Now that it is winter, it is a dry season, and the water of the Qinhuai River will flow into the Yangtze River. They had prepared several plans, one of which was to take a boat on the Qinhuai River, go down the river, and enter the Yangtze River after leaving the city.

Two of the entourages brought by Gao Changgong, Gao Jun and Gao Qiang, were in charge of the journey. Disguised as a seeker, they hired painting boats at high prices, one of which was parked closest to the prison, and the other was near the Yangtze River.

Gao Liang had already walked far away in the car, and then adjusted the direction slightly, and went straight to Gao Qiang's meeting place.

Gu Huan lifted the curtain of the small window next to the carriage a little and observed the movement outside.

The painting buildings on both sides are still brightly lit, and the warblers are singing and dancing, a peaceful scene. Gu Huan put a little snack and turned his head to look at Han Zigao's miserable white face.

After such a toss, the torture wounds on his body bloomed again, and the scabbed wounds also burst a lot, and they were bleeding slowly. But he never said a word, only gritted his teeth and held on. The blanket covered his body, and neither Gu Huan nor Gao Changgong could see his current miserable condition, which made him feel lucky. It was a critical time to flee, and they really couldn't afford to be distracted.

The one they were riding in was a luxury carriage, and it was everywhere along the Qinhuai River, and it was not eye-catching at all.

Gao Changgong picked up Han Zigao, quickly got out of the carriage, and hurriedly got on the boat.

Han Zigao was dressed in women's clothes, Gao Changgong was holding her, and a maid was next to her, which was also very common here, and no one paid special attention to it.

As soon as they entered the cabin, Gao Qiang ordered the ship to be opened. When he hired the boat, he said that he was going to Yangzhou, and the captain naturally did not suspect it.

The water in the river was quite fast, and they let the boat go straight down, and the speed was very fast, and they saw that the high walls were gradually clear, and they were soon able to go out of the city.

At this time, a shout rang out from the top of the city: "All ships going out of the city must stop, lean over and check, or the arrows will be released." ”

The captain of the boat stopped, and the man at the helm behind him turned around and sailed towards the shore.

In the cabin, Gu Huan had already taken off the dragged women's clothes, revealing the tights inside and the Huiyue embroidered knife pinned to his waist, and he suddenly looked heroic and changed. Neither she nor Gao Changgong spoke, always paying close attention to the situation outside. Hearing the words coming from the city, Gao Changgong's face changed, and he immediately made a gesture towards Gao Qiang.

Gao Qiang comprehended, rushed out, and a short knife in his hand pressed against the helmsman's chest, and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't dock, go straight." ”

The man was caught off guard and exclaimed, "There are robbers." ”

The captain in front looked back, shook in fright, and the penny in his hand fell. He was so frightened that he didn't speak, and as soon as he jumped into the water, he swam to the shore with all his might.

Gao Changgong said in the cabin: "If he still wants this ship, follow us." If he doesn't want the boat anymore, let him go. ”

Gao Qiang immediately said: "Did you hear it, my master said, if you want a boat, you will send us into the river, we will have our own boat to pick you up, and we will let you back immediately when the time comes." If you don't want the boat anymore, you can also jump ashore and swim ashore. ”

This helmsman, like the captain who jumped into the water and escaped for his life, was hired by the owner of the ship, and if he lost the boat, he was afraid that his whole family would not be able to afford to sell it. After thinking about it, he turned his heart and said, "I'll send you out of the city." ”

"Okay." Gao Qiang immediately put away his knife, hurried to the bow of the boat, picked up the penny, and struggled to hold it up.

They were originally going down the water, and when they were supported by Gao Qiang, they were even faster, floating towards the Yangtze River like water.

Gao Changgong and Gu Huan had also left the cabin, standing at the stern and bow of the boat respectively, holding knives beside the two of them.

The silvery moonlight shone on the water, making the outlines of all the boats in the river clearly visible to those on the shore. The other boats were all turning around and heading for the shore, but they were the only ones who kept moving straight ahead.

