Liu Neng did not choose to cross the river and kill the remaining two Mantars, because he felt that it was unnecessary and did not want his brothers to suffer losses.

Unlike other Pingnan Army, Liu Neng was born at night, and now he is Jinyiwei, and he has always been engaged in intelligence work. Whether it is a night guard or a brocade guard, probing the enemy's situation is the first priority, and they will not do it unless they have to kill the enemy and cut off their heads. Now that the Mantar leader has been captured, there is no need to risk losses against the rest of the people.

However, this is not a place to stay for a long time, and after a little tidying up, the group continued to set off with the captives, this time choosing to take the waterway. Nie Shui leads directly to the Yangtze River, and as long as you take a boat down the river, it will not take much time to reach the Yangtze River. Now there are ferries, which are enough to carry everyone, so it is naturally better to take a boat.

Jiang Fan, the general banner of the Jinyi Guard, who could row, continued to do the work of a boatman, walking on the river with a long bamboo pole. Liu Neng looked across the bank and saw that the remaining two Mantars were getting farther and farther away, and finally disappeared.

There are only two people left, their identities have been leaked, and they are in a foreign country, presumably they don't dare to follow, Liu Neng looked back for a while, and then focused on the captive in front of him.

Wearing a green cloth robe, wearing a square scarf, five strands of long hair, and an elegant face, if you don't know the details, you will definitely mistake it for a reader who reads poetry and books.

However, looking at the face and dressing is no different from that of a Ming scholar, when did Man Tartar look so delicate? Liu Neng was surprised in his heart, and waved his hand to knock off the hat on the captive's head, revealing the ugly money rattail that was coiled on the top of his head.

After the fright, Fan Zhongxing calmed down a little, and the perennial merchant also developed a good courage, although he was afraid, he might as well start thinking about countermeasures.

"Ming people or full tartars?" Before Fan Zhongxing could think about it, Liu Neng suddenly asked.

"Dare to ask what part of the general is it?" Fan Zhongxing didn't answer, but asked tentatively, he wanted to find out the identity of the Ming army on the other side first, whether it was a man under Zuo Liangyu's command.

"Did I ask you or did you ask me?" Liu Neng's brows furrowed.

"Be honest." A hand smashed a fist on Fan Zhongxing's stomach, the force was so heavy, as if he had been hit by a galloping horse, Fan Zhongxing "snorted", his body arched into a shrimp, and he bent over and vomited in pain.

"Ming people or full tartars?" After Fan Zhongxing eased up a little, Liu Neng continued to ask.

"Akito." Fan Zhongxing said with difficulty.

"Oh, that's being a traitor." Liu Neng said lightly, "Say, what identity, where are you going?" ”

Fan Zhongxing gasped with difficulty, and his brain was spinning at high speed. Now that we have reached a very dangerous moment, how can we turn the situation into safety?

"I am an envoy of the Qing Emperor, and I went to Wuchang on the order of the regent of the Qing Dynasty to meet with General Ningnanhou Zuo of the Ming Dynasty to discuss the matter of dealing with the thieves together. If you can escort me safely to Wuchang, it will be a great achievement. ”

Fan Zhongxing sat up straight and said calmly. In a short time, he had already figured it out. Now we must no longer lie and hide our identity, but we should emphasize the importance of our identity, so that the other party will not treat themselves as ordinary Mantars and kill and cut off their heads in exchange for credit.

This is only dozens of miles away from Wuchang, and it is already Zuo Liangyu's sphere of influence, and the Ming army in front of him should be Zuo Liangyu's army sent to investigate the enemy's situation. As long as they say their identity, they will definitely send themselves to Wuchang.

"An envoy sent by the regent of the Puppet Qing Dynasty? I'm afraid I'm not going to lie! The envoys of the puppet Qing should also be sent to Nanjing. ”

Liu Neng was shocked when he heard this, what did the Manchus send envoys to find Zuo Liangyu for? Could it be that Zuo Liangyu and the Manchu Qing Dynasty colluded?

"Naturally, I will also send an envoy to Nanjing, but the above matters are not what you and I should ask about, as long as you send me to Wuchang, it will be a great achievement." Fan Zhongxing said lightly.

"Ho, you said you were the envoy of the Manchu regent, and you are?" Liu Neng put on a look of disbelief, and said with disdain in his nostrils.

"I have the documents of this envoy in my arms, which are covered with the jade seal of the Qing Emperor, you can see it." Fan Zhongxing said lightly, but he was not afraid of the leakage of the news of persuading Zuo Liangyu to surrender in the holy decree. Just these rude warriors in front of them, how can they read the words in the holy decree? Besides, if you don't take the initiative to say it, as long as the other party searches her body, the holy decree hidden on her body can't be saved.

