Song Yihe, who stayed in Makou Town and Port, experienced a false alarm, and when he looked at the red sun rising on the river, the mastheads of Zhao, Huang, and Lin came side by side, he began to show a relieved smile. The port was tense all night, and the officers and soldiers gathered around the river at the same time, cheering and jumping.

"Except for Zhao Zhen's unfortunate death of 500 athletes in luring the enemy, our army suffered few casualties." Several people gathered, and Huang Degong said loudly. The victory in this battle was all due to his planning, and of course he was complacent, "If there is no sacrifice of Zhao Zhen, it will be difficult for our army to completely annihilate the fleet of thieves." In the past, according to his temperament, the credit was very much to take nine points, but Zhao Dangshi had a good relationship with him, and he did make a lot of effort, and he was not afraid of life and death, and his courage to be a pioneer made him truly convinced, and he did not slack off Zhao Dangshi.

"Zhao Zhen is a model for my Chu generals." Song Yihe praised, "The thieves ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and last night they sent out a partial division to attack Qizhou, but fortunately, the officers and soldiers of Zhao Zhen bravely killed hundreds of thieves and have already defeated them, which is really a great achievement!" ”

Huang Degong frowned and said: "The thieves are out on land and water, and it seems that they have been thinking about it for a long time. ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "Our army is conducting a naval army in Tunzhamakou Town, and the momentum is huge, and the thieves will inevitably be in danger when they hear the news, so they want to take advantage of our army's unpreparedness and take advantage of it first." As soon as he raised his voice, he solemnly arched his hand, "Junmen, now our army has counterattacked and defeated the thieves and thieves in a row, and the last general thinks that it is a big opportunity!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Song Yihe's mouth was dry because of the fright, and he hadn't completely recovered until now, he had to take a sip of tea every time he said a word, and the hand holding the tea cup was also trembling slightly.

Zhao Dangshi said loudly: "The last general captured one of the leaders of the waterway thieves during the water battle. According to the thief's confession, the 'old Huihui' colluded with the water thief and sent him to attack Zhengang by water, one is to hit our army by surprise, and the other is to contain our army's strength back to Qizhou. The way he attacked Qizhou, the main general of the faction was the 'Grimian'......"

Halfway through speaking, Huang Degong took a shallow breath and said: "The status of 'Geli Eye' in this area is second only to 'Lao Huihui', and this time he actually went out in person. ”

"Hui, the leather thieves are declining, and when our naval army is completed, there is no way to live, so the back thieves take the waterway, the leather thieves take the land route, and they do their best to fight to the death." Zhao Dangshi replied, "The other generation backfired, the boat division sank, the soldiers and horses were defeated, and now that our officers and troops have the upper hand, they will inevitably flee again." ”

Huang Degong responded: "Seeing the wind and making the rudder is an old trick of thieves." And he said, "Isn't there still that thief?" Just take advantage of it, and destroy the thief's nest by touching the melon. "With his fists clenched and his head held high, he looked determined to win.

"Not really." Zhao Dangshi shook his head and said, "Brother Huang can see that although this battle wiped out the thief fleet, there was no 'old return' figure. 'Lao Huihui' is full of tricks, and he must have been prepared to abscond immediately if something goes wrong. ”

Huang Degong said: "You mean, when we kill the past, the thief will run away early?" ”

Zhao Dangshi replied: "Nine times out of ten, this is the case. If you can't catch the 'old return' himself, no matter how many thieves you kill or destroy many thieves' nests, it will be difficult to cure the root cause. "The face is even more straightforward, "The soldiers can be caught if they are gone, and the boats can be robbed if they are gone, for the 'old return', this defeat is just a temporary pain." As for our officers and troops, they have lost countless officials and people, which is equivalent to fighting a battle for nothing, which can be described as 'undefeated and defeated'. We can't always do this useless work. "Whether it is military exploits or strength, Zhao Dangshi deserves to be above everyone here. With the support of this strong background, when he began to express his military views, he had full momentum, and Song Yihe, Huang Degong and Lin Baoguo couldn't help but purse their lips and listen.

