Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

One day later, Jin State.

The Lingxiao Hall in the Jin Palace was immersed in the sultry heat before the rainstorm. The twelve bronze animal furnaces spewed out ambergris, but they could not suppress the smell of sweat oozing from the sleeves of the ministers.

Ji Yingjie dug his five fingers deeply into the armrests of the dragon throne, and the golden nanmu wood made a slight cracking sound. The messenger kneeling below was breathing rapidly.

The roll of battle report stained with the fishy smell of the river was spread out on the Panlong imperial desk, like a piece of red-hot iron.

"Burning the Dock..."

Ji Yingjie suddenly grabbed the battle report, and the golden dragon pattern on his black dragon robe twisted as his chest rose and fell violently:

"If it succeeds, the Chu army will definitely be defeated!"

He stood up suddenly, the nine-ring jade belt around his waist made the Jade Steps Jingle, and the jade beads on the twelve-tassel crown trembled, casting broken spots of light on the blue brick floor.

Minister of War Wang Chonghuan stepped out tremblingly, the tablet in his arms reflecting the flickering lightning outside the window:

"Your Majesty, the Chu army's dock is dozens of miles away from our water fort. If we are ambushed..."

Before he finished speaking, General Yuwen Lie suddenly stood out of the line and shouted angrily:

"Don't try to upset our army! Our Jin's "Raging Waves" warships are invincible. How can the Chu army's newly built navy resist them?"

"But Chu Ning has always been cunning!"

The Minister of Revenue suddenly said in a cold voice: "Since he dares to challenge us to a fight, he must have a chance of winning. If we rashly fight him, we will probably be defeated!"

"If you lose this battle, I will be the first to chop off your head as a sacrifice!"

Yuwen Lie was furious and turned around to argue with the other party.

The ministers immediately split into two factions, and those in purple robes and red clothes pushed and shoved each other under the imperial steps. The Xiezhi crown of an old minister was knocked to the ground and was stepped on to pieces.

Ji Yingjie suddenly grabbed the inkstone on the Panlong table and smashed it at the bronze crane lamp.

With a loud bang, lamp oil splashed onto the gilded pillar and ignited a faint blue flame. The smell of burnt food mixed with ambergris rushed into everyone's nostrils.

The young emperor stood at the edge of the imperial steps against the light, his twelve-tasseled crown covering his brows and eyes, leaving only his tense jaw exposed:

"Do you think this is a vegetable market?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" All the ministers knelt on the ground.

"What do you think, Grand Tutor?" Ji Yingjie was too lazy to pay attention to the ministers and stared at the Grand Tutor with his eyes wide open.

At the front of the queue of civil servants, a white-haired old man slowly raised his head.

When he knocked the ironwood staff in his hand to the ground, the East China Sea pearl inlaid on the top of the staff suddenly burst into cold light:

"I observed the stars last night and found that the Purple Palace moved three degrees eastward, which is a sign that the Pojun star is approaching the river."

The iron staff tapped lightly, his eyes flashing with cold light: "Commander Yue's fire dragon boat needs the southeast wind, and three days later..."

"There will be heavy rain in three days!"

The chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory suddenly screamed: "This is the result of observations made by me and several others!"

"This is exactly the rainstorm we need!"

The tip of the Taifu's staff pierced through the shadow, and a ruthless look appeared on his face: "The Chu army's shipyard is hidden under the west bank. Normally, the southeast wind cannot pass through. Only when there is a tornado on the river during a heavy rain can the fireboat be sent to the west bank!"

Ji Yingjie's pupils suddenly shrank.

He recalled that ten years ago, when he was a prince inspecting the navy, he saw Yue Yongkang practicing fire attack in a hurricane. The sight of those fire dragon boats spinning in the whirlpool was like the dance of evil spirits from hell.

"His Majesty!"

Wang Chonghuan suddenly knelt forward, his forehead hitting the floor tiles and leaving a bloody mark: "Chu Ning has always been cunning. He just destroyed the Qin State last year. This guy is best at luring the enemy deep into our territory..."

"So we have to fight even more!"

The Grand Tutor suddenly said in a loud voice: "The Chu army is now arrogant after their victory. They have stored food and grass in the dock for half a year. If this nest is destroyed, their navy will have no fighting power in three months!"