Liu Neng couldn't help but pat his head, and even forgot to search his body first! With a wave of his hand, one of his subordinates began to grope up and down Fan Zhongxing's body, and pulled out a brocade silk from his arms. When I opened it, I saw that there were dense small words written on it.

After reading the brocade silk for a long time, Liu Neng still couldn't figure out what was written on it, although he also knew hundreds of words when he was in the Pingnan Army, and there was no problem in reading the vernacular, but the words on this holy decree really embarrassed him.

The brocade silk was indeed covered with a bright red seal, but he couldn't understand the seal on the seal.

"How? Now it's time to believe it. Seeing that Liu Neng was still looking at it over and over, and at first glance, he didn't know how to pretend to understand, Fan Zhongxing couldn't help but laugh.

"Hmph, I can't understand it. Say, "What is written in the decree?" Liu Neng asked.

"Depends on your identity as a hundred households at most, right?" Fan Zhongxing looked Liu Neng up and down, because he had changed into civilian clothes, he couldn't figure out what Liu Neng's identity was, but since he was sent on a mission, his identity was definitely not high, and a hundred households were also the sky.

"Hmph, so what?" Liu Neng put on a rude look and snorted coldly.

"Meeting is fate, I want to persuade you. It's better to do some things that subordinates shouldn't know or don't know, so as not to be killed by talking too much. Fan Zhongxing said, "As long as you send me to Wuchang, it will be a great achievement, so why bother chasing the east and the west?" ”

"Hehe, maybe you're right." Liu Neng sneered, "However, I have already killed several of your subordinates, if I send you to Wuchang again, wouldn't I be charged with killing the envoy without permission?" It's better to kill you now, cut off the head, and take the head to receive the merit. The four full Tartar heads are enough to promote my official to one level. ”

"Ah....." Fan Zhongxing was stunned, how could this Ming army on the other side be so cunning?

"How could that be? After all, you didn't know the identity of my envoy at first, and as long as I didn't say anything, no one would know about your killing of the envoy. Afraid that Liu Neng would cut himself off with a knife regardless of it, Fan Zhongxing explained hurriedly, his tone was hurried, and his voice was urgent.

Ren is Fan Zhong has traveled south and north and has a wide range of knowledge, and at this time he also has the feeling of seeing soldiers in a show.

"Tell me, what does the Divine Decree say?" Liu Neng asked suddenly.

"The regent wants to persuade Zuo Liangyu to surrender to the Qing Dynasty......" Fan Zhongxing blurted out, only to know that he had missed the words, so he simply ignored it and told him about the task this time, for fear that his head would fall to the ground if he didn't know anything clearly.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty actually wanted to persuade Zuo Liangyu to surrender! Liu Neng felt his head buzz and his body shook.

Zuo Liangyu has hundreds of thousands of troops, and Wuchang is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, so the geographical location is very important. If Zuo Liangyu surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of troops will go down the river, and they will be able to reach Nanjing in a few days, so the Ming Dynasty is in danger!

This information is too important, it must be reported to the imperial court quickly, no, you have to tell the Hou Ye first! Liu Neng's mind was spinning rapidly, and he made up his mind in an instant.

"As long as General Zuo can surrender to the Qing Dynasty, the throne is at your fingertips, and you can only kill a few servants, which is not a big deal before the great cause. You have made such a contribution, I will speak well for you in front of General Zuo and the imperial court, and at least I can make you a general soldier. ”

Fan Zhongxing tried his best to persuade, for fear that the other party would kill him regardless of it and throw his life here in vain. Faced with the temptation of high-ranking officials, he believed that no one could resist it.

Sure enough, under his persuasion, a smile appeared on the face of the Ming army officer opposite.

"Okay, I'll send you to Wuchang." Liu Neng's words are like a natural sound to Fan Zhongxing.

"There are still two of my subordinates on the other side, since everyone shook hands and made peace, can you take them over, and there are gifts for General Zuo on the carriage." Fan Zhongxing asked tentatively.

"Absolutely." Liu Neng said with a smile, and Fan Zhongxing's heart suddenly fell into his stomach.

If you can take Ajiga to your side to protect you, you will be truly safe. The ridiculous Ming army was dazzled by the fame and fortune in front of him, and even agreed to this! As long as Ajiga and the others arrived at their side, they would order these Ming troops to be killed when they found an opportunity! to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Under Liu Neng's order, Jiang Fan changed the direction of the ferry, turned around and rowed towards the opposite bank. It didn't take long for him to see the two Mantars, who were leading their horses along the riverbank.

Seeing the ferry boat turning back, Aggiga and the two drew their bows and took aim.

"Tell them not to." Liu Neng pushed Fan Zhongxing and hurriedly said. Then I heard Fan Zhongxing say a string of muttering Manchu words.

"What did he say?" Jiang Fan quietly came to Liu Neng's side and asked quietly.

