Haruta glanced back involuntarily.
However, they had already entered the area of large-scale fighting between the two sides. Thick smoke was everywhere, and the screams of killing were heard in their ears. They could neither see nor hear the whereabouts of Ukawa Daishi behind them.
"Haruta Lai, what exactly do you want to say?" He repeated it word for word.
The young guard's eyes flashed, "General, as long as you are alive, there is hope. It's time for us to plan our escape."
hope?
The way out?
Springfield muttered these two words, his mouth full of bitterness.
Without the intimidation of the fleet behind them, Yunchui people can fight more openly and boldly.
What hope do they have?
If you fight, you will definitely be defeated, and if you stay, you will only die.
Is there any way out to talk about?
"General," the little guard reminded, "there are no roads in the world, they are all made by people. As long as we are willing to give it a try, we may not really be trapped here."
"Oh?" Chuntian perked up, "Tell me about it."
You definitely can't go back to the east.
Yun Chui's fleet is blocking the way to the west, making it impossible to go.
To the south is the endless sea, and the road seems to be very wide.
However, the officers and sailors on the ship are all human beings.
When you are hungry, you need to eat, when you are thirsty, you need to drink, and when you are sick, you need medicine.
They didn't have much food to begin with, and this time they went to sea to fight, so there was only a handful of food on the ship.
As long as you dare to run south, you will run out of food in a few days.
By then the fleet will be nothing more than coffins floating on the sea.
"General," the young guard pointed to the high Yuanning Mountains to the north, "We can go north."
"As long as we get ashore and go deep into the mountains and forests, there will always be a place for us to go, no matter how big the world is."
hehe.
Haruta smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Going ashore and drilling into the mountains is indeed a beautiful word, but unfortunately it is even more unreliable.
There is no pier in the north, and the Battle Camp is a large ship. If it approaches the shore recklessly, it can easily run aground or sink. Then there will be no escape.
If they take a small boat, as long as they are discovered, one or two heavy crossbow arrows can send them to the bottom of the sea.
Not to mention getting ashore, there might be scouts from the Starfall Legion waiting for them.
"General," the little guard's eyes were blazing, "This won't work, that won't work either... All we can do is surrender to the Yunchui people on the opposite side."
"They may not like us, but we still have ships..."
"What did you say?" Chuntian pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist as if he had been stung by a scorpion, and his eyes suddenly became murderous.
"Tell me, who sent you here!"
"General," the young guard said a little aggrieved, but there was not much fear in his expression, "I have grown up with you since I was a child. It can be said that except for the flowers and candles in each other's bridal chamber, we spend all the time together."
"Tell me, who else could have sent me?"
Springfield came back to his senses and his eyes softened a little.
"In this case, I will pretend that I didn't hear what you just said, and you are not allowed to mention it again in the future."
"If word spreads, let alone Yunchui people, General Yuchuan and General Jiutang will definitely not let our people go."
hehe.
The young guard sneered, "General, is there any difference?"
If they died in battle and lost the fleet in their hands, wouldn't the tribesmen behind them either starve to death or be driven out to sea to fish like soil?
"No." Springfield shook his head crazily, as if trying to convince his little guard or himself.
"We fought bloody battles on the battlefield, and even though we were defeated, we were honored. General Kudo is not Ishikawa Taki of the Sishan Islands. He cannot do such a thing..."
The little guard had a strange look in his eyes.
"General, don't forget where those mass graves on the east coast came from."
"Baekje's winter is very cold, and the food we have is also very scarce. But if Naoto Kudang really loved the people as his own children as the general said, so many people would never have died of hunger and cold in the winter that just passed."
Springfield's expression changed dramatically, and his originally straight waist seemed to have been hit by something heavy, and it suddenly collapsed.
He was so dizzy that he didn't wake up until he returned to the main ship Springfield.
"General," a messenger hurried over, "General Ukawa's flag in the rear tells us to withstand it, but the brothers on the surrounding ships are almost unable to withstand it."
"What should we do now?"
Chuntian didn't answer, but walked quickly to the side of the ship and looked forward.
At this time, they were completely crowded with the Zhennanguan fleet. The ships of both sides were next to each other. The soldiers on the deck had no time to control long-range weapons, so they directly picked up melee weapons such as broadswords and long contradiction cards and started fighting hand-to-hand.
Springfield turned around quickly, and after seeing the situation around him clearly, he closed his eyes in pain.
Both sides fought with blood and flesh, and from time to time some people screamed and fell on the deck or even fell into the sea, but the battlefield almost always happened on their own ship.
It can be said that Yun Chuiren has been suppressing them to fight, and the two are not on the same level at all.
Report!
At this moment, another messenger ran over with a pale face.
"General, our fleet suddenly retreated westward on a large scale, leaving only a quarter of the warships behind."
"I know." Haruta nodded expressionlessly.
He glanced eastward.
Unfortunately, the smoke obscured the sky and nothing could be seen.
"General," Haruta Yori came over again, "the rear group is retreating collectively. After the Yunchui people find out, they will definitely press forward even more unscrupulously. We don't have much time left."
Speaking of this, he lowered his voice.
"Why don't I go and talk to Kamemaru and General Sugi who are not far away first? See what they mean?"
"This..." Chuntian was in a dilemma, neither could he answer, nor could he not answer.
Report!
Another messenger jumped over sweating profusely.
Because he was too anxious, he jumped directly from the tall mast and broke his foot.
Ignoring the severe pain, Xiao Bing pointed to the left tremblingly.
"General, the main ship Kamemaru on the left wing suddenly raised a white flag. The messenger also sent out a flag message to signal the surrounding Kamemaru fleet to give up resistance."
What?
The expressions of Springfield and the little guard changed greatly.
The two looked at each other, then quickly jumped to the port side and looked forward.
However, wherever he looked, he could see smoke rising everywhere from his own warships, fighting fiercely with the Zhennanguan Fleet, and could not see the Kamemaru Fleet farther away at all.
"General," the little guard reminded, "General Kamemaru has surrendered. Our ship is still intact. It's time for you to make up your mind."
If he really waited for the fleet to fight hard, Yun Chuiren would be completely angered.
If we lower the price by then, I'm afraid the other party won't be happy yet.
Haruta's face twisted and he closed his eyes in pain.
"Raise the white flag, let's lower it!"
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To the west, wide signal.
Li Hebai stood on the side of the ship, a little confused.
The brothers had just had a good fight. Although the opponent suffered heavy losses, they should still be able to hold on, but suddenly two white flags were raised. What's going on?
"Do you think their flag bearer accidentally hoisted the wrong flag?"
Ha ha.
The guards nearby laughed heartily.
"General, what is the white flag? It is a lowered flag. You can't hang it casually!"
"Yes, even if the flag bearers accidentally hang up their underwear by mistake, they still can't hang up the wrong white flag."
"That's right. They should have chosen to surrender."
"Now that Ukawa Taishi behind has chosen to retreat, the fleet in the front has actually become an outcast. Although continuing to fight can stop us for a while, it is actually meaningless and will only increase casualties."
Report!
At this moment, a messenger ran over with a smile on his face.
"General, good news."
"The enemy's Shanmu on the right wing also raised a white flag, and the frigates around it began to give up resistance."
"At the same time, the Jade Dragon and the Panshi sent signals asking about the situation and next steps."
(End of chapter)