Song Yihe waited for a moment to confirm that Zhao Dangshi's words had come to an end, and then said: "Liukou, Liukou, Liukou." Running around is the old business of their generation, and we don't mean to connive at it, it's really hard to chase. ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "The military gate will be wrong, how dare the last general question your heart to the thief." Then he asked, "You have been chasing back and recovering the thief for a long time, so you should know where his old lair is." ”

Huang Degong replied: "Naturally, I know. Hui and leather thieves are lined up in secret villages, and they are all over the states and counties along both sides of the river. But there is still a main nest in the three caves of the cunning rabbit, as long as the situation is affected, they will definitely flee to Yingshan and Huoshan. ”

"yes, this is it." Zhao Dangshi walked to the front of the map and said, "Nanzhili Luzhou Mansion borders my Huguang Huangzhou Mansion, and the two prefectures are blocked by mountains, and the main veins are Yingshan and Huoshan. In the name of these two mountains in the county, Yingshan County and Huoshan County are subordinate to Luzhou Prefecture. Yingshan is southern, Huoshan is northern, and it is connected with the Qianshan Mountain of Qianshan County in Anqing Prefecture, relying on the three mountains to form a triangle. This triangular mountainous area is the old nest of Hui and leather thieves. ”

Huang Degong nodded and said: "Yes, there are still Chayan Mountain in Taihu County, Xiangming Mountain in Wangjiang County and the rest of Yushan, Longshan, Zhuzaoling, Lao Tan Feng, Miaodao Mountain, etc. As long as the thieves escape into the mountains, it will be difficult for our officers and troops to find them, and it will be difficult and dangerous to attack the mountains, and it is almost impossible to attack them. After their respite is settled, they will go out in all directions, or go north to Huaiying, or west to Xinyang, or south to Huangzhou, or east to Hechu, in short, elusive, unguardable, and unstoppable. Every time the court moves its mouth and says that it will be exterminated immediately, we can only run and break my leg and die of exhaustion. Saying that his boss was unhappy, he picked up the teacup and drank the tea cleanly, as if this could extinguish the fire of grievance in his heart.

Lin Baoguo said for him: "There are many old forests in the mountains of Ying, Huo, and Qian, and there are many villages. Originally, it was an official village inspected by the local government or a earthen village built by the people to prevent and protect themselves, but later many were seized by thieves. The people of the mountainous areas like to shoot and hunt, young and strong, light and good at walking, they bring their own virtual machine medicine crossbows, and use wood and stone barriers to cut off the road in dangerous passes, and the ground artillery crossbow bed is set up dangerously, often killing thieves and horses, and being feared by thieves. Now the forts on both sides are intertwined, today it will be yours and tomorrow it will be me, and it will be difficult to distinguish between the enemy and me. ”

Huang Degong was angry, grabbed the words and said: "Some villages have been found out, and they are thieves' nests beaten with iron. For example, Qianshan Paradise Village, Wuyun Village, Zhuziguan Jiao Village, Longshan Saga, Sikong Mountain Sikong Village, Dapo Village, Huangli Village, Thirty Villages and so on. Among them, especially the hidden mountain and Sikong Mountain thieves' villages are the most dangerous, and the government and the mountain people cooperate to attack it repeatedly. ”

Song Yihe sighed to himself, and Zhao Dangshi said: "Before the end of the future, more or less I have done investigations, and there are two of them who have described it in detail, and it has become clearer. Luzhou and Anqing are the two mansions for the return, the leather thief fundamental, now the thief in the river defeat fleet annihilation, the 'old Huihui' will not sit still, will abandon the water village. And the 'Grim Eye' was suddenly attacked by our army under the city, and it was also difficult to return south again. The two thieves wanted to meet again, and the three of them thought what they would do next? ”

The three of them were stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at the map. Huang Degong's fingers slid from south to north on the map, Lin Baoguo slid from west to east, and finally the two fingers touched, Song Yihe opened his mouth in astonishment, and his eyes focused on the Ying and Huoshan mountains in the northeast of Qizhou.

