Chapter 330: Prey
"How many are there?" Duan Wang looked at the map in front of him.
The subordinate said: "There should be thousands of people from the capital." β
Presumably the emperor already knew his plan, the troops in the capital camp were not much, but the army would soon be transferred, what should I do now?
Unwilling.
Like a flame tumbling in his heart, King Duan clenched his hands tightly, if there is Deng Sichang now, he will definitely meet in Jixian County, and the army will take a boat along the coast through the Ji Canal and the Zhou River to Jixian County to meet him, but now Deng Sichang is dead, and half of the wealthy families in Fujian and Zhejiang who are involved with him have also been cleaned up, and the rest seem to be frightened, and there are no ships coming from the sea until now.
Duan Wang was already waiting anxiously, and raised his head to see Zhang Chuanling.
Zhang Chuanling stepped forward and saluted, "Lord Wang, I heard that the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has sent troops, I don't know how many soldiers and horses have been transferred, and who will lead the troops." β
King Duan frowned, "The emperor brought two-thirds of the soldiers and horses to accompany the capital, presumably it will be difficult to gather many men and horses for a while, as for the people who lead the troops, ......"
Duan Wang sneered, "It may be that Cui Yiting." β
Cui Yiting killed Deng Sichang in Fujian, which shows that he knows how to use soldiers.
Zhang Chuanling looked at Duan Wang.
King Duan has been imprisoned for many years, which can be regarded as sharpening his heart, and he is not panicked when the big thing comes.
Duan Wang said: "Wara disturbs the border, Xuanfu, Datong, and Ganzhou are all short of soldiers and horses, Uncle Qing Wang has killed the commander and others, raised troops and swore an oath, and has grasped several passes, King Hui will also raise troops from Jingzhou, and the war is raging, and the emperor also cares about one or the other." As long as we try to contain Cui Yiting for a few days, we will be able to get out soon. β
Jizhou has always been a place for the imperial court to store grain and grass, since no one has responded from the state river. There is no chance of winning if you escape, it is better to defend Jizhou, or let Cui Yiting have some scruples.
Zhang Chuanling's eyes flickered, "What does the prince mean?" β
Duan Wang said: "After capturing Cui Yiting's family, he will naturally be restrained and unable to perform." β
King Duan also thought of Yao.
That Yao is also smart, relying on some medical skills, he took people out of Beijing for diagnosis and treatment.
In Beijing, there are still people from Beijing to protect them. Once she left the capital, she couldn't help it.
Originally, he thought that he had arrested Yao, but he didn't expect that Yao would be followed by many people. There is a vast group of people, where the Yao family goes, they will inevitably follow him, although he has made people mixed in, it is not easy to find an opportunity to start.
Now Duanwang also wants Yao's. And he pushed the boat with the current.
The guards brought by King Duan are all one in a thousand. It was much easier to catch a female dependant than he did.
It's just that there is a trace of unhappiness in his heart.
The Yao clan will definitely suffer if it falls into the hands of King Duan.
The woman.
His eyes were as clear as a pool of water, faintly rippling, he had seen so many women, and none of them looked like hers.
So that day, he couldn't help but ask her to "call uncle." β
She was dismissive.
ruined the Zhang family, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to kill her, but wanted to hold her in the palm of his hand to see how capable she was.
Now that he can't catch him, his heart is like a needle. Let him try to pull it out.
"Yao went to the village outside Jixian County to diagnose the disease," Zhang Chuanling pointed to the map. "There is an Ao Cang set up by the imperial court, if the prince is stationed here, he will definitely be able to wait for the soldiers and horses of King Qing and King Hui."
Retreating into Jixian County and catching Cui Yiting's family is the best of both worlds.
King Duan couldn't help but be overjoyed.
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I have been staying in Jixian County for a while, and I have begun to become familiar with the surrounding YiqiΔWanning.
Arriving at the village, the medical officer of the health center began to transport the patients, and a car slowly left the village, and Wan Ning slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"All the people in the village have been sent away?" Wan Ning asked Xiang He Ying.
He Ying said: "As you said, they were sent away as patients." β
As soon as He Ying's words fell, Wan Ning watched the ten-year-old dog in the village holding a cloth bag and picking up grain and rice on the ground.
Wan Ning walked over and looked at the dusty child, "Why don't you leave?" β
"Let's go," the little dog grinned, "my mother said that there are bad guys coming, and my family's rice and grain will be taken away, and not a grain of rice will be left for the bad guys." β
Little child, how do you know who is a good person and who is a bad person, Wan Ning couldn't help but wipe the little dog's face with a handkerchief, "Let's go, your mother is still waiting for you." β
In a few days, the villages outside Jixian County have been emptied.
He Ying checked the village and the village again before saying, "Second grandmother, don't worry, everyone is gone." β
Wan Ning nodded, "Don't leak the news." β
He Ying said in a low voice: "No, we just use cars to transport patients these days, and those people have long been accustomed to it, and besides, there is a second grandmother here." β
Their goal is her.
Because she is the daughter of the Cui family, it is good to use her to blackmail Cui Yiting, so as long as she is there, those people will not be suspicious.
