Chapter 401: Counterattack

The deep blue ocean was surging.

Zhang Yazi's boat was like a leaf on the water above the huge waves.

The hard sail on the boat was blown by the wind, making a creaking sound.

He looked at the sun in the sky, adjusted the direction of the sail, and then lay on the boat, looking at the sky weakly, smelling the salty and wet smell in the sea water.

"Fifth brother." He said, then clenched his teeth, and his eyes burst into hatred, "Koreans!"

Countless fishermen have died at the hands of Koreans in these years.

Now he has escaped, but Chai Wu's life and death are unknown.

Thinking of the body hanging on the coast, he burst into tears.

"Fifth brother, I will do what you told me to do." Zhang Yazi said fiercely.

Then he climbed up from the boat and continued to steer the boat westward in the strong wind and waves.

Since he was a child, he followed his father to fish, and he had long mastered how to identify the direction on the sea by the position of the sun and stars.

After sailing for another night, he saw land in the red light of sunrise the next morning.

In a burst of ecstasy, he immediately rowed the boat to the shore.

But before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly heard a sound of horse hooves.

Zhang Yazi was horrified, fearing that he had arrived at Ningjindusi, which was occupied by the Northern Di.

Without looking back, he ran away, but the cavalry quickly caught up and surrounded him!

"What are you doing?" The leading cavalry shouted.

Zhang Yazi raised his head and saw that the cavalry in front of him was wearing silver armor. He was relieved. This was the armor of the Yanzhou soldiers. He had seen it before, so he hurriedly shouted: "Where is this Yanzhou?"

Although he could identify the direction at sea, in order to avoid being chased by the Goryeo warships.

He went directly from Ancheng Port to Dasong in a straight line instead of sailing along the coastline.

So, although he returned to Yanzhou, he didn't know where Yanzhou was?

Hearing Zhang Yazi speaking in Yanzhou dialect, the cavalrymen relaxed their vigilance and replied, "This is Jinghai County."

"Jinghai County." Zhang Yazi was delighted, remembering what Chai Wu had told him, and said in a hurry, "Please take me to see the King of Yan immediately. I have something important to tell him."

The cavalrymen laughed. Zhang Yazi was in rags and had come from the sea.

It was unreasonable for them to say that he was going to see the King of Yan, and they thought he was a lunatic.

Seeing that the cavalrymen did not believe him, Zhang Yazi said, "Do you recognize Xu Ke and Chai Wu?"

The other cavalrymen still had interesting expressions, but the leading cavalrymen's face changed slightly.

He had heard his captain Bai Shang mention the name Xu Ke, and Bai Shang looked as if this person was very scary when he said it.

"Take him to see the captain." The cavalry general said solemnly.

At this moment, Bai Shang was patrolling the city defense on the city wall.

Seeing the soldiers bringing a ragged man over, he thought it was a captured pirate.

But the soldier whispered something to him, and his expression immediately became serious.

"Do you know Xu Ke?" Bai Shang asked.

"I also know Chai Wu, call him Brother Wu." Zhang Yazi replied.

"Send him to Yancheng, there must be no mistake." Bai Shang immediately realized that this matter was not a small matter, and he still had this awareness.

More than a day later, Zhang Yazi arrived in Yancheng under the escort of the cavalry.

Xu Ke got the news and rushed over immediately.

A person who came from the sea knew his name and Chai Wu's name, which was unusual in itself.

"Did Chai Wu ask you to bring back the news? How is Chai Wu?" Seeing Zhang Yazi, Xu Ke asked a lot of questions.

Zhang Yazi heard this and suddenly burst into tears, and told him about his encounter with Chai Wu and his escape.

Xu Ke felt uncomfortable when he learned that Chai Wu was still alive or dead.

But he knew that there were more important things at the moment, so he immediately took Zhang Yazi to the palace.

In the study, Zhao Xu was discussing the military system of the navy with Zhou Yi.

Xu Ke arrived and ordered Zhou Yi to go back.

"Your Highness, Chai Wu's intelligence has been sent back." Seeing the King of Yan, Xu Ke pushed Zhang Yazi forward.

At the same time, he told Zhang Yazi that Chai Wu had asked him to send back the intelligence.

Zhao Xu felt as if a stone was stuck in his heart when he heard this.

He only hoped that Chai Wu could escape smoothly.

But he knew that in the intelligence front, the cruelty was no less than that of war, and sacrifice was sometimes unavoidable.