Zhao Dangshi approached, pointed to the junction of Huangzhou Mansion, Anqing Mansion and Luzhou Mansion, and said: "'Lao Huihui' escaped north from Jiujiang Mansion Shuizhai, and 'Ge Li Eye' fled east from the outskirts of Qizhou City. Squinting his eyes, he saw the small ink characters that marked the name of the place, and read lightly, "Dafu Mountain." ”

Huang Degong stroked his palms and said happily: "Brother Zhao has the ability to anticipate the enemy's aircraft first. As long as an ambush is set up in Dafu Mountain in advance, the custody can wrap a big dumpling for the two thieves who are back and leather. ”

Lin Baoguo frowned and said: "The truth is this, but it has been several hours since the defeat of the thieves, not to mention the 'Geli Eye' who fled early, I am afraid that the news will be transmitted back to Shuizhai, how can our army take a step ahead and wipe out these two thieves?" ”

Zhao Dangshi smiled and said: "It must have been too late, but in Qizhou, this thing is feasible!" Saying that, his fingertips were in the north of Qizhou Prefecture, "If you want to take the lead in this battle, you will rely on it." ”

Song, Huang, and Lin looked over at the same time, and suddenly realized. Originally, Qizhou was named after the Qishui that flows into the river, and the Qishui can be traced back to the upper reaches and is originating from the Siliu Mountain separated from the Dafu Mountain.

Lin Baoguo was stunned and said: "I see! ”

Huang Degong laughed: "Wonderful, Qishui is the main river vein in the house, the water is wide and deep, with a fast boat to go up the water, just with the two legs of the thief, how can it be faster than our army?" ”

Song Yihe was already dumbfounded at this time and couldn't speak. He couldn't imagine that Zhao Dangshi would be able to come up with such a plan temporarily. He read the book of war, and thought that he was very knowledgeable among the civil officials, only at this moment he finally understood that there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people.

Zhao Dangshi agitated the three people: "Even so, time is not enough for our army. This ambush, to fast, ruthless, people do not need more, a thousand people are enough, you can immediately go out from the town port, along the river north to Qizhou, and then turn into Qishui. Then he ordered continuously, "Brother Huang, you send out 800 elites, and I have 200 people for this main force." Brother Lin, you lead the troops straight to the east, don't give the thieves a chance to escape eastward, if you see the thieves expelled to the north. Song Junmen, bothering you to supervise the navy left by Brother Huang, cruising back and forth to patrol the river in Qizhou from Jiujiang Mansion, cutting off the road for thieves to flee south again. Finally, he said, "I will also send people to inform the garrison of my battalion in Qizhou City, so that they can guard against the west." In this way, the east, south, and west sides spread nets, forcing the Hui and leather thieves to the north of Dafu Mountain, but the battle can be decided! ”

"Yes!" Huang Degong agreed loudly, and unconsciously, he and Lin Baoguo both regarded Song Yihe as air, but Zhao Dangshi's order was obeyed. Even Song Yihe himself was at a loss, only Mu Ran nodded yes.

Half an hour later, thirty Cangshan ships quickly left the port of Makou Town and headed north along the river. Staying in Qizhou for a while, Zheng Shixin, who was in charge of guarding the city, came to see him. Zheng Shixin is fat, beardless, and has a thin voice, and looks like a rich young master. Although he looked cowardly, Zhao Dangshi knew that he was actually the strongest of the three brothers in his Zheng family, so he praised him a few words and asked about the whereabouts of He Yilong, the "Geli Eye".

"The leather thieves attacked the city at night and were repelled by their subordinates and state soldiers. Not long ago, he came back at dawn and wanted to set fire to the houses outside the city, but the people resisted, and his subordinates attacked him and drove them away. ”

Zhao Dangshi turned his head to Huang Degong and said: "'Geli Eye' is estimated to not go far, I can go to Dafu Mountain to squat and wait." He immediately arranged for Zheng Shi's new soldiers and horses to be arranged, and quickly transferred the army into Qishui.