A few days later, late at night, on the Yangtze River in Jingzhou.

It is the flood season, and the water of the Yangtze River is rolling and rushing. A mist rises from the surface of the river, and the visibility is not high. The east wind rose suddenly, and the river crashed against the embankment.

Ten huge loach boats came from the upstream in the shape of swallows. Such giant ships are usually only seen in the area of Dengju Harbor in the East China Sea, and are generally only used for ships to travel by sea, passing through the coast of the East China Sea and Silla and Baekje, or used as heavy equipment for the Datang Sea Route Naval Army, which is worth a lot of money.

In the whole world, it is estimated that there is only one family of the Zheng family in Chang'an, in addition to the imperial court, who can requisition ten giant loach ships to appear on the Yangtze River at the same time!

Ten giant loach ships covered most of the wide Yangtze River in Jingzhou, like a towering city wall rolling in, covering the sky and the sun. If it is broad daylight, such a scene can be called shocking, and it will certainly attract passers-by on both sides of the strait to stop and exclaim.

But now it is late at night, the Yangtze River flood season, no one will ferry the river at such a time, experienced fishermen will also drag the fishing boat ashore, at home with their wives and children to eat two bowls of hot rice, will never float to the river at such a time to play with their lives.

On the Yangtze River, there is no sound except the sound of bubbling water and the howling east wind.

On the deck of a giant loach ship, there was a sturdy man of about forty, his eyes were sharp, and his expression revealed a few solemnities, staring closely at the dark river.

"Great treasurer, the fleet has sailed to the agreed place." A young sailor in a short coat and bare feet came forward to report.

"Drop anchor and stop the ship, raise the fire!"

"Yes!"

In an instant, a group of torches lit up on the ten giant loach ships, reflecting the river in red. The torch was lit and extinguished, and it went back and forth three times, and finally it was extinguished.

"Why didn't you respond?" The big shopkeeper wrinkled his brows and asked the people around him, "Isn't the letter from the young master exactly what was agreed?" ”

"Exactly!"

"Wait!"

Ten giant ships stopped on the river, waiting quietly.

After about an hour, almost everyone waited impatiently. At this moment, a few torches faintly lit up on the bank of the river in the distance, flashing and extinguishing, also three times.

"Here we are." The big shopkeeper lightly picked the corners of his mouth and said coldly, "The other party is really vigilant." ”

"What now, big shopkeeper?"

"Order, all the loach ships turned sideways in a line, with the belly facing the direction of the torch, in order to prepare for the other party to carry the goods on board. All porters are ready to load and unload the goods! ”

"Yes!!"

Immediately, the order was given. Suddenly, ten huge ships as huge as the city wall, as if twisted by a heavenly god's hand, slowly but extremely calm, lined up on the Yangtze River, with the sides of the ships facing the riverbank, forming a Great Wall lying in the center of the Yangtze River.

"Woo-woo!"

In the direction of the riverbank, the sound of three horns and horns was heard. The big shopkeeper waved his hand, and the torch on the flagship was lit again, flashing six times.

The other party responded three times again, and in this way, it was the end of the code.

The big shopkeeper grinned lightly, and sneered: "There is enough slippery head, so many ghosts!" ”

"Big treasurer, there's a boat on the shore!"

"I see it."

In the darkness of the night, a large ship sailed through the waves. With such a strong east wind and turbulent current, it sailed on the river as fast as an arrow, which made the sailors on the loach ship widen their eyes in surprise.

"It's the Wu Yue military ship!" The well-informed shopkeeper was surprised, "Only this kind of military ship transformed from a lucky ship is equipped with thirty-eight pairs of stepping pads, although it can go against the waves and the wind, it can still penetrate the edges freely!" ”

The incoming ship sailed to the front of the "Great Wall" and shouted to it: "Where is the big treasurer?" ”

"Here!"

On the bow deck, there was a man in black clothes and a mask, who said loudly: "Dare to ask the big treasurer, is everything ready?" ”

Originally, this military ship was not small, and it could be called a giant ship among Jianghan. But standing side by side with the Zheng family's loach boat is really a big thing. The man in black looked up, and a few feet high was the side of the other party's ship, and there was a sense of oppression.

