readytorunbook Chapter 604 One Arrow, Two Pitfalls
Chapter 604 One Arrow, Two Pitfalls
Chapter 604 A Double Trap
Shen He stared at the small spoon for a moment, endured the stench, put the "food" in the spoon into his mouth, swallowed it, and then drank a glass of wine.
"Sigh..." Shen He sighed. Life is just so damn helpless; you always end up eating shit. But this time, Shen He actually enjoyed eating shit.
Shen He understood that although he was eating excrement, he was doing so on behalf of his master, Madam Chen Yuanyuan. For a servant, taking the blame for their master was an immense honor. Human hearts are made of flesh and blood, and a master wouldn't mistreat a servant willing to take the blame. Only those servants who dared to shoulder the blame for their master would gain their master's trust.
Wang Wenzhou was also having breakfast at this time. Being by the sea, he naturally had to have a seafood feast.
Li Ling knelt resentfully by the table, peeling mantis shrimp. She accidentally pricked her hand on a shrimp shell, but she wasn't delicate at all. She sucked the blood from her finger and continued peeling shrimp. Li Ling smiled bitterly to herself. "She's supposed to be a princess of South Korea," she thought, "Wang Wenzhou, can you please stop treating her like a servant?"
Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Chen Yuanyuan and took a bite of crab from her mouth. He had to admit that this was one of the good things about being by the sea: the seafood was all alive and tasted delicious.
"Come on, sister-in-law, have some vinegar!" Wang Wenzhou patted Li Mei.
Li Mei put down the mantis shrimp she was peeling, quickly drank some vinegar, and fed it to Wang Wenzhou.
As a time traveler, Wang Wenzhou was a connoisseur of food, knowing that seafood was best eaten with a ginger and vinegar dipping sauce.
Just as Li Mei finished peeling the mantis shrimp, Wang Wenzhou leaned in to eat it from her mouth, but Li Mei put the shrimp into Zheng Chenggong's bowl instead.
"Thank you, Li Meiniang!" Zheng Chenggong quickly expressed his gratitude.
Li Mei said with a smile, "Now is the time when you are growing, you should eat more."
"By the way!" Li Mei looked at Wang Wenzhou and asked, "Husband, have you found a dairy cow? Didn't you say that a glass of milk a day makes a nation strong? Zheng Chenggong should be drinking milk right now."
Damn it! Wang Wenzhou curled his lips. Ever since he let Zheng Chenggong play with Li Mei, the two have gotten along very well. Now, even little Li Mei has started to care about Zheng Chenggong's diet.
“Yuanyuan, after we’ve eaten, ask around. Are dairy cows really that hard to find? If not, we can find some wet nurses,” Wang Wenzhou said.
"Don't even think about it! I'll send someone to find Lord Zou right away. I'll definitely find you a cow, but don't even think about a wet nurse!" Chen Yuanyuan said irritably.
"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou was dumbfounded. I only made a small mistake once, is it really that big of a deal! You treat me like a thief all the time.
"Bang!" Zheng Chenggong put down the bowl and said, "Father, I'm full."
Wang Wenzhou nodded and said, "Go have fun."
Li Mei quickly said, "I'm full too, Zheng Chenggong, let's go, let's continue practicing martial arts!"
The two skipped away, but Wang Wenzhou felt something was off. "That little rascal Zheng Chenggong, what if he runs off with my baby?" he thought. But then he reconsidered and decided he was overthinking it. "Zheng Chenggong is still young; he probably doesn't have that kind of ability yet."
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Lamma Island.
Liu Wei's clothes were already soaked through. The group had been rowing all night without stopping, and finally arrived at Lamma Island. Liu Wei jumped off the boat and hurriedly went to report to his uncle, Liu Xiang.
"Nephew greets Uncle!" Liu Wei cupped his hands in greeting.
Liu Xiang, her face full of worry, asked, "You're back. How did things go?"
