Qin Sai lay quietly on the tree, his body clinging to the rough and damp trunk, his limbs grasped the branches steadily, hiding himself in the dense leaves, a sharp short knife in his right hand, and his long breath seemed to have become one with heaven and earth.

Since early in the morning, she has been in ambush here for a whole day, just to hunt and kill a few Funan soldiers.

Qin Sai is a pirate, a female pirate, is a pirate leader of an unnamed island more than ten miles away from the coast of Linyi Kingdom, a few years ago, the son was still sloppy, relying on robbing the merchants who passed by here, she and her brothers lived a very nourishing life, but since last year, the son is not very good, first the sailors of the Funan country came, they not only robbed the past merchants, but also robbed the pirates. Although there are one hundred and ten brothers and more than a dozen boats in Qin Sai's stockade, compared with the sailors of Funan, their strength is too poor, and after a few rounds, the stockade was destroyed, and more than a dozen brothers died, and they could only live a half-starved life by fishing.

This time, the king of Yue issued an order for pirates to assemble, and she also sent a brother to inquire about the news, and she was moved when she heard that a soldier from Funan was worth five stone of grain. Five stone grains are enough for a strong man to eat for more than two months, and if you save a little, you can eat for three or four months. Qin Sai thought about it, if the results were good, she was going to change a few more silks, the women in the village hadn't made new clothes for a long time.

It's too dangerous during the day, the Funan soldiers always go in groups, Qin Sai only brought eight brothers, she didn't want to fold their surnames here, she wanted the heads of the Funan soldiers, not her own.

In fact, Qin Sai has gained a lot in the past few days, and she has harvested a total of eighteen Funan soldiers' heads in the three days since she came to the south, but with more and more pirates, the Funan people are becoming more and more careful, this business is difficult to do now, she easily cut eleven on the first day, but only cut five on the second day, and only three in a day yesterday, today she changed her strategy, taking advantage of the worst time in the morning when the vigilance of the people was the worst, she ventured to sneak near the military camp of the Funan people, she knew that no matter how careful the Funan people were, they would also come out to patrol, and they will also go out to fetch water and chop wood.

And these times are in the evening.

It's hard to do business. While estimating how many more heads of Funan soldiers would be needed to survive the winter, Qin Sai observed the military camp in the distance through the dense leaves. She had been in the tree for a day, her lips were a little dry, her stomach was a little hungry, and she had dry food from the Yue people around her waist, which tasted very good, but she was reluctant to eat it, she wanted to keep a little to take back to her elderly father.

Qin Sai turned his head and glanced at Feng Ming on the tree not far away. Feng Ming lay on his back on the trunk of a tree, his hands resting behind his head, as if he was asleep. But Qin Sai knew that not only was he not asleep, but once there was a stir, he reacted faster than anyone else.

Qin Sai didn't know much about Feng Ming, she only knew that he was a scout of the Yue Kingdom, and he was sent by the King of Yue to assist them. Speaking of which, this matter was brought up by Qin Sai on his own initiative, in view of the increasingly strict defense of the Funan people, cutting off people's heads has become a difficult thing, in order to cut people's heads, many pirates have sacrificed their surnames, which has seriously affected the pirates' positive surnames. So Qin Sai made a suggestion, she said, pirates often don't need heads to kill people, they can use tools such as blowguns or crossbows to carry out long-range attacks, it is easy to kill a person, but to cut off people's heads has to take a big risk, can you ask the king of Yue to send a person to follow, witness that they did kill the Funan soldiers, just because they don't want to risk cutting off people's heads.

King Yue agreed to him and sent scouts to witness, and Feng Ming came to take on this task, so today Qin Sai could use her best blow arrow to attack the Funan soldiers, and not necessarily need to fight in close quarters.

"Goo-goo...... Goo ......"

There were a few bird calls ahead, and they were alarms from the brothers closest to the barracks. Qin Sai put away his thoughts, gathered his eyes and looked forward, and fifty Funan soldiers lined up in two teams and walked out of the barracks.

