At noon on the first day of November, at the port of the Three Forks River, at high tide, the merchant ships anchored in the harbor sent two small boats to the market to buy some food and forage. About half an hour later, five cartloads of food and forage were delivered to the wharf, and more than a dozen helpers also helped load the goods onto the ship as usual, and then returned to the shore in a small boat to leave.

By the end of the afternoon, when the tide had subsided, the merchant ships seemed to feel that something was wrong, and several of them were pressed together horizontally, and they were tightly fastened together with cables, as if they were about to hold each other in resistance.

And these movements of the merchant ship were all clearly seen by the brocade tiger, and he smiled coldly in his heart, the shopkeeper of this merchant ship must be a stupid bird, such a huge hull is tied together, it is like a flat ground, it is not just convenient for him to board the ship and kill people when the time comes. Last night he came down to report that there was a small boat approaching the merchant ship, and he heard that there was only one person, so he let him go so as not to startle the snake. Originally, I had some doubts in my heart, but in the morning, I asked my subordinates to search the collection and the surrounding area, and there was nothing abnormal, and now I saw such a stupid way of doing it by merchant ships, and I had no worries in my heart.

In the evening, the tide receded, and the water level in the port of the Three Forks River dropped at a speed that could be seen. The huge and heavy merchant ship had run aground, and the hull of the ship was black in the twilight, like an ancient beast poking out of the water.

At this time, on the water surface outside the port of the Three Forks River, some small boats of all kinds gradually appeared, intentionally or unintentionally blocked on the channel to the sea, and there were many strangers on the dock.

When the tide level of the harbor was lower, I saw a bright lantern suddenly rising on the roof of the unknown inn by the harbor. Suddenly, those people on the shore and on the sea seemed to have received some kind of signal, and they lit all kinds of lanterns and torches, and rushed towards the merchant ships together. It is said that there were about ten people in more than ten small boats on the sea, and at this time, because the tide had fallen, the merchant ship could not move, so he had no scruples, and concentrated his manpower to attack a merchant ship on the right. The men on the dock focused on the merchant ship on the left, but due to the shortage of ships, the personnel could not participate in the attack for a while.

At the window of the nameless inn, Jinmao Hu Yanshun sat there leisurely drinking wine, the little manpower on the merchant ship had been clearly felt, he disdained to do it himself, and looked at the merchant ship by the dock at the moment, as if he was looking at a naked beauty. The attack proceeded smoothly according to his predetermined plan, and under the feint attack of the docks, the resistance of the merchant ships seemed to be concentrated on the ships on the left, while the main attacking forces at sea had successfully boarded the merchant ships on the right. "Ming repairs the plank road and secretly crosses Chen Cang", the old man also has the ability of Zhang Liang and Han Xin, and he can't help but be extraordinary.

After a few moments, the feint of the wharf seemed to be gradually deactivated, but the merchant ship was so bold that it lowered its boat, flanked them, and forced them back to shore.

"Straight mothers and thieves are all a group of birds on the table."

Yan Shun watched from a distance and scolded fiercely. In his opinion, the main attacker on the right had already been on the boat, but he couldn't come over to assist for a long time, and he must have been dazzled by the money fans inside, especially those newly recruited splashes, he knew very well what they were. The man on the left was instead beaten back to shore by a few boatmen, but he was angry enough. But it's good to save yourself from being able to let go of your hands and feet on the sea. So he said to one of his men who was waiting beside him:

"Go, confess to the idiots at the docks, and lure the people on the boat to the shore and beat them."

The men on the dock, after receiving instructions from the chief, retreated to the shore, but the boatmen did not go ashore, but only held the boat on the edge of the dock, and so on for more than a quarter of an hour.

Yan Shun gradually felt that something was wrong, why didn't the guys who attacked from the sea come over to answer for a long time? He stood up and prepared to go to the dock to have a look, but just as he was leaving the inn gate, he heard a sharp sound of horses' hooves on the road ahead, and in an instant, a group of cavalry passed in front of him and headed straight for the dock.

"Oh no, I've been tricked."

Yan Shun was so frightened that he didn't bother to go back to the inn, and immediately fled into the darkness.

Dozens of men on the dock were scolding the boatmen on the boat, when they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves raindropping behind them, and when they were shocked, they saw that the knights had dismounted and lined up, surrounded by spears in their hands.

"Who are you?" The man who was aware of it stepped forward and asked.

"We are the soul seducers of the king of Yama."

A young man in front of him replied as he poked out a spear, and with only a spear, the man flew into the air, and then fell into the sea with a "bang", like a falling rock.

"That guy is an accomplice of the merchant ship, and everyone is on the side."

At this time, those men realized that the people were not good, so they attacked in a chaotic manner, but there were opponents of this group of cavalry, and several lives were lost as soon as they came into contact, and some people wanted to get out of the sea when they had no hope of breaking through and turned back, but the two boats surrounding the dock turned into the Demon King of Lives at this time, and no one could escape.

It was only half a pillar of incense, and there were only more than ten people left on the dock, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy. Then the young man who was the leader commanded his men to tie them up, and when he came to the dock, he shouted to the people in the boat:

"Brother Teng Huan, is it going well over there?"

"Battalion commander, rest assured, they are all soft eggs, it doesn't take much effort, and those who are angry are in the boat."

"Very good."

The battalion commander replied, and ordered his men to gather the corpses, and while sending a guard to the set, he sent two horsemen back to inform the people left behind, and then boarded the merchant ship.

