Returning to his own boat, he waved his men back.

The tricks of running the beggars relieved the drunkenness. looked through the information given by Yang Weirong and studied it carefully.

The Heavenly King is worthy of being the largest local force in the Southern Song Dynasty, and such a deleted version of the information is enough to open Wang Qing's eyes.

Looking at the information at hand, Wang Qing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, I met the friend of the king first, otherwise I would have really hit the iron plate.

The waterway of the Yangtze River is the lifeblood of the economy, and everyone knows that. Those who beat his ideas went up to the court and down to the rivers and lakes.

To this day, the long waterway of the Yangtze River has been cut off into five sections.

What was really controlled by the Southern Song Dynasty court was only the section from Yangzhou Mansion to Pingjiang Mansion to the sea.

The upstream part was completely controlled by the Tang Gate, and it was an important transportation route for the Tang Gate to sell arms.

The middle reaches are controlled by the Heavenly King for a large part, after all, they have this geographical advantage in Dongting Lake.

The Wudang faction symbolically controlled a small section, Wudang Mountain was still some distance away from the Yangtze River after all, and occupying a section was purely to show the influence of the Wudang faction. People don't make money from this.

The remaining territory, which is close to nearly half of the total length of the Yangtze River waterway, is occupied by various small sects and gang forces.

Don't look at these small forces, if they can survive, they are either backed by a mountain behind them, or they have masters in charge, and they will huddle together to keep warm at the worst.

In short, the twists and turns here are not the information provided by the Heavenly King, and it is purely a dream for outsiders to sort it out.

Wang Qing and the others are currently in the waters, not far from Yangzhou, and they are basically still in the sphere of influence of the Southern Song Dynasty sailors. It has been necessary to go out of Huainan East Road and pass through Jiankang Mansion, that is, almost through Nanjing, before it can be regarded as completely getting rid of the threat of the imperial court.

However, even if you get out of Huainan East Road and enter Huainan West Road, it does not mean that it is safe.

Ahead is a loose alliance of water bandits based on Chaohu Lake.

This is a gang of real water bandits, who do everything they can to rob homes and houses. It was a concentration camp of villains on the Yangtze River who were driven over by the imperial court in the east and kicked out by the king of heaven in the west.

Although there is no force behind it, there are many masters. Many outcasts from various sects, and military ruffians who withdrew from the army, were mixed in. There are three first-class masters recorded in the information of the Heavenly King, and there are hundreds of second-rate masters.

Usually robbed, poured out of the nest, there were more than 200 ships, helping thousands of people, the momentum was quite huge.

Seeing the existence of first-class masters, Wang Qing knew that his plan to try the Yangtze River was useless.

Just when Wang Qing was still struggling with the goal that was not easy to start in front of him, a noise sounded outside.

Soon, there was a sharp knock on the door.

"My lord, it's no good, the sailor's people have caught up."

Wang Qing was startled, hurriedly got up and went out, and came to the stern.

In the distance, I saw three huge ships coming through the waves.

The giant ship is about 100 meters long, and dozens of wheel oars are spinning rapidly, bringing bursts of waves, and quickly approaching the fleet.

Wang Qing had good eyes, and he could clearly see the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division who were neatly arrayed on the ship and had all the armor.

In front of a group of tight-fitting leather armor soldiers, there were two people standing abruptly, and the dress couldn't help but make Wang Qing gasp.

The first person is dressed in a purple official uniform with stiff wings across his hat. Even if Wang Qing doesn't know much about the officialdom of the Southern Song Dynasty, just by looking at the color of the clothes, he knows that this is at least a member of the third grade or above. Uncle, as for it? I'm just saying that Breaking the Sky is just helping the water bandits, and dispatching such a big official, is this going to war?

What surprised Wang Qing the most was the one standing beside the official. Dressed in a royal blue robe, his temples are white, his face is white, his chin is smooth, and he is full of femininity.