"It's already ready." The shopkeeper replied, "Where's your goods?" ”

"Don't rush. I'll check it out first! The man in black replied.

"Hateful, a waste of time! If you spend one more moment, the young master will have to suffer one more moment! The big shopkeeper scolded secretly and shouted: "Put down the plank and let him come up!" ”

The sound of "boom" sounded, and a gate opened on the side of the giant loach ship, and a large deck was lifted out of it, directly on the bow of the warship. The man in black boarded the boat with a few entourages, exchanged a few words with the big shopkeeper, and then looked around the ship. At the same time, there were several other warships of the same kind, close to other loach ships, and there were also people on board to inspect them.

"You're so careful!" The big shopkeeper sneered and sneered, "It's no wonder that such a big business can't be done carelessly." It's just that, when will you put it back to my young master? ”

"Don't worry, when this batch of grain is successfully transported out of Jingzhou, your young master will be free." The man in black replied.

"What? We agreed in advance that we would return it to my young master at the same time as we traded the grain? The big shopkeeper said angrily.

"I apologized to the big shopkeeper, things have changed, and I have to do something to deal with. Don't worry, we don't dare to abuse the dignified young master of the Zheng family, he won't be wronged at all - okay, the inspection is complete, everything is normal! Someone said in the black.

At the same time, the other ships were also inspected.

The big shopkeeper gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger.

"Now you can start trading, right?"

"Of course!"

A few horns blew out, and dozens of ships of all sizes slowly approached from the riverbank. These boats have a very deep draft, and the bales of grain are piled high on the deck, and they move slowly.

The big shopkeeper frowned: "If you are so slow, when will you be able to fill hundreds of thousands of stones of grain?" ”

"I didn't say I'd give you all the food this time. There are only 150,000 stone here. The man in black said, "After you have transported this batch of grain away and disposed of it properly, we will do the same and carry out the rest of the transaction." ”

"What?" The big shopkeeper was obviously a little angry, "Ten ships of the loach giant, just to transport your 150,000 stone grain?" I mean, you're too good at laughing! Do you know how much food and money we will spend on moving the fleet back, and how much time, manpower and material resources will be spent on air? ”

"No way, as the saying goes, be careful to make a 10,000-year-old ship. It's also for the sake of safety. The man in black sneered proudly, "If we dump out and hand over all the goods at one time, if something changes, won't we be a chicken and an egg?" ”

The big shopkeeper shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "You are too timid!" Ten loach ships are enough to transport nearly 300,000 stone cargo! Now you're only giving half of it...... Ay! ”

"For the safety of the eldest young master of the Zheng family, please take care of the big shopkeeper, we are also out of helplessness, haha!" The man in black laughed.

At this time, dozens of grain ships of all sizes had been transported to the "Great Wall". All the loach boats opened their side hatches, set up their large, sturdy decks, and began to load their cargo. The loading capacity of the giant loach ship is very large, and there are hundreds of sailors and porters on board on weekdays, and today there are nearly 1,000 people, so the grain packaging is unloaded very quickly.

On the surface of the Yangtze River, it suddenly became noisy and lively. Torches lit up a stretch of river as if it were daylight. In the middle of the night, if anyone sees it from afar and does not know what is going on in this place, he will be frightened.

Time flies very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it has reached the beginning of the day. At this time, the big shopkeeper saw that on the distant river bank, the chariots and horses were like dragons, and the grain was piled up, and there were a large number of army-like people on guard in the distance. On the surface of the river on the shore, the boat is like an ant passing back and forth, which is very spectacular.

"You guys are so powerful!" The big shopkeeper couldn't help but sigh, "In this way, more than 10,000 people should be mobilized." ”

"Yes! Even the porters recruited more than 8,000 people. The man in black said proudly, "This is an earth-shattering business!" As soon as 500,000 stone grain is sold, we can't compete with the country if we don't want to be rich. ”

"Until now, you haven't mentioned asking me for money." The big shopkeeper said suspiciously, "Don't you worry, my Zheng family is in debt?" ”

"Is it possible?" The man in black laughed proudly, "Young Master of the Zheng family, it's a priceless treasure. With him in hand, why don't you give money? We are not in a hurry to ask for money. In the future, there is a safe way to ask you for money, and you just need to be ready at all times. ”

"Okay!" The big shopkeeper shook his head helplessly, and said secretly: These people are too weird, who knows what they are planning?

