The sky is dark, the rain seems to stop but not stopping, there are ten small boats moored in Qishan Port, sloops and hard sails, sailors are adjusting the hull with the slurry to eat the wind, more than 200 Qishan thieves are lining up to get on the ship, all of them are holding long guns or iron guns in their hands, there are also a small number of knife players, there are a few people with assault rifles in their hands, this thing is not very useful, it is possible to beat people into heavy guns within 20 steps, but when it is released, it is like a thunderbolt, it is used to frighten the officers and soldiers or ordinary people who have not seen it, and can disperse the crowd.

Chen Yuyong asked two people to carry Li Cheng and took Li Fu and everyone to get on the boat.

After Li Cheng lay down, his back and buttocks were still in pain, he felt deep remorse, knowing that no matter what, this line of selling stolen goods was broken, and he would probably be slaughtered to vent his hatred, even if he could survive by luck, his future life would definitely not be very satisfactory, and it might be very difficult.

Thinking of his previous days, the hatred in Li Cheng's heart became even stronger.

Li Cheng said almost word by word: "Second master, the Hou Mansion is not far from the business house, and it will not delay the matter, and if I catch the prince, I will cut off the head of the prince with a knife." ”

The hard sails were adjusted into place, and then the wind was full, and the paddlemen rowed the paddle of the boat, and although it was against the current, the boat was not slow, and when it was completely dark, the boat shuttled like an arrow in the direction of the upper reaches.

"Cheer up, everyone." Chen Yuyong ignored Li Cheng, stood at the bow of the boat and shouted: "Do a good job tonight, don't seal the knife before leaving, and toss with you!" ”

The Qishan thieves shouted happily, as if they were seeing wine and meat, women, and wealth. Nan'an market town is relatively wealthy, and the Qishan thieves did not come to loot along the Min River before, because it is more cost-effective to keep the stolen goods than to rob a vote.

Since this point is abolished, of course, this wealthy town cannot be let go, burning, killing and looting, obtaining wealth and women, releasing excessive energy and animal nature, and boosting morale, it is really cost-effective.

Everyone's eyes are a piece of blood red, swinging a knife to slash, swinging a stab, stabbing and slashing the touch of the human body, seeing the blood splashing, people's eyes are full of fear, fear, and despair, and then become a dead silence, people who kill too many people have some psychological problems, at this moment, these more than 200 Qishan thieves, have become humanoid beasts, if no one can prevent their attacks, the people of Nan'an market town will encounter a cruel massacre, many families will be wiped out.

……

Jin Jian, whose legs were covered with mud, was running hard.

He lurked on the bank of the Min River, from Nan'anji Town to the river is a large area of farmland, Fujian Road is mountainous and few fields, there is still a lot of plain area near Fuzhou, a large amount of farmland around is almost the harvest season, Jin Jian ran all the way along the path stepped out by the peasants and dug out the ridges, where he was located is more than 20 miles away from the Hou Mansion in Nan'anji Town, he wants to report the enemy situation to the prince in the shortest possible time.

This is the task of the golden tube and many other people, Xu Zixian and Li Yi's report was very rudely approved, the government has only a few military villages in the upper and lower reaches of the Min River, the officers and soldiers are negligent in the battle formation, and have not been trained for a long time, at least the golden tube has never seen a sergeant patrolling on both sides of the riverbank, and only very occasionally will see the patrol boats of the river defense battalion, and the defense can be described as very empty.

This is also the reason why the five thieves can break through the periphery of Zhangzhou, until the city wall, the main force of the Fujian Road garrison is in Fuzhou City, and the five armies in the control of the envoy are the serious forbidden army, and the two armies of the Dadu Governor's Mansion are the box army, and the forbidden army is the elite of the box army stationed in Fujian, and the box army is much worse.

There is also an army controlled by Fuzhou Prefecture that is responsible for the defense of the city, which is also a box army. There are also several robbery camps under the Criminal Division. In addition, there is a garrison army and a city defense battalion in Quanzhou, several river defense battalions along the Min River for several hundred miles, a city defense battalion in Zhangzhou, and a naval division in Quanzhou, with several battalions of troops and more than 100 warships, and its strength is quite weak, and it can only defend the coastal towns of Quanzhou and Fuzhou, and is powerless to shield Zhangzhou and other places.

The government was unreliable, so Xu Zixian could only put Jin Guan and others on both sides of the upstream to patrol back and forth, hoping that when the Qishan pirates appeared on the dock outside Sanchuankou, his side would already be fully prepared.

Because it had been raining for the past few days, there was mud on the banks and in the fields, and the shoes of the golden tube ran away, which were the new shoes he had just bought with the first month's monthly money, and the golden tube glanced back with regretful eyes, and continued to run without hesitation.

……

At dusk.

"Ten small boats, each with about twenty people." The muddy golden cylinder stood under the front eaves of the main hall of the Hou Mansion, and after barely calming down his breath, he began to report to Xu Zixian and the others.

"Brother Qin," Xu Zi turned his head to Qin Dongyang and said, "You can go and inform the Ge family brothers." ”

"Yes." Qin Dongyang clenched his fists and said, "In a while, we will go directly to Sanchuankou to meet." ”

"Very good."

Xu Zi nodded first, and asked in detail about the size of the Qishan thief's ship, the flow speed, the speed of the ship, etc., and after confirming it again and again, Xu Zi first looked at Jin Jian, a young man with a delicate appearance and a thin body.