Thunder roared and heavy rain finally came pouring down.

Ji Yingjie turned around and looked outside the palace. He saw the gleam of water on the armor of the imperial guards in the rain curtain, but the scene of the Chu army's shipyard engulfed in fire appeared in his eyes.

"Practice."

Ji Yingjie gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Let Yue Yongkang fight the Chu army with all his might!"

"The Jin navy is invincible in the world. If we win this battle..."

He suddenly showed his white teeth: "I want Chu Ning's skull to be used as a wine vessel!"

At the command, a bolt of lightning split the dark clouds.

Deep in the rain, eight hundred galloping horses rushed out of the royal city.

In the saddle bag of one of the horses, in addition to the imperial edict with the jade seal on it, there was also a golden arrow inlaid with a dragon eye.

This time, Ji Yingjie was determined to defeat the Chu army and kill Chu Ning!

To this end, he sent his golden arrows to the front line, giving Yue Yongkang absolute power to command the battle.

He believed that Yue Yongkang would definitely be able to defeat the Chu army!

At the same time, he also sent people to inform the other three dynasties of his plan, asking Wei and Han to launch an attack at the agreed time.

In this battle, only their Jin army can win.

At the same time, Chu Ning also received a reply from Yue Yongkang.

Under the night sky, on the west bank of the Cangjiang River.

The night fog of Cangjiang River was torn into wisps by the lights of the warships. Chu Ning walked through the central army tent holding the reply letter from Jin State in his five fingers. The word "War" on the letter was branded with gold lacquer and glowed bloody under the whale oil lamp.

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound of an anchor entering the water outside the tent. It was the turtle ship laying the "Fire Dragon Thorn" on the bottom of the river - a barbed iron chain specially made by Su Tingmei, designed to strangle the paddle blades of the Jin State's Fire Dragon Boat.

"Yue Yongkang has really taken the bait."

Chu Ning placed the letter on the sand table, with a playful look on his face: "Who among you is willing to be the vanguard?"

"I'm ready to fight!" Seven generals stepped out of the formation at the same time.

The seven people looked at each other, and no one was willing to give in.

The tent was suddenly silent, with only the dull sound of the river waves hitting the dock.

"The vanguard needs to be good at using the 'drag-the-knife tactic'."

Su Tingmei smiled and said, "We need to lead the Jin army deeper into the Guitou Beach whirlpool!"

"I, General Zhou Tai, am willing to sign a military order!" The sound of armor came from the corner.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw a tall general who said excitedly: "Seven days ago, I disguised myself as a fisherman and figured out the characteristics of the Jin army's fire dragon boats."

Feng Anguo suddenly slapped Zhou Tai on the shoulder with his huge palm, causing his armor to clang and splash.

"Good boy! Last month, you were the one who robbed the Jin State's grain ships and entangled ten ships with the net shuttle boats!"

He turned around and looked at Chu Ning, clasping his fists: "Your Highness, General Zhou is good at naval warfare and is familiar with the terrain. He is the best choice for the vanguard."

Chu Ning's fingertips slid across the winding Cangjiang River on the sand table and pressed a blood mark at the Guitou Beach:

"I will give you 100 warships as the vanguard, and engage the enemy head-on! If you break into the center of the Jin army, use three signal arrows as a signal!"

"I obey your command!" Zhou Tai was overjoyed and saluted with his fists.

Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of armor colliding outside the tent. Zhao Yu opened the tent and reported urgently: "Your Highness, the Jinyiwei sent a message that the enemy's thirty fire dragon boats quietly left."

"Oh?"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, a hint of amusement flashed across his face: "It seems that the Jin State Navy Commander also wants to take the initiative."

"Thirty fire dragon boats. He wants to burn our shipyard, deprive our army of food, severely damage our morale, and then defeat our army head-on."

"Here comes with ill intentions. Generals, you have things to do. Who is willing to fight against these thirty fire dragon boats?"

Just as the generals were about to speak, Feng Anguo smiled and said, "Let me handle this matter myself!"

"Your Highness, please take charge of the central army. Wait for our good news tomorrow!"