"Coward!" Qin Sai pursed his lips disdainfully, he used to be in a group of ten, but now he was afraid of being attacked, so he changed it to a group of fifty. She frowned, and after a little thought, she gave a signal to give up on these people, there were too many of them, and she was not sure that she would retreat with all her might.

Fifty Funan soldiers searched carefully and went forward, although they also raised their heads to look at it, but Qin Sai and they hid it well, and there was no flaw at all.

Waiting, patience is their only enemy.

Soon after the sun set in Changshan, the last rays of afterglow disappeared into the woods, and Qin Sai and the others waited for another opportunity, a team of twenty people to collect firewood. The Funan soldiers carrying the pyre on their backs were cursing as they walked, and Qin Sai, who was proficient in the Yi language in the vicinity, heard it clearly, they were cursing Fan Zhan for his own face, insisting on staying here, and refusing to return to Funan as soon as possible, so that they were frightened here.

Qin Sai smiled and sent out a signal to attack, and almost in an instant, she blew out two poisonous arrows one after another, and the poisonous arrows swept through the air silently, nailing them to the necks of the two Funan soldiers, and at the same time that the two Funan soldiers reached out and touched their necks, they were planted.

Eight of the partners could blow poison arrows, but only one could be as fast as Qin Sai, and the others blew out at most one arrow, and then they drew their knives and pounced on the nearest enemy.

The Funan soldiers, who were frightened by the sudden and inexplicable fall of half of their companions, shouted while throwing away the firewood on their backs, pulled out the knife on their waists, and trembled at the pirates who rushed up.

Qin Sai didn't expect him to throw out the pyre, and it was impossible to avoid it again, her heart was horizontal, and with the momentum, her thin waist folded back, and the whole person was folded into two knots, and slid towards the tall Funan soldier. The Funan soldier's vision was blocked by the pyre, and he didn't notice Qin Sai's movements, and the knife in his hand swept past Qin Sai's chest along with the pyre, slashing into the air.

"Whoosh!" A poisonous arrow in Qin Sai's mouth shot head-on, hitting the throat of the Funan soldier. But the soldier ignored it, withdrew his hollowed sword, and slashed it head-on. Qin Sai was stopping in front of his leg at this time, unable to avoid it, and watched the knife fall.

The other partners all paid attention to the enemy they fancied, and no one noticed that Qin Sai, who had the best skills, fell into a dead situation in an instant. Qin Sai's pupils dilated instantly, and the enemy's knife got closer and closer, and finally stopped in front of her, motionless.

"Be careful!" Feng Ming turned from behind the Funan soldier, and stretched out his hand to pull up Qin Sai, who was still lying on the ground in an iron plate bridge posture, with an expressionless face. Qin Sai was stunned for a moment, then he stood up holding Feng Ming's hand, the Funan soldier was still standing there, but his head was gone, and the blood in his cavity was gushing out.

"Thank you." Qin Sai took a deep breath, let himself come to his senses, and turned around and pounced on the other Funan soldier.

In a few breaths, twenty Funan soldiers had fallen to the ground, and two of the people brought by Qin Sai were slightly injured.

Feng Ming pointed to the head of the corpse on the ground, and said lightly: "It's valuable." Qin Sai immediately understood what he meant, shooting a Funan soldier can only get eighty percent of one head, and if you can get one more head, it means a little more income. She didn't say anything more, glanced at Feng Ming gratefully, and commanded her subordinates to cut off nineteen heads, take the one cut down by Feng Ming, and quickly disappeared into the woods.

With these twenty people, you can rest for a while. Thinking of the danger just now, Rao is Qin Sai has experienced danger countless times, and she still has palpitations.

After a night's trek and an hour's sea journey, Qin Sai arrived at the seaside concentration at dawn. She saw at a glance Sun Shao, the king of Yue, who was patrolling, Sun Shao saw her almost at the same time, and glanced at the head they were carrying, Sun Shao smiled: "The harvest is not small." ”

"Twenty, one of them was cut down by your people, not mine." Qin Sai gasped and said.