Looking at Zhang Yazi, he said: "Whether Chai Wu suffered from the murder of the Koreans or not, the blood feud that the Koreans owed to Yanzhou will be avenged by this king!"

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhang Yazi's eyes were red.

Thinking of his mission, he told the story of Ancheng Wharf one by one.

"Ulanba inspected Ancheng Port, and the Koreans were building warships to transport soldiers to attack Yanzhou." Zhao Xu couldn't help but frowned after hearing this.

This news made him guess the entire line of the Northern Di from west to east.

"So that's how it is. This Mullerhong is really cunning. He used the third prince to trigger the Northern Expedition of Dasong and annihilated the enemy in Qinzhou. He secretly used the Goryeo navy to transport troops around Yanguan and attack Yanzhou." Zhao Xu read.

"This strategy is very vicious. It is to completely destroy Dasong." Xu Ke said.

Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, "In addition, I'm afraid there is another Yuan family on the side. The Yuan family has been too quiet during this period. This is a bit abnormal."

Since the assassination, Yuan Li has not made any movement.

It's just that Fanyang's defense has been much tighter, and it is very difficult for the people of the Fourth Academy to explore intelligence.

But even so, the Fourth Academy did not gain anything.

They found that carriages covered with black cloth often entered and left Fanyang Camp at night.

And the patrols in Fanyang Camp were extremely strict.

The only thing to figure out now is what is in the carriage?

"I have ordered the members of the four academies in Fanyang to find out the situation in Fanyang Camp at all costs." Xu Ke looked serious.

Zhao Xu nodded, "We must keep an eye on Fanyang. If Yuan Li makes any unusual moves this time, even if the king of heaven comes, I will not bypass him."

"Yes, Your Highness." Xu Ke responded, and then said: "But how should Your Highness deal with the Goryeo Navy?"

"Navy against navy!" Zhao Xu said seriously.

Chen Shou's warship will be completed in September, and the next step is three months of drying time, and then it can set sail.

However, the drying process is not necessary.

Because drying is only to extend the life cycle of the wood on the warship, he does not need the sailing warship to use it for hundreds of years.

In addition to drying, there is also a drying method.

Although the effect is not as good as natural drying, we can only force it now.

"Your Highness, you mean the twelve warships that are about to be completed?" Xu Ke reacted.

"That's right. Tomorrow, I will ask the students of the Naval Academy to go to Pingcheng to understand the structure of the warships and practice operating the warships." Zhao Xu said, there are more than ten days to September.

Zhang Yazi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Your Highness, I also want to serve you like my fifth brother, and fight the Koreans in the future to avenge my fifth brother!"

After that, he knelt directly on the ground.

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, and immediately helped Zhang Yazi up.

This Zhang Yazi is a fisherman, and this time he was able to sail back to Yanzhou from Korea by himself.

In such a dangerous environment at sea, he was able to come back alive. He is a rare talent. Such a person is naturally qualified to join the navy.

So he said: "You have made great contributions this time. Since you have this wish, how can I bear to refuse you? You can rest for a day. I will take you to the Naval Academy tomorrow."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhang Yazi's body trembled slightly.

Gritting his teeth, he secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely ask for the blood debt owed by the Koreans in the future.

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Fanyang Camp.

Yuan Li was with Zhuo Ge at this moment.

In front of them were 5,000 Beidi soldiers.

During this period, they used all the merchant ships to reach this number of soldiers.

"Sir Yuan, Dasong's Northern Expedition has been decided, and your emperor will also lead the expedition in person. This time, we Beidi will send four king tents to the northwest to annihilate Dasong's Northern Expedition Army, and we will also use the forces of four king tents to deal with King Yan." Zhuo Ge said, "After this battle, both the Northern Expedition Army and King Yan will be annihilated, and Dasong will perish."

Yuan Li's face flushed.

He had to admire Beidi's plan this time. The Northern Expedition concentrated the Dasong army in the northwest, and the King of Yan would be isolated and helpless in Yanzhou.

How could the 150,000 troops of the King of Yan be a match for the four kings of Beidi.

"Hahaha, the King of Yan will definitely die this time. The Khan is really wise and brave." Yuan Li laughed.

Zhuoge also laughed out loud, and then he said: "So, you know what to do next?"

Yuan Li nodded, "Lord Zhuoge, please rest assured, my Yuan family will do its best to cooperate."

Zhuoge smiled with satisfaction when he heard this.

During this period, he let Yuan Li lie dormant just to wait for this opportunity.