Think about the past, she and Cui Yiting secretly corresponded just to uncover the Taizhou Caoliang corruption case, at that time, in each other's hearts, it was just to achieve the goal and use each other.
Now it has become each other's weakness, just because they are already husband and wife.
Wan Ning looked at Mother Tong, and Mother Tong handed the box in her hand to He Ying.
Wan Ning sorted out the medicine box in front of her, "Give this thing to your second master, and let him pay it back as soon as he owes me." β
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When it gets dark and night, the soldiers and horses led by King Duan can go to capture Jixian.
Zhang Chuanling waited outside the village with some men and horses.
You can faintly see that the village is still lit by fire.
The fire was the temporary guard of the imperial court.
The person he planted in the guard house came to say, "Grandma Cui Er is in the guard house in the west of the village with people. β
The light shining in the dark night was the best guide for them, and Yao would never have thought that someone would suddenly appear tonight to catch her.
At that time, he wanted to see if there could still be that kind of indifferent smile on Yao's face.
He just waited here, waiting for his men to tie up Yao.
Zhang Chuanling sat in the moonlight. As if he had seen the frightened look in Yao's eyes, using Yao's strength, he would have a chance to avenge his father.
"Grandpa......"
Less than half an hour's work. And the next man went and returned.
"Master...... That Yao's ...... Not in the village ......"
Zhang Chuanling's eyes widened, "What did you say?" β
"No," the man was shocked and horrified, "yes...... It's true...... ...... in the village No one...... Not a single one ...... Only, only the eyeliner you put in...... Tied up in the guardhouse......"
Zhang Chuanling's heart sank suddenly, but for a moment he shook his head again, impossible. It's impossible, he watched the Yao family enter the village, how could there be no one else in the village. Even if Yao is gone, where will the patients in the health center go?
He didn't believe it unless he saw it with his own eyes.
Zhang Chuanling gritted his teeth and reached out to take the torch in his hand. Strode towards the village.
He wanted to see for himself.
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There was no one in the guardhouse. In the corner, it seems that only the traces of the patient have been lying.
The Yao clan must have noticed it, so he took people away overnight.
When he fled, he didn't forget to take the patient with him, Zhang Chuanling sneered, how fast he could walk with the patient, it wouldn't take him an hour to catch up.
Yao really thinks he's a straw bag?
At this time, if he didn't chase him, he would be really a fool, not to mention that he brought so many people, even if he brought the descendants of the Zhang family, he would chase after him.
"Chase." Zhang Chuanling looked at the next person, "I don't believe that I can't chase a woman." β
Just an hour. He will be able to catch Yao.
The torches were lit, and everyone chased after them with all their might, and there were things scattered by Yao's group along the road, and Zhang Chuanling could almost see Yao's panicked expression.
In a panic, he will keep dropping things.
First he dropped something, then he got seriously ill, like a cat and mouse, and he was exhausted from chasing his prey, and then pounced on him and pressed it under his hands.
As long as there is the slightest clue ahead, he will follow.
Hurry, hurry, there it is.
He's going to catch Yao.
"Master, I haven't seen anyone yet...... The front is also ...... There's nothing left......" the attendant pouted, panting.
Everyone looked around with torches.
No way, how could those people go so fast, they have chased so far, they are about to walk for two hours, and if they continue like this, it will be dawn.
How could it be that Yao hadn't been found yet.
What the hell went wrong.
"Master, are we mistaken?"
Could it be mistaken?
How could he be wrong, along this road should be the direction in which Yao left, it just rained yesterday, and messy footprints can still be seen on the ground.
You can't be wrong.
The smoke from the torches rose into the sky, and they had been chasing all night, exhausted from the fact that it would have been impossible for women and children and the sick to walk such a long way.
Unless they have wings, he's really wrong......
"Master, what should we do now?"
Zhang Chuanling looked around blankly, where is this? The sound of the wind, mixed with a damp smell, where have they been?
They chased after Yao, and they had long forgotten the direction, as if they had been brought here.
Zhang Chuanling suddenly felt cold.
They were not chasing Yao, but were brought over by Yao.
He thought he was going to catch his prey, but it was just a bait.
The sky is getting brighter.
The sound of the water is also getting louder.
A boatman's whistle sounded, the oars began to stir the river, and the loud song slowly lifted the fiery red sun from the horizon.
"The sun lake is rising and the water is rising, the lotus picking in the moon bay is busy, and the girl of the boat family sings in a low voice, vowing not to marry a thin lover."
Several boats slowly paddled across the river.
Zhang Chuanling saw the figure standing at the bow of the boat, the pale cyan dress fluttering gently in the wind, and he could vaguely see the pair of clear eyes, looking at him lightly.
Somehow, he always felt that the indifferent expression was a magnificent color.
The sound of horses' hooves came from all directions.
Zhang Chuanling's side was already in chaos.
Zhang Chuanling suddenly smiled, he suddenly understood who was who's prey.
Cui Yiting was not in the capital, he was not in the capital, he was waiting here, waiting for them to send him to the door.
(To be continued......)