Chapter 204: Yellow Springs
. Shumilou.CoM.Shumilou.Co
The sea is boundless, and the river is bottomless.
The Tan River in the middle of the night makes people feel afraid, no matter how brave a person is, he will unconsciously feel scared when he lives on a small boat, as if there is some monster hidden in the black river water, and he will jump out of the river at any time and swallow people in one gulp.
The river water is constantly fluttering out of the waves, and the cold river water hits the people so wet that they are damp up and down, which also makes the body feel cold.
Qi Hao is a person from Fengyang Mansion who is not good at water and does not know how to operate a boat, so he will hold on to the boat gang together with a few men who can't do water, and stick his body as close to the boat as possible to avoid being thrown into the river by the rocking boat.
Under the leadership of Chen Mo, several people who knew how to swim were rowing hard, and they rowed forward vigorously, only silently reciting the number in their hearts, and constantly looking forward, hoping to reach the other side as soon as possible.
Wang De was not asked to row, but he was ordered to sit honestly in the cabin, and no one was worried that he would suddenly jump off the boat and escape, because Tan Jiang in the middle of the night was a fisherman who was not afraid to go into the water no matter how good the water was, not to mention Wang De, a half-hanger, if he really dared to jump, he would definitely be a man!
Several cowhide bags containing the medicine were pressed under Qi Hao and them, although several people had tried their best to prevent the river water from hitting the bag, but the river water still ruthlessly wet the bag, fortunately, this cowhide bag is a good thing for waterproofing, but it is not wet outside but not inside, otherwise without these medicines, they really don't know how to complete the night attack plan
The camp of the Guangdong sailors is at the mouth of the fish market, which is 16 miles southwest of Xinhui City, and as the name suggests, this place is a place where local fishermen trade and trade. Every morning, fishermen bring fish from the river and sell it to waiting fishmongers, who then transport it to nearby counties and towns for sale. However, since the Qing army occupied this place, the fish market mouth is no longer a concentration of fishermen, but has become a temporary patrol post of the Guangdong Naval Division, and now it has become the camp of the Guangdong Naval Division. In the past, the fishermen were either killed by the Qing army or fled with their families.
It was obviously impossible to row more than ten miles on the river in the middle of the night, because it was impossible to distinguish things, and there were patrol boats of sailors on the river, so every time Wang De and the Taiping army did salt trading, he first transported the salt to the other side of Xinhui City. From there, they would cross the river by boat, so that Qi Hao and they would have to cross the river to the other side first, and then sneak into the camp of the Guangdong Navy Division by land.
This road is very unfamiliar to Qi Hao and them, full of unknown dangers, but it is a familiar road for Wang De. Since he was controlled by Qi Hao and them, he got another fifty taels of gold, and after witnessing the killing of the three accomplices, he was quite cooperative, and when he learned that Qi Hao's purpose was to sneak into the camp of the water master, his face did not show much surprise, but he just sat there with his head drooping and didn't know what to think.
It took about half an hour. The boat and raft finally arrived on the other side. The moment they stepped on land, everyone on the boat breathed a sigh of relief, and Qi Hao, who couldn't know how to water, couldn't wait to jump ashore, but after walking a few steps, their legs were weak, and they were a little uncomfortable.
After resting for a while, Qi Hao dragged Wang De over, didn't talk nonsense, and shouted: "Lead the way, don't shake your heart." Or I'll chop you up! ”
Wang De didn't speak, only nodded, and then led the group along the same road he had come to touch ahead
The road to the camp of the sailor is not strictly speaking, because the road is full of grass and trees. Some places are tidal flats like the other side, and there are no people living along the way, so from a distance it looks like a wilderness. In this regard, Qi Hao was not surprised. The more inaccessible this kind of place, the more suitable it is to do something shady. Wang De secretly sold salt to the Taiping Army, and he really wanted to lead them to some kind of road. Moving forward without hesitation, he had to think about what this person was thinking.
Along the way, Qi Hao and the others naturally did not dare to light torches to walk in order to prevent being discovered, and their movements were naturally very slow to move forward in the dark, and they walked for more than ten miles for more than an hour. In order to save his physical strength, Qi Hao asked people to take turns carrying the medicine halfway, while he himself looked at Wang De firmly, and the knife in his hand never left Wang De's body a foot away.
Everyone was barefoot, and they had suffered as much as they had on the other side, and at last they saw a fire flashing on the riverside in front of them, and when they got closer, they could vaguely see hundreds of boats parked at a ferry on the riverside.
It's here! It's finally here!
All the men who participated in the night attack were excited, and their eyes were particularly fierce when they looked at those ships.
Qi Hao and Chen Mo glanced at each other, and they had to act separately according to the prior agreement, Qi Hao led people to destroy the ships of the Qing army, and Chen Mo led people to set fire to the Qing army camp.
Just about to prepare for action, there was the shouting of the Qing soldiers in his ears, and there were quite a few people listening to the voice.
Is there still a noise in the camp at this point?
Qi Hao and Chen Mo's brows were furrowed, both of them were puzzled by this abnormal movement in the Qing army camp, because both the Ming army and the Qing army strictly forbade noisy noise in the middle of the night, but if they found it, they would all be beheaded, and if they didn't do so, it would easily cause the camp to roar, and then the bullets could not be suppressed in the dark, and the camp might collapse instantly, and the soldiers and officers would kill each other. But the movement in the ears was so real that the two of them were stunned: Isn't the Qing army afraid of the camp roar?
