Zhangzhai in Yan County

"Clan Elder, the captain of the city guard sent a message to say that Lord Hou's army suddenly withdrew yesterday night!" The cronies standing in the hall reported.

Zhang Yu sat on the soft couch and said with a smile: "It's okay to go, I don't know if this Hou Ye won't come, and he can live in peace again this day."

The cronies respectfully bowed their hands and said: "The Gu family also sent someone to spread the word, saying that this Hou Ye had not seen him for many days, and he pretended to inquire in private, and the soldiers told him that the Hou Ye had gone out to play, however, some people said that they met the young master outside the city a few days ago and took the Hou Ye to the north.

"What?" Zhang Yu couldn't sit still, no wonder he said that he brought a few good people in the house to this nephew, he prevaricated for various reasons, and suddenly asked himself for a letter from the island that day, but he didn't think much about it, now that he thinks about it, could it be that this nephew colluded with the Hou Ye and brought people to the island to do the internal response?

More than 10,000 soldiers didn't even say hello, and withdrew overnight, seeing that the remaining two or three days were until the end of the month, and the Zhu family was going to transport grain and grass to the island, so many things were linked, is it a coincidence? Thinking about the more than 60,000 officers and soldiers hoarded there made him shudder.

After thinking about it, Zhang Yusi felt that his whole body was a little paralyzed, his teeth creaked, and he said hatefully: "I don't care about my descendants, why did you vote to the imperial court, doesn't this mean that everyone should be buried with this rebel?" ”

The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, so I hurriedly wrote a letter and handed it to my cronies: "Quickly send someone to Ninghai and inform the other party not to transport grain and grass first, quickly, quickly~"

"Yes." The cronies hurriedly took the letter, and ran out to let people go to Ninghai.

Zhang Yu sat on the ground weakly, his heart was full of fear, if this was really caught by the imperial court, it would be a great crime to exterminate the nine clans, those northern lings had long wanted to eradicate the four southern clans, isn't this a great opportunity in front of them?

is a child of the Xie family, pretending to be crazy and stupid to confuse all of them, and indeed secretly arranging a plan to catch them all, I don't know how to use to bring this stupid nephew away, and willingly go to the island to make internal responses to others, and fight from both sides, can there be hope for Sun En and others on the island?

"That's right." Zhang Yu patted his head and said to himself: "Since the court is unkind, don't think that the four clans are unjust, instead of sitting and waiting to be killed, it is better to send someone to inform Sun En to go ashore to Bo, maybe there is a way to live." Thinking of this, he quickly got up and sent a letter to the island.

He sent someone to inform the Gu family, anxious like ants on a hot pot, and came to her daughter's courtyard when she left the guest hall, Zhang Wanting was in the house, and saw her father sweating profusely, so she stepped forward and said, "Father, what's the alarm?" ”

Zhang Yu looked around and said in a low voice: "Ting'er clean up, my father will send a few people to escort you to the capital and your aunt's house." ”

When Zhang Wanting heard this, she asked in a blink of an eye, "Why!" ”

"Hey~ We were all deceived by that Xie Hou Ye, he pretended to be crazy and stupid to come to Yan County, which came to see the fiefdom, obviously wanted to kill us clean." The matter has come to this point, and in the face of his daughter, he can't hide it, and explain the matter clearly.

The more Zhang Wanting listened to the powder, the more pale her face became, especially when she heard that her cousin had taken refuge in this Hou Ye and went to the island where the thieves were in trouble to make internal responses to others, the more uncomfortable her heart became.

"Hurry up and pack up, and leave immediately!" Zhang Yu was a little impatient, he could only use this method to protect his daughter.

"No, no, father, daughter is not leaving." Zhang Wanting's tears rolled down, and her heart was shattered into scum.

Zhang Yu lovingly stroked her daughter's pretty face and said with tears: "Ting'er also knows that these Beiling have always looked down on us, the children of the four clans have been squeezed out everywhere in the court, Sima Yuanxian has raised taxes year after year, and there is really not much way to live. ”

Zhang Wanting choked up and said: "Anyway, if my daughter doesn't leave, even if she dies, she will accompany her father." ”

"Slap" Zhang Yu excitedly threw out a slap and said angrily: "Why are you so ignorant." He knew that his daughter had a stubborn temper, and as long as she decided, she turned around angrily and called out to a few cronies: "Tie up the young lady and send it to my aunt's house in the capital." ”

"No, no, father, daughter is not leaving." Heartbroken, Zhang Wanting knelt down and hugged her father's thigh and cried.

"These" cronies also did not dare to move.

Zhang Yu stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears, his face was full of perseverance, and he said angrily: "What else are you looking at, quickly tie up and pack your things, and set off immediately." ”

"Yes" A few subordinates brought ropes, and they were very careful to tie up their own young lady.