After another hour, half of the grain was loaded on each loach boat, and it was piled up like a mountain of spectacle. The mountains of grain piled up on the banks of the river were gone, and all the porters and sailors were so tired that they lay down and gasped for breath.

"It went very well, as expected." The man in black nodded in satisfaction.

"You're too precise." The big shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, "It's sunrise at this time, and we can just sail away!" ”

"Then let's go, what are you waiting for? After five days, come back to the rest of the trade. ”

"Order, pull the anchor and start the ship—" the chief treasurer ordered.

A horn sounded on the giant ship, and flags were raised. The ten giant loach ships slowly and clumsily turned their bows, hoisted their sails, and rearranged themselves in the shape of geese, ready to set off for their homecoming.

The man in black boarded the warship and exhaled, "It's okay, everything is going well!" ”

At this moment, a strange scene appeared in the fleet of giant loach ships that turned around. There were a few boats that turned their bows directly in the opposite direction, and they went down the wind at a very fast speed, rushing towards the shore.

"What's going on? What are you doing?! The man in black shouted in panic, "Are you crazy and want to sink us?!" ”

"Something is wrong, run-get out!" There was an exclamation from the warship, and the sailors pulled their sails and anchored in panic, ready to turn the bow and escape.

At this time, the ten giant loach ships suddenly changed formations, forming an inverted "U" shape, like the blood basin of a giant beast, swallowing towards the river.

"Not good!! Hit the count!! The man in black shouted in panic, "Run, sail!" ”

"It's late!" On the giant loach ship overhead, there was a thunderous shout, "Green Forest thief, do you recognize the King of Tang Qi!" ”

"King Qi?!" The man in black looked at the 'big shopkeeper' in a panic and said in horror, "You, you are the King of Qi?!" ”

"Haha! Piff, you've been tricked! Li You patted the side of the boat and laughed, "Qin Mubai, sure enough, he is like a god, and he has set up such a magnificent sky net - today, none of you want to run!" ”

"Qin ...... Mu Bai! The man in black was stunned for a long time, and suddenly laughed bitterly, "You will regret it!" ”

With that, he jumped and fled underwater.

"Get into the water, get someone!"

On the tall ship, more than a dozen people jumped down, and soon, the man in black was caught out of the water.

"You, you're a hundred horsemen?!" Someone on board the warship screamed. This scene, they are all too familiar! They had witnessed this scene with their own eyes during the Xihecao military exercise before!

"Not bad! It was Qin Mubai who sent the king's personal guard, haha! Li You laughed, "You are the so-called 'White Wave Water Army', right?" If you don't do a good military school, follow others to be thieves! Come on, take them all! ”

Suddenly, countless bows and crossbows were set up on the side of the ship, and the porters and sailors of the party, all armed with bows and arrows, stared at every move of everyone on the warship.

"Don't stare at it, half of the people on these giant ships are all soldiers under the command of this king, and the soldiers of the navy seconded by King Wu from Dongting Lake, haha!" Li You laughed and said, "Order, launch an attack, all enemies on the water, and those who dare to act recklessly will be shot and killed!" ”

The huge ship was like a city wall, rolling towards the shore. Many warships and cargo ships fled in a hurry. However, these huge ships formed a huge encirclement, and although the small ships were nimble, as soon as they approached the edge of the encirclement, they were shot from the top of their heads by countless arrows. Occasionally, some guys who jumped into the water and were about to escape were shot by a deep-water crossbow spear, and they were injured immediately.

On the surface of the river, the drums beat and screamed again and again, and the radius of dozens of miles was alarmed!

The man in black who had dived into the water was taken to the deck.

Li You stepped forward, tore off the tightly tied mask on his face, and sneered: "Although this king doesn't recognize you, you should be the head of the government in the Xiangzhou Assassin's Mansion, Zhou Laojiu, right?" ”

The man in black turned pale and his eyes widened in fear: "How do you know?" ”

"Of course I told him." Hearing a familiar voice beside him, Zhou Laojiu looked around in panic. At this moment, he saw the cabin being pulled open and two people came out of it.

