The navy entered the yamen with water and brought a boat out, and on the boat sat the dignified princess of Yue.

The flood was raging, and the streets were already flooded at this time, Wu Shao looked at the houses on both sides, and there seemed to be a lot fewer people.

"General, there's a boat over there!"

Wu Shao followed the prestige, only to see several tall ships showing their silhouettes in the south, the shape seemed to be somewhat familiar, and when the chain boat approached, the board of the boat was full of people.

His face turned blue for a moment, and he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "...... White Mountain Iron. ”

The large warships that the navy saw in the distance on the river on the first day of the siege were not the fishing boats hired by these big families!

The adjutant general didn't know why: "What? Where is the Baishan Iron?"

Wu Shao squinted his eyes at his subordinates, and pointed to the bamboo tubes and empty crossbows left on the side of the ship gloomily: "Are your eyes blind? ”

The sailors suddenly realized, patting their heads and being annoyed that they had been deceived by this simple trick. Suiling is close to the river, and the wealthy families who started by fishing and raising mussels more or less supply large boats, and hire many short-term workers to eat, live and fish on the boats. This ship is larger than the real Baishan Iron, and can hold dozens of people, and the people on the roofs on the side of the road converge into a line, and the black pressure pours onto the boat.

"Look. ”

The fishing boats had no intention of running, and remained still on the water, turning a blind eye to the enemy who had invaded the city.

Wu Shao thought that his eagle boat was at the south gate, and if the fishing boat entered from the mouth of the river, he would definitely get the news, but the scout was like a dead man. Then these boats were towed into the city by manpower in the first place...... No, they were washed in along the current! If they were ready at the mouth of the breached levee and put on the boats, a considerable number of the city's inhabitants could be rescued.

He took the clairvoyance and sighed: "So many ships, they must have been borrowed from neighboring counties, so generous." ”

"General, general, there's a ship over there!"

"What?"

Wu Shao's heart instantly lifted, and when he saw the tattered wooden boat, he tightened his brows.

Small wooden boats slid out of the winding streets, their old appearance vaguely similar to the chain boats they were riding.

"It seems that Li Zhouwei opened the treasury and took out these 800-year-old things to save his life. Wu Shao stood at the bow of the boat, staring at it for a long time, his throat was like a thorn: "I spent so much effort today, and the people I saved are not worth drowning, so I am ruthless." ”

There was a sudden commotion below, and it turned out to be a soldier struggling to jump into the water and was caught.

"General, general, the villain's wife and mother are on the wall over there, please allow the villain to help them, you ...... Save them!"

Wu Shao snorted coldly: "It is the favor of His Royal Highness the King of Yue to enter the city without hurting the people, the general has already done his best, if anyone wants to help, what will he do when he enters the city!"

The soldier was dragged away with tears in his eyes, and he shouted: "You are soldiers of Nan'an, this is Qi Ning, this is the place we want to capture, and the monthly military pay is gray? If your relatives escaped death and jumped on the boat, they would never have done anything to them, and if they couldn't escape, then they could only admit it!"

Many soldiers looked at the figures on the tiles and were stunned, crying, thunder, and rain were intertwined, and some people muttered a few words in a low voice: "Isn't this a beating to your own family." ”

Wu Shao naturally understood the concerns of the soldiers, but the local soldiers in Nan'an were all filled with drought soldiers, and the training of the sailors in the wind and rain was hard, and only outsiders who were forced to make a living were willing to gamble their lives. Li Zhouwei has been killed, and the top priority is to control the people in Suiling City, pass the book to the Yue Domain, and then make the next decision.

According to his meaning, it is to find out the whereabouts of the remaining 5,000 Li Zhou Wei and hand over the 24,000 Qi Ning Zhou Wei to start work, the flood season has just arrived, and the rain will be more and more at the back, and it is extremely inconvenient to sail between the mountains.

"Groups of people went to the boat over there to see if there was any hidden Li Zhouwei, and if they found out, they would deal with it immediately. ”

"Yes!"

