"Is there any news?"

Hundreds of miles away from the territory of Zhangzhou, Fujian Road, the torrential rain is like a note, it is still daytime, but the sky is dark, on a high ground by the sea, several sergeants do not know what they are busy with, everyone is full armor and wearing a robe, wearing a bamboo hat.

A Praetorian sergeant urged urgently, and the two men in front of him were dressed in the same way as him, each holding a black box in his hand, as if to prevent it from getting wet, and an oilcloth umbrella in the other.

The two shook their heads, then pressed their ears to the box, for fear of missing some kind of news. I don't know how many times they have been devastated, and neither of them dares to show impatience, because just a little behind them, a man stands with his head held high with an expressionless face, and the rain flows down the eaves into a curtain of water, and his eyes are motionless against the telescope in his hand, and he shoots his gaze to the sea in the distance, but even if it is such an artifact, it still can't penetrate the magic of nature, and the camera only shows the rain and fog in the sky and the huge waves as high as a valley.

If you look closer, the man's brows are slightly furrowed, and there is a trace of worry in his eyes, but whether it is the rainstorm like the sky or the movements of his subordinates, it does not affect his expression at all, and it seems that only the sea in front of him is the only thing worthy of his concern.

Jiang Cai's department has been here for three days!

From the moment he took the city of Zhangzhou with the cavalry in the front unexpectedly, on the second day, the infantry troops in the rear arrived, and they took over the city defense, so that more than 1,000 cavalry were all used to block the road, which was all in the plan. But who expected that a storm suddenly blew on the sea, and the contact with the navy was immediately cut off, and now a whole day has passed.

The storm brought heavy rain, the land and the sea were encroached on, not to mention the muddy roads, Jiang Cai was most worried about the safety of the navy at sea, seeing that the wind was rolling the waves higher and higher, his heart was getting heavier and heavier. Unable to get in touch, perhaps due to a technical problem, Liu Yu seems to have said that such weather conditions will adversely affect communications, and he only hopes that the fleet will be safe, otherwise it will all be meaningless.

The water army can't have an accident, they are the key to action, Jiang Cai's role is just to provide them with an opportunity, the main thing has to be done by them, he doesn't know astronomy, how long will this storm last, when will it end? Everything can only depend on God's will, and Jiang Cai's heart has a helpless feeling of depression for the first time.

"Comforting and reassuring, the little ones have asked the local fishermen, there are many islands and reefs in the sea here, and in this kind of weather, the general boats will find a place to shelter from the wind. I think that our people are all veterans, and there should be no loss, and when the storm passes, they will definitely look for us."

His own soldiers wanted to persuade him to go back to the city first, but when he saw the expression of his own general, he didn't say the words later, seeing that he had been in this stormy place for more than three hours, Rao was clothed with something to cover the rain, and the cold water vapor seemed to be pervasive, and there was always a feeling of wetness all over his body, which made people extremely uncomfortable.

"You go and pass down the general's order, although the cavalry everywhere does not have to be as usual, but they should still be dispatched in batches, choke the official road leading to the front and other important roads, and must not be neglected for a moment, tell them that the more this weather, the more they must watch the road carefully, as long as it is pedestrians, vehicles and horses, no one should be spared."

"Yes, the little ones go now."

I thought that the general didn't pay attention to his words, but who knew that he suddenly heard the order, and the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and hurriedly responded with their fists in response, turned around and went down the high slope, and ran towards a low place where the horse was tied.

Jiang Cai didn't look back, he put down the telescope in his hand, and sighed almost imperceptibly, this is God's will, no human can fight against it, he has done his best, and the result is unknown. But the rain was getting heavier and heavier, the thunder was rumbling, the lightning was like a golden snake splitting the night, the wind was howling against the waves, and constantly beating the rocks under the shore, nature showed its unrivaled power at this moment, making man feel small and hopeless.

The city of Zhangzhou behind him was shrouded in rain and fog at the moment, not only was there not a single pedestrian on the street, but even there were very few sergeants patrolling the city, and no one would like to walk in such a heavy rain, except for those unsightly things.

