Chapter 61: Closing the Deal
At this time, Zhou Cang and Cao Kun had already joined Lan Wei and Wu Lu.
The massacre in the residential area soon attracted the attention of the people of Ganling, who did not dare to participate in it, shouting loudly at Taiping Dao, which was wrapped in yellow scarves, and pointed out the direction in which the Han army had fled, and pointed out where the Han army was hiding. The people who dared to participate in it smashed the Han army with hoes and iron rakes, and even joined the ranks of the Han army with sticks or something.
With the joint efforts of Taiping Dao and the people of Ganling City, this Han army was quickly killed, and the fast Han army just ran out of a street corner and met another Han army head-on.
"Come and help!" The fleeing Han army shouted at the friendly troops.
But the friendly troops did not help at all, but took up arms and attacked the fleeing Han army. When the two sides were fighting each other, they were now surrounded by Lan Wei and Wu Lu on both sides.
Lan Wei found that the Han army had broken out into internal strife, but he was also very strategic to surround the Han army. So the two Han armies quickly laid down their arms and surrendered. After a brief interrogation, Lan Wei figured out what had happened. Since the Han army besieged Guangzong, there have been several large-scale armed fights between the Yangzhou soldiers and the Jingzhou soldiers, and the two sides have accumulated hatred that is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea.
It was the Jingzhou soldiers who were raided by Lan Wei, and it was the Yangzhou soldiers who stood in the way of the Jingzhou soldiers' escape. A few days ago, the main force of Taiping Dao broke the siege of Ganling and began to go north. Yangzhou soldiers and Jingzhou soldiers both arrived at the city of Ganling, and the two sides collided together because of robbing the people, and the two sides broke out a large-scale weapon fight. Yangzhou soldiers suffered a lot of losses, and this time they came here to get back to the field. Seeing the Jingzhou soldiers fleeing, of course the Yangzhou soldiers rolled up their sleeves and went to fight, who knew that it was actually the troops of Taiping Dao who followed behind.
The Yangzhou soldiers were quite realistic, seeing that they were surrounded, their lives were in danger. The officer they took the lead immediately said that if Lan Wei could help them get rid of the Jingzhou soldiers and give them another three thousand taels of silver, the Yangzhou soldiers didn't care about helping Lan Wei enter Ganling City. There are also some other troops in Ganling City that have conflicts with Yangzhou soldiers, and if Lan Wei leads the team to kill them, it will be a win-win situation for Taiping Dao and Yangzhou soldiers.
The thickness of the skin and the boldness of this suggestion opened Lan Wei's eyes. It's just that it's not Lan Wei's purpose to enter the city, his mission is to harass. Of course, the best outcome is to be able to grab the boat to cross the river. What Qu Shuai hopes most is to be able to cross the river quickly.
After such a hesitation, the leader of the Yangzhou soldiers saw some clues, and asked tentatively: "I don't know what this little marshal wants?" ”
"I want a boat!" Lan Wei replied.
He made up his mind at this time, if the Yangzhou soldiers couldn't help get the ship, then Lan Wei could only kill the Yangzhou soldiers and Jingzhou soldiers who had laid down their arms.
After listening to Lan Wei's words, the leader of the Yangzhou soldiers almost patted his chest and said: "The ship is in the Xuzhou soldiers and the army Sima Zhang Kai, if Xiao Shuai wants to go, we are willing to lead Xiao Shuai in the way!" ”
After some bargaining, Lan Wei finally reached an agreement with the leaders of the Yangzhou army, and they led Lan Wei to attack the ferry controlled by Zhang Kai's troops. The war naturally had to be done by Lan Wei and Wu Lu personally, and if they could capture the ship, then they needed to pay Yangzhou soldiers 800 taels of silver as a reward.
No matter how you look at it, Yangzhou Bing's suggestion is like a complete trap, but Lan Wei and Wu Lu discussed it, and they couldn't help but want to believe that this matter was true - after thinking about it for a while, Lan Wei finally made up her mind, "Try it!" ”
First execute the captured Jingzhou soldiers, the Yangzhou soldiers did not bring weapons, Lan Wei's troops wore the military caps of the Han army, and forced them with weapons in the back, if the Yangzhou soldiers had the slightest movement, Wu Lu's troops would kill these guys first. After arranging the strategy, Lan Wei's brothers who stayed in the Jingzhou soldiers' camp had already swept the Jingzhou soldiers' barracks, and they copied out tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver. Except for bringing some food, Taiping Dao did not move anything else in the Jingzhou barracks, and this mixed army went straight to the riverside ferry.
As soon as the troops left, the people rushed into the camp of the Jingzhou soldiers and began to search and move, and the shouts of calling friends, the noise of earning for a long time, and even the noise after the conflict intensified, spread in the camp. Lan Wei was quite satisfied with this, with these people making trouble, he could finally buy a little time for the troops.
This is not the first time that Taiping Dao has cooperated with the Han army, as early as Guangzong, especially the local Han army, the two sides have cooperated a lot. And everyone pays attention to integrity, once the agreement is made, there is no deception. It's just that Lan Weina hasn't participated in it yet, he has been following Zhang Luo to fight a tough battle with the Han army, and this is the first time to cooperate with the Han army.