Liu Wei said with a smile, "Uncle, has something happened?"
"Hmm?" Liu Xiang frowned and asked, "Was it Wang Wenzhou who arrested our relatives and friends?"
"No!" Liu Wei quickly explained everything to Liu Xiang.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiang excitedly exclaimed, "That's wonderful! If we capture Guangzhou, we'll not only seize a lot of spoils, but our reputation will soar, and many people will come to join us!"
Liu Wei nodded and said with a smile, "Nephew also thinks that we should attack Guangzhou. However, Lord Wang also said that after we take Guangzhou, he wants us to cooperate with him in staging a scene where we are defeated and flee by his army."
"Haha..." Liu Xiang laughed loudly, "Of course we have to act this out, and we have to act it out so vividly and realistically that the Emperor will believe that only Lord Wang can wipe out the pirates."
Liu Wei said, "Then I'll go and report back to Lord Wang?"
Liu Xiang nodded and said with a smile, "Go! I will gather the army and prepare for action. After we meet up with the supervisor sent by Lord Wang, we will head straight for Guangzhou."
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Guangzhou.
Zhang Jingxin looked at Jian Fengyu and asked, "General Jian, is this all the men you brought?"
Zhang Jingxin was furious. Jian Fengyu had brought over a hundred men, and Wang Wenzhou was just digging his own grave! Could a hundred men really hold Guangzhou? Guangzhou was practically an empty city now, with hardly any soldiers inside. If pirates attacked, it definitely wouldn't hold.
Jian Fengyu cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "Lord Zhang, rest assured. With four thousand elite troops, defending Guangzhou is a piece of cake!"
Zhang Jingxin said irritably, "Four thousand men? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Jian Fengyu smiled and said, "Lord Zhang, please don't be angry. My troops broke up into smaller groups and sneaked into the city disguised as ordinary people, so that they wouldn't be detected by the pirate spies."
Zhang Jingxin nodded and said earnestly, "General Jian, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Guangzhou. If the city falls, the consequences will be unimaginable. We must be very careful!"
Jian Fengyu quickly replied, "Lord Zhang, please rest assured. Once the pirates are at the city gates, my men will immediately take to the city walls to defend Guangzhou at my command. My troops are all elite soldiers, and defending Guangzhou will be a piece of cake. At that time, Lord Wang will lead a large force to attack Lamma Island. Once Lamma Island is breached, the pirates will fall into disarray without a fight."
Zhang Jingxin nodded and ordered, "Someone, take General Jian to rest."
"This humble general takes his leave!" Jian Fengyu left, led by a guard.
Zhang Jingxin smiled slightly. Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou was indeed a talented individual, meticulous in his actions and cunning in his schemes. There were currently four thousand elite soldiers in Guangzhou, but to the pirates, Guangzhou was practically an empty city. Pirates who encountered Wang Wenzhou were doomed!
Zhang Jingxin greatly admired Wang Wenzhou; no wonder the emperor still valued him despite Wang Wenzhou making enemies everywhere in the court.
Zhang Jingxin had no idea that she had been tricked by Wang Wenzhou. Where did these four thousand elite soldiers come from? Jian Fengyu really only brought a little over 100 special forces soldiers into the city. These people were sent by Wang Wenzhou to mislead Zhang Jingxin, and at a crucial moment, they would rescue her from the city.
After all, Zhang Jingxin was the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi. If he were killed by pirates, what would become of the court's reputation? As for the people of Guangzhou, they could only pray for their own good fortune. Wang Wenzhou simply didn't have enough troops to defend Guangzhou. Lamma Island had over 6 people, and even if Liu Xiang led 2 main forces to attack Guangzhou, there would still be over 4 on the island. Wang Wenzhou's forces, at most, numbered only 4.
Although the 4 people on Lamma Island certainly don't include many elite troops, Lamma Island is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so taking it down won't be an easy task.