"The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes......"

Yang Xin stood on the deck in the moonlight with a standard singer demeanor, and sang loudly to the mighty river with open arms......

"You're lying to me again."

Behind him sounded the voice of Yan Shenggong's resentment.

"Uh, aren't you going to bed?"

Yang Xin maintained his singing posture and turned his head and said in amazement.

"Can't you just let me go?"

Yan Shenggong continued to look at the Dagang Wharf that was going away and said.

Behind them, twenty centipede boats belonging to the Xinjiangkou Naval Division were leaving the dock one after another, and on the pier were groups of wandering bands......

Well, Yang Xin shook a shot again.

Claiming to go straight down to Changzhou, he unloaded all the soldiers in Dagang just after Zhenjiang, led by Yang Huan and a guide who was familiar with the road, went south to Danyang and then went straight to Changzhou, Yang Xin's request to them was that they must arrive before dawn, that is to say, the thousand men and horses had to travel 60 kilometers in ten hours at night. And this is a military order, if you can't catch it, then the battalion commanders will all be beheaded, and the captains of each team will be removed from their posts and beaten with sticks, but those soldiers seem to be relaxed, and it is obvious that this distance is not much pressure for them.

It's just a quick march.

They are used to following Yang Xin.

Besides, this is a pure plain road march, there are bridges on the rivers in the middle, and there is a good moonlight overhead to provide lighting, these mountain people, who have been accustomed to crossing mountains and mountains since childhood, do not care about this distance, saying that they hunt and chase their prey all over the mountain. At that time, I had to chase hungry, but now I have enough to eat every day, and there is wine and meat, and I am full of energy and have nowhere to release.

However......

"What should I do if they're gone?"

Yan Sheng Gong roared angrily.

This bastard is using him as cannon fodder again.

The only difference is that this bastard didn't run away himself, but that doesn't change the fact that he uses himself as cannon fodder.

If the Donglin Party resists, then it will definitely be intercepted on the Yangtze River.

This is the best place to kill him, and then the mighty river is blocked by countless sandbanks, forming a vast river surface dozens of miles wide, which itself is a paradise for water bandits, and such waters stretch from here to the east to the mouth of the Yangtze River, there is no way to prevent it, and it is normal to encounter water bandits and robbers here. This bastard just understood that his men were all landlubbers, and once they were intercepted and sunk a ship, they would have to drown a bunch of people, so he unloaded the people in Zhenjiang with a false shot and let them run to Changzhou by land, while he himself continued to Changzhou by boat.

He's not afraid!

When he was in danger, he jumped down and left, but how could Yan Shenggong, who had no leg, run?

"This is the warship of the sailor, what do you need to worry about with the Marquis of Fengcheng here? Besides, what are you worried about? Aren't we just going to arrest a suspect? Do you have a misunderstanding of our loyal ministers and righteous men of the Ming Dynasty, can they still collude with the Japanese to intercept and kill us on the Yangtze River like Ye Maocai? You don't always think of people as bad, the world is still full of love and justice. ”

Yang Xinyi said rhetorically.

A military general next to him smiled awkwardly.

This is Li Chengzuo, the Marquis of Fengcheng, who volunteered to protect them.

He was a descendant of Li Bin, the general who suppressed Annam during the Yongle period, and this time he volunteered to command this fleet of twenty centipede ships to escort the two ministers to Changzhou, but because there were Dangkou troops, there were not too many sailors on board. Moreover, these sailors of the new Jiangkou Naval Division are basically full of appearance, this is the Yangtze River Waterproof Division, and they are all military households of Jichuanwei, and they don't know how many years they haven't seen the war, so of course it's no problem for them to sail the boat.

In the case of war, the problem is complicated.

Having said that, seeing that Yan Shenggong was so careful, Li Chengzuo was also very flustered!

He's actually just trying to make a fool of himself.

He is still very keen on this, and he was originally the one who advocated for the nine-thousand-year-old Jiuxi in history, but he was directly exiled by Chongzhen later.

This time he finally got the opportunity to pat himself on the back, of course he couldn't miss it, especially Yang Baishi was seriously injured just now, he naturally had the responsibility to protect Yang Yanshi, anyway, he went to Changzhou to arrest someone, in his opinion, no matter how bold the Donglin Party was, it couldn't openly intercept and kill Yan Shenggong, right? But now looking at Yang Xin's degree of caution and Yan Shenggong's performance, this is obviously not right, these two guys are actually ready to be intercepted and killed, and this trip is really risking their lives.

The cost of this sycophant is a bit high!

"Yan Shenggong rest assured, this Yangtze River is very safe and ......"

He said with a forced smile.

However, at this moment, several black shadows appeared between the sandbanks in Yangzhong, and then quickly blocked the channel ahead with the help of the southeast wind, and the figures of the six large sea ships became clear.

And it's all big ships.

"Quick, get me into the cabin!"

Yan Sheng Gong screamed in horror.

"What are you panicking about, have you ever seen a war on the Yangtze River that you are so stupid that you grab the downstream and don't grab the upstream?"

Yang Xin said speechlessly.

