Wu Qing was about to ask him why he said that he was not smart enough, but suddenly found that someone covered his mouth from behind, and then he felt a chill on his neck, and a stream of red blood gushed out from under his neck.

He knew he was going to die, and as he fell, he found the other two surviving leaders lying on the ground like him, bloodied.

Before he lost consciousness, he only heard the young man say lightly: "A really smart person will not choose a showdown at this time!" ”

Lin Fan sighed softly, Wu Qing was dead, and so far all the leaders of all parties who came to the meeting were wiped out, and all that was left was to clear out Yun Mengze's water bandits, and there were no more of them needed, they could retire successfully.

After a few rounds of arrow rain, the officers and troops began to land.

The performance of the officers and soldiers after they went ashore made Lin Fan find that something was wrong. These officers and soldiers, who had absolute superiority, showed no mercy, did not leave the slightest intention of asking alive, completely ignored them, and killed people when they saw them.

Such an abnormality caused Lin Fan to be a little alert, but before he could remind him, Zhang Ping, who had been nervous for several days, saw his own people coming, suddenly relaxed, and suddenly rushed out from where they were hiding.

Things happened too fast, Lin Fan didn't have time to stop him, he could only shout in a low voice in a hurry: "Don't!" ”

It's a pity that Zhang Ping didn't hear it, and he shouted to the officers and soldiers not far away as he walked: "Brothers, we are from the Wuguan Inspection Department, and we are here to .........!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, a stream of arrows flew and shot at him.

Zhang Ping fell to the ground all of a sudden, looking at the arrows on his body in disbelief, still muttering, "We... We are Wuguan Inspection... Manage...! ”

Seeing Zhang Ping, who had always been good with him, lying in a pool of blood, he was about to rush out.

In a hurry, Chen Fangshu could only hold him and cover his mouth to prevent him from roaring.

Lin Fan didn't know if the officials and soldiers didn't hear Zhang Ping's shout or if they did it on purpose, but the attitude of the officials and soldiers let him know that they must not go out now, otherwise they would definitely die. Now he can only escape first, and then he can think again.

Seeing that the official army was about to come here to check, he held back his tears, lowered his voice and roared: "Go!" ”

They didn't dare to stay long, and pulled He Xiang, who was still struggling, to flee in the distance.

When they arrived at a water's edge where no one was paying attention, one of them bit a reed pipe, endured the pain on their bodies, lurked underwater, supported each other, and slowly escaped towards the periphery.

Luckily for them, the officers and troops were busy killing the bandits on the island, and the perimeter was not well protected.

After carefully avoiding the eyes of the officers and soldiers, when they arrived at a shoal, they even found a small boat left by the bandits, which should have been temporarily placed from the dock, but now it is cheaper for Lin Fan and them.

The boat was not big, but it was more than enough to put down the four of them, and they slowly rowed outward.

Although they don't know the direction and don't know the path, they can't go wrong if they go in the opposite direction where the smoke is emitting.

They also had to keep an eye on the movements of the officers and soldiers on the road to avoid encountering them.

Therefore, by the time they drew out this reed, the sky was already dark, and a half-moon appeared in the sky, the moonlight was not very bright, and the stars were shining brightly.

The light from the torches on the ships of the officers and soldiers could be faintly seen in the distance, and the shouts of the officers and soldiers were already inaudible.

Lin Fan didn't dare to stay for a long time, so they identified the direction with the help of starlight, bypassed the place where the official army was, and hurriedly rowed in the direction of Yongyang.

On the island, after half a day of fighting, the battle has gradually come to an end.

Gao Wensheng was listening to the battle reports of the two generals in the cabin at this time.

After hearing that Wang Yunye was seriously injured and died, Liao Guangpu stubbornly resisted to the end and was killed by random arrows, and Huang Xinfeng was also hacked to death by random knives in order to protect Wang Yunye's corpse.

After hearing this, even with his heart, he couldn't help but sigh.

Yun Mengze's three thieves were ambushed, and the bandits were almost wiped out. In any case, the credit for this time has finally been paid.

However, he did not relax, but asked, "What is the situation of the leaders of the various forces who came to the meeting this time?" ”

A staff general replied: "The situation was too chaotic at that time, and by the time we arrived, the people of all forces were almost dead. After identification, almost all the bodies of the bandits, including Wu Qing, the leader of Lishan Pass, have been found. We can say that we have won a big victory this time! ”

Gao Wensheng's brows furrowed, "Almost? Does that mean there is anyone else who hasn't been found? ”

The general didn't know why Gao Wensheng still seemed a little unhappy in the face of such a big victory. However, he still returned: "Yes, after identification, the people of the rest of the forces have been found so far, only the people of Shuanglongling have only found a corpse so far, and others including the enemy leader have not been found for the time being." ”

"But the last general has already sent someone to find it, but now there are mountains of corpses on the island, there are too many, and I'm afraid it will take some time to screen them one by one."

