The adjutant looked at Han Ji Xiaosuo's back, and felt sad for a while, what a respectable and upright general this is, but this time, he has to bear the infamy of treachery, this is the will of heaven to make people.

After a long time, Han Ji let out a long sigh, turned around and returned to the cabin to make the final strategic deduction, no matter what, he is a soldier, the battle is about to begin, whether it is justice or not, he will be responsible for the soldiers under his command.

Suddenly, the hatch was pushed in, and the guards reported: "General, ten miles ahead, the Dongsheng Imperial fleet has been found. ”

Han Ji raised his head: "Oh? I didn't expect the navy of the Eastern Saint Empire to react quite quickly, wait, how many ships does the other side have? ”

The guard replied, "The clipper ship has sent back the news, and there are fifty ships of various kinds on the other side, which are parked on the course in front of us, and it seems that they are waiting for us. By the way, there are quite a few ships in the opponent's fleet that we eliminated some time ago. ”

Han Ji waved his hand, the guards retreated, and the adjutant frowned: "General, something is not right, it stands to reason that the navy of the Dongsheng Empire should have been wiped out by the Liusang Empire a few days ago, why is the navy of the Dongsheng Empire still alive, and there are still so many warships, the most suspicious thing is that the other party actually has so many warships that we eliminated, and we only sold those warships to the Liusang Empire." ”

Han Ji concluded: "In other words, the other party is either a fake of the fleet of the Liusang Empire, or the fleet of the Liusang Empire was routed by the navy of the Dongsheng Empire and captured a large number of warships, do you think that is more likely?" ”

The adjutant replied with a deep sigh, "It stands to reason that the former is the most likely, but let's be careful." Han Ji approvingly said: "Well, you are right, pass the order down, and fight with all the arms." ”

The alarm bell sounded, and the sailors who were staying in the cabin were startled, hurriedly got out of their beds, put on their clothes, picked up their weapons and ran to their respective posts. At the same time, Han Ji's orders were conveyed through the flag, and all the battleships began to prepare for battle, the heavy crossbows were wound, the soldiers boarded the deck, and the trebuchets were ready.

The ten-mile voyage was soon coming, Han Ji stood at the bow of the ship, holding a telescope to observe the fleet on the opposite side, yes, the flag of the Dongsheng Empire was hanging on the mast of the other party, and he saw that the posture was ready for battle. Han Ji ordered: "Slow down and send a small boat over to ask the identity of the other party." ”

The fleet slowed down, and the two unarmed small boats crossed out and sailed towards the opponent's formation at the fastest speed, Han Ji had been observing the opponent's reaction, and was secretly surprised in his heart at the opponent's calmness and confidence in not fearing a strong enemy.

On the flagship of the Dongsheng Imperial Navy's fleet, Situ Muran looked at the oncoming boat with a relaxed slanted eye, signaled the surrounding frigates to let go, and the boat slowly approached and stopped in front of Situ Muran's flagship.

Lowering the rope ladder, two officers in dark blue military uniforms boarded the ship, saw Situ Mu and then politely gave a military salute and said, "May I ask if you are the Dongsheng Navy?" ”

Situ Muran pouted and said, "Before asking others, do you introduce yourself first?" ”

The two glanced at each other, and one of the slightly taller officers said loudly: "I am Yuqing, captain of the Wanliu Empire's Storm Fleet, and he is my adjutant Haining, may I ask what your Excellency is called?" ”

Situ Muran was stunned at first, his heart tightened, he had heard of the Wanliu Empire, especially the strength of the Wanliu Empire's navy, which was famous, Situ Muran looked at the other party, and muttered secretly in his heart: "Wanliu Empire, how did they get here." But he mocked: "Isn't it funny that you came here and asked us who we are?" Could it be that the Storm Fleet of the Tang Tang Wanliu Empire will also get lost? Accidentally ran into the waters of our Dongsheng Empire? By the way, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Situ Muran, the commander of the Dongsheng Empire's navy, and now, I officially warn you, no matter what your purpose is, leave our waters as soon as possible, otherwise I will regard it as your armed invasion of our territory, and don't blame us for not knowing how to be hospitable when the time comes. ”

Yuqing was displeased when he heard this, it was the first time he had encountered someone who dared to be so arrogant in front of the Storm Fleet, but as a diplomat, he had a good quality, and he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said according to the rhetoric that he had already thought of: "Your Excellency Situ Muran, our Wanliu Empire came this time to rescue His Royal Highness the Prince who was detained by you, if you can release the Prince of our country and solemnly apologize and compensate, we will leave as soon as possible, otherwise, we will regard it as a provocation of the Dongsheng Empire, and will resolve all disputes by force, Until you compromise. ”

Situ Muran sneered and said, "I said, can you find a better excuse?" Prince? It's also been detained by us, can you take some responsibility when you speak, if you want to fight, just start a war, don't make this kind of unrelated reason, aren't you Wanliu very powerful, by the way, isn't your general also very powerful, invincible at sea, cut. ”

Yuqing was very angry, his expression was well controlled for a long time, and he continued: "Please pay attention to your words, as Your Excellency said, my Wanliu Empire is so powerful, if you really want to start a war with you, you don't need a reason at all, we are here to solve the problem, for the safety of His Royal Highness the King of Qin, I am here to reason with you, if you insist, I do not rule out the possibility of solving it by force, Your Excellency, once the war starts, there will be casualties on both sides of you and me, for the safety of the lives of the soldiers under your command, I hope that Your Excellency had better seriously consider my conditions, Release His Royal Highness the Prince of our country, and the soldiers will make corresponding compensation. ”

Seeing that Yuqing was serious, Situ Muran believed the other party's words a little, and lowered his voice and asked the adjutant beside him: "Have we arrested their prince?" The adjutant thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "No, I haven't heard of it anyway." ”

Situ Muran hadn't heard any news about this, so he frowned and said, "Could it be that someone else did it?" ”

Seeing Situ Muran's hesitant appearance, Yuqing's heart was relieved, he didn't really want to rescue the prince, he was sent by the Emperor of the Gulfstream Empire, his purpose was unknown, let alone explicit, now, things have changed, and he also needs to go back to discuss with Han Ji whether to start a war.

Situ Muran hesitated for a moment and said, "You keep saying that your prince was detained by us, when?" Is there any evidence? Or are you spewing blood, and you're looking for trouble? ”

Yu Qing snorted coldly and said, "It seems that General Situ is not taken seriously in your country, and your country has not notified you in advance of this kind of major event, hey." ”

Situ Muran slanted at Yuqing: "Yo, have you started to sow discord, isn't it, our navy used to be taken seriously, but now it's different, have you seen our warships?" ”

Yuqing's adjutant Hai Ning couldn't suppress the fire, and muttered in a low voice: "What's there to be afraid of, it's not the warship we eliminated, and it's embarrassing to show off in front of us." Yuqing's expression was long gone, and he looked at Situ Muran with a light smile.