The troops marched unhindered along the way, and when the people saw the Han army, they avoided it from a distance. When the mixed army arrived near the ferry, the leader of the Yangzhou soldiers said with a flattering look of fear: "Xiaoshuai, there is the ferry ahead!" ”
Looking at Lan Wei's colorful expression, the leader of the Yangzhou soldiers said tentatively: "This little handsome, I can only bring you here, and if you go any further, we will become a rebel." I hope Xiaoshuai can be considerate of us. ”
It's just over a hundred meters away from the ferry, and if you run fast, you can get into the ferry in a few moments. At this time, thirteen or fourteen boats were moored at the ferry, which was not small, but it was not small.
Lan Wei asked Cao Kun beside her, "Zhong Shan!" How is this ship? ”
Cao Kun was born as a shipwright.
"It works! It's just that it's going very slowly against the current. Cao Kun replied.
If you want to go upstream, you have to use a sail boat, and several waves of captives have said that the big ship was either taken away by the main force of Taiping Dao, or in the hands of the Han army, carrying the Han army to pursue the main force of Taiping Dao, and I am afraid that there are really so many ships that can be used at the moment.
Lan Wei ordered someone to take a few blankets filled with silver and give them to the leader of the Yangzhou soldiers: "This is eight hundred taels, you can take it." If you flee back......"
The leader of the Yangzhou soldiers took the blanket with a smile, opened it and looked at the silver carefully, and the amount he carried was about the same, so he said with a smile: "We are mixed with the rivers and lakes, relying on friends, and talking about a letter." What am I waiting to report to? Can't you go to war? ”
This truth is very straightforward, but Lan Wei doesn't listen to it.
Then, Lan Wei ordered: "Brothers, rush!" ”
But after a slight delay, things still had some variables. Zhang Kaibu, who was at the ferry, saw other officers and soldiers coming in the distance, and they were all alert. When Lan Wei and the others rushed out, they heard the Han soldiers shouting, "Taiping Dao is coming!" Get on board! ”
Zhang Kai's subordinates are Xuzhou soldiers, Xuzhou Jianghuai Water Township has many rivers and ports, and most of his subordinates are fishermen, and they are extremely quick to get on the boat. By the time Lan Wei rushed into the ferry, eight boats had already started, rowing two or three feet away from the shore. Lan Wei and they only grabbed five boats.
In his anger, a person stood out of the eight boats that had been rowed out and shouted through the incisions of the rivers and lakes. Cao Kun was born as a shipwright, and he understood the content of this incision as soon as he heard it.
He shouted a few words to the man on the opposite boat, exchanged for a while, and then said to Lan Wei: "Xiuhao, the brother on the other side said that if we want a boat, their four boats can be given to us, but we have to give them three thousand taels of silver." ”
"What nonsense are they talking about!" Wu Lu was furious, "Just those few broken boats are not worth three thousand taels." ”
Lan Wei was not excited, he asked suspiciously, "Are they really willing to sell the ship to us?" ”
Cao Kun replied: "That's right, and they also said that if they wait, I'm afraid that Zhang Kai will come back with other ships." Let's hurry up and make a decision. ”
"Bought it!" Lan Wei made a decision without hesitation.
"Xiuhao, they want us to swear an oath, otherwise we won't come over!" Cao Kun continued.
Lan Wei immediately replied: "Then you might as well swear an oath, as long as we wait for the ship, I will never harm their lives." ”
Under Lan Wei's command, Taipingdao began to retreat, leaving only troops of about the same number as the Han army on the ship on the shore. Cao Kuncai then shouted to the Han army on the ship. After some negotiations, a ship approached the shore. The one who jumped out of the boat and shouted. Lan Wei didn't say much, and ordered someone to bring three thousand taels of silver. The man counted them and summoned the other ships back.
When the ship returned to the shore, the Han soldier who took the lead said to Lan Wei: "This little handsome, we have also participated in the Taiping Road, and we know that we do things according to the rules. Xiao Shuai is so refreshing, I might as well inform Xiao Shuai that the defeat of Taiping Dao in Guangzong has been decided, and Zhangba Zuo Leopard has been killed. If you're going to support, don't go directly to Guangzong. ”
Zhou Cang on the side was quite emotional, Zhou Cang mixed the rivers and lakes, he thought that the Han army and the rivers and lakes were completely two worlds, these experiences in Guangzong and Ganling City made Zhou Cang understand one thing, a considerable part of the Han army is basically the same as the green forest heroes. The big difference is that the heroes of the green forest can only rely on themselves to rob it, and the officials and soldiers can do all kinds of things under the banner of the government. It's a real black-and-white take-all.
Anyway, the ship finally arrived. Lan Wei first ordered Wu Lu, Cao Kun and others to carefully inspect the ship to make sure that they did not have any passive hands and feet. This is the only way to part with the gang under Zhang Kai. There was no shortage of sailors in Zhang Luo's troops, who skillfully operated small boats, carried captured money, armor, and food, and took the lead in going down the river to chase Zhang Luo.