"After leaving the city, don't take the official road, go farther, if you are stopped, say that you don't know, remember not to let these letters fall into their hands, rest assured, as long as they can't find these things, they won't kill anyone."

In the back hall of the Zhizhou Yamen, Zhao Jieru lowered his voice, looked at the other party's somewhat flustered face, and reprimanded a few more words, this person is his cronies, the whole family is in his hands, and he will betray him, such a confidential matter, only this kind of person can be trusted.

Now that he is under house arrest in this mansion, he will definitely not be able to get out, but the people in the mansion always have to live, so this cronie pretends to be a subordinate who buys it, and there is no problem in leaving the mansion. If he was clever enough to avoid the few patrols in the streets, to get to a gate somewhere, and to dive all the way out of the Zhangshui that flowed through the city, he would be able to take advantage of the weather to avoid the ubiquitous cavalry, after all, they could not block all the roads.

In fact, Zhao Jieru didn't know what Jiang Cai's troops were going to do, but in this way, it was like facing a great enemy, and cutting off various passages, he had to plan for the worst, and the nearest garrison from him was in Quanzhou, so the messenger he sent was going there, and as for the rest, he couldn't take care of it.

As a local, naturally familiar with the situation in the city, the cronies in the city left and right, a few times to arrive at the predetermined place out of the city, due to the heavy rain, the water flow is a little rapid, but this is not difficult for him, in the sea can come and go freely, the water nature is naturally not to say, this is also the reason why he can be chosen, take off the extra clothes and pants, he took a deep breath, a fierce son pricked down, along the water flow out of the city, until a long distance before poking his head out.

"Hold steady, give Lao Tzu stability, don't panic, perform your duties."

What Jiang Cai didn't know was that in fact, at the end of his line of sight, on the sea that was only dozens of miles away, the naval fleet he was attached to was fighting against the wind and waves, and this kind of weather seemed very bluffing, but for the "old army" in the mouths of these pro-soldiers, it was also a commonplace.

The owners of the ships were trying to maintain order, putting away the sails on the masts, aiming the bows at the waves, and letting the hull of the ship toss and fall in the waves, and generally speaking, only the very bad luck would be overturned, but the most dangerous thing was how hundreds of ships could avoid colliding with each other.

Fortunately, each ship was equipped with walkie-talkies, which was quite convenient for command and dispatch, and before the storm hit, the whole fleet spread out on the sea, leaving enough room for each other to move, while the smaller cruisers and clippers took refuge in the nearby islands, and their drafts were shallow, and they did not exceed the danger of running aground.

Yang Fei was in the building of his ship, his hands clutched the railing, and roared angrily at the deck below, at this time he didn't know that the book that he had been promoted to the newly established Qiongzhou Navy Capital had been sent to the Beijing Division, and it was now placed on the bookcase in the lobby of the Privy Mansion.

In the entire fleet, his boat was at the forefront, and as the vanguard of the whole army, he was also the one who spotted the storm and gave early warning. At the same time, the sergeant who was in contact with Jiang Cai's department on land happened to be on his ship, so there was no time to inform the shore at all, and everyone was busy, trying their best to maintain the balance of the ship.

Yang Fei was not familiar with the sea conditions in this area, but he also knew that this season, the weather was changeable and storms were frequent, and he did not know how long the current situation would last.

Seeing that the destination was approaching, a delay in the fleet here would definitely adversely affect the plan, and that was the part of his heart that was most anxious.

Defeating the Pu family is equivalent to disintegrating the entire Quanzhou maritime group, and who knows if the maritime merchants on the whole road in Fujian have anything to do with them, Yang Fei's body fluctuated with the hull, but his heart was secretly laughing, of course there is, even if there is not, there must be, Fujian people, it's over!

The benefits of maritime business, others don't know, but his Yang family is very clear, with the Mingzhou Division only relying on the trade of Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom, it has fed countless merchants in the two Zhejiang behind it, not to mention the Quanzhou Division that monopolizes the entire Western trade! What a huge profit that was alluring the country and the city, and now it was about to fall into his own hands, when he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel his blood surge, and these troubles at the moment were just a little episode.