Qin Mubai, and Li Ke!

"Y-Why are you hiding here? I checked it just now! Zhou Laojiu panicked.

"Can't we just dress up as sailors and footmen?" Qin Mubai and Li Ke laughed. Li Ke stepped forward, picked up Zhou Laojiu's clothes, and opened the bow left and right to have a few big mouths.

"You scum, beast, you have deceived this king so hard! It's a shame that this king still regards you as a powerful man, and he relies on you deeply! ”

"Your Highness, this guy is just a small errand runner, killing him is like slaughtering a dog, there is no point." Qin Mubai stretched out his hand and pointed to the shore and said with a smile, "Good show, over there!" ”

At this time, there was already a roar on the riverbank, and it became a pot of porridge. The ant-like boat rushed in panic, and countless people screamed and fell into the water. On the banks of the river, the porters and sailors, half of whom were water ghosts, ran in panic, and many took out their swords that had been prepared and fled into the distance.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound of drums and horns, and the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, and a cloud of smoke and dust was everywhere.

"Army! It's the army!! The water spirits screamed in horror.

A large group of cavalry rolled in like divine soldiers from the sky. Zhang Da's banner, in addition to the leading Wu Wang Shuai flag, there are two general flags, "Xue" and "Yuwen".

"Dogs, mother-raised monkeys, do you recognize Lao Tzu's murderous bell!" Yuwen Hongtai waved the phoenix wings and gilded bell in his hand, like a giant beast galloping at the front with its teeth and claws, and the bell fell, and a water ghost who couldn't escape wanted to raise a knife to fight. In an instant, the human knife was shattered, and the flesh and blood flew.

"Hahaha! Rejoice—brothers, kill! Kill all the birds! ”

"Kill—"

The soldiers of Wu Wangfu, under the leadership of Yuwen Hongtai, a fierce general, rushed into the panicked water ghosts, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and began a tragic slaughter!

On the other side, Xue Rengui pressed Fang Tian's halberd on the saddle, and led a large number of horse archers to guard the outside of the circle, shouting: "Brothers, their eyes are bright, but those who leak will be shot and killed!" ”

"Yes——!!!" All the sergeants agreed together. I could hear a bowstring rattling to the bone, and a circle of mounted archers had formed a huge blockade.

On the embankment of this empty mine, everyone has nothing to hide!

"Third brother, I'm jealous of you!" Li You said with a sigh, "You actually have such a fierce general under your command, you are really envious of the little brother!" ”

"Isn't it thanks to Mu Bai?" Li Ke smiled and nodded gratefully at Qin Mubai.

Zhou Laojiu's face was as pale as paper, and he suddenly let out a hysterical scream: "You, you'd better let me go quickly and stop killing." No, not really! ……”

"Otherwise, you will kill Princess Wu's mother and daughter, right?" Qin Mubai sneered, "You save it!" At this moment, Princess Wu must have sat peacefully in King Wu's mansion to rest, so you don't bother. ”

"No, it can't be!" Zhou Laojiu's eyes widened and he exclaimed in surprise, "How could you possibly find them?" ”

"We can't find it, but there's one person who can find it!" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Who, who?" Zhou Laojiu's mouth began to stutter.

"Of course it's you, your leader, Lord Song Cao!" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Mu Bai, who is Lord Song Cao, even this king hasn't figured it out yet?" Li Ke also asked suspiciously.

"Don't be in a hurry, let me sell it!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "When this place is almost cleaned up, we will pull the anchor and turn around and head to Xiangzhou." Then everything will fall into place! ”

……

In the evening, the riverside, which had been noisy for a day and a night, finally gradually returned to tranquility.

There are countless wrecks of ships floating on the river, and occasionally you can see blood blisters in the water, and I don't know how many water ghosts have fallen into the water and died in the belly of fish. On the riverbank, thousands of people were detained in one place, bound to each other under the strict supervision of a circle of soldiers. Yuwen Hongtai and Xue Rengui stood side by side, laughing heartily, letting the flag envoy behind him wave the flag to Jiangxin, making all the sergeants cheer and shout.

