Xiakou.
The sky in the east gradually turned fish belly white.
After a while, a wisp of red clouds filled the sky.
Yuan Yao stood at the highest point of the building boat, looking up to the northeast.
Lu Dai came up, holding some charcoal in his hand.
After adding charcoal to the brazier and fiddling with it a few more times, Lu Dai stood up and looked at Huang Zhong, who was standing behind Yuan Yao.
Huang Zhong squinted his eyes, unable to see a trace of joy, anger, sorrow, or joy, and just shook his head.
Lu Dai sighed, turned around and went down.
Sunrise.
Chaoyang slowly raised his head, and soon the whole picture was revealed.
The rising sun was covered by a few bright red morning glows, and the sunlight shone down from the gaps in the clouds, like countless giant dragons spewing golden waterfalls.
The calm and wide river surface reflects the glow, making it even more beautiful.
Lu Dai came up again, this time holding hot porridge and food in his hands.
Putting the breakfast on the table, Yuan Yao didn't even look at it, but still stared blankly at the river.
Huang Zhong stood with Yuan Yao all night. Although he stood upright, his stomach had already growled several times.
Seeing the food, Huang Zhong didn't hesitate to pick up his own portion and started eating and drinking.
Yuan Yao turned around and rubbed his eyes, not minding it at all.
He knew that Huang Zhong did not have the concept of being a master, but he was just being straightforward.
Huang Zhong's concept of being a master is reflected in another aspect.
Clean up the world for your lord!
This is Huang Zhong's way of being a minister.
Filling your stomach is to maintain your condition and better serve Yuan Yao as a pioneer.
This is Huang Zhong’s point of view.
Lu Dai couldn't help but said: "Young Master, it's already dawn. There are many warships in the Jiangxia navy. The only ones who can come from Jiangbei now are Huang Zu's navy."
Yuan Yao sighed, but felt extremely regretful in his heart.
Why did he agree to let Gan Ning burn grain?
But if Gan Ning doesn't go, then Huang Zhong has to go, or he can lead the team himself.
In short, he must burn the grain harvested in Shiyang City!
Although there is a lot of food in Xiakou Camp, it is definitely not all the food stored in Jiangxia County.
Only by burning all the food in Jiangxia County can the Jingzhou army be forced to retreat to Jingzhou to break the siege of Chaisang.
"Young Master, please eat some!"
Lu Dai looked at Yuan Yao's pale face and felt a little distressed.
This night was a complete ups and downs for Yuan Yao.
After successfully attacking Xiakou at first, Yuan Yao's face was filled with joy.
But when that Gan Ning and Gan Xingba appeared, the usually steady young master of his was a little out of control.
At first, he was overly excited and actually led his own troops to climb onto the building and ship.
Immediately afterwards, the generals were changed and the ruthless villain was asked to lead two hundred elites to attack Shiyang City.
This is no small matter.
Changing generals before battle is a taboo for military strategists!
Lu Dai has followed Yuan Yao for more than half a year. Although he knows that Yuan Yao's style is changeable, he often makes unexpected moves, and he is good at using surprise attacks. However, most of his strategies are based on careful planning and detailed planning. The one who takes action is not the kind of master who thinks things out as they come out.
But like last night, it was the first time for Lu Dai to see a situation where the long-established leading general was temporarily changed, and he believed in the words of a murderous man whom he had only met once.
Yuan Yao picked up a hot pancake, took a bite, nodded and said: "Hey, this pancake is well made, did you add onions?"
Lu Dai was still worried that Yuan Yao wouldn't eat it, so when he saw Yuan Yao talking, he felt relieved and said: "The general sent people to find this in the surrounding villages last night. He remembered that the young master likes to eat scallion pancakes, so he asked the cook to try it. It’s done.”
Yuan Yao smiled, said nothing, took a sip of porridge and pressed it down.
This scallion pancake does not belong to this era.
Even the "early" dining habit does not belong to this era.
It was only once that Feng Fangnu saw that she had to practice morning training with Huang Zhong every day, and asked herself what she usually likes to eat in the morning. At that time, she taught her a few breakfast recipes for later generations, and then the scallion pancake came out early.
Huang Zhong also quickly discovered the benefits of eating breakfast and was the first to imitate Yuan Yao's living habits.
It must be said that Feng Fangnu is a virtuous wife who is suitable for living at home.
First of all, there is no choice in terms of appearance. Only natural beauty can describe her exquisite appearance that is unique in a million. And it can be sweet or salty, gentle and considerate, but also reveals a charming charm.
She's the kind of person who's good in bed and in the kitchen.
She is a woman who knows how to hand you water when you are thirsty, and asks you what you want to eat before you are hungry. She is obedient to your orders, but is also very liberal in some aspects.
Compared with the scallion pancakes made by Feng Fangnu, the scallion pancakes sent by Lu Dai were simply incomparable.
But Yuan Yao's mood at the moment was not about eating at all. He just took a few bites to deal with Lu Dai.
"Mr. Ding, please eat some too!"
"Thank you, young master!"
Lu Dai then picked up a piece of scallion pancake and chewed it with relish.
After the three of them finished their breakfast, they looked toward the northeast. The sun that had fully risen was already very dazzling.
Yuan Yao sighed softly.
At this moment, he wished he had the unparalleled martial arts skills of Lu Bu. Then he rushed directly to Shiyang City, grabbed Huang Zu's hair and asked: What the hell are you doing with my Gan Ning?