He also thought that Gao Wensheng was worried that someone would escape from this battle and fail to complete the battle.

So he continued: "Don't worry, my lord, the last general will wait for this to pass on the order, let the brothers pay attention to the investigation, and never let a fly escape from here." ”

Gao Wensheng didn't expect that what he was most worried about had happened, and now he hadn't found Lin Fan's body, and he had a premonition in his heart that Lin Fan and they might have escaped and were no longer here.

He felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't show it in front of others, so he had to say: "Well, you tell me to go down, let the brothers be careful, live to see people, dead to see corpses, and report the results to me before dawn." ”

Seeing that Gao Wensheng cared so much about this matter, the two generals could only be.

Gao Wensheng rubbed his eyebrows and said, "You guys go down and get busy first, I want to be quiet alone." If you have any news from them, report it to me as soon as possible! ”

After the two walked away, Gao Wensheng clenched his fists and slammed it on the bookcase in front of him.

He didn't expect that the matter had come to this point, two thousand officers and soldiers, under the military order to kill, still lost Lin Fan and their news, if they were allowed to escape, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

Today's matter can't be hidden, with Lin Fan's intelligence, even if he guesses, he can guess that it was his own hands and feet.

Besides, so many people knew about this military order, even if they deliberately didn't let the people from the Inspection Department participate in this operation, Lin Fan and they would be able to find out sooner or later.

If they choose to sue the state government, it is not terrible, but the big deal is to say that the people below have misunderstood what he meant, and it will be over after explaining. I believe that for the sake of his long-standing business in the state capital and his contribution this time, Lord Zhizhou will not be too embarrassed by him.

For Gao Wensheng, who is familiar with the rules of officialdom, in this Anzhou, as long as he follows the rules, there is nothing to be afraid of, although this matter is not small, he still thinks that he can suppress it.

He was afraid that Lin Fan and them would not follow the rules and act with the courage of the horseman, and the horseman would be angry and blood would be splashed five steps. If you have to worry about whether someone will rush out on the side of the road and ask for your life, it is terrible.

So what he was afraid of was not Lin Fan's official position and the impact that this matter would have if it was leaked out, it wouldn't help him and wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.

What he is afraid of is Lin Fan, in case this person ignores it in order to retaliate, and arranges someone to assassinate him, it will be troublesome, only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days.

Gao Wensheng paced around the cabin uneasily, the most important thing now was to confirm whether Lin Fan and the others were dead or not, and if they really escaped, how to deal with them next.

In this way, Gao Wensheng, who had not slept all night, finally waited for the news at dawn, but unfortunately the result of the news was not what he wanted.

The two generals and celebrities took some captured bandits to identify the corpses on the island, but almost all the young men on the island had died at the hands of the officers and soldiers, and the rest were some old and young women and children, which undoubtedly added a little difficulty to the identification.

These people tossed all night before they finally identified the corpses of those young and strong people, and there was no one Gao Wensheng wanted.

As for the remainder, they are the corpses of some old and young women and children, which are not of much value, and it is not very likely that Lin Fan and them are among them.

Gao Wensheng's last bit of luck was shattered, and Lin Fan and the others really escaped. He could only start thinking about what to do if Lin Fan and them appeared in front of him again.

After a while, Gao Wensheng ordered: "Kill all the corpses except for the Shuanglongling envoy and use them to repay the brothers." Load all the booty and prisoners on the ship, burn all the place, and leave nothing behind, so as to keep out the bandits, and then set out for the return voyage. ”

Gao Wensheng's order was carried out in an orderly manner, and he finally even ordered the entire reed to be burned, and the fire soared to the sky.

After working for most of the hour, the fleet began to return to Yongyang.

By the time the fleet approached the Yongyang wharf, it was already close to noon, and the wharf was full of officials and people who had already received the news and were waiting to greet them.

Seeing the fleet from afar, the people cheered. They don't know what's going on in the past few days, and they don't care about the danger.

They only knew that this victory would allow them to stop suffering from the scourge of bandits for the time being, and they could live a peaceful life for a few days, and they sincerely cheered for this victory.

When the fleet docked, it was even more noisy with gongs and drums, firecrackers, and people. Seeing this situation, even a scribe like Gao Wensheng suddenly felt heroic at this time.

But his good mood ended here, because among the officials in Yongyang who greeted him, he saw that in addition to the county official and the chief bookkeeper Yang Yuanwang, there was another person, and that was the person he didn't want to see now, Lin Fan.

At this time, Lin Fan was wearing a nine-grade official robe, standing on the side of the county Cheng, with a smile on his face, watching the fleet from far and near.