"Oh, really?" Sun Shao turned his head to look at Feng Ming. Feng Ming nodded and said nothing. Sun Shao smiled: "My people are only responsible for points, not merit, and this one is also yours." How about it, do you want to exchange food today, or do you want to change silk? ”

"I want to exchange five horses of silk, and the rest for grain."

Sun Shao nodded, raised his hand and motioned for someone to handle it. He was just about to leave, Feng Ming walked up to him, bowed down and said a few words, Sun Shao listened, nodded again and again, and beckoned to Qin Sai, who was staring at the soldiers of the Yue Kingdom who were weighing grain.

"Do you speak a lot of Yiling?" Sun Shao asked very kindly.

Qin Sai was a little surprised, she glanced at Feng Ming, Feng Ming nodded at her, although her face was expressionless, she couldn't see any malice. She hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, I have been working in Da Nang since I was a child, and I have dealt with many Yi merchants, so I understand their words. ”

"You've been doing things since you were a kid?" Sun Shao seemed a little surprised, and showed an appreciative smile: "The children of the poor are already in charge." ”

Qin Sai smiled confidently, this was her most proud skill.

"Come to our army, I don't have a good interpreter here." Sun Shao smiled: "Especially the female interpreter." ”

Qin Sai frowned, a little moved, after a few days of contact with the people of the Yue Kingdom, she knew that the people of the Yue Kingdom were very good, even if it was an ordinary official, he could easily feed the family. However, her home is also too big, not a few people, but dozens of people.

"I ...... There are a lot of people in the family, and the burden is very heavy, if I don't ...... at home," Qin Sai said hesitantly, but his eyes were staring at Sun Shao, once Sun Shao showed an unhappy expression, she was ready to say it differently.

"Really?" Sun Shao just touched his chin and looked at Qin Sai with a smile: "How many people do you have to feed?" ”

"How many ...... Ten. ”

"Dozens?" Sun Shaole was amused, he was amused by the little woman in front of him with vigilance and hope in her eyes, he looked at the male and female pirates behind Qin Sai: "You guys follow me together, I guarantee that you can feed a hundred." ”

"Really?" Qin Sai was a little unconvinced.

"I am the king, and the king has no jokes." Sun Shao patted his chest and said seriously: "You can be a translator, at least 600 stone a year, you can feed thirty or forty people alone, they can be guards, they can also be soldiers, even if they are boating sailors, it is not a problem for one person to feed ten, why, do you still have questions?" ”

Qin Sai's eyes suddenly lit up, she glanced at the brothers behind her, they all looked at her with excited eyes, she thought for a while, and nodded: "Then how many people do you want?" ”

"As much as you have, I want as much as I want." Sun Shao was happy, "You go and ask, I have recruited more than 300 people there, but I am ugly in front of me, I look satisfied with the people you have here, it doesn't mean that I am also satisfied with other people, and I don't accept those who are not qualified." However, if you are willing to let them settle in Linyi, I would welcome them. It is okay to do business, farming, even if it is a handyman in Da Nang, it is not a problem to feed the family. ”

Qin Sai was very satisfied, but she didn't agree immediately, she just said that she would go back and discuss. After being a pirate for so many years, Qin Sai is a little wary of anyone, and she doesn't trust anyone easily. Sun Shao was not reluctant, he continued to go on patrol, and every morning there were always many pirates who rushed to him after a night of hard work to exchange money for food. And this time is also a good time for him to choose people, ambush one person, and then catch up with the road for the night, at this time the strength of the body can be seen at a glance. Although the female pirate just now was a little short of breath and her steps were a little heavy, she was not scattered, which showed that she was a very strong person, and it did not match her delicate performance.

Such a person is the most useful, not to mention that she is also proficient in various Yi languages. Sun Shao went to sea this time, and felt more and more that such talents were rare, and there were only two people under him who were proficient in various Yi languages, one was Cheng Jun, who was in charge of business, and the other was Piro, who was in charge of interpreting in the army, both of them were busy on all fours, and he was looking for some more people to help them share the burden.

