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After two days of repairing, the injuries of the soldiers injured in the naval battle were stabilized.

Early in the morning of the third day, amidst Mo Canghai's voice to take care, Lu Yulong led the entire fleet to unanimously set sail, and began to head south back to Pinghai County.

After all, Dinghai Wharf is only a civilian wharf, and does not have the ability to repair and maintain warships and the qualifications to recruit soldiers and sailors.

Although the Japanese pirates may launch an attack at any time, it is just that the Yulong Fleet has experienced many battles, and now it is short of men and ships, and the ships are too many and scarred.

If they don't return to the port for repairs and supplies, I'm afraid that when Ishikawa Taki's entire army is dispatched, they can only watch the enemy show off their power on their own coastline.

Therefore, it is better to return to Pinghai County as soon as possible, and strive to restore the status of the fleet as soon as possible.

Clang, clang, clang.

The alarm gong sounded all the way from north to south.

The news that the Japanese pirate fleet appeared in Yunchui offshore was spread in all directions along with the vast number of fishermen, merchant ships and newspapers.

The counties near the sea and other bordering counties have raised their vigilance. While setting up outposts, they also started to go to Xingji City collectively, requesting the imperial court to send troops to support them as soon as possible.

The news also reached the Baekje Peninsula.

For a while, the threshold of Lu Fuhai's big tent was almost stepped down by the coming and going generals.

One by one, they proposed to take the fleet back to Yunchui as soon as possible.

After all, the responsibility of the East China Sea Barrier is to protect the Yunchui sea frontier, and most of the soldiers are from coastal counties.

If Japanese pirates log in on a large scale, the fate of their family can be imagined.

"Everyone, listen to what I said first. Going back at this time is not a good choice."

Lu Fuhai's mother-in-law said heartily, "There is a saying in the art of war. If I want to fight, even though the enemy has a high fortification and a deep ditch, whoever has to fight with us, I will save what I attack..."

"General," some big-headed generals showed blank eyes, "you can just speak the plain language. The general is a rough man, and he can't understand these things at all!"

Uh.

Lu Fuhai choked his throat in one breath, and almost didn't bring it up.

After breathing back, he could only explain slowly.

"That is to say, our sea area is too long, and the Japanese pirates can go ashore at unknown places to attack at any time, which is hard to guard against."

"Our East China Sea barrier is strong and strong. Instead of passively defending the long coastline, it is better to directly attack the vital points of the Japanese pirates and cut off their retreat. This is the most direct solution."

Someone responded quickly, "The general is talking about the Sishan Islands?"

cough.

Lu Fuhai's strategist stepped forward at the right time.

"Attacking Sishan Islands is indeed one of the options."

"However, it has now become another stronghold of the Japanese pirates outside the east coast of Baekje. The water conditions there are complicated, and the Japanese pirates' ships are only a lot more than our East China Sea barriers."

"If we rush there for a long distance, the sailors will definitely be exhausted. If there is an ambush or bad weather, and there is a vast sea all around, then we will suffer a lot."

The generals may not say much, but they are all first-class fighters in battle, so they nodded silently after listening.

Lu Fuhai heaved a sigh of relief.

Haha.

He laughed out loud.

"Everyone, as the saying goes, people depend on food. If there is no food, the sky will fall. No matter how many boats there are, the soldiers will not be in the mood to row them; no matter how good the plan is, no one will implement it. "

"In a word, without food, no matter what the pirates want to do, they can't do it."

With that said, Lu Fuhai walked to the map, raised his hand and tapped Dongjing Island near the east coast of Baekje.

"And this Dongjing Island is the only remaining food island for the Japanese pirates. As long as it is destroyed, all the Japanese pirates can only eat grass."

"Such an important island is their lifeblood. As long as we spread the news that we are planning to attack it, no matter whether it is Naoto Kudo on the east coast or Taki Ishikawa on the Sishan Islands, they must bring troops to rescue them."

"This will also solve the danger of Yunchui along the coast."

All the generals hesitated when they looked at each other.

Someone couldn't help but stand up.

"General, it's September now, and it will be golden autumn and October soon. These two or three months are the harvest season for our local grain."

"Naoto Kudo is far away on the east coast of Baekje. Once the Sishan Islands run out of food, Ishikawa Taki is more likely to send troops westward and land directly on the mainland of the empire to grab food."

The other people's faces tightened and they all agreed.

"It is indeed possible."

"Japanese pirates and pirates have done this many times before, and we have to guard against it."

"Our sea area is very long and difficult to defend, but it is not a reason to ignore it. As a navy, we should rush back as soon as possible to do our part."

……

Nagging, Lu Fuhai spoke dryly, but still failed to convince the many generals under him, and finally had to let them go back to organize their subordinates first.

As for whether to return or stay, we will talk about it later.

The Chinese army quickly quieted down.

Lu Fuhai turned anxiously a few times.

"How did His Highness King Qi find it?"

It was the first time he encountered so many subordinates questioning him face to face, so he couldn't help feeling a little restless.

The military divisions looked at each other.

"General, with the help of the King of Baekje and the Xingluo Legion, the search team is centered on the capital of Baekje, and is checking the unfamiliar population from village to village."

"Now the entire capital has been checked, and no trace of His Highness has been found yet."

Speaking of this, the military division hesitated.

"If you search all the villages within [-] miles of the capital and find His Highness, it will be easy to say; if there is still no news of His Highness, this subordinate feels... thinks..."

The man's eyes flickered, his mouth hesitated, and he didn't dare to say any more.

Ugh.

Lu Fuhai understood what he meant, and his face suddenly became very ugly, but he could only sigh helplessly.

"Search carefully, and finish the investigation as soon as possible before the snow falls. No matter what the result is, report it directly to Xingji City."

As he spoke, Lu Fuhai's shoulders collapsed.

After tossing and tossing for so long, he was a little disheartened.

The most important thing was that the imperial envoy sent by Emperor Changxing was right under his nose, staring at him closely all the time.Moreover, Xiao Zheng and Wei Junqian at the same level were unwilling to cooperate from beginning to end.

Therefore, no matter what tricks Lu Fuhai wants to play, he is always restrained.

There was nothing he could do.

off account.

The generals who had just stepped out did not return to their main ship immediately.

They got back together.

Ugh.

Some people couldn't help but sigh while eating.

"It seems that no matter what, the general has recently made up his mind not to go back."

"What's so strange," the general next to him threw a few peanuts into his mouth, "After the last storm, so many ships were destroyed and lost again... It's understandable not to go back for a while."

"Actually," someone pondered, "in my opinion, the general is a bit overwhelmed."

"The Japanese pirates attacked us last time, and we did suffer heavy losses. But His Majesty and the Ministry of War have no intention of forcibly returning. Therefore, if there is any punishment from above, it should not be too heavy."

"Affirmative." The others were not surprised, "Among the five major frontier armies of the empire, our East Sea Barrier is the closest to the military department. No matter what, Guan Shangshu will keep General Lu."

"The reason why the general chooses to stay is because he hopes to find the prince, make up for his mistakes and at the same time get a future contribution from the dragon."

……

However, someone suddenly said angrily, "But what about our family?"

The noisy voice disappeared all of a sudden, and there was silence all around.

Many generals shook their heads in their hearts.

Most of the soldiers had no intention of fighting in Baekje at this time, even if Lu Fuhai forced him to stay, it is estimated that he would not be able to please him during the war.

"How about," someone looked left and right, "Let's go find General Xiao?"

Xiao Zheng?