Eunuch, Wang Qing's heart tightened.

It has always been rumored in the rivers and lakes that monks, women and children should not be provoked, and such people either have no power to bind chickens, or they have special skills. But before Wang Qing came out, the master specially explained that there was a type of person not to provoke, that is, eunuchs, that is, eunuchs.

The group of eunuchs is a bit similar to the Six Gates, a special force that has been lying on the imperial power to suck blood.

It's just that they are more restricted than the six gates, and can only rely on the imperial power, and have no independence at all.

But they should not be underestimated because of this, the appearance of eunuchs can be traced back to the pre-Qin period at the earliest, and the successive dynasties have never been cut off since then. It can be described as an iron-clad eunuch and a flowing dynasty.

With the power of imperial power, the devil knows how much inheritance they have saved. Anyway, for martial arts, the palace is a forbidden place for martial arts, and no intruder has ever come out alive.

Perhaps sensing Wang Qing's prying eyes, the eunuch's feminine and slender eyes turned and glared back at Wang Qing.

Wang Qing felt a pain in his eyes and hurriedly closed his eyes. But it was too late, and an eerie feeling came from the eyes to the brain.

Suddenly, a thunderclap sounded in Wang Qing's head.

But it was that gloomy feeling that invaded the upper dantian and caused Zixiao Shenlei's autonomous reaction.

Even the small sword in the upper dantian seemed to be defiled, and let out an angry sword roar.

Wang Qing's mind was clear, and only then did he get rid of that feeling.

Although he was safe for the time being, Wang Qing's heart sank to the bottom. Hell, one look has such a means, and the first-class didn't run.

When I looked up again, the two sides were much closer.

Unlike Wang Qing's big ship, which can only move forward by the wind, the giant ship of the sailor division is equipped with a large number of rickshaw wheel oars, and the speed is not comparable to Wang Qing.

The giant ship approached, all kinds of tarpaulins were lifted, all kinds of bed crossbows, and trebuchets were ready.

Hit, can't beat. Run, can't run. What to do?

"Zhao Hu! Set fire to the boat. ”

Wang Qing shouted.

A third of the fleet is too small to run on the Yangtze River. So the people were moved early to other big ships, which were piled with flammable materials and towed behind the fleet, just in case. I didn't expect to use it so quickly.

The water bandits did not dare to slack off, ignited the ignition, and untied the rope.

More than 40 small boats burning with raging flames were connected by cables, forming a network of fire and flowing down the river.

Even though the ship's giant ship was well-equipped, it was still a wooden ship after all, and it was afraid of fire.

It's a pity that there are too few boats and the river is too wide. This can be blocked in the canal. The naval giant ship slowed down slightly, and with a slight blow of the rudder, it drew an arc on the river and avoided the fire net.

Although he delayed for a while, he distanced himself slightly. But it was only a matter of time before they were caught up.

Wang Qingyi gritted his teeth, now is not the time to hesitate.

Call a few of the leading subordinates and tell everyone to disperse and flee for their lives. After all, the Sailor only has three giant ships, and if they scatter and run, there is still a chance to escape.

Of course, ordinary bandits don't matter, it's best for them to run, and if they can't run, they can't surrender again, it's not a mess to eat, as long as they don't work hard.

But the performance of the elite bandits was different. Most of them turned out to be crazy and vowed to live and die with Wang Qing. Although a small number also wanted to run, they also expressed their willingness to follow Wang Qing.

Wang Qing was still a little moved, and began to seriously consider cultivating this group of subordinates.

However, Wang Qing could only order Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and Wang Dynasty Mahan to drive the best boat and lead this group of elites to Honghu Lake to stand by. And thousands of instructions were told that ordinary bandits would stay if they wanted to stay, and they would leave if they wanted, and they must ensure the safety of these elites.

And Wang Qing himself released his own boat.

The other party's goal is himself, and if he doesn't show his face, he can't escape.