Chapter 184: A strong revenge will come soon
The men were all passionate, and they talked endlessly about the war, even Zhan Xiao, who had just returned from the brink of death. Zhan Xiao even listened to them repeat every detail without getting tired. He even regretted that he didn't wake up earlier and personally participate in this wonderful battle.
Shen Zhi sat aside and kept dozing off like a chick pecking at rice. She had been traveling day and night for several days, and she hadn't slept all night yesterday. Although she slept for a while in the afternoon, it was insignificant to her. At this moment, the enemy was annihilated and Zhan Xiao woke up again. She had nothing to bother her anymore, so she fell asleep while sitting there.
Zhan Xiao directly held her in his arms and let her sleep on his chest. He actually wanted everyone to leave so that the girl could sleep quietly, but now he had something important to do.
The news of the annihilation of 200,000 enemy troops must be conveyed to the capital as soon as possible to prevent the Emperor from sending troops to aid Haizhou, which would result in a waste of manpower and money.
Zhan Xiao discussed with the generals for half an hour, gave orders to everyone one by one, and then dismissed them.
Zhan Xiao then lay down. He was also very weak. The two of them slept soundly side by side and did not wake up until two days later.
During this period, Mr. Sun went in and out many times, fearing that something had happened to them. Fortunately, after checking, he found out that they were indeed very tired and fell into a deep sleep due to extreme lack of sleep.
When the two woke up, Shen Zhi was completely rejuvenated. At this time, everyone in Haizhou was celebrating the destruction of the Japanese. The streets had returned to their former prosperity, and the seaside had also resumed fishing. Shen Zhi had finally come to Haizhou, so he wanted to have a big meal of seafood.
Zhan Liu and Zhan Qi accompanied Shen Zhi to Wangxian Tower in Haizhou. As for Zhan Xiao, he was still lying weakly in the tent to recuperate.
The Wangxian Tower in Haizhou is larger than the one in Qingzhou Prefecture, but it has become increasingly deserted over the past six months due to the occasional appearance of Japanese pirates in this area.
"Dear guests, would you like to have dinner or a snack?" When the waiter saw the three people coming into the store, he hurried over to greet them.
Shen Zhi saw that although there was no customer in the store, the tables and chairs were neatly arranged and wiped spotlessly clean, so he asked, "Do you have any fresh seafood?"
"Yes, yes. The sea opened yesterday and the villagers brought us a lot of fresh seafood early in the morning. They are all kept in water tanks." The waiter replied immediately.
Seeing Shen Zhi was puzzled, Zhan Liu immediately replied, "When the Japanese pirates were rampant, the people of Haizhou were also living in poverty. During that period, Wangxian Tower opened its warehouses to donate grain, and many sea dwellers received the favor of Wangxian Tower."
Shen Zhi suddenly realized, "So that's why. General Song fought bravely on the front line to protect his country. Although Mr. Song was a businessman, he never made money from the country's misfortunes. Instead, he generously distributed food to save the people from danger. The Song family are all kind and righteous people."
"Do you know our boss?" The shopkeeper next to him couldn't help but come over and ask when he heard Shen Zhi's words.
Shen Zhi nodded, "Of course I recognize it. The most popular dish in Wangxianlou recently is provided by me. How about it, do people in Haizhou accept the taste of potato noodles?"
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly, "Excuse me, are you Miss Shen from Qingzhou Prefecture?"
Shen Zhi was stunned. Her fame had spread to Haizhou?
"That's right, she was personally conferred the title of Yixiang Jun by the emperor." Zhan Liu retorted.
"It is an honor for me, the young lady, to visit Wangxian Tower in Haizhou. I heard that you saved General Song's life. Please give me a chance to thank you. I will personally arrange a table of Haizhou's special seafood for you." Shopkeeper Lu spoke with certainty and sincerity.
Shen Zhi was puzzled. How could this shopkeeper know that he had saved General Song? But he still responded politely: "Then I'll trouble you, Shopkeeper Lu. To be honest, we came here to eat the local specialty seafood today. But you can pay as much as you deserve."
Shopkeeper Lu quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "Young lady, you are joking. Young lady saved General Song's life. General Song is our boss's brother. Naturally, I have to treat Young lady well to show my gratitude."
After hearing this, Shen Zhi felt relieved, but he still insisted on paying for the meal. After all, no one should accept the reward without doing anything. However, Shopkeeper Lu was determined to show his hospitality, so Shen Zhi had no choice but to accept his kindness.
But Shopkeeper Lu was too enthusiastic and quickly had a table full of seafood served to her. She, Zhan Liu and Zhan Qi were only three people, and they couldn't finish so much food. Looking at the table full of sumptuous dishes, Shen Zhi couldn't help but sigh that Shopkeeper Lu's hospitality was too enthusiastic.
Shen Zhi's eyes lit up immediately when he saw it. This was definitely a seafood feast! Not only were there king crabs and big blue dragons, but there were also oysters and abalones, and many other seafood that Shen Zhi had never seen before.
"Wow, there are so many delicious foods, I don't know where to start." Shen Zhi said excitedly.
"Let's start with the king crab. It's one of the signature dishes here." Zhan Liu took out the tools, skillfully disassembled the king crab into small pieces, and then handed a piece to Shen Zhi.
Shen Zhi took the king crab, took a bite, and was immediately conquered by the delicious taste. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so delicious. This is the most delicious king crab I have ever eaten!"
Then, they tried other seafood dishes. The whitebait soup was sweet and delicious, the green fish was crispy, the swimming crab was juicy, and the mantis shrimp was salty, fragrant and crispy... Every dish made Shen Zhi exclaim with satisfaction.
After eating and drinking, Shen Zhi thanked Manager Lu before leaving with Zhan Liu and Zhan Qi. Manager Lu personally saw them off to the door.
After returning to the military camp, Shen Zhi entered Zhan Xiao's tent, where a group of people were discussing matters with Zhan Xiao. When everyone saw Shen Zhi coming in, they all fell silent.
Shen Zhi was puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Zhan Xiao glanced at her and said, "We are discussing the next battle. Although the Japanese pirates in Haizhou have been wiped out, there are a total of 1.1 million Japanese pirates in my Great Xiao Dynasty. They will definitely not give up. We must do a good job of defense."
Shen Zhi nodded. Indeed, two hundred thousand troops were reduced to ashes without any explanation. She had a premonition that a strong revenge would come soon.
Shen Zhi found an excuse to leave the barracks, and then found a remote place to enter the space. She kept searching on the computer for cases where the minority defeated the majority. Suddenly, she thought of a case.
Shen Zhi thought that he could take advantage of the terrain, set up an ambush, lure the enemy deep into his territory, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Zhan Xiao was still discussing the issue of the Japanese pirates, who at this time already had a lot of self-defense weapons.