Seeing this, Wang De smiled bitterly and said: "You don't have to be suspicious of anything, our sailors are different from other soldiers and horses, and the adults of the town are looking for happiness at night." ”
Hearing this, Chen Mo and Qi Hao came to their senses, although Wang De didn't say it explicitly, but both of them understood the meaning of his words, it was nothing more than that this Guangdong sailor was really not a weapon, there were no rules of a normal army at all, and the general soldiers took the lead in messing around in the camp, and the following naturally followed. This will be those movements of the eight achievements of the Qing army in the search for fun or gathering crowds to gamble money, otherwise there would not be such a big movement.
The two people who understood that they were all wide in their hearts, and since the military discipline of the Guangdong Navy Division was so corrupt, the guards must be also lax, so that they would have a much greater chance of success if they quietly touched in.
"The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, whether we can complete the order of the thousand households depends on how lucky our brothers are! Brother Qi, if there is a life, let's see you later, if there is no life, then be a companion on Huangquan Road! ”
Chen Mo habitually spat on it, hugged his fist at Qi Hao and gestured backwards, and immediately a few people followed him silently towards the riverside.
Qi Hao did not follow, but looked at Wang De and reached out to take down the cloth ball in his mouth.
Wang De sighed in his heart, and said with a smile: "Fourth Brother Qi, brother, I am quite knowledgeable all the way, the fourth brother will do whatever he is called, that is, he knows that the fourth brother is trying to spoil our water master, and the brothers are willing to help without a word, so they rush here, and ask the fourth brother to give the brother a way to live, and in the next life, the brother will make cattle and horses for the fourth brother, in order to repay the fourth brother's great kindness!" ”
"Really?"
Qi Hao looked coldly at Wang De, who was begging for mercy, his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something.
Seeing this, Wang De's heart was beating wildly, and he was about to jump out of his throat, he was afraid that Qi Hao would turn his face and kill him, so he wondered if he should quickly call his throat, so that even if he died, he could pull these people on their backs.
But Qi Hao didn't mean to kill him, but said: "I, Qi Hao, have killed countless people in my life, but there are rules for killing, although you are insatiable, but if it weren't for that, our Taiping Army wouldn't be able to eat the salt you sold, and many people would die, so I won't kill you, but I can't let you go now, and when this happens, you can find a way to live." ”
"What does the fourth brother mean?"
As soon as Wang De heard that Qi Hao didn't talk about him, he was immediately overjoyed, but he didn't understand what Qi Hao wanted to do. Before he could get an answer, it was dark in front of him, and the whole person fell to the ground, but it was Qi Hao who motioned to the person behind him to give Wang De a touch on the back of his head.
After dragging Wang De into the grass and plugging his mouth again, one of Qi Hao's subordinates asked him very puzzled: "Fourth brother, why don't you kill this kid, it's a scourge to keep it." ”
"Thieves are thieves, this kid is no longer a thing, but he can collect money from people but is willing to eliminate disasters for others, just rush here, I will leave him with a life, and I can't say that he can use it in the future. Okay, follow me to break through this Guangdong sailor, whether you live or die depends on the creation of everyone. If you die, in the words of Brother Chen, be a companion on the Huangquan Road! ”
After speaking, Qi Hao glanced at these subordinates who had been following him with complicated feelings, and for a moment, he resolutely touched the camp of the sailor
In the camp of the sailor, in a camp where Qi Hao and Chen Mo heard the movement, a large group of people gathered at a square table and were gambling. A sentry commander who had lost a few hands in a row threw the pai gow in his hand on the table, and scolded angrily: "He. Damn, I always lose, this luck is really him. the back! You guys play, Lao Tzu goes out to pee, go to the mildew! ”
Another officer on the side laughed when he heard this, and joked: "Brother Hu really wants to go to mildew, there is a sister from the kiln over there, and Starling just spend a few copper plates to vent the fire." ”
Hearing this, Hu Jiang rolled his eyes at the officer, grinned and scolded: "you. Damn, get girls when gambling money, you don't fucking mean to let Lao Tzu lose all the time! Go and go, this urine is very swollen, I have long wanted to pee, all dodge, let Lao Tzu out! As he spoke, he pushed away a group of sergeants in front of him, and staggered out of the tent, and the people in the tent laughed when they saw this, and then gathered around the table to place bets.
Out of the tent, as soon as the cold wind blew, Hu Jiang suddenly sneezed with a "yaw", wiped his nose with his sleeve and untied his trouser belt as if no one was around, and peed as soon as he lifted his robe and took out the thing. The moment the urine came out, Hu couldn't help but be smart, it was really cool, and I felt that the girls had never been so cool.
"Puff" was urinating, but vaguely saw that someone in front of him seemed to be leaning down and touching this side, Hu always shook the guy a few times, scolded and drank: "Fuck, who is the ghost worshipping that ghost?" ”
As soon as the words fell, before he could lift his pants, there was a flower in front of him, and then there was a pain in his chest, and he opened his mouth to shout but was covered by a big hand, and he stopped moving after struggling twice, and his body fell down softly. (To be continued......)