When he felt that everything was not satisfactory, a report from the adjutant general suddenly came from behind him, saying that the princess had invited him over.

Even if she is a princess with a noble status, Wu Shao has to give birth to the idea that "women are trouble", and everything must take into account the weak Yuan, which not only affects his majesty in the army, but may also be criticized in tactics. It is rumored that the princess is the most virtuous and gentle, what if he is ordered to stop after seeing the bloody scene? He obeys the prince's orders, but he cannot abandon the princess in front of 50,000 people.

It's better to send it away early.

Yuan, who was sitting on the boat, covered his mouth with his sleeves and coughed a few times, and said, "How is the general going to deal with the civilians of this city?"

He rolled his eyes, and sure enough, it was the kindness of the woman, "The prince ordered not to hurt their lives." Your Royal Highness rest assured, the last general has repaired the book to the prince, and you will be able to return to your home to recuperate in a few days. ”

Yuan Shi seemed to be very unaccustomed to the bumps on the boat, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, his eyes were light, and his luxurious dress was soaked, I don't know if it was rain or sweat.

She stiffened out a symbolic smile, "There's General Law." But the general did not have to be in such a hurry, the march was important. ”

Wu Shao couldn't help but hesitate, the princess was not in a hurry to go back?

"Don't dare, don't dare. ”

He immediately summoned a ship to surround the small boat that Yuan was riding in the center, and sailed north along the gentle current.

*

The geese returned to the bottom of the mountain, and night fell.

The densely packed army was stationed on a vast plain, facing a narrow valley. The night owl cried faintly, and a team of lightly armed men and horses quietly dived into the mountains by taking advantage of the weak moonlight.

The moon is covered in a blurred circle of light, and it will rain again tomorrow. There is already fog in the mountains, and the rainy season is so humid that it can't stay for people at all, such as the garrison in the mountains, you have to bring a hundred and ten catties of medicine stones alone. There are few residents in the wild goose back mountain, and the highest peak is so dangerous that even the wild geese can't fly over, hence the name.

So the party took half a bag of insect repellent powder and two or three flints, tied the horses to a hidden place, and searched in the forest in the dark. Wild beasts are also restless on rainy days, and if there is no fire, they should be especially wary of wolves and wild boars, and if they do not make a noise, it means that they may approach wantonly.

There is no fire at all in the mountain where 5,000 Li Zhouwei is hidden, and the smoke of the cooking during the day is also blocked by clouds and mist, so it is not easy to see why. The sound of the waterfall was loud, and the voices of the people were swallowed up neatly, and they did not know that it was lying in ambush in that corner, and they did not dare to rush forward despite their numbers.

More than 20,000 state guards of Qi Ning have reached the foot of the mountain.

Although the 5,000 people only walked quickly for a few days, the news could not be sealed, and it spread for a few miles, even if it was fake, someone would come to find out. It is said that a few days ago, the city of Suiling was broken, and now only led a guard to abandon the city from the north gate, and hibernated in the deep mountains and old forests, leaving the unlucky ghost Wang Yu to command the battle to defend the city.

Several commanders of the Yue family thought like this, and became more and more confident. With five times their strength, it was only a matter of time before they won the battle.

Thick clouds floated in the moonlight, and the surroundings darkened, and the man in black lay on his stomach in the grass. One of them had a very sharp nose, smelled half of the scorching smoke, and gestured to the back.

They slid methodically through the fallen leaves and silt like snakes, and the smell grew stronger and stronger, like roasted game, which was appetizing.

A flame was reflected in the dark pupils.

The leading scout carved a mark on the trunk of the tree and ordered that this was the end of the war, and that he should return to the camp to resume his life. The crowd began to retreat without making a single movement.

Suddenly, a rattling sound appeared above them, accompanied by the cold rustling of water. The leader was startled, and looked up, but a large bird fluttered its wings and rested on the branch.

