"Senhe-sama, the matter is decided! That Zhou Qi had already spread the word, and on the twenty-sixth of this month, that Zhang Degui would smuggle a large number of goods from the coast outside the east gate of Jinzhou City to the Tartars! Oh, it's in this location! ”

Tian Wei quickly ran into the official hall from the outside with a happy face, he rushed to the wall, pointed to the estuary of the Xiaoling River in the Jinzhou topographic map, and his face was full of eager smiles. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Li Xiao and Wu Liang, who were discussing in the official hall, looked at each other and smiled.

"Damn, I've been waiting for so many days, and I can finally do it!" Tian Wei rubbed his frozen face with his hands, his face was still full of joy.

"Very good, ill-gotten gains, take it without harming the incorruptible. Tian Wei, you go and call Wang Yishou, Mo Changrong, Duan Shidi, and Chen Monkey to discuss it. Li Xiao's face was also excited.

When Tian Wei heard this, he agreed repeatedly, and like a rabbit, he rushed out of the official hall.

In a short time, the personnel arrived. The candlelight reflected everyone's faces full of excitement and anticipation.

Li Xiao nodded to Wu Liang first, Wu Liang understood, and then got up and said to everyone; "Generals, you all know about the move of our army to Shandong."

Tian Wei interjected from the side: "We all know, didn't we say that Wu Zanhua had already negotiated with that Liu Zeqing, and then let our army go to Longkoudun, Mazhu Town, Nahuang County?" ”

"That's right, and now the intention of Lord Qianhu is to do this seizure of property together with the move of our army to Shandong. That is to say, after seizing the property, immediately the whole dun personnel went to Shandong. Wu Liang said.

There was a commotion in everyone, and Mo Changrong asked with some puzzlement: "Master Li, why do you want to do it together, but you are not too eager?" ”

"Yes, there are only three days until these twenty-six days, wouldn't it be hasty to act together like this?"

"That's it, it's good to move after the New Year, isn't it very inconvenient to run on the road during the New Year?"

Everyone said what was in their hearts, and Li Xiao's expression was serious.

After everyone finished speaking, Li Xiao looked around at everyone, and then said calmly: "Everyone, do you think that we can stay in this pier of no return if we have done such a thing to seize wealth?" ”

There was silence all around.

Li Xiao sighed lightly and continued: "That big light cloth is expensive, but a small shopkeeper can make this smuggling activity so big, if there is no Liaodong generals behind him, he has the courage to act like this?" If our army takes away the property, it will inevitably leak the rumors, which of these generals who are implicated on the back will let us go? I'm afraid that before the treasures of our army are hot, these generals will immediately come to raise troops to ask for guilt. Our army is weak, how is it its opponent! Therefore, this officer believes that the only way to preserve our army must leave Jinzhou and go to Shandong with all the personnel of Quandun immediately after seizing the treasure and goods. ”

As soon as Li Xiao's words came out, there was a sudden silence below.

Li Xiao's thoughtful words made it impossible for his subordinates to refute.

"How do you evacuate then?" Duan Shidi asked on the side.

Wu Liang took over: "I have been discussing this matter with Lord Qianhu for a long time. The existing plan was that after the looting was completed, all the belongings, gold and silver would be immediately pledged to the ships, and then the whole army would return south to the pier of no return. After all the personnel gathered at the non-return pier, next, by Benzan painting, Tian Wei, and Wang Yishou, the three of them took all the cavalry, brought all the horses, prepared enough rations and horse beans needed on the road, and went to Shandong by land. The Lord Qianhu, as well as Chen Monkey, Mo Changrong, and Duan Shidi, led all the infantry and the families of all the people in the pier, took the luggage of each family in the pier, and took the captured boat to cross the sea to Shandong. ”

After Wu Liang finished speaking, Chen Monkey asked: "Then this ship, since it has been loaded with goods, can it take away our infantry and their families?" ”

Before Li Xiao could speak, Tian Wei spoke on the side: "Monkey, you really think carefully. As far as I can see, it should be possible. That Zhou Qi told me that Zhang Degui had made a lot of money for this delivery, and he used a No. 2 lucky boat. It is said that the draft is more than a foot deep, and in addition to the sailors on board, it can carry more than 800 heavily armed soldiers. Our cavalry and horses are by land, so there is no need to count, and our infantry is only 90 people, plus more than 280 family members in the dun, even if they are loaded with those goods, gold and silver, it will definitely be more than enough. ”

Li Xiao nodded and said, "That's very good!" In these days, everyone should be prepared and organize their belongings so as not to panic. ”

Everyone agreed, and Li Xiao lowered his voice and said to Wu Liang: "Mr. Wu, I still have something to do with you in the past few days." ”

Wu Liang arched his hand and said, "Qianhu, but please command." ”

"You quickly go to see Doctor Chen Mazi and Zhang Tongzhu Blacksmith, and ask them if they are willing to join our army, if they are willing, they can move to My No Return Dun as soon as possible, and our army will definitely give them preferential treatment."

"My lord's intentions, but I hope these two people will go to Shandong with our army?" Wu Liang asked.

That's exactly what it means. These two people have a very good relationship with our army, and they are also of great help to our army. The official was thinking that these two were not local people in Jinzhou, so they should not have much thought about leaving their homeland. Of course, if the two of them are unwilling, the official will never force them. Li Xiao said calmly.

"Okay, the student must go to this as soon as possible." Wu Liang hurriedly said.

"What objections do you have?" Li Xiao asked.

The crowd was silent.

Li Xiao stood up, walked to the edge of the map, and said with burning eyes: "In this case, then the relevant arrangements for our army's operation to seize wealth this time, you will discuss it together." ”

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The wind was bitter, the snow was falling, and the dark red clouds covered the dusk sky.

