GBP Chapter 263 The Eve of Action
Chapter 263 The Eve of Action
Just as Ye Wuwei finished making the explosives, Lei Dahong quietly arrived with Yao Guangzhi and others.
Until now, Yao Guangzhi and the others don’t know what their mission this time is?
Ye Wuwei said to Yao Guangzhi and others:
“I came to South City this time because I received the news:
There is an island in the sea at the southernmost tip of Nancheng, and on the island there are 30,000 captured people.
Lei Dahong and I have already gone to the island to investigate, and the news is true. These 30,000 people are doing hard labor on the island and are not getting enough to eat.
These 30,000 abducted people were related to the Yuwen family and the governor of Nancheng.
The purpose of our trip is to rescue these 30,000 captives from Shanghai Island."
The five hundred people brought by Yao Guangzhi were all former soldiers from Andu. When they heard that 30,000 civilians were abducted and taken to the island to do hard labor, they became angry.
Calling the Yuwen family a non-human.
Yao Guangzhi was also angry, but he was calmer than the soldiers.
"Commander, do you have a rescue plan?"
"Yes".
Ye Wuwei told his plan:
"Senior Ye brought a dozen people to Fengdu to create chaos. I pretended to be the special envoy of Grand Tutor Yuwen and sent a letter to the Governor of Nancheng, asking him to send troops to aid Fengdu.
While the South City is under guard, we can hijack the ship and go to the island to rescue people."
After listening to Ye Wuwei's plan, the soldiers all glanced at Ye Hongxia who was sitting in the corner.
Ye Hongxia was not wearing a mask at this time, and her face was so similar to Ye Wuwei that everyone couldn't help but guess Ye Hongxia's identity.
Ye Wuwei pretended not to notice the soldiers looking at Ye Hongxia and continued:
“But this trip is very dangerous, after all, we are outnumbered against a large number of enemies.
Furthermore, even if we rescue 30,000 civilians from the island, it remains to be seen whether we can safely escort them out of South City."
Yao Guangzhi looked at the pile of explosives:
"We have always been outnumbered against the many. The Ati people in the north couldn't defeat us, let alone the Yuwen family's guards.
Besides, there's so much explosives."
Ye Wuwei said:
“Having said that, we also have to think about various possible accidents.
First, after we hijacked the ship and the crew on board refused to obey us, how could we sail the ship to the island?
Second, the governor of Nancheng did not send troops to support Fengdu, or sent very few troops to support Fengdu.
Third, the people on the islands are unwilling to join us in defeating the enemy."
After Ye Wuwei finished speaking, Yao Guangzhi said:
"Don't worry about the third one. Even if the people on the island don't want to join us in defeating the enemy, with these explosives, we are confident that we can kill the thousands of guards on the island."
Ye Hongxia, who had been silent the whole time, said:
"My first piece of advice to you is: you'd better recruit people who can drive a boat and bring them on board."
Soldiers can row, but professional sailors are needed to command and steer a large ship.
Ye Wuwei thought of the trading company's junk. Although the ship type was different, a sailor who could fly a junk could probably also fly a five-tooth ship.
Of course, it is always better to have a boat on hand to be prepared.
So, only the second one remains.
Ye Wuwei said: "Now that everyone is here, let's get ready for action."
……
Ye Wuwei went to "Lin Yi Pavilion" again.
Ye Wuwei first agreed with Ye Dacheng on the delivery and pickup address and time, as well as how to contact him in case of any unexpected situation, and then asked:
"Do you know anyone who can sail a big ship? One with forty long oars?"
"I don't know. But there's a fishing boat association in South City, close to the sea. You can go there and ask."
"Well, I don't need you to ask about the sailors."
After Ye Wuwei left, Ye Dacheng began to ponder:
The special envoy obviously came for the 30,000 abducted people. The abducted population was related to the Yuwen family. What was the purpose of the special envoy's visit?
If we want to save these 30,000 people, we have to send out the army.
The special envoy asked me to find out whether the governor of Huishui was involved in the kidnapping of people. Could it be that he wanted to borrow troops from Huishui?
But why did he suddenly ask me about the sailor?
Also, what did he mean by asking me to take important supplies to Fengdu?
Ye Dacheng pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out Ye Wuwei's intention, but he firmly believed in one thing:
Since he is your Majesty's confidant, he will definitely not collude with the Yuwen family and will not do anything harmful to your Majesty.
Ye Dacheng still hasn't guessed that there is an island, he just thought it was a private mine in South City.
After all, the most advanced ships of the Qi Dynasty cannot enter the deep sea, and Ye Dacheng and other native Qi Dynasty people have never imagined the existence of "islands".