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

The next day.

The morning mist wrapped in the smell of blood hovered above the prisoner camp. Three hundred Jin soldiers huddled beside the fence, staring in a daze at the twenty wooden barrels carried by the Chu soldiers.

The steaming hot air wafted with the aroma of corn, mixed with the salty and fresh taste of pickled venison.

"Last meal before execution?" Chen Yu, a captain of a thousand men from the Jin State, clenched his wrist armor with a green snake pattern.

He remembered that when he killed Qin soldiers in the Cangjiang Pit five years ago, he also fed the captives millet soup.

The crisp sound of a wooden spoon hitting the edge of the bucket interrupted my thoughts.

The white-haired old soldier trembled as he held up the hot porridge. Turbid tears suddenly rolled into the bowl: "It's... it's minced meat soup with dogwood added..."

Swallowing sounds were heard all around, and several young sailors even stuck out their tongues due to the scalding of the boiling rice porridge.

Chen Yu's Adam's apple moved.

He noticed that the Chu soldiers who were sharing the food were carrying a lot of food, and many of them seemed to have no worries about food.

When the last barrel was empty, Jiang Feng suddenly lifted up the corner of his black robe, and a feather fan blew wind over.

"The warriors of Jin."

The feather fan pushed away the mist, and Su Tingmei's voice was like silk soaked in ice water: "Are you convinced of your defeat in this battle?"

Chen Yu stood up suddenly, his chains rattling. "Kill me if you want! Why humiliate us?"

His right cheek was still stained with blood from last night. "If the Jin State's tower ship also had the Chu State's watertight compartment..."

"Captain Chen, do you know how long it will take to temper the keel of this watertight compartment?"

Su Tingmei's feather fan suddenly pointed towards the river.

The moment the thick fog dissipated, three Fu ships were seen breaking through the waves, with fragments of the Jin army's flag hanging on the ferocious bronze rams on the bows.

There were gasps among the prisoners.

They had seen with their own eyes how this giant ship smashed the Jin State's tower ship - twelve sets of water wheels roared in the bottom of the cabin, and the battering rams on the third deck could throw out thousand-jin stone bullets.

What is even more shocking at this moment is the ghost ship. The hull of this long and narrow fast ship is actually wrapped in crocodile skin, and the gears of Mohist mechanical technology can be vaguely seen turning in the black smoke spewing from the stern.

"The cost of three net shuttle ships is equivalent to the cost of ten Mengchong ships of Jin State."

Su Tingmei tapped her feather fan lightly, and thirty shuttle-shaped speedboats suddenly appeared on the river.

The poisoned barbs on the bow glowed green in the sunlight, and the iron nets on the side of the ship were full of arrows from the Jin army - these ghostly speedboats used these arrows to kill the archers last night.

Chen Yu's fists were clenched until they turned white.

He recalled the scene when the flagship "Zhenhai" capsized and the Chu army's shuttle boats bit the people who fell into the water like piranhas.

Suddenly, a captive cried out. It was a crossbowman with a childish face: "We rowed for three months to build the tower ship..."

Su Tingmei waved her feather fan lightly, sweeping across the mountains to the east. "Ships are also part of strength. You can't build such a ship, it's your own incompetence that you can blame yourself."

The prisoners suddenly fell silent.

Of course they knew that ships were part of their strength, but they just couldn't accept that they had lost to the newly built navy of the Chu State.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Su Tingmei slowly said, "In just a few years, our Chu State has successively destroyed the Zhao State, the Yan State, and the Qin State!"

"The three realms merged into one, the territories of the four dynasties were then and now the largest dynasty in the world."

"If you are willing to submit, you can also achieve great things in the future!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yu sneered: "Everyone knows that when your Chu State destroyed the Three Kingdoms, all the captives were killed!"

"If you want to kill, just kill. Why bother?"

He didn't believe at all that Su Tingmei was here to persuade them to surrender.

"Do you know why only the Jin prisoners are alive?"

Su Tingmei suddenly threw out the jade pendant.

Chen Yu's pupils suddenly shrank - this was the personal token of Ji Yinghao, the former crown prince of Jin.

Su Tingmei said calmly: "My prince once said that if Brother Yinghao were still alive, he would not be able to bear to see the bloodshed in Jin."

Several old soldiers suddenly knelt down. They used to be the personal guards of the former prince. Now seeing the former prince's keepsake, they felt extremely sad.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is building a new warship for you at the Mohist workshop."

Su Tingmei pointed her feather fan at the Chu navy that was in training.

Only then did everyone realize that the soldiers operating the rackets all had red ropes in the style of the Jin State tied around their wrists - they were Jin craftsmen who had surrendered.

When the midday sun pierced through the clouds, Chen Yu's chains finally fell to the ground.

To be honest, the fact that the State of Chu could achieve this was beyond his expectations.

In his heart, he was completely convinced.

Without saying anything, he immediately knelt on the ground: "I, Chen Yu, am willing to surrender!"

Seeing this, the other Jin prisoners knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "We are willing to surrender!"

The sound shook the earth and reached the sky.

"it is good!"

Su Tingmei closed the folding fan in her hand and laughed loudly, "This guy is indeed a reasonable person. From now on, we are fellow travelers!"

"Rest here for a few days first. Once the ships are built, you can form a camp and Chen Yu will lead it."

"Yes!" the prisoners shouted again.

But Su Tingmei continued, "Your surrender must be kept secret. To prevent the State of Jin from avenging your family, this matter must not be leaked."

Even their families were taken into consideration, and the Jin captives were deeply moved.

"Thank you, sir!" Some people even cried for joy.

I thought I was dead after being captured, and I would only live one or two more days.

Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better. Not only were they not killed, they even surrendered to the State of Chu. In the future, it is even possible that they will join the Chu army to conquer the world together!

At this moment, they were grateful to the Crown Prince Chu Ning.

They all knew that the reason they were able to survive was entirely because of Chu Ning's friendship with Ji Yinghao.

They should cherish this hard-won opportunity.

Su Tingmei looked at the powerful navy in front of her with great satisfaction, and a look of satisfaction appeared on her face.

With the addition of this navy, the combat effectiveness of their Chu navy will definitely be greatly improved.

These are all battle-hardened naval forces. With their leadership, the Chu navy will be greatly improved in a short period of time.

Of course, this good news must be told to Chu Ning.

Su Tingmei asked everyone to retreat and rest, while she went towards the central military tent.

The Chinese military tent.

Chu Ning sat in the main seat, sipping tea, while Su Tingmei stood in the middle, reporting on the capture of the enemies.

After listening to Su Tingmei's conquest process, Chu Ning's face showed a touch of reminiscence: "Ji Yinghao, ah, what a pity."

He really doesn't have many friends, including Princess Changping and Ji Yinghao.

It’s a pity that both of them left him.

Especially Ji Yinghao, who died at Xiao Xiao's hands, this was what he regretted the most.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be sad. This time, our army can avenge him by attacking the capital of Jin State and capturing Ji Yingjie!"

Su Tingmei said solemnly: "Now that the Jin navy has been completely destroyed, there are only 50,000 Tang troops and 30,000 new soldiers left in Jin!"

"Our army has just won a victory, we should pursue the victory!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly, calmed down his emotions, and said in a deep voice: "After three days, the infantry will be transported and divided into three armies, advancing in unison!"

He believed that Jin State would soon fall into his hands!