A horse can be killed when looking at the river, but a sailor can still be rowed to death when looking at land.
In the afternoon, Lu Yulong could already see the land in the distance, but it was not until late at night that the Yulong fleet docked.
Because a large fleet of Japanese pirates was discovered offshore, the originally bustling and busy Dinghai Pier was now sparsely populated with only a few ships.
All caravans or merchant ships rushed to leave as soon as possible after getting the news.
On the shore, a smiling Mo Canghai was greeting them.
"General Lu," he patted Lu Yulong's arm with emotion, "you are finally back. I've almost been anxious to death these days."
Since receiving the message from Wei Junqian last month, Mo Canghai ordered his subordinates to rush to Dinghai Pier early to prepare for the Yulong Fleet and possible attacks by Japanese pirates.
The subordinates just waited and waited for nearly half a month, but the sea was calm and there was no sign of the Jade Dragon Fleet or the Japanese pirates.
Mo Canghai was even more anxious in his heart.
In Canglan County in the south, he personally trained the navy and was considered proficient in naval warfare. He understood the terror of the sea most of all.
On the surface, the water looks calm, but if it changes its attitude, a huge fleet can be sent collectively to the bottom of the sea at any time.
Not to mention that the Jade Dragon Fleet will go to the Sishan Islands to provoke the Japanese pirates on the islands this time.
On the vast sea, they are alone and weak, and they are outnumbered and have no support. It can be said that as long as it is surrounded by Japanese pirates, the Jade Dragon Fleet will be dead.
As a soldier, he has put life and death aside for a long time. There is nothing to say.
But if the Jade Dragon Fleet fails to achieve the goal of this trip, this will be the most troublesome thing.
As time passed, Mo Canghai became more and more anxious as he waited.
He met Ren Ning at the racecourse and saw off the young masters of the Central Army Corps. He rushed over without stopping.
It's a pity that Mo Canghai doesn't have a few warships in hand, and he's not even qualified to form a ship to go to sea to explore the situation. It was useless no matter how anxious he was, he could only continue to wait anxiously on the shore.
Fortunately, God has his way.
At noon, fishermen out to sea and passing merchant ships docked one after another, bringing back news from the depths of the ocean.
"Lord Mo," Lu Yulong bowed his hands politely and had no time to chat with him.
"Where are the doctors? Let them come to save people first."
The Jade Dragon Fleet naturally has onboard doctors, but there are not many of them, so they will be too busy at all.
Mo Canghai understood.
He has fought and experienced.
The moment I received the news about the Jade Dragon Fleet at noon, everything that needed to be prepared was already in place.
A big wave of his hand.
"Everyone is going to help carry the injured. Be careful not to touch the injured brother."
"The doctor will save the patient immediately. Just ask for medicine."
As for other things, such as arranging coastal defense, keeping an eye on the sea, and arranging the food and accommodation for the fleet officers, the deputy commander or deputy general will naturally take care of it, so they don't need to worry about it.
After going around in circles until midnight, the two of them finished everything and returned to the camp to sit down.
Lu Yulong drank a full pot of strong tea in one breath before looking around at the small hall in front of him.
Ha ha.
He smiled sympathetically and said, "Master Mo, the environment here is not bad."
At least it's better than the cramped, damp, and sloshing cabins on battleships.
"You like it," Mo Canghai said with his left hand, "How about I get on the ship and you guard the shore?"
"No!" Lu Yulong hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, "I'm just so-so when fighting on the sea, but I'm not familiar with guarding the shore. Let's forget it."
well.
Mo Canghai let out a long sigh.
The coastline east of Yunchui is so long, there are plenty of places to land.
As the saying goes, you can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days.
Mo Canghai didn't know when the Japanese pirates would attack, so he could only divide the people evenly along the long coastline and keep an eye on them.
But he only had a few people at hand, and he allocated nearly half of his strength to protect Jiuyuan Racecourse. Therefore, not to mention keeping an eye on those coasts that need to be focused on, it will be stretched thin.
