of the imperial court.

"General Zhang, I have admired him for a long time. I heard my eldest brother mentioned General Zhang's name before. Now I see General Zhang's demeanor for the first time, and I am amazed." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Master Marquis, you're welcome." Zhang Feng smiled lightly, and then saw Chen Mo looking at Nangong Xian and said: "Master Marquis, he is my deputy general, Nangong Xian."

"The last general, Nangong Xian, has met the Marquis."

Nangong Xian bowed, but was quickly supported by Chen Mo: "It turns out to be your father-in-law. I can't bear this gift. Please get up quickly."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Nangong Xian raised his head and looked at his son-in-law with his peripheral vision.

"Before coming to Qingzhou, I promised Ru'er that I would take my father-in-law back to Yuzhou for the New Year, but now I'm afraid I have to break my promise." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Hearing this, Nangong Xian was touched. After all, he thought he would never come back before this. He couldn't help but ask: "Master Marquis, how is Ru'er now?"

"Okay, I will take you to Yuzhou to see her after the new year." After saying that, Chen Mo looked at the sailors behind Zhang Feng who had not yet disembarked, and said with a smile: "I have prepared food in the city. Please invite the soldiers." Let’s go into the city and enjoy it.”

(End of this chapter)