"I don't understand." Liu Neng gestured, and several of his subordinates nodded understandingly.

"E-jin-sama, what should we do?" On the other side of the river, another Eight Banners soldier asked Ajiga.

Looking at the ferry far away in the middle of the river, Aggiga frowned. Fan Zhongxing said that these Ming soldiers had been persuaded and would send them to Wuchang to see Zuo Liangyu, should this be believed?

However, Ajiga didn't think that Fan Zhongxing would lie and deceive himself, after all, the Fan family had a big business, and Fan Zhongxing's wife and children were all in Beijing, and he wouldn't dare to betray the Qing Dynasty if he was given ten dares!

"Put down your bow and arrows." Ajiga said bitterly, although he wanted to shoot those Ming soldiers to avenge his subordinates, but the other party's ships were always out of range, and it was not easy to shoot, and if he fired his bow, Fan Zhongxing would definitely be killed by the other party, so even if this mission failed, how could he go back to see the regent?

Listening to Ajiga's order, the subordinate unconsciously lowered his bow, and Ajiga shouted to the river, telling Fan Zhongxing that he agreed with his decision.

"They're willing to let go of their suspicions and row the boat over." Fan Zhongxing smiled at Liu Neng.

"Yes, Master Fan!" Liu Neng said respectfully, and his attitude made Fan Zhongxing very satisfied.

The ferry slowly approached the opposite shore, and saw two Mantars with resentful faces.

"Ajiga, it's important to have a big deal." Seeing the anger on Ajiga's face, Fan Zhongxing was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he hurriedly shouted in Manchu. Now is not the time to provoke these Ming troops, and when the task is completed, how to deal with them is not a matter of words.

"Lord Fan, are they trying to kill us?" Liu Neng asked suddenly.

"No, no, no, you misunderstood, they are just grieving for their companion who just died." Fan Zhongxing hurriedly said.

"Hehehe" Liu Neng laughed, "Do it!" ”

As soon as the words fell, several Jinyi guards raised their crossbows at the same time, and in Fan Zhongxing's horrified gaze, four crossbow arrows shot towards the two full tartars on the river bank a dozen paces away.

"No......" Fan Zhongxing exclaimed.

Unlike his resentful subordinates, Ajiga did not lose his vigilance, although Fan Zhongxing said that he had persuaded the Ming army, Ajiga did not want to fully trust the other party, after all, the two sides were still hostile.

This vigilance saved his life, and seeing that the Ming army on the ship suddenly raised his crossbow, Ajiga grabbed the arm of his Eight Banners and hid behind him.

Two crossbow arrows were being fired at the Eight Banners' body, while the other two were shooting against his body on the grass.

Pushing away his men who had been shot to death, Ajiga was about to touch his bow and shoot back, but he saw another Ming soldier on the boat holding a crossbow at him. hurriedly dodged and hid behind the war horse.

On the ferry, Liu Neng held a crossbow and aimed, but he was reluctant to shoot, first, the last full tartar hid behind the war horse, and then he wanted to buy time for a few of his subordinates to reload the crossbow.

Just as he raised his crossbow and took aim, and as some of his men reloaded their crossbow arrows, he saw the war horse move about, and then go faster and faster, gradually moving away from the riverbank.

Liu Neng still didn't dare to shoot the crossbow, because he couldn't see the full Tartar body at all, even if he shot the war horse, but if the full Tartar bow and arrow returned fire, his side would inevitably have casualties. In several battles between the Xishan Army and the Manchu Tartars, he did not know much of the Manchu archery.

Just when Liu Neng hesitated whether to shoot the crossbow arrow in his hand, the war horse had already run away quickly, and he saw the full tartar turn over and get onto the horse's back from the side of the horse, instigating the war horse to gradually move away, gradually moving away.

"Didn't you say okay? Why do you do this? Fan Zhongxing, who was dumbfounded, came back to his senses and asked in a muttered voice.

"Why do that?" Liu Neng laughed out loud, and ordered after laughing, "Tell him, what are our identities!" ”

"Listen, we are not the subordinates of Zuo Liangyu, the Marquis of Ningnan, we are the Ming Jinyi Guard!" Fellow Jiang Fan put away his playful smile and said loudly.

"Jin Yiwei!" Fan Zhongxing sat on the boat.

"Let's go, take him to Yangzhou, and tell Hou Ye about the Mantar wanting to recruit Zuo Liangyu." Liu Nengdao.

"Now that you know this person's mission, it's useless to keep it, just kill it." Fellow Jiang Fan pointed to Fan Zhongxing.

"You can't kill it, the information of the Manchu court still needs to be taken out of his mouth. It's easy to catch a Manchu dignitary, but you can't waste it like this. ”

Although Liu Neng and his subordinates' words were close to their ears, they were so far away in Fan Zhongxing's ears.