At this time, Xu Fan in the Hudong County camp did not know that his exploration boat on the lake had been almost cleaned up by the Nu Jiao Army.

The rule of Xu Fan's expedition ship is to return to a stronghold every six hours to deliver news to Daying.

These strongholds are basically scattered on small islands on the lake.

These small islands have a radius of more than ten miles, and the small ones are less than one mile.

Hiding a note on it is still fine.

People who don't know would never think that there will be information about the Shun Army on these small islands. Even if they knew, it would be difficult to find a note from it.

The six-hour contact time is a bit tight for the scouting ships that go to distant places to scout, but it is a bit more for the scouting ships that are close to the scouting range.

But this is the most suitable time interval for Xu Fan to consider comprehensively.

Don't think that six hours is quite long, but if you row a boat on Dongting Lake, you may not be able to meet the enemy for six hours.

If you are lucky, you can meet a few boats. If you are not lucky, you can only fish in the lake.

It took less than six hours for the Nujiao Army to reach Hudong County.

Maybe Xu Fan doesn't have to make a choice, it's good to be a fool.

Zheng He stood on the bow of the flagship of the Nu Jiao army, looked at the calm lake, and suddenly said with emotion: "This ship is still a little smaller, if we can build the Qing Jiao to be our flagship, our Nu Jiao Only then can the army really have a foundation."

The Qingjiao was Zheng He's previous flagship, and it was also the most advanced ship blueprint attached to the opening of the Navy Barracks.

There are four levels of ship construction blueprints attached to the navy barracks, and Qingjiao is the fourth level warship.

The complete Qingjiao is thirty feet long, ten feet wide, and has two decks. It is a huge ship in the rivers and lakes.

Ordinary warships are like ordinary fishing boats in front of the Qingjiao, and they are all sunk with one shot.

Now the two flagships of the Nu Jiao army are only second-class warships, which are more powerful than ordinary warships, but their strength is limited.

There is no way, the navy barracks have not been open for a long time, and the shipyard has not yet been able to build a fourth-tier warship, and is building a third-tier warship to accumulate experience.

"Be patient, with His Majesty here, the Qingjiao will be built soon!"

Zheng He held back the nostalgia for the Qingjiao in his heart, and wanted the court to spend more resources on building warships. Today's battle is crucial.

The ministers had to see the strength of the Nujiao Army before they would be willing to invest resources!

Two hours passed.

The Nu Jiao army has already entered Hudong County, and they are less than forty miles away from Xu Fan's camp, and they will definitely arrive within two hours.

At this time, Xu Fan in the camp had already noticed something.

It is normal that the exploration ships that went to the distance did not come back, but it is a bit abnormal that the exploration ships around the camp did not come back.

Xu Fan didn't think it would be safe to hide in Hudong County. The number of exploration ships around the camp was no less than the number of exploration ships sent out to find the dry army food fleet.

These exploration ships had to return to the camp to report information almost every hour. Regardless of whether the enemy was found, returning to the camp safely was the most important information.

It has been more than half an hour now, and some exploration ships have not returned to camp.

The guard of Daying immediately reported the incident to Xu Fan.

"General, what should we do now?"

Xu Fan also hesitated, he had two choices at this time, one is to withdraw from the camp immediately, no matter whether it is the dry army or not, he must first ensure the safety of the navy.

The second is not to give up the big camp, send more exploration ships, and decide what to do after clarifying the situation.

Even if the dry army really attacked, he could still stick to the camp.

His water troops were all trained from the infantry. The battle on the water can only be regarded as mediocre, but his skill in defending the city is not bad.

As long as the strength of the dry army does not exceed 15,000, Xu Fan is confident that he can hold the camp.

It's just that once surrounded by the dry army, his water army will have no chance to go to the lake.

There is no ability to threaten the dry army grain ship.

It's better to go directly to Nanhu County to help Liu Shuai resist the dry army!

Xu Fan quickly made a decision to withdraw!

Regardless of the big battalion, if there is a dry army coming, we can only reluctantly abandon it.

If there are not many cadres who come up, they can be snatched back at that time, right?

As long as you are alive, anything is possible!

Xu Fan said to the general in front of him: "Let everyone get on board immediately and leave the camp!"

As he spoke, he took the lead out of the camp, and his flagship had to leave the camp first before he could lead the other warships to leave quickly.

A fleet without a flagship is like a pack of wolves without a wolf, its combat effectiveness dropped by 70%, and it is easy to cause internal chaos.

There are still some documents of Xu Fan's department in the camp, and Xu Fan's guards will burn them all before boarding the ship.

Soon, all the soldiers of Xu Fan's department boarded the ship, and dozens of warships disappeared into the water.

Soon, Zheng He also learned the news.

"Okay, as expected of the person who caused such a big trouble to Shenwuwei, he is decisive enough."

"Shenhe."

"The end will be here."

Shen He stood up from behind Zheng He.

"You take a few boats and continue to the Shunjun camp, be careful not to fall into an ambush."

Although this possibility is very small, Zheng He still does not want to see his subordinates lose their lives due to negligence.

Shen He bowed to listen to the order, "The general understands!"

After speaking, Shen He took a small boat to the warship next to him, and led the four boats to leave the fleet together.

Zheng He led the main force of the fleet to a temporary stop. He had to let people find the main force of Xu Fan's department before catching up.

No matter which direction Xu Fan's troops flee, the position of UU Reading www.uukanshu.com's Nu Jiao Army is the most suitable for pursuit.

Therefore, Zheng He did not move his position easily, and just waited for the news from Xu Fan's department.

The scout battalion and the scouts of the Nujiao Army all left the fleet with small boats. Their task was no longer to clear the probe ships of Xu Fan's department, but to find the main force of Xu Fan's department.

The exploration ships of Xu Fan's department also changed their mission at this time. Before, they tried everything possible to break through the blockade of the Nu Jiao army and send the news back to the camp. Team.

The exploration ships of the two sides seem to have changed their heads, but the conflict between them is still equally fierce.

Every time the exploration ships of the two sides met, it went straight to the heat, and the soldiers on both sides wanted to kill each other with red eyes.

There is no way to ease the conflict, one side wants to rush over and the other desperately stops it.

How can it be eased?

Soon, the fighting on the eastern waters of Dongting Lake took cover.

Although the number of ships and troops participating in a single battle is very limited, the frequency of outbreaks cannot be sustained.

Generally speaking, both sides suffered losses, but Xu Fan's exploration ships suffered even greater losses.

No matter in terms of the number of warships or the quality of fighters, the Nu Jiao army has an absolute advantage.

In a short period of time, the exploration ships of Xu Fan's department could still fight the Nujiao army, but after a long time, they quickly retreated.

"Chasing, they must know where the main force of the Shun army is."

The exploration ships of the Nu Jiao army followed the retreating Xu Fan's exploration ships, but most of them found nothing.

Xu Fan's expedition ship knew that it could not withdraw to the direction of the main force of the fleet. Wouldn't it be a guide to do so.

Even if you can't escape in the end, you can't lead the danger to the main force if you die on Dongting Lake!

But after all, not everyone can face death calmly, and some exploration ships are still moving closer to the main force of the fleet.

This time Xu Fan really couldn't escape!