Yongyang, Yunmengze Wharf.

The opportunity to go to war has arrived, looking at the billowing black smoke in the distance, Gao Wensheng stood upright on the bow of the ship, as if he was in deep thought.

It wasn't until the two generals who came over from Anzhou reminded him that he suddenly came back to his senses.

"Master Gao, now that the spy you have set up has sent out the signal, do you think we should leave now, or wait?" One of the generals asked.

Gao Wensheng was stunned for a moment before he said: "Since this is the case, the war is urgent, let's go!" ”

"Yes!" Everyone behind him bowed their hands together.

As soon as the commander gave the order, the flotilla, which had been waiting on the shore for a long time, quickly began to move, heading towards the place where the smoke had risen.

The water conditions of Yunmengze are complicated, in order to prevent the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers, the place where the water bandits are located is even more dense with reeds and shallows, and there is no big boat at all.

So this time, except for Gao Wensheng, except for the ship used for dispatching and commanding, which was transferred from the navy division in the state, the rest of the ships were mostly fishing boats requisitioned from nearby fishermen.

Relying on these small boats to carry 2,000 people is not an easy task. The large ships can carry more than a dozen people, and the small ones can only carry four or five people, which is already very crowded, and in addition to the heavy ordnance that needs to be carried, these ships add up to more than 200 ships.

And the fact that so many people marching with the ship is spectacular, but it also has some meaning.

If in the past, Mo said that he only had 2,000 people in his hands, even if he gave him another 2,000, Gao Wensheng would never dare to take them deep into the hinterland of the Yunmengze water bandits.

This is the home of the water bandits, and so many people have entered this impenetrable reed, and they have followed the Ecstasy Array. Moreover, the river network here is dense and shallow, Wang Yunye has been operating here for many years, and there are traps and sentinels laid by them everywhere.

Such a person who is unfamiliar with the place of life will break in with people stunned, facing the bandit army that has been waiting for a long time, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape, and I don't know how to die!

But now it's different, the smoke in the distance is the best guide, which can reach the heart of the water bandits. In addition, there is already a big mess within the bandits, and this is a golden opportunity to catch them all.

Especially when the bandit leader Wang Yunye was already planning to pull the flag and rebel, destroy them and report their plan to the imperial court. It is equivalent to saying that it is better to prevent problems before they happen, and it can really be said to be a great achievement, how can Gao Wensheng let go of such a good opportunity!

About half an hour later, the army had reached the outskirts of the reeds where the bandits were.

Further on, Gao Wensheng's big ship could not enter, and as the commander of this operation, he could only sit on the periphery and not risk himself. Otherwise, if something happens and the whole army loses command, it will be self-defeating.

Gao Wensheng pretended to be relaxed and said to the two generals around him: "The next thing is to trouble the two of you." When this is over, I will report to the court and ask for credit for the two of you! ”

The two generals said with a smile: "What did Lord Gao say, guarding the border and suppressing bandits is the responsibility of the last general. Besides, this matter was planned by the prefectural magistrate from beginning to end, and if you want to talk about the credit, it is also the merit of the prefectural magistrate. I'm just in charge of the final finish, how dare I take credit. ”

Another general also said with a smile: "Recently, Gao Daren has made great contributions, and even I and others in Anzhou have heard that the bandits in Yongyang have basically been calmed down. Now with today's great achievement, Master Gao can't say that he will be promoted several levels in a row! I'm here to congratulate you in advance, haha! ”

The war is important, and there is no room for many politeness, and after the two finished speaking, they took their leave and left. Each of them descended from the warship to the small boat, ready to direct his men forward.

Gao Wensheng saw them leave, and he fell into deep thought again.

Before returning from Yunzhou this time, Lord Zhizhou had already revealed the news to himself, his political achievements and merits had been reported to the imperial court, and news had come out from the Ministry of Officials, and his official position would be transferred upward.

Lord Zhizhou even said that if this time it happened, he would make a great contribution, and after reporting to the imperial court, plus his previous merits, he would be able to be promoted to at least two levels.

As far as I know, there is no shortage of official positions of six grades and above in Anzhou, and I have not heard any signs of any adult in the state being transferred. Obviously, waiting for yourself can only be transferred to another place.

Of course, it is a great thing to be promoted to get rich, and Gao Wensheng will be extremely excited after hearing the news. It's just that in this way, when this happens, Lin Fan and the others will no longer be of use to themselves, and how to solve it will be a trouble.

Lin Fan's ability is not small, and he will not be able to show his credit if he suppresses himself, and as soon as he leaves, no one can restrain him anymore, and I believe that he will soon be able to emerge.

However, he was greedy for merit, and he had already offended this person, although this person didn't say it, but the resentment against himself in his heart was obviously not too small.

If they are allowed to succeed, the greed for merit will inevitably happen one day, so as long as they live, it will be a big hidden danger to themselves. But Lin Fan is an official of the imperial court after all, and he can't help him.

Gao Wensheng thought about it for a long time, and finally made up his mind, instead of leaving hidden dangers before leaving, it was better to do nothing and solve all the troubles here.

After thinking about it, Gao Wensheng finally made up his mind, and he no longer hesitated. He ordered: "Tell the armies, this battle is of great importance, and not a single thief must be let go just in case." Anyone who pretends to be a thief will be killed! ”

The standard-bearer received the order and quickly conveyed Gao Wensheng's order.