"Go, tell them that as soon as the storm stops, immediately contact Jiang Zhaofu on land, the navy is safe, and everything will go according to the plan!"

I don't know if it's an illusion, Yang Fei felt that the wind and waves seemed to be weakening, he grabbed the pro-soldiers on the side, almost roared in his ear, and then pushed him down the stairs, several sergeants in the cabin were full-time responsible for communicating with the land, hoping they could still hold on.

All this, located in Fuzhou, where Fujian Luzhi is located, has not yet known, and the same as later generations, the capital of Fujian Province is also here, the biggest difference between it and Quanzhou under its jurisdiction is that it is more like an ordinary Song city, thanks to maritime trade, the prosperous place is no less than two Zhejiang, and not like Quanzhou where people gather, just like the place of turning outside.

"When will that Golden Governor's Mansion arrive?"

"According to the attaché who went ahead, today should be entering the city before dark."

The man who asked nodded, and then waved his hand to let people retreat, but he looked at the sky and sighed, what a disaster, people sit in the house, and the disaster comes from the sky, so that's probably it.

The man was only half a year ago to take office in Fujian Road to pacify the system of the envoy, knowing Fuzhou Wang Gangzhong, this is his messenger, and his grade is the fourth grade of the matter, so he has become a rare scarlet robe road minister, only one step away, Wang Gangzhong's heart is extremely depressed, it turned out that he said that he would be promoted from the third grade in a year, but now? I'm afraid it's come to naught.

I don't dare to think about promotion, it is a luxury to be able to keep the position in front of me, there is such a big thing in office, but he doesn't know that he has to go until Chen Wenlong, the servant of the entry investigation, is here, and he knows more clearly in his heart that this letter will never be sent to him alone, maybe, the impeachment of his dereliction of duty has already gone out of the way at this moment!

The situation was out of control, and when he crossed the border, the edict that Chen Wenlong showed himself was just to rectify the affairs of Quanzhou City, which was not such a thing? He didn't pay attention to it at all, and besides, the Quanzhou Division was not under his control at all, so why bother to worry about others?

But who knows, Chen Wenlong found out the rebellion in Quanzhou! Rebellion, there have been more than 300 years of Song Dynasty, how many such things are there? Wang Gangzhong didn't know, but it must be very few, why was he so unlucky?

Now that something has happened, it's useless to think about it, but how to deal with it? Wang Gangzhong is a little messy, how many troops are there on Fujian Road, he, the head of the Soldiers and Horses Division, is clear, there is the largest forbidden army stationed in Quanzhou, which is the elite of the imperial camp, but Chen Wenlong said that it was they who rebelled!

This news completely stunned him, and with the little soldiers and horses elsewhere, he wanted to recapture Quanzhou City and suppress the rebellion before the imperial court reacted? It's impossible, the only thing he can do is to try to avoid the spread of the situation, if the whole road is chaotic and let the rebels fight to Fuzhou at their feet, then there is no need for the court to deal with it, and he Wang Gangzhong has only one way to commit suicide with a horizontal knife.

What made him feel a little relieved was that he had just received a letter from the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion from Beijing, and the new governor of the Three Routes Army and the Guards and Guards had all commanded Jin Ming, why did the imperial court set up such an institution in Guangzhou? Thinking of the rebellion in Quanzhou, Wang Gangzhong somewhat understood, this was coming at it, and the imperial court had long been aware of it, and Chen Wenlong's departure from Beijing was just to confirm that such efficiency was rare, and if he dealt with it properly, his guilt could be slightly reduced.

"Commander, here."

Following the direction of his subordinates' fingers, at the end of the official road under the city tower, there was a burst of dust and smoke, Wang Gangzhong nodded, raised his feet and walked towards the city, he was ready to go out of the city to greet him, although he was a high-grade civil official, but at this time, where could he still take care of it, the other party might not be his savior.