"Okay, it's time for the end here." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, and said to his side, "His Royal Highness King Qi, this place will be handed over to you for the time being, and I will accompany King Wu to Xiangzhou first." Presumably, he was already anxious at the moment to see Princess Wu's mother and daughter. ”

"Okay, you guys go!" Li You smiled, "After I have sorted out the affairs here, I will come to Xiangzhou to meet you." Drink it again! ”

"Okay, don't get drunk and don't go home!"

Qin Mubai and Li Ke got off the loach boat and boarded the warship.

Li Ke shook his head and smiled: "Mu Bai, this is the Shenyu spaceship that the Xiangzhou Military Government is proud of, right?" ”

"Not bad." Qin Mubai picked the corners of his mouth and sneered, "Now you know how arrogant the officials and bandits in Xiangzhou are, right?" Presumably, they used warships as a cover, walking on the Jianghan River in a grand manner, trading thieves and stolen goods. Most of these so-called White Wave Water Army are actually water ghosts. As for Du Chengyuan, there is no need to say about them! ”

"How to deal with them over there, you have also arranged it?" Li Ke asked.

"Of course." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "I have already expected that they will not send any important people to respond to this transaction. Sure enough, just sent an insignificant Zhou Laojiu to send the ghost to death. But don't worry, at this moment, the culprits such as Du Chengyuan and Wei Huanchen have been secretly seized by the hundred horsemen secretly arranged by me in advance, so as to prevent them from escaping after hearing the news. ”

"What about Lord Song Cao? Who is Lord Song Cao? Li Ke asked.

"You'll find out right away." Qin Mubai smiled.

"You said you'd die!" Li Ke shouted angrily, "Say it quickly, don't sell Guanzi!" ”

"Hahaha!" Qin Mubai looked up to the sky and laughed, and walked towards the cabin.

……

At noon, Qin Mubai and the others arrived at the Xiangzhou Thorn Mansion.

At the gate of the backyard, someone leaned against the door and walked around anxiously. As soon as Li Ke appeared, a person rushed out of there and shouted: "It's His Highness and General Qin!" Humble and honorable, pay homage to His Highness and the general! ”

"Yin Yang, you're really back!!" Li Kexi rushed forward quickly and helped Yin Yang up, "Tell me quickly, how did you escape, the princess and the county lord?" ”

Yin Yang stood up and said excitedly: "It was Chen Nuxia who saved us!" ”

"Chen Yan?" Li Ke's eyes widened in surprise and looked around, "What about her, her?" ”

She said she wasn't used to staying in this kind of place, so she left first. Yin Yang said, "She left a message for me to bring to General Qin, only saying that after the fact, go home early." ”

"Back home?!" Li Ke smiled strangely, "Qin Mubai, you still say that you have nothing to do with her?" ”

"Is this the time to talk about this?" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "You better go and visit the princess's mother and daughter!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Li Ke rubbed his hands excitedly and was about to lift his feet, when he was suddenly stunned, and stared at Qin Mubai reflexively, "You asked Chen Yan to follow the 'Song Cao Lord' and rescue the person, right?" Presumably, Lord Song Cao should also fall into your hands at this moment? ”

"What else do you need to say?" Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously, "Lady Chen's handling of affairs is absolutely reassuring." Do you say, Brother Yin Yang? ”

"That's it!" Yin Yang laughed happily, "Your Highness, the head of the Xihe Caoshui Ghost, Lord Song Cao, has been caught!" It was Chen Nuxia who caught him! ”

"What about the others?" Li Ke asked.

"The hundred cavalry soldiers who have been arranged by General Qin to come to meet them have been taken away, and they have been detained and guarded together with a group of prisoners such as Zhang Tong, Wei Huanchen, Du Chengyuan, Ouyang Jun, and Duan Rongji!" Yin Yang replied.

After listening to this, Li Ke took a full breath and was stunned for a long time, and pointed his fingers at Qin Mubai a few times, but he was speechless in surprise and surprise.

"I won't tell you now—I'll go see the princess and my precious daughter first!" Li Ke said, and ran away anxiously.

Qin Mubai and Yin Yang laughed happily in the sky, and their voices came out of Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan.

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