The moonlight was a little brighter, shining in the big bird's glass-like eyes, and the two brown circles, one large and one small, were very strange.

The horses outside the forest neighed suddenly, and the scout could not hold back, and jumped down the dirt slope in the thick of the night, only to see a figure standing beside the horse, holding a cloth bag in his hand, and the pungent smell of smoke wafted to the tip of his nose.

It's the flint and steel in their bags!

A pinch of fire was thrown from the hands of the uninvited guest to the dead leaves on the ground, and almost in the blink of an eye, the land was on fire.

The familiar smell came from the wind, and the scouts were dumbfounded, when was oil splashed on the ground?

They ignored the horses, and scattered as fast as they could, but their necks were unusually hot. When he reacted, his body was already full of flames, and someone subconsciously rolled on the ground trying to extinguish it, and immediately the whole person melted into the fire. The ground was full of animal fat, and when it was stained with sparks, it became a sea of fire with impunity, and they covered their faces and screamed, and soon they were burned beyond recognition.

The big bird lazily looked down at the tree, and with a loosening of its paws, it dropped an empty scoop.

The scoop fell into the fire and rolled, and the flames rose three feet high, for there had been a lot of oil in it, but now it was gone.

The one who set the fire held the hour, and when the fire was almost set and the people were almost dead, they looked up at the sky.

The army outside the valley mouth discovered the light of Dasheng's fire, and could not wait for the men and horses sent out to return, and their opinions were divided into two factions, half of them advocated going to the place where the fire was set now, because there must be an ambush of Li Zhouwei there, and half of them felt that it was better to wait for dawn to bring the brigade into the mountain.

When they were arguing, several bright lights flashed in the air, and the commanders poked their heads out, and it was actually moon rain. A large chunk of lightning and thunder in the sky, the purple tail of lightning slashed fiercely above the trees, very hideous and terrifying, and a half-moon in the east was suspended in the deep blue ocean, gently embraced by the clouds, indescribably peaceful and peaceful.

One of the commanders said: "The fire has been extinguished, and tomorrow morning there will be a bare patch on the hillside, so it will be convenient for us to survey the terrain." ”

When the others saw that it was raining again, their suspicions were poured out, and they scolded the team that had been sent for being useless. The first time you enter the mountains, you have no return, isn't it a shame in front of the whole army?

The rain crashed on the roof of the tent, and the soldiers closed their eyes in the straw pile, and the sound of the rain stirred their thoughts.

The rain in the mountains is also very scary.

Su Hui shrank in the tent, Ruixiang went to fetch it when she saw the moon before, but she hadn't come back yet, she was a little worried.

The weather is so bad outside, it rains when it is said to rain, and there is nowhere to go except in the mountains. She has always been afraid of loud things, from the beating of gongs and drums to the thunder of firecrackers, and she always feels unstable in her heart, and the series of loud noises seem to be knocking on her chest, and she is so breathless.

The curtain was lifted, revealing the little girl's half-wet face, like a cat under the oil lamp, apparently falling while walking.

"It suddenly rained heavily on the way, and Lord Yu sent me back. Ruixiang said embarrassedly.

Yu Shouzhong cramped outside: "It's a matter of effort." However, Master Su, there was water on the hillside before, and I heard that His Majesty's tent seems to have been assassinated...... Just now I met someone from the main camp asking for medicine on the road, and I wanted to come here to find Dr. Wei, but he is not here, can I trouble Master Su and Xia Guan to go on a trip?"

Xiaoxiao rain washed his voice thin, and Ruixiang hurriedly said: "Lord Yu doesn't have an umbrella, the girl let him in first!"

Su Huihui remembered Yu Shouzhong's honest face, hugged his knees and pondered for a moment in the small space, and found that the maid was looking at her anxiously and ignorantly, as if she didn't know why she was so hesitant.

"Master Su!" Yu Shouzhong wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“…… I'll take an umbrella. ”

Su Huihui opened his mouth with difficulty, as if he had exhausted all his strength.