"After this commotion, I hope other county lieutenants along the coast will be more vigilant. At the same time, your Majesty will send people over as soon as possible to provide support." Mo Canghai said.
"This is indeed the case." Lu Yulong nodded.
In this way, it was not in vain that he took the fleet and risked huge risks on the sea for so long.
Suddenly, Lu Yulong seemed to remember something, and his expression became strange.
"Master Mo, I read the newspaper and said that your hair turned white because of this matter..."
He looked Mo Canghai up and down.
Although Lieutenant Mo could not hide the fatigue on his face at this time, at least the hair on most of his head was black.
It can be seen that the content of the newspaper is somewhat exaggerated.
Mo Canghai was startled, subconsciously touched the top of his head, and then waved his hand nonchalantly.
"It's just a trivial matter."
"As long as it attracts the attention of Xingji City, even if the newspaper says that I broke my limbs due to exhaustion, I will be happy."
Ha ha……
The two laughed and chatted for a while about the newspaper before Mo Canghai got back to business.
"In this troubled time, General Wei suddenly asked Ren Ning to go home to visit relatives as deputy general. I don't know what happened."
He looked at Lu Yulong questioningly.
"General Lu, before you return from Jinlongtan, do General Wei or Uncle Xiao have any reminders?"
"No." Lu Yulong thought carefully for a while before silently shaking his head.
"I'm not familiar with Vice Admiral Ren, and I've never seen him before."
"As for General Wei, although I have always admired the Starfall Legion and General Wei, after all, I belong to the East China Sea Barrier, and I have only met him once or twice."
"This order to return to Yunchui was conveyed by General Wei to General Xiao."
"As for General Xiao," Lu Yulong thought about Xiao Zheng's appearance and couldn't help but sigh slightly, "In fact, his situation is relatively difficult."
It's easy to say that the Japanese pirates' attack will be resisted by everyone with the same hatred.
It's just that since Lu Fuhai arrived at the Baekje Peninsula, most of the soldiers in Jinlongtan have changed their minds under the provocation of some people, and many people are clamoring to return to the East China Sea Barrier.
It seems that if Qi King Chen Xiuzhu hadn't suddenly disappeared, everything would be disrupted. And Lu Fuhai needs a few more people to take the blame, otherwise Xiao Zheng would have been sidelined.
It can be said that what Xiao Zheng can really command now is Lu Yulong's Jade Dragon Fleet and his personal guards.
Hold!
Mo Canghai couldn't help but cursed after clearing his thoughts, his face looking very ugly.
After a while, he calmed down.
"Today's news has reached Jinlongtan. I wonder if General Lu will come back with the East China Sea Barrier to support?"
East China Sea Barrier, as the name suggests, guarding Yun Chui's East China Sea is their main duty and business.
"It's hard to say." Lu Yulong pondered carefully for a while before speaking slowly.
"Last time, the Japanese pirates attacked Jinlongtan and burned a large number of warships on the East China Sea Barrier. Your Majesty and the Ministry of War were furious. General Lu was afraid of His Majesty's punishment, so he was thinking about making amends."
"From this point of view, it is very likely that he will immediately come back with the East China Sea Barrier for support, or even directly lead a team to attack the Sishan Islands."
"but,"
Speaking of this, Lu Yulong hesitated and said, "There is another thing on the Baekje Peninsula that may trip him up."
Mo Canghai reacted immediately, "The missing King Qi?"
"Yes!" Lu Yulong nodded calmly, "Everyone with a discerning eye knows that King Qi was actually lost by General Lu and a few staff, and he has not been found now. Maybe he will want to stay and find him first."
"Of course, General Lu would never say that on the surface."
With that said, Lu Yulong walked to the map, stretched out his hand and clicked on the sea on the east coast of Baekje.
"There is also a Japanese food island, Dongjing Island. General Lu is most likely using this as an excuse to continue to stay on the Baekje Peninsula."
Mo Canghai took a deep look at the map.
"It seems we still have to rely on ourselves."
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