Chapter 3120 His Death is the First Step
"General Xu,"
Chen Xuan stared at the conspicuous figure on the large ship, who was obviously the Imperial Concubine Si Nanyan. "Should we catch up?"
“…”
Xu Shifeng did not say anything, but silently watched the boats quickly leave along the river. The huge hulls soon merged into the dark night, leaving only the flames all over the river and the strong smell of blood in the gushing hot air.
Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, Chen Xuan called out again, "General Xu?"
“…”
Xu Shifeng remained silent, and Chen Xuan realized that he looked a little dazed.
She stopped talking and just stood beside him. After a long while, she heard Xu Shifeng say in a very low voice, but with an extremely heavy tone, "He's not here."
"……he?"
Chen Xuan thought about it and immediately came to his senses.
The "he" Xu Shifeng was referring to should be his elder brother, the military advisor Xu Shizong who had always followed Zhu Chengjin in the rebellion.
Xu Shizong could be seen in several previous battles, but this time, not only did he not show up, but the opponent's tactics were extremely chaotic. Although Chen Xuan knew that they were scheming this time, based on the wisdom and means Xu Shizong showed when he took over Jinling before, they should not have won so easily tonight.
But it is just so "easy".
In other words, Xu Shizong did not participate in this battle from beginning to end.
Chen Xuan said softly: "General Xu..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Xu Shifeng's eyes were red.
But immediately, he reached out and touched his face vigorously, wiping away the mist that had just been blown over by the wind, leaving only a few barely noticeable traces of water. Then he turned around and said, "Follow me."
Chen Xuan said: "Do you want to chase?"
"No need to chase, just follow."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at the ships that had sailed away. Although he could no longer see the outlines of the ships, Xu Shifeng already knew where they were going.
He Nannan said, "They only have one way to go."
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As Xu Shifeng said, although the Yangtze River is long and wide, the small boats carried by those large ships mean that such a fleet has no other way to go.
The panic mood hung over everyone in the fleet like a dark cloud.
When it was almost dawn, Nan Yan walked onto the deck.
A cold wind blew and she shivered suddenly.
It’s already so cold.
When he looked up again, he saw that everything around him was dark. It was still dark, with only a faint fish belly white in the east, but it was soon blocked by the tall black shadows around. Looking closely, he saw that their fleet had entered a river. There were high mountains and canyons on both sides, squeezing the not-so-spacious river in the middle into a winding path, as if it would break at any time.
This river is very unfamiliar.
However, Nan Yan was not surprised at all. After all, Li Chen's ship was leading the way in front of this big ship.
These people have dominated Xingluo Lake for decades and already know where every river here flows. Previously, when they rushed from Xingluo Lake to Jinling, they took a road that was not on the map. This time they are going back, and the situation is more urgent than when they came, so they will obviously take a closer and lesser-known road.
Nan Yan looked around and then turned her gaze forward.
On the bow stood a figure so thin that it looked as if it would be blown away by the cold wind at any moment.
It’s Zhu Chengjin.
He had been standing there when she entered the cabin last night, and he was still standing there now, seemingly without moving at all.
She was about to walk over, but Ge Long, who was following Zhu Chengjin, immediately reached out to stop her.
Nan Yan blinked and looked at Ge Long: "What are you doing?"
Ge Long's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "No one should approach him without the young master's permission."
Hearing this, Nan Yan couldn't help but sneer.
Before, when he was in the Jinling Palace, Zhu Chengjin was not so cautious. But now, even though they were on the same boat, he couldn't even get close to her.
It seems that he was really scared?
She said coldly, "On this ship, with so many people coming and going, who can you avoid?"
Zhu Chengjin was still standing at the bow with his back to her.
After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "You knew it a long time ago."
"Know what?"
"Knowing I'm going to lose."
“…”
Hearing this, Nan Yan sneered again and said, "I am just a weak woman. If you were to talk about the tactics used by the harem to win favor, I would have the confidence to do so. But you are talking about war, about you going into battle to kill the enemy, fighting with real swords and guns. How could I have known about such a thing in advance?"
“…”
"What's more, all three strategies were proposed by Xu Shizong for you. If you really lose, it will be Xu Shizong's fault."
"No, it's not his problem."
Zhu Chengjin grabbed the railing of the bow with both hands. He was holding on so tightly that Nan Yan could even see his shoulder blades bulging through his clothes.
He said, "It was you who made me choose the middle strategy."
Nan Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, the smile on her face deepened, and she said, "I told you to choose the strategy? When did I ever say that?"
“…”
"From the beginning to the end, apart from you asking me what the three strategies were, I didn't even say a single word about the middle strategy."
“…”
Zhu Chengjin was silent for a long time again.
The wind at the bow was even colder, and it was this chill that made them vaguely realize that summer was over.
At this time, there was a little movement at the stern, as if someone was walking around.
I think it should be Lu Linchuan and his people. They have been staying on this big ship since they got on board. In order to hurry back to Xingluo Lake and not waste any time on the road, these people have been staying on this ship. However, Zhu Chengjin asked them to go to the stern and did not allow them to approach the bow.
Now, no one is allowed to get close to him.
Nan Yan looked back and saw that no one had lit a torch at the stern. She could only vaguely see a few people moving around, but of course, these people were not allowed to get close to the bow.
At this time, Zhu Chengjin spoke again: "It is precisely because you didn't say a single word."
“…”
"This is how you make me choose the middle strategy."
Nan Yan sneered, "I don't understand even more. Xu Shizong clearly wrote down the three strategies, and I didn't say a single word. Even if you had to choose, you had three chances. How could it be that I told you that you would definitely choose the middle strategy?"
"Because of you, every step is taken carefully."
Zhu Chengjin said: "His death was the first step in your arrangement."
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