The boatman naturally wanted to stay away from this danger, the so-called fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond, and even if he died in this chaotic battle, no one would sigh for himself.

The boat carrying Duan Foyin gradually went away.

But Gao Zhiping, who followed behind the Ming State guards, was stunned by this tragic scene.

This is like a thunderbolt from the blue, and in an instant, the situation has come to a reversal.

But Gao Zhiping is a smart person after all, from the moment the explosion sounded, he was like a Buddha sound, and immediately thought of the identity of this group of people.

Gao Zhiping knew that even if a dozen of his people went up and killed a few Ming people, it would not help the situation at all.

The most important thing is that he can't afford to mess with this group of people.

The current situation in Dali is that whoever relies on the big tree of the Ming Kingdom will be able to control the political situation in Dali.

Even if Gao Fang ordered Gao Zhiping to assassinate Duan Foyin and his party this time, it was to prevent the Duan clan from showing favor to the Ming Kingdom, and it was definitely not to set up such a giant enemy as the Ming Kingdom for the Gao family.

Gao Zhiping could have people assassinate Duan Foyin and his party, but he had no courage to attack this group of Mingren.

The key to this is to explain.

Regardless of whether the assassination of Duan Foyin and his party is successful or not, the Gao family can clear up the relationship with it.

But if you attack this group of Ming people, as long as there is a living mouth, then the anger of the Ming Kingdom will pour out on the Gao clan without reservation.

This is the mystery of the political zhì.

There are things that you know are true, but as long as you don't admit them, they are false.

But some things, even if they are false. Even if you don't admit it, it's taken as true.

The key to this is the benefits.

Gao Zhiping retreated quickly. Retreat silently, as if it had never followed.

The 200 lives on the cliff are like 200 livestock in Gao Zhiping's eyes, discarded as if they were cheating.

Although Gao Zhiping retreated, he did not cancel the ambush plan in Rongzhou because of this.

It's about his character, for him. Now retreating is for the benefit of the Gao clan, and continuing the Rongzhou ambush is to breathe a sigh of relief. Sour gas.

Grapes that can't be eaten are sour, and this sentence does not apply in Gao Zhiping's heart.

Gao Zhiping believes that the grapes that can't be eaten are the sweetest.

Since she can't keep it a secret, let her disappear. Gao Zhiping had already dispelled the idea of capturing Duan Foyin. Given the fact that Akito was already involved. Gao Zhiping cleverly dismissed this unrealistic idea, and instead chose to let Duan Foyin disappear.

The official ship was safe, but the Ming guards were also exposed.

After extinguishing the fire, the official ship stayed in the center of the river for a long time, because the "injury" of one of them was relatively severe, and the cabin was already flooded, which was not enough to continue the task.

As a result, the envoy group had two voices, one was to continue to go to Jinling Mansion as planned. One is to return to Dali Mansion and reorganize. Let's go again.

The two voices were at loggerheads, and in the end they were left to the princess, the greatest power holder on the ship, to decide.

Everyone, including the members of the emissary group, did not know that the princess in the cabin was a Xibei cargo.

This secret, except for Duan Sicong from Dali Mansion and Duan Foyin, who has gone to Rongzhou alone, is now known to Duan Susu, who is trapped in the cabin.

When the disagreement was presented to this kind-hearted but unassertive girl, there was no one to discuss except for the four genuine princess maids.

Duan Susu was in a dilemma, and she was very scared in her heart.

But it was by no means afraid of his life, on the contrary, Duan Susu was afraid that he could not judge which of the two opinions was more in line with the interests of the Duan family, and he was afraid that he would make a wrong choice and make Duan Foyin give up with all his might.

This kind girl finally made a choice at a difficult moment.

She decided to move forward as planned, because she felt that only in this way could she have the opportunity to be recognized by her father Duan Sicong, and she could shout "father" to Duan Sicong in a bright and open manner.

Therefore, the envoy group sent the badly damaged official ship and the casualties back to Dali Mansion, while another unhindered official ship continued to Rongzhou with the envoy group and 300 armor soldiers.

And because the Ming State guards have been exposed, and it is inconvenient to contact the official ship, in fact, even if it is contact, it is difficult to gain the trust of the people in the official ship, and in this kind of encounter, it is impossible for the people in the official ship to trust this group of outsiders lightly.

The so-called once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope.

While the Ming guards sent a message to the Chengdu Prefecture to ask for reinforcements, they left more than a dozen people to take care of the wounded and dispose of the corpses.

The remaining 63 people continued to follow the official ship from a distance by boat for protection.

More than 60 miles of waterway, it is said that it is not close, and it is not far away.

After half a day's work, the official ship arrived.

At this time, night begins to fall, and the sampans and wooden boats on the river begin to be lit up.

Lights floated like fireflies on the river, and the occasional wooden boat lit up with smoke.

The refreshing aroma of food can be heard from afar, reminding you that it's time for dinner.

The official ship, which was still carrying the aftermath of the disaster, cautiously slowed down and prepared to anchor for repairs, waiting for the next morning to lift anchor and move forward.

However, the interception half a day ago made the envoys on the official ship feel unsettled.

Although they wanted to go ashore and rest comfortably for the night, they were afraid of being attacked again, so they handed over this problem to Duan Susu.

It's a pity that before Duan Susu could make a decision, the official ship suddenly shook.

Several sailors on the lower deck of the official ship rushed forward to report that the bottom of the ship was flooded.

This caused everyone in the messenger group, which was already like a frightened bird, to be in a hurry, and the general of the armor on the ship immediately ordered the soldiers to go to the side to be on guard, but there was not a single shadow of the enemy around.

At this time, more and more sailors poured out of the bilge, and only then did they realize that the enemy came from the bottom of the river.

After Gao Zhiping experienced the entanglement of stealing chickens and rice in Si'e Prefecture, he immediately sent a message, changed the order of the first and second waves of attacks, and brought the second wave of water ghost attacks forward.

And the deceleration of the official ship in front of the Rongzhou wharf gave the water ghost the convenience of action.

Coincidentally, the arrival time of the official ship coincided with nightfall.

This perfectly concealed the movements of the water ghost in the river, and by the time he realized it, the bottom of the official ship had been chiseled.

In this era, the best way to deal with water ghosts is to send the same water ghosts down to fight.

Generally, warships and official ships are prepared with such sailors, and the generals on board hurriedly sent dozens of water ghosts into the water to block the attack.

But the opportunity has been lost, the bottom of the ship has leaked, and the most important thing now is to repair the water inlet immediately.

The sailors on board were all in their minds and began to get busy.

But apparently, Gao Zhiping will not give them enough time to repair.

In the distance, more than a dozen black shadows appeared in the field of vision of the soldiers on both sides of the ship, getting bigger and closer.

As the so-called house leak was rained overnight, the official ship alone in the river seemed to have lost its former tall and majestic momentum, and became old and weak. (To be continued......)