These ships are not here to intercept them, otherwise they would not have appeared at this time, but should wait until their fleet arrives, and then ram into the fleet diagonally from the side, whether it is artillery bombardment or broadside combat, they will not come out in advance and block the downstream. Unless the battle on the Yangtze River is crushed by the level, the downstream will be three points weaker in the face of the upstream first, and the river battle is to fight for the superiority of the upstream, and will not be stupid enough to come out and deliberately let yourself be in the downstream.

"A small boat is coming."

A sailor shouted.

A small sampan was lowered from a large ship in the distance and rowed over.

"The fleet is temporarily anchored!"

Yang Xin said.

He already knew who was coming.

The centipede boat under his feet hurriedly pulled aside, and then anchored in the river bay where the water flow was relatively stable, and the same centipede boats behind him also hurriedly pulled aside, and at this time, the small sampan also rowed over, and an acquaintance on the boat saluted Yang Xin.

"Looks like you've found your people!"

Yang Xin said proudly.

"If you go back to the master, the little master wants to ask you to come over and talk about it."

The man said.

"Why didn't he come by himself?"

Yang Xin said.

"Master, it shouldn't be convenient for you to talk here, right?"

The man said.

Yang Xin nodded, it was indeed inconvenient for him to talk here, he signaled to the sailors next to him, and the boat immediately lowered the rope ladder, Yang Xin grabbed the rope ladder and went down, and at this time Yan Shenggong appeared in the hatch again......

"Yan Shenggong, if I never return, will many people set off firecrackers to celebrate?"

Yang Xin said lying on the side of the boat.

Yan Shenggong smiled awkwardly, he would also set off firecrackers for such a good thing.

If it were true, that would be great.

For a while, Yan Shenggong was full of expectations for those big ships.

Yang Xin laughed happily, and then went directly to the small boat, which immediately turned around and sailed to the downstream fleet, and soon stopped directly in front of one of the largest sea ships, avoiding the guns of the Furlong planes on both sides.

"Your Excellency is indeed courageous!"

On the deck swaying with the waves, a burly middle-aged man said in Hokkien dialect.

In this case, he dared to come alone, it really has to be described as courageous, and obviously he didn't expect Yang Xin to dare to come.

"Who are you?"

Yang Xin stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the musketeer behind him, and said proudly.

"In Xiazhangzhou, businessman Chen Xinji!"

The latter said.

However, at the moment when he said this, Yang Xin on the small boat suddenly jumped up, and stood in front of him in an instant, looking at him less than a foot away, while the small sampan below couldn't withstand the force of Yang Xin's jumping, and the bottom of the boat cracked and quickly began to enter the water......

"Your men lied to me."

Yang Xin said.

Chen Xinji hurriedly took a step back in shock.

"What do you want?"

He said with a deep breath.

"He lied to me, saying that they were Li Dan's people, and it stands to reason that he should have cut me if he lied to me, but he did what I asked him to do, so just punish him for cutting out his tongue, right?"

Yang Xin said.

"What if Chen refuses?"

Chen Xinji said.

The pirates behind him drew their swords one after another, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Several musketeers also raised their guns to aim, but Yang Xin was in a special position at this time, and it was more likely that the shot would hit Chen Xinji's back.

"Then I'll cut yours."

Yang Xin said.

After saying that, his figure moved forward like lightning.

Chen Xinji drew his knife without the slightest hesitation, and his two subordinates on the left and right raised their knives and stabbed directly, but Yang Xin's speed was too fast, although these two people were both masters and the speed of the knife was also extremely fast, but after all, it could not be compared with an open one, and two swords swept past him on the left and right. And Chen Xinji's right hand just pulled out half of the sword, and then was pushed back to the scabbard by Yang Xin's left hand, and at the same time, Yang Xin's right hand appeared on his neck, and the next moment he pinched his neck and lifted it directly into the air......

It is said that in such a short distance, no one can escape Yang Xin's clutches.

The pirates screamed

Yang Xin's hand gradually tightened, and Chen Xinji in mid-air struggled in vain......

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously!"

Yang Xin suddenly put him down and said casually.

Chen Xinji was pinched and coughed violently, while raising his hand to stop the subordinates behind him.

At this time, the pirate who lied about being Li Dan's subordinate last time also climbed onto the deck from the small sampan that had already sunk most of it......

"Cut out his tongue!"

Chen Xinji hunched over to stop coughing, gasped and pointed at him and said.

Immediately afterwards, the two pirates went up, dragged him aside in the guy's begging for mercy, and soon cut off half of his tongue with his scream, and picked it in front of Chen Xinji with a knife, who had returned to normal, waved his hand and signaled to be sent to Yang Xin......

"Brother Chen is really polite, so let's talk about business?"

Yang Xin said with a smile.

You're going to have to be brutal with these guys.

These are all pirates in nature, all of them are outlaws, this Chen Xinji should be an important subordinate of Yan Siqi, and later plotted a rebellion in the Wa Kingdom together, including Zheng Zhilong was also their gang, and later the news leaked and had to escape from the Wa State together, they were also the first to open up Taiwan, but the boss Yan Siqi immediately died of illness in Taiwan, which made Zheng Zhilong finally succeed in ascending the throne.

It is possible to take advantage of such people, but before using them, you must first impress them.

"Please!"

Chen Xinji said solemnly with a changed face.