Raising his head ninety degrees, Yuan Yao let out an angry roar unwillingly: "Is that all you need to do is give me a Gan Ning experience card?"
"I don't believe it!"
However, regardless of whether Yuan Yao believed it or not, the sky was bright and except for the Jiangxia warships patrolling on the river, there was no ship coming from Miangkou at all.
Now Yuan Yao can only face the reality and carefully plan the next thing.
Just when Yuan Yao was deep in thought, a man with blood on his body suddenly ran up.
Yuan Yao took a quick look and jumped up immediately: "Why, Captain Gan has returned from Jiangbei?"
The man touched his head, somewhat confused.
"General, we saved Colonel Chen who was sent last night."
Yuan Yao took a closer look and saw that although the person who came had blood on his body, he had no armor, and he was not wearing Yuan Jun's khaki cloth, but the attire of a medical officer.
"I know, I know, go down!"
Yuan Yao said angrily.
The medical officer had no choice but to retreat. As soon as he reached the boat ladder, Yuan Yao's voice sounded from behind: "By the way, tell this news to the Governor Su who was imprisoned by me."
"If he wants to see Chen Jiu, let him see it. But there is one thing. There is no need to put him in shackles. Just take him to see it alone."
"When he has finished reading Chen Jiu, it will be up to you whether he leaves or stays."
"If he wants to return to Huang Zu, I will send a boat to take him to Jiangbei!"
The medical officer didn't know why, but he still said so.
"promise!"
Lu Dai was very clear in his heart, secretly saying that the young master's method of winning people's hearts was indeed extraordinary.
After failing to persuade Su Fei to surrender last night, he sent someone to keep a close eye on him.
Now Chen Jiu was rescued, but only one person was allowed to take Su Fei to see Chen Jiu.
It seemed that Su Fei was given enough opportunities to choose, but in fact, Su Fei was completely controlled.
Lu Dai was also present when he persuaded Su Fei to surrender last night.
Faced with Yuan Yao's offer to untie him and persuade him to surrender, Su Fei, although he didn't behave like a loyal person, still refused to agree.
The reason is that he thinks that Chen died to save him, but he lives and begs for surrender, and he really has no face to face the world.
But soon Sergeant Yuan, who was cleaning up the battlefield, reported that although Chen Jiu was severely wounded by Gan Ning, he did not die.
He was the only survivor on the deck who did not die.
Yuan Yao asked his military medical officers to do their best to save Chen Jiu.
Now Chen was rescued by Yuan Yao, but he was seriously injured and unable to move in bed. If Su Fei is a person who values love and justice, then even if Su Fei is let go at this moment, Su Fei will not leave.
If Su Fei chooses to go alone and ignores Chen Chen, it means that there is no need to recruit people like Su Fei.
So Yuan Yao now asked Su Fei to visit Chen Jiu, which was not only testing Su Fei, but also giving Su Fei another chance to choose.
Yuan Yao's plan was indeed guessed by Lu Dai.
But Yuan Yao actually had another plan in mind.
If Su Fei insists on returning to Huang Zu's side, then he will send people to Huang Zu's side to ask if Gan Ning has been captured by Huang Zu.
If Gan Ning is still alive, then Su Fei will be exchanged for Gan Ning.
If Gan Ning is gone, then Su Fei will return to Jiangbei.
Yuan Yao will not go as Su Fei wishes.
My Gan Ning is dead, why would I give Huang Zu back a general for nothing?
Go ahead and dream!
Let me sink the boat and feed the fish!
Not long after the medical officer left, Huang Zhong, who had been squinting at the north, suddenly said: "A ship is coming from the north!"
Yuan Yao's body trembled, and he quickly lay down on the side of the boat. He looked around and saw a group of black spots slowly approaching from a distance.
The black spots gradually grew larger. Although the distance was far away, Yuan Yao could tell that it was a large turret.
"It's a rush, not a walk." Yuan Yao's mood dropped immediately after mentioning it, and he sighed.
Huang Zhong shook his head: "It's a ship, but it's not a Jiangxia warship!"
The rush gradually enlarged, and the scene that happened next on the river made Yuan Yao say it was incredible.
I saw this ship full of sails, riding the north wind, heading straight towards the south bank, and several Jiangxia warships that had been patrolling at Miangkou actually started to block this ship.
Immediately afterwards, a small patrol boat blocked the channel of Mang Chong due to its high speed.
And the stern ship didn't make any attempt to avoid it, and ran straight into the patrol ship.
The patrol boat was immediately cut into two pieces!
Yuan Yao, Huang Zhong and Lu Dai were stunned by this scene.
Looking further back, more black spots appeared behind Fang Chong. A closer look revealed that it was the Jiangxia navy that had dispatched Maotu and other clippers in an attempt to pursue Fang Chong.
However, this ship only knows how to sprint at full speed and is not willing to fight at all.
If you stop me, I'll hit you! There was no slowing down and avoidance at all.
Several warships were surrounded by the enemy. Seeing the ferocity of the enemy, they could only cruise left and right to harass them, instead of blocking the road and intercepting them.
Although there was nothing they could do about the collision, and they were even at an absolute disadvantage, these patrol boats did not give up the pursuit.
There is obviously a deep hatred!
Yuan Yao was extremely excited.
No, no!
Gan Ning wouldn't have snatched a stern ship and charged!
He truly deserves to be a mighty general of the Three Kingdoms!