"I sent three groups of twelve people to scout along the river, and now is the first time you bring back the news." Xu Zixian asked, "How did you do it?" ”

"Our group scraped together 400 yuan, hired four mules, 50 wen a day, for two days, on the bank of the river where we were lurking and patrolling, put a mule every few miles, and whichever side saw it first, he ran for a while, and rode the mule back to the house to report the news." Jin Guan said: "I think this money is well spent." ”

"It's well worth it." Xu Zixian laughed and said, "I will make up the money for you." ”

"There will be additional bounties." Xu Zixian said to the golden tube: "If you continue to work hard, I will not treat those who follow me badly." ”

Why is the golden cylinder the first person to enter the house, and not another messenger, this is not important, it may be delayed for a little time, but the human heart is like this, who doesn't want to climb up, who doesn't want to leave a deeper impression in front of the superior?

From bandaging the wounds of his companions to the current incident, Jin Jian has shown a terrible young man, and his mind is delicate and meticulous, which is much more terrifying than that of adults.

But it doesn't matter, Xu Zixian confidently suppressed these young people.

"Do you dare not die for the son?" Jin Jian has a decent fist salute, the same etiquette, Jin Jian is shrewd and capable, and when he is high, he is young and atmospheric, but Tian Heng is simple and kind.

"Whistle." Xu Zixian said to a young guard beside him: "Gather everyone, ask Gao Shi to come and open the arsenal, and line up to teach troops." ”

"Yes, Shizi."

The guards were faintly excited, these have been training non-stop, and later Xu Zixian, Li Yi and others repeatedly emphasized that the town may be attacked by Qishan bandits.

This matter is not only absurd in Fuzhou's approval, but also the businessmen in the town take it as a joke.

These days, the intensity of training is imposed, and every day when I go back and forth in town, there will be boring people who will make a mockery, and many people bet that if the Qishan thieves come, they will lose money. If these teenagers can fight off the Qishan bandits, they will cut off their heads and give people to use as night pots.

Shuttling around the town every day in such mocking words may not be unbearable for adults, and it is simply a torment for these teenagers who are still very sensitive and rebellious.

Now that the Qishan thieves have finally arrived, the teenagers feel not fear or fear, but faint anger and excitement.

Xu Zixian stood under the eaves and did not move, and the other two teenagers from the monitoring group also returned, they were all covered in mud, and they didn't bother to change their clothes at this time, and everyone lined up in the line to receive the weapons issued by Gao Shilai.

The well-made military long sword, the spearhead is sharp, the head is triangular, the blades on both sides are left with blood grooves, the iron head is all the way to the middle end of the spear shaft, and the tail end is an iron tail sleeve, the whole long is like a heavy long weapon made of muddy iron, shining in the light of the setting sun.

Irons, swords, shields, spears, and bows and arrows were not issued.

Qin Dongyang believes that it is impossible to train qualified archers after only one month of training, and it will take at least half a year to a year to train archers who can really play a role on the battlefield, and it is best to have experienced several actual battles.

The marksmen who can shoot arrows on the battlefield may be strong players who have been tempered on the battlefield for more than several years, although these teenagers in front of them are all talented, the training time is still too short after all.

Without a bow and arrow, it is best to use a throwing weapon, the effective killing distance of a spear is shorter than that of a bow and arrow, but the lethality is huge, and once you are stabbed, the best result is also serious injury.

Each boy was given three spears, and it was useless to receive more, and it was impossible for them to throw too many before the hand-to-hand encounter.

Xu Zixian has been standing under the eaves and watching the situation over there, and he himself is the same, short robe, tight waist, long boots, holding a long sword and a barrier knife tied around his waist.

On the other side were three spears, and by the time the thirty boys were all armed, it did not take more than a quarter of an hour.

"Let's go." Xu Zixian didn't do any mobilization, he had done enough before, and Xu Zixian's words immediately made the teenagers excited and moved. Xu Zi walked down the steps first, and was the first to walk towards the main gate of the Hou Mansion, and some of the subordinates and servants looked at the team, as if they felt something different from their usual training.

Xu Zi stood at the door first, and only said six words simply: "Follow me, be careful." ”

Some teenagers shook the long sword tightly in their hands and strode after him.

It was already dark, and the shops in the town were almost all closed at this time, Xu Zixian strode on the bluestone road, holding the iron in his hand tightly, trying to suppress the agitated mood.

If he was playing a game and gave him a novice village at the beginning, then now is the arrival of the final mission of the novice village.

Defeat the Qishan bandits, gain wealth, gain the true loyalty of your subordinates, and get a better prospect, this is the ultimate meaning of the novice village monster fighting mission.

The identity of the marquis of the future clan, a courtyard, six official villages, a few shops, and the marquis mansion in the city, these are just external things, Xu Zi first has an awareness that the world is about to change, and the old power is powerless, either suddenly upward, or can only sink.

At such times, the most important thing is to establish a real circle of power and build a solid foundation.

In his previous life, Xu Zi was not allowed to be in the clan, and he worked hard in the officialdom for more than ten years without real results, and finally did not escape the execution ground, which can only show that the old road is impassable.

This kind of consciousness is considered the greatest wealth of the traveler, because history is in the fog, and it is difficult for people in it to quickly feel the difference, and when they realize that something is wrong, they are often powerless.

It is precisely because of this realization that Xu Zixian struggles to move forward and spends every day in exhaustion, and it is also the root cause of his adventure tonight.

If you can't get through this hurdle, the difficulties below will be even more dangerous and you will feel powerless.