"Camp Commander Zhou is really timely rain! Otherwise, I'll be in great danger. ”

For Zhou Yunqing and the others who arrived in time, Gu Tao was very grateful. He still has lingering palpitations when dozens of thugs on both sides of the dock and water frantically attacked merchant ships just now, and if it weren't for the arrival of the cavalry battalion, or the breakthrough last night, it would be hard to say how much he would have been able to walk.

How do you know that Zhou Yunqing and Teng Huan coincidentally caught up with the crisis of the merchant ship? It is also a coincidence, and it is said that after the two of them set off from Liangshan, they turned into officers and soldiers under the leadership of the guide, and went north day and night along the official road on the edge of Jishui, but they did not encounter any obstacles. But when they approached the Three Forks River, seeing that the target was in sight, the brothers were tired again, so they could take a break at a hotel on the side of the road. I happened to hear that the first two men in the store were bragging about drinking too much, saying that as long as these horses succeeded, the gods would not let them go in the future.

Zhou Yunqing and Teng Jian were alert when they heard this, so they sent people to keep an eye on them, and finally found the big sea ship by the Jishui River, but there were only three or four people in total. As soon as the two of them calculated, they took down these people, and then they learned about the plan of this gang of bandits. So the two of them took the ship down, and just stored fifty surplus horses on board.

On that day, the cavalry battalion hurried to the Three Forks River, and sent the guide back to the merchant ship in the evening, just in time to meet Gu Tao who was about to set sail for the sea. On the second day, Teng Jian took more than ten people to pretend to be helpers, transported grain and forage on the ship, and then left the bag with more than ten crew members on the ship, and then the two sides put the gang of bandits into the sleeve step by step according to the plan.

After midnight, the tide rose again, and a group of merchant ships untied their cables and set sail, and when they arrived at the open sea, Zhou Yunqing escorted more than ten prisoners to the side of the ship, and then sank the collected corpses to the bottom of the sea one by one in their frightened expressions.

"Say, who among these people is Jinmaohu's cronies?" Zhou Yunqing pointed to a bandit and asked.

"Small—small, no—I don't know." The bandit stammered back.

"I don't know, I don't know what the use of keeping it is."

Teng Jian said viciously, then pulled a stone, tied it to the bandit, and threw it into the sea with a quick hand.

"Say ,......"

"I said, I said, that black-faced Wang Wu is the henchman of Jinmao Hu Yanshun."

At this time, as soon as Zhou Yunqing opened his mouth, a group of captives pointed to a black-faced man and rushed to speak.

Then Zhou Yunqing left only that Wang Wu and said to him playfully:

"Your brocade tiger isn't so good! At the critical juncture, but he threw you and others away to take care of himself, are you willing to suffer for him, or are you willing to make meritorious service to atone for your sins. ”

"Alas!"

That Wang Wu sighed and said: "The little one is naturally willing to make meritorious service to atone for his sins, but the little one only knows that Yan Shun originally wanted to go to Qingfeng Mountain to fall into the grass, and robbing these horses was also temporary, but now where he is, the little one really doesn't know anything." ”

"Then tell me how Yan Shun interacted with the merchant who sold horses when he was in Laizhou, and why he killed people and seized ships later."

The reason why Zhou Yunqing paid attention to this issue was because he had robbed the sea ship in Jishui, and he heard those bandits say that the ship was captured by killing a horse dealer from the sea in Laizhou, and he thought of Duan Jingzhu at that time, but those people were not Yan Shun's cronies and didn't know much, so he was interrogated among the captives just now, but fortunately, this Wang Wu, as the host of the dock operation, hid behind and narrowly left his life, which happened to become his prey.

"Laizhou! Travelling merchant! ”

Wang Wu was stunned for a moment, and he didn't expect the other party to ask such a question.

"Just be honest! If there is a bad pool, go and feed the fish. Teng Jian said fiercely on the side.

"And he said, and he said." Wang Wu shuddered for a moment, and hurriedly spoke, "That merchant didn't know Yan Shun before, but he was introduced by an acquaintance, but he didn't look like a livestock merchant in Yixiao, otherwise Yan Shun wouldn't have the idea of eating white food, but that person was shrewd and vicious, Yan Shun's little thought was actually guessed by him, but he cheated it out of a deposit and wanted to leave, but when he leaked the news, he was stopped by Yan Shun at the dock and killed." ”

"Do you know where the merchant came from?" Zhou Yunqing asked again.

"I don't know much about it, but I know that it came from the sea."

"Think about it, or I won't spare you." Teng Jian said fiercely.

"I really don't know about it!" That Wang Wu was so frightened that he almost cried, he looked at Teng Huan's bronze bell-like eyes, suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "I remember the person who introduced the merchant to Yan Shun, and he was in Laizhou City, that person must know where the merchant came from, and the little one is willing to bring all the heroes over." ”

"This is the best, we will wait for the rewards and punishments to be clear, if what you say is true in the future, and you have made a meritorious contribution, then you will have your own benefits, now go down and rest."

Zhou Yunqing saw that Yu Wu had dug up clues on him, and he was excited, so he calmed him down.

Let's say that the fleet traveled for a long time to the entrance of Jishui, and found a secluded port to rest for a day, Ruan Xiaoer's fleet arrived in a hurry, so the two sides merged together, and converged the sea ship that was robbed on the way, Zhou Yunqing Teng Jian led people to escort that Wang Wu, and rushed directly to Dengzhou to find Gu Haotian, and together with Ruan Xiaoer, he took the huge fleet to Liangshan.

Gu Haotian made a temporary decision on Liangshan, and he didn't expect that he not only solved the crisis of the three-forked river fleet, but also found clues to the pirates, which was really a rabbit - an unexpected gain.