The rising sun rose from the sea, reflecting everyone's faces, yesterday night harvested a lot, nearly a thousand pirates shot, enough to kill more than 300 Funan soldiers, most of them were killed remotely, these pirates smoked cold, the ability to play the black hand is really not covered, once the restriction of the head is freed, their record is directly red.

"King, in the past three days, Fan Zhan's Funan soldiers have been killed by nearly two." Ao Lei looked at the head on the ground with a smile, smelling the pungent smell of blood, and was a little excited: "King, your trick is too clever, I think Fan Zhan must be crazy now." ”

"If God wants him to perish, he must first make him crazy." Sun Shao pouted: "He has been crazy since the day he stepped into Yuenan. ”

"That's too." Ao Lei nodded again and again, saw Sun Shao stop, raised his hand and shouted into the distance: "Ah Hu, move the chair over." ”

"Alas-" A tall strong man responded, rushed over with a heavy chair, skillfully put the chair behind Sun Shao, wiped it with his sleeve, and said in a humming voice: "The king sits." ”

"Ah Hu, my strength has risen again in the past few days." Sun Shao glanced at him, sat on the chair, and crossed Erlang's legs.

"The method taught by the king is good." Ah Hu grinned and smiled innocently. Ah Hu's name Tu Hu, was originally the son of a chief in Shanyue, his father was cut by his uncle, his mother was occupied by his uncle, he escaped from the village, and fell into Qiantang, he could only fight, not craftsmanship, and caused a lot of trouble in Qiantang, belonging to the kind of big mistakes that do not make small mistakes, and then I don't know who I was assigned to join the army, and as a result, Sun Shao saw it during the physical examination, and felt that this kid was strong and flexible, and he received a Langzhong next to him. After a few months of training by Sun Shao, this guy who originally had a lot of strength is now carrying a sandalwood chair weighing dozens of pounds as if he was playing.

"Okay, when can I beat Ao Lei, I'll marry you a daughter-in-law." Sun Shao said with a smile.

"Alas!" Tu Hu looked at Ao Lei, gearing up, eager to try. Ao Lei glared at him, "It's against you, don't go and get some tea, the king is thirsty." ”

Tu Hu's face collapsed, his head was lowered, and he ran away. As soon as he walked away, Ao Lei begged: "King, you can't say that anymore, this kid is born with divine power, and he is stupid, he doesn't know how tired he is when he dies, I am no longer his opponent, and he doesn't know the severity of his shot, what if I am disabled?" If my grandma sees that I am crippled, then she must not cry to death? ”

"By the way, when will your grandma arrive?" Sun Shao suddenly remembered, turned to look at Ao Lei. He heard Ao Lei say that his aunt was the princess of Linyi, but after taking Linyi, he checked it, and there was no daughter in Ou Lian who was snatched away, and then asked Ao Lei, Ao Lei couldn't tell, so Sun Shao asked him to move the whole family to Linyi, and then said, people have been sent out, but they haven't arrived yet.

"It's coming, it's coming." Ao Lei's face was full of happiness.

"See, you're having fun." Sun Shao pursed his lips, but he was very pleased, although Ao Lei was rude, he was a very filial man, not only afraid of his wife, but also afraid of his mother, this kind of person is really rare. Seeing Ao Lei's appearance, Sun Shao couldn't help but think of Daqiao, he fulfilled Daqiao's wish this time, brought Xiaoqiao's family to Zhuya, and snatched Zhou Xun from Sun Deng, giving him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, Zhou Xun and Wei Ping easily won Linyi this time, made the first contribution, and the whole person became cheerful, and the relationship between husband and wife with Sun Luban gradually tended to be balanced, which made him very happy. It's just that he hasn't been able to satisfy Daqiao, he hasn't let go of his treatment of Zhou Yu, he knows Daqiao's thoughts, but he thinks it's very bad, but how can he say it to Daqiao?

Worried, Sun Shao pinched his eyebrows and sighed very pettily.