"Hurry up, don't fucking act like you haven't had enough to eat! Hurry up to the beach, if the snow is heavy and the car is trapped, it will be troublesome! Zhang Degui, dressed in a thick fox fur, rode on a sturdy horse, kept galloping back and forth, anxiously urging as many as twenty carts to brave the snow and go east.

The more than 100 swordsmen in cotton armor next to him were also shouting noisily, urging the people who escorted the car to hurry up.

Suddenly there was the sound of a horse crowing in front of him, and several people who were also dressed as swordsmen galloped towards him.

A swordsman turned over and dismounted, with a bright smile on his face, and leaned in front of Zhang Degui and said: "The owner, I have already contacted us, and when we get to the small slope in front, we will go to the seaside, and our No. 2 fortune ship that has returned from Jinguo is waiting for us on the coast." ”

Zhang Degui was satisfied, although there was no expression on his face, he was extremely happy in his heart.

In this year-end transaction, the amount of goods smuggled by Zhang Degui was very huge. Therefore, for the sake of insurance, he personally charged the goods, and brought all the men and swordsmen.

The sergeants guarding the city of Jinzhou, the general of the inspection department and the sentries along the road have already been taken care of, so the entire convoy has been unimpeded from the morning to the present.

Now, it's finally almost to the beach.

Unlike the previous transportation of grain, porcelain, ironware, salt, cattle and other goods, Zhang Degui originally transported cloth, silk, gold and silver this time.

Zhang Degui knew that the Tartars were also going to celebrate the New Year now. And every time the New Year comes, these valuables are particularly easy to sell, and the New Year's customs of the Jurchens are similar to those of the Han people, paying attention to the old and the new, and the new clothes and new looks. These fine and precious fabrics are very popular with the Jurchen nobles, and Zhang Degui can expect that within ten days, these twenty carts of thousands of pieces of cloth and silk will be sold out in Houjin.

The No. 2 Fortune Ship that returned from the Tartars was loaded with a lot of local Jurchen specialties, such as furs, Dongzhu, ginseng and other goods. Because Zhang Degui had a good relationship with the Tatars for a long time, the Jurchens trusted him and allowed him to ship the goods back to the Ming Kingdom first, and then pay in silver for the next delivery.

Zhang Degui, whose eyebrows and beard were stained with snowflakes, thought of the huge profits that were about to arrive, and his heart became even more excited and eager, urging those people to hurry up and drive the carriage forward.

Zhang Degui suddenly remembered something, he looked around for a while, and asked the man who reported the news just now: "Zhou Qi, who went with you, why didn't you come back?" ”

The man was also shocked, and hurriedly said: "Hey, Zhou Qi, he came back with us on the road just now, could it be that this guy is in a hurry, can't he get rid of it?" ”

Zhang Degui frowned, and shouted: "Leave him alone!" We hurried to the beach and hurried to load the goods on the ship. ”

The wind and snow grew heavier, but the light became darker and darker, and the ground was soon covered with a layer of crystal white snow. Looking from the sky, this huge smuggling team was like a little black snake moving silently, crawling quietly along the frozen bank of the Xiaoling River all the way to the sea.

When Zhang Degui and his party finally came to the bottom of the small slope by the sea, they didn't notice that in the dense forest on the mountain, there were already a group of soldiers who had been in ambush for a long time, quietly watching them go to the beach.

This ambush team is Li Xiao's soldiers of the Pier of No Return.

The cold of more than ten degrees below zero, coupled with the wind and snow weather, made Li Xiao's whole army, which had been ambushed in the dense forest for more than half an hour, although the ambush time was not long, but they were all frozen to the point that their hands and feet were almost numb.

The cavalrymen and horses leaned on each other, although they were also lying on the ground, but the men and horses were still leaning against each other to keep warm. Pity those infantrymen, all of them had to rely on their own desperate support, and some of them even fainted from the cold.

It's just that in such a cold and snowy day, once this person freezes and faints and does not wake up in time, it is very easy to be frozen to become disabled or even freeze to death. Therefore, as soon as these infantrymen fell unconscious, they were immediately woken up by the soldiers next to them.

Time passed minute by minute, and the originally high morale of the ambushed soldiers began to gradually wear off, and many people felt that the waiting time was so long, like a long road with no end in sight.

Zhang Degui's smuggling team, which finally arrived, made all the soldiers, including Li Xiao, breathe a sigh of relief. The morale of the whole army was greatly boosted.

However, they remained silent, silently watching from the hillside as the smuggling party crossed the hillside to the distant seashore, and stopped on the beach in front of the No. 2 Fortune Boat, which had already docked.

Seeing the arrival of Zhang Degui and his entourage, the No. 2 Fu ship finally began to anchor and locate, and then set up the gunwale, ready to unload and load the ship.

Li Xiao secretly admired the vigilance of these smugglers. If Zhang Degui and the others did not come as promised, this No. 2 lucky ship, because it did not anchor, could turn around and leave at any time.

Li Xiao couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, he was fortunate to have calmed down, and did not attack Zhang Degui and the others when they passed the hillside just now, otherwise, even if Zhang Degui's convoy was robbed, this No. 2 lucky ship would definitely escape.

A loud swan trumpet sounded high-pitched at dusk in the silent snow.

Zhang Degui and others, who were busy unloading and carrying goods up and down, were horrified to see a team of ironclad soldiers rushing down from the small hillside behind them.

Li Xiao's soldiers have finally attacked!

A few hundred steps away, an ironclad cavalry composed of more than 50 people quickly formed a wedge-shaped battle formation, and rushed towards the swordsman team of more than 100 people who were hurriedly forming a formation with a terrifying momentum!