Chapter 66: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada

Over there, King Xiaoliang was secretly arranging, and here Jiang Zhenzi and Yue Fei were also in full swing.

Six days have passed. Niu Gao and She Xiaokun's family affairs have also been decided. It's just that the matter is urgent, and they avoid startling the snakes, and they don't set up a banquet to celebrate, but just exchange tokens with each other. Niu Gao was a little unhappy, Yue Fei promised him to invite the whole village to help him celebrate after returning to Qilin Village, and Niu Gao agreed.

On the second day of the ninth month of the fifth year of Xuanhe, in the backyard of Jiang Zhenzi's inn, Yue Fei led his brothers to practice Huashan's timeful getaway as usual. As soon as he finished his work, Jiang Zhenzi walked in, the dew on his body had not yet dried, and he had obviously stayed outside all night.

"Have you received the goods?" Yue Fei asked casually:

"The goods have been received, but they are the best weapons." Jiang Zhenzi was a little excited, and continued: "I tried several of them, whether it is knives and guns, bows and arrows, armor or other ordnance, they are all first-class materials. Compared to the weapons used by the Kaifeng Mansion Left-behind Division, it is much better."

"Shhhh ”

Jiang Zhenzi came to his senses, dragged Yue Fei's hand and left.

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On the night of the fourth day of the ninth lunar month, a fleet of boats moved quietly on the Bianhe River in the direction of Bianliang City, the capital division. It was a rather large fleet, with two large flat-bottomed ships in the center, and two smaller ships in the front and rear, both large and small, all covered tightly with thick cloth, so that it was impossible to see what was hidden in the ships.

The fleet passed through the two government-guarded passes, Rocky Beach and Flying Fish Bay, and was stopped and inspected as usual. The people of the fleet handed in the paperwork, sent the money, and after a while, they passed smoothly.

There was no more to do with the front, the fleet continued to walk forward for another hour, crossed the Crescent Bridge, entered the city, this time the mission was completed, and the boatman breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, there was a big umbrella a stone's throw away from the Crescent Bridge, and there were two people sitting under the umbrella, which was King Xiaoliang and his master Li Xian. In front of the two of them, there was a large group of people standing in black pressure, in a neat formation, and they all held short-handled knives in their hands, which was convenient for seizing the boat. There is no moon on the first day of the new year, and it is difficult to find a large group of people here, already ready to go, murderous.

Xiao Liang Wang and Li Xian listened to the spies' return and smiled at each other.

Li Xian was still a little uneasy, and asked: "Are those two big ships the two that originally received the goods, is there anything unusual?" ”

The spy replied: "The two big ships in the middle are the two that originally received the goods, and the villain deliberately drew a few waterlines on the side of the ship at that time. If there is any change in the ship, such as a change in weight, etc., you can tell the way by looking at the waterline. ”

"Well done." Li Xian nodded his hand, casually threw a tael of silver to the spy, and said, "Explore again." ”

The spy took the money, thanked him, stepped back, and ran back to follow the fleet.

Li Xian said to King Xiaoliang: "The big thing here has been decided, but I still feel a little uneasy in my heart. What I'm most worried about now is whether Zong Ze's old ghost's troops will come. Hurry back to the city, call Wang Duo, and join Zhang Jun. That Zhang Jun is just a right army governor, although the official position is the same as Zong Ze, but Bianliang City is the jurisdiction of Zong Ze, plus Zong Ze is very powerful, Zhang Jun's 1,000 men and horses will definitely stay in Zong Ze. Coupled with you, the prince, and Wang Duo, the secretary of the military department, the three of them can jointly suppress Zong Ze to ensure that nothing goes wrong. ”

"Master Gao, this king will go immediately, master be careful in everything." This King Xiaoliang is a very decisive person, and when he heard Li Xian say this, he immediately got on his horse and rushed back to Bianliang City with his personal entourage.

Li Xian also stood up and shouted at the group of people in front: "The two hundred people in the front team are ready to attack and get on the boat, the two hundred people in the squadron are on standby, and the last three hundred people are in case of a sneak attack from behind." Hear clearly. ”

This Li Xian is an extremely cautious person, and in the current situation, he has to stay behind.

This group of soldiers also knew that the old eunuch in front of him was cold-blooded and ruthless, and Lian Sheng replied: "I heard clearly." "It's not small, but it's messy, it's not neat at all. Li Xian could only shake his head.

After passing the two passes of the government, the fleet on the Bianhe River increased its speed significantly, and a few more lanterns were hung on the bow, and the river surface was clearly visible.

The Crescent Bridge was about to be crossed, the river narrowed, and the fleet was lined up in a straight line, about to cross the bridge one by one.

"Rumble" several loud noises suddenly came, and it turned out that several huge long logs were thrown down from the bridge to block the river.

At the same time, torches lit up on both sides of the Bianhe River. Countless flying stones flew out of the shore and grabbed the boats, six boats in size, unable to move at all.

Seeing this, the ship's crew shouted again and again: "The robbers are coming." They jumped into the water to escape.

Li Xian approached the river, saw that there was no resistance, breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted: "Get on the boat!" ”

These soldiers are all strongmen who have fallen into the grass, and they will help you abide by the rules. When he saw that he could get on the boat, he rushed up to see what oil and water he put in his pocket first. And the thieves of the squadron and the rear team saw that there was no advantage to take advantage of, so they scattered with a curse. There were those who secretly got on the boat, those who sat on the ground, those who chatted and scolded their mothers, and those who were convenient everywhere, and the whole formation was scattered.

The law does not blame the public, and Li Xian has no idea for a while. I had to go on board to check it first.

Suddenly, a firework shoots out from nowhere, flies into the air, and explodes into a large round ball.

Immediately afterwards, a war drum suddenly sounded from not far away, and the sound of "whooshing" breaking the sky was densely heard in mid-air, and a rain of arrows fell from the sky, and the bandits cried for their fathers and mothers, and suddenly became a mess.

At this time, Li Xian had already boarded the big ship, and seeing this situation, he returned to the shore, mounted his war horse, raised his spear, and shouted an order: "The rear team will charge forward with me, the squadron will follow, and the front team will get off the ship and return to the rear of the team." ”

is worthy of being the commander of the Northwest Front, and it should be said that Li Xian's response is still very correct. As long as the formation does not disperse, with the force of Li Xianjindan's master, there should still be a chance.

At this time, torches lit up in front of them, densely packed, and the number of people was definitely not less than Li Xian's side. Two large flags were erected in front of the team, one of which was embroidered with the character of Douda; The other flag was embroidered with the words of the Kaifeng Prefecture Left-behind Division, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night. It turned out that the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng Prefecture had arrived.

Another round of drums, arrows followed, and a second rain of arrows fell.

Originally, these grass cowards could only fight Taiping Boxing, relying on the strength of the people to bully the common people and passing merchants, and they could not be expected to fight hard at all. It is the law of nature that thieves are afraid of officers and soldiers. Coupled with two rounds of arrow rain, more than half of the grass robbers have been killed and injured, and they have already been frightened, taking advantage of the darkness of the night, not to escape at this time, but to wait for when.

In the blink of an eye, there were only two personal boys left by Li Xian's side, and the hundreds of grass robbers who could run were gone, and the remaining injured ones tried to find a place to hide.

Seeing this, Li Xian sighed and was about to turn around and leave.

There were a few lewd laughs in the air, and then someone said, "Two years ago, you said that as long as I left Wufu Street, you would come and take my head." Now that I'm out, see what you're doing to me? ”