Zhang Wanting struggled desperately, the red flower shoes were kicked off, and the white and tender feet were rubbing on the ground, and the blood was already oozing.

Zhang Yu saw that this ignorant daughter was messing around, his palm was raised, and he cut it to the back of his neck ruthlessly, and when he saw his daughter in a coma, his cronies hurriedly tied it up, and the maid packed her clothes in fright, and followed the young lady who was carried away.

Zhang Yu sighed, strode out of the door, and walked out

The messenger sent by the Zhang family to Ninghai was targeted and followed by the people led by Zhou Tao when he went out, and he did not find that the other messenger who hurried out of the house after a while went to the island was mistaken, and the man was not secretive after all, and let go of the most important messenger.

Xie Ju led the army to set off overnight, marching out of the ground day and night for three nights, and it was possible to rush to the north of the Ninghai before dawn and hide in the mountains, and the people who sent to contact the calves also took the line, and waited for night to fall and start acting.

After Zhou Tao made the Zhang family's cronies who came to Ninghai, he also brought someone to follow, and presented the letter to him, the commander of the army, Xie Ju read this warning to the Zhu family, as well as the intention of Xie Houye to lead the troops to sit in Yan County, and the speculation that he disappeared a few days ago and returned to Huiji, as well as the situation of his overnight departure, he couldn't help frowning and said: "You caught a letter?" ”

Zhou Tao nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

"Then when you found out that this person was out of the house, didn't you leave anyone to continue to observe the Zhang family?"

"Yes!"

Xie Ju couldn't help but slap his forehead and said urgently: "Are you stupid?" Are you stupid? The elder of the Zhang clan will definitely send someone to the island to deliver the letter, isn't this to trap the general in a place where he has no place to be buried? ”

"Ahh Zhou Tao's eyes widened, and the pink tumor trembled brightly and said, "Then what to do~ General, let's go to the island now!" ”

Xie Ju looked at this extraordinary archery with some helplessness, but the general who didn't have enough brains said hatefully: "Swim over?" ”

Zhou Tao couldn't help patting his head in annoyance, squatting aside and not speaking.

Xie Ju was obviously worried in his heart, if the messenger of the letter arrived before they landed on the island, wouldn't the three young masters be killed, so what was the use of taking these soldiers with him? Can't, can't, this thing can't happen, even if he goes to die, he has to see the young master for the last time, and he kicked Zhou Tao and said in a low voice: "Don't give anything to say this news, go and rest quickly, and act at night!" ”

Although Zhou Tao was a little stunned, he could also understand the stakes, and raised his head and said: "It's been three days, in case according to what the general said, the Zhang family sends someone to the island to report the news, what's the point of us going?" ”

Xie Ju glared and said, "What if you don't go?" Wouldn't it make the general wait for death in vain? The Zhang family only wants to protect themselves now, how can they contact the anti-thief, the other party was destroyed, who knows that they colluded with Sun En, you pig brain. "Seeing that this honest person is also suspicious, he will deceive the past if he pulls out a lie, and when the young master dies, everyone will die together.

After hearing this, Zhou Tao couldn't help but smile on his face and said, "Won't the general die and pull?" ”

"Yes!"

"Okay, okay, go down and sleep."

Xie Ju watched Zhou Tao leave, his eyes swept over the soldiers resting in the forest, and said coldly in his heart: "I'm sorry, brothers!" ”

The hot day quietly ushered in the moon, the silver light sprinkled through the dense forest, and the speckled leaves and shadows shone on the soldiers who were densely squatting on the ground and ready to go, and when it was almost the second watch, a scout led by the calf rushed back and gasped and reported: "General, the grain transport team of the Zhu family loaded the grain an hour ago, set off from the grange, and advanced more than ten miles to the south, and the scout chief said that there were 3,000 stones, more than 100 vehicles, and there would be someone to answer on the way." ”

"Where is the sheep cypress?" After hearing this, Xie Ju immediately spoke up.

"The subordinates are here!"

"I order you to take the people of the headquarters to intercept this batch of grain halfway immediately, remember, leave two or three alive to take you to the beach, and kill the rest of the people, and don't let anyone go."

"Command!"

Yang Baimu immediately ordered a thousand generals and headed towards the south.

Watching Captain Yang leave, Xie Ju said in a deep voice to the hundreds of sturdy men gathered around him: "Brothers are familiar with the nature of the water, after approaching the enemy ship, you must quickly seize the ship, and you can't let go of a boat, understand?" ”

"Yes!" Hundreds of people responded in unison.

"Where is Zhou Tao!"

"The subordinates are here!"

"Lead the archers to shoot along the shore to help capture the ship!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go!" With a wave of Xie Juju's hand, countless figures advanced along the dense forest, during which scouts reported the enemy's tracks back and forth from time to time.