Immediately someone shouted at the head of the city: "The boat, come to shore quickly, or the arrows will be fired." ”

They simply ignored it and kept rushing forward.

Immediately, the city shouted: "Shoot the arrows." ”

Only to hear the sound of "whoosh", a rain of arrows pierced the night sky and flew towards them.

Gao Changgong and Gu Huan stood firmly on the board, wielding the knife in their hands impenetrable, blocking the arrows one by one, protecting the safety of the helmsman and Gao Qiang.

The helmsman was trembling slightly, but he kept rocking the oar, adjusting the direction according to the water and the changes in the river to ensure that the boat was always in the center of the river.

Gao Qiang was as steady as Mount Tai, and he thanked Gu Huan while holding the boat hard.

Soon, they sailed out of the city, farther and farther away from the city, and the arrows they shot became weaker, until they fell into the water, and posed no more threat to them.

There were dense arrows stuck in the outside of the cabin, and occasionally a few of them passed through the windows on both sides and shot into the cabin, but Han Zigao was lying in the innermost place, very safe, and Gao Changgong was not worried.

When the wide Yangtze River estuary appeared in front of him, Gao Changgong relieved himself and asked in a loud voice, "Huan'er, are you okay?" ”

Gu Huan stood upright in the wind, but did not answer.

Gao Qiang felt strange, turned his head to look at her, and couldn't help but be surprised: "General Gu was hit by an arrow." ”

"What?" Gao Changgong was so shocked that he almost lost his footing and fell into the river.

Now they had entered the Yangtze River, and the waves were rough and rolling, making their ship very turbulent. Gao Changgong and Gu Huan were both born in the north, and they were never used to it on the boat, Gu Huan was afraid that he would be emotionally unstable and fall into the water, so he hurriedly said: "It's just a small injury, it's not in the way." ”

Gao Changgong shouted: "Huan'er, you go into the cabin immediately, and I will heal your wounds." With that, he slipped into the cabin.

Gu Huan instructed Gao Qiang: "They will definitely drive a boat to chase, they must not stop, and they will move forward at full speed." ”

"Yes." Gao Qiang replied and stood up again.

Gu Huan slowly turned around and bent down into the cabin.

She had an arrow stuck in her right leg and left shoulder, but the city was too far from the ship, and the force of the long arrow when it entered her body was weak, and it did not penetrate the flesh deeply, and it did not hurt her bones and bones.

Gao Changgong helped her sit down distressedly, gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow for her, and then applied medicine to wrap the wound.

Gu Huan comforted him softly: "It's just a flesh injury, it's okay." ”

Gao Changgong was so distressed, but he knew that the general would inevitably be injured before the battle, so he could only keep silent, but his gestures were as gentle as possible, for fear of making her more painful.

Gu Huan had no choice but to change the topic and said to him gently: "Changgong, the situation of the eldest brother doesn't seem to be very good, you go and take a look." ”

Gao Changgong was stunned, and also felt that Gu Huan was injured so much, Han Zigao couldn't be indifferent, why didn't he make a sound until now, so he moved over to observe, but saw that he was already unconscious.

Gao Changgong thought about it, quickly uncovered the blanket, and couldn't help but gasp.

The moon-white skirt wrapped in Han Zigao was full of bloodstains, which was unbearable to witness. His face was pale, but at this moment, there was a trace of an abnormal flush on his cheeks. Gao Changgong reached out to his forehead and tried it, and immediately felt his body temperature rise sharply, burning hot. Gao Changgong was also injured in the battle formation many times, knowing that his situation was dangerous, and he really couldn't delay.

He immediately leaned out of the window and asked, "Gao Qiang, hasn't the boat that picked us up yet?" ”

Gao Qiang raised his head and scanned the vast river, put his finger in his mouth, and let out a loud long and three short whistles. After a while, two long and one short whistles sounded on the river not far away.

Gao Qiang looked over there and immediately said, "Lord Wang, they have arrived, just in front." ”

Gao Changgong looked in the direction of his arm.

A tall building boat was breaking the waves in the mighty river, and it was quickly heading towards them.

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