Half an hour later, Izumi, whose face was gloomy and his chest was holding his breath, suddenly noticed that he seemed to be getting closer and closer to the fleet he was heading for...... Far?

He thought that he was too excited, his eyes were glazed, and he couldn't help but shake his head, intending to make himself judge the distance closer.

Unfortunately, his rich sailing experience and reality reminded him that he was not at all wrong, and the distance between the two sides was indeed getting farther and farther away.

Under the rage, he was no longer able to control it, and yelled: "Yu Yuan, where is Yu Yuan, come over to me immediately." ”

Not long after, a tall and strong man who was out of breath rushed out of the cabin, because of the perennial running on the sea, the wind and rain, there were many wind and frost marks on his face, and at this time he seemed to guess why Izumi would call him, and his face was full of bitterness.

"Chief, what do you have to call the villain?"

"Why is the ship slowing down?" He Quan's eyes were fierce, and he stared straight at him: "Our sea ship is a warship that sacrifices its load capacity and takes the advantage of being light and fast, moving at full speed, but it can't catch up with the largest heavy sea ship in front, don't you think you should give me an explanation?" ”

"Leader, it's not that you don't want to chase, it's that you really can't catch up!"

Yu Yuan's face was full of helplessness, and a cold sweat the size of a grain of rice broke out on his forehead, but he knew how ruthless Hequan's methods were, if it was really his responsibility, I was afraid that he would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish in the next moment, and he was in a hurry to explain: "Leader, some time ago, we set out from the ambush point and kept moving at a high speed at all times, for so many days, the brothers were so tired that they couldn't do it, even if everyone took turns pedaling the water wheel, a large number of people cramped." ”

Hequan is not a layman either, and when he heard Yu Yuan say this, he instantly understood.

He was also too anxious. That's what overlooks the details. His face softened. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said: "Then let the person who was only in charge of the battle change to me and step on it, no matter what, I have to catch up." ”

"Leader, if the combatants also consume a lot of body, the villain is worried about ......"

Before Yu Yuan finished speaking, He Quan had already waved his hand to interrupt: "You just need to do what I say." ”

"This ...... All right! Yu Yuan didn't dare to say more, but finally agreed.

this era. When sailing, it is usually divided into two groups, with one group of people to sail and the other group to keep full of body to deal with danger at all times, and at the same time as a reserve force, the two groups of people take turns to replace, which is the original way to deal with it.

In this situation, it is common sense that the people in charge of the voyage should continue to fight hard, and the other group of fighters should be well rested, otherwise even if they did catch up, the ship would be full of people with muscle twitches and sore hands and feet. And how to fight.

Of course, Izumi understands this, but according to the situation in front of him. The seafarers in charge of sailing are getting weaker and weaker, not only will they not be able to catch up with Wang Xu's fleet, but they will even lose their hands quickly. At that time, it would be even more difficult to catch up with Wang Xu's fleet, which was already prepared, and if Fan Tong's ability was counted, the odds would be less than five layers.

This result is unacceptable to him no matter what, and finally waits for a golden time, as long as he can kill Wang Xu and smuggle Yan Ming back to Hebei, Yuan Xi will promise to give him huge supplies and money, and will continue to support him to establish his own island city-state.

He was very clear about the situation in Hebei, if it weren't for the lack of a strong enough sea force, with advanced armor and equipment, and sophisticated soldiers, if he landed in Yamatai, it would definitely be a crush.

But what Hebei lacks, he can find, as long as he has financial and material support, he can go back to Yamatai to establish a strong maritime force, and even easily gain a foothold in Yamatai.

Moreover, Yuan Shao's decision to give the entire Youzhou to Yuan Xi after destroying Gongsun Chan was already known to everyone, and at that time, with Yuan Xi's continuous support, one day, he would be able to overthrow Himiko and establish his own great kingdom.

But the premise of this qiē is based on Yuan Xi's willingness to support.

Now that Yuan Xi has fallen into madness, he has made a promise to repay his wife's hatred regardless of his desire to take his wife, this kind of opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it is impossible for him to give it up.

He only hopes now that he can catch up with Wang Xu's fleet in a short period of time and ensure strong combat effectiveness, and at the same time, Sato's side will do his best to repel the Cao family's miscellaneous sea ships and support them, which is also the only way.

The speed of the fleet quickly increased, and the distance between the two fleets narrowed, and when Hequan's eyes lit up and became more and more excited, Wang Xu and the others in the fleet in front of him stood calmly and stared silently.

"It's weird, it's weird!" Fan Tong chattered to himself, his eyes full of doubts.

"What? Questions? Wang Xu asked indifferently.

"There must be a problem!" Fan Tong turned around and analyzed: "General, look at the ships that left before, they were Japanese pirates, which are different from those who chased down, but after these people lost their Japanese pirates, their strength is no longer overwhelming, why are they still chasing and killing us, this is completely not in line with the style of pirates, and robbing the weak with absolute superiority is their way of survival." ”

"Oh?" Wang Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with interest: "So what?" ”

"So, they're not for money, they're going to work hard!" Fan Tong said with certainty.