The two generals felt a little strange when they saw Qi Ling, you must know that there is this Gao Wensheng's informant here. Regardless of killing, whether it is too ruthless.

However, they didn't know the inside story, so they didn't think much about it, and thought that Gao Wensheng made such a decision for the sake of foolproof and prudent in this operation.

They just think that this person is so ruthless, and he actually sells his subordinates, which is really chilling and even more shameful. It seems that it is better to stay away from him in the future, so as not to be betrayed and not know it.

But no matter what you say, after all, Gao Wensheng is the commander in charge of this battle, and the order is conveyed, and they have to carry it out, and they can't afford the responsibility of disobedience before the battle.

Just as the army was marching towards the reeds, Lin Fan and the others fell into a bitter battle again.

They finally broke out of the encirclement and came to the dock, only to find that the ships here had already been taken away by Yun Mengze's people.

Now there is a vast Daze in front, countless pursuers in the rear, and there are dead places in front and behind, and everyone has fallen into a dilemma.

Looking at the Yunmengze bandit army that was still surrounding him, Wu Qing was a little depressed, and he smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that I, Wu Qing, a hero, would die here!" ”

In fact, he knew that before Wang Yunye was injured, they still had the possibility of surrendering.

But now, Wang Yunye is seriously injured, and he is about to live, no matter whether Wang Yunye is dead or alive, Yun Mengze's people will avenge him no matter what, and there is no room for things to turn around.

What Wu Qing knew, others also knew in their hearts that it was no longer possible to surrender now, and the only way to fight was to fight against the water. Maybe he can die a happy death, but if he falls into the hands of Yunmengze's bandit army, I don't know what kind of torture he will endure.

So it was another hard fight, and now, there are only eight people alive on Lin Fan's side, and they are all injured.

If it weren't for the fact that most of Yun Mengze's troops had been sent to extinguish the fires everywhere, the rest of the people would also be demoralized, and they would not have an advantage in momentum in the face of the people who already had the will to die, otherwise I am afraid that the number of people on Lin Fan's side would only be less.

Just when the bandits wanted to make a final blow and take down these people, suddenly a shout of killing came from all around. Before the bandits could understand, arrows rained down, and countless arrows flew towards them.

Yun Mengze's bandits suffered heavy casualties for a while, and hurriedly took refuge.

When those people approached and saw the costumes on those people, they were even more frightened, and they panicked one by one: "Officers and soldiers, it's officials and soldiers!" The officers and soldiers are coming, and the officers and soldiers are coming in! ”

In the face of the slaughter of the officials and soldiers, the bandits were frightened, as if the officers and soldiers descended from the sky had too much impact on their already low morale, and the bandits did not care about continuing to surround and kill Lin Fan and others, and fled to the depths one after another.

Due to the small number of people on Lin Fan's side, the main energy of the officers and soldiers was on the bandits' side, so Lin Fan and their side did not suffer any losses.

Wu Qing and the others were also shocked and strange, how could the officers and soldiers suddenly arrive.

However, everyone is not a good person, but the leader of the bandits who is responsible for the disaster, although he escaped the catastrophe because of the arrival of the official army, he will not be happy about this.

Now it's really just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth again, Yun Mengze's water bandits want their lives to take revenge, why don't the officials and soldiers want to take credit for their heads? And the people had words of affliction.

Taking advantage of the attention of the officers and soldiers, they focused on the bandits who fled in all directions. Everyone hurriedly found a relatively hidden hiding place.

After taking a breath, Wu Qing looked at Lin Fan and the others, and asked with a scrutinizing face: "Leader Lei, dare to ask if you know what is going on?" ”

The remaining two were shocked when they heard this, looked at Lin Fan and them vigilantly, and said, "What do you mean by Leader Wu, could it be that Leader Lei and they already knew that the official army would come?" ”

Wu Qing is not stupid, and he is very smart, just now he had already realized that something was wrong, but everything happened so fast that he didn't have a chance to think about it at all.

It wasn't until the arrival of the official army just now that all kinds of clues were connected that he suddenly realized.

I'm afraid that all this is a bureau set up by the government, in order to take the opportunity of this Fengtian Conference to wipe them out.

It makes sense when you think about it this way, no wonder this so-called thunder leader agrees to his own wooing so easily, and he always adds fuel to the fire at critical times at the meeting, as if he is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Originally, I just thought that this person was short-tempered, and the young man was even more unruly, but now it seems that it is far from so simple.

At the Mukden Conference, the three people under him did not appear at the venue, so where did they go? And what did you do? It is not known what they are secretly planning.

And where did the arrow that shot Leader Zhang come from, and who shot and injured Wang Yunye? And why did the fire suddenly ignite for no reason, and the three people who disappeared and reappeared for no reason, all of this, to say that there was no shadow of these people in front of him, he didn't believe it anyway.

I'm afraid these people are not the bandits of Shuanglongling, but the secret agents sent by the government. That way, everything will be clear!

Lin Fan knew that his identity had been exposed, but now there was no need to hide it.

He chuckled and said, "Leader Wu is really smart, but unfortunately he is not smart enough!" ”