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A large area of reeds in the heart of the river is like a thousand white waves in the wind, undulating non-stop. There are several small wooden boats painted white among the reeds. The wooden boat was covered by the reeds, and against the snowy ice and snow, it was so conspicuous that it was difficult to see it from a close distance.

At the edge of the reeds, the young man standing on the shore looked towards the river from time to time, and although a thin layer of river mist rose on the river, he could still clearly see through the telescope that there were no ships on the empty river. Again, the young man's face showed disappointment.

"When is the Pacific coming?"

Thinking to himself in the bottom of his heart, Zhu Yifeng's face was full of sadness, today is the tenth day!

He had been trapped on this Jiangxin Continent for ten days! It has been 10 days since the "Express" was swept ashore by the wind and waves 10 days ago, but the "Pacific" still has not arrived.

Is something happening?

On the other hand, the more intense uneasiness is probably the news that the Taiping army has captured Wuchang brought by the fishermen, if nothing else, after the Taiping army captures Wuchang, it will definitely be as in history, the men, women and children of the whole city, and then go straight down the river, attack the city and seize the land along the way, all the way to capture Jiangning, from the beginning opened the prelude to the erosion of the southeast.

But...... This is not what Zhu Yifeng is worried about, in fact, he is not so great as to think that he needs to think about the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the southeast, and now he needs to worry about his own life!

What to do?

In case the Taiping army goes south here, what should I do when the time comes?

Watching the sunset splash on the river, standing on the reeds, and looking at the sparkling waves on the river, Zhu Yifeng's brows were tightly locked.

Do you want to go, or do you want to run?

It's very simple to go, although now in Jiangxinzhou, there are no big boats, but there are still a few small rowing boats, and then escape...... And then what to do?

What to do with the silver?

Compared with others, silver is the most important thing, what about the two million taels of silver that you bought in exchange for your life? Is it really just left here? Buried on this Jiangxinzhou? When you return to Shanghai in the future, you will come by boat and get up?

But if the news leaks, this silver will be cheaper for others!

What to do?

Faintly, there was a sound of a password from the reeds behind him, and the sound of the password made Zhu Yifeng's mind sink slightly, unless...... Kill them all! Only the dead can keep secrets!

But is it possible not to miss a person?

Zhu Yifeng, who was very determined, finally walked towards the depths of the reeds, a tent lying quietly in this sea of reeds, the continuous dozens of white tents were covered with snow, and in the open space not far from the tent, a pile of wooden planks broken from the boat was set up in this open space Nearly two meters high, the camp wall composed of mud and wooden planks was completely covered by ice and snow, and the heavy snow in the past few days fused it with the reeds.

This is the hiding place of Zhu Yifeng in the past ten days, and in that camp, nearly 200 former sailors and coolies are lining up there to practice according to the orders of the foreign crew.

After several days of training, under the whipping of the sticks of the foreign sailors, the current steps of these people are walking a little bit, almost Zhu Yifeng just returned to the camp, and James who was training these people hurriedly ran over to ask for merit.

"Sir, you don't see, you see, they have mastered the transformation of columns into horizontal formations, and I can assure you that in the Far East they are the first soldiers to learn to change columns into horizontal formations."

Soldier?

James's words made Zhu Yifeng respond with a smile, soldiers, just these people, are they also soldiers? The reason why I let the sailors practice these things is nothing more than to find something to do for them, as long as they have something to do, they will not cause some trouble because they are full of food and have nothing to do, and then threaten the safety of the camp.

For the past ten days, these people have practiced at least a dozen hours of walking and lining up every day, and then exhausted their energy. Of course, it was all under the training of James, the half-tone instructor who had served as a soldier in the East Indian Corps, but more often than not, the drill became a pure standing posture, and all the nearly 200 "soldiers" were not allowed to move. There, the rifles were then loaded with the command - although most of the rifles were sold to the Taipings, more than two hundred long guns, including dozens of rifles, were still stored on the ship, so that there was no shortage of weapons.

It's just that for Zhu Yifeng, what he needs now is not soldiers, and even now he regrets training these people, the more he trains these people, the less feasible it is to "kill people and kill people".

What to do?

Again, looking at the "soldiers" who followed the command and turned the marching column into a linear horizontal formation, like the picture in a Napoleonic film, there were all kinds of "soldiers" who looked like shooting, but my heart became heavier and heavier.

The Taiping Army, which may pass by here at any time, the "Pacific" that has no news, and in addition, the food on this island seems to be not enough to eat, all the problems will be pressed on Zhu Yifeng's heart, and he will not be able to breathe at all. What else is there to think about what is just a matter of exercising to vent people's energy,

"Owner, Lin Yuqing is back!"

Li Ziyuan's words made Zhu Yifeng quickly turn around and say.

"There? What do you think? Is everything going well? ”

"Boss, don't worry, not only did he return safely, but he also brought back a lot of food, which is estimated to be enough for us to eat for half a month, but he also brought some news!"

Zhu Yifeng didn't think it was strange that Lin Yuqing could buy hundreds of stones of grain, salted meat, sausages and other foods, after all, it was the end of the year, and at this time, every household had more or less some grain in stock, not to mention, there was a market on the bank of the river less than a few miles away from here, as long as there was silver, he could naturally buy enough grain, and now he was not bad at silver.

But what really surprised Zhu Yifeng was the news brought by Lin Yuqing - the Taiping army conquered Wuchang, which was expected, and now the news that the Taiping army's vanguard had captured Huangzhou Mansion really surprised him.

"How far is Huangzhou Mansion from us?"

If I'm not mistaken, now this Jiangxinzhou where I am located is located in the territory of Huangzhou Mansion, and the Taiping army has already hit here? That's fast enough.

"The owner, it's only less than thirty miles!"

"So close, where did those Taiping troops come from? If I'm not mistaken, it seems that no boat has hit the river these days! ”

Zhu Yifeng asked suspiciously.

"Dongjia, this group of wind is a small market with hundreds of people, more than ten miles away from the official road, naturally it is difficult to enter the eyes of the Taiping Army, I heard that they passed from the blocked town along the official road, there are many people there, and they are facing the official road, they will naturally not pass in front of us......"

Official roads, waterways...... When Lin Yuqing was answering the question, Zhu Yifeng's mind kept thinking about a possibility, whether he could avoid the possibility of the Taiping Army, and whether it would be too risky to hide on this Jiangxinzhou? If the main force of the Taiping army passed by here and found him, his life might not be guaranteed, and he did not believe that with two hundred smoothbore guns and a dozen cannons, he could block the attack of hundreds of thousands of Taiping troops.

"Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, if I remember correctly, the Taiping army seems to have spent the New Year in Wuchang and went down the river, in case they landed on the island by then......"

Recalling the historical materials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that he had read, Zhu Yifeng muttered to himself in the bottom of his heart,

"Why don't you get out of here first?"

No way!

It's easy to say, but the problem is the silver! What to do with the silver? You can't leave that silver on the island! What's more, there are so many people watching, in case they have different intentions, they will be in trouble at that time!

Thinking like this in his heart, suddenly, the small market near the river bay appeared in his mind again...... Thinking of the market on the other side, Zhu Yifeng's brows furrowed slightly, and he thought to himself in his heart.

"Or ......"