"Phew!" Fan Zhan kicked the lacquered wood case in front of him, and he jumped like thunder. In just three days, 751 soldiers were attacked and killed outside the camp, and last night it was even more outrageous, two soldiers were actually killed in the camp, and the murder weapon that killed them was now placed in front of Fan Zhan, which were two short arrows one foot long. Fan Zhan is no stranger to this kind of short arrow, don't look at this arrow is just a piece of bamboo sharpened, there is no metal arrow, but this kind of arrow is coated with poison, basically death at the sight of blood. The range of this poisoned arrow is very close, only ten paces away at most, and the enemy can approach the camp within ten paces to attack the soldiers in the battalion, which is also too rampant.

Fan Zhan didn't know Sun Shao's pirate assembly order, his scouts couldn't be sent out at all, and he was basically missing a mile away from the camp, he has now become blind and deaf, and the range he can explore is only within the barracks, but judging from the style that can make people pretend to be pirates and attack Lin Yiguo, Fan Zhan believes that this kind of shameless thing can only be done by that King Yue. The officials of the Han people knew that they generally liked to use dignified formations, and disdained this kind of indiscriminate assassination, which was usually used by them to deal with the Han people, but he never thought that the Han people played a big game for him this time.

What Fan Zhan couldn't understand was where did these people come from under King Yue, even if they were proficient in the art of assassination, how could they be so familiar with the terrain of Yuenan? From this point of view, it seems that the people of Wu did it, and the scouts in their army should be familiar with the terrain of southern Yuenan, so it is appropriate to carry out assassinations, but where did they get so many scouts?

Fan Zhan was puzzled, and he was so depressed that he was about to have an endocrine disorder. He wanted to fight a decisive battle with Lü Dai, but Lü Dai was as timid as a rat and did not go out of the camp at all, he wanted to attack, so Lü Dai used a strong crossbow to shoot intensively, picking the spearmen and archers on the backs of those elephant soldiers to shoot. Lu Dai also dug a deep ditch in front of the village, so deep that even the elephant couldn't climb up if he fell into it, which made Fan Yang have a headache. Seeing that the military rations were about to bottom out, I didn't expect such a thing to pop up again.

Fan Zhan made a fire, and finally fell on the couch weakly, sighing for a long time, how can this battle be fought, an opponent hides in the camp and pretends to be a turtle, how can he not come out, and the other opponent is better, he can't even look at the shadow, just in the dark, one bite is a piece of meat, seven hundred people in four days, and if he does it for a few days, I can't fight? But you can't stay in the camp and not go out, right?

Fan Zhan thought about it for a long time with a sad face, and finally figured out a truth, he couldn't win this battle, and if he dragged it on, unless he could grab food from Wu Jun, he would go back to Funan hungry. Withdraw, taking advantage of the fact that the Wu army did not dare to leave the camp, quietly withdraw, as long as it was one night, when he reacted, I had already arrived in Changshan.

Fan Zhan made up his mind, and without even notifying Ou Lian, he ordered his subordinates to get ready. The soldiers under his command had long been so frightened that they didn't want to fight, and when they heard that they were going to withdraw, they were as happy as if they were celebrating the New Year. As soon as it was dark, Fan Zhan entered the city in a fake way and discussed the tactics of the next day with the district company, and as soon as he came back from the city, he set out of the camp, and with the soldiers who had been abducted from Linyi State, he hurried in the direction of Changshan. The embarrassed Funan army was eager to throw away the slow elephants and hurry home, but despite this, they drove the war elephants all night, resting only for an hour at dawn, and the next afternoon, they rushed to Changshan.

As soon as they saw Changshan, they seemed to see their hometown, and they walked excitedly to the mountain regardless of fatigue. Walking through the dense woods, seeing that he could see the land of Funan, Fan Zhan sighed annoyedly, he was back, but how to face the question of Fan Man, the king of Funan? This battle ...... It's a shame.

Just when Fan Zhan was worried, suddenly there was a loud bang in front, a "boom", a puff of smoke and dust rose into the sky, and the war elephant walking in front and the soldiers on its back disappeared in a blink of an eye.

(To be continued)