"Desperate?" Zhang He's eyes flashed: "Have ordinary pirates lived a long time?" Nothing to do with someone desperately? It must have been premeditated, maybe these bandits were instructed by someone to fight for General Wang, otherwise why would they be desperate for no reason, and the last thing in the world who wants General Wang to return to Jingzhou should be Cao Jun. ”

"Not bad." Fan Tong took over: "The villain also thinks that he is fighting against General Wang, but it should not be Cao Jun." ”

"Why?" Wang Xu asked first, interested in Fan Tong's words.

Fan Tong thought about it, didn't hide it, and told everything he knew.

"Two generals, although the villain is not very clear about the situation on land, but he has also heard of it somewhat, although the Cao army has invaded Qingzhou now, but it has to be in the west south of the Yellow River, Qingzhou is in the north and east of the Yellow River, and the coastal area is still in the hands of Yuan Gong, so the coastal area under the control of the Cao army is only Xuzhou."

"The time is so short, it is impossible for them to have a close connection with the pirates on the sea for the time being, you know, sailing on the sea, often for three or five months, at least ten days and a half months, to be able to contact distant Japanese people, not to mention that they must be familiar with overseas forms, even if they come and go, it is not possible to complete it in a short time."

"Unless they call out the outstanding seamen from Hebei, they will find out clearly, and pass it to Cao Jun within two or three days, and immediately go to sea to contact, otherwise there is not enough time, and it will take time for the Japanese bandits to come."

"Well, there's some truth." Zhang He nodded, which was considered to be in agreement, but quickly continued: "It is not excluded that Cao Jun's forces have been helped by capable people, as far as I know, there are many families in Xuzhou who are very familiar with the sea. ”

Fan Tong's dark face bloomed with a smile, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "General Zhang, it is precisely because of this that I said that Cao Jun is less likely." ”

"How?"

"In addition to what I said before, because of the family in Xuzhou, there are also coastal fishermen or businessmen who hate pirates the most." Fan Tong said with a smile.

"In the past few decades, the Xuzhou area has been most patronized by the bandits, in the early years, the bandits were also extremely strict, until in recent years, the technology of our Han sea ships has developed very rapidly, and there have been many powerful sea fleets, which forced the bandits and bandits to gradually retreat to the open sea, and the rules between the maritime forces gradually formed a system, so they stabilized dìng, but the hatred was finally formed, so few people in Xuzhou had a deep relationship with the bandits."

"And for the pirates, to contact them, and make them trust, and willing to listen to the call, I am afraid that the general relationship is not good, only the relationship is excellent, the prestige in that group, and the promise of heavy profits, will make them so disregardful."

Zhang He was puzzled, and asked strangely: "Why do those bandits like to invade Xuzhou the most?" ”

Fan Tong sighed and said: "Because Xuzhou is rich, and compared with the folk customs of Hebei and Youzhou, it is relatively mild, and the military strength has always been the weakest, so the losses and risks borne by the bandits when looting are relatively small, and at the same time, the rich gentry of the family in Xuzhou also like to transport goods from the sea." Therefore, if Cao Jun really wants to use these people who understand the sea, the resistance will be very great. ”

"On the contrary, the north of the Yellow River and the area of Youzhou are more likely, it is not a secret, many people over there have a deep connection with the bandits, even I, although I never do things with that conscience, but in addition to the bandits, there are also inextricable links with other bandits, on the sea, when encountering ordinary bandits, as long as the villain plays a banner, it will be fine, which is why the villain has a slight reputation."

Speaking of this, Fan Tong's eyes flashed, pretending to be inadvertent, but in fact, his eyes looked at Wang Xu strangely: "Actually, this is normal, the people in the north are fierce, and there are relatively few bandits, so the friends you can make will naturally increase, even if they are from the government, there are people who have a deep relationship with the bandits, and even ...... are very influential."

Speaking of this, Fan Tong paused decisively.

"Oh? Is it? Wang Xu took the words noncommittally, and had some thoughts in his heart, but he didn't rush to ask, but looked at the fleet chasing behind. Don't care about those, the other party's speed is now significantly faster, I see that although its ship is smaller than ours, it is also lighter and faster, I don't know how to deal with it? ”

Fan Tong hesitated for a moment, but said with a smile: "General Wang, get ready to fight!" ”

"Are you so confident that you can win? Although our warriors are elite and have also selected people who are good at water, they have never been exposed to naval warfare, and if they really fight, they will definitely be greatly discounted!" Wang Xu said calmly.

"General rest assured, the other party is the end of the crossbow!" Fan Tong smiled, shook his head and said: "The opponent's speed was obviously getting slower and slower before, if it was unexpected, they must have sailed at full speed for too long, and the seafarers were tired, but now the speed is speeding up again, which means that the other party will also change the combatants to the ship." ”

"Fifty people in their kind of boat can step on the water wheel to maintain the highest speed, but one boat is equipped with two or three hundred people at most, and it has weakened more than 100 people, and now it has 50 people to consume, and when we catch up, I am afraid that the whole ship will be weak."

"We just need to keep sailing at full speed, be ready for battle, and wait for the brothers to step on it, or the other party catches up, and the general doesn't need to worry too much."

ps: The outbreak began, two shifts tonight, and five watches tomorrow to make